Aquila Project

Grace Brethren pastors Joel Richards, Modesto, Calif., and Jason Carmean, Lexington, Ohio, were among the first to participate in the Aquila Project, a program that supplements the training of African seminary and Bible institute students through courses taught by experienced North American pastors and teachers. Carmean and Richards, who is also president of the Association of Grace Brethren Ministers, participated in the 50th anniversary celebration of the first meeting of the African ministerium. Pictured with a monument marking the occasion are (left to right) Richards; Andre Mboi, president of the ministerium in CAR; Carmean; retired GBIM missionary Eddie Mensinger; and Pastor Jean-Pierre Nadjelau.