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Who We Are
Members and friends of Grace come from the Philippines, India, Nigeria, Nebraska, two blocks away and everywhere between. We have plenty of LGTB folks, singles, nuclear and other kinds of families. There are LOTS of babies at Grace and plenty of children.
Some of us have conservative religious backgrounds, some of us have progressive religious backgrounds and some of us have none. We are very recognizable as an Episcopal Church in the way we worship, but we have an evangelical joy about the Good News of God in Christ.
Every Sunday we come to Jesus’ table with our hands out and our hearts and minds open. We practice loving each other because Jesus said that the world will know we’re his because of our love. We also know that we can’t do life alone, even though many of us have tried and failed. Besides, life alone isn’t fun, but Grace is!
We believe in Jesus. Our longing for him brings us here and makes us family. We don’t all believe the same things about Jesus (or anything for that matter,) but we do find Jesus present, just like he promised, every time we break bread, study scripture together, visit someone who is sick, imprisoned, or make breakfast for our hungry neighbors.
Worship times
An intimate, contemplative, very relaxed and friendly service. Healing prayer is offered during communion and kids are welcome to join us or engage in parallel worship in the kids worship corner.
In this modern service everything you need to follow along with worship is projected so that instead of looking down at your prayer book and hymnal, you can look around at your neighbors. Our praise band often has a cellist, a drummer or two, sometimes a violin and anyone who wants to sing. Healing prayer is available during communion.
Ministries
Sacred Ground Race Dialogue Circles
Sacred Ground is dialogue series on race, grounded in faith. Small groups are invited to walk through chapters of America’s history of race, racism, and whiteness while weaving in threads of family story, economic class, and political and regional identity. The 10-part series is built around a powerful online curriculum of documentary films and readings that focus on Indigenous, Black, Latino, and Asian/Pacific American histories as they intersect with European American histories.
Sacred Ground is a resource coming out of Becoming Beloved Community, The Episcopal Church’s long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice in our personal lives, our ministries, and our society. This series is especially designed to help white people talk with other white people, while being open to all racial/ethnic groups. Participants are invited to peel away the layers that have contributed to the challenges and divides of the present day – all while grounded in our call to faith, hope and love.
39 Erie St
Jersey City, NJ 07302-2821
United States
