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GRACE ASSEMBLY CHURCH
Pastor and Mrs. David Hintz, Sr.
Leavenworth, Kansas
In
July of 1998, Pastor and Mrs. David Hintz were asked
to have some Bible studies. They opened their home
and began with five people. God showed His
approval by beginning to add to the meeting, and
pouring out of His Spirit. The attendance began to
grow until they were forced to move out of their
home in to a store-front building that they
rented. The attendance continued to grow. And
while in the store-front eight to ten people
accepted the Lord as their Savior; and many received
physical healing and the attendance grew to around
thirty people. God brought in several from the
Nazarene background, Baptist, and others who were
hungry for the Word of God.
They began praying that God would open up a place
where they could either build a new church, or buy
a building and fix it up. A couple who attended
the meeting at that time, but later retired from
work and moved to Hawaii, deeded 2 ˝ acres of land
to the Grace Assembly Church. As the saints began
to pray and ask God for guidance, plans were made to
begin building on that acreage. The Full Gospel
Grace Fellowship was a great blessing in their
giving financially to help with the completion of
the church building, along with their prayers and
encouragement. Pastor David Hintz and two men of
the meeting began the process of building the
church.
A
church in the Kansas City area gave thirty oak
padded pews. Others outside the meeting began
donating items to the church. We had our first
Sunday meeting on Sunday, the 23rd of
August 2009. We were blessed when the City of
Leavenworth finally gave us the ‘certificate of
occupancy.’ The first Sunday the congregation held
their meeting in the new church, the Lord began
pouring out of His Spirit; and after the ministering
of the Word of God, a young man came forward and
accepted the Lord as Savior. What a precious way
God gave to open this new Grace meeting. On October
17, 2009, the church had a dedication service.
Around ninety attended the meeting. Saints came
from Oklahoma, Denver, Nebraska, Kansas and
Missouri. A number of the pastors and their wives
were with us for this dedication service; including
David Hintz, Jr. and his wife Grace Ann.
On
Sunday morning the 18th of October, 2009,
Pastor and Mrs. Hintz were blessed having their son
David to speak for them in the 10:00 A.M. service;
and in the 11:00 A.M. service Brother Dean Stafford
spoke. Since the opening of the doors at this new
location, around ten new people have started
attending the services. We praise God for His
blessing on the church and for all those who were a
part of the accomplished work. Our vision is to see
the meeting continue to grow, souls saved and
prepared to be in the Bride of Christ, and made
ready for His soon returning.
---Pastor and Mrs. David Hintz, Sr.
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