WE SHARE
LIFE TOGETHER:
Here at Grace, we are committed to share life together. We cannot live without honest relationships. We are resolved to figure out how to love God, love each other, and live on mission together.
Grace Church Communities are a place where you can begin to build those relationships and practice the way of Jesus together. We like to say that we are a church made up of Communities. This is one of the primary places where we are able to truly be ourselves with one another, and through that belonging, grow together in Christ.
Join a Community Today!
Click on any of the groups below to learn more about the group, ask questions, or sign up to join. If you would like help connecting to a group, fill out this form, and someone from our team will reach out to you this week to talk more.
Spring Semester: January – May
Young Adults
COLLECTIVE (Ages 18-24)
Launching on January 23rd
When: Thursday at 7PM
Where: Church Building
Who: Young Adults
Interested in learning more about our new Young Adult Ministry? We’re having an Interest Meeting!
Join us on Thursday January 23rd. Anyone between the ages of 18-24 is welcome!
Sharing Life Together
JOHN & BECKIE GURNISH
When: Wednesday at 10AM
Where: Church Building
Who: Retired age Singles and Couples
Childcare: No
JOHN & ASHTON LEONINO
When: Saturday at 9AM
Where: Church Building
Who: Young Adults & Families
Childcare: Yes
SINGLE ADULT COMMUNITY
When: Every Other Friday at 7PM
Where: Church Building
Who: Single Adults
Childcare: No
GREG & LISA CHAPLIN
When: Tuesday at 7PM
Where: Tallmadge
Who: Mix of Singles, Couples and Families
Childcare: No
ROSE SUMMERS
When: Thursday at 7PM
Where: Gym at 2330 E. Market Street
Who: Young Professionals.
Childcare: No
JORDAN & LINDSEY LEE
When: Monday at 6PM
Where: West Akron
Who: Young Adults & Families
Childcare: Yes
BEN & MORIAH STEPHENS
When: Thursday at 6PM
Where: Ellet
Who: Mix of Singles, Couples and Families
Childcare: Not offered, but children welcome.
SEAN & JULIE IRVIN
When: Thursday at 7PM
Where: Church Building
Who: Mix of Singles, Couples and Families
Childcare:Not offered, but children welcome.
BARNEY MOKE
R.O.M.E.O.
When: First Friday of every month
Where: Location changes monthly
Who: ROMEO = Retired Old Men Eating Out. 🙂
Childcare: No
RICK & HEATHER DALE
When: Sunday at 12:30PM
Where: Church Building
Who: Mix of Singles, Couples and Families
Childcare: Yes
ELIZABETH MOWERS
Interested in Writing
When: Every Other Saturday at 9AM
Where: Church Building
Who: Adults Interested in Writing.
Childcare: Not at this time. Older children welcome to attend with parent(s).
BILL & JUDY ANKENY
When: Wednesday at 7PM
Where: Church Building
Who: Adult Singles and Couples
Childcare: No
DEBBIE COX
Interested In Crafting
When: One Saturday a Month at 1PM
Where: Church Building
Who: Anyone interested in Crafts. Bring your own project to work on!
Childcare: No
Sports & Fitness
RENEE MESSENGER
Women’s Fitness
When: Tuesday at 6:30PM
Where: Gym at 2330 E. Market Street
Who: All women welcome
Adult Mens Basketball
When: Tuesday at 8PM
Where: Gym at 2330 E. Market Street
Who: All men welcome
MICAH CAREY
Men’s Indoor Soccer
When: Saturday at 9AM
Where: Gym at 2330 E. Market Street
Who: All men welcome
Recovery and Addiction
Celebrate Recovery
When: Every Tuesday at 6:30 PM
Where: 2330 E. Market Street
Who: Addiction Recovery Group
Dealing With Grief
Starting in March
When: Sunday at 10:45 AM
Where: 2330 E. Market Street
Who: Anyone dealing with grief and loss.
Bible Study
KATY FORESTER & JAMIE LYMAN
Women’s Bible Study
When: Thursday at 6:30PM
Where: Church Building, Classroom A
Who: All women welcome
MELANIE HERMAN & WENDY LIGAS
Women’s Bible Study
When: Friday at 9:30AM
Where: Church Building, Classroom A
Who: All women welcome
RICH MESSENGER
Men’s Bible Study
When: Saturday at 7:30AM
Where: Church Building, Classroom A
Who: All men welcome
STARLA MARTINEZ
Women’s Bible Study
When: Intermintent
Where: Church Building, Classroom B
Who: All women welcome
BRIAN LLOYD
Men’s Bible Study
When: Wednesday at 7:00PM
Where: Church Building, Classroom C
Who: All men welcome
Interested in Leading a Community?
We need people just like you to lead communities at Grace Church. If you love people, are passionate about following Jesus, and can connect with others that are doing the same thing, you can be a Community Leader! Each leader is connected with a coach, who will give guidance and encouragement. If you are interested, sign up for a Community Leader Training Event this spring.
What Is The Big 3?
We have committed as a church to live life with Jesus everyday.
To do this well, we have identified 3 practices, or habits, that we believe will help us to grow, and become more like Jesus. These practices are Blessing Others, Initiating Prayer, and Getting in the Bible. We do these things daily, and encourage each other in community regularly. All of our communities center around these practices, and are committed to doing them together.
Bless Others
We are called by God to be a blessing to the people around us. Love is a verb! To show God’s love to our neighbors, coworkers and friends, we have to actively work to bless, encourage and help them.
This can show up in all kinds of ways. We can use our time, our gifts and talents, or our resources to be a blessing. We believe that the action of loving, serving, and blessing others will require us to stay connected to Jesus, and will help us to grow more like Him.
Initiate Prayer
Prayer is the process of talking, and listening to God. To live life with Jesus, we have to initiate, and engage Him in that process.
Whether we are initiating prayer moments with the people around us, or simply making time in our day to talk and listen to God, we believe that prayer is essential to becoming more like Jesus.
Get In The Bible
The Bible is God’s heart and character on display for us. We believe that spending time throughout our days and weeks listening, reading and thinking about the words of God in the Bible will transform our minds.
We don’t just want to get through a Bible reading plan. Instead, we commit to spending time in the bible, so that it gets into our heads and our hearts.
