July 2006

Pastor Charlie Barnhill of the Heartland Grace Brethren Church in Mt. Gilead, Ohio, shared with ministers of the North Central Ohio district recently that the Heartland congregation has purchased an 11,000-square-foot former bowling alley for use as a worship and fellowship facility. The church has been meeting in a school for a number of years. […]

One of the classic works in premillennial eschatology, The End Times by Herman A. Hoyt, was recently re-issued by BMH Books of Winona Lake, Indiana. The 243-page paperback is an investigation of what is to come, and it guides the reader through 12 understandable, in-depth chapters. Hoyt examines the vocabulary of eschatologists along with the

Just as this issue was going to press, word was received of the tragic death by drowning of 17-year-old Jered Pyle, a junior at Worthington Christian High School, affiliated with the Worthington (OH) Grace Brethren Church. This edited piece was written by his football coach, Mike Stanley (featured in the Sept/Oct 2005 FGBC World, see

A Heart Opened Wide – Studies in 2 Corinthians, the latest revised and updated commentary in The Kent Collection, was released in early June, 2006, by BMH Books of Winona Lake, Indiana. Second Corinthians is often regarded as the apostle Paul’s most personal letter and Dr. Homer A. Kent’s informal writing brings out that aspect.

The proposed prototype new bylaws for the Association of Grace Brethren Ministers have been posted on the AGBM website at www.agbm.org under the “Document Archive” section in preparation for discussion and adoption at the AGBM meetings during the forthcoming Celebrate06 national conference. The document is the result of many hours of work by AGBM’s development

Tom Avey By Tom Avey, Fellowship Coordinator These are exciting months in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches national office. What do you see in the future of the FGBC? The GrowGoLead2010 passion is that the FGBC will be growing by making disciples of Jesus, each church going on mission, and leading by producing leaders.

By Ron Dorner You have experienced a winter with record utility bills and are now seeing gasoline prices a dollar higher than last year. Perhaps you have stretched your budget dollars to the point where they have snapped. “What to do next?” is the question. First realize that higher utility bills and gasoline are with

Nelson L. Peters Grace Brethren North American Mission recently announced the appointment of Nelson L. Peters, of the Grace Brethren Church of Lititz, PA, as the senior advancement officer for GBNAM. Peters will work in the areas of fundraising and donor relations, building and strengthening partnerships for establishing churches throughout North America. His work experience

Events of general interest among Grace Brethren Churches. Details and registration information are available from sponsoring organizations or through www.fgbc.org. July 2-8 – Great Canadian Adventure Teen Week, Vancouver, BC (GBNAM) July 22-27 – BNYC, Biola University (CEN) July 29-August 3 – Celebrate06 National Conference, Indian Wells, CA (FGBC) August 6-12-Canadian Adventure Adult Week (Toronto)