We Choose

We Choose is our ministry plan—it provides a framework for our church to pursue spiritual health and advance God's Kingdom both within and outside of our local congregations. We believe our mission of making disciples is intertwined with serving our communities at home and the global church.

Germany Intern and Host Discussion
Culturally Engaged

Germany Comes to the Upstate

May 9, 2019

As part of our ongoing commitment to invest in young leaders in the German church, as well as provide discipleship resources, we hosted intern Franziska Klein for seven weeks this winter. Click below to read more and watch her video interview.

EQUIP Conference Mingling
Courageously Generous

Grace Church Equip Conference

May 7, 2019

Grace Church Equip exists to help advance the growth and success of the local church. On May 7-8, we hosted 22 churches and 3 nonprofits—65 people total—for a conference on how to do discipleship in the local church.

Mental Health Training Session
Culturally Engaged

Mental Health Training for Staff

May 2, 2019

Dr. Carson Felkel, the lead physician from Bon Secours Behavioral Health, further equipped our staff today in assessing suicide risk and learning to identify mental health issues while caring for our members and their families.

Allendale Group 2019
Culturally Engaged

Spring Break Mission Trips

April 16, 2019

Our Chicago team (pictured below) and Allendale team (pictured above) are spending their spring breaks serving others!Our Chicago team left this past weekend, and they are spending the week serving a local church with construction projects and VBS a…

Forge Retreat Created Series Matt Williams
Biblically Oriented

Student Retreat Teaching

April 11, 2019

We recently wrapped up our month of Grace Church Students retreats. Thank you to all the volunteers who spent their weekend with our students. We danced a lot, worshiped, played games, spent quality time with our small groups, and sat under teaching…

Daniel & Mariagracia Pastran
Ministry Focused

Two New Grace en Español Campuses

April 9, 2019

We are a multilingual and multicultural church, spanning across 12 campuses, in which three of those are Spanish-speaking. We have just launched two new Grace en Español campuses in Spartanburg and Harrison Bridge. We are excited for what God is doi…

Kenya Medical Team
Culturally Engaged

Kenya Medical Team

April 2, 2019

This medical team is in Kenya this week, focusing on providing support for local churches as they seek to have a credible voice in their communities. To learn more and get involved in what we are doing in Kenya, click here. For real-time updates and…

Nicaragua Missions
Ministry Focused

Returning to Nicaragua

March 28, 2019

What has changed?While the situation in Nicaragua is still very fragile, we're seeing several encouraging signs. In addition to a resumption of talks and negotiations between the government, private sector, and religious entities, we are also l…

Bill White at Grace City Church
Biblically Oriented

Grace City Church

March 19, 2019

This past weekend, Bill White taught at our church plant in Charleston, Grace City Church. They are going through a series on Judges, and Bill was able to step in and teach on Judges 5. Grace City is pastored by Will Plonk and was launched over a ye…