If you are a Christian graduate student in a university in or near Washington, DC and would like to meet other Christian graduate students on campus, please contact Kevin Offner (koffner@verizon).
Lay Counseling Training Institute offers regular trainings. The next Level 1 Training session titled “The Glorious Mess: Who We Are and How We Relate” is scheduled for Saturday, September 18, 2010 at McLean Bible Church in Vienna, Virginia. Visit www.LCIministry.org for more information.
Partner Ministry Fair will be Sept 12 during Coffee Hour. In place of September’s Service Roundtable, come learn about the organizations Grace DC Downtown partners with to show God’s love to the city! Talk with representatives from our partner ministries and learn more about how to get involved. Questions? Contact Andrea.
The Communion Team needs you! We’re looking for volunteers to help set-up and clean-up the communion elements on a rotational basis. Contact Jane for more info.
Join several Grace DCers on Thurs, Aug 26 for a 7:05pm Nationals game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Upper deck group tickets ($10+tax/fees) will be purchased on Aug 19. You must contact Bob by Aug 19 to secure your ticket!
We could use a few helping hands for our Vision Potluck! Arrive a little early on Sept 18 to set-up, or stay a little late to clean up. Contact Bob if you are interested in helping out!
The Fourth Friday Dinner Team is looking for new leaders! Help connect newcomers and oldcomers alike by facilitating dinners once a month across the city. Interested? Contact Mosheh for more information.
Our annual Day of Prayer and Vision Potluck will be Sept 18. The Day of Prayer runs 9am-3pm (with a break for lunch from 12-1pm) at Calvary Baptist. Childcare will be provided from 10am-12pm. We’ll pray throughout the day for our community and spend some time in worship. Come when you can, stay as long [...]
It’s time to start planning our church-wide getaway in November! Join the planning committee to ensure another great fall retreat in West Virginia. There are many jobs, both big and small. Contact Brittany for more information.
Join us on Aug 28 for tubing in Harpers Ferry, WV. We’ll leave the metro DC area around 9:30am for a day on the water. The cost for tubing is $27. Space is limited! Register here; contact Ann for more information
is looking for after-school tutors and mentors for its Fall 2010 after-school programs! New Volunteer Orientations are Saturday, Sept 11 or Oct 2, and program-specific trainings run Sept 13-24. Visit www.littlelights.org, or email the Volunteer Coordinator, Mijin Paik for more information.
Our Library Team, Communion Set-Up Team, Coffee Hour Team, and ICU Team are all in need of volunteers. Learn more about each of these teams on our ministry teams page and contact the leader to get involved!
There are lots of people looking for work at Grace DC! Send jobs info to Care Team co-leader Laura and she’ll pass the details on to Grace DC job seekers.
A note about how we hire new pastors…
Q:What Are the Different Types of Pastoral Positions?
A: In the PCA there are three types of pastoral positions: Assistant Pastor, Associate Pastor and Senior Pastor.
Q: Who Calls Associate and Senior Pastors?
A: Associate and Senior Pastors are called by the congregation. Associate and Senior Pastors serve [...]
Join our book club for just one book, or for as many as you like! This month read NT Wrights’ What Saint Paul Really Said. We’ll meet for discussion Friday, Aug 27, at 7pm at Anna’s. Sign up at gracedcreads-subscribe@yahoogroups.com for directions or visit our Grace DC Reads Yahoo! Group for more info.
These dinners are a great way to get to know more people and get connected within Grace DC. Dinners of 10-12 people are hosted in homes across the city. Sign up now for the next dinner, scheduled for Aug 27 (last day to sign up: Aug 18). To host a dinner, contact Brent, Bukola or [...]
The Grace DC Diaconate is exploring ways we can provide support for you and would like to pray for you. If you are unemployed, have recently lost your job, or are fearful about losing your job, please send an email to diaconate@gracedc.net with details on how we can pray for you.
Following the service on the second and fourth Sundays of each month, join us for Coffee Hour in Woodward Hall and make some new friends (and browse the library!). We ask each community group to host one Coffee Hour a year. Email coordinators AJ Bass or Debbee Keller to see how you can get involved.
We’re delighted to offer a Lending Library, available for browsing and checking out at Coffee Hours every second and fourth Sunday. You can return books any Sunday at the library cart or Info Table. To be a part of the library team, email Richard Boles. Click here for details:
Click here to see the ways that you can let us know how to pray for you. The Grace DC prayer team would love to be praying with and for you.
Feel overwhelmed by the city sometimes? Want to help the needy, but don’t know how? Here’s an idea: weekly prayer time set aside to focus on our city and mercy ministry outreach. We meet Tuesday mornings at 7:15am at the church office. Contact Justin for info or with questions. (click here for other prayer opportunities)
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Missing something? Grace DC Downtown keeps a Lost and Found bin at the Info Table.
can be sent to Grace DC at 637 Indiana Ave. NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20004; or dropped by the office any time during business hours as is convenient for you! If you’d like to donate stock to the church, or learn more about the tax benefits of doing so, email our accountant.
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