Visiting Grace...

I am a visitor at churches each Sunday. Grace United Methodist Church on East New York Street was my choice for this Sunday. It is a small congregation. I enjoyed joining in the congregational singing. It felt as though everyone was engaged in the ministry of the morning. The greeting time allowed me an opportunity to let them know I was a visitor. Jim Petrow, the Metro Ministries treasurer, was there as a visitor as well. He has been the Grace Church bookkeeper for several years. There was a meeting following worship to work on charge conference materials. The worship message was “Light can help us focus.” We receive the light as Christians; we need to have our eyes open.

Grace is beginning a community program with a free meal on Thursday evening hosted by Soups On. They were going into the neighborhood putting up flyers this afternoon. They also had several tables full of canned food products to give to Fletcher Place Community Center for their Flagship Food Month. Engaging in the neighborhood seeing beyond ourselves; take ourselves out of our comfort zone. Can we reach out to our other United Methodist church neighbors and join with them to focus on the light? Maybe we can’t do it alone. Metro Ministries wants to work with those that are willing to change and focus on the mission ”....making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.”