There used to be two. Now there will be three. Grace Church of Akron, a Grace Brethren congregation meeting in two locations in northern Ohio, will soon be adding a third location just west of I71 in Medina. Jeff Bogue, senior pastor at the Bath Campus, has confirmed that assessment over the past 6-8 months …
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From Grace Polaris Church, a Grace Brethren congregation on the north side of Columbus, Ohio, comes this note: Alice Peer, widow of Pastor Earle Peer, is celebrating her 100th birthday, and you’re invited to help her celebrate! An open house will be held Tuesday, May 1, 2:00-5:00 and 6:00-8:00 p.m. in their home (721 Vancouver …
From Fellowship Coordinator Tom Avey: Vision2020West location is voted Best Resort Hotel by Palm Springs Life magazine! The Renaissance Esmeralda Resort is the location of the 2012 Vision2020West leadership conference to be held July 28-August 1 in Indian Wells, California. This resort was recently voted as the “Best of the Best” for resort locations in …
Jeremy Norton, youth pastor at the Peninsula Grace Brethren Church in Soldotna, Alaska, has resigned to accept a position in Alberta. He shared his resignation letter with the congregation at Peninsula GBC last week. A portion of it is included here: The past 3.5 years have been full of amazing experiences, where the Gospel has …
More Than $600,000 Given to Benefit the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches According to a letter being sent to investors this week, Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF) has contributed over $600,000 to benefit various ministries of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. Ken Seyfert, executive director of operations for GBIF, said “With His Guidance, we …
As the first phase of digitizing historic Brethren publications nears completion, the Brethren Digital Archives committee met Monday in Brookville, Ohio. The Brethren Heritage Center hosted the meeting. The group reviewed the list of publications yet to be scanned and made plans to be certain the work is accomplished. They also discussed promoting the project …
Brent and Deb Wilcoxson (left) were honored Sunday afternoon, April 22, with a public reception for their several decades of effort to renovate and renew the Town of Winona Lake, Indiana. Brent has taken employment in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and they will be moving there soon. At right is Pastor Bruce Barlow of Winona Lake …
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Beka Feth, a young woman from the Mabton (WA) Grace Brethren Church (Paul Guay, pastor) is currently featured for her missionary work in Africa. Here is an excerpt–to read the entire article click here. Feth has returned four times, each time staying longer and getting more involved. She grew attached to a boy named Wongani …
Reverend Ralph Samuel Burns of 337 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, Indiana, passed away on Friday, April 20, 2012, at 9:20 a.m. at Grace Village Health Care of Winona Lake at the age of 91. He was born on November 21, 1920, in Fairview, New Jersey, to John Henry Burns and Hannah Elizabeth (Hartley) Burns. …
Michael Pumphrey, pastor and church planter of Awaken Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia, has alerted us that his church, which is part of the Chesapeake District, is getting ready to enter into a new area of ministry as a church fighting against human sex trafficking. Pumphrey says, “We have bought the rights to show a …
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