March 2020

Years of Faith at Grace Village

After 24 fulfilling years serving Grace Village Retirement Community, Jeff Carroll has announced his retirement starting in January 2021. (Grace Village is a cooperating ministry in the Charis Fellowship, formerly Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches.) Jeff accepted the position of CEO in October 1996 during a time of financial uncertainty and looming bankruptcy. Never to […]

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Intern Helps Inventory Church Planting Records

Grace College senior, Kyle Kaufman, is interning with GraceConnect this semester. A history major, he is helping sort, inventory, and catalog records from the former Grace Brethren North American Missions (GBNAM). The files have been stored in Warsaw, Ind., and will eventually be added to the Charis Fellowship Archive at Grace College. The collection includes

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Grace College President, Students, Staff Meet Civil Rights Heroines on Bus Tour

Grace College president, Dr. Bill Katip joined students, and staff recently in a six-day Civil Rights Bus Tour on which the group met several heroines of the civil rights movement. The tour was led by Dr. Todd Allen, founder of The Common Ground Project, professor of communication at Messiah College, and friend of Grace College.

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Grace Brethren Investment Foundation Announces New Chief Executive Officer

The Board of Directors of Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF), the church extension fund of Charis Fellowship, is very pleased to announce that Ryan Bowell has been selected as the next president and CEO of the organization. He will immediately be named CEO designee and will formally assume the CEO role on May 14, 2020,

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Testing on Second Grace College Student Returns Negative

A message sent to the Grace College and Seminary family today reveals that the COVID-19 test results for the second student returned negative. At the same time, employees were encourage to work from home, if possible. Below is the complete text of the message, sent by President Dr. Bill Katip. Three days ago, we were

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Churches Dispense with Traditional Services

Grace Church, Wooster, Ohio (Nick Cleveland, senior pastor) was included in a “roundup” story about how churches in the Wooster area carried out regular worship services over the weekend. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. No shaking hands: Churches dispense with traditional services Father Rich Samide kept

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