For IPNC upThe IPNC continues its work and meets weekly. This past week, they contacted three candidates who have expressed interest in the position for initial conversations. Rev. Debbie Garber, our Presbytery liaison, met with the team last week to discuss interview tips. Please continue to pray for the team as they seek to discern the candidate that will serve us well during this time.
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You’re invited to join us for the adult Sunday school class in September, Exploring Our Spiritual Gifts. Spiritual gifts are not our talents or skills. They are the grace of God at work within us, given to build and strengthen community and to meet the needs of those around us. You have been gifted. ...
The committee has been matched with five Personal Discernment Profiles (PDPs) to date. They extended an invitation to apply to all five. Three have declined the invitation to apply. The process is slow, and PCUSA is working through a platform transition that could be affecting the number of matches we are receiving. To expand the pool, the committee has also shared the call with seminaries located in the Midwest and the South, including Dubuque, Union, McCormick, and Austin. Members of ...
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The Nominating Committee is seeking nominations for the 2026 class of elders, deacons, and trustees. We are also looking for members to serve on the Jacobs Learning Ladder Board and new members for the Nominating Committee. Most terms are three years, with one meeting a month. Please consider nominating members of our church who can lead and serve our congregation as we move into the future. We also ask that you prayerfully consider if you are willing to serve in ...
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Grace has an opportunity to be a blessing to the people of Romania, as well as displaced refugees from Ukraine. Pastor Sorin Voica from Sibiu, Romania, Director of the Union of Churches for Sibiu, needs hygiene supplies to give to the refugees as well as provide items to poverty areas near the Ukraine border. There is a group of people from Wichita leaving on October 10 for seven days to assist Pastor Voica in ministry and outreach. The hygiene items ...
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