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By Judy Daniels The Christmas season. It’s anticipated, enjoyed, and usually regarded as the most joyous time of the year. But not for everyone. For many people, it can be a painful time. Feelings of sorrow or loneliness can intensify during the holiday season, as people face the reality that their Christmas may not be

Events of interest among Grace Brethren churches for the Fall of 2011. Details and registration information are available from the sponsoring organizations or at fgbc.org. November 3-5 Homecoming (GCandS)November 4-6 OB ministry reunion, Urban Hope Training Center, Philadelphia (CEN)November 6 Day of Generosity (GBIM)November 16 Operation Barnabas applications due (CEN)December 5 Super Monday, Discipleship: Where

One of the largest-scale research projects ever undertaken in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) is in progress to help participating congregations index their relative health in seven “transformational church” categories and to assist pastors in identifying and developing their leadership styles. The study, whose lead researcher is Terry White of BMH Books and

It was a little taste of heaven as ethnic Grace Brethren pastors met September 13-16, 2011, in the Southwest to discuss U.S. church planting among their people groups. Gathering first at Native New Life Church (Arnold Betoney, pastor), a Grace Brethren congregation in the International District of Albuquerque, representatives of Haitian, Hispanic, Indian, Chinese, and

A prayer request comes via Tom McDairmant for longtime retired Grace Brethren pastor John Gillis, now living in northern Alabama. Gillis will be having hip replacement surgery Nov. 29 and is currently in a lot of pain. The Gillis family will appreciate your prayers for Pastor John.

The Brethren World Assembly Planning Committee met at the Brethren Heritage Center in Brookville, Ohio, on September 12, 2011,  to continue planning for its next event, scheduled for July 18-21, 2013.  With the theme Brethren Spirituality, the event will be held at the Brethren Heritage Center, Brookville. Ohio. Those in attendance for the planning session

Dan Allan, pastor of the Grace Brethren church in Ashland, Ohio, opened Monday’s first two sessions of the East Focus Retreat, being held in Ocean City, Maryland. Approximately 40 pastors, elders, and national organization representatives are attending, focusing on the theme “Finding Our Way Forward.” This is the second of five focus retreats held in