June 2006

To honor Sunday School teachers for their dedication and service to ministry, Gospel Light Publishers is organizing the 13th annual Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day, to be marked Oct. 15. Since 1993, an integral part of Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Day has been the national search for the Sunday School Teacher of the Year. In […]

The second annual conference for young adults, DRIVEN06, being held on the campus of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, is off to the strangest of starts. Ezra Wimberly of the Norton North Grace campus (center, with guitar) led in worship, but without any electricity. The rain and winds that tore through central Ohio just as

Kondo Simfukwe, one of the pastors at Christ Covenant Church in Winona Lake, Indiana, was the leadoff speaker for DRIVEN06. He spoke on “Who We Are” and used graphic examples of the scope of the universe to help participants marvel at the creative power of God, and yet His individual creativity in gifting each one

In a late-night session at DRIVEN06, GBIM’s Jay Bell (seated left) and GBNAM’s Kurt Miller (seated right) answered questions and gave examples of reaching “all nations” both around the world and among ethnic groups here in the U.S. Keith Minier (standing), pastor at the Grace Brethren Church in Pickerington, Ohio, is emcee for the conference.

Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church has announced that, by congregation voting completed this past weekend, the church will be going to a “Pastoral Leadership Team” concept in which a team of pastors will report to the Board of Overseers and will be led by a Lead Pastor. The church has voted to call Bruce

The July/August, 2006, issue of FGBC World, the all-Fellowship publication for Grace Brethren Churches, should be arriving in homes and churches this week. Here is promotional copy you may use for bulletins, newsletters, websites, and other communications. Please pass along to your church staff. Week One: Maranatha Grace Brethren Church of Hagerstown, Maryland, ministers to

Larry E. McCall, pastor of Christ’s Covenant Church in Winona Lake, Indiana, and author of BMH Books’ recent release Walking Like Jesus Did, will soon be embarking on an exciting ministry opportunity to Africa. He and his wife Gladine (pictured) send the following prayer request: “Please remember to pray for Gladine and me, as well

Dr. Larry N. Chamberlain, president of the Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF) in Winona Lake, Indiana, has announced that GBIF is sponsoring a seminar on grant-writing at this year’s Celebrate06 national conference in Palm Springs, California. Chamberlain says this session, offered on Sunday afternoon, July 30, from 3-5 p.m., would be very helpful for church-planters

Several hundred top-flight young classical musicians, dancers, and thespians are about to descend on Winona Lake, Indiana, as the Tenth Annual Master Works Festival begins this Sunday, June 25 with a faculty program at 7:30 p.m. in the Rodeheaver Auditorium. The month-long festival continues through Sunday, July 23, with dozens of full-scale, chamber, solo, and

The first and second grade Sunday School classes from the Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church, under the leadership of Pam Carroll and other teachers, recently raised $300 to buy a bicycle for an African in ministry. As a result, Appolinaire (pictured), the Project Hope & Charite school teacher who oversees two literacy schools for