The Spring 2013 issue of GraceConnect magazine is currently being delivered to homes and churches in North America. Announcements that may be used in bulletins, church programs, welcome slides, or other media were sent to pastors, communications staff, and other interested individuals today. If you did not receive them, they may be accessed here. Stories […]
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Daniel Pierce and his wife, Teressa, are planting a missional Grace Brethren congregation in the Triad region near Greensboro, N.C. (Click here to see a recent story about this new church.) Recently he shared this story: I serve Hospice here and was assigned Gary a man with terminal cancer. Three weeks ago was my first
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Word has been received of the death of J.C. “Rocky” Rockafellow, father of Mick Rockafellow, who most recently pastored at the Grace Brethren Church in Lansing, Mich. He died May 15 at the age of 90. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the Shelly-Odell Funeral Home, 518 S. Main St., Eaton
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Over the past few months, we have asked you to pray for the political situation in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.), where the Grace Brethren have ministered for more than 100 years. A coup has upset the government, creating havoc for the citizens of the country. Yesterday, one story of God’s grace was reported by
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A community appreciation dinner in honor of Dr. Ronald E. Manahan was hosted by Dr. Dane and Mary Louise Miller at Westminster Hall on May 6, 2013. During the evening, Manahan was recognized for 36 years of distinguished service and 20 years as president of Grace. The Board of Trustees of Grace College and Seminary, on
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Historic documents, photos, and other items related to the Grace Brethren movement will be better organized, thanks to the support of the Grace Brethren Investment Foundation. The Foundation recently made a gift of $2,500 to the Brethren Missionary Herald Company (GraceConnect) to be used toward the development of an archive devoted to the Fellowship of
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Collegiate head coaches Tad Boyle of the University of Colorado, Jim Kessler of Grace College (NAIA) and Matt Matheny from Elon University today were announced as court coaches for the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s World University Games training camp. The USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team committee made the coaching selections. The three court coaches will assist the 2013 USA Basketball
Dr. Tammy Schultz and Hannah Estabrook, authors of the BMH Book, Beyond Desolate: Hope Versus Hate in the Rubble of Sexual Abuse, will present a workshop at the world conference of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC). The conference will be September 11-14, 2013, at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. Schultz and Estabrook
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GSE Ashland Report from Ron Boehm on Vimeo. Ron Boehm, with VisionOhio, has sent a link to a recent report from that church planting organization. He notes that VisionOhio has been working with African-American leaders in Ohio to work towards planting churches in African-American contexts. “VO is also working among those living in apartments and
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Grace Brethren military chaplain Major Billy Graham (U.S.Army) surprised his daughter, Katie, this morning during her graduation from Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind. He has been deplowed in Afganistan for the last nine months. Fort Wayne, Ind., television station, WANE, caught the story on tape, which appears below. Click here to view the video report. Local
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