We Choose

We Choose is our ministry plan—it provides a framework for our church to pursue spiritual health and advance God's Kingdom both within and outside of our local congregations. We believe our mission of making disciples is intertwined with serving our communities at home and the global church.

All interns fun
Faithfully Gathered

Meet the Summer Interns | Kairos 2019

June 11, 2019

Summer interns are here! Be sure to say hey to these guys when you see them around. They’ll be with us until August, working with various ministries and campuses while serving and taking internship classes.

The African American Experience Session
Culturally Engaged

The African American Experience: How We Got Here

June 7, 2019

In January, we began a series of discussions on “The African American Experience: How We Got Here” in order to better understand our current situation in the Upstate and beyond, and to discuss how our church can help bridge some of the gaps.

Allendale Camp Staff Intern We  Choose
Faithfully Gathered

Allendale Camp Staff

June 4, 2019

Eight college students are spending seven weeks of their summer running Camp Impact in Allendale, SC. They got here last week and will be here for the rest of this week training before they head out. If you're going on a trip this summer, be su…

Hope to Carry On
Biblically Oriented

New Grace Church Worship Original Song

May 23, 2019

We have the privilege of writing biblically-oriented worship songs that our congregation can enjoy. "Hope to Carry On" is a Grace Church Worship original song based in Paul's letter to the church of Thessalonica. In the midst of perse…

Anderson and Greer Campus Buildings
Courageously Generous

Building Updates for Greer and Anderson Campuses

May 22, 2019

Because we are driven by the desire to do discipleship in the community we are surrounded by, it is important to us to have a permanent location for each local congregation in our church family.

Foster and Adopt Resource Center
Culturally Engaged

Supporting DSS through our Foster and Adopt Resource Center

May 16, 2019

An important partnership for us is supporting DSS across several communities in the Upstate. One of the ways we have recently done this is through our Foster and Adopt Resource Center. Some of our volunteers from the resource center have cleaned and…

Germany Intern and Host Discussion
Culturally Engaged

Germany Comes to the Upstate

May 9, 2019

As part of our ongoing commitment to invest in young leaders in the German church, as well as provide discipleship resources, we hosted intern Franziska Klein for seven weeks this winter. Click below to read more and watch her video interview.

EQUIP Conference Mingling
Courageously Generous

Grace Church Equip Conference

May 7, 2019

Grace Church Equip exists to help advance the growth and success of the local church. On May 7-8, we hosted 22 churches and 3 nonprofits—65 people total—for a conference on how to do discipleship in the local church.

Mental Health Training Session
Culturally Engaged

Mental Health Training for Staff

May 2, 2019

Dr. Carson Felkel, the lead physician from Bon Secours Behavioral Health, further equipped our staff today in assessing suicide risk and learning to identify mental health issues while caring for our members and their families.