Welcome to Grove City Baptist Church
Pastor's Welcome
Dear Friend,
Recently I accepted a position as pastor at Grove City Baptist Church (GCBC). The has a rich history of more than 100 years of being a light for Christ in this community. Since my first visit to the church, I found the church family to be the friendliest group of people you will ever know. Right away they took my wife and I into their hearts as they are now in our hearts. Every person needs three homes: a Christian home, a church home, and a heavenly home. I cannot think of a better place to make your church home other than GCBC. I want to encourage you to come and visit during our next time of worship. I can assure you that you will find friendly people with the love of Christ in their hearts, preaching from the Word of God, and encouragement for your home and family. If you would like more information about the ministries of the church reply back via our contact page, thru or thru local postal service to the address indicated on our contact page.
We are Praying for you.
In Christ,Pastor Donald Beeman.
Grove City Baptist Church Worship Times
SERVICE TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
Sunday School 10:00 A.M.--Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 A.M.
-Sunday Evening Worship 6:00 P.M.
-Wednesday E.Mail us at: pastor@grovecitybaptistchurch.com----(865)521-5070 FAX:(865)523-2561
Audio and Video
A new exciting feature introduced at GCBC is the support for audio and video content to be played from our web site. The necessary files and support will be right here, so you only need to find the names of your audio or video file under our sermon selection then play or download your multimedia content then be ready to go and be challenged by one of Pastor Beeman's messages. SERMONS
Who We Are
WHAT IS AN INDEPENDANT FUNDAMENTAL BAPTIST CHURCH?
INDEPENDANT -- An independent church is a church that is; self- governing and self-propagating. It is free from any control from outside its membership including a denomination or convention. FUNDAMENTAL -- A Fundamental church is a church that believes in the fundamentals of the faith.!
THE FUNDAMENTAL DOCTRINES OF THE FAITH ARE:
1)The inerrancy of Scripture meaning Scripture is without error.
2) The virgin birth of Christ.
3) The substitution atonement of Christ.
4) Christ's bodily resurrection.
5) Christ's bodily return to earth in the second coming.
Welcome to Grove City Baptist!
Welcome to the Grove City Baptist Church Family web site.! Whether you are new to the Knoxville area, looking for a church home, or simply curious, we're glad you found us. Grove City Baptist is family of ordinary people who are grateful for the grace of God. We recognize that our lives have a greater meaning and purpose than just living for ourselves, and we want to honor God each day, because we owe everything to Him.
As you browse the site, we hope you'll catch the passion we have for missions and bringing hope and healing to our community. It is our desire to see the Gospel of Jesus Christ go into all the world, especially to those areas which have yet to hear the precious name of our Savior.
Though we are small in size, we have a big vision. Activities are regularly being held to promote the teaching of God’s Word as well as cultivating life long friendships.
At GCBC, we are striving to be a church relevant to the changing times of the contemporary world in which we live. We emphasize and value the Lordship of Christ, and the study of the Bible for guidance and enduring truth. We believe in the inspired Word of God, the value of discipleship, and the call of missions to carry this good news to those closest in our neighborhood and to the uttermost bounds of the earth.
As closely -knit church family, with a huge heart to serve we provide an array of experiences to help believers grow in faith, knowledge, and service. At the same time, we are small enough to get to know you by name and care for you as an important part of our family.
If you are seeking a place to call your "church home" we warmly invite you to give us a try. You will find us traditional in the values that matter most, yet striving to be on the cutting edge of sharing our faith and experience with relevance and passion for reaching today's world.
If you find something that interests you here, we hope to see you in person. I look forward to meeting you and getting to know you. Come worship with us soon!
Sincerely, The Grove City Baptist Church Family.
GCBC What We Believe... Our Statement of Faith
The Scriptures
We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the Bible, as it is in truth, the Word of God... (I Thessalonians 2:13). We believe in verbal, plenary inspiration in the original writings, and God's preservation of His pure words to every generation (II Timothy 3:16, Psalms 12:6-8).
The Masoretic Text of the Old Testament and the Received Text of the New Testament (Text us Precepts) are those texts of the original languages we accept and use; the King James Version of the Bible is the only English version we accept and use. The Bible is our sole authority for faith and practice.
The Godhead
We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections (Deuteronomy 6:4; II Corinthians 13:14).
The Person and Work of Christ
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men (John 1:1-2, 14; Luke 1:35; Isaiah 9:6; 7:14; Philippians 2:5-8; Galatians 4:4-5).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through His finished work on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitution sacrifice; and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead (Romans 3:24-25; I Peter 2:24; Ephesians 1:7; I Peter 1:3-5).
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven, and is now exalted at the right hand of God, where, as our High Priest, He fulfills the ministry of Representative, Intercessor, and Advocate (Acts 1:9-10; Hebrews 9:24, 7:25; Romans 8:34; I John 2:1-2).
The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
We believe that the Holy Spirit is the Person who reproves the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment; and that He is the Supernatural Agent in regeneration, baptizing all believers into the body of Christ, indwelling and sealing them unto the day of redemption (John 16:8-11; II Corinthians 3:6; I Corinthians 12:12-14; Romans 8:9; Ephesians 1:13-14).
We believe that the sign gifts of the Holy Spirit, such as speaking in tongues and the gift of healing, were temporary. We believe that speaking in tongues was never the common or necessary sign of the baptism or filling of the Holy Spirit and that ultimate deliverance of the body from sickness or death awaits the consummation of our salvation in the resurrection, though God frequently chooses to answer the prayer of believers for physical healing (II Corinthians 12:12; I Corinthians 13:8; Hebrews 2:3-4; Mark 16:17-20; I Corinthians 1:22, 14:21-22).
Man
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam's sin the race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became alienated from God; and that man is totally depraved, and, of himself, utterly unable to remedy his lost condition (Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 3:22-23; Ephesians 2:1-3, 12).
The sacredness of human personality is evident in that God created man in His own image and is mindful of him, and in that Christ died for man; therefore every individual possesses dignity and is worthy of respect and Christian love. (Psalm 8:4-9; Colossians 3:9-11).
The Way of Salvation
We believe that the clear message of salvation is repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 20:21). We believe that salvation is "by grace" plus nothing minus nothing. We believe that men are justified by faith alone and are accounted righteous before God only through the merit of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 2:8-10; John 1:12; I Peter 1:18-19)
We believe that all the redeemed, once saved are kept by God's power and are thus secure in Christ forever. We believe that eternal life is the present possession of every believer (John 6:37-40, 10:27-30; Romans 8:1, 38-39; I Corinthians 1:4-8; I Peter 1:4-5; Jude 1, 2).
The Church
We believe that the Church, which is the body and the espoused bride of Christ, is a spiritual organism made up of all born-again persons of this present age which began with Christ and the Apostles, was empowered at Pentecost, and will be caught up to be with Christ at the Rapture (Ephesians 1:22-23, 5:25-27; I Corinthians 12:12-14; II Corinthians 11:2).
We believe that the establishment and continuance of local churches is clearly taught and defined in the New Testament Scriptures (Acts 14:27; 20:17, 28-32; I Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-11). We believe in the autonomy of the local church free of any external authority or control (Acts 13:1-4, 15:19-31, 20:28; Romans 16:1, 4; I Corinthians 3:9, 16, 5:4-7, 13; I Peter 5:1-4).
The Ordinances of the Church
We recognize the ordinances of baptism by immersion in water and the Lord's Supper as a Scriptural means of testimony for the Church in this age (Matthew. 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42, 18:18; I Corinthians 11:23-26).
Biblical Separation
We believe that all the saved should live in such a manner as not to bring reproach upon their Savior and Lord; and, that separation from all religious apostasy, all worldly and sinful pleasures, practices and associations is commanded of God (II Timothy 3:1-5; Romans 12:1, 2, 14:13; I John 2:15-17; II John 9-11; II Corinthians 6:14-7:1).
The Return of Christ
We believe the "Blessed Hope" of our Lord's return is literal, personal, visible, imminent, pre millennial, and pretribulational. He will rapture His Church prior to the seven years of tribulation, and at the end of the tribulation Christ will return with His saints to establish His thousand-year reign on the earth. (I Thessalonians 4:13-18; Titus 2:13; I Thessalonians 1:10; Revelation 3:10; Zechariah 14:4-11; Revelation 19:11-16, 20:1-6; Psalm 89:3-4)
Our Eternal State
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment (Matthew 25:46; John 5:28, 29, 11:25-26; Revelation 20:5-6, 12-13).
We believe that the souls of the redeemed are, at death, absent from the body and present with the Lord, where in conscious bliss they await the first resurrection, when spirit, soul, and body are reunited to be glorified forever with the Lord (Luke 23:43; Revelation 20:4-6; II Corinthians 5:8; Philippians 1:23, 3:21; I Thessalonians 4:16-17).
We believe that the souls of unbelievers remain, after death, in conscious misery until the second resurrection, when with soul and body reunited they shall appear at the Great White Throne Judgment, and shall be cast into the Lake of Fire, not to be annihilated, but to suffer everlasting, conscious punishment (Luke 16:19-26; Matthew 25:41-46; II Thessalonians 1:7-9; Jude 6-7; Mark 9:43-48; Revelation 20:11-15).
