The Grace Blog

We’re excited to host our neighbors, Watermark Books, twice in the month of September. On Tuesday, September 24, at 6:00 pm, we welcome National Book Award finalist Sarah Smarsh in conversation with Sarah Bagby for a ticketed event in celebration of her new book, Bone of the Bone: Essays on America by a Daughter of the Working Class.

The following Monday, September 30, at 6:00 pm, bestselling author Kwame Alexander will be here to celebrate his newest release, Black Star, the ...

Thanks to all who contributed to the August Yellow Bag collection, which supports our own Jacob’s Learning Ladder school. Your contributions will help JLL kick off the new year with some new items to help the students learn.

Looking ahead, we will be collecting hygiene items for Simply Hygiene in September. Soap, toothpaste, shampoo, feminine items, diapers, and baby wipes are just some of the items needed. Look for barrels around the church in September to drop off your donations.

How are you wired when it comes to spending time with other people? Are you more comfortable when everyone in the group thinks and believes in the same way, or do you thrive on diversity in thought and beliefs? Join Steve for the Pastor’s Study, a seven-session experience on engaging and embracing the spectrum of diversity in a church that exists in a Red-and-Blue World. On Wednesdays, September 11, 18, 25, October 2, 16, 23, and 30 from 9:30 am-11:00 ...