Stories

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  Cardboard Chronicles

  Opening on Sunday, Sept. 3, is the exhibit, Cardboard Chronicles: The Biblical Art of Rudolph Bostic. This collection of twenty-three paintings begins in the Parlor and continues in the lower-level hallway leading to the Fellowship Room. Rudolph “Rudy” Bostic, a self-taught artist, is one of America’s most outstanding contemporary folk artists. His use of corrugated […]

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  Global Ambassador: Cuba Fundraiser

  My name is Julie Watson, and I am a fellow congregant at LaGrave and have been in contact with Bruce since Abimael Diaz joined our student community. I met Abimael when he first started at Grand Rapids Christian High School and was placed in English Lab. English Lab is a course designed for our first-year […]

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  What is a Rehal?~Jim and Karan Romaine

  A Rehal is an X-shaped foldable book rest used by Muslims to hold holy books for reading at home or in a mosque. Placing Christian books in your home on a coffee table or somewhere in plain sight is an easy and unoffensive way to share the gospel. Let me give you some examples of […]

• Missionary Update—Giffords

  The Giffords recently visited and reported on their ministry. If you’d like to follow their ministry, click this link for their ministry page or this one for their Resonate Global Mission page. Below is an update: Praise the Lord with us that we arrived safely to Mexico City on January 23 in the evening after a […]

• Prophet, Priest, and King Blog

  Prophet, Priest, and King Click for a printable version of this post. Scripture for Sunday, October 8, 2017:  Matthew 28:16-20 Heidelberg Catechism Question and Answer 31 & 32 This week we return to our Words on the Wall series after participating in World Communion Sunday last week.So far we our series has considered God’s power […]

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  Taking Care of Children

  Peppered throughout our congregation are people who were present at the baptisms of infants.  These people answered “I will, God helping me,” to the promise of providing spiritual care, guidance, and support for these precious little ones.  They rocked them in the nursery, signed on to be prayer partners, taught church school, teased the kids and joked with […]

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  Cleaning for Strangers

  A Grand Rapids Housing Commission social worker had a client who was falling through the cracks in our community social services network.  He took a shot and asked if someone in our church might be willing to help an elderly woman de-clutter her apartment, to avoid eviction.  The overwhelming task was answered and completed within the week.  […]