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Church Picnic RSVP, Ballot Education & Wakanda Forever!

  Grace UMC and Inglewood First UMC will gather at the Picnic Area Shelter on Ladera Park Avenue at the top of the hill.  Box lunches will be provided.  Confirm your presence to make sure we have enough food for everyone! This outdoor worship experience would still be available live and online for those who are not present in person.  Yes, you can join by Zoom! Click here to RSVP for a box lunch! RSVP for this Zoom forum online at  bit.ly/lavvotes. Cal-Pac BMCR has reserved 100 seats for…

October in Worship #TheFutureIsNow

Join us every Sunday @ 10:45 amZOOM ID: 169104127 or click tinyurl.com/gracehappens ‘On Second Thought’ is a phrase that expresses openness to  “thinking about something again.” We may think we know everything we need to know about faith in God, but every now and then, it’s important to be open to think again. Go to our worship page for more information! Sunday, October 2 | 17th Sunday After Pentecost | World Communion Sunday2 Timothy 1:1-5 / “A Living Faith”Preacher: Rev. Victor…

September in Worship #OnSecondThought

Join us every Sunday @ 10:45 amZOOM ID: 169104127 or click tinyurl.com/gracehappens ‘On Second Thought’ is a phrase that expresses openness to  “thinking about something again.” We may think we know everything we need to know about faith in God, but every now and then, it’s important to be open to think again. Go to our worship page for more information! Sunday, September 4 | 13th Sunday After Pentecost Psalm 139 / “Flattery Will Get You Nowhere”Preacher: Rev. Victor Cyrus-FranklinPaul gives…

August In Worship #Selah

Letter from Pastor Victor: Selah Sundays In the Bible, Selah is “a pause to breathe in new life.” Taking time to rest is a biblical requisite for holiness. God knows that maintaining hybrid worship experiences for two churches through the pandemic has been a heavy load. With care for the load leaders in both churches have taken on, we were encouraged by our coach to take a “church-wide sabbath.” As such, for the month of August, we will join in…

Selah: Online Only Worship for August

“The Lord is my shepherd.  I lack nothing.  He lets me rest in grassy meadows; he leads me to restful waters; he keeps me alive.  He guides me in proper paths for the sake of his good name.”  – Psalm 23:1-3 (Common English Bible) August 4, 2022 Greetings in Christ’s name! I write to you all, the beloved communities of Grace UMC of Los Angeles and Inglewood First UMC as we embark upon a new year in ministry together.  As…

Happy Homecoming: Purchase the Grace History Book on Amazon.com!

Now is the time to own the detailed history of Grace United Methodist Church! Under the leadership of Grace UMC’s Archives & History Committee, our history book was published in July 2021 and contains stories of members, ministries and pastors who served between 1968 and 2020. Purchase your copy from Amazon.com.

Worship this Weekend: Homegoings & Homecoming

Grace UMC Homecoming 2022 For our 54th Church Anniversary, we “wait upon the Lord” to “renew our strength” with vision for the journey ahead!  Our Homecoming preacher is Rev. Dr. J. Lavon Kincaid, Ambassador, Gammon Theological Seminary, Atlanta, GA & Pastor, New Life Community Ministries, Penn Hills, PA. We will worship via YouTube and Zoom and if you plan to join in-person, please RSVP online and wear your mask!  We need your RSVP to receive a light boxed lunch to be served outdoors…

July With Grace! #AsAboveSoBelow

Join us every Sunday @ 10:45 amZOOM ID: 169104127 or click tinyurl.com/gracehappens The phrase “as above, so below” has many meanings. Among them, “As above”, refers to the spiritual realm and “So below”, refers to the physical world, with the goal that life on earth should resemble the beauty of life eternal. Go to our worship page for more information! Sunday, July 3 | 4th Sunday After Pentecost Galatians 6:1-10 / “As Above, So Below”Preacher: Rev. Victor Cyrus-FranklinPaul gives the…

June With Grace! #Pentecost #FaithThroughFire

Join us every Sunday @ 10:45 amZOOM ID: 169104127 or click tinyurl.com/gracehappens Pentecost is the celebration of the birth of the church, when believers of different cultures and languages were filled with the Holy Spirit and became one in the Lord.  The church’s faith was born through the fire of the Holy Spirit.  Every believer wants to grow in faith.  Pentecost shows us that faith grows through fire! Go to our worship page for more information! Sunday, June 5 |…