Always, we
Begin Again...
- St. Benedict of Nursia
The community of Grace Episcopal Church is growing in so many ways. This year our attendance in worship, our giving, our outreach to the unhoused and food insecure, and our partnerships with those outside our walls have all increased.
The blessing and challenge of this moment is that we need fresh eyes and fresh energy to build a sustainable foundation for this growth. We have already stepped out in faith, investing in our spaces of work and worship, and adding new staff positions to support our volunteers and members in their ministry.
Help us to continue the momentum that we have experienced in the past year.
Join us in imagining an incredible future for our congregation.
Share in making that future a reality that feeds and serves all God’s children.
Your Pledge Supports...
WORSHIP
Every week, and on feast days, we offer opportunities to engage the holy with powerful music, creativity, beauty, passion, and peace.
OUTREACH
Serving our neighbors in so many ways, Grace is relied upon to provide for the unhoused, those with food insecurity, and so much more.
Community
A vibrant community of fun, fellowship, and thoughtful learning. We grow together, living lives of meaning and joy.
To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven
- Ecclesiastes 3
This time of year we are all invited to prayerfully consider how we might invest in the life of the church both now and in the year to come.
How can you engage in the worship and ministries of Grace Church in ways that both feed you spiritually and serve God and our neighbors?
Your generosity empowers the ministries of our church to do the good work that our community so desperately needs.
Your presence among us creates a congregation that loves and supports all those looking for a place to be known, to belong, and to grow.
In 2023 we...
- Supported six Afghan migrant families as they settled into lives of thriving independence here in Traverse City.
- Increased the number served by our community meals and food pantry by 32%.
- Sent young people to the Episcopal Youth Event in Washington D.C. and provided a youth delegate to the diocesan convention.
- Reimagined pastoral care for members experiencing illness, shut-ins, and those in crisis or transition.
- Experienced greater than 20% growth in worship attendance, and added a second Sunday morning service.
- Hosted over 12,000 Jubilee house visits. More than triple last year's number!
Gathering for today,
Planting seeds for Tomorrow
Please prayerfully consider your contribution that supports what God is doing in this service-oriented, growing, community, so that Grace can plan with confidence that the successes of this year can be sustained through the next year and beyond.