September 2026

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There is something about September that always feels like a beginning. The days are getting a little shorter, the mornings a little cooler, and suddenly the church calendar is filling up again. Here at Grace, fall means BBQs, Family Camp, Youth Convo, Family Nights, choir, welcoming new members, and so many opportunities to gather, learn, laugh, worship, and simply be together. After the different rhythms of summer, I am excited to see our church come alive in a different way as we begin another season together.

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Our fall sermon series, “Wilderness People: Learning to Live After Leaving Egypt,” begins this month. We’ll spend September with the Israelites as they leave behind what they have known and begin the long journey toward something new. They don’t always know where they are going. They have questions. They get tired. Sometimes they even want to turn around. But through it all, God keeps showing up and leading them forward. I have a feeling there is something in that story for us at Grace right now. We have spent a lot of time this past year talking, listening, dreaming, and asking what comes next. Now we get to start walking toward it.

I don’t know exactly what this new season will bring, but I am excited about it. I can feel new energy around Grace, and I believe God is doing a new thing among us. Some of it will come through new ministries and new people, and some of it will happen through the faithful things we have been doing together for years. That is the beautiful thing about a changing season: we carry what has rooted us while making room for what is about to grow. So, Grace, pack your bags. Fall is here, the wilderness is ahead, and I can’t wait to see where God leads us together.

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Grace and peace,

Pastor Amy