"NORTH AUGUSTA — A ministry is bringing happiness one ukulele at a time with music and God's love in North Augusta.
Happy Ukes is a ukulele ministry at Grace United Methodist Church that meets once a week to play the instrument. With no prior experience required, the members play songs like "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by John Denver, songs by Christian music artist Cece Winans and the Beatles."
Credit - Bianca Moorman, Post & Courier
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• April 26, 2026
Theme: Title: A Song of Help
Scripture: Psalm 7
Key Word: Help
Theme: Calling to God for Deliverance.
Main Idea: We can take refuge in God.
Prepare for worship by reading the following Scriptures: 1 Peter 5:1-11 and the sermon scripture Psalm 7
WORSHIP SCHEDULE MAIN CAMPUS:
Rev. Ashley Buchanan (liturgist and communion liturgy)
LUNCH & WORSHIP SCHEDULE, THE WAY CAMPUS: (417 Randall Rd.)
(see more info below)
Prayer Concerns as of Wednesday, April 23, 2026
Doctor's Hospital:
Burke Health(Waynesboro):
Discharged:
Sympathy to:
Births:
Location: Fairview Presbyterian Church; Time: 8:00am - 9:30am
Event starts at 8:30am; No Cost; Letter has registration info!
Sunday School Switch-Up Location- Sunday, April 26th...
Join us each week during the Sunday School hour in the Asbury Meeting Room (between the Children's hall and the Church Conference Room in the Office Building) for a creative, reflective experience designed to help students engage their faith in meaningful ways. Students can explore hands-on stations at their own pace, with each theme available for at least two weeks. Parents are invited to join in, too!
Our first theme: “Spiritual Make-Over,” inspired by the story of Esther—exploring how God shapes who we are and how we show up in the world.
Bonus: Every visit earns an entry into a gift card drawing (bring a friend = double entries!) between now and the end of the school year. Come check it out—we’d love for you to be part of it!
...And Don't Forget to Grab a Grace Kit for Later
We’re so excited to launch our very first Grace Kit: Growing into New Life. These kits are designed to help you take your faith with you—not just something you experience at church, but something you can actually live out during the week. Inside you’ll find a real-life teaching, simple prayer practice, hands-on activities, and ways to live this out in your everyday life.
We hope this is something that meets you right where you are—busy schedules, real life, and all. You’re growing. God’s not finished with you yet.
Graduate Sunday
(Sunday, May 31, at 11AM Traditional Worship)
Help us to honor our graduating high school and college seniors, as well as our Grace UMC Scholarship recipients, during this special annual worship service! Families should have received an invitation letter and survey in the mail - please complete and return ASAP for planning purposes! The Graduate Survey can also be completed below.
We are planning workdays to remove ceiling tiles so painting can begin in the CDC Area! Help is needed Friday, May 15th, 12-3 and Saturday, May 16th 9-12 taking tiles down and carrying them to the dumpster that we will have in the parking lot.
Please let me know if you are able to help & which day by calling Dana at (803)279-7528 or emailing at danalykins@gotgraceumc.org.
Dana Lykins
Administrative Director
Grace Child Development Center
803-279-7528
Grace UMC has a long partnership with Community Ministry of North Augusta. CMONA is blessed to receive these gifts of LaZBoy furniture, but they cannot get them in the store without your help!
"We have a tentative delivery date of April 28th for the LaZBoy furniture. We need all the help we can get to unload and place the furniture in the store. We will not open the store on the 28th so that the truck can park in the main parking lot and the furniture can be carried into the front of the store. " Tammy D. Butler, Executive Director
Please contact Amber Forrest if you can help.
We are repurposing our Children's Library room and need help sorting through a mountain of books to utilize with our Asbury Children's Ministry.
Contact: yolanda@gotgraceumc.org
Please bring your household items to bins located around campus designated for "Family Promise."
During the Easter season, we have two wonderful class offerings that both look at our Methodist history from two very different angles:
In this class, led by Amber Forrest and Pastor Ashley, we will take a look at songs from the vast songbook of our Methodist past. Both John and Charles Wesley were prolific hymn writers, using familiar tunes to teach deep understandings about the love and grace of God.
In this class, led by Heather Vaught and a series of special guests, we will learn more about how Methodism has intersected — and continues to intersect — with American culture, from its colonial beginnings to our denomination.
The Bible Year - From Fallen Kingdoms, Exile and Back Again
We continue to work through the histories of the people of Israel, but a new danger is on the horizon--exile. The Kings of Israel and Judah begin to lose ground to foreign invaders, which eventually leads to the people being taken captive in Babylon. Throughout the month of April, we will be reading through 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, and Job.
Visit our www.gotgraceumc.org/the-bible-year webpage for tools and resources. You can find videos, visuals, articles, tracking calendars, and more! You can also join us on Facebook at our "The Bible Year at Grace" group.
April Bookmarks are available in the Church Office and in our Worship spaces!
Stock and Crypto Donations
Giving stock and crypto is now available with the Engiven integration through our giving platform, Realm Connect. It's simple to donate! Navigate to our online giving form and select Stocks or Crytocurrency.
Month to Date Revenues and Expenses through 4/19/26
Month to date Revenues: $62,575.82
Month to date Expenses: $49,789.87
Net: $12,785.95
Year to date Revenues: $370,379.75
Year to date Expenses: $351,626.23
Net: $18,753.52
