Our Mission & Vision
We are a Christ centred community of believers in the one, true, risen Savior…Jesus Christ.
Grace Bible Church came into existence in 2007 when two local churches merged to become one. Now as a member of the Evangelical Free Church of Canada, we are a diverse group of people that simply want to live so that God would be honoured and glorified by all we do.
As a family focused church, we intentionally work at growing Christ centred families as we prepare people to start their own Christ centred walk with the Lord. A healthy family enjoys spending time together; to worship the Lord, to have fun and to enjoy life together.
We would love to meet you and introduce you to the family of Grace Bible Church. Come out on Sunday and prepare to be blessed!
Our Staff Team:
Our staff team recognizes the authority of God, and realizes that we are shepherds who serve under the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ. We desire to devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word. Our passion and goal is to equip the believers for the work of the ministry until we all attain maturity in the fullness of Christ.
Pastor Pat Stich ~ Lead Pastor
Pastor Pat, his wife Jenette and their now three grown sons, came to Grace Bible Church in September 2013. Pastor Pat has been a part of the Evangelical Free Church of Canada since 1994. Email Pastor Pat directly at Pat@gbcvernon.ca.
Pastor Jerad Braun ~ Family Life Pastor
Jerad, his wife Kalee and their family came to Grace Bible Church in February 2015. Serving as the Family Life pastor, Jerad is passionate about equipping families to train up their children to love and honor the Lord God and to teach them about making a life time commitment to serve Christ Jesus. Email Pastor Jerad directly at Jerad@gbcvernon.ca
Debra Holbrook Church Administrator
Deb and her husband Allan came to GBC in July of 2013. Deb brings her love and gifting of administration to a busy position in an active and growing church. It is her desire to be able to support the leadership in all areas of ministry work in the church and to help people realize and utilize their gifts and talents for the Lord. Email Debra directly at Debra@gbcvernon.ca or the main church email of Office@gbcvernon.ca
Christine Beriault Children’s Ministry Director
Christine has always enjoyed educating children ~ especially chronologically through the Bible. She enjoys teaching essential doctrines and apologetics and Bible stories. Christine taught for 7 years at the Vernon Christian School and 4 years at Emmanuel Baptist church. During that time, she complete her masters in Christian leadership. Establishing and directing kids ministries gives Christine energy! Christine says “God has been so merciful and good to include me in His work.” Email Christine directly at Christine@gbcvernon.ca
Susana Poettcker Church Janitor
Susana is married, has two children and lives in Armstrong, BC
They moved to BC from Alberta in 2017. Susana loves spending time with her children and skiing or going to the beach and camping with the family.
They moved to BC from Alberta in 2017. Susana loves spending time with her children and skiing or going to the beach and camping with the family.
Susana filled in for our former janitor whenever he went on vacation but, has now just recently joined the team on a permanent basis in July 2024.
What we believe:
Grace Bible Church is a member of the Evangelical Free Church of Canada. As such, we have adopted their Constitution however, we do have our own bylaws that fit with our style and flavor of worship and ministry. Please click on the link above to download our full Constitution and Bylaws that help govern us.