Dear Grace Friends,
After much prayer, contemplation, and with the guidance of consultants, the Vision Board at Grace, along with Pastor Joanna Mitchell and the personnel team, have decided to change our staffing model. Churches across the nation are changing in response to the effects of the pandemic, which includes declined attendance and more people either worshipping online or not at all. Here at Grace, we have experienced these same changes. We have also noticed a disconnection from some of our children, youth, and their families and at the same time, having new families come to Grace and get involved in our programming.
To implement a new vision of ministry for children, youth and family at Grace, we will be eliminating the position of Youth Director starting in August and will be hiring a Director of Children, Youth and Family (CYF) Ministry. This new position will create an opportunity to make connections and build relationships with families across all ages from three years old through high school. Our hope is to rebuild our CYF program by finding ways to integrate our families, encourage faith development, and spend time listening to the wants and needs of our young people. We recognize this change is hard, and along with the new vision, there is a loss of what was.
