Join us for this special Sunday as we renew our focus on growing in God and becoming better disciples of Jesus Christ.  As we launch our Fall programs, we commission all teachers, leaders, helpers, and support staff at a our 10:00 AM worship service.  This includes anyone leading and/or involved with Fish Net, The ROCK, Small Groups, Women’s Ministries, Men’s Ministries, and general Bible study leadership.  Pastor Dave will bring a special message of challenge. Dedicate your life to spiritual growth this Fall which is a time for fresh starts and new commitments. May we continue to demonstrate our love for God by being a church that is focused and intentional about growing in Jesus! 

All are invited and urged to join together for a prayer meeting on Wednesday evening, September 3 at 6:30 PM as we seek revival in our lives, church, communities, and nation, and as we begin our Fall program.  Young and old, friends and visitors are all welcome.  We’ll begin with the open sharing of needs and then enter into a time of group prayer time which will conclude around 8:00 PM.  All revivals begin with prayer.  Please join us. And may God’s renewing Spirit be released powerfully through us!  “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints” (Ephesians 6:18).

Men of church and community are invited to a cookout beginning at 6:00 PM Thursday, August 21, at the Youth House (1322 Shady Lane next to our church building).  Hamburgers will be provided hot off the grill, along with beverages and table service.  Please bring a side item to share if you can.  Come, hang out, eat some food, enjoy some fellowship, and just relax!  Yard games such as corn hole, Giant Jenga, and ladder ball will be available as well as the game tables (pool, air-hockey, and foosball) in the youth garage.  We’ll gather rain or shine as we can always meet in the house or large garage if need be.  Please join us if you can and bring a friend if you like.  All men, young and old, of the church and community are welcome and invited.  Newcomers expected!

Join us for a community-wide worship service and picnic to be held Sunday, August 10 at Galloway Park in Waterloo (corners of Stratford and Maxwell, kiddy-corner from the church building). This informal service will begin at 10:00 AM and features the music of our “Spirit of Grace” praise band. Pastor Dave will bring an inspiring message of encouragement for life in today’s world. A potluck picnic follows worship with free burgers, hotdogs, beverages, and table service provided. A balloon artist, face-painting, and games will be available for children. Posters and flyers will soon be available here online and also at the church. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. All persons of church and community are invited. Click HERE for a flyer to view, download, print, and/or pass along to someone you want to invite. Please join us along with your family and friends!

Share the love of Jesus unconditionally with those in need by donating or serving at our upcoming annual “Jesus Give-Away” mission project for the Cedar Valley.  Donations of good used or slightly used items including cookware, clothing, housewares, furniture, computers, televisions, bicycles, yard items, children’s clothes, toys, shoes, books, DVD’s, etc will be received on Tuesdays and Fridays from 6:00-8:00 PM beginning the second full week in July (the 15th, 18th, 22nd, 25th, 29th, and August 1st) at our Shady Lane Youth Center (1322 Shady Lane).  Items must be in good working condition and clothes must be laundered and clean.  Donations of hotdogs, condiments, chips, and water for our guests are also needed.  Event will run from 9:00am – 3:00pm on Saturdays, July 26 & August 2, and all items are free to anyone who has need.  Call Kelly Price at 319.504.2649 if you have questions or want to donate. Volunteers are needed to donate items, help organize items beforehand, and work the actual event morning or afternoon shifts.  Tell your friends and plan to attend to find things you can use and also to bless others. Click HERE to view and/or print a flyer to hand out and invite someone. It’s like a garage sale - only free!

All junior and senior high youth from 6th–12th grades are invited to an outing at The Falls Waterpark in Cedar Falls on Wednesday, July 30.  We’ll meet at the Youth House at 5:00 PM, then car-pool with leaders to the park and remain there until around 7:30 PM at which time we’ll return to the youth house for pizza and ice cream.  We’ll wrap-up the evening around 8:30 PM.  Wear or bring a swimsuit, towel, $10 for admission, plus money for concessions if you want.  Contact Pastor Dave if you have questions.  Newcomers and friends welcome!

Share the love of Jesus unconditionally with those in need by donating or serving at our upcoming annual “Jesus Give-Away” mission project for the Cedar Valley.  Donations of good used or slightly used items including cookware, clothing, housewares, furniture, computers, televisions, bicycles, yard items, children’s clothes, toys, shoes, books, DVD’s, etc will be received on Tuesdays and Fridays from 6:00-8:00 PM beginning the second full week in July (the 15th, 18th, 22nd, 25th, 29th, and August 1st) at our Shady Lane Youth Center (1322 Shady Lane).  Items must be in good working condition and clothes must be laundered and clean.  Donations of hotdogs, condiments, chips, and water for our guests are also needed.  Event will run from 9:00am – 3:00pm on Saturdays, July 26 & August 2, and all items are free to anyone who has need.  Call Kelly Price at 319.504.2649 if you have questions or want to donate. Volunteers are needed to donate items, help organize items beforehand, and work the actual event morning or afternoon shifts.  Tell your friends and plan to attend to find things you can use and also to bless others. Click HERE to view and/or print a flyer to hand out and invite someone. It’s like a garage sale - only free!

Join the family and friends of Grace Church for a special patriotic hymn sing on Sunday, July 6, beginning at 10:00 AM during worship. Service will feature the singing of patriotic hymns. A special message will be given by Pastor Dave for the occasion. A nursery will be provided. Refreshments will be served in our Fellowship Hall following the service. Service members are invited to wear their military uniforms, if they like. Come together and let’s celebrate our Christian heritage as a nation as we turn to God and seek “healing for our land” during these tough times nationally.

All children of church and community from 3-year-olds up through those going into 5th grade are invited to join together for a day of fun, friendship, food, and faith! Take an adventure led by guides as we “travel” around the world, discovering that "God Loves Us All."  As we explore different corners of our world, we will be immersed in their culture, food, games and crafts. The day will include Bible lesson teaching through various skits, games, crafts, singing, and a delicious lunch. There is no fee and parents are welcome to help and/or tag along if you wish. Who knows? This just might just be the day that you or your child meets Jesus for the first time in an encounter that will change his/her life for all eternity! Newcomers and friends welcome!

Mark your calendar today for our upcoming Senior’s Luncheon to be held Tuesday, June 24, beginning at 12:00 noon.  Following a delicious meal, we will be treated to a live concert featuring “At Last” – a barbershop-style quartet from the local chapter of the Proud Image choir.  For more information, contact Elroy or Colleen Rowenhorst (319-504-6750).  Free-will donations will be received for the event.  Sign-up at the Information Station today or call Elroy to reserve your place.  Friends and newcomers expected! 

Join us for this special service of worship beginning at 10:00 AM as we honor our 2025 graduates with a focus on four former members of our ROCK youth group who have graduated from area high schools this year. We look forward to taking time in this special service to recognize all graduates and give our high school graduates some special gifts. A reception for graduates with cake and punch will follow the service in our Fellowship Hall. All are welcome. Congratulations, graduates; we are all so proud of you!

Join us for a community-wide worship service and picnic to be held Sunday, June 15 at Hope Martin Park in Waterloo (on Fletcher Ave. between University Ave. and Hwy. 63). This informal service will begin at 10:00 AM and features the music of our “Spirit of Grace” praise band. Pastor Dave will bring an inspiring message of encouragement for life in today’s world. A potluck picnic follows worship with free burgers, hotdogs, beverages, and table service provided. Games with prizes and playground will be available for children. Handicapped parking will be made available along Fletcher Avenue. Posters and flyers are available here online and in the foyer at the church. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. All persons of church and community are invited. Click HERE for a flyer to view, download, print, and/or pass along to someone you want to invite. Please join us along with your family and friends!

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!

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!  

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!