April 2013

Jacksontown, WhiteStone, and Eaton: News of New Churches in Ohio

Today’s church planting news comes from Tony Webb, director of VisionOhio. Here are a few excerpts from his recent e-newsletter: Jacksontown GBC: Last time I sent out our prayer letter, I asked you to pray for our Easter Sunday morning service. We have been working for 18 months now in the harvest around Jacksontown with […]

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First Deadline Approaches for Momentum Registration

The staff at CE National have reminded us that the deadline to get the best price for the Momentum Youth Conference is approaching. Momentum 2013 at Indiana Wesleyan University, July 16-21, is going to be an awesome week! You don’t want to miss it. Register at registration.cenational.org and pay your $100 deposit by May 1 to get

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Protests in CAR Continue to Disrupt Life

The upheaval in the Central African Republic (CAR), home to several ministries with Grace Brethren connections, continues to make life interesting for those on the ground. Jim Hocking, founder and executive director of ICDI (Integrated Community Development International), reports that things are not calm, as evidenced by this report on the GlobalPost site. It reports

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grace in ACTION usa “Passing the Torch” to FCS Urban Ministries

Gladys Deloe, founder and president of grace in ACTION usa, has announced that the non-profit ministry, founded in 2005 with the vision of bridging the church to the community ~ through education and economic development, has completed the legal dissolution process, and made arrangements to “pass the GiA torch” to FCS Urban Ministries in Atlanta,

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Women of Grace USA Names Next Director

Viki Rife has been named director-elect of Women of Grace USA and will succeed Janet Minnix when Minnix retires from leadership in July 2014. Rife currently serves with the organization as Communications Coordinator and Director of Girls’ Ministries. The daughter of former Grace Brethren missionaries to Argentina, Bob and Joene Cover, Rife studied English and

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Southern Maryland Congregation Helps New Church Begin

Scott Carlson didn’t plan to start a church when he moved to Southern Maryland. In fact, he’d just arrived from the Midwest to work at an existing ministry when he suddenly found himself without a job. [quote align=”left” color=”#999999″] Pray for Redeemer Bible Fellowship in Lusby, Md. Pray that Pastor Scott Carlson and his congregation would be

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Continued Prayers Requested for Matthew Brown

This update on Matthew Brown comes from his dad, Pastor Jack Brown, of the North Shore Bible Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Essex, Mass. Matthew is in the Cardiac Care Unit in Burlington, Mass. (See Urgent Prayer Request for Matthew Brown.) Here’s the latest on Matthew’s condition. Matthew is under heavy sedation (essentially a medically induced

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