The century-old upright piano was gorgeous to look at. As I sauntered through the privately-owned war museum, I was struck by the stories the instrument obviously told in its worn keys, beat up wood, and fragile seat. I wondered how many war widows had sat at the piano to play their loved one’s favorite tune […]
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A promise has been kept. After 32 years, the Grace Brethren ‘Promise of Honor’ program is complete. The recipients, retired pastors and their widows, have all been fully honored by the churches. In 1986, the Board of Ministerial Emergency and Retirement Benefits for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (now Charis Fellowship) crunched the numbers and
Grace College is kicking off Sunset Tours this semester. On most Thursday evenings through April, Grace faculty and staff will host prospective students and their families for Sunset Tours from 4:30 – 7 p.m. Students and parents will learn about the admissions process and financial aid opportunities. They will receive an evening campus tour and
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Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., is reaping the financial benefits of energy-saving projects completed on campus in 2017 and 2018. Kirby Dipert, field engineer at Lockheed Martin Energy, recently presented a check for $32,392.09 to Grace College from NIPSCO. Lockheed Martin Energy administers NIPSCO’s energy efficiency programs. According to Dipert, the check’s value represents the
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Today is the last day to order the 2019 Charis Fellowship Handbook at the special advance price of $8. After today, the Handbook will be $10 a single copy, and $9 each for 10 or more. The 2019 Handbook, which is being produced by BMH Books and GraceConnect, provides up-to-date information that will enhance your
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Retired Charis Fellowship pastor, Bernie Simmons, is downsizing and moving. He’d like to find a home for some of the books he no longer has use for. Some of them are from the collection of his father, Philip Simmons, who also pastored in the Fellowship. Among them are Brethren annuals dating back to 1925, Grace
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The Southwest Focus Retreat, the annual gathering of Charis Fellowship leaders in the southwestern U.S., takes to a new location later this month. The retreat will be held at the Camp Lawrence Daley Conference Center at Camp Mt. Crags in Calabasas, Calif. The area was recently impacted by wildfires, but the conference center itself remained
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The Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams was featured yesterday on WNDU-Channel 16, the NBC station in South Bend, Ind. Click here to view the story. The new facility which houses the center not only provides educational opportunities for college students, but programming for local school students as well. Dr. Drew Flamm, vice president of advancement,
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Dr. Alberta “Bertie” Hanson has taken 25 classes at Grace College over the past six years. Hanson is not a traditional college student, but a senior learner in Grace College’s Silver Scholars program. She celebrated her 90thbirthday earlier this year and has no plans of slowing down. While she works to complete her second book
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We hear a lot about the wise men who came to see Jesus, but sometimes we overlook the wisdom of three wise women in the Christmas story who had a part in God’s amazing miracle. For example, what do you say when your husband returns from a business trip unable to speak? Then you discover
