About Grace Bible Church

Our Mission

To develop committed followers of Christ through the teaching and encouragement of God's Word.

Our Core Values

We believe the church is not simply a building constructed by men but rather the believers and members it contains. We, as believers, come together to study God’s word, celebrate His love and practice the gifts He has given us.

Our “Core Values” demonstrate our priorities and how we must live if we are to remain Grace Bible Church of Phoenix. These values guide our ministries, programs and the life of our church. As a result, we strive to evaluate all we do with these values in mind.

Bible Centered

We approach the Bible as of first importance. What we do, what we believe and what we teach comes from the authority of God’s Word. The Bible is central in all we do. It takes precedence over church tradition, a shifting culture and, especially, our own opinion (2 Tim. 3:16).

We desire to be a community of disciples who, in turn, make disciples (2 Tim. 2:2). Healthy disciples of Jesus Christ pursue a lifelong process of following and submitting every aspect of their lives to God. In doing so, we become more like Jesus and help others do the same. 

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A disciple of Christ understands and lives in light of who God is, what His sacrifice has done for them and what He promises them. Our goal is to help someone move from not knowing to knowing and from knowing to being. From the thrilling, down to the mundane activities in life, a healthy disciple knows scripture and lives and serves in light of their relationship with Jesus. Additionally, a disciple of Jesus invites others to join them in this journey. Encouraging and equipping others to take their next steps in becoming more like the Lord Jesus Christ.

Making Disciples

Faithful Service

We desire to have a continual and sacrificial willingness to serve in the spheres of influence that God has placed us in. We do this by equipping, encouraging and empowering people to use their God given gifts and abilities, embracing the opportunities to serve God. 

We seek to build relationships with one another by reflecting the love Jesus showed us and peacefully pursuing the unity of the Spirit (John 13:34-35; Eph. 4:1-5). We recognize that God has created relationships to be a beneficial and integral part of how we enjoy God and grow in our faith. As a result, God has described how relationships should look and we strive to live according to His standard and desire.

Healthy Relationships

Our Pastors

Josh White

Josh White

Senior Pastor

Brent Befus

Brent Befus

Pastor of Discipleship

Steve McFadden

Steve McFadden

Minister of Music

Mike McFadden

Mike McFadden

Youth Pastor

Our Ministry Staff

Elizabeth Brown

Elizabeth Brown

Children's Ministry Director

Angie Brey

Church Business Coordinator

Our Elder Board

Dan Rachoy

Dan Rachoy

Board Chairman

Matt Brey

Matt Brey

Board Vice Chairman

Nathan Kinkead

Nathan Kinkead

Board Secretary

Mike Thompson

Board Treasurer

Adam Skelley

Adam Skelley

Board Member

Collin Brown

Collin Brown

Board Member

Travis Sanders

Travis Sanders

Board Member

Why We "Do Church"

Has it ever occurred to you that there are several different things people could do with their time besides attending a church service on Sunday Mornings? It has to me. Often!

However, there is a very good reason for people to gather together and “do church”.

The reason why we exist is because we believe this passage of Scripture is true:

2 Corinthians 5:18-20 18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.

… If this is true, and we believe wholeheartedly that it is, it means that there are many other benefits to belonging to a church such as; fellowship with other people, a sense of belonging, building relationships, and having a place to serve.  But what distinguishes a church from any other organized group of people should be the fact that God has given the local church a message to spread, and a mission to fulfill.  We at Grace Bible Church of Phoenix are fully committed to these!

If you are looking for a church that is committed to fulfilling the mission God has given to us, as members of the Body of Christ, feel free to join us!

– Pastor Josh White

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See Our Statement of Faith
  • We believe that the Bible is the Word of God, supernaturally inspired and without error.
  • We believe that God exists eternally in three Persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and that these three are one God.
  • We believe that God is the absolute and sole Creator of the universe.
  • We believe that Jesus Christ in the flesh was both God and man, that He was born of a virgin, that He was crucified as the penalty for our sins and that He was raised bodily from the grave.
  • We believe that Christ made a perfect atonement for sin and that people are saved not by human effort but by simple faith in the work of Christ on the Cross.
  • We believe that a true believer is eternally secure, that he cannot lose his salvation, but that sin can interrupt the joy of his fellowship with God.
  • We believe that the rapture of the church and the Second Coming of Christ will be both personal and pre-millennial.
  • We believe that it should be the goal of every Christian to grow in spiritual maturity through obedience to the Word of God and the indwelling Holy Spirit.
  • We believe that the Holy Spirit is a Person, that He is God and that He possesses all the divine attributes.
  • We believe that the “one baptism” of Ephesians 4:5 is a Divine baptism, which is the work of the Holy Spirit placing us into the Body of Christ at the moment of our salvation.
  • We believe that the Lord’s Supper is a memorial of the body and shed blood of Christ to be observed by Christians until Christ returns.


See Our Full Doctrinal Statement

The BIBLE
We believe the entire Bible verbally inspired of GOD, is completely inerrant in the original writings, and is, when interpreted, dispensationally, of supreme and final authority in faith and life.  (II Tim. 2:15, 3:16-17, II Peter 1:21).
The GODHEAD
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons:  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, (Duet. 6:4, Matt. 28:19, John 14:16-17, 24, II Cor. 13,14, Eph. 4:6, ii Cor. 1:1-3, Phil. 2:9, I Tim. 2:5).

The PERSON OF CHRIST
We believe that Jesus Christ was begotten of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, and is true God and true man.  (Luke 1:35, Romans 1:3-4, Phil. 2:6-9).

TOTAL DEPRAVITY
We believe that the nature of all men from birth is sinful, and that as such, all men are unacceptable to and separated from God.  Romans 3:9-12, Eph. 2:1-3).

REDEMPTION
We believe that because of God’s grace, any sinner can be reconciled to God through belief that the shedding of Christ’s blood fully met God’s righteous standard of death for his sin:  thus, reconciliation is wholly apart from anything undertaken by the sinner.  (Romans 3:24-28, 5:1, 9, Eph. 2:8-9).

ETERNAL SECURITY
We believe that anyone who accepts reconciliation to God is eternally secure in that relationship.  (John 10:27-29, Romans 8:1, 29-34, 38, 39; Eph. 1:3, 14; Phil. 1:6; Col. 3:1-4).

The PERSON AND WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe that the HOLY SPIRIT is a person; the One convicts man of sin and Who regenerates, baptizes, indwells, enlightens and empowers (John 16:8; I Cor. 12: 13; Eph. 1:13, 17, 18; 3:16,; Titus 3:5).

The CHURCH
We believe that the BODY OF CHRIST, the church of the dispensation, began historically with the Apostle Paul before he wrote his first epistle.  (I Cor. 12:13; Eph. 1:22-23; 3:6; I Cor. 12:13, 27cf; Acts 18; Phil. 1:5, 6cf. Acts 16:1; I Thess. 2:14-16cf. Acts 13:45).

GIFTS
We believe that only the gifts of evangelists, pastors and teachers are given to the church today and that all such sign gifts as tongues, prophecies and healings were temporal, and have ceased.  (I Cor. 12:1-31, 13:8-13; Eph. 4:7-16).

WALK
We believe that anyone who accepts reconciliation to God is to yield himself to holiness.  Though the sinful nature is not done away with during his life, every Christian should experience deliverance from the power of sin because of the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit.  (Romans 6:6-14, 8:37, 12:1-3; II Cor. 2:14, 5:18-21, 10:2-5; Gal. 5:16-25; Col. 3:1-3).

The LORD’S SUPPER
We believe that every Christian may partake of the Lord’s Supper until Christ returns.  (I Cor. 11:23-26).

BAPTISM
We believe that anyone who accepts reconciliation to God is baptized by the Holy Spirit into the BODY OF CHRIST, and is thus identified with Christ in His death, burial and resurrection – water baptism is not needed for salvation in God’s spiritual program of this dispensation.  (I Cor. 1:17, 12:13; Romans 6:3-4; Eph. 4:5; Col. 2:12).

RESURRECTION
We believe that as Christ was resurrected from the dead, so too all men who experience physical death will experience bodily resurrection – those who have accepted reconciliation to God will be resurrected to everlasting glory, while those who have rejected reconciliation to God will be resurrected to everlasting punishment.  (Luke 24:39-43; John 5:29; Acts 24:15; I Cor. 15:21 and Rev. 20:11-15).

The RAPTURE
We believe in the imminent, pre-tribulational, catching away, by Christ, the church of this dispensation.  (I Cor. 15:51-53; Phil. 3:20-21; I Thess. 4:13-18).

The STATE OF THE DEAD
We believe that the hope of salvation is offered only to the living; no where does Scripture indicate that reconciliation to God will be offered to the unsaved dead.  (Luke 16:23-28; John 3:36; Romans 1:21-32; Phil. 3:19; Col. 3:6; II Thess. 1:9; Rev. 14:11, 20:14-15).

OUTREACH
We believe that our responsibility to the world is to both proclaim the message of reconciliation and endeavor to make all man see what is the Dispensation of the Mystery.  (I Cor. 15:1-4; II Cor. 5:14-21; Eph. 3:8-9).