October 2008

Grace College and seminary alumni, friends of Grace, Grace students and employees are invited to spend Spring Break (March 13-22,2009) in England on a tour directed by Dr. Paulette Sauders, chair of the college’s department of English and Journalism and Professor of English. The tentative cost of $2,650 includes airfare, hotels, breakfasts, transportation in London […]

From the North Central Ohio e-newsletter: Capital City Grace Holds First Service The Capital City team reports, “Sunday, September 21 was a very special day in the formation of Capital City Grace Church. It was the day of our first monthly worship service at the Columbus Downtown YMCA. “Twenty-nine adults and children attended, and they

The Central Focus Retreat for Grace Brethren pastors continued today at Mohican State Park Lodge near Loudonville, Ohio. Above, the men visited following breakfast. Scott Avey, worship arts coordinator at the Grace Brethren Church, Ashland, Ohio (back to camera), led the men in singing. Tom Hocking, pastor of the Bellflower Brethren Church in Bellflower, Calif.

The Central Focus Retreat, a time for Grace Brethren pastors to refresh and focus on God’s promises and opportunities, began this afternoon (October 13) at Mohican State Park Lodge near Loudonville, Ohio. Above, John MacIntosh, moderator of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches and pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in Simi Valley, Calif., leads

The administration of Grace College, Winona Lake, Indiana, has announced the appointment of Tiberius Rata, Ph.D. (pictured), as chair of the Department of Biblical Studies. Dr. Rata, Professor of Old Testament Studies, joined the Grace faculty in 2005. He is a graduate of California State Polytechnic University (B.S.), Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div.), and

Becky Dick (right), from the Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor) is currently in the Central African Republic sharing teaching and educational strategy with teachers there, based on her more than three decades of elementary education experience in the U.S. Becky, along with Margaret Hull and Lois Wilson, are blogging on

Two more media outlets — the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Sportsnet.ca (Ontario, Canada) — have picked up stories about Je’Rod Cherry’s desire to part with his prized his Super Bowl Ring in order to raise funds for needy children. Je’Rod and his wife, Samua, made the decision during Momentum East, the annual Grace Brethren national

The following guest column appeared in this morning’s Mansfield (OH) News Journal. Jason Carmean (pictured) is pastor of the Grace Brethren Church of Lexington, Ohio.Viewpoint: God is big enough to do the job By Jason Carmean, Guest Columnist How big is God to you? Seriously, stop and think about it. Is the God whom you

Would you like to lead your church to engage the “Financial-Spiritual battle” that is raging in our society? Ted Rondeau, a certified financial planner (CFP) on staff with the Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church and Integrated Community Development International (ICDI – a non-profit community development ministry in Central Africa), has developed a teaching and

Adapted from Pastor Scott Distler’s blog: Grace Church, the Grace Brethren church in Lititz, Penna. (Scott Distler, pastor)will host a Broadway and Inspirational music concert for the community on Sunday, October 19th at 7:00pm in the main auditorium. Local Broadway and regional musical theatre performers Jen and David Felty (pictured), along with fellow actors Susan