Spirit Of Joy

Based in Gilbert, Ariz., Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church is a center of worship and spirituality. The church holds a number of programs and ministries related to youth, women, men and children, such as service ministry, senior's ministry and music ministry, to name a few. It also provides worship services, consisting of traditional Lutheran service, teaching worship, contemporary worship and sunday school, among others. Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church has association with The Arizona Republic and Easy Valley Tribune.

HistoryGrace Covenant Church (GCC) was conceived as the result of a church-planting effort by Church of the Redeemer, in Mesa, AZ. In 1985, John Giarrizzo, a former real estate agent and 1984 Redeemer Seminary graduate, was approved by the church and formally commissioned as Organizing Pastor for the new venture. Grace Covenant held its first worship service in a rented banquet hall in west Mesa on September 8, 1985. In 1987, GCC adopted the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith and constituted its church membership. By 1992, God led GCC to a location along the two-lane Greenfield Road in what was then a rural farming community. The property had been converted from a private residence to a school and church. The Lord granted GCC the ability to rent and eventually purchase this property that exists as its current home in Gilbert. Since June 2002 GCC has continued to expand its facilities little-by-little as God has blessed the congregation with growth.SpecialtiesSince 1985 we have been committed to exalting Jesus Christ, evangelizing sinners, and encouraging saints here in Gilbert, AZ, and the Phoenix East Valley. We are a confessional baptist church subscribing to the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith as the best summary of what the Bible teaches. Come worship with us every Sunday at 10:30 AM. Sunday school (for all ages) begins at 9 AM, and our evening worship and prayer service starts at 5 PM. For more info about us and our ministries, please visit our website.