1. Grace Baptist Church
7815 Shallowford Road
Chattanooga, TN 37421
Gather • Grow • Go
423.892.4869
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The congregation, Deacons and staff of Grace Baptist Church are excited to announce the calling of
Dr. Benjamin T. Graham as senior pastor.
“Our congregation has been greatly blessed by the many faithful and fruitful years served by our retired pastor,
Dr. Steve Euler,” said Curt Howe, chairman of the Official Board at GBC. “We feel equally blessed to have a
man with fresh vision and passion for Grace’s future and outreach in Dr. Ben Graham. His expository teaching
and practical messages have challenged my heart.”
Dr. Graham grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and transplanted to the South prior to beginning college. He’s a
UGA grad with a degree in Finance. He earned a Master of Arts in Christian Education at Dallas Theological
Seminary, and received a Doctorate in Ministry Leadership from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Prior to the appointment at Grace, Dr. Graham served as Associate Pastor of 12th Street Baptist Church in
Rainbow City, Ala. He has worked in various pastoral positions since 2002, including serving as the Student
Ministry Director at Frisco Bible Church in Texas, and the Next Generation Pastor at Eastside Baptist Church
in Marietta, Ga.
According to Katie Boerema, who served on GBC’s Pastoral Search Committee, Dr. Graham demonstrated
wisdom and maturity during the interview process, which seemed incongruous with his relatively young
age of 35.
“We could see evidence that, through testing and refinement, the Lord had been strengthening his faith and
preparing him for something like this,” said Boerema.
Dr. Graham said he has been impressed with the overwhelming blessings that already exist within the current
ministries at Grace and is looking forwarding to increasing that impact in the future.
“Our mission is to ‘Gather, Grow and Go’ by serving the East Brainerd community and around the world,” said
Dr. Graham.
The 450-member strong GBC accomplishes this mission locally through outreaches such as free
Conversational English Classes and Grace Baptist Academy, and globally through the support of more than
70 missionaries and their families.
Pastor Ben has been married to Dr. Judith Graham since 2004. She is a graduate of Dallas Theological
Seminary with a Doctor of Ministry, and has served as a Women’s Ministry Director at Frisco Bible Church and
as an adjunct professor at Point University in Birmingham, Ala.
April 29, 2015
Grace
Baptist Church