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Grace and Truth Community Church

📍12661 South Dupont Highway, Felton, DE
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3 stances that depart from the denomination

The congregation's own words appear to differ from what its denomination's confession binds. This is an AI reading of the church's public text and may be inaccurate — the quotes below show what it's based on.

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Southern Baptist Convention denies. This congregation affirms.
"rejects — Rejected entirely. Each congregation is autonomous under Christ. There is no priestly class or institutional chain of authority."
Southern Baptist Convention denies. This congregation affirms.
"rejects — The Lord's Supper is an ordinance of remembrance, not a sacrament conveying grace. Christ is present spiritually through faith, but the elements are symbols."
Southern Baptist Convention denies. This congregation affirms.
"rejects — Rejected. Only believers may be baptized. Infant "baptism" is considered unbiblical — no NT command or clear example supports it."
Inherited from denomination

What Southern Baptist Convention teaches

Positions bound by the denomination's confessional standards. This is what the tradition teaches; whether this specific congregation publicly holds each is a separate question — see Statements below.

Confessional standard: 1689 London Baptist Confession

Affirms
Denies
  • Apostolic Successionstandard
    Congregational and presbyterian polity reject the necessity of tactile episcopal succession.
  • Assumption of Marystandard
    Universal Protestant rejection — not attested in Scripture; not received as dogma.
  • Homosexual practice and biblical sexual ethicsSTRONG
    Romans 1:26–27; 1 Corinthians 6:9–10; historic universal Christian teaching.
  • Immaculate ConceptionSTRONG
    Universal Protestant + Orthodox rejection. Orthodox reject on the grounds that they hold prepurification at the Annunciation, not conception.
  • Infant BaptismSTRONG
    Baptist confessions (New Hampshire; BFM 2000 VII); Anabaptist / Schleitheim; Pentecostal fundamentals
  • Perpetual Virginity of Marystandard
    Natural reading of Matthew 13:55–56 (brothers of Jesus); typical modern Baptist / evangelical position.
  • Real Presencestandard
    Memorialist / Zwinglian view; typical Baptist and Free Church position
  • TransubstantiationSTRONG
    Orthodox reject the Aristotelian metaphysics; Lutherans use 'sacramental union'; 39 Articles Art. XXVIII rejects explicitly; Reformed/Baptist reject substance-change.
  • Women in pastoral / ordained officeSTRONG
    1 Timothy 2:12; 1 Corinthians 14:34; historic apostolic practice.
Wrestles with
  • Pacifism vs. just-warweak
    Default just-war framework — usually unwritten. Inheriting at weak confidence.
In their own words

Statements

statement_of_faith
<!DOCTYPE html> Beliefs &#8211; Grace and Truth Community Church Toggle navigation Home About Us Beliefs Church Life Values Leadership Elders Deacons Resources Sermons Blog Catechism Eternal Life Recommended Visit What To Expect Service Times Directions Connect Card Contact Us Search Close Beliefs Since the dawn of the church, believers have sought to define and clarify core doctrines (beliefs) found in the Scriptures, for the purpose of uniting the church, teaching the church, and protecting the church from error. We at Grace and Truth Community Church (
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<!DOCTYPE html> About Us &#8211; Grace and Truth Community Church Toggle navigation Home About Us Beliefs Church Life Values Leadership Elders Deacons Resources Sermons Blog Catechism Eternal Life Recommended Visit What To Expect Service Times Directions Connect Card Contact Us Search Close About Us Grace and Truth Community Church (GTCC) is a local congregation of baptized believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. Located in central Delaware, GTCC exists by the grace of God, for the glory of God. The Bible teaches that “grace and truth” came through Jesus Chri
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distinctives
<!DOCTYPE html> Values &#8211; Grace and Truth Community Church Toggle navigation Home About Us Beliefs Church Life Values Leadership Elders Deacons Resources Sermons Blog Catechism Eternal Life Recommended Visit What To Expect Service Times Directions Connect Card Contact Us Search Close Values THE SUPREMACY OF CHRIST AND HIS WORD The fountainhead of all is the supremacy of Christ and His Word. The Bible is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice. Therefore, we must continue to make every effort to structure our church according to the
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beliefs
Beliefs &#8211; Grace and Truth Community Church Toggle navigation Home About Us Beliefs Church Life Values Leadership Elders Deacons Resources Sermons Blog Catechism Eternal Life Recommended Visit What To Expect Service Times Directions Connect Card Contact Us Home About The Gospel Statement of faith Leadership Elders Deacons Our Ministries Events Blog Sermons Visit --> --> Search Close Beliefs Since the dawn of the church, believers have sought to define and clarify core doctrines (beliefs) found in the Scriptures, for the purpose of uniting the church, teaching the church, and protecting th
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mission
Values &#8211; Grace and Truth Community Church Toggle navigation Home About Us Beliefs Church Life Values Leadership Elders Deacons Resources Sermons Blog Catechism Eternal Life Recommended Visit What To Expect Service Times Directions Connect Card Contact Us Home About The Gospel Statement of faith Leadership Elders Deacons Our Ministries Events Blog Sermons Visit --> --> Search Close Values THE SUPREMACY OF CHRIST AND HIS WORD The fountainhead of all is the supremacy of Christ and His Word. The Bible is the final authority in all matters of faith and practice. Therefore, we must continue to
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about
About Us &#8211; Grace and Truth Community Church Toggle navigation Home About Us Beliefs Church Life Values Leadership Elders Deacons Resources Sermons Blog Catechism Eternal Life Recommended Visit What To Expect Service Times Directions Connect Card Contact Us Home About The Gospel Statement of faith Leadership Elders Deacons Our Ministries Events Blog Sermons Visit --> --> Search Close About Us Grace and Truth Community Church (GTCC) is a local congregation of baptized believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. Located in central Delaware, GTCC exists by the grace of God, for the glory of God. The
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