For the Christian, all of life is meant to be an act of worship. But there are some special times where we gather to worship God as a Christian community. Our worship team is responsible for making those times all they can be. From musicians and sound engineers to lighting technicians and set-up crews, the Grace Fellowship worship team is dedicated to helping us all exalt the name of Jesus. Questions? Feel free to contact our Worship Director Nick Burns nick@graceduarte.com worship ministry WHAT WE DO SUNDAY MORNINGS The goal of our Sunday morning services is to help worshippers connect with and glorify God. One of the primary ways we accomplish this is through music. Our Worship team comes together each week prepared and excited to lead our congregation in musical worship. Thursday Night Grace Group All of our Worship Team Volunteers gather together on Thursday nights to grow in relationships, improve our skills and praise God together. If you are interested in being a part of the team or learning more, email Nick Burns nick@graceduarte.com THE BAND Our band is comprised of members of our church who are gifted to play an instrument and/or sing, and have developed the skill to do so with excellence. We prepare individually all week long and then show up each Sunday, before the first service, to rehearse and put it all together. THE TECH TEAM As an equally important part of our Worship Team, the Tech Team are those who run the Visuals/Video and the Audio (soundboard). They prepare the production during the week (lights, slides, video) and make sure it all runs smoothly during the service to help us worship together.

WHAT WE BELIEVE MISSION STATEMENT LEADERSHIP LOVING GOD. We’re really excited about Jesus Christ. Each one of us is living in the blessing of His love, grace and mercy every day. We have devoted ourselves, first and foremost, to loving Him. We express our love to Jesus by worshiping Him with our whole lives. We do this by worshiping Him during our times of private, personal worship and also when we gather together to worship Him every Sunday morning. LOVING PEOPLE. We were never meant to walk through life alone. God created us to live in community with one another. Jesus taught that the surest testimony to the reality of our faith would be our love for one another.That’s why we’re devoted to “doing life” together. At Grace Fellowship, you’ll find a place not only to believe, but also to belong. Come fellowship with us. CHANGING THE WORLD. Jesus said that He came to give us abundant life. There are so many people that are not experiencing the fullness of that kind of life. We’ve all heard the statistics. The crime rates, poverty, broken families and broken lives. Surely, this is not what God intended for us. Jesus has given His hope to the world through the Bible and His church. Let’s dispense that hope; along with God’s mercy and grace. Let’s do it together

KIDS CONNECTION (4 YEARS OLD THRU 6TH GRADE) Sunday Mornings | 9:15 am & 11 am Each Sunday, in each service, after the music, kids are dismissed to our Sunday morning kids program: Kid’s Connection. Upon arrival, you'll be able to check-in your children on the concourse. Your first time, they may need to be registered, but then after that it's quick and easy. Each week we balance a variation of fun, crafts, games, videos and music to teach our kids about Jesus and help them connect with each other, with our leaders and with their creator. Kids can be picked up and signed out after each service from the Kid's Connection room on the west side of the building. NURSERY (NEWBORN THRU 3 YEARS OLD) For the little guys, we have our Nursery which is available before and through each service. You can drop them off at any time once you arrive. Then you can pick them up and check them out after the service. Our awesome nursery workers will take great care and love on them during the service so that you can have peace of mind as you worship in the service. Building Relationships KIDS CHECK-INS HERE ARE SOME WAYS TO HELP SPEED UP THE PROCESS OF CHECKING IN YOUR CHILD FOR YOUR FIRST VISIT. We use a check-in system as an added security measure when your kids arrive on Sundays, or at any event. If you'd like to speed up that process, feel free to fill out this form so that your household is set up ahead of time (be sure to add your children to your household and include their grades and birthdates). Then download the Church Center App so that you can easily check them in when you arrive. The Church Center App is also a great way to keep up with what's going on at Grace Fellowship. Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” MATTHEW 19:14 CHILDREN'S MINISTRY It has been said, “It takes a village to raise a child”. At Grace Fellowship, we think the best kind of “village” for a child consists of a healthy family and a healthy church. Our Kids Ministry is filled with loving teens and adults who are happy to come alongside parents as they invest in helping their children become all that God created them to be. No matter their age, we think children need to be nurtured and loved as they are pointed to the One who is the very definition of love: God Himself. Questions? kids@graceduarte.com Special Events In addition to our Sunday morning program, we like to plan special events throughout the year as another way to connect with the kids. From Summer Programs to Movie’s on the Lawn to water obstacle courses. We want your kids to associate “church” with having fun and connecting with friends. Check out our events page to see what might be coming up.

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WHAT WE BELIEVE MISSION STATEMENT LEADERSHIP DOUG SPRIGGS SENIOR PASTOR | ELDER doug@graceduarte.com Contact us Contact us Contact us Contact us STAFF: office@graceduarte.com PASTORS: pastors@graceduarte.com FRITZ FIDEL ELDER DAVID MARLEY ELDER SCOTT SMALL ELDER GARRET SPRIGGS ASSOCIATE PASTOR | ELDER garret @graceduarte.com NICK BURNS WORSHIP DIRECTOR JORDAN PALACIO YOUTH DIRECTOR jordanp@graceduarte.com JORDAN RITCHIE TECH DIRECTOR CHUCK FRYE FACILITIES ED BALDWIN SENIORS MINISTRY PAULA WIGHTMAN NURSERY DIRECTOR KELLY MARLEY KIDS MINISTRY DIRECTOR

WHAT WE BELIEVE MISSION STATEMENT LEADERSHIP THE BIBLE We believe that the Bible is the word of God, supernaturally inspired, so that it is inerrant in the original manuscripts and preserved by God in its verbal, complete inspiration, so that it is the divinely authoritative standard for every age and every life. THE TRINITY We believe that the Godhead exists eternally in three persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - and that these three are one God. THE CREATOR We believe in God as absolute and sole creator of the universe, and that creation was by divine fiat. Man is created in the likeness of God, apart from any evolutionary process. HE CAME We believe that God, by His sovereign choice and out of love for men, sent Christ into the world to save sinners. All people are sinners who fall short of the glory of God. HE LIVES We believe that Jesus Christ, in the flesh, was both God and man, that He was born of a virgin and that He lived a sinless life, in which He taught and wrought mighty works and wonders and signs exactly as revealed in the four Gospels, that He was crucified, died as a penalty for our sins and was raised from the dead, bodily, on the third day. Later, He ascended to the Father's right hand where He is head of the church and intercedes for believers, and from whence He is coming again personally, bodily, visibly to this earth to set up His millennial kingdom. HE SAVED We believe that since His death, by His shed blood, the Lord Jesus Christ made a perfect atonement for sin, redeeming us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us - men are saved, justified, on the simple and single ground of the shed blood. SALVATION We believe that such salvation with its forgiveness of sins, its impartation of a new nature and its hope of eternal life is entirely apart from good works, baptism, church membership or man's effort and is of pure grace. SECURITY We believe that a true believer is eternally secure and that he cannot lose his salvation, but that sin may interrupt the joy of his fellowship with God and bring the loving discipline of his Heavenly Father. HEAVEN We believe that all who receive Christ become joint heirs with Christ and at death their spirits depart to be with Christ in conscious blessedness, and at the rapture their bodies will be raised to the likeness of the body of His glory and dwell forever in His divine presence. SPIRITUAL GROWTH We believe that it is the goal of every Christian to grow in spiritual maturity through obedience to the Word of God and the indwelling Spirit, as evidenced by the Lordship of Jesus Christ. HOLY SPIRIT We believe that the Holy Spirit is a person, is God, and possesses all the divine attributes. He indwells all believers, baptizes and seals all believers at the moment of their salvation, and fills them in response to confession of sin and yieldedness. Click Here to read our Mission Statement

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WHAT WE BELIEVE MISSION STATEMENT Our mission is to glorify God by continually striving to present every person complete in Christ through introducing people to Jesus, growing toward Christian maturity, developing as ministers, and mobilizing for local and world missions.

Join us Thursday, September 17th for our in-person, on-campus blood drive to support the American Red Cross. Appointments are required. Give Blood! What a better way to serve our community here in Duarte than to help replenish the blood supply. The Red Cross is a critical player when it comes to the medical blood supply in the San Gabriel Valley. Please register for a spot ASAP as time slots are limited. NOTE: Make sure to scroll down to Grace Fellowship in Duarte so you don't end up registering for a different drive. REGISTER HERE

WHAT WE BELIEVE MISSION STATEMENT LEADERSHIP Our mission is to glorify God by continually striving to present every person complete in Christ through introducing people to Jesus, growing toward Christian maturity, developing as ministers, and mobilizing for local and world missions.