September 2008

The following e-mail was just received from Pastor Dan White of the York, PA, Grace Brethren Church, who is Vernon Harris’ nephew: I just got off the phone with my Aunt Glyn who shared with me the inevitable news that Uncle Vernon (Harris) had entered into the presence of his Lord at approximately 1 am […]

A lost dog is providing opportunity for Grace Brethren missionaries Kevin and Holly High to meet some of their new neighbors in northern Argentina. The Highs have recently moved to a new area, and the following is excerpted from one of their updates. “We’ve been in the midst of a type of family crisis since

During Momentum East in late July, Je’Rod Cherry was moved to do something for the needy children around the world. By the end of the week, he and his wife, Samua, had committed to selling one of his most prized possessions — the ring he received as a team member of the Super Bowl-winning New

Silveus Insurance Group of Warsaw, Indiana, the nation’s leading crop insurance agency, has announced the promotion of Craig Snow (pictured) to Chief Executive Officer. In addition to overseeing all agency functions, Snow’s new responsibilities will include defining a new corporate structure and culture, focusing on future acquisitions, and setting the overall strategic direction of the

Pastor Scott Distler of the Grace Brethren Church of Lititz, PA, offered the public prayer at the McCain/Palin presidential campaign rally in Lancaster, PA, on Tuesday of this week (Doug Kegarise photo). To read more on the rally, which was held on the campus of Franklin & Marshall College and was attended by about 7,000

A unique outreach at the Wayne County (Ohio) Fair by the Grace Brethren Church in Wooster, Ohio (Bob Fetterhoff, pastor) is highlighted on a blog by Doc Lehman… here’s a bit of the story: Not sure how long they have been doing this but last year we happened upon the Grace Brethren Church booth and

Six congregations were welcomed into the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) during the annual meeting of the Fellowship on July 31 in Tampa, Fla. It was the final session of a week that had focused on outreach and evangelism. Read more and see photos from the conference in the September-October issue of FGBC World,

Jamie Hoffman, a senior at Grace College, began working this week as the editorial intern at the Brethren Missionary Herald Company. A journalism major, she has worked on the college newspaper, the Sounding Board, and the yearbook, the Heritage. She has been published in Lines, the Grace College literary and art magazine and has worked

Tori Beaver reports that she and Dan had a memorable time at the University of Illinois Renaissance Celebration weekend. (See August 29, 2008 entry.) (The couple are global associates with Grace Brethren International Missions.) Dan was honored over the weekend among the top 10 football player for the University of Illinois. He was a place

According to CE National’s web site, Momentum 2009 will be held at Robert Morris University at their campus outside of Pittsburgh, Pa.. The university is just minutes away from the Pittsburgh airport and is close to service opportunities in the Pittsburgh vicinity. The beautiful campus has air-conditioned dorms and great facilities for what will be