The Grace Blog

On Sunday, October 1, we receive the PCUSA Peace and Global Witness offering.

Twenty-five percent of this offering stays in Wichita for the International Rescue Committee.  Twenty-five percent goes to our presbytery for peace and global witness efforts, and 50% goes to the national church.

National PCUSA peace and global witness initiatives include big projects such as supporting missionaries in South Sudan and smaller projects like providing bicycles for pastors in rural African countries so that they may commute to their churches ...

Sunday, October 8, is the Prairie Fire Marathon and Half Marathon.  For the fifth year in a row, runners race past Grace starting around 8 am. We are on the lawn to cheer for them as they zoom down Douglas. Cheering, waving, and clapping for the runners is joyful, particularly when you can see the difference the encouragement makes for a person.  Bring a chair or plan to stand.

Our presence on the lawn is an important witness to the community. ...