Grand Strand Baptist Church

OUR HISTORY:

The Arab oil embargo of the early seventies led to the discovery of the sand and surf along the Grand Strand to thousands of people who had been making the long drive to Florida. Once the Grand Strand was discovered, a population explosion followed. The sudden population growth along with the social and moral conditions of the seventies led our founding pastor, Dr. Freddie M. Young, to have a real burden to establish a Baptist Church on the Grand Strand.

Our first services were held on Wednesday night, April 2, 1975, in a rented warehouse, off Highway 501 in the Myrtle Beach Industrial Park. It is really hard to put into words the spiritual experience everyone enjoyed. There was a reality of seeing history in the making, and the belief that God was going to move in a mighty way upon the hearts of people.

Before the close of the first year, there were over two hundred professions of faith, three hundred had joined the membership, and fifty four people had been baptized. On the first anniversary of our first meeting, April 4,1976, a world record for Sunday School was set of one meeting, April 4,1976, of one thousand, five hundred fifty nine. The entire community supported our efforts and the record was set. That day we had over a thousand people visit with over six hundred coming on buses.

Today, Myrtle Beach is experiencing a greater population explosion than the one of the seventies. God has placed our church in the heart of the area where there is the greatest projected growth. The Lord has opened a tremendous door of opportunity for our church to provide ministry in our ever expanding community. It is our desire to be prepared with affective leadership and ministry as we move into the twenty first century.

Grand Strand is looking toward the future with hope and excitement! We are in the process of expanding our Family Ministry facilities to include a brand new building, with the newest technology, construction, and a full scale auditorium. This building will be for the Children and Youth department's. At Grand Strand we hold true to the fact that children are our future, and we want to give them the best of everything possible, while they attend church and grow to love Jesus.

WHAT WE BELIEVE:
We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are verbally inspired of God, that they are without error in the original writings, that they have been Divinely preserved down through the ages, and that they are our only supreme and final authority for faith and life.

We believe in one God, the creator and sustainer of the universe, who is eternally existent in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

We believe in the Deity of Jesus Christ, His virgin birth, His sinless life, His death on the Cross to pay for our sins, His bodily resurrec­tion, His exaltation at God's right hand, His personal, His imminent, and His pre-tribulation rapture of the Church, the Bride of Christ.

We believe that all men have sinned and are therefore guilty before God and are under His condemnation.

We believe that all who by faith receive Jesus Christ are born again of the Holy Spirit, therefore children of God and eternally saved, and that the Holy Spirit dwells within every believer to enlighten, guide and enable him in life, testimony, and service.

We believe that God gives spiritual gifts to all believers for the building up of the body of Christ, His Church. Therefore, when the local church assembles our Lord manifests Himself though the spiritual gifts dwelling in the hearts of each individual believer.

We believe that all spiritual gifts are given for the edifying of the Body of Christ, and that they are not given for the glorification of man.

We believe that God answers the prayers of His people and meets their needs according to His purpose.

We believe in the bodily resurrection of the just and unjust, the everlasting blessedness of the saved in Glory, and the everlasting conscious punishment of the lost in hell.

We believe everyone needs Jesus.
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OUR CHURCH STAFF:
Dr. Freddie M. Young, Senior Pastor
Rev. Jerry Pelfrey, Minister of Music/Associate Pastor

Rev. Shay Godwin, Student Pastor
Rev. Dave Taylor, Small Groups/Discipleship Pastor

Mrs. Karen Hucks, Office Manager/Financial Secretary
Mrs. Lois Clardy, Publications Secretary
Mrs. Tammy Sims, Receptionist/Data Entry Clerk

Mr. Charlie Kay, Custodian
Mr. Tommy Hucks, Maintenance