July 2007

Pastor Mike Jentes of thequest in Columbus has alerted us to a project on which he and the Pickerington church (Keith Minier, pastor) are combining to serve children affected by Hurricane Katrina. Here is the message they are distributing: In June of 2007, Grace Fellowship went to Louisiana to help rebuild some homes devastated by […]

The Journey of a Lifetime 11-day All Israel Tour with Pastor Bob Fetterhoff, Sr. Pastor at Wooster, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church November 7 – 17, 2007 $3,459 from Cleveland (airfare, breakfast, dinner, tips) Single supplement price $3,779 Early bird discount of $50 before July 15 with $300 deposit Travel Insurance optional For information: email rdfetterhoff@yahoo.com

Yesterday a post from Pastor Scott Distler of our Grace Brethren church in Lititz, Pennsylvania, asked prayer for a team which included his daughter, currently stuck in Heathrow airport in London because of security issues and flight cancellations. Here is today’s update from Scott: Thank you for your continued prayers for our Italy team including

In her current “Heidi’s Happenings” e-news update from the Central African Republic, GBIM missionary Heidi Sisson requests prayer for the African youth conference which will begin this Monday, July 9. Here is a portion of her request: “As I write this update the Youth Team is currently here and they have been busy doing different

On this Fourth of July, one of the Operation Barnabas teams from CE National will be taking the stage in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, to participate in the town’s celebration of Independence Day. Here is a brief excerpt of an article from the Chambersburg Public Opinion. To read the entire article, click on http://www.publicopiniononline.com/localnews/ci_6293933 Following the race

From Pastor Scott Distler of the Grace Brethren church in Lititz, PA: My daughter, Joy, is one of several Lititz Christian School students who have been in Italy for the past more than two weeks on a missions trip. They were scheduled to arrive back in Philadelphia this evening (Tuesday) after a layover at the

Kork Moyer heads up a Grace Brethren-affiliated ministry to the homeless in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Here are some updates from Kork on how this ministry has been progressing: We had a very tiring winter, and even though we received quite a bit of material goods to help shelter and protect our most vulnerable among us, we

Rich and Reida Bartley (pictured) have been working in the Slavic Village area of Cleveland, Ohio, since 1996. Here is a recent report on their summer Vacation Bible School outreach. More background on the Bartleys and their mission is available at http://www.villagegrace.org/index.php?categoryid=2&p2_articleid=18 This year the church was transformed into a Babylonian Palace complete with idols

The national conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, Equip07, will be held July 29 – August 3 in Winona Lake, Ind. The week includes numerous classes on a variety of topics, with something for everyone. Here is one individual who is coming to Winona Lake to take a class. Betty Curtner (pictured at

Dr. Homer A. Kent, Jr. (standing), former president and professor emeritus of New Testament and Greek at Grace College and Seminary, Winona Lake, Indiana, spoke Sunday morning as the Grace Creation Tour group gathered in the Netherlands Inn in Strasburg, Pa, prior to leaving to return to Winona Lake. The tour bus arrived about 11:30