A 17-year-old member of Grace Church at Willow Valley, Pa. (John Smith, pastor) died on Sunday after falling into a pond. Greg Frey was a member of the youth group at the church and had attended Momentum Youth Conference last summer at Indiana Wesleyan University. Below is a portion of the story from Lancaster Online. […]
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The Fall round of Focus Retreats for Grace Brethren ministry leaders are just around the corner and if you plan to attend either one, you’ll want to register now. Both fall retreats are near or beyond capacity. The Central Retreat, to be held at Maumee Bay State Park near Toledo, Ohio, will be October 7-9.
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The Calvary Grace Brethren Church of Kettering, Ohio (Mark Combs, pastor) will mark the 50th anniversary in their building on September 29, 2013. A special celebration will be held at their building at 2850 East Dorothy Lane at 5:00 p.m. followed by a catered dinner. “We will reflect a bit on those that have served
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Gracia Burnham, author of In the Presence of My Enemies, a true account of her year in captivity by terrorists in the Philippine jungle, is on campus today and tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday, September 24-25, to speak to college students about her experiences. “Gracia has an amazing story that will inspire and challenge anyone who hears
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Wanting to plan an exciting, life-changing event for kids in their church, youth pastors Brad Isch and Nick Cleveland, put their heads together nine years ago and laid out a crazy plan — host a water park retreat…in the winter! That year, the Kalahari Winter Retreat was held with 300 students from their own churches
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The 50-by-80-foot strip of land sat neglected until the La Loma Grace Brethren Church, Modesto, Calif., took a leap of faith and planted it with a community garden. “It was an eyesore with people in the community, and people are ecstatic that someone is putting it to good use,” says Pastor Joel Richards. The Modesto Neighborhood Community
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“I searched for God and He helped me find Him,” Julie D’Mello recently told the congregation at Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Mississauga, Ontario (Bartley Sawatsky, pastor). “I’m truly blessed to be a child of God.” Listen to Julie and her husband, Aaron, as they share their journey to find Christ. They
Grace College professor and Kosciusko Lakes and Streams director Nate Bosch authored a new publication in the September issue of the Journal of Great Lakes Research reporting the impacts of agriculture on lakes. The study focused on agricultural lands in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio that surround Lake Erie. The implications of the research extend to
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It’s an inspiring story. A young man witnesses to his friend, who becomes a Christ-follower, and then that young man baptizes his friend at the annual youth retreat. Dave Pacheco, youth pastor at the Grace Brethren Church in Delaware, Ohio, had a front-seat view to this story and he picks it up from here: Nate
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Grace’s men’s soccer team will be featured on the nationally broadcasted Game of the Week on Wednesday, September 25 against Indiana Wesleyan at Miller Field. It will be broadcast on the Internet and may be accessed at http://www.nscaatv.com/ at game time. The contest, part of Tourbeau Sports Group’s National Men’s Soccer Game of the Week broadcast schedule,
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