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Kim Cooke (pictured here with her husband, Kelvin), pastor’s wife from the Grace Brethren Church of Waterloo, Iowa, recently had major heart surgery. Here are edited excerpts from updates sent out by her mother, Sherrie Clingenpeel. (photo at Grace Homecoming05 by Ruth Clingenpeel Williams) Kim spoke with the surgeon, who informed her that the aneurysm […]

Today’s Altoona, PA, Mirror newspaper carries a wrapup article of people and organizations in the Altoona region who have helped with hurricane relief efforts. One of the churches cited is the Martinsburg (PA) Grace Brethren Church (Jim Laird, pastor). Here is a short excerpt–to see the entire article click here. Since last October, teams of

The blogosphere is now 60 times larger than it was three years ago. Technorati.com now tracks 35 million blogs, with a new blog being created every second of every day. The Boston Globe currently has an article on the eight great career benefits of blogging. Here is a short excerpt—to read the entire article click

Grace Theological Seminary announced this week that Dr. Christy Morr (pictured) will join the school’s full-time faculty, effective this fall, as Associate Professor of Spiritual Formation and Women’s Ministries. Originally from the Ashland, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church, Dr. Morr is a graduate of Wheaton College (B.A.), Talbot School of Theology (M.A.) and her Ph.D. is

Rodeheaver Auditorium in Winona Lake, Indiana, was packed Thursday evening, April 20, to hear Michael Reagan, eldest son of the President Ronald Reagan. His presentation is the latest in the American Lyceum Lecture Series sponsored by Grace College, Grace Theological Seminary, and The Village at Winona. Michael Reagan is host of his own nationally syndicated

Pastor Scott Distler (second from left, blue shirt) and Dr. Jerry Young participated in a ceremonial “mortgage burning” in both the morning worship services today at the Grace Brethren Church of Lititz, PA. Distler is current pastor of the Lititz church and Jerry Young is the previous pastor, having retired after 30 years at the

Pastor Robert Fetterhoff of the Wooster, OH, Grace Brethren Church welcomed the approximately 215 seniors who attended today’s “North of 55” conference at the Wooster church. Sponsored by CE National, the day featured lectures, workshops, singing, challenges, fellowship and much more. It is one of a series of “North of 55” days CE is sponsoring

Dr. Randy Smith, pastor of the Sebring, FL, Grace Brethren Church and an expert on Israel and the Middle East, gave the two main talks of the day. One focused on the Book of Ezekiel and the other, based on Romans, included an update and a question-and-answer session on current developments in Middle Eastern countries

Dr. Duke Heller, a dentist from the Worthington, OH, Grace Brethren church and the author of BMH Books’ How to Start a Kingdom Conversation, gave two workshops on personal witnessing based on the principles in the book. 

Nancy Messner, pianist and recording artist with deep roots in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (her father was Pastor Russell Weber), played piano for the conference, presented several special numbers, and gave a workshop on dealing with grief after having suddenly become a widow.