July 2019

Nominees for Fellowship Council 2019-2024 Announced

The Nominating Committee of the Charis Fellowship has nominate the following people to the 2019-2024 term of the Fellowship Council of the Charis Fellowship: Delegates at the annual corporation meeting of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, Inc (doing business as Charis Fellowship) conference will select one representative from each region from this list. Region A: Arctic, Hawaii, Mountain Plains, […]

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George and Jane Peters Mark 65th Anniversary

An announcement of the 65th wedding anniversary of former Charis Fellowship missionaries, George and Jane Peters, is included in yesterday’s Columbus, Ohio, Dispatch. The Peters’ served for a number of years in the Central African Republic. A portion of it appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Anniversary: F. George and S. Jane

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Seahawks Assistant Coach Kicks Off Wifflefest

A report on WFMD-Mansfield, Ohio, includes an interview with Ben Malcolmson, special assistant to the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. He was the speaker on Sunday as the 20th annual Wifflefest kicked off in Ashland, Ohio. The Southview Grace Brethren Church in Ashland (Mark Abel, senior pastor) sponsors the event. A portion of the story

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Seahawks’ Malcolmson Leads Off 20th Wifflefest

As Southview Grace Brethren Church in Ashland, Ohio (Mark Abel, senior pastor), marks its 20th annual Wifflefest, the event is being featured in the Ashland, Ohio, Times-Gazette. Below is a portion of a third article in a series of three, which was published on June 28, 2019. Click here to read the complete article. 20th

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Wiffle Ball Tourney Underway in Ashland

Wifflefest, the annual tournament around the backyard game that is played with a perforated plastic ball and plastic bats, is underway in Ashland, Ohio. Sponsored by Southview Grace Brethren Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in that community, the first round of games in the Business Tournament was played with proceeds going to the Ashland Pregnancy

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Gilmores to Begin Church-Planting Residency at Hilliard

Trey and Sarah Gilmore will be joining the pastoral staff of Movement Church, Hilliard, Ohio, in a one-year, self-supporting church-planting resident roles. The Gilmores come to Movement Church from Tucson, Ariz., where they were recently on staff at Vail Christian Church serving in student ministry. Trey is originally from Pennsylvania and is a graduate of

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Lexington Church Member Traces Her Path of Faith

Last week, the Richland Source news site included the story of Robin Walker, a member of Grace Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Lexington, Ohio (Nathanial Foote, lead pastor). Robin was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2013, which began a series of hardships in her life. The article traces her path of faith, including that she

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Grace College SID Office Takes Top NAIA-SIDA Honor

Grace College’s sports information office was honored at the annual NAIA-SIDA (NAIA Sports Information Directors Association) Convention with the prestigious Gary Spitler Award for excellence. The Spitler award is the NAIA-SIDA’s top honor, given annually to the department with the most accumulated points in the publication contests. The Lancers finished in the top 10 of

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