organizations, including the Agape Medical clinic, a
free clinic which turns no one away and works with
local hospital systems to provide care; the Open Door
Preschool, aimed at helping those children for whom
English is a second language prepare to enter area public
schools; and a monthly free legal clinic. Grace is also
preparing to move Ally’s House, a group that serves the
needs of pregnant teens, into its parsonage. In addition,
a duplex on the church’s property has been converted for
use by the Bonhoeffer House, a new monastic community
that is home to four seminary students who are focused
on serving the homeless and meeting other social-service
needs in this East Dallas neighborhood.
Although the congregation is housed in a beautiful and
historic building, it believes that “Grace is more than a
building. It’s a mission.” This idea has fueled each of its
three capital campaign efforts. The church’s f չ