August 2006

Jim and Debbie Momeyer, who are on their way eventually to Africa as missionaries with Grace Brethren International Missions, send along this pertinent prayer request for the Cameroon: The church of Cameroon has asked people around the world to be praying this coming Monday, Aug 14th that the government will soon grant official recognition of […]

From today’s Ventura County (CA) Star: Seminar to help educators, parents improve students’ writing potentialBy Star staffAugust 12, 2006 A seminar aimed at parents and educators who would like to develop their students’ writing skills is slated Aug. 31 and Sept. 1 at Grace Brethren Church. The facilitator will be Andrew Pudewa, director of the

At the delegates’ luncheon at Celebrate06, John McIntosh (Simi Valley, CA) was elected Second Moderator-Elect of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC), which means he will be moderator of the FGBC for the year following Jim Brown. Tim Boal is moderator 2006-2006, Jim Brown will be 2007-2008, and McIntosh will be moderator 2008-2009. Larry

Your continuing prayers will be appreciated for the health of Ed Lewis (pictured), executive director of CE National. Ed was experiencing severe back pains during BNYC the week of July 22-28, and took medication for the pain to get through the week. The following week he went to Palm Springs to Celebrate06 but the pain

Workmen this morning dismantled the “Herald Bookstore” sign in front of the Brethren Missionary Herald Co. building in Winona Lake, Indiana. A “Herald Bookstore” has operated continuously in the building since the building was constructed in 1956 under the direction of Arnold Kriegbaum, who was then the executive editor and general manager of the Brethren

Four simultaneous construction projects by Grace Brethren organizations are underway this summer in Winona Lake, Indiana. Here workmen apply new facing to the facade of the Brethren Missionary Herald building on Kings Highway, which is being extensively renovated to house the new Tree of Life Books/Music/Cafe bookstore. When completed, it will include the college bookstore,

Steel girders and trusses now outline the framework for the Orthopaedic Capital Center under construction on the Grace College and Seminary campus. Built on a former brownfield side across Wooster Road from the Morgan Library, the building will house athletic events, convocations, and conventions.

All framing is complete, and roofing shingles are being applied to the Training Center currently under construction on the CE National campus. The building is located high on the hill between the Barnabas Center and the main office building on the CE campus.

The basement walls have been poured for the 20+ unit townhouse dorm which is being built on the site of the former Gamma A Hall on the Grace College campus. The dorm will replace a unit which was destroyed by fire on August 9, 2004. It is located on King’s Highway in Winona Lake, directly

The 2006 annual conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, entitled this year “Celebrate06,” concluded at noon today with a delegates’ brunch and business meeting. For the past six days the Fellowship has met at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California. The day began with separate meetings of the Women of