Our History

In 1989, a group of friends with a vision to plant a new church moved to San Antonio from Lubbock, Texas. It was in a Great Commission church in Lubbock that God knit together a team that consisted of families, students and working singles. Shortly after arriving, Grace Community Church was officially established and began meeting in homes. Soon, a conference room at a nearby La Quinta Inn became home base for two years and the Grace Community Church family grew quickly.

 It was not long before the need for a larger meeting place became evident. Through a series of incredible events the building at 701 Kitty Hawk Rd., plus two acres of property, were purchased in August 1991. We first met in the front section of the building, with Sunday school classes upstairs and in the warehouse. By January 1992, we needed to move to the warehouse for our large group meetings to accommodate the growth. Throughout 1992 we pushed our warehouse partitions farther and farther back to make room for the special people God brought, and continues to bring, to Grace.

 Those within this family remain committed to the clear presentation of Christ as Lord and Savior, one who is actively involved in the hearts of people today. Our heart is to never have a building, program, or person that ever supersedes this ultimate purpose.

 It is often stated at Grace that we are   committed to continuing the only thing that counts : faith in Christ expressing itself through love. Grace seeks to be a place of acceptance, support, and encouragement. Our primary purpose is to reach Universal City, San Antonio, and eventually the world with the good news of the Jesus Christ. Our desire is for God to use our ministry to make genuine inroads into the lives of those in our community. We look forward to the day when hurting and needy people will look with confidence to God and His church for answers that make a difference.

Grace Community Church is an independent, self-governing local church that functions in association with the Great Commission Association (GCA) because of our similar goals and the strength of  working together with other churches in unity. As a sign of our commitment, we voluntarily give contributions to the GCA.