February 2006

Blogging is big, and getting bigger–FAST! Technorati tracks blogging–here is a summary of some recent stats. More by clicking here. To see an array of general Grace Brethren blogs click here. For Grace Brethren missionary blogs, click here.In summary: Technorati now tracks over 27.2 million blogs The blogosphere is doubling in size every 5 and […]

The Northern Atlantic Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches will hold its annual conference-and 50th anniversary celebration-at the Elizabethtown, PA, Grace Brethren Church on Sunday, March 19, 2006, from 3:30 to 8 p.m. NAF coordinator Kork Moyer, along with current moderator Larry Humberd and incoming moderator Jeff Hoffard, is encouraging anyone who has photos of NAF

Joan Keane, who has carried on the ministry of her father, Rev. Nathan Meyer, in leading study trips to Israel and the Holy Land, asks prayer for the February 22-March 8 trip in which the 412 Commission students will be participating. Dr. Randy Smith (pictured with his wife, Dottie), pastor of the Sebring, FL, Grace

Today’s Anchorage, Alaska, Daily News carries an extended feature story about ChangePoint, the largest church in Alaska, that began from Grace Brethren roots. Here is a portion of the story detailing how the church began–to read the entire story click here (Daily News photo): HOW THIS CHURCH BEGAN The seed of ChangePoint was planted in

A one-week church planting seminar will be offered in Columbus, Ohio, the week of March 6-10, 2006, under the sponsorship of Grace Brethren North American Missions. Sessions will be held on the campus of the Grace Brethren Church of Columbus in Westerville, Ohio. Designed to introduce the prospective church planter to the basic understanding and

The March/April 2006 issue of FGBC World will soon be arriving in homes and churches. This is one article from the upcoming issue: The Brethren Missionary Herald Company (BMH) was informed on Valentine’s Day, 2006, that Send The Light, the British-based company that has owned and operated the Herald Bookstore in Winona Lake, Indiana, for

Pastor Bob Smoker (pictured) from Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, Grace Brethren Church was featured in the May/June, 2005 issue of FGBC World in an article entitled “A ‘Screaming Eagle’ Returns to ‘Nam.” (click on back-issue archives at www.fgbcworld.com). Smoker has continued to foster interest in ministry in Vietnam and is now hosting a time of fellowship for

The Grace College faculty this week unanimously approved a new pre-law program to begin in fall 2006. According to the college, this builds on the successes Grace has had with pre-law students in the past and focuses Grace for ministry in the legal profession in the 21st Century. Students may choose from a number of

Dan O’Deens (lower right in photo), pastor of Gateway Grace Community Church in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, recently returned from California where he and some of his staff continued their work with Saddleback Community Church as a P.E.A.C.E. pilot church. At left is Brian Rader from Grace Community Church, who will be doing the technical work of

God continues to use How to Start a Kingdom Conversation, a practical, helpful BMH book on sharing your Christian faith, written by Dr. Duke Heller of Columbus, Ohio. Rejoice with us in this e-mail from an individual who read his book and responded. How to Start a Kingdom Conversation and other helpful BMH-published books are