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Christmas Eve 2019
Christmas Eve Service Times Our 2019 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service times will be 2:00 pm, 3:30 pm and 5:00 pm. All three services will be identical. We hope you will make Christmas Eve at GBC part of your family's celebration. Our services will be family...
The Best of US... and the Worst
Sitting over breakfast at our hotel in Bar Harbor, Maine, my wife and I enjoyed the views of the Atlantic Ocean dotted with boats. The week had been just about perfect in every possible way. We had eaten great food, enjoyed fantastic weather without bugs and had been able to hike...
Meeting People
As our church has spent the past several weeks contemplating what it means to live a life on mission, God began to challenge me on my habits. In particular, He has been working on me to take some first, small steps in that life, the step of truly noticing people. So, I am a coffee guy. Let me...
Worried, Weary, and Willing
A few months back, several members of our staff went to a one-day conference focused on supporting families. Now I had never been to this particular conference before so I was a bit wary about what to expect. Will this be worth the time and money? Will I get something useful out of today that...
Generous Justice
My girls are crazy about the movie “The Greatest Showman,” and I don’t blame them – catchy tunes and great choreography. It also tells the story of the “Oddities,” the circus side-show characters who come out of the shadows to find acceptance and even a...
They Had A Dream
Over 70 years ago, on November 24th, 1946, a small, faithful core of people gathered in Ann Arbor, Michigan to hold a dedication service for the new Grace Bible Church. This morning, a lovely GBC member dropped by the church office and gave us a treasure from that dedication service that...
Bringing the “Mission Field”…HOME.
This summer the people of Grace Bible Church have the opportunity to witness and serve as one of our own families uniquely live out the gospel message. The Clifford family has stepped out in faith to open their home to two orphans from Eastern Europe. This brother and sister pair...
Adoption Awareness Month
November is recognized nationally as Adoption Awareness Month. Today, in the United States over 100,000 children are waiting for their permanent families. Globally there is an estimated 153 million children at greater risk for neglect, abuse, poverty and health related crisis due to...
Us vs Them
It cannot be "us vs them”; it can only be “us FOR them."