Missions of Grace Church
Gideon's Garden
Founded in 2008 by young people from Grace Church, Gideon’s Garden is a youth-operated farm dedicated to feeding neighbors in need while fostering learning, growth, and community. What began as a small garden on donated land from Taft Farms has grown into a thriving two-acre farm complete with a butterfly house, propagation house, delivery van, and flock of chickens.
Today, Gideon’s Garden supplies fresh produce to food pantries throughout the Southern Berkshires and serves as a place where young people and volunteers work, learn, and grow together. Each summer, the Garden hosts a 10-week paid internship program for middle school students and welcomes adult volunteers from across the community throughout the growing season.
Lee Food Pantry
Founded in 1991, the Lee Food Pantry is a longstanding ministry of Grace Church serving Lee and surrounding communities, including Stockbridge, Tyringham, Lenox Dale, and Becket. Open every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to noon, the pantry provides food and essential household support to an average of fifty households each week, serving more than 6,900 individuals in 2025 alone.
ESL Classes
Twice a year, Grace Church offers 15-week-long English as a Second Language classes with lead teacher Marilyn Wegh and Lynn Carlson as administrator and assistant teacher. For more information please contact the Grace Church office.
Partnerships
Grace Church is proud to partner with many local non-profits and organizations including: Human to Human, Cathedral of the Beloved, Berkshire Immigrant Center, Roots Dreams and Mustard Seeds, Berkshire Bounty, Head Start at Muddy Brook, Berkshire South Financial Aid Fund, The People’s Pantry and many others.
Fellowship Groups
Books & Bread
Now in its 29th year, this longstanding monthly gathering brings together readers in fellowship to share their love of books in one another’s homes throughout the year. Each January, members gather to nominate and vote on the books that will shape the year’s reading and discussion.
Third Sunday Supper
On the third Sunday of each month, members of the congregation gather for dinner at a local restaurant to enjoy fellowship, conversation, and community together. Checks are separate. Please RSVP to Carol Way if you plan to attend.
Men's Group
The Men’s Group meets throughout the year for fellowship, conversation, and mutual support. Members take turns sharing their life stories, creating opportunities for deeper connection within the parish community.
Graceful Gathering
Graceful Gathering is a welcoming community for all who identify as female or nonbinary. The group gathers monthly for shared fellowship over lunch, with members bringing their own meals and taking turns sharing their life stories in a spirit of connection, encouragement, and mutual support.
Seasonal Formation Opportunities
Grace Church offers formation classes and workshops throughout the year that invite participants into deeper spiritual reflection, creativity, and community. Past offerings have included Psalms of Grace, a study of the Book of Psalms that culminated in the creation of an original poetry collection written by attendees. We have also hosted Come and See, a series of Lenten art workshops featuring the creation of Anglican prayer beads, blackout poetry, and collaborative Stations of the Cross projects.
Currently, we are hosting Walk in Love: The Episcopal Way, an in-depth exploration of Episcopal beliefs, traditions, and practices designed to deepen faith and understanding within the Anglican tradition.
Walk in Love: The Episcopal Way Mondays at 7pm on Zoom
The Guild at Grace
Come creators, artists, makers and crafters!
We meet in the Grace Church office, 67 State Road, Great Barrington, on Wednesdays starting May 20th, from 1 until 3.
Bring your projects to work on while we chat and share. Come regularly or drop in once and a while. Perhaps we will eventually do a group project, or a workshop led by one of us – we shall see. Don’t have a craft? Come learn one! And feel free to bring a friend.
For questions contact Mackenzie in the church office or Lea Carmichael Richardson.