November 2018

The three rooms at Grace Brethren Church of Norwalk that will house Urban Hope Training Center Los Angeles are currently being renovated. Operation Barnabas teams began work over the summer and more work has followed. A major push was underway in October with several CE National staff members going west to help with the project. […]

As Veteran’s Day approached, former Charis Fellowship (Grace Brethren) pastor, Bob Smoker, was interviewed by the York, Pa., Daily Record. Smoker, who served in Vietnam in the early 1970s, has helped keep alive the memories of those who didn’t make it home. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete

On Wednesday, students at Grace College and members of a local church, participated in an event at an area grocery story to provide nonperishable items and baby products to local food pantries. The event was covered by the South Bend NBC television station, WNDU-16. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read

It was a great weekend in Philadelphia with our Operation Barnabas students! Over 30 students participated on the OB 2018 Reunion Weekend at Urban Hope Training Center Philadelphia, October 26-28. The weekend was a good time of reconnecting and hearing how God has been working in the lives of students since this summer. Despite some bus

Grace College and Mission Point Community Church in Winona Lake are partnering to sponsor the ninth-annual Supermarket Sweep on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Owen’s Market, 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw, Ind. With the holidays approaching, Supermarket Sweep is a fun and easy way to help local families in a tangible way. Participants shop for non-perishable

Jordan Howerton, Momentum Youth Conference worship leader, will return to the National Youth Worker Retreat. Jordan will lead worship and enjoy being with the youth workers who attend. The retreat will be held March 18-21, 2019, at El Caribe Resort in Daytona Beach, Fla. Sean McDowell will speak during the retreat plus spend time with youth workers. Bruce Barlow will