Grace Life Pryor was planted in 1999 (then under a different name) by Pastor Derek Melton. The church plant came out of our work with at-risk teens that had been ongoing for 8 years. In 2013, they became a church plant of Anchored In Truth. Their passionate desire is for GLCP to be a Gospel outpost in our our community. They continue to outreach to at-risk teens three days per week as the State brings them to them from a quasi-military program in their town. They can have an upward of 150 teens per service. Derek and his wife, Stacey, have two grown children ( Lindey and Cody) and four grandchildren (Luke, Hunter, Micah, and Halle). Grace Life Pryor has grown by the Lord's blessing, and their passion is to bring glory to the Lord Jesus by loving and obeying Him.

February 2026 Update

Dear AIT family,

  
We want to thank you for your partnership and continued support in the furtherance of the Gospel.  It is such  a privilege to walk beside like-minded believers!  You are a tremendous encouragement to us as we fight the good fight of faith.   
 
We are continuing to strive for a biblically healthy church here in Pryor.  Pastor Derek is still preaching through Ephesians on Sunday’s and Philippians on Wednesday’s.  The Lord has blessed us with several new members since last fall.  We have also had several come forth for baptism.  It’s such a joy to see the Lord at work in His church! Doing church God’s way is well worth all the blood, sweat and tears! 
 
In January we received a new class of Thunderbird cadets. We have had the privilege of ministering the gospel to these at risk teenagers, from all over the state of Oklahoma, for the past 33 years. Currently we have around 140 teen boys and girls attending services. Pastor Jason and other faithful men preach to them every Sunday and Wednesday.   
 
Small groups are going well.  We are currently studying a 9 Marks series on The Church.  It is such a great reminder that the church is not a place but a people, the blood bought, holy, redeemed, people of God! We weren’t saved to be individual believers but to be a part of the household of God and to be taught to do the work of the ministry. 

 
We would ask that you would pray for us in these ways: 
 
1. That the Saints at Grace life Church of Pryor would strive to attain the unity of the faith and grow in the stature and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. That the Lord would protect us from the wiles of the enemy and the temptations of the flesh. 
 
2. That the elders would lead with wisdom. Please pray for them to be pure in conduct and motive. That they would be gentle and loving, yet, bold in the proclamation of truth. That the Lord would give them sufficient health and strength to carry out the job of Shepherding.  
 
3. Please pray that we would be missions minded and fervent in prayer for our missionaries. That our outreach to Thunderbird cadets would be effectual  and many would be saved. That each member would be compelled by the Holy Spirit to witness Christ in the sphere of their influence. 
 
4. Please join us in prayer that our children and grandchildren would be saved. 
 
Thank you for praying for us and for all of your love and support! We look forward to seeing  all of our AIT family in February, Lord willing.  
 
Much love in Christ, 
Pastor Derek Melton