BACKYARD COMMUNITY CHURCH: It’s not to late to join…if you haven’t already…sign up for next week! This is the next phase in “re-opening” our services at Grace. We will gather as a church family in small group backyard settings around our community to watch the sermon together online. CLICK HERE for a simple FAQ guide,…
Making disciples who live from the Gospel, crossing ethnic and economic lines
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Dear Grace Family, To God be the glory! The elders of Grace wanted to let the church know that we have voted to recognize Juneteenth (Friday, June 19th) as a holiday for the employees of Grace Church. Juneteenth is an annual holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, and it has…
BACKYARD COMMUNITY LAUNCH: TODAY! It’s not to late to join…if you haven’t already…sign up for next week! This is the next phase in “re-opening” our services at Grace. We will gather as a church family in small group backyard settings around our community to watch the sermon together online. CLICK HERE for a simple FAQ…
BACKYARD COMMUNITY LAUNCH: NEXT Sunday! Join us as we launch Backyard Communities. This is the next phase in “re-opening” our in person services at Grace. We will gather as a church family in small group backyard settings around our community to watch the sermon together online. CLICK HERE for a simple FAQ guide and to…
Why Backyard Communities? As a church on mission for the city we are excited to come together again for worship! And of course, we want to invite neighbors and friends along. Backyard Communities allow us to share the good news of Jesus Christ in our own neighborhoods. What are Backyard Communities? Backyard Communities are a…
Karl Barth said that pastors should preach with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other, because the Word of God must speak to our lives and our world today. I think that idea applies to all Christians as we study the Bible, asking God to help us find application to current…
Grace, In light of the recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, we are deeply grieved. In response, the elders of our church are asking us to enter into a season of fasting and prayer during the month of June. We will be asking God to bring reform in our legal, political…
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Thinking Biblically about reopening: In case you missed this important update from Pastor Marshall this week. CLICK HERE to continue reading… May 31st – Parent Coffee Talk (Online): Let’s talk about Covid 19 and our kids….how to survive & thrive this summer!! Join us TONIGHT at 8pm on Zoom. RSVP on Realm for…
Hey Grace, As the topic of “when to reopen” dominates our newsfeeds, conversations, and thoughts, I wanted to post a couple of resources to help us think Biblically about this issue. At the heart of all we do at Grace is a commitment to be a gospel-informed, gospel-shaped people who submit to Christ and learn…
Dear Grace Family, I wanted to give an update as I know that many of you are wondering what our next steps will be. It’s been incredible to watch the church in action during this time as we are spread out into our communities. Currently we have over 20 groups meeting online weekly through Zoom,…