Twenty-Five Years of Grace
A faith-based documentary that preserved a quarter-century of legacy.
CLIENT
Grace Community Church
DURATION
10 weeks
LOCATION
Maryland
The brief.
Grace Community Church was approaching its 25th anniversary. Pastor David Okafor wanted to document the congregation's journey — the milestones, the hardships, the lives transformed — before the founding generation's stories were lost. But he wanted a film, not a slideshow; something worthy of a theater, not a fellowship hall.
The vision.
We spent a month in pre-production conducting oral history interviews with 40+ congregants — founders, elders, youth, and community partners. From those interviews, we identified five narrative threads: faith, family, service, resilience, and hope. The documentary would weave them together with cinema-verité footage of daily church life and carefully restored archival material.
The execution.
We delivered a 22-minute documentary film, a 60-second anniversary trailer, and a live multi-camera broadcast of the anniversary service. The documentary premiered at a gala event with 800 attendees and was simultaneously livestreamed to congregants worldwide. We also produced a 12-part social series for the weeks following the premiere.
The impact.
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Interviews Conducted
They captured the heart of our ministry with a tenderness and respect that moved our entire congregation to tears. This film is a legacy our children's children will watch. WAFI gave us immortality.
Pastor David Okafor
Senior Pastor, Grace Community Church
