Entries by marburch@mygpc.org

Good Neighbor Team Update

Our Good Neighbor Team completed their first project of the year, albeit a month later than planned. This is the property of a woman named Doris, who lives about a mile north of Koch Arena. Doris’ granddaughter came up for the weekend from Dallas to be on hand to assist and field questions for the […]

Pentecost Offering: May 28

Pentecost is Sunday, May 28.  Each year we celebrate the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and as part of our celebration we receive the Pentecost Offering.  The Pentecost Offering supports ministries with children and youth.  Sixty percent of the offering goes to the national PCUSA, and 40% stays in our community.  This year our local […]

Yellow Bags for May: Giving the Basics

Yellow Bag Collection for May During the month of May, our congregation is helping Giving the Basics Wichita. We have assisted this organization in the past, but did you know that this year Giving the Basics is helping serve 146 schools, 48 community organizations, and two police departments, providing personal hygiene items to those in […]

Sunday, April 23, Electricity Update

We had major power issues on Sunday morning, April 23. At about 6:20 am, power fluctuations started at Grace that triggered alarms. Kirk Anderson and Martin Burch arrived to discover flickering lights and partial power. Evergy was notified, and we called P1, the company that handles our HVAC maintenance. A P1 technician arrived to shut […]

Session Minute Summaries: March 20 and April 2

March 20, 2023 – Stated Meeting The Grace Session met on March 20 at 6:00 pm. The meeting began in the church alcove with dinner with the confirmation class.  After dinner, the Session, confirmands, and staff broke into two rooms for discussion. Before the meeting the confirmands had shared their written faith statements. The Session […]