A new book by former executive director of the Brethren Missionary Herald Co., Terry White, is nearing release. Winona at 100: Third Wave Rising details the history of Winona Lake, Ind., the small midwestern resort town that has given birth to a number of Christian organizations. It is also home to the headquarters of a …
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A Gathering for Outreach from GraceConnect (BMH) on Vimeo. The folks at the Grace Brethren Church in Waynesboro, Pa., realized their ranks were growing old and gray and they needed to reach out to younger people. So they disbanded their traditional Wednesday evening prayer service and created 606 Family Gathering, an outreach that provides practical …
There is something for everyone at the Northern Indiana Lakes Festival over the weekend of June 7-9. The event is organized by Kosciusko Lakes and Streams, a center for water research and education at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind. The youngest festival goers can participate in the Water Waddle, a 1-mile fun run for toddlers to …
An email note over the weekend from Dave Guiles, executive director of Encompass World Partners, has called for a day of prayer and fasting for the political situation in the Central African Republic (CAR). He asked Grace Brethren people around the world to join him in prayer on May 8. A portion of his request …
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Grace College and Seminary’s President and President-elect, Dr. Ron Manahan and Dr. Bill Katip, talk about a commitment to theological moorings, a mission that will never change, and key issues facing higher education. Dr. Katip also announces that Dr. Jeff Gill will serve as vice president of the college in addition to his role as …
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Proposals for an alternative apparel business, a lawn care service, and an automobile showroom took top honors in the 2013 Business Plan Competition at the Grace College School of Business recently. Winners received cash prizes to help execute their plans. Joy Itiola received the first place award of $5,000 for Eulalie, an alternative apparel brand. The …
Top CEOs from around the country will be presenting strategies and tactics for “Competing in Tough Economic Times” on Tuesday, April 30. Anyone interested in learning these techniques is invited to attend. The keynote speaker is Bill Yeargin, CEO of Correct Craft. Correct Craft is a luxury powerboat company in business for over eight decades …
A Brethren World Assembly, consisting of constituents and friends of the Brethren groups descended from the German Anabaptist/Radical Pietist religious leader Alexander Mack in the early 1700s, will be held in the Dayton, Ohio, area Thursday through Sunday, July 11-14, 2013. The meetings will be hosted by the Brethren Heritage Center in Brookville, Ohio, with evening …
A book written by Grace Brethren pastors, Neil Cole and Phil Helfer, has been recognized by Outreach magazine as among its Outreach Resources of the Year. Church Transfusion: Changing Your Church Organically From the Inside Out, published by Jossey-Bass, is highlighted in the Leadership area. Cole is among the founders of Church Multiplication Associates, the church planting …
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Recently, this message came from Grace Brethren chaplain, Capt. Pete Stone, in Afghanistan. With the message was attached a PowerPoint presentation that included the chilling story of a near miss. A portion of it is reproduced here, but the bottom line is included in the cover message from Capt. Stone (pictured at right with his …
