November 2005

Johnstown Pastor Comments on Revitalization

Ron Carnevali, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church on Napoleon Street in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is quoted in a recent article on downtown revitalization in the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat. A portion is reproduced here–to read the entire article click here. Two decades ago, the Rev. Ron Carnevali Sr. worked with children in the neighborhood. Now, as pastor

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Two New Billy Sunday Books Published

The following article, which reviews two new books on the most famous resident of Winona Lake, Indiana, the baseball-evangelist Billy Sunday, appears in the current Christianity Today magazine. To read the complete story, click here. Billy Sunday , the best-known evangelist in America during the first half of the twentieth-century, used blunt language and a

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Dillsburg Church Ministers in Gulfport

The following article featuring the Hope Grace Brethren Church of Dillsburg, Pennsylvania (George Traub, pastor), appeared this morning in Gulfport/Biloxi, Mississippi. Karen Roberts looked at her damaged home and said, “I was really in shock. I was like, ‘What are we going to do now?’” The Harrison County teacher learned a heartbreaking lesson, when Katrina

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CCM Pioneer Patillo, Wife Have Narrow Escape

Leon Patillo–former Santana vocalist and Christian music pioneer–and his wife, Renee, escaped serious injury on Oct. 31 when their RV exploded in Barstow, Calif. As the Patillos were driving, following concert appearances, a large explosion caused smoke and flames in the air conditioning unit. The entire front of the RV was engulfed in flames before

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Cleveland Mission Ministry Featured

Rich and Reida Bartley, Grace Brethren church planting missionaries to Cleveland, are featured in yesterday’s Cleveland newspaper. Rich says they’ve already received several calls from people wishing to help or donate. Reproduced here is a short excerpt–to read the entire article click here. When Rich Bartley retired in 2000 from coaching and teaching in the

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