Grace Harbor Church

Formed by grace, shaped by love, sent to make a difference.

OUR STORY

Why does Grace Harbor Church exist? Why does it need to exist now?

Birthed in 2024, Grace Harbor Church does not exist because people want a different church. It doesn’t exist because it can do it better than everybody else. Grace Harbor Church exists to meet the overwhelming spiritual needs of a community needing to know and experience the grace of God in Jesus. We exist to see lives changed, community formed and the culture of the Kennebunks renewed by the gospel of Jesus Christ, because that’s what the gospel sets out to do – bring about individual, communal and cosmic changes. It seeks to reorder the human heart to the story we all long for – one of acceptance, love, peace, harmony, unity and beauty – with God and each other.

OUR MISSION

Faith meets community without judgment. This is the mission we hope to be all about. Jesus invites as we are but doesn’t intend to leave us that way. As we follow Jesus together, we’re invited continually by Jesus into a space of rest, not condemnation. Belonging, not exclusion. Honesty, with no facades. And most importantly – a judgment free zone, as we step into a life breathing the oxygen of God’s grace.

OUR VALUES

Authenticity. God is light. And he welcomes us to step into the light of real, transparent life as we are.

Love. Jesus summed it up best: love God and love people.

Grace. God accepts the unacceptable. We want to mirror God in a culture of grace.

Patience. God is not in a rush with us. We don’t rush to conclusions.

Humility. It’s not about us. It’s a joy to go low. The recognition belongs to God.

Simplicity. We don’t want to over complicate this. Worship. Relationships. Love. Less is more.

THE DISTINCTIVES

Church is more than an event. The church is a people, in community being formed, shaped, nurtured, encouraged and grown by God’s Word through God’s people. It is a people we join, not just an event to attend.

Relationships drive discipleship. Disciples are made, matured and multiplied in the context of relationships. Discipleship isn’t about information, but transformation, becoming more like Jesus.

Forgiveness is not an option. God forgives. It’s a done deal in Jesus, no matter how much we mess up. We embrace the hard but necessary work of forgiveness – always remembering the ground of our forgiveness.

Less is more. In a culture of hurry and anxiety, we want the space for rest and creativity. More gets done in less, in healthier and happier ways.

CORE BELIEFS

Grace Harbor sits among the crowd of historic Christianity. We believe and confess the Apostles and Nicene Creeds. Find our Statement of Faith - https://graceharborme.com/statementoffaith.