January 2015

Bliss to Speak at NCCAA Banquet at Grace College

Former NCAA Div. I men’s basketball coach Dave Bliss will be the banquet speaker for the 2015 NCCAA Basketball National Championships, hosted by Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind. Bliss, who was the head men’s coach at DI schools such as Oklahoma, SMU, New Mexico and Baylor, will be the keynote speaker at the banquet on Tuesday, […]

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FGBC Council Meets at Seal Beach, Calif.

Phil Bryant, pastor of Community of Hope in Surrey, B.C., kicked off the January meeting of the Fellowship Council this morning with a devotional thought on leadership. The council, which provides direction for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, is meeting this week at Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Seal Beach, Calif.

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Southwest Focus Retreat Meets At The Oaks

Pastors and ministry leaders from California, Alaska, British Columbia, and points east are gathered this week at The Oaks Camp and Conference Center in Lake Hughes, Calif., for the Southwest Focus Retreat. As with similar regional retreats held in the fall of 2014 in Washington State, Ohio, and Maryland, Dr. Dave Guiles, executive director of

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Grace Fellowship Volunteers Help at Facility

Volunteers from Grace Fellowship Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Pickerington, Ohio (Keith Minier, pastor), were cited in a story in the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette about a new low income housing option in nearby Lancaster, Ohio. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. Rutherford House accepts its first tenants LANCASTER

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Services Held for Mary Downing, Wife of Former Pastor

Services were held yesterday for Mary Lou Downing, wife of former Grace Brethren pastor, Howard “Bud” Downing. Her obituary appears below. Downing Mary Lou Downing, age 67, of Plain City, Ohio, died Wednesday, January 21, 2015. Preceded in death by her parents Kenneth and Luella F. Cline. Mary is survived by her loving husband of

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FGBC Organization Leaders Gather for Prayer Lunch

From CE National’s website:  CE National invited the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Church national organizations to enjoy a luncheon on Wednesday, Jan. 21. Representatives from Encompass World Partners, Grace Schools, Grace Brethren Investment Foundation, Women of Grace, Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, Grace Connect/BMH Books, Serving My Master (SMM), and CE National attended. Staff from

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