About 70 participants in the annual conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches were “on mission” Monday night as they visited a Hindu temple. “Once you enter the complex, you will be in their cultural setting,” said Jay Bell of Grace Brethren International Missions, who arranged the trip. “A most important skill for entering […]
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Scott Distler, pastor of the Grace Brethren church in Lititz, Pennsylvania, was the keynote speaker for the Monday morning 10 a.m. general session at the Grace Brethren national conference now in progress at Innisbrook Resort near Tampa, Florida. Distler gave a powerful, motivating message on the urgency of being involved in personal evangelism. Earlier, conference
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Monday at the Grace Brethren national conference in Florida has a foreign missions emphasis. In this photo, new missionaries to about six fields were commissioned in the 10 a.m. celebration service. GBIM board chair Keith Shearer (right) led in the dedicatory prayer. In addition, a number of retiring missionaries were honored at the GBIM luncheon
Displays and exhibits from national and cooperating organizations line the perimeter of the Inverness Hall foyer on the Innisbrook campus near Tampa, Florida, as the Grace Brethren national conference is now in its third day. This is the BMH Books’ exhibit, where BMH books are for sale, and free distribution is occurring for the two
Dr. Todd Scoles, associate pastor at the Marysville, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church and chair of the board of Brethren Missionary Herald Company, was the featured speaker at the Sunday morning annual corporation meeting of BMH. Scoles is the author of BMH Books’ latest product, Restoring the Household, which details the historical context of the Grace
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In the annual corporation meeting of the Grace Brethren Investment Foundation this Sunday evening, GBIF’s president and chief executive officer Larry Chamberlain and his wife, Sherlene, were honored for more than 30 years’ service with the organization. At left, making the presentation, is GBIF board chair Jerry Michael.
Three Grace Brethren military chaplains who are retiring this year were honored by the Eagle Commission and by the conference Sunday evening. Those honored were (from left) Dayne Nix, U.S. Navy; Jack Galle, U.S. Navy; and Ken Townsend, U.S. Air Force Reserves. At right is Grace Brethren chaplain’s endorsing agent Dr. John Schumacher.
Evangelist Mark Cahill was the speaker for the Sunday evening general celebration, giving a strong message on the urgency of sharing Christ with the lost. For those who would like to read the daily conference newsletters, click on the following links: https://www.fgbc.org/igo08/Newsheet08-Saturday.pdf https://www.fgbc.org/igo08/Newsheet08-Sunday.pdf
