March 2007

Fifteen Years Ago – 1992 — Bobbette Osborn Ridenour retired from the Brethren Missionary Herald Co. after 38 years of service at BMH and the National Sunday School Board and Brethren Youth Council (the latter two now combined as CE National). — Tim Boal accepted the pastorate at the Penn Valley church in Telford, Penna. […]

By Ron Dorner No one would hand out copies of their bank statements in front of the local department store. But some computer owners are doing something very similar without even knowing it! If you have financial information stored on your computer and you connect to the Internet, your information is available to the world.

Grab a hammer and a paint brush! In the spirit of television’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Momentum 07 (Brethren National Youth Conference) will assist with special “makeover” projects during the conference, which will be held July 21-27 in Hattiesburg, Miss. Following the theme, Xtreme Makeover: Heart Edition, the conference will encourage teams of students, staff,

By Melody Pfaffenberger Grace Community Church (GCC) is setting a new trend for Grace Brethren churches. It is joining with the congregation of the former Grace Brethren Church in South Bend to become one church with two campuses. On March 11, GCC, a Grace Brethren Church in Goshen, will broadcast a service for the first

Pastoral Changes and News Grace College and Seminary Receive $250,000 Grant Church Merge Hawkins Reissues Book on Marriage Richmond Marks 40th Anniversary With the Lord – Mary Lois Miller – Wayne Guthrie – Mary Anna Meyer – Minnie Elizabeth Mensinger Pastoral Changes and News Andy Brightbill At Lititz Grace Brethren Church (Pennsylvania), Andy Brightbillhas been

Roland Maust checks out his book on Civil War medicine at a local bookstore. In one life, Roland Maust is pastor of the Grace Brethren Churchof Millersburg, Ohio, a congregation whose worship facility sits in a meadow deep in the bucolic Amish countryside of northeastern Ohio. In another life, he is Roland Maust, Civil War

The Christmas Fiesta held by the Pike Grace Brethren Church in Johnstown, Pa., started with prayer. by Cindy Clark “What are we here for?” That was the focus of the Pike Grace Brethren Church, Johnstown, Pa., as they emphasized spiritual growth during a study centered around the book 40 Days of Community. Approximately 150 individuals

Called: Becoming Who You Were Born to Be, by Kary Oberbrunner, reminds believers that living the life of a Christian is more than just accepting Jesus into their hearts, it is also following Him every day. The book has just been released by BMH Books of Winona Lake, Ind. In his introduction, Oberbrunner says that

Kristine Pappas Losing her husband to pancreatic cancer in 1998 was the catalyst that drove Kristine Pappas to wrestle with the faith question, “What does it mean to trust God–really?” As a widow, she came to understand what God means when He says He is the husband to the widow and father to the fatherless.

Equip07, the national conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, will be held July 29 through August 3 in Winona Lake, Ind. Designed as a training conference for men and women who provide leadership in local churches, more than 30 classes will offer practical biblical training across a wide spectrum of ministry needs. Registration