Pastor Edwin Jordan (right) of the Pleasant Grove Grace Brethren Church in North English, Iowa, was the moderator for this year’s Iowa/Midlands district conference and also conducted the district’s business meeting. The conference, held yesterday (Sunday, April 29) at the East Iowa Bible Camp in Millersburg, Iowa, attracted lay and clergy leaders from all the […]
Jason and Doni Weimer (kneeling) from the Waterloo, Iowa, Grace Brethren Church (Kelvin Cooke, pastor) were commissioned yesterday at the Iowa/Midlands district conference as “receiving missionaries” for a team of Grace College students soon to depart for ministry in the Philippines. The Weimers, who previously spent a year ministering in the Philippines, will be orienting
Dr. David Plaster (right), who this week is concluding his service as an administrator at Grace College and Seminary, delivered two keynote addresses yesterday, April 29, at the Iowa/Midland District Conference. Plaster’s messages, reflecting the conference theme of “In Spirit and In Truth” laid out a solid theology of worship. Grace College and Seminary will
Equip07 Mailing Coming Your Way!
From Fellowship Coordinator Tom Avey: Equip07 is just around the corner and volunteers at the FGBC National office are busy sending packets to folks who have already registered for the conference. Packets include important information about meals, extras and child care. All packet information including on online options for ordering tickets are also available at
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Driven07 Early Bird Registration Ends May 1
John Ward, director of this year’s Driven07 conference for young adults, to be held on the campus of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, the dates of June 21-24, sends this reminder that the early-bird registration deadline is just about upon us: Driven 07 is just around the corner. It’s in the air. Soon, we will
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Northwest Chapel Ministry to Latinos Featured
Phil Guerena (pictured at far right) and the ministry to Latinos he conducts through Northwest Chapel in Dublin, Ohio (Terry Hofecker, pastor), was the subject of an excellent feature article in today’s Columbus Dispatch. Here is an excerpt–read the entire article by clicking on http://www.dispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/04/26/religious_competition.ART_ART_04-26-07_A1_D56GL6P.html A shout-out of thanks to Mike Jentes of thequest for
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Long Beach Church Helps Rehab Houses
The Grace Brethren Church of Long Beach, California (Lou Huesmann, pastor) is participating tomorrow in a national house rehab day for low-income people. Here is an excerpt from an article in the Long Beach Press-Telegram. To read the entire article, click here: About 196 local volunteers will undertake Saturday’s projects, which range from kitchen remodeling
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Six Free Seminars Sunday at Six in Winona Lake
“EQUIPPING IN LIFE SKILLS” is the theme this Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. for the Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church. The church’s Discipleship and Training Team has prepared this first evening of training in life skills. Participants may choose from six free seminars: -Financial Freedom by David Jones of Lake City Bank;-Experiencing Dynamic Groups
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Washington D.C. Church Has First On-Site Baptism
Pastor Stephen Joyce (right) of About My Father’s Business, the Grace Brethren church in Washington, D.C., conducted the church’s first on-site baptism on Easter Sunday. A posting on the church’s blog, which can be accessed at http://amfbgrace.blog.com/, says, “Our Easter service was such a wonderful, blessed event. From the early morning breakfast, to the 11am
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Ed Jackson Speaks to Ohio Men
Approximately 30 men from the Woodville Grace Brethren Church, Mansfield, Ohio, and from nearby Lexington Grace Brethren Church met on SaturdayMorning, April 21 for breakfast, fellowship and an incredible story of faith. Pastor Ed Jackson (pictured), on staff at the Powell Grace Brethren Church, Ohio told of “God’s Selection Process” in his life as a
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