Our Founders

The Late Reverend Dennis L. Grace  was born the first of twelve children to Ellis and Ollie Grace in Dekalb, Mississippi. 

 

At an early age he was baptized at Saint John Baptist Church in Oak Grove, Mississippi under the leadership of Reverend Frank. He later moved to Erie, Pennsylvania and joined the Second Baptist Church were Reverend A. H. Hunter was pastor. He taught Sunday School and served on the Deacon Board for 13 years.

 

After Reverend Grace moved to Boston, he joined the New Hope Baptist Church under the pastorate of Reverend S. B. Brown. There he was called and licensed to the Gospel ministry in 1987.

 

Reverend Grace held membership in the Baptist Ministers Conference of Boston and Vicinity, the United Baptist Convention of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire and the National Baptist Convention, USA. Inc.

 

In 1979, he attended and completed the Urban Ministerial Institute of Boston University School of Theology.

 

God gave Reverend Grace a vision to establish a place of worship which he proceeded to do not knowing how, with what, when or where, but with his faith he worked to make his vision a reality.

 

He found an unoccupied building on Norfolk Street in Dorchester, Reverend D. L. Grace and his family began to spend long hours converting this building to Timothy Baptist Church, a place where people could come to worship.  It was his faith and determination that gave him the inspiration to continue even though it meant using household moneys, going without some necessities and many sleepless nights.