Grace College hosted its largest-ever online graduate counseling Residency the first week of August. The tenth annual Residency brought 110 students and seven faculty from across the nation to Grace’s campus in Winona Lake, Ind., for a week. The purpose of the residency is two-fold: to teach important concepts and skills to prepare the students for the next year of […][...]
Greg Serafino, pastor of Grace Church, Osceola, Ind., posted this on the GraceConnect Facebook page. A gofundme account has been set up to help Danny Grace Knight, the widow of Andrew Knight, who died in a traffic accident on July 24, 2021. I know many of you were at conference and heard about and prayed about the Knight family tragedy. […][...]
Our first few nights as homeowners, I couldn’t sleep a wink. I wasn’t too excited or anxious; nor was I too busy working through my mental to-do list which comes with a new home. No, I couldn’t sleep because our house is right in the middle of a busy railroad and a fire station and hospital and the police headquarters. All of those things were listed […][...]
The Times-Union, Warsaw, Ind., is reporting today that Grace College president, Dr. Bill Katip, is taking a short-term medical leave. A portion of the story is included below. Click here to read the complete article. Grace President Katip To Take Short-Term Medical Leave WINONA LAKE – Grace College and Seminary President Dr. William Katip will take a short-term medical leave […][...]
While returning from a family vacation, Pastor Davey Ermold, his wife, Laura, and their children found themselves stranded with car problems at the Breezewood exit on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It took only a post on Facebook for others in the Charis Fellowship to come to their rescue. Davey, who is pastor of the Blue Ridge Grace Brethren Church in Winchester, […][...]
“They were giving more to me than I was giving to them anytime we went to serve there.” Five years ago, several women from Grace Polaris Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Westerville, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), connected with residents in Oakland Park Apartments, a complex in a low-income area of Columbus, Ohio. The church brought a busload of […][...]
Continue to pray for Don Rough, retired Charis Fellowship pastor, as he recovers from COVID. He celebrated his 87th birthday this week with a scheduled move to a personal care home. Here’s an update from his son, Tim. Update on our precious Dad, Pastor Don Rough, Saturday August 7, 2021, 4 pm. As before, we have not been giving day […][...]
Grace College’s volleyball team has announced the incoming class for the 2021 season. The future is bright for the Lady Lancers, who are coming off a trip to the NCCAA national semifinals in 2020 under head coach Katie Van Hofwegen. Click here to learn more about the new members of the volleyball team.[...]
The Grace College athletic department continued to impress in the classroom for the 2020-21 year, achieving a record academic performance. For the fifth straight season, all of Grace’s varsity programs hit their academic mark by achieving a team GPA of 3.00 or greater. As a result, each team will qualify for the NAIA/NCCAA Scholar-Team award. The department had an overall […][...]
Grace College’s cross country team has announced the incoming class for the 2021 season. The future is bright for the Lancers, who enjoyed a memorable distance season last year under head coach Jake Poyner. Click here for a list of new team members and their accomplishments.[...]
Laying a strong foundation is important. It doesn’t take an expert in construction to tell you that. Whatever it is that’s being built, be it a home, an organization, or a career, the foundation is key to success. Ben Logan, of Jonesboro, Indiana, would have to agree. Little did he know, when he enrolled to study environmental science at Grace College, his […][...]
Don Shoemaker, pastor emeritus at Grace Community Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Seal Beach, Calif., has sent along news of two from the Seal Beach congregation who have been recognized. Honoring “Teacher of the Year for 2021” Teaching has been an especially challenging profession over the past 18 months. All the turmoil over Covid and other issues must […][...]
Grace College’s men’s basketball team is excited to announce the incoming class for the 2021-22 season. The Lancers, under head coach Scott Moore, won 20 games last year and are aiming to return to the NAIA National Championships for the 11th time in program history. Click here to see the list of recruits and learn more about them![...]
“When I retired, I wasn’t sure what the next step was,” said Ed Lewis, who recently retired after 47 years of ministry with Momentum Ministry Partners (formerly CE National) and relocated to Hawaii. “I had to think through my purpose, and I came to the same conclusion…my life purpose is to be on mission for Christ and to be a […][...]
The late Andy Anderson, the stepfather of Jim Brown, who serves as senior pastor at Grace Community Church, Goshen, Ind., was featured yesterday in the Hagerstown, Md., Herald-Mail. At portion of the legacy story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Raymond “Andy” Anderson shared his Christian faith and ‘left quite a legacy’ Whether it was growing up […][...]
Terry White, former executive director of the Brethren Missionary Herald Company, the parent organization of GraceConnect, was honored Saturday with the Circle of Corydon Award, which honors Indiana residents who have made contributions to the betterment of the state and its people. It was presented by Craig Allebach, Winona Lake, Ind., town manager. Both men are members of the Winona […][...]
Tom Avey started as an accompanist in his local church. “That’s my training for just about everything I’ve done in this job,” he confessed. In July, Tom steps down after 23 years as Fellowship Coordinator, serving the Charis Fellowship by planning conferences and retreats, facilitating Fellowship Council and corporation meetings, serving as a center for information in the Fellowship, and […][...]
Yesterday’s edition of the Warsaw, Ind., Times-Union reported that renovation of the dining room in the assisted living section of Grace Village, Winona Lake, Ind., has been completed. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Grace Village Has New Dining Room The new assisted living dining room at Grace Village Retirement Community was […][...]
The online news site, InkFreeNews, reports on an historic Lancer Classic golf outing, which was held earlier this week at Stonehenge Golf Club in Winona Lake, Ind. The event is the largest that supports the Grace College athletic department. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Lancer Classic Celebrates Latest Edition With Some […][...]
At the end of July, Bud Olszewski will retire from the role of senior pastor at Grace Brethren Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Rittman, Ohio, after 38 years of service. Bud grew up in inner city Philadelphia, and he accepted Jesus as his Savior at the age of seven. His faith was tested one year later when he was […][...]