What's new this week?
CHURCH-WIDE: EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER
Graduation Celebration - This Sunday
Church Office Closed
KFC - All Are Invited!
Upcoming Service Trips
CHURCH-WIDE: INFORMATION
Volunteer Needed
Summer Dinner Groups
BUFFALO CAMPUS
Sunday Morning Worship Service Information
CITYVIEW CAMPUS
Sunday Morning Worship Service Information
MISSIONS
Missions Emphasis Sunday
YOUTH
Joy's Maternity Leave (Baby has not made her debut yet!)
KIDS' CAMP AND CREW456
The Grow Project
PRAYING
Updated Prayer List
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CHURCH-WIDE: EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER
All are invited This Sunday, May 18th, 6pm, in the Grandview Room to celebrate and pray for our high school graduates. A pizza dinner is provided. Please bring $3 to help with the cost of the food. Card boxes are available at both campuses.
We are excited to celebrate these 2025 high school graduates:
Brantley Owen
Science Hill High School
Next Steps:
Attending Harding University in preparation to be
a Youth Minister.
Prayer Requests:
"For guidance in whatever career path I end up pursuing.”
Caroline Bader
University High School
Next Steps:
Attending East Tennessee State University with an undecided major but interested in nursing.
Prayer Requests:
wisdom in choosing a major
good friendships in college
growing a strong faith during my college years
Cassie Rogers
Science High School
Next Steps:
Attending East Tennessee State University and majoring in Elementary Education with plans to become a teacher.
Prayer Requests:
Navigating through independence.
Nurturing old relationships and creating new ones.
Staying strong in my faith and being an example of a follower of Christ, no matter where I end up.
To not be scared of change.
Eden Swain
Daniel Boone High School
Next Steps:
Attending East Tennessee State University, with an undecided major, but likely to minor in music.
Prayer Requests:
“Wisdom in my future decision making about school and in life.”
John Edmison
Science Hill High School
Next Steps:
Joining the military or going to the police academy so he can help in the community.
Lily DeLong
Oak Cottage High School
Next Steps:
Attending Milligan University as a member of Heritage and the Concert Choir and working on the Campus Activities Board. She’s undecided in her major but is trusting that Got will use the experiences and community around her to direct
her on the right path.
Prayer Requests:
I would appreciate prayers for a smooth transition to college both academically and socially, and clarity for my major.
Sarah Myers
Science Hill High School
Next Steps:
Attending Lipscomb University and majoring in Biology
on a path to work in research, engineering, or medicine
(human or veterinary).
Prayer Requests:
"Guidance and support at college and in my future as I figure out where God is leading me.”
Tyler Yoder
Science Hill High School
Next Steps:
Attending ETSU with plans to major in Architecture, Politics, or Economics in effort to become an architect or politician.
Prayer Requests:
“I pray the college will not be too tough and expensive and that I have a good time with college people and classes. I also pray that after college, life can go smoothly and easily and landing my dream job and career.”
Church Office Closed - Monday, May 26
Our office will be closed in honor of Memorial Day. We hope you all enjoy your day. The office will open again for regular hours on Tuesday, May 27.
KFC - All Are Invited!
We are excited to invite everyone from Grandview to our next KFC event! KFC is a special time for the whole family. On Saturday, May 31, (from 1-3pm) we will be gathering at Willow Springs park. More details will come next week.
This is Molly's last event as our Cityview Children's Minister. Make plans to join us as we hang out together and celebrate Molly's ministry at Grandview.
Upcoming Service Trips
Please pray for our youth and adult chaperones who are preparing for the summer service trips listed below.
Prayers for safe travels, meaningful work, and hearts that see God's kingdom more clearly are appreciated.
Riverwood Service Trip
Students completing 6-8th grade will be headed to Riverwood & Dollywood, June 2-6!
Englewood Service Trip
Students completing 9-12th grade are invited along for our Englewood Service Trip, June 14-21!
Summer is just around the corner! Mark your calendars for the above Summer Tour events. More information will be coming soon.
CHURCH-WIDE: INFORMATION
Volunteers Needed
Kids Camp will be starting a new middle of the week summer program called “The Grow Project” meeting at the Buffalo Campus on Wednesdays from 9am-12pm. This will be an opportunity for kids to come and learn how to plant and grow food, understand how this relates to our faith in God, and complete some fun crafts. This program is for kids 3 years old- 6th grade.
Many volunteers are needed to run this program. There are lots of opportunities to help out, contact Leah for more details and to sign up to volunteer. This will be a fun way to get to know the children at Grandview better. It also provides the opportunity to interact with some adults you may not know very well.
We would love for you to come and join us this summer!
Summer Dinner Groups
This summer we would love to invite you to participate in our Summer Dinner Groups. These will be groups of 6-10 folks who agree to meet 3-4 times over the summer to build community and share a meal together. Groups will have the freedom to go out to eat together or share in a backyard bbq. It’s a great chance to get to know some new folks here at Grandview. Click here to sign up if you would like to connect with a group, or you can visit us at the Life at Grandview table with any questions.
We have the opportunity to partner with our friends at Family Promise this week and help care for some current needs. Their shelter program continues to stay full with a waiting list and they are presently serving 5 families. Additionally, the Eviction Prevention program has served 11 families so far in 2025. The needs here in our community continue to grow, but here's a quick list of practical things you can purchase and bring to help address some immediate needs:
crock pots
griddles
twin or queen size sheet sets
healthy and hearty snacks for the Day Center
You're welcome to bring any of these items by the Buffalo Campus over the next week and we will deliver them.
The Grandview library's featured book is Heaven Help Us by John Kasich, former Ohio governor, a public servant and man of faith. It features examples of God using faith communities to inspire HOPE, strengthen neighborhoods, and help build the future. "Thy will be done on earth...."
Aaron Is Taking A Short Sabbatical
Aaron Wymer will be traveling to England for two weeks as part of a brief sabbatical. During his time in England he will spend two Sundays (May 11 and 18) with Newsong Community Church in Bromsgrove (https://newsongbromsgrove.org.uk/). For the past nine months Aaron has been in regular contact with Graham and Nicola Bayley, ministers of Newsong. Nicola does most of the preaching, her husband Graham does most of the worship leading—they both lead the church together as a couple.
During his visit with the Bayleys and Newsong, Aaron will be observing how Newsong is being the church in their context, and he is hoping to build a long-term relationship with Newsong as a sister church, of sorts. He would love for the Bayleys to visit Grandview in the future.
Between the two Sundays at Newsong, Aaron will travel with David Giles of Christian Missionary Fellowship (CMF) to visit the Global scope ministries in Birmingham, Nottingham, and Edinburgh. He is looking forward to seeing Meredith McKinney and Miles Costello, as well as catching up with a couple of former students of his preaching class at Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan University.
After his time with Newsong and CMF, Aaron will spend a couple of days with Tim Brown, the grandson of A.E Whitham, who was the subject of Aaron’s thesis when he was a student at Emmanuel.
Food Pantry
Thank you for all who have given faithfully to feed those with food needs.
Donations are always appreciated and can be placed in the bin located in the coat closet at our Buffalo Campus.
If you or someone you know is in need of food, our food pantry is open on Thursdays from 9-10am. If you would like more information, contact the church office.
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, May 18
Missions Sunday
Kip Lines
Music During Worship Services
Buffalo 9:30
This Is Amazing Grace - Phil Wickham
For the Cause - Keith Getty
Give Us Your Heart - Jordan Merritt
God So Loved - Matt Crocker
CITYVIEW CAMPUS
Morning Worship Services
Sunday, May 18
Missions Sunday
Mike and Katy Mosby
Music During Worship Service
Cityview 10am
Hosanna - Brooke Ligertwood
How Great Is Our God - Chris Tomlin | Ed Cash | Jesse Reeves
Firm Foundation (He Won't) - Austin Davis | Chandler Moore | Cody Carnes
For the Sake of the World - Brian Johnson | Jeremy Riddle | Joel Taylor
MISSIONS
This week, we are taking a break from our interview with Warren Veal and learning more about Missionary Aviation Fellowship and take an overview of the mission programs we support as a congregation. All of the following have been a part of Grandview at one time, which is why we feel close to them!
Joe and Marie Lieway – Planting Trees Ministry in Liberia
David and Claudia Ossa – LaRuta – a Global scope Campus Ministry in Uruguay
Warren and Julie Veal - MAF Aviation Support in Nampa, Idaho
Abigail Haagen – CMF – Mexico Marketplace Ministries
Enoch, Lydia and Wisdom Nyador – Ghana Christian Mission
Travis & Emily Weeks – Church Planting, Advanced pastoral training – Ethiopia
Miles Costello – Canvas, the Global scope Campus Ministry in Nottingham, UK
Meredith McKinney – Roots, the Global scope Campus Ministry in Edinburgh, Scotland
Dennis and Fabien Freeland – Wycliffe Bible Translators – Cameroon
We also support Family Promise with prayer and assistance
Milligan University (including Emmanuel Christian Seminary) has trained many of the missionaries we support, have established missionary-in-residence program that has
supported one of our missionaries and will support another in the fall 2025.
Finally, we support the ETSU Christian Student Fellowship (Campus House) and were one of the churches who initially started this program.
We consider all of our Missionaries true Partners, as we support them in their work and we learn from them as they progress.
For more information, speak to any of the members of the Missions Team:
Charlie Bennetch
Jim Booth
Ben Carpenter
Lily Delong
Kiley Greer
Dick Phillips
David Roberts
Cindy Schade
Michael Short
Grandview bestows a blessing and travel mercies to the Nyadors
Grandview “sends off” Abigail Haagen
(sorry it the picture is sideways!)
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 (2025 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
YOUTH
Joy's Maternity Leave
Below are a few things You May Be Wondering About Joy's Maternity Leave...
When Joy's due date?
May 12th!
It's now May 16th and she still hasn't made her debut. Joy has a doctor's appointment today.
How long will Joy be gone?
The plan is to be gone for 8 weeks, starting when labor begins!
Is Joy coming back after the baby is born?
That’s the plan!
Are there any big changes to the May, June and July youth schedule?
Nope! We are proceeding with our normal rhythms, largely due to the generous help of several incredible volunteers.
Who is in charge of things while Joy's gone?
Because Grandview Youth has several moving parts and no one person whose toes are dipped in each area (other than the pregnant youth minster), Joy has elected to have one expert over each of the six areas that are likely to be effected by her leave. Each of these people are familiar with or will become familiar with their area of Grandview Youth ministry while leaning on Eliza Kiernan for support and her disaster recovery skills.
Check out the graphic below to see our incredible lineup of volunteers!
Grandview Youth Calendar
The calendar is live on the youth website! You can always find our most updated calendar at www.grandviewchristian.org/youthcalendar.
KIDS' CAMP AND CREW456
The Grow Project
Kids Camp will be starting a new middle of the week summer program called “The Grow Project” meeting at our Buffalo Campus on Wednesdays from 9am-12pm. This will be an opportunity for kids to come and learn how to plant and grow food, understand how this relates to our faith in God, and complete some fun crafts. This program is for kids 3 years old- 6th grade. If you have any questions please contact Leah Short.
Crew456 Calendar
Click here to access our calendar and to learn more about our Crew456 events. If you have any questions, contact Leah or Molly. Crew456 events are open to all 4th-6th graders.
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. Let us help you get connected into an existing Canopy or help you start a new one. For more information, contact Katy Woodward.
Canopy Groups
Here is a list of some 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.
Tuesday Women's Bible Study Group
This group of ladies gathers to study the Bible, pray together, and stay connected to one another. Their last meeting for the season will be Tuesday, May 20. They will resume meeting in the fall and all women will be welcome to join them.
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.
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.
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 to join them!
Schedule:
May 4 - Ministers/Pastoral Leadership - David Chapman
May 11 - Women in Leadership - Phyllis Fox
May 25 - Salt of the Earth Christians - Doug Fox
S.A.L.T. Class - Adult Sunday School Class
All are welcome to join them at 9:30 am in the Virginia Street Room.
May - Susan Higgins - Anthropology and the Mission of the Church
Church and Community - Adult Sunday School Class
All are welcome to join them at 9:30 am in the Stone-Campbell Room. This class studies books of the Bible.
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 . . .
Lisa Althaus’ sister (colon cancer and other health issues)
Samuel Arnold (ongoing health issues)
Dianna Breeden (Beth Kilgore's mom, Guillain-Barre syndrome)
Willy Buckner (ongoing health issues)
Kendall Cochran (cancer)
Shelley Coonan (Rebecca Lockridge's aunt - cancer)
Mindy Davis (healing after knee replacement surgery)
Tina Fletcher (Sherry Nakoff's cousin - brain bleed and broken ribs)
Bob Hall (radiation for cancer)
Treavor Hayes (chemo for brain tumors)
Dennis Helsabeck (heart issues)
Don & Connie Humston (friends of Carol Garrison - Don has dementia & Parkinson's)
Graham Jones (former Grandview member - cancer)
Brett McKie (breast cancer - chemo)
Karen Mustain (friend of Carol Garrison - breast cancer)
Lexanne Redman (friend of Carol Garrison - recovery from craniotomy)
Nancy Smith (chemo)
Rich Spurgin (ongoing health issues)
Barbara Stokes (ongoing health issues)
Mary Sweitzer (healing from knee replacement surgery)
Betty Taber (pt after hip surgery)
Bob Williams (brother of Linda Doan - cancer)
Those affected by the flooding
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) started boot camp in February
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
We are excited to share with you the following ways to give. If you have any questions, you can contact the church office or our Treasurer - Brandon Rogers.
Use the Church Center App: Download from Google Play or Apple App Store. (Links at https://churchcenter.com) At bottom of screen, click the Give button. Give to your choice of funds, as one-time gifts, or schedule recurring gifts, using a debit/credit card or directly from your bank account (ACH). If you want to “split” your gift between two or more funds, you will need to Give Online or Text-To-Give (See next two items below)
Give Online (Church Center): Go to https://grandviewchristian.churchcenter.com/giving. This is the same Church Center App but viewed online as a webpage. You can give in the same ways described above. And here you can split your gift between two or more funds, easily.
Text-To-Give (Church Center): Text the “$” dollar amount you want to give to “84321” and you will get a reply text link to Church Center’s web page allowing you to give in the same ways described above. Give to a specific fund, or split funds in your text message. (For example, to give $40 Total by giving $10 to each online fund, you would text “$10 Buffalo $10 Cityview $10 Unreachable $10 Partnership”) You can use the “bolded” words as shown in the example for the funds, or else you will have to type the full fund names as shown below.
Available Funds for Online Electronic Giving:
General-Fund-Buffalo - For discretional spending for Buffalo Campus, per budget. Used where needed most.
General-Fund-Cityview - For discretional spending for Cityview Campus, per budget. Used where needed most.
Unreachable-Capital-Campaign - Established to pay off Church Mortgage, launching Cityview, and other improvements.
Partnership-Fund - Separate Fund for privately and confidentially helping members and others in need.
If you need help with anything above, or want to give electronically to a fund not listed above, or if you want to give electronically in memory of a member who as passed away, please contact the Church Treasurer, Brandon Rogers, for assistance at treasurer@grandviewchristian.org.
FREE Electronic ACH Giving / Covering Credit Card Costs (Optional): In the past, members asked to “voluntarily” cover credit card gift costs which was hard to do as costs were variable. Now, costs are lower & fixed, so you can easily elect to cover those costs just by checking a box when giving. Totally Optional! If you do so, the extra amount is added to your gift. The net gift amount appears on all receipts & statements.
***Checking account (ACH) gifts are essentially FREE to Grandview***The actual cost paid is $0.30 cents per gift (less than a postage stamp), and you can optionally cover that cost if you wish. If you do not, a donor has pledged to cover, on behalf of Grandview, all the $0.30 cent fees for any ACH gifts on Church Center. The anonymous donor wants all electronic Church Center checking account (ACH) giving to be free to both Grandview and you!
Church Center / Deductible Giving only / Receipts: All Church Center electronic giving is for gifts only. You may pay electronically for any non-tax-deductible payments for Two4Two, Youth trips, or Children’s events, as part of the registration process for those events. A donation receipt is automatically emailed when your gift is processed (even 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.
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.
Important notes: When writing a check to the Capital Campaign, please write “Unreachable” or “Campaign” in the memo field. If you write “Cityview” in the memo, your gift will be allocated to the Cityview General Fund. All checks should be payable to “Grandview Christian Church,” not payable to any fund or campus. Please do not mail cash anywhere! And do not mail checks to the Treasurer’s home address or any other staff member’s home address.
If you desire to mail a check, please mail to:
Grandview Christian Church
Attention: Brandon Rogers
300 University Parkway
Johnson City, TN 37604
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.
Aaron Wymer, Senior Minister
Heather Lawson, Executive Minister
Brett Hyder, Worship Minister
Cody Mudrack, Livestream Technician
Katy Woodward, Discipleship Minister
Leah Short - Children's Minister
Joy Eden, Youth and College Minister
Noah DeLong, Choir Director
Brenda Money, Office Administrator
Brent Nipper, Business Administrator
Nathan Cachiaras, Campus Minister
Joy Eden, Youth and College Minister
Evan Magness, Worship Minister
Luke Floyd, Worship Minister
Molly Dines, Children's Minister
Gerett Benjamin
Maci Hart
2025 Elders
David Chapman
Phyllis Fox
Tim Bomgardner
Theresa Garbe
Lane Owen
Buddy Swain
Jane Allman
Brent Nipper
2025 Ministry Team Leaders
Craig Hardy - Property Team
Dick Phillips - Missions Team
Cindy Wymer - Connections Team
Cindy Schade - Connections Team
Melissa Reading - Fellowship Team
Beth Smith - Staff Relations Team
Becky Allsop - Partnership Fund
2025 Trustees
Steve Knudsten
Neal Voke
Jerry Banner
Scott Dines
2025 Treasurer
Brandon Rogers
Daniel Swain (Assistant Treasurer)