Randi Walle

Pastors and church leaders from throughout the Midwest are participating Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in the Central Focus Retreat at Mohican State Park in Ohio.(Tom Avey photos) Five such retreats are held each year, in various geographic locations. FGBC Moderator Jim Brown from Goshen, Indiana, is leading the retreats this year, which are organized and […]

Pastor Nicholas Philiposian (center) of The DayStar Church in Union City, IN, shared some of his story at the Central Focus retreat last evening. Philiposian has been at Union City since leaving Uniontown, PA, last March.

Pastor Scott Distler at the Grace Brethren church in Lititz, Pennsylvania, recently challenged his congregation with a unique and startling way to keep unsaved friends and neighbors visible to members of his congregation. Here is his explanation, taken from his blog, which may be read at www.folkslisten.blogspot.com. (photo courtesy Elaine Bendinsky) If you were here

Jim Custer (left), longtime pastor of the Grace Brethren Church of Columbus (Worthington), Ohio, officially passed the leadership baton to Dr. David Plaster (center) at the installation service for Plaster on September 30 (Bill Palmateer photos). Plaster’s wife, Ginny, is at right. David Plaster previously served in teaching and administrative roles at Grace College &

Elders, leaders, and members of the congregation of the Grace Brethren Church of Columbus (Worthington), Ohio, prayed for incoming Pastor David Plaster at the installation service on September 30, 2007.

“A Tour of the Camp Mack Murals” is the title for a program to be presented by Dr. William “Bill” Eberly at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 19 at the Brookside Community Hall (next door to the Brethren Heritage Center) at the Brookside Shopping Center, 428 Wolf Creek Street in Brookville, Ohio. The twelve oil

The quaint and restored Village at Winona (Winona Lake, Indiana) was teeming with guests and locals on this unseasonably hot October Saturday in celebration of the Village’s annual Fall Festival. Dr. Gary Meadors, former Grace Seminary professor (at right in photo, playing banjo) was one of the featured performers at the Artist’s Pavilion with his

On display around the swan pond across from the Rodeheaver Auditorium were a series of model sailboats with hand-painted sails. The sails are painted by local and well-known artists and the boats are a fund raiser for the recently-founded Symphony of the Lakes, a 55-piece orchestra founded and directed by Dr. Patrick Kavanaugh, who is

As browsers wandered through the Village at Winona, they were treated to demonstrations by various craftsmen, including hammered metalwork, scrimshawing, cider-making, a British sports car display, and more.

Here’s the schedule for the “Opportunities Unlimited” Day Away for seniors, sponsored by CE National, to be held tomorrow, Saturday, October 6, at the Grace Brethren Church of Columbus (Worthington), Ohio. Opportunities Unlimited Day Away at Worthington – October 6, 2007 8:00–8:30 Registration and Refreshments in the FC Commons8:45–9:45 SESSION # 1 – WC Auditorium