
Our Ministries
United in Grace ministries reach out in practical ways to feed and to clothe those in need of food and clothing. As an ELCA Reconciling in Christ congregation, United in Grace invites and welcomes the full participation of LGBTQ+ persons in our worship life and ministries.
Brown Bag Meal Ministry
We are continuing to place our Brown Bags into the hands of hungry folks we encounter on street corners and parking lots.
We encourage those of you who are reluctant to hand them out, to try it. I think you will find it rewarding. Just roll down your window and hold up a bag. Ask if they would like a lunch. Very seldom will someone decline.
We can’t pick up Brown Bags at church during our renovation but call or email me and I will gladly bring some to your house. It’s a small thing we do, but much appreciated.
Each Brown Bag costs about $5.00 to fill. Please consider making a donation. In the memo line of your check, put “Brown Bag Ministry”.
Thank you for your generosity, and may God bless our efforts.
Karen Spears
707-643-5761
Food Bank Ministry
The United in Grace Food Bank Team takes to the field every second Wednesday of the month from 1 - 3pm at the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano warehouse in Fairfield.
At the warehouse, the team sorts and bags produce for distribution to our hungry neighbors in Solano County.
Please join us.


Outreach Ministry
We make quilts that are 60 x 80 and collect items for personal care kits and school kits for Lutheran World Relief (LWR).
We make hats and scarfs for Vallejo's unsheltered and for the San Francisco Night Ministry.
At Christmas time we provide lap quilts and collect items for the Seniors love Santa program and also collect small cosmetics for distribution to the unsheltered.
You are invited to join this ministry. Regardless of your skill level, there is rewarding work for you to do.
For more information, please contact
Judy Faye at
707-643-5761 (voice/text)
Book Study
Wednesdays
10am in-person and 7pm on Zoom
Judy Faye welcomes your participation
whether in person or on Zoom.
You may reach Judy at
707-643-5971 (voice/text)
The Road to Wisdom
We begin our reading and discussion of the book The Road to Wisdom on Wednesday, May 28th. In The Road to Wisdom, Francis Collins reminds us of the four core sources of judgement and clear thinking: truth, science, faith, and trust.
Drawing on his work from the Human Genome Project and heading the National Institutes of Health, as well as on ethics, philosophy, and
Christian theology, Collins makes a robust, thoughtful case for each of these sources—their
reliability, and their limits. Ultimately, he shows how they work together, not separately—and
certainly not in conflict. It is only when we relink these four foundations of wisdom that we can
begin to discern the best path forward in life.
Thoughtful, accessible, winsome, and deeply wise, The Road to Wisdom leads us beyond current
animosities to surer footing. Here is the moral, philosophical, and scientific framework with
which to address the problems of our time—including distrust of public health, partisanship,
racism, response to climate change, and threats to our democracy—but also to guide us in our
daily lives.
This is a book that will repay many readings, and resolve dilemmas that we all face
every day.”
Martha Circle
Martha Circle is a Luncheon Bible Study Group for women that meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 12pm - 2PM.
Please join us for lunch and discussion of a study from “Gather” magazine, a publication from the Women of the ELCA.
Bring your own bag lunch. Dessert will be provided.
For more information, please contact
Jan Jackson
707-643-5761