March 2008

A tax-deductible gift of $25 or more and affiliation with a Grace Brethren church are the only requirements to become a member of the Brethren Missionary Herald Corporation. As with last year, all corporation membership contributions during 2008 will be used to support the literature/publishing ministry of Grace Brethren in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR). […]

By Ron Dorner Cars are expensive; especially new ones! Do you know when or if it makes sense to buy a new car? It is important to calculate your true costs of buying new versus buying used. My wife and I have not bought a new vehicle in more than 27 years, but recently took

Men and boys from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana will gather for the biennial Grace Brethren Boys (GBB) Rendezvous on June 22-27 at the Hueston Woods State Park in southwest Ohio. In addition to camping and group devotional times, a variety of activities is available, including fishing, hiking, archery, gun safety, campfire cooking and canoeing. The

Tom Avey By Tom Avey Fellowship Coordinator That’s the question I began asking 10 years ago when I became the Fellowship Coordinator and the first full-time employee of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, Inc. (FGBC). Is it the districts? The Fellowship Council? The national Grace Brethren ministries? Influential pastors? It didn’t take long for

Dr. Floyd Taber By Dr. Floyd Taber (Floyd Taber, a medical doctor, served as a missionary in the Central African Republic from 1937 until 1974. This is excerpted from The Brethren Missionary Herald, February 23, 1946) The life of complete trust and complete obedience is nothing new or strange, but simply the normal Christian life,

A new church planting organization has been organized to assist the development of new Grace Brethren congregations in North America. Go2 Church Planting Ministries intends to continue church growth efforts in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) in North America, filling a void left with the closing of Grace Brethren North American Missions. Headquartered

As applications for admission continue at a record pace for the fall 2008 term, Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., has announced several important academic program enhancements to accommodate its growing undergraduate and graduate student body. Through mid-January, the college had received nearly 1,600 new applications for fall 2008, with acceptances up even more sharply at

The year 2007 was one of the best in the history of the Grace Brethren Investment Foundation, according to a statement released in late December by Dr. Larry N. Chamberlain, president. “We are very pleased that we are able to respond positively to new loan requests from churches that are eager to reach their communities

Grace Brethren North American Missions (GBNAM) ceased operations effective December 31, 2007 Dr. Tim Boal, executive director, explained that events in recent years have forced the agency to make difficult management decisions and have placed a strain on the organization. “Grace Brethren North American Missions has had the privilege of serving the Fellowship of Grace

Yohan Y. Auraham (second from right), the first Brethren missionary in Persia. In the morning session on September 4, 1900, Jacob Cassel polarized the delegates of the conference with his address: “Are we ready to enter the foreign mission field?” Discussion regarding the formation of a foreign missions organization within the conference itself met with