Randi Walle

The Association of Grace Brethren Ministers (AGBM) has been circulating a document with significant changes to the bylaws which will be discussed and acted upon at the upcoming AGBM meetings during Celebrate06 in California. The proposed documents are available on www.agbm.org under “document archive.” The Mid-Atlantic District (MAD) ministerium, chaired by Doug Courter and Jay […]

Pastor Jim Franklin of the Flora, Indiana, Grace Brethren Church, has sent notice of the death of Harold “Pappy” Stayer, a member of the Flora church for more than 40 years and a significant figure in the founding and development of the Grace Brethren Boys ministry. J. Harold “Pappy” Stayer, 87, of Flora, died at

As they re-direct their ministry from the Waynesboro, PA, Grace Brethren Church, to the Vicksburg Grace Brethren Church, Roger and Lou Ann Myers send the following information. Please update your FGBC Handbook. As you might imagine the past three months have flown past and it hardly seems that it is time for us to move.

Dr. Kary Oberbrunner, a member of the pastoral staff of the Powell, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church and a key leader in the steering committee that has founded and directed the DRIVEN conferences for young adults the last two years, gave a powerful concluding message to this year’s participants this morning. Oberbrunner, using examples such as

As did the Israelites in the Old Testament, today’s young adults participating in DRIVEN06 were asked to place a stone, or brick, in a public place (at the foot of a cross, in this case) to make public record of something God did or accomplished in their lives today. Each young adult who made a

These “marker bricks” will be returning today to homes and offices with dozens of young adults who made commitments in this morning’s service to be part of a group that impacts its generation for Jesus Christ.

An authentic Hebrew first-century communion service was led this afternoon by Dr. Randy Smith, who lived and studied in Israel for many years. After experiencing various Hebrew customs of ritual cleansing, blessing, and more, participants ate the Love Feast in a manner typical of what Jesus and his disciples experienced in the Upper Room. A

Nathanael Smith, who is serving as a summer intern at the Worthington, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church, led the final segment of communion in the Holy Spirit chapel on the Kenyon College campus.

Dr. Randy Smith, pastor of the Sebring, Florida, Grace Brethren Church and expert on Israel, was the speaker for this morning’s 10 a.m. main session at DRIVEN06 conference for young adults. Afternoon recreation will include coed flag football, coed soccer, basketball, Ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, and racquetball. There is another round of workshops at 4:15 p.m.,

The sun finally shone on the campus of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where some 150 young Grace Brethren adults have been meeting for the DRIVEN06 conference. After two days of storms, continual rain, and overcast skies, the sun shone brightly as participants visited on the lawn enroute from workshops to the 10 a.m. main