After 50 years, Ken Herman (seated, blue shirt and tie) has retired from a fruitful and faithful career in Christian publishing. The staffs of Brethren Missionary Herald Co. and the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches celebrated Ken’s retirement today and invited a number of his family members to participate. Seated to Ken’s left is his […]
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Former Grace College coach and athletic director Phil Dick, son of the late Paul Dick who pastored the Grace Brethren church in Winchester, Virginia, for more than three decades, died this morning in Goshen, Indiana, after a two-year battle with cancer. More details will be released as they are available, but a memorial service at
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The first-ever building of the Gateway Grace Community Church in Parkesburg, Pennsylvania, is underway. Pastor Dan O’Deens writes: Construction has begun! Our first building is under way! YEAH! We are certainly excited about that…but…for Gateway Church it has never been nor ever will be about the physical building! If a church exists and it does
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Ivanildo Trindade (left in photo, with restaurant owner in Paris), associate pastor of outreach ministries at the Grace Brethren Church of Wooster, Ohio, is currently in the Central African Republic with a missions team. He is blogging about the experience. Here is a short excerpt. You can read his ongoing reports by logging onto http://woostercar.blogspot.com/
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Retired Grace Brethren pastor and longtime Brethren Missionary Herald Co. board member Russ Ogden (shown here with his wife, Betty — Joan Snively photo) has completed his Ph.D. degree. Russ, who lives near Indianapolis, Indiana, says, “I have finally met the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies with emphasis in
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Southern California Grace Brethren Churches and Leadership – The 2008 High Impact Men’s Conference is just around the corner. We are 2 1/2 months away from the annual GBC Men’s Conference. HIMC INFO: May 2-4, 2008 Pine Summit Conference Center, Big Bear, CA Theme: “You Are Not Alone” Verse: Hebrews 10:25 Cost: $110 – Regular
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Sandy Barrett (pictured), who works with Tom Avey and Charles Ashman in the Fellowship Coordinator’s office, celebrated a birthday today. Staff from BMH, FGBC, and Ken Herman of Evangel Press gathered to celebrate. Happy Birthday, Sandy, and thanks for all your work on behalf of the Fellowship!
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Event to Assist Area Churches with Volunteer Ministries Raleigh, NC – Hope Community Church of Raleigh will host its first XTEND Volunteer Workshop Saturday, April 26, from 12:30 p.m. to 8:30 pm. at the church located at 821 Buck Jones Road in southwest Raleigh. The First Impressions Ministry of Hope will sponsor and lead the
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The final meeting of the Brethren Encyclopedia Board prior to the 300th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Brethren movement took place yesterday in the archaeology room of Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio. Members of the board are comprised of representatives of six of the major Brethren groups descending from the baptism of
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Robert Lehigh (left), president of the board of Brethren Encyclopedia, Inc., yesterday presented Dr. William Eberly (right) of North Manchester, Indiana, with a plaque celebrating Eberly’s service since 1985 as editor of the Monograph Series for the board. Eberly’s current project is a landmark translation from the German of Dr. Marcus Maier’s “The Schwarzenau Brethren”
