Public Faith Team

As Grace’s Public Faith Team, we do faithful, joyful, and challenging work, for the sake of God’s love in the world!

In November of 2024, we merged our Racial Justice, Reconciling in Christ, Green, and Outreach Ministry Teams into the Public Faith Team. These justice- and passion-driven teams have always intersected and overlapped, and we took those connections seriously by forming a unified team. This team continues to deepen our congregation’s shared commitments to anti-racism, LGBTQIA+ inclusion, climate justice, and generosity, as we seek to live out Christ’s love in the world. This team continues to grow our internal capacity and knowledge, builds relationships with our neighbors as we serve our community, and shares this work and wisdom with the wider congregation.

Public Faith is simply that: our faith in public. How are we living out our faith within and beyond the walls of Grace? How are we building stronger relationships with our neighbors, and joyfully serve our wider community? We are learning together, and growing, and building meaningful connection and welcome.

This team is open to anyone in our congregation, whether or not you have already been involved with one of the historic ministry teams. It is open to all ages, and we mean all! There is no set term for involvement, and depending on what projects you want to plug into, you might join for three months or three years.

To learn more about our Public Faith Team, or to receive our update emails, contact Pastor Reed Fowler at r.fowler@graceofav.org