The family of Tom Julien is hosting a casual reception to celebrate his 90th birthday from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 19, in the courtyard of the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church. Stop by and say hello to Tom. No gifts, please. In order to make Tom’s birthday more memorable, you may send him a note, remind him of […][...]
Students typically return home from camps or conferences with new friends, possibly a souvenir t-shirt, and likely a few scrapes and insect bites. Great memories are made, but not usually anything with a lasting impact. Enter Xavier Adekunle. Xavier is not your typical high school student and he learned in the summer of 2017 that Momentum Youth Conference is not […][...]
One month into his first tour of duty in Iraq, Charis Fellowship Chaplain Billy Graham (LTC, U.S. Army) experienced the death of a soldier in his unit. Eighteen years later, he was able to meet the family of the fallen soldier and witness a ceremony honoring the man and his family. The Eagle Commission, a cooperating ministry of the Charis Fellowship, shared a […][...]
Sarah Clemans has been singing ever since she can remember. From a young age, her parents instilled in her a love for music. She looks back fondly at memories of her mom singing her “The Old Rugged Cross” as she fell asleep each night. And her father was always encouraging her to chase after her passions, telling her that she […][...]
Grace College’s women’s tennis head coach Marcus Moore earned a national honor from the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Moore was named the NCCAA National Coach of the Year. He led the Lady Lancers to a 14-6 record in the 2020-21 season. Grace’s 14 wins tied for the most victories in a single season in team history. Only the 2018 squad […][...]
GREENVILLE, S.C. – On Thursday evening, Grace men’s basketball legend Chet Kammerer was inducted into the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Hall of Fame. Kammerer was one of five honorees inducted into the Hall of Fame during this year’s NCCAA national convention in Greenville, S.C. Kammerer attended Grace in the 1960s and played four years of basketball for the […][...]
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Sacia Hanson was given the highest individual student-athlete honor of the year by the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Hanson was named the overall female winner of the NCCAA Game Plan 4 LIFE Award. It is given to honor one NCCAA student-athlete across all sports who best epitomizes the Christian character qualities of love, integrity, faith and excellence. […][...]
A common quandary for many Christians is our inability to see into the future. Things happen and we often wonder why, sometimes even questioning if God is aware of what is happening. When choosing to begin a degree at an evangelical seminary, one might imagine a peaceful prayer meeting where several individuals are assigned to step out in faith. But sometimes […][...]
“Did you see her smile?” Andrew Simkins, a volunteer at the Room at the Table, asked as Stacy Engle’s foster daughter picked out items. Together, they filled multiple bags with a wide variety of items. Room at the Table is a ministry for foster and adoptive families in Kosciusko County, Ind. (or those fostering children from the county). Similar to […][...]
Today’s Mansfield, Ohio, News Journal, includes a story about Genelle Egerton, who found vocational clarity while on mission trip in Haiti with the Grace Brethren Church of Lexington, Ohio. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Lexington principal takes job to help implement ‘science of reading LEXINGTON – Genelle Eggerton admits it’s going […][...]
The Journey for a Cause effort of Grace College student, Eddie Gill IV, and his friends gained more publicity over the weekend with a story in the Evansville, Ind., Courier and Press on Monday. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. ‘Journey for a Cause’: College student boating out of Evansville to promote […][...]
It was our last Zoom meeting together before summer break, and it was bittersweet. Yes, Zoom fatigue is real, but the need for each other was more real. We exchanged ideas for handling everything from teenagers socially distancing from their families to the longing to keep some of the lessons we learned during the lockdown. We confessed our struggles and […][...]
The Daily American website reports that Gabe Yoder, pastor of Summit Mills Grace Brethren Church, Meyersdale, Pa., will speak at the baccalaureate service for the class of 2021 at Meyersdale Area High School. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. 2021 Meyersdale Area High School graduation Baccalaureate — 7 p.m. June 3 at […][...]
The online news site, NewsNowWarsaw.com, is reporting that Warsaw, Ind., dentist, Dr. Steve Hollar, is on the ballot for trustee at Indiana University. The Warsaw native and his wife, Jennifer, attend the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church (WLGBC). (She also serves on the board of trustees at Grace College.) A portion of the story appears below. Click here to […][...]
Adam Basinger, a 2011 graduate of Grace College, was promoted on Wednesday within the Indianapolis Indians baseball organization. Basinger was named the Director of Field Operations for the Indians, the Triple-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Basinger has served for six years on the Indians’ award-winning field operations crew. The Indians play their home games at Victory Field, a 13,750-seat […][...]
Three members of Grace College’s men’s and women’s basketball teams were named CoSIDA Academic All-District. Haden Deaton and Matt Jennings were All-District winners for Grace’s men’s team, and Kyannah Stull was recognized as All-District for the Lady Lancers. Grace led the Crossroads League with three All-District winners with Mt. Vernon Nazarene following with two honorees. CoSIDA honors student[...]
Grace College’s track and field team put the final touches on its best season in team history on Friday. The Lancers concluded the 2021 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Gulf Shores, Ala. Prior to this year’s meet, Grace had three events in program history achieve NAIA Outdoor All-American status. This year, Grace doubled that total. Isaac Brown (high […][...]
Friday’s edition of the Lima, Ohio, News reported on the graduation of four brothers, two of which will attend Grace College in the fall. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. For the ‘quads,’ graduation is bittersweet Michael, Daniel, Joseph and Joshua have been affectionately known as “the quads” since birth. The quadruplet brothers […][...]
Several of Charis Fellowship pastors from northern California gathered in Sacramento on Thursday, May 27, for time to connect and catch up. Joining the group were Charis Fellowship leaders Phil Sparling (executive director), who is also a pastor in the region; Andrew Saunders (assistant director); and Tim Hodge (new Fellowship coordinator). Among those taking part were (in feature photo, left […][...]
“My friend Michael Jehrig lives there!” My sister would announce proudly every time we passed the large log cabin on the hill. Whether we were passing the home in the wee hours of the morning or in the middle of the night after a long road trip, we all heard about Michael Jehrig. To my knowledge, I’ve never met the […][...]