Randi Walle

Longtime Grace Brethren pastor Bob Kliewer (Beaumont, California) is currently in the hospital following a heart attack. Here is the update on Monday afternoon, November 28, from Kliewer’s wife, Lillian, via pastors Dale Workman and Roy Halberg: Bob is at Loma Linda hospital in the critical care unit. As of now doctors ask for no

BMH Books’ newest author, James Pearson (pictured), was featured this past week in the Fort Wayne (IN) News-Sentinel newspaper in an article by Nicole Lee on the innovative new children’s ministry area in Pearson’s Fort Wayne church. A short excerpt is reproduced here-to read the entire article click here. It’s not all kid’s play in

Your prayers will be appreciated for Terry Taylor, the recently-retired longtime pastor of the Canton, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church. The church address, for any who might wish to send a card of encouragement, is 6283 Market Ave. N., Canton, Ohio 44721. This first [edited] message from Terry’s wife, Elaine, came on October 28: A quick

If you live anywhere in the Columbus, Ohio, metro area or surrounds, consider buying your Christmas tree at the East Side Grace Brethren Church front lawn this year. The East Side church (Chip Heim, pastor) is seeking to raise enough money through tree sales to build a kitchen and recreation room for Asia’s Hope orphanage

Deb Baldwin, the art teacher at Grace Christian School in Columbus, Ohio, was selected by Ohio Governor Bob Taft as a winner in the 2005 Treasure for the Tree Competition. Each year, there is a competition to select 50 ornaments to appear on the Christmas tree at the Ohio Governor’s Mansion, and become part of

Reida and Rich Bartley, who minister to a Slavic neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio, report that as a result of an article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper on their Treasure Box program, a local company has responded with great participation in preparing and packing boxes for the ministry. Here are some excerpts from the Fleet

Pastoral changes are a constant in the FGBC. Here are a couple of the latest announcements: Josh Holt has accepted the unanimous call to become the Associate Pastor of Grace Brethren Church in Richmond, Virginia (Dave Kennedy, pastor). Josh & his family will be relocating to Richmond in January 2006. At Leesburg, Indiana, Pastor Chris

Pastor Mitch Cariaga and the Grace Community Church of Rialto, California, were featured in last Saturday’s San Bernardino newspaper for their unique outreach to a younger generation. A portion of the article is reproduced here–to read the entire article click here. RIALTO – A 50-year-old church has recast itself as a sanctuary for the thousands

A small but enthusiastic crowd witnessed the ribbon-cutting for a new economic-development project in Jackson, Kentucky, on Monday, November 21. Named “The Happy Ship & More,” the non-profit venture is the first enterprise sponsored by Grace in Action USA, an Indiana organization whose mission is to help churches assist the people of their communities by

A 24-page full-color beautiful “gift catalog” giving gift ideas for Christmas, New Year, birthdays and more is now available from Grace Brethren International Missions (GBIM). Subtitled “New Opportunities to Advance the Cause of Christ Worldwide,” the catalog extends to individuals, churches, and small groups the opportunity to sponsor individuals and projects in many parts of