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Veteran missionary to Africa Roy Snyder (center, blue shirt) was honored today, along with his wife, Ruth, for their many years of missionary service and particularly for the “Veterans of Foreign Fields” newsletter which he produces monthly to keep abreast of the travels and lives of GBIM personnel. Making the award at the “Retiree and […]

Phyllis Dunlap, right, was honored today for the 12 years she and her late husband, Russell, traveled among churches doing stewardship and estate planning. Awarding the plaque (left) is Ted Rondeau, chief development officer for Grace Brethren International Missions. Phyllis continues to serve GBIM as a part-time front-desk receptionist.

Longtime Grace Brethren pastor and Assistant Fellowship Coordinator Charles Ashman was feted today in the FGBC offices in honor of his 82nd birthday. Ashman, who continues his ministry of consulting with churches that are in difficulty or are in pastoral transition, has consulted with some 30 churches through the Paraclete Ministry which is coordinated through

The Grace College (Winona Lake, Indiana) Athletic Department has announced a two-year partnership with Stretch Internet to broadcast Lancer athletics over the web beginning this fall. The Athletic Department is conservatively estimating that it will broadcast 50 athletic contests during the first year of the agreement. Grace fans will be able to tune into Lancer

Lakeland Christian Academy, Winona Lake, Indiana, has named Jordan Byers (center, with Brent and Brenda Byers) as salutatorian for the Class of 2006 and has also named her as one of two Timothian Award recipients. Lakeland Christian Academy’s faculty awards a Timothian Award to the graduating senior who best exemplifies the spiritual exhortation found in

Just because he “hates pink,” the staff and students at Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, Indiana, surprised Grace Seminary Academic Dean Jeff Gill today with a “pink party” to celebrate his 50th birthday. (Tom Avey photo) Gill was the senior pastor of the Delaware, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church for 20 years (1982-2002). He began

John Haller, of our Columbus, Ohio, church, sends along the following information about two interesting events that will occur in Southern California just as the FGBC Celebrate06 is ending. Last event of the conference will conclude in late morning Thursday, August 3. If you are going to be in California for national conference, you might

Even on a foggy, rainy May morning, the view from Camp Clear Lake in Washington State is stunning. The Grace Brethren Campgrounds is the site of the fifth and final Focus Retreat to be held this year. The retreat concluded Wednesday morning.

Pastor Greg Stamm of the Toppenish, Washington, Grace Brethren Church, began Tuesday’s Focus Retreat sessions with introductory material to a section of Psalm 119.

Juan Marenco (left), pastor of the Iglesia De Los Hermanos Hispanic congregation at the Mabton, Washington, Grace Brethren Church, gave introductory remarks to Psalm 119 in the Tuesday afternoon session of the Northwest Focus Retreat. Pastor Marenco spoke in Spanish—his translator, at right, is Byron Boswell from the Mabton church, a retired Spanish teacher.[ED NOTE