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The image of the crown of thorns in our symbol signifies how far God was willing to extend his grace to us. Christ suffered and died, and bore the crown of shame in order to give us the crown of righteousness.

The Triune God, traditionally visualized with a triangle has revealed the plan of salvation to human kind. Christ arose from the grave, ascended into heaven, and sent us his Spirit.

The Holy Spirit has been given the biblical image of a dove. The Holy Spirit reminds us of the deed of Christ, who came as a light into the darkness.

Our Ministries

Sundays at Grace

Each Sunday we gather together for a church service at 11:00 a.m.

Join us in person or online for songs of worship, prayers for confession and forgiveness, a message from God via his Word, and on certain Sundays, Holy Communion. Holy Communion celebrates the meal of bread and wine served by Jesus to his disciples and is open to all people who believe in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Ushers will guide you to the front of sanctuary where you will be served bread and grape juice. Children are invited to come forward to participate or receive a blessing. Join us for refreshments after the service to meet new friends and get connected to Grace Church. Find our livestream at: https://www.youtube.com/@gracechurchgr

Children at Grace

All children are welcome in our worship service and are invited forward mid-service for a children’s message each Sunday. There are worship activity bags with craft materials and children’s bulletins for children to use during the service. We have five round tables in the back of the sanctuary with additional youth Bible materials–come early to snag a table!

Nursery

Children ages 0-3 are welcome in Nursery – a safe, clean place staffed by trained caretakers.

Age 3 – 3rd grade

During the school year,  those who are age 3 through 3rd grade are then invited to Children’s Worship for their own story and song time for the remainder of the service. This Children’s Worship program is led by trained adults from our church. In the summer, children age 3 through leaving-2nd grade can go to Parks and Prayer for the remainder of the service after the children’s message for a Bible story, Lego response time, and a chance to play on the playground and do some crafts.  Children are always brought back to the service to celebrate Communion.

Upper elementary and middle school

Those 4th grade and up will remain in the service. Children between 4th and 8th grade can fill in a sermon worksheet and receive a treat!

Young People at Grace

Our middle school youth group for kids 4th – 8th grade meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month from 6:00 – 7:30pm. Our young people are also involved with the ministries of church, not only leading in worship as musicians, singers, readers, and doers of slides and sound, but also planning worship for our regular youth-led services.

Neighborhood Ministries

Food Pantry

Tuesday mornings between 10 – 10:30am we hold a food pantry and neighborhood coffee hour. No ID is required, but we will gather addresses and a little demographic information. We always have meat, vegetables and fruit, grains, and nonperishables. Food is provided by Feeding America of West Michigan, and by the deacons.

Narcotics Anonymous

Every weekday between 11:00am – 12:30pm the NoName N.A. group meets in our basement. Please use the entrance off the parking lot.

Let’s Chat – Be Strong Parent Cafe

The first and third Wednesdays of the month, 10:00 – 11:30am, parents and caregivers of children 12 and under meet in the Youth Room. Please use the entrance off the playground on Buckley Ave.  These Parent Cafes are sponsored by the Great Start Parent Coalition (of the Great Start Collaborative of Kent County) focus on The Strengthening Families 5 Protective Factors:

  • RESILIENCE
  • RELATIONSHIPS
  • KNOWLEDGE
  • SUPPORT
  • COMMUNICATION

Ministries we support with second offerings

  • Access of West Michigan: the mission of Access of West Michigan is to be a faith-based leader in linking congregational, individual, and community resources to eliminate hunger and reduce the impact of poverty in Kent County.
  • All Belong: All Belong equips congregations and schools to glorify God through purposeful, innovative inclusion of persons with varied abilities.
  • Alternative Directions: Alternative Directions (A.D.) is a community-based program that serves MDOC Probationers and Parolees, as well as other clients in the criminal justice system. Their priority is to assist offenders in leading successful crime-free lives in the community by providing a safe, structured and supervised environment, as well as the opportunity to rebuild ties to the community.
  • Association for a More Just Society: They strive to be brave Christians, dedicated to doing justice in Honduras and to inspiring others around the world to seek justice in their own contexts.
  • Bethany Christian Services: Bethany supports vulnerable kids and families in the U.S. and around the world, because everyone deserves to be safe, loved, and connected.
  • Community Kids: Their mission is to transform communities through kids by providing long-term, life-changing, worldview-expanding relationships, led by Jesus Christ.
  • Food Pantry: Grace’s ministry for those who are food insecure. A weekly food giveaway that always includes meat, bread, fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as nonperishables. We source the food from Feeding America of West Michigan, Eastern Avenue CRC’s food giveaway, and deacons and other members who buy the fresh fruits and vegetables. Last month we served 132 households that contained 306 individuals. The ministry involves around 20 Grace members.
  • John and Vera Mae Perkins Foundation: The John and Vera Mae Perkins Foundation for Justice, Reconciliation & Community Development is a non-profit organization that teaches and promotes the principles of Christian Community development and racial reconciliation.
  • Jubilee Centers International: Jubilee Centers International is an organization compelled by Christ’s love for the poor to “preach the year of the Lord’s favor,” (Luke 4:19) through community outreach including formal Christian education and through holistic community development.
  • Micah Center: The Micah Center is a faith-rooted organization that builds power to “do justice” in the community through education, relationship, and action.
  • Office of Social Justice: The Office of Social Justice works to develop a deeper understanding of and response to God’s call to let justice flow like a river in both our personal and communal lives, as well as in the structures of our societies.
  • Pine Rest: Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is called to express the healing ministry of Jesus Christ by providing behavioral health services with professional excellence, Christian integrity, and compassion.
  • Rehoboth Christian Schools: Rehoboth Christian School was founded in 1903 as a ministry to the Native American people of the Four Corners region. Today, Rehoboth continues its ministry through education with multiculturalism as a backdrop, serving approximately 75% Native American students, 17% Anglo students, and 8% of students of Hispanic descent and other ethnic minorities. Rehoboth is committed to building students up not only intellectually, but also spiritually and emotionally, helping them grow into mature Christians.
  • Resonate Global Mission: Your church partners with Resonate as you join God’s mission in your own neighborhood and around the world. Resonate is here to walk alongside you in preparing missionaries and volunteers, calling and supporting church planters and campus ministers, connecting with ministries overseas, engaging church members and younger generations in mission work, and following the Spirit by discerning new ways to demonstrate and proclaim the gospel.
  • Safe Church: Safe Church Ministry equips congregations in abuse awareness, prevention, and response.
  • Samaritas: For almost 90 years, Samaritas has served others as an expression of the love of Christ with programs to help Michigan’s disadvantaged families and individuals thrive. Through foster care and adoption services, family preservation programs, Substance Use Disorder (SUD) services, refugee services, senior care and living communities with a full continuum of services. Samaritas is all about home, offering housing solutions for adults with developmental disabilities, homeless families and affordable living communities for those who qualify for HUD housing.
  • Treetops Collective : They are a cross-cultural movement that connects with and invests in New American women leaders, together transforming our communities into places of belonging.  They imagine a world where any person who has experienced the pain of displacement finds a community where they can live a vibrant, whole life in connection with their neighbors.
  • Wedgewood:  Wedgwood Christian Services is dedicated to boldly taking on the toughest problems facing children, teens, families, and adults through residential care, counseling services, and community programs. Their goal is to support and help restore the physical, social, intellectual, emotional and spiritual well-being of those who rely on Wedgwood.
  • Well House: They believe the solution to homelessness is housing. They purchase vacant, boarded-up houses and bring them back to life. They move in our neighbors who need housing the most: those who are living on the streets or in emergency shelters. Whenever possible, they hire their tenants to help with the rehabilitation of the houses.
  • World Renew: World Renew embraces a family-centered approach to ending global poverty with food security, peace and justice, economic livelihood and health. They join families in more than 30 developing countries to change global hunger, poverty, and illness.