July 2005

Grace Brethren Ministers Honor Three

Pastor Robert Wagner (center) of the Calvert County, Maryland, Grace Brethren Church, was honored this afternoon by the Association of Grace Brethren Ministers as the Pastor of the Year. AGBM president Tim Boal (left) presented the award, and R. Greene, pastor of the Frederick, MD Grace Brethren Church (at right) read the citation for Wagner’s …

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Pastor Howard Mayes was honored this afternoon by the Association of Grace Brethren Ministers (AGBM) with their Lifetime Achievement Award. Presenter of the award was David Knight, associate pastor at the Clinton, Maryland, Grace Brethren Church, where Mayes has been pastor since 1992. Mayes was ordained at the Norwalk, CA, Grace Brethren Church in 1966, …

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Equip05 National Conference Begins Sunday

“Welcome to Winona Lake” signs are popping up various places in Winona Lake, Indiana, as participants in the Equip05 national Grace Brethren conference roll into town. Some 700+ have requested tickets for Monday night’s business meeting dinner, which is now well over capacity. More than 350 have registered for week-long courses, as this year’s conference …

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Duke and Zig Golf and Witness Together

BMH author Duke Heller (left) and motivational expert Zig Ziglar (right) played golf together four days this past week in New Mexico. Both men are enthusiastic evangelists, seeking to lead to Christ anyone who is open to a hearing of the gospel. Ziglar’s foreword to Heller’s new book, How to Start a Kingdom Conversation, says …

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Long Beach Church Staff Leads Community Project

In the following article from this morning’s Long Beach (CA) Press-Telegram, a staff member of the Grace Brethren Church of Long Beach (Lou Huesmann, pastor) is highlighted as leading a community project. Eric Marsh is on the church staff as the director of Hope for Long Beach. ROCKHarbor church, mentioned in the article as the …

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NCO Beats Chesapeake in Dramatic Quiz Contest

In a dramatic come-from-behind win, the North Central Ohio quiz team beat the Chesapeake team at noon Thursday to become the national quiz champions at Brethren National Youth Conference. Ray Feather, Quiz Master, conducted the final quiz between the top two teams—North Central Ohio and Chesapeake. Chesapeake leaped into the lead with the first question, …

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