February 2016

Church Staffing Updates Noted

The following ministry moves  have been noted in the recent AGBM (Association of Grace Brethren Ministers) newsletter: At Grace Church, Powell, Ohio (Rick Nuzum, pastor): Jordan Damon, Family Ministries; Brad Schellin and Jon McClelland, Student Ministries, Grace Powell. At Grace Fellowship, Pickerington, Ohio (Keith Minier, pastor): Kevin Kellogg, Small Groups; Rothen Bedford, 678 Students; Jeremiah […]

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Webinar to Look at Refugee Crisis

Barb Wooler and Alan Weisenberger (she’s Crisis Response Network Director and he’s a member of the board of directors at Encompass World Partners) will present an online webinar on Thursday, March 3, about Refugees and What You and Your Church Can Do. The number of spaces is limited, so register now at refugeecrisis.splashthat.com. More information is included below. Refugee Crisis

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Bahamian Churches Beginning to Organize as an Alliance

Steps are being taken to form an alliance of Grace Brethren churches in the Bahamas. Last week, pastors Jesus Munoz, Javier Forero, Henry Cher-Aime, and Dumont Cardichon traveled to Nassau to help the leadership organize the Bahamian congregations into a group. “The chairman of the board is Pastor Henri Cher-Aime,” reports Munoz, who serves as

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Brethren Christian Student Named to All-State Wind Symphony

A student at Brethren Christian High School, a southern California school with roots deep in the Grace Brethren movement, has been recognized as the Artist of the Week by the Orange County Register. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Schuyler Montgomery of Brethren Christian is a trumpet

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East Coast Operation Barnabas Administrative Team Leaders Announced

TK (Timothy) and Dana Kurtaneck will be leading the 2016 East Coast Operation Barnabas team this summer. This will be TK’s 17th tour and Dana’s 14th tour with Operation Barnabas. The Kurtanecks have been on staff with CE National since 1995 and TK is the director of Operation Barnabas and youth leadership training. TK and Dana have

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International Community Must Learn from the CAR

The situation in the CAR demonstrates that the international community still struggles in translating early warning into timely and effective responses. This article from the Washington Post looks at the Responsibility to Protect doctrine and how it relates to recent activities in the Central African Republic. A portion of the article appears below. Click here to

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Senior Sisters Unite with Basketball

From the Grace College Athletic Department, here is more on the story of the Anderson sisters’ basketball game. It was first reported at GraceConnect.us on February 19 — 1965 Grace Grad Joins Sisters on Basketball Court.  Senior sisters unite with basketball At the age of 74, Margaret Mauzy stepped onto the basketball court of the Mission Valley

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Christian Hip-Hop Artist Lecrae to Speak and Perform at Grace College

Award-winning Christian hip-hop artist Lecrae will soon speak and perform at the Manhatan Orthopedic Capital Center on the campus of Grace College. The influential rapper, often known for his music message frequently at odds with his hip-hop peers, has sold 1.7 million albums to date, including more than 325,000 copies of “Anomaly”, his latest No.

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