OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD A Ministry of Samaritan’s Purse It’s that time of year again! Time to prepare our Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes. Millions of children around the world will experience Christmas joy when they receive gift-filled boxes and hear the Gospel through Christian literature. But it doesn’t end there! The children have the opportunity...
FALL SCHEDULE Our fall schedule resumes on Sunday, September 8th, with Sunday School for children and adults at 9:30 am., and worship at 10:45 a.m. MEN’S FELLOWSHIP Men of all ages are invited to meet for a time of study, discussion, and prayer on Saturday, September 21st, from 7-8:30 a.m. Location to be announced. Light...
In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by his Spirit. (Ephesians 2:22) This past Sunday we received a number of new members into the fellowship of Grace Church. This is always an exciting time as it affirms to those of us who have been a part of...
Mark your calendars. In two weeks, on September 8th, we will be resuming our normal schedule with Sunday school at 9:30 and worship at 10:45. Sunday school for children and adults will be available. The adult class will be a survey of the Old Testament, taught by Pastor Tom. On Sunday, September 8th, we will...
by Ian Bridgman It was Easter Sunday. The clear aqua blue water splashed gently against the white sand of the beach, crowded with picnicking families. I saw the helicopter a ways off the shore, going back and forth. And then again. And again. I thought it was one of the sightseeing choppers that give happy...
Preparing students, equipping grads, mobilizing young professionals to follow Christ at work Recent Reflections In a Pentecost sermon last Sunday I was particularly struck by the pastor’s mention of how we ARE NOT supposed relate to the Holy Spirit, as a means of clarifying how we ARE supposed to relate to him. We ARE NOT...
…you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. (Ephesians 2:19-21) Twenty nine years ago Charleen and I...
Potluck and Presentation Sunday evening, August 4th, we look forward to hearing from Eve about her work in West Asia over the past two years. All are welcome to the potluck dinner and presentation beginning at 5 p.m. Beverages and dessert will be proviced. Please bring a dish to share! Men’s Prayer Fellowship All men...
by Doug Rose Necessity will make us all forsworn Three thousand times within this three years’ space; For every man with his affects is born, Not by might mastered, but by special grace. Wm. Shakespeare, Love’s Labour’s Lost, 1.1.147 – 150. My good Son, know this, thou art not able to do these...
…speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in...