About US
God’s Vision for us:
To be a Spirit-led community from here to there.
Acts 1:8
Our Mission:
To cast nets and feed sheep.
Luke 10:27 & Matthew 28:19-20
Our Values:
Love
Humility
Unity
A lot has changed during the history of our church, but the heart has remained the same; to love God and love people.
We seek to accomplish this by wholeheartedly abiding in the love of God, walking in the humility of Jesus, and seeking unity in the Holy Spirit.
With a shared commitment to God’s heart and values for us, we will be a community that extends the gospel of Jesus and his kingdom to our neighbors and the nations through the power of the Holy Spirit.
In Loving Memory
Pastor Larry Katz - Pastor Emeritus
(1936-2024)
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On December 3rd, 1989, a group of approximately 130 people met together in a firehall for the first service of the yet unnamed Grace Fellowship (later Genesis Church). January 11th, 1990, we officially incorporated as Grace Fellowship. January 11th, 1990, we officially incorporated as Grace Fellowship and began ministry under the leadership of Pastor Larry Katz.
Sunday, February 4th, 1990, we began meeting in the facilities owned by West Side Baptist Church on Madison Avenue in York. During the summer of 1991, West Side sold the building to Manito, Inc. We were able to continue using the building for our Sunday and Wednesday services until August 1992.
All along we had been looking for another place to meet, or for land on which we could build a facility of our own. As He did previously, the Lord led us to a building we could use “just in the nick of time!” The former Red Lion Middle School.
In 1992, we were able to purchase (with cash) nearly 30 acres of land along Route 616 in York New Salem. Construction on our new building began in the middle of May 1994 and we were able to move into our new facilities on December 19th, 1994.
It was exciting to see the Lord work in and through the ministry of Grace Fellowship. Soon after moving into the new facility, we had to hold two services on a Sunday morning to accommodate the number of congregation members attending. We had run out of rooms for Sunday School classes. Wednesday evenings, the place was being overrun with boys and girls participating in AWANA. We were bursting at the seams!
Construction began in May of 1997 on Phase II of the facility - an educational wing which has since been remodeled into our current Student Center. Between 2004 and 2007, the Auditorium, 300 Wing, and Lower Level (Genesis Kids) were completed in phases as the Lord’s provision allowed.
In 2008, our beloved Pastor Larry Katz retired. Though he remained involved as our Pastor Emeritus.
Since then, the church body has seen a lot of change. We have had 3 lead pastors since Pastor Larry Katz, we changed our name in September 2018, yet amid all the change God has kept our focus on Him and valuing love, humility, and unity.
We are now blessed to have Pastor Bob Tome as our lead pastor. He has served on staff in several ministries at Genesis since 1996. Now, he continues to faithfully serve Christ in laying foundations for what God is doing and will do in the future at Genesis Church.