This week (the week of May 27), our Community Groups will resume their ongoing study of the book of Philippians, covering Philippians 2.19–30. Download the study guide today!

If you aren’t a member of a Community Group, you can find one online today.

On June 16, all three Grace DC congregations will meet together for a special worship service and congregational meeting, followed by a potluck meal. One of the pieces of church business we will review at the meeting will be voting new Deacons and Deaconesses onto our church’s leadership team. Members who serve in these roles play an active role in steering our community’s life and in counseling and supporting our members and visitors.

After being nominated by our congregation and undergoing nine months of training with our pastors and elders, the following members of Grace Downtown have decided to pursue leadership. They have all received the support of our current leaders.

To meet these candidates and get to know them better, join us at the Meet The Candidates session on June 2 at 7pm after the Grace Downtown worship service.

Ian Milne
DC resident since 2007
Grace Downtown involvement: 6 years
Former Communion Team coordinator, former CG leader
Ian was raised by Christian parents, but key relationships in high school and college challenged him to consider what Christ’s sacrifice meant for him. Marriage and fatherhood (he and his wife Allison have three children) have helped him understand both the depth of his own sin and the height of God’s grace in new ways. After participating in last year’s 28:19 Discipleship Catalyst, Ian was encouraged to take part in God’s work of reconciliation and renewal in our city.

Ben Ryan
DC resident, 4 years
Grace Downtown involvement, 4 years
Mercy Team member
Ben grew up in a vibrant Christian home, and through his church youth group had two mentors who developed his understanding of the gospel. Now in DC, Ben has been learning to trust God and be emboldened by his faith that God will reconcile and redeem. He feels that the Grace Downtown community has given him much, and hopes that by serving on the Diaconate he can humbly pour back into the church.

Ann Beckwith
DC resident, 10 years
Grace Downtown involvement, 9 years
Has served as Children’s Church teacher, offering team member, social events team member, Fall Retreat planning committee
At a Young Life camp in 1999, Ann came face-to-face with her own emptiness and exhaustion. Realizing that she isn’t able to control the circumstances of her life, that she can’t accomplish enough to satisfy herself, that she really does need a savior, has allowed her to offer a level of compassionate love to others which she wouldn’t have known otherwise. God is at work restoring people around us, and as Ann goes through that process of restoration, she wants to welcome others through it, as well.

Celebrate what God is doing in our city, and prepare our church for the year ahead.

Just five years ago, Grace DC was one congregation meeting in the middle of the city. Today, our church comprises three congregations worshipping in and serving neighborhoods throughout DC.

On June 16, Grace Downtown, Grace Meridian Hill and our new congregation serving Upper Northeast DC will meet together for a special worship service and congregational meeting, followed by a potluck meal.

All are welcome. As we will be voting on church business during the congregational meeting, church members are especially encouraged to attend.

Grace DC Network-Wide Worship Service And Congregational Meeting

June 16, 2013
Columbia Heights Educational Campus, Auditorium
3101 16th Street, NW (16th and Irving Streets)
One block from the Columbia Heights Metro Station on the Green Line

Childcare available 9:40–11:30am
Worship Service and Congregational Meeting 10am
Potluck Meal 11:45am