Grace Brethren US Army Chaplain James Schaefer (standing, right) in Afghanistan, reports, “I had the chance, with my Col. Pedersen, to lead my Muslim Mullah leaders in prayer for the Break of Fast last Thursday, 21 Oct, during our post-dusk meal during Ramadan. We had a great time to talk about the times, the families […]
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Retired GBIM missionary Mary Ann J. Habegger, 80, a resident of Swiss Village in Berne, Indiana, died Monday, November 1, 2004 at Adams County Memorial Hospital, Decatur, Indiana. Friends and family were able to gather and say goodbye during her brief but severe illness. Born December 29, 1923, Habegger was deployed in 1952 as a
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Uncle Sam leads the way to the presidential voting booth at the Hope Community Church (Raleigh, NC) Fall Family Fun Festival. Among the many festival celebrations, early “voting” for the presidential candidates was a highlight as votes were cast based on candidate likes/dislikes (favorite treats, favorite sports, etc.), while their actual names were kept off
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There’s a very interesting and thought-provoking article in the October, 2004 issue of Washington Monthly by Sasha Issenberg entitled “The Simplest Life: Why Americans Romanticize the Amish.” Since the Grace Brethren have some common roots with the Amish, we are reproducing here the first several paragraphs with a link to the rest of the article.
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The following article, featuring one of our Columbus churches, appeared in this morning’s San Francisco Chronicle: Candidates’ final appeal to sway a divided electorate ON THE OHIO TRAIL: Religious voters torn between candidates Zachary Coile, Chronicle Political Writer Monday, November 1, 2004 Westerville, Ohio — Inside Grace Brethren, an evangelical Christian mega-church in the suburbs
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