When Aaron Scantlen and several others started Empty Hands Bible Church in 2013, it was because they didn’t want to do church the way it had been done, “but to say, I’m coming in [to worship] with empty hands.” he notes, The young congregation has attracted individuals from a variety of cultures – some permanent …
Keep Me in Stitches, a group that meets weekly at Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Virginia Beach, Va. (Fred Devan, pastor), to crochet, knit or loom hats for charity, was featured last week in the Virginian-Pilot. As of June 15, the group had delivered 3,519 hats, 55 baby blanket sets, 80 hat and …
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A story on the news site for The Sentinal, Carlisle, Pa., tells about an upcoming car show in Chambersburg, Pa., that will benefit a playground at the Grace Brethren Church in Chambersburg (John Bayer, pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Car show to benefit Grace Brethren …
A multi-church team led worship at Flinch Conference this year. Led by Scott Avey, pastor of worship at Grace Community Church of Frederick, Md., the team included: Wes Crenshaw, acoustic guitar, Lititz, Pa.; Charity Reeves, Harlem, N.Y.; Tom Johnson, bass, Frederick, Md.; Caleb Morris, drums, Frederick, Md.; Peter Christiansen, electric guitar, Frederick, Md.; Chris Vandergrift, …
(This week’s throwback story by Pastor Jeff Carroll was taken from the May 1980 Brethren Missionary Herald. You can read the full story and browse other articles here.) What did Jesus mean when He promised, “I will build my church.”? How did Peter feel when 3,000 people streamed forward in response to his challenge to …
In June, Bob Fetterhoff, pastor of Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Wooster, Ohio, announced plans to step back from ministry. Effective September 2017, Fetterhoff will step down as senior pastor of the church, a role where he has served for more than 30 years. The church board has unanimously recommended that Nick Cleveland be …
The football team at Grace Brethren High School, a ministry of the Grace Brethren Church, Simi Valley, Calif. (Jordan Bakker, pastor), is featured at the news site of the Los Angeles Daily News. Check out photos of the team, including seniors and incoming transfer students, by clicking here.
Psalm 140:12 “I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.” Join Asia’s Hope Cambodia and Thailand directors Savorn Ou and Tutu Bee, and dynamic worship leaders from Central Ohio and beyond for a one-night-only special event on Saturday, September 19. The evening will celebrate God’s mercy for the orphans and the …
On June 7, 2015, Grace Community Church of Frederick. Md., celebrated the ordination of Pastor Scott Avey. Scott joined the staff at GCC as a Worship Pastor in June of 2012 and recently completed his studies leading to ordination, which includes written and oral exams for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. Scott graduated from Grace College …
Bill and Karen Cole, members of the East Side Grace Brethren Church in Blacklick, Ohio (Chip Heim, pastor), were nearly at their vacation destination when their motorcycle was hit by a suspected drunk driver on June 17. (See 2 seriously hurt in I-80 motorcycle crash.) Both were flown to a local hospital and placed in intensive …
