In a late-night session at DRIVEN06, GBIM’s Jay Bell (seated left) and GBNAM’s Kurt Miller (seated right) answered questions and gave examples of reaching “all nations” both around the world and among ethnic groups here in the U.S. Keith Minier (standing), pastor at the Grace Brethren Church in Pickerington, Ohio, is emcee for the conference.
Bruce Barlow Called to be WLGBC Lead Pastor
Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church has announced that, by congregation voting completed this past weekend, the church will be going to a “Pastoral Leadership Team” concept in which a team of pastors will report to the Board of Overseers and will be led by a Lead Pastor. The church has voted to call Bruce
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July/August FGBC World Now Arriving
The July/August, 2006, issue of FGBC World, the all-Fellowship publication for Grace Brethren Churches, should be arriving in homes and churches this week. Here is promotional copy you may use for bulletins, newsletters, websites, and other communications. Please pass along to your church staff. Week One: Maranatha Grace Brethren Church of Hagerstown, Maryland, ministers to
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BMH Author to Speak in Tanzania
Larry E. McCall, pastor of Christ’s Covenant Church in Winona Lake, Indiana, and author of BMH Books’ recent release Walking Like Jesus Did, will soon be embarking on an exciting ministry opportunity to Africa. He and his wife Gladine (pictured) send the following prayer request: “Please remember to pray for Gladine and me, as well
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GBIF to Sponsor Grant-Writing Seminar at Conference
Dr. Larry N. Chamberlain, president of the Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF) in Winona Lake, Indiana, has announced that GBIF is sponsoring a seminar on grant-writing at this year’s Celebrate06 national conference in Palm Springs, California. Chamberlain says this session, offered on Sunday afternoon, July 30, from 3-5 p.m., would be very helpful for church-planters
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Master Works Festival Opens Sunday
Several hundred top-flight young classical musicians, dancers, and thespians are about to descend on Winona Lake, Indiana, as the Tenth Annual Master Works Festival begins this Sunday, June 25 with a faculty program at 7:30 p.m. in the Rodeheaver Auditorium. The month-long festival continues through Sunday, July 23, with dozens of full-scale, chamber, solo, and
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Children Provide Bicycle for African Teacher
The first and second grade Sunday School classes from the Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church, under the leadership of Pam Carroll and other teachers, recently raised $300 to buy a bicycle for an African in ministry. As a result, Appolinaire (pictured), the Project Hope & Charite school teacher who oversees two literacy schools for
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Marker to Commemorate Historic Brethren Meetings
The Grace Brethren movement traces its roots back to Alexander Mack and the year 1708 in Schwarzenau, Germany, which means that celebrations and tours marking the 300th anniversary of the movement are now in the planning stages for 2008. Until about 1882, the Grace Brethren were part of the same group as the Church of
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Women of Grace “Team Two” Now in CAR
“Team Two,” the second of two teams from Women of Grace USA to minister in the Central African Republic, has now landed at Bangui and is hard at work. This team, with a few more members than the first, will again work with the African women who are taking care of AIDS orphans in their
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