April 2012

Conference Location Voted ‘Best Resort Hotel’

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 …

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GBIF Makes Contribution to FGBC Ministries

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 …

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Digital Archives Committee Meets

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 …

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Wilcoxsons Honored for Winona Lake Civic Improvement

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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Mabton Missionary to Malawi is Featured

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 …

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Virginia Beach Church to Help Fight Human Trafficking

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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