GRACE RIVER CHURCH, INC.
ORLANDO, FLORIDA

Prayer: individual and corporate prayer as crucial in doing God's work We affirm that there is only one Saviour and only one gospel, although there is a wide diversity of evangelistic approaches. We recognise that everyone has some knowledge of God through his general revelation in nature, but that there is no other name but Jesus Christ by which we may be saved. We proclaim God's love for a broken world and to invite everyone to respond to him as Saviour and Lord in the wholehearted personal commitment of repentance and faith.  We affirm the divine inspiration, truthfulness and authority of both Old and New Testament Scriptures in their entirety as the only written word of God, without error in all that it affirms, and the only infallible rule of faith and practice. We also affirm the power of God to accomplish his purpose of salvation. The message of the Bible is addressed to all men and women. For God's revelation in Christ and in Scripture is unchangeable. Through it the Holy Spirit still speaks today. He illumines the minds of God's people in every culture to perceive his words freshly through their own eyes and thus discloses truth to the whole of creation. Ken and his wife, Sheila, have been in ministry for over  27 years and bring a diversity of experience to the local  church. They've led small and large churches and even  took the plunge twice and planted two churches - one in  Chicago, Illinois and now here in Orlando, Florida. Ken  understands the challenges that church leaders face. This  makes him a great coach for pastors. He currently serves  the Florida Church of God State ministries as state pastor. Sheila's been a  partner with Ken as they've endeavored to help people  experience the reality of God's heart for them. They have a wonderful daughter, son-in-law and  grandchild. Phil and his wife, Janann, began their ministry in  Lakeland, Fl, as youth pastors. It wasn't too long before  they began to feel God's tug on their hearts to explore  church planting. So, when talks began to plant a new  church in Orlando, they were ready and willing to follow  God's call to help birth GraceRiver. Phil believes God  intended us to live in community and so he has dedicated  his life to helping others move away from loneliness and  into connection. He and Janann also have a passion for  worship and take seriously leading us to experience God's  heart during our times of corporate worship. They have  three boys - Caden, Gabe, and Blake. Florida natives, Thomas Dunn and high school sweetheart, Candace have been members of Grace River Church since 2010. They have two amazing kids, Tommy and Julie. They began their ministry journey serving in the nursery and eventually graduated, along with their kids, into the always exciting children’s ministry!  Thomas has always placed a high value on family, has a heart for kids and a flare for dramatics as his background is in theatre.  To this day, he can be found entertaining young folk at SeaWorld and Universal Studios.