Summer Book Club:
Let’s Talk About Anxiety!
Sunday, August 23, from 4:30–6:00 p.m.
Pastor Jamie will be leading the conversation and invites you to be a part of it. Purchase and read the book, Everyone Loves a Non-Anxious Presence: Calm Down, Grow Up, and Live Your Best Life and we’ll gather on Sunday, August 23, from 4:30–6:00 p.m. at Grace UMC to discuss it together. Click on the graphic or the title to find the link on Amazon.
This short, accessible book gives practical ways to become calmer, more grounded people in our families, friendships, church, and community.
Whether anxiety is something you wrestle with personally or you simply want to build healthier relationships, this book offers simple wisdom for living with greater peace and helping create communities of shalom where everyone can thrive. There is something for everyone to learn here!
Praying the Scriptures:
Lectionary Texts will be shared later in 2026.
Praying the Scriptures is an ancient prayer practice. Each week we will publish a list of Scripture Texts from the Daily Lectionary, and the invitation is to read and pray them.
Benny’s Bible Book Club
Bible Study
You are invited to join Bible study on the book of Acts, Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m. in the Bible classroom (2nd floor).
This study is open to all, whether you are new to Bible study or have been studying Scripture for years. Come grow in faith and fellowship as we listen for God’s word among us!
Questions? Contact Pastor Benny at benny@gracedowntown.net.
Book Study and Discussion Group
(Book Study Completed)
Building Belonging: The Church’s Call to Build Community and House Our Neighbors by Rev. John Cleghorn
Anyone interested in learning more about what it means to build community, and in discerning how God might be calling the church forward in ministry and mission in our neighborhood (in homelessness and beyond).
What book?
Building Belonging: The Church’s Call to Build Community and House Our Neighbors
by Rev. John Cleghorn
A copy of the book is available in the church library for checkout, if you are interested in reading what was studied and discussed.
Bible in A Year
The Bible Project
Find the whole plan and additional links at https://bibleproject.com.
Resources and videos are available with the provided link.