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Free Church Planting Webinar Available

Would you like to learn how to start a church that reproduces through multiplication? Join Assist Church Extension at 1 p.m., EST, on Thursday, February 15, for a free webinar filled with practical teaching on how to birth churches that plant churches that plant churches. Click here for registration information. The topic of the webinar […]

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Registration for 2018 Wifflefest in Ashland Now Available

Southview Grace Brethren Church in Ashland, Ohio (Mark Abel, senior pastor) has hosted Wifflefest for nearly two decades, becoming a community tradition in the process.  It is simple backyard baseball, except with four players instead of nine, and wiffleballs instead of baseballs. The four players are a pitcher, catcher, and two outfielders. Teams from all around

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Marion Church Sponsors “Toddler Land” at Kidzapalooza

Marion Grace Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Marion, Ohio (Jim Spelman, pastor), sponsored a play area for young children at an event for families over the weekend in Marion. A portion of a report on the event from the Marion Star appears below. Click here for the complete article. Kidzapalooza teeming with family fun

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Grafton Church Volunteers Help with Good News Club

Volunteers from First Grace Brethren Church, Grafton, W.Va. (Mike Willis, pastor), are helping with a Good News Club in a local elementary school. A story in the Grafton Mountain Statesman tells the story, a portion of which appears below. Click here for the complete article. Anna Jarvis Elementary School club aims at spreading Good News

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Churches Host “Night to Shine”

Last night, several Charis Fellowship congregations hosted “A Night to Shine,” a prom night experience, centered on God’s love, for people with special needs ages 14 and older. The event is sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. The Foundation website reports that more than 540 churches worldwide honored approximately 90,000 guests throughout the evening. At Wooster,

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Seminary At The Speed Of Life

What if you could get a seminary degree that enhances your ministry instead of interrupts it? With Grace Theological Seminary’s new Deploy program, a seminary degree is now attainable within the context of your local church. The program was launched on January 8 and follows the model of competency-based theological education (CBTE), which is a combination

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Zach Pinkerton Seeks Council Office

Zach Pinkerton, student and young adult pastor at Grace Community Church, Fremont, Ohio (Kevin Pinkerton, senior pastor), has thrown his hat in the ring to serve on the council for the village of Green Springs, Ohio. A story in Advertiser-Tribune, Tiffin, Ohio, tells of his introduction. A portion of the story appears below. Click here

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Fellowship Council Meets in California

The Fellowship Council, the guiding board of the Charis Fellowship, is meeting this week in Seal Beach, Calif. Grace Community Church, Seal Beach (Bob Wriedt, senior pastor), is hosting the group. First on the agenda Thursday morning was hearing reports from national ministry leaders. Making presentations were Jeff Gill, Grace College and Seminary; Mark Penfold,

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