Jeff Bogue (center) director of the 412 Commission program of CE National, introduced Mike and Connie Pumphrey (brown shirts) as the new leaders of the program, which will be centered in Goshen, Indiana, this coming year. For more information, click on www.cenational.org.
Pastor Jim Brown of the Grace Brethren church in Goshen, Indiana, is the incoming moderator of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, and he delivered the annual Moderator’s Address in the Wednesday evening session of the Equip07 conference, held in the Orthopaedic Capital Center on the Grace College & Seminary campus in Winona Lake, Indiana.
Dr. Roger Peugh (left), of the Grace College & Seminary faculty, was one of the BMH Books authors available to chat with friends and autograph copies of his book at last night’s authors’ autographing party. With him are Pastor Larry and Nancy Weber of the Grace Brethren Church in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania. Peugh is co-author, along
Ed Trenner (standing), of the pastoral staff of the Grace Church of Orange, California, visited last night with David Redman, who provided live background music for the BMH authors’ autographing party on the plaza in Winona Lake. Redman’s history includes playing for Doug Oldham, Danny Gaither, and other well-known Christian recording artists.
Dr. Homer and Beverly Kent (seated) shared photos of their wedding with guests at last night’s BMH authors’ autographing party on the plaza beside the BMH building. Dr. Kent is one of BMH Books’ best-selling authors, and yesterday was the Kents’ 54th wedding anniversary. Dozens of friends joined 11 BMH authors on the plaza after
One of the special international guests at the Equip07 conference this year is Emmanuel Touaboy (right), who is ambassador from the Central African Republic to the United States. Ambassador Touaboy is from a Grace Brethren background in the CAR and while in America is a member of the Lanham, Maryland, Grace Brethren Church, pastored by
History, Commissioning Highlights Missions Night
On a delightfully warm summer late afternoon, members of the Grace Brethren International Missions corporation and guests were called to order by Dr. Sherwood Lingenfelter (on platform), chairman of the board of GBIM. The guests were assembled in a tent that is situated on the site of the former 7,500-seat Billy Sunday Tabernacle. The grassy
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In the tent, a group of six thespians performed a humorous and thought-provoking drama depicting the interaction between L.S. Baumann and James Gribble, and the romance between James Gribble and Dr. Florence Newberry (pictured). Gribble was the pioneer missionary to open up French Equatorial Africa to the gospel in the early 1900s. The Central African
After processing from the Tabernacle Field tent, led by a brass band and singing “We’ve a Story To Tell to the Nations,” attenders at Equip07 heard Grace Brethren International Missions executive director Dave Guiles (on platform) introduce and commission a number of new missionary candidates to serve in various countries. The concrete marker and plaque