Grace Church will celebrate 75 years of God’s faithfulness to us and our ministry to the Cedar Valley on Sunday, June 1.  A special worship service and message are being planned.  All are encouraged to wear your Grace Church T-shirt on that special Sunday.  (Purchase yours today from the foyer if you don’t already have one!)  We will also join together for a church-wide potluck with a special anniversary cake to be served following the service.  Please plan to bring a hot and/or cold dish to share.  Table-setting, coffee, cold drink, and cake will be provided.  If you haven’t already, please meet Amanda Sadler in the foyer for a moment after the service to have your picture taken for a special bulletin board, highlighting our entire church family and friends.  Mark your calendar and plan to be present for this special June 1 celebration.  Invite your family and friends!

We look forward to welcoming chalk artist, Randy Davis, into our midst on Sunday, May 18.  Randy will present a visually illustrated message as he does a live drawing for our worship service beginning at 10:00 AM.  His presentation is educational, dramatic, and inspiring.  Randy is from Ottumwa, Iowa and was with us a few years ago but will bring a fresh presentation.  Come, be encouraged in your faith through his visually stunning chalk artistry and biblical message.  A free-will offering will be received for his ministry.  Invitational flyers are available in our church foyer and also by clicking HERE.  Share the flyer and plan now to attend and invite/bring your family and friends! 

It's time once again to get that banjo tuned up, your tap shoes on and your singing voice warmed up.  YES, it's time for our Annual Talent Night at Grace Church.  The event will take place on Wednesday, May 14, 6:00pm-7:00pm and will be the finale for this year's Wednesday night programs, Fish Net and The R.O.C.K.  Everyone is welcome to sign up to be in the Talent Night, whatever your Talent might be...dramatic reading, telling jokes, singing, dancing or playing an instrument. We really have a lot of fun during this event, and we encourage everyone in the congregation to attend to cheer on our talented kids, youth and "others".  All welcome, including parents and grandparents!

Join us for Mother’s Day along with your family! Worship begins at 10:00 AM with a blend of both traditional hymns and contemporary songs. The service features heart-felt worship, an inspiring message by Pastor Dave to boost your faith, warm friends, and the power and presence of the Holy Spirit in our midst. Of course, we’ll honor and pay special tribute to moms and women in general as well on their special day. Plan now to join us along the special lady in your life. Newcomers expected!

We will have the joy and privilege of participating in the sacrament of Holy Communion this Sunday, May 4.  All who love Jesus and belong to his Church are invited and welcome to partake.  You will receive a pre-packaged personal element combination of a small wafer and cup of grape juice as you enter the sanctuary. Join us and celebrate the fact that we are truly one Body with brothers and sisters from all around the world and from various nations, tribes, and languages. May God nurture and nourish our faith as we share this special sacrament in unity and faith! 

Attention men and women of Grace Church!  The women are invited to join the men at their breakfast to be held Saturday, May 3 beginning at 9:00 AM in our Fellowship Hall.  A delicious breakfast will be served with a time of faith-building devotional and discussion to follow facilitated by Pastor Dave.  It’ll be a time of great food, fellowship, and faith encouragement as brothers and sisters in the Lord.  It’s not too late to plan to join us. Please come! All are invited and welcome!

Our student ministries will hold their final Family Night of the season on Wednesday, April 30, from 5:15-7:00 PM.  This time, we’ll meet at the Youth House for a cookout and picnic with hamburgers and hotdogs hot-off the grill, chicken wings, potato salad, baked beans, watermelon, chips, and cold beverage.  Several games will be available to enjoy including cornhole, ladder ball, croquet, giant Jenga, pool, foosball, air hockey, balls, crafts, and more.  We’ll conclude the night by making s’mores around our fire pit.  All our Fish Net children and ROCK youth along with their parents, siblings, grandparents, families, and friends are welcome and invited.  Please join us for this fun evening of food, fun, building connections, strengthening families, and making memories!   

The R.O.C.K. kids and leaders invite adults to join us for our upcoming service project at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank on Wednesday, April 23.  The youth will deliver the barrels of food we collect and serve the Food Bank by sorting, sifting, and packing food.  We will also take a guided tour of the Food Bank to learn more about their ministry and service to northeast Iowa.  Please meet at church at 5:45 PM on April 23 to arrange carpools; we will return at 8:00 PM.  It’s a great opportunity to work alongside our youth, serve the hungry of our community, and honor Jesus.  Please sign-up at the Information Station if you would like to join us. Click HERE for a flyer to view and/or print and pass along to someone.

Join us as we celebrate the greatest event in all human history - the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead! Worship begins at 10:00 AM with a blend of familiar hymns and contemporary songs. A nursery space is provided along with a Children’s Church for children from 3 years-old through those in 2nd grade. Busy Bags are also available for children who remain in the sanctuary. A light breakfast of rolls, fruit, juice, and coffee will be served in our Fellowship Hall from 8:45 to 9:45 AM. And an Easter Egg Hunt for children will be held outside beginning at 9:15 AM, or inside if the weather is bad. Mark your calendar, plan to join us, and reach out to invite your family and friends. Come and celebrate the greatest event and miracle in all of human history! Click HERE for an invitational flyer to print/view and/or pass along to others!

All children up through 10 years of age are invited to join together for an Easter Egg Hunt on Easter morning, April 20, beginning at 9:15 AM. Young children will search in the courtyard while older children will hunt around the youth house and parsonage properties. Children are encouraged to sign-up ahead of time (call Kelly @ 319.504.2649) and must accompanied by a parent/adult/teenager. Please meet Kelly Price & helpers in the church foyer Easter morning. Special prizes will be awarded by Pastor Dave at the contemporary service today to the finders of the “Super Egg.” In case of bad weather, the egg hunt will be moved indoors. So, either way, come on out with your kids or grandkids to enjoy the fun! Click HERE to view and/or print an invitational flyer to pass along to someone. A light Easter breakfast will also be served from 8:45-9:45 AM in our Fellowship Hall. Easter Celebration worship begins at 10:00 AM. All are welcome!

Join us for a light Easter Breakfast in which a smorgasbord of refreshments will be served from 8:45 to 9:45 AM on Easter morning in our Fellowship Hall. Options include fresh fruit, muffins, pumpkin cake bars, juice, and coffee. Parents are welcome to come with their families and eat while their children participate in the Easter Egg Hunt. There is no charge, but donations will be received to help off-set the cost. Enjoy as much or little as you like with your family and friends. Click HERE to view and/or print an invitational flyer. Come hungry, leave happy!

Mark your calendar today!  “Easter Song” will be presented at 7:00 PM on Friday and Saturday evenings, April 18 & 19.  Experience a dramatic presentation of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ told through acting, music, and dance!  The Lord’s Supper will be shared as part of the drama through individually wrapped elements.  An invitational flyer is available by clicking HERE to view, print, and pass along to others.  Don’t miss this great opportunity to point others to the resurrection power of Jesus!  Who will you invite? All are invited and welcome!

Mark your calendar today!  “Easter Song” will be presented at 7:00 PM on Friday and Saturday evenings, April 18 & 19.  Experience a dramatic presentation of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ told through acting, music, and dance!  The Lord’s Supper will be shared as part of the drama through individually wrapped elements.  An invitational flyer is available by clicking HERE to view, print, and pass along to others.  Don’t miss this great opportunity to point others to the resurrection power of Jesus!  Who will you invite? All are invited and welcome!

Join us at 10:00 AM for our special Palm Sunday Celebration, Sunday, April 13! Palm branches will be handed out to all as a symbol of this special day when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a peaceful donkey some 2000 years ago. How quickly things changed from an atmosphere of praise to one of turmoil and tempest! Pastor Dave will bring a message of hope and challenge setting the stage for Maundy-Thursday and Easter. Refreshments will be served following the service. Nursery and Busy Bags available for children. Come, join the festive throng of worshippers with your family as we welcome Jesus into our midst!

It’s time to rally together to do some spring sprucing up in and around the church facilities. Join us on Saturday, April 12, anytime between 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon to clean gutters, do some yard work, clean windows, polish sanctuary furniture, wipe down ceiling fans, and perform other miscellaneous tasks as needed. Gene Marsau and Tom Roberts, our property deacons, will coordinate the event. Just come when you can and bring any tools you think may be useful. Lunch will be provided around noon. Many hands make light work!

Please be invited to join the "Women of Joy” Bible study group for an outing to "Barn Happy" located at 11310 University Ave in Cedar Falls on Saturday, April 5.  We will enjoy lunch and some shopping fun, arriving there around 12:30 PM.  Please bring your own money for lunch & shopping.  Anyone who would like to carpool can meet at church (520 Maxwell Street, Waterloo) at 11:45 AM.  Otherwise, feel free to simply meet us there.  Sign-up today at the Information Station or contact Kelly Price (319-504-2649) if you’d like to go.  Friends and newcomers invited.  Come, make some fun Spring memories with us!  

Men of the church and community are invited to come together for breakfast on Saturday, April 5 beginning at 9:00 AM in our Fellowship Hall. A delicious breakfast will be served followed by a faith-building discussion led by Pastor Dave. It’ll be a time of great food, fellowship, and faith as brothers in the Lord. All men of church and community are invited and welcome to attend. No cost but donations are appreciated. Reach out and bring a family member or friend. Newcomers expected!

Our next Seniors’ Luncheon will be held later this month on Tuesday, March 25, beginning at noon.  After a delicious meal and fellowship around the tables, we’ll be treated to a special concert of music by an excellent local singer and pianist, Lisa Hook, in our sanctuary. Please mark the date on your calendar and plan to join us.  A sign-up sheet will soon be available at the Information Station to reserve your place.  All seniors and friends invited and welcome! This event is organized by Elroy & Colleen Rowenhorst and Jan Dykstra.  We hope you will join us along with your friends.  All seniors invited and welcome!

Our Ash Wednesday service has been moved to Wednesday, March 12 due to the snowstorm on March 5. This informal yet meaningful service will begin at 6:00 PM in our sanctuary.  Lent is a season of penitence, prayer, and identification with the sufferings of Jesus Christ.  Join us for this special service of worship and dedication along with the children and youth of our mid-week ministries.  Receive the mark of ashes if you wish and renew your commitment to following Jesus to the cross in order to find life. Pastor Dave’s message will focus on being “Sold Out” for Jesus, considering the Rich Young Ruler’s exchange with Jesus. Come join us to enrich your Lenten season!

A church-wide potluck will be held in our Fellowship Hall immediately following worship on Sunday, March 9.  We invite our family members, friends, and all visitors to join us.  Please bring a hot and/or cold dish to share, if you can.  Beverages and table service will be provided.  What a great opportunity to connect with one another and form some new friendships.  Drama practice will still begin around 12:00 noon or shortly thereafter.  May God bless our time of worship, fellowship, food, and friendship.  Mark your calendar today!

Our next Family Night for all kids and families involved in our Wednesday night student ministries will be held Wednesday, February 26, from 5:15 to 7:00 PM.  Children and youth are urged to invite their parents, siblings, grandparents, and friends for a delicious meal served family-style followed by an evening of board games, checkers, cards, dominos, or whatever game you choose to play.  The event is intended to bring families together through positive interaction and make connections with parents of those who attend Fish Net and The ROCK.  Please pray for this special and important outreach event.  Call Pastor Dave at 319-233-4341 if you need more information. CLICK HERE to view and/or print the flyer to pass along to invite others. All parents and families invited and welcome!

Couples, singles, families, and friends are invited to a Valentines’ Dinner & Movie Night which has now been postponed (due to bad weather) to FRIDAY, February 21 at Grace Church.  We’ll begin at 5:00 PM with welcome and check-in.  Then, a delicious supper will be served at 5:30 PM in our Fellowship Hall, featuring Baked Ham, Baked Potatoes, Green Bean Casserole, Corn, Dinner Rolls, Desserts, Milk, Coffee, and Lemonade. Following the meal, we’ll proceed to sanctuary for the showing of the inspirational movie, “The Prayer Box.”  Dessert and door prizes will follow the presentation.  A $10/person donation is suggested to help offset the cost of the meal.  Click the FLYER for more information (insert new date) and then pass it along to invite your friends.  All couples, sweethearts, singles, and families are invited.  Childcare provided.  Reserve your place by signing up at the Information Station or calling Kelly Price at 319-504-2649. Newcomers and visitors welcome!

Our R.O.C.K. youth group will have a special outing to the Get Air Trampoline Park on Wednesday, January 29. We’ll meet at church at our regular time, carpool to Get Air, check-in, have a pizza party and then jump for one hour from 6:00-7:00 PM returning to church around 7:15 PM for pick-up by parents. Cost is $10.00/person which includes “jump socks.” Online waivers must be completed by all who wish to jump prior to the event and must be done by parents or guardians for jumpers under 18 years before entrance to jump area is allowed. Go to www.getairwaterloo.com to complete waiver online and click “Waiver” tab on top page menu. Park includes trampolines, foam pits, dunk lanes, dodgeball courts, tumbling tracks, vending machines, a photo booth, and lots of other fun features. Join us for a night of fun and invite your friends! (Parents/adults contact Pastor Dave if you can help transport kids.) Click HERE for a flyer to see more details and/or to pass along to a friend. All junior and senior high kids welcome!

The local black gospel group known as “Clarence Williams and The Rising Sons” will present a mini concert of praise and testimony on Sunday, January 26, for our morning worship.  The service will begin at 10:00 AM as usual and conclude at the regular time.  There is no cost but a free-will offering will be received for the group.  Please invite your family and friends.  Invitational flyers are available in the church foyer or by clicking HERE.  Let’s ‘pack the house’ to the glory of God for what promises to be a fun and exciting time of fellowship and worship! 

Join us on this Sunday as we ordain and install new consistory members.  Tom Roberts will be ordained and installed to the office of deacon.  Bill Reams and Kelly Price will be installed to the office of deacon and elder respectively.  May God bless our 2025 consistory as they provide steady leadership in challenging times, and as we faithfully encourage and pray for our leaders and pastor regularly.  Invite your family and friends. Let us thank and support those who are willing to serve!

Our student ministries resume on Wednesday, January 8.  Fish Net for children ages 3 through those in 5th grade features a delicious meal, singing, Bible lessons, crafts, and activities.  Junior and senior high kids from 6th – 12th grades are invited to be a part of The R.O.C.K. Youth Group meeting at our Youth House (1322 Shady Lane).  Both programs run weekly beginning with supper at 5:15 PM and dismissing at 7:00 PM.  Contact Pastor Dave (319-233-4341) if you need more information.  Use the flyers in the foyer to invite kids.  Newcomers, guests, parents, and visitors welcome! 

Please join us at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, December 24, for our traditional Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, celebrating the birth of our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ! We'll enjoy the singing of a few traditional hymns, the lighting of the Christ's candle on our Advent wreath, a special duet, a message of hope by Pastor Dave, the passing of the flame around the sanctuary, and the singing of "Silent Night" by candlelight. Everyone will have opportunity to light a candle if they like; and battery-powered candles are available for small children and to those who prefer. Please make this an annual tradition for you and your family and feel free to invite your friends and loved ones. “For to us a child is born and a Son is given!” All are welcome and visitors expected!