One again, the “family news” aspect was represented in the themes of the articles that were most accessed on graceconnect.us in 2017. After all, the website is the center of news and information in the Charis Fellowship (formerly known as the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches), a family of congregations in North America. More than […]
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The Mayfield West campus of Renew Church in Ontario, Canada (Bartley Sawatsky, lead pastor; Wade Rininger, campus pastor) started around the same time as Butter and Cup, a local coffee shop and bakery run by Mike and Genevieve Amaral, who attend Renew Church. It wasn’t a coincidence. “One of the reasons we planted Mayfield West
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Hurricanes for God – Impacting Our World!, the book by retired Charis Fellowship pastor, Ron Thompson, is now available as an e-book on Amazon.com. The book is about evangelism, evangelists, evangelizers, and witnesses. Recognizing God’s power working in and through each individual Christian, it is based on the observation that when individuals truly come to
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Christmas Season is a good time to ponder an interesting verse. “The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.” – 1 Timothy 4:9-10 The Christian
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Robert James Cover, Sr. of Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake, Ind., died at 6:05 a.m. on Friday, December 22, 2017, at Grace Village Health Care at the age of 85. He was born on May 19, 1931 in Modesto, Calif., to James David Cover and Elizabeth (Wagner) Cover. On July 3, 1953 he
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Lillian B. Teeter of Warsaw, Ind., was called home by her Heavenly Father at 8:30 p.m. on December 21, 2017, at her residence at the age of 90. She was born on October 7, 1927, in Richmond, Va., to Everett Beazley and Eva (Davis) Beazley. On June 11, 1949, she was married to Pastor Gerald Wilfred
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Wonder. I’ve heard that word throughout my entire life in reference to Christmas. I remember as a child seeing commercials showing delighted kids receiving just what they wanted, or being surprised with a superbly decorated tree, and the announcer saying something like, “give them the wonder of Christmas.” Wonder is a very good word to
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A number of members of the championship Grace Brethren High School football team in Simi Valley, Calif., have been named to the Tri-Valley League all-league team. A story in the VS Star carries the details. A portion of it appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Grace Brethren High School is a ministry
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Four Indiana powerhouses will converge at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., on December 30 for the first annual boys’ basketball Champions of Character Classic. Teams from Zionsville, Valparaiso, Warsaw, and Fishers high schools are the inaugural participants in the Champions of Character Classic, held at Grace’s Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center. The four-game, two-session event features
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William “Bill” W. Burby, 81, beloved husband, father, grandpa and friend met his Lord face to face on Monday morning, December 18, 2017. He was born February 21, 1936 in Pittsburgh, Pa., and came to know his Savior at the age of 38. Bill’s greatest desire was that others would know Jesus as their personal
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