October 2010

Calendar: November-December 2010

Events of general interest among Grace Brethren churches. Details and registration information are available from the sponsoring organizations or at fgbc.org. October 25 – Day Away, Patterson Memorial Grace Brethren Church, Roanoke, Va. (CE) October 25-26 – Fall Break (GCandS) October 25-27 – East Focus Retreat, TBA (FGBC) November 4-5 – Grace Board of Trustees …

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Brethren Digital Archives Update

Moving the 19th century into the 21st century might seem an impossible task, but the Brethren Digital Archives hopes to accomplish just that by making available digital copies of old printed publications, some that date back to 1854. The group plans an online archive of newspapers, magazines, journals, and almanacs produced by the various Brethren …

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Focus Retreats Provide Security System for Ministry Leaders

Grace Brethren pastors and ministry leaders from the eastern region of the U.S. recently met at Ocean City, Md., for the annual East Focus Retreat. Tom Avey, coordinator of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, who planned the event, asked for feedback. He received this note from Brian McCall, part-time director of family ministry at …

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Women of Grace USA Announce Program in Women’s Leadership Studies

Women of Grace USA, the women’s ministries arm of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, has partnered with Grace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind., to sponsor a program in Women’s Leadership Studies. The new curriculum was announced last weekend at the Women’s Leadership Summit, in Canton, Ohio, by Janet Minnix, president of Women of Grace …

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Earl Thurston, Former Grace Employee, With the Lord

  Paul DeRenzo, director of special events at Grace College & Seminary, Winona Lake, Indiana, passes on the following information: “Earl Thurston, former Director of Food services from 1971-1987 (and my predecessor in that position) went to be with the Lord last evening. He was 85. Earl was preceded in death by his beloved wife, …

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John Gillis ‘Recovered Enough to Preach’

This blog informed readers in an August 26, 2010, entry about the serious tractor accident in Alabama that injured longtime Grace Brethren pastor John Gillis. Word has now reached us through John’s wife Ruthie (via Tom McDairmant) that John has recovered sufficently that he preached this past Sunday morning. According to McDairmant, Gillis spent 10 …

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Guiles Makes Final Cape Town Report

David Guiles, executive director of Grace Brethren International Missions, sends his final report about the Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization meeting October 16-25 at Cape Town, South Africa. This was written Tuesday, October 26 upon his return home. On this last day of Cape Town 2010, the focus was on partnership. The day of looking for the new …

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