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Registration in Kenya, Africa
08/03/2014 00:54
In May of 2014 The Redeeming Grace Ministries International Team was given a Certificate of Registration from Nairobi, Kenya for Redeeming Grace Ministry, dated March 7, 2014. We sent a copy of our Michigan, USA, registration to have Internation added to the Kenyan registration.
Presentation to Grand Rapids, Michigan United Methodist Church District Superintendent
03/08/2014 13:40
Wednesday, March 5th, President Rick DeGroot and Vice-President Gereald Baraza met with District Superintendent Bill Haggard. We shared with him our academic background, ministry experience, connection with Cornerstone UMC, the origins of Redeeming Grace Ministries International and our...
RGMI President Meets the United Methodist Church Grand Rapids District Superintendent, Rev. Bill Haggard.
03/06/2014 12:43
Yesterday the President of Redeeming Grace Ministries International, Rev. Rick DeGroot and the Vice President,Gerald Baraza met with the United Methodist Church Grand Rapids District Superintendent, Rev. Bill Haggard in his office. They shared their vision with him and asked for his prayers and...
Redeeming Grace Ministries International: January 2014 Two week Kenya trip
02/01/2014 08:44
The RGMI Team of Directors was able to go to Kenya for preparations and cultural adaptation. The Team consisted of Rick DeGroot (President), wife Ginnie DeGroot (Spiritual Development Director, Church Relations), Gerald Baraza (Vice-President), and Ruqaiyah Baraza (Secretary). We met...
First Module starting January 2015
02/01/2014 00:00
Our first module will be held in Ongata Ribgai, Kenya. The following courses will be taught:
1. Old Testament Survey
2. Matthew
3. Inductive Preaching/Teaching
3. Introduction to Social Work
Facilitators:
1. Rev. Rick DeGroot
2. Prof. Ruqaiyah Rogers-Baraza
3. Rev. Timothy...
First Banquet
11/18/2013 22:31
We enjoyed presenting Redeeming Grace Ministries International and our vision of John Fletcher College at our first fundraising banquet, on Thurday, November, 14, 2013 at The ROCK in Byron Center, Michigan, USA.
Our presentation included:
Defining the concept of "Redeeming Grace."
Featured four...
The Development of Christianity in Kenya
10/21/2013 22:42
The Beginning and Development of Christianity in Kenya:
A Survey
Zablon Nthamburi
The Portuguese Period
One Saturday afternoon, April 7th, 1498, Vasco da Gama anchored off Mombasa near where Fort Jesus stands today. He had gone round the Cape of Good Hope in the Indian Ocean. Not only had he...
A Brief History of Kenya
10/21/2013 22:07
Pre-Colonial Settlement in Kenya:
Cushitic-speaking people from northern Africa moved into the area that is now Kenya beginning around 2000 BC. Arab traders began frequenting the Kenya coast around the first century AD. Kenya's proximity to the Arabian Peninsula invited colonization, and Arab and...
RGMI Missionaries in East Africa
09/27/2013 05:36
Redeeming Grace Ministries International is pleased to announce that it's going to send missionaries to East Africa to help with leadership training from June 2014. Details to follow.
John William Fletcher on Prayer
09/12/2013 13:33
One of the most remarkable ministers in English history, and in all the history of the Christian Church, was an Anglican priest by the name of John William Fletcher (1729-1785), “First Theologian of Methodism.” Fletcher was a close companion with John and Charles Wesley, and had been hand picked by...
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