Martinsburg Church Staff Meet PA Governor
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May 2011
Rata Given McClain Excellence in Teaching Award
Dr. Tiberius Rata, chair of the Biblical Studies department and Professor of Biblical Studies was awarded the McClain Excellence in Teaching Award at Grace College for the 2010-2011 academic year. The Alva J. McClain Award for Excellence in Teaching, named for the founding president of Grace College and Seminary, is given every two years
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Revitalizing the Easter Experience at Osceola
The following was edited from a report by Dave Knight, pastor of care ministry at the Osceola church: Osceola (IN) Grace Brethren Church (Greg Serafino, pastor) wanted to make the Easter season more meaningful and help to focus the congregation’s sight on Christ. With the world demanding emphasis on bunnies and Easter egg hunts, Osceola
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Wooster Church Ships 28,000 Pounds of Generosity
The Grace Brethren Church of Wooster, Ohio, recently mounted a campaign to gather and ship relief supplies to storm victims in the southern U.S. Here, excerpted from a longer blogpost, is a narrative of the event created by Ivanildo Trindade, associate pastor of outreach ministries at the Wooster church. On Wednesday morning, May 4, I
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Eagle Commission Welcomes New Air Force Chaplain
Dr. Larry Chamberlain of the Eagle Commission has announced the welcome of a new chaplain, Lt. Col. George Youstra, to the ranks of Grace Brethren military chaplains. Chaplain Youstra serves as Wing Chaplain at Beale Air Force Base in California. He is a member of the Brighton Chapel Grace Brethren Church near Howe, Indiana. According
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Jeff Thornley Obituary
Jeffrey Mark “Jeff” Thornley, 55, of Waldorf died May 3, 2011, in Waldorf. Born May 10, 1955, in Fairbanks, Alaska, he was the son of James F. Thornley and Olga Marie Simpson Thornley. He grew up in the Washington suburbs of Virginia and Maryland. He lived in Southern Maryland for the past 30 years. He
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Phil Wickham To Headline Opening Concert at Conference
Contemporary Christian vocalist/songwriter and guitarist Phil Wickham will open the national conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches with a special 7:30 p.m. concert on Saturday, July 23, 2011, at the Grace Brethren Church, Wooster, Ohio. The concert is sponsored by the Brethren Missionary Herald Company. The concert is included in the price of
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Thornley Service Arrangements Announced
The following information is taken from the webpage of the Grace Brethren Church of Waldorf, Maryland, where Jeff Thornley was pastor: Our dear Pastor, Jeff Thornley, passed on to Glory May 3, 2011. We mourn this great loss. But we also know that Jeff is in the Glorious Presence Of the One we serve and
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Video Shows Florida Church’s First Use of New Property
Jesus Munoz, hispanic church planter in Valrico, Florida, reports, “Last Sunday we met for first time in the church’s property and we had a blessed time. Ron Boehm came to visit us and made a small video and I am sending a copy of the link for you to see it. “Thank you for praying
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Tweeddale Service Set for Saturday
From Florida Today.com: Pastor Bill Tweeddale put his faith and hope in Jesus Christ, God’s Son, died April 29, 2011, and is now spending eternity with Him in the glories of Heaven. He was a faithful husband to Carol for 59 years, a devoted father to Steven, Debra, Cheryl and Billy, his children; a loving
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