GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
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9:00 am Sunday Worship
(605) 787-4858
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Here at Grace United Methodist Church, we are all on a journey of faith. Some are just beginning, some are along the path a ways, and most of us are somewhere in between. We all have a common goal - to grow closer to Jesus. As disciples, we seek to share his love with a world in need by being the hands and feet and voice of Jesus.
Sunday Mornings
Worship at 9:00 am
Like most churches, there are sure to be things we don't do perfectly. As God's people a part of the Wesleyan tradition, we hope to grow in grace throughout our lives. If you come on Sunday, feel free to wear a dress or suit, or simply comes in a t-shirt and jeans. Come as you are. Our worship music is a mix of traditional hymns and contemporary songs.
If you're new, we'll try to not put you on the spot, but feel free to visit with our pastor or let us know if you need anything. We hope our words and actions convey that you are welcome, accepted, and loved. During our worship service we'll praise and thank God for through prayer and song. If folks have burdens or struggles, we'll also lift those up in prayer, and encourage persons to open up with one another (as they're comfortable) throughout the morning. At about 9:15 we offer Children's Church to those in preschool through sixth grade.
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Sunday morning is an opportunity to gather together, to worship together, to rejoice and weep together, to receive forgiveness and extend grace together, to learn and be challenged together, and to experience the grace of God together, to be shaped into faithful disciples of Jesus, together.
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You are also invited and encouraged to come to our Adult Sunday School class at 8:oo am and to join us in Fellowship Hall after worship to enjoy a time of connecting and getting to know one another.
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Current Worship Series​ - "Core Faith" - July 5-26, 2206​
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Series Summary:
​The eighth chapter of the letter to the Romans is one of the most loved chapters in the Bible. As the crux of this important epistle, this chapter provides insight into some of the core elements of our faith. How does the law function in our faith? What does it mean to set our mind on the Spirit? What is our relationship with all creation? How are we bound together with other disciples in suffering and joy? Paul sets out to answer these and many other questions as he weaves a poetic vision of what it means to be a follower of Jesus and a part of the body of Christ. We invite you to explore “Core Faith” this summer.
Delight in the Law - July 5 - Romans 7:15-25 - At 250 years, we find ourselves celebrating our nation’s ideals while honestly confronting our failures, discovering – like Paul – that true hope comes not from self-reliance but from being rescued and transformed by Christ. Paul’s honest and blunt assessment of his struggle between what he wants to do and what he ends up doing is an invitation to all of us to slow down, pay attention, and turn toward the work of grace in our lives.
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Set Your Mind - July 12 - Romans 8:1-11 - Romans 8 invites us to wake up each day with our minds set on Christ, discovering life and peace not through self-centered striving but by letting the Spirit shape how we see, live, and love in the world. What Paul calls life “in the flesh” is self-centered life, life controlled by our egos, controlled by our self-serving anxieties and desires. Life “in the Spirit” is life as one with the whole body of Christ, one in the Spirit, led and sustained by God. This is what we are called to set our minds on.
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Waiting with Eager Anticipation - July 19 - Romans 8:12-25 - Romans 8 calls us to see creation’s groaning as bound up with our own salvation, inviting us to exercise dominion not as exploitation but as Christ-shaped care for a world longing to be reborn in hope. Paul is hinting that our salvation is tied up with the bondage and decay of all creation. The fate of the world, the fate of the planet, is woven into our fate, into our future, and our hope. We join with all of creation as we wait for everyone and everything’s salvation with eager longing.
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More Than Conquerors - July 26 - Romans 8:26-39 - For the ninth Sunday of Pentecost, Romans 8 invites the church to wrestle honestly with suffering, hope, and God’s grace. It reframes being “more than conquerors” not as power or triumph, but as redemption through Christ and deep belonging in community, where the Spirit intercedes, sustains, and draws us closer to God and one another. Faith, at its core, is a corporate experience. It is not that we benefit from being a part of a community; we require it. Our call is to faithful and loving community, empowered and sustained by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
PRAYER REQUESTS & CONTACT INFO
Whether you've got a question about faith or the community, or we can assist you in any way, get in touch with us. We'd also be honored to pray for you or any concerns you might have.
10060 Foothill Dr, Piedmont, SD 57769, USA
(605) 787-4858
