It was 1993 and a group of mission leaders were gathered to wrestle with some of the big issues facing our global movement. Thanks to the God’s blessing and the sacrificial work of many faithful men and women, new fellowships of Grace Brethren churches had been planted around the world. Quality leaders were emerging, and […]
One of the most innovative and potentially helpful paradigms developed by the Charis International Steering Committee centers around the concept of ‘truth expressed in relationship on mission.’ While truth is frequently employed to build walls and emphasize differences, truth can also be employed to extend bridges and celebrate what we share in common. The Identity
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The tension in the room was palpable. Spread on the table before us were the Statements of Faith of the Grace Brethren Churches of the Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon, and Nigeria. Seated around the table were the presidents and secretaries who represented those churches. It was November 2013, and joining with us in Yaoundé,
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It’s happened to all of us – that awkward moment when someone asks, “So, just what is a Grace Brethren, anyway?” How do you answer? More times than we like to admit, many of us default to comments like, “Well, we’re sort of like the Baptists, except we have a different way of baptizing and organizing
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The staff of Grace Polaris Church, a Grace Brethren church on the north side of Columbus, Ohio, has announced that original buildings built by the congregation have been sold to Worthington Christian Schools, a subsidiary of the church. The sale was detailed in a recent email to members of the congregation, which is led by
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Todd Scoles, writing in the introduction to Restoring the Household: The Quest of the Grace Brethren Church (BMH Books, 2008), believed the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches suffered from a sort of identity crisis. He noted that we are a group who sincerely want to know and follow Jesus, but we are relatively small within the
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The Spring 2014 issue of GraceConnect magazine has been mailed to subscribers and is now available online. The publication, produced by the Brethren Missionary Herald Company for leaders and individuals in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC), is printed quarterly and sent, at no charge, to interested individuals. This issue is devoted to the Identity
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Jim Hocking, founder and executive director of Water for Good (formerly ICDI), is now at home. He had been hospitalized over the weekend following a stroke on Friday evening. Here is an update from his wife, Faye, posted last evening (Tuesday). We are going home! Jim now has a chip inserted that will monitor his
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Prayer is requested for Jim Hocking, founder of Water for Good (formerly ICDI). He was taken to Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., on Friday evening following an apparent stroke. He’s been undergoing testing since that time and is expected to stay at the hospital at least through tomorrow. Below is a post on Facebook
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WVNO, Mansfield, Ohio, has a report about the recent drama production at the Woodville Grace Brethren Church (Ron Smals, pastor). Angels of the Empyrean: Journey to the Empty Tomb was written by David Lewis and wife, Janea, who are members of the Woodville church. The production was held over the Easter weekend with all proceeds going
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