About Us

Our Mission at Mercy and Grace is to love like Jesus, reach lost souls, and disciple and lead with a humble heart.

To accomplish this, we are committed to:  ‍ 

At our core, our mission is to reach lost souls, to show them the love and grace of Jesus Christ. We believe that discipleship is vital to this process, as it allows individuals to grow in their faith and become equipped to share the gospel with others. Additionally, we recognize the importance of raising up the next generation of leaders, and we are committed to teaching them how to lead with a humble heart. We believe that true leadership comes from serving others, and we strive to instill this value in all those we mentor. Our hope is that by reaching lost souls, investing in discipleship, and teaching humble leadership, we can make a lasting impact on the world and bring glory to God.

Our Founders

In 1979, Pastor Calvin Bilderback felt the leading of the Lord to start a church in Springdale, Arkansas. Pastor Bilderback and Jim Collins heard the old Shady Grove Schoolhouse on 71B was for rent. They borrowed money and rented the building. On October 10, 1979 at 10:00 a.m., 20 people came to the Sunday morning service. Before church was over, there was a grand total of 35 people. October 27, 1979, Odell and Bertha Easterling gave one acre of land so that we could build or buy a building. They bought a building in Prairie Grove and had it moved to Springdale. The congregation moved into the new church on March 19, 1980, Just five short months later. The elders changed the name to Oak Grove Full Gospel. 

About 22 years later, God woke Senior Pastor Calvin Bilderback up out of his sleep to change the name of the church to Mercy And Grace Cathedral. He said that he wanted this church to be a spiritual hospital for the lost and dying without hope. Later that year, Pastor Bilderback became very ill with Prostate Cancer. The week before Pastor Bilderback went to meet the Lord, he passed his mantel down to his son, Euel Bilderback who is now Senior Pastor of Mercy and Grace. Senior Pastor Euel has been wonderful. The church growth had tripled in size. God poured his blessing out on people and Deliverance is here every service. God saved souls every week. In 2004, 122 souls were saved. Pastor Calvin had a vision to start a daycare called “Grace Child Care”. With the Help of Marsha, the daycare was established in 2002. As of 2018, The daycare is still growing strong and is considered one of the most affordable daycares in the city of Springdale. The daycare is a great blessing to Mercy and Grace Cathedral. 

In 2011, Pastor Euel and Marsha went into full-time Evangelistic ministry and traveled All over the United State seeing souls saved for the Kingdom. The Pastor-ship was handed over to Pastor Larry and Kim Marler for seven years. In February 2018, Pastor Larry and Kim felt like God was through with them at Mercy and Grace and handed the church back over to Pastor Euel and Marsha. Their vision is seeing lost saved and helping people.

What We Believe

The Bible is the inspired and only infallible and authoritative written Word of God.  

There is one God, eternally existent in three persons; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost.  

In the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in HIs vicarious and atoning death, in HIs bodily resurrection , in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His personal future return to the earth in power and glory to rule a thousand years.  

In the blessed hope - the rapture of the church at Christ's coming. 

The only means of being cleansed from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious blood of Christ. 

Regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential for personal salvation. 

The redemptive work of Christ on the cross provides healing of the human body in answer to believing prayer 

In the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit by who indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a holy life.  

In the resurrection of both the saved and the lost, the one to everlasting life and the other to everlasting damnation.