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Ed Lewis Reports From Momentum West

“Momentum West has been more exciting than we anticipated,” reported Ed Lewis, director of CE National, the sponsoring organization for the youth conference. More than 400 students and adults were present for the Monday evening opening session at the Bellflower (Calif.) Brethren Church. Chairs had to be put in the aisles on the main floor […]

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GBIM Recognized for Human Resources “Best Practices”

Grace Brethren International Missions (GBIM) has been cited among those human resources ministries define “best practices.” In the June/July 2008 issue of Outcomes, the magazine of the Christian Leadership Alliance (formerly Christian Management Association and Christian Stewardship Association), Katie Burgess, human resource consultant, is asked “From your experience, what ministries are defining ‘best practices’ through

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Everything Goes in Delaware, Ohio

In Delaware, Ohio, “everything” goes – at least from June 8-14. That was when the Delaware Grace Brethren Church hosted “Operation Everything,” a camp for junior and senior high students. This year’s camp theme centered around “Reach In… Reach Out… Reach Him.” Guest speaker Tim Sprankle (Leesburg, Ind., Grace Brethren Church) challenged students throughout the

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Mason Receives Commission, Deployment Orders

Chaplain (First Lieutenant) Jeff Mason, a member of the Grace Brethren Church of Columbus, Ohio and a recent graduate of Grace Theological Seminary (pictured at right), has received a commission in the U.S. Army Reserves and is scheduled to be deployed on July 19 with the 157th Combat Service and Support Brigade (based in Willow

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BMH Books Participates in IFCA Convention

YIB (Your Intrepid Blogger) has been in Eugene, Oregon, this week participating in the 2008 annual convention of IFCA International, a group of independent churches and mission agencies. The executive director of IFCA, Dr. Les Lofquist (shown at left, with BMH Books publisher Terry White) is a graduate of both Grace College and Grace Theological

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Another of the many Grace Seminary graduates participating in the IFCA convention was Bob Provost (right), who is President of the Slavic Gospel Association. Bob was attending, along with his wife, Louetta, and is a newly-elected IFCA board member. Provost received the M.Div. degree from the seminary in 1977 and served as Director of Supporting

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Hispanic Ministry Set to Launch in Canada

Last weekend, the elders at Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, officially commissioned Willy Sanchez as the new pastor and church planter of the next Grace Brethren church to launch in Canada. Willy and his wife, Mary, will be leading a team to plant Manantial (Spanish for ‘well spring’) in

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Kenai Church Wants to Communicate–Literally

Here is an excerpt from an article in today’s Peninsula (Alaska) Clarion. To read the entire article, click here. Alaska DigiTel is planning to erect a cell phone tower in the parking lot of Kenai Grace Brethren Church at the intersection of the Kenai Spur Highway and McCollum Drive, across the street from the Espy’s

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Tom Hocking Nominated for Moderator-Elect

Tom Hocking (pictured), pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in Bellflower, California, is the nominee for moderator-elect of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. This year’s moderator is Pastor Jim Brown of Goshen, Indiana, and the incoming moderator is Pastor John McIntosh from Simi Valley, California. Hocking’s term would follow that of McIntosh. Pastor Hocking

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More Grace Prison Grads From Wabash Facility

From the Terre Haute (IN) TribStar. To read the entire article, click here. CARLISLE — In October 1994, the very first Wabash Valley Correctional Facility college semester was under way. Twelve students made up the entire class. On Thursday, 154 graduates graced the stage at the facility near Carlisle. The Indiana Department of Correction-funded program

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