From the Pastor’s Desk: April 2018

Dear Grace Community,

As a pastor in the Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA), I am not a member of a church and instead am a member of a presbytery.  This means that in addition to serving at Grace, I also serve the PCUSA in different ways.  I realize that you don’t often see or hear about this, so I thought I’d take this opportunity to share some of this with you.

Grace is part of the Presbytery of Southern Kansas. The presbytery is ...

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Graduate Recognition: May 6

We recognize our high school and college graduates in worship on Sunday, May 6. If you would like your graduate recognized, please email the following information to kirk@mygpc.org by April 27 or just drop off at his office. Please send picture (head shot preferably), school, awards, short bio with family, activities and future plans.

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Refugee Team: Welcoming a New Family to Wichita

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 ...

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Tutoring

The Grace Presbyterian Tutoring Program completed its 20th 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 ...

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