The Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) unveiled a new name and logo today in a live stream video event from Akron, Ohio. Charis Fellowship is the new “doing business as” name for the network of evangelical congregations in North America. It comes after many months of brainstorming sessions, research, and professional input. Charis means […]
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A team from New Beginnings Grace Brethren Church, Myerstown, Pa. (Keith Shearer, pastor), is in Texas this week helping with Hurricane Harvey clean-up. This is the 17th team that has gone from Grace Brethren churches this fall as part of the Hurricane Harvey Coalition, including several teams who helped in Florida following Hurricane Irma. John
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A task force has been working for nearly a year to develop a new brand and logo for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. Bartley Sawatsky, the incoming executive director of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches in 2013, recommended the development of a new, youthful branding of the FGBC. Ultimately, the Fellowship Council agreed
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Hannah Miller, a second-year Grace College student from Middlebury, Ind., was recently recognized as a “Realizing the Dream” award recipient in Indianapolis. Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI) celebrates outstanding academic achievement in first-generation college students like Miller through this annual recognition. Miller is one of 30 winners from Indiana’s private, non-profit colleges and universities. Now
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The football team at Grace Brethren High School in Simi Valley, Calif., is headed to postseason play. It’s the first they’ve been eligible for in two years. Yesterday, the Venture County Star looked at their recent season and what it has meant for the team. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for
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The story of Leah Dickerson Andrews’ path to cancer care is told today in SWVAToday, an online newsite from Wytheville, Va. Leah is a member of the Grace Brethren Church in Riner, Va. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. Her mother paved the path for her passion For Leah
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I was 23 years old when I first learned how to play Dominoes. I had just started a one-year internship at Grace Church in Powell, Ohio. My wife and I were playing dominos with Ed and Polly Jackson. Ed and Polly were in their 70s at the time. They were a sweet, wonderful, godly couple,
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Momentum Youth Conference, the annual event for young people that is sponsored by CE National, is cited on the Connect Faith website. It is listed among the top three faith-based youth conferences in the nation. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. The Evolution of Youth Conferences Buy a
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The board of directors of the Brethren Missionary Herald Co., Inc., parent organization of GraceConnect and BMH Books, met this week in Winona Lake, Ind. Scott Feather, pastor of Gateway Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Parkesburg, Pa., was welcomed as a new director. He, along with veteran board member, Dave Collins, a businessman from
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Grace’s men’s basketball team is ready to erase the memories of last year’s 15-20 season with an exciting array of talent in 2017-18. The Lancers, whose last losing season was 14 years ago, combine strong upperclassman leadership along with one of the most talented freshman classes in program history under head coach Jim Kessler. Kessler, in
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