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Grace Episcopal Church

“Grace Episcopal Church is a traditional Anglican parish committed to the teachings of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the Authority of Holy Scripture, the use of The Book of Common Prayer, and providing education in a Christian environment through Grace Episcopal School. Our mission as a Christian family is to fulfill our baptismal vows by sharing Christ’s love and teachings; increasing our outreach and service to the community; and strengthening our spiritual growth, service and commitment to each other.”

Welcome

Grace Episcopal Church

God loves a cheerful giver

Where We Stand• We reaffirm our parish mission statement which provides that we are “a

traditional Anglican parish committed to the teachings of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the Authority of Holy Scripture, the use of The Book of Common Prayer and providing education in a Christian environment through Grace Episcopal School. Our mission as a Christian family is to fulfill our baptismal vows by sharing Christ’s love and teachings; increasing our outreach and service to the community; and strengthening our spiritual growth, service and commitment to each other.”

• We stand firm in our adherence to the historic and apostolic faith handed down from our Lord once and for all to the saints (Jude 1:3) and we reject and dissociate ourselves from all actions taken, and all statements made, in the name of The Episcopal Church that are incompatible with that historic faith tradition, including the use of civil litigation as a means to resolve church disputes (1 Corinthians 6:1-8)

• We believe that Holy Scripture is mankind’s recordation of God’s inspired word and that The Old and New Testaments contain all things necessary for salvation; that Jesus Christ is the only Son of God; that He is “the way, the truth, and the life,” and the only way to God (John 14:6, Acts 4:12).

• We believe that Scripture teaches that Christian marriage is a sacred union ordained by God between one man and one woman (Mark 10:6-9).

The church is not a building;it is the people.

We are the Church!

Lay Ministries Acolytes Altar Guild New Baby Committee Breakfast Teams Brotherhood of St. Andrew Choir Christian Education Columbarium Committee Confirmation Class Daughters of the Holy Cross EYC

Lay Ministries Flower Guild Gift Shoppe

Green Thumb Committee Lay Eucharistic Ministers

Lay Readers Memorials

Men of Grace Outreach Committee

Reception Committee Shepherds & Ushers

Vacation Bible School

Christian Community Ministries Habitat for Humanity Kairos Ministries Meals On Wheels Mission Trips Refuge Of Hope Thanksgiving Baskets Water for Life

Outreach

He that soweth little shall reap little; and he that

soweth plenteously shall reap plenteously. Let every man do according as he is disposed in his heart, not

grudgingly, or of necessity, for God loveth a cheerful

giver.

2 Corinthians 9:6-7

Total Pledges

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

$0 $200,000 $400,000 $600,000 $800,000

Pledge Breakdown

$25

- $26

0

$261

- $5

20

$521

- $1

,000

$1,0

01 -

$2,4

00

$2,4

01 -

$4,8

00

$4,8

01 -

$7,5

00

$7,5

01 -

$12,

000

$12,

001

- $24

,000

$24,

001

+0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

20072008200920102011

Average Pledge

2007 2008 2009 2010 20113,300.00

3,350.00

3,400.00

3,450.00

3,500.00

3,550.00

3,600.00

3,650.00

3,700.00

3,750.00

3,800.00

Average Pledge

Parishioners

2007 2008 2009 2010 20110

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

1000

Average Sunday At-tendanceEaster AttendanceMembers

Baptisms and Confirmations

2007 2008 2009 2010 20110

5

10

15

20

BaptismsConfirmations

God LovesA

Cheerful Giver

Grace Episcopal Church