GCF E-Bulletin for Friday, September 4, 2026
God’s Garden: “Move Up Day” is scheduled for next week, September 13th. We ask all families who send their children to our classes to re-register them for this new school year by using this link. Doing this ahead of time helps our teachers know how many children to plan for as they move to different rooms.
Start Dates for GCF Ministries: As summer comes to an end, we would like to share the fall start dates for many of our ministries that took a break over the summer.
Young at Heart (life group for senior citizens) - This group meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month at 10:30 am at the Faber home in Jenison. *This group will start on September 11th, with the first meeting being held at the church (no lunch provided). Future meetings will be at the Faber home (with lunch provided).
Youth Group meets weekly on Wednesdays (6:30-8:30 pm) in the fellowship hall starting on September 2nd. Register your student(s) for youth group HERE!
YJAM meets weekly on Tuesdays (7-9 pm) starting on September 8th. Register your student(s) for YJAM HERE!
Women’s Morning Bible Study meets weekly in the upper fellowship room on Wednesdays (9:30-11 am). The first meeting is September 16 - more information HERE.
Women’s Evening Bible Study meets weekly in the upper fellowship room on Wednesdays (6:30-8:30 pm). The first meeting is September 16 - more information HERE.
Play Pray & Partake (life group for moms with young children) meets on the 2nd Friday of each month (10 am - 12 pm), starting on September 11, with one evening meeting a quarter (dates tbd).
Men’s Fellowship meets on the 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month (7-8:30 pm). The first meeting is September 21. More information HERE.
Youth Group Snacks: Thank you to all who brought snacks for the youth group last school year! They were greatly enjoyed and appreciated! If you would like to bless the youth group during this new school year with a snack, please use this signup link!
THIS SUNDAY - September 6
SUNDAY MESSAGE: Testimony Sunday
We will continue to provide an online service on Sunday mornings at 10:00 am. You may continue to join us on the gcfchurch.net website or www.facebook.com/gcfchurch. Please remember to get ready by logging on to either of the sites listed above; the service begins streaming at 10:00 a.m. The previously posted service or message will be shown until the next scheduled Service begins streaming. IMPORTANT: To start playing, click the video to play from the start. You can pause and resume the video at any time by clicking on it.
MEETINGS THIS WEEK
SUNDAY - September 6
Sunday Morning Bible Study will meet upstairs at 9 am
TUESDAY - September 8
YJAM will meet in the sanctuary (7-9 pm)
WEDNESDAY - September 9
Youth Group will meet in the fellowship hall (6:30-8:30 pm)
FRIDAY - September 11
Men's Breakfast meets at Russ’ in Grandville at 6:30 am
Young at Heart will meet at 10:30 am at the church
Play, Pray, Partake will meet at Kelsea Studebaker's (10 am-12 pm)
MEMBER ACCESS
1. GCF ONLINE GIVING has been updated on our website, gcfchurch.net, and our 'Word Server' app for Android and iOS. We now provide more giving options—you can use Credit/Debit, ACH/Checking, or SMS/Text Giving.
● This system is tightly integrated with our Churchtrac church management software and utilizes the latest security methods.
● To take advantage of all of these new features, you should log in with your name and email, at which time you can set up your password.
2. By logging in, you will be able to view and print your giving records, as well as update your family profile, including email addresses, phone numbers, and other relevant details. Whenever you make changes to your records or contact information, please send an email to secretary@gcfchurch.net to inform me so that the edits can be made in the appropriate locations (e.g., the GCF printed directory). Thank You!