Accounting Students Serve with Habitat for Humanity

One way to know what people value is by looking at what hangs on their refrigerator doors. On many, you’ll find family vacation pictures, report cards, school photos, or an aced exam. Many of these objects hold their place for years. On Rob Nichter’s refrigerator door, you will find one very important piece of paper—their […]

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Pre-Orders Available for 2020 Charis Fellowship Handbook

GraceConnect is honored again to partner with the Charis Fellowship office to produce the 2020 Charis Fellowship Handbook. It’s a service that we once provided as part of subscriptions to the Brethren Missionary Herald magazine but was discontinued once the magazine was no longer being published. The Handbook will be available after January 1, 2020

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Grace College to Host Star-Studded HS Tournament

The third annual boys’ basketball Champions of Character Classic is coming to Grace College on Dec. 21. Ten elite high school teams will converge at the five-game classic, held at Grace’s Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center in Winona Lake, Ind. The classic features a number of highly recruited students, including: Charlie Yoder (Westview), Blake Davidson (Leo), J.R.

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Canadian Armed Forces Chaplain Added to Eagle Commission Ranks

Today’s newsletter from the Eagle Commission bears exciting news. For the first time, the Charis Fellowship is represented in the Canadian Armed Forces. See the announcement below from Mark Penfold, DMin., Chaplain (Colonel) U.S. Army, retired, Endorsing Agent, Charis Fellowship/FGBC.  I am excited to welcome to our Eagle Commission team, Canadian Army Chaplain Oliver Edwards and

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Startup Challenge Pitch Seeks Funds to Produce Biomass Cook Stoves

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. Tonight, Joe will be pitching the project at an event at

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GROW: Rescuing At-Risk Children

Faa Sumitra was already performing the mission of GROW (Grace Refuge Outreach Worldwide) by taking in at-risk children in Thailand when she ended up in Wooster, Ohio. “Her love for God and at-risk and abused children in Thailand was infectious,” said Jeana Harley, executive director for GROW. But the nonprofit organization that had sponsored her

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