February 2006

Some 86 presidential scholarship contestants and their families were on the Grace College campus in Winona Lake, Indiana yesterday and today for a competition that concluded at noon today (Saturday.) The students interviewed with faculty members, attended a dinner hosted by Grace President Ron Manahan, and competed by writing essays and answering questions. At stake […]

Today’s Waterloo (IA) Cedar Falls Courier newspaper features short-term mission efforts of several churches in the Waterloo area, including the Grace Brethren Church of Waterloo (Kelvin Cooke, pastor). Here is an excerpt which includes information about the Grace Brethren mission trips: Students aren’t the only ones itching to take their faith to all corners of

Pastor Peter Smith, of Hope Valley Community Church in Red Hill, Pennsylvania, recently had back surgery. Word has come, via Northern Atlantic Fellowship coordinator Kork Moyer, that further surgery is necessary, to be done today. Here is part of the message Kork has forwarded from Peter’s wife, Julie: “Hi everyone. wanted you all to know

Many are praying for Phil Dick (pictured with grandchildren) of Winona Lake, Indiana, who is just about to enter treatment for cancer in both lungs. Dick, former coach and Athletic Director at Grace College, is the son of longtime Grace Brethren pastor Paul Dick. Phil and his wife, Becky, are members of Winona Lake Grace

Pastor Jim Brown from Grace Community Church in Goshen, Indiana, reports, “We presently have a disaster relief team in Biloxi from our church in Goshen. We are siding homes, putting new roofs on, drywalling, and doing cleanup. “We loaded up Monday morning with a caravan of 35 people. Things are going great and God is

How do you celebrate your 87th birthday? Pastor John McIntosh of the Simi Valley, CA, Grace Brethren Church, took his mother for a ride on the Harley on hers. McIntosh said, “We loaded and rode down the street a few miles. Mom asked me to go faster but it was too cold.” John and his

The board of directors of Grace College & Seminary, Winona Lake, IN, recently voted to begin construction of the new Orthopaedic Capital Center in late April. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Friday morning, March 17. The $9.1 million, 60,000-square foot community center located on Wooster Road will meet the needs of businesses and organizations

The following article appears in the forthcoming March/April 2006 issue of FGBC World: “DRIVEN06,” a second annual conference for young adults will be held June 22-26, 2006, on the campus of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, and is now open for registration. After a very successful first conference in 2005, planners have titled the 2006

Our friend from the Church of the Brethren, Craig Alan Myers, calls our attention through his “Dunker Journal” blog to a movement among contemporary churches to return to the use of hymns, piano/organ accompaniment, choirs, and more. Here is a short excerpt–to read the entire article from the Dallas Morning News click here: A funny

The following article appears in the forthcoming March/April 2006 issue of FGBC World: The Grace Brethren national conference returns to the “Celebration” format this summer with its sessions to be held July 29-August 3, 2006, at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, CA, near Palm Springs. The conference theme, reflecting the emphasis and