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WORD OF GRACE STUDIES

At Word of Grace Studies Church in Monroe, WA, we offer family-friendly, Bible-based teaching grounded in accurate Scripture, emphasizing salvation by grace through faith, spiritual growth, and strong Christian unity through sound doctrine. Join us for sound Biblical teaching that brings believers into the oneness of faith.

SUNDAY SERVICE TIMES

9:45 AM Early Morning Service

11:00 AM Sunday Main Service

WEEKDAY CLASSES

Thursday 6:00-8:00 PM  Evening School of the Bible

Saturday 9:00 AM  Bible Study

Saturday 10:30 AM  Biblical Greek

SALVATION BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH

Salvation is by grace (God’s attitude whereby He gives a benefit without consideration of merit) through faith (taking God at His Word) by believing that Christ died for your sins, was buried, and rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures.(1 Corinthians 15:3,4).

LIVING OUT FROM FAITH

For I delivered unto you at first that which also I received, that Christ died on behalf of our sins according to the Scriptures and […]

The Church (The Assembly belonging to God)

The Church

The Church is made up of those who are in the body of Christ¹. The Church began on the Day of Pentecost². The Church is only for those who are of the Dispensation of Grace³. Christ is the Head and the saints are the Body⁴. Through the Church, God shows to the principalities and powers His manifold wisdom⁵.

The Purpose of the Local Church

A quality of the body of Christ is represented in the gathering together of the saints. The purpose of the assembling of the saints in a local church is to teach, and edify the saints⁶. Each local church body is autonomous in its daily affairs⁷.

Membership in the Local Church

Only those who base their salvation on Christ’s death for their sins and resurrection from the dead three days later and have been baptized (immersed) in water are eligible to become members of a local church

Leadership Positions in the Local Church:

Bishop

The Bishop or Pastor is a male who has been given the Spiritual gift of pastor even teacher gift and qualifies according to Scripture for the office⁸. This position is to guide, feed and guard the local assembly. The leadership of the Bishop is solely in the realm of teaching and therefore has no right to govern over the local church