July 2021

Men’s Archery Team Goes Down in Quarterfinals

The U.S. men’s archery team, which includes Jacob Wukie, a member of Grace Community Church, Fremont, Ohio (Kevin Pinkerton, lead pastor), was eliminated in the quarterfinals on Monday at the Tokyo Olympics. All will compete individually later this week. (Jacob is also the son-in-law of the pastor.) Below is a portion of a report from […]

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Andrew Knight, Son of Dave and Sue, Dies in Accident

Pray for the Dave and Sue Knight and Greg and Cari Serafino families and Osceola, Ind., Grace Church today following the sudden death of Knight’s son, Andrew, and the injury of Serafino’s son-in-law, Alex Jones, in an automobile accident yesterday. The two were returning from a leadership retreat for the coaches of the Osceola Grace

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Visions of Rapture: The Problem with Watching and Waiting

I remember a pastor telling me once that he hoped that the world would rush toward evil sooner so we could expedite the Rapture. Crassly put, we should wish for more evil and suffering in the world so we Christians can escape sooner. I was a bit speechless when he said it so matter-of-factly, but

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Sewing Camp at Auburn Church Produces Quilts for Orphanage

The Gold Country Media is reporting on the efforts of boys and girls at Auburn Grace Community Church, Auburn, Calif. (Phil Sparling, senior pastor) to make quilts for an orphanage in Guatemala. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article and to see additional photos. Jr. Sewers & Rippers

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Fremont Church Opens Doors for Community to Cheer On One of Its Own

Grace Community Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Fremont, Ohio (Kevin Pinkerton, lead pastor), is opening its doors Sunday evening to allow church and community members to cheer on one of its own in the Tokyo Olympics. Jacob Wukie, a silver medalist in the 2012 London games, is competing with Team USA archery on Sunday

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Colbert’s Unexpected College Journey: ‘By God’s Grace, I Ended Up at Grace’

Have you ever looked in the mirror and not recognized the face staring back at you? Have you ever gone so far down a path that you start to lose who you really are? It’s in those moments of dissonance that we have to make a choice. Who am I? And what am I about?  For

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