ABOUT
Grace Fellowship Church is a diverse community of ordinary individuals who bravely place their trust in Jesus, allowing Him to perform extraordinary feats.
THE Grace STORY
~We are burdened for those carrying heavy burdens~jeff Cockburn-senior pastor 2013-2020
Our church started with a small group of people who used to congregate in a small living room in Lampasas, Texas in 2003. This group was burdened with the idea of engaging our community.
Our founding pastor, Paul Kenley, wanted to have a place where people who had been hurt by church or have never been to church would be able to discover a deep relationship with Christ and become a part of an authentic community of believers.
Today, we continue to hold fast to those guiding principles as we engage our community with grace, truth and hope and gather together in fellowship and worship.
What we believe
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About God
We believe God is a triune God who exists in complete unity as Father, Son, and Spirit. God created the universe and mankind as revealed in Gensesis.
We believe that Jesus is the promised Messiah of Israel who came to die for the sins of the world. The role of the Messiah of Israel was to open the door of salvation to the world through the work of the Spirit of God through the apostles and early church leaders described through the prophets and evident in the book of Acts.
We believe that the Spirit was given to man as promised by Jesus in John 14 to lead the church into all truth and testify to us Jesus and our role in the kingdom of God.
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About Humanity
We believe God created man and woman in His image from an overflow of his creative power, mercy, and fellowship to walk with His creation.
Man has been created with a will to choose his path and also has the ability and responsibility to respond to the call of reconciliation from God spoken from the foundation of the world, offered through the forgiveness of sin accomplished by Jesus' death burial and resurrection.
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About Salvation
We believe that Jesus died willingly for the atonement of the sins of the world according to 1 John.
Though Jesus' death, the sins of man will be forgiven for all who call on the name of Jesus for salvation.
We believe the Holy Spirit's work in the individual believer's life will lead them to reconciliation, wholeness, and a life that will lead others to faith in Jesus through the transformation of lives and the forgiveness of sin.
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About The Holy Spirit & the Church
We believe the Spirit of God empowers the ministry of the local church in accordance with the Great Commisson
The Spirit of God produces visible fruits from Galatians 6 to enable the gifts detailed by the Apostle Paul in the 1 Corithians 12-15, to minister to the body of Christ and to the community at large in grace truth and love.
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About the Bible
We believe the bible is true as written to include the Old and New testament. While the application of the principles from the Bible vary through time, the God revealed within its pages, how we please Him in our walk, and how are called to his kingdom have not.
WE WERE MADE FOR FREEDOM
We often live lives with very little margin and very little capacity. The fruit of the spirit speaks through our gifts to build collective margin in our community to be able to serve and minister to one another.
OUR CORE VALUES
Collective margin changes communities
Wounded not broken
OUR CORE VALUES
Do the next right thing
Men and women everywhere are born to live together, not alone. As a closed-knit church, we believe we can all walk along our individual paths, together. With a strong shared sense of His love, each member of the Grace Fellowship can find a way to live a wholesome life of faith while sharing the struggles, happy moments and wishes with other people of the church.
seasons not snapshots
OUR CORE VALUES
Grace WIns
We live life in seasons and not snapshots. In the long run, the grace of Jesus and the power of the Spirit are the primary change agents in the lives of individuals. We walk with people during those seasons and celebrate the days when the snapshots of life change.
OUR TEAM
David Stone
Senior Pastor
David , his wife Gena and 3 children came to Lampasas in 2011 as a youth pastor. He has served as the senior pastor since 2020. Prior to coming to Lampasas he taught public school for 11 years and worked in different ministry activities for 7 of those years.
David earned a MATS through Liberty University on 2013 and his hope for people is that they will discover the God revealed through the bible to come to a relationship with Christ.
Youth and Family Pastor
Jason Akers
Jason Akers began his career as a firefighter paramedic with Killeen Fire Department and he retired as a Captain with Austin-Travis County EMS after a 28 year career. He is now the Youth and Family Pastor at Grace Fellowship Church after coming to Grace in 2015. Jason began his journey volunteering with youth ministry and later moved into leading small groups and became apart of the men’s group.
He has been married to his wife Lorie Akers for 24 years and together they have one son Jonathon Taylor Akers.
Jeremy Crook
Worship Leader
Jeremy joined our staff in June of 2022 and has is part of a collaborative worship team here at Grace. His humble leadership and servants heart lead our church into a worship time that glorifies and honors God.
Jeni Clark
Children's Director
Jeni is a graduate of Salado High School, and Texas Tech University, with a Bachelor of Science in Education. After college she taught 2nd Grade for 5 years and FBC Preschool Kindergarten Teacher for 4 years. God has blessed her with the gift and ability to work with children. She enjoys the opportunity to share with children God’s love.
I enjoy working with children, planning weekly lessons and planning events for families to show the love of Christ and grow HIS Kingdom. Her heart is especially burdened for women, children and families.
Kenny Mandell
Small Groups Pastor
Kenny grew up in South Texas before finishing school in Plano. He started attending Grace 9 years ago and was called onto our staff in the spring of 2022. He is currently attending seminary at Liberty University completing a masters degree in Jewish studies.
Joey McQueen
Building Badgers Youth League Director
Joey joined our team in the spring of 2024 bringing 4 decades of experience coach and administration with him. Joey oversees our elementary youth sports league to ensure there is a safe, fun and fundamentally sound environment to learn a sport and learn more about Jesus love for them.
Jessica Parker
Administrative Assitant
