Word has been received of the death of Ruth Gillis, wife of Pastor John Gillis, who last led the Grace Brethren Church in Eagle River, Alaska. Below is information from the Clark County Democrat. Complete obituary information will be published when it is available. Ruthie Gillis passes away at GH hospital Ruthie Gillis died Tuesday […]
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One again, the “family news” aspect was represented in the themes of the articles that were most accessed on graceconnect.us in 2017. After all, the website is the center of news and information in the Charis Fellowship (formerly known as the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches), a family of congregations in North America. More than
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The Mayfield West campus of Renew Church in Ontario, Canada (Bartley Sawatsky, lead pastor; Wade Rininger, campus pastor) started around the same time as Butter and Cup, a local coffee shop and bakery run by Mike and Genevieve Amaral, who attend Renew Church. It wasn’t a coincidence. “One of the reasons we planted Mayfield West
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Christmas Season is a good time to ponder an interesting verse. “The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.” – 1 Timothy 4:9-10 The Christian
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Robert James Cover, Sr. of Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake, Ind., died at 6:05 a.m. on Friday, December 22, 2017, at Grace Village Health Care at the age of 85. He was born on May 19, 1931 in Modesto, Calif., to James David Cover and Elizabeth (Wagner) Cover. On July 3, 1953 he
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Lillian B. Teeter of Warsaw, Ind., was called home by her Heavenly Father at 8:30 p.m. on December 21, 2017, at her residence at the age of 90. She was born on October 7, 1927, in Richmond, Va., to Everett Beazley and Eva (Davis) Beazley. On June 11, 1949, she was married to Pastor Gerald Wilfred
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A number of members of the championship Grace Brethren High School football team in Simi Valley, Calif., have been named to the Tri-Valley League all-league team. A story in the VS Star carries the details. A portion of it appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Grace Brethren High School is a ministry
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Jesus has all authority… Sickness. I am a horrible “sick person”. I hate not feeling a hundred percent. Depending on the situation sickness can really impact us, not only physically, but emotionally as well. I have know friends who have had people they love die due to sickness. Some sickness is worse than others, but
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This isn’t your average version of the nativity story. Enjoy this humorous rendition of the story of Jesus’ birth, told by kids and adults from Grace Community Church in Goshen, Ind. (Jim Brown, senior pastor), filmed by Scott Devlin, tech/systems director at the church. This story appeared in last week’s GraceConnect eNews. To subscribe to the
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Grace Brethren High School in Simi Valley, Calif., lost its bid in Saturday’s CIF state championship game. A portion of a Los Angeles Times story about the game appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Grace Brethren High School is a ministry of Grace Brethren Church, Simi Valley (Jordan Bakker, pastor). It was
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