Pastor Don Shoemaker of the Seal Beach, CA., Grace Brethren Church is retiring from the full-time pastorate this month. Here is an excerpt from an article on him from the Long Beach Press-Telegram. To read the entire article, click here. Shoemaker adjusted to serve a diverse culture By Pamela Hale-Burns, Staff Writer SEAL BEACH – […]
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At Community of Hope Church (Phil Bryant, pastor) in Surrey, B.C., Einer and Laura Teng are an answer to prayer. But they are more likely to say the church is an answer to their own prayers. The couple had been involved in an evangelical ethnic Chinese church that was a 25 minute drive from their
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In 2008, BMH Books published one of the definitive books on Grace Brethren history. Written by Todd Scoles, Restoring the Household: The Quest of the Grace Brethren Church, told the theological and political context leading to the 1708 beginning of the Brethren movement, and explained the scriptural grounds for the distinctly Brethren ordinances. Generous donations
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Grace Brethren International Missions (GBIM) has announced that the organization, founded in 1900, is now Encompass World Partners. While the name change is effective immediately, other elements of the new brand will be transitioned in phases over the next year. The new name represents an important part of a global effort to position the organization
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By Bob Fetterhoff I developed an eye problem recently. The symptons could have been a migraine headache, but I made a precautionary trip to the ophthalmologist, and he diagnosed the problem. There were three small tears in the retina of my left eye which caused the visual abnormalities I was experiencing. A specialist identified further
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The Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF) recently approved new loans totaling $786,000 to the following ministries in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches: Grace Family Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in New Holland (Tim Hodge, pastor), 415 South Kinzer Ave, New Holland, Pa., to complete renovation of the church campus. Liberty Grace Brethren Church (Doug
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The following news briefs are from January, February, and March issues of the Brethren Missionary Herald and FGBC World magazines. 2007
by Judy Daniels When Dan O’Deens volunteered to help at Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks, he didn’t realize that God would use that experience to launch a new ministry. O’Deens was pastor of the Gateway Grace Community Church in Parkesburg, Pa., at the time. Before arriving there in 1997 as a church planter/founding
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Undergraduate and graduate engineering degrees are now available on the campus of Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind. They are available in cooperation with Trine University in a program that allows students to earn an engineering degree through Trine while attending and receiving all the on-campus benefits of Grace. Degrees available include Bachelor of Science in
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Plans have already begun for the next Brethren World Assembly. It will be held July 18-21, 2013, at the Brethren Heritage Center, Brookville. Ohio, and will follow the theme Brethren Spirituality. Robert Alley of the Church of the Brethren is chairing the planning committee. Other members are: Tom Julien, Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches; Gary
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