The annual Judgment House outreach sponsored by the Norton, OH, Grace Brethren Church (pastors Bob Combs and Jeff Bogue) this year resulted in nearly 400 people making decision for Christ. The Akron contingent of the 4:12 Commission participated. Here is a short excerpt from their report — read the entire report (with photos) by clicking […]
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The current issue of Christianity Today magazine carries an article on “Pastor M,” a church leader in Baghdad for whom Christians have been praying since his abduction and disappearance–along with several others–in mid-September. Reproduced here is a short excerpt. To read the entire article, click here. “There has been no further word about them,” said
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The Grace Brethren Church of Fort Wayne Indiana, celebrated its 50th year of ministry to the North East side of Fort Wayne on Sunday, October 23, 2005. (photos courtesy Dave Rosner) The day was an exciting one with many former members and attenders gathering to celebrate. The theme for the day was “Continuing with Christ”
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Kary Oberbrunner, student ministries pastor at the Powell, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church, has written an article for Relevant magazine on how to be progressive in a stagnant church. To read his ten suggestions on the subject, including “Embrace the Hypocrite Within” and “Realize That God Doesn’t Need You,” click here.
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The November/December 2005 issue of FGBC World has now arrived in homes and Grace Brethren churches. Here are several weeks’ worth of copy you may use in bulletins, worship folders, church newsletters, and websites to call attention to it. Please copy-and-paste, or e-mail me for a Word file at tdwhite@earthlink.net. Thanks Week One Want to
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Gerald Polman points to the photo of Billy Graham that triggered an unusual discovery during one of his guided tours at the Reneker Museum of Winona History in Westminster Hall on the Grace College and Seminary campus. Retired Grace Brethren pastor Gerald Polman was giving tours of the Reneker Museum of Winona History in the
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Leo Boyer, of Winona Lake, Indiana, has designed and is distributing this Christmas lawn display designed to draw attention to Christ, the true meaning of Christmas. A portion of the proceeds from each sale will provide scholarships to African Bible and pastoral students. by Theresa Clark When Leo Boyer of Winona Lake, Indiana, searched for
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Pastor Dan O’Deens of Gateway Community Church in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, played a key role from the start in the Grace Brethren response to Hurricane Katrina. As the Fellowship’s “point man on the ground,” he recruited, trained, and deployed managers from all over the Fellowship. Here is an edited version of a report he recently gave
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