Chapter 1. Who we are.

The Granville Chapel is a new Reformed Presbyterian church.  We transitioned from a mission church plant to a particularized church on May 23, 2010.  Our story began in August of 2005 when ten families from the Granville and Newark areas began to meet together for the purpose of planting this new church. From the beginning, three common purposes emerged: to plant a church committed to Reformed worship and teaching, to live in community with one another under the unique authority of Scripture, and to live out the truth and compassion of the gospel in our communities. We hope to become a movement of the gospel of Jesus Christ that transforms the people of Granville and Newark through a work of the Holy Spirit, to plant churches in the Licking County area and to expand the Kingdom of God throughout the world through missions.

Reformed

We believe that the Protestant Reformation should have a profound impact on the way we function as a church. This results from our conviction that the Reformers, such as Martin Luther, freed the message of the gospel from the traditions of men in the church who emphasized "works" as the primary way to relate to God. The marks of the Reformation - Sola Scriptura (Scripture Alone), Solus Christus (Christ Alone), Sola Gratia (Grace Alone), Sola Fide (Faith Alone), Soli Deo Gloria (To the Glory of God Alone) - have tremendous influence on our worship and teaching. Our beliefs are summarized in the Westminster Confession of Faith.

Presbyterian

We believe that Presbyterianism is the best biblical expression of living in covenant with God. Presbyterian describes our form of church government and our polity. In Presbyterianism, the lowest court is the session, which is the local church; the sessions from the local churches in a specified geographical area form a Presbytery and all Presbyteries are accountable to the General Assembly on the national level. Therefore, it is truly a representative form of government. Our church belongs to the Presbyterian Church in America, a National denomination with historic roots in Biblical Christianity.

Pastoral Staff

Pastor Todd Naille graduated from The Ohio State University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science Degree, majoring in Psychology. After completing his undergraduate degree, Todd attended Ashland Theological Seminary and graduated with a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies in 1996. Following seminary, Todd served on Young Life staff for three years. During that time he helped form the first Young Life committee in Granville and started the first Young Life club at Granville High School. Most recently, Todd served the congregation of Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church for four years as the Youth and Family Life Pastor. While laboring at WCPC he pursued his ordination in the Presbyterian Church in America. Todd was ordained as a Teaching Elder in the PCA in 2004. Pastor Todd has a passion for preaching the Word of God, facilitating small group Bible studies, and discipleship. Todd and Lori have been married since December of 1993 and are the parents of three beautiful girls.