Pastors and leaders from Grace Brethren churches in the Northwest District of Grace Brethren Churches are meeting this week at Camp Clear Lake, near White Pass, Wash. Here are a few images from the first of five regional focus retreats.
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About 20 pastors and leaders in the Northwest District of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) are gathered this week at Camp Clear Lake near White Pass, Wash., for the first of five regional Focus Retreats. Led by Dr. Dave Guiles, the 48-hour retreat is focusing on “Shaping the Future” and is designed to begin conversation about
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Leaders of the Japanese returnee ministry are meeting today in Southern California to plan for the next year. After breakfast, they met via Skype with ministry partners, Kuni Sano, in Japan, and Julio and Joanne Maríns, and their children, Julian and Junie, who plan to relocate soon from Florida to Southern California to work with
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Eight men from Grace Community Church, Goshen, Ind., including Pastor Jim Brown, have just returned from an exploratory visit to Iraq. Below is a message he shared on Facebook and with the Association of Grace Brethren Ministers. Watch this site for more information about the trip and how other Grace Brethren congregations can be involved.
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On Sunday, Larry Weber, who recently retired as pastor of the Grace Brethren Church, Waynesboro, Pa. (Tim Clothier, pastor), presented the keynote address at the 9/11 Memorial Service in Chambersburg, Pa. The event was held at Letterkenny Army Depot Chapel and Franklin County Veterans and 9/11 Memorial Park in Chambersburg. It is reprinted here with his
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Grace Polaris Church, a Grace Brethren congregation on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), made the move to three services last Sunday. With a “classic” service at 8:30 a.m., an “eclectic” service at 10 a.m., and a “modern” service at 11:30 a.m., all are designed to reach a different audiences. “What
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Javier Forero, pastor of Iglesia Comunal La Esperanza, a Grace Brethren congregation in Valrico, Fla., has returned from a trip to Nassau, Bahamas, where he worked with Haitian pastors Dumont Cardichon and Henry Cher-aime. His report appears below. First of all I want to thank God and Encompass World Partners for allowing me to participate with Pastor
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Southern California pastors gathered this morning in Seal Beach, Calif., for their monthly meeting. Don Shoemaker, pastor emeritus at Grace Community Church, Seal Beach, hosted the group. The morning centered around the mass murder incident in a beauty salon on October 12, 2011. Shoemaker served during that event (and continues to serve) as a chaplain
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Services for Hyla Snider, the wife of R. Wayne Snider, long-time history professor at Grace College, will be held Friday, September 12, at the Winona Lake (Ind.) Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor). She died Sunday, September 7. Her complete obituary, along with service and visitation information appears below. Hyla Mae Snider of Grace
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Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF) recently approved the financing necessary for a 24,500 sq. ft. addition comprised of a gymnasium, youth rooms, café, and kitchen for Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation at 900 Smith Rd. in Fremont, Ohio (Kevin Pinkerton, pastor). The project will give the church much needed space for their youth programs,
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