A Letter from Mary and Ian Booton to the Congregation of the “Soon to Be” Grace Church

Why Grace church?

 

We had been attending another church in South county when we discovered the minister would no longer be there. We started looking to attend another church in the area. We attended a few services in other churches when we came upon Grace church.

We have attended St. James for a few functions when it was downtown in the past. So we decided to try it and see what it was like at Chrissy Farm. We both felt comfortable and welcome upon entering the church. All the people of then church where warm and friendly. We enjoyed the handbook and liked that it had the whole service in it and included all the songs that would be performed that day. We very much enjoyed the choir and their enthusiasm. We enjoyed the structure and rhythm of the service. We felt that not only was Francie informative in her sermon, but she gave us a feeling of acceptance and comfort. It was nice that she explained the previous readings of that day in her sermon, helping us understand what was being read. Our favorite part was at the end of the service where Francie blessed the children. Our children are adults now, but we very much enjoy children and thought this was lovely. We also liked the announcements and some of the humor that was included in them. It was also nice meeting some of the people attending the church and enjoyed some of the wonderful items offered at coffee hour.

So why Grace church?

We care that all are welcomed and that all are accepted to Grace church. We know that God loves all of his children and that Grace church promotes this. We feel that Grace church has the right Sheppard for its flock with Francie. Lastly we feel comfortable and embraced by all at Grace church.