Pastor Joan routinely makes Hospital Visits to Grace Church members and offers prayer before surgery. Members are regularly visited during hospital stays. Please contact Grace Church when a member is hospitalized or facing upcoming surgery. (The hospital does not contact the church, due to privacy laws!)

Pastor Joan visits Grace Church members who are Home Bound or residents of nursing care facilities. They receive Caring visits and regularly receive the sacrament of Holy Communion.

The Prayer Concerns listed in the weekly bulletin are usually also listed in the monthly newsletter, “Grace Notes”. They are listed for one month in the bulletin as well as one month in “Grace Notes.”

Sixteen Shepherds currently serve at Grace Church. Their mission is fulfilled in the following ways:

Welcome You - as a first time visitor to Grace Church, you will receive a small gift and an invitation to join us for Coffee Fellowship (During the Winter Worship schedule – September thru May). If you desire, a Shepherd will escort you.

Keep in Contact with You - approximately four times a year, the Shepherds will contact Grace Church members in their area to keep them updated on happenings at the church. These calls are not only informative, but serve as a means of strengthening relationships within the church family. Shepherds will also periodically contact our college students through the school year to assure them of our thoughts and prayers.

Pray with You - when a member submits a prayer card request on Sunday morning, the member’s Shepherd is notified of the prayer request and will contact the member by phone or mail with an assurance of prayer support.

Care for You - Shepherds are asked to contact those in their area who may have concerns or health problems and offer their assistance in whatever way possible.

Should you decide to pursue membership at Grace Church, Shepherds will attend the last “On the Porch” class to meet those new members in their area. The Shepherd acts as a “Sponsor” for the new members and will welcome them on behalf of the congregation as they join the Grace Church family.

Everyone, including visitors, is invited to “Join Us” for Coffee Fellowship each Sunday in Fellowship Hall immediately following the 10:15 a.m. Worship service during the Winter Worship Schedule.

Hostesses provide light refreshments to enjoy with coffee or juice. It‘s a great opportunity to renew acquaintances, meet new church family, and to welcome guests. Please plan to make this event a part of your Sunday morning at Grace Church.

We’ll look forward to seeing you there!

Taste of Grace is held in September to celebrate the kick-off of Sunday School and to welcome and introduce our Worship by the Water visitors to Grace Church.
Everyone gathers under the big top in our side yard, lots of good eats, games for the kids, tours of the church, explanations of activities and growing in faith opportunities.