Grace Upon Grace


Church Links
Grace Community Covenannt Church ECC Pacific Northwest Conference

The awewome church which welcomed and received Grant out of a life of alcoholism and drug abuse, and now has welcomed Grant and Nancy home again while he battles metastatic cancer. Grant also received his call into ministry while at Grace Community and also met and married his wife Nancy. The Sunday worship services begins at 9:00 and 10:45 AM.

The Evangelical Covenant Church Pacific Northwest Conference is made up of churches in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. The conference website provides information on these churches and information on conference events and ministries, etc.

The Evangelical Covenant Church Cascades Camp & Conference Center

Our denomination’s website with information on the Covenant’s identity, denominational ministries, Covenant institutions, current events, Covenant news, available resources, etc.

For a short description of what the Evangelical Covenant Church believes please see: Covenant Affirmations: Brief Form.

For a full description please see: Covenant Affirmations: Full Form.

The website for the North Pacific Conference’s camp, located 25 miles southeast of Olympia near Yelm, Washington on nearly 1,000 acres of forest with lake frontage on Elbow Lake. The camp offers a full slate of summer camping for all ages, and is available for groups throughout the year.

Pacific Northwest Conference Women’s Ministries  

The Pacific Northwest Conference’s Covenant Women Ministries website with information about the Annual Women’s Retreat, upcoming events, ministry projects, calendar, resources, etc.


 
Links to Helpful Biblical Tools
Day-by-Day by Grace Devotional E-Sword (Bible Software)

An excellent, daily devotional by Pastor Bob Hoekstra, Director of Living In Christ Ministries, seeking to help the reader to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” The devotional is hosted by The Blue Letter Bible, an online, fully searchable collection of many Bible translations.

An easy to use, free, Bible Software program authored by Rick Meyers, with many available modules including Bibles, commentaries, devotionals, dictionaries, maps, graphics, topics (books) as well as STEP libraries. For an extensive library of user made modules, please visit http://www.biblesupport.com/ by clicking the "Bible Support" graphic below:

Bible Support

e-Sword Home
The Online Bible (Bible Software) The Word (Bible Software)

The granddaddy of free Bible Software programs, authored by Larry Pierce, with many available Bibles, books, commentaries and dictionaries.

A new, free, Bible Software program, authored by Costas Steriou, with many Bibles, books, commentaries, devotionals, & dictionaries available. The Word also has one of the most powerful search capabilities of the free Bible programs.


Links to Video Worship Backgrounds & Media Sites
Grace Upon Grace Worship Backgrounds CreationSwap

Grant Christensen's own collection of free, worship background videos for use with such programs as Mediashout or EasyWorship. Please check back for new content added or follow on Twitter at gchristens.

A site that sells video loops and stills from a wide variety of contributers, while also providing a growing collection of free video loops and stills.

MovieTools.info FreeImages

A categorized collection of videos for use in television production, that can be adapted for use in Christian worship services. Useful categories include: Worship Loops, Music Loops, Wedding Loops, Holiday Loops, & Flag Loops. Downloading loops requires a free registration.

A vast colleciton of free photos that can be used as worship backgrounds or made into video slideshows using Windows Movie Maker for use in programs such as Mediashout or EasyWorship. Downloading photos requires registering for a free membership. When looking for photos click on the "Advanced search" tab, and then in the combo box marked "Restricted OK" select "No."

Pond5 Free Worship Loops

A site that sells stock media (video clips) from a wide variety of contributers, offering a free clip each week. Downloading the free clip requires registering for a free membership. Clips can be converted using a free, video converter Any Video Converter.

A small collection of free, worship background loops with more on the way. No registration is required to download the video loops.