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Information on how to contact Grace.

CHURCH HISTORY
Information on how the church was founded and its progress since its birth.

Welcome to Grace Community Church, a life changing place!  We clearly see our mission is to Bring In people to our worship services with our creative and innovative style that is unique in our area.  Next our mission is to Build Up our congregation’s relationships with Jesus Christ and with one another, in order to be held accountable on our faith journey.  Finally we Send Out people to be the hands and feet of Christ, doing work to make our community and the world a better place to live.  Come and see if Grace Community Church is the place where God can change your life!!!

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1. We are totally, completely, and passionately devoted to speaking about and sharing the love of God with the unchurched. We want to live, talk, and share Grace with radical enthusiasm.
   
2. We are unapologetically committed to finding innovative, creative and provocative ways of reaching seeking people for Christ. We want unconditional love to motivate our efforts to help and heal all people.
   
3. We are devoted to a Biblically functioning Christian community characterized by Acts 2:42-47. Community is the core of everything we do as Christians.
   
4. We are committed to helping lead people to become fully devoted disciples of Jesus Christ; new birth is not the end of the blessings but the beginning. We want to grow into the people God intended us to become.
   
5. We are fully committed to excellence in everything that we do because God deserves our best.

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Using property donated by the United Methodist Churches in Arkansas, Grace Community began as a campus of Wesley United Methodist Church in September of 1999.

Two years later September 9th of 2001, the campus became an incorporated church with 285 charter members. Grace Community is a United Methodist Ministry committed to helping individuals develop their relationship with Jesus Christ and grow in a life of discipleship and mission.

As overcrowding increased exponentially, a study team was commissioned to decide what would be the best course of action. The study team recommended the construction of a new children's building and worship center.

Grace conducted a stewardship effort in the spring of 2004 with the goal of raising $900,000 to begin construction of a new children's building and worship center. The effort concluded on Sunday April 4, 2004 when Grace supporters came down and nailed their commitment to crosses at the front of the building. 1.4 million dollars were committed to our building project that Sunday.

On Sunday September 12th a ground breaking ceremony was held for the construction of a 30,000 square foot children's building and a 20,000 square
foot worship center.

During the weekend services of October 14th & 15th 2006, Grace welcomed its new Senior Pastor, Bill Leslie, to the staff.  Under his leadership we were able to complete the building project started 3 years before and, by God's grace we had our first official service on January  7, 2007!  Over a thousand people attended that service and made the completion of the building a day to remember. 

We hope that you will join in with us as we look to the future and begin a new chapter in God's vision for Grace Community Church.

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1. Biblical teaching will guide and rule over every decision we make at Grace Community.
   
2. We are committed to being intentional about evangelism and reaching the unchurched.
   
3. We are committed to cultural relevance.
   
4. We are committed to an authentic life. No pretending.
   
5. We are committed to a unified effort of men and women sharing their spiritual gifts for the work of the church.
   
6. Loving relationships characterize our lives.
   
7. We are committed to excellence.
   
8. We believe that God works to develop our spirits in small groups and we are committed to small group ministry.
   
9. We believe that a fully devoted Christian life is the norm for every member.

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