Congregations
Sanctuary
Sunday Services: 9:15am, 10:30am with Choir
Our Sanctuary Worship services offer a familiar worship experience with classic liturgy and hymns. You will see our pastors and worship leaders in robes and hear a full choir bring intricate pieces of music to life. But don’t confuse traditional with antiquated – our Sanctuary Worship is multi-generational and community-oriented, closing each service with a sung benediction: “Lord, Make Your Home in Me.” This style of worship connects us to a history of gathering as a church that spanned generations before us and continues to set a foundation for generations to come.
Leadership:
Rev. Billy Echols-Richter, Lead Pastor
Rev. Laura Echols-Richter, Executive Pastor
Laurie Hanson Roberts, Minister of Sanctuary Worship
Bill Roberts, Associate Music Minister
InSeub Jong, Sanctuary Accompanist
Modern
Sunday Services: 9:15am – A Different Door // 10:30am – Modern Worship
In our Modern Worship services, you will experience a space where the “churchy” aspects are stripped down, creating a disarming entry point to worship that is especially meaningful to those who may have experienced harm in a church setting before. If you come at 9:15am, you will experience worship through A Different Door. There will be music and prayer, but rather than a sermon, we invite different voices and perspectives to share in discussion about our faith and our world. Think of it like a live podcast conversation hosted within elements of worship. At 10:30am, we blend a more standard order of worship and message with contemporary music and a casual atmosphere. But no matter which service you attend, we always join together in reading our Community Values that embody the core of what Modern Worship means – ”Without Exception, We Belong.”
Leadership:
Rev. Christopher Vaughan, Lead Pastor of Modern Worship
Rev. Karyl Patredis, Pastor of Modern Worship & Outreach
Vaughn Faison, Director of Modern Worship
Grace Chapel
Sunday Services: 9am In Person, 11:00am In Person & Online
In 2011, we launched a campus in Prosper, Texas off of Highway 380. What started as Cross Way UMC became Grace Chapel in 2019 and opened a new building in 2024. While a campus of Grace Avenue, Grace Chapel offers their own ministries, missions, an Early Learning Center, and more. If you’re situated more north of Frisco or around the 380 corridor, Grace Chapel may be a great place for you to call home.
Silver Link
Sunday Service: 3:15pm
As we age, our need for community does not diminish. Perhaps you are looking for a place where your aging loved one can continue to worship each week, or maybe you’re someone with a heart for serving vulnerable communities. Silver Link is right for you.
Silver Link is a worship service at The Landing, the assisted living facility of a retirement community called Watermere at Frisco. This vital ministry was started by volunteers from Grace Avenue as an outreach ministry, and now worships a congregation of around 20 residents from all denominations each week.
Leadership:
Rev. Handi Jo Dolloff-Holt, Pastor of Senior Adult and Health Ministries
Volunteer with Silver Link:
We like to have 2 leaders for each position so that volunteers are making a commitment of about 6 Sundays a year. We welcome those who can offer a devotional message, provide music, serve communion, and read liturgy. Come and share your gifts, and you will find yourself richly blessed by these amazing souls!
Whether you’d like to get your loved one involved or you’re interested in sharing your heart with this community, our Pastor of Senior Adult Ministry, Rev. Handi Jo Dolloff-Holt, would love to get you connected. You can email her at handijo@graceavenue.org to learn more.
Seekers & Skeptics
Seekers & Skeptics is a community committed to spiritual exploration, radical inclusion, and real connection. Rather than a traditional Sunday morning experience, this group provides open community gatherings and alternative theological exploration for those seeking a safe spiritual home.
Little Elm
In 2025, Grace Avenue adopted Button Memorial UMC in Little Elm – a church with over 150 years of history. This transition allows Grace Avenue to live into our vision to be a multi-site community, making disciples and making a difference beyond our flagship campus in Frisco. We are making plans to launch a new worshipping community in Little Elm that will build on the United Methodist Church’s rich history of ministry and grow into something that will serve future generations. Already, we have strong ministry partners in Little Elm through the Colin Powell Community Center – learn more at graceavenue.org/missions.
Want to get involved in what God is doing through Grace Avenue in Little Elm?