Former pastor Gene Witzky was the speaker for the dedication of the new addition. Witzky, who now serves with the Woodville Grace Brethren Church in Mansfield, Ohio, recalled that more than 25 years ago the church had a dream to enlarge the building but was stymied by interest rates that were more than 20 percent […]
Running to Honor a Murdered Friend
Tanna Wright is pictured with Adrian Mora (L) and Jovan Mora (R) at the Wright’s home in Winona Lake. Wright will run in the OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini-Marathon May 3 in Indianapolis in memory of Lisa Mora. Photo by Daniel Riordan, Times-Union This story from the Warsaw (IN) Times-Union features Tanna Wright, wife of the
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Mansfield Cornerstone Doubles Meeting Space
The following article appears in today’s Mansfield (OH) News Journal. To read the entire article and sidebar, click here. Expansion gives Mansfield church room to growBy ANGEL N. TAYLOR News Journal MANSFIELD — Members and visitors to Cornerstone Grace Brethren Church will soon have more room for fellowship. The church at 1905 Lexington-Springmill Road started
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A Truly Moving Piece of Video
Eight young couples, friends from days at Grace College, rent a house in Madison, Indiana, for the weekend. They talk. They read scripture. They fast and pray. They take walks. They listen for the Holy Spirit’s leading. They analyze their own resources, interests, abilities, desires. And three of the couples commit to working with the
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GB Canada Forms New U.S. Charity
The Grace Brethren church-planting initiative in Canada has announced the formation of a new U.S. charity, GBCanada USA. The existing Canadian board and new U.S. board will be working together to plant Grace Brethren churches across Canada. Members of the new board include: Kurt A. Miller — Formerly National Director of Church Planting and Development
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Grace Seminary Korean Program Begins April 28
According to this week’s “Grace Connections” e-newsletter, Grace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, Indiana, will soon welcome Dr. Choong-Woong Jin and 20 students from the HolyWay Institute of Theology in South Korea, who arrive on campus on April 28 for three weeks of classes. This represents a partnership with HolyWay for the completion of Doctor of
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Who ARE the Brethren?
As the various branches of the Brethren church movement plan to gather this coming August 2 and 3 in Schwarzenau, Germany, to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the movement, it may be helpful to know more of the context and current configuration of the various Brethren groups. Here is a capsule summary,
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Missionary Lynn Schrock With the Lord
The Grace Brethren International Missions website carries the notice today of the death of former GBIM missionary Lynn Schrock on Saturday, April 19, 2008. Lynn and Lois Schrock were missionaries to Argentina with GBIM from 1945-1970. Lynn graduated from the missionary course at Moody Bible Institute in April, 1942. It was while at MBI he
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Tom Avey Reports from ‘Exponential’ Conference
A number of Grace Brethren leaders and pastors are attending the “Exponential” conference this week in Orlando, Florida (Tom Avey cellphone photo). Fellowship Coordinator Tom Avey reports, “Jesus told them to make disciple ‘as they go.’ But they had to wait on the Holy Spirit. Then the Spirit came, they spoke and thousands came to
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