Welcome to your new home!

After 15 years in its temporary quarters (also known as the Grace narthex), our 90 year old bell was hoisted to its new home above the main entrance to the Community Center today!

Help for the Drowning Victim

Earlier this week our community experience the tragic drowning of nine-year-old Colin Jenkins. 

Colin was active in one of our outreach ministries: the STARS program of Springfield Christian Youth Ministries (SCYM). He has also attended Camp Boost. 

Our friends at SCYM have asked us to consider taking two actions to minister to this family:

1) Pray for the Jenkins family, and also for the SCYM staff, they minister the comfort of Jesus and receive his comfort as well; and

2) Consider making a donation to help the Jenkins family during this time. SCYM has set up a "Go Fund Me" site and would love to help our community rally around these hurting people.

Construction Clean Up

Beginning this Saturday, August 23, we will be coming together at Grace to clean up the facility as the Ministry Expansion Project winds down.  Our efforts will save the church thousands of dollars (since we won't need to pay an outside group to do the work). 

Bring your own basic cleaning supplies.  We'll supply anything special that will be needed. 

We will be at the church from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m., so come anytime and work for however long you can.  There is much to do, and something to do for everyone of every age.

Email Karen Brodbeck at karen.brodbeck@sls-sixsigma.com if you have questions.

Obituary for Reverend Ray Garrett

The Reverend Rufus Raymond Garrett died peacefully on Tuesday, August 5, 2014. He was 93 years old.

Pastor Garrett graduated from Wittenberg University in 1949 with a Bachelor's Degree and from Hamma Seminary in 1952. His first call was in Roseville, Ohio with the Roseville Parish. He then served Trinity in Springfield, Ohio until his retirement in 1986. He was also an interim pastor at Grace before Pastor Powell was called.

He is survived by his son, Daniel Garrett and daughter, The Rev. Constance Shultz. 

A private service will be held for the family.