This weekend we heard from the Espinosas on their time in Allendale. Their family has lived in Allendale for the past two and a half years and will be looking to transition out the area the summer of 2014. Though their time in Allendale is...
This past week, I was able to go on the high school student ministries trip to Allendale, SC. As a Culturally Engaged intern, I had heard a lot about the area and the ways that Grace Church is partnering with people in Allendale/Fairfax. Having...
This past week in Fusion, our 5th and 6th grade ministry learned about symbols and the significance of symbols in our spiritual walk with Christ. We spoke of baptism being a symbol of our spiritual cleansing and new life with Christ. We spoke of communion...
For three years I could not get a specific little nursing home in my town of Fountain Inn out of my mind. God put this nursing home on my heart but I kept ignoring Him with the excuse that I didn’t have time....
Check out some recent hand-written letters by 4th and 5th graders from Allendale Elementary School students after their trip to Charleston, sponsored by Grace Church. Click Here to check out some pictures from this trip....
Last Sunday I departed from my comfortable, orange-leaf sheltered Greenville home and drove three hours south to Allendale, SC, the quintessential small town in the middle of nowhere. All I knew was there I would be joining an artist in painting a mural on...
I have witnessed the power of the Gospel in my own life. For 18 years I couldn’t find anything that truly changed me and freed me from my sinful habits and my own desires. Sometime in the past year I was awakened to the fact...
I’m almost halfway done here in Allendale which is a weird thought! It has gone a lot faster than I thought it would but that’s ok. The past two weeks have been really busy with student trips here. It was really encouraging to have...
A team of four women and two of their children from Grace recently assisted the tornado relief efforts in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The devastation to the residents of this city prompted this small group to quickly put a trip together. Their attitude to “go and serve”...
This past December, Grace Members again faithfully supported our seasonal Adopt-A-Child program. This culturally engaged effort supported over 300 children at Concrete, McKissick, and Monaview Elementary Schools, Allendale-Fairfax Middle School, as well at Grace Church....