Painting The Cove

We had a great time last week painting The Cove (the youth space in Wilmington). We had over 20 students and adults help out over the three days we painted. I am so thankful for everyone who came to help. The place looks awesome. It was great to see students starting to own this space. I don't want The Cove to be a place that students show up to, but instead a place that they create.

Here are 3 videos I have taken that show transformation that has taken place in The Cove. This first one is from about 2 months ago:


Here we are after the first day of painting:


This video is from after day 2:


There is still more work to be done. We would love to have you help at The Cove and that rest of the campus this Saturday.

-Isaac Milton
Director of Youth Ministry

Spring Cleaning Day on Saturday, April 30!

Join us for a church-wide spring spruce-up, including some light landscaping, painting, and general cleanup at the Wilmington Campus from 9:00am - 4:00pm on Saturday, April 30th! Pizza lunch provided. Contact Farrell Lindemann flindemann@grace.org for more information.

Services begin Sunday, May 22nd!

We have made the decision to hold our first Sunday services on Sunday, May 22. While we had hoped for an Easter launch, we feel that we aren't quite ready to open the doors yet. We still have much planning to do in order to be up and running at full speed.

We had a great group of volunteers helping out this past Saturday - pulling carpet in Kidstown and cleaning many areas. We will have a work day again tomorrow for anyone who'd like to join us! Also, mark your calendar for Saturday, April 30. This will be an all church Spring Cleaning Day! It will be fun to serve together!!

Two Upcoming Youth Events at Wilmington

We have two upcoming events at the Wilmington campus for students in 6th-12th grade.

This Friday, April 15th, we will have a movie night at 7pm. We will be watching Pixar's Up. We have a ton of bean bag chairs and couches. All you need to bring are some snacks.

Next Tuesday, April 19th, we will have a painting day from 9am-3pm at the church. We will be painting and decorating the large group area in The Cove.

Please let me know if you will be able to attend either of those by emailing me at: imilton@grace.org.

Prayer Gatherings Continue

Happy Spring to everyone! I just wanted to write a quick reminder, inviting you to continue to pray with us as we get closer to worshiping together at our new Wilmington campus. It has been such a joy to watch the building be transformed over the past several weeks, and to also be privileged to see the Lord answer our prayers, time and time again! He is so good! If you are able, please consider joining us for prayer. We continue to meet every morning, Monday-Friday from 6-6:30am, and evening, Monday-Friday 7-7:30pm. Since beginning this prayer commitment for the Lenten season, I have been so blessed by God's closeness to us and the way His holy spirit is paving the way for the opening of our new campus. You have been, and continue to be, in our prayers! Blessings! Kirsten McLaughlin

Youth Ministry @ Wilmington FAQs

I thought I would take this time to answer some of the most common questions about youth ministry at the Wilmington campus.

What time will students meet?
We are meeting during the first service on Sundays, which will most likely be at 9:30am

Where will students meet?
Behind the sanctuary and lobby is a space known as The Cove. That is where we will be meeting every Sunday morning. It includes large group area and serveral smaller spaces for small groups.



What will that time look like?
It will be familiar to students who are currently involved in Fusion (middle school) and Gravity (high school). We will have a short time of corporate worship, a practical and Biblical teaching, and small groups. There will be specific Fusion and Gravity small groups.

Will there be any activities before launch?
There will be a movie night tentatively on Friday April 15th. The date will be confirmed in the next few days.
We will have painting/decorating days on April 19-20 (Tuesday and Wednesday) during school vacation.

What's happening during the summer?
We will continue to meet on Sunday mornings. There will be one Wilmington specific event each month and we will join the Lexington campus for others. As one church we will be going on the high school mission trip, middle school mission trip, and a week at Camp Berea.

Will there be any regular mid-week programming?
We are looking to start a mid-week program for middle and high school students starting in September.

Please email me at imilton@grace.org if you have further questions.