Your Board of Trustees wants to thank you for your financial support for Grace during this time when we haven’t been able to meet in person. Your contributions allowed the church to continue to minister to our community. Let us fill you in on the many activities conducted at Grace over the past five months. We would also like to highlight the ongoing need for consistent, pledged giving to our Operations, Mission and Capital Campaign. Additionally, we would like to hear from you concerning any health or unemployment issues you may have, or know of, as a result of this pandemic.
During the Covid 19 enforced shutdown of Sunday Services your church has continued to operate daily:
- Pre-school (Jacob’s Learning Ladder) has held classes daily with a smaller enrollment.
- The Office is staffed daily.
- Extensive planning each week for streaming Sunday Services with continuous improvements in presentation.
- Ongoing cleaning and maintenance.
- Conducting monthly virtual meetings of Session, Trustees, Deacons, and other Boards.
- Distribution of Mission funds.
- Maintaining all staff, teachers and other employees during this difficult period.
- Preparing for and upgrading facilities for the return of the Congregation.
- A list of facility improvements is attached.
As we move through this very unusual period and work towards a resumption of “church as normal” we need your continued financial support. To help level overall giving and to make it easier for all of you…we suggest an automated Giving Plan:
- By using the online giving portal of Grace Church, which can be accessed by going to “mygpc.org” where you will find this giving app on the front page of our website. You can contact Martin with any questions.
- Set up a monthly distribution from your bank or financial institution.
Finally, as we have not been meeting regularly on Sunday, it is difficult to stay in contact with many of you. Therefore, we hope you will let us know if you, or anyone in the congregation is hurting because of the Covid virus or an unanticipated layoff. Please contact either Catherine or Martin with this information.
Best wishes and thanks as we work together to further His Kingdom.
Yours in Christ,
The Trustees of Grace Presbyterian Church
Facilities improvements and upgrades completed and in progress:
- Retrofit all fluorescent fixtures in the basement and first floor with LEDs.
- Repaired fencing on both south and west parking lots.
- Completed renovation of the Parlor and Kitchenette.
- Repaired the ceiling in the upstairs Bell Room (Room 202).
- Finished major additions and upgrades to the Jacob’s Learning Ladder facilities and significantly modified one room to handle an increase in 4 year old children.
- Made preparations for, and selected vendor to replace all carpet on the downstairs hallways.
- Scheduled upgrade of one of the downstairs bathrooms to accommodate family use.
