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ABOUT US

Grace Baptist Church has been proclaiming the truth of the Bible and the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Emmett, Idaho for over 50 years.

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We are affiliated with Conservative Baptist Northwest - a group of Bible teaching Baptist churches committed to covenant community.  You can learn more about Conservative Baptist Northwest at churchventurenw.com. Conservative Baptist Northwest has changed their name to Church Venture Northwest.

LEADERSHIP

Chris Abrahamsen
PASTOR

Chris and his wife Tracy married in 1985 and moved to Emmett in 2018.  Chris worked as an electrical engineer for 32 years before retiring in 2017.  Before moving to Idaho, Chris served as a lay elder/pastor at Cow Creek Community Church in Palo Cedro, CA, for 20 years and has been the pastor at GBC since 2021.  Chris enjoys outdoor activities, woodworking, and reading.  Chris and Tracy have two children and eight grandchildren.

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Mike Darling
DEACON

Mike invited Christ into his heart and life at the age of ten. Mike and his wife Becky met at Shasta Bible College and married in 1981. He worked in law enforcement as a crime scene investigator and retired in 2017. Becky and Mike moved to Emmett in 2018 and in 2020 Mike started working part time for a municipal police department. Prior to moving to Emmett, Mike has served as an elder, as an AWANA commander and as a youth pastor. Mike enjoys a variety of outdoor hobbies including fishing, shooting, welding and woodworking. Mike and Becky have 5 children and 6 grandchildren.

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Jesse Busse
DEACON

Jesse and his wife, Kathy, have had series of adventures since their marriage in 1985, many of which involve their two children and their children’s spouses.  Jesse and Kathy met at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny Iowa.  Jesse and Kathy have had a lot of experience as do-it-yourselfers by renovating houses and restoring numerous pieces of furniture.  Over the years Jesse served in various capacities in different churches.  Jesse had a 32-year long adventure teaching high school math and science (mostly chemistry) in Omaha, Nebraska.  After retiring from teaching in 2020 God led Jesse and Kathy to Emmett Idaho where their adventures continue with another fixer-upper to renovate and with the addition of a grandchild to the family.

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WHAT WE BELIEVE

1.   We believe the Holy Bible as originally written to be the inspired Word of God.
2.   We believe in the one triune God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
3.   We believe the Holy Spirit works within the life of a believer to bring about sanctification.
4.   We believe in the personality of Satan and his eternal judgment in the lake of fire.
5.   We believe man was created in the image of God.
6.   We believe man has inherited the sin of Adam resulting in physical and spiritual death.
7.   We believe in the virgin birth of Jesus and that he is the Son of God.
8.   We believe salvation is by the grace of God through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus. Click here for The Gospel.
9.   We believe one must be born again by the power of the Holy Spirit in order to be saved.
10. We believe in justification by faith alone when one receives Jesus Christ as Personal Savior.
11. We believe in Baptism by immersion as a public expression of faith.
12. We believe communion is the commemoration of Jesus’s death until he returns.
13. We believe in the bodily resurrection.
14. We believe in the Second Coming of Christ.
15. We believe in the Millennial Reign of Christ.
16. We believe in progressive sanctification by the power of the Holy Spirit in the hearts of believers.
17. We believe in sacred marriage as the union of one man and one woman as created by God.

ADDRESS

​Grace Baptist Church

861 Long View Drive

Emmett, ID 83617

208-365-5116

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