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!
please join us for this very informative session about caregiving for our loved ones who may be struggling with dementia. Melissa Dalton will be with us at rockers for Christ on Tuesday, September 9th In the Grace fellowship Hall at 10 AM. The community is invited. Please share with your friends and loved ones.
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 this week
Our monthly neighborhood supper is on Thursday, August 28th, 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 resumes on September 9th
On Tuesday, September 9, at 10:00 AM, the Rockers for Christ Brunch will resume. Be prepared to enjoy a wonderful meal of created by Mimi Charles and Judy Caston. Our guest speaker will be Melissa Dalton who is the Dementia Care Specialist for the SC Dept. of Aging. She moved to Union from Hilton Head. Melissa will give us a broad overview of dementia and support resources available in SC.
"BACK WITH A SPLASH" and "MEET OUR NEW PASTOR"
On Sunday, September 14, 2025, from 5:00 - 7:00 pm, we will enjoy BACK WITH A SPLASH! There will be a water slide, a dunking chair, corn hole tossing, water balloons, and disc golf. Everyone is invited!! Children, grandchildren, adults, friends, and family members are all welcome. Anyone anticipating getting wet needs to bring a towel and a change of clothing. And don’t forget to bring your lawn chairs! Supper will be hamburgers with all the fixings, drinks, chips, and homemade ice cream. Plus, our new pastor, Rev. C. Nels Ledwell, will be here so you can meet him and welcome him to Grace Methodist. What an exciting evening this will be. Put this on your calendar and make plans to come! We would like to have as many church members and guests as possible join in the fun! Please sign up on the clipboards on Sunday or call the church office.
*Ed. Bldg. parking lot due to soft and uneven ground in Mark’s Park.
Christian Education Day
Christian Education Day was held on Sunday, August 17, 2025, which gave us an opportunity 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. 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! Vim and Vigor will not meet on Labor Day, September 1.
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.
