December 2007

Volunteer Amy Simmons (pictured at right), 18, a River Valley High School grad and student at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., mans a Salvation Army kettle out in front of the local Wal-Mart store on Friday. (Marion Star photo by Bill Sinden) The Marion (Ohio) Star today carries a little feature on a Grace College […]

The Waterloo (Iowa) Cedar Falls Courier asked a number of local pastors “What do you think Jesus would want for Christmas?” Kelvin Cooke, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church of Waterloo, said, “It’s very relevant to think about what Jesus would want for Christmas,” said the Rev. Kelvin Cooke, head pastor at Grace Brethren Church

Pastor Greg Stoever of the Grace Brethren church in Sacramento, California, several days ago sent a first report of a horrific traffic accident that occurred on the church’s property. Here is a slightly edited update from him: The last few days have been full and consuming. The vigil on Thursday night was attended by 125-150

It’s not the most glamorous ministry but that doesn’t bother Kork Moyer (pictured at right). He knows he is exactly where he’s supposed to be. “This is where God planted me,” he says, surveying the room where Still Waters, a Grace Brethren church in Pottstown, Pa., meets. The well-worn community center is owned by the

The blog of TK (Timothy Kurtaneck) from CE National alerts us to the following: Brio magazine is produced by Focus on the Family for teenage girls. In the latest issue (January, 2008) the front cover has a large photo of the 2008 Brio Girl. The young lady selected is Becky Marras (pictured), a senior from

The Rev. Carl Bert Black, Sr., 72, of Hagerstown, Maryland, went to be with the Lord Sunday December 16, 2007. Carl was truly a “trophy of grace” as he came out of prison on parole, joined the ministry of the Hagerstown Rescue Mission, married the founder’s daughter, and eventually became director of the mission himself.

Longtime Grace Brethren pastor and church planter Tom Inman, pictured here with his wife Geneva in a photo taken in May of 2007, has gone to be with the Lord. Geneva said that after a long time of weakness, Tom died unexpectedly. He had gone into the hospital for a routine procedure and while he

Pastor Greg Stoever of the Grace Brethren church in Sacramento, California (pictured) sent along this report of an accident in the church’s neighborhood and ministry opportunities, along with prayer requests. More on the crash may be seen by clicking on http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/583913.html On Wednesday night, just before 11:00 pm, a horrific traffic accident occurred on our

Following a ministry trip to the Central African Republic, Karl Moraski of the staff of Hope Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Raleigh, North Carolina, wrote a song based on verses from Lamentations and composed a YouTube posting of his song and photos from the trip. Pastor Mike Lee of the Raleigh church introduces

From the Grace Brethren Church in Columbus, Ohio, comes this report from Pastor David Nicodemus (pictured at right), who leads the student ministries there. Last night at The Rising high school ministry we held a Christmas Party. But this was not your typical youth group Christmas party. Sure we ate, had a game that involved