March 2007

Yellow-vested volunteers from Hope Community Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, pick up the bags of groceries left at their bumpers by attenders of the Raleigh church and distribute them as an act of compassion and love in Jesus’ name.

Today’s DesMoines (Iowa) Register carries this feature on Grace Brethren church planter Roddy Ehrhardt: Pastor to bring New Direction to Ankeny An Ankeny couple looks for a flock to begin Grace Brethren community. The Christian denomination is similar to Baptist. By MEGHAN V. MALLOY, Register staff writerMarch 13, 2007An Ankeny pastor hopes that if he

Marti Thompson in the Grace Brethren International Missions office sends the following “heads-up” for all those considering short-term missions trips to other countries: I work with GO teams here at GBIM. Because of the new regulations on passports, it takes longer to get them now than it did even a year ago. Anyone even thinking

The Grace College and Seminary alumni office is sponsoring a “2007 Creation Celebration Tour” featuring Grace faculty member Dr. Don DeYoung, author of the recently-published BMH book Pioneer Explorers of Intelligent Design (pictured). The June 29—July 1, 2007 trip features a chartered bus tour from Winona Lake, Indiana, to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, to see the phenomenal

The boards of a number of the Grace Brethren national organizations are meeting at this time of year. The Women of Grace USA board met in Winona Lake, Indiana, earlier this week. Here Viki Rife (left), Women of Grace USA president Janet Minnix (center) and GBIM missionary to Brazil Lisa Triplehorn connect in the cafe

From the Altoona, PA, Mirror. To read the entire article, click here. MARTINSBURG — At a glance, former major league pitcher Kent Bottenfield might seem like your run-of-the-mill retired pro ballplayer, traveling from state to state giving clinics, speaking to kids and performing at various events throughout the country. But this one-time All-Star likes to

Several articles in the latest issue of the “Widow For a Season” newsletter by BMH Books author Kristine Pappas may be of special interest. Jerry Giles, associate pastor at the Grace Brethren Church in Long Beach, California, writes compellingly of the effective ministry the men in the Long Beach church have had to widows there.

Dr. Francois Ngoumape (pictured), who heads up the Bible schools and seminary for the Grace Brethren in the Central Africa Republic, sends the following note of thanks: On behalf of my family and our staff here, I want to thank you for your prayers for my wife’s health. She is recovering and will be back

After two intensive days of hard work, the board of directors of the Brethren Missionary Herald Company concluded their agenda this afternoon and departed for home. Meeting in the newly-remodeled conference room of the BMH building in Winona Lake, Indiana, the board reviewed the company’s financials and sales reports, discussed one-, three-, and five-year goals,

The Worthington Christian boy’s basketball team has advanced in the state tournament, winning Wednesday night against Fisher Catholic. The next game will be played at the Fairgrounds Coliseum Saturday at 8:00 p.m. against Harvest Prep. Upon a win Saturday, the Warriors would play for the Regional Semifinal on Tuesday, March 13, at 8:00 p.m. For