History

The Beginning

In the spring of 2002, six families joined together to plant what would become Grace Christian Fellowship. Our intention was to add a gospel-centered, gospel-driven church utterly dependent upon the power of the Holy Spirit. We started in Mark William’s basement. Within a month we had moved to the Fireside Room at Fourth Memorial Church. A few months later we began meeting at the Eat Right Wedding Chapel on North Washington street.

North Spokane Plant

In October of 2010 we were forced to move to two Sunday morning services due to our growth. In the fall of 2011 we leased space from Fourth Memorial Church for eight months so that we could go back to one service. In the spring of 2012 we moved back to our facility on Hamilton with the goal of handling future growth by planting a north campus, something we have always wanted to do. In October of 2013 we launched GCF North with 150 people.

On February 6th 2022, we had our first service in our new building on Newport Rd in Colbert, Washington.

The Early Years

During these early years, many curious people came to check out the new church in town. Some stayed, and with this loyal nucleus we began to put down roots and grow upward. Then, in the spring of 2004 we moved to Our Savior Lutheran on North Washington. A year later St. Paul’s Lutheran, at our current location on North Hamilton, contacted us with an offer to sell. In December of 2005 we purchased St. Paul’s and the Lutheran congregation moved to a different facility.

Spokane Valley Plant

After much prayer in the Spring of 2019, the leaders of Grace Christian Fellowship believed that the time was right to add another GCF church. On November 1, 2020, we launched the Valley Church. We held our first service at the Spokane Valley Event Center and met there until our permanent building at 16610 E. Sprague Ave. was completed Easter Sunday, 2021.

New Beginnings

In the Spring of 2023, GCF’s elders happily agreed that each church was ready to stand on its own. As a result, GCF’s elders joyfully agreed to become three separate/independent churches by the end of 2023 (GCF Valley, GCF Central, GCF North). By God’s grace each church is healthy, strong, and eager for gospel partnership in the years to come.

For a more in-depth treatment of GCF’s history, you may read the history appendix from our membership class.