Responding to God’s call, Pastor Gregg started Loving Grace Ministries over 20 years ago. The ministry was birthed with a strong focus on community outreach. Our firstevening service was held in the multi-purpose room of the YMCA on Bergen Avenue in Jersey City, NJ. Family, friends and those from the community begin to get involved and we quickly began to see lives changed. Our services were frequented by many of the residents who were rebuilding their lives. We held special programs that allowed us to feed and interact with the growing community.

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We eventually had the opportunity to move our services to the morning and gained access to other rooms. Our first Sunday School classes were started. People continued to give their life to the Lord and join the church. We identified the need to have a place that we could call home. We moved from the YMCA to a small store front at 4A Rose Avenue. We begin to enjoy more freedom in worship and ministry and offered more to address the needs of men, women and children. Having a place to call home, we were able to offer our first Summer Camp, Grace Place Cafe & Poetry Night, Family Night and so much more.

 

Loving Grace Church has sought to impact and serve all who have come through our doors. Wherever we found ourselves we were committed to having passionate worship, relevant preaching and a commitment to family and community. We opened up the church to fellowship and feed those in need. In addition, we coordinated donation drives to provide food boxes and other essential items those in need. We would coordinate outings to canvas Journal Square Path Station, Greenville and The Junction to distribute food, gift cards and pray with those we encountered.

 

As the years have passed some significant ministry moments have been highlighted which include Family & Friends Day/Weekend, Emerge, Autism Awareness Month, VOH overnight trip, Shut-Ins, Nights of Worship, Fashion Show and Comedy Night, Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Pink Sunday, A Time Of Refreshing, Church Night Out, Harvest Party, Family Movie Night, Homecoming and The Gracies.

Loving Grace has clarified its focus of Making Families Whole. We are committed to bringing hope by spreading the word and the love of God in a relevant way. We want to reach people with the love of Jesus Christ and assist them in discipling them as they build their faith. It is our hope to reach every individual family member with the hope and love of God so that the whole family will be restored. As families come together our communities come together.

We believe that we have only seen a glimpse of what God wants to do through Loving Grace Church. We are believing God for a Ministry Center that we can call home. This Center will be a beacon of refuge in the community in which we are planted. The Center will allow us to have 24-7 access and go forth and effectively operate the various ministries and programs that will come from Loving Grace.

Our theme for 2025 is Resurgence: The Year of the Comeback. God has called us to rise up and boldly walk out the mission that He has called us to.