During the 2013–14 Focus Retreats, participants penned a one-page letter to their Timothy, or spiritual son, giving their final words of what they value most and what they hope he learned from their example. Below is the letter from Greg Howell, senior pastor at Community Grace Brethren Church in Goldendale, Wash., who died in November […]
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Christmas time presents many opportunities to share the hope of Jesus Christ. People are willing to discuss holiday plans and family traditions, which opens the door to share the reason behind our celebrations. Many churches across the Charis Fellowship utilize this season to show tangible expressions of Jesus’ love. Partnering with local organizations, donating toys
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Grace Brethren Church in Osceola, Ind., hosts an annual light display for their community. Local news station 16 News Now featured the display in a recent story. See the original story here. Christmas DeLIGHTS brought out a crowd in Osceola this Christmas evening. The free drive-through Christmas light display put on by Osceola Grace Brethren Church
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Grace Church in Wooster, Ohio (Nick Cleveland, senior pastor), collected toys to be sent to those impacted by the tornados in Kentucky. Below is a story about their collection that appeared in the The Daily Record. See the original story here. For an area toy drive for tornado victims in Mayfield, Ky., Grace Church recently
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A version of this story appeared on Input Fort Wayne. See the original story here. With the rise of social media, users of all ages and backgrounds have the opportunity to share content and connect with fans around the world. Two students at Grace College in Winona Lake, Ind., second-year student Abby Schank and first-year student Xander
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Encompass Crisis Response, headed up by Barb Wooler, is organizing teams over the next four weeks to assist in clean up and relief efforts in western Kentucky. The area was hit by four tornados on Saturday, December 11, causing severe damage. Below is information on how you can get involved. This information originally appeared on
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The Lady Lancers’ women’s soccer team won its first national championship on Saturday, December 4, completing amemorable season as the 2021 NCCAA national champions. Grace netted a pair of first-half goals, then defended late in the game to defeat a talented Ottawa squad. JJ Aalbue was named the NCCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, and Madison Tuma
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Greg Howell, senior pastor at Community Grace Brethren Church in Goldendale, Wash., died on November 21, 2021. Greg served as secretary for the Charis Fellowship Council for more than 30 years and was involved in various committees for Grace College and Theological Seminary. A Celebration of Life will be held in Goldendale, Wash., this Saturday,
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“I am excited to use my financial acumen to serve alongside pastors and churches who have vision to do new things,” said Adam Lenon, who recently started a new role at Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF). GBIF is a national ministry of the Charis Fellowship and assists churches and ministries with financing and loans to
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Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, Ind., was recently awarded a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help the seminary prioritize and respond to its most pressing challenges as it works to prepare pastoral leaders for Christian congregations both now and into the future. “We couldn’t be more excited about this grant,” said
