Our Mission

PURPOSE: Why do we exist?

Grace Church of Marin exists to make the Gospel of Jesus Christ known in Marin County and, through it, the world.

VISION: What do we hope to accomplish?

We seek to tell and embody the transforming story of the historic Christian faith — a story of mercy, peace, and hope — that brings about changed lives, social healing, and cultural renewal in Marin.

MISSION: What will make our vision a reality?

God Exalting
We seek to honor God for all of his worth by crafting worship services that are both rooted in Scripture and the historic Christian faith and relevant to Marin; that are both edifying to the committed worshiper and engaging to the curious and skeptical seeker; that are both excellently prepared and dependently postured on God’s living Spirit.

Miracle Working
We seek to form partnerships with social service providers in order to create opportunities to extend both mercy and social justice to those who are hurting and disadvantaged in Marin. The extension of our service will seek to restore the weak (compassion), to re-neighbor our divided neighborhoods (community), to reclaim God’s heart for his creation (conservation), and to redeem our experiences with goodness, beauty, and truth (culture).

Story Telling
We seek to boldly and humbly posture ourselves to Marin—through organic and intentional relationships with our neighbors, colleagues, and friends with whom we live, work, and play—in a way that will help the curious and skeptical seeker feel intrigued, invited, and included in various venues for conversation and discussion about Christianity.

Community Building
We seek to create a welcoming and vibrant community by developing dynamic gatherings in which people can discover and practice Christianity, cultivate meaningful and supportive relationships, and receive pastoral care. Through these experiences and relationships we seek to mobilize people to serve, train new leaders, multiply our community presence, and promote Christian ethics in the marketplace in order to cast a broad net of love over our county.

Church Shaping
We seek to teach the Scriptures, offer the Sacraments (Baptism and Communion), and superintend the governance of our church in an intelligible and compelling manner that exalts God, edifies the committed worshiper, and engages the curious and skeptical seeker.

Kingdom Expanding
We seek to build relationships with existing churches and develop new churches in order that the Bay Area would enjoy more of God’s mercy, peace, and hope.