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Fellowship Coordinator Tom Avey, who suffered chest pains on Friday while checking out the site of next summer’s Celebration06 national conference in southern California, has been hospitalized, is undergoing tests, and may have to face surgery. Avey is currently in the Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage, CA, the same facility where former president Gerald […]

This week we received the following unsolicited review of Ed Jackson’s self-published book, Faith Stranger Than Fiction, a 342-page paperback published in 2004, from Pastor Jim Franklin of the Flora, Indiana, Grace Brethren Church. Here is Pastor Jim’s review: Recently this writer had the pleasure of receiving a copy of Ed Jackson’s Faith Stranger than

Steve Mitchell, pictured here with his wife, Supriya, has accepted a call to pastor Garden City Grace Brethren Church in Roanoke, Virginia, and will begin his ministry there the first part of February. Mitchell, who is the son of Pastor Dave Mitchell in Hawaii, is a 1997 graduate of the University of Hawaii with a

Yesterday’s Akron (OH) Beacon-Journal newspaper carried the following announcement about Grace College and Seminary graduate Knute Larson (pictured) and the announcement of his successor. Chapel’s next pastor former church stafferThe Rev. Knute Larson yet to retire, but the Rev. Paul Sartarelli is new hire scheduled to succeed himBy Colette M. Jenkins The Akron area’s largest

The following appeared this week in the Kenai (Alaska) Peninsula Clarion newspaper: Embroiderers sought for new clubAn embroiderers’ club meets from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays at Kenai Grace Brethren Church at the corner of McCollum and the Kenai Spur Highway. Embroiderers are invited to bring machines or laptops to share ideas and helpful

Representatives of all Grace Brethren national organizations met today at noon with the leadership of Brethren National Youth Conference 2006 to discuss how each organization will be involved. More than 2,600 teens are expected to attend the event, which will be held on the campus of Biola University in La Mirada, California, July 22 through

Today’s report from CE National is that the young adults in the 412 program from Akron, Ohio, and Sebring, Florida, have arrived in Mexico City, Mexico, where they will learn and be involved in ministries for the next 10 days. Jay Bell from Grace Brethren International Missions is leading the group. The 412 participants have

Brian Orme, of the West Milton (OH) church has a link on his January 18 blog entry to a very stimulating ABC Nightline report on the emerging church. Those interested in studying this movement may see the ABC piece by clicking here.

Three staff members of Hope Community Church in Raleigh, North Carolina (Mike Lee, pastor) are doing their part for charity today at noon. A message from the church office yesterday said: Help three of our ministry staff get out of “lock-up” tomorrow by donating to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). At noon tomorrow, Jan 18,

Ron and Vivian Weimer from the Waterloo, Iowa, Grace Brethren Church (front row, green shirts) report on the recent success of a GO team in the Philippines. They report: “The GO Team has been able to pass out 53 cloth bags and over 28 plastic bags filled with gifts for children. They visited more than