Charis Women announced their next conference tour starts this fall at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church. Delighted Conference will be a two-day event for all ladies ages 14+. Psalm 37:4 instructs us to “delight ourselves in the Lord,” but “delight” isn’t always the best description of our walk with God. If we are honest, distractions and disappointments
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On March 14, 2024, Western Ohio was devastated by an EF3 tornado. The tornado had a path 1,000 yards wide and winds that reached 155 mph. The areas of Russel’s Point and Indian Lake received heavy damage to homes, trees, businesses, and mobile homes. Three people were killed, 27 were injured, and over 900 people had
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Charis Disaster Response is a new initiative to help Charis Fellowship churches minister to people and areas affected by natural disasters in the United States. The development of Charis Disaster Response comes out of several years of discussion with leadership from Encompass World Partners and Charis Fellowship to determine the best way to facilitate these
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Each year at youth conference, Momentum Ministry Partners honors various people with awards recognizing their commitment to the next generation. This year they launched a new award called the Partner of the Year Award. The award recognizes an individual who is exceptional in how they lead, serve, and partner with Momentum, particularly in leading trips
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At the beginning of August, Tim Sprankle began serving a two-year term as the executive director of the Charis Fellowship. This is a role that is nominated by the Fellowship Council and approved by a vote of delegates and can last from one to three years. As executive director, Tim will help provide leadership to
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Walking into the prayer room at Charis Fellowship Conference might have made you stop, turn around, and check to see if you were in the right place. To your left, a LEGO station; in the corner, a large wooden cross and backpack full or rocks; straight ahead, an elegant table set with candles, bread, and
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The Charis Fellowship held its annual Charis Conversation business meeting on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, on the second day of national conference in Columbus, Ohio. A 26-page delegate report was sent to all registered delegates on July 5. Details were reviewed during the Charis Conversation, followed by a time for Q&A. Voting was then conducted
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One of the ways Charis Fellowship churches live out their commitment to our common mission is by supporting ministries and global workers who share the same mission, both in finances and in prayer. Churches often find creative ways to raise awareness among their congregation for those they support through Sunday morning announcements, screen slides, prayer
A clever book in the 1980s titled All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten is both correct, and incorrect, simultaneously. The same can be said about the notion that all I ever needed to know about theology I learned in Sunday school. Or seminary. The truth is, we learned foundational principles, key
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“If your church closed its doors, would anyone in the community care?” That’s a question that keeps pastors and church leaders up at night, but it isn’t a question for them alone. Every Christian should be invested enough in their local church to wrestle with that dilemma. We are all called to love our neighbors,
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