SUNDAY

9am and 10:30am

SUNDAY

10:30am

WEDNESDAY

6pm

To transform our neighborhoods, the next generation, and the nations through Jesus Christ.

Our mission statement can be summed up in 3 words:

GATHER

together in united worship and teaching

GROW

in relationship as we follow Jesus

GO

to unleash compassion and share with others

In 1950, several men began a survey in the Lone Star area of New Albany, and the results of that survey led to renting a former donut shop on Charlestown Road for church services. Beechmont Baptist Church in Louisville assumed sponsorship of Graceland Baptist Church Mission in 1952 and acquired property on Charlestown Road for the mission. In 1953, two portable buildings were erected.

Pastor Elvis Marcum came in 1963 to a mission which was in a state of despair. There was little hope for a dynamic witness because of the heavy debt, struggling leadership, and lack of recognition in the community.

1967 saw Graceland stepping out to attempt great things in the name of the Lord and seeing the impossible happen. The church had a vision for the city and began to reach across New Albany. The pressures of overcrowded services and Charlestown Road traffic jams gave birth to the Abundant Life Community in 1976.

The church purchased 80 acres off of Kamer Miller Road and built a new worship center.

What was once a dream began to expand into a school, prayer chapel, bookstore, swimming pool, bus barn, retreat center, and retreat lodge with motel-like rooms and a counseling center.

The original sanctuary was damaged in 1999 when the roof collapsed due to an ice storm. After 18 months of construction, the new Worship Center was completed. In 2005, a three-year capital stewardship program, called Next Step, was started that allowed for the construction and renovation of a new state of the art children’s and youth facility. The property also includes a sportsplex that was completed in 2013 for the Recreation Ministry’s baseball and soccer programs. Graceland’s heart for outreach continues to grow.

The Deacons and Yokefellows at Graceland are part of the shepherding team to the church members. They prepare and distribute communion, welcome and greet guests at our portico, visit those who have been in the hospital, minister to our widows, and contact families that have experienced the death of a loved one.

In 1950, several men began a survey in the Lone Star area of New Albany, sensing God’s leading to plant a new church. By 1963, Pastor Elvis Marcum was called to take over leadership of Graceland, lending to the church adopting a greater vision for the city as they began reaching across New Albany. This vision has continued for more than 50 years; and, Graceland has had a track record for reaching out to people, building up Christ followers, and impacting the world for Jesus.