Today, GraceConnect introduces a new feature, Faces of Grace. We want to tell the stories of the people in Charis Fellowship churches who are being the hands and feet of Jesus through acts of service, particularly through the Coronavirus pandemic. Watch for original stories to be regularly posted. Ann Sweet admits she hadn’t used her […]
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Grace Brethren High School gridder, Julien “Juice” Stokes, is featured in today’s Simi Valley Acorn. The junior at the Simi Valley, Calif., high school, which is a ministry of Grace Church, Simi Valley (Jordan Bakker, senior pastor), has entertained college offers from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia. A portion of the story appears below.
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The Link, the children’s ministry wing of the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor), is the site of a pop-up day care for essential workers. WSBT-22, the CBS affiliate in South Bend, Ind., reported on the partnership between local leaders and the church. The Link is also the site of the
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Mike Jentes has joined the staff of Assist Church Expansion as the new director of operations. Mike has served many roles in the Charis Fellowship including as a church planter, pastor, mobilizer with Encompass World Partners, moderator of the SoCal/Arizona District, coordinator of Church Multiplication Associates, Fellowship Council, Social Concerns Committee, and more. His passion
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Sunday’s Dayton, Ohio, Daily News included a story about First Grace Church (Bruce Jackson, lead pastor) moving their worship service to the parking lot. It includes a shout-out to the Charis Fellowship. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Click here to see photos from Sunday’s service. Coronavirus: Flashing,
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Yesterday, New York magazine included a story about two graduates of Worthington Christian High School, Rachel (Meeker) Hartley (WC ‘11) and Tom Huling (WC ‘07), who answered the call to serve in the Covid-19 wards in New York City. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Worthington Christian
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The Winona Lake (Ind.) Grace Brethren Church (WLGBC), Bruce Barlow, lead pastor, is the site of a pop-up child care center beginning next week, according to a post on the Facebook page of Launchpad, Kosciusko County’s Child Care and Early Learning Coalition. The center will be located in The Link, the children’s ministry building at WLGBC
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The chatty young cashier and I joked about the kinds of things people have been stockpiling and having to wear masks. Then as she handed me my receipt she said seriously, with fear behind her eyes, “Some people say these are signs the world is about to end.” She watched me, apparently waiting for a
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I have thick skin when facing personal suffering, but when I have to watch others suffer, I’m easily rattled. As I recently read the latest statistics impacting our globe, I could only pray one thing. “Jesus, what is the purpose of this season?” I sat in silence as I pondered the question, trying desperately to
On the ten year anniversary of the death of Dadje Samuel, you are invited to join his friends and coworkers in a virtual memorial service on April 25. It will begin at 3:00 Pm (EDT), 12:00 Pm (PDT), 20:00 (Africa), or 21:00 (France). Born into an animist family in southern Chad in 1962, Samuel accepted Christ
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