Grace Baptist Church is committed to protecting the privacy of all of its worshipers, both members and guests. In accordance with biblical values, we seek to comply with all privacy laws and to respect individual preferences to the greatest extent possible.
Grace Baptist Church collects certain personal information in the interest of ministering to the needs of our worshipers. The types of personal information we collect and use include the following:
GBC uses personal information in a variety of ways:
The GBC member directory is intended for non-commercial use by GBC members and staff. The printed directory is distributed only to members and regular attenders. The online directory is password protected. The password is distributed only to members and is changed periodically.
Photographs and videos posted online will either not be captioned or will be captioned in a way that obscures personal information. Every reasonable effort will be made to protect the identity of minors by using only first names and by avoiding any references to their personal contact information.
Prayer requests are reviewed and filtered so as to remove any unnecessary personal information.
Parental permission forms and and medical release forms are shared only on a need-to-know basis such as a medical necessity. These documents are retained as long as may be necessary for the events for which they are intended.
GBC operates under the assumption that those who participate in its ministries are favorable towards the responsible use of their personal information by GBC. GBC does provide various "opt-out" choices for those who wish to limit the use of their personal information.
You may submit requests online via the "email us" link on the website. You may contact the pastor or any deacon either in person or by phone. If it should become necessary, you may escalate your appeal to the deacon board.