Randi Walle

Sherwood Lingenfelter, chairman of the board of Grace Brethren International Missions, recently spoke and participated in a national meeting to assess short-term mission activities. A portion of an explanatory article is reproduced here-to read the entire article click here. Lingenfelter has co-authored a book on training leaders for a national church-planting movement with Dr. Bobby […]

Will you be in or near Winona Lake, Indiana next Wednesday? Planning on buying–or interested in buying–a car? Grace College has a seminar for you. What would you like to know about buying a car? Jim Shipley (pictured), director of special events at Grace and veteran of the car sales business, will share facts and

The report from former GBIM executive director Tom Julien this evening is encouraging. According to reports at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church’s Global Prayer Gathering, Tom had his catheterization at midday today as planned at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. The doctors did find some small blockage, but feel it can be treated with medication

Bob Russell, longtime pastor of the massive Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY, announced to his congregation this past weekend that he and his associate are accelerating their long-planned transition of leadership. Reproduced here is a portion of an article–the full article (which is very instructive to churches planning a leadership transition) may be seen

Did you watch any of the Ohio State University’s football games this year? Mike Jentes, pastor of thequest in Columbus, points out that “our own house church leader–Zach Roberts–got to dot the ‘i’ for The Ohio State University Marching Band at the Texas game and the Michigan game this year.” Get more information on thequest

As you pray today, here are a couple of particular requests for health needs of some brothers and sisters in the Fellowship: Betty Lou Mitchell, wife of pastor Dave Mitchell in Hawaii, is scheduled to have her surgery today for removal of a growth on the brain. Tom Julien, former executive director of Grace Brethren

Retired GBIM Missionary Roy Snyder sends along the following information about an upcoming film premiere: A major film called End Of The Spear will be launched January 20. I believe God will use it in a big way. It depicts the effects of the grace of God in very powerful and spectacular ways. The story

This morning’s e-mail update from Lititz (PA) Grace Brethren pastor Scott Distler carries the following report: Last Friday night was an evening of celebration for the Lady Eagles Varsity Basketball team of Lititz Christian School. Junior center Angie Rapchinski needed only 11 points to hit 1,000 for her High School career. She accomplished all 11

Several days after Christmas Pastor David Mitchell of the Waipio Grace Brethren Church in Mililani, Hawaii, informed friends and close acquaintances that his wife, Betty Lou, had been diagnosed with a tumor between the layers that surround and cover the brain on her left side. He said: “The technical term for this condition is ‘a

Research results being released for the first time in the January/February edition of Facts & Trends magazine show that one out of every four Protestant churches in the United States has virtually no involvement with the World Wide Web. Facts & Trends is published bimonthly by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention. The