Simi Valley’s Grace Brethren High School Graduates 68

A story in the Simi Valley, Calif., Acorn, reports on graduation ceremonies at Grace Brethren High School, a ministry of Grace Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Simi Valley (Jordan Bakker, pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. GRACE BRETHREN: Class of 2018 set for a promising […]

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California Bill Now Before State’s Senate

Don Shoemaker, chair of the Social Concerns Committee in the Charis Fellowship, reports that AB-2943, Unlawful Business Practices: Sexual Orientation Change Efforts, has passed the California State Assembly and is now before the California Senate. He encourages ministry leaders in California to register opposition with the state senator in your area. More important, ask that

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AGBM Comes Alongside Pastors in Charis Fellowship

The Association of Grace Brethren Ministers (AGBM) is an organization within the Charis Fellowship that comes alongside pastors as the minister in local churches. They have also been instrumental in developing a standardized procedure for licensing and ordaining pastors in the Fellowship. Recently, Mark Lingenfelter, director of AGBM and pastor of Grace Fellowship Church (Leamersville),

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Grace Race

On Memorial Day, Grace Church, Bath Campus, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Akron, Ohio (Jeff Bogue, senior pastor), hosted the 8th annual Grace Race, dedicated to feeding starving children. The Grace Race has grown in impact and popularity over the years. Last year, 1,500 runners and 40 sponsors (including GraceConnect) participated, with more than $43,000 raised

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Register for Access 2018 Before the Fee Increases

The fee to register for Access 2018, the national conference of the Charis Fellowship (Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches) will increase on June 1, from $95 to $115 for individual registration and from $150 to $170 for couples registration. Group rates will also increase. The conference will be held July 24- 26, 2018, at Grace

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East Side Church and School Names Gym in Honor of Pastor Chip Heim

The gymnasium at Grace Christian School, a ministry of the East Side Grace Brethren Church, Blacklick, Ohio, has been named in honor of Pastor Chip Heim, who is stepping down as senior pastor of the church after 35 years. Below are remarks made by Dawn Naylor, Grace Christian School director of curriculum, as Cindy Phillips,

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