New Western Maryland delegate Andrew Serafini is sworn in by Maryland Speaker of the House of Delegates Michael Busch. Serafini’s wife Diana looks on. (Herald-Mail photo by Kevin Gilbert) Andrew Serafini, the moderator of the Maranatha Grace Brethren Church of Hagerstown, Md. (Jay Fretz, pastor), has been chosen from 19 candidates to fill a vacant […]
Stanley M. Dick, 83, of Blairstown, N.J. died February 14, 2008. He was a lifelong Elder at Grace Brethren Church of Hope, N.J., now known as Grace Community Church (Chet Barokski, pastor). Prior to the church being built in 1975, the congregation met in his home. His impact for Christ in the community of Hope
BMH Books has just released new versions of two highly-acclaimed books on prophecy by the late pastor and Bible teacher Lehman Strauss. The Book of the Revelation contains outlined studies of the last book of the Bible. In his introduction, Strauss says, “Genesis is the book of commencement; Revelation is the book of consummation.” The
A revised, updated, and expanded edition of Dr. John Davis’ Conquest and Crisis: Studies in Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, is scheduled to be released this summer by BMH Books. The book is a concise analysis of Israel’s conquest and settlement of Canaan. Davis uses recent archaeological discoveries, the Hebrew text, and a thorough understanding of
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The Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF), Winona Lake, Ind. has recently approved two new loans totaling $392,168 for the following churches in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches: — $292,168 to Eglise Evangelique de la Paix (Pastor Elysee Joseph) to purchase a building in Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. They had previously worshiped in a rented facility.
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Three new Grace Brethren congregations have begun meeting this spring. Life Spring Church (Phil Gabriel, pastor) in Brownsburg, Ind., held its first public service on Sunday, March 16. They were conceived about two years ago, and have been developing the core group and ministries since that time. New Spring Church was launched on Easter Sunday
Celebrate the strategic and effective ministries of Grace Brethren chaplains who serve the brave men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces at the annual Chaplains Appreciation Dinner during national conference. It will be held Sunday, July 27, from 4:45 to 6:30 p.m. at the Innisbrook Resort in Tampa, Fla. Tickets are available via conference
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By Ron Dorner “It is not good for a person to be without knowledge, and he who makes haste with his feet errs.” (Proverbs 19:2) Great changes are taking place in the U.S. economy. Each of us will be affected. The financial decisions you make in the near term could be devastating if not thought
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This 300th year since the founding of the Brethren movement provides unique opportunities to reflect on how God birthed, peopled, and has led the group we now know as the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. To help mark the 300th anniversary, BMH Books of Winona Lake, Ind., is publishing two distinctive books on Brethren history
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“Grace to Go” is the theme for Women’s Celebration ’08 in Tampa, Fla., July 27-31. The theme focuses on how God’s grace equips individuals to fulfill the Great Commission. Cindy Landry, a pastor’s wife who has served as evangelism consultant for the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention, will be the keynote
