the grace story

Grace began on Christmas Eve 2000 when a small group of people joined together to form a new church. They didn't know what this new church would be or should be, they just figured that God would lead them in due time. Naturally they assumed that it would head down a traditional church path of membership and organization, but God had other plans.

A Church For People Who Don't Go To Church
It all started on a plane. After 18 months of some pretty serious prayer, God finally spoke at 30,000 feet. Those nine words - "A Church For People Who Don't Go To Church" - were the first definitive impression from God on what grace would be (maybe the extra height helped). Now to be honest with you, we're not exactly sure what those nine words mean. We could try to explain it, but why try. We just started putting that simple phrase on all our printed materials and on our website and people started showing up. People who had been bored by church, burned by church, or just flat out never went to church. They would say things like, "I don't go to church, so I figured this was the place for me." God had a few more surprises for Grace. Things like no membership, no offering collection, and no pressure to believe.

We focused our energy on respecting people wherever they were spiritually and doing our best to build healthy relationships. Number one is our relationship with God, and our role model for that relationship is Jesus Christ. We have so much to learn from Him. Second is our relationship with others, family, friends, co-workers, etc.. The Bible is full of great relational advice, and it is the first place that we turn.

Today Grace is a vibrant community of people from all kinds of backgrounds, beliefs and walks of life. We can't guarantee you we will have all the answers you are looking for, but we can assure you we will always respect and honor your spiritual journey, wherever you are. So whether you're just taking a peek into a relationship with Christ or you are already fully committed to Him, we warmly invite you to give Grace a try.

we believe

God created us and loves us just as we are.

Jesus is God showing himself to us.

The Bible is God’s perfect guidebook for our lives.

It is by the grace of God and faith in Christ that we are saved.

Heaven and hell are real places.

The church exists to serve others, not itself.