December 18, 2022 @ 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Cathedral Lakeside Plaza
Come out to Cathedral Lakeside Plaza (right here on our church property) on Sunday, December 18 from 5-6pm to sing the songs of Christmas with families from all over our community. Invite some friends to join you as we celebrate the birth of our Savior and establish a new Christmas tradition at Cathedral Lakeside Plaza. (Bring a lawn chair or blanket if you'd like to be seated during caroling, and there's plenty of space for kids of all ages to have a great time.) See you there!
December 21, 2022 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Cathedral Lakeside Plaza
Special Christmas movie showing for the whole family at Cathedral Lakeside Plaza.
January 1, 2023 @ 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Grace Woodlands
Special Guest: Chad Robichaux with the Aziz Family
Only One Service on Sunday, January 1st @ 10:30am
Come hear the true story of how Chad’s mission to Afghanistan to save one friend (Aziz) from the violent grip of the Taliban became a calling to rescue over 17,000 people. Don’t miss this impactful and inspiring day!
January 16, 2023 – January 18, 2023
March 1, 2023 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Grace Woodlands
Join us for one of our Cornerstone Family Gatherings at Grace!
We are hosting three family gatherings to further present this very needed Cornerstone project. We are asking everyone who is a part of Grace to register and attend at least one.
Wednesday, March 1st at 7pm
Sunday, March 5th at 6pm
Friday, March 10th at 7pm
Come early for light refreshments - doors open 45 minutes prior to start time. Childcare is available for Birth - 6th Grade.
We are excited to see you at one of our Cornerstone Family Gatherings!
CORNERSTONE IS A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS TO BUILD OUR NEW WORSHIP CENTER. It is not based on any kind of pressure, but on the sacrificial commitment of those who are willing. The construction cost of our new worship center building will be at least ten million dollars and probably a bit more. It is difficult in today’s environment to pinpoint an exact cost. We do have the experience to construct this facility in a way that will be more affordable than the typical construction process. Every sacrificial gift given through Cornerstone helps make this very needed facility a step closer to reality. This is the largest faith step we have ever taken as the Grace family. All of us sacrificing equally is the most important thing.
FROM PASTOR STEVE AND BECKY...
How thrilling it is for Becky and me to see God moving here at Grace Woodlands in such a powerful way. It is what we envisioned when Grace Woodlands began and what we have prayed for throughout the years. The many hundreds of new people have caused us to make adjustments to make room for everyone and to provide ministry for spiritual growth and development. We have reached the end of being able to stretch our current auditorium as we are at the maximum capacity of seats and expanded space. And God continues to bring many people our way. We are building new parking as fast as we can, and it seems to fill up as fast as we build it. What was God adding people to Grace is now beginning to look like multiplication. What an exciting time. This is truly a “God” season…. a kairos time.
CORNERSTONE 2023 is our next step. With this large step of faith we will build the cornerstone building on our church campus. This new worship center will accommodate 3,200 people… more than four times the amount of our present seating. This next step of preparing for what God will do is to get ready for multiplication. That is what I heard the Lord speak into my spirit at the end of last summer. Imagine what it will be like when thousands of voices fill this new worship center with praise to our God. Imagine the sound of thousands of people praying together where the cry of our intercession reaches the Heavens. Imagine each person uniquely impacted by the preaching of the Word and by the presence and power of God. Imagine the impact of a multiplied congregation sharing their personal stories of God’s transforming power in their everyday world.
This is a “kairos” time for Grace. It is a Divine interruption of what we have known as God moves powerfully by His Spirit. How we respond in preparing for the next chapter of the story He is writing over Grace is very important.
Becky and I ask you to join us in seeking the Lord for what your part will be in providing the resources for this place of worship and Divine encounter. We only ask that you approach this with a lot of prayer and a willing heart. This worship center will be built by those who are willing to bring a sacrifice to the Lord. Sacrifice is when we give up something we want or desire for something we desire more. It is about priorities and values. This brochure will give you information for how you can participate in this special time. For this worship center to be built, it will take all of us together hearing from the Lord and responding in as generous a way as we can. As we do, there will not be equal giving throughout the church, but there will be equal sacrifice. Just as it wouldn’t be possible for everyone to give an equal amount, it would also not be right to expect a few to give everything. This is an “all in” time… all of us hearing from the Lord and willingly offering to the Lord a sacrifice of our resources because this project is not for any man… but for the Lord.
That is what Becky and I are doing and what we ask you to do with us.Please make sure and attend one of the special Family Gatherings.
Please pray much about what Lord would have you do.
Please allow the Lord to speak to you about an amount that stretches you and causes you to trust Him at a higher level.
Please respond with your most generous commitment.
That is what we are doing… and what we ask you to do with us. Let’s step into the next chapter of this amazing story that God is writing over Grace… TOGETHER!
- Steve and Becky Riggle
March 28, 2023 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Grace Woodlands
Turning Point USA’s Free America Tour is back this spring, and will be heading to churches across the country to share encouraging messages to communities of faith nationwide!
The Free America Tour is dedicated to supporting churchgoers and pastors who are ready to courageously uphold Christian values, which our great nation was founded upon. As the left continues to tell Christians that the worldly version of love is better, more diverse, and inclusive, let us remember that love doesn’t equal acceptance of lifestyle. God is love, that love is not ever-changing with culture and followers are supposed to reflect that abounding love with Gospel truth.
Join Turning Point USA’s founder and CEO Charlie Kirk, Pastor Rob McCoy, Graham Allen, and John Amanchukwu for the Free America Tour this year.
August 25, 2023 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Grace Woodlands
Join us on Friday, August 25th, at 7:00pm for our FREE Sound of Freedom Movie Night. As we hear in this film, sex trafficking is the fastest-growing international crime network the world has ever seen. This might be the most important movie you see this year, because as Ballard says, “God’s children are not for sale.”
Sound of Freedom - PG13
Doors and childcare will open at 6:30pm. Seating is available on a first come, first serve basis.
Adults through 5th grade are permitted inside the movie. All children birth - 4th grade will not be permitted inside the movie viewing room and will be required to attend childcare for admittance to the movie. All parents/guardians are required to stay on site at all times while they have children in childcare. No parent/guardian is permitted to leave children on-site and then leave the church building.
Free childcare for birth - 6th grade will be available. Children 4yr - 6th grade will be having a snack pack/movie night of their own! They will build a snack pack and then be watching the Super Mario Bros. movie.
Invite your friends and family to join you!
December 24, 2023 @ 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Grace Woodlands
Join us on Christmas Eve from 5pm to 6:30pm for our Candles, Carols and Communion Service as we worship the Lord with the Grace Christmas Choir, sing carols by candlelight and come to the table of the Lord for a time of Communion. Childcare is offered for birth-K. Bring the whole family as we celebrate the birth of our Savior!
March 7, 2024 @ 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Grace Woodlands
Join us on Thursday, March 7th at 7pm for a free showing of “Letter to the American Church”, an adaptation of the best-selling book written by Eric Metaxas. Eric and several leading conservative voices of today explain how cultural Marxism has taken over America, including the church.
This film is a wake-up call to the church to stand up and speak out against the evil that is manifesting in our country. Our cast gives practical examples on how to take action and turn our country back to freedom, liberty, and ultimately, God Himself.
Invite people to join you for this powerful movie experience!
May 12, 2024
Grace Woodlands
Join us this Sunday at 9am, 11am and 2pm (Español)
Treat your Mom to this special day with our Grace Woodlands family!
We will have a gift for Moms and two areas to take the perfect family photo together.
August 28, 2024 @ 6:45 PM – 8:30 PM
Grace Woodlands
On Wednesday, August 28th, we will view a powerful documentary during our Prayer Meeting. The 1916 Project is a documentary that exposes the hidden history of the secular moral revolution, and the architects of our current culture of death. Invite others to join you for this special Prayer Meeting as we continue to stand for life as a church family.
‼️Important Message for Parents Of Teenagers‼️
Anthem Youth (grades 7-12) will meet in the main auditorium with our church to watch the 1916 documentary by Seth Gruber. The documentary addresses the issues on sexual identity and abortion and cuts no corners in its pursuit to bring the things of darkness into the light with Godly conviction, maturity, and boldness.
The terminology used in this documentary regarding sexuality, gender, and the behavior and ideals of the people who established Planned Parenthood is very straightforward and blunt, but used in a scientific, historical, and Biblical context. There is an honest display and discussion of the harsh realities happening in the world today.
Parents... We wanted you to be aware of the nature of the film so you make the appropriate decision regarding their teenager’s attendance. It is a powerful documentary that gives clarity to the evil of Planned Parenthood’s origins and the culture of death that certain groups continue to promote today. We pray this will open the eyes of youth and adults alike, as well as inform us with knowledge we need to fight in these evil days.
From our youth pastors, Conner and Katlin…. "Thank you for trusting us, along with the Anthem team, with your awesome kids. We are so privileged to come alongside God's purposes for you and your family! We hope to see you all tomorrow night!”
About the Documentary:
In 2019 the New York Times released The 1619 Project in an attempt to rewrite history on the beginnings of American slavery, highlighting the systemic racism behind the largest human rights violation in history – until now. From 1900-2000, Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler and Margaret Sanger would spill more innocent blood in the name of eugenics and “progress” than all of previous warlords, tyrants and murderers in human history combined. How did this happen, and how is everything happening today connected?
If we want to understand what ideas and individuals brought us third-trimester abortions, infanticide, euthanasia, pornographic “sex-ed,” critical race theory, transgenderism, trans-ing children, drag queen story hour to children, arresting pro-life sidewalk counselors, and labeling parents who speak at school board meetings as “domestic terrorists,” we have to go back to 1916, when Planned Parenthood founder, Margaret Sanger opened up her first illegal birth control clinic in the Brownsville section of New York, an area heavily populated by those she deemed “unfit” to reproduce.
Seth Gruber and The White Rose Resistance are launching The 1916 Project – a groundbreaking documentary to pull back the curtain and expose the hidden history of the secular moral revolution, while equipping the church to understand the times, resist evil, and rebuild a culture of life.
January 19, 2025
Grace Woodlands
Join us Sunday, January 19th @ 9am and 11am.
His rare combination of passion, delivery and substance, both on and off stage, has resulted in Bob Lenz being respected as one of the nation’s top Christian communicators. He shares his message with half a million people each year through community outreaches, festivals, school assemblies, church events, tours and conferences. Bob is known for his highly sought-after school assembly programs on anti-bullying and suicide prevention. Invite your family and friends to join you for this important Sunday!
