September 2007

Events of general interest among Grace Brethren Churches. Details and registration information are available from the sponsoring organizations or at www.fgbc.org. Sept. 16 – Mid Atlantic Celebration, Calvary GBC, Hagerstown, Md. (CEN) Sept. 17 – Northern Atlantic Celebration, Good ‘n Plenty Restaurant, Smoketown, Pa. (CEN) Sept. 20-22 – Sibs Weekend (GCandS) Sept. 26 – VIP […]

The following news briefs are from the appropriate year’s September-October issues of The Brethren Missionary Herald magazine. Fifteen Years Ago – 1992 Mike and Myra Taylor and family moved to France to study French, preparing for medical missionary work in the Central African Republic. Mike had received the International Humanitarian Award for Physician’s Assistants. A

Pastors Honored for Service Gateway Grace Community Church Burns Mortgage Norwalk Church Recognized Ministerial Moves On the Grace Campus Social Work Department Reaffirmed Pastors Honored for Service Three Grace Brethren pastors were recognized for their work during the annual meeting of the Association of Grace Brethren Ministers on July 22 in Winona Lake, Ind. Dr.

“If they hear and serve Him, they shall end their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasure.” Job 36:11 By Ron Dorner Observation is a powerful tool. Through the years, I have counseled many people in financial matters. I have learned that prosperity is not tied to the amount of money one has, as

Women who want to help others know and serve Christ will have an opportunity to share with like-minded women at the Women’s Leadership Summit on October 26-28. The Summit brings women from all over the country to exchange ideas and to focus on how to minister effectively. This year, it will take place in the

A number of individuals were honored during Momentum07 and Equip07 by CE National. The awards presented were: CE Wall of Honor Ray and Sharon Feather In recognition of their involvement with Bible Quizzing The Durwood and Claudine Brooks National Bible Quiz Coach Award Rhoda Alejandro, Grace Brethren Church, Columbus, Ohio National Youth Sponsor of the

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

Two landmark Christian counseling texts that will help professional and lay counselors relate God’s truth to human relationships are in production at BMH Books. One, Spiritual Friends: A Methodology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction, is now available. The second, Soul Physicians: A Theology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction, will be available later this

Jim Brown, pastor of Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Goshen, Ind. encouraged Momentum youth conference participants to mix with non-Christians to tell them about Jesus and not to repel them. Hundreds of young people experienced Extreme Makeover, Heart Edition, during Momentum, the annual event formerly known as Brethren National Youth Conference. The

Beth Arnott of Powell, Ohio, reads Scripture during a morning worship session in Bolton Theatre on the campus of Kenyon College. It was part of Driven07, the Grace Brethren young adult conference which was held in Gambier, Ohio in late June. After a weekend of challenges to let God make His mark in their lives,