The fellowship council, the leadership of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Church, met this week in Simi Valley, Calif. Led by outgoing moderator, Tom Hocking (pastor of the Bellflower, Calif., Brethren Church), the group reviewed applications for new churches, discussed plans for this summer’s annual conference at Wooster, Ohio, and attended to other matters at hand.
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Greg Howell, pastor of the Grace Brethren church in Goldendale, Washington, passes along the following information about a retired Grace Brethren pastor: Rev. Zane Bull, former pastor of the Grandview Grace Brethren Church (1970’s & early 80’s), had a massive heart attack a week ago. He has been suffering from dementia for a year or
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Mike Yoder (Grace Brethren International Missions) and his family were involved in a serious auto accident the week of Christmas. Here is an edited recent update from Mike.We hope this finds you well. Our hearts are deeply grateful for God’s goodness and healing power in the first days of 2011. So many of you have
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For three intense days last week, pastors, elders, and others interested in reaching their own ethnic groups in North America for Christ met at Iglesia Comunal Cristiana, a Grace Brethren church in Tampa, Fla., for the first-ever Ethnic Leaders’ Consultation. Among those attending the event, which was held from January 11 to 14, were individuals
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A completely new, revised, and expanded edition of Dr. John C. Whitcomb’s creationist classic book “The Early Earth: An Introduction to Biblical Creationism” has just been released by BMH Books of Winona Lake, Indiana. The 176-page paperback, which retails for $18, is a companion to Whitcomb’s “The World That Perished” and this revised version includes
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The four-day session is led by Jay Bell, of Internationals USA, and Jesus Munoz, of Grace Brethren International Missions (GBIM). Other speakers include Dave Guiles, GBIM executive director and Tom Avey, fellowship coordinator for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. Among those attending are representative of Native American (Navajo and Lipan Apache), African American, Haitian,
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Dr. Tiberius Rata (left) who teaches Old Testament at Grace College and Seminary and Dr. Matt Harmon (right) who teaches New Testament, are currently co-leading a group of students and faculty on a study tour of Israel. Also in the group is Dr. Keith Marlett, who teaches psychology and counseling at Grace. To read a
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In a move designed to provide the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) with continuing leadership, Tom Hocking has resigned as moderator of the fellowship and asked Bob Fetterhoff, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church, Wooster, Ohio, to complete his term. The Fellowship Council, the leadership team for the FGBC, has accepted Hocking’s resignation and
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The Association of Grace Brethren Ministers (AGBM) has unveiled their new online presence: AGBM Online. This site is designed to help pastors get information quickly and easily. “We hope that it can be your homepage for information pertaining to your pastoral ministry,” says Randy Smith, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in Sebring, Fla, and an
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Celebrating with the Grace Brethren Kudos Roger D. Peugh has been presented the Excellence in Ministry Award by the Association of Grace Brethren Ministers. He served 20 years as a church-planting missionary in Germany, and upon his return to the U.S., began 21 years of service at Grace College and Seminary in various teaching and
