“I really believe that the most significant way to reach people who are not currently churched and to introduce them to Christ is through new church plants.” Jay McKinley (pictured at right with his wife, Bari-tennette) is a church planter and is on staff at the Grace Brethren Church of Calvert County in Owings, Md. (Robert Wagner, senior pastor). […]
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Daniel Frederick Pettman, 62, of Bedford, Va., died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at his residence. He and his wife, Grace, served in Brazil with Grace Brethren International Missions (now Encompass World Partners) from 1981 to 1986. Born on June 14, 1951, the son of Doris Lee Richards Pettman and the late Howard Frederick Pettman. A
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“It’s tough work. It’s hard soil. I don’t think the average person outside the city understands how difficult it really is here.” Kurt Miller is the director of strategic partnerships for Metro Grace—a church planting agency to urban North America with a primary focus on Philadelphia (Dr. Jim Brown, founder and executive director). Metro Grace and
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Osceola Grace Church in Osceola, Ind. is a small church with a big challenge: among its members are at least five families dealing with long-term care situations. This unique position gives the members of Osceola Grace a front-and-center opportunity to learn and love in ways that many people never experience. For years, Osceola Grace has ministered
Dr. Ron Manahan, former president of Grace College and Seminary, has been released from Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., and is now home. Thanks for your prayers for him and continue to pray for him as he now heals and gains strength at home. Manahan suffered a heart attack on April 14 and underwent
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A comprehensive project this summer is set to revamp Miller Athletic Complex at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., transforming the soccer complex to install lights, bleachers, team bench areas, and a press box among other improvements. A donor has pledged $350,000 anonymously to fund the soccer field improvements. Construction will be ongoing throughout the spring
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A book by Grace College graduate, Vance Christie (B.A. 1981, M.Div. 1986), Adoniram Judson: Devoted for Life, is featured in the Notable Books column of World magazine. The book is one in a series of historic Christian biographies written by Vance, who is the pastor of the Aurora Evangelical Free Church in Aurora, Neb. Vance is the
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There are 14 Grace Brethren chaplains who serve the U.S. military. Recently, Chaplain Richard Hurst (Capt., U.S. Army) sent GraceConnect this story — one of many that is an example of how the chaplains are used by God with the men and women who often put their lives in harm’s way to protect the freedoms
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Memorial services have been announced for Dorothy Beaver, former missionary to the Central African Republic, who died March 28 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. They will be held at 2 p.m., May 3 at The Legends Park Assisted Living, 1820 N. Legends Pkwy, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to the Dorothy Beaver Memorial Ati
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The articles in the Spring 2014 edition of GraceConnect were written by Dave Guiles, D.Min., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (2013), and M.Div., Grace Theological Seminary (1987). He has been an active participant in Charis International since its inception in 1994, and currently serves as coordinator of the Charis Steering Committee. Dave was born into the
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