The Grace Blog

Grace Member Fran Belden shares about her experience preparing an apartment for a new refugee family.  Fran is part of the Grace Refugee Team.

I had a new and delightful experience earlier this month I’d like to share:  helping arrange furnishings in the home for a refugee family due to arrive later in the day. I knew not a soul when I arrived, but the first to introduce herself was Anne Burris, a relatively new Grace member whom I had never ...

The Grace Presbyterian Tutoring Program completed its 20^th year on April 12, 2018.  For 20 years this ministry has partnered adults with students from Hyde Elementary to work on reading skills.  A staff member from Hyde walks the children over on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Here they are greeted with a snack and friendly faces. Then each child spends 45 minutes to an hour reading with an adult. The results are incredible. Year after year students make amazing strides in ...

On Sunday, April 29, our confirmation class joins the church. These eighth and ninth graders have met since the fall to explore their own faith and the faith of the church.

Kirk Anderson faithfully led this group and pulled in different people in the congregation to teach occasional classes. We are excited for the ways these young people will continue to grow in faith and lead in our church. We have the opportunity to continue to guide them and to learn ...