Grace Village Retirement Community is pleased to announce its new CEO. The Winona Lake, Ind., retirement community begins a new chapter in its 46th year history when new chief executive officer, Justin Kimbrell, takes the helm on Monday, July 27. Kimbrell follows 24-year veteran CEO Jeff Carroll, who will stay on in an advisory role […]
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A series of free online cohorts and workshops sponsored by Charis Fellowship ministries will be available the week of July 26 following the WeAreOne event. They range from practical sessions on how to share your faith, to updates on various ministries. Below is a complete listing of opportunities that are available, along with links for
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A story in Thursday’s Warsaw, Ind., Times-Union details the merge of Lakeland Christian Academy and Warsaw Christian School. Lakeland Christian Academy held classes it’s first year at the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church, while Warsaw Christian School has long been a ministry of Community Grace Brethren Church, Warsaw, Ind. The two have merged this
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A story in Thursday’s Sun newspaper outlines the plans of Grace Community Church to reopen for indoor services. (Grace Community Church is a Charis Fellowship congregation in Seal Beach, Calif., Bob Wriedt, senior pastor.) A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Grace Community Church plans scuttled Like many
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Beverley Jean Garber of Grace Village Retirement Community of Winona Lake, Ind., went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at Grace Village Health Care in Winona Lake, Ind., at the age of 94. She was born on January 22, 1926 in Modesto, Calif., to Bertha and John Wooley. On October 18,
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Word has been received of the unexpected death of Andrew Shipley, son of Pastor Steve and Hally Shipley of Fort Myers, Fla. He suffered a massive brain hemorrhage while on vacation, was rushed into emergency surgery where they were unable to save his life. The bleeding was caused by undetected/undiagnosed Leukemia. His obituary appears below. Andrew
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Video games are a wonderful part of living in the modern era. You probably have students in your ministry who embrace this part of our culture and are avid gamers. But you’re not. So how can you cross the divide and engage your student gamers? Eric Miller, director of ministry operations for CE National, talks
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“Hey Sam, you ready for the game tonight?” she asked almost rhetorically before continuing down the hall. I watched as she and her friends popped their heads into one classroom after another informing whoever was in the room they had a game that night and asking who was going to come and watch. Of course I was
Brethren Christian High School, which began in 1947 under the auspices of what was then the First Brethren Church, Long Beach, Calif., has announced it’s closing. It’s first classes were held at the Brethren Church in Seal Beach, Calif. (now Grace Community Church, Bob Wriedt, senior pastor). Other Grace Brethren/Charis Fellowship congregations in the region
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Wifflefest, the annual summer festival hosted by Southview Grace Brethren Church, Ashland, Ohio (Mark Abel, pastor), went off without a hitch over the weekend, though smaller in scope than in previous years. An article in the Ashland Times-Gazette tells the story, a portion of which appears below. Click here to read the complete article and
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