2010 - Charis Fellowship

CHARIS Delegates Meet and Plan Ten-Year Implementation Strategy

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A plan for implementing the three-part strategy of the Commitment to Common Mission document was developed and adopted by delegates to a CHARIS leadership meeting September 12-15, 2010. Meeting at the Chateau St. Albain in France, the leaders of the worldwide Grace Brethren fellowships agreed on a strategy of utilizing small teams with specialized expertise […]

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Feeding the Hungry, Clothing the Poor

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Mabton Congregation Helps the Needy For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me,

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‘Love Your Neighbor’ Comes to Life in Akron

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The people of the Ellet Grace Brethren Church in Akron, Ohio, love their next-door neighbors. And there are more than 300 of those neighbors to love–most of them under the age of 10. The Ellet church is right next door to the Ritzman Community Learning Center, a K-5 elementary school in the Akron public school

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Restarted Florida Church Breathes New Life

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After a number of months of prayer, reflection, and visioning, the congregation of the Ocala, Fla., Grace Brethren Church voted July 18 to dissolve the Ocala church as an independent entity, and become a campus of Grace Church of Sebring, the Grace Brethren church in Sebring, Fla. “They willingly have submitted to follow the leadership

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New Building at Whittier

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Pastor Richard Todd stands in front of the building that was recently purchased by the Grace Brethren Church in Whittier, Calif. The former furniture store, located at 8109 Greenleaf Avenue, will be renovated for ministry use. The church’s former campus was sold several years ago and it has been meeting in temporary facilities while searching

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Advancing the Kingdom Two Wheels at a Time

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by Kelsey Mitchener Last February John Shirk wanted to give his little girl a bicycle for her birthday. He didn’t know at the time that Emma’s present would start a large-scale ministry based out of a repurposed Chicago paint factory. With the help of a friend, Shirk restored and repainted his daughter’s ninth-birthday bike. Enjoying

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California Congregation Moves Financing to GBIF

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The Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF), Winona Lake, Ind., has announced that another congregation in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches has decided to transfer their entire financing package from other lenders to the GBIF. In fact, when the Auburn Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Auburn, Calif., wants to finance another expansion, they

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Earthquakes and the Gospel

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By Tom Hocking “Who is it!?” Uh oh, I thought. This neighbor sounds more than a little irritated and definitely suspicious. Through the closed door, Alfredo and I introduced ourselves as the Spanish- and English-speaking pastors of the church on the corner. The door opened barely a crack. “Yeah? Well, whaddyawant?” “We’re part of Bless/Bellflower–an

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A Legacy of Commitment and Courage

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A Tribute to the Military Chaplains of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches By Dr. John W. Schumacher, CH (COL) USA, Retired Chaplain Endorsing Agent, FGBC With dedication, distinction, courage, and commitment, more than 50 men have represented the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches as military chaplains. They stand on a legacy that has been

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Almanac: November-December 2010

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The following news briefs are from November and December issues of The Brethren Missionary Herald magazine. Sixty Years ago – 1950 The Rosemont Brethren Church (M.L. Myers, pastor) dedicated their at Martinsburg, W. Va., on October 22. Dr. Alva J. McClain and Dr. Paul Bauman were the speakers at the day-long celebration. Forty Years Ago

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