Greetings Grace Church
What can I say? There is no place like home. To be home with the Grace family is the best feeling, knowing we are surrounded by the people we love and whom we know love us. We feel safe and secure and at peace in our Grace Family Tribe. Thank you to Pastor Debbie Bax for leading the ministry team and Thank You Paul Betenson, for leading the Executive leadership Team in my absence, you both did an amazing job giving your whole heart to the cause.
How good is this tribe of called out ones, called the Church. Grace Church celebrated 30 years over the weekend. Grace was started by a few courageous families under the leadership of Ps Kerry Medway, they began a new work in Port Macquarie where a community of believers felt safe and secure to be “Spirit Filled” and proclaim worshipfully and passionately, “Jesus I love you”.
The Lord favoured this motely crew and so 30 years later and thousands of lives touched with Holy Spirit Power and over one million dollars given to Mission, and hundreds who confessed faith in Jesus from every generation. Grace Church stands as a testament to the presence of Jesus alive and well in Port Macquarie.
Our Celebrations began with a bush dance and dinner, and boy was that fun, kicking up our heals in the Shed. It was such a joy to see every generation laugh and move and try and stay instep with the music.
Next came Sunday morning where tribute was made to the founding Leadership team and memories shared of the great outreaches and hilarious moments of community life, then testimonies flowed of what God had been doing in the now.
The testimonies were phenomenal where miraculous healings were shared, deep family support experienced, Satan’s oppression broken, and new Jobs received. All these testimonies gave glory to Jesus to confirm that if it happened for me it can happen to you! Just believe.
From there we worshipped whole heartedly with the help of our Youth Band, then honoured the mothers of Grace Church, the Pastor Wives who stood leading with their husbands over the last 30 years, Julie Medway, Sarah Medway, Jane Bax and Amanda Campion.
Finally, the Young Adults, World Changers and Kingdom Kids presented a skit demonstration of what it means to pass on the candle of faith down the line of generations. This was to complete the recognition that Jesus Was and IS and IS to Come, the beginning and end, through us His Church.
To make the celebration weekend happen I want to Thank our Staff Team for their dedicated contribution, and in particular the 30th Celebration Leadership Team led by Suzie Wood with Graeme and Jane Wright, Paul and Linda Mapstone and Dicky and Carol VanDyke, and Leith Betenson. These wonderful people planned, purposed and produced a meaningful celebration for us all to enjoy. You can now rest, Well done!
With love,
Ps Greg and Amanda