Thanksgiving for the Builders

The Builder's Group met at Grace Bible Chapel on the 18th of November for a delicous turkey dinner, with all the trimmings. The dinner was cooked and served by the Grace Christian school students, staff and helpers. Sixty-two members of the Builders group joined us for our meal.

Following our meal, the Kindergarten through 4th Grade students gave us a concert of Thanksgiving songs.

A big THANK YOU to all those who made this such a special occasion for us!

A Gift for the King

Last fall, our Chapel family was challenged with the "Widow's Mite" project to help pay down our mortgage principle. Last year, approximately $125,000 in donations were given and applied to the principle, resulting in a savings of $150,000 in interest alone. Our five year balloon payment comes due next fall, so we must refinance by November 2009.

"A Gift for the King" gives us the opportunity to reduce the mortgage principle before refinancing, thus putting us in the best possible position. If you would like to make a donation , there are green envelopes found in the pews which may be used for this project until the end of the year. These donations should be "above and beyond" our regular giving. You may also give anytime during the year, as many of you are already doing. This is a special "Gift for the King" to help reduce our mortgage debt.

Open Door Coat Rack

There were sixteen area churches gathering coats during October for the Open Door Coat Rack--and Grace Bible Chapel was one of them. The distribution of the coats happened the last week in October.

The chairman of the project this year reported that more than 1,500 coats, jackets and snow pants were collected. Nine hundred and sixty-nine people were served in the three days of distribution. Both children and adults received jackets and/or snow pants. Sixty-two came just for hats and mittens.

The remaining coats went to the Zion Lutheran Clothes Closet, so they are still available to serve people in the community. The remaining coats were transported to the Eveleth United Methodist Church for a coat distribution in mid-November. There were a very few hats and mittens left, but they went to the Ball Club community for distribution at Christmas.

Thank you to all who helped!