September 2008

John McIntosh, 2008-2009 moderator of the Fellowship of Grace Brethen Churches, addresses the 2008 conference. By John McIntosh Editor’s Note: As the 2008-2009 moderator of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, John McIntosh is challenging the fellowship to consider the leaders of tomorrow. What is our legacy as a group of churches? John has been […]

Eileen Baum died July 3, 2008. She was 85 years old. Her late husband, Archer Baum, was pastor of the Grace Brethren Church of San Diego, Calif. E. Lee Custer, 92, father of longtime Grace Brethren Pastor Jim Custer, died on July 19, 2008 in Worthington, Ohio. He was born in Martinsburg, W. Va., and

Milestones Three individuals will join the faculty of Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., this fall. Dr. Jared Burkholder is assistant professor of history. He comes to Grace from Augustana College in South Dakota and is a graduate of Columbia International University (B.A.), Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.A.), and the University of Iowa (Ph.D.). Dr. Jeffrey

Sharlene Tennant When you’re 31, single, and have the summer free because you’re a teacher, you can take off and explore Europe a bit. And that’s what Sharlene Tennant, one of the newer members of the Community of Hope Grace Brethren Church in Surrey, British Columbia is doing this summer in Germany. During the year

By Pete Semple “There are things written in this book that I have never told another living being. Not even God. And now I’m telling them to you,” writes Robyn Graham as she lays her life open for everyone to see in her book, He Touched Me, which has been released by BMH Books, Winona

Elsewhere on this site, you read about the release of Robyn Graham’s new book, He Touched Me. Her compelling story is one of courage and perseverance through a childhood of abuse and it shows the faithfulness and steadfastness of God whose hand leads us from darkness into the light of His love. At the end