Lester Pifer, who led church-planting efforts in the Charis Fellowship (Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches) for more than 30 years, died around Noon on Christmas Day in Central Ohio. From 1953 until his retirement in 1985 from Grace Brethren Home Missions, he traveled throughout the country, often piloting the Home Missions plane (in the early […]
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“Our mission at Grace is to connect people to God, connect people to People, connect to our Community,” says Cari Serafino of Grace Church in Osceloa, Ind. (Greg Serafino, lead pastor). “The goal of the Christmas DeLights project is to accomplish all three of our connects.” Christmas DeLights is a drive through Christmas lights display.
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News of the sale of an event building to a Charis Fellowship pastor and his wife is reported in today’s Greencastle, Pa., Echo Pilot. Paul and Denise Hutchison, and their son, Aaron, now own the former Rescue Hose Co. Special Events Center property at 407 S. Washington St., Greencastle. They have been leasing it for several
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Jay Toia, defensive tackle for the Grace Brethren High School Lancers in Simi Valley, Calif., has been named a finalist for the USA Today Los Angeles Football Defensive Player of the Year. He will be among those recognized on May 19 at the UCLA campus. A portion of the yesterday’s online post appears below. Click here
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David Swain, a Winona Lake, Ind., police officer, and a member of Grace Church, Leesburg, Ind. (Tim Sprankle, pastor), was among those honored on Tuesday for saving a young boy who fell through the ice on a local retention pond. A report from WSBT-22, the CBS affiliate in South Bend, Ind., includes footage from Swain’s
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Joe James and his dad, Dave James, from Grace Church, Ashland, Ohio (Dan Allan, senior pastor), have been working on a project to provide clean cooking alternatives for people in developing countries. The stoves have been tested among groups served by Charis Alliance ministries. On November 21, Joe pitched the project at an event at
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Cathie Peebles has joined the staff of GraceConnect as operations coordinator. In that role, she will be responsible for administrative tasks, including coordinating business operations, maintaining the database, assisting with events and conferences, and other parts of the day-to-day operations of GraceConnect and BMH Books. She previously worked with GraceConnect in 2011. She comes to
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In just one year, Grace College women’s soccer freshman JJ Aalbue has grabbed the attention of the national soccer community. Aalbue was honored as the NCCAA National Player of the Year after a record-setting season for the Lady Lancers. The freshman scored 17 goals with 18 assists in 23 games Aalbue’s 18 assists led all players in
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Grace College’s women’s soccer team wrapped up the 2019 campaign as the No. 14 team in the NAIA Top 25 Coaches’ Poll. The Lady Lancers (16-5-2) enjoyed one of their most successful seasons in program history. The Michael Voss-coached team qualified for the NAIA National Championships for the third time. Grace won two matches to claim
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Sharing Thanksgiving Blessings “I knew I wanted get involved and help other families,” says Laura Melfe, a member at Grace Polaris Church in Westerville, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor). This year is the first year she took the lead as the coordinator for the church’s annual Thanksgiving Care Package distribution, which has been a ministry
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