Updates and Prayer Requests for Crises that are Impacting the World

Recently Dr. Dave Guiles, executive director of Encompass World Partners, released this update on several crises that are affecting the world. Below is that information. (Updates on opportunities to serve will also be posted to graceconnect.us.) Thank you for praying with us. Today we are sharing an urgent update from our Crisis Response Network regarding […]

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Hurricane Ida Causes Severe Storms in Eastern District

On August 29, Hurricane Ida made landfall in Port Fouchon, La., as a category 4 hurricane, according to The Weather Channel. Ida weakened to a tropical storm and then a tropical depression as it moved northeast, causing severe flooding and tornados across New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Read more about the

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Prayer Time for Afghanistan Scheduled

On Tuesday, September 7, 2021, many believers will join at 8 p.m. (EDT) to pray specifically for the Afghan people and nation. Working in partnership with Charis Fellowship and the Eagle Commission, Encompass World Partners Crisis Response will host an online prayer time that will include: An interview with a couple serving on-the-ground with Afghans.

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Historic Vote by Charis Delegates Paves Way for Merger

An historic vote on Tuesday night was the last hurdle in the proposed merger of the Brethren Missionary Herald Company, dba GraceConnect and BMH Books, and the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Church, dba Charis Fellowship. In an online session that constituted the 2021 official business meeting, delegates from various churches from around the Charis Fellowship

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Terri Firestone, Former Pastor’s Wife, Dies

Terri Firestone, wife of Reid Firestone, who pastored the Grace Brethren Church in Homerville, Ohio, from 2012 until his retirement, has died. Her obituary appears below. Teresa ‘Terri’ Firestone, 62, of Ashland, Ohio, passed into eternity Monday, August 30, 2021 at LSS The Good Shepherd in Ashland, Ohio. She was born in Dayton, Ohio to

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Haitian Pastors Head to Haiti to Provide Earthquake Relief

U.S.-based Haitian pastors are ministering in Haiti following the devastating earthquake on August 25, 2021. They are hoping to provide relief to people devastated by the earthquake and the subsequent flooding. “They went under the auspices of CVM (Caribbean Vision Ministries). They left August 30, and will return to Florida on September 15,” says Dumont Cardichon.

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