April 13, 2020
Hello, Grace family!
What a joy it was to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ yesterday! We are so thankful for all those who participated in worship yesterday! Taylor Robinette (our Worship Director), did such a great job coordinating and editing all of the videos together (Thanks, Taylor).
Our hearts were also so encouraged by Pastor's message about clinging to the hope of Christ that:
- heals our pain
- overcomes our disappointment
- forgives our failure
- calms our fears
- assures our doubts
May we cling to these truths in the midst of this uncertain time! Hallelujah, He is risen!
Update from Pastor Craig
https://vimeo.com/407308266/30dbc612d6
Tornado Policy
Since we have entered into the spring season we wanted to take a moment to clarify our policy for sheltering in case of a tornado.
Grace will be open as a tornado shelter any time there is a watch in effect. Entrances 2 and 3 will be open and at least Rooms 121 and 122 will be secured and available for anyone to shelter in. This update is to clarify that the church will not just be opened when a warning is issued.
Sharing and Meeting Needs
Help us care for our family! We encourage you to email, to call, to text, to reach out in any way to those around you. We are trying to keep up with all of our members, but we would love for you to join us in this effort! If you connect with someone and they have a need (physical, financial, etc.), please email Kenton Durham (Pastoral Team Administrator) who is working with the staff, deacons, and elders to care for our people.
If you are willing to help meet various needs, please sign up to serve.
If you are in need of help, please share them with us!
If you are interested in helping Jessica Pollock make masks (sewing, donating supplies, or cutting fabric), please email Jessica Pollock.
Church Office
As of now, the church offices (and building) are closed. The church staff can be reached by email (please indicate who you would like to contact) or by calling the church office at 937-766-1777 during regular business hours (M–Th: 8–5; F: 8–4). NOTE: this is a different number than our regular office number, so that we can answer calls while away from the office.
We will continue to stream our services through the Grace Facebook page and website. Each week, one of our pastors will host the Facebook chat during the service!
FYI, all church activities and ministries will be cancelled until further notice.
If you have any questions, please email our staff.
Grace News Newsletter
In light of sending out an update every week regarding COVID-19, we decided to pause sending our weekly Grace News newsletter for the time being. However, we still want you all to have access to the various resources found in the newsletter.
- Listen to the sermon from Sunday, "A Triumph Turned to Tears."
- View the bulletin for Sunday 4.5.20.
- View the Grace In Prayer Guide for 4.1.20.
- View the anniversary and birthday list for April.
For pastoral updates, sign up for Pastor Craig's Friday Pastor's Update.
Other Resources
Finally, here is a list of resources available to you at this time (click on the words to access the resource):
- Grace Worship Spotify Playlist
- Dwell (a Scripture reading app that is accompanied by calm ambient music)
- RightNow Media: Grace Baptist Church Channel and Resource Library (Sign up for an account here.) By following this link, you can access over 10,000 Bible studies and videos, not to mention some of our own Grace-made content! All for free!
- Church Community Builder (our online database / church directory)
- Sermon archive
- GraceStudents webpage (access to all resources)
- GraceKids webpage (access to all resources)
It was such a joy to celebrate the hope we have in Christ. We are so very eager to be with you all again, but until then, continue to fight for sight of the One who is our steadfast anchor. He is worthy!
Blessings,
Grace Leadership