Greater Grace World Outreach
Type: | church |
Address: | 6025 Moravia Park Drive |
Baltimore, MD 21206 | |
United States | |
Phone: | (410) 483-3700 |
Homepage: | http://www.ggwo.org |
Greater Grace World Outreach (GGWO) is an affiliation of nondenominational. evangelical Christian churches that emphasize grace, the finished work, and missions. The headquarters of Greater Grace World Outreach is currently located at its megachurch in Baltimore, Maryland. GGWO was founded by Carl H. Stevens Jr. who was succeeded by Pastor Thomas Schaller as Presiding Elder and Overseeing Pastor of Greater Grace World Outreach in Baltimore in April 2005. There are 501 Greater Grace churches in 70 countries. Most of these churches are located in North America, Europe and Africa, with larger congregations in Hungary, Azerbaijan and Ghana. Most of the pastors attended affiliated Maryland Bible College & Seminary in Baltimore, however there are many other affiliated bible colleges around the world. The ministries of Greater Grace also include the radio program Grace Hour, Greater Grace Christian Academy, Christian Sports Clubs, along with other internal ministries, outreaches, & Verticalink. Greater Grace World Outreach has been part of several notable controversies including a landmark legal case regarding the undue influence of an heiress to the Dayton Hudson fortune, Elizabeth (Betsy) Dovydenas.