This story is shared by an anonymous donor, who is a member of Osceola Grace Church in Osceola, Ind., (Greg Serafino, senior pastor) and the brother of the young boy in the story. He shares it after the completion of Osceola’s recent initiative to build a new children’s wing and hire a family pastor. With the financial contribution […]
An item in the Simi Valley Acorn notes that a local radio station will broadcast high school football games this year, including those of Grace Brethren High School. The school is a ministry of Grace Brethren Church, Simi Valley (Jordan Bakker, pastor). A look at the station’s website also notes that their broadcasts are streamed
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How are we to respond to the situation last weekend in Charlottesville, Virginia? A look at our history can give us some important clues. When the Civil War started, the Brethren, who were pacifists, remained committed to their refusal to wound another human. They did not enlist. This brought them under suspicion from both sides.
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After battling through a myriad of injuries last year, Grace College’s volleyball team is excited to welcome in the 2017 campaign. The Lady Lancers field an experienced roster, led by six seniors who are primed to end their careers on a high note. Grace’s senior class of Kari Feddema, Tori Bontrager, Sara Miller, Naarah Foster, Sierra Smith and Savannah Hartenjoyed a national
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Delegates to Access2017, the national conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, approved this resolution on civility during the business meeting. It was among several other resolutions approved, which were presented by the social concerns committee. Click here to read those that were approved. Essential Civility Genuine civility moves past simple politeness or pragmatic concerns and
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During the business meeting of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches on July 27, 2017, the following were elected to serve on the Fellowship Council of the FGBC for 2017-2022. Roger Holl is the pastor of Sterling Grace Brethren Church, Sterling, Alaska, and is an active long-time member of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. He is executive
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Transferable Practices for Leadership and Vision is the topic of the next Pastorpedia Live at CE National. Pastor Keith Minier, lead pastor at Grace Fellowship in Pickerington, Ohio, will be the main speaker. Keith will discuss: How to follow-up with people who attend your church so they become faithful and loyal in their attendance. Ways to tie
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Earlier this summer, Ed Lewis, executive director of CE National, presented the CE National Honor Award, Impacting the Rising Generation, to Jon Rauch. Jon served previously as the director of the Urban Hope Training Center in Philadelphia before joining the staff at Grace Community Church in Goshen, Ind. Jon has faithfully served in children’s ministry
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The staff at CE National, the sponsor of the summer discipleship program, Operation Barnabas, has announced recipients of the Faithfulness Award. Since participating on Operation Barnabas is not an end result but rather a step in the process, OB participants are encouraged to be involved in the OB Faithfulness Program. This discipleship program, completed in the five
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I was nine years old and attending Clear Lake Camp nestled in the Cascade Mountains of the Paci c Northwest. Sitting on a log positioned around a Friday evening campfire, I felt the heavy darkness of the nighttime mountains. It was decision-making time. I don’t remember who the pastor was, but he talked on the
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