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​Pass on the Faith, Make Disciples, ​Serve the Community

Worship at Grace

The vision of Grace UMC is to pass on the faith to a new generation, ​make disciples, and serve the community.

Upcoming Events 

WEEKEND WORSHIP
Sunday, January 31, 2021
10:00 AM 
Available for Online Streaming or Live Radio Broadcast Only
See link above

The Path to Return
Our Grace Church Council is meeting Thursday, Nov. 19, about 2 days after this issue of “The Chimes” went to press.  Therefore, we do not have the latest word about any decision regarding when we might return to our building for worship and other activities. 

However, given the rampant increase in COVID19 cases in Woodbury County, I do not anticipate we will return before January, if then.

Please be safe…and do all you can to keep others safe as well. 
Blessing Jim 

Come Be A Part of Konversations Every Sunday!
New Year—New Commitments Let’s start the New Year by recommitting our lives to God! John Wesley, the founder of what is now United Methodism, believed that Methodists, and all Christians, should reaffirm their covenant with God annually. In 1755 Wesley created a service in which an individual renews their covenant with God. The centerpiece of the Covenant Service is the Wesley Covenant Prayer. Wesley expected that people would pray this prayer as a way of remembering, renewing, and surrendering themselves in complete trust to God. John Wesley’s Covenant Prayer will be the focus of two opportunities at Grace this month…
A new study, beginning mid-month entitled “The Wesley Prayer Challenge” >A worship series which will further unpack the Covenant Prayer. 
​Participants in our “Grace Abiding in Exile” group have built strong interpersonal bonds while finding and sharing hope and guidance through powerful devotional writings. The writings come free, each week, via email from a team of Iowa United Methodist writers. We are planning to continue our Tuesday evening discussions through January 19 at which time we’ll evaluate our path moving forward. Please let me know if you’d like to participate and I’ll send you details about how to subscribe to the weekly emails (it’s FREE) and the Zoom link to join us for our discussions. We can even help you PHONE in to our Zoom group.! 

Join us each Sunday for
​ Virtual Sunday School 

Join us for this weeks Sunday School Lesson and updated info for upcoming activities. ​Don't forget to check out the parents page. ​Activities for kids and families.
​​These lessons can be watched any time during the week, not just on Sunday Mornings. Our bible lessons for Youth will be easily available to access online at home virtually via our website & Youtube Channel, and will be readily available for when we adapt back to in-person. 
Preschool - Elementary ​
Middle- High School

United Methodist Resources

Grace United Methodist Church
1735 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, IA 51106 712.276.3452
Office Hours 9:00a-4:00p Mon - Thurs. 9:00a-1:00p Friday
sjohnson@gracesiouxcity.org 
​tamera@gracesiouxcity.org
​jim@gracesiouxcity.org  ​​
Bishop Laurie Haller's Blog
Iowa Annual Conference UMC
The United Methodist Church
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​Our Finance Committee would like to remind our members that the financial needs of Grace United Methodist Church continue even though we are unable to hold regular weekly church services.  Members are encouraged to mail their tithes and offerings to Grace United Methodist Church, 1735 Morningside Avenue, Sioux City, Iowa  51106. 
 
An alternative method to mailing a physical check would be to utilize your bank’s online bill payment service.  In a matter of few minutes, you can set up Grace Church as a payee and most banks' online payment services will mail the payment directly to Grace Church at no cost which eliminates the member’s cost of an envelope and postage.
 
Thank you. 
The Finance Committee at Grace United Methodist Church