United Around Christ: The Story of Ellet

Gary and Jennie Underwood had nearly exhausted their list of options to secure a location for their church plant. Underwood began serving as Campus Pastor at the newly-formed Grace Church, Ellet Campus, in Akron, Ohio, in July of 2016, after serving as senior pastor at Delaware Grace (Delaware, Ohio), for nearly 12 years. After considering 11 locations in […]

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Grace College Welcomes Strong Class; Accelerated and Blended Degrees on the Rise

Grace College and Seminary welcomed 1,278 undergraduate students to its Winona Lake, Ind., campus this fall – the second-largest undergraduate enrollment in Grace history. A growing number of students are choosing to pursue accelerated and blended degrees. Since 2011, Grace College has offered a three-year bachelor’s degree in all of its 70-plus majors. This year,

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Florida Churches Prepare for Hurricane

Updated As Hurricane Irma churned its way across the Carribean, Grace Brethren congregations in Florida prepared in case the storm would make landfall on the peninsula. GraceConnect surveyed the pastors this morning as to how they are preparing for what has been labeled the largest hurricane in recorded history. Right now we have a team

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FGBC Coalition Forming to Help Hurricane Victims

A coalition of local churches in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Church (FGBC) is coming together to serve alongside multiple churches in the affected region. While details are still coming together, we want to invite more leaders and churches to be introduced to the current plans and to participate in demonstrating the Good News.   

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Grace College Cross Country Team Aims for Return to Nationals

Grace College’s cross country team will rely on a solid core of returners to lead a young squad in the 2017 season. The Lancers, led by head coach Jeff Raymond, will strive to improve on a historic 2016 season. Last year both the men’s and women’s team finished fifth at the NCCAA National Championships, resulting

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Encompass Corporation Structure Changes

For many years, corporation membership for Encompass World Partners has been comprised of individuals who held membership in a Grace Brethren church and contributed at least $50 during the previous calendar year. These standards made sense before. They are not serving well now, however, according to officials at Encompass. It has become increasingly difficult to keep

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