Grace is a joyful, affirming
Episcopal community rooted
in the love of God and all of God’s creation.
Grace is currently in our annual stewardship pledge period - a time when we invite members of this community to pledge support for the mission and ministry of Grace in the year ahead.
Financial gifts from our members sustain the mission and ministry of Grace Church, including:
Compensation for clergy, musicians, children’s ministry and administrative staff.
Maintenance for our buildings, our urban arboretum and grounds, which provide space for programs, education, respite, and community groups.
Outreach through community partnerships, our grounds, food pantry, and gifts to local organizations that provide direct assistance and promote justice in the wider community.
Making a pledge helps the vestry make plans for the year ahead, providing an estimate of anticipated income so that we can budget for adequate staffing, materials, and services to keep our building and programs running. It helps us to understand what we have to work with, so that we do not spend more than we have, and can make good use of our collective resources.
Pledging, and working to fulfill that pledge throughout the year, are spiritual disciplines, helping us to express our commitments to God and this community, and give thanks for what we have been given. In the body of Christ, we share in community, and we share in responsibility, giving of our resources for building up of this body, and the sharing of God’s love in the world.
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Joyful Community
Grace is a place with lots of space for delight and wonder. We share table fellowship at regular community breakfasts and boisterous parish events. We love to welcome guests and share conversation.
Questions are welcome at Grace, and you do not have to check your doubts or curiosity at the door. Together, we enjoy wrestling with scripture and learning how to live faithfully in a complex world. At Grace, you will find soaring music, lively sermons, and a warm community of people who seek to live wholeheartedly in the way of Christ’s love.
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Affirming & Inclusive
We believe that diversity, including diversity of gender and sexual orientation, is a beautiful, integral part of God’s creation, and that God has called us “good.” God’s love is for saints and sinners, terms that both apply to every single one of us, and we do not believe that living as one’s true self is a sin. As a community, we seek to offer healing for the ways that the Church has silenced, shamed and wounded LGBTQIA+ children of God. We celebrate that the Spirit of God works in ways that transform the categories that humans use to separate ourselves from God and from one another.
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Caring for Creation
Love for the gift of God’s creation runs deep at Grace. When you approach the church, you might notice bluebird boxes or the green tree canopy. In addition to making room for all manner of people in our midst, the GreenGrace team maintains native habitat, providing homes and food for all kinds of creatures. The Grace grounds also house community gardens, free (u-pick) gardens, a Level 2 Urban Arboretum and a weekly farmers’ market (Saturdays from 10-noon). Our members work throughout our area to advocate for policies and practices that honor creation, including habitat restoration, environmental justice, waterway clean-up, green infrastructure and sustainability.
