“Jesus didn’t command us to build churches, He commanded us to make disciples, says Ed Waken, an elder at ValleyLife Church in Peoria, Ariz., “and if you make disciples, churches emerge because you can’t stop believers from wanting to be together.” In addition to be an elder at ValleyLife, he leads an organic house church movement that embodies congregations all […]
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“Looking back, I see that God was at work because this year we were ready for VBS in January,” says Kim Vucelich, the VBS Coordinator at Grace Polaris Church in Westerville, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor). “Our VBS team is normally ready by March but never January!” Vacation Bible school (VBS) seemed to be put on
A story in Monday’s Warsaw, Ind., Times-Union, reports that a group from the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church (WLGBC) (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor), made 1,500 masks for use by staff and teachers at Warsaw Community Schools. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Pincushion Pals Donate Over
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David Stacy has been named executive director of Caribbean Vision Ministries, a cooperating ministry in the Charis Fellowship that seeks to provide God’s hope to people who are hurting spiritually, physically, emotionally, and mentally in Haiti, the Bahamas, and Trinidad. He will assume the role on September 1, 2020. Dr. Chuck Davis, one of the
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Pastor Ralph Roy Schwartz was born on December 14, 1937 in Hatfield, Pa., and went to be with his heavenly Father on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at 5:05 a.m. in Salem, Ore. Ralph was the 3rd son of Daniel and Dorothy (née Light) Schwartz; his brothers are James (deceased), Donald, David, Daniel, Gordon, and Gerald
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Rev. Marvin E. Lowery, 84, of Melbourne, Fla., entered the gates of Heaven on August 4, 2020. Born November 28, 1935, in Hagerstown, Md., son of the late Roy H. and Phoebe G. (Rohrer) Lowery. He was preceded in death by his brother, Francis Elwood Lowery. Survived by daughters, Tamyra, wife of Richard Dawson III,
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The staff at Encompass World Partners is grateful for the many positive responses, conversations, and interest in continuing to learn together after the Redeeming Social Distance workshop on July 28. They are planning for an hour and a half long meeting on the evening of September 8 as a next step in the discussion. (Miss the workshop? Click
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Since participating on Operation Barnabas summer ministry experience is not an end result but rather a step in the process, OB participants are encouraged to be involved in the OB Faithfulness Program. This discipleship program, completed in the five months immediately following the student’s OB tour, involves demonstrating continued faithfulness through personal growth, church involvement, mentoring, and
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In an update from Encompass World Partners, Brad explains that in Japan, there is a strong fear of the unknown and of the future. His hope is that through increased interactions with his neighbors during this time of uncertainty, they would see that we have a God we can trust and that they don’t have
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Sam Erwin preaches on Sunday and he brews coffee on Monday. His journey started with a ministry degree from Grace College and a love for well-roasted coffee, and it transformed into an extraordinary outreach for at-risk high school students. Espresso-ly Passionate about God’s Word Erwin was looking for a Christian college with foundational biblical teaching and
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