News & Events
Friday, March 5th, 2010
As the people of Haiti continue to recover from the devastating earthquake, please pray for church member, Evelyn Thimotheus, and her family. Also your donations of the following items (to be sent to Haiti on March 21st) will be appreciated.
Powdered baby formula
Diapers
Crutches
Vitamins-liquid, chewable and adult
Over-the- counter cold meds
Over-the-counter antacid meds
Over-the-counter pain and anti-fever meds-no aspirin
Clothes-new or gently used, summer weight
Shoes-new or gently used (plastic Croc type and tennis shoes are good)
First aid items
Toiletry items-including lotion, shampoo, conditioner, hand sanitizer, combs and brushes.
Bedding
Peanut butter
Rice
Canned meats
Beans
Ramen noodles
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Grace Baptist Church will hold its annual Sanctity of Life service on Sunday, March 7th, at 10:30am. This service emphasizes the importance God places on life, particularly the life of the unborn child. In conjunction with this special service, GBC will celebrate life with their Baby Dedication ceremony.
If you are a member of Grace and would like to dedicate your child during this year’s Sanctity of Life service, please sign up in the nursery by February 28th.
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
Mark Zimmer and his family will be with us in the evening service of February 21st.
Saturday, January 16th, 2010
Our theme this year at Grace is Cultivating Fruit: Fruit of the Spirit Brings Fruit That Remains. In January, we’re introducing the theme with the fruits of the Spirit here in Galatians 5. As Christians we want to see the fruits of the Spirit growing in our lives (Galatians 5:22-23). We do this by abiding in Jesus, the Vine, who helps us bear fruit that remains (John 15:16).
Starting in February, we’ll go through a “fruit of the month”:
February- Love
March- Joy
April- Peace
May- Longsuffering
June- Gentleness
July- Goodness
August- Faith
September- Meekness
October- Temperance
Then at then end of the year, we’ll focus on John 15 and fruit that remains.
Friday, January 15th, 2010
So that everyone can come, this year’s conference with Dr. Greg Mazak and his wife is local and very inexpensive.
- Registration during February is just $20 per couple!
- The location is the Cambria Suites across from the Hamilton Town Center in Noblesville (Exit 10).
- If you’d like to stay overnight, Cambria is giving us an excellent group rate for a suite.
- For meals, you can choose from 15 restaurants across the street.
- See the church bulletin board or contact the church office for more details and to sign up.
Friday, January 15th, 2010
Caleb Stein, who grew up at Grace as the associate pastor’s oldest son, and his family will be with us January 24th. They will minister to our children in Kidstown in the morning. And in the evening they will present their future ministry to Peru.
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
On December 31, we will have an open gym night following the New Year’s Eve service. There will be 3-on-3 basketball, volleyball, ping pong, and foosball. All are welcome to come. Ring in the new year with the Grace family.
Monday, November 30th, 2009
Every year we try to send a team of men from our church who enjoy using power tools for the glory of God. In 2006, we sent a Gulf Relief Team to help Christians and a church in Waveland, MS after Hurricane Katrina. In 2007, we sent a work team to help with the construction of the Creation Museum near Cincinnati. In 2008, we sent a Flood Relief Team to help a sister church in Martinsville.
Last spring we sent a work team to the Wilds Christian Camp and Conference Center in Brevard, NC. On November 29th, the team gave a report. Here are pictures from their trip.
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
After plumbing the depths of Christian theology for the first eleven chapters of Romans, the apostle Paul gets very practical in chapter 12. In verse 13 he describes one of the marks of a true Christian as being “given to hospitality.” As a church family, we take this command seriously. That’s why on fifth Sundays we have a church-wide fellowship in each others’ homes.
The evening service begins early, at 5:00. Then at 6:00, members of our church family host other families in their homes for a time of icebreakers, food and Christian fellowship. Each family brings food to enjoy together and break bread just as the early church did in Acts 2:42 and 46.
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
As we celebrate Thanksgiving as a nation and individuals, our church family has much to be thankful for. I recently found a link to the Good Morning America interview with our pastor. Three years ago, when medically it looked like he was going to die, God intervened. The Lord brought glory to Himself by raising him up. Three years later, Pastor Crockett is still cancer-free. Watching this interview again reminded me of the goodness of God and how much we have to be thankful for!
