# eNews October 9, 2026 - From: Grace Church — eNews - Sent: October 9, 2026 (2026-10-09T20:30:38.018Z) - Web version: https://gracechurch2.flowforth.co/emails/enews/18895 - More emails: https://gracechurch2.flowforth.co/emails/enews --- ![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/Copy_of_Centennial_Logo_with_name_2026-09-10T16-08-52-829Z.png?w=1400) ![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/NewSign-2x-Copy_copy_2_2026-10-08T22-01-02-086Z.jpg?w=1400) **Centennial Celebration In Just Over 1 Week!** --- New in This Issue October 9, 2026 1 Centennial Meal Help Sign up to help with the meal for Sunday, October 18 [Sign-up to Help with Meal](https://gracewallingford.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3939715) 2 Did You Know? - Becoming BFC Mennonite Brethren in Christ become Bible Fellowship Church --- In Other News More Information Below 1 Sunday Worship Pastor Aaron continuing on Corporate Worship 2 Centennial Celebration Sign-up to help with the meal on the 18th 3 Operation Christmas Child 3 weeks until box collection begins ... get WOW gifts in Gym this week! [Download Packing List](https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/Shoebox_checklist_2026-10-08T21-33-12-909Z.pdf) 4 Young at Heart This Tuesday, October 13, at noon 5 Promise Club Buddies Needed - This Tuesday, October 13, at 6pm [Register Here](https://gracewallingford.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3939510) 6 Financial Update 3rd Quarter Update 7 Tap You Phone New Tap Tags in Sanctuary 8 Did You Know? Becoming BFC --- ![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/worship_series_graphic_1_2026-09-30T17-24-00-614Z.png?w=1400) ## Sunday Worship **This Sunday, October 11, 2026 10 AM Worship** **Order of Worship:** [**HERE**](https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/Order_of_Worship_Oct_11_2026-10-09T12-17-03-655Z.pdf) **Sermon:** Pastor Aaron continuing on Corporate Worship from **Daniel 9:1-11,16-19** **Centennial Testimony Video:** At the end of Worship **After Worship:** Join us **in the gym** for Refreshments and Fellowship **Tables in the Gym:** Pick up items for Operation Christmas Child --- **Online:** Livestream and Past Sermons on [**YouTube**](https://www.youtube.com/@gracebiblefellowshipwallin7599/featured), Worship Playlist on [**Spotify**](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2aZpDKVEpA3XN3vTVFjRiV?si=c_RpawnBTuClInFHXJt2eA) **Giving:** Give to Grace [**Online**](https://gracewallingford.churchcenter.com/giving), through the [**Mail**](https://gracebfc.org/give/), or Offering Boxes outside Sanctuary --- ![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/Grace_CC_873-Chester-people-church-front_copy_2026-09-23T19-23-34-373Z.jpg?w=1400) ## Centennial Worship & Meal **Sunday, Oct. 18, 10am** **God has blessed Grace Church with 100 years of ministry in Delco!** We want to celebrate God's faithfulness in worship, testimony, video, and the Word. On Sunday, October 18, we are planning a very special Worship service with guests from throughout the history of Grace. **Worship starts at 10am** . We will follow the service with a **meal together,** including special **activities for the kids** ! **Centennial Meal Details:** - **Everyone Welcome** - no reservations needed - meal is free - **Menu** - homemade chili, cornbread, mac & cheese, salad, cole slaw, chips, fruit, cake - **Make Chili or Cornbread** - We need a dozen people to bring a large pot of their best chili and another 15 or so to bring corn bread - **Saturday Prep** - Every party needs people to put up tables and decorate the room - help us Saturday October 17 from 9am - noon, or come to help make some of the food from 10am - 1pm - **Sunday Prep or Clean-up** - we need some people from 8:30-9:30am to finish prep, and some to stay after lunch to help clean up gym and fireplace room - **Sign-up to help** - You can sign-up to bring chili, cornbread, or help set-up by clicking below or by email Mark [**HERE**](mailto:mbickel@gracebfc.org) ... or just come join the party, ***you are not required to bring anything***! no RSVP required to attend, just to help. [Sign-up to Help with Meal](https://gracewallingford.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/3939715) --- ![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/OCC-Header_2026-10-08T21-30-15-483Z.jpg?w=1400) ## Operation Christmas Child **Time to Pray and Pack your Boxes!** Collection of filled shoeboxes begins in 3 weeks, on **Sunday, November 1.** **Deadline** to return your boxes is **Sunday, November 8!** **Boxes are still available to be picked up in the left coatroom** , outside the sanctuary. Or, you can use your own shoeboxes from home. If you have larger shoeboxes at home that you are not using, feel free to bring them into church and place them in the coatroom. **See our Operation Christmas Child display in the church gym this coming Sunday** for WOW! gift ideas and box packing ideas. **Click** [**HERE**](https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/Shoebox_checklist_2026-10-08T21-33-12-909Z.pdf) **for “Shoebox Checklist.”** We have been busy making **t-shirt jump ropes** for our boxes. They will be available Sunday for you to pick up and use in your boxes. **A special thanks to 10 year old Nathaniel Whitt for collecting and making over 25 t-shirt jump ropes on his own. Well done, Nathaniel!!** ![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/IMG_0391_2026-10-08T21-36-43-934Z.jpeg?w=1400) These shoeboxes will be a big blessing to the children who will receive them. **Please continue to pray over the boxes** you are packing and for the children who will be receiving them. Contact [**PJ Hartzell**](mailto:richandpj@aol.com) or [**Trish Lawton**](mailto:trishlawton33@yahoo.com) [Download Packing List](https://auth.churchspace.co/storage/v1/object/public/organization-assets/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/Shoebox_checklist_2026-10-08T21-33-12-909Z.pdf) [View Collection Event](https://gracewallingford.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/234397358) --- [![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/pco-imports/2026-10-09T11-35-19-091Z-3172a6fd-fbb0-4009-8cec-0dcea0a39611.jpg?w=1400)](https://gracewallingford.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/231179144) ## Young at Heart **THIS Tuesday, Oct 13, 12-2 pm** Join in the fun of the 50+ crowd each month. **For the month of October we are having a Fun FALL Meal.** Think Soups, Chili, Apples, Pumpkins, anything that says Fall! **Bring a main dish, or a side dish, or a dessert** . Dress for Fall. Come for fun! This year we want to give opportunity for **different people to tell their story.** Share some time in your life where God met you in a particular way, or something defining in your walk with God, or something Fun God used in your life! For **October we will have some slides from the past 100 years of Grace**, and last 40 years of Young at Heart! We will also **open it up for a few stories of God's faithfulness** over the years. Contact [**Pastor Mark**](mailto:mbickel@gracebfc.org) for more info. [View Event](https://gracewallingford.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/231179144) --- [![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/pco-imports/2026-10-09T11-35-19-552Z-a66af3e6-7d49-4289-ae54-493a7cfc0e5a.jpg?w=1400)](https://gracewallingford.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/231796285) ## Promise Club **THIS Tuesday, Oct 13, 6-8 pm** Promise Club is a welcoming place for older teens and adults with special needs to build friendships, have fun, and grow in their faith. We’ll play games, sing songs, learn about the Bible, and enjoy time together. Our hope is to create a joyful and caring community where everyone feels loved, included, and valued. **Come at 6 to hangout before club begins at 6:20!** Club will end at 8 and anyone needing a ride should be picked up by 8:15. **Invite Your Friends -** Open to anyone with physical or intellectual challenges. Flyers in the lobby, or **FIND OUT MORE** including answers to many questions on our website [**HERE**](https://gracebfc.org/promise-club) **Buddies Needed** - sign-up below as a volunteer to help! Contact [**Pastor Mark**](mailto:mbickel@gracebfc.org) [Register Here](https://gracewallingford.churchcenter.com/calendar/event/231796285) --- ![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/eNews_Flowfroth_Banners_2026-07-28T15-38-44-764Z.jpg?w=1400) ## Financial Update **Year-to-Date (1/1/26-9/30/26)** ![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/Screenshot_2026-10-09_at_7_2026-10-09T11-48-40-023Z.png?w=1400) ![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/Screenshot_2026-10-09_at_7_2026-10-09T11-48-06-371Z.png?w=1400) Offerings are over budget by $44,437 and greater than expenses by $59,916. The general fund covers the church’s normal day-to-day operating expenses. It does not include designated giving (ex. lift, short-term missions, etc.) or the capital budget expenses (ex. HVAC, renovations, etc.). If you have any questions regarding giving, the budget, or financial statements, please feel free to speak with a member of the finance team or contact [**finance@gracebfc.org**](mailto:finance@gracebfc.org). --- ![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/4_2026-10-02T13-35-05-285Z.jpg?w=1400) ## Tap You Phone You can now tap your phone or scan the QR code on the back of seats throughout the Sanctuary to get instant access to things like our connect card, giving, announcements, prayer and more! questions? Contact [**Pastor Mark**](mailto:mbickel@gracebfc.org) --- ![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/Grace_CC_1498-Wallingford-Dedication_2026-10-08T21-45-47-390Z.jpg?w=1400) **Did You Know?** *Part of a series of fun facts from the first100 years of Grace* ![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/729_Wallingford_church_sign_2026-10-08T21-17-12-579Z.TIF?w=1400) **Becoming BFC** When Grace was founded in Chester it was a part of the Mennonite Brethren in Christ denomination. Over the years churches joined together and increased the size and scope of the denomination. In the 50s and 60s the denomination as a whole began to change some of its beliefs, and the PA Conference decided they could not follow suit. So they broke off of the larger denomination and renamed themselves the "Bible Fellowship Church". They also reworked some of their articles of faith to become more reformed in their understanding of salvation. Since that time the Bible Fellowship Church has continued to grow and today has over 60 churches across several states and Mexico. Find out more about the BFC at [**BFC.org**](https://bfc.org) ![](https://churchusercontent.com/cd65c94c-6f2f-4a4e-9784-d5d440efa78b/bible-fellowship-church-logo_2026-10-08T21-43-12-385Z.jpg?w=1400)