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The following article appears in the forthcoming March/April 2006 issue of FGBC World: “DRIVEN06,” a second annual conference for young adults will be held June 22-26, 2006, on the campus of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, and is now open for registration. After a very successful first conference in 2005, planners have titled the 2006 […]

Our friend from the Church of the Brethren, Craig Alan Myers, calls our attention through his “Dunker Journal” blog to a movement among contemporary churches to return to the use of hymns, piano/organ accompaniment, choirs, and more. Here is a short excerpt–to read the entire article from the Dallas Morning News click here: A funny

The following article appears in the forthcoming March/April 2006 issue of FGBC World: The Grace Brethren national conference returns to the “Celebration” format this summer with its sessions to be held July 29-August 3, 2006, at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells, CA, near Palm Springs. The conference theme, reflecting the emphasis and

Blogging is big, and getting bigger–FAST! Technorati tracks blogging–here is a summary of some recent stats. More by clicking here. To see an array of general Grace Brethren blogs click here. For Grace Brethren missionary blogs, click here.In summary: Technorati now tracks over 27.2 million blogs The blogosphere is doubling in size every 5 and

The Northern Atlantic Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches will hold its annual conference-and 50th anniversary celebration-at the Elizabethtown, PA, Grace Brethren Church on Sunday, March 19, 2006, from 3:30 to 8 p.m. NAF coordinator Kork Moyer, along with current moderator Larry Humberd and incoming moderator Jeff Hoffard, is encouraging anyone who has photos of NAF

Joan Keane, who has carried on the ministry of her father, Rev. Nathan Meyer, in leading study trips to Israel and the Holy Land, asks prayer for the February 22-March 8 trip in which the 412 Commission students will be participating. Dr. Randy Smith (pictured with his wife, Dottie), pastor of the Sebring, FL, Grace

Today’s Anchorage, Alaska, Daily News carries an extended feature story about ChangePoint, the largest church in Alaska, that began from Grace Brethren roots. Here is a portion of the story detailing how the church began–to read the entire story click here (Daily News photo): HOW THIS CHURCH BEGAN The seed of ChangePoint was planted in

A one-week church planting seminar will be offered in Columbus, Ohio, the week of March 6-10, 2006, under the sponsorship of Grace Brethren North American Missions. Sessions will be held on the campus of the Grace Brethren Church of Columbus in Westerville, Ohio. Designed to introduce the prospective church planter to the basic understanding and

The March/April 2006 issue of FGBC World will soon be arriving in homes and churches. This is one article from the upcoming issue: The Brethren Missionary Herald Company (BMH) was informed on Valentine’s Day, 2006, that Send The Light, the British-based company that has owned and operated the Herald Bookstore in Winona Lake, Indiana, for

Pastor Bob Smoker (pictured) from Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, Grace Brethren Church was featured in the May/June, 2005 issue of FGBC World in an article entitled “A ‘Screaming Eagle’ Returns to ‘Nam.” (click on back-issue archives at www.fgbcworld.com). Smoker has continued to foster interest in ministry in Vietnam and is now hosting a time of fellowship for