About Us/Our Pastor
About Us
GCC is a vibrant community of believers who believe in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. We actively engage with our community through outreach events and educational meetings.
Our Mission
Our mission requires believers to “go” throughout our earthly communities, witnessing “God is love,” compelling the sick, the lame, the broken-hearted, the blind, and heavy laden to “come” unto the Lord and experience His salvation through the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Our outreach ministries seek to share and teach God’s word for the prosperity of families, women, men, and children. Our continued hope is to witness the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world.
Pastor Bruce Carter
Pastor Bruce Carter is a lifelong resident of Rockford, IL. He shares his testimony of grace, mercy, and love from our Heavenly Father through his 32 years of preaching. He is currently the Pastor of GCC, where he has been preaching for 27 years.
Pastor Carter is a community activist, volunteering and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ through several missionary venues and serving as a member of the clergy for the Winnebago County Jail ministry. He is also a volunteer preacher for Carpenter’s Place and the Praise and Worship Leader at Amberwood Senior Residence Home.
Family
Pastor Carter is a loving and exemplary man of God, which is reflected in his marriage of 37 years, three children, two sons-in-law, one daughter-in-law, and eight grandchildren. His devotion to God and his family is a supreme example of faith, love, and integrity.
Studies
Pastor Carter is an avid scholar of the Bible, a student of Hebrew and Greek languages, and a Retired Professional. He attended Christian Life Bible College in Mount Prospect, IL, to broaden his theologian knowledge for preaching the Gospel and leading the flock of God. Through his studies, Pastor Carter has formulated several counseling and Christian courses of study, which he freely delivers to local parishioners.
Founder of Many Organizations
Pastor Carter is the founder and President/CEO of B. Carter Ministries, a Christian faith company that empowers humanity through spiritual guidance from the Holy Word of God. He is also the founder of The Word of The Day, a conference call ministry that attracted Christians from over seven states nationally and provinces of China as listeners. He co-founded Students Seeking Success, a not-for-profit Christian-based educational tutoring service for school-age students.
Accolades and Appearances
Pastor Carter has been featured in the Rockford Register Star as an “inspiring” man of God and served as a co-host on the Christian radio show Happy Times on SOAR Radio. He has been selected as an invocation speaker for local awards and sponsor ceremonies.
Pastor Carter has traveled our nation performing Christian ceremonials and delivering prolific teaching and preaching messages. He was honored during the Rockford Christian praise concert of Grammy Award winner Yolanda Adams for his community service to the Rockford region.
Dedicated to Teaching Others
Pastor Carter has a passion for Christian-centered marriage and God’s purpose for the family unit. His commitment to counseling families both in marriage and training youth in the ministry of Jesus Christ is indicative of his calling to preach, train, and teach for the edification of the Saints and the full work of the ministry in Christ.
Words to Live
He believes and frequently quotes Proverbs 3:5-6, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and he shall direct thy paths.”