John Schumacher, the retired Grace Brethren Army chaplain who now serves as Endorsing Agent for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, was recently recognized at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. Chaplain (Colonel) Schumacher served in the U.S. Army for 30 years, including two tours in Vietnam. Below is a portion of […]
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In the past months Movement Church, a new Grace Brethren congregation in Hilliard, Ohio (Mark Artrip, pastor) has grown. Last weekend, they moved from their previous facility into a new meeting place at the Hilliard YMCA. Watch as they move into their new facility… and take a moment to pray for them! Movement Church moves to
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On January 24, despite fierce gusts of wind and deep snowdrifts over the roads, more than 350 women gathered at Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Goshen, Ind. (Jim Brown, pastor). It wasn’t a typical church service. For starters, the band, the leaders, the congregation were all women. They played games. They sang loudly,
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Approves $650,000 To Benefit FGBC Ministries With the recent successful completion of an annual audit for the year 2013, the Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF) has announced two significant developments. The first is the surpassing of the $100,000,000 mark in total assets, most of which is comprised of investment accounts of GBIF investors in 38 states.
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Noted in the Akron, Ohio, Beacon Journal, over the weekend… Read the complete story here. Dan Gregory is the pastor of the Norton campus of Grace Church. Grace Church volunteers to pack 125,000 meals for starving children Hundreds of volunteers are working at Grace Brethren Church’s Norton campus this weekend to prepare 125,000 meals for the global hunger
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Part 2 (Click here to read the first installment of this article.) Since writing the first installment of this article, several people have asked me to define how things fit into each category: dogma, doctrine, and tradition. (See the definitions in the sidebar.) I am gratified that so many were willing to interact with this
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Advice on Church Growth and Assimilation For a long time now, the church growth world has told us to get as many people to our church services as possible and keep them there as long as possible. The thought is that if they are in church they will hear the Word, be saved, and go to
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Encompass World Partners has announced that Asif has accepted the position of Accounts Payable/Payroll Administrator. He is a resident of Lawrenceville, Ga., and a graduate of Georgia College and State University. Asif was looking for a position that would allow him to invest his accounting skills into a ministry that makes a difference for Christ.
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The Associated Press reported today a mass exodus of Muslims from the capital of the Central African Republic. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Muslims flee Central African Republic’s capital BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Thousands of Muslims climbed aboard trucks protected by heavily armed Chadian
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Word has been received of the February 4 death of Sherwood Durkee, former Grace Brethren pastor and administrator at Grace Village in Winona Lake, Ind. His obituary appears below. Rev. Sherwood V. Durkee, 88, finished his journey and went home to be with the Lord on February 4, 2014 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Sherwood was
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