Access 2021, the national conference of the Charis Fellowship (Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches), kicked off Tuesday morning at Grace Community Church, Goshen, Ind. (Jim Brown, senior pastor). The morning began with breakfast feature church planters in the Fellowship. Organizations who are developing new congregations in the Fellowship, including Assist Church Expansion, SEEDnet, and MetroGrace
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Jim Umpleby has served as the camp coordinator for Heartland District Junior Camp the past 20+ years, with the help of several key staff members, area pastors, and his own family. Jim’s wife assisted in prep work before camp and in the kitchen during camp. He stepped in as director in the late 90s when
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Have you ever looked in the mirror and not recognized the face staring back at you? Have you ever gone so far down a path that you start to lose who you really are? It’s in those moments of dissonance that we have to make a choice. Who am I? And what am I about? For
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The Summer-Fall issue of GraceConnect magazine, the publication for the Charis Fellowship, is in the mail this week. This issue takes a look at the topic of hope as a follow-up on the last issue, which looked at the end times. You won’t want to miss the articles by Charis Fellowship pastors Jeremy Wike and
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In early June, middle school youth groups from four Charis Fellowship churches in Ohio gathered at Camp Cotubic in Bellefontaine, Ohio, for the inaugural Ignite Camp. The theme for the camp was based on Matthew 5:11–16 and focused on igniting students’ faith in Jesus and igniting them to do ministry where the Lord has placed
Grace College’s baseball team has announced that it will hold two Prospect Camps this fall. Each camp is limited to the first 60 participants to register; one will be held Aug. 28 with the final camp on Oct. 23. The price per camp is $100 for each participant. The Prospect Camps are open to high
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Grace College president, Dr. Bill Katip, was interviewed recently by Gerry Dick on Inside Indiana Business. In the interview, he detailed affordability efforts and the push for online education. The new affordability measures will help Fall 2021 incoming Indiana students attend the school tuition-free! Plus, the college is celebrating success with its online program! Dr.
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Last year, Barb Wooler and Judi Orme embarked on a cross-country trip on their bicycles to promote Hand-in-Hand Schools in Central African Republic. This year, they are doing it again — only on their motorcycles. Barb, who is director of Crisis Response for Encompass World Partners, explains in a recent email to supporters: It’s hard
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Women of Grace USA, the national women’s ministry of the Charis Fellowship, has announced a new name and a new brand. In their Grace Touch newsletter this morning, they unveiled Charis Women with a mission to connect and equip women in Charis Fellowship churches. That announcement is included below. Check out their new website at chariswomen.com.
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The second stop of the Momentum on the Road conference was held at Grace Church of Greater Akron – Bath Campus, where Momentum Ministry Partners’ President Jeff Bogue is the senior pastor. Similar to the first conference in Lititz, Pa., nearly 300 students participated in a 36-hour conference with speakers, worship, specialized training tracks, as
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