We received a recent prayer letter from Tony Webb of Vision USA, a cooperating ministry in the Charis Fellowship. He and his wife, Cathy, recently marked nine years of serving as full-time church planting missionaries. Below are a few excerpts with a reminder to pray for church planting in the Charis network of congregations! It is […]
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An article promoting an upcoming concert by the Christian pop band, Anthem Lights, was included in last week’s online news site, Ashland Source. The concert, to be held at Ashland University, is sponsored by Southview Grace Brethren Church, Ashland, Ohio (Mark Abel, pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the
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An article in Saturday’s Reading, Pa., Eagle, tells about the homeless shelter ministry run by Pastor Kork Moyer and Stillwater Grace Brethren Church in Pottstown, Pa. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Pottstown churches provide shelter from the cold It’s a place where everyone knows your name,
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William and Joan Darr know how difficult is for young families in America to move somewhere else so that sound theological training may be obtained. In Africa, that’s even more challenging. That’s why the Darrs started sponsoring seminary students in the Central African Republic (CAR) more than ten years ago through the Timothy Project (TTP).
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The Southwest Focus Retreat, the annual gathering of pastors and ministry leaders from the west coast, wrapped up this morning following a discussion on leadership development, church planting, and doing good. The retreat has been held at Camp Lawrence Daley at Mt. Crags, Camp Gilmore and Camp Wilderness near Malibu, Calif. Yesterday’s activities concluded with three-fold
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GROW (Grace Refuge Outreach Worldwide), a cooperating ministry in the Charis Fellowship, is mentioned today in an article detailing a shop designed to help those who are impacted by human trafficking. The article, from the La Crosse, Wis., Tribune, features a store in a local church that sells handcrafts from those who have been impacted
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Pray for Grace Church in Sebring, Fla., today as their community begins to process the violent actions that took place yesterday in their midst. News agencies are reporting that a gunman barricaded himself inside a Sun Trust Bank in Sebring and opened fire. (See At least 5 people killed at SunTrust Bank in Sebring, Florida, police
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Chuck Winter, retired Charis Fellowship pastor in the Pacific Northwest, writes regularly for the The Good Life, a monthly publication in Central Washington that focuses on faith and community. In January, he wrote about the importance of knowing Jesus. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article, on page
Every Saturday men — from high schoolers to 80-year-olds — meet in the locker room of the Columbus Crusaders, the youth sports ministry in central Ohio. Called 222 Men’s Fellowship, each session begins with a short video, usually featuring Mike Stanley or Brian Elder, the executive director of the Crusaders. Then participants gather in small groups and discuss
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Dr. John Henry Stoll of Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake, Ind., died at 8:50 p.m. on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at Grace Village Health Care at the age of 93. He was born on February 22, 1925 in Oxford, Pennsylvania to Lula Irene (Beckley) Stoll and Dr. Ralph Henry Stoll. He was married in
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