May 2008

Grace College currently has approximately 275 students in its prison extension program in various institutions throughout the state of Indiana. The program will be featured in the next issue of FGBC World periodical. Dr. John Teevan, who directs the program, has called to our attention a YouTube link of a song by the prisoner praise […]

There is a lengthy and interesting feature article in today’s newspaper from Lititz, Pennsylvania, on Jeffery Vance (pictured), who is from the Grace Brethren Church in Lititz (Scott Distler, pastor) and his return from Iraq. Here is a short excerpt–the entire article may be read by clicking here. Just returned from Iraq after his second

From the blog of Pastor Scott Distler, Grace Brethren Church, Lititz, PA: Philadelphia is in crisis and the violence in the city is escalating with an average of one murder per day – 392 total in 2007. The people of Philadelphia have had enough and are searching for answers. The local government attempts to decrease

The Dallas Center (Iowa) Grace Brethren Church, under the leadership of Lead Pastor Randy Todd, hosted a Spiritual Warfare Conference with GBIM staff members Jay and Jan Bell (pictured) as facilitators last weekend. On Saturday May 17 the Bells led five 45-minute sessions addressing the truth regarding our identity, position, and freedom we possess in

The leadership of the Grace Brethren national organizations met today in Winona Lake, Indiana,as they do about semi-annually, for updates, fellowship, and long-range strategy discussions about the people, churches and organizations of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. Fellowship Coordinator Tom Avey convened the meeting, which began with a meal catered by Sandy Barrett of

From Dan Grabill’s Caring Bridge website: Dear friends, the Grabills are so thankful for your kindness, the notes on Caring Bridge, and especially for your prayers on their behalf. The Lord is sustaining them daily by His grace. There will be a private funeral and burial towards the end of this week. We are all

Pastor Scott Distler of the Lititz Grace Brethren Church in Pennsylvania (deep in Amish country) recently posted this photo and caption on his blog: You won’t see this picture every day! Saturday was our youth car wash here at Grace Church as a fund-raiser toward Youth Conference this summer in Ohio. It looks to me

Andy Wirt, a Grace Brethren church planter who is working to plant the new “ClearView” church in northeastern Franklin County, Ohio, reports on his blog that ClearView participated in the New Albany Founder’s Day celebration by marching in the parade and running a booth at the festival. Highlights included: -Many good conversations. We were able

Dr. Rik Lovelady (pictured), professor emeritus at Grace College, Winona Lake, Indiana, was recently presented with the Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award by Tyndale University College, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (photo courtesy Judy Daniels) Dr. Lovelady, a 1958 graduate of the college, was given the award at Tyndale’s 2008 graduation ceremony on May 10. Dr.

Sunday’s Aiken, S.C. Standard carried a story about Grace Taylor, the daughter of Dan and Lynn Taylor, all members of the Grace Brethren Church of Aiken. Grace is a member of the University of Georgia women’s gymnastics team that recently took home the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championships. Grace is also the 2008