Highlights

Join Grace at 3rd Thursday Tonight,

then Prime Time at the Ballpark on April 28!

Worship

April 19, 2026, Main Campus Worship

Sermon Title: 

Courage For Such a Time As This 

Scripture: Esther 4:1-17 

Key Word: Courage 

Theme: Esther; Born for Such a Time as This 

Main Idea: Esther courageously stepped forward in faith, and God used her to save her people from a massacre. In Acts, Peter also stepped forward with courage, preaching to save people by the power of the cross. 


Prepare for worship by reading the following Scriptures: Acts 2:14-41 (focus on 14a; 36-41) and the sermon scripture Esther 4:1-7

WORSHIP SCHEDULE MAIN CAMPUS:

  • 8:30AM Traditional Service - Rev. Ashley Buchanan (preacher) and Rev. Dr. Cathy Jamieson (liturgist)
  • 8:45AM LifeSong Service - Rev. Ashley Buchanan (preacher),

       Rev. Dr. John Newell(liturgist and communion liturgy)

  • 11:00AM Traditional Service - Rev. Ashley Buchanan (preacher)           Rev. Dr. Cathy Jamieson (liturgist)


LUNCH & WORSHIP SCHEDULE, THE WAY CAMPUS: (417 Randall Rd.)

  • 1:00PM LUNCH
  • 2:00PM WORSHIP Service - Rev. Patrick Taylor

     (see more info below)

Q: How will Sunday Worship at The Way work? 

A: We will meet for a simple lunch at 1pm, followed by worship at 2pm. The lunch hour is optional, and both gives time for GUMC folks who want to join in worship to keep their Sunday lunch routine, while also allows for "The Way" crowd to gather and have a meal time before worship.


This is all a pilot program, so structure and logistics will change based on response, but to start, lunch will be prepared by Rev. Patrick and 1 or 2 weekly helpers on rotation, unless more of The Way crowd volunteers to bring dishes!


Preparing a food is NOT at all expected for you to attend Worship at 2pm. 

 

Prayer

Prayer Concerns as of Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Augusta Rehab (formally Walton Rehab):

  • Forrest McKie

Discharged

  • Beth Ann Young
  • Bobby Dicks (Arizona), brother of Pam Rawlinson

Sympathy to:

  • Jennifer Morris and Heather (Tim) Coughenour in the death of their mother, Cynthia Gordon, who passed to eternal life on April 8. 


Recently added Members to an Assisted Living

Brookdale:

  • Janet McDonald

NHC:

  • Betty DeBaere


Connect

2 New Ways for Students to Connect with Their Faith

Sunday School Switch-Up Starts Sunday, April 19th...
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.

Senior Celebrations

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.

Serve

All Hands on Deck!

Grace Child Development Center Needs Volunteers!

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

CMONA (Community Ministry of North Augusta) Needs Your Help (Heavy lifting)

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.

amber@gotgraceumc.org
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

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."

Grow

During the Easter season, we have two wonderful class offerings that both look at our Methodist history from two very different angles: 

  • Songs that Shape Us: A Deep Dive into Methodist Hymns

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.
  • Rooted Methodism: When Our Faith Intersects with Culture

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!
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Give

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 4/12/26

 

Month to date Revenues: $43,996.82

Month to date Expenses: $24,025.01

Net: $19,971.81

 

Year to date Revenues: $351,800.75

Year to date Expenses: $325,861.37

Net: $25,939.38

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