Former Grace Brethren pastor, Ronald P. Carnevali, Sr., 79, died unexpectedly at Memorial Medical Center on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. He was born and raised in Barnesboro, Pennsylvania by Dominick “Gus” Carnevali and Dorothy Carnevali. He is survived by his wife, Georgann (Grusky) Carnevali, who put up with his antics for 58 years, and six […]
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Urban Hope Philadelphia is blessed with people from various churches who come to help. The team from Martinsburg, Pa., came to Urban Hope Philly the weekend of February 8-10. The group joined people from Urban Hope Community Church to do manual labor on Saturday. The group from Martinsburg got to love on the homeless people
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George Swain, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church, Homerville, Ohio, authored a short piece in Friday’s Columbus, Ohio, Dispatch. A portion of the article appears below. Click here to read the complete story. Happiness is taking a trip that leads to heaven Being happy. It’s on everyone’s bucket list. Some people never seem to get
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The following ministry moves have been noted in the recent Inspire Charis Pastors Network (formerly Association of Grace Brethren Ministers) newsletter: At the Penn Valley Multi-Site Church, Telford, Pa., Andrew Saunders is pastor of shepherding and Telford campus leadership team coordinator, and Dave Allem is pastor of peaching at the Telford campus. Rick Conrad, is the pastor at Davidsville
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A seventeen-year-old who attends the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor), was crowned Miss Kosciusko on Saturday night. Naevenya Moore is the daughter of Steve and Princene Moore and entered the pageant for the first time because of the scholarship opportunities. She will represent the region in the Miss Indiana pageant in
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Pray for the Republic of Haiti and the Charis Fellowship ministries that work there. Violence has continued to erupt, forcing the cancelation of one ministry trip scheduled there last week, and the temporary evacuation of staff at Breathe Partners. Below are reports from the various ministries. Caribbean Vision Ministries director, Chuck Davis, sent this report
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Online registration for the South Focus Retreat for Charis Fellowship ministry leaders is now available. The retreat will be held March 11 through 13 at the Florida FFA Leadership Training Center, Haines City, Fla. Like the other retreats this year, the regional retreats are led by Clancy Cruise, executive director of the Charis Fellowship. The
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Colleen (Trent) Abshire, 89, of Boones Mill, Va., passed peacefully from her earthly home to her heavenly home on Monday, February 11, 2019. Colleen was born to the late Alonza and Nellie Trent on January 8, 1930. She grew up in Southeast Roanoke, having many fond memories of her childhood and often telling stories that
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A new group of Charis Alliance churches has developed in the Republic of Haiti. Called the Fraternite Charis d’ Haiti, they are planning their first ever national conference in March 2019. This new network of 90 congregations from throughout the country is committed to sharing the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and working together
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At least two congregations in the Charis Fellowship played host to the special needs community over the weekend as they were the site of Night to Shine events. Grace Church, Wooster, Ohio (Nick Cleveland, senior pastor), was the site of Friday night’s Night to Shine in Wayne County. Click here to see coverage from the
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