GraceBaptistChurchBlueBellBook

 Hi, as many of you know I'm working on a book about Grace Baptist Church.  If I haven't yet interviewed you, and you'd like to share your thoughts and memories about the church, please contact me at gbcprayerwarriors@gmail.com.  When I began my research for the book, I started by looking over the materials at the church.  I found previous histories, the last being done about 30 years ago.  These histories reviewed how we started in 1872 as a mission, grew into a tent, and then a building, and then a massive church--at one time the largest Protestant church in America.  That building is today part of Temple University, its fine arts and performing center.  The histories would talk about previous ministers, our locations, etc.  What I was really curious about at times was the people of the church.  What were those original few that started the mission like?  What were they thinking?  What were the times like?  I've still not determined what the final output or outputs of