Grace United Methodist Church

06/04/2026

The Triune God who created all things sits in your heart. Live like that is true.

(Also, for my sanity as a minister, I should have said, "The Spirit within me is the same God as the Father..." and not simply that the "Spirit in my Heart is also the Father..." Pater non est Spiritus, Spiritus non est Filiius, Fillius non est Pater, omnes sunt Deus.)

06/03/2026

One of the favorite metaphors invoked in scripture is the idea that we are, all together, a single body called, "The Church." We each contribute something, in the same way that each part of the body helps to keep the whole alive. So, Christ acting as our head, brings together his body, which together is called "The Church."

Read more of Paul's exploration of this mystical truth in the comments below:

06/02/2026

Calendar of Events
Monday, June 1
9:30 a.m. - Staff Meeting (Church Office)
5:30 p.m. - Church-Wide Bowling (Rainbow Lanes) ALL are welcome!
Tuesday, June 2
7:00 p.m. - Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting (Grace Meeting Place)
7:00 p.m. - Al Anon Meeting (Library)
Wednesday, June 3-Friday, June 5
9:30a.m.-1:30 p.m. - Camp Good News (New Creek School)
Thursday, June 4
10:00 a.m. - Prayer Shawl Ministry (Queen’s Point Coffee Shop)
Friday, June 5
6:00-8:00 p.m. - Camp Good News Pool Party (Keyser Pool)
Sunday, June 7
Second Sunday After Pentecost
Holy Communion
8:30 a.m. - Service of Worship
9:45 a.m. - Sunday School Classes
9:45-10:30 a.m. - Prayer Time with Pastor John (Sanctuary)
11:00 a.m. - Service of Worship
Outdoor Worship Service Planned
Mark your calendar and plan to join us for an Outdoor worship service on SUNDAY, JUNE 28, in the church parking lot. This Sunday only, we will have just one (1) service at 10:00 a.m. Our friends, Bill Thomas, Kenny Thomas and Steve Miner, will provide special music for the service. Invite a friend or neighbor, bring a lawn chair, relax, enjoy the outdoors and some wonderful music!!



Michelle A. Brill, Office Manager
Grace United Methodist Church
30. S. Mineral Street
Keyser, WV 26726
304-788-2561

06/02/2026

Paul speaks about Spiritual Gifts in a way that seems to be demonstrably false. Any person could say either of the quotes he gives as examples and still be in a state of grace or not... Except for the key words, "Speaking by the Spirit." Paul is saying that a person claiming to speak for God cannot contradict God.

Read more of how this works in the comments below:

06/01/2026

We gather this morning, celebrating Trinity Sunday and contemplating why it is that God bothered to make the world at all.

We gather this morning, celebrating Trinity Sunday and contemplatin...

05/29/2026

This Sunday we look to the mystery of the Trinity as we celebrate God's incredible, unique, and life giving unity.

Join us for worship at 8:30 or 11:00am; Sunday School and Prayer Hour at 9:45am.

05/28/2026

The book of Job is a complicated bit of scripture. Throughout it we see our hero Job, asking God the eternal question, "Why are these things happening to me?"

His friends spend the whole book explaining why God was right to punish Job, but Job refuses to accuse God of evil. He is angry, he is confused, because he knows God is good, that's why he is asking these tough questions.

Finally, God emerges to refute Job's comforters. "counsel by words without knowledge, is about Job's friends - not Job.

It is never wrong to question why the world is broken or why bad things happen. There is a great deal wrong in claiming to know why God does what God does.

Read some of God's response to Job in the comments below:

05/28/2026

Scouting USA will be partnering with Disaster Response Ministries to build 2500 cleaning buckets and 2500 feminine hygiene kits July 22-29.

We need a team of 4-6 persons to work at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in Glen Jean, WV from 8-4 on Saturday, July 25. Contact Jim McCune at [email protected] or at cell phone 304-813-1274 if your church or churches can bring a group.

We also need individuals to help us store these at the New Vision Depot from 1 - 6 PM on July 24, 25 and on July 27, 28, 29. If you can assist with one or more of these days, please contact Scott Mayberry at [email protected].

Pastor Jim McCune
Disaster Response Ministries Coordinator
West Virginia Conference United Methodist Church
PO Box 2313
Charleston, WV 25328
304-813-1274

Michelle A. Brill, Office Manager
Grace United Methodist Church
30. S. Mineral Street
Keyser, WV 26726
304-788-2561

05/27/2026

God is not limited by the Ordinary, and God help us if we ever think our "normal," is the only way God will move.

05/27/2026

The Spirit of God is a never ending gift of life, not just for those who receive it, but for those around them. The Well of God's love and mercy never ends, and we always have a place to go to be renewed.

Read Jesus's promise of the Spirit in the comments below: