Hannah Fain, Hoboken Grace’s Associate Director of Service Programming, grew up singing. She is a preacher’s kid from Alabama. Hannah and her family spent many Sundays traveling together, singing and leading worship in churches where her dad (who is in full-time ministry as a missionary evangelist) was preaching. Today, Hannah continues that legacy of worship through song as she helps […]
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What happens when the Hoboken Grace and local community come together for a day full of community service projects? Local parks are cleaned, chipped fences are painted, and, at the Hoboken Shelter, food is organized and prepared. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. This year, 1Day Hoboken had over 300 volunteers working on 30 different projects across the city. […]
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We got to chat with George and Gaia, who both recently took the step of baptism, to hear what their experience was like! Story Team: What was the feeling like after you were baptized? George: I felt wet after being baptized! lol. No seriously though, I felt like a weight was lifted off my shoulders and a sense of renewal. […]
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We loved coming together to celebrate all our wonderful moms and mother figures this Sunday at Hoboken Grace! It was really special seeing so many people invite their moms and grandmothers to join them for service and to start off their Sunday with us! We surprised our moms with a special gift, where they got to choose from a bracelet […]
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This post was written by Justin’s former dinner group leader, Noah Robison-Cox, reflecting on his experience with Justin and the incredible legacy he leaves behind. Meeting Justin and Michelle Jean and I first met Justin and Michelle Chang in 2017. We were dinner group leaders at the time, and Jean was serving at a Connection Point on the Sunday that […]
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Over the past month, we have gotten to celebrate so many people take the step of baptism, not only on Easter weekend but there have been baptisms every Sunday since Easter which has been incredible to see! We have even seen a handful of people decide on the same day that they want to take that step. It has been […]
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We had such an incredible weekend celebrating our first Easter at our new space with seven services over Easter Weekend! We were able to welcome over 1,800 people into our space over the weekend, including so many people who were here for the first time. One of our biggest celebrations was being able to watch 12 people take the step […]
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The rain couldn’t dampen the contagious joy that filled 409 14th St and the viaduct this Saturday. We had 48,000 Easter eggs, 200 volunteers, and over 3,300 people at this year’s Easter Egg Hunt which was our first ever at our new space! It was an incredible day as we were able to love our community in this really special […]
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At Hoboken Grace, we believe in the power of community to inspire change—not just in our hearts but in the world around us. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce Be Rich, a church-wide initiative launching February 2025. This February, we’re coming together as a church to walk through Financial Peace University (FPU) in a series we’re calling Be Rich. Whether […]
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This week we have two of our teams out on our Mission Trips! One of our teams headed out to Mexico to work with one of our global partners, Casa Hogar Alegre, an orphanage whose mission is to provide love and care for the children of Chiapas who have been orphaned, abandoned, and abused. Their goal is to provide for […]
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What a night! 409 was filled with so much energy as we spent Ash Wednesday in a night of worship and celebration of the One who loves us most! Pastor Chris led us through a short message reminding us that one of the ways God loves to be loved is through praise and song! It was such a powerful and […]
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This past Saturday, we had our first official Amplify Parenting, where we spent the day devoted to parenting here at 409! As people started to trickle in they got their name badges ready, some treats and coffee, and headed upstairs where the band kicked off the day in worship! Pastor Chris spoke and then everyone headed into their breakout sessions! […]
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2023 has been quite a year! We have seen God move in incredible ways over the last year and have seen lives impacted in countless ways. There were a lot of firsts for our church family this year as we moved into our new home and we have seen God’s faithfulness throughout it all. It was a tremendous year, and […]
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What an amazing week at our 9th annual Christmas Exchange!! There was so much joy filling 409, from our donors dropping off their gifts to our volunteers to the families eagerly picking up their presents! It is so special being able to come together as a church family to love our community in this way, bringing joy to so many […]
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This past Sunday, we kicked off December and the Christmas season with our Grace Kids Christmas Concert! It is one of the cutest Sundays of the year as we see our kids, from toddlers up to fifth grade, up on stage singing Christmas songs they have been working on over the last month! Check out some photos below from this […]
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