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The initiative for a new Presbyterian church in Madison came from Presbyterians who were moving into the community during the mid 1980s. North Alabama Presbytery and the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) encouraged and supported this initiative.
The first public service was held at Pentecost, 1988. The Rev. Joe Regan was the organizer-evangelist for the first eighteen months, leaving at the end of 1989. Dr. John Bush began his ministry at Grace on the Day of Pentecost, 1990. At that time, the congregation consisted of about thirty members.
Grace Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) was founded as a congregation, with about a hundred enrolled adults and
children, on March 8, 1992, at which time Dr. Bush became its first installed pastor and the congregation elected
its first Session. Our new church home was constructed in 1993 on a 9.75-acre site located on Wall Triana Highway in
Madison. The first service was held here on the second Sunday in December. The building was dedicated "To the Glory
of God" at a celebration held on Sunday, January 14, 1994.
Today, the Grace Church family consists of about 150 adults and almost 70 baptized children and continues to grow. The Rev. Libby Rollins is currently serving as the Interim Pastor and leading the church through a visioning process to set directions for our future and the search for out next full-time pastor.
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