Pastors and ministry leaders from the west coast are gathered this week at The Oaks Retreat and Conference Center near Lake Hughes, Calif., for the annual Southwest Focus Retreat. Dan Allan, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in Ashland, Ohio, is leading the few days away, which is focusing on rest and refreshment. Bartley Sawatsky, …
Elaine Christine Brenneman (March 28, 1924 – January 27, 2013) Elaine Christine Brenneman of Grace Village Retirement Community, 337 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, Indiana went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 1:05 a.m. surrounded by family at her daughter’s residence in Lewis Center, Ohio at the …
Well-known former Grace Brethren pastor’s wife and missionary, Elaine Brenneman, died early Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Ruth Poupart, in Lewis Center, Ohio. Elaine and her late husband, Max, pioneered the Grace Brethren work in Puerto Rico. Prior to that, as a single woman, she worked at a Grace Brethren ministry in …
Erin Vidovich, a member of Los Altos Grace Brethren Church, Long Beach, Calif., has been featured as part of the Diana: Legacy of a Princess campaign against breast cancer by the Queen Mary in Long Beach. Here’s a portion of her story. Click here to read the complete post. Just one month ago my family …
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John Schumacher, endorsing agent for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, received a special recognition this month in Washington, D.C. On January 15, John was presented the Centurion of the Year award at the National Association of Evangelicals Chaplain’s Commission (NAECC) had their annual meeting. The award is an authentic miniature of the helmet that Centurion military …
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From the Facebook page of Warsaw Christian School: Pastor Roy Chapin is the new pastor of Community Grace Brethren Church in Warsaw, Ind. He has been married to his wife Carol for 35 years. They have three married adult sons and twin granddaughters. Roy’s first love, ministry-wise, is to study and teach the Bible as …
The Fellowship Council, the leadership team of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, began meeting this week in Long Beach, Calif. Led by executive director, Bob Fetterhoff (pastor of the Grace Brethren Church, Wooster, Ohio, the group kicked off this morning by hearing reports from the executives of the national organization that are affiliated with …
This morning’s Yakima, Wash., Herald Republic reports on an upcoming brunch hosted by the Grace Brethren Church in Harrah, Wash. (Peter Touhey, pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete story. Annual brunch designed to raise women’s spirits HARRAH — It may not be the Three R’s — more like …
The annual Women’s Leadership Summit hosted by Women of Grace USA is being held this weekend in Frederick, Md. About 50 women have gathered to learn more about team building and conflict resolution as Margie Brubaker teaches on “A Wardrobe of Gracious Influence.” The Summit is being held at Grace Community Church on Old Pike …
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Knowing the kinds of people who live in our community and the problems they face can be an incredible benefit when it comes to programming for ministry and outreach. In a church plant where I’m involved, we ran a demographic program search for a three mile geographic radius surrounding our meeting location. We were provided …
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