May 2008

Winona Lake Church Goes “Out Plantin'”

Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor) has been emphasizing the responsibility of each believer to plant seed (i.e. give a witness for Christ) in the natural forums where each person has been placed. This Sunday, June 1, the entire church family is being encouraged, instead of meeting in regular ABFs and …

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A Year of ‘Fifties’ for Ron and Willa Henry

This is the year of “Fifties” for Ron and Willa Henry of Warsaw, Indiana. Today (May 31) is their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married May 31, 1958 in Martinsburg, Pa., with the Revs. Richard Grant and R. Wayne Snider officiating. The couple have two children. Michelle (and spouse Bill) Heffelfinger, Granger, Indiana; and Monica …

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Alta Loma Church Does Creative Outreach

Pastor Roy Halberg and his outreach team from Grace Fellowship, the Grace Brethren church in Alta Loma, California, are working hard at some creative outreach ideas. In this photo Alta Loma parishioners operated from a booth at this week’s Second Avenue Street Fair in Upland. The church handed out bottles of water wrapped with million …

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Twin Cities Church-Plant Moving Ahead

YIB (Your Intrepid Blogger) met this afternoon for several hours with Twin Cities church planter George Stagg (pictured in the heart of Uptown) who is seeking to establish a Grace Brethren church in the Uptown/Lake Calhoun area of Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota. George is encouraged by several developments–several individuals have come to Christ, and there are …

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Lilly Provides Full-Ride to Grace College

Excerpted from the Brazil (Indiana) Times: Two students each from Vigo, Clay and Sullivan counties will receive four-year, full-tuition scholarships as the 2008 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars for their respective counties. In addition to full tuition to the Indiana college of their choice, each scholar will receive an annual stipend of up to $800 for …

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New Columbus Church-Plant Underway

The current e-newsletter from thequest, pastored in Columbus, Ohio, by Mike Jentes, carries more information about a new church-plant in that state’s capital city. A New Urban Church Plant is in formation–Capital City Grace Our vision is to be like an oak tree that is physically rooted in our city and spiritually rooted in God’s …

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