Centered on Jesus Christ • Participating in the Life of the Trinity
About Us
At New Life Fellowship, we believe Jesus Christ reveals exactly what God is like and exactly who humanity is created to be. Through His life, death, resurrection, and ascension, the Father has welcomed us into the life and love shared by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is the heart of the Gospel and the foundation of everything we do.
We are a community where people are invited to know Jesus Christ more deeply, grow in God's grace, and experience authentic fellowship. Whether you are exploring faith for the first time or have walked with Christ for many years, you'll find a place to belong, worship, learn, serve, and participate in the ongoing ministry of Jesus Christ as He continues His work in the world.
Living Out Our Mission
Our Beliefs
We believe that theology should be rooted in the Bible, especially the New Testament. We see a reliable theology articulated by Irenaeus, Athanasius, Gregory Nazianzus, and more recently, Karl Barth, Thomas F. Torrance, and many others. This theology is often referred to as Trinitarian Theology due to its emphasis on the relational nature of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
If you are interested in a comprehensive look at Trinitarian Theology and what Grace Communion International teaches, read:
The God Revealed In Jesus Christ and our full Statement of Beliefs.
Our Teachings Include:
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The Father, Son, and Spirit are one God, united in love for one another.
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Jesus Christ, as the Word made flesh, is fully God and fully human.
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Jesus accurately reveals the goodness and love of God, and reveals humanity as God intended us to be.
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As our Creator, Jesus represented all humanity, and all people benefit from his vicarious humanity: his life, death, resurrection and ascension.
Jesus Christ atoned for all sin and suffered its full consequence.
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God has in Christ reconciled all humanity to himself through his son, Jesus (Colossians 1:20). (However, universal atonement should not be equated with universalism.)
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The judgment of God against evil has been executed in Jesus Christ so that all might repent and receive forgiveness and, through the Holy Spirit, share in Christ’s resurrected, eternal life.
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People are exhorted to respond to this reconciliation and participate in the life for which we were all created.
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Jesus, as the nexus of divinity and humanity, has enabled humanity to participate in the life and love of the Trinity, which was God’s intent from before the beginning of time.
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Pastor Tim Brassell
& Donna Brassell
Lead Pastor, Timothy Brassell, and his wife, Donna, met each other during their last year of High School while vacationing in Biloxi, Mississippi. Having been lifetime members of Grace Communion International, they entered the Ordained Pastoral Ministry in 1997 and have served GCI congregations in Lima and Findlay, Ohio, various places across Hampton Roads, Virginia, in Ahoskie, North Carolina, and now, Baltimore, Maryland. Pastor T, as he's called, has also served as a District and Assistant Regional Pastor of the Northeast region of GCI while giving oversight to his local congregation. Donna joyfully and enthusiastically serves as the Praise and Worship Coordinator at New Life Fellowship. They have two daughters, whom they love, like, and enjoy, and their local congregation, to whom they proclaim the Good News of the Relational God the Father, Revealed in Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Spirit!
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Pastor Richard Andrews
& Venida Andrews
Associate Pastor
Pastor Richard Andrews and his wife, Venida, met while attending college in Pasadena, California. Upon graduating in 1991, they moved to Baltimore, Maryland, where they got married and began a life of service to the Lord, and to New Life Fellowship. In that time, God has blessed them with five beautiful children. Currently, Pastor Andrews serves as the Assistant Pastor of New Life Fellowship, focusing his gifts in Youth Ministry and Church Administration.
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Pastor Tony Marra
& Stephenie Marra
Associate Pastor
Pastor Tony Marra and his wife Stephenie have been serving at New Life Fellowship since Tony moved to Maryland from Brooklyn NY in 1991. The Marra’s were married in 1992 and have a son David and a daughter Alia, as well as a grandson and granddaughter. Tony serves as G.I.F.T.E.D. and Connect and Care ministry leader and Stephenie, Children’s Church teacher and special outreach Coordinator. Tony and Stephenie love their church family and are very excited to be a part of what our triune God is doing both in and outside of New Life Fellowship. They are looking forward to seeing the next generation of youth handed the baton of faith to carry on the ministry of Jesus Christ through the church.
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Pastor Melvin McKee Jr.
& Carla McKee
Associate Pastor
Pastor Melvin McKee and his wife, Carla, met in Virginia. In 1992, they married and are blessed with two wonderful children. Melvin and Carla served in the Baltimore Church and then moved overseas. They returned to the Baltimore church where Melvin served as a Small Group Coordinator, Children’s Ministry Teacher, and Men’s Ministry Coordinator. Carla served as an Offering Counter, in the Women’s Ministry, and as the Card Ministry Coordinator. Melvin is the Love Avenue Champion and Carla serves on that ministry team. "The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit have been equipping us for serving people in God’s love and grace through Jesus Christ, by the Holy Spirit in participation with his church."
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