In the fall of 1940, thirty-six people who were committed to the historic teachings of the Christian faith, organized what is known today as Grace Bible Church. They began meeting in the basement of the old Liberty Hotel, which was originally a home owned by General Sam Houston and is now the Nacogdoches City Hall. In the summer of 1951, the church moved to our current location across the street from the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University, which was at that time Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College.  From its very earliest days, Grace has been focused on reaching the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University and the city of Nacogdoches with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.