A group of pastors, spouses, and ministry leaders from Charis Fellowship congregations are currently touring Israel with Dr. Randy Smith, teaching pastor at Grace Church, Sebring, Fla., who also leads tours to the Holy Land. This trip is hosted by Inspire – Charis Pastors Network (formerly Association of Grace Brethren Ministers). It began February 5 […]
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A new Charis Fellowship work is being initiated in the Long Beach, Calif., area. Mike Jentes, who serves on staff with Encompass World Partners and Los Altos Grace Church, Long Beach, and his family are leading the new work. The family was commissioned by the Los Altos church recently. The group held its first meeting
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Daron Butler, who serves on staff at Grace Church, Wooster, Ohio (Nick Cleveland, senior pastor), is part of an effort in Wooster to bring town and gown together. Bridging Along Beall Avenue is a program to help students at the College of Wooster connect with people in the community. A portion of a story at
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A report on the online news site, InkFreeNews, tells how Jim Hocking, founder of Water for Good, helped educate students at Leesburg Elementary, Leesburg, Ind., about the importance of clean water. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Water for Good is a cooperating ministry in the Charis
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The notice of a citizenship class to be held at Community Grace Brethren Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Warsaw, Ind., was published today at the online news site, InkFreeNews. The class will be taught by Tiberius Rata, who is serving as interim pastor at the church and who became a U.S. citizen in 1993.
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It was the first potted plant I tried to grow, and it had thrived so well I was beginning to hope it meant I had a green thumb. Then one day I noticed that some of the leaves were turning dark. They got drier and drier. I tried watering more. Nothing helped. When I pointed
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Simi Valley, Calif.’s, Grace Brethren High football team has continued to be honored after winning the sectional championship. Several members of the team took top awards in the All-CIF Southern Section Division 4. A story in the VC Star tells of the accolades, a portion of which appears below. Click here to read the complete story.
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Dean Fetterhoff led the Grace Brethren Church, in Marietta, Ga., for 40 years before he retired. Earlier in his career he was the national evangelist, traveling for the Brethren Board of Evangelism. His son, Bob, followed his footsteps into the ministry and has served at Grace Church, Wooster, Ohio, since 1980, including 36 years as
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Jack Brown, executive director of Grow New England, a cooperating ministry in the Charis Fellowship that focuses on church planting in the northeastern U.S., has sent his February report. Here are some excerpts: We’re four weeks into the New Year and we are excited about what God is doing. The third Sunday of January brought
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We’ve received news of plans for the first-ever national conference of a brand new fellowship of churches in Haiti. Fraternite Charis d’ Haiti will meet in Cap Haitian in late March. Read below for more information. (Caribbean Vision Ministries and Breathe Partners are both cooperating ministries in the Charis Fellowship.) Fraternite Charis d’ Haiti is a
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