‘Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, Just to take Him at His Word; Just to rest upon His promise, Just to know, “Thus saith the Lord!” These words, penned by Louisa M. R. Stead in the early 1880s, have [...]
In 2020 Easter Sunday fell just a few short weeks after the pandemic caused a nation-wide quarantine, forcing most churches to abruptly cancel their Easter plans. With more time to plan this year, churches soug[...]
When the basement of Crossroads Community Church in Wissinoming, Pa., flooded last year, Pastor Peter Forshtay was at a loss of how to move forward. “I was overwhelmed and stressed with the issue that seemed to[...]
Justin Kimbrell grew up in long term care — sort of. When he was in elementary school his mother began working as the director of nursing in a care facility, and he spent much of his free time there, often volu[...]
“Are the women in the Fellowship equipped for the task of discipling other women?” That is a question that drives the mission of Women of Grace USA (WGUSA). A national ministry of the Charis Fellowship, WGUSA f[...]
“Be open to asking God the question, ‘What’s my role here?’ and be open to however He might answer.” At Auburn Grace Community Church in Northern California (Phil Sparling, senior pastor), missional work has be[...]
In early 2020, Dayne and Ana Carraway moved to the Baltimore, Md., area to plant a church. They were supported by their home church, Grace Brethren Church in Clinton, Md. (Irv Clark, lead pastor), and coached b[...]
The Happy Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in eastern Kentucky (Mike Tabor, senior pastor), has been serving the Appalachian community for more than 20 years. The church operates several outreaches thro[...]
Momentum Urban Center, formerly Urban Hope Training Center, welcomed a new director, Andy Michael, at their Philadelphia location in the fall of 2020 following the retirement of former director Ed Lewis. Moment[...]
Duke Heller is a long-time member of Grace Polaris Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Westerville, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor). He has dedicated much of his life to sharing the Gospel and teaching o[...]