January 2006

During the offering time at the Simi Valley church, parishioners are encouraged to bring a red rose to the front for every person who heard the message of the Gospel this week, and a white rose for each one who accepted Christ as Savior. This photo, taken after the first (9 a.m.) service this morning, […]

The following feature story on a Grace Brethren pastor appeared in today’s Sunnyside (WA) Daily Sun News (photo by John Fannin) by John Fannin Fear of an oppressive government and a need for family led Juan Marenco (pictured) to leave his native Nicaragua and eventually settle in Mabton, Washington, where he is pastor of Grace

This article, which appeared in today’s Modesto (CA) Bee newspaper, demonstrates how a church can effectively use its library to attract non-church users, and minister to the larger community. By AMY WHITEBEE STAFF WRITER It’s Wednesday morning and the Khachadourian family is on its usual routine, stopping to browse at the Big Valley Grace Community

According to today’s e-mail update from the Grace College & Seminary publications office (connect@grace.edu) several important documents are on loan from Grace’s Biblical and Ancient Manuscript Center in the Morgan Library for exhibit at The Discovery Place in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Discovery Place is sponsoring a major exhibit February 17-May 29, entitled “The Dead

UPDATE – 1:45 P.M. THURSDAY, WINONA TIME Tom Avey is now out of the hospital. But early estimates on his return to Winona were a little optimistic. He sees his doctor for a checkup on Monday, and hopes perhaps to be able to fly by about the middle of next week. ————————– The good word

Looking for the Yearbook Owner Today we received an e-mail that contained this message: “Someone left a 1962 Philadelphia Bible College yearbook at a restaurant in Franconia, PA. The reason I am notifying you is that there was a clipping in it from your blog dated 12/16/2005 ‘terry-taylor-prepares-to-go-home.’” If it was your yearbook and you’d

Word has been received in Winona Lake that Rev. (Chaplain) Carlton Fuller died Monday at his home in Tennessee. He was a retired Air Force Grace Brethren Chaplain. According to the Grace Brethren Chaplain’s Endorsing Agent, Dr. John Schumacher, Fuller’s service with the Air Force Chaplaincy dates from February 1963, when he reported to Lackland

Kevin and Holly High and their family (pictured here when they visited BMH offices in Winona Lake last summer) have completed Spanish language study in Texas and have been cleared to relocate to Argentina to begin ministry there. Here is an excerpt from one of Kevin’s recent e-mails. Last Sunday I gave the message at