Each month on the first Sunday you’re encouraged to take home a re-usable yellow grocery bag, put some non-perishable items in it, and bring it back the next week, or soon thereafter. In November and December, our contributions go to Operation Holiday. Operation Holiday is a mission of Interfaith Ministries. Last year over 13,000 people were served through this outreach.
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Let’s walk to Bethlehem, or bike or swim.
It is 6,746 miles from Wichita to Bethlehem, and our goal is to get there by the time the Wise Men do on Epiphany, January 6. We start walking on November 27, the first Sunday of Advent.
Everyone in the congregation is invited to participate. Here’s what you need to do:
The nativity scene is a favorite Christian symbol of Advent and Christmas.
Nativity scenes come in all shapes and sizes. Some are passed down through families Others are made with construction paper and glue. Some nativity scenes are elaborate with wise men and camels, shepherds and sheep, and all kinds of animals around the manger. Others are simple with only Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus.
No matter the design, monetary value, or size, nativity scenes are special. They tell a story and ...
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Dear Grace Community,
Lillian Daniel, a pastor and writer, tells a story about talking with a man finding a church:
He told her that he visited all twenty-one churches in his hometown but didn’t find one to be part of.
“What was so wrong with them? They don’t sound too bad to me. No church has it all. Couldn’t you even find one that you liked?”
“Oh, it wasn’t that,” he said. “I liked a lot about all of them. It’s just that they ...
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Each month, Grace distributes bus tickets to people in our community. This happens on the 15th of the month, or if the 15th is a weekend, we meet the Friday before. Volunteers and those receiving tickets begin to gather around 7 am in the Grace alcove. Guests are greeted with smiles, coffee, water, and a place to sit. Tickets are distributed at 8 am.
We invite all guests to a brief worship service with communion in the Great Room at 7:40 ...
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