I heard Steven Haas of World Vision speak with good clarity and enthusiasm during missions’ week in the chapel of Grace College a couple of years ago. Haas engaged and challenged the students with the opportunities we have to be ‘firemen’ to help the victims of the fire of child labor, slavery, refugees, and civil […]
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The Grace College men’s basketball team has been competing in the NAIA Division II national tournament at Branson, Mo. this week. Last night, they suffered a disappointing loss. This morning’s South Bend, Ind., Tribune, has the story. A portion appears below. Click here to read the complete story. Men’s college basketball: Grace starts well, goes
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At the Grace Brethren Church, Long Beach, Calif. (Lou Huesmann, pastor), yesterday the church prayed for Julie Schumacher as she heads to Cambodia to serve with Daughters of Cambodia, a ministry that helps victims of trafficking. (Until recently, Julie as served as director of communications for the Long Beach church.) Today, Julie’s newsletter made it’s
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There’s an old hymn that I think describes the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches: Blest be the tie that bind Our hearts in Christian love; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. In the inaugural issue of GraceConnect magazine, I write about this hymn that was penned by John Fawcett after he decided to stay
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Art runs in the Vandermark family. Bob, a 1978 graduate of Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., has painted signs for 42 years. Beginning while he was serving in the U.S. Army, he says he has painted thousands of signs, murals, and various forms of art. (His latest are steel structures, a 25-foot cross and a
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On March 12, 2013, Senator Jim Banks will present a resolution to the Indiana State Senate honoring Grace College and Seminary’s 75th year anniversary and achievements as an institution. The resolution will be read before the Indiana State Senate in Indianapolis, and representatives from Grace will have the privilege to attend the event at the capitol.
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Joan Aeby, 96, widow of longtime Grace Brethren pastor, John Aeby, died Wednesday, March 6, in Waterloo, Iowa. She was born June 2, 1916 in West Alexandria, Ohio, the daughter of M. M. and Elsie Baker Hoover. She married Rev. John M. Aeby on June 8, 1939 in Dayton, Ohio. He preceded her in death
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Encompass World Partners is sponsoring The Prayer Sprint (March 17-April 15), a 30-day prayer initiative to help participants grow a heart for the nations without Christ. Short daily prayer requests will be sent by text messages and Facebook. Each day, a specific prayer post will direct readers to the Encompass web site to view a
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Topics ranging from the use of technology in the Amish culture to the allure of Amish romance novels will be part of the Amish America: Plain Technology in a Cyber World, an international conference hosted by the Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pa. The conference will be held
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As Grace College quickly becomes one of the quality providers in online education, some notable achievements are emerging. Tim Ziebarth, Director of Online Education, along with a team of collaborators, achieved a “5” rating on a quality review of their online Principles of Management course hosted through Learning House, Grace’s online education solutions partner. The Management
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