October 2007

This week’s centralohio.com news feed carries news of the death of Jim Boggan, who was affiliated with the Southwest (OH) Grace Brethren Church (Tony Webb, pastor). Boggan, who was a freelance writer, wrote several articles for FGBC World, the all-Grace Brethren periodical published by Brethren Missionary Herald Co. Here is his obituary: James E. Boggan, […]

The Grace Brethren Church of Columbus, Ohio, and the school it sponsors–Worthington Christian Schools–have been the focus of much negative publicity recently. The Columbus newspaper has run a number of articles regarding the school and how it has handled personnel matters. One incident goes as far back as 1996 and involves a staff member who

Jim Brown, moderator of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches leads the men at the East Focus Retreat in a get-away from work and a focus on mission. Pray as the retreat continues through tomorrow (Wednesday) morning. The retreat is being held at Sandy Cove on the Chesapeake Bay in North East Md.

In connection with the Conference on Mission, which is being held this week at Grace College in Winona Lake, Ind., the ninth annual “Taste of the World,” will be held on Wednesday, October 24, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Rodeheaver Auditorium. Guests can “travel” from country to country via booths and hands-on displays, enjoying food, music,

Saturday’s coverage of clean-up efforts in Nappanee, Ind. featured members of the Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Goshen, Ind. Pastor Jim Brown, who also served as this year’s moderator of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, is quoted. The southern Elkhart County community was hit by a massive tornado on Thursday evening

Northern Indiana Grace Brethren responded to the needs of their neighbors over the weekend to assist with tornado clean-up following a devastating F3 storm on Thursday night. Some churches canceled Sunday services, while other members and attenders chose to forgo Sunday morning worship to assist with the task at hand. Churches at Goshen and Osceola,

Dan Wray (center, in red shirt) organized volunteers from the Winona Lake (Ind.) Grace Brethren Church. Also helping with tornado clean-up were members of the Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Goshen, Ind. (in blue shirts).

Volunteers from the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, along with some from Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren Church in Goshen, Ind., and others helped with clean-up at the Yoder farm, located southwest of Nappanee.

All that remains of the Yoder farmhouse is the basement and a slab.