Greater Peace Missionary Baptist Church is a beautiful church located at 650 Jeter Avenue in the city of Opelika, Alabama. The church was organized in 1917 and has been blessed with 91 years of growth and Christian service to individuals, families, and the community.
Since the church's humble beginnings, a small church built facing Jeter Street, to the new sanctuary which seats over 600 and a Family Life Center spanning 20,000 square feet, Greater Peace has remained true to her purpose of maintaining reverent worship, edification of believers and providing a refuge for sinners to come and take their first steps toward a new life of Christian living.
Greater Peace is a working church with over 50 ministries where young and old and can find at least one ministry that provides opportunity to share, exercise and grow the spiritual gifts that God has given to every believer.
Greater Peace is blessed to have a dedicated and loving Pastor in the person of Rev. Dr. Clifford E. Jones who has provided strong and committed leadership not only to Greater Peace, but throughout the Opelika and Auburn communities. Pastor Jones has consistently emphasized the importance of Christian Education which has been evident by growth in Sunday School, Morning Worship, Midweek Bible Study, and Evening Service attendance; as well as, the continual growth in new members; which the Lord has well increased yearly.
Greater Peace is especially active in the community recognizing the great responsibility to share the Love of Christ with those who are in need, those who are sick, in prison, without food, without clothing, and homeless. In addition to various ministries within the church, Greater Peace partners with social service organizations such as Hospice, Mercy Medical, Food Bank, and several others to meet the special needs of those who are counted among "...the least of us."
Lastly, Greater Peace has a strong and vibrant Youth Ministry. From outreach ministries such as our Youth Connection ministry which meets during midweek Bible Study, to nearly a 100 member youth choir, to Youth Sunday School, Youth Children's Church, Boy Scouts and Girl Scout ministries, 4-H ministry, Sunbeam, and many more; your young person will find much to do and learn and grow at Greater Peace.
We hope these words have been informative. We pray and invite you to attend any of our worship services any time our doors are open. May God bless and keep you is our prayer,
Yours in Christ,
The Greater Peace Family