May 2008

The following was reported today by a Nebraska television station. This group is one of six, along with the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, that is part of the Brethren Encyclopedia project and traces its heritage back to Alexander Mack in 1708 in Schwarzenau, Germany. Old German Baptists meeting in Kansas LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – […]

Mike Taylor, Operations Director for Grace Brethren International Missions, announced this week that Ted and Dawn Rondeau (pictured), who have been working for GBIM for the past 7 1/2 years, will be leaving the mission. They are ready to pursue their passion for evangelism and discipleship through their local church. The Rondeaus have agreed to

The following event notice appears in today’s Modesto (CA) Bee newspaper: Former Modestan Adrian Wise’s choral work “Isaiah 12” will be performed May 18 by the Sonora Master Chorale in Sonora. The concert begins at 3 p.m. at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 13880 Joshua Way. Inspired by the Bible verse “The Lord is my strength

Use your communications skills to take the Gospel where it’s needed most? Do you have skills in written, graphic and web communications? Can you lead a team to meet a deadline? Grace Brethren International Missions in Winona Lake, Indiana, is seeking the right person to be its Communications Officer. For more information see GBIM’s website

Argentine-born international evangelist Luis Palau (pictured) was the keynote speaker at the Wednesday evening opening session of the Evangelical Press Association, meeting this week in Portland, Oregon. The 73-year-old Palau was introduced by the mayor of Portland, who praised Palau for his efforts to mobilize more than 500 churches in the Portland area to do

The Crossroads Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in northeast Philadelphia, Pa., has completed the purchase of its first facility at 7721-31 Torresdale Avenue in the neighborhood of Holmesburg. A dedication service is planned for 6 p.m., Sunday June 1, 2008. Friends are invited to join the congregation to praise the Lord and enjoy a

A high school senior from Valley Grace Brethren Church in Hagerstown, MD (Dan Pritchett, pastor) is featured in today’s Hagerstown newspaper. Here is an excerpt–to read the entire story, click here. KNOXVILLE — Kendra Barnhart (pictured) is a high school senior juggling final exams with a part-time job, but over the past few weeks, the

The Mansfield, Ohio, News-Journal this morning carries the following story about the Woodville Grace Brethren Church, Ron Smals, pastor. In the photo Karla Konzel and Nikki Stone help with the Grace Brethren Church cleanup Saturday on Woodville Road. JAMI KINTON/NEWS JOURNAL PHOTO Grace Brethren Church members clean up Woodville Road in Mansfield By JAMI KINTON

Men from Southern California Grace Brethren churches are enjoying a retreat in Big Bear, California, this weekend. The theme of the weekend retreat is “You are not alone,” based on Hebrews 10:25. Speakers include Oscar Chavez, Mitch Cariaga, Tom Hocking, Roy Halberg, Tom Avey and David Sincock. The retreat organizer is Tim Lansing from the

The Centerville, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church (Steve Makofka, pastor) will host an old-fashioned hymnsing on Sunday, May 4 at 6 p.m. The church building is located at 410 E. Social Row Road. This special community-wide event will feature Bruce and Brenda Jackson, performing everyone’s favorite hymns utilizing their rich vocal harmonies and instrumental music on