The Women’s Ministry of Grace Community Church has begun a weekly study of The Encounter. The Encounter is a study published through our General Assembly and is a deep dive into the Confession of Faith of the CP Church. The weekly meetings begin at 6:30PM every Wednesday night.
Grace SWAP July 29th 2023 from 7:00AM - 11:00AM CST
Every year, Grace serves the community through the SWAP. SWAP (Serving With A Purpose) is a free yard sale type event. The event will take place on July 29th from 7AM-11AM All are welcome to participate. If you want to donate items to the SWAP, please see Sis. Vanessa Woods-Terry for details.
Voice of the Martyrs Virtual Hearts of Fire Event: Friday, July 14, 6 p.m. CST [FREE]
Hear inspiring testimonies of costly faith from four courageous women.
The Voice of the Martyrs presents Hearts of Fire – a virtual event where you’ll meet four courageous women who showed incredible commitment to Christ in the face of opposition. This special event is FREE! Hear these inspiring testimonies of costly faith, plus worship from Michael W. Smith.
Gracia Burnham was held captive in the Philippines.
Anita Smith’s husband was martyred in Libya.
Helen Berhane was imprisoned in Eritrea.
Susanna Koh’s husband was abducted in Malaysia.
This is a 100% Free Event and the doors of the church will open at 5:30PM CST. If you are interested but cannot make it out to the church, you can register here: Hearts of Fire (VOM)
July 22nd 2023 SUPER SATURDAY VBS 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. CST
Saturday, July 22, Grace will have a one day VBS event for ages 5-12 at the church. We are calling it Super Saturday! The event will take place from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CST with lunch served at noon. This is open to all children in this age range so tell a friend, invite someone and come out and have a SUPER SATURDAY! Please see Sis. Emily Kirkus if you have questions or if you’d like to volunteer.
Resurrection Sunday Services Schedule Change (ONE SERVICE)
As we prepare for Resurrection Sunday, please note that we will have one service at 8AM CST with breakfast to follow. We hope to see you there, and we hope that you have a chance to enjoy your families after the service!
Seven Last Sayings of Jesus Program Friday April 7th 2023
Grace Community Church will host a “Seven Last Sayings of Christ” program on April 7th 2023 at 6PM. Dinner will be served during the service. We have an awesome program, and seven speakers, who will each expound on one of Christ’s last seven sayings.
List of Speakers
Evangelist Gail Woods-Terry (Grace Community Church): “Father, forgive them, for they know what they do.” Luke 23:34
Pastor Christine Berry (New Living Waters Church): “Truly, I say to you, you will be with Me in paradise.” Luke 23:43
Min. Allen Cornelius (Grace Community Church): “Woman, behold your son, behold your mother!” John 19:26
Pastor Taurus Fuller (Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church): “My God, my God, why have you forsaken Me?” Matthew 27:46
Min. Von Kirkus (Grace Community Church): “I thirst.” John 19:28
Pastor Jack Jackson (Zoe Christian Fellowship): “It is finished.” John 19:30
Pastor Albert E. Russell (Grace Community Church): “Father, into thy hands commit My spirit.” Luke 23:46
Come out and join us for this exciting event. Also, please note that there is one service on Resurrection Sunday, at 8:00AM CST. We’ll have a light breakfast afterwards. To God be the Glory!
Grace Makes Donation to American Cancer Society through Partnership with Riding with a Purpose
On October 30th, Grace Community Church, on behalf of Riding With a Purpose, presented a check for $1250 to The American Cancer Society! Riding with a Purpose was founded by William Clarke, a cancer survivor, who had an epiphany to ride his bicycle as a way to raise awareness for cancer and other health related issues. His motto, “Go get your checkups”, resonates in his booming baritone voice. The church would like to thank everyone who donated! The inaugural event raised $2500, half of which was given to Grace as a partnering institution, to donate to the American Cancer Society for cancer research. We also honored breast cancer survivors, and those who succumbed to the disease, as October was Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Rocket Motivation Podcast with Rod Cate
I had distinct opportunity to sit down with Mr. Rod Cate, Esq. on his Rocket Inspiration Podcast. It was a blessing to share and a blessing to give something back! Hopefully you can glean some inspiration from the discussion as well! When you are presented with opportunities to quit, to give up, to lay down, always remember that there is an alternative, and that is to keep moving and see what the end of the thing is! Click the link below to listen in.
Thank You!
Thanks to Sis. Carol Williams and Bro. Emmett Williams for spearheading our OCC efforts. Thank you to everyone who assisted with ministering, packing, moving boxes from the upstairs staging area to the sanctuary, loading boxes for transport, unloading at First Baptist Prattville and everyone who donated monies or items to make the goal of 950 shoeboxes come to fruition. If each box impacts ten children, as expected, this means that we will potentially impact 9,500 children! Special thanks to Brother Mark Johns who brought a huge trailer and allowed us to take everything in one trip. He is pictured here in the video closing up the trailer before we headed over to First Baptist Prattville. May God bless you all!
OCC Packing Party
There will be an Operation Christmas Child (OCC) packing party on Thursday November 11th at 4PM at the church. If you want to come out and help, please do so. We are almost at our goal of 800 boxes for the year. Many thanks to Sis. Carol Williams for spearheading the effort.