August 2005

A volunteer choir, joined by Grace College choir alumni, was one of the featured presentations in a BMH-sponsored hymnsing last night in the Grace Retirement Village chapel in Winona Lake, Indiana. The hymnsing, one of the voluntary activities of the Equip05 national FGBC conference, drew an enthusiastic crowd who sang favorite hymns and gospel songs […]

Prof. Don Ogden, who began the Grace College choir 50 years ago in 1955, last night re-convened a group of alumni to sing the signature “A Mighty Fortress” eight-part arrangement which Grace choirs sang on all their tours.  

Christian Becker (pictured), pastor of the First Brethren Church of Buena Vista, Virginia, recently sparked interest with a Christian worldview article in his local newspaper. Reproduced here is the article from the Rockbridge Weekly. Pastor’s Corner Is Harry Potter Queer? By Rev. Christian Becker Last week I got a call from a Fox Radio program

Open Houses at all the Grace Brethren national organizations’ headquarters in Winona Lake, Indiana, will follow the conclusion of today’s classes at 4:30 at Equip05. At Grace Brethren International Missions, a reception at 5 p.m. will honor retiring missionaries to Africa Eddie and Linda Mensinger and Lois Wilson. At the Brethren Missionary Herald Co. (pictured),

Kevin Mincey (center), church planter from Washington, DC, was interviewed by FGBC conference moderator Dan Allan (left) at last night’s business meeting as Mincey’s church was one of five voted into membership in the FGBC. The five included Still Waters church in Pottstown, PA (Kork Moyer, church planter); Iglesia Biblical de Fe, Lancaster, CA (Oscar

Randy Frazee, senior pastor of Pantego Bible Church in Arlington, Texas, is teaching “The Connecting Church” in Westminster Hall at the Equip05 national conference of the FGBC this week in Winona Lake, Indiana. This course, along with more than twenty others, are week-long learning opportunities for pastors, lay leaders, and serious believers who want to

Dr. Rosalie de Rosset, Ph.D. (standing, at left), professor of Literature, English and Biblical Message Preparation at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, is teaching a class entitled “Preparing a Biblical Presentation” in the “Uniquely for Women” track of Equip05. 

Bryan Nelson, who has been the music and media director at the Grace Brethren Church in Lititz, Pennsylvania for the past eight years, is teaching a course on “Effective Worship Services Using Music and Media.” Nelson is a writer and arranger, and his major instruments are guitar, keyboards, and trombone. 

Taking a break for lunch…students stream out into the August sunshine from Westminster Hall on the Grace College & Seminary campus after the first morning’s classes in Equip05. Nearly 25 courses are being offered–some for seminary credit–and are being held in a five-day format in Westminster Hall, Mount Memorial, and McClain Hall on the Grace