The “family” nature of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches was evident in 2014 as the most viewed stories on this website, graceconnect.us, centered around individuals who had serious illnesses or who had died. The top story, Pray for Ron Boehm, was posted October 24 after Boehm, a Grace Brethren pastor and church-planting coach, experienced abdominal pain …
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Yesterday, GraceConnect shared the story of Officer Ken Lawson, a member of Grace Polaris Church, Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, pastor), who with his wife, stepped in to help a needy family. This morning, Officer Lawson shared this video. “This was 104.9 The River’s video of the gift delivery,” he writes. “Thanks for posting the story. …
Ken Lawson, a police officer in Columbus, Ohio, and a member of Grace Polaris Church, a Grace Brethren congregation on the north side of Columbus (Mike Yoder, pastor), was featured recently on ABC-6 (WSYX-TV) after he and his wife stepped in to help a needy family. The effort snowballed with the help of his church, a local …
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Each year after Thanksgiving, the front lawn of East Side Grace Brethren Church in Blacklick, Ohio (Chip Heim, senior pastor), transforms into that enduring holiday motif: the Christmas tree lot. Open weekends in the afternoon until Christmas, Trees of Hope, a ministry of East Side Grace Brethren Church, brings the entire congregation together, combining ministries and talents to …
The Chicago Tribune published a story about one of the new recruits for Grace College basketball. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. Tigers have lots of new faces Experience is an asset that the Wheaton Warrenville South boys basketball team possesses in short supply. Senior forward Joe Metzger, …
Word has been received of the August 2014 death of Don Staley, former pastor of Friendship Grace Brethren Church, Covington, Ohio. Services were held August 13 in Worthington, Ohio, interment at the Cheshire Cemetery, 3271 Cheshire Rd. Delaware, Ohio. His obituary appears below. Pastor Donald Eugene Staley, from Covington,ended his battle with cancer on August …
The football team at Grace Brethren High School, a ministry of the Grace Brethren Church in Simi Valley, Calif. (Jordan Bakker, pastor), was cited by the Simi Valley Acorn in a round-up article on sports highlights. A portion of the article appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Toast of the town 3. ONE …
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Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Fremont, Ohio (Kevin Pinkerton, pastor), recently was featured in the Fremont, Ohio, News Messenger. A story on December 24, 2014, told of the church’s “You’ve Been Gifted” program, which was designed to bring happiness to community residents through acts of generosity. A portion of the story appears …
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Keith Minier, pastor of Grace Fellowship, a Grace Brethren congregation in Pickerington, Ohio, reports that more than 3,500 people attended five services at the church on Christmas Eve. In a video report to his church (see below), he said that more than $38,000 was given in the services and will be distributed to a variety …
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At Christmas Eve services at Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Goshen, Ind. (Jim Brown, pastor), participants gave more than $29,000 to needy families and agencies in the area. Click on the videos below to see the presentations to the recipients following the offering. Pastor Jim Brown wrote on his Facebook page: “Thank …
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