Barb Wooler, director of emergency relief efforts for Encompass World Partners, has provided an update on the Africa Food Relief project. It includes: two truckloads of seed and gardening tools left Bangui for three drop-off points to the north: Bossembele, Yaloke and Bossangoa. From those three towns most of the 20+ Grace Brethren Churches that […]
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Nearly 25 young church planting leaders in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches gathered in late May in Peninsula, Ohio. Led by Tony Web (VisionOhio), Nathan Wells (SeedNet), and Joe Caruso (Grace Church, Akron, Ohio), the group visited different kinds of church plants from North Canton to Akron to Ashland and Mansfield to Columbus. Coming
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Services for Polly Jackson, wife of Grace Brethren pastor and church planter, Ed Jackson, will be Saturday, May 31 at Grace Church, Powell, Ohio (Rick Nuzum, pastor). Polly died May 26. Her obituary appears below. Pauline “Polly” Jackson, age 89, of Westerville, was promoted to glory Monday, May 26, 2014, surrounded by family and her
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Grace College sophomore Lance Taylor ran the fastest 400-meter time in Grace’s history on Friday, May 23, at the NAIA National Track and Field Championships. Taylor crossed the finish line in a record-breaking 48.18 seconds during the preliminary race, placing 11th nationally. He missed qualifying for the finals by just 0.13 seconds. “Lance handled the pressure
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The final 2014 Focus Retreat for Grace Brethren ministry leaders was held May 19-21 at Camp Clear Lake, the Grace Brethren camp that is high in the Cascade Mountains near White’s Pass, Wash. As with the other retreats, this one focused on phase one of the Identity Initiative. Sessions were led by Dr. Dave Guiles,
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The Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches and Encompass World Partners is working together to create a Fellowship Forum at Catalyst Conference on October 2-3, 2014. A Fellowship Forum is when Grace Brethren leaders attend conferences like Catalyst TOGETHER. Encompass has purchased a block of tickets to Catalyst at a discounted rate ($189) and offers the option to participate
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Word has been received of the Monday, May 26 death of Polly Jackson, wife of Grace Brethren pastor and church planter, Ed Jackson. Arrangements will be posted here as soon as they are known.
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The human brain’s capacity to recall melody is stronger than its ability to recall most anything else. That’s why Jason Strain (pictured at right) decided to put it to use to memorize Bible verses. Jason is a songwriter and arranger with a passion for setting Scripture to music. He recently released a new CD and launched his
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Grace Brethren pastor, Roy Halberg, was honored on Monday with the Pride of LaVerne Award. Presented during the Memorial Day service in LaVerne, Calif., he was recognized in appreciation for serving as chaplain for the city of LaVerne’s Memorial Day and Veterans Day services. He and his wife, Andrea, live in LaVerne. He is pastor
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Arloeen French, wife of BMH author and former professor and pastor, the late Ivan French, died Sunday, May 25. Her obituary appears below. — Arloeen Edith French of Winona Lake, Ind., died at 5:50 a.m. on Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, Ind., at the age of 89. She was
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