Our Pastor
LOVING FAMILY! If asked to describe our Grace Baptist Church Family in only two words, those would undoubtedly be the words I would use.
“FAMILY” speaks of what we are. We are a community of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. We believe that He has led us to be a part of this particular fellowship to serve and worship Him together as a family.
“LOVING” speaks of what we are like. Never have I personally experienced a more loving church family. Week by week, this genuine love can be seen by its fruit as our Grace family members fellowship together, pray for each other, and lovingly care for each other when needs arise. Additionally, our weekly gatherings for Bible study and worship become joyful occasions as we join in worship, praise, and in the study of the Lord’s infallible Word.
We extend a heart-felt welcome to all to come experience the joy, support, and connection that being a part of a church family like ours can contribute to your life.
Pastor M. Ray Bratcher
Brother Dan Cozart was the founding pastor of Grace Baptist Church in October 1980. All through the years since, Pastor Dan, along with Nora by his side, poured their lives into the ministry of the church for forty-three plus years until his retirement in 2023. Without question, they faithfully served the Lord by faithfully caring for this particular portion of His flock here in Tyler. To use the words that the Lord Jesus used in Luke 9:62, they together “Put their hands to the plough” of the Gospel ministry and the spiritual care and nuture of this church family and “never looked back.”