July 2008

In the Sunday evening celebration service, more than 100 individuals nailed to a large central wooden cross the names of friends, relatives, and acquaintances who are unsaved. The cross will be in a high-traffic area for the remainder of conference, as a prayer reminder.

Evangelist Mark Cahill was the speaker for the Sunday evening general celebration, giving a strong message on the urgency of sharing Christ with the lost. For those who would like to read the daily conference newsletters, click on the following links: http://www.fgbc.org/igo08/Newsheet08-Saturday.pdf http://www.fgbc.org/igo08/Newsheet08-Sunday.pdf

Russ Ogden, Ph.D., brother of the groom and retired Grace Brethren pastor now living near Indianapolis, Indiana, performed the ceremony in the Fireside Room of the Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church.

The newlyweds had the traditional cake-cutting followed by a large open reception in the courtyard of the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church.

Grace Brethren people from all around the U.S. and some other parts of the world are gathering in Tampa, Florida, at the Innisbrook Resort this week for ig08, the annual national conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. Registrations were brisk before the opening session of conference this morning. Helping at the registration desk

Jeremiah Olson, who leads music and worship at the Grace Brethren church in Goshen, Indiana, is leading worship for the conference this year, along with musicians from his church. In all, about 40 individuals from the Goshen church are attending this year.

Pastor Jim Brown of the Grace Brethren church in Goshen, Indiana, is this year’s moderator and he began the first session of igo08 conference showing video footage of on-the-street interviews with individuals on the street in the Tampa area, clearly revealing that many have a need for Christ in their lives. Visits to “other nations”

Pastor Dan Gregory was the speaker for the first official session of conference Saturday morning, using Luke 5 as a base and giving motivation and instruction on how to be fishers of men. Gregory, who has just finished 14 years as pastor in Columbia City, Indiana, will be joining the staff of the south campus

Student and staff participants at Momentum, the annual youth conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, fanned out across the Miami Valley today (Saturday, July 26) to become the hands and feet of Jesus. They distributed groceries to the needy, ministered at nursing homes, assisted with outreach carnivals at local churches, and helped in