All Church Activities Canceled At The Present Time
719 Club Dr, Statesville, North Carolina 28677, United States
Welcome to Grace Baptist
719 Club Drive
Statesville, NC 28677
Holy Week Activities
You are invited to participate in a very special HOLY WEEK observance:
Maundy Thursday
The recording of special services will be available through the Grace YouTube site and Facebook page. The link will be sent to you via email. Please share it with others.
If you have not seen the Maundy Thursday Charcuterie Video, please take a minute to enjoy this presentation.
Good Friday
The recording of a special meditation will be available through the Grace YouTube site and Facebook page. The link will be sent to you via email. Please share it with others.
In lieu of our Good Friday Walk for Peace & Justice, we ask that you find a way to reflect on what happened to Jesus on this day, remembering the injustice, the chaos, the sacrifice that came from the day’s events. We encourage you to use the labyrinth as a space for this reflection. May it inspire you to act in ways of kindness and compassion.
One way to act is by delivering meals on Friday. We will be delivering meals that day to homebound seniors. If you can help (we will pick up meals at Fifth Street at 10:30 a.m.) please let Nancy know at ndavis49@gmail.com.
Easter Sunday
Sunrise Service: Please join us for a sunrise service at 7 a.m. We will be standing during the service, but feel free to bring a chair. We will meet on the labyrinth. And don’t forget your flowers to decorate our lattice! (this service will not be available online)
Easter Parade: Join the Easter Parade at 10:30 a.m. Gather in the church parking lot around 10:15 a.m. Decorate your car! Wear your Easter bonnet. Be ready to wave and shout greetings to some of our church folks as we drive past their homes. We did this last year and it was a great event!!! If you have questions, please contact Leigh Brown or your deacon.
A special Easter service will be available through the Grace YouTube site and Facebook page. The link will be sent to you via email. Please share it with others.
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YouTube
YouTube
Audio and video of services, Davis Lectures and Steve's sermons.
About Us
Who We Are
We are Grace Baptist Church – a ministering people of God, reaching beyond our walls to the needs of our local and global community. We are an intergenerational faith community called and committed to a life of love and servanthood through the experience of celebrative worship, the development of each person’s gifts and the work for peace and justice.
In our diversity we find strength and a way to understand the inclusiveness of God. We recognize each individual as a child of God. We welcome and affirm ALL people, who and where you are, to join in our common mission through participation and leadership in this community of faith.
Our Staff
Every Person a Minister
Pastor: Dr. Steve Shoemaker steve.at.grace2016@gmail.com
Music Director: LeAnda Barnard
Pianist: Nichole Tilley
Secretary: Lisa Wardo
Acting
Statement on Racism and Healing By Clergy of Statesville and Iredell County – June 6, 2020
We, the clergy of different races and faiths, join this day to say that black lives matter to us and we commit to work together with new vigor to address the issues and realities of systemic racism and racial inequity which have been a plague throughout our history as a nation and community. There is no child of color in our community unaffected by these realities.
The tragic slaying of Breonna Taylor, the shocking death of Ahmaud Arberry while jogging and the most recent death of George Floyd, who died with a policeman’s knee on his neck while pleading for his life, have created a moment in time where we must begin to work across racial, religious and political lines to help alleviate the ways racism harms the people of our community. Every arena of our life together is touched by the harm racism brings. Our Scriptures tell us that justice and compassion are the ways to true peace and the true healing of our land and our community. This is what God is calling us toward, and we invite all citizens and leaders of our community to join us as we work for social change in all areas of our lives that can make our community a better place for all our children to live.
♦ Rev. James Brunson, First Baptist Church, Garfield Street
♦ Rev. David Comer, Retired Minister
♦ Rev. Mary John Dye, Senior Pastor, Broad Street United Methodist Church
♦ Rev. Dr. Nelson Granade, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Davie Avenue
♦ Rev. Maggie Hurst, Statesville
♦ Rev. Robert W. Lee, Senior Pastor, Unifour Church
♦ Beverly Maurice, President, Congregation Emanuel
♦ Rev. Brad Mullis, Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church
♦ Rev. Steve Shoemaker, Grace Baptist Church
♦ Rev. Dr. Gary West, former Pastor, Grace Baptist Church, and Adjunct Lecturer, Mitchell Community College
♦ Rev. Carl Williams, Pastor, Indwelling Spirit Missionary Baptist Church