Grace and Truth Church of Athens
Grace and Truth Church was planted on August 25, 2024. We are a Reformed Baptist church located in Athens, Ohio. Our commitment is to bring glory to the Lord through Biblical worship, both corporately and individually, publicly and privately, gathered or spread abroad. Smiles Welch is the Pastor of Preaching and Vision at Grace and Truth, therefore most of the sermons you hear on this podcast will be from him.
We believe that the expositional preaching of the Scriptures brings God the most glory and His people the most benefit, therefore we are committed to faithful expository preaching. We trust that the gospel of the grace of Jesus Christ will continue to prove to be the only sufficient power to save souls and build His church, just as He has demonstrated to be true over the entire course of history.
Sundays: 1:30pm Prayer, 2:00pm Sunday School, 3:00pm Worship. Potluck-style meal after worship each week!
Wednesdays: 6:30pm Bible Study and Prayer
Our address is: 3374 Pleasant Hill Rd. Athens, OH 45701.
May the Word of God richly bless you through the ministry of Grace and Truth Church.
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8 hours ago
8 hours ago
Teacher: Smiles Welch
Date: 2/11/2026
Address: 3374 Pleasant Hill Rd. Athens, OH 45701
Contact: graceandtruthchurchofathens@gmail.com
Sunday Services: 1:30pm Prayer; 2:00pm Sunday School; 3:00pm Worship. Potluck- style meal afterward every week!
Wednesday Service: 6:30pm Prayer and Study
3 days ago
3 days ago
David Thomas is an audio engineering student at Ohio University, and a part of the Grace and Truth family. He had a student project to record three musicians playing at the same time, so he asked if the three of us would like to come record a song.
Simon and Jenna usually lead the musical worship at GTC, but I do every once in a while (if Simon can't be there). So, the three of us have played together before in pairs, but never all three of us at once. Simon chose what song we would do, and he chose this one because his oldest daughter, Laura, loves it so much when we sing it at church.
The only open time slot for the studio at OU before David's deadline required us to meet up at 6:30am on Saturday, 12/6/2025. We had a total of two hours to get in there, set up all the equipment, record the song, and clean up. The next band was moving in as we were moving out!
We had not practiced this song together ever, and like I said, we had never once played together before. We got in there and got to work real quick. We figured out the arrangement of everything... the harmonies, echoes, who would sing and play what, and when. We just knocked it out as best and quick as we could. It was SO fun, as nether of us musicians have ever done studio work before. We would have nailed it in just two takes, but one bad note was hit on an instrument, so we ran through it one more time real quick. This is take three of three. I hope it blesses you.
If you are a worship leader and would like to bring this song into your church's musical worship rotation, email me (see below) and I will gladly send you the chord sheet for it. To God be the glory!
Email: graceandtruthchurchofathens@gmail.com
4 days ago
4 days ago
Preacher: Smiles Welch
Date: 2/8/2026
Address: 3374 Pleasant Hill Rd. Athens, OH 45701
Contact: graceandtruthchurchofathens@gmail.com
Sunday Services: 1:30pm Prayer; 2:00pm Sunday School; 3:00pm Worship. Potluck- style meal afterward every week!
Wednesday Service: 6:30pm Prayer and Study
Monday Feb 02, 2026
Monday Feb 02, 2026
Preacher: Smiles Welch
Date: 2/1/2026
Address: 3374 Pleasant Hill Rd. Athens, OH 45701
Contact: graceandtruthchurchofathens@gmail.com
Sunday Services: 1:30pm Prayer; 2:00pm Sunday School; 3:00pm Worship. Potluck- style meal afterward every week!
Wednesday Service: 6:30pm Prayer and Study
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Tuesday Jan 27, 2026
Preacher: Forest Welch
Date: 1/18/2026
Address: 3374 Pleasant Hill Rd. Athens, OH 45701
Contact: graceandtruthchurchofathens@gmail.com
Sunday Services: 1:30pm Prayer; 2:00pm Sunday School; 3:00pm Worship. Potluck- style meal afterward every week!
Wednesday Service: 6:30pm Prayer and Study
Monday Jan 26, 2026
Monday Jan 26, 2026
Preacher: Matthew Schaefer
Date: 1/11/2026
Address: 3374 Pleasant Hill Rd. Athens, OH 45701
Contact: graceandtruthchurchofathens@gmail.com
Sunday Services: 1:30pm Prayer; 2:00pm Sunday School; 3:00pm Worship. Potluck- style meal afterward every week!
Wednesday Service: 6:30pm Prayer and Study
Monday Jan 26, 2026
Monday Jan 26, 2026
Preacher: Smiles Welch
Date: 1/4/2026
Address: 3374 Pleasant Hill Rd. Athens, OH 45701
Contact: graceandtruthchurchofathens@gmail.com
Sunday Services: 1:30pm Prayer; 2:00pm Sunday School; 3:00pm Worship. Potluck- style meal afterward every week!
Wednesday Service: 6:30pm Prayer and Study
Friday Jan 02, 2026
Friday Jan 02, 2026
Preacher: Smiles Welch
Date: 12/28/2025
Address: 3374 Pleasant Hill Rd. Athens, OH 45701
Contact: graceandtruthchurchofathens@gmail.com
Sunday Services: 1:30pm Prayer; 2:00pm Sunday School; 3:00pm Worship. Potluck- style meal afterward every week!
Wednesday Service: 6:30pm Prayer and Study
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Tuesday Dec 23, 2025
Preacher: Smiles Welch
Date: 12/21/2025
Address: 3374 Pleasant Hill Rd. Athens, OH 45701
Contact: graceandtruthchurchofathens@gmail.com
Sunday Services: 1:30pm Prayer; 2:00pm Sunday School; 3:00pm Worship. Potluck- style meal afterward every week!
Wednesday Service: 6:30pm Prayer and Study
Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
Tuesday Dec 16, 2025
Preacher: Smiles Welch
Date: 12/14/2025
Address: 3374 Pleasant Hill Rd. Athens, OH 45701
Contact: graceandtruthchurchofathens@gmail.com
Sunday Services: 1:30pm Prayer; 2:00pm Sunday School; 3:00pm Worship. Potluck- style meal afterward every week!
Wednesday Service: 6:30pm Prayer and Study