2004

Joel Curry (left) and J. D. Woods, current Grace faculty members, are among the variety acts for a “Saturday Morning GC Live” program to be held at the Gordon Center on the Grace College campus this Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. Alumni Director Tim Ziebarth has a whole weekend of activities, including a “Sounding Board […]

Grace College Homecoming activities began Friday night with the crowning of the homecoming queen and king, naming of the Parents of the Year, and a variety program. Clint Johnson, 23, of Warsaw, Indiana, was named Homecoming King and the Homecoming Queen is Kristina Freel, 22, from Osceola, Indiana. Johnson is a criminal justice major at

LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL FEATURES “THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN® CHRISTMAS” BY AUTHOR RICK WARREN The New York Times bestselling author of The Purpose-Driven® Life, Rick Warren, is featured in the December issue of Ladies’ Home Journal, with a specially-penned article, “The Purpose-Driven Christmas.” The December issue hits newsstands on November 9. “Rick Warren delivers in his warm, wise

Here’s an interesting thought. Were Grace Brethren voters a major factor–perhaps THE deciding factor–in re-electing George Bush as president? All the world is aware of how important Ohio was in this election. And it is well-recognized that evangelicals turned out, voted, and were the major factor in his return to office. Grace Brethren are mainstream

Bryan Nelson, director of music at the Lititz, PA Grace Brethren Church, recently used a Phil Keaggy concert as an outreach, inviting community guitarists to join Keaggy for a “jam.” About the event, Nelson says, “Thought you’d like to see the 130 guitars from the community from our guitar jam with Phil Keaggy. Only three

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

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

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

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.

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