GCF is not affiliated with any denomination or association. This gives the people of GCF the freedom to make specific decisions about our vision and values. Decisions are made by the pastoral staff in conjunction with the church leadership team (we call them elders). Grace can be described as an evangelical church that is committed to the Bible and salvation by faith alone in Christ alone.

There are several ways to meet people at GCF. We suggest you start with our Community Life class and you will be able to meet other new people. In addition, joining a small group, bible study, or attending events such as a retreat is another way to meet people.

At Grace, the Community Life class is the starting point. In this class, you will learn the vision and values of GCF, our statement of faith, and how our church operates. This class is designed to help you understand the basic beliefs of Christianity and to understand our ministry philosophy. After the class you can let us know if you want to become a member.

The people of Grace dress casually, which means jeans, slacks, shorts in the summer, and sweaters in the winter.

In the spring of 1980 a group of families bonded together in a step of faith to establish a new church in Eugene – Grace Community Fellowship. A guiding principle in the founding of Grace was that “Eugene does not need just another church.” If a church were to be started, it would have distinctive qualities that were not found in any other church in town. On June 1, 1980, Grace held its first public services.

The 50 families that formed Grace were committed to God and to each other to provide a place where hurting people could find love and healing and where people longing to worship God could find freedom in worship. Since then, we have, under the Lord’s guidance, endeavored to remain Biblical in government, creative in worship, challenging in teaching, contemporary in program, and progressive in outreach.

The theme of the music is selected to coincide with the sermon; thus, the worship pastor and the senior pastor work together to design the services. While we want to be respectful of different music styles, GCF has chosen to be contemporary in music. Generally speaking, we believe music style is an issue of preference.

As a new attendee, we want you to feel free to be anonymous and sit in the back row on Sundays or to jump right in and get involved.

We have a great nursery for your baby! Every children’s ministry volunteer is closely screened and a fingerprint background check is performed. You can bring your baby into the church service, but we suggest you sit near the back. We all know that infants can get fussy and you can quietly slip out when that happens.

Anyone who professes faith in Christ may take communion.

You can worship God by attending church, praying, giving, being obedient, singing, and so forth. The bible teaches that constant interaction with other Christ followers helps us to grow spiritually (Hebrews 10:24-25).