Grace Baptist Church: December 2024 Events

• December 1, Sunday: Ladies Bible Study and Ornament Exchange, 5:30pm in the Coffee Shop
• December 6, Friday: Youth/Young Adult Christmas Party, 6-9pm in the Fellowship Hall
• December 14, Saturday: Seasoned Saints Luncheon, 10:30am-Noon in the MCS Cafetorium
• December 15, Sunday: GBC Business Meeting, after the morning service in the Sanctuary

Middletown Christian Schools: December 2024 Events

• December 3, Tuesday: ELC Christmas Program at 6:30pm in the Sanctuary
• December 5, Thursday: 5th-12th Grade Instrumental Christmas Concert at 7pm in the Sanctuary
• December 10, Tuesday: 5th-12th Grade Choral Christmas Concert at 7pm in the Sanctuary
• December 13, Friday: K-4th Grade Grandparent’s Matinee Christmas Program at 12:30pm in the Sanctuary
• December 13, Friday: K-4th Grade Christmas Program at 7pm in the Sanctuary

Middletown Christian Schools Open House (K-12 Building and Early Learning Center)

Sunday, November 3
2-4 pm

Final Informational/Planning “Horse and His Boy” Meeting

November 10 after the service
Coffee Shop

The Lord’s Table

Sunday, November 17
Prepare your hearts and minds to partake of the Lord’s Table immediately following the service.

Thanksgiving Luncheon

Sunday, November 24
We will enjoy a time of food and fellowship together immediately following the service in the Fellowship Hall.

Our Missions Conference this year will consist of a Saturday night and a Sunday morning. The conference will begin at 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 21st, with an International Dinner. If you would like to provide an entree and/or side dish for this event, please sign up on one of the sign-up sheets in the church so that we have an idea of what foods and varieties of dishes will be available at the dinner. The church will be providing chicken and a little bit of pizza for those of us who may want a taste of American cuisine.

Walter Stevens and Zsolt Kovacs will be the two missionaries representing their fields during the conference. In addition to a love offering from the church, we would like to send them away with some gift cards. When asked of some places that they like to frequent, and some places that might take care of some travel expenses while they go from place to place, they mentioned the following:

Walter Stevens
Cracker Barrell, Longhorn Steakhouse, and Red Lobster

Zsolt Kovacs
Amazon, Shell (gas station), and Chili’s

Join us on Sunday mornings at 10:30am as Pastor Donnie preaches a Series entitled: Major Truths from the Minor Prophets.  Obadiah, Jonah, Hosea, Joel, Amos, etc.

Grace Baptist Church is starting a brand-new midweek children’s ministry called Kids4Truth. It is a Bible-based program sponsored by Regular Baptist Press that focuses on teaching children core Bible doctrines in a systematic way. Through this ministry, we pray that children will grow in their understanding of theology and will develop a lasting appreciation for God’s Word. The first meeting will take place next Wednesday, September 4th, at 6:30pm. All children grades K-4 through 6th grade are invited. There is no cost to participate.

If you would like to register your child for this ministry, you may do so by clicking HERE!

Middletown Christian Schools recognition night is Wednesday, August 7th at 6:30 pm at the church pavilion. GBC will be recognizing and honoring all our MCS/ELC faculty and staff with a picnic, devotion, and time of prayer for the new school year. This is a great way to start off the 24-25 school year.  Join us that evening as we celebrate and pray for these employees of GBC.  May we see God work in a mighty way through these staff and teachers this school year!

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GBC Annual Car Show: July 27, 2024

and Touch-A-Truck for the Children!

at Grace Baptist Church, 3023 N. Union Rd., Franklin, OH 45005

$10 Registration Fee for Vehicles in the Show (Registration from 3pm-5pm)

Trophies for Cars, Trucks, Jeeps
Special Award for Car Club with the Most Attendance

FOOD & DOOR PRIZES

Contact Kent: 513.465.9568

To our members and those that faithfully serve in all our ministries at Grace Baptist Church, I come with some exciting news.

On Sunday, November 26th the membership of Grace Baptist Church voted overwhelmingly to appoint Donnie Sixt as the Pastor of Grace Baptist Church. Donnie has been a missionary to Sweden over the past few years but felt the Lord leading him back to the United States for various family related reasons. He was born and raised in Middletown, Ohio and surrendered himself to the ministry not long after high school. He and his wife Beverly have four children and reside in Middletown, Ohio. Donnie felt the calling of the Lord to Grace as our leadership team began the search for a full-time pastor. Little did we know that the Lord was simultaneously working in the hearts of those in the Pulpit Committee and that of Donnie and his wife.

I hope and trust that you will take the time to talk with Donnie and Beverly as I know they are excited about the path the Lord has brought them down. While we still have much work ahead of us, the wonderful spirit we have experienced before and after each service has been amazing. Our church has been through some difficult situations in the past 12 months. While we cherish the fellowship we have today, we miss and love those that we served and worshipped with in the past. We place our trust and faith in the Lord, and that His will might be done in all the lives that have been impacted by his work at Grace Baptist Church. Proverbs 3:5-6 says it best, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all they ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths”

As we trust the Lord in salvation, we can surely trust him in all things including the leading of GBC. Sometimes we may not be able to understand, but we know He does. Let’s continue to acknowledge him, so our paths may be clear and moving in the direction he would have us go! Thanks for your faithfulness in serving, and may our Lord continue to bless all of you!

Michael French
Chairman of the Deacons