GodFire Apparel, founded by Justin Newman, began as a way to reach kids in the skating and BMX scene. Now it’s positioned to help a Grace Brethren congregation in one of the neediest areas of the country. Newman grew up in the skating and BMX (bicycle motocross) arena. “It’s a community of kids, a tight-knit […]
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Hyla Mae Snider, wife of R. Wayne Snider, emeritus professor at Grace College, died Sunday, September 7, at Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake, Ind. She was 77. Her funeral arrangements are pending with Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw, Ind.
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The theme for Grace’s cross country team in 2014 is sunathleo, which means “striving together.” Head coach Jeff Raymond’s desire is that the Lancers’ striving together as a larger unit will result in improved times for each runner this fall. Sunathleo. “I’m excited for the season because of the type of people we have on
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Ted Rondeau, missions mobilizer at Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Goshen, Ind., has asked for help as the Goshen church seeks to assist Iraqi Christians, and others, in crisis. (See Goshen Church Leads Effort to Help Christians in Iraq.) He references a post on Facebook from Crisis Response International: Jeremiah has an opportunity to
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Bartley Sawatsky, executive director of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC), has sent this report following FellowShift, the 2014 national conference which was held in July in Washington, D.C. “We’ve never had such nice people. And such clean people!” – Omni hotel staff “A conference we would have loved to bring our (young adult)
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Grace Fellowship Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Waterloo, Iowa (Rob Borkowitz, pastor), is celebrating it’s 75th anniversary in October. The event includes visits with former pastors and staff members, John Burke, Ron Weimer, and Rob and Cristy Barlow. Betty Grady Bergen recently posted this photo on Facebook and we’re sharing it with her permission.
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Several authors of BMH Books will participate in a book signing during the monthly First Friday event this week in Warsaw, Ind. The September 5 event will celebrate National Literacy Month. John Davis, Larry McCall, Tom Julien, Viki Rife, Don DeYoung, and Terry White, all residents of the Warsaw-Winona Lake community, will be on hand
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Women’s Tennis Looks for Improvement in 2014 Grace’s women’s tennis has reason to be optimistic in 2014. Although the Lady Lancers finished 3-8 last fall, Grace returns an experienced roster and added talented newcomers. Second-year head coach Scott Moore is confident the growing pains the team endured in 2013 will make for a stronger, hungrier
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Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Ocala, Fla., was a-buzz on Saturday as members and attenders gathered for a work day at their building. Pastor Todd McQueen passed along a few photos (see gallery below). Remember to pray for this congregation, which is being re-energized to reach their community for Christ.
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The old saying goes, “Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime.” CPR-3, a faith-based organization that serves in crisis and poverty through relief and development, is striving to do just that. “My mom taught me how to sew when I was
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