Several days ago we posted Part I of the Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church’s report of ministry to an adopted “sister church” in Gulfport, Mississippi. The team has returned, reported in the Sunday services yesterday, and here is an edited version of the last two days’ report of the team: WednesdayWe had a great …
Grace Seminary graduate and former faculty member Dr. John Stoll (pictured), who directs a counseling and Bible study ministry out of his headquarters in Minnesota and Arizona, recently announced that a pastor-mentoring program he and colleagues have been working on is now available. Here is an excerpt from his announcement: As of this week, the …
Pastors, representatives, and attenders from the 14 churches in the Heartland District gathered Sunday evening at Grace Community Church in Goshen, Indiana, for a report from each congregation and a celebration of what God is doing through the diverse ministries in the Heartland. (Tom Avey photo) Leesburg, Indiana, pastor Chris Hay organized and emceed the …
WACO, Texas — A pastor performing a baptism was electrocuted inside his church Sunday morning after grabbing a microphone while partially submerged, a church employee said. The Rev. Kyle Lake, 33, was standing in water up to his shoulder in a baptismal at University Baptist Church when he was electrocuted, said Jamie Dudley, a church …
A team of relief workers led by Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church is currently in Gulfport, Mississippi, working to assist families from WLGBC’s “adopted” church, First Baptist Church of Gulfport, and its daughter church, Cross Point, with cleanup. Here are excerpts from team members’ reports: The damage here is indescribable. The pictures don’t do …
Dr. Brent Sandy, of the Bible department at Grace College and Seminary, would like to call attention to the upcoming meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. Here is his notice and invitation: A stimulating conference for pastors and teachers will be held in Valley Forge, PA, Wednesday – Friday, Nov 16-18, offering the most up-to-date …
“Just because you have a small church,” says Roland Maust, “is no reason that you can’t have a big ministry.” For the fifth year in a row, the Grace Brethren Church of Millersburg, Ohio, which has a membership of under 100 and is pastored by Maust, hosted its annual October Christian dinner theater. The dinner …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attending religious services may enrich the soul, but it also fattens the wallet, according to research released on Tuesday. “Doubling the frequency of attendance leads to a 9.1 percent increase in household income, or a rise of 5.5 percent as a fraction of the poverty scale,” Jonathan Gruber of the economics department …
