Total Ministry

There is a description for what we are trying to develop at Grace these days, and it is captured in the phrase “total ministry”. The concept came from the work of a missionary to China called Roland Allen. After successfully setting up churches around a region of...

Lent 2025 @ Grace!

The season of Lent is the 40 day period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday that invites us into a time of reflection and mindfulness as we prepare our hearts for the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection on Easter. By observing the season of Lent, we replicate Jesus...

Lenten Practices

 Lent is a time for self-reflection, penance, and spiritual housecleaning! This year we have put together a short list of Lenten practices to help you choose how to observe this season! Ask God to guide you as you choose 2-3 practices to help you observe this lenten...

The Heart Needs A Witness

Two weekends ago, I spent four days in a Grief and Loss Recovery Training where I did 40 hours of professional development and a heap of my own personal work too. In my role as a mental health chaplain in Vallejo, in my encounters with many of you here at Grace, in my...

Celebrating 30yrs of Small Groups

On January 12, at the beginning of our 150th year, Grace celebrated the 30th anniversary of small groups at Grace Church. Jan Bradley, a long-time small group leader and one-time coordinator of all Grace’s small groups, offered the following reflection on small...

Grace On The Move!

We have something wonderful here, given by God’s grace, and this grace is for everyone. I have heard it said that lawyers work by the maxim: never ask a question to which you do not know the answer. That doesn’t play out in the life of the Church, or certainly did not...