Thanks to all for a Great Christmas Season @ Valley Grace!

The Christmas Eve service was a special time for pausing and reflecting on Jesus' birth. Thank you to all who participated to in the service as well as the planning and preparation including decorating for the event.

So grateful also for those who came to share in the Christmas Sunday service. The choir, and all the special music was truly appreciated. The Praise Team did a great job in leading us in music. Thank you for taking the extra time to rehearse to make it a great day. Well done, Valley Grace!

Christmas Letter to Valley Grace Church Family

Pam and I wanted to take this opportunity to share with you our Christmas letter to the Valley Grace Church family. In order to read a full PDF please click HERE. (Note: we wish we could continue the tradition of the past in sending a personal card to each family who has made Valley Grace their home church. But it has just become impossible and so following the suggestion of some individuals, we have made available a letter which was inserted in the bulletin this past week.)

Reflection and Celebration of a Job Well Done!

Just wanted to celebrate a job well done, Valley Grace! Thanks to all who made Sunday's Services so special. The extra space for the Second Service was truly a blessing, both for seating and also for being able to spend some time in talking with folks and people movement. (photo: Elizabeth Draper)

Behind the scenes, special gift baskets were prepared for some individuals whom Valley Grace has been impacting. Included were homemade selections.

Thanks also for your generosity in providing Christmas gifts to two families at Hickory Elementary School and also Lincolnshire. The contacts from those schools who picked up the items were impressed by what you have done.

Thank you for your investment in the lives of people to introduce them to the Jesus who gave everything that we might experience His life in us!

Construction Celebration & Dedication Phase 1A

On Sunday evening, November 20, during our All Church Prayer & Praise Event, we had the opportunity to thank God for His provision through you, His people, for our additional facilities. Thank you to the Expansion Committee, the Decorating Committee (who found unbelievable bargains through their meticulous research), our sub-contractors, and many who worked so hard to make it possible. Thank you for your faithful giving to make this added space available for continued ministry opportunities. Willie Marker offered a prayer of thanksgiving and dedication on behalf of the Valley Grace family to the Lord. 


The purpose of this expansion was to provide: additional nursery space, additional meeting space, better people flow in and out of the building, handicapped/family bathroom, a place to gather, and to upgrade our electrical capacity which we had maxed out. 


Local contractors were: Larry & Sons Plumbing & Heating, Ellsworth Electric, Jeter Paving, Crown Painting, Dorsey Brothers. 


Thank you for your faithful support which allows us to serve and minister more effectively!

Sunday Worship at Seacoast Church ~ Myrtle Beach, SC

Pam and I had the privilege of worshiping on Sunday (11/27) with the church family at Seacoast Church in Myrtle Beach, SC. Fabulous story of God's provision of this facility in a prime location. It had been a training center for a corporation. The price they paid for the land and property was probably what just the land alone was worth. They had been renting space and the cost of renting was just about equivalent to the cost of their mortgage on this place. It also included the remnants of a deli type place with space for offices and a great area that has been turned into the children's ministry area. Rejoicing with them in what God has provided as they seek to build Jesus' church in Myrtle Beach!

Week Wrap Up ~ 2011.11.11

Thanks to all who came out last Sunday evening for our All Church Prayer and Praise (Concert of Prayer). Great time together praying about the ministries which are taking place and being informed of what God is doing locally. Some great testimonies! Special thanks to Praise Team who helped to lead us and took extra time to prepare. Well Done!

Another good evening on Wednesday night of Family Night Ministries. Thanks to all who serve, whether driving the van, crossing guard, food preparation, AWANA, JV & Varsity Boys, Girls of Grace, etc. We are grateful for this ministry and its outreach.

And since this is posted on Veteran's Day, we do want to express great appreciation to all who have served and are serving in the armed forces which make it possible for us to enjoy our freedoms.

Weekend Review of Ministry at Valley Grace

(pictures from memorial service for Dee Shillingberg) - click to enlarge

Thanks so much to the Valley Grace church family who served Dee's family and friends through her memorial service.

Our fearless AWANA Commander (Ed Imes) in dreadlocks - no less. Great job to all on family night ministries.