by Grace | Jan 20, 2023 | Anniversary
While we don’t think of Grace as an evangelistic church today, that was not the case when Grace was being established. In fact, the legal name of our church is Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (Oakville). A local newspaper for Oakville and Trafalgar, The...
by Grace | Jan 19, 2023 | Anniversary
Three locations appear prominently during the early days of Grace prior to the construction of our church building. One was the Masonic Hall on Church and Thomas Street where Sunday worship was conducted. Another was St. John’s United Church where confirmation...
by Grace | Jan 17, 2023 | Anniversary
The cornerstone of a church is Jesus. Our building has a cornerstone too. It contains articles placed there when it was laid in 1958. So, what is the story of our building and the laying of that cornerstone? In 1952, the Lutheran Synod of Canada purchased the lot...
by Grace | Jan 11, 2023 | Anniversary
Just like the stories of the early Christians in the Book of Acts, Grace was a hive of activity. A mission developer, Rev. Roy Grosz, would become Grace’s first Pastor (see photograph above). Mission development was thriving in North America. One of the nine...
by Grace | Jan 7, 2023 | Anniversary
Ever wonder how this congregation that we call Grace began? Like any church, it is a story of people. One local Lutheran living on Maple Avenue, Herman Paulsen, took initiative. Encouraged by Herman Paulsen, Dr G. H. Reble, president of the Evangelical Lutheran...
by Grace | Dec 24, 2022 | Anniversary
Grace was established over a period of about a year beginning in 1952. We will be celebrating over the next 12 months with several events and activities that honour the past, look forward to the future and serve the community in which we live. Seventy years is a...
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