Celebrate the strategic and effective ministries of Grace Brethren chaplains who serve the brave men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces at the annual Chaplains Appreciation Dinner during national conference. It will be held Sunday, July 27, from 4:45 to 6:30 p.m. at the Innisbrook Resort in Tampa, Fla. Tickets are available via conference […]
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Three new Grace Brethren congregations have begun meeting this spring. Life Spring Church (Phil Gabriel, pastor) in Brownsburg, Ind., held its first public service on Sunday, March 16. They were conceived about two years ago, and have been developing the core group and ministries since that time. New Spring Church was launched on Easter Sunday
The Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF), Winona Lake, Ind. has recently approved two new loans totaling $392,168 for the following churches in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches: — $292,168 to Eglise Evangelique de la Paix (Pastor Elysee Joseph) to purchase a building in Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. They had previously worshiped in a rented facility.
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A revised, updated, and expanded edition of Dr. John Davis’ Conquest and Crisis: Studies in Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, is scheduled to be released this summer by BMH Books. The book is a concise analysis of Israel’s conquest and settlement of Canaan. Davis uses recent archaeological discoveries, the Hebrew text, and a thorough understanding of
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BMH Books has just released new versions of two highly-acclaimed books on prophecy by the late pastor and Bible teacher Lehman Strauss. The Book of the Revelation contains outlined studies of the last book of the Bible. In his introduction, Strauss says, “Genesis is the book of commencement; Revelation is the book of consummation.” The
Stanley M. Dick, 83, of Blairstown, N.J. died February 14, 2008. He was a lifelong Elder at Grace Brethren Church of Hope, N.J., now known as Grace Community Church (Chet Barokski, pastor). Prior to the church being built in 1975, the congregation met in his home. His impact for Christ in the community of Hope
New Western Maryland delegate Andrew Serafini is sworn in by Maryland Speaker of the House of Delegates Michael Busch. Serafini’s wife Diana looks on. (Herald-Mail photo by Kevin Gilbert) Andrew Serafini, the moderator of the Maranatha Grace Brethren Church of Hagerstown, Md. (Jay Fretz, pastor), has been chosen from 19 candidates to fill a vacant
On March 1, young people and adults involved in Student Ministries at the Grace Brethren Church of Aiken, S.C. held a walkathon called M’Baikithon. The purpose was to raise money to build student housing at the M’Baiki Bible Institute in the Central African Republic. Thirty-eight youth and family members raised more than $9,000, enough to
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Events of general interest among Grace Brethren Churches. Details and registration information are available from the sponsoring organizations or at www.fgbc.org. May 1 – Day Away, Rhodes Grove Conference Center, Chambersburg, Pa. (CE) May 3 – Commencement (GCandS) May 9-10 — Northern Atlantic Fellowship District Conference June 9-13 – ACTS Training, International Missions Center, Winona
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This year marks the anniversary year of significant events in the heritage and history of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC). 1708 (300 years ago) – The Brethren Movement began with the baptizing of eight in Schwarzenau, Germany, with a clear separation from the established churches of that time. 1883 (125 years ago) –
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