“I got to preach my first sermon when I was 18 years old, and it was John 3:16.” Zac Hess, training pastor at Grace Polaris Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Westerville, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), shares how momentum started in his life. As a teenager Zac participated in Momentum Travel Teams and Momentum […]
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Established in 1922, the national honor society celebrates 100 years of rich history marked by scholarship and service. Grace College is home to one of 300 chapters that spans nearly every state in the nation. “As faculty, we look forward to this event every year, and this year was extra special for students being inducted
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Grace College entrepreneurship major Kaley Dawson was awarded $10,000 for her business, Kaley’s Cupcakes Co., at the tenth-annual Grace College Business Plan Competition which took place on Thursday, January 20. Kaley, a senior from St. John, Ind., has big plans to use the $10,000 to expand her custom cake, cupcake, and sugar cookie business. “Making
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“I see the Charis Fellowship as my family of families,” said Andrew Saunders, who is the fourth generation in his family to be actively involved in the Charis Fellowship. Andrew grew up in Pennsylvania, where his dad served as lead pastor at the Ephrata Area Grace Brethren Church for eighteen years. He came to know
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Experiencing Momentum and seeing God work in the lives of thousands of students and youth workers from all over the country is always so amazing. Even better is hearing the stories of impact and the life change that follows. Aaron Key, Youth Pastor at Grace Church – Akron East, a Charis Fellowship congregation in northern
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The Charis Fellowship has an incredible missions history and legacy. From the days of the Gribble’s who went to the Central African Republic and now Encompass World Partners, to local church planting and revitalizations with Assist Church Expansion all across our nation, from preparing pastors and missionaries at Grace Schools, to the many discipleship ministries
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The name Momentum Ministry Partners comes from the foundational principle that we are a true partner of the local church. We love cheering on students and youth groups and watching God work through the local church. Last weekend, Momentum had the opportunity to observe local churches gathering and students’ lives being changed through Collide Winter
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Momentum Ministry Partners, a national ministry of the Charis Fellowship, has a mission to prepare today’s young Christian leaders for tomorrow’s opportunities. Each summer for the last several decades, Momentum has sent students on teams to various locations for ministry opportunities. While the name and look of Travel Teams has evolved over the years, the
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Although we are barely into 2022, I have the joy of looking back at God’s blessings on the Eagle Commission last year. Here are just a few highlights from 2021: Increased visibility of military chaplains and their ministry at Access2021 in Goshen, Ind., particularly George Youstra’s message and our Eagle Commission/GBIF dinner. Charis Fellowship unanimous
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“It has been a tremendous honor to have been a part of what God is doing through the ministry of Encompass, the Charis Fellowship, and the Charis Alliance.” Last week, John Ward stepped down from the role of director of mobilization at Encompass World Partners, a position he has held since 2014, to pursue another
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