The young boy had captured my heart, and it seemed, despite his mental differences, I had captured his. My journey of building a friendship with Zach had been simultaneously monotonous and riveting, and looking back, I can’t remember when I became “his.” Zach was safe with me, and he knew it. Zach’s greetings were special, […]
Ryan Gregory Serafino, age 28 of Elkhart, Ind., passed away at Memorial Hospital early in the morning on Saturday, August 22, 2020. Ryan was born March 13, 1992 in Mishawaka, Ind. He was a 2010 graduate of Jimtown High School. He later became a tradesman in the local construction industry, he worked as a builder
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A story in the Waterloo, Iowa, Courier, reports on an accident that caused damage to Grace Fellowship Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in that city (Kyle Dwyer, senior pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Church damaged when cars hits it The corner of a church was
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Ryan Serafino, the son of Pastor Greg and Cari Serafine (Grace Church, Osceola, Ind.) died in a tragic incident on Friday, August 21, 2020. Below is a portion of a story from the South Bend, Ind., Tribune. Click here to read the complete story. Police investigate Mishawaka shooting that leaves one man dead MISHAWAKA —
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A story in Monday’s Warsaw, Ind., Times-Union, reports that a group from the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church (WLGBC) (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor), made 1,500 masks for use by staff and teachers at Warsaw Community Schools. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Pincushion Pals Donate Over
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David Stacy has been named executive director of Caribbean Vision Ministries, a cooperating ministry in the Charis Fellowship that seeks to provide God’s hope to people who are hurting spiritually, physically, emotionally, and mentally in Haiti, the Bahamas, and Trinidad. He will assume the role on September 1, 2020. Dr. Chuck Davis, one of the
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Pastor Ralph Roy Schwartz was born on December 14, 1937 in Hatfield, Pa., and went to be with his heavenly Father on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at 5:05 a.m. in Salem, Ore. Ralph was the 3rd son of Daniel and Dorothy (née Light) Schwartz; his brothers are James (deceased), Donald, David, Daniel, Gordon, and Gerald
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Rev. Marvin E. Lowery, 84, of Melbourne, Fla., entered the gates of Heaven on August 4, 2020. Born November 28, 1935, in Hagerstown, Md., son of the late Roy H. and Phoebe G. (Rohrer) Lowery. He was preceded in death by his brother, Francis Elwood Lowery. Survived by daughters, Tamyra, wife of Richard Dawson III,
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Design Outreach, a cooperating ministry in the Charis Fellowship, is featured in a news report on NBC-4 in Columbus, Ohio. Click on the link below to watch the report.
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Josh and Lindsey Knipple knew there were needy families in their community even before Covid-19. Johnstown, Pa., had once been a thriving coal and steel town, but as those companies closed or left, the local economy suffered. As a result, residents were left without jobs, or could only find low-paying ones at best. When the couple
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