July 2017

Grace College Men’s Basketball Recognized with NABC Excellence Award

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Grace College’s men’s basketball team received an impressive honor this week with the Team Academic Excellence Award from the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). The Lancers were one of a few NAIA teams recognized with the award. Grace was also the lone representative from the Crossroads League. To receive the NABC

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Grace College’s Briscoe Among Top Athletic Administrators

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Grace College athletic director, Chad Briscoe, is featured this week at the online news site, InkFreeNews. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. SERVICE, SCHOLARSHIP, EXCELLENCE: JUST ANOTHER DAY FOR BRISCOE WINONA LAKE – “We have the best in the business right on our campus!” That statement was made

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Space Still Available on Pre-Conference Sunset Cruise

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Space is still available on the preconference sunset dinner cruise on Lake Erie. It’s a relaxing way to begin the week that many call the “FGBC Family Reunion.” Enjoy the beauty of the Lake Erie Sunset from a unique and unforgettable location – on Lake Erie itself. Enjoy a buffet dinner while cruising around the Lake

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Wooster’s Warren Dick is Following a Dream

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An article in Tuesday’s Wooster, Ohio, Daily Record, tells about Warren Dick’s dream of beginning a university in Ethiopia. (Warren is a member of Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Wooster, Nick Cleveland, senior pastor, where he currently serves as moderator of their board.) A portion of the story appears below. Click here for

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Winchester, Va., Congregation Named Church of Year

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The Grace Brethren Church in Winchester, Va. (Kevin Mincey, pastor), has received CE National’s Church of the Year award based on seeing these very positive signs taking place in just the last couple of years of ministry. Increased growth from averaging 15 to averaging 140 people on Sundays. Strong new ministries to children and youth

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Weber and Thornton Lead Community Band for Older Musicians

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Two Grace Brethren pastors were featured yesterday in an article about their involvement in the music scene in Hagerstown, Md. The Herald-Mail told how Larry Weber, who formerly retired in 2014 as pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in Waynesboro, Pa., and Dan Thornton, current pastor at Maranatha Brethren Church in Hagerstown, are helping lead

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GBCanada USA Re-brands as Assist to Broaden Church-Planting Mandate

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GBCanada USA has re-branded as Assist and broadened its mandate to include church expansion across the USA, according to an email announcement sent Monday afternoon. GBCanada USA has been the church-planting mission agency working in Canada for the last 20 years developing churches for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC). This change comes as

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Bridget Fryman Joins GraceConnect Staff

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Bridget Fryman has joined the staff of GraceConnect and BMH Books. She is assisting with the day-to-day business operations of the organization, along with database management and event planning. Bridget is a graduate of Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wis., with a B.A. degree in journalism and history. From 2004 to 2007, she was education reporter and weekend

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Operation Barnabas Teams Conclude 2017 Tours

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Operation Barnabas tours for 2017 wound down this weekend as Team Hoosier concluded with leading programs at Legacy Church in Kendallville, Ind., and Team Atlantic finished at the Grace Brethren Church in Palmyra, Pa. Below are portions of their reports.  Team Hoosier Day 18: The Final Chapter Well today Team Hoosier’s tour came to an

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