Grace UMC Lake Bluff, IL

04/13/2026

Forever Easter People!

12/30/2025

Happy New Year from Grace Church to all! The office will be open on New Years Eve from 9:30 to 1:30 as usual, but closed the rest of the week.
Look forward to seeing everyone on Sunday which happens to be Epiphany Sunday (commemorating the visit of the Magi to the Christ child). Communion will be served, and you can expect a rousing chorus of We Three Kings!

The painting below is by Botticelli, a famed Italian Renaissance artist who is probably more famous for his Birth of Venus or Primavera frescoes, but this is one he made to adorn a chapel within the Medici villa in Florence. Quite glorious, isn't it? We tend to favor a more modest view of the manger with the bare minimum of characters in the Methodist church, but those Renaissance Catholics knew no bounds in terms of staging lavish and ornate scenes like this one. The magi are actual portraits of Medici family members, and you can even find a self-portrait of Botticelli himself at the very far right looking out at us!

12/13/2025

One of our wonderful space sharers - if you like to sew, especially quilt, please check them ou!

11/22/2025

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10/02/2025

What a fantastic day it was when Deaconess Catherine came to Grace United Methodist Church in Lake Bluff on Sept. 14! You can come back ANY time!

Kids Above All's Manager of Faith and Community Relations Catherine Inserra spoke with members of Grace UMC Lake Bluff, IL about our mission of building better lives for kids and families. Thank you to everyone who was eager to learn more about our agency!

07/23/2025

We sincerely apologize for our technical difficulties on Sunday when Zoom was not available.

Donna managed to get a recording going after the Offering. Sadly we're missing Mary Jane's beautiful solo, but the recording contains the inspiring "Fire in Your Bones" message delivered by Pastor Keck.

Please watch it if you missed it, it was very special!

Jeremiah 20:7-9; Only a partial service due to technical difficulties.