Access2017, the national conference for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, is in the history books. More than 500 people attended the three-day event, which was held at Grace Community Church, Fremont, Ohio (Kevin Pinkerton, pastor). The conference featured cohorts where individuals could explore, ask questions, and be inspired by others working in a similar […]
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The First Grace Brethren Church, Grafton, W.Va. (Mike Willis, pastor) is mentioned in an article this week in the Grafton Mountain-Stateman. The story details how several churches in the city are working together to provide food for the needy. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. “Working together to
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Each year CE National honors faithful servants for the cause of Christ. Josh and Margaret Harig have been presented a CE National Faithfulness Award. Josh and Margaret have been involved in the church’s AWANA program as directors of the Cubbies group. Josh heads up the sound team and is involved in the building and maintenance
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The National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) announced an agreement Thursday with Grace College to host the Track and Field National Championships in 2018 and 2019. The championships will be held on Grace College’s campus at the sparkling new Bernard and Linnie Key Track and Field Complex. Grace is experienced hosting NCCAA National Championships, having
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CE National has presented its Youth Pastor of the Year award to Todd Shoemaker, the pastor of student ministries at Grace Church Bath Campus in Akron, Ohio (Jeff Bogue, senior pastor). During this past year under Todd’s leadership, there was an increase in small group attendance of more than 25 percent. Todd has assembled a
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I can honestly say, “I love our church.” I don’t mean the building. (It kinda’ smells because it’s old and it is a preschool during the week.) I’m also not referring to the service on Sundays. I love the worship, testimonies, and ordinances we partake in there, but the church is not a place or
“Our identity is tied to the King of the Universe, who took our sin and forgave us, and gave us the righteousness of Christ,” Scott Feather reminded the audience at Access2017, the national conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) on Thursday evening. Feather is the senior pastor at Gateway Grace Church in
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Grace College is identified as the fourth most-affordable online Master’s in Counseling degree program nationwide in Grad School Hub’s recent ranking. Grad School Hub considered accreditation, tuition, other rankings and recognitions to formulate its list. Grace College’s program stood out from the other 50 institutions considered due to its quality and affordability. “We’re honored by Grad
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The Access2017 audience was encouraged by several the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Church speakers last evening as a full day drew to an end. Keith Minier, lead pastor of Grace Fellowship in Columbus, Ohio, welcomed representatives from new churches recommended for addition to the fellowship. Among them were representatives from Main Street Church Chelsea, Mich.; Layland
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The small town of Mabton, Wash., has the highest percentage of poverty in Yakima county – at 19 percent. When Amber Powell, stay-at-home mom and member of Mabton Grace Brethren Church (Adam Copenhaver, pastor), and her husband decided to get involved in ministry, they originally envisioned a small farm where they shared their produce with the community. But
