October 2007

There is wonderful news out of Sebring, Florida. Former Sebring Grace Brethren Church pastor David Ogden, whose wife, Pam, died more than seven years ago, has let it be known that he and Chris Ryerson Brown, whose husband Denny died about two years ago, are planning to be married. Here are some edited comments from […]

Pastor Tim Sprankle (on stage) and the Leesburg, Indiana, Grace Brethren Church this past Saturday sponsored a bluegrass festival and community get-together as an outreach. Church members distributed hundreds of flyers prior to the event, inviting townspeople to enjoy the music, refreshments, and games. In addition to the music, there were displays, crafts for sale,

J.D. Woods of the Grace College faculty was one of several bluegrass artists who kept up a steady foot-tapping stream of sound from the main flatbed stage throughout the afternoon and evening.

Stress getting to you? A free massage, along with a chocolate-chip cookie and a cup of steaming coffee might make a big difference!

Pumpkin-carving was a hit as young artists sought to be the most creative with their designs.

Face painting, outdoor ping-pong and other games made it a fun day for all.

A community trade exposition, Taste & Trade 2007, was held Friday and Saturday at the Orthopaedic Capital Center on the Grace College campus, Winona Lake, Indiana. Seventy-five exhibitors from local businesses and caterers exhibited from each day. Special motivational speakers included Denny Hepler, Raccoon Run golf pro and “Big Break VI” winner, Chef Jeff, of

From yesterday’s Warsaw (IN) Times-Union newspaper: Kumi Survives Communist Regime To Find Musical Success As A Violinist David Slone Until the early 1990s, Albania was a repressive Communist country. Its citizens were not allowed to travel outside of the country unless they were politicians, athletes or musicians. But when those countrymen returned, they had to

Hope Community Church, the Grace Brethren church in Raleigh, NC (Mike Lee, pastor) presents its annual community-wide Fall Fun Fest on Sunday, October 28, from 4:00-8:00 PM. Hope is located at 821 Buck Jones Road in southwest Raleigh. There is no entrance fee to the festival and all games, rides and special attractions are free.

Charles D. Rupp, 84, of Kittanning, Pennsylvania, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2007. Friends and family will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the SNYDER-CRISSMAN FUNERAL HOME in Kittanning. Funeral services will be held Sunday. Rupp (pictured) was featured on this blog in