April 2009

Grace Brethren Pastors Attend Exponential

A number of Grace Brethren pastors attended the annual church planting conference, Exponential 09, which was held this week (April 20-23) in Orlando, Fla. Among workshop speakers were Neil Cole (pictured at right), executive director of Church Multiplication Associates, and pastor of Awakening Chapel, a Grace Brethren church in Long Beach, Calif., and Oscar Chavez, …

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Homer A. Kent, Jr., to Speak at Men Following Christ

The speaker for the Men Following Christ breakfast meeting this Saturday, April 25 at the 2517 Restaurant next to the Ramada Inn of Warsaw, Indiana, will be Dr. Homer A. Kent, Jr. (pictured). Homer Kent has now retired, after serving at Grace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, IN, for fifty years as professor of Greek and …

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Ohio Church Plant Has Three Prayer Requests

Sterling Grace is a Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches church plant in Mt. Sterling, southern Madison County, Ohio. The church has a local pastor and is slowly growing. Currently, the church meets Sunday nights in the Mt. Sterling Community Center, but it is making preparations to launch Sunday morning services in the autumn. Pastor Mac …

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DeYoung to Lead Rafting Astronomy/Geology Trip

Don DeYoung, Ph.D. (pictured), one of the world’s leading creation scientists, will head “Rocks by Day, Stars by Night,” a 190-mile rafting trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon June 5–11. The rafters will encounter all the major rapids and geological points of interest along the river during the day, and in the …

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Grace Brethren Take in CLA

A number of Grace Brethren people are at the Christian Leadership Alliance annual conference, which is being held this week in Atlanta, Ga. The organization, which was formerly the Christian Management Association and the Christian Stewardship Association, is the nation’s leading resource for enhancing the organizational effectiveness of churches and para-church ministries. Above, Dawn (left) …

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Women of Grace Award ‘Honor Her’ Scholarships

Women of Grace USA, the Grace Brethren women’s organization, has announced that Heather Speckman (left) and Julie Shearer (right) have been selected to receive Honor Her scholarships for their ministry in the Central African Republic and the Philippines.(Julie Shearer photo by Scott Feather) Honor Her scholarships help college-age women explore future ministry possibilities through participating …

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Wooster Outreach Sets Warm Tone for Gloomy Day

Daron Butler, pastor of cross cultural missions at the Wooster, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church, announces Tax Relief Day outside the post office in Wooster on April 15, when U.S. tax returns are to be in the mail. Daron joined Jeana Harley, outreach events coordinator, and others from the church to offer a unique “stimulus package” …

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