July 2014

When a Church Throws a Party

What happens when a church throws a party? For the last five years, Auburn Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Auburn, Calif. (Phil Sparling, senior pastor), has done just that. Directed by Lorin Miller, music pastor at the church, the congregation has reached out to the community by offering a festive Independence Day concert. The event, called Homeland, […]

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SEEDnet Focuses on Cleveland

A recent blog post on the SEEDnet site announced a new initiative to reach the city of Cleveland with the gospel. SEEDnet works in spiritually, emotionally, economically, and developmentally oppressed areas in Ohio, primarily low income communities. Meet the SEEDnet Field Team A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord determines his steps. (‭Prov.‭16‬:‭9‬)” We

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2014 Great Canadian Adventure Concludes

Groups from four churches in Ohio and Maryland participated in the 2014 Great Canadian Adventure, which is sponsored by GBCanada. Held from June 29 – July 5, 2014, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the focus of the week was training in evangelism, providing exposure to the ministries in Canada so individuals know how to pray, and

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Three Congregations Considered

Three congregations will be considered for membership in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches during the business meeting at national conference in July. Grupo Amor Cristiano, a church based in Dublin, Ohio, serves the immediate Spanish-speaking community in both Dublin and Columbus, Ohio. Lead by Pastor Phil Guerena, Grupo Amor Cristiano provides English as a

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New Cooperating Ministries

Five organizations will be considered as cooperating ministries during national conference. A cooperating ministry is an organization that recognizes a mutual obligation of encouragement and cooperation with Grace Brethren churches, districts, national ministries and/or other cooperating ministries. Prospective cooperating ministries include: Design Outreach (DO) combines humanitarian engineering with Christian non-profit work by creating and implementing

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