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There were 39 children and adults in Sunday School and Bible class and 84 in attendance at the worship service. The next day Pastor Tessmann was commissioned as Missionary-at-Large of the Western District of the LCMS, at Concordia Lutheran Church in Nashville. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f64b270c2af3a2283a0d3e8/1603469134019-FX9UAA3C6GKUTO9E8SXZ/2202f530.jpg About - Grace, Faith and Hope Negotiations began with the Seventh Day Adventist Church at 784 N Second Street for this use of their building on Sundays. The rent was $40 per month. The first service there took place on November 2, 1958. On December 7, 1958 the congregation chose a name for the new mission. Every adult could propose a name. The three names receiving the most votes were Grace, Faith, and Hope. After a vote, the people chose Grace Lutheran Church and thus the mission had a name. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f64b270c2af3a2283a0d3e8/1600434807350-FGIM1ILUMJ4Z8EHUOMJW/17191727_10154368445178443_8716778216758657736_o.jpg About - Breaking Ground On Easter Sunday, March 29, 1959, one hundred and forty-six people attended the service establishing Grace Lutheran Church (in a building designed to seat one hundred and four). Sixty-five people signed the original charter scroll and became the charter communicant members of Grace Lutheran Church. On June 1, 1959, the Voters Assembly extended a call to Pastor Harold Tessmann to become Pastor of Grace Lutheran Church. Pastor Tessmann accepted the call and was installed as the first pastor of Grace Lutheran Church on August 23, 1959. Groundbreaking for a new church building took place on March 6, 1960, less than one year after the church officially began. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f64b270c2af3a2283a0d3e8/1603488456146-WK5868NTH1PSOXD0AWG7/2c85da30.jpg About - Pastor Cherney A Call was extended to Pastor Donald Cherney and he accepted and was installed as the second pastor of Grace Lutheran Church on April 19, 1970. The congregation grew to some four hundred baptized members during this time and the need for more space became critical. A building committee was formed and a local architect engaged to study the needs and present a plan to provide more educational and fellowship space. Ground was broken on an educational and fellowship wing in April of 1974 and the changes included remodeling the old fellowship and kitchen area of the old building for classrooms, narthex, and nursery. Pastor Cherney had enrolled in the Doctor of Ministry program of Vanderbilt University of Nashville and later he resigned from Grace Lutheran Church to pursue an internship in Clinical Pastoral Education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f64b270c2af3a2283a0d3e8/1603487199764-27KS1ZDQVTVWQ11PLS7G/2eb2f8b0.jpg About - Evangelism and Outreach After a short vacancy the call was extended to Pastor Robert Mader who accepted and became the third pastor of Grace Lutheran Church. Pastor Mader was installed on Reformation Sunday, October 29, 1978. An added emphasis on evangelism and outreach came during the leadership of Pastor Mader. In addition several men from the parish pursued the Pastoral Ministry as a second career during Pastor Mader's tenure. Pastor Mader accepted a call to become a pastor in Johnson City, Tennessee, in November of 1991. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f64b270c2af3a2283a0d3e8/1603470988811-TKNVUU6K2CDCT3QN78M0/2662f930.jpg About - Pastor Peters arrives After the long vacancy during which Grace again depended upon Faith Lutheran Church and their pastor James Redmann, a call was extended to Pastor Larry Peters of Cairo, New York. On January 1, 1993, the Peters family arrived in Clarksville and he was installed on Sunday, January 17, 1993. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f64b270c2af3a2283a0d3e8/1600434807373-TVL23YEXJSBLEL31F692/28166783_10155324474358443_2535573811105116517_n.jpg About - Expansion In just a few months the church raised nearly $20,000 over their budget for a new parking lot and lighting system, the first of many changes to come. A committee prepared a 5 year master plan for the congregation including staff, program, and facility. In 1996 the congregation embarked on its first ever capital campaign to pay off all debt and provide the funds for part of the ambitious building project they had planned. In 1999 the congregation broke ground on a new addition of some 20,000 square feet including a new sanctuary, 10 classrooms, new administrative offices, restrooms, library, and a nursery. 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The congregation completed the remodeling of the oldest portion of the building and put a new roof on the A-frame, old classrooms, and Fellowship Hall in 2008. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f64b270c2af3a2283a0d3e8/1603471679817-HK2KRE1DP7K4Z3IBM3PV/11223595_10153018351163443_2153211153438807476_n.jpg About - First Associate Pastor Called In September of 2014, Grace voted to extend a call to a Seminary graduate to be an additional pastor of this growing congregation! On April 28, 2015, we were assigned Daniel Ulrich. He was ordained and installed as our first Associate Pastor on Sunday, July 12, 2015. He served us for 7 years before accepting a call to Illinois. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f64b270c2af3a2283a0d3e8/1603489548818-M3YWA1KUAHXDS7IXRG29/62603422_10156421861043443_9043561895272906752_o.jpg About - Our Cantors Grace Lutheran Church has been served by many faithful parish musicians, including organist Brad Caldwell and Choir Director Brandon Vennick. In 1997, a vacancy led the congregation to Rocky Craft. He began as a part-time organist and choir Director and became full-time Cantor. In June of 2019 the congregation honored the 22 year service of Cantor Rocky Craft by commissioning a choir anthem on the occasion of his retirement. Rocky is responsible for creating our Music at Grace series, helping us purchase two pipe organs, and establishing a church music program noted for its excellence. The congregation undertook a search for a worthy candidate to continue the good work of Cantor Craft and this resulted in the choice of Jonathan Rudy as Cantor. 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