food packing event

Food Packing Event: Thank You!

We started 2022 with service! On January 2, over 100 people gathered in the Great Room for worship, but it wasn’t worship like a normal Sunday. Instead, we packaged 22,000 meals, bags of beans and rice.  We worked with the Outreach Program to make this happen.

The mission of the Outreach Program is to provide safe water, food, medical care and education to children and those in need at home and abroad. One way they fulfill their mission is with food packing events.

The food we packaged was delivered to the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Wichita to share with refugees in the Wichita community. Our church has partnered with the IRC for many years.

This truly was a congregational event. We are grateful for the special financial gift that made this event possible, for the volunteers who prepared in advance, the volunteers who served that morning, those who cleaned up, and those who delivered the food to the IRC.

Coat Drive

coatDid you clean out your closets over Christmas?  If so, drop off your old coats at Grace. KAKE is hosting a coat drive this January to benefit The Salvation Army, and we have a box in our building.  All new and gently used (clean) coats are welcome.
Session Minute Summaries

Session Summary: November 2021

  • The Grace Session met on November 15, 2021, in the Grace Alcove.
  • The meeting was opened and closed with prayer.
  • We welcomed Lilian Mayer into membership. Lilian joins Grace by reaffirmation of faith.
  • Plans for the upcoming Hanging of the Greens service were discussed.
  • Covid protocols were revisited. It was voted on to no longer keep exterior doors open on Sundays.  Windows in the sanctuary will be closed.  The question was raised about what metric we use to make changes to our policy.  No metric was set
  • Financial reports were given and received. Other reports were given including an update on stewardship pledges for 2022.
  • Presbytery met the next day (November 16, 2021) and it was reported that on the docket was the dismissal of the New Covenant Presbyterian Church in Hutchinson from the PCUSA to the EPC.