About Us

oUR VISION: Reaching Out, Touching Hearts, Changing Lives

We want to see people live transformed, spirit-filled lives through the forgiveness of sins by the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

OUR TEAM

Grace Fellowship Church is more than the staff and leadership shown here. Many volunteers serve each month and help make our church a place where people can truly experience Christ’s love.

Pastor Phil Taylor (Lead Pastor)

Pastor Phil Taylor is the Lead Pastor at Grace Fellowship Church. In 1995 he graduated from Elim Bible Institute and College in Lima, NY. In 1996 he moved to Titusville. One year later he was ordained through Grace Fellowship Church and installed as the Worship & Youth Pastor. In 2006, Pastor Phil was set in as the Lead Pastor and was ordained with Elim Fellowship in 2011.      

Pastor Phil has a passion for truth and a desire to see the Titusville community discover Christ. His teachings are rooted in Scripture and include humor and relevant, life stories. Phil has been married to Alexa since 1997 & has two beautiful daughters, Eve & Sophia.

Joni Owen (Office Manager)

Joni and her husband, Tim, were married in 2005, moving to Titusville a year later. They have four children-MiKayla, Aubree, John Parker, and Connor. Joni was first introduced to GFC through attending Mom’s group in 2015 and within a few months, her family began attending GFC. Throughout the years Joni’s family has been serving in various ways/ministries while being blessed by such a wonderful church family.

Joni has a background in the nursing profession, most of which was in the Labor & Delivery unit at Titusville Area Hospital until 2013. She has also spent the last four years with Vision Source Titusville as their front desk receptionist until the Lord gave the opportunity to serve within the office at GFC. She is excited to help support the different ministries, leaders, and church family. She is passionate about Jesus and helping others come to know Him and the love He has for them. She has a heart for worship, prayer, and working alongside brothers and sisters in Christ within the community of Titusville and surrounding areas.

Tom Jones (Director of Ministries)

Tom Jones was born in here in Titusville and has grew up attending Grace Fellowship church. He graduated high school in 2017 at Warren County Christian school and continued with his undergraduate by attending Toccoa Falls College in northeast Georgia. With a double major in Business Administration and Bible and Theology he looks forward to joining the staff at Grace Fellowship.

Tom got married in 2020 to Allie Marino before finishing up his last year of school at Toccoa Falls College. He loves the outdoors and spending time with family. Having spent much of his young adult life working with children and teens he has a strong desire to reach into their lives. He looks forward to seeing how he can help Grace Fellowship better impact the Titusville area.

Brent & Kelly Smith (Senior High Youth Leaders)

Brent and Kelly Smith are the Youth Leaders at Grace Fellowship Church. Brent was born into a loving Christian home in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania, graduated from Warren County Christian School in 2004, and has been attending GFC ever since. Brent works full time operating his own business, Sundback Builders.

Kelly graduated from Red Hook High School in New York. From there she went on to study English and Early Childhood Education at the State University at New Paltz where she graduated in 2006. In 2009 Kelly moved to Fairview Pennsylvania to attend graduate school at Gannon University and worked full time as Office Manager for Braendel Services Inc. out of Erie.

Brent has a real passion to teach this next generation of Youth. He strives to not only be a positive spiritual influence, but also a trustworthy friend and mentor. Together, he and Kelly create a fun, yet structured environment for the students. They are taught not only about Christ in their lives, but also how to share Him with the community. Brent & Kelly have been married since August 2013 & currently reside in Centerville with their son, Axton and daughter, Lyra.

Josh & bekah Jones (Junior High Youth Leaders)

JoshLand Bekah are the junior high youth leaders. Josh has been going to the church ever since he was born. When he graduated high school he took a year and went to Toccoa Falls college in Georgia. He felt a calling to Titusville though, in 2019 he came back and Josh and Bekah got married. They strived to get involved with the church and had an amazing opportunity to help Brent and Kelly with the youth group. Ever since then they’ve had a passion for the younger generation. They are striving to teach Christ first in their lives and relationships while building friendships with the youth. Josh and Becca have been married since 2019 and currently live in Titusville.

What We Believe

Our beliefs form the core of our faith, representing our interpretation of essential Christian principles from the Bible. Our values, behaviors, teachings, and lifestyle emanate from these beliefs. As St. Augustine’s said: “In Essentials Unity, In Non-Essentials Liberty, In All Things Charity.”

The Bible is the inspired Word of God, a revelation from God to man, and the infallible rule of faith and conduct.  It is superior to conscience and reason, but not contrary to reason.  II Timothy 3:15-17; I Peter 1:21-25; Hebrews 4:12.

There is only one True God Who has revealed Himself as the “I AM” of scripture.  He has further revealed Himself to be comprised of three (3) separate and distinct personalities: Father, Son and the Holy Spirit.  Deuteronomy 6:4; Mark 12:29; Isaiah 43:10

Man was created good and upright, for God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness.”  But man, by voluntary transgression, fell and his only hope of redemption is in Jesus Christ, the Son of God.  Genesis 1:26-31; 3:1-7; Romans 5:12-21.

The Lord Jesus Christ, God manifested in the flesh, is the Son of God, co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and the Holy Spirit.   Micah 5:2;  Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23; Isaiah 53:9; Hebrews 7:26;  Acts 2:22;  Isaiah 53:10-11, I Corinthians 15:3; Psalm 16:8-11; Matthew 28:6

Man’s only hope of redemption from the sin nature is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, which gives us regeneration and renews by the Holy Spirit. Romans 3:24; Ephesians 2:8; Romans 10:8-10.