January 2008

Grace Brethren missionary Larry DeArmey has had all kinds of delays in getting to Chad, Africa, for a planned three weeks of training ministry with Samuel Dadje at the Chateau Bethany near Moundou. Due to a delayed flight he missed his first flight from Chicago, and he now transmits this update as he was waiting […]

There is widespread flood damage in northern Indiana as a result of recent rains, and one South Bend television station, WSBT, took notice of a Grace Brethren good deed in a story. Here is an excerpt: ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — Flooding is still a concern for many homeowners. In St. Joseph County, an overflowing pond

Word has been received of the death yesterday of longtime Grace Brethren missionary Jack Churchill, who had been in ill health for some time. Churchill had been living in San Diego, California. Churchill was a longtime missionary to Argentina and to Mexico. He was honored this past August by the Association of Grace Brethren Ministers

Matt Moore (pictured) has been named the new Sports Information Director (SID) at Grace College, Winona Lake, Indiana, according to Grace’s Athletic Director, Chad Briscoe. Moore currently serves as an assistant basketball coach at Grace College and officially began his SID duties effective January 2, 2008. Moore was a four-year starter for the Lancers men’s

David Ogden sends along this photo, taken by Milt Ryerson, just prior to David’s marriage to Chris Brown on December 29 at the Grace Brethren Church in Sebring, Florida. Both Ogden and Brown lost previous spouses to death. For more information and background, see blog posts December 17, 2007 and October 14, 2007 in the

ClearView Church, a developing Grace Brethren church in New Albany, Ohio (a suburb northeast of Columbus), recently was featured in the New Albany News. Church ‘without walls’ aims for a neighborly approach It’s a church without a sanctuary — unless you count Andy Wirt’s New Albany area living room. ClearView Church, which is affiliated with

In Southeast Asia, the poorest of the poor are being helped through Asia’s Hope, a new cooperating ministry in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. It’s the vision of Grace Brethren pastor Dave Atkins (pictured at right with orphan children) and his ministry partner, John McCollum, and they are caring for more than 160 orphans,

Dr. Tim Boal, the executive director of the new GO2ChurchPlanting organization, has posted the following note of thanks and explanation on his blog. You are encouraged to check regularly for church planting news by clicking on http://go2churchplanting.blogspot.com. A Word of Thanks January 4, 2008 Dear Grace Brethren Friends, I wanted to thank you for your

Nathan Bryant of our Grace Brethren church-planting team in Canada (shown here with his wife Jennifer and children) has requested that we post the following update and explanation to supporters of Team Canada: Dear Faithful Supporter of Team Canada, You may have already received an announcement from Grace Brethren North American Missions, regarding their cessation

Ralph Wiley (left) passed into the presence of his Lord yesterday. Shown with him in this recent photo are his son, Galen (right), who is pastor of the Lancaster (PA) Grace Brethren Church and his grandson Jonathan (center), who is pastor of young adults at the Columbus, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church. CE National has shared