March 2008

The Grace Brethren Church of San Diego, California (Glen Sykes, pastor) will hold its Three-Fold Communion Service focusing on the death, burial, and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ on Good Friday at 6:00 PM. Easter Sunday, San Diego Grace Brethren will hold its annual Children’s Easter Egg Hunt and Community Breakfast at 9:30 AM. […]

Two Grace Brethren-affiliated schools moved ahead in their respective basketball tournaments yesterday (March 13). The Grace College Lancer men’s basketball team advanced to the round of sixteen at the 17th annual NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championships by defeating #14 Embry-Riddle (Fla.), 75-65. (See photo at right.) The tournament is being held this week

Lancaster (PA) Grace Brethren Church (Galen Wiley, pastor) 911 Rohrerstown Road, Lancaster, will hold an Easter egg hunt and children’s program featuring an illusionist and prizes, at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 22, at the church. The illusionist, the Rev. Rich Russell, children’s pastor at New Holland Grace Brethren Church, will share the Easter message. Children

Dave Guiles, Mike Yoder, and Tom Avey are in Bangui Africa for two weeks for networking with leaders and training. Frank Puhl (GBIM associate Africa director) is in Bangui this week and Bill Katip (provost at Grace College and Seminary) will join them next week.From Tom Avey, Bangui, Central African Republic We made it to

On March 1, young people and adults involved in Student Ministries at the Grace Brethren Church of Aiken, S.C. held a walkathon called M’Baikithon. The purpose was to raise money to build student housing at the M’Baiki Bible Institute in the Central African Republic. Thirty- eight youth and family members raised more than $9,000, enough

From CONNECTIONS, the weekly e-mail newsletter sent from Grace College and Seminary by Judy Daniels: Word was received this week of the death of Terry Shrock,62 (pictured), former coach and faculty member at Grace. Terry, a 1969 graduate of Grace College, served Grace from 1972-77 as an admissions counselor, professor in the Physical Education Department,

The Grace College men’s basketball team qualified for the 2008 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship, which began yesterday in Branson, Missouri. The Lancers, ranked 19th in the final regular season poll, will go into tournament play as the #18 seed in the field of 32. The Lancers drew the No. 14 seed Embry-Riddle Eagles

Today, the basketball team (25-1) at Worthington Christian High School, a ministry of the Grace Brethren Church of Columbus, Ohio, will play Bedford Chanel (17-8) in the Ohio boys basketball Division IV semifinal tournament game. The game is at 5:15 p.m. at Value City Arena in The Ohio State University’s Jerome Schottenstein Center. The team

Mary Ann Sibley, volunteer coordinator at the Grace Brethren church in Raleigh, North Carolina (Mike Lee, pastor) is opening registration to her upcoming volunteer conference to any Grace Brethren who would like to attend. Here is the basic information and contact info: A Volunteer Workshop to XTEND ourselves in building His Kingdom April 26th –

Fellowship Coordinator Tom Avey (pictured) is currently enroute to the Central African Republic with a small group. He sends the following: Dave Guiles, Mike Yoder and Tom Avey are on their way to Bangui for some A.C.T.S. strategy training, leadership training for government workers and to just build relationships with leaders of Grace Brethren Churches