Join us for our annual Thanksgiving Dinner.  It will be held at 6pm on Monday, Nov. 23^rd, in the ICA gym.  Immediately following the meal will be a special program, “Kids Praise- the Cutest Things.”

Don’t miss this heartwarming new program.  It is a time of kids praising the Lord for His good works.  Come for the Thanksgiving Dinner @ 6 and stay for the blessings!

On October 28^th, Kids4Truth kids will be dressing up as their favorite Bible character.

Invite a friend to  join you this Thursday morning at 10am for Moms4Moms.  Bryn Gleiser, from Burge Terrace, will be the special speaker.

ICA’s Homecoming festivities kick-off on Thursday with our annual school carnival.  The coronation is on Friday at 1:45pm, followed by our Homecoming games at 5:30, 6 and 7pm.  Come enjoy a great time with the family.  Pork tenderloin sandwiches will be for sale at concessions!

Invite your friends and family to attend this year’s Family Reunion Sunday on September 27.

A BJU Music Team will be ministering to us in the morning service. The team will perform sacred music, and Shaun Dunn, the team leader, will bring this morning’s sermon from God’s Word.

Our afternoon service will begin at 1:30pm and features a special song service combining choir and congregation entitled, Let the People Sing.

Moms4Moms meets the second Thursday of every month from 10-11:30am to encourage young mothers of preschool through school age students and to equip them to grow their families for God’s glory. Free breakfast and childcare are provided.

Click here to read the M4M September Newsletter

Come to the fourth annual Labor Day Picnic this Saturday, September 5th!

Enjoy free snow cones, elephant ears, tenderloin, wagon and canoe rides, petting zoo, and the Great Balloon Chase at our annual picnic. Bring a side and a dessert to share.

The fishing derby begins at 8am on the back pond, and lunch is around noon.

Here are pictures from last year’s picnic:

The event begins with a light breakfast at 9:00. The first session at 9:30 is entitled “End of Life Decisions” by Pastor Wally Morris of Charity Baptist in Huntington.

The second session at 10:30 is a split session. Ladies will meet with Mrs. Michelle Berlin in the chapel for “5 Musts to Follow in His Steps.” Men will will meet with Assistant Pastor Brian McLaughlin of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Logansport for “Where’s the Warning Label?”

The final session at 11:30 is with Pastor Rick Arrowood of Crosspointe Baptist in Indianapolis.

After the final session, lunch will be served in the fellowship hall.

Paul and Betty Hiscock of Sacred Song Ministries will be providing special music for the day.

We wanted to say thank you to this summer’s Pastoral Intern, Matt Sands.

Matt worked hard in the youth ministries, summer camp, VBS, ICA chapels and much more.

He did an excellent job leading and planning creative activities (i.e., The Iron Chef Challenge and The Cardboard Boat Buildoff) for the College and Career group.He also organized our first annual GBC Classic 3-0n-3 basketball tournament.

Matt’s godly spirit and servant’s heart will be missed. We were glad to be able to give him a love offering of almost $1200 as he goes back to college in September.

Pray that the Lord will use these devotionals to encourage and challenge people all over the nation and the world with the truth of God’s Word. Also pray that unsaved viewers will be drawn to Christ.

Also remember that our regular TV program, “God’s Turn,” shows not only on local cable Channel 3 Sunday mornings at 8:00 am, but also airs on Channel 40 every Friday at noon.

Please take a look around and let us know what you think!

The members of Grace Baptist Church were especially excited this year to celebrate the Silver Anniversary of Pastor Leigh and Mrs. Beth Crockett serving the Lord through their ministry here at Grace. We have been truly blessed this past quarter of a century to have a man like Dr. Leigh Crockett as our pastor, preacher, teacher, leader, shepherd, counselor, friend and example.

His impact and influence have reached far beyond the walls of our church. He has traveled to almost two dozen countries on mission trips. He has represented Christian education in our nation’s capitol (he was in Washington, D.C. on 9/11), and he has preached and taught at conferences and meetings across the nation as well as around the world. He is a well-known and well-respected leader in church and Christian education circles at home and abroad. With all that, the great burden of his heart and the sharpest focus of his ministry have always been for our church and community.

He has a genuine Pastor’s heart, laboring tirelessly for and with those the Lord has placed in his care at GBC. He has even extended open arms to those in the community who may not be part of the membership at our church. Under his leadership Grace Baptist Church has established Civil Leaders’ Sundays, where candidates for and officials elected to public office have the opportunity to worship with us and get to know some of the people in the community. He also initiated our annual Blue & White Sunday, where we honor police officers from around the city, county, state and nation. This idea has spread through many states, and Pastor Crockett has been called on to share the idea with other churches and has even been invited to help them start their own Blue & White Sundays. Pastor Crockett has many friends in the ranks of public servants and elected officials. He appreciates and honors them all, and leads us to do the same.

The celebration took place on May 31, 2009. Nathan Crockett preached the morning sermon entitled “The Gospel: God’s Good News to Mankind.” Nathan, second son to the Crocketts, is a professor of Bible at Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC, and serves as youth pastor at Grace Baptist Church in Landrum, SC. Dr. Larry Hufhand, representing the Indiana Fundamental Baptist Fellowship, presented Pastor & Mrs. Crockett with a plaque, and Dr. Dennis Ice, representing the Indiana Association of Christian Schools, presented the Crocketts with a certificate in recognition of this ministry milestone.

The Anderson community, current and former church members, and family of the Crocketts were cordially invited to an open house in Pastor and Mrs. Crockett’s honor on Sunday afternoon followed by a service in the church auditorium.

Video greetings from Dr. Chuck Phelps, Dr. Bob Jones III, and Congressmen Mike Pence were shown in the evening service along with a video history of Pastor’s 25 years of ministry at GBC. The church gave the Crocketts a commemorative quilt with signatures of church members and provided for a trip at the Crocketts pleasure.
A twenty-five year pastorate is the exception, rather than the rule, and we are proud of our Pastor and his wife and grateful that God has used them here at GBC for these years. In 2006 Pastor Crockett was gravely ill with a diagnosis of terminal cancer. God heard our prayers and spared him, and he is still serving strongly today. We trust that the Lord has many more years ahead for Pastor and Mrs. Crockett, and we will be grateful to have them here leading us for years to come. It is fitting, though, that we celebrate this great achievement and honor them for their service.

The journal of Pastor’s cancer and recovery can be found here.

Hoosier Hero Nate Raney was also honored for his heroism in rescuing his girlfriend from an overturned car in a creek. Click to view the Channel 8 News Broadcast.

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