THE HISTORY OF GRACE MISSION

Grace Mission started in the mid-90s in Tallahassee, Florida with an idea in the minds of a small group of committed Episcopalians (think mustard seed). The idea was for a radical kind of ministry that crossed racial, social, and economic lines to minister to the whole person. In January 1997, the Diocese of Florida accepted Grace Mission as a mission station attached to its founding Tallahassee parish. Shortly thereafter, Grace Mission became an outreach mission of the Diocese of Florida and the Apalachee Council on Ministry. Two of the founders of Grace Mission, Sterling and Michael Henderson, became its co-vicars.