August 18, 2023

Annual Team Training Night is This Tuesday

CHURCHWIDE

We encourage everyone in Grace Gathering who is a part of a ministry team in some capacity (Children’s + Youth Ministry, Tech, Connections, Worship, Prayer, etc…), and anyone who is interested in serving in the future to join us for our annual team training night on Tuesday, August 22nd from 6:00-7:30pm. Sign Up Now

What to Expect:

• Dinner at the beginning!
• A word from Chris about the vision of our church and the purpose behind serving on ministry teams, plus an introduction of all the churchwide leaders.
• Breakouts for ministry teams, led first by Churchwide leaders and site-specific leaders.
• Childcare available*

You will likely receive an invite from your ministry team leader, who can also help decide where to go for the many people who serve on multiple teams!

*If you are in need of childcare, please register each child.

We Will Be Outside This Sunday at the Y

NORTH

In mid-August, the YMCA is resurfacing their gym floors, meaning we’re not able to use the gym. Here’s what our schedule will look like

August 20th | Outdoor Service at the Y We’ll have our second ever Sunday gathering outdoors in the YMCA parking lot. We will have chairs available, kid’s ministry will still meet in the Child Watch area indoors, and we will use the pavilion if the weather looks a little rainy. (August 27th… Will we be back in the gym or have another outdoor service at the Y? Depends on how long the renovation takes!)

East Cookout on August 27th

EAST

A great opportunity to get connect with our church family! Immediately following service, we will either be in the Cafe Lobby or outside, and we are asking that everyone bring a dessert to share! (Food is provided.)

OLYMPIAD 2023 Recap!

CHURCHWIDE

Last weekend’s Olympiad was a seriously good time for our teenagers!

Here’s what Kyle Tennant, our new Churchwide Youth and Families Director, shared about the weekend:

Olympiad weekend was a huge hit this year, growing from 30 students on Saturday to more than 80 on Sunday as they invited their friends to join our annual Fall kickoff event.

We wrapped up Olympiad with a worship night that united students from churches across Fort Wayne to encounter the presence of God together.

We saw teens worshipping together, praying together, confessing sin, expressing the Gospel through art and journaling, and praying for their peers as the school year begins.

Thank you to all who helped out this weekend!