Serve
In response to Christ’s command and example, Grace has a long history of providing support to Christian and other charitable service organizations.
Mission Trips
Honduras: Parishioners and friends travel annually to Tegucigalpa as part of a work team to El Hogar de Amor y Esperanza, a ministry to orphaned, abandoned, and at-risk boys and girls in one of the poorest countries in the hemisphere.
Katrina Relief: Parishioners and friends continue to offer hands-on support to those rebuilding their lives along the Gulf Coast. Teams serve either at Camp Coast Care, Mississippi, or in New Orleans.
The Brooklyn Heights Interfaith Shelter
This Homeless shelter operates ten months a year and is housed at Grace for five weeks each year. Parishioners volunteer to coordinate, cook, and sleep overnight at the shelter at Grace and at other congregations throughout the year.
Christian Help in Park Slope (CHIPS)
We support a food pantry ministry for local hunger relief. Parishioners bring canned and staple food items to church weekly. Monetary donations assist with the purchase of bulk grocery items.
East Brooklyn Congregations
Grace participates as a member of this citywide coalition of congregations of many denominations, organized to improve life in the city. Recent issues have included, among other things, immigration, police and community relations, public schools, and the preservation of urban “green space.”
Tutoring in Brownsville
Volunteers tutor at Frederick Douglas Academy VII, a small public high school in Brownsville, to tutor students to pass Regents exams, and to help seniors strengthen their college essays. Tutoring is given in math, English, US and global history, and science. Volunteers work one afternoon a week at the school. If interested, contact Mark McIntyre at or 718.965.3261.
Habitat for Humanity
We work to build affordable housing in Brooklyn. Parishioners volunteer for work days, as well as housing advocacy campaigns.
Heifer Project International
This organization supports development work throughout the third world. Our Sunday School organizes funding for special projects, usually during Lent.
The Dialogue Project
This neighborhood organization gathers Christians, Muslims, and Jews for conversation and learning in a reconciling environment.
Heights and Hills Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving dinner is a high point of the year for the parish and the community as Grace hosts over two hundred neighborhood seniors for a traditional Thanksgiving feast.
Episcopal Relief and Development
ERD is one of the most effective worldwide agencies for the alleviation of human suffering, supported by individuals and by the parish.
The Episcopal Church
The Church and Diocese of Long Island are wider church ministries that our congregation supports. We budget annual financial support for the mission of our diocese and the national Episcopal Church. We also support the diocese of Long Island through Episcopal Charities, Camp DeWolfe scholarships, and the Adopt-a-Family program at Christmas.
Recovery Community
Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Alanon, and other self-help groups use our church buildings almost every night for meetings and other activities. For a schedule of these meetings, please call the church office at 718.624.1850.