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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.

Lenten Devotional 2023: Were You There?

by | Feb 9, 2023 | Family Practices, Lent, Life Together

For Lent this year, Grace is offering a Lenten devotional book and discussion group on African-American Spirituals, titled Were You There.  According to the publisher’s description: “Valuable not only for their sublime musical expression, the African-American spirituals provide profound insights into the human condition and Christian life. Many spirituals focus on the climax of the Christian drama, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and the ways in which those events bring about the liberation of God’s people. “In these devotions for the season of Lent, Luke A. Powery leads the reader through the spirituals as they confront the mystery of Christ’s atoning death and victory over the grave. Each selection includes the lyrics of the spiritual, a reflection by the author on the spiritual’s meaning, a Scripture verse related to that meaning, and a brief prayer.” Pastor Kelsi will be preaching on some of these same texts through Lent. A discussion group will meet weekly during Lent, likely Sunday mornings at 10am. We’ll take turns leading each other in a review and discussion of each chapter over the coming months.  Books are available in the office. RSVP to POCL@gracegr.org if you are interested in the...

Regarding Full Participation at Grace Church

by | Oct 1, 2022 | Life Together

From Grace’s Council, Fall 2022 Grace Church has held a long-standing vision to be a healthy, urban, intentionally multi-ethnic, and diverse (in many ways) expression of God’s new family in Christ Jesus. Our name, Grace, reflects our calling to welcome people of all kinds on the basis of God’s undeserved gift of grace. We cling to our proud history of promoting racial justice and reconciliation, women in church office, and inclusion of people of all abilities. We hear echoes of words of grace once spoken by a Black founding elder when White families first began to join our church: If they are not welcome, I am not welcome. We as a church have been extensively discussing appropriate inclusion of our LGBTQ+ siblings for some time, both as a congregation and denomination. As Grace stated in our 2017 statement, we have sought “to be a welcoming community where all are accepted as sinners saved by grace” yet at that time we chose not to articulate “an official position statement” regarding same-sex marriage.  Some of our members strongly disagree with each other on the issue of LGBTQ+ marriage. The council of Grace Church respects the fact that faithful, loving, and Christlike members of our congregation have come to different conclusions. We must now discern a way forward together, embracing our diversity “in many ways.” Therefore, longing for God’s Shalom for all people in the New Creation, being swept up in the Spirit’s campaign of radical inclusion, and in the humble power of Jesus’ self-giving love, the council of Grace Church adopted the following policy: Grace Church celebrates LGBTQ+ people as image...