What's new this week?
CHURCH-WIDE: EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER
Yard Sale Today and Tomorrow
Interyear Event Tonight
Two4Two New Pictures
Retirement Celebration for Robbie Anderson
CHURCH WIDE: INFORMATION
Thank You Note
BUFFALO CAMPUS
Sunday Morning Worship Service Information
CITYVIEW CAMPUS
Sunday Morning Worship Service Information
MISSIONS
Learn More About Mission Aviation Fellowship and Warren & Julie Veal
COLLEGE AGE
Lunch on Us - This Sunday
KIDS' CAMP AND CREW456
Kids' Camp Sunday School
PRAYING
Updated Prayer List
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CHURCH-WIDE: EVENTS AND DATES TO REMEMBER
Come and Shop!
The Youth Yard Sale is going on right now! Come and see if you can find a treasure or two.
- Friday, April 19 from 7:00am - 2:00pm
- Saturday, April 20 from 7:00am - Noon
All proceeds from the sale will go towards our youth service trips this summer. Thank you to all who donated, volunteered, and shopped!
Interyear Event - Tonight!
All are invited for an evening of poetry, music, and art at the Interyear House. Come see beautiful art and listen to poems and music. Doors open tonight (Friday, April 19)at 6pm and poetry begins at 6:30pm. It will wrap up at 8pm. The address for the Interyear House is 223 E. Unaka Avenue in Johnson City.
There are over 20 artists participating and more than 35 submissions. Come support all of these wonderful people!
Two4Two Spring Semester - One More Week!
What have had a great spring semester of Two4Two so far! We look forward to seeing you for our last night this coming Wednesday. You might even get to hear from Mr. Prodger in person!
Two4Two is Grandview's intergeneration ministry based on Acts 2:42. We gather together for a meal, worship, and some amazing classes! We'd love to see you there! This spring semester will run each Wednesday evening for 8 weeks. It will start on March 6 and will end on April 24.
This semester, our schedule will look like this:
- 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. Children (pre-school and up) eat in the Grandview Room at their assigned tables. Adults eat in the Foyer. All meals are served family-style and there is also a salad bar available. We are very thankful that Beth Smith, Beth Simpson, and Lucy Hull will be cooking for us again this semester.
- 6:45-7:30: Breakout classes. This is a chance to try something new!
Menu for the Spring 2024:
3/6 Baked pasta, bread, and salad
3/13 Pizza and salad
3/20 Kroger baked chicken, potato casserole, green beans, and rice Krispie treats
3/27 Chili, Fritos, veggie tray, and brownies
4/3 Baked ziti, bread, salad, and cookies
4/10 Various soups, salad, bread and banana pudding
4/17 Chicken and dumplings, salad, and apple crisp
4/24 Chicken burrito bowls (rice, grilled chicken, salsa, black beans, cheese, sour cream, corn, maybe avocado) and ice cream
Breakout Class Offerings this semester are:
- Preschool with Mrs. Laura (3-5 years old)
- Build and Play (K-2)
- Craft and Play (K-2)
- Card Games (3rd grade-adult)
- Visual Arts (3rd grade-adult)
- Handbells (3rd grade-adult)
- Boot Camp Fitness (3rd grade-adult)
- Pickleball (3rd grade-adult)
- Battle of the Bots (3rd grade-adult)
- Cannonball (3rd grade-adult)
- Mental Health Through Their Eyes (adults only)
- Spring Canopy (adults only)
Retirement Celebration for Dr. Robbie Anderson - Tuesday, April 30
Johnson City Schools will be hosting a retirement celebration at our Buffalo Campus for Robbie Anderson. All are invited to come and help us honor her for all of her years of service and dedication. Come and go as you are able between 3:30pm - 6:00pm. There will be a program beginning at 5:00pm.
CHURCH-WIDE: INFORMATION
Thank You Note
Dear Friends,
Thank you for your wonderful love and support this week as well as for the last 25 years! Faithful is the best word (among many) to use to describe your dedication to God and his children, and specifically to those families we serve.
God bless you all!
We love you!
Bob Hall
(Family Promise)
Grandview Library
Stop by our library that is located in the Fireside Room at our Buffalo Campus. We are currently featuring books for children and adults to support the Two4Two theme of being a good neighbor.
Food Pantry
In March, we helped approximately 19 individuals with food. Some of these include grandparents who are helping to raise their grandchildren, some who are without a home, and some who are just struggling financially.
We will happily take any food donations you would like to give and share them with those in need. Donations can be put in the bin located in the coat closet at our Buffalo Campus.
Our food pantry is open on Thursday mornings from 9:00-10:00. If you or someone you know is in need of food, come to our Buffalo Campus (300 University Parkway) or call the church office (928-7866).
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.
Is there someone you’ve been wanting to invite to church, but you’re feeling shy about it?
If so, we would love to help you. Drop by the information table and give us the first name of the person you would like to invite. We will print it on one of these invitation cards, and have it ready for you the following week. Meanwhile, the staff will pray for them.
Then, once you have the invite card you can either give it to the person you would like to invite, or you can keep it as a reminder to invite the person.
Nothing tells people they are welcome like a personal invitation.
If you don’t have someone you’ve been wanting to invite to church, we want to encourage you to start thinking that way.
Bingo Prizes Needed
Our friends at Christian Assisted Living could use some bingo prizes. If anyone would like to donate some small inexpensive gifts (can be Dollar Tree items!) for the bingo games, It would be appreciated. Donations can be put in the container in the coatroom (near the Grandview Room) marked “Bingo Prize Donations”.
BUFFALO CAMPUS
Morning Worship Service
Sunday, April 21
Unfettered: From Coercion
Katy Woodward
First Reading: Ephesians 2:17-22
Sermon Text: Luke 24:44-49
Music During Worship Services
We at Grandview love to hear the voices of our congregation during worship! If you would like to familiarize yourself with the songs we will sing before our time of corporate worship on Sunday, they are listed below.
Buffalo 9:30
I Believe - Davenport | Smith | Wickham
Living Waters - Ed Cash | Kristyn Getty
Come People of the Risen King - Getty | Townend
Better Word - Mooring | Lee
Buffalo 11:00
Come People of the Risen King - Getty | Townend
I Love to Tell the Story #498 - Hankey | Fischer
Cornerstone - Myrin | Morgan | Liljero | Mote
CITYVIEW CAMPUS
Morning Worship Service
Sunday, April 21
Unfettered: From Coercion
Laurel Guy
First Reading: Ephesians 2:17-22
Sermon Text: Luke 24:44-49
Music During Worship Services
We at Grandview love to hear the voices of our congregation during worship! If you would like to familiarize yourself with the songs we will sing before our time of corporate worship on Sunday, they are listed below.
Cityview 9:30 & 11
- Oh Give Thanks To The Lord - Windell Kimbrough
- Man of Sorrows - Brooke Ligertwood | Matt Crocker
- We Will Feast In The House of Zion - Joshua Moore | Sandra McCracken
- For The Sake of the World - Brian Johnson | Jeremy Riddle | Joel Taylor
MISSIONS
We continue to refamiliarize our congregation with Warren and Julie Veal, who have served for many years with Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF). This week, Warren shares with us their involvement with Grandview and the influence the congregation played in developing their career paths. Dr. Roberts familiarized us with much of this, but let’s now hear it in Warren’s own words….
We became involved at Grandview while attending Moody Aviation in Elizabethton. Ted and Lisa Rurup were at Moody and were friends of ours, so they initially invited us to attend Grandview. We got involved with a small group that met at the Charles Taber home. Buddy and Becky Swain, Rich and Malinda Measner, Bob and Loretta Hull were involved. There were others, but their names escape me right now. It has been a while. I also enjoyed singing with the choir. I appreciated how much our friends at Grandview encouraged us in giving and in service.
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 Julie Burks (2023 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 for a list of all of our Missions and Missionaries that we are currently supporting.
COLLEGE AGE
Lunch on Us - This Sunday!
Once a month, let us buy your lunch!
Click here to register for our last lunch this semester. We will go to Red Meze on Sunday, April 21, at 12:30pm.
YOUTH
Youth Calendar
All 7th -12th graders are invited to be a part of our youth ministry. Youth Calendars for the spring are available at the information tables at each campus or online here: www.grandviewchristian.org/youthcalendar Check out the calendar for dates for Youth Worship, Youth Canopies, and other events.
KIDS' CAMP AND CREW456
Kids' Camp - Sunday School
Click here to to see what we will be learning about this Sunday! Our Kids' Camp is for kids birth-6th grade. Join us at 9:30 or 11:00am at our Buffalo Campus or at 9:30 at our Cityview Campus.
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 Patrick Prodger.
Canopy Groups
Here is a list of Canopy Groups. If you would like to join a canopy or get more information about our canopies, fill out our Life at Grandview Form.
Crew465 Canopy
Here at Grandview, our 4th - 6th grade students are part of a group called Crew456. We invite all Crew456'ers to join us on Sunday evenings from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm for a time of study and fellowship! We meet at our Buffalo Campus. For more information about Crew456, contact Leah Short.
Youth Canopies
All 7th - 12th grade students are invited to join us! We meet at our Buffalo Campus on Sunday evenings from 5:00pm - 7:30pm. We divide up by age and gender and our small groups are led by an intergenerational team of adults in our church. For more information, contact Joy Eden. Check out the calendar in the "Youth" section of this newsletter.
College Age Canopy
Grandview's College Age Canopy meets at the Interyear House weekly on Sundays for a combination of service, faith conversations, and fun. Follow us on Instagram @grandviewcollegeage for updates and info!
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.
Women's Bible Study
This group meets at our Buffalo Campus in the Virginia Street Room on Tuesday afternoons at 2pm. All women are welcome to join them.
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, contact the church office.
Looking Ahead:
- May 20: 11:30 at Willow Springs Park. Bring your own lunch. Afterwards, we will head to Family Promise to help out in the thrift store (hanging clothes, organizing, or whatever help they are needing).
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!
Spring Schedule:
One Scripture Passage That Has Meant Much to Me
April 7 - John 16:4b-15 (14:1...27; 15:1...11)- David Roberts
April 14 - John 5 (4,6) - Phyllis Fox
April 21 - Luke 15:11-31 - Doug Fox
May 12 - 1 Corinthians 12,13 - David Chapman
Four Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know - Dr. J. Lee Magness
April 28 - SHEMA - "Hear, O Israel"
May 5 - HESED - "For I desire Mercy"
May 19 - BERITH - "God who keeps Covenant"
May 26 - SHALOM - "And give you Peace"
S.A.L.T. Class - Adult Sunday School Class
All are welcome to join them at 9:30 am in the Virginia Street Room. In April, Linda Lawson will lead our class in learning more about The Passover.
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
Thank You Notes
Dearest Friends,
Thank you so much for your love and support as we grieve for our precious Rebekah. You will never know how much you have all meant to us.
The Family of Rebekah Barnett
Bill & Vicky Livesay and Jakob
Grandview Christian Church,
How blessed our family is to be a part of the Family of God. Even in difficult times we are still blessed by those who called, sent cards, provided meals, supported, encouraged, and loved us. Thank you for all your prayers lifted up for me and my family. My brother Bruce was a special man in my life. His faith was strong and he is with our Lord, Jesus. The flowers from the church were beautiful.
Thank you Grandview for your constant love for those experiencing the joys in life, but also for those hurting.
Again, thank you for your love and support.
Carla and Larry McKinney
Dear Grandview Friends,
Thank you for all of your prayers, cards, hugs and well wishes. We appreciated your help with our meals as we began this journey. Each day is a challenge to Jim with his health issues. I am grateful to be nearing the end of my treatment so that I can be with him more.
May God bless each of you as you continue on your Christian journey.
In Christian love,
Jim and Sue Wise
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 . . .
Sara Alvey (niece of Cathy Parris - multiple health issues)
Samuel Arnold (ongoing health issues)
Beckham (4 year-old, HUS)
Dianna Breeden (Beth Kilgore's mom, Guillain-Barre syndrome)
Brian Buckner (broken toe)
Willy Buckner (ongoing health issues)
Shelley Coonan (Rebecca Lockridge's aunt - cancer)
Dale Ford (Carol Garrison's uncle - leukemia)
Steven Frazier (friend of Buddy Swain - accidental gunshot wound)
Alex Garrison (Guillain-Barre Syndrome)
Steve Garrison (bowel resection this afternoon - Friday, April 12)
Marshall Hardy (recovery after heart valve replacement surgery)
Treavor Hayes (ongoing health issues)
Don & Connie Humston (friends of Carol Garrison - Don has dementia & Parkinson's)
Matthew Ledford (auto accident)
Rolando McAdam (Gary and Debbie Boone's daughter's father-in-law, chemo for colon and stage 4 lung cancer)
Karen Mustain (friend of Carol Garrison - breast cancer)
Donald Shaffer (rehab - blood infection/back pain)
Rich Spurgin (ongoing health issues)
Karen Voke (rehab after hip surgery)
Jim Wise (ongoing health issues)
Sue Wise (breast cancer - finishing radiation today - Friday, April 12)
Those needing the gospel
Family/Friends in Military
James Dollard
Chris Smith
Dustin Horton
Ian Frazier
Jonathan Spitznas
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, Google Play, 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
Google Play: https://tinyurl.com/y5paj45x
Cityview Sermons
Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/y3lj35f2
iTunes: https://tinyurl.com/y65k6alw
Google Play: https://tinyurl.com/y59xz6s2
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
Patrick Prodger
Jacob Wickerham
2024 Elders
Phyllis Fox (Elder Liaison for Connections at Buffalo)
Theresa Garbe (Elder Liaison for Missions)
Tim Bomgardner (Elder Liaison for Property)
David Chapman (Elder Liaison for Partnership Fund)
Jane Allman (Elder Liaison for Connections at Cityview)
Brent Nipper (Elder Liaison for Staff Relations & Safety at Buffalo)
Buddy Swain (Elder Liaison for Fellowship)
Mike Sweeney (Elder Chair)
2024 Ministry Team Leaders
Becky Allsop - Partnership Fund
Julie Burkes - Missions
Craig Hardy - Property
Jeff Keeling - Connections at our Cityview Campus
Kristen Mudrack - Discipleship
Brent Nipper - Safety Team
Melissa Reading - Fellowship
Cindy Schade - Connections at our Buffalo Campus
Beth Bartchy-Smith - Staff Relations
Cindy Wymer - Connections at our Buffalo Campus
Brandon Rogers - Treasurer
Daniel Swain - Assistant Treasurer
2024 Trustees
Neal Voke
Jerry Banner
Scott Dines