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New Sanctuary & Parsonage 1960’s: The current sanctuary was built under the
direction of Rev. Clifford Bolton. In 1964 an additional parcel of land was purchased
for $400.00 and used for the church parsonage, a house that was moved from an
old mining camp. In the early 1980’s, brick was added to the parsonage and it
has since been remodeled and used to house ministers and other tenants.
The church really modernized in 1969 when it purchased its first air conditioner,
then again in 1974 when it added cushions to the pews.
1980’s: The fellowship hall, actually another small church building and one-time movie
theater, was purchased and attached to the back of the sanctuary and remodeled
in the early 1980’s. The Baptistery was soon added and was first used on June
6th, 1982.
1990’s: For the first 52 years our church never had a paved parking lot, until God blessed
us with the funds to pave it in 1996. The same year the church purchased an eye-catching
sign that shares inspirational messages and announces church events to hundreds
of daily drivers on Highway 269.
The youth Sunday School classroom, a former lunch room for coal miners, was donated
to the church in 1999. It was originally used as a storage building, then converted
into a very nice classroom.
In 2001, GFGC purchased 7 acres of land for $25,000 as the future home of our
new Sanctuary. Currently we are raising funds in order to build.
Praise God for our new church bus!