Randi Walle

A new holiday was formed in 2017 to honor a special group of college students. The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) and the Center for First-generation Student Success designated Nov. 8 as National First-Generation College Celebration Day. On November 8, Grace College got in on the action and planned an event to recognize and […]

The three rooms at Grace Brethren Church of Norwalk that will house Urban Hope Training Center Los Angeles are currently being renovated. Operation Barnabas teams began work over the summer and more work has followed. A major push was underway in October with several CE National staff members going west to help with the project.

As Veteran’s Day approached, former Charis Fellowship (Grace Brethren) pastor, Bob Smoker, was interviewed by the York, Pa., Daily Record. Smoker, who served in Vietnam in the early 1970s, has helped keep alive the memories of those who didn’t make it home. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete

On Wednesday, students at Grace College and members of a local church, participated in an event at an area grocery story to provide nonperishable items and baby products to local food pantries. The event was covered by the South Bend NBC television station, WNDU-16. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read

It was a great weekend in Philadelphia with our Operation Barnabas students! Over 30 students participated on the OB 2018 Reunion Weekend at Urban Hope Training Center Philadelphia, October 26-28. The weekend was a good time of reconnecting and hearing how God has been working in the lives of students since this summer. Despite some bus

Grace College and Mission Point Community Church in Winona Lake are partnering to sponsor the ninth-annual Supermarket Sweep on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at Owen’s Market, 2211 E. Center St., Warsaw, Ind. With the holidays approaching, Supermarket Sweep is a fun and easy way to help local families in a tangible way. Participants shop for non-perishable

Jordan Howerton, Momentum Youth Conference worship leader, will return to the National Youth Worker Retreat. Jordan will lead worship and enjoy being with the youth workers who attend. The retreat will be held March 18-21, 2019, at El Caribe Resort in Daytona Beach, Fla. Sean McDowell will speak during the retreat plus spend time with youth workers. Bruce Barlow will

At the Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., a mere one inch of glass stands between you and 2,300 gallons of lake water, 140 native fish, more than 40 buckets of river rock, and one white-ash tree stump. Stand close enough to the large hexagon aquarium, or any of

Grace College’s men’s basketball team is ready to bounce back after a disappointing season, armed with a wealth of scorers and a fresh injection of talent for the 2018-19 season. Head coach Jim Kessler, entering the 42nd year of his legendary NAIA Hall of Fame career, was excited to “pick up where we left off last

Can you picture it? A small waiting room, every chair taken, other people standing, pacing, all awaiting their turn. The lady behind the desk can see that I have returned…again. From my earlier visits, the word impossible was the only one I understood. One of the hardest parts of living here is actually completing all the necessary