We are a newly formed faith community located in Sedona, Arizona with a vision to see all of life transformed by the ancient, yet living and penetrating message of the Gospel. At GracePointe, we share God's grace and love, person-to-person and house-to-house.
Whether you are convinced or still have doubts, we want you to know there is room for you at GracePointe to explore, engage and grow up in grace, as together we seek to impact our city with Christ's love. Although we might come from different faith backgrounds, denominations or have no experience with the church whatsoever, what binds us together is the love and acceptance of God and that allows us to genuinely love each other.
GracePointe's ministry is based upon the early New Testament house church communities- Acts 2:42-47. We are Christ-centered in our teaching, relationally-focused in our fellowship and mission-driven in our hospitality. We are a praying community who believes in the power of prayer to change lives.
Blessings,
Pastor Dona Johnson
(928) 419-2244
Sharing God’s love and grace life-to-life and pointing the way to the One!
The Triune God — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and the Gospel as the power of God for the salvation of all who believe.
1. Jesus Christ is the Word of God incarnate, through whom everything was made and
through whose life, death, and resurrection God fashions a new creation.
2. The proclamation of God’s message to us as both Law and Gospel is the Word of
God, revealing judgment and mercy through word and deed, beginning with the
Word in creation, continuing in the history of Israel, and centering in all its fullness
in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
3. The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the written Word of
God. Inspired by the Holy Spirit speaking through their authors, they record and
announce God’s revelation centering in Jesus Christ. Through them the Holy Spirit
speaks to us to create and sustain Christian faith and fellowship for service in the
world.
The canonical Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired Word of God and the authoritative source and norm of its proclamation, faith and life, “according to which all doctrines should and must be judged.” (Formula of Concord, Epitome, Part I)
The Apostles’, Nicene, and Athanasian Creeds as true declarations of the faith of the Church.
The Unaltered Augsburg Confession as a true witness to the Gospel, acknowledging as one with it in faith and doctrine all churches that likewise accept the teachings of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession.
The other confessional writings in the Book of Concord, namely, the Apology of the Augsburg Confession, the Smalcald Articles and the Treatise, the Small Catechism, the Large Catechism, and the Formula of Concord, as further valid interpretations of the faith of the Church.
The Gospel, recorded in the Holy Scriptures and confessed in the ecumenical creeds and Lutheran confessional writings, as the power of God to create and sustain the Church for God’s mission in the world
You may give a financial offering individually or corporately in the following ways:Credit Car, Debit and we also accept gifts of appreciated stock or qualified charitable contributions from an IRA. We are also on the Schwab Donor Advisory Fund.
Rev. Dona Johnson is pastor of GracePointe and is an ordained pastor in the NALC. Ministry experience includes congregational life, teaching, stewardship and mental health. She chair’s the Living and Giving Stewardship Team, for the NALC. She also chaired a mental health denominational task force, chaired the board of directors for
Rev. Dona Johnson is pastor of GracePointe and is an ordained pastor in the NALC. Ministry experience includes congregational life, teaching, stewardship and mental health. She chair’s the Living and Giving Stewardship Team, for the NALC. She also chaired a mental health denominational task force, chaired the board of directors for The Castle, a nonprofit day drop-in program for those who live with mental illness and disabilities. She has also taught architecture in two Universities. Rev. Dona holds a Masters of Divinity from Trinity Lutheran Seminary and United
Theological Seminary, Masters of Science in Architecture and is a fellow
in the American Institute of architects.
She lives with her husband Mike in Sedona, AZ. She loves to teach, hike and read.
Mike is serving as head of outreach and treasurer for Gracepointe.over the years Mike has worked extensively in teaching biblical principles of money management and effective stewardship for churches and their members. He conducts charitable giving and advanced planning workshops for the NALC and other non-profits. Because of his heart
Mike is serving as head of outreach and treasurer for Gracepointe.over the years Mike has worked extensively in teaching biblical principles of money management and effective stewardship for churches and their members. He conducts charitable giving and advanced planning workshops for the NALC and other non-profits. Because of his heart for ministry, Mike will lead Gracepointe's evangelism and outreach ministries by equipping others to share and grow in their faith in Jesus Christ. Mike is founder of Wealth Planning Corporation, a financial planning & investment management firm in Cincinnati that he started in 1984. Mike is married to Pastor Dona Johnson.
CHRIST-CENTERED. • RELATIONSHIP-FOCUSED. • MISSION-DRIVEN.
GracePointe of Sedona