May 2007

Dr. David Plaster, in one of his final acts as an academic administrator at Grace College and Seminary, gave instructions to members of the class of 2007 at commencement rehearsal in the OCC arena this afternoon, Friday, May 4. Following graduation, Plaster will become senior pastor of the Grace Brethren Church of Columbus, Ohio. The […]

The Boy Scout troup sponsored by the Grace Brethren church in Alta Loma, California (Roy Halberg, pastor) was honored to be chosen to lead the opening ceremonies for last weekend’s Cancer Walk in their community. The troop’s leader said, “I am exhausted. I came home and crashed. The event went so well that they invited

Men from Grace Brethren churches in Southern California are gathering Friday through Sunday in the town of Big Bear Lake for the Southern California district High Impact Men’s Conference. Pastors Guy Johnson and Mike Sciarra are main session speakers. Activities include paint ball and a ropes course. (Tom Avey cellphone photos)

Churches participating in the men’s retreat this weekend include Grace Brethren churches in Hemet, Norwalk, Bellflower, Whittier, Lakewood, Santa Ana, Lancaster, and Orange.

(Photo By Bobby Warren) Melanie Murphy, the reigning 2006 Miss Ohio, speaks with Steve Kern (left), associate pastor of spiritual growth at Grace Brethren Church, and Ashland County Commissioner Matt Miller during Thursday’s 2007 National Day of Prayer breakfast at Greenbriar Conference & Party Centre in Wooster. The Wooster (OH) Daily Record carries an article

Workmen are putting on a full-court press to complete construction of the Orthopaedic Capital Center on the Grace College and Seminary campus in Winona Lake, Indiana, in time for its first official use–graduation ceremonies for Grace this weekend.

From today’s e-mail newsletter of CE National: Jefferson Elementary Students in Winona Lake, Indiana, voluntarily gathered around their school flagpole to celebrate the National Day of Prayer. Today is the National Day of Prayer and groups across the country have set aside time to commit our country and lives to God. In Winona Lake, Indiana,

Twenty Korean students, plus their translators, are currently on the Winona Lake, Indiana, campus of Grace Theological Seminary to attend doctoral classes through Grace’s Korean Studies Program. The group is led by Dr. Choong-Woong Jin, president of Holy Way Institute of Theology of South Korea. Since 1997, Grace Seminary, in cooperation with Holy Way Institute,

YIB (Your Intrepid Blogger) is currently in Colorado Springs, Colorado, along with several hundred of his favorite journalists enjoying the 2007 convention of the Evangelical Press Association (EPA). FGBC World editor Liz Cutler Gates (third from right in photo) last evening led an affinity discussion group of denominational editors in which the editors of a

Members of thequest, the Grace Brethren church in the Short North area of Columbus, Ohio, (Mike Jentes, pastor) recently dug bamboo and did other work for neighbors to show Christ’s love in action. For more photos and text, click on http://thequestcolumbus.wetpaint.com/page/2007_04-28+Love+in+Action