Grace Bible Fellowship of Antioch
About Grace
Where it is all about the Love of Jesus.
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How We Started
On September 11, 2003, Kirkland A. Smith took a leap of faith and taught his first bible study inside of Qwivander T. Smith's hair salon, Heavenly Hair. After one faithful year of ministering and teaching God's word at their weekly bible studies, Kirkland and Qwivander established Grace Bible Fellowship of Antioch (GBF) in 2004.
GBF began with 30 charter members and now with over 20 years of ministry, GBF's membership has expanded to over 800 committed members and countless other ministries designed to meet the needs of the community.
Our Mission
To win the world for Christ, not by what we say but by what we do. To live a life before God that is worthy of our calling; and to not conform to the worlds desires as we did when we lived in ignorance. But, just as He who called you is holy, be holy (1 Peter 1:14-15)
This will be our witness and our channel for God to bless us!
Our Statements of Faith
We believe in the deity of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His Omnipotent miracles, in His Omniscience, in His substitutionary and atoning death, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension at the right hand of the Father, and in His giving of the Holy Spirit, which empowers the believer to live a victorious life, and in Christ personal return in power and glory very soon. (Luke 1:26-30; Matthew 28:18; Acts 4:12; Romans 5:10; 1 John 2:2; John 4:24).
We believe that the salvation of lost and sinful people is by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ alone; and we can do nothing in and of ourselves to merit heaven or God's favor. Man is given free will to choose how they desire to live and will have to answer for every choice we make in our lifetime. (Ephesians 2:1, 8-9; Romans 3:23; 6:23; 14:10-12; Hebrews 9:28; 1 Corinthians 10:23).
We believe in the ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life. He helps us to understand truth, and is the guarantee of every believer in the inheritance of heaven and (God infused) power manifested while still here on earth. It is with the Holy Spirit, believers are still being revealed new spiritual gifts as the Spirit provides as He wills. (Ephesians 1:13-4; 4:30; 1 John 4:13; John 16:7-13, 1 Corinthians 12:7-12).
We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in Christ Jesus for the unification of the church and that there will be no schisms, as we attain unity in the faith and body of Christ. (Romans 12:5; 1 Corinthians 12:12; Ephesians 4:25).
We believe baptism doesn't save you, but is an outward sign of an inward change. It helps you identify symbolically with the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is done out of obedient adherence to the first thing Christ requested from the believer and should not be overlooked as unimportant. (Roman 6:4-6; Ephesians 2:8-9; Matthew 3:13-17).
We believe the Lord's Supper, which represents a fellowship of believers utilized to remember the Last Supper, Jesus had with his Apostles. This meal is symbolic of the body and blood of Christ which he shed for all mankind. Every time we participate in this meal we are to do this in remembrance of Him. (Matthew 26:26-29, 1 Corinthians 11:23-34).
Giving
Giving back to the "One" who first gave to us!
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also, Matthew 6:21
At Grace Bible Fellowship of Antioch, we are able to go forth and do good works, because of your generosity. Join together as we live generously.
Join Our Family
One of the most important decisions in a person's life is choosing a Church home and we want to make it easy for you to get to know our family here at GBF.
You may already know of Pastor Smith from a family member or friend, but as a member of GBF, you’ll come to know him simply as Pastor – in many ways an ordinary guy whose earthly success is directly linked to his willingness to be used by God in extraordinary ways.
View the video to hear a personal message from him that he created exclusively for you.