Sarah Harman has decided to step aside as the head coach of Grace’s softball team. Harman cited the desire to pursue professional endeavors outside of athletics as the reason for stepping down as well as the ability to spend more time with her family. She leaves Grace after three seasons. The Lady Lancers were NAIA […]
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For many of us, 2020 not has been the year we expected or planned. Across the country people have lost jobs, faced hunger, and accrued debt while trying to stay afloat. It can be hard for us to look back over the past 12 months, especially the last nine, and see anything good. But as
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It was an historic year in many ways. In the U.S. in 2020, there was a disputed national election and racial tensions, not to mention a world-wide pandemic which disrupted lives in many ways. But it was also a significant year in the Charis Fellowship, as evidenced by the top stories accessed on graceconnect.us, the
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In this edition of Charis Beliefs, Dr. Randy Smith explores the history of baptism, why it matters, what it symbolizes, and why we practice trine immersion of believers today. A deeper understanding of baptism will deepen your understanding and appreciation of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Click on the image above or go to vimeo.com/489886834. Dr.
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Community Grace Brethren Church, Goldendale, Wash. (Greg Howell, pastor) is among the businesses, churches, and “folks around town” who expressed their New Years wishes yesterday in The Goldendale Sentinel. A portion of the article appears below. Click here to read all the resolutions. Resolved: Let’s have a better year Community Grace Brethren Church – We need
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Three days before Christmas, as I prepared for my morning devotions, I sat and just cried instead. It was the third anniversary of my father’s death, and we lost my mom this year as the shadow of Covid-19 kept us from ministering to her as we would have liked. Through my tears, I finally was
Christmas came a little early for 150 students in northern Ohio. Last week, Western Reserve Grace Brethren Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Macedonia, Ohio (Jason Haymaker, lead pastor), distributed donated items as part of their new Christmas Gift Drive outreach. Courtney Whitten, a volunteer at Western Reserve, previously directed a Christmas gift program called Christmas
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Stephen J. Nesbitt is a senior writer for The Athletic, covering Pittsburgh sports. He recently wrote about the joy of welcoming a new baby so quickly after learning of the death of his youngest sister, Bethany Nesbitt, who was a student at Grace College when she died on October 30. A portion of the story appears
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Bob and Jeri Bartz, who attend Grace Fellowship Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Waterloo, Iowa (Kyle Dwyer, senior pastor), were recently interviewed on KWWL, Channel 7, Waterloo, about their experience battling COVID-19. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article or view the television broadcast. “There’s always hope for
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Kip Cone, one of the pastors at Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church (WLGBC) (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor), was quoted at the online news site, InkFreeNews, regarding Christmas Eve services. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Local Churches Adapt Christmas Eve Services Due To COVID-19 COVID-19 has
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