Ted and Dawn Rondeau, who have worked with Encompass World Partners and Water for Good, were traveling through Atlanta last night on their motorcycle when they were involved in a serious accident. Ted, who most recently served as executive administrator and missions mobilizer at Grace Community Church, Goshen, Ind. (Jim Brown, senior pastor), posted a
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Last year, the Grace Church in Wooster, Ohio (Nick Cleveland, lead pastor), started the #forwaynecounty initiative, a campaign encouraging small groups within the church to find a way to serve in the community and to get others involved as well. Jamie Leach, a member of the church, is a part of a small group made up of
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Jordan Ensign, who graduated from Worthington Christian High School, a ministry of Grace Polaris Church on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), has landed her “dream” role in a touring production of The Phantom of the Opera. A story in This Week News chronicles her path to this choice role. A
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On December 4, GraceConnect reported that Rod Finster, pastor of Echo Valley Grace Brethren Church, Tremont, Pa., had shared with his congregation that his diagnosis of prostate cancer was stage 4. Yesterday, he shared a new report with the congregation, which was sent to us by Samuel Slaseman. Pastor Rod shared this with the congregation this morning.
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CE National, sponsor of Urban Hope Ministries in Philadelphia, Pa., has noted that the weather in their neighborhood has created difficulties. They’ve included a few prayer requests. The cold has hit the Urban Hope neighborhood just as it has hit much of the country. Please pray for: single moms as they figure out childcare when
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Grow New England, the Charis Fellowship church-planting ministry based in the Boston, Mass., area, recently sent an update. It is included below. In 2018 we will be increasing our ministry to the men of our congregation (in Essex, Mass.). A new men’s fellowship will start on January 13. We will be studying the character of
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Community of Hope Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Surrey, B.C. (Phil Bryant, pastor) is a church family of about 100 people. This Christmas season, the entire church put their heads and hearts together to put on a dessert theatre production for their community. “I think most of our audience was from outside the church primarily because
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Registration for the third Focus Retreat in the 2017-2018 series for pastors and leaders in the Charis Fellowship (Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches) is now available online. The Southwest Focus Retreat is January 29-31 at The Oaks, Lake Hughes, Calif. As with the retreats in the Central and East regions, the retreat will focus on “Creating
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Ruth Etta Gillis age 85 of Grove Hill, Alabama, died December 26, 2017, at Grove Hill Memorial Hospital. She was born August 13, 1932 in California to James Richard and Ruth Leota Keepers. She was a retired elementary school secretary and a lifelong member of Grace Brethren Fellowship. She is survived by her husband, Eldred
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Word has been received of the death of Ruth Gillis, wife of Pastor John Gillis, who last led the Grace Brethren Church in Eagle River, Alaska. Below is information from the Clark County Democrat. Complete obituary information will be published when it is available. Ruthie Gillis passes away at GH hospital Ruthie Gillis died Tuesday
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