Reida and Rich Bartley, who minister to a Slavic neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio, report that as a result of an article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper on their Treasure Box program, a local company has responded with great participation in preparing and packing boxes for the ministry. Here are some excerpts from the Fleet […]
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Pastoral changes are a constant in the FGBC. Here are a couple of the latest announcements: Josh Holt has accepted the unanimous call to become the Associate Pastor of Grace Brethren Church in Richmond, Virginia (Dave Kennedy, pastor). Josh & his family will be relocating to Richmond in January 2006. At Leesburg, Indiana, Pastor Chris
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Pastor Mitch Cariaga and the Grace Community Church of Rialto, California, were featured in last Saturday’s San Bernardino newspaper for their unique outreach to a younger generation. A portion of the article is reproduced here–to read the entire article click here. RIALTO – A 50-year-old church has recast itself as a sanctuary for the thousands
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A small but enthusiastic crowd witnessed the ribbon-cutting for a new economic-development project in Jackson, Kentucky, on Monday, November 21. Named “The Happy Ship & More,” the non-profit venture is the first enterprise sponsored by Grace in Action USA, an Indiana organization whose mission is to help churches assist the people of their communities by
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Six men from the Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, Grace Brethren Church (Jim Laird, pastor) left the church parking lot on October 29 bound for Gulfport, Mississippi. Their caravan consisted of an RV donated by a church member, two skid loaders and chainsaws and other tools. One of the skid loaders was loaned to the team by a
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A 24-page full-color beautiful “gift catalog” giving gift ideas for Christmas, New Year, birthdays and more is now available from Grace Brethren International Missions (GBIM). Subtitled “New Opportunities to Advance the Cause of Christ Worldwide,” the catalog extends to individuals, churches, and small groups the opportunity to sponsor individuals and projects in many parts of
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Matching grants for planting churches are now available for church planters in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) according to a recent announcement from Grace Brethren North American Missions (GBNAM). The program is designed to encourage the recruitment of church planters, the creation of ministry apprenticeships, the launching and establishing of new churches and
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Longtime Southern Baptist pastor and denominational leader Adrian Rogers died earlier this week. This excerpt from a Baptist Press article includes a moving footwashing ceremony as reported by Steve Gaines, who succeeded Rogers as pastor of his 29,000-member church. [EDITOR’S NOTE TO NON-GRACE BRETHREN READERS: Footwashing is a regular part of the communion service in
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The executive committee of the Association of Grace Brethren Ministers (AGBM) today concludes three days of meetings in Winona Lake, Indiana. Led by AGBM president Tim Boal (lower left in photo), the group is working through a large number of recommendations from its research and development consultant Jerry Young (center of photo, beneath window) regarding
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Grace Brethren churches in the Northwest District recently organized a drive to send supplies to Grace Brethren work in the Central African Republic. Jim and Debbie Momeyer participated in the dedication of the supplies, and reported the following: “It is obvious that there is a deep love for Africa here. “One example of this is
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