Vision:

God's vision for Graceland is to TRANSFORM our NEIGHBORHOODS, the NEXT GENERATION and the NATIONS through Jesus Christ. To GATHER together in united worship & teaching, GROW in relationships as we follow Jesus, and GO to unleash compassion and share with others

About Us:

In 1950, several men began a survey in the Lone Star area of New Albany and later rented a former donut shop on Charlestown Road.  Beechmont Baptist Church in Louisville assumed sponsorship of Graceland Baptist Church Mission in 1952 and acquired property on Charlestown Road. In 1953 two portable buildings were erected. 

Pastor Elvis Marcum came in 1963 to a mission which was in a state of despair. There was little hope for a dynamic witness because of the heavy debt, the struggling leadership and the lack of recognition in the community. In 1967 Graceland began attempting great things in the name of the Lord and seeing the impossible happen.  The church had a vision for the city and began to reach across New Albany. 

The pressures of the overcrowded services and the Charlestown Road traffic jams gave birth to the Abundant Life Community in 1976 with the purchase of 80 acres off of Kamer-Miller Rd and the building of a facility. What was once a dream began to expand into a school, prayer chapel, bookstore, swimming pool, bus barn, a retreat center and retreat lodge with motel rooms and a counseling center.

Graceland’s heart for outreach continues to grow with the opening of the current worship center.

Graceland has a strong vision and track record for reaching both the unchurched and the dechurched, building up believers, and impacting the world for Christ. In the 1980's, the church experienced a Holy Spirit inspired revival that continues to influence and drive ministry today.

In 1999 the original sanctuary was damaged when the roof collapsed due to an ice storm.  After eighteen months of construction, a new Worship Center was completed.  In 2005, a three-year capital stewardship program called Next Step was started that allowed for the construction and renovation of a new state of the art children’s and youth facility.