August 2006

Dr. Tim Boal (right), president of the Association of Grace Brethren Ministers, presented to Jesse Deloe (left) the 2006 “Excellence in Ministry Award” from the Association of Grace Brethren Ministers in the opening session of today’s Celebrate06 meetings. Jesse’s wife, Gladys, was also present for the presentation of the award. Since 2003 Jesse Deloe has […]

Dr. Terry Hofecker, pastor of Northwest Chapel in Dublin, Ohio, spoke today at Celebrate06 Grace Brethren national conference in the 3 p.m. session. Using a text from Zechariah, Hofecker stressed the importance of “solo pastors,” or those who serve as the single pastor of a smaller church. At the conclusion of his message, he asked

Carolyn Peak of the Community Grace Brethren Church of Whittier, California (Richard Todd, pastor) was inducted this afternoon into the “CE National Wall of Honor for Servant Ministries.” Reading the citation was CE National staff member Timothy Kurtaneck (rear). Mrs. Peak, originally from Indiana, was from the Brethren church in Clay City, Indiana, and taught

Dr. Randy Smith, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church of Sebring, Florida, and a recognized Hebrew and Israel scholar, was the speaker for the 10:30 a.m. main session of Celebrate06 today. His topic was “The Promise Never Broken.”

Roland Maust, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church of Millersburg, Ohio, sang several pre-service solos in the morning and afternoon sessions of Celebrate06 today, including a stirring patriotic medley.

Association of Grace Brethren Ministers incoming president Joel Richards (left) congratulates Glenn and Lois Shirk as the AGBM this morning awarded Pastor Glen Shirk its “Pastor of the Year” award. Shirk, who just completed 25 years as pastor of the Grace Brethren Church of Ripon, California, was born in Modesto, married Lois Miller in 1966,

New church-planting families were commissioned by Grace Brethren North American Missions in Tuesday evening’s main session at Celebrate06 national conference, being held at Indian Wells, California. GBNAM northeastern career missionary Jim Snavely (burgundy shirt) is praying for the church planters in this photo, as the couples are surrounded by pastors and GBNAM board members. Jim

A number of Grace Brethren International Missions new missionaries were commissioned in the evening session Tuesday at Celebrate06. GBIM executive director Dave Guiles (blue shirt, center) and Pastor Robert Wagner (praying, with microphone) conducted the commissioning. Several of the candidate couples are from Wagner’s church, Calvert Grace Brethren Church in Owings, Maryland.

Dozens of supporters and friends of the ministry of CE National took the Palm Springs Tramway up into the majestic San Jacinto mountains Monday night for a mountaintop dinner and celebration of CE National’s 40th anniversary. After the dinner, participants heard reports and highlights from Brethren National Youth Conference, Urban Hope Training Center, Operation Barnabas,