Truth & Grace Ministries Newsletter

What a huge surprise I had yesterday (10/25/2026) when I opened the card presented to me at the Fellowship Luncheon for Pastor's Appreciation! I was blown away by the amount of money that was donated to my family and I. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for this incredible support! As I shared yesterday, it is an absolute honor to serve as your pastor. I love God, I love His Word, and I love you all! I recognize I fall short in many areas, make many mistakes, and don't always take the best approach with certain things, but I have no doubt that I have answered God's call for my life by serving in this role until I can NO LONGER do so. I owe the Lord and you my best every single day! God bless each of you and thank you so so so so much again for the love! May the Lord continue to bless our wonderful church!

We invite you to Truth & Grace Ministries THIS coming Sunday, November 1st, 2026 starting right at 10:00 AM sharp. We gather together in the gymnasium at John C. Myers Elementary School located in Broadway, Virginia. Our sermon will be called "A Prophet and a Prostitute" from the Old Testament book of Hosea specifically focusing on Hosea 1:1-11; 3:1-5. Come spiritually hungry to worship God, hear the Word of God, fellowship with other believers of God, and pray to God. We hope you will join us! We would love to have you!

• Amanda Hensley & Emma Barb will be teaching the Toddler Class (2-4 yrs.).
• Bert & Holli Bland will be teaching the Elementary Class (K-5th).
• Tony Wilt will be teaching the Secondary Class (6th-12th).

Thanks to all for decorating your trunks and handing out treats for our children's church. All of the decorations were wonderful. Because of your time, creativity, and incredible generosity, the kids had a truly wonderful day. It was such a joy to watch the kids as they moved from car to car. Their happy smiles makes me happy. :) Thank you for being such a vital part of our children's church and for giving our kids a morning they will remember!

• A "parable" is "a story about truth."
• The 5 wise virgins filled their lamps with oil and when the groom came unexpectedly, they were invited into the wedding feast. This represents those who DO put their faith in Christ WILL enter the kingdom of heaven.
• The 5 foolish virgins did not fill their lamps with oil and asked the 5 wise virgins for more oil. When they went to buy more, the groom came unexpectedly and they missed out on the wedding feast. This represents those who DO NOT put their faith in Christ WILL NOT enter the kingdom of heaven.
• We NEVER want to hear the words, "I never knew you," from our Lord Jesus Christ.
• So, we MUST "Be Ready" because we do not know the hour of our Lord's return.

What a beautiful day the Lord has made! A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our wonderful fellowship luncheon with the congregation. We are so grateful to everyone who brought a dish and/or helped out in some way whether it was setting up, organizing the food, or staying after the clean up. We love our church family and are so thankful for this blessed afternoon of faith, laughter, and sweet fellowship!

• Anita Cline (Donated Flower Arrangement to Knick Family)
• Karen K. and Cari O. (Volunteered at Luncheon and Service)
• Amy Showalter (Connecting w/ Macie H. by Phone Each Sat.)
• Bryleigh & Cal Burke (Arrived Safely Back from FFA Trip)
• Marie Wimer's Mother (Battling Cancer as a Believer in Christ)
• Bill May (Great Job Delivering Truth in Parable of Ten Virgins)
• Pastor Tim & Nancy Martin (Visiting Us at Yesterday's Service)
• Trunk or Treat Event (All who Participated and Decorated)
• Cari O., Liz F., and Kenny S. (Setting Up Fellowship Luncheon)
• Fellowship Luncheon (Brought Soup, Sliders, and Desserts)
• Fellowship Luncheon (Those Who Stayed to Help Clean Up)
• God's Presence as Becky M. Shared (Peace, Hope, Conviction)
• Dale Showalter's Daughter, Anna (Her & Husband Expecting)
• Chris Heiston (Clean Bill of Health from Stomach Doctor)
• The Barb Family (Welcomed First Grandbaby into the Family)

• The Knick Family (Loss of 15-year old Daughter Last Week)
• Broadway Community (That our Youth Gives Life to Christ)
• Maddie Smith's Friend, Zayleigh (Checked for Breast Cancer)
• Brianna Dove's Friend, Caroline (Into Witchcraft, Sorcery)
• Derek Kaplinger (Continued Discomfort in Foot and Back)
• Teresa Estep (Minor Back Procedure on Thurs., 11/05)
• Mary Mathias (Recently Diagnosed with Dementia)
• Mary Emerick (Still Trying to Navigate Health Battles)

• Amanda Hansen (Adjusting Back after Being Gone 2 Months)
• Macie Hulse (Continuing to Recover from Eating Disorder)
• Christina Lasam's Father (Systemic Sepsis and Anxiety)
• Connie Propst's Daughters, Tracy & Deanna (Peace, Strength)
• Olivia Gillispie (Filing Custody for Her Grandkids and Strength)
• Deb Sherwood (Blocked Ear Causing Dizziness and Nausea)
• Kim Barb & Her Family (Marriage, Relationship with Eric)
• Marie Wimer's Mother (Battling Colon/Liver Cancer)

Many of you know my friend, Amanda Hansen, and her granddaughter Harley who attends Truth and Grace. The past 9 weeks of Amanda's life has been turned upside down. Amanda and her family are in need of some financial help. Due to some unfortunate circumstances, Amanda had to fly to St. Jude’s hospital, in Memphis Tennessee, where her nephew, LeRoy was being treated for a brain tumor. She had been out a few times to help her sister Kristin and to give her sister some down time. But this time was very different she got a phone call from St. Jude's saying that her sister, Kristin had committed suicide and someone needed to get there as fast as they could to be with LeRoy and his little sister who was 6 months old, Emily. By the time Amanda got there CPS had taken Emily and LeRoy had been taken care of by the hospital. LeRoy only had 2 more months until his treatments were finished and hopfully he'd get to go home. So, for the next 2 months Amanda stayed there to help with LeRoy and was able to get CPS to give Emily back to them. LeRoy and Emily's Dad did show up once he heard that Kristin had passed away but wasn't much help and relied on Amanda for everything. By Amanda committing to staying there for those 9 weeks, it meant she wouldn't have any income coming in to take care of her own family which caused her to get behind on her rent and bills. Amanda just got back 10 days ago and is back working but 2 months with no income is hard to recover from without some help. Amanda felt like God called her to be there for her LeRoy and Emily which was the other reason she stayed. Thankfully, LeRoy got to ring the cancer free bell and is doing pretty well. With all that said, I'm reaching out to you guys and asking for your help on behalf of Amanda, Rebekah and Harley, just like she was there for her sister's family when no one else could be. I'm hoping we can be here for her in her time of need. Please consider giving. Thanks so much!

PS. Pastor Scott told me if you want to give there are envelopes at the church that you can put your check or cash in and just mark on the envelope saying it's for Amanda. This way the Church can write Amanda a check and it can be a tax write off as well.

Thanks Again for Considering,

Angie Barker

As most of you know, Macie Hulse is currently still in a hospital located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as she recovers from her eating disorder. She is improving by the day physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually! She has been able to connect with my wife, Amy, for the past couple of Saturdays by phone which has been encouraging for both Macie and Amy. But, we also wanted to extend the invitation to the congregation for anyone who might be interested in sending a "Thinking of You" or "We Miss You" card to the Hulse's home address to be delivered to Macie and the family. Ted is home during the week and travels to the hospital on the weekends so we invite you to send any cards to their home address and Ted will deliver them to Macie and Miranda when he travels down to stay with them on the weekends. The address is BELOW:

• Home Address: 11053 Hisers Lane in Broadway, VA 22815

Thank you so much for considering this kind gesture as a way to let Macie and the Hulse Family know we miss them, are thinking about them, and that God has got them!

Just a friendly reminder that the Pacheco-Ayala Family (Al, Megan, Elias, Isaac, Ezra) could use your love and support by providing them with a meal since welcoming Baby Ezra into the world last weekend. Below is the link to their Take Them a Meal Website. If you are able to, we encourage you to pick a day and sign up to bring them a meal. I know they would appreciate it! Blessings!

Please deliver meals between 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm. When providing the meal please do not include any of the following items or ingredients please. No seafood (including Tuna) and/or mushrooms. At this time they are keeping visitors to a minimum, so please leave the meal in the cooler on the porch. You can text Megan to let her know you have dropped it off. Please package meals in disposable containers so Megan doesn't have to worry about getting dishes back please. We appreciate you and your support!

• One of our church members, Mrs. Anita Cline, graciously put together and donated a beautiful flower arrangement to the Knick Family who just lost their daughter, Kaylie, a couple days ago. If any of you would be interested in donating any money back to Anita to offset the cost of the flowers, that would be terrific! As you know, flowers are very expensive so providing some money in return is always welcomed! You can bring the money to the service THIS COMING Sunday, November 1st. Thanks for considering!

• The Ladies Bible Study Group will be continuing during the month of October. They will be meeting again THIS Monday, October 26th at Norma Fulk’s House at 6:30 PM. They meet every 2nd and 4th Monday each month. All women are welcome to join any time!

• The Men’s Bible Study Group will be meeting again THIS Tuesday, October 27th at Bill and Becky May’s House at 7:00 PM. They meet on Tuesdays every week. Their address is 6720 Greenmount Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22802. All men are welcome to join at any time!

• Our Snack Bag Program is continuing THIS Wednesday, October 28th at 6:00 PM. The Dove and Whetzel Families will be packing. We appreciate all of our volunteers who give up some of their Wednesday evenings to help our local students, families, school, and community.

• We are looking at hosting our next Fall Guy's Outing ON Friday, November 13th at 6:00 PM. Scott heard that the Interstate Bowling Alley might have leagues on Friday evenings so he will call to check. If we cannot bowl, maybe we can all meet at a local restaurant. This is a time for the men in the church to gather together for a time of fellowship. There is no agenda! We would love for any of our fellows to come out and get to know one another and stay united as brothers in Christ Jesus. Hope you can make it!

• The Church Elders will be meeting again ON Monday, November 9th at John C. Myers Elementary at 6:30 PM. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns that you would like them to discuss, please reach out to Bill May, Robert Price, Tony Wilt, or Scott Showalter.

• Chris Estep - Tuesday, October 27th

• Daylen Mowbray - Wednesday, October 28th

• BJ Sonifrank - Thursday, October 29th

• Jessica Funk - Thursday, October 29th

• Amanda Bolton - Thursday, October 29th

• Josh Pultz - Friday, October 30th

• Kim Dove - Saturday, October 31st

• Addy Carr - Thursday, November 5th

• Sandy Rumer - Saturday, November 7th

• Ron Elliott - Monday, November 9th

• Kenny Showalter - Monday, November 16th

• Mary Ann Mathias – Tuesday, November 17th
• Kim Cooke - Wednesday, November 18th
• Julie Price – Thursday, November 19th

• Marie Wimer - Friday, November 20th

• Dusty & Katie Sinnett - Saturday, November 7th

You can choose to give 1 of 2 ways to our church:

1. Offering Box on Sunday Mornings (Cash or Check)
2. Truth and Grace Website (Click Under Giving Tab)

The link to the Truth and Grace Website Giving Tab is found below:

• Link to Website Page: https://www.truthandgrace.org/giving/

You can choose to give to 1 of 3 different areas as:

1. General Fund (Helps Support the Whole Church)
2. Special Giving (Specified to Person or Family)
3. Snack Bag Program (Supports Food for Children)

Our Truth and Grace Envelopes look slightly different and are found below for you to view! To get credit on and for your taxes, you can use these for offering by putting cash or a check in them.

Brother Ken West, pastor at Cornerstone Church of Broadway, was gracious enough to share the link to all 6 episodes to the Art of Marriage Workshop they hosted THESE PAST TWO SATURDAYS, Saturday, October 17th (Part 1) and Saturday, October 24th (Part 2). Each episode is about 20-30 minutes each. We encourage you and your spouse to take time to watch them together as we all strive to strengthen our marriages.

As many of you know, Election Day is rapidly approaching. Brother Tony Wilt has graciously agreed to share some details regarding this year's amendments with our church congregation the next couple of Sundays. In the meantime, the following WEBSITE BELOW provides a clear and accurate explanation of the 3 Amendments to the Virginia Constitution being voted on this year. It is important that us, as Christians, stand up for biblical values and standards even in the political realm. Two of the amendments specifically touch on the topics of abortion and same-sex marriage. It is important to let our voices be heard and to stand firm in the truth of God's Word.

Network Pastor/Elder: Tim Martin

Phone: 540-578-0825

Email: twmart59@comcast.net

Phone: 540-810-1551

Email: scottshowalter007@gmail.com

Elder: Tony Wilt

Phone: 540-442-0121

Email: tonyowilt@gmail.com

Bible Study Coordinator/Elder: Bill May

Phone: 540-607-0796

Email: wfmay1202@gmail.com

Snack Bag Coordinator/Elder: Robert Price

Phone: 540-908-1962

Email: RPCowboys66@gmail.com

Children's Ministry Coordinator: Nancy Price

Phone: 540-908-6522

Email: NPCCURN1@aol.com

Children's Ministry Assistant: Kimberlee Whetzel

Phone: 864-314-5106

Email: Kimberleewhetzel@yahoo.com

Church Set Up Coordinator: James Frye

Phone: 540-435-0525

Email: Jfrye1418@gmail.com