Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
Grace Gospel Fellowship
Grace Gospel Fellowship
2125 Martindale SW
P.O. Box 9432
Grand Rapids, MI 49509
United States
Attesting Officer
Media Contact
42.9259319, -85.7003398
The Grace Gospel Fellowship was organized in 1944 by a group of pastors who held to a dispensational interpretation of Scripture. Most had ministries in the Midwest. Two prominent leaders were J. C. O'Hair of Chicago and Charles Baker of Milwaukee. Subsequent to 1945, a Bible Institute was founded (now Grace Bible College of Grand Rapids, Mich.), and a previously organized foreign mission (now Grace Ministries International of Grand Rapids) was affiliated with the group. Churches have now been established in most sections of the country.
The body has remained a fellowship, each church being autonomous in polity. All support for its college, mission and headquarters is on a contributory basis.
The binding force of the Fellowship has been the members' doctrinal position. They believe in the Deity and Saviorship of Jesus Christ and subscribe to the inerrant authority of Scripture. Their method of biblical interpretation is dispensational, with emphasis on the distinctive revelation to and the ministry of the apostle Paul.
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 60,000 |
0 |
0 |
60,000 |
128 |
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| 1990 | 2,500 |
0 |
4,500 |
50 |
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| 1988 | 2,500 |
0 |
4,500 |
52 |
||||
| 1986 | 2,400 |
0 |
4,400 |
52 |
||||
| 1985 | 2,400 |
0 |
4,400 |
52 |
||||
| 1984 | 2,400 |
0 |
4,400 |
51 |
||||
| 1983 | 2,250 |
0 |
4,250 |
47 |
||||
| 1980 | 2,200 |
0 |
4,000 |
52 |
||||
| 1979 | 2,200 |
0 |
3,900 |
51 |
||||
| 1978 | 2,000 |
0 |
3,500 |
48 |
||||
| 1976 | 3,200 |
0 |
0 |
3,200 |
43 |
|||
| 1974 | 3,000 |
0 |
0 |
3,000 |
40 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 160 |
0 | 0 |
196 |
||
| 1990 | 68 |
0 | 0 |
120 |
||
| 1988 | 68 |
0 | 0 |
125 |
||
| 1986 | 73 |
0 | 0 |
122 |
||
| 1985 | 82 |
0 | 0 |
135 |
||
| 1984 | 87 |
0 | 0 |
109 |
||
| 1983 | 67 |
0 | 0 |
111 |
||
| 1980 | 57 |
0 | 0 |
84 |
||
| 1979 | 106 |
0 | 0 |
139 |
||
| 1978 | 105 |
0 | 0 |
138 |
||
| 1976 | 90 |
0 | 0 |
127 |
||
| 1974 | 0 |
0 | 0 |
125 |
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 128 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 1990 | 50 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is no data yet | |||||||