What's new this week?
CHURCH-WIDE: EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER
Two4Two - New Pictures!
100And Generosity Campaign Vision Night Events
Youth Yard Sale - Happening Now!
South Side Halloween Parade - Volunteers Needed
100AND 24-Hour Prayer Experience
100AND Commitment Sunday
100AND Fall Festival
CHURCH-WIDE: INFORMATION
100AND Generosity Campaign - Campaign Guide
100AND Prayer Guide
BUFFALO CAMPUS
Sunday Morning Worship Service Information
CITYVIEW CAMPUS
Sunday Morning Worship Service Information
MISSIONS
Learn More About Family Promise
Host Needed for the Nyadors
COLLEGE AGE
Calendar
YOUTH
Fall Calendar
Youth Canopies This Sunday
KIDS' CAMP AND CREW456
Fall Calendar
Crew456 Canopies - This Sunday
PRAYING
Updated Prayer List
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CHURCH-WIDE: EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER
Two4Two - It's not too late to join the fun!
We only have two more weeks of Two4two. It's not too late to join us! We will gather at our Buffalo Campus each Wednesday evening through October 28. Click here to register.
Schedule:
5:30-6:15: Rendezvous. This is an inter-generational worship service where we all gather to worship together! It's a super-fun, energetic, and special time!
6:15-6:45: Dinner. We move from our worship space into our dining hall to share a meal together! A full menu is posted below.
6:45-7:30: Breakout classes. This is a chance to try something new! As you click through the registration questions, you will see a list of classes offered this semester.
Class Offerings:
Preschool with Mrs. Laura
K-2 Build and Play
K-2 Craft and Play
3rd grade- Adults:
Tie Dying
Thai Culture and Cuisine
Fly Fishing
Mahjong
Tai Chi
Chatty Crafties
Adults:
Bible Study Canopy
Menu:
In addition to the main dish listed below, we will also have a Gluten Free option, Vegetarian option, Salad, Sides, and Dessert each week.
10/21 - Chili
10/28 - Baked Potato Bar
100AND Generosity Campaign Vision Night Events
If you were unable to attend the Vision Night on Thursday, you are still in luck. You can join us this Sunday! We will meet in the sanctuary at our Buffalo Campus at 5:00pm.
This is a great way to learn more about what we are envisioning and working together to accomplish through the 100AND Generosity Campaign.
Childcare will be provided and there will be snacks afterwards.
The fall Youth Yard Sale - Today and Tomorrow!
The yard sale is happening now! Stop by and see if you can find a treasure or two. The yard sale will be open today from 7am-2pm and tomorrow from 7am-Noon.
South Side Halloween Parade - Volunteers Needed!
South Side Elementary is our neighborhood school and each year we recruit a bunch of volunteers to help hand out candy for their Halloween Parade.
This event is coming up on Thursday, October 29. If you would be willing to help out for a couple hours that night, we would love to have you sign up for a volunteer slot on the church center app or by click this link.
24-Hour Prayer Experience - October 31-November 1
For years, Grandview leadership has been praying for this centennial celebration and Generosity Campaign. As this season comes together, it is important that our whole community is committed in prayer together. We want to enter our Commitment Sunday on November 1 unified in prayer and anticipation.
From 8:00am on Saturday, October 31, to 8:00am on Sunday, November 1, our Grandview family will be in steady prayer for our church, this Generosity Campaign, and - most importantly - the kingdom of God.
Click here to sign up for one or more half-hour time slots where you will commit to be in prayer. You can sign up to pray at our Buffalo Campus or at your home.
Let's try and make sure that we have someone in every slot so that we cover all 24 hours.
Commitment Sunday - November 1
During all of our worship services on Sunday, November 1, we will come together to make our financial commitments for the 100AND Generosity Campaign. Commitment cards will be available at both campuses.
Please prayerfully consider how you can help shape Grandview's next chapter.
100AND Fall Festival - Sunday, November 1
Make plans to join us at Grace Meadows Farm as we kick off our 100AND celebrations! The fun will be happening from 3:00pm - 5:00pm. There will be something for all ages to enjoy! We will have a pie bake-off, games, a cake walk, and fantastic food! We are hosting the Fall Festival instead of Trunk or Treat this year. Come and join the fun!
Click here or scan the QR Code above to register!
CHURCH-WIDE: INFORMATION
100AND Generosity Campaign
Stop by the Life at Grandview table at either of our campuses and pick up a 100AND Generosity Campaign Guide. It contains a list of upcoming events, prayer guide, and lots of information about our 100AND Generosity Campaign. If you prefer a digital copy, you can click this link.
Other helpful links for the 100AND Generosity Campaign are:
The Announcement Video
Fact Sheets
Prayer Guide info sent to Grandview's App each morning
100AND Prayer Guide:
Our leaders have been praying about this season for over a year and it's time for us all to join our prayers together.
Please join us in this 5-week prayer initiative.
Each week, the readings and prayers flow from Sunday’s sermon text and themes to help us focus our attention in a common direction.
WEEK 3: ASK
Because the same sincere faith that was passed to Timothy has also been passed to us, we are called into God’s spirit of power, love, and self-discipline to ASK where God is leading us next.
- Monday, October 19
READ: Matthew 22:36-40
PRAY: Ask God to help you love him with your whole heart, your mind, and your life. Pray that God would teach you how to love like he loves and give you opportunities to love your neighbor as yourself. - Tuesday, October 20
READ: Matthew 17:20 & Romans 10:17
PRAY: Ask God to increase your faith - enough to move mountains in prayer. Ask and believe that as you study the Scripture and hear the word of Christ preached, your faith will increase. Ask God to show you where that faith leads. - Wednesday, October 21
READ: Psalm 24:1-10
PRAY: Ask God to give you a pure heart and clean hands to come close to him and receive a blessing to do everything he has called you to do. Seek God’s face and open the door for him to enter in. - Thursday, October 22
READ: Galatians 5:16, 22-25
PRAY: Ask God to show you how to walk in the Spirit and that the fruits of the Spirit would increase and be evident to all who see you. Ask the Holy Spirit to lead the way in your life. - Friday, October 23
READ: 2 Corinthians 3:5-6, 18
PRAY: Ask God to make you sufficient to do the work you are called to do. Admit your insufficiency. Ask God to transform you ever more into his image, from one degree of glory to the next.
Food Pantry
During the month of September, we helped approximately 45 people. We are very grateful for all of the donations you have been providing and look forward to your continued support.
If you or someone you know is in need of food, our food pantry is open on Thursdays from 9-10am at our Buffalo Campus. If you would like more information, contact the church office.
Donations are always welcomed! We are happy to receive any donations for our food pantry, but the following are items we like to keep on hand:
Canned soups
Crackers
Beans
Rice
Macaroni and cheese (the water only kind is best)
Canned vegetables
Canned meat (tuna and chicken)
Fruit (canned or fresh)
Pasta
Pasta Sauce
Spaghetti O's (or things like that)
Cereal
Coffee
Milk (Powdered or canned)
Individually wrapped snack items
Mayo
Coffee
Dish Detergent
Laundry Detergent
If you would like to donate items, please put them in the coat closet near the upper entrance at our Buffalo Campus or take them to the Life at Grandview table at our Cityview Campus. All donations are greatly appreciated!
RightNow Media
We are excited that our church has unlimited access to RightNow Media—the world’s largest streaming library of video Bible study resources (kind of like the Christian version of Netflix). You can have access to a free ongoing subscription and use this tool as an additional resource for your canopy groups, for personal study, leadership development, and there’s also some great kids programming.
Just use the QR code above to get started!
Life at Grandview Form
Are you hoping to get better connected here at Grandview?
Great community is vital in the life of the church, and we want to help you take an easy first step to get connected more deeply.
Looking for a canopy? Want to learn more about one of our ministries? Hungry to find ways to serve or give back? Need to update your contact information?
Click here and fill out the Life at Grandview Form. This link is also available on our Linktree (that QR code on your weekly bulletin at the Buffalo Campus), on our Church Center App, and on our social media platforms.
BUFFALO CAMPUS
Morning Worship Services
Sunday, October 18
100AND: Ask God Where We Can Go
Aaron Wymer
First Text: Isaiah 12:1-6
Sermon Text: 2 Timothy 1:5-7
CITYVIEW CAMPUS
Morning Worship Services
Sunday, October 18
100AND: Ask God Where We Can Go
Nathan Cachiaras
First Text: Isaiah 12:1-6
Sermon Text: 2 Timothy 1:5-7
Music During Our Worship Services
Cityview 9:30 and 11:00
Come, All Who Are Weary Come -Porter's Gate | Paul Zach
Your Will Be Done - Rich Thompson | Jonny Robinson
Praise to the Lord the Almighty - Catherine Winkworth, Joachim Neander
The King of Love My Shepherd Is - Henry Williams Baker
Sometimes By Step - David Strasser | Rich Mullins
MISSIONS
Grandview: We continue to feature Family Promise as our Mission of the Month and to talk with Brandon Waite, Associate Director of Operations. Many of us have volunteered with the Thrift Store, which is located in the Family Promise building on Watauga Avenue. How successful has this venture been, and how can we continue to help?
Brandon: The Family Promise Thrift Store opened 7 years ago, and it has been a success in more ways than one. On a typical day, we see somewhere between 75 and 100 customers come through the door, and donations have grown by about 35% over the last three years. That kind of traffic and growth tells me our community believes in what happens there.
The store is a direct source of help for our unhoused and low-income neighbors. Every week, we give away around 40-50 outfits and more than 600 food items, along with a wide array of toiletries.
So how can Grandview keep helping? Here are a few of the best ways.
Shop with us. Whether you're looking for clothes, household items, or a great find, shopping at the store is one of the easiest ways to support families. Your purchase does double duty.
Donate clothing, shoes, and household items. Donations are what make this whole thing work. Everything on our shelves and racks was given by someone in our community, as is all the free clothing we give out each week. When you clean out a closet or a cabinet, please think of us first. Clean, gently used clothing, shoes, and household goods are always needed.
Spread the word. Tell your friends, neighbors, coworkers, and small groups about the Family Promise Thrift Store. Many people still don't know the store exists or the good it does for our low-income neighbors. A personal invitation from someone they trust goes a long way.
Donate snacks and other basics. These are the things we give away every week, and they go fast. Individually wrapped or shelf-stable snacks and other pantry items are always in high demand, as is deodorant and other toiletry items. A couple extra items in your cart on your next grocery run can make a real difference for a neighbor who is going without. A few times each year, we'll reach out to Grandview about specific needs, and you'll hear about them through the newsletter and Sunday morning announcements. When you do, we'd love for you to pitch in!
I'm grateful to share this with a church that has been part of Family Promise’s story since the very beginning. Thank you, Grandview, for continuing to show up.
Getting Thrift Store Donations
Thrift Store Staff at Work
Sorting donated clothing
Host Needed for the Nyadors
Our Ghana Christian Mission Partner, Wisdom Nyador, will be in our area October 30, 31 and November 1st. He will have his wife and three sons with him. Wisdom will be participating in worship with us that Sunday. Please call the church office or contact Richard Phillips if you would be able to host Wisdom and his family during this time. Thank you.
Learn More About our Missions Ministry Team
Grandview's Missions Ministry Team facilitates on-going relationships between our Grandview family and the missionaries/missions that we support as well as emphasizing the importance of missions in general. We host missionaries, plan events, learn about our mission partners, manage the Vision Fund (see below), oversee the Grandview Missions budget, and pray for God’s work around the world. New team members are welcome. Many opportunities for service are available. Please email Richard Phillips (2026 team leader) for more information about joining the team, to request long-term or short-term support, or to receive a current mailing list of our missionaries so that you can send cards and/or packages to them.
Click here to learn more about the Missions and Missionaries that we support.
COLLEGE AGE
Click here for our College Age Calendar!
College Age Canopy - Weekly on Wednesdays
All college age folks are invited to join us at our Buffalo Campus each Wednesday evening at 7:45! Roger and Laura Turner lead this canopy where we discuss faith and life.
Make plans to join in the Two4Two activities beforehand. Rendezvous starts at 5:30pm, dinner is at 6:15pm, and classes start at 6:15pm. Click here to sign up or to learn more about Two4Two.
For more information about this group or anything related to our College Age ministry, contact Joy Eden.
Sunday Lunch Pizza Tour
Who wants a free lunch and fun people to hang out with? Come to the Grandview Room at our Buffalo Campus after the 11am worship service for pizza and fellowship on November 8, and December 6. We plan to get pizza from a different restaurant each time we gather.
Coffee with Joy
Ask Joy to buy you coffee sometime. As Grandview's College Minister, she's a good listener, good to pray with, and sometimes evens offers helpful advice! If you could use the help of a mentor or if you need help getting connected at Grandview, contact Joy Eden and set up a time for her to meet with you and buy you a coffee.
YOUTH
Grandview Youth Calendar
Check out our fall calendar for all of our youth gatherings. If you have any questions, contact Joy Eden.
Printed copies of the youth calendar are also available at our Life at Grandview tables at both of our campuses.
Youth Canopies
All 7th - 12th grade students are invited to join us on Sundays for small groups divided by age and gender and led by an intergenerational team of adult in our church. Youth Canopies meet at our Buffalo Campus from 5:00-6:30pm. See the fall calendar for more information about Youth Canopies and other youth events.
KIDS' CAMP AND CREW456
Kids' Camp Calendar
Stop by our Life at Grandview tables at either of our campuses and pick up a copy of the fall calendar.
If you have questions or want to know more about Kids' Camp, contact Corri or Abby.
Crew456 Sunday Nights - This Sunday!
All 4th - 6th grade students are invited to join us this Sunday for Canopies! We will meet in the lower level at our Buffalo campus from 5- 6:30pm. Join us for a time of Bible Study, discussion, games, snacks, and prayer together.
Contact Corri or Abby for more information.
CANOPIES
What is a Canopy?
In an amazing natural phenomenon called “canopy shyness,” trees in some forests grow in patterns that allow light to permeate the forest below. The whole forest can be healthy and grow together by keeping space in the canopy. This is the idea behind Canopy at Grandview.
Our Canopies are small groups who come together once a week, every other week, or once a month. Whatever your fancy, there is a Canopy group for you.
Canopy Groups
Here is a list of some (but not all!) of our current Canopy Groups. If you would like to join a canopy or get more information about our canopies, fill out our Life at Grandview Form.
Widows Might
All widows are invited to participate in this canopy. They meet once a month usually for an activity, lunch, and fellowship. For more information, or if you need a ride, contact the church office.
2026 Schedule:
- October 19 - Wedding Albums and Stories. Meet at our Buffalo Campus at 11:30. Bring your lunch.
- November 16 - No Meeting. Happy Thanksgiving!
- December 14 - Christmas Party. Meet at Yvonne Marr's home at 11:30. More detail to come closer to the date.
Calling Group
This group serves Grandview’s shut-ins, those in the hospital, and those in need of pastoral care. They meet at our Buffalo Campus each Tuesday morning at 9:45am. This is a great way to meet new people and care for others. New members are always welcome.
Church and Community Adult Sunday School Class
All are welcomed to join them at 9:30am at our Buffalo Campus. The AC is fixed and we will meet in the Stone-Campbell Room again. This class studies books of the Bible.
S.A.L.T. Adult Sunday School Class
All are welcome to join them at 9:30am at our Buffalo Campus. This class meets in the Virginia Street Room.
The following is our fall schedule:
- October- “The Book of Habakkuk” -David Siebenaler
- November- “The Life of Moses” - Linda Lawson
- Advent Sunday - SALT Class and the Church & Community Class will combine in The Core to study the Advent Lexicon texts
Faith In Living Adult Sunday School Class
The Faith in Living class meets at 10:45 am in the Grandview Room at the Buffalo Campus. All are welcome!
We are continuing our fall series: After the Exile: Ezra, Nehemiah & Esther
- 10/18: External Opposition: Nehemiah 4:1-23; 6:1-7:1: taught by Phyllis Fox
- 10/25: Internal Problems: Nehemiah 5:1-19: Doug Fox
- 11/1: A Time of Dedication and Celebration: Nehemiah 7-9: Dave Chapman
- 11/8: Faith, with Exclusivism: Nehemiah 10:28-39; 13:1-31: David Roberts
- 11/15: The Setting—and the Problem: Esther 1-4: Phyllis Fox
- 11/22: The Response and the Result: Esther 5-7:Doug Fox
- 11/29: The Aftermath—Until Today: Esther 8-10: Dave Chapman
PRAYING
Morning Prayer - Weekdays at 7am
Join us online each weekday morning for Morning Prayer. We are live at 7am on our Grandview Facebook page or you can watch at your convenience anytime.
Prayer and Care
We have an online prayer chain to help us pray for the needs of Grandview's members, attenders, and those who are connected to them. If you are not already part of this group and would like to participate, contact the church office (call: 928-7866 or email: office@grandviewchristian.org).
Prayer List: This week we are in prayer for . . .
Samuel Arnold (ongoing health issues)
John Brehm (Anita Flinders' son-in-law - cancer)
Tallulah Bright (friends of Laura Green-liver transplant - chemo)
Darryl Brooks (brother of Carol Norris - memory care facility)
Don Brown (Sheri Shoemaker's father - cancer)
Lynn Brumit (torn rotator cuff)
Brian Buckner (cancer)
Willy Buckner (ongoing health issues)
Christian Holyland Foundation
Christians suffering in the Middle East
Kendall Cochran (cancer)
Rocky Cochran (Sue Havola Bruns's brother -Guillian-Barre Syndrome - Center for Aging in Erwin)
Karen Corpening's (Carol Garrison's sister-recovering after surgery)
Tim Dixon (kidney issues)
Annie Garrison (Steve and Carol's granddaughter-kidney issues)
Felicia Gregory (breast cancer)
Sherry Grubbs (Buddy Swain's sister-breast cancer)
Sue Havola-Bruns (healing after hiatal hernia)
Treavor Hayes (brain tumors-chemo)
Marjorie Hoag (Donald Shaffer's sister, ongoing health issues)
Alice Jarrett (continued healing - back at StoryPoint)
Graham Jones (former Grandview member-cancer)
Lisa King (guidance counselor at South Side Elementary-stage 4 endometriosis-recovering after surgery)
Mandee Radford Langley (healing after appendectomy)
Kennedy Morse (Donald Shaffer's great-grandniece-epilepsy/seizures)
Lexanne Redman (brain tumor)
Palmer (Dean Reynolds granddaughter - joint issues)
Steve Seibert (multiple myeloma in his bones, stem cell therapy)
Sommer Shaffer (heart issues)
Sybil Shipley (Ronda French's mom-broken hip &collar bone)
Judy Shortt (Mackenzie Cochran’s mother-in-law - cancer)
Barbara Stokes (ongoing health issues - Christian Assisted Living)
Those needing the gospel
Family/Friends in Military
James Dollard
Chris Smith
Dustin Horton
Ian Frazier
Jonathan Spitznas
Elijah (Katherine (Allan) Roshak's brother in-law)
If you would like to place your own or another name on this weekly prayer list, you may call the church office (928-7866) or talk to one of the ministry staff. Names will remain on the list for 4 weeks unless a request is made that they remain on the prayer list.
GRANDVIEW'S PODCASTS
For those who want to listen to Grandview sermons on the go, they're now available as podcasts--one for the Buffalo Campus and one for the Cityview Campus. Check them out! New sermons will be added every Wednesday.
You can find the podcasts on Spotify, iTunes, and a variety of other outlets. If you can't access them on your podcast app of choice, please let the church office know.
Buffalo Sermons
Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/yy86lx4s
iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/yyq3jvso
Cityview Sermons
Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y3lj35f2
iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/y65k6alw
GIVING
GIVING
We have many ways to give. If you have any questions, you can contact the church office or our Treasurer - Brandon Rogers.
The Church Center App:
Download from Google Play or Apple App Store. (Links at https://churchcenter.com) Click the Give menu item. You may give your gift as one-time gift, or schedule recurring gifts, using a debit/credit card or directly from your bank account via ACH (e-check). You can split a single gift between two or more funds or make separate gifts to each fund, whichever you prefer.
The Church Website:
Go to https://grandviewchristian.org/ Click the Give menu item. This takes you to the same church center software as in the app but viewed on a webpage. You can give in the same way as the app described above. And here you can split your gift between two or more funds, easily.
Available Funds for Online Electronic Giving:
Grandview Buffalo Campus - For discretional spending for our Buffalo Campus, per budget. Used where needed most.
Grandview Cityview Campus - For discretional spending for our Cityview Campus, per budget. Used where needed most.
Partnership-Fund - Separate Fund for privately and confidentially helping members and others in need.
From time to time there are special funds, such as in memorial of someone from our congregation who has passed away, or for special gifts around the holidays.
If you want to give electronically to a fund not listed above, or give electronically in memory of a someone who is not currently listed please contact the Church Treasurer, Brandon Rogers, for assistance at treasurer@grandviewchristian.org.
Optionally covering Credit Card Processing Fees:
Our credit card processing fees are low & fixed. You can elect to cover those costs when making a gift by checking a checkbox indicating you want to do so. The cost is shown next to the checkbox. This is totally optional. If you cover credit card processing, that extra amount is added to your gift. The net gift amount appears on all receipts & giving statements.
FREE Electronic ACH (e-check) Giving:
Gifts can be made in church center using your checking or savings account, also known as ACH (or e-check). This costs Grandview nothing! How? The actual processing cost of $0.30 cents per gift is covered by a donor who has pledged to cover those fees for Grandview. That makes the Church Center ACH (e-check) giving free to Grandview and you!
And if you prefer, you can also voluntarily cover those costs when making your gift by checking the box indicating you want to do so. The cost (30 cents) is shown next to the checkbox. This is totally optional.
Cash and Checks:
Cash and checks are always welcome in the offering plate/giving boxes. You can split your gift between funds with a memo field note, or with separate checks, whichever you personally prefer. All checks should be payable to “Grandview Christian Church,” not payable to any fund or any campus.
Regardless of how you give a donation receipt is automatically emailed to you when your gift is processed (even when you give via cash or checks.) You can toggle that receipt feature on and off in the app (or online). If you need any assistance with any of the above, please contact the Treasurer.
Church Center is for “Giving”. Registrations are for “Buying”:
All Church Center giving is for tax deductible gifts only. You do not receive anything tangible. However, you can still e-pay for any “non-tax-deductible” payments for events or programing, such as Two4Two, Youth trips, or other special events as part of the registration process for those events.
Bank Bill Pay or Mailing a check to the Church:
You are always welcome to mail a check to the Church. Or have you bank draft a check to mail to the church (Bill Pay). Please keep in mind that the lead time for processing your gift is longer when mailing a check.
Mail all checks to:
Grandview Christian Church
Attention: Brandon Rogers
300 University Parkway
Johnson City, TN 37604
Please do not mail cash anywhere! And please do not mail checks to the Treasurer’s home address or any other staff member’s home address.
STAFF, ELDERS, and MINISTRY LEADERS...HELPING US SERVE
Feel free to contact the church office at 928-7866 or office@grandviewchristian.org if you have any questions or concerns you would like to share with us. You can also reach out to our staff members directly by emailing to their first name followed by @grandviewchristian.org.
Buffalo Campus
Aaron Wymer, Senior Minister
Heather Lawson, Executive Minister
Brett Hyder, Worship Minister
Cody Mudrack, Livestream Technician
Katy Woodward, Discipleship Minister
Corri Carpenter - Children's Minister
Joy Eden, Youth and College Minister
Noah DeLong, Choir Director
Brenda Money, Office Administrator
Brent Nipper, Business Administrator
Cityview Campus
Nathan Cachiaras, Campus Minister
Joy Eden, Youth and College Minister
Luke Floyd, Worship Minister
Residents
Matthew Decker
John Robert Harris
Gran Sexton
2026 Elders
Buddy Swain
Brent Nipper
Janie Allman
Lane Owen
Phyllis Fox
Theresa Garbe
Dave Chapman
2026 Ministry Team Leaders
Craig Hardy-Property Team
Dick Phillips-Missions Team
Becky Allsop-Partnership Team
Dominique Smith-Connections Team
Cindy Schade-Connections Team
Melissa Reading-Fellowship Team
Beth Smith-Staff Relations Team
2026 Trustees
Steve Knudsten
Scott Dines
Larry McKinney
2026 Treasurer
Brandon Rogers
Daniel Swain (Assistant Treasurer)