Graceway Community Church
Middletown RI

02842

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Who we are

A Christ centered community built upon the pillars of Scripture, Partnership, Sharing meals, and Prayer. (Acts 2:42)

Our Mission

Teach, Train and Equip People to Love One Another.

The Kingdom of heaven is an ever expanding influence in our world. As the prophet Isaiah said, "of the increase there shall be no end." We believe that as Christ has come into our heart, it continues to expand and we have now become active participants in this ever increasing influence. Jesus compared His Kingdom to a little measure of yeast that was mixed into the entire batch of dough, and the whole batch was changed!

We embrace this ever increasing influence of Christ, knowing that everything it touches is transformed. As our knowledge and relationship with Jesus deepens, our mission is to help others experience the same thing. We love watching the power and love of God transform lives before our very eyes!

​Our Vision is Transformation

Anything that God touches changes. As we live out our mission in the power of the Holy Spirit and partnership with one another, we see transformation.

​In Practice

One of the ways we embark in our mission is how we gather for worship. Rather than a more traditional approach, our desire is to bring our fellowship into spaces where those whom we have a burden to reach, become our neighbors. In this way, we can actively "mix in" the influence of the Kingdom by sharing Jesus' love as a church. We call these gatherings mobile church, because they are based on the four simple pillars found in Scripture, and can be practiced anywhere and in various ways.

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Graceway Community Church
215 Forest Ave
Middletown, RI 02842
United States
Phone: 401-846-1552
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Adam Fagan-Kela
Adam Fagan-Kela
Elder
215 Forest Ave
Middletown, RI 02842
United States
Phone: 401-846-1552
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Adam currently resides in Portsmouth, RI with his wife Heather and two children Harrison and Adeline. The Fagan-Kela family have been attending Graceway Community Church since Feb 2018. Adam is passionate about the Gospel and sharing its message of redemption and grace through the work of Jesus Christ. Adam enjoys defending his championship title in Mario Kart with his family during their leisure time.   Edit
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Manny Alves, Elder
Edward Pichette, Elder
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Graceway Community Church Service Times

1st Sundays: All Church Reunion Service
10AM ~ 215 Forest Ave. Middletown, RI, 02842

Every Wednesday: All Church Listening Prayer
6:30PM ~ 215 Forest Ave. Middletown

​All other Sundays: Mobile Church Gathering
Newport: 10AM ~ Pond Ave.

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Graceway Community Church History

Graceway Community Church was established in 1952 by a small group of military men. For decades the church was largely transitory, and struggled to gain lasting momentum. Petitions were made to affiliate churches for financial and spiritual aid, and this type of support is what kept the church afloat for sixty six years.

​In 2018 the leadership of Graceway began to discern a change taking place in the church. One of the words given by the Spirit of God to an intercessor was, “A new day is dawning at Graceway Church.” It was not clear what to expect because this was the beginning of a journey into the unknown. While confirmations were abundant that God was leading the way, the only thing that was clear was the way that church had always been practiced up until now, was no longer what God wanted to do in this community. The instruction was the same as that given to Moses in the wilderness, to follow God in the cloud and “stay in the fog.”

​The Lord guided through a series of phases, beginning with a call to order in the leadership structure, followed by the declaration of a church replant in the end of 2018, sixty six years after Graceway’s original inception. The Spirit of God then carried the church along in pursuit of deeper community, both with Him and one another. With a renewed focus on the church in Acts, Graceway was rediscovering the richness and simplicity of the pillars of the early church. Through the trial and error of experimentation, the Lord continued to work in the hearts of the people, deepening our understanding and giving us a new perspective, His perspective. In early 2020, the elders prepared to shift how we would gather as a church, and initiated what was called Home Church. By the end of that year, Graceway had transitioned to a network of Home Churches.

As new levels of community were being discovered, another phase of our journey was being revealed. This phase brought an emphasis on what it really means to be and make disciples. Drawn from the teachings in Scripture, the elders articulated a simple and common definition of a disciple: A disciple is a person who has made a Decision for relationship with Jesus Christ, is Immersed in Christian community, prioritizes Jesus’ Teachings, and practices Obedience. The church pursued these practices and continued to develop. After two years of meeting in Home Churches, the journey through the wilderness “following the cloud” was coming to a close. The Lord had been faithful to guide and provide through all five years of wilderness; and in 2022, the elders began to sense that Graceway was nearing the end of the journey from what was, now entering into what would become.

The book of Joshua tells of how he and the Israelites approached the Jordan River and had to cross over to enter their inheritance. This was the word over Graceway at this phase, a time of crossing over. Entering the new land brought new implications, and this was revealed before the people even crossed the Jordan into it. God called forth the priests to step into the water before he would reveal the miracle. Once they took those steps and got their feet wet, the waters parted and the nation crossed on dry ground. And finally as they entered the land, it was their responsibility to possess it. Their mission had only just begun.

​For Graceway to cross over into the new place that God wanted to take the church, two final steps were required: a repositioning of the leadership and a shift in focus. On May 1, 2022, the structure of Graceway’s leadership was formally changed from a pastor led church to an elder led church. Pastor Ed Pichette who served as the pastor from January 2018 through present day, was commissioned from Graceway to serve in a regional role in the Church of Rhode Island and surrounding regions. With this commissioning, the structure of a single pastor leading the congregation of Graceway was removed, and the community of elders were now commissioned to lead at this capacity together. With the new commission, Pastor Ed Pichette maintained his role as one among the collective of elders that would now oversee God’s church together. The community of elders that now lead Graceway are built on the leadership structure given by Jesus in Ephesians 4. As each leader is given their place, the church is able to thrive and expand in accordance with God’s design.

Around this same time, the elders discerned that the Home Churches were called to be more than just discipleship groups. As Graceway crossed over into the new era, these groups needed to become more missional, with an emphasis on both discipleship and gospel sharing. Home Churches were reinvisioned and established on the pillars found in the early church, namely: scripture, partnership, sharing meals, and prayer. These groups were deemed as mobile churches, with simple and adaptable expressions that fit any setting.

In the same way that Joshua marked Israel’s crossing over experience, these stones “serve as a sign among you. In the future, when your children ask you, ‘What do these stones mean?’” We will tell them the story of how God faithfully led Graceway from what it began as in 1952, for seventy years, all the way into the new era, which began in 2022.

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Question: Where is Graceway Community Church located?
Answer: Graceway Community Church is located at 215 Forest Ave, Middletown, Rhode Island.

Question: Who is Graceway Community Church's pastor?
Answer: Graceway Community Church's pastor is Adam Fagan-Kela.

Question: What time is service at Graceway Community Church?
Answer: 1st Sundays: All Church Reunion Service 10AM ~ 215 Forest Ave. Middletown, RI, 02842 Every Wednesday: All Church Listening Prayer 6:30PM ~ 215 Forest Ave. Middletown ​All other Sundays: Mobile Church Gathering Newport: 10AM ~ Pond Ave.

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Answer: https://www.facebook.com/gracewayri

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Answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSjQKTPIrQs

Question: What is Graceway Community Church's website?
Answer: https://www.gracewayri.org/

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Answer: Graceway Community Church belongs to Pentecostal denomination and is affiliated with .

The power of Christian prayer I want to know Thee
Father, I want to know Thee, but my coward heart fears to give up its toys. I cannot part with them without inward bleeding, and I do not try to hide from Thee the terror of the parting. I come trembling, but I do come. Please root from my heart all those things which I have cherished so long and which have become a very part of my living self, so that Thou mayest enter and dwell there without a rival. Then shalt Thou make the place of Thy feet glorious. Then shall my heart have no need of the sun to shine in it, for Thyself wilt be the light of it, and there shall be no night there. In Jesus Name, Amen.
Graceway Community Church listing was last updated on the 3rd of November, 2023
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