AWANA meets each Wednesday evening from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm.
Awana reaches kids for Christ through fun, Scripture-rich experiences that lead them to know, love and serve Him. Kids represent the greatest opportunity to make a long-term impact on our world for Christ. Awana reaches kids where they’re at and walks alongside them in their faith journey. Those kids who come to faith at an early age discover God’s purpose for their lives and hope for the future. Ministry leaders and parents witness the profound impact Awana has in reaching kids with the gospel and watching them grow as long-term disciples. That’s why so many families and leaders have returned year after year, week after week, for more than three generations.
Our Awana Club meets each Wednesday evening starting at 6:30 pm. We have clubs for 3 year olds through 6th grade. If you have any questions or want more information please see Laird Thomas or give him a call at (610) 462-7460.
Cubbies
Cubbies celebrates the spiritual potential of preschoolers (3- to 5-year olds) by helping them develop respect for God, His Son and His Word.
Preschoolers can hardly wait for their next Cubbies club meeting. Whether it’s the fun puppets, the exciting games or all their Cubbies friends, they simply love it. At Story Time each week, preschoolers learn about God – the greatness of His love and His Word and about His Son, Jesus Christ, the promised Savior. Non-competitive games build excitement and reinforce Story Time lesson themes.
Cubbies helps you lead your child to God early so your child will respect and trust Him for life.
Sparks
Sparks ignites the curiosity of early elementary-age kids to learn about the people and events of the Bible, building a foundation of wisdom for knowing Christ.
To many children in kindergarten to second grade, Sparks is the highlight of the week! They love their red vests, the exciting games and spending time with leaders and friends.
Sparks is divided into three years, each with a unique rank: HangGlider, WingRunner and SkyStormer. Each year, Sparks clubbers:
- explore the biographies of people of the Bible from a new portion of Scripture
- memorize Bible verses
- complete handbook activities
The handbooks, combined with Large Group Time lessons from the WHO Do I Need to Know From the Bible series, take your child on a journey through the entire Bible!
Truth and Training
T&T engages third- through sixth-graders by answering their questions about God and the Bible, guiding them through this pivotal life stage to grow in Christ’s grace.
Handbooks and large-group lessons deepen a child’s knowledge about God and His Word and teach how to put that knowledge into action in everyday life.
T&T is different from other Awana programs. It is comprised of two clubs with distinct curriculum, uniforms and awards:
- T&T Ultimate Adventure for third and fourth grades
- T&T Ultimate Challenge for fifth and sixth grades
Click on the links below to see the corresponding document.
VBS
In light of current world circumstances, our church elders concur it safest to cancel an in-person VBS – Vacation Bible School for the summer of 2020. We are excited to announce that VBS- Virtual Bible Study videos will be available on the church website and YouTube page every Wednesday, beginning June 10th through August 12th. Please invite your friends, neighbors, family, coworkers, anyone who comes to mind. We invite families of all ages to dig in to God’s word with us this summer. We invite you to email gracebfcvbs@gmail.com to let us know you are participating so that we can send you an email each week with information and a family challenge.
Man to Man is a men’s Bible study and fellowship ministry. We meet once a month for Bible Study and Fellowship (always over food). This group is open to all adult men. Our goal is to challenge and encourage men to fulfill God’s calling on their lives in their roles within the family, workplace and church.
This year we are studying “Think Biblically! – Recovering a Christian Worldview.” Click on the “Upcoming Events” above to see when and where our next Bible study will be.
Please see John Wilson with any questions you may have.
For the latest news on how God is using them in their fields click on their Picture or logo to be taken to the website of each of our missionaries. Due to the sensitivity working with some people groups and locations not all of Grace’s missionary partners are listed here.
The Dalavais – India
Sanjay and Keren founded Life Change Ministries International. LCMI’s purpose is reach the children of India through Christian camping. We hope to create an enriching environment that helps these children reach their fullest potential and build relationships that will ultimately lead to a personal realtionship with the Lord Jesus Christ
The Fodales – Lehigh Valley College Campuses
Mark and Shannon Fodale work with Disciple Makers’ whose purpose is to live out Jesus’ parting words, “Go and make disciples” (Matt. 28:19). We send our staff to college campuses not only because the campus needs to experience the life-changing good news of Jesus Christ, but also because college students are strategically positioned to make a big impact in the world and in the next generation for Christ.
The Murrins – Bolivia
Tony and Joanna work with several missionary organizations including Ripe for Harvest World Outreach in Bolivia. They seek to reach the unreached. Using aviation they are able to access remote peoples and tribes. They are also heavily involved in Radio tower and station planting with the goal of broadcasting the Gospel to the rural Bolivian people.
The Sioukiouroglous – Greece
Efthemes and Irene work with Fellowship International Mission to reach the Muslim refugee population of Greece. They show Christ’s love by providing shelter, food and other necessities to this at risk population. They are then able to share the Gospel with these suffering people.
Study God’s Word with us as you grow in the knowledge of Him!
Join either of our current Adult Sunday School Series:
“Heart to Heart” is for ladies from all walks and seasons of life who want to encourage and challenge each other as we learn from God’s Word. Our goal is that through our time together, we would align our hearts more closely to our Savior’s and to each other.
We will begin our weekly meetings on Thursday, September 12th at 9:30am. We will be studying “Life Principles from the Women of the Bible – Speaking Boldly to the Women of Today”. All ladies are invited to join us as we learn from the triumphs and failures of twelve women throughout history. From Hagar to Jezebel, Abigail to Elizabeth, we will cover topics like finding faith after failure, bitterness, experience Jesus, coping with rejection, and trusting that God sees.
We will enjoy focused time in God’s Word, prayer and fellowship.
If you have any questions please call Rachael Wilson at 443-465-2600.
We are still in need of two childcare workers!
Operation Christmas Child 
Safe Harbor Shelter
Grace has a year- round outreach ministry of collecting items to fill Operation Christmas Child boxes to send to needy children through the ministry of Samaritan’s Purse. Each month promotes a different theme for items collected and the year culminates with a packing and sending party! For more information about this outreach, please Click here. Please see Torri Zapata with any questions.
Grace has an ongoing service to the homeless and substance-addicted people in our area through the ministry at Safe Harbor Homeless Shelter. Members of Grace regularly provide meals and clothing, as well as serve in the soup kitchens and emergency shelters. For more information about Safe Harbor, please click here. Please see Torri Zapata with any questions.
Seniors With A Purpose (SWAP) ministers to those age 60 and above, to provide times of fellowship, outreach, encouragement, information, and service. We meet eight times a year, usually the third Thursday of the month including dinner prepared by our own church members. We take one or two trips per year to places of special interest. See Pastor Plows or call 610-746-2769 for more information.
At Grace we place a priority on our youth. We recognize the youth as a vital part of the church today not just its future. While we enjoy ourselves with games and activities throughout the year, the focus of the ministry is to challenge our teens to live authentic Christian lives. We want our youth to have a passion for Christ and His Kingdom. Our desire is that our youth will not compartmentalize their Christianity but allow it to permeate and shape the rest of their life.
We have an integrated junior and senior high youth group made up of teens from our church family and the community and meet twice a week during the school year for Sunday School and Wednesday night Bible study. During the summer we meet monthly for larger events to stay connected. Our teens are involved in service within the church and community from the sound room to nursery, drama team, special music, local homeless shelters and more. We take two annual trips, a winter retreat to the Poconos and a summer camping/mission’s trip.
If you have any questions about the Youth Group at Grace please feel contact John or Rachael Wilson.