Grace Gospel Chapel

Church in Seattle, Washington, U.S.

Church in WA, United States

47°40′32″N 122°23′04″W / 47.6755°N 122.3845°W / 47.6755; -122.3845LocationBallard, Seattle, WA^[1]CountryUnited StatesDenominationNon-denominationalChurchmanshipEvangelicalWebsiteOfficial websiteHistoryStatusChurchFounded1977 (1977)^[2]Founder(s)Vic Van Campen^[2]ArchitectureCompleted1906^[3]ClergyPastor(s)Thom Poochigian

Grace Gospel Chapel was^[4] an Evangelical Christian church in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. When it was founded in 1977 by Rev. Vic Van Campen, the church's congregation was mostly gay and lesbian. Grace Gospel was the first Evangelical gay and lesbian church in the nation not affiliated with the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), with MCC being founded in Huntington Park, California, eight years before Grace Gospel Chapel.^[2]

References

^ Rowe, Claudia (January 21, 2006). "Planned Parenthood Enlists Help of Clergy". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c McCoy, John (March 22, 1986). "Born Again Gay Fights for Recognition his Evangelical Group Opposes the 'Party Line'". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. p. A4. Retrieved January 2, 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Parcel no. 276760-0345". King County assessors office. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
^ "Development Update February 7: subdivision decisions and demolition of Grace Gospel Chapel – My Ballard". www.myballard.com. Retrieved 2024-02-25.