This Sunday, Nathan Ellis continues our marriage series "Fighting for Forever" with a message called "Fighting for Priority."

Please Click Here to find additional marriage resources. 

This Week: 

GS has a fun-filled year planned.  Stay in the loop with the BAND APP or TEXT STUDENT.

"Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for all believers for what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity." 1 Timothy 4:12

Youth Schedule:  

August 26th: Youth Group. Doors open at 6pm. Youth group from 6:30pm-8:30pm

Pray for our Youth

We ask that you join us in praying for our youth.  Our youth today have so many obstacles to traverse and we ask that you take even just a minute a day to pray for them. 

If you would like to learn more or register for any of our events, please go to the link provided below. 

Click Here.

If you would like to sponsor a student click on the link below.

Enter amount then select fund - Youth Trips & Retreats - then put the student's name in notes.

CLICK HERE

In Office News...

Director of Grace Kids, Ashley Masten, is on a 6-week sabbatical July 20 through August 31. If you have needs that you would typically contact Ashley regarding, please contact the church office and someone will be happy to help you. 

SMILE Foster Closet provides clothing and essential items for kids in foster and kinship care. While SMILE is located in Kingsport, they serve the 8 counties of NETN.

SMILE has had a HUGE year, serving 115 children in July alone! The closet is looking bare!

You, your family or even your small group can help make a difference.

SMILE has an urgent need for:

Clean, new or gently used coats in all sizes (Baby through Adult) The most urgent gaps right now are:

Girls: 4T, 5T, 6, and 7

Boys: 5T and 14/16

Young Men/Mens: XS, S, and M

How You Can Help:

Drop off new or gently used coats at 1401 Prospect Dr. Kingsport, TN 37664 or

bring your items to the church and place them in the barrel in the Gathering Area no later than August 23rd.

If you would prefer to shop online, purchase any of the items on one of our wish lists and the item will ship directly to SMILE. Shop online on this link.

Thank you for helping wrap these kids in warmth and a SMILE! For additional information, contact Cindy Cantrell at cindycantrell0527@gmail.com.

Team Sunday: August 23rd

Sunday, August 23rd, will be Team Sunday where you can sign up to serve in a variety of ministries GFC offers. Let’s all use our spiritual gifts, talents and passions to build up the body of Christ and reach out to minister to people both inside and outside the church. Most of our opportunities can be seen and signed up for on our website or app under “SERVE” then "VOLUNTEER." You can also find a brochure of our Ministry teams in the hallway. And for fun...wear your favorite TEAM jersey!!

GFCServes Day: Saturday, September 19th 9am-12pm - Additional info below

Our Fall GFCServes event will mostly focus on our community partners the Local Outreach Team sponsors. These include Young Life, Kingsport Community Ministry Center, Summit Leadership and Engage Tri-Cities. Our Serve events will have a variety of activities for many different ages and abilities from hospitality and set up for a ministry fair, painting and cleaning out out a room for teens, weed and tree clean up with chain saws and yard work, light remodeling and filing and organizing. Sign-ups will begin soon online with a link you can access here.

Global Missions Banquet: September 27th, 6pm

To celebrate the end of our Multiply Month focus on global missions, our Global Outreach Team will be hosting a banquet. 

Join us for "From Here to the Harvest," GFC's Mission Banquet Fundraiser! Please register each person 5+ who will be attending the event. The banquet dinner donation is $15 for ages 10 - adult and free for ages 0-9. There is a $60 max registration for families. Use discount code 60FAMILYMAX when you register. Click Here to register. Babysitting is available, and the sign up will be in the hallway a few weeks before the event. Come and enjoy an international meal you won't forget. You will meet and hear from some of our GFC sponsored missionaries and learn more about what God is doing all over the world and how you can join in. This is a fundraising event and donations above your ticket cost will go directly to Global Missions. Contact Tim or Melissa Pitts for additional information at pittsfamily8@gmail.com.

Serve Together:

On Saturday, September 19 from 9am-12pm we will be modeling Christ’s love for the Kingsport area. A variety of service opportunities are available for all ages as we serve our ministry partners.

Home Remodel Engage TriCities: 

150 Highland St, Gate City, VA

House Remodel -  Landscaping & general outside cleanup plus painting outside. Bring gloves, landscape/yard tools, weed eaters, etc. From 9am – 12pm. 15 people needed.

Smile Foster Closet: 

1401 Prospect Dr, Kingsport, TN

SMILE Rummage Sale – Helping customers carrying items to cars and pitching in where needed. Helping clean up at the end.  4 people needed from 7:30am-10am; 4 people needed from 10am-2:30pm.

Trinity Grace Farms: 

117 Phillips Ln, Gray, TN

Resource Fair – Help with set up, carrying supplies for the vendors, plus hospitality.
5 people needed for set up & hospitality 9am-12pm. 5 people needed for hospitality and clean up 12pm-3pm.

Tree removal - Trees to cut up that have fallen so will involve chainsaw work and then also laborers to move the brush. Bring chain saws, rakes, gloves. 15 people needed 9am-12pm.

Young Life: 

548 Hidden Valley Rd, Kingsport, TN

Paint game room; raise lights; weed eat bank. From 9am-12pm.

Paint: Wear clothes for painting.
Raise lights: Bring general tools and electrical tool; drills needed.
Weed eat: Bring weed eaters, rakes, tree/branch trimmers, and hedge cutters.

Kingsport Community Ministry Center: 

100 E Church Cir, Kingsport, TN - First Broad St UMC

Sorting Files – 3 people needed to sort and clean out files. Will take place from 9am-12pm one day the week of Sept 14-17.

Sign ups are available by Clicking Here. We look forward to serving together!

Women's Precept Bible Study on Joshua

This Monday morning study began  August 17 at 10am at GFC. God said, "Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed." Increase your faith in God who has put you in His grip and will never let you go! This study of the book of Joshua will charge you up and encourage you to press on! For questions, contact Cindy Stremel at 240-377-7527. The book can be purchased at This Link. Sign up in the hallway. 

Women's Book Study on "Remembering the Forgotten God" by Francis Chan

Monday evenings starting September 14 at 6:30pm at GFC. Francis Chan issues a compelling invitation to understand, embrace and follow the Spirit of the living God. Barb Vellenga will be leading this study and you can contact her at bjvellenga@aol.com for additional information. 

Spiritual Disciplines Class

Sundays starting September 20 at 10:45am at GFC. For the next step in our Foundations classes, we will be going through Donald Whitney’s book, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life. The theme of the entire work is based on 1 Timothy 4:7, which states, “Discipline yourself for the purpose of Godliness." Accordingly, our objective will be to spur us toward the disciplines with the goal of Godliness and a deeper relationship with Jesus always in sight. These spiritual disciplines include Bible intake, prayer, worship, evangelism, serving, stewardship, fasting, silence and solitude. According to Whitney, the spiritual disciplines lead to holiness because the disciplines “are like channels of God’s transforming grace.” Since God commands holiness, the spiritual disciplines are a must for us to grow in Christlikeness.

Join us on the following Sunday mornings at 10:45am: September 20, October 4-25 & November 1. Please sign up on our calendar app or at the sign up table in the hallway and purchase your own book (2014 Edition). This class will be led by Andy Malcolm and John Gallagher.

Men's BetterMan Study on "Loving God's Woman, God's Way"

Men - You are invited to join us for another BetterMan Study on “Loving God’s Woman, God’s Way.” We will discuss the Biblical principles that guide men to protect, honor and care for the women God has placed in their lives—whether wives, daughters or sisters in Christ. We will discover that protecting and serving God’s woman is not simply a masculine instinct, but a God-given responsibility modeled after Christ Himself.

This five-week study runs each Sunday, October 4 – November 1. The class will meet at GFC from 9:00 – 10:15 am each Sunday in the Gathering Area. All materials will be provided. Please feel free to invite other men that might be interested. Contact Keith Bennett if you have any questions at keithb106@gmail.com or 423-292-2621. Sign up will be in the hallway at church and on the online app church calendar. Hope you can join us!

The new church plant Oikos Church launched on July 26 and is now meeting! You can contact Kyle McHolland directly at k.mcholland@oikoskpt.com. 

To keep up with Oikos, Click Here.  

For those who would like to support Oikos financially, Click Here.

Justin Ward is making great strides in his health journey after the skating accident, has finished rehab and is home! He would love to have visitors. Text Aisha Ward at 901-338-5221 to set up a visit. Let's continue to pray for them and their family. 

Ashley Masten, our Director of Grace Kids, is on Sabbatical July 20-August 31. We are thankful that our Elders at GFC allow for times of renewal and refreshing for our Staff Team each five years of service. This time away helps keep our team spiritually vibrant, physically renewed and emotionally centered. Please do not contact Ashley for church related needs during this time so she can fully rest and enjoy her time away to focus on her relationship with God! 

We invite you to select a day each week that you specifically pray for Ashley while she is away from our fellowship. Multiple people can sign up on the same date. If you have needs that you would typically contact Ashley regarding, please contact the church office and we will be glad to assist you. 

Thank you for continuing to give and support God's ministry at GFC and throughout the world through your time, talents & resources!

As an update:

Checks and designated cash in envelopes can be placed into the giving boxes at the church. Please send checks that are mailed in to: Grace Fellowship Church, PO Box 3369, Kingsport, TN 37664. You can use our website or app to give. When giving on our app, you can choose to pay the fees associated with your gift, which allows gifts to go further and do more in the ministries we support. As an added measure of security in regards to giving, please do not mail checks or have financial contributions sent to the physical Fellowship Point address.

For those who would like to continue supporting Oikos Church financially, click here: https://oikoskpt.com/giving. 

You can contact the church office or email contact@gracekingsport.org with any questions. Thanks!

Would you like to serve with our prayer team? There are a couple of different ways to serve at GFC.

UPDATE: The Intercessory Prayer Group meets Thursdays at 12:30pm. Anyone is welcome to come and join in and pray. 

Also, the Prayer Team serve Sundays after each service as they meet and pray with members or visitors who are in need of prayer after each service. There are currently openings to serve.

If interested in serving on our prayer team or if you have any questions, please reach out to Ruth Jordan at 202-680-8963 and she will look forward to talking with you.

Precept Bible Study on Joshua

This Monday morning study started on August 17 at 10am at GFC. God said, "Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed." Increase your faith in God who has put you in His grip and will never let you go! This study of the book of Joshua will charge you up and encourage you to press on! For questions, contact Cindy Stremel at 240-377-7527.The book can be purchased at This Link. Sign up in the church hallway. 

Book Study on "Remembering the Forgotten God" by Francis Chan

Monday evenings starting September 14 at 6:30pm at GFC on "Remembering the Forgotten God." Francis Chan issues a compelling invitation to understand, embrace and follow the Spirit of the living God. Barb Vellenga will be leading this study and you can contact her at bjvellenga@aol.com for additional information. Sign up in the church hallway.

We meet on Tuesdays & Thursdays at the church from 10-10:45am and you can also join in by Zoom.

Come and enjoy a great customized workout, worshipful music, along with having a lot of fun getting healthier with other ladies just like you. Contact Debbie Bennett at 423-360-0498 with any questions if you plan to come or join in by zoom. 

Stay tuned for additional events, Bible Studies and other ways to connect, disciple and grow deeper in your faith. 

Men's BetterMan Study on "Loving God's Woman, God's Way"

You are invited to join us for another BetterMan Study on “Loving God’s Woman, God’s Way.”

We will discuss the Biblical principles that guide men to protect, honor, and care for the women God has placed in their lives—whether wives, daughters, or sisters in Christ. We will discover that protecting and serving God’s woman is not simply a masculine instinct, but a God-given responsibility modeled after Christ Himself.

This five-week study runs each Sunday, October 4 – November 1. The class will meet at GFC from 9:00 – 10:15 am each Sunday in the Gathering Area. All materials will be provided. Please feel free to invite other men that might be interested. Contact Keith Bennett if you have any questions at keithb106@gmail.com or423-292-2621. Sign up will be in the hallway at church and on the online app church calendar. Hope you can join us!

Monthly Events

1st Friday Car Cruise - Contact Joe Pedroza 219-242-4368

4th Saturday Motorcycle Ride - Contact Riley Carter 502-294-8714