June 2007

GBIF Approves Loans to Grace Brethren Congregations

Loans totaling $9 million have been approved to three churches in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches by the Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF). “This investment will be returned in the value of changed lives,” says Ken Seyfert, executive director of the GBIF. The three churches include: the Seal Beach, Calif. Grace Brethren Church, who […]

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Students Accept Christ at NE Ohio Camp

A report comes this morning (Friday) from Roland Maust (Grace Brethren Church, Millersburg, Ohio) who is speaking at the Northeast Ohio District Camp, which concludes tomorrow at Beulah Beach near Vermillion, Ohio. “We’re searching for buried treasure,” he says, alluding to the theme of the week. But the biggest news he reports is that 34

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Grace Brethren Christian School Grad Recognized by Congressman

Justin Harriot, a recent graduate of Grace Brethren Christian School in Clinton, Md., was among four students honored by Congressman Steny Hoyer (D-MD) recently as he recognized constituents going to U.S. service academies this fall. Harriot, a Fort Washington, Md., resident, was accepted to the Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. During his time

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Brethren High School Graduates Are Eager to Give Back

The Class of 2007 at Grace Brethren High School in Simi Valley, Calif. goes against the norm when it comes to involvement. Read about their passion to serve in this June 9 story from the Ventura County Star: The 47 graduates of Grace Brethren High know that compassion and commitment to community aren’t exactly in

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Operation Barnabas Orientation Kicks Off

Instead of a dark and stormy night (the beginning to all good mystery novels), it was a humid, rainy day. But this is no mystery… it’s orientation for Operation Barnabas, CE National’s summer ministry training program for teens, and it began yesterday in Lititz, Pa. This year, three teams will travel throughout the southeast United

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Mural Comes to Life in GBIM’s IMC Lobby

Debbie Hocking, pictured at right, has been commissioned by Grace Brethren International Missions to paint a mural that represents the global Grace Brethren family. The mural, designed by her graphic designer husband, Jay, is a 32-inch high strip that will run the entire length of the four walls in the lobby of the International Mission

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ACT Church-Planting Seminar at GBIM Training Center

Eighteen students are attending the ACT (Accelerated Church-Planting Training) Seminar this week, which is being held at Grace Brethren International Missions here in Winona Lake, Ind. Seminar instructor Dave Guiles, GBIM Executive Director (pictured at right), comes to the subject with 11 years of missionary church-planting experience in Argentina. Seminar attendees are missionaries and pastors

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