Sunday Mornings @ 9:30am
Elementary Sunday School (kinder-5th) in the Grace Kids room
Youth Sunday School (6th-12th) in the Youth Room
Youth Sunday Nights, 5-7pm
Students who are currently in 6th-12th grades gather for fun & games, mission & outreach, faith development & Bible study.
Confirmation is a journey of learning about faith that is open to people of all ages and at all places in their faith journey. At Grace, we begin an intentional confirmation journey for our middle school students each year.
They learn about the Bible, the United Methodist Church, and what it means to live as a follower of Jesus Christ. Click here to read an article about United Methodist beliefs about Confirmation. If you would like to receive information about becoming a part of next year’s confirmation class, contact Pastor Jessica.
Our conference retreat center offers great weeks of small groups, swimming, games, and worship for our students. Elementary Students - Students completing grades 3rd-5th are invited to attend Bridgeport Children’s Camp 2, coming up July 8-12. Middle School & High School Students - All youth, 6th-12th grades are invited to attend Bridgeport Mixed-Age Camp 1, coming up June 24-28.
We partner with our local elementary school to encourage students, staff, and teachers with school supply drives, teacher and staff recognition, holiday celebrations, clothing drives, and food donations. Contact Pastor Jessica if you would like to get involved.
As we grow in faith, we develop deeper understandings and relationships with God and others. You are welcome as a guest in any of our groups or classes to see if they fit you. See below for all of the opportunities. For more information on any of the small groups, contact Pastor Jessica.
Sunday Mornings @ 9:30am
Seekers Sunday School in room 206, led by David Rylander
Pathfinders Sunday School in room 207, led by Nana Rylander
Thursdays @ 9am
Super Seniors in the kitchen gathering space, led by Nana Rylander
One Saturday/month
Grace Wine Club at various local wineries
One Thursday/month
United Women in Faith in the kitchen gathering space
Our choir, which includes youth and adults, sings for Sunday worship services and other special services during the year.
Rehearsals are Wednesday evenings at 7pm. We also have opportunities for those who play handbells or other musical instruments to offer their gifts in worship.
If you are interested in choir, contact our choir director, Laura Dominick.
Our next mission trip is coming up in October to UMCOR Sager Brown, a disaster relief supply depot located in Baldwin, Louisiana.
Each year, more than 2,000 volunteers prepare approximately $4 million in relief supplies for shipment from the UMCOR Sager Brown Depot in response to disasters in the United States. UMCOR Sager Brown Depot reaches out to its local neighbors through food distribution, housing rehabilitation projects, and other community outreach efforts.
There are many activities to participate in, so no matter what your skill level is or what type of work you prefer, you can find it at Sager Brown. Contact Tom and Vicki Busby if you are interested in participating.
Through our work toward racial justice, Grace established the George Hughes memorial scholarship to help students across Grayson County learn about the lynching of George Hughes and the destruction of the Black business district on Sherman’s Mulberry Street in 1930.
We hope this gives young people an opportunity to reflect upon how this history has shaped our community as well as future implications and aspirations. Applications are due April 30 each year and awards are made in May.
Family Promise is a national organization that assists families experiencing homelessness. Grace is a charter congregation for Family Promise of Grayson County and continues to host families at our church as they work toward financial security. Volunteers serve by hosting families, preparing dinner for our guests, and/or ensuring we have on-site resources such as toys, books, etc.
We partner with Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas works to ensure equal access to justice by providing free civil legal services to low-income individuals and families. We host our Legal Aid Clinic on the 1st Thursday each month, where community residents are provided information and resources by legal professionals.
A knock at the door might not seem like a big deal to many of us, but to a homebound senior, it could signal the arrival of the only person they might see all day or all week long. It brings hope. It brings health. It brings the nutrition and care that will completely make their day. Our members volunteer to deliver of hot meals to the elderly and homebound in our community.
We partner with the Whitesboro chapter of SHP Beds, a non-profit dedicated to building beds for children in need. We fully believe that a bed is a basic need for the proper physical, emotional and mental support that a child needs. We work together to build and deliver twin and bunk beds in our community.
We believe in the power of prayer to connect us to God and each other. It is our honor and responsibility to pray with and for each other.
All are encouraged to send prayer requests to support each other during our personal prayer times. To receive updated lists of prayer requests, sign up for our email newsletter at the bottom of the page.
Our pastor is grateful for the opportunity to call and/or visit those who are going into the hospital. Please use the prayer request above to let her know if you have an upcoming procedure so she can pray with you.
Our dedicated prayer team lifts up our church and community. When you share a prayer request, you can indicate if you would like to share it only with our pastor or with our Prayer Ministry. Those requests are shared weekly by email so each situation can be surrounded by prayer.
When you submit a prayer request, you can share the address for the person in need of prayer so we can send them a Grace Note, a card of prayer and encouragement written by volunteers.
Our volunteers craft prayer shawls, which are blessed by our Prayer Ministry volunteers and pastor. These tangible reminders of our love and care are given to those experiencing a difficult circumstance so they can feel the presence of God and our church family with them.
2800 Canyon Creek Dr. Sherman, TX
(903) 892-3681