Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches 2010 - Cokesbury

Grace Gospel Fellowship
The Grace Gospel Fellowship was organized in
1944 by a group of pastors who held to a dispensational
interpretation of Scripture. Most had ministries
in the Midwest. Two prominent leaders
were J. C. O’Hair of Chicago and Charles Baker
of Milwaukee. Subsequent to 1945, a Bible
Institute was founded (now Grace Bible College
of Grand Rapids, Mich.), and a previously organized
foreign mission (now Grace Ministries
International of Grand Rapids) was affiliated with
the group. Churches have now been established in
most sections of the country.
The body has remained a fellowship, each
church being autonomous in polity. All support for
its college, mission and headquarters is on a contributory
basis.
The binding force of the Fellowship has been
the members’ doctrinal position. They believe in
the Deity and Saviorship of Jesus Christ and subscribe
to the inerrant authority of Scripture. Their
method of biblical interpretation is dispensational,
with emphasis on the distinctive revelation to and
the ministry of the apostle Paul.
Headquarters
Media Contact, Pres., Frosty Hansen, 2125
Martindale SW, P.O. Box 9432, Grand
Rapids, MI 49509, Tel. (616)245-0100 Fax
(616)241-2542
Email: ggfinc@aol.com
Website: www.ggfusa.org
Officers
Pres., Traynor (“Frosty”) Hansen, Jr.
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
Grace Bible College, Pres., Rev. Ken Kemper,
1011 Aldon St. SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49509
Grace Ministries Intl., Exec. Dir., Dr. Samuel
Vinton, 2125 Martindale Ave. SW, Grand
Rapids, MI 49509
Prison Mission Association, Gen. Dir., Donald
Sommer, P.O. Box 1587, Port Orchard, WA
98366-0140
Grace Publications Inc., Exec. Dir., Wayne
Schoonover, 2125 Martindale Ave. SW, Grand
Rapids, MI 49509
Bible Doctrines to Live By, Exec. Dir., Lee
Homoki, P.O. Box 2351, Grand Rapids, MI
49501
Periodicals
Truth
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of
America*
The Orthodox Church today, numbering over
250 million worldwide, is a communion of selfgoverning
Churches, each administratively independent
of the other, but united by a common faith
and spirituality. Their underlying unity is based on
identity of doctrines, sacramental life and worship,
which distinguishes Orthodox Christianity. All recognize
the spiritual preeminence of the
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople who is
acknowledged as primus inter pares, first among
equals. All share full communion with one another.
The living tradition of the Church and the principles
of concord and harmony are expressed
through the common mind of the universal episcopate
as the need arises. In all other matters, the
internal life of each independent Church is administered
by the bishops of that particular Church.
Following the ancient principle of the one people
of God in each place and the universal priesthood
of all believers, the laity share equally in the
responsibility for the preservation and propagation
of the Christian faith and Church.
THE GREEK ORTHODOX ARCHDIOCESE
OF AMERICA
Before the establishment of an Archdiocese in
the Western Hemisphere there were numerous
communities of Greek Orthodox Christians. The
first Greek Orthodox community in the Americas
was founded in New Orleans, LA by a small
colony of Greek merchants. History also records
that on June 26, 1768 the first Greek colonists
landed at St. Augustine,FL, the oldest city in
America. The first permanent community was
founded in New York City in 1892, today’s
Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity and
the See of the Archbishop of America. The Greek
Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South
America was incorporated in 1921 and officially
recognized by the State of New York in 1922.
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
is composed of the Direct Archdiocesan
District—New York and eight Metropolises:
Chicago, Pittsburgh, Boston, Denver, Atlanta,
Detroit, San Francisco and New Jersey. It is governed
by the Archbishop and the Synod of
Bishops. The Synod of Bishops is headed by the
Archbishop and comprised of the Metropolitans
who are in charge of a metropolis.It has all the
authority and responsibility which the Church
canons provide for a provincial synod.
Headquarters
8-10 E. 79th St., New York, NY 10021, Tel.
(212)570-3500 Fax (212)570-3569
Media Contact, Nikki Stephanopoulos, Director,
News and Information/Public Affairs, Tel.
(212)570-3530 Fax. (212)774-0215 Email:
nikki@goarch.org
Email: archdiocese@goarch.org
Website: www.goarch.org
Officers
HOLY EPARCHIAL SYNOD OF BISHOPS
His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Primate of
the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America,
Exarch of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans,
Chairman of the Holy Synod of Bishops,
Greek Orthodox Church in America, 8-10 East
79th Street, New York, NY 10021, Tel.
(212)570-3500, Fax (212)570-3592
METROPOLIS’
His Eminence Metropolitan Iakovos of Chicago,
Metropolis of Chicago, 40 East Burton Place,
Chicago, IL 60610, Tel. (312)337-4130 Fax
(312)337-9391
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