September is our month to celebrate service in the local church. Throughout the month, volunteers are thanked for their service, and the whole church learns about ministry opportunities where we can get involved. The special emphasis culminates on the last Sunday of the month with an evening of festival fun, picnic food, and enjoying time together as a church family.

On September 18, the Grace Church family enjoyed a special treat as part of our month to celebrate service in the local church. Carly Rawlings gave a sacred piano concert, playing her own arrangements of familiar hymns. She and her father, Chris Rawlings, also shared encouraging testimonies as part of the evening service. Every family who attended received a free copy of Carly's CD! Watch the whole service in the video above.

We thank the Lord for bringing Pastor Tim and Ronda Potter to Grace Church of Mentor. He has used them to minister in this local church for 25 years!

The annual Ultimate Challenge teen event was held on Sunday, August 14, once again hosted at the Lost Nation Sports Park.

At the end of June, a team from Grace's youth group traveled to Raleigh, North Carolina, to assist Cornerstone Baptist Church and Pastor David Greear with their first-ever Vacation Bible School!