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Here we will tell the story of the beginnings of our church and how we became what we are today.

Grace Family Ministries as it appears today.
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1968     Rev. Ed and Eileen Marsh received a charter from the International Pentecostal Holiness Church, which established the Ladson Pentecostal Holiness Church in Ladson, South Carolina.

May 1973     Rev. Ed and Eileen Marsh were accepted a position at a church with the Methodist Church and departed the Ladson Pentecostal Holiness Church the same month.

July 4, 1973    Rev. Jack and Loretta Odom accepted the pastorate of the Ladson Pentecostal Holiness Church.

June 3, 1994    Grace Family Worship Center / Ladson Pentecostal Holiness Church received approval to merge together and to have Rev. Randy and Joy Wade, from St. Louis, to become Pastors of the church.

June 11, 1994   The remodeling of the Parsonage began.

June 25, 1994    Rev. Jack and Loretta Odom departed the Ladson Pentecostal Holiness Church after 21 years of faithful service.

June 26, 1994    Rev. Randy O. Wade was licensed with the International Pentecostal Holiness Church and accepted Pastorate of Ladson PH Church.

July 6, 1994    Ladson Pentecostal Holiness Church / Grace Family Worship Center sent a letter to the South Carolina Pentecostal Holiness Conference [Rev. Mark Potter, Residing][Bishop B.E. Underwood, Residing], to officially change the name of our church to Grace Family Worship Center.

September 15, 1994    Remodeling of the inside of the parsonage was completed.  Some remodeling to the church was also taking place, with major work being done on the Christian Education wing.

October 1, 1994    Officially started the Sunday School program.  The first teachers were:  Joy Wade, Joy El Gainey, Leesa Hindman, and Sylvia Hyman.

December 14, 1994    Earl and Taffie Chapman donated the money to have the entire church recarpeted.

December 20, 1994    Grace Family Worship Center held its first Christmas Play.

December 31, 1994     Grace Family Worship Center's first New Year's Eve watch night service was held.

 

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Grace Family Ministries
PO Box 749 ~ 9802 Hwy. 78
Ladson, SC  29456
(843) 553-8757