Greater Framingham Community Church
Framingham MA
01702
Who we are
Who We Are
GFCC Description
Greater Framingham Community Church is an interdenominational Christian church, founded in 1972. The church was organized to meet the needs of suburbanites who desired a Black religious experience. Currently the church is the largest predominantly African-American church in the Metrowest area with a congregation that draws from African, Caribbean, and European cultures. The church offers a full array of worship, fellowship, educational, and Bible study opportunities
Programs and Opportunities include:
Martin Luther King Day observance Youth Fellowship Cultural Programs Educational Programs Community Outreach Tutorial Programs for Youth Outreach to prisoners Assistance to the needy and homeless Scholarships
GFCC Vision and Mission
Vision
To become true and faithful servants of GOD, to faithfully spread the Gospel to ALL Humankind throughout the Community, Nation and the World.
Mission
To build and develop Christian maturity in a spiritually enriching environment.
To present mature Christians in Christ in the world worthy of our call as Christians.
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GFCC Description
Greater Framingham Community Church is an interdenominational Christian church, founded in 1972. The church was organized to meet the needs of suburbanites who desired a Black religious experience. Currently the church is the largest predominantly African-American church in the Metrowest area with a congregation that draws from African, Caribbean, and European cultures. The church offers a full array of worship, fellowship, educational, and Bible study opportunities
Programs and Opportunities include:
Martin Luther King Day observance Youth Fellowship Cultural Programs Educational Programs Community Outreach Tutorial Programs for Youth Outreach to prisoners Assistance to the needy and homeless Scholarships
GFCC Vision and Mission
Vision
To become true and faithful servants of GOD, to faithfully spread the Gospel to ALL Humankind throughout the Community, Nation and the World.
Mission
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Church Website
Greater Framingham Community Church on Social Media
Leadership
Leader Name:
Rev. Dr. J. Anthony Lloyd Â
Leader Position:
Pastor Â
Phone:
Leader Email:
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Administration
Admin Name:
Lesli Howard Â
Admin Position:
Church Administrator Â
Phone:
Fax:
(508) 626-0506 Â
Admin Email:
Click here to contact Lesli Howard Â
Mailing Address
Box 629
Framingham, MA
01704 Â
Framingham, MA
01704 Â
Greater Framingham Community Church Service Times
Worship Services
We hold worship services at 10:00am on Sundays. Worship services are also held on the following occasions:
Ash Wednesday
Christmas Eve
New Year's Eve
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We hold worship services at 10:00am on Sundays. Worship services are also held on the following occasions:
Ash Wednesday
Christmas Eve
New Year's Eve
It's been more than 6 years since the last service times update. Please make sure to contact the church to confirm service times.
Please contact the church to confirm Service Times or SUBSCRIBE to updates below
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Greater Framingham Community Church History
History of GFCC
Greater Framingham Community Church is an interdenominational Christian church that was founded in 1972. It was organized to meet the needs of suburbanites who desired an African American religious experience. Considering itself as an extended Christian family, the church functions in many ways as the only immediate family, outside the primary group, for its largely transplanted membership. Today the church is the largest predominantly Black church in the Metrowest area with a congregation that draws from African, Caribbean, and European cultures.
This interdenominational church is governed by a twelve member Church Council which is the policy making and executive body of the congregation. The Reverend Dr. Cameron Byrd, a United Church of Christ minister, was called in 1973 to serve as its first pastor and provided spiritual oversight for the early development of the church until called to Washington, DC in 1978. He was succeeded in 1979 by the late Reverend Harold G. Ross, Jr, a Baptist minister, who served until the Spring of 1990. While a nationwide search was conducted for a successor, the Reverend Percy Garrett, Jr. assisted the church. In April 1992, the Reverend Dr. J. Anthony Lloyd, a Baptist minister and Associate Dean of Students at Gordon College, was called to serve as the third pastor. Simultaneously, the church relocated from a leased church building at Edgell Road and Water Street in Framingham, where it held worship services for twenty years, to a building purchased from the Assembly of God Church, located at Hartford and C Streets on the south side of Framingham.
Under Rev Dr J. Anthony Lloyd's leadership, the church has experienced phenomenal growth spiritually and in membership. with a current membership of over 400 households, the church draws individuals and families from the Metro west, Greater Boston areas, as well as Rhode Island and New Hampshire. In April of 2000, the church moved into it's newly renovated edifice located in downtown Framingham.
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Greater Framingham Community Church is an interdenominational Christian church that was founded in 1972. It was organized to meet the needs of suburbanites who desired an African American religious experience. Considering itself as an extended Christian family, the church functions in many ways as the only immediate family, outside the primary group, for its largely transplanted membership. Today the church is the largest predominantly Black church in the Metrowest area with a congregation that draws from African, Caribbean, and European cultures.
This interdenominational church is governed by a twelve member Church Council which is the policy making and executive body of the congregation. The Reverend Dr. Cameron Byrd, a United Church of Christ minister, was called in 1973 to serve as its first pastor and provided spiritual oversight for the early development of the church until called to Washington, DC in 1978. He was succeeded in 1979 by the late Reverend Harold G. Ross, Jr, a Baptist minister, who served until the Spring of 1990. While a nationwide search was conducted for a successor, the Reverend Percy Garrett, Jr. assisted the church. In April 1992, the Reverend Dr. J. Anthony Lloyd, a Baptist minister and Associate Dean of Students at Gordon College, was called to serve as the third pastor. Simultaneously, the church relocated from a leased church building at Edgell Road and Water Street in Framingham, where it held worship services for twenty years, to a building purchased from the Assembly of God Church, located at Hartford and C Streets on the south side of Framingham.
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"I would rather train twenty men to pray, than a thousand to preach; A minister's highest mission ought to be to teach his people to pray." H. MacGregor
Greater Framingham Community Church listing was last updated on the 1st of August, 2017
