February Newsletter
February 2019 Key Events February 3 Church Financial Mtg February 3 Mill Super Bowl Party
Colossians series: We continue our journey together on Sundays and in HouseChurch. Catch past messages on our website. Church Financial Update Meeting: Feb 3 following 10:30 service in the sanctuary. All are welcome to attend.
February 8 GFC @ the Gate
Greenville Church Plant Interest Meeting: Feb 10. The Gannetts will share more about their new church plant. Come find out ways you might be involved in Trinity Church Greenville. The meeting will be at 12pm in room121.
February 10 Trinity Greenville Interest Meeting
Mission Trip: Registration for the Summer Mission Trip to the Dominican Republic opens Feb 1, and the deposit is due Feb 28. See Ben Hendrix for details.
February 14 Valentines Day
24/7 Prayer Week: Feb 17-24. We are setting aside a week to focus in prayer. The prayer room will be set up for you to spend an hour (or more) meeting with the Lord in fresh ways with lots of creative things to help you engage the Lord! Sign up for your slot by yourself, or with your family or friends and watch God work! You’ll be able to sign up in the Gathering Hall or online. Watch your inbox for details.
February 17-24 Week of 24/7 Prayer March 10 Daylight Savings April 7 25 Year Anniversary Celebration April 18 Maundy Thursday Service
EPIC Bottles: Thanks for taking the baby bottles to fill and return to support our local pregnancy center. You can bring those back this month and leave them on the table in the gathering hall. 25 Years of Grace: April 7. Mark your calendar for this special 25th Anniversary Celebration service to remember what God has done at GFC and anticipate the next 25 years! (Nursery provided)
April 21 Easter Sunday
Service Times; 9:00 (203 upstairs) 10:30 (Sanctuary) 327 Academy Heights Rd Kinston, NC 28504 252.522.5799 www.gracekinston.org
Student Ministry Feb 3 - Super Bowl Party Feb 22 - Girls Lock-In @ Grace Feb 22 - Laser Tag - Boys
CONNECT TO GRACE Children’s Ministry
Parents of young children, please visit the Children’s Welcome Center for important information.
The Seed Patch (Nursery)
This is for newborn-3 years old and begins at 10:30a.
The Grove
Classes for ages 4 through 5th grade. They begin in the sanctuary and are dismissed to individual classes. Contact our children’s director, Kelly at 522.5799 if you’d like to help!
Club 345 This is a fun-filled ministry for grades 3-5. They meet each Sunday evening at church from 6-7:30pm to dive into Scripture and enjoy deepening friendships through games and great fellowship. Contact [email protected]
The Mill (Student Ministry) The Mill Gathered: students in grades 6-12 gather at Grace on Sundays at 6pm (upstairs) for a time of Bible study, discussion, fellowship and prayer. Come join the fun! The Mill Scattered: Small group mentorships between students and an older, more mature believer of the same gender. To learn more about being mentored or if you’d like to serve in the Mill as a leader, contact [email protected].
Week of Prayer Prayer moves the heart of God! We are setting aside a week to focus on prayer. The prayer room will be set up for you to spend an hour (or more) meeting with the Lord in prayer with lots of creative things to help you meet the Lord! Sign up for your slot by yourself, with family or friends and watch God work!
Food Ministry Did you know Grace served food to over 85 people last month including single parents, homeless, and military families. That means the pantry needs to be refilled frequently with the items below. Thanks for pitching in to make a difference! Canned Chicken, Tuna, Vienna Sausages/Treet Meat, Canned vegetables, Canned fruit, Chicken Helper, Tuna Helper, Hamburger Helper, Mac and Cheese, cans of soup, spaghetti sauce, noodles, peanut butter, rice, cereal, oatmeal, Ramen noodles, dry beans, loaves of bread, ground beef, lunch meat or hot dogs, leg quarters (for the freezer). Jason McKnight - Lead Pastor Kent Henderson - Associate Pastor Ben Hendrix - Pastor of Student Ministry Kelly Taylor - Director of Children’s Ministry Austin Gannett - Pastor of Early Career and Church Planting Susan McKnight - Director of Mobilization and Housechurch April Goff - Administrator [email protected] *email addresses = first name @gracekinston.org
Early Career Ministry Seeking to connect recent high school graduates, College students, and 20-somethings beginning their careers and families to the life of Christ and the body of Grace. To learn more about this ministry, including upcoming functions, contact [email protected].
HouseChurch A small group of adults growing together in Christ. Looking to join a HouseChurch? Contact Susan McKnight (522.5799) or any leader listed below. Sunday: 9am Jarman/Foster (521.5332) 6pm Fader (286.7096)
Monday: 7pm Edwards (560.9473)
Tuesday: 7pm Outland/Burge (522.5892)
Wednesday: 7pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm
Tilghman (521.9077) Austin/Albritton (527.0146) McArthur (747.8472) - Snow Hill Gannett/Shepard (521.2653) Owens/Henderson (468.4714) Johnson/Corrigan (521.3533)
FINANCIAL UPDATE As of January 27, 2019 General Giving Budget Excess/(Shortfall)
$ 45,212 $ 53,080 $ (7,868)
V2020 Financial Update: 2016-17 Received 2018 Received 2019 Received Total V2020 Giving
$416,433 $131,124 $ 4,241 $551,798
Mortgage 01/01/19 Mortgage 01/31/19 Principal Reduction (2019)
$167,377 $133,699 $ 33,678
Online giving Give securely at www.gracekinston.org/give
Follow GFC online Visit us at www.gracekinston.org to watch a sermon, give securely, see upcoming events and learn more about us. Also, follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Jason’s blog, jasonmcknight.org
Colossians series: We continue our journey together on Sundays and in HouseChurch. Catch past messages on our website. Church Financial Update Meeting: Feb 3 following 10:30 service in the sanctuary. All are welcome to attend.
February 8 GFC @ the Gate
Greenville Church Plant Interest Meeting: Feb 10. The Gannetts will share more about their new church plant. Come find out ways you might be involved in Trinity Church Greenville. The meeting will be at 12pm in room121.
February 10 Trinity Greenville Interest Meeting
Mission Trip: Registration for the Summer Mission Trip to the Dominican Republic opens Feb 1, and the deposit is due Feb 28. See Ben Hendrix for details.
February 14 Valentines Day
24/7 Prayer Week: Feb 17-24. We are setting aside a week to focus in prayer. The prayer room will be set up for you to spend an hour (or more) meeting with the Lord in fresh ways with lots of creative things to help you engage the Lord! Sign up for your slot by yourself, or with your family or friends and watch God work! You’ll be able to sign up in the Gathering Hall or online. Watch your inbox for details.
February 17-24 Week of 24/7 Prayer March 10 Daylight Savings April 7 25 Year Anniversary Celebration April 18 Maundy Thursday Service
EPIC Bottles: Thanks for taking the baby bottles to fill and return to support our local pregnancy center. You can bring those back this month and leave them on the table in the gathering hall. 25 Years of Grace: April 7. Mark your calendar for this special 25th Anniversary Celebration service to remember what God has done at GFC and anticipate the next 25 years! (Nursery provided)
April 21 Easter Sunday
Service Times; 9:00 (203 upstairs) 10:30 (Sanctuary) 327 Academy Heights Rd Kinston, NC 28504 252.522.5799 www.gracekinston.org
Student Ministry Feb 3 - Super Bowl Party Feb 22 - Girls Lock-In @ Grace Feb 22 - Laser Tag - Boys
CONNECT TO GRACE Children’s Ministry
Parents of young children, please visit the Children’s Welcome Center for important information.
The Seed Patch (Nursery)
This is for newborn-3 years old and begins at 10:30a.
The Grove
Classes for ages 4 through 5th grade. They begin in the sanctuary and are dismissed to individual classes. Contact our children’s director, Kelly at 522.5799 if you’d like to help!
Club 345 This is a fun-filled ministry for grades 3-5. They meet each Sunday evening at church from 6-7:30pm to dive into Scripture and enjoy deepening friendships through games and great fellowship. Contact [email protected]
The Mill (Student Ministry) The Mill Gathered: students in grades 6-12 gather at Grace on Sundays at 6pm (upstairs) for a time of Bible study, discussion, fellowship and prayer. Come join the fun! The Mill Scattered: Small group mentorships between students and an older, more mature believer of the same gender. To learn more about being mentored or if you’d like to serve in the Mill as a leader, contact [email protected].
Week of Prayer Prayer moves the heart of God! We are setting aside a week to focus on prayer. The prayer room will be set up for you to spend an hour (or more) meeting with the Lord in prayer with lots of creative things to help you meet the Lord! Sign up for your slot by yourself, with family or friends and watch God work!
Food Ministry Did you know Grace served food to over 85 people last month including single parents, homeless, and military families. That means the pantry needs to be refilled frequently with the items below. Thanks for pitching in to make a difference! Canned Chicken, Tuna, Vienna Sausages/Treet Meat, Canned vegetables, Canned fruit, Chicken Helper, Tuna Helper, Hamburger Helper, Mac and Cheese, cans of soup, spaghetti sauce, noodles, peanut butter, rice, cereal, oatmeal, Ramen noodles, dry beans, loaves of bread, ground beef, lunch meat or hot dogs, leg quarters (for the freezer). Jason McKnight - Lead Pastor Kent Henderson - Associate Pastor Ben Hendrix - Pastor of Student Ministry Kelly Taylor - Director of Children’s Ministry Austin Gannett - Pastor of Early Career and Church Planting Susan McKnight - Director of Mobilization and Housechurch April Goff - Administrator [email protected] *email addresses = first name @gracekinston.org
Early Career Ministry Seeking to connect recent high school graduates, College students, and 20-somethings beginning their careers and families to the life of Christ and the body of Grace. To learn more about this ministry, including upcoming functions, contact [email protected].
HouseChurch A small group of adults growing together in Christ. Looking to join a HouseChurch? Contact Susan McKnight (522.5799) or any leader listed below. Sunday: 9am Jarman/Foster (521.5332) 6pm Fader (286.7096)
Monday: 7pm Edwards (560.9473)
Tuesday: 7pm Outland/Burge (522.5892)
Wednesday: 7pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm
Tilghman (521.9077) Austin/Albritton (527.0146) McArthur (747.8472) - Snow Hill Gannett/Shepard (521.2653) Owens/Henderson (468.4714) Johnson/Corrigan (521.3533)
FINANCIAL UPDATE As of January 27, 2019 General Giving Budget Excess/(Shortfall)
$ 45,212 $ 53,080 $ (7,868)
V2020 Financial Update: 2016-17 Received 2018 Received 2019 Received Total V2020 Giving
$416,433 $131,124 $ 4,241 $551,798
Mortgage 01/01/19 Mortgage 01/31/19 Principal Reduction (2019)
$167,377 $133,699 $ 33,678
Online giving Give securely at www.gracekinston.org/give
Follow GFC online Visit us at www.gracekinston.org to watch a sermon, give securely, see upcoming events and learn more about us. Also, follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Jason’s blog, jasonmcknight.org
