Pastor's Message

We have been created by God to call, equip, and send disciples of Jesus Christ into the East Side of Detroit, Southeastern Michigan, and all the world.  
"Thankful for the past, engaged with the present, looking toward the future, and trusting God with all of them."  This is what I often to say to friends from other regions who ask me, "How is your church doing?"

There is no doubt that those of us who worship at GPMC are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, as the writer of the letter to the Hebrews declares. The thousands of saints who went before us at GPMC left us with a rich heritage of service and a beautiful space in which to worship.

Yet our forebearers did not leave us this legacy as a keepsake to treasure for our own benefit. The faith of past and present GPMC members has always been an active and living one, calling us to engage with the world around us.  It is with this in mind that I have crafted an informal mission and vision statement for GPMC based on the commitment that I see in our current members.

     As a Christian community of faith, we have been created by God to call, equip, and send            disciples of Jesus Christ into the East Side of Detroit, Southeastern Michigan, and all the            world.

     Disciples are equipped when God enables their faith to grow when
          Go deeper in faih, knowledge, and practice.
          Reach out to serve others
          Open themselves to connections in Christ
          Worship together regularly

     We will know we are GROWing in faith when we are a community of faith when
          Every member feels called to be a minister
          Our community knows us to be a place of welcome and love
          And our long-distressed region knows itself blessed by a life-sharing witnss to                           Resurrection-life in Jesus Christ.

I give thanks for the band of believers at GPMC who make this mission and vision a reality at GPMC and at home.