Randi Walle

Southern California Pastors Gather for Abbreviated Focus Retreat

Pastors and ministry leaders in southern California gathered on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, for an abbreviated Focus Retreat. Phil Sparling led the one-day event, which was held at Grace Church, Orange, Calif. (Mike Sciarra, senior pastor). As with the previous two-day, two night retreats, the event centered on the theme of Biblical Relationships, centered on Ecclesiastes

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Grace College Women’s Rugby Heads to National Collegiate Championship

This weekend, the Grace College Women’s Rugby team is traveling to New Orleans, Louisiana, for the Collegiate Rugby Championship. The tournament begins Saturday, May 29, and goes through Monday, May 31.  The Grace Lancers will compete against fourteen other teams from around the country. The event will be live-streamed at www.therugbynetwork.com. “I’m really proud of how

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Leaders Gather in Pacific Northwest for Retreat

Pastors and ministry leaders from around the Pacific Northwest and the Charis Fellowship gathered this week for the Northwest Focus Retreat. It was the first time in two years that the event had been held due to the COVID pandemic. The retreat began with dinner at Iglesia De Los Hermanos, a Charis Fellowship church in Yakima,

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Grace College Online Celebrates Back-to-Back Records, Freezes Tuition for Fall 2021

Grace College Online celebrates record new student enrollment for the second enrollment period in a row. Last week, the school nearly doubled its all-time high summer enrollment of new students. This follows its record enrollment for new students this past spring. Because of the strong demand for online and adult education, Grace is freezing its

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Crossing Boundaries in Atlanta

Since 2013 Encompass World Partners, a national ministry of the Charis Fellowship, has hosted a training and outreach event at their mobilization center in Atlanta, Georgia. This year, Encounter Atlanta will take place June 21–25. Individuals, couples, and groups who are interested in crossing boundaries, learning about other cultures, including how to share the love

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Grace College Men’s Tennis Season Ends Against Defending Champions

A historic season for Grace College’s men’s tennis team came to an end on Wednesday. The Lancers fell 4-0 to No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett in the second round of the NAIA National Championships, ending No. 16 Grace’s season with a sterling 26-6 record. The Grizzlies are winners of six straight NAIA national championships, giving Grace

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Crossroads League Honors Four from Grace Baseball

Grace College’s baseball team picked up four postseason awards from the Crossroads League this week. Patrick Danforth, Jake Decker and Chris Griffin were all honorable mention for All-League, and Sam Newkirk was named to the 11-player Gold Glove Team. Danforth led Grace offensively with a .326 batting average as a freshman. He had 42 hits in 43 games, adding 6 doubles,

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Grace College Men’s Soccer Rack Up National Awards

Five members of Grace’s men’s soccer team were given national awards from the NAIA and NCCAA after the Lancers’ memorable season. Arron Patrick was named the NCCAA National Coach of the Year after leading Grace to the 2020 NCCAA national championship. It was the first national championship in program history as Grace beat Bethel 4-0 in

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Delighted and Discerning: An Address to Graduates from Dr. Steve Grill

The following is one of the 2021 Graduation addresses given by the beloved professor of the Grace College online master’s of nonprofit management program, Dr. Steve Grill. If I promise you that you won’t be graded, will you take one last pop quiz at Grace? In January of 2020 (16 months ago), how many of you had

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