Dave O’Roark, director of the drama ministry at Grace Polaris Church, Westerville, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), is quoted in an article about the addition of live animals to Christmas productions during this time of year. A portion of the article, which appeared in the Columbus, Ohio, Dispatch, appears below. Click here to read the […]
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Two thousand years ago, Jesus commanded believers to “go and make disciples of all nations…” Los Altos Grace Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Long Beach, Calif. (Phil Helfer, pastor), wanted to be sure their local church understood that these words still have meaning for believers today. Mike Jentes, a staff member at Los Altos
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Barb Wooler, director of crisis response for Encompass World Partners, has announced a special Gift Card Shower for members of the Charis Fellowship church who lost homes in the recent Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Below is information and a video that may be shared publicly. NEED = Wildfires/Chico You have no doubt heard about
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Access 2019, the national conference of the Charis Fellowship (Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches), is July 23-25 at Auburn Grace Community Church, Auburn, Calif. Phil and Ruth Sparling and Auburn Grace Community Church invite you and your church staff to ACCESS others doing ministry like you PLUS an amazing family vacation opportunity! Auburn is near
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Vivian R. McClellan, 88, died Saturday, December 1, 2018, at The Carriage House in Titusville. Vivian was born in Whittier, Calif.. She lived in California, Ohio, New Mexico and Washington state before moving to Titusville, Fla., two years ago. Vivian attended Biola, a Bible college in Los Angeles, Calif., and was joyful in serving as
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The Grace Brethren High School Lancers took a second Southern California Division AA football title last night and are headed to state bowl games in two weeks. Below is a portion of a report from the Los Angeles Daily News. Click here to read the complete article. Grace Brethren High School is a ministry of
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Grace Polaris Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), is unveiling a new Christmas pageant this year. (Click here to read about the retirement of the church’s annual “Living Christmas Trees” program.) Yesterday, the Columbus Dispatch wrote about the new program, “Go Tell It.” A portion
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The football team at Grace Brethren High School, Simi Valley, Calif., is headed for the CIF-State Division 2AA SoCal Regional championship game Friday night at Cal Lutheran. The Ventura Star reports that the team is focused on winning a state title. A portion of that story appears below. Click here to read the complete story. Grace
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Jim McClellan, 89, died Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at Edward M. Poe Hospice Care Center in Titusville, Fla. Jim was born in Long Beach, Calif. He lived in California for 35 years, New Mexico for seven years, Washington state for 46 years, and moved to Titusville, Fla., two years ago. Jim graduated from Talbot Theological
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“Motorcycle Club” is not a typical Christian ministry. Seven years ago, Ted Rondeau launched Free Christian Motorcycle Club (Galatians 5:1) or FC Brothers MC (FCMC). The vision was and is to live out biblical community in front of other bikers for the sake of redeeming them to Christ. The club is like others across the country: riding many miles, attending parties, putting together fundraising events, and wearing ‘patched’ leather vests. FCMC also puts
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