“This is also Millie’s family. She has a purpose and a passion in this life to advocate for mental illness,” says Marna Pacheco, a member of Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church in Winona Lake, Ind. (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor). Millie is a fourteen-year-old girl who was adopted from China by the Pacheco family when she was just two years […]
Tim and Brenda Jank have unquestionably earned the title of “seasoned parents.” Not only are they the parents of their own five kids, Josh (26), Sam (25), Joe (23), Anna (21), and Noah (19), but Tim and Brenda are both executive directors of Christian nonprofit organizations where they respond to the call to love, exhort, and
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Three online Corona Discussions for Charis Fellowship pastors and ministry leaders were well attended and appreciated. Based on the discussion, a follow-up discussion will be held on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Charis Fellowship Conversation Leading Through Crisis Tue, Mar 31, 2020 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Eastern, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Online: https://www.gotomeet.me/tomavey/leading-through-crisis
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Grace College elementary education students partnered with Baker Youth Club (BYC) in Warsaw, Ind., for the second academic year to help elementary students learn, exercise, build relationships, and have fun doing it. Although the school year ended sooner than expected, Grace students look forward to reconnecting with students at BYC when school resumes. “We are
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A special prayer wall for churches, leaders, and others in the international Charis Alliance has been posted by Encompass World Partners. Already, Charis Alliance leaders are posting prayer requests and updates in this space. Click here to access the Prayer Wall. Feel free to post a request of your own, while praying for those already posted.
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When crises arise, such as this season of illness, death, and uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, we all too easily succumb to fear. We let it take over our hearts, influence our decisions, and control our actions. We isolate ourselves for protection. We hoard emergency supplies. But there is another way we can respond
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A Grace College professor, who chairs the board of directors of the Baker Youth Club in Warsaw, Ind., was interviewed about the organization recently on the news site, Input Fort Wayne. A portion of the story, featuring Dr. Rachael Hoffert, appears below. Click here to read the complete article. This innovative youth club in Winona
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Grace College officials announced Tuesday that on-campus classes are suspended through the end of the spring 2020 semester. Grace’s courses will continue to be delivered remotely, and the Commencement ceremony scheduled for May is suspended. “This is one of the hardest decisions of my 40-plus years in higher education,” stated Grace College President Dr. Bill
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In Thursday’s online chapel at Grace College and Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind., Dr. Bill Katip, president, announced changes in campus life for the rest of the semester, including continuing remote learning, closing residence halls, and suspending the 2020 commencement because of the coronavirus pandemic. His complete announcement, sent to the campus community, is included below,
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The March Eagle Commission newsletter has arrived in inboxes. Here are a few items of interest. Click here to read the complete update. The Eagle Commission supports Charis Fellowship military chaplains and is sent by the Fellowship’s endorser, Mark Penfold, (Chaplain [Colonel] U.S. Army, retired). Air Force Chaplain Phil and Penny Smith (at right) have already
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