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Coffee Corner

This is a friendly, comfortable place (located in Building C) where adults can gather over free hot beverages. The Coffee Corner brings opportunities to meet friends and make new ones, whether before or after small group time or during other GBC classes and events. It is staffed by GBC volunteers who join a Coffee Corner Team. For more information, contact Pastor Kirk Horton at .

Joyful Bunch (Senior Adult Ministry)

Our senior adults meet on the GBC campus most Tuesdays from 10:30am to noon for fellowship, Bible study & prayer. Every other month we enjoy lunch together after the Tuesday Bible study. The ministry also includes special activities and events throughout the year. We enjoy showing God’s love by responding to the needs of each other and in serving together through other Grace ministries. We encourage all senior adults to join in whenever they can, whether it’s Bible study or any of our other fun activities. Contact Pastor Ben Knisley at for more information.

Precept (Ladies Bible Study)

Precept Bible Study uses an inductive study method so people can discover the truth about God’s Word themselves. In this approach, individual time spent observing Scripture to know what the Bible says and using sound principles of interpretation to understand what it means should culminate in personal application. Although the individual study is the first step, high value is placed on group discussion of what has been observed, sharing insights of understanding and application so that confirmation, clarification, or correction is made in the fellowship of others who have also studied during the week. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Ben Knisley at .

New Life

New Life Adult Discipleship classes are short-term classes that are offered to help us grow in our relationships with God. From financial stewardship and improving relationship skills, to knowing the will of God and how to have a friendship with Him, Grace’s New Life class offerings cover many different topics. God’s Word provides the basis for knowledge and instruction, and the small group environments are conducive to discussion and personal attention. Contact Pastor Kirk Horton for more information at

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Ben grew up in East Tennessee before moving to Middle Tennessee for Middle and High School. It was there Ben and his family helped plant a church, The Bridge Church, in Spring Hill, TN, and was called to ministry in High School. Ben received a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and is currently engaged in seminary online through Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Ben first served as the Student Minister at the church his family helped plant after college for two years before spending a year as a Minister in Residence at Brentwood Baptist Church in Brentwood, TN with a focus on Student Ministry (2016). Ben served as the Franklin Campus Student Pastor of Biltmore Church, based in Asheville, NC, for four years (2017-2021) before coming to Grace Baptist Church as the Outreach pastor in 2021. Ben loves spending time with his wife, Mackenzie, his three children, Micah, Caleb, and Ivy, his dog, Zoe. Ben is an avid sports fan, but mostly enjoys spending time with people.
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Ben Knisley

Outreach Pastor

Kirk has been a member at Grace Baptist Church since 1998. After several years of feeling God's call to move into full-time ministry, he became Executive Pastor here at Grace in 2007. He has been active in discipleship, teaching, and church planning as a lay person since graduating from college. Prior to becoming a pastor at Grace, Kirk was a systems engineer working in space systems in both the Air Force (retired in 1996) and at the Aerospace Corporation. Kirk grew up in a small town in South Carolina. He has a B.S. from Clemson University and an M.S. from the Air Force Institute of Technology, both in Electrical Engineering. Kirk and his wife Julie have been married for over 40 years and have four children and five grandchildren.
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