Welcome to Grace Methodist Church

Union South Carolina

201 South Church Street

Contact Us at 864-427-1266 or mail@graceunion.org

 

Welcome to Grace…a loving family inviting everyone to come & experience God’s love fresh & new. Join us and let’s share the gospel in life as we serve our community.

Mission:

To love God completely and to serve Jesus Christ unselfishly

Grace is a Safe Sanctuary Church

If Everyone at Grace Served Like Me, What Kind of Church Would This Church Be?

 

Looking ahead at GREAT THINGS FOR GRACE!

Please let the church office know if you ever need transportation to an event!

 

GOOD NEWS! WE HAVE A MINISTER!

We are pleased to announce that Rev. C. Nels Ledwell has agreed to serve as our new minister at Grace Methodist Church, effective October 5, 2025.  Nels is a native of Union and grew up as an active member of Grace. After college and graduate school, Nels came back to Grace and served on the Church and Society Committee, Staff-Parish Relations Committee, and the Church Council. Nels operated the newly installed church sound system and enjoyed teaching the youth of Grace how to operate the system and make service recordings to give to the shut-ins. Later, he became the Leader of the Methodist Youth Fellowship. This led to Nels receiving a call from God to enter the ministry full-time. While attending Erskine Seminary, Nels served his first two churches in Gaffney, SC, in 1991. After leaving Asbury-Mesopotamia Charge, he served at Simpsonville UMC of Simpsonville, SC, St. Paul UMC in Saluda, SC, St. Paul’s Waccamaw UMC in Pawleys Island, SC, Trinity UMC in Blythewood, SC, Lebanon UMC in Eastover, SC, and, most recently, was serving as an Independent Methodist at McCormick Methodist Church in McCormick, SC. His plans in returning to Union will be to serve as Grace’s minister and spend time running beef cattle on his farm in the Kelton Community. Nels is excited to be Grace’s new minister and thankful for the opportunity to preach at the church that started his ministry. Thank you, Nels, for your service to us as the hands and feet of Jesus. Please welcome Nels when you get a chance.

 

 

Grace’s Sunday School Classes  

Children’s Class - Children’s Room 

Adult’s Class - Clyburn/Whitener Classroom 

Fellowship Class - Conference Room

The classes start at 9:45 am and are led by members of Grace who give of their time and talents to teach us about the word of God. The children's class even gets a treat and drink while learning a valuable lesson from Karen Hibbard. Larry Goff, Jan Thompson, and Leroy Kennedy focus on teaching all aspects of being a Christian in the adult class. A Fellowship Class for young adults will start in the near future. We hope you will join us in one of these meaningful classes.

 

Grace Neighborhood Dinner 

Our monthly neighborhood supper is on the fourth Thursday of each month from 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm.  Please join us in serving and meeting our neighbors for this meaningful outreach.   

 

TO AVOID SCHEDULING CONFLICTS

 To keep the Fellowship Hall, Conference Room, or even the sanctuary free from having conflicts where two meetings have been planned for the same room at the same time, please contact the church office to get your event scheduled on the church calendar. We appreciate your cooperation.   

 

New Church Directory Almost Ready!

The new directory is almost ready. We are waiting on our new minister so we can finalize everything. 

 

 Family Night Suppers

Make plans to come to the next Family Night Supper on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at 6:00 PM. Bring a meat, side dish, or dessert to share and enjoy the three F's: Food, Fun, and Fellowship! 

Group #2 will be setting up, cleaning up, and bringing the tea, but will no longer be asked to bring the meat for the supper. Anyone attending may do so.

GROUP #2: Joe Copley, Allan and Mimi Charles, Larry and Dale Goff, Freddie and Melodi Gault, and Curtis and Sonja Dunbar.

 

Rockers for Christ

The Rockers for Christ Brunches are on the second Tuesday of each month at 10:00 AM in the Fellowship Hall. Come and be prepared to enjoy a wonderful brunch created by Mimi Charles and Judy Caston. Each month we have a guest speaker or a variety of entertainment. Be sure you make plans to come and invite friends to join you!

 

"BACK WITH A SPLASH" and "MEET OUR NEW PASTOR"

On Sunday, September 14, 2025, from 5:00 - 7:00 pm, we enjoyed "BACK WITH A SPLASH!" and "MEET OUR NEW MINISTER!". There was a water slide, a dunking chair, corn hole tossing, water balloons, and disc golf. Children, grandchildren, adults, friends, and family members came. Supper consisted of hamburgers with all the fixings, grilled by the Arnolds, along with drinks, chips, and ice cream. Our new pastor, Rev. C. Nels Ledwell, was here so everyone could meet him and welcome him to Grace Methodist. What an exciting evening this turned out to be.

 

Christian Education Day

Christian Education Day was held on Sunday, August 17, 2025, which allowed us to show our appreciation for Grace Methodist Church Christian educators and Union County educators, as well as to recognize our rising third graders: Ren Turner, Zeke Smith, and River Deaton, and our rising sixth graders: Ember Love, Lane Wagner, Hazel Lawson, and Aaliyah Beaty. Lay Leader Fran Love presented each one with a Bible. We pray these Bibles will stay with them for years to come and give them comfort and assurance as they read them. We also had a Back-to-School Blessing of the Bookbags. We invited everyone in any educational capacity - preschool to graduate school, school employees, or board members to come and be recognized.

 

Hearing Assistance

“LOOP” hearing devices are available from the ushers for those who need assistance in hearing the service better. They are located at the narthex entrance.

 

Worship Service Videoed on Facebook

Please Note – We video the Worship Service to Facebook, and events are videoed and/or pictures are taken for future use. If you are uncomfortable with being in a video or snapshot, please take the proper precautions so you will not be seen. Thank you for your consideration.

 

Vim and Vigor 

Get ready to exercise away those extra pounds!! Vim and Vigor takes place each Monday and Wednesday starting at 4:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Please join us! It's lots of fun!  

 

We appreciate our Administrative Assistants every day!

 Don’t forget to express your appreciation to Sheryl, Pat, and Karen for the outstanding job they do for Grace and the community! They are such a blessing to our church family as they give generously of their time and talents every day.

 

Lt.-Rt. : Karen Hibbard, Rev. Lee Phillips, Vickie Phillips, Sheryl Price, and Pat Owens

 

Blessing Boxes

We have two Blessing Boxes. They are both being frequently visited, so please bring your donations and place in the Blessing Boxes or take your donations to the church office. Please help us keep these boxes supplied for our community members in need.

 

BEST OF UNION AWARD 2022

Grace (formerly United) Methodist Church 

On December 14, 2022, Grace UMC received word that we had been selected as the Winner for the 2022 Best of Union Awards in the category of Places of Worship. The Union Award Program’s purpose is to support and offer public recognition of the contributions of businesses and organizations in and around Union. Grace is pleased to accept this award and blessed by those who voted for us.