This Sunday, Joel Owen will be continuing our sermon series, "David, A Faulty Man with a Faithful God." 

There will be members of our prayer team available for prayer after each service on Sundays. Elders and pastors will also be available.

This Week: Join us at 9 and 10:45 AM as your kids will learn about Hebrews 11 and the "Hall of Faith!" This will be a fun morning full of activities and fun as we learn about the heroes of the Bible. 

Retreat Info: It's not too late to sign up for the Grace Kids Retreat! We invite ALL 3rd to 5th graders to join us for this amazing weekend at Bancroft! Bring your forms to Ashley, or pick up a new packet on Sunday morning! Cost is $200. 

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

Coming Up:

Youth Group Wednesday, February 25 from 6:30pm-8:30pm. 

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

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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.

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Grace Students sponsors a 12 year old girl in Guatemala named Daniela. We ask that you join us in prayer for health for her and her family.

Sunday, February 8, was Adopt-A-Mission Sunday. We encouraged everyone to adopt a mission for 2026. You can PRAY, GO, GIVE or ENCOURAGE the trip/mission you adopt. There is a table set up in the Gathering Area that gives additional details about each mission and trip. Please pick up a Pray/Go/Give/Encourage card for each mission; pray through these and then turn the cards back into the basket on that table.

International Trip to Kenya/Middle East

In partnership with International Sports Academy and GFC sponsored missionaries.“The International Sports Academy uses the tool of sports to connect as-risk youth all over the world with long-term mentors to change their lives, now and for eternity.”

Grace Fellowship Church will be partnering with ISA to encourage and support local ISA ministry leaders in the country of Kenya. We will spend the week building relationships, serving, and sharing God’s word with ISA partners.  Then our team will travel to the middle east to visit and support Joel and Elizabeth Peterson and family. GFC has partnered with the Peterson family since 2017.  We are excited to send a team to visit them for the first time. 

When: March 10^th-25^th 

Give: There are various needs associated with this trip ranging from providing Bibles, balls and other resources for our ISA partners, gifts for missionary kids in the middle east, and trip expenses for team members. 

Pray/Encourage:  Join our facebook prayer group or sign up to receive an email prayer guide. 

For more information contact Tim or Melissa Pitts at: pittsfamily8@gmail.com or by phone/text 870-384-4021 (Melissa), 423-863-5793 (Tim) 

LYNCH, KENTUCKY

We will travel up to Lynch, KY, April 9-11, supporting the Meridzo Center as they provide a number of services to the surrounding communities. Meridzo operates a kid's camp, half-way houses, food and clothing ministries, business ventures and a cafe. Our focus is to support Meridzo by doing a variety of repair or service projects for their ministries. The event is usually in April and you can stay the night at their facilities or come up for the day.

If you have any questions for project leader, Tim Beckley, please reach out to him at beckleytc@gmail.com or (717) 357-1604.

CENTRAL ASIA VBS in ASHEVILLE

Every year GFC takes a team to a conference near Asheville to put on a VBS event for kids whose parents serve in Central Asia. You will have your lodging mostly paid for and just be responsible for transportation and food. The trip will be July 12-15.

We have a great time encouraging and discipling the kids with various lessons, games and activities and get to see what's happening at times in the conference as well.

For more information, contact Tim or Melissa Pitts with any questions at pittsfamily8@gmail.com or by phone/text 870-384-4021 (Melissa), 423-863-5793 (Tim).

INTERNATIONAL TRIP TO EL SALVADOR

Global Health Outreach and the congregation of Cimiento Estable and Pastor Rene Meija invite you to join them this summer in Mejicanos, El Salvador. This area has beautiful people to whom God is wanting to show His love and to tell about His blessed Son. Poverty and a large population of people all mix in this city within the outskirts of San Salvador. God is inviting you to step away from the comfortable and to move from being a distant observer to being a participant in His ministry of reconciliation! The trip will be July 25-August 2.
 
Varinka and Gordon Williams have gone to El Salvador for 12 years now and always see God show up in powerful ways! He puts His team together and He accomplishes His purposes. Saying yes to God’s calling is absolutely the best way to spend a summer!

You do not have to have any medical training to come and serve and have a memorable experience. Most of the people who go on the trip are non-medical and can work in the eyeglass clinic, triage, sometimes help with pharmacy, sometimes work with children, go on home visits, etc. Nurses, nursing students, pre-medical students, and doctors actually see patients and can also work in most other areas of the clinic. Families and teens are welcome.
 
Please contact us (text us first) if you have any questions: 865-385-3790 (Gordon) and 865-385-3605 (Varinka).
 

SOMA ASHEVILLE

SOMA Asheville is a church plant on the west side of Asheville that we have partnered with for a number of years. Their pastor used to be on our staff. Our role is to encourage their congregation as they serve the local community and provide practical needs for them to do so.

Last year, in the spring, we provided teaching for their kids as parents spent a weekend in gospel training. In the summer, we attended one of their Sunday afternoon worship events. Then in the fall, we provided a BBQ cookout for the Narcotics Anonymous group that meets in their same building.

This is a great trip for teens and adults to learn how to provide practical needs, plus learn of the joys and struggles of a church plant in a hard to reach area. We hope to do a few projects for them in 2026 and there are always day trips for just a few hours.

Andy Malcolm is leading this project and if you have any questions about this adventure, please contact him at andy@gracekingsport.org or (423) 863-3085.

INTERNATIONAL TRIP TO GEORGIA

Rachel Hubbard will lead a mission trip to Georgia which is (in Eastern Europe and Western Asia) in early October for 10 - 14 days (dates not set yet because airline tickets have not been bought). The main purpose will be to serve with our missionaries Joy and Kerem, who were here recently sharing with us about their ministry. We will be serving them in ways that help them and their ministry. More details to come. Contact Rachel Hubbard at (503) 432-9112 for additional information.

TENNESSEE KIDS BELONG

There are a variety of activities you can serve in throughout 2026.

March (Social Worker Appreciation Month): 

• Have lunch and small gifts delivered to DCS/private providers offices

May (Foster Care Awareness Month): 

• Recognize and encourage foster families in the community and at GFC
• Share videos of kids needing a forever home
• Volunteer to help at events hosted in the community
• Host a “Parent Night Out” in July

September (Kinship Awareness Month): 

• Develop and launch a WRAP team/ministry

October (SMILE Foster Closet):

• Volunteer at SMILE Foster Closet and collect donations at the end of the year. 

November (Adoption Awareness Month):

• Promote IBP (I Belong Project) videos of children in need of a family
• Volunteer at video shoot day
• Provide snacks for volunteers

Contact Aisha Ward at aishae.ae@gmail.com or (901) 338-5221 as the point person for this mission adventure. Let's talk and see if there's a time, talent or treasure that you can invest with us!

CHURCH HILL, TN

This opportunity is in partnership with faith based NOE International in Mexico (NOEinternational.org). The name even means New Opportunities in Education. NOE offers accredited English programs that prepare students for college. They hold art and music classes that aren’t available in the schools and coach basketball teams that build cooperation skills and discipline. They prepare adults to start their own business with beautician classes.

Each summer their best students are offered a chance to stay with Christians in the USA. A number of them will be hosted by Jeff & Allison Hartwell from our church this summer from July 6 - August 3 or so. Here's a few suggestions on how you can help:

1. Host a student in your home

2. Help with the a 2-night retreat

3. Organizing an event with the students

4. Having some students over to your house

5. Helping with a welcome party and/or a farewell party

6. Going as chaperone on a retreat or on one of the day trips.

For further information, please contact Allison Hartwell at allison_hartwell@msn.com or 503-407-1586.

The INSPIRE Volunteer Appreciation Event for ALL GFC VOLUNTEERS is Friday, February 20th & Saturday, February 21st.

This event is for our wonderful GFC volunteers to appreciate, encourage and INSPIRE them in what God is doing throughout our church.

Friday:

6:30pm Charcuterie, Dessert & Fellowship

7:00pm Worship, Fun and Stories of God’s Impact throughout GFC plus an inspirational talk on how we can all lean into the guidance and power of the Holy Spirit as we serve. Our guest speaker will be Tom Maxwell, Co-President of SonLife Ministries (SonLife.com).

Saturday: 

8:30am Light breakfast, coffee & juice

9:00am Worship

9:30am Staff-led talks on the Holy Spirit - Prayerful Guidance, Obedient Living, Word Centered, Exalting the Father, Relational Intentionality

11:30am Takeaways/Closing

Details

• Childcare for birth - 5th grade with sign up in the hallway. 
• Middle school and high school students are welcome to participate in all weekend events.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Being able to defend our faith is foundational to being an active follower of Jesus, especially in today's society. Covering topics like "There is no absolute truth," "If God is good, why is there evil in this world?" and "Science proves that man is a product of evolution and natural selection" - this apologetics class will help guide you in how to have conversations with others about the Christian faith and how to answer questions from skeptics and unbelievers. Also, you might find out it's not as difficult as you might think! 

This class is facilitated by Lauren Gibson and Ryan Gardner.  We will be using Searching for Proof and Faith as the basis for the class. This will allow everyone to have a resource at home once the class is complete! Please purchase your book by clicking here. 

Class will meet every Sunday during 2nd service at 10:45am from February 22 - March 29 in the Gathering Area. Please sign up on our app calendar or in the church hallway.  

Food Pantry:

GFC members have generously donated food items for our church family. If you are a GFC individual, family, college student, or senior who could use some of these items, pick up a pre-made food box or bag or look through the many other items available! This is a gift from your church family for you.

Available for pick up on Mondays from 12-2pm and Sundays 10:15-12:00pm, or contact the church office at 423-245-3616 by text or call. You can reach out to contact@gracekingsport.org as well if you need to find a different time to stop by.

We are continuing to receive food pantry donations. 

There are a couple of prayer groups that meet and serve at different times. The Thursday Intercessory Prayer Group meets Thursdays at 3pm. If you’re interested, please contact Ruth Jordan at 202-680-8963 for additional information. Members of the Prayer Team serve Sundays after each service as they meet and pray with members or visitors who are in need of prayer. If you’re interested, please contact Melissa Bennett at 909-744-7831 for additional information.

Ladies and teen girls 13 and older...join us for our Speed Squad Showdown Game Night on Friday, February 27 from 7pm-9pm. This will be a fun night of fast-paced, team building games. Bring your own team of 4 people or come and join in with other ladies here to build your team. It's going to be lots of fun and you don't want to miss it! Sign up in the hallway. If you have questions, please call Dawn Pollock at 201-400-5721. 

Ladies: Save the date for our Annual Ladies Retreat, April 24 & 25!

Theme: 

The Attributes of God (How knowing God draws us near to Him)

Date/Time: 

Friday April 24 from 6-9pm & Saturday April 25 from 9:40am-3:40 pm

Location: 

GFC

Additional Information:

Speaker: Ashley Masten

Worship Leader: Emily Shipley

Games Coordinator: Julie Hayden

Catering: Rachel Kinzer

Registration begins March 22. More information to come!

This is the perfect time to come and join in! We meet on Tuesdays & Thursdays at the church from 10-10:45am and you can also join in by Zoom. Come join us 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 or for additional information 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. 

Monthly Events

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

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

Men aged 18 and older, join us for a 5-week in depth study "Defined" on the definition of Biblical manhood. We will meet Sundays from 9am-10:15am, March 1-29 at the church. Register in the hallway or on the app calendar. Contact Keith Bennett at keithb106@gmail.com for additional information.