Join us for lunch bunch! Ages 3-5th grade. Bring a lunch & meet in the Children’s Area. For more information, contact Allison: allison@gracehappens.org

Join us for a movie afternoon with Grace youth! We’ll be heading to Tinseltown after church to watch The Wizard of Oz, with pickup at Tinseltown at 3:00pm. For more information, contact Allison: allison@gracehappens.org

Join us for Lunch Bunch! 12:-1:30pm at Grace for ages 3 through 5th grade. Bring a lunch & meet in the Children’s Area. For more info, contact Allison: allison@gracehappens.org

Are you a pastor or lay leader of a church with under 100 members? Are you looking for ways to reach new people and grow your church? If so, then you need to attend the Small is the New Big workshop series!

This exciting new series of workshops, offered by the Office of Congregational Development and the Office of Clergy Excellence, is designed to provide specific training for churches of under 100. Led by experienced leaders from within the Louisiana Conference, these workshops will cover a wide range of topics, including:

• How to reach new people and grow your church

• How to transition your church to the one-board model

• How to reach out into the community

The next workshop will be held
Saturday, September 30,
at Grace Community United Methodist Church
in Shreveport, LA

There will be two workshops offered at each location, so you can choose the ones that are most relevant to your church. And because we know that time is precious, we'll even provide breakfast!

So what are you waiting for? Sign up today and start growing your church!
 

Register for the September 30th Event in Shreveport

 Reaching New People with Rev. Chad Brooks

What does it mean to reach new people and grow your smaller church? Rev. Chad Brooks, congregational vitality strategist for the Annual Conference, will teach about how to shift your understanding of the local mission field to declare what growth looks tangibly looks like. He will also share a specific strategy to create metrics that help assess current health and reach new people.

Mastering the One-Board Model with Rev. Mollie McGee

Rev. Mollie McGee, pastor of Aldersgate in Slidell, LA, will offer a course in transitioning your church to the one-board model. So many smaller churches struggle to get enough people to serve on the various committees like SPRC or PPRC, finance, trustees, and church council. The one-board model consolidates church leadership into, well, one-board. 

Community Engagement with Rev. Sarah Shoup

Rev. Sarah Shoup will offer a course in community engagement. She will discuss ways to bring your church out of the walls, make meaningiful partnerships with the community you serve with and in, and how to sustain the ministry.

3rd-5th Grade Sunday School

• On September 17th during worship, we will present Bibles to the 3rd graders (and 4th and 5th graders that need them.)

• On September 24th we will begin a Bible study to teach the 3rd through 5th graders how to use their Bible. This will be at 9:30 on Sunday mornings. This class will conclude on Sunday, October 29th.

• The next week we will continue offering classes to this age group but with a new curriculum. Why six weeks? It fits our curriculum, it creates a habit of being here, and builds bonds with the teachers and other students! We hope you'll join us!