Pastor John McIntosh How much do you know about the pastors and lay leaders from your district? Here are 10 questions about Grace Brethren leaders who attended the recent Focus Retreat in San Juan Capistrano, California, one of five such retreats being held around the U.S. this year. Answers below. What pastor rode his Harley-Davidson […]
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Leo Boyer, of Winona Lake, Indiana, has designed and is distributing this Christmas lawn display designed to draw attention to Christ, the true meaning of Christmas. A portion of the proceeds from each sale will provide scholarships to African Bible and pastoral students. The November/December 2005 issue of FGBC World carried a story about Leo
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Events of general interest among Grace Brethren Churches. Details and registration information are available from sponsoring organizations or through www.fgbc.org. Feb. 27-March 1 – South Focus Retreat, Haines City, FL (FGBC) March 4 – On-Mission Training Day (GBIM) March 4-12 – Spring Break, Grace College and Seminary March 17-19 – ReMix, LaPalma, CA (CEN) April
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A late-afternoon cruise today on 5,500-acre Lake Pierce was one of the day’s highlights for pastors and lay leaders attending the southeast Focus Retreat in Haines City, Florida. After-dinner fun included watching a slow-swimming alligator cruise within a few feet of the boat dock, and watching the sun set behind the historic Bok Singing Tower
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Guy Allan Johnson, 99, of Wooster, Ohio, went to be with his Lord on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2006, at West View Manor Nursing Home. Johnson was the father of several faithful servants to the FGBC – Jim (Grace Brethren Investment Foundation), George (missionary to Brazil) and Jane Peters (missionary to Central African Republic). Maxine, Jim
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From today’s Elkhart (IN)Truth newspaper: Hiler to run against Craig FryToll road funds a campaign issue Published: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 — The Truth, A3Last updated: 2/27/2006 11:04:39 PMBy Aleks TapinshTruth Staff Photo: Fred Flury / The Truth ELKHART — Jeremy Hiler announced recently his intent to challenge Craig Fry for state representative. The 23-year-old
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SANTEE, CALIFORNIA (ANS) — Dr. Henry Morris, the founder of the modern Christian creationist movement, has died in California at the age of 87. Kentucky-based Answers in Genesis says Morris’s son sent an e-mail notifying friends and associates that his father died Saturday night in the presence of his children. Henry Morris had been hospitalized
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In-depth study and discussion of Psalm 119 continues to be the main theme of the southeast Focus Retreat, now underway in Haines City, Florida. Participating this morning in one of the small-group discussions were Pastor Larry Edwards (left) of Ashland, Ohio, and Nelson Fernandez from the North Lauderdale Grace Brethren Church in Florida. Edwards, who
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