From Your Pastor

September 27, 2026

Dear Grace Family and Friends,

Hey folks!  I hope you are doing great today!  If you’re not, you certainly can be by the end of our time together this morning or this evening!  God is at work among us and as I was writing this newsletter I was reminded of last Sunday morning during the first service when one person’s life was changed forever.  During the invitation a precious soul came forward and gave their life to Jesus!  I think it’s safe to say, they left differently than they came!  Jesus CHANGES lives!  Praise God for that truth!  I was also reminded of what Jesus said in Luke 15:10, “I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”  I hope that comes as a great source of encouragement and motivation to us all to be proactively sharing our faith, because the Bible says Heaven celebrates when one sinner comes to Christ as Savior!  If heaven celebrates the salvation of one soul, we should celebrate the salvation of one soul too because, according to Jesus, it’s a big deal!  I also wanted to commend you on your flexibility during this refresh.  We’re almost done and by October 11th we should be back to “normal” here in the Sanctuary, but next Sunday, October 4th we will meet in the Gym during both our morning worship services at 9am and 10:30am due to the reinstallation of the Church pews.  It will be a “casual Sunday” because we anticipate it’s going to warm up in the Gym with all of us in there so dress accordingly.  We will have our Fan Fellowship Sunday night at 6pm in the Fellowship Hall so plan to wear your favorite sports team’s colors.  We’ll have a big time that night and it will be a great opportunity to experience the joy of the Lord together and get to know our Church family better!  God has certainly blessed Grace Baptist Church!  Let’s celebrate His goodness and grace expressed to us today!  Worship Him in “spirit and in truth” (cf. John 4:24).  I can’t wait to see what God has in store for us!  Have a great day and know you are loved!  It’s an honor to be your pastor! 

 Pastor Bryan Carter