July 2019

Bogue Challenges Conference to Do Hard Things

Jeff Bogue wrapped up Wednesday at Access2019, the national conference of the Charis Fellowship, with a challenge to do hard things. He noted that it was one of the values of his congregation at Grace Church, Bath Campus, in Akron, Ohio. “We do hard things.” He explained, “When given two options, we will choose the

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NAIA Honors Grace College for Academic Success

For the third year in a row, all of Grace College’s teams hit their academic mark. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) named every Lancer team as a Scholar-Team. To achieve Scholar-Team status, a team must own a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher. The athletic department had an overall average GPA of 3.40,

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Access2019 Begins in California

The national conference of the Charis Fellowship kicked off Tuesday morning with a worship celebration at Auburn Grace Community Church, Auburn, Calif. (Phil Sparling, senior pastor). Speakers Jeremy Wike, senior pastor of Community of Hope Church, Columbia City, Ind., spoke to the importance of partnering together, and shared how he had visited the different pastors

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Hometown Missions Trip

“It’s our own hometown missions trip that we have the privilege to participate in every year,” says Esther Abel, the media intern at Southview Grace Brethren Church of Ashland, Ohio (Mark Abel, senior pastor). Esther is referring to Southview’s long-running tradition of Wifflefest. Turning 20 years old this past Fourth of July, the community’s staple

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Aiming to Share the Gospel Locally and Globally

“God is using this as a way to share the gospel in a way we never could have imagined,” says Frank L. Figueroa Junior., lead pastor of Waipio Grace Brethren Church (a Charis Fellowship congregation in Mililani, Hawaii). Frank is referring to the Hawaii branch of Centershot Ministries, a program that partners with churches to

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Wooster Church Provides Shelter After Flooding

Grace Church, Wooster, Ohio (Nick Cleveland, senior pastor), provided emergency housing on Sunday evening after more than four inches of rain fell in a short period of time, causing flash flooding. The Daily Record reported the story. A portion of the article appears below. Click here to read the complete story. Roads reopening; flood warning

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Jeff Bogue Final Session Speaker for Momentum 2019

Jeff Bogue, the conference pastor for Momentum, finished the last day by speaking to the students about being prepared. Bogue is the senior pastor of Grace Church of Greater Akron, Ohio.  Always. That is the word Bogue focused on from 1 Peter 3:15, the theme verse for Momentum 2019. God does not say anything just

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Steve Kozak to Students: “Don’t Miss the Opportunities”

Steve Kozak, vice president of youth ministry at CE National, spoke at the Saturday morning session for Momentum. July 20, Kozak spoke to students and staff from over 100 churches about being a missionary every day. When he was a head football coach, Kozak was placed in a situation where he “had a chance to

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