GRC Ministries

Pastor's Welcome

Grace Reformation Church of Woodland welcomes you to our website. We are delighted to share with you some information about us and hope you will find it helpful. This church exists for the glory of God and for the edification of His people. We strive to bring God glory through worshiping Him, expressing our total dependence on Him by praying together, and lovingly submitting to His Word. We work to build one another up, cultivating Christian growth, as we individually and corporately practice the Biblical commands to love and care for one another. We live in challenging times, not in weakness, but in the all-sufficient strength of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

We would love for you to visit us as you prayerfully consider where God would have you serve Him and commit yourself to His people in a local church body.

We meet on Sunday mornings for Sunday School and Worship Service, with mid-week Women’s Bible Studies and Men’s Meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Mid-week ministries are hosted in members’ homes.

Grace and peace to you in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Pastor Ron Poarch

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Ron Poarch
Pastor

Pastor Ron Poarch earned his bachelor’s degree from Azusa Pacific University (1986) and his master’s degree (MAR) from Westminster Theological Seminary in California (1993).
Ron and Jeanne are the proud parents of three children (Josiah, Tirzah and Isaiah) and four grandchildren (Eathan, Corbin, Kody and Nova). Ron enjoys reading, golfing, playing basketball, walking and rooting for the Oakland A’s, Golden State Warriors and Raiders (wherever they’re playing).

People often like to know who has had an impact on the thinking of a pastor. Some of the professors that influenced Ron in college and seminary were Tom Schreiner, John Frame, John Gerstner, Robert Godfrey and Robert Strimple. They have made lasting impressions over many years of ministry. Ron values the influence of other men through their writing, teaching and preaching ministries: RC Sproul, John MacArthur, Gary Demar, Ed Clowney, Ken Gentry and James White.
Ron has been in pastoral ministry in Woodland since 1987. He served as Youth Pastor at Woodland Bible Church from 1987-1991 and 1993-2002. Ron attended Westminster Seminary in San Diego 1991-1993. In 2002 Ron became Pastor of Grace Reformation Church of Woodland, a Reformed, Baptist Church.

Tom Horgan
Elder

Tom Horgan, a Woodland native, attended local schools, graduating from UCD in 1972 with a degree in civil engineering. In 2018 Tom semiretired from his engineering position with a civil engineering firm in Woodland.

Tom and his wife, Donna, have been married since 1983 and have a daughter, Erin. They enjoy walking, hiking, camping and traveling. From 1988 to 2003 Tom served as an elder at Woodland Bible Church. In July 2005, Tom and Donna joined Grace Reformation Church where Tom has served as an elder since 2012. The Christian teaching ministries of RC Sproul, Paul Tripp, Gary Demar, Wayne Grudem, Albert Mohler and our former WBC pastor/teacher Ron Kingham have been greatly valued by Tom over the years.

Our Young Sunday School Ministries

Jr. High Sunday School is generally for children transitioning into Jr. High at around 12 or 13 years age. Students may join earlier or later depending on their overall maturity and readiness for reading directly from the Bible. Over this last year, we have looked at the scriptures supporting the story line of a wonderfully illustrated version of Pilgrims Progress. Next we followed the narrative story of the Bible using the fully illustrated Action Bible as a framework and then we read directly from the ESV or NIV versions of the Bible. Care is taken to emphasize the key verses which form the basis of our understanding of God, our standing before Him, and the way of salvation through faith in Jesus. Significant time is given to asking the students what they think about what we are reading in an effort to draw out their own thinking on the discussion topic. Finally, we are always keeping one eye open for opportunities to make class time enjoyable and interesting for our transitioning children through role playing, use of supporting materials and activities.
Recently, we went through a lengthy series, joined with the Adult Sunday School class, studying God’s design for the family, using John MacArthur’s book entitled “The Fulfilled Family” and Paul Tripp’s teaching series “Five Words that Change a Family.”

First through Fifth Grade Elementary Sunday School has recently finished studying the Pilgrims Progress book and learning about what it means to live like a Christian. In class we read, memorized verses, drew maps, and played games all centered around the Pilgrims Progress book which is a story about a young man who learns about the joys and trials of the Christian life. We’ve also studied about the Old Testament Books, studying key stories, people, places and dates, along with learning where each book fits into the Bible. This process takes about a year, then we shift to the New Testament.

Bible Adventurers Sermon Time Class for early elementary age children is held during the sermon time and focuses on an overview of Bible stories and biblical truths. Bible songs, hymns, Bible stories, activities and crafts are designed to help kids know God on their level as our teachers make the story memorable for our youngest learners.

Our Adult Sunday School Ministry

Christian growth is the typical theme of our adult Sunday School program, and we address a wide variety of such topics and utilize various means to present that subject in ways that hopefully encourage pondering biblical truths, provide focused discussion and identification of practical applications of God’s Word to our lives.
The class format varies somewhat with the class leader, and may include handouts, study guides or video recorded teachings from select teachers followed by discussion time. Adult Sunday School meets in the classroom next to our worship meeting room.

GRC Women's Bible Study
Our Women's Bible Study meets on Tuesday mornings at 9:30am.
Currently they're studying a 9 week session on the first 11 chapters of Genesis.
(Due to the CoVid-19, all meetings are held online until further notice) Contact us of you would like to join us online.

GRC Men's Bible Study
Our Men's Fellowship meets on Wednesday evenings at 7:00pm. .
(Due to the CoVid-19, all meetings are held online until further notice) Contact us of you would like to join them online.

Order of Service
(Due to the CoVid-19, all meetings are held online until further notice)

We gather to glorify our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, worshipping Him in truth and love in accord with what we believe is an acceptable biblical pattern. Our liturgy includes elements found in very old writings about what occurred in the early churches, and a lot of that has been a staple for God’s churches over the centuries. We ask for His grace to offer our praise with a love, intensity and focus that comes only from His Spirit and truth working in us.

Here’s the general order of our worship service: (1) welcome/announcements; (2) call to worship/confession of sin; (3) worship in song; (4) hear reading of the sermon-focused passage of Scripture; (5) share in the ministry of praise and prayer from both our corporate and individual lives; (6) congregational reading from the London Baptist Confession of Faith; (7) sermon (generally expositional preaching); (8) Lord’s Supper; (9) closing benediction; and (10) acknowledgement of birthdays and anniversaries, and fellowship time.

Our congregational singing at GRC is a blend old and new. We love the older doctrinally rich hymns and find blessings in modern choruses, too.

GRC's attire leans towards business-casual, though you’ll see jeans and an occasional suit. Our congregation consists of approximately 15 households, including marrieds and singles, and a wide range of ages. We encourage arriving 10 minutes early for welcoming and settling in.