The Charis International Leadership Encounter 2015 takes place in Bangkok, Thailand November 1-7. In partnership with Encompass World Partners, each day we are highlighting a country represented in the global Charis movement, with a link where you will find more information about how you can pray for its delegates and churches. Daily Charis Focus: Canada Visit the CharisAlliance.org Participants page and click North America, C[...]
The Charis International Leadership Encounter 2015 takes place in Bangkok, Thailand November 1-7. Beginning today, in partnership with Encompass World Partners, we’ll highlight a country represented in the global Charis movement, and link you to more info about how you can pray for its delegates and churches. Urgent Request: The African delegation’s visas have already been rejected several times. Please pray [&hell[...]
Several months ago we featured Bertie Hanson, world traveler, in the GraceConnect eNews and on this site. In this week’s story, we talked with her sister, Willetta (Hanson) Edmiston, who was a missionary to Southern Texas and Mexico with her husband, Sibley, for 12 years. Willie grew up in Long Beach, Calif., where she married Sibley in 1946 — six weeks after […][...]
Terry White, former executive director of the Brethren Missionary Herald Company, has been named to the inaugural Legacy Council by the Evangelical Press Association (EPA). He, along with Roger Palms, former editor of Decision magazine, and Doug Trouten, former EPA executive director, will act in an advisory and mentoring role to the board and staff. The Legacy Council is made up […][...]
In preparation for the Charis International Leadership Encounter 2015, in Bangkok, Thailand, members of the international family of Grace Brethren churches are encouraged to set aside Wednesday, October 14, as a Charis Day of Prayer and Fasting. Dr. Tom Julien, executive director emeritus of Encompass World Partners, has written a special guide to help mobilize the leaders and members of Grace Brethren Churches to […][...]
A prayer reminder came today from Encompass World Partners to pray for the Central African Republic: Presidential elections in the C.A.R. take place in mid-October. Pray for voters’ safety, that there would be no voter intimidation, that ballots would be handled honestly, and for peaceful compliance with the results. Pray that Christians would demonstrate Christ-like behavior, thus encouraging peace.[...]
About 80 pastors and ministry leaders from Grace Brethren congregations in the central region of the United States and Canada are gathered this week at Maumee Bay State Park Lodge, Oregon, Ohio, for the annual Focus Retreat. Led by Clancy Cruise, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church, Marysville, Ohio, and the incoming executive director of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren […][...]
The Fall issue of GraceConnect magazine, the publication for the people of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, is now available. It has been mailed to homes of subscribers, is available for download here, and may be accessed at ISSUU. This issue of the magazine looks at “grace,” which was rated as one of the top tenets valued by leaders […][...]
Lexi Oliver Fretz, a member of Calvary Grace Brethren Church, Hagerstown, Md. (Jay Fretz, pastor), has found herself in the middle of a media storm after it was revealed that a photo of her stillborn son, Walter, was used in a video about Planned Parenthood without her permission. The story began more than two years ago when Walter died after […][...]
Unrest has broken out in the Central African Republic over the last weekend. Below is information from Ginger Hock, which posted yesterday (September 29) by Encompass World Partners. More information may be found here: Renewed Unrest in CAR, which was posted on Monday by Encompass. In addition, Water for Good, a cooperating ministry in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, has noted […][...]
Former Grace Brethren pastor, Howard Max Snively of Pierceton, Ind., went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 12:03 a.m. on Sunday, September 27, 2015 at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Home of Fort Wayne, Ind., at the age of 88. He was a resident of Kosciusko County, Ind., for the past 26 years, where he was a […][...]
Charis is the name adopted by the international fraternity of Grace Brethren churches and leaders. Begun in 1994, Charis serves as a platform for pursuing matters of common purpose and interest for those who share the values of the Grace Brethren movement. Charis is a transliteration of the Greek word for grace. Delegates from all the countries of Charis will gather in Bangkok on November 1-7, 2015. […][...]
Brian Baughman, founding pastor of Fuente de Vida Grace Bilingual Church in Ekhart, Ind., has announced that leadership of the church has been handed over to someone reached and raised up on the church. Daniel Morales, who has served as adult Sunday school tenner and worship leader, will be leading the congregation. His wife, Alicia, leads the women’s group at the […][...]
Here’s a cool story from Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Akron, Ohio (Jeff Bogue, senior pastor). “This is what life is all about — turning to Jesus,” says Brent. Watch his story below. Brent’s Story from Grace Church of Greater Akron on Vimeo.[...]
Grace’s men’s basketball team will be showcased at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on December 11. The Lancers will take on IU-Southeast at the home of the NBA’s Indiana Pacers at 2:30 p.m. The Pacers will host the Miami Heat at 7 p.m. that evening. Fans purchasing a ticket to Grace’s game with IU-Southeast will receive a combo pass to […][...]
Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., was cited today in a story about those campuses in northeastern Indiana that is noting growth. In an article in the Fort Wayne, Ind., Journal-Gazette, Grace was at the top of a list of eight area schools with a 5.4 percent increase in enrollment, from 2,185 to 2,303 students. A portion of the story appears below. Click here […][...]
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, churches from all over Ashland County, Ohio, are forming teams to walk and pray over the county’s 744 streets during their 100 Days of Prayer Initiative. Ashland Grace Church on West Main (Dan Allan, senior pastor), where Jon Hall is on staff, is one of these. “There are people who have aggressively prayed for Ashland for […][...]
Haley Bradfield is joining the GraceConnect team as a part-time staff writer. A graduate of Grace College, she lives in Ashland, Ohio, where she attends the Southview Grace Brethren Church (Mark Abel, pastor). Haley will be posting up to two stories a month to graceconnect.us and will be filling in for MariJean Sanders while she is on maternity leave during the […][...]
Grace College and Theological Seminary honored several graduates last night at last night’s Celebration of Grace banquet. Bill and Carole Gordon were recognized with the Honorary Alumni Award; Elizabeth Vastbinder was named the Young Alum of the Year; former BMH executive director Terry White received the Alumni Distinguished Service Award; and Grace Brethren pastor, Bob Fetterhoff, was named Alum of the […][...]
The weekend of September 12, it rained in Chambersburg, Pa. Last year, around the same time, it drizzled. But neither a drizzle nor a dumping of rain was able to dissuade the congregation of Grace Brethren Church from hosting their annual Grace Community Car Show. A total of 93 cars and motorcycles, of every year, make, and model, dotted the church’s landscape this […][...]