June 2014

Ngoumape Family to Return to C.A.R.

Dr. Francois and Marie Claire Ngoumape and their daughters head back to the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) this week after six months in the U.S. They have been here since December 31 and were hosted by Encompass World Partners, Grace College and Seminary, and the Winona Lake (Ind.) Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor). The Winona Lake church prayed for […]

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Women Learn to Facilitate Leadership Courses

For the past several years, Dr. Christy Hill has traveled the U.S. to teach leadership classes for women. Her work is evidence of a successful partnership between Grace Theological Seminary, where Dr. Hill is a faculty member, and Women of Grace USA, the women’s ministry organization of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. The classes

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Grace College Presents Service Awards

Each year, Grace College and Seminary honors faculty and staff who have served the college for five years, and again every five years thereafter. This year, the school honored 23 members of the college and seminary at their annual luncheon. First-time honorees included Mike Alejado, assistant volleyball coach; Chad Briscoe, athletic director; Dr. Nate Bosch,

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History Center Receives Filmaker’s Papers, Artifacts

The children of late Christian writer, editor, and filmmaker Ken Anderson (1917-2006) recently presented Grace College’s Winona History Center with hundreds of documents, letters, and artifacts related to the life and ministry of Anderson and his wife, Doris. “These materials are a perfect fit for the History Center,” commented director Jared Burkholder. “Anderson’s work was

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It Takes a Church

Of all the things a congregation expects on a Sunday morning service, the onset of a live Hollywood production is probably quite low on the list. Goshen, Ind.’s Grace Community Church met with just such a unique and surprising opportunity last December, when It Takes a Church, the newest Game Show Network (GSN) matchmaking plug, approached Pastor Jim

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Long Beach Church Is Site of Community Program

Community Grace Brethren Church in Long Beach, Calif., is the site of a summer music program created through the nearby Andy Street Community Association. An article in the online Long Beach Grunion Gazette Newspaper tells the story. A portion of the article appears below. Click here to read the complete story. Andy Street, Jazz Angels Start

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OB Kicks Off for 2014

Operation Barnabas (OB), the annual summer discipleship program for teens sponsored by CE National, kicks off this week in Waldorf, Md. This week, the teens are in orientation at the Grace Brethren Church in Waldorf, Md. (Bill Walker, pastor), then they will split into two teams—one traveling to the northeast U.S. and one to Florida—for

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Simi Valley Football Team Competes in Tournament

The Simi Valley (Calif.) Acorn reports on last weekend’s Conejo Classic passing tournament, which pitted 12 local high school football teams against one another at Moorpark College. The smallest school to participate was Grace Brethren High School, which is a ministry of the Grace Brethren Church in Simi Valley (Jordan Bakker, pastor). Read how Grace Brethren took on

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