Highlights

Hospitality and Hoops

Starting on Thursday, July 10th, Grace UMC will serve as the host site for the New Balance Independent Hoops Basketball Tournament. This rental of our Family Life Center Gym facility is a wonderful way for our church to not only bring in some additional revenue, but to also show Christian hospitality to visiting teams/players and spectators.


Help us welcome those who come to watch some really talented young basketball players by volunteering to help our Gym Administrator (July 10 - 12 and July 17 - 19 from 10AM - 10PM). Shifts are organized into 2-4 hour chunks.

Volunteer Sign-Up

Worship

"Now What?" Sunday, July 6, 2025: After the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost, Peter preached to the crowd.  Whenever the gospel is shared, we must ask “Now What?”  How do we respond?  How did they respond? Repentance and baptism.  But God responds also – with forgiveness and the gift of the Holy Spirit.  

Special Event: presentation of the flags for July 4th weekend 


Prepare for worship by reading this week's Scripture passages: Psalm 30 and Acts 2:22-39

Worship Services

  • 8:30 Traditional: Rev. Ashley Buchanan (preacher), Rev. Sandy Heslop (liturgist)
  • 8:45 LifeSong Contemporary: Rev. Ashley Buchanan (preacher), Rev. Dr. Cathy Jamieson (liturgist), Rev. Dr. John Newell (communion)
  • 11:00 Traditional: Rev. Ashley Buchanan (preacher), Rev. Patrick Taylor and Rev. Dr. Cathy Jamieson (liturgist)

Communion in all three services


Pray

Prayer Concerns as of Thursday, July 3, 2025


Continuing Treatment

  • Deb Persons (MUSC)


Sympathies

  • Sympathy to Gloria Berry in the death of her husband, Frank Berry, who passed to eternal life on June 29. The funeral was held on Thursday, July 3, 2025.
How Can We Pray for You?

Connect

Unity Service & Covered Dish Lunch

On Sunday, July 13th, we will gather as one congregation in the Sanctuary at 11AM, as we celebrate our annual Unity Sunday! Join us for a covered-dish lunch in the Wesley Center after service. 


To ensure that we have a wide variety of yummy dishes to choose from, please consider making something within the following categories, based on your last name: 


A-G: Veggie or Salad

H-O: Side Dishes

P-Z: Desserts

Smart Driver Course Next Week

Want to stay sharp on the road and maybe get a discount on your car insurance? Grace UMC is collaborating with AARP to host another Smart Driver Course on Wednesday, July 9 from 10AM - 2PM in the Journey Sunday School Classroom of the Asbury Building. Register for the course by contacting the facilitator, Karen Patterson at 803-671-0821.


Summer Fun with Prime Time

Join us on Tuesday, July 22, at 11AM in the Journey Sunday School Classroom for some food, fun, and fixin' up the schedule of events for the upcoming season of Prime Time luncheons and outings! RSVP with Amber so she can get a headcount for refreshments!

Sign Up for Realm and Download the Realm Connect App

Realm Connect is our church app and communication platform, designed to make it easy for you to connect with our church community and get involved. It's kind of like Instagram or Facebook, but private to our church, so instead of seeing a bunch of ads and noise, you'll only see things that you care about.


Through the Realm Connect mobile app or website, you can do things like message other members, connect with a group, give online, RSVP for events, and more.


  • Step 1: Sign Up for a Realm Account

Go to onrealm.org/GotGraceUMC, select "sign up," and enter your information. Within 24-72 hours, you will receive an email with a link to create your account associated with your existing profile.


  •  Step 2: Download the Realm Connect App

You can always use the Realm Connect website to access your account, but we also recommend downloading the Realm Connect app so that you'll always have access to your church community at your fingertips. The free app is available for download in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.


Serve

Women of Grace Pillow Ministry Event

Ladies, mark your calendars! Our annual Pillow Ministry event is scheduled for Saturday, August 23, from 9:30AM - 12PM, in the Wesley Center


We are recruiting folks with sewing machines early - if you or someone you know loves to sew and would be willing to help us make port pillows for local cancer patients, please contact one of our Pillow Ministry coordinators

Linda Smith (803-474-0436) 

Kathy Batten (845-421-0324)



Grow

GriefShare Sign-Ups Have Begun

Grief is complicated, but no one has to go it alone. Kevin Hendrick and Pam Emory-Siedling, our Grace UMC GriefShare Coordinators, would like to invite all who are struggling through a season of grief to join them starting on Wednesday, August 6th from 6:15-8:15PM for a weekly time of sharing and support.

GriefShare at Grace

Bolivia Exhibit in History Room

We are getting closer to the Bolivia Medical Mission Trip in July. Now is a perfect time to check out the Bolivia exhibit in the Wesley Center History Room and learn more about Grace UMC's history of being the hands and feet of Jesus alongside the Bolivian people. 

Please be in prayer for our Bolivia Medical Team:

Ryan Hendrick, Leader          Carol Copenhaver

Shelley Baumann                  Katie Ellis

Ty Baumann                          Sean Fowley

Ashley Buchanan                  Scott Jackson

Janis Collins                           Sawyer Jackson

Ryan Collins                           Lisa Shull

"Pentecost People" Devotional Series

Be transformed by the Holy Spirit through this 8-week devotional series created by the United Methodist Council of Bishops. 


We long for the spiritual renewal of the church, a new Pentecost: the transforming presence of the Spirit of God amongst us in a new way. We desire to rediscover what it means to be Pentecost People – people healed and transformed by the presence of the Holy Spirit, sharing in the death and resurrection of Christ, living in dynamic, welcoming communities, empowered to bear witness in example, deeds, and word to God’s reign of love in the world. 


This eight-week program is designed as a resource for the church to learn what it means to be people waiting for a new Pentecost.


Pentecost People

Give

Check out our new Giving webpage!

As we begin migrating to Realm Giving, we have made a big change to our Giving webpage. You can now learn about all the different ways you can give, set up a pledge for the remaining 2025 fiscal year, and give directly to the General Budget or various other areas. Stop by and check it out!

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.

Make a Donation

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