A small church that intends to stay small
Grace Chapel was founded in 1963 by eighteen families who wanted a church within walking distance of their homes. Six decades later, we're still on the same corner of Willow Street, still small enough that a missing face gets noticed and a phone call follows. We are a congregation of retirees, young families, second-shift workers, and college students, and we have never all agreed on everything — which we've decided is a feature, not a problem.
What we believe
We believe God's grace is a gift, not a wage — which means nobody earns their way into this room and nobody gets kept out for falling short. We take the Bible seriously and read it together, honestly, including the hard parts. We believe worship is meant to send you back out: to your family, your job, your street, with more patience than you came in with. Practically, that means we spend a good share of our budget on the food pantry and the youth program rather than on ourselves. If you have questions about doctrine, denomination, or where we land on a particular issue, ask Pastor Reyes directly. He'd rather talk than have you guess.
Who you'll meet
A small staff and a lot of volunteers. Everyone here answers to their first name.
Daniel Reyes
Grew up in Macon, spent nine years as a high school history teacher before seminary, and has led Grace Chapel since 2016. Keeps office hours Tuesday through Thursday and will happily meet you at the diner instead.
Marlene Whitfield
A retired county social worker who has run the pantry since it opened in 2009. She knows every distributor in the metro area and is very hard to say no to.
Tasha Boone
Leads Anchor Youth on Wednesday nights and coaches middle school volleyball on the side. Specializes in the awkward middle-schooler who doesn't want to be there yet.
Ray Ellington
Plays piano at 9:00, leads the band at 11:00, and has been rearranging the same six hymns for twenty-two years. Always looking for singers, no audition required.
Come see for yourself
The best way to know a church is to sit in it once. Services are at 9:00 and 11:00 every Sunday morning.
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