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All framing is complete, and roofing shingles are being applied to the Training Center currently under construction on the CE National campus. The building is located high on the hill between the Barnabas Center and the main office building on the CE campus.

The basement walls have been poured for the 20+ unit townhouse dorm which is being built on the site of the former Gamma A Hall on the Grace College campus. The dorm will replace a unit which was destroyed by fire on August 9, 2004. It is located on King’s Highway in Winona Lake, directly

The 2006 annual conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, entitled this year “Celebrate06,” concluded at noon today with a delegates’ brunch and business meeting. For the past six days the Fellowship has met at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, California. The day began with separate meetings of the Women of

Dr. Tim Boal (right), president of the Association of Grace Brethren Ministers, presented to Jesse Deloe (left) the 2006 “Excellence in Ministry Award” from the Association of Grace Brethren Ministers in the opening session of today’s Celebrate06 meetings. Jesse’s wife, Gladys, was also present for the presentation of the award. Since 2003 Jesse Deloe has

Dr. Terry Hofecker, pastor of Northwest Chapel in Dublin, Ohio, spoke today at Celebrate06 Grace Brethren national conference in the 3 p.m. session. Using a text from Zechariah, Hofecker stressed the importance of “solo pastors,” or those who serve as the single pastor of a smaller church. At the conclusion of his message, he asked

Carolyn Peak of the Community Grace Brethren Church of Whittier, California (Richard Todd, pastor) was inducted this afternoon into the “CE National Wall of Honor for Servant Ministries.” Reading the citation was CE National staff member Timothy Kurtaneck (rear). Mrs. Peak, originally from Indiana, was from the Brethren church in Clay City, Indiana, and taught

Dr. Randy Smith, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church of Sebring, Florida, and a recognized Hebrew and Israel scholar, was the speaker for the 10:30 a.m. main session of Celebrate06 today. His topic was “The Promise Never Broken.”

Roland Maust, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church of Millersburg, Ohio, sang several pre-service solos in the morning and afternoon sessions of Celebrate06 today, including a stirring patriotic medley.

Association of Grace Brethren Ministers incoming president Joel Richards (left) congratulates Glenn and Lois Shirk as the AGBM this morning awarded Pastor Glen Shirk its “Pastor of the Year” award. Shirk, who just completed 25 years as pastor of the Grace Brethren Church of Ripon, California, was born in Modesto, married Lois Miller in 1966,

New church-planting families were commissioned by Grace Brethren North American Missions in Tuesday evening’s main session at Celebrate06 national conference, being held at Indian Wells, California. GBNAM northeastern career missionary Jim Snavely (burgundy shirt) is praying for the church planters in this photo, as the couples are surrounded by pastors and GBNAM board members. Jim