March 2008

Hagerstown Man Nominated for Md. House Seat

Andrew Serafini (pictured), the moderator of the Maranatha Grace Brethren Church of Hagerstown, Maryland (Jay Fretz, pastor) has been chosen from 19 candidates to fill a vacant house seat in Maryland. Here is an excerpt of an article from today’s Hagerstown Herald-Mail — to read the entire article click on http://www.herald-mail.com/?cmd=displaystory&story_id=187602&format=html HAGERSTOWN — Hagerstown businessman […]

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Christian Publishing Giant Robert Walker Dead at 95

Robert Walker, one of the towering figures in Christian journalism of this past century, has died at age 95. Walker was the founder of Christian Bookseller magazine, now called Christian Retailing, and he also played a key role in the founding of the Christian Booksellers Association (CBA) and the Evangelical Press Association (EPA). The editor

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Archer From Meyersdale Church Featured

Becky Grube (pictured), a member of the Meyersdale (PA) Grace Brethren Church (Randy Haulk, pastor) is featured today in the local newspaper. Here is a short excerpt. To read the entire article, click on http://www.dailyamerican.com/articles/2008/03/02/news/news838.txt Becky Grube of Meyersdale is a dead eye archer and her sights are set on the 4-H National Shooting Sports

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Robert E. A. Miller Memorial Service March 14

A memorial service will be held Friday, March 14, 2008, at 4:00 P.M., at Rose Drive Friends Church, 4221 Rose Drive, Yorba Linda, California, for longtime Grace Brethren pastor, Bible teacher, and Jewish evangelist Robert Elias Allen Miller (Robert E.A.) of Placentia, California, who peacefully went home to be with the Lord, surrounded by his

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In Memoriam

Carl Bert Black Sr., 72, Hagerstown, Md., December 16, 2007 James E. Boggan, 50, Orient, Ohio, October 23, 2007 Jack Churchill, 86, San Diego, Caif., January 8, 2008 Frank Thomas “Tom” Inman, 83, Colorado Springs, Co., December 20, 2007 Henry “Hank” Edward Montoya, 56, Fontana, Calif., December 28, 2007 Phyllis Polman, 85, Winona Lake, Ind.,

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Tour Guests to Gather With Global Grace Brethren Leaders

Participants in the upcoming Brethren Heritage Tour will have an unprecedented opportunity to interact with Grace Brethren leaders from around the world during the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Brethren movement. The anniversary celebration will be held August 2 and 3 in Schwarzenau, Germany and is the first stop on the tour, which

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People

Ministry Moves Harald Bjerga is the senior pastor at the Grace Brethren Church in Hagerstown, Md. He was formerly the associate pastor at Grace Community Church in Fremont, Ohio Daron Butler Daron Butler has been named pastor of cross cultural missions at the Grace Brethren Church, Wooster, Ohio. Dave Marksbury is providing interim pastoral leadership

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At A Glance

Concrete Kudos for OCC Orthopaedic Capital Center The newest building on the Grace College campus, the Orthopaedic Capital Center (OCC), has received the 2007 Excellence in Masonry Award from the Indiana Concrete Masonry Association. Particularly noted were several design features involving the use of masonry in the exterior and interior of the building. The selection

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