What's new this week?
CHURCH-WIDE: EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER
Two4Two - Pictures!
Wedding Shower Invite
100AND Festival
CHURCH-WIDE: INFORMATION
100AND Generosity Campaign
Campus House Coffee Collection
BUFFALO CAMPUS
Sunday Morning Worship Service Information
CITYVIEW CAMPUS
Sunday Morning Worship Service Information
MISSIONS
Learn More About Roots and Meredith McKinney
Host Needed for the Nyadors
COLLEGE AGE
Calendar
YOUTH
Fall Calendar
Youth Band at Cityview - This Sunday
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 had a great start to our fall semester of Two4Two! Thank you to everyone who volunteered and/or participated.
It's not too late to sign up! Make plans to join us on Wednesday evenings 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.
9/23 - Sliders
9/30 - Chicken Picnic
10/7 - Pizza
10/14 - BBQ
10/21 - Chili
10/28 - Baked Potato Bar
Conley Owen and Eve Haslam Wedding Shower - Saturday, September 26
All are invited to come and celebrate the upcoming wedding of Conley and Eve. We will gather in the Grandview Room at our Buffalo Campus for a drop-in brunch from 10:30am-12:30pm. They are registered at zola.com.
The fall Youth Yard Sale - October 16-17
It's less than one month away! For 30 years our Spring a Fall Youth Yard Sales have helped raise money for Youth Summer Service Trips. The sale couldn’t happen without your help!
Donations: Please set aside your gently used items (no books please) for the sale! Donations will be accepted the week of October 12th and not before. If you need large items picked up, contact Joy Eden.
Volunteers: Lots of volunteers are needed! There are a variety of ways to help out. Click here to sign up to volunteer or to learn more about ways to volunteer:
Lost and Found: This is also your official heads up that the lost and found at the Buffalo Campus will be cleared out for the Yard Sale! Make sure none of your belongings are in the coat closet before the week of October 12th.
Save the Date for Our 100AND Festival
Sunday, November 1, 2026
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Grace Meadows Farm
Please save the date and plan to gather at Grace Meadows Farm for a fun fall festival to kick off our 100AND celebrations.
Grandview will be celebrating 100 years of ministry in 2027. The 100AND Festival will include live music, hayrides, lawn games for all ages, line dancing, a pie bake off, a cake walk, photo booth, crafts, and more!
More details and registration information coming soon.
CHURCH-WIDE: INFORMATION
100AND Generosity Campaign
On Sunday, we shared the beginning announcement of what we're calling the 100AND Generosity Campaign. Together at Grandview, over the next two years, we are preparing to shape our spaces for the life and ministry that is happening and that is ahead for us.
Next year will mark our 100th year as a church, but we don't want to be a people who are focused on or stuck in the past. Even as we celebrate 100 years of God's faithfulness at Grandview, we want to prepare for and anticipate the next chapter of Life at Grandview at the Buffalo Campus, the Cityview Campus, and through our ministry and mission partners around the world.
On Sunday, we shared this announcement video and these Fact Sheets are in the mail (you probably have already received one). Please begin to pray for this season in our life together!
Campus House Coffee Collection
We love college students & lots of college students love coffee, so we are collecting ground coffee for our friends at the Campus House at ETSU.
They served 199 cups of iced coffee to students during welcome week & this is a major piece of how they generate conversations that matter and build relationships.
You can drop those donations off at the church office anytime over the next 2 weeks.
Food Pantry
During the month of August, we helped approximately 55 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 received 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, September 20
Life at Grandview: Share
Aaron Wymer
First Text: Acts 6:1-7
Sermon Text: James 1:17-18
Music During Worship Services
Buffalo 9:30
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - David Crowder
The Church - Bethel Music
The Sending - Leeland
All To Us - Chris Tomlin
Buffalo 11:00
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing - David Crowder
All To Us - Chris Tomlin
For The Beauty Of The Earth #353
CITYVIEW CAMPUS
Morning Worship Services
Sunday, September 20
Life at Grandview: Share
Nathan Cachiaras
First Text: Acts 6:1-7
Sermon Text: James 1:17-18
The Youth Band is leading worship at the Cityview Campus this Sunday, September 20th!
Music During Our Worship Services
Cityview 9:30 and 11:00
God So Loved - Andrew Bergthold | Ed Cash | Franni Cash | Martin Cash | Scott Cash
Abide - Aaron Keyes | Aaron Williams | Jake Fauber
Build My Life - Brett Younker | Karl Martin | Kirby Kaple | Matt Redman | Pat Barrett
Goodness of God - Ben Fielding | Brian Johnson | Ed Cash | Jason Ingram | Jenn Johnson
MISSIONS
We continue to hear from Meredith McKinney and Roots, the Campus Ministry in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Hello friends! It’s a joy to be one of Grandview’s mission partners and let you know about what’s happening at Roots these days.
Did you know that Roots is not part of the university here in Edinburgh? We’re an independent Scottish charity. As such, we can welcome students from all 4 of the universities in Edinburgh.
Going into the past school year, the Chaplaincy at the University of Edinburgh offered to host our main weekly event in their space for free. It felt like God opened a door for us.
We were thrilled to partner with the University of Edinburgh for the first time ever!
Wednesday night games (Rock, Paper & Scissors Tournament) at the Chaplaincy
Students and Team Members cleaning up after
Wednesday night at the Chaplaincy
It went great, but in July, the Chaplaincy told us they wouldn’t continue to host Wednesday Nights for the coming school year. Unfortunately, they didn’t give a reason. We were confused, angry, and sad. It’s especially difficult to not know why.
My teammate Andrew reached out to local churches and community centers to see who could host us. We ended up with 3 local churches as options. We talked and prayed as a team that God would show us the way forward.
Within a month, we had a clear answer. For the last year, we’ve been building a relationship with Greyfriars Kirk who’ve been very interested in partnering with us as a way to serve university students in their local community. They made it clear they want to host Wednesday Nights and even dropped their venue hire rate from £250 to £175 for each event just for us.
We’re excited about this partnership with Greyfriars Kirk and the deepening relationship between our two organizations! We’re hopeful being in their space will help students feel more comfortable with the idea of being in church. We’re thankful to God for providing another open door for this event.
Meredith cleaning up after Wednesday at the Chaplaincy
Please pray along with us as we sort out the details of the event in the coming weeks and for students to be as excited about this new partnership as we are! Thank you, dear friends!
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 - Sunday, October 4
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 October 4, 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 Calendar Mistake:
The correct dates for our Youth Band leading worship in Sunday morning services:
This Sunday, September 20th - Cityview Campus
Next Sunday, September 27th - Buffalo Campus
Youth Canopies - Youth Canopies this Sunday!
All 8th - 12th grade students are invited to join us this Sunday. We will 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
All 4th - 6th grade students are invited to join us this Sunday! We will meet at our Buffalo Campus from 5:00-6:30pm for Bible study, discussion, games, snacks, and praying together.
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:
- September 21 - Book Discussion. Meet at our Buffalo Campus at 11:30. We will be discussing "Dear Lorna."
- 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.
Class Schedule
September- “The Book of James” - Dan Lawson
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!
Class Schedule
Starting September 20: After the Exile: Ezra, Nehemiah & Esther
9/20: Starting to Rebuild: Ezra 1:1-4; 2:68-69; 3:1-13: Phyllis Fox
9/27: Construction Issues—With a Plan: Ezra 4:1-6:22: Doug Fox
10/4: Establishing the Exiles as God’s People: Ezra 7:1-28; 8:15-23; 8:31-10:5; 10:9-17: Dave Chapman
10/11: A Call to Serve: Nehemiah 1:1-2:20: David Roberts
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 . . .
Pam Abner's father (stroke; her mother died recently)
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)
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)
Treavor Hayes (brain tumors-chemo)
Marjorie Hoag (Donald Shaffer's sister, ongoing health issues)
Milligan University Community (cycling accident)
Graham Jones (former Grandview member-cancer)
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, starts stem cell therapy on October 3)
Sommer Shaffer (heart issues)
Sybil Shipley (Rhonda 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)
Grieving:
Maxie Downing (Danielle Swain's grandmother) died this morning at 8:50 at Holston Valley Hospital. Prayers for her family are appreciated. The funeral was today 9/18/26. Receiving of Friends at 11am, funeral at noon, at Carter-Trent Funeral Home in Kingsport. Click here for her obituary.
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). If you want to “split” a single your gift between two or more funds, you will have to give online via the Church Website. Or alternatively, you can give two separate gifts to each fund.
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)