October 2017

Grace College and Seminary Hit Fundraising Milestone

A story in Inside Indiana Business reports on recent fundraising efforts at Grace College. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. Grace College Fundraiser Keeps Rolling WINONA LAKE – Grace College & Seminary in Winona Lake has hit a milestone in its largest-ever fundraising effort. The Aspire Campaign has taken

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Movement Church-Sponsored Trunk or Treat Attracts Thousands

More than 4,000 kids and their parents filed through “Trunk or Treat” Sunday night in Hilliard, Ohio. The community event was sponsored by Movement Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Hilliard (Mark Artrip, past0r). Josh Howard, pastor of communication and arts at the church, posted a live video of the event on Facebook (and shared

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Grace College Students Challenged During Conference on Mission

Grace College hosted its 57th-annual Conference on Mission Oct. 24 – 27, 2017. Conference on Mission included seminars, guest speakers, special times of worship and prayer, and other events focused on God’s plan for humankind both locally and globally. “Conference on Mission is more than a chance for students to interact with full-time missionaries,” said

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The Brethren and the Reformation: For Further Reading

Interested in learning more about the Reformation and how the Grace Brethren movement fits in with other Anabaptists? Here are a few resources you might want to consult. Durnbaugh, Donald F. European Origins of the Brethren: A Source Book on the Beginnings of the Church of the Brethren in the Early Eighteenth Century. Brethren Press, 1958.

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To Celebrate or Not? Memory, Oppression, and Luther’s Reformation

Five hundred years ago this fall the German monk and rabble-rousing reformer, Martin Luther, published his famous 95 arguments or “theses” laid down against the church of Rome. Some would mark this as the beginning of the Reformation—an era of fragmentation that produced several new Protestant branches of Christianity and even a Catholic reformation. This

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Grace College’s Abbott Competes at NCCAA Nationals

PALM COAST, Fla. – Sydney Abbott became the third Grace women’s golfer to compete at NCCAA Nationals this week. Abbott competed as an individual, representing the Lady Lancers at Hammock Beach Resort. She was the top-finishing individual participant in the three-day, three-round tournament. After the first national tournament round of her career, Abbott was in 13th place.

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Movement Church Offers Alternative to Trick or Treating

An alternative to trick or treating from door-to-door is being planned by Movement Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Hilliard, Ohio (Mark Artrip, pastor), according to the Columbus, Ohio, Dispatch. The “Trunk or Treat” event was included in a round-up story about less-conventional holiday events during the Halloween season. A portion of the story appears below.

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