About Us

Discover the Journey, Vision, and Mission of Grace Tabernacle International

Church History

Our History

Founded on 19 March 2023 in Manzini, Eswatini, Grace Tabernacle International (GTI) began with a vision to spread the Good News of the Kingdom of God. Inspired by 2 Corinthians 12:9, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness," GTI has grown from a small congregation to a vibrant community of believers dedicated to living out the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19).

Our Church Building Project

We are committed to build this house of the LORD as soon as possible.

Our Leadership

Senior Pastor

Pastor John Doe

Senior Pastor

Assistant Pastor

Pastor Sarah Doe

Assistant Pastor

Deacon

Deacon Mark Smith

Community Outreach Leader

Our Vision

To effectively preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God.

Our Mission

To make disciples of all nations who live a Christ-like life and embody His teachings in word and deed.

Our Core Values

Community
Integrity
Transformation
Ministry

Statement of Fundamental Beliefs

A declaration of the core beliefs that define our faith and guide our journey.

We believe in the plenary-verbal inspiration of the accepted canon of Scriptures as originally given. The Scriptures are infallible, inerrant, and the final authority for all matters of faith and conduct (2 Timothy 3:16; 1 Corinthians 2:13).

We believe in the Eternal Godhead who has revealed Himself as One God existing in Three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, distinguishable but indivisible (Matthew 28:19; 2 Corinthians 13:14).

We believe in the creation, test, and fall of man as recorded in Genesis; his total spiritual depravity and inability to attain Divine righteousness (Romans 5:12,18).

We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Saviour of mankind, conceived of the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, true God and true Man (Luke 1:26-35; John 1:14-18; Isaiah 7:14; 9:6).

We believe Christ died for our sins, was buried and rose again the third day, and personally appeared unto His disciples (Corinthians 15:1-4, Romans 4:25).

We believe in the bodily ascension of Jesus to heaven, His exaltation, and personal, literal and bodily coming again the second time for His Church (John 14:2,3; and I Thessalonians 4:13-18).

We believe in the salvation of sinners by grace, through repentance and faith in the perfect and sufficient work of the cross of Calvary by which we obtain remission of sins (Ephesians 2:8, 9; Hebrews 9:12, 22; Romans 5:11).

We believe in water baptism by immersion in the Name of the Eternal Godhead in order to fulfil the command of the Lord Jesus Christ (Matthew 28:19; Acts 2:34-36; 19:1-6).

We believe in the baptism, filling and indwelling of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4; Acts 4:31; Galatians 3:14-15).

We believe in the operation of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit as manifested in the Early Church (1 Corinthians 12-14).

We believe in the Spirit-filled life, a life of separation from the world and perfection of holiness in fear of God expressing the true Christian faith (Ephesians 5:18; 2 Corinthians 6:14; 17:1).

We believe in the healing of the body by Divine power, and as practiced in the Early Church (Acts 4:30; Romans 8:11, 1 Corinthians 12:9) based upon the teaching of the Lord (Luke 10:9; Matthew 10:8).

We believe in the reality and personality of the Devil and eternal judgement in the Lake of Fire for the Devil and his angels (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10-15).

We believe in the eternal life for believers (John 5:24; 3:16), and eternal punishment for unbelievers (Mark 9:43-48, 2 Thessalonians 1:9; Revelation 20:10-15).

We believe that there is one true universal Church, made up of genuine believers, but this one universal Church is also composed of many local Churches in given localities. These Churches are under the sovereign Headship of the Lord Jesus Christ, administering all its local affairs and ministry, as well as the propagation of the Gospel (Acts 15:22; with Matthew 16:18; 18:15-20).

We acknowledge that the Government is recognised by God, and the powers that be are established as ministers of God to us for good. We declare our loyalty to our Government and its leaders and will assist in every way possible consistent with our faith in the Scriptures as Christians (Romans 13:1-3).