GraceConnect heard from some of the Grace Brethren pastors in Florida this morning after Hurricane Irma came ashore south of Fort Myers and created a path through Orlando. Here are some of the updates. It’s Monday morning. At this point, everyone is reporting they’re ok. There have been some folks with roof damage and reported […]
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An update on the health of Charlotte Poyner was sent by Dustin Zerwas, youth pastor at Gulfview Grace Brethren Church, Port Richey, Fla. Charlotte, the wife of Jim Poyner, longtime pastor of the church, and mother of Paul Poyner, current pastor of Gulfview Grace, has been hospitalized after collapsing last week due to a blood clot. Charlotte
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Sydney Abbott secured a spot in the NCCAA National Championships on Saturday for Grace College’s women’s golf team. The Lady Lancers finished second in the regional tournament behind Indiana Wesleyan, scoring 652 compared to 642 for IWU. While IWU earned the automatic bid as a team to NCCAA Nationals, Grace still has a chance as an
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A member of the Grace Brethren Church, Ashland, Ohio, is among those selected by the Ashland City Schools Foundation (ACSF) and members of the Distinguished Alumnus Award Committee be honored as members of the Ashland High School Distinguished Alumnus Award Class of 2017. Jane Roland, class of 1976, is among the inductees, which also includes
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Updated 9/11/17 GraceConnect checked in with Grace Brethren pastors in Florida today. Here are some updates and prayer requests. It’s been a blessing to have such a tight family in the midst of craziness. Every single person is accounted for between Suntree, OceanView & Gospel Life. All of our seniors are shackin’ up with church
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“We want to thank everyone from so many different churches for all prayers!,” says Pilar Forero, pastor’s wife at Valrico, Fla. “We are getting ready, we didn’t have the chance to leave Florida,” she adds, noting that I-75, the major interstate highway through Florida is packed. Iglesia Comunal La Esperanza in Valrico, Fla., where Pilar’s
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Barb Wooler, director of Crisis Response for Encompass World Partners, has been on the ground in Houston, Tex., this week, evaluating where it is best for teams from Grace Brethren churches to serve. Below is her report, posted to encompasscrisisresponse.org. Even before the rains of Harvey have receded from the streets of Houston, Hurricane Irma
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Gary and Jennie Underwood had nearly exhausted their list of options to secure a location for their church plant. Underwood began serving as Campus Pastor at the newly-formed Grace Church, Ellet Campus, in Akron, Ohio, in July of 2016, after serving as senior pastor at Delaware Grace (Delaware, Ohio), for nearly 12 years. After considering 11 locations in
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An update on the health of Charlotte Poyner has been posted on the Gulfview Grace Brethren Church Facebook page. Charlotte, the wife of Jim Poyner, longtime pastor of Gulfview Grace Brethren Church, Port Richey, Fla, and mother of Paul Poyner, current pastor of Gulfview Grace, has been hospitalized after collapsing on Tuesday due to a blood clot.
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Grace College and Seminary welcomed 1,278 undergraduate students to its Winona Lake, Ind., campus this fall – the second-largest undergraduate enrollment in Grace history. A growing number of students are choosing to pursue accelerated and blended degrees. Since 2011, Grace College has offered a three-year bachelor’s degree in all of its 70-plus majors. This year,
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