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Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Downtown Las Vegas church closes doors after 70 years
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — After more than 70 years of worship, fellowship, and community, one of the last remaining churches in Downtown Las Vegas is closing its doors. Congregants at Grace Presbyterian Church celebrated their last Easter Mass at their church campus near the I-15 and Charleston on Sunday. The church was forced to relocate due to rising rents, safety concerns in the area, and the expansion of the freeway, which made it challenging for members to get to and from the church's campus. 'It's just gonna be a lot of change, and change, even when it's positive, is hard for people,' Associate Pastor Craig Sanders said. 'This is the place we've done ministry for 70 years, and now we're going to be going to a new home, and we're excited about that, but it's hard. It's hard for these people to leave. They mourn it all the time.' The church's new location near Rhodes Ranch will be smaller than its current campus due to the increased cost of building. But Sanders says the downsizing will allow the church to host more services, allowing more people to join. 'The people are the church, not the building,' Sanders said. 'The building is a tool that we use, but we're taking all those people with us, and so we as the church are going there… this is just a new generation for ministry for us.' Grace Presbyterian Church will host its final service at its current church campus on May 4. They will have services at Mountain View Presbyterian Church until they move into their new location in December. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Empty Bowls fundraiser will benefit Grace Presbyterian Church's food pantry
Grace Presbyterian Church will host its 17th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser, which is designed to raise awareness about food insecurity in the Tuscaloosa community. The fundraiser will be held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. March 26 in the Grace Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 113 Hargrove Road. More: Grace Presbyterian opens Table of Grace food pantry Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the church's Table of Grace food pantry, which organizers say helps feed nearly 2,500 people every month. 'Since we opened the new market-style pantry in 2023, we have been so grateful for all of the support we've gotten from the Tuscaloosa community,' said Emily Altman, the executive director of Table of Grace. 'This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and we are excited for the ways the support we raise through Empty Bowls will allow Table of Grace to continue in the fight against food insecurity in Tuscaloosa,' she said. For a suggested donation of $25, attendees at Empty Bowls will enjoy live entertainment, a simple meal and the opportunity to pick out a hand-crafted bowl, which they can take home. The University of Alabama's Art and Art History Department will donate more than 200 hand-crafted bowls for the event. Attendees will recieve a meal consisting of soup, bread and water. For an additional $5, attendees will be allowed to take one bowl of soup 'to go.' Organizers said the 'meager meal' is intended to remind participants that many people in West Alabama lack access to sufficient food or food of an adequate quality, while the empty bowl symbolizes that many people go to bed hungry. The Empty Bowls concept originated in 1990 in Michigan, when a high school art teacher asked students for an idea to raise money to support a food drive. Today, Empty Bowls fundraisers are held all over the United States. For more information about the Empty Bowls event, call 205-758-1193 or visit Reach Jasmine Hollie at JHollie@ This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Empty Bowls fundraiser will benefit church's food pantry
