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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George Swain, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church, Homerville, Ohio, authored a short piece in Friday’s Columbus, Ohio, Dispatch. A portion of the article appears below. Click here to read the complete story. Happiness is taking a trip that leads to heaven Being happy. It’s on everyone’s bucket list. Some people never seem to get
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Putting together a commemorative scrapbook might not seem a likely way to be launched into a new ministry focus, but that’s exactly what happened for Anne Brown. Anne has ministered with her pastor husband, Jim, at Grace Community Church in Goshen, Ind., for almost 23 years. The church has grown from a congregation of about
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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 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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Serving in the U.S. Army was more than a job for Chaplain (Col.) James Schaefer and his wife, Elizabeth. As he retired from active duty at the end of January after 28 years, the couple reflected on what to them had been a calling. It was the end of another chapter in Charis Fellowship ministries, that included
Human sex trafficking is a growing epidemic in our country, in our state and yes, even in our community. The nature of this modern-day slavery is that it is performed in secret, often in the dark, and therefore usually goes unnoticed. Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., in partnership with the Bethel College School of Nursing,
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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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A seventeen-year-old who attends the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor), was crowned Miss Kosciusko on Saturday night. Naevenya Moore is the daughter of Steve and Princene Moore and entered the pageant for the first time because of the scholarship opportunities. She will represent the region in the Miss Indiana pageant in
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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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