802-775-4301 | Worship every Sunday @ 8:30 am and 10 am
802-775-4301 | Worship every Sunday @ 8:30 am and 10 am
Learn more about our church and its history.
Whoever you are and wherever you are on life’s journey, YOU are invited to join us at Grace Church! We are an Open and Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ and we welcome all people without regard to age, race, economic condition, disability, or sexual orientation.
Learn more about our mission and vision.
Striving to follow Jesus we seek to …
We are …
Bravely inclusive with open doors
Boldly caring with open hearts
Broadly spiritual with open minds
Welcome to Grace!
We are striving at Grace to express the loving welcome and hospitality of God who stands in front of all of us with open arms. From the moment you get out of your car in the parking lot, to our refreshment time after morning worship, you are greeted with a warm smile and a heart-felt hello — you are among friends here.
It isn’t only that Grace Church cares and wants to draw you into the faith community; we are friendly because we have experienced the loving acceptance of God in Christ, and we want you to know that love as well. There is joy in the heart of Grace, and this joy radiates from the Holy One who made us, loves us, and holds us.
Wherever you are in your faith journey, we invite you to come and join us in making this joy a part of everyday life!
– Rev. Terry Hanley
The story of Grace Church begins in 1788 with the founding of a congregation by a small varied group of early settlers in Rutland’s East Parish. They built a meeting house sanctuary. To them, a religious core was as important as a civic one. They wanted trained ministers to teach and interpret the Bible. Two more church buildings followed at thirty-year intervals responding to the rise in membership and the rapid growth of the Rutland community. Our present sanctuary was built in 1860 on the eve of the Civil War. It was one of the largest such structures in the state and it has served as a permanent home of the Rutland congregation.
Grace is led by a talented staff and volunteers, with a dynamic music ministry, strong mission goals and remains determined to maintain a sound physical structure. The church family has a large and faithful committed core of members. This remains our greatest strength.
