Team from Martinsburg Helps at Urban Hope Philadelphia

Urban Hope Philadelphia is blessed with people from various churches who come to help. The team from Martinsburg, Pa., came to Urban Hope Philly the weekend of February 8-10. The group joined people from Urban Hope Community Church to do manual labor on Saturday. The group from Martinsburg got to love on the homeless people […]

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Ministry Moves and Ordinations Noted

The following ministry moves  have been noted in the recent Inspire Charis Pastors Network (formerly Association of Grace Brethren Ministers) newsletter: At the Penn Valley Multi-Site Church, Telford, Pa., Andrew Saunders is pastor of shepherding and Telford campus leadership team coordinator, and Dave Allem is pastor of peaching at the Telford campus. Rick Conrad, is the pastor at Davidsville

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Regional Media Reports on Kessler’s Impending Retirement as Grace College Coach

Regional media reported yesterday’s news of Coach Jim Kessler’s impending retirement as the long-time men’s basketball coach at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind. Below is a round-up of news reports, with links to complete stories. Fort Wayne, Ind., Journal-Gazette Longtime Grace coach to retire after 42 years It’s the end of an era at Grace

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Kessler to Retire as Coach of Grace’s Men’s Basketball

After 42 years and over 1,300 games, Jim Kessler is ready to step down. Kessler announced his plans to retire as the head coach of Grace’s men’s basketball team during a press conference on Monday morning. The legendary coach is currently No. 1 in NAIA Division II among active coaches with over 780 career victories. He has

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Haiti Continues to Experience Unrest; Pray for Ministries There

Pray for the Republic of Haiti and the Charis Fellowship ministries that work there. Violence has continued to erupt, forcing the cancelation of one ministry trip scheduled there last week, and the temporary evacuation of staff at Breathe Partners. Below are reports from the various ministries. Caribbean Vision Ministries director, Chuck Davis, sent this report

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