Welcome to the Weekly Update!
Discover everything going on in Grace Gathering this week and get ready for what’s next.
Potential Elder Input
CHURCHWIDE
The role of an Elder at Grace Gathering is to serve the body of Christ through shepherding and prayer, as well as overseeing doctrinal, financial, character, and vision health/integrity of the church. The qualifications for an Elder can be found in 1 Timothy 3:1-11, and Titus 1:5-9.
Our current elders are: Andrew Booth, Brady Koehlinger, Chris Norman, Paul Maconochie, Scott Jester, and John Haydock.
After more than 20 years serving on the eldership for Grace Gathering, John Haydock is transitioning off the elder team. We are deeply grateful to John for his many years of faithful prayer and discernment for the church as a whole and will be publicly honoring John and Teresa soon.
We would love to have some congregational input on four potential candidates for the role of Elder: Bill Turnwald, Steve Terry, Kelly Fair, Tom Maxwell
If you would like to give input on one or all of our candidates for the eldership role, please go to this page, or go to the connection center on Sunday.
Leadership Conference
CHURCHWIDE
Hosted by the Grace Gathering Leadership Team, we invite you to a single-day event of worship, ministry, and training.
We believe wherever you work or whatever your position, you have influence. Leadership Conference (formerly Leadership Day) is designed to equip you as a follower of Jesus to live out the DNA of discipleship and mission wherever you lead.
Join us as we all play our part in helping everyone in the greater Fort Wayne area have multiple opportunities to hear and see the gospel, become disciples of Jesus, and see our communities transformed.
This spring’s conference will be with Gwen DeSelm. Gwen is an experienced discipleship and inner healing coach, and will also be joining us for this spring’s Leadership Conference: The Journey to Inner Healing.
This conference is free for all Grace Gathering attendees, use the discount code below at checkout.
DISCOUNT CODE: “GRACE100” for a free ticket
Counseling Services during the Becoming Whole Series
CHURCHWIDE
During our Becoming Whole series, we will be discussing mental health. We believe that God provides comfort and healing for mental health in many ways such as prayer, community, and counseling.
We recognize that for some, this may be a good time to enroll in counseling services as well as seeking prayer and community. There are many great counseling services in Fort Wayne – including Crosswinds.
Crosswinds Counseling is a faith-based organization rooted in strong Christian values. They provide counseling services for individuals, couples, families, children, and youth. Counseling can take place at one of the crosswinds offices or online – however each client is most comfortable. Crosswinds is glad to give Grace Gathering attendees a 10% discount on counseling services – clients just need to mention that they’re a member of Grace Gathering Church when they reach out for services.
*This discount can only be applied for self-paying customers, and cannot be used with insurance
Grace attendees can contact Crosswinds by:
Visiting crosswindcounseling.org
Connect the Church: Grandparents Night
EAST
We invite everyone to join us for Grandparents night. Whether a physical or spiritual grandparent, we want you and your family to join us for a night of dinner and thanksgiving as we reflect on the Lord’s faithfulness throughout generations.
– February 25th from 6-8 pm @ East Site
– A photographer will be present to capture family portraits so please bring your families (children and grandchildren) with you!
– There will be a time to share testimonies of how God has moved through generations of families – this is a great opportunity to bring your family members who may not know Jesus!
– Alongside our middle and high school students, we are also looking for a few volunteers who will help us run the night
Sign up to attend or volunteer here
Q&A with Mayor McMichael
EAST
On Sunday, March 6th, we will be inviting New Haven Mayor Steve McMichael to join our Sunday service. The City of New Haven has approached Grace Gathering about purchasing some of our land to build a community sports complex for the city and region. Immediately following the service that Sunday, Mayor McMichael will give a presentation of this sports complex city vision, how it could be in partnership with Grace Gathering, and be available to answer questions. We invite anyone interested to be a part of that gathering with the Mayor and our Elders from 11:15 to 12:15 on that Sunday in the Family room.
Combined Worship Service
CENTRAL
On February 27th, the central site will be combining their service with New Life for a joint worship service. Join us at 10:30am (instead of 9:30am). We hope to see you there!
