Who We Are
Church Staff and Wardens
Kathleen Bridgforth, Secretary
Marty Shell, Organist/Choir Director
Marybeth Passmore, Sr. Warden
Lisa Fleming, Jr. Warden
Kathleen Bridgforth, Secretary
Marty Shell, Organist/Choir Director
Marybeth Passmore, Sr. Warden
Lisa Fleming, Jr. Warden
Our Ministries
CONGREGATIONAL MINISTRIES
Episcopal Church Women (ECW)
ECW seeks to bring together all the women of the Diocese of Arkansas by strengthening their spiritual lives, providing learning opportunities and supporting their Christ-centered service and ministry. Visit the Arkansas ECW website.
Education for Ministry (EFM)
This class, mentored by George Talbot, is an international program from the School of Theology at Sewanee.With the recent renewal of focus on lay theological education, Education for Ministry (EfM) is more than ever a significant part of The School of Theology’s mission to educate and cultivate lay leadership for the Church. EfM is a unique certificate program of experiential theological education for laity under the direction of The School of Theology.Grace offers classes every Monday at 5:30 p.m. For more information, visit the EFM website.
Acolytes
COMMUNITY MINISTRIES
Neighbor to Neighbor
Neighbor to Neighbor is a community-wide program that feeds the many hungry people of Pine Bluff. Grace has been involved for more than 20 years, donating spaghetti/pasta, providing pick-up services, and participating in special holiday programs. Grace also participates in “Food Sacks for the Elderly.”
ACCESS
ACCESS in Pine Bluff provides counseling and education to young mothers, and the ECW at Grace supports their work. This year, ECW bought gifts for the babies to be given out at a Christmas party for the mothers.
Salvation Army
Grace members young and old rang the bell to help fill the Salvation Army red kettle before Christmas. The Grace Mystery Book Club also prepares hundreds of Christmas stockings and donate them to the Salvbation Army for children in the community. .
Grace Little Pantry
Grace Little Pantry is a grassroots, crowdsourced solution to immediate and local need. Whether a need for food or a need to give, Little Free Pantry facilitates feeding neighbors, nourishing neighborhoods. It is located at the front of the church driveway. For large donations, please bring to church office.
Episcopal Church Women (ECW)
ECW seeks to bring together all the women of the Diocese of Arkansas by strengthening their spiritual lives, providing learning opportunities and supporting their Christ-centered service and ministry. Visit the Arkansas ECW website.
Education for Ministry (EFM)
This class, mentored by George Talbot, is an international program from the School of Theology at Sewanee.With the recent renewal of focus on lay theological education, Education for Ministry (EfM) is more than ever a significant part of The School of Theology’s mission to educate and cultivate lay leadership for the Church. EfM is a unique certificate program of experiential theological education for laity under the direction of The School of Theology.Grace offers classes every Monday at 5:30 p.m. For more information, visit the EFM website.
Acolytes
COMMUNITY MINISTRIES
Neighbor to Neighbor
Neighbor to Neighbor is a community-wide program that feeds the many hungry people of Pine Bluff. Grace has been involved for more than 20 years, donating spaghetti/pasta, providing pick-up services, and participating in special holiday programs. Grace also participates in “Food Sacks for the Elderly.”
ACCESS
ACCESS in Pine Bluff provides counseling and education to young mothers, and the ECW at Grace supports their work. This year, ECW bought gifts for the babies to be given out at a Christmas party for the mothers.
Salvation Army
Grace members young and old rang the bell to help fill the Salvation Army red kettle before Christmas. The Grace Mystery Book Club also prepares hundreds of Christmas stockings and donate them to the Salvbation Army for children in the community. .
Grace Little Pantry
Grace Little Pantry is a grassroots, crowdsourced solution to immediate and local need. Whether a need for food or a need to give, Little Free Pantry facilitates feeding neighbors, nourishing neighborhoods. It is located at the front of the church driveway. For large donations, please bring to church office.
History of Grace Episcopal Church in Pine Bluff
On Trinity Sunday, 1959, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Pine Bluff, Ark., it was announced that land had been purchased for a new Episcopal mission to be established in the southwest part of the city. On July 1 of that year, a meeting was called by the Rev. Theodore P. Devlin asking all who were interested in this mission to attend. Between 20 and 30 people were there, and there was a lot of excitement about this new venture. Those interested met about every two weeks, and on August 13, 39 adults signed a petition to become a mission congregation of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Arkansas.
Timeline
September 1, 1959 Grace Episcopal Church Mission, Pine Bluff, was organized at Trinity Parish Hall with the Rev. T. P. Devlin, Rector of Trinity Church, as organizing priest.
July 1, 1959 Twenty-one people, with the Rev. Ralph Leach, Jr., met at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Boyce Alford to organize a mission in SW Pine Bluff on property already purchased.
August 13, 1959 Thirty-nine communicants (with 49 children) signed an application for permission to organize a mission.
August 27, 1959 Bishop accepted application to organize.
September 6, 1959 First Service of worship of Grace Church Mission was instructed Morning Prayer, held in a rented house at 1812 Cherry St., with 54 present.Choose this theme to customize and add content to this page.
On Trinity Sunday, 1959, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Pine Bluff, Ark., it was announced that land had been purchased for a new Episcopal mission to be established in the southwest part of the city. On July 1 of that year, a meeting was called by the Rev. Theodore P. Devlin asking all who were interested in this mission to attend. Between 20 and 30 people were there, and there was a lot of excitement about this new venture. Those interested met about every two weeks, and on August 13, 39 adults signed a petition to become a mission congregation of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Arkansas.
Timeline
September 1, 1959 Grace Episcopal Church Mission, Pine Bluff, was organized at Trinity Parish Hall with the Rev. T. P. Devlin, Rector of Trinity Church, as organizing priest.
July 1, 1959 Twenty-one people, with the Rev. Ralph Leach, Jr., met at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Boyce Alford to organize a mission in SW Pine Bluff on property already purchased.
August 13, 1959 Thirty-nine communicants (with 49 children) signed an application for permission to organize a mission.
August 27, 1959 Bishop accepted application to organize.
September 6, 1959 First Service of worship of Grace Church Mission was instructed Morning Prayer, held in a rented house at 1812 Cherry St., with 54 present.Choose this theme to customize and add content to this page.
