July 2006

This story about the Winona Lake Grace Brethren church’s hosting of a Suzuki string program appeared in yesterday’s Warsaw (IN) Times-Union newspaper. Bruce Barlow is coordinating lead pastor of the Winona Lake church: Suzuki Violinists ‘Camp’ At Winona BY TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer WINONA LAKE – Children in the Suzuki Violin Camp at Grace […]

Ohio Pastor Ed Jackson (left) and Mike Stanley, from the Worthington, Ohio, church, recently visited Winona Lake and shared some dreams and hopes for the resurgence of a men’s ministry in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. Stanley, who was featured in FGBC World’s story about Crusader Football in the September/October, 2005 issue (to read

We wanted to share this neat photo, which appeared on Mike Jentes’ e-mail update from thequest in Columbus, Ohio. It represents the thousands of children and young people ministered to by our Grace Brethren churches this summer. Mike says it for all of us: “I thank Jesus that in all the fun we are having

We earlier posted notice of the death on July 13 of the death of Glen Knepper in Hillsboro, Oregon. His son-in-law, Chris Hay, has provided the following text of a eulogy from Knepper’s memorial service (edited for length): Pops began making people smile on March 27, 1931, when he was born to Harry and Lula

The new “Women’s Spectrum” magazine from the Women of Grace USA is now available for shipping. The colorful 38-page magazine contains spotlight features on missionaries, feature articles on core values for women, department articles that include creative women’s ministry ideas, Bible study ideas, Honor Her scholarships, and more. Explanatory text says, “In this year’s ‘Women’s

Professors Tiberius Rata and D. Brent Sandy of the Grace College and Seminary faculty have written study notes for a new study Bible. The work is based on the Holman Christian Standard Bible (a translation completed in 2004), and will be published by B&H (formerly Broadman and Holman) Press. Dr. Rata, who is professor of

Rose Earnest, a member of the Waterloo, Iowa, Grace Brethren Church (Kelvin Cooke, pastor), was nominated by the Lowell Elementary School staff to receive the Governor’s Award for Volunteerism. Since her semi-retirement from nursing, Rose has volunteered at the school and she coordinates the Waterloo church’s partnership with Lowell. She also helps with an after-school

Fellow blogger Craig Alan Myers calls to our attention that the Washington Post has discovered WholesomeWear swimwear. Here is a short excerpt. The entire article is online at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/13/AR2006071301845.html Ultimate CoverupFull-Body Swimsuit Leaves Everything To the Imagination By Robin GivhanWashington Post Staff WriterFriday, July 14, 2006; Page C01 The makers of WholesomeWear swimsuits would like

Workmen this morning hoisted new air conditioning units onto the roof of the Brethren Missionary Herald Co. building in Winona Lake, Indiana, as part of the process of renovating the old Herald Bookstore space into the new Tree of Life Books/Music/Cafe. Tree of Life is antiticipating opening the 7,500-square-foot combination cafe, college bookstore and general

Ted W. Engstrom, president emeritus of World Vision International and past president of Youth for Christ International, died Friday at his home in Bradbury, Calif. He was 90. Author of more than 50 books, Engstrom served as executive vice president and later president and chief executive officer of World Vision, turning a small Christian agency