Grace Collegiate Internship

Grace Collegiate Internship

Greetings treasured family in Christ. For anyone who missed the introduction of our Grace Collegiate Internship set to launch this Fall, I’m excited to share that vision again with you here. A group of leaders have been meeting with me on behalf of Student Ministries since Fall of 2022, and they have been praying and working tirelessly to create a program for “20 somethings” to have a purpose and community here at Grace. They have written a very comprehensive outline of our values, goals and agenda, but I think their Vision and Mission statements sum it up pretty well:

Grace Collegiate Internship The Vision

Equip young adults to further God’s Kingdom in Yakima and to the ends of the earth.

Grace Collegiate Internship The Mission

Provide young adults, in a missional community, the opportunity to pursue the following:

1) Earn a college degree

2) Deepen their spiritual growth in Christ

3) Develop career skills that will strengthen and expand the Church.

To accomplish this, Grace has partnered with Northwest University (NU) in Kirkland. This institution offers a remote learning experience called a “Northwest Partnership Program” (NPP). The NPP is a partnership between NU and the local church. NU offers a variety of fully accredited remote degree programs along with full support for tutoring, advising and other essential academic tools. We, the local church, provide an internship program that allows students to put their learning to practical use as they grow in ministry skills. The degree opportunities are varied, ranging from psychology and business to organizational management and ministry leadership. But regardless of the vocation, the assumption is the same: that students who apply would be Christ followers, desiring to glorify God and establish His Kingdom through their vocation.

Which brings us to the Grace Collegiate Internship element: An incredible opportunity for Grace Student Ministries to nurture and grow young people as they pursue the destinies and desires that God has planted in their hearts. As these college students explore where they belong in the bigger picture of Kingdom building, they will rotate through several ministry areas with Grace, giving them a chance to discover and hone their personal calling. All the while, they will be partnered with a Grace of Christ mentor to provide support and encouragement, they will be meeting in a small group chapel time to grow in Christ together as a cohort, they will attend life skills classes as well as spiritual development classes, and they will serve on Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings to widen the stakes of our Youth Group and Breakfast Club for the growing family of God’s young people here at Grace.

The Grace Collegiate Internship and You

We are pursuing applicants and a director for GCI as well as the funding needed for this pursuit. We ask that you would pray, with a deep trust in God’s goodness and His supernatural ability for the following needs:

• One Astute GCI Director

• Four quality applicants

• $95,000 to cover the first two years of the program

Our God owns the cattle on a thousand hills, and I am confident that He will be quick to answer the prayers of fervent hearts who turn their faces to Him and join their hearts desire to His in His affection for providing support and stability for His precious kids who long to pursue Him in a viciously opposing culture. Please take a minute to seek God and to ask Him to fight for us (2 Chronicles 20:15-17). Then take another second and consider making an offering to the Lord on behalf of Grace Collegiate Internship. We are looking for several $1,000 and several $10,000 pledges. I fervently believe that offerings given to the glory of God will be paid back to you 100–fold in higher forms of blessing. I trust that The Lord will repay your generosity in even greater abundance than you have given to us. Pray Fervently. Give Freely. Thank you for your untiring service to our God.

Kara Brown

Calendar of Events

JOIN US FOR WORSHIP SUNDAY MORNINGS

9:00am Contemporary style worship, classes for children of all ages, childcare available

9:00am Grace Kids (Kidzone 2nd Floor)

9:00am Youth Breakfast Club (Chapel Main Floor)

10:00am Renew Your Mind – Pilgrim’s Progress

11:00am Traditional style worship with choir and pipe organ, childcare available

Communion Served the First Sunday of each month at both services (9:00am & 11:00am)

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT GRACE

Prayer Priority Meetings Every Wednesday at 3:45pm in the Library. Join us!

Youth Group Pool Parties Wednesdays, June 28 - August 2 Get details from a Youth Leader! Prayer Available at the front of the sanctuary after each service One Worship Service Sunday August 13, 20, 27 and September 2

June We are not hosting VBS this summer. See you in 2024! Fri, June 2 S ewing Group (Public) one until October!)

Wed, June 7 Last Youth Group / Scavenger Hunt