Phil Shearer was installed as the lead pastor of North Shore Bible Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Essex, Mass., on Sunday, January 19, 2020. His dad, Pastor Keith Shearer of New Beginnings Grace Brethren Church, Myerstown, Pa., delivered the message from 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 charging Phil to be about the Word. Phil’s father-in-law, Pastor Dan […]
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Encompass World Partners is looking for two individuals to join their Mobilization Services team, one in the Finance department and another in the Communications department, helping to send and sustain cross-cultural workers to make disciples among the least reached peoples of the world. At Encompass, you could use your professional skills to make an eternal
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Ed Lewis will be stepping down as the president of CE National, a role he has held for more than 35 years in an organization where he has worked for nearly 50 years, according to a statement released this week by Joel L. Hawthorne, chairman of the board of directors. In addition, Jeff Bogue, senior
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Word has been received of the death of Robert Salazar, Grace Brethren pastor in New Mexico for many years. His obituary appears below. Reverend Robert Glenn Salazar, went to heaven to be with Jesus Christ, His Lord and Savior, on December 30, 2019, at the age of 88 in Frisco, Texas. He was born Aug.
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The Grace College School of Business, Winona Lake, Ind., prepares for its eleventh year of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The program, which provides free tax preparation to the elderly, disabled, and lower-income individuals filing a basic tax return, will run Monday, Jan. 27 through the end of March. Since 2010, the William
Craig Snow, a member of the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor), and a member of the GraceConnect board of directors, has announced his candidacy for Indiana state representative, District 18. A portion of a story about his announcement, from the online news site, InkFreeNews, appears below. Click here to read
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Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., is expanding its athletic programs to include esports. The program will be led in its inaugural season by head coach Andrew Palladino. The Lancers are the third Crossroads League school to announce an esports team and join a number of schools in the area fielding a competitive esports squad. Grace is
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The Grace College Student Chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) will host the fifth-biennial Transition Exploration Day at the Grace College Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center on Friday, Feb. 7, 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. This is an opportunity for high school students with disabilities to explore post-secondary options that are available in the
A celebration of life for Dr. Lester E. Pifer was held Sunday, January 12, 2020, at Grace Polaris Church, Westerville, Ohio. Dr. Pifer died Christmas Day at the age of 99. Pastor Mike Yoder led the service. Mark Pifer shared on behalf of the family, and other memories were shared by Bob Combs, Chip Heim,
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The year 2019 was an amazing year of ministry for churches in the Charis Fellowship. We thought it would be nice to remember a few stories of how God moved in the lives of people within the fellowship. Below are a few summaries of stories from the last year. If you click on the title
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