Andrew Marksbury is the son of Dave Marksbury, pastor of Grace Fellowship of Kent, a Charis Fellowship congregation in northwest Washington. Below is a statement from the Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association regarding his death. LAAPOA is saddened to announce the passing of Los Angeles Airport Police Officer III Andrew “Andy” Marksbury. He was […]
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Rex Rogers, pastor at Ripon Grace Brethren Church in California, has been hospitalized with COVID-19 since mid-September. On October 9, the church posted this update on their Facebook: Update on Pastor Rex: There is light at the end of this tunnel! Thank you for your prayers.
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This fall East Side Grace Brethren Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Blacklick, Ohio, celebrated 50 years of serving the east side of Columbus. It started as a local gathering of east side residents who attended the Grace Brethren Church in Worthington, a suburb of northern Columbus, then under the leadership of Pastor Jim Custer
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Grace College is pleased to announce Kirk Wyman as the next head coach for Grace’s bowling program. Wyman has been a longtime bowling assistant coach at Warsaw Community High School. He has coached the Tigers for 19 years, the first five with the girls’ program and the last 14 with the boys. “I’m very excited to extend
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While the Urban Centers have had a rich history for many years within our organization and the Charis Fellowship, they have recently seen significant change. Following the retirement of longtime director, Ed Lewis, new Philadelphia Urban Center Director Andy Michael stepped in at the beginning of 2020 to carry on Ed’s legacy. Joined by Rob
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This fall marks a new era for the Brethren Missionary Herald Company and its subsidiary, GraceConnect. On August 31, delegates approved a proposed merger between the organization and the Charis Fellowship. Liz Cutler Gates will officially retire as executive director of Brethren Missionary Herald Company at the end of October, though she will spend the
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Next week, longtime Grace men’s basketball head coach Jim Kessler will be recognized by the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Kessler has been tabbed as the 2021 Indiana Pacers Silver Medal Award recipient. Each year the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame honors one living person based upon outstanding contributions to Indiana basketball in a capacity other than
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Earlier this month, our nation and the world remembered the horrific events of 20 years ago on September 11, 2001. The terrorist attacks at the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and the failed hijacking of United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed in Shanksville, Pa., led to military operations in Afghanistan and later in Iraq. That day changed
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“In the summer of 1941 much of the world was at war. A bottle of Coca-Cola cost five cents, gas was eleven cents a gallon, and the minimum wage was thirty cents an hour. Marvel Comics would introduce a new superhero that year named ‘Captain America’ while Time Magazine would select Winston Churchill as their
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The Grace College Athletic Department will induct three members into the Lancer Hall of Fame on Saturday: Andy Bonham, Max Anders and Jessica Muneza (Stolle). The 2021 induction class is Grace’s 13th class. The group will be honored at the annual Hall of Fame Breakfast on Saturday at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center. “It’s exciting
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