Dear Brethren,
Four years ago, when this church was started, we chose to be called a non-denominational “reformed” church.
There is a long explanation as to how we arrived at the name Grace Community Bible Church that is not necessary to explain here, but it really does not fit who we are today.
The entire order of worship and the doctrinal position of “bible churches” are considerably different than ours.
Brother Jeff and I have met and discussed this matter and agree that although we like the name GCBC it could easily be misleading to those who are seeking a true bible church and for those seeking a church in the reformed Baptist family. Therefore we are submitting this matter to the congregation for consideration and agreement.
Even with a “bible church” name, today we call ourselves a Reformed Baptist Church. Our Confession Faith (The 1689 London Confession of Faith) is the same confession used by just about all of the Baptist Churches that call themselves reformed. We have “reformed” printed on our worship Bulletin and we are charter members, along with 6 other churches in the forming of the “Texas Area Reformed Baptist Association.” Our teaching is “reformed” and our order of worship is “reformed.”
The only thing about GCBC that is not “reformed” is our name. Our name, unfortunately gives the impression that we are something that we are not.
In the light of this we are proposing that we consider an amendment to our by-laws and change the name of our church to a name that is more suitable to whom we are.
Humbly submitted,
Brother Dale Sterzer
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