GT a Church without Walls

Too often walls exist in society, business and neighborhoods.  These walls divide, exclude, isolate and limit us.  In churches they can cripple the expression of GOD’s Love.  We are doing everything possible to tear those walls down!

A Church without walls

Walls take the form of outdated philosophies, rigid rules, irrelevant habits, empty ceremonies, and restrictive hierarchies.  We reject these walls.  GT has a single focus:  JESUS. He brings freedom from these walls.  HE is the one who links us together — no matter what.  HE is the one who unifies us — in spite of real differences.  He is the one that gives us common ground.  We believe that the New Testament Book of Ephesians chapter 2 verse 14 is vital to understanding HIS great ability to tear down walls.

A Church without walls

Our vision is to build a church that is Black, White, Asian,  Latin, rich, poor, educated, uneducated, young & old – because this is what we believe heaven will look like. In a church without walls things like doubt, political difference, social standing and race don’t manipulate us.  In a church without walls there is acceptance of the fact that GOD loves us no matter what!

A Church without walls

People are real & their hurts are real.  Their loneliness is real.  Their need is real.  These things keep us divided.  For nearly 100 years we this church has been working to help people to overcome these real blockages. We have a long record of acceptance and diversity.   For instance,

• Women have been in leadership since 1913.  Our founding pastor and his wife called themselves “Co-Pastors” and shared leadership
• Racial diversity has been welcome since the 1930s, while much of the country still exercised segregation.
• Outward Facing has been a foundation stone of GT.  In our history 100’s of workers in and out of the USA have made a difference and rejected walls that often exclude so many and the trap of  self-absorption.

GT, right now, is touching people in places from Trinidad to Thailand to Tanzania to the streets of San Francisco and our own 1 year live-in Discipleship Program.  How?  We respond in 2 ways.

First, we go and help these people face-to-face and hands-on. [Another GT trip to Africa is planned in 2010].

Secondly, we help by consistently giving to solid, accountable organizations that are already established in those countries.  GT’s impact can be seen in feeding programs, orphanages, schools, even programs that bring water to thirsty villages and more.  So, we direct up to 20% of every dollar GT receives to specific projects outside  GT believing that JESUS taught us to Live Beyond ourselves.

The two videos below are of a regular meetings @ GT.

Bring It On from Forrest Beiser on Vimeo.

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