This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the Palm Sunday tornados that struck throughout northern Indiana and the midwest. An article in Friday’s Goshen, Ind., News, recounts the impact on Elkhart County, which was severely impacted by the storms. Included in the story is the account of Audrey Leek, who with her husband, Richard, were […]
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Robert Soto, the Grace Brethren pastor who has sought to have Eagle feathers returned to him by the U.S. Department of Interior, is scheduled to be part of a Fox News program tonight (Friday, April 10) on religious rights. According to Soto, he will be part of a 10-minute segment that airs toward the end of the 9
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Occasionally we will be sharing Brethren mission stories from around the globe. Today we share a chat with Dave Martin, coordinator of The Timothy Project, about a powerful story he heard from “on the ground” in the mission field. Over the past two years, the Central African Republic has been fraught with violence and unrest
Cecil O’Dell, who works with Japanese Ministries of Greater L.A. (and Encompass World Partners) shared about the upcoming Gospel Choir concert in his recent newsletter. “One of the tools we have been using to reach Japanese people is through Black Gospel music,” he wrote. “If you live in the Long Beach area and would like
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The website for the Crossroads League, the athletic conference of which Grace College is a part, includes a story about Paul DeRenzo, a long-time Grace College staff member who has served almost as long as public address announcer for men’s basketball games at Grace. Paul and his wife, Donna, attend the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren
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Curtis Miller, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in Bowling Green, Ohio, is featured in yesterday’s Bowling Green Sentinal-Tribune Cooks section with recipes for Texas Caviar and Cowboy Beans. Miller says, “Your life is your congregation. I’m committed to preaching of God and loving people.” Check out a portion of the story below. Click here to
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AGBM has awarded it’s first Scholarship for Continued Education to E. Scott Feather in the amount of $1,000. A mentor/equipper of his, Jon Damon, aided in the process for him to receive this scholarship. Scott is the lead pastor at Gateway Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Parkesburg, Pa. “We are excited to be a part
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Vicki Rife, executive director of Women of Grace USA, received words of encouragement from two former presidents after she spoke this morning at Grace Village in Winona Lake, Ind. The Grace Village Circle is one of five Women of Grace for Missions Circles sponsored by Winona Lake (Ind.) Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor). Vicky updated the
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A story in a recent edition of the Peninsula Clarion, in the Kenai-Soldotna area of Alaska quotes Grace Brethren pastor Larry Smithwick. He leads the congregation at the Peninsula Grace Brethren Church in Soldotna. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. Community members gather to remember Kenai mother, children For a few
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This story, by Herman H. Hein, Jr., was first published in the February 1970 edition of the Brethren Missionary Herald. In it, he shares his story of challenges and growth as he founded a Brethren Church in Kenai, Alaska. Enjoy this throwback to another era in the history of the Grace Brethren movement. During the 16 years of my ministry, the thought
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