Grace Bible Church Columbia
Grace Bible Church was founded in 1953 and is a bible-centric, teaching church located in Columbia, Missouri. Our mission is: "Growing In Christ to Grow Others, Together."
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We have a current staff of four full-time pastors, two part-time secretaries, one part-time Children’s director, six Admin Elders, and one college intern. Click here for more about our Pastors, Staff, and Elders: GBC Leadership
Our current worship service is a blend of traditional hymns and contemporary songs. We have a musically talented congregation and our worship team offers a mix of piano, guitars, bass, keyboard, violins, drums, and vocalists. Our congregation is diverse in age and demographics.
We offer two worship services with the same expository message of God’s truth. Sunday Morning Sunday Schools are offered also at both hours. Dress is generally business casual with some wearing jeans while others prefer wearing suits and dresses. We provide specially designed services for children that are age appropriate during all worship services.
Community:
Columbia is a rapidly growing community of about 126,000. The community is widely diverse as a university city and home of the University of Missouri. We are two hours from both Kansas City and St. Louis.
Major industries are varied but include healthcare, higher education, and insurance. We have several hospitals, including University Hospital, Boone Hospital, and Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital. Other major employers include University of Missouri, Veterans United, State Farm Insurance, and Shelter Insurance.
Our community offers many elementary and secondary options including public schools Rock Bridge, Hickman, Battle, and Columbia Independent. Private high schools include Fr. Tolton Catholic, Christian Fellowship, and Heritage Academy (founded at GBC). We also have a strong home school community with several extracurricular and sports options.
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Values:
Grace Bible Church is committed to the following values as we live out our mission of Growing in Christ, to Grow Others, Together:
Beliefs:
The Bible is the Inspired Word of God, is without error in its original manuscripts and it is the only written revelation of God to man. 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20,21
God is Triune – Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19
Jesus Christ is Deity, virgin born, shed His blood and died on Calvary for the remission of our sin. He arose from the dead in a body and has ascended back into the presence of God in heaven. Matthew 1:18; 1 Peter 1:18,19, Romans 1:4
The Holy Spirit indwells every believer. Romans 8:9; 1 Corinthians 6:19,20
Man is totally depraved, born a sinner and cannot save himself. Romans 3:10-23
Salvation is completely a work of God and each individual is saved by grace through faith. John 3:18; Ephesians 2:8,9
The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ is made up of every person who has accepted Christ as Savior. This is the Body of Christ. 1 Corinthians 12:12-27
Jesus Christ is returning for all believers. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Every child of God has been called to a life of separation from worldliness and compromise. 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; I John 2:15
Baptism by immersion is a means of giving outward testimony of the inner work of salvation. Matthew 28:19; Acts 8:26-39; Romans 6:3,4
Every Christian is invited to partake of the Lord's Table, thus commemorating Christ's death until He comes again. 1 Corinthians 11:23,24
