This fall East Side Grace Brethren Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Blacklick, Ohio, celebrated 50 years of serving the east side of Columbus. It started as a local gathering of east side residents who attended the Grace Brethren Church in Worthington, a suburb of northern Columbus, then under the leadership of Pastor Jim Custer (now Grace Polaris Church, Lead […][...]
Grace College is pleased to announce Kirk Wyman as the next head coach for Grace’s bowling program. Wyman has been a longtime bowling assistant coach at Warsaw Community High School. He has coached the Tigers for 19 years, the first five with the girls’ program and the last 14 with the boys. “I’m very excited to extend my coaching to the next […][...]
While the Urban Centers have had a rich history for many years within our organization and the Charis Fellowship, they have recently seen significant change. Following the retirement of longtime director, Ed Lewis, new Philadelphia Urban Center Director Andy Michael stepped in at the beginning of 2020 to carry on Ed’s legacy. Joined by Rob Rojas, community liaison and facilities […][...]
This fall marks a new era for the Brethren Missionary Herald Company and its subsidiary, GraceConnect. On August 31, delegates approved a proposed merger between the organization and the Charis Fellowship. Liz Cutler Gates will officially retire as executive director of Brethren Missionary Herald Company at the end of October, though she will spend the month utilizing her hard-earned vacation […][...]
Next week, longtime Grace men’s basketball head coach Jim Kessler will be recognized by the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Kessler has been tabbed as the 2021 Indiana Pacers Silver Medal Award recipient. Each year the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame honors one living person based upon outstanding contributions to Indiana basketball in a capacity other than an Indiana high school basketball […][...]
“In the summer of 1941 much of the world was at war. A bottle of Coca-Cola cost five cents, gas was eleven cents a gallon, and the minimum wage was thirty cents an hour. Marvel Comics would introduce a new superhero that year named ‘Captain America’ while Time Magazine would select Winston Churchill as their man of the year. In […][...]
The Grace College Athletic Department will induct three members into the Lancer Hall of Fame on Saturday: Andy Bonham, Max Anders and Jessica Muneza (Stolle). The 2021 induction class is Grace’s 13th class. The group will be honored at the annual Hall of Fame Breakfast on Saturday at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center. “It’s exciting to honor Grace’s rich athletic […][...]
The Grace Theological Seminary blog recently featured Dr. Christy Hill, professor of spiritual formation and women’s ministries. Take a moment to get to know her. Get to Know Dr. Christy Hill, Professor of Spiritual Formation and Women’s Ministries Dr. Christy Hill is a professor of spiritual formation and women’s ministries in both the undergraduate and seminary programs at Grace College. […][...]
Earlier in the summer, the Worthington Christian High School alumni newsletter included a story about Joshua Howard, a graduate who was also served on the pastoral staff at Movement Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Hilliard, Ohio (Mark Artrip, lead pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. (Worthington Christian High School is […][...]
This fall, Grace College welcomes two new faculty members to campus: Dr. Brenda Whitehead, associate professor of behavioral science and Dr. Kevin Voogt, assistant professor of education. Dr. Brenda Whitehead holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in lifespan developmental psychology from the University of Notre Dame, and B.A. in psychology from Northwest Nazarene University. She has a strong background in research […][...]
The retooling of the football program at Grace Brethren High School in Simi Valley, Calif., is the topic of a story in yesterday’s VC Star. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Grace Brethren High School is a ministry of Grace Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in Simi Valley (Jordan Bakker, senior pastor). […][...]
In late 2019, Tim Wilmetti accepted the lead pastor position at Pataskala Grace Church, a Charis Fellowship congregation in central Ohio. Tim coming on staff was part of the second step of the revitalization process the church was undergoing through Assist Church Expansion, which was granted national ministry status at the August 31 online meeting of delegates from Charis Fellowship churches. Prior […][...]
Gene and Wanda Inman recently established a $1.5 million fund for an endowed chair for the science program at Grace College. The chair is the first of its kind at Grace and is designed to help the college recruit and retain high-quality science faculty. “The endowed chair helps us attract top-notch leaders in the science community to deepen our relationship […][...]
My husband was in seminary, I was expecting our third child, and money was tight. I often went to garage sales to find clothes and toys for the girls. That day I gave our oldest, Elizabeth, a quarter and told her she could buy whatever she wanted. She proudly said, “I am going to buy myself a bike!” I went […][...]
The October 7 writers’ workshop for the Charis Fellowship will focus on readability and why it matters. Readability measures the accessibility of a piece of writing to help determine what audience it will reach and how easy it is to understand. We’ll share six valuable formatting tips for making our writing more readable and engage in some practice exercises to […][...]
The Akron, Ohio, campus of Grace College and Seminary welcomed a record-breaking total of 67 students to its programs this fall. The seminary, in its inaugural year in Ohio, welcomed 11 students this year who are pursuing an M.A. in Local Church Ministry. The undergraduate program in biblical studies grew 17 percent from last year and has seen steady growth […][...]
On Monday, Sept. 20, Grace College President Dr. Bill Katip announced his plan to retire at the end of the 2021-22 school year. Katip has worked in higher education for 47 years, the past eight years as the sixth president of Grace College and Theological Seminary. “Bill has led Grace College and Seminary with Christ-like character, professional competence and passionate […][...]
Momentum Ministry Partners, a national ministry of the Charis Fellowship, is accepting nominations for their Faithfulness Award. Under their former name, CE National, they have awarded dozens of individuals in churches across the Fellowship in recognition of faithful service. Below is their announcement from their newsletter. For several years, Momentum Ministry Partners (under our previous name of CE National) has recognized[...]
Momentum Ministry Partners, a national ministry of the Charis Fellowship, announced a new podcast. Below is a statement from Eric Miller, director of ministry operations, released in the Momentum newsletter. Introducing the Momentum Ministry Partners Podcast! When Jeff & I first started brainstorming about launching a Momentum Podcast we wanted it to be something that truly met a need for […][...]
Grace College recently named Dr. Ken McEwan the director of its online MBA program. McEwan has worked at Grace College for nine years following a 32-year finance career with a global aerospace corporation. He earned his B.B.A. from University of Kentucky, his MBA from University of Cincinnati and his D.B.A. from Liberty University. “I plan to grow the MBA program […][...]