In 2009, Grace Church expanded its partnerships on the foreign mission field to include Caribbean Ministries Association (CMA) and their work on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. Teams from Grace continue to work with the staff from Eleuthera Bible Training Center (EBTC) to accomplish construction projects and take part in evangelism on the island.

CMA's vision is to partner with local churches and community leaders to provide basic shelter and share the gospel message. That matches Grace Church's desire to serve, and to have both a physical and spiritual impact in the lives of people in our own community and around the world.

Our partnership in Eleuthera extends beyond CMA and the EBTC, as Grace is the sending church for Mike and Shannan Fastzkie, who are stationed on the island. Mike and Shannan are faithful members of Grace Church, and have felt led for some time to return to Eleuthera as missionaries (their family served in Eleuthera for approximately two years prior to joining Grace).

This partnership in Eleuthera will give us the ability to expand our cultural understanding and Christian perspectives as we experience the difference between the culture of the U.S. and the culture of the Haitian and Bahamian people. As in all situations, we believe that this will have a positive impact on both our congregation and the people that we serve as we see God working in other parts of the world to change lives through His word and the work of the local church.

Summer 2010

Grace has an adult construction team and a student construction/VBS team going to Eleuthera at two different times during the summer. Please be in prayer for everyone participating as they help with physical and spiritual needs on the island.