Lexington

Sunday Worship Services

9:00am, 9am Courtyard, 11:00am

Address

59 Worthen Rd
Lexington, MA 02421

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781-862-6499

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Wilmington

Sunday Worship Services

9:15am, 11:00am

Address

128 West St
Wilmington, MA 01887

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781-862-6499

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Watertown

Sunday Worship Services

9:15am, 11:00am 

Address

525 Main St
Watertown, MA 02472

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781-862-6499

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Foxboro

Sunday Worship Services:

10:00am

Address

115 Mechanic St
Foxboro, MA 02035

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781-862-6499

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Online

Sundays Online

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Introducing Our Next Senior Pastor,
Joshua Clough

We’re excited to announce that Joshua Clough has been overwhelmingly approved by the members of the congregation as Grace Chapel’s next Senior Pastor. Throughout his ministry, Pastor Joshua has provided spiritual and organizational leadership through preaching and teaching, discipleship ministry, community outreach and mission, pastoral care, stewardship campaigns, and staff team management. We're filled with gratitude for God leading the search team through this journey and God's call on Joshua to lead our church.

Through a nearly year-long process that included over 1700 applicants, Pastor Joshua became the unanimous recommendation of our Search Committee and Board of Elders for the position of Senior Pastor and has received a 92% approval vote from the members of the congregation (868 members voting). We’re looking forward to seeing the ways God will use Joshua here at Grace Chapel in this next season of ministry. He will begin serving in his new role this summer. 

From Pastor Bryan, “I believe the Lord has honored the prayers of the congregation and the diligent work of the Search Committee in bringing Joshua and Claire to Grace Chapel. I’m so grateful to be handing off this congregation that I love to a leader I have quickly come to know and trust and look forward to all that God will do in the years to come.” 

We invite you to join us in praying for Joshua, his family, and Grace Chapel in this important time of transition.

Ministry Experience

D.Min. | Fuller Theological School
M.Div. | The Theological School, Drew University
B.A. | Willamette University

Joshua has served on the pastoral staff of Church of the Resurrection, a multi-site church with 6 locations in the Kansas City area, for 7 years. He is the Resurrection Overland Park Lead Location Pastor.

While leading Resurrection Overland Park, he developed the strategic plan and launched the new location with sustained growth. Throughout his ministry, he has provided spiritual and organizational leadership through preaching, teaching, discipleship ministry, community outreach and mission, pastoral care, annual and capital campaigns, and staff team management.

Prior to Resurrection, Joshua served small and large churches in Hawaii and Southern California as a teaching pastor, church planter, and during seminary, youth pastor. Joshua also currently teaches courses on Religion and Culture as well as Leadership for a Changing Future as part of the faculty at Avila University and St. Paul School of Theology.

Joshua completed a certificate in Adaptive Leadership Coaching from the De Pree Center for Leadership at Fuller Theological Seminary.

Joshua's Faith Story and Beliefs

My Faith Story

The most influential person to my early faith formation was my grandmother. From a young age, she taught me the stories of Jesus that captured my imagination and heart. I learned the stories of scripture while sitting on her lap, even before I knew how to read. Her steadfast love and the way she practiced her faith daily, despite hardships, influenced me.

Four years old, my grandmother picked me up from school and during the drive to my parents’ home, she stopped the car on the side of the road. She asked me, “Joshua, do you want to commit your life to Jesus?” Unequivocally, I responded “Yes!” And so, we prayed together. I knew that because my grandmother entrusted her life to Christ, that I could, too. Not only that, but I also understood the presence of God in my life. My parents also played an active role in my early faith formation. They taught Sunday School, actively participated in mine and my sister’s faith formation, and we actively participated in the life of the church.

My call to ministry developed early, not long after committing my life to Christ. At five years old, someone asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I’m not sure how many five-year-old kids say this, but I said, “I want to be a pastor!” At that young age, I didn’t know all of what it meant to be a pastor. What I did know was that when people experience Jesus their lives are changed. My call to ministry was affirmed as a student leader in Young Life, at age seventeen, again at my baptism, and throughout my ministry.

I believe that one can be a thinking person and a deeply faith-filled person. The head and the heart are important to Christian faith. I learned to ask questions, I enjoyed the study of scripture and culture, and resonate with people who ask the difficult questions of life and faith. At different points, I wrestled with doubt but discovered deepened faith. Therefore, I love to help others, especially nominal Christians, non-religious people, and others disconnected from God become deeply committed Christians who experience the love of Christ. For me, faith brings together the head and the heart to practice and live in the way of Jesus. The deepest privilege of my life is shepherding people into an encounter with the risen Christ that changes hearts and lives, communities, and the world.

Faith Alignment Statement

Wholeheartedly, I am inspired by the vision of Grace Chapel to be a vibrant, growing, multicultural community of seekers and believers, discovering life with God for the good of the world. You welcome everyone, no matter their faith background or spiritual journey because life with God changes people, the greater Boston area, and the world.

The Articles of Faith provide the foundational framework for belief and practice. They help us understand our history and define how we faithfully follow Jesus for future generations. The Articles of Faith remind us of the grace of God and offer an invitation into redemptive life with Christ.

The Bible speaks authoritatively to my life as well as our Christian faith and practice. I love words of Scripture; they speak to us today. I believe in the one living and true God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. And Jesus Christ, the Son, sent from God, to redeem humanity through his life, death, and resurrection. The whole of humanity, made in the image of God, fallen, and redeemed by the cross, awaits his return and final victory. Through the Holy Spirit, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, convicts, sanctifies, and empowers people for ministry and service.

I love the church. Here, I first heard the stories of Jesus, encountered the risen Christ, and my life was changed. Through the body of Christ, I see hearts and minds and lives transformed. The church includes those who’ve come before us and all generations. It is diverse, multicultural, a place where all kinds of people find welcome and hope. Together, the church shares tangibly the love of Jesus Christ, to make and mobilize more disciples of Jesus Christ, in greater Boston and beyond. 

Family, Hobbies, and Interests

Joshua is a former collegiate Cross Country/Track athlete. As an avid runner, he enjoys running local routes and races. Really, he runs more than is reasonable. So far, his fastest marathon time is 2 hours and 35 minutes with plans to run the Boston Marathon.

Because he grew up in Seattle, Joshua enjoys boating in the summer and is fueled by coffee year-round. Joshua loves sports, from baseball to football to basketball, and looks forward to rooting for Boston teams! He thinks a lot about leadership, communicating for practical living, and inviting people to experience the life-changing love of Jesus.

Joshua met his wife, Claire, in seminary. She is also a pastor and served as the Lead Director for Care Ministry at Resurrection. Married for 9 years, Joshua and Claire share life with their adventurous, sweet 3-year-old daughter, Adalynn. 

FAQs

Over the past few weeks many congregants submitted questions for the Search Committee or for Pastor Joshua Clough. Read the responses in the FAQ document, link below.

Senior Pastor FAQs