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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.
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...
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...
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...
STATEMENT OF FAITH
09/10/2013 15:12
STATEMENT OF FAITH
We believe:
The Bible is the inerrant Word of God ( II Peter 1:2, John 17:17), the infallible rule of faith and conduct for all people (II Timothy 3:16);
There is one triune God, the Creator (Genesis 1:1), eternally...
John William Fletcher “First Theologian of Methodism.”
09/10/2013 10:42
John William Fletcher is often referred to as the “First Theologian of Methodism.” He earned this popular title as a result of having vigorously defended John Wesley’s Arminianism against Calvinistic polemical rivals. In the early and mid-1770s, Fletcher undertook the defense of Wesley against...
JOHN WILLIAM FLETCHER
09/10/2013 10:11
FLETCHER, JOHN WILLIAM (1729-1785), English divine, was born at Nyon, Switzerland, on Sept. 12, 1729, his original name being DE LA FLECHIERE. He was educated at Geneva for the Church, but went to Lisbon and enlisted. An accident prevented his sailing with his regiment to Brazil, and he went to...