Welcome to Grace United Methodist Church, Oil City, PA
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Fall Festival for All - Saturday, November 16 at Grace United Methodist Church. Click this link for details.
The Century Quilt - The Merry Quilters of Grace United Methodist Church in Oil City have completed the piecing and hand quilting of this beautiful "Century Quilt." You can see this 83" by 89" quilt up close in the sanctuary of Grace UM Church. Bids are being accepted now. For more information, follow this link.
Regular Worship Service Hours and Sunday School Resumed on September 8, 2024. Sunday School starts at 9:30am while our Worship Service begins at 10:45am.
Welcome Rev. Nelson T. Thayer – Pastoral Appointment to Grace UMC
On Sunday, May 5th, Cindy Fultz announced to the congregation the appointment of the next pastor, the Rev Nelson T. Thayer. His appointment will began July 1st following completion of the Rev Dr John D Miller’s ministry with Grace UMC.
A Welcome Luncheon was well-attended on July 21, 2024. For pictures, click this link.
You can email Pastor Thayer at [email protected].
Nelson, and wife Linda, come with an amazing array of gifts and experiences in ministry. After serving 40 years as a Pastor in the WPAUMC, Nelson retired in 2016. A graduate of IUP (BA) and Wesley Theological Seminary (MDiv), he also completed five units (2,000 hours of clinical supervision) of Clinical Pastoral Education. While serving local churches, Nelson also served as a staff Chaplain at Cumberland (MD) Memorial and West Penn (Pittsburgh) Hospitals, volunteered as an ambulance EMT, helped to found a Meals-on-Wheels program, built houses with Habitat for Humanity, served as a Mission Ambassador to Southern Africa (Republic of South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe), co-founded and directed the Mission Barn (a charter member of the UMCOR Relief Supply Network), chaired several Conference committees, and sang in multiple choirs and community choruses. He currently chairs the WPA UM Commission on Archives and History. He and his wife, Linda Thayer, are parents to 3 children (and 2 grandchildren) and currently live in Franklin, PA.
Farewell Rev. Dr. John D. Miller – Pastoral Appointment to Grace UMC
We celebrated with a good old fashioned barbecue. Check out pictures of the event at this link at this link.
BarB's Blurbs
Check out the posts from our Director of Lay Ministries, Barb Dittman at this link.
Watch our Worship Services
Our Worship Services are broadcast live every Sundays at 10:00am at this link on our website, on our YouTube Channel, or on our Facebook Page. You can also see an archive of all our recent worship services and watch any service you want at this link.
What should you expect during your visit to Grace Church?
You should expect casual dress, friendly people, and families worshiping together in our sanctuary. A Children's Message will be delivered and an activity book distributed, to help parents of small children stay engaged.
Where is Grace Church?
You can click here to see a map of our location at 100 Central Avenue and our parking options.
View our full website.
You can click here to view our full website.
The Century Quilt - The Merry Quilters of Grace United Methodist Church in Oil City have completed the piecing and hand quilting of this beautiful "Century Quilt." You can see this 83" by 89" quilt up close in the sanctuary of Grace UM Church. Bids are being accepted now. For more information, follow this link.
Regular Worship Service Hours and Sunday School Resumed on September 8, 2024. Sunday School starts at 9:30am while our Worship Service begins at 10:45am.
Welcome Rev. Nelson T. Thayer – Pastoral Appointment to Grace UMC
On Sunday, May 5th, Cindy Fultz announced to the congregation the appointment of the next pastor, the Rev Nelson T. Thayer. His appointment will began July 1st following completion of the Rev Dr John D Miller’s ministry with Grace UMC.
A Welcome Luncheon was well-attended on July 21, 2024. For pictures, click this link.
You can email Pastor Thayer at [email protected].
Nelson, and wife Linda, come with an amazing array of gifts and experiences in ministry. After serving 40 years as a Pastor in the WPAUMC, Nelson retired in 2016. A graduate of IUP (BA) and Wesley Theological Seminary (MDiv), he also completed five units (2,000 hours of clinical supervision) of Clinical Pastoral Education. While serving local churches, Nelson also served as a staff Chaplain at Cumberland (MD) Memorial and West Penn (Pittsburgh) Hospitals, volunteered as an ambulance EMT, helped to found a Meals-on-Wheels program, built houses with Habitat for Humanity, served as a Mission Ambassador to Southern Africa (Republic of South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe), co-founded and directed the Mission Barn (a charter member of the UMCOR Relief Supply Network), chaired several Conference committees, and sang in multiple choirs and community choruses. He currently chairs the WPA UM Commission on Archives and History. He and his wife, Linda Thayer, are parents to 3 children (and 2 grandchildren) and currently live in Franklin, PA.
Farewell Rev. Dr. John D. Miller – Pastoral Appointment to Grace UMC
We celebrated with a good old fashioned barbecue. Check out pictures of the event at this link at this link.
BarB's Blurbs
Check out the posts from our Director of Lay Ministries, Barb Dittman at this link.
Watch our Worship Services
Our Worship Services are broadcast live every Sundays at 10:00am at this link on our website, on our YouTube Channel, or on our Facebook Page. You can also see an archive of all our recent worship services and watch any service you want at this link.
What should you expect during your visit to Grace Church?
You should expect casual dress, friendly people, and families worshiping together in our sanctuary. A Children's Message will be delivered and an activity book distributed, to help parents of small children stay engaged.
Where is Grace Church?
You can click here to see a map of our location at 100 Central Avenue and our parking options.
View our full website.
You can click here to view our full website.
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