November 2012

Brethren High's Tallest Signs With California School

Brethren High School’s 7-foot-5-inch basketball standout has signed with a California college. Here is a short excerpt–to read the entire article click here. Less than 24 hours after arguably his most agonizing loss at UC Irvine, Anteaters men’s basketball coach Russell Turner was uplifted Wednesday when Mamadou Ndiaye, a 7-foot-5 senior center at Brethren Christian […]

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Update for CPR-3 Volunteers Issued

Dan O’Deens, director of CPR-3, one of two Grace Brethren-connected organizations that is working in the area affected by the storms in early November, has issued an update for volunteers interested in helping with cleanup: In any catastrophe there is the Chaos stage and then comes the Organized Chaos stage.  We are entering the organization

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Two Pastors Recommended for Ordination or Licensure

The licensure/ordination board of the Heartland District of Grace Brethren Churches recommended that Tim Clothier and Jim Franklin be ordained or licensed by their respective local congregations. Tim, who is the pastor of student ministries at the Community Grace Brethren Church in Warsaw, Ind., was recommended for ordination. Jim, who is pastor of the Grace

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Grace College Sophomore, A First-Generation Student, Receives Indiana Scholarship

Sarah Doty has been named a 2012 recipient of the “Realizing the Dream” award, a one-time scholarship bestowed each year by the Independent Colleges of Indiana through the Lilly Endowment.  The award honors first-generation college sophomores who have graduated from an Indiana high school, have a superior GPA, and have demonstrated leadership abilities on their

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Robert Dell, Hagerstown, MD, With the Lord

Retired Grace Brethren pastor Robert Lee Dell, 94, of Williamsport, Maryland, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at Williamsport  Retirement Village. Private graveside services will be conducted at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are by Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, Hagerstown. Pastor Dell’s recent ministries included the Grace Brethren Church of Hagerstown, Md., and he was

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Valrico Church Dedicates New Building, Baptizes 15

Jesús Muñoz, director of ethnic ministries for the southeast U.S. for Encompass World Partners, recently participated in the dedication of the new building at Iglesia La Esperanza, the Hispanic Grace Brethren church he planted in Valrico, Fla. (Javier Forero now pastors the church.) He shared this news about the young church in his prayer letter

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'Container Minister' Chuck Frost With the Lord

Charles Wendell “Chuck” Frost, 90, of Findlay, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on November 9, 2012. Frost was a great help to many Grace Brethren missionaries through his container business. Gordon Austin, of the Encompass World Partners mission, said, “Most of the staff probably don’t know Chuck, but he was a tremendous blessing

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