Granum United Church

Mission Statement

Granum United Church believes that we are called to share God’s love and express God’s will for the world through devotion, obedience, and service. 

What To Expect

We come to the church at 9:30 A.M hearing the spiritual music from outside our church every Sunday morning. We feel we always take something positive away with us on Sunday morning that touches our lives on a personal level and feeling God’s connection. Some of our members are three-generation families with one being four-generation; others are seniors worshipping in the same building they did as children; others are newcomers and adherents. We have welcomed members from our congregations as well as strangers who have come through our doors to worship. The new faces have brought life to our church. We take care of each other without being judgmental. 

Sunday School

We are dedicated to having a Sunday School once per month. The children bring great joy and hope to all. Our seniors enjoy the interaction with the children and the children respond very positively to the seniors. It is heartwarming to hear little ones telling a story to the seniors about their farm or their farm or their favorite animal. Rev. MiYeon Kim reads the fun Bible Story to our children and dances with them singing joyful children’s songs during the children’s worship time. We all love seeing this. 

Music

We are blessed to have musical talent from four pianists. We love singing during worship time. Rev. MiYeon Kim who was one of the choir soloists of her university sings the hymns beautifully during the worship service. 

Communion

We have communion following the liturgical season. At the communion table, we acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the host and all our guests. The meal uses the symbols of small pieces of bread and a taste of wine or juice to remind us of Jesus’ last supper with his followers and of God’s enduring love. Therefore, everyone including children is welcome at the table of Jesus Christ. 

Volunteers 

We run our church on volunteers and those who offer their services on a gift-in-kind basis. The music, the custodial, the yard work, even the maintenance work are all done by our great people. We have coffee and lunch on the last Sunday of every month. This is also on a volunteer rotating basis. There is always more lunch than we need, and it is always offered to our members to take home. 

Community

Our community is important to us and living our faith in outreach to people of the hamlet is one of our mandates. We have the only hall in the hamlet and it is used for community events. Currently, a walking group utilizes it three times a week in the winter months to walk and socialize there. It has also been used for bridal and baby showers, craft sales, and other activities. 

We also participate in outreach projects when a need arises. Examples are mitten and sock trees to donate to the needy, collecting food for the local food bank, and anonymous donations of gifts card for people in need. We’ve had members donate time to the local cemetery for a general clean-up and cleaning up of graves for past congregation members. When the community wanted bells rung on November 11, we did that from our church where they could be heard all around town.  

We have a unique group of people, warm and friendly who are also loyal and supportive. We believe that God is with us on our journey to stay alive; we believe that God is telling us anything is possible when we put our mind to it. It is true we have challenges but our trials and difficult times teach us the importance of God’s glory and the power of the presence of God. We are thankful for God’s love we will carry on and march forward.