September 2008

For many students across the country, September spells the death of summer and compels a return to textbooks, teachers, and classrooms. But for the high-school classes at Grace Brethren Christian School in Clinton, Md., the transition is made easier as the school leads fall retreats for each of its high school classes. “Our goals are […]

The Alexander Mack Museum is one of many sights that participants in the 2008 Brethren World Assembly may visit. The event will be held August 2 and 3 in Schwarzenau, Germany. Representatives and friends of Brethren groups from all over the world will converge on the little village of Schwarzenau, Germany, about forty minutes north

It’s not a season most evangelical churches celebrate, but when Catalyst, a Grace Brethren church in Kent, Ohio, was asked last year to join with Mainstreet Kent to provide a family-friendly event the weekend before Halloween, Pastor Jonathan Herron quickly said yes. “Catalyst loves the city (of Kent), Catalyst loves serving people, and Catalyst exists

The humidity and heat of a late July Saturday didn’t deter students from Momentum, the annual Grace Brethren youth conference, from participating in We Care – Dayton. It was the culmination of a week of challenging messages, purse-stretching giving, and opportunities to become the hands and feet of Jesus. The conference was held July 21

The CHARIS gathering of about 55 leaders of Grace Brethren fellowships from around the world was held August 4-8 in Bad Homburg, just outside Frankfurt, Germany. Each of the sessions was simultaneously translated into English, French, and Spanish. The sessions focused on presenting research findings and coordinating strategies for outreach and church planting around the

Nearly 1,000 individuals from around the world gathered August 2 and 3 in Schwarzenau, Germany to participate in the 2008 Brethren World Assembly. The historic event commemorated the founding of the Brethren movement with the Alexander Mack baptisms in the Eder River at Schwarzenau in 1708. Among the Grace Brethren who participated on the program

The Grace Brethren church-planting initiative in Canada has formed a new U.S. charity, GBCanada USA. The existing Canadian board and new U.S. board will work together to plant Grace Brethren churches across Canada. Members of the new board include Kurt A. Miller, lead pastor at Martinsburg, Pa., Grace Brethren Church; Dave Clearwater, who has attended

By Ron Dorner “The prudent sees the evil and hides himself. But the naive go on, and are punished for it.” Proverbs 22:3 Wow! How things change. If you are at, near, or in retirement, you face some of the greatest challenges of your life. As the world rushes toward God’s judgment, we are seeing

Students from the Midwest Operation Barnabas team this summer did more than minister to the Portis (Kan.) Grace Brethren Church. They became part of the family! Portis, Kansas, a town surrounded by wheat fields in the north central part of the state, knows what harvest time means. And when the Mid-West Operation Barnabas team, a