After months of planning and preparation, members of Grace Ev. Lutheran Church came together at Grace Camp on Sunday, March 22, 2009 to celebrate as ground was broken on a new construction project, the Grace Youth Ministries (G.Y.M.) Building. Clearing of the site and construction began the following day and has been progressing steadily over the last month. Construction of the facility is expected to be completed by the fall of 2009.
The G.Y.M. Building is envisioned as a base location for the Youth Ministry activities of Grace Lutheran Church. It will be the place the youth of the congregation can call their own. This is a vital part of being connected to the community of youth and the whole church. It is envisioned as a place in which youth can find a place of belonging within a community of believers who are like they are.
Designed with both a Media Room and a Recreation Room, the G.Y.M. Building will host the congregation’s youth meetings and activities, as well as be a multi-media center used during youth retreats, camps, Bible study, and worship. At other times it will serve as a location in which the youth of the community are invited, and encouraged, to come together with one another in a safe and uplifting environment.
It is the place in which youth will be able to come together to have fun and hang out with old friends, and make some new friends as well. It is the place in which the ministry team will be able to interact and build stronger relationships with youth while watching movies, playing video games, listening to music and sharing a message of God’s, and our own, personal care and love for them.
