January 2012

Miss America Contestant Has Grace Brethren Connection

Pastor Jim Brown of Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Goshen, Indiana, says, “Continue to pray for Matt and Natalie Jerlecki who are part of our church family. Their daughter right now is in the Miss America Contest in Las Vegas. She is the reigning Miss Indiana.” Jackie Jerlecki from Goshen was crowned

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Go2 Ministries Prayer Summit Begins in Orlando

Mission representatives from Grace Brethren districts around the U.S. are gathered in Orlando, Fla., to learn more about Go2 Ministries Circles of Grace initiative and to pray for the development of new Grace Brethren congregations in the United States. “We’re hoping everyone leaves energized and excited about Circles of Grace and the opportunity the project

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Vision2020: Integrating the Gospel into the Community

Integrating Gospel with Community from Grace Churches on Vimeo. Jonathan Carey, pastor of the Ellet Grace Brethren Church in Akron, Ohio, updates a story that was in the November-December 2010 issue of FGBC World. In that issue, ‘Love Your Neighbor’ Comes to Life in Akron, told how the Ellet congregation adopted the Ritzman Community Learning

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Seal Beach Pastor Shoemaker Retires Sunday, January 8

The Sun newspaper chain in Southern California today has a feature story about Sunday being the last Sunday for Don Shoemaker as senior pastor at the Seal Beach Grace Brethren Church.  Here is an excerpt–to read the entire article, click here. On Sunday, Jan. 8, Pastor Donald Shoemaker will preach his final sermon as Senior

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