Bobbie Ridenour, member of Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church in northern Indiana (Kip Cone, lead pastor), died on November 26, 2021. During her career she worked for the Brethren Missionary Herald Company (now BMH Books and GraceConnect) and CE National (now Momentum Ministry Partners). A version of her obituary appears below. Bobbette “Bobbie” Juanne Ridenour, […]
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The Eagle Commission is a national ministry of the Charis Fellowship. On November 11, the board of directors met. Below is a recap from their meeting, provided by Endorser Mark Penfold. The Eagle Commission’s board of directors had its annual board meeting on Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11, via Zoom. Our board president, Jim Augspurger (Grace
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One of my favorite memories from my 23 years on active duty was celebrating Thanksgiving with my soldiers. It happens like this: Normally, the dining facility (or mess hall) closes early on Wednesday after serving lunch. The cooks have been preparing for weeks. During the next 20 hours or so, there will be no end
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Encompass World Partners, a national ministry of the Charis Fellowship, employs workers to the least reached in 30 countries. To enable Charis churches to better engage with these efforts, Encompass has created a weekly email update. PrayNow is sent out on Monday mornings with one prayer request for each day of the week. See a
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“Our mission statement is ‘worship God, serve others.’ This is part of how we serve others.” Brian McCall, executive pastor at Martinsburg Grace Brethren Church (MGBC), a Charis Fellowship congregation in southern Pennsylvania, explains how they pursue this mission. “We have three community outreach focused ministries that we invest in through volunteers and financial support:
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Pastor Greg Howell died on November 21, 2021. Greg was admitted to the hospital on October 19 with COVID-19 and spent the last month fighting complications from the illness. In addition to being senior pastor at Community Grace Brethren Church in Goldendale, Wash., Greg served as the recording secretary for the Fellowship Council for decades. He
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DaZhane Jones, a Grace College sophomore from Indianapolis, was recently one of 30 Hoosier students to receive the “Realizing the Dream” scholarship from Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI). Each of the honorees is a sophomore student who has “realized the dream” to be the first in his or her family to attend college. The event
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Water for Good is a cooperating ministry of the Charis Fellowship. A version of this story appeared on Grace College’s blog. See the original post here. Jim Hocking Spoke Sango Before He Spoke English. He grew up in the Central African Republic as the son of a minister, and it fostered in him a deep love
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Greg Howell, senior pastor at Community Grace Brethren Church in Goldendale, Wash., was admitted to the hospital on October 19 with COVID-19. On November 16, Greg’s family sent the following update: Greg was able to tolerate dialysis yesterday and they plan to do dialysis today. His oxygen levels are doing good. He is stable, but
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For Don MacGregor, member at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church in northern Indiana (Kip Cone, lead pastor), 1966 was a year of change. In January he accepted Christ, in March he joined the Marine Corps, in May he turned 19, in June he married his wife, and in September he left for Vietnam. Fifty-five years
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