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News Briefs

Vacation Bible School (VBS)

Mon-Fri, June 18-22
Register kids grade K-5 www.atgrace.com/vbs
or call 952-224-3106. 

 

Small Group Leader HOST Informational Meeting
 Wed, June 13
 6:30 p.m., Room M212

 

Grace Church Annual Meeting
Sunday, June 24
starts 1:15 p.m.
in the Worship Center

 

Jam Camp (Jr. High ) Mon-Fri, June 25-29

Camp Shetek
More info at: www.jammin247.com 

 

 

Chapel Update

108 dumpsters loads of debris removed

 

517,000 pounds of concrete removed  

 

420 yards of sand removed

 

33,600 square feet of sheetrock installed

 

5 window openings cut
 

Grace Links
  
  
  

 June 2012

By Troy Dobbs, Senior Pastor

For many Minnesotans, summer is the season to break from routine and enjoy all sorts of outdoor activities. At Grace Church, it is a time to embrace old traditions, and a time to welcome new beginnings. Let me share with you some of the exciting events and activities coming to Grace during the Summer 2012.

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Elbia Morin

By Elbia Morin

 

When I was told that my adult son in Guatemala was critically ill, I wanted to be with him. It was challenging to leave my new husband and home, not knowing what I would find when I arrived. God uses this situation to bring glory to His name, and new believers to salvation in Christ. Read my story in Sharing Christ in the Midst of Trials.

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Extreme Makeover:
Small Church Renovates Room at Women's Shelter 

By Lanae Doiron 

Shelter Room

 

When a Small Church group takes on the project of renovating one of the rooms in a local women's shelter, they find their own walks of faith are refreshed and renewed. Read how their one-day service project became an Extreme Makeover for everyone. 

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Retirement Planning: "Here Am I Lord, Send Me!"
By Phil Schwarz

 

Bill & AnnaBill and Anna Lockrem are long-time Grace Church members who felt God's calling. They are preparing to enter the mission field in Poland by leading a short-term mission trip July 4-16, then by becoming full-time missionaries in that country. It is their unique style of Retirement Planning. 

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dinosaurWith attendance estimated about 10,000, the Answers in Genesis Conference at Grace Church on April 29-30 was a bigger success than anyone could have imagined. It presented clear evidence that science and the Bible are in agreement.

Read what people who attended have to say about the conference and how it impacted their lives. Answers in Genesis Conference Creates Lasting Impression

 

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Mitchell Road Under Construction
Road SignSix weeks of road construction is scheduled to begin on Mitchell Road beginning late-June.

On Sundays, access to the Grace Church will be available from both the Mitchell Road and Eden Prairie Road (CR4). On weekdays, access to the Grace Church campus will be available only from Eden Prairie Road (CR 4) on the west.