Randi Walle

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

Matching grants for planting churches are now available for church planters in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) according to a recent announcement from Grace Brethren North American Missions (GBNAM). The program is designed to encourage the recruitment of church planters, the creation of ministry apprenticeships, the launching and establishing of new churches and

Longtime Southern Baptist pastor and denominational leader Adrian Rogers died earlier this week. This excerpt from a Baptist Press article includes a moving footwashing ceremony as reported by Steve Gaines, who succeeded Rogers as pastor of his 29,000-member church. [EDITOR’S NOTE TO NON-GRACE BRETHREN READERS: Footwashing is a regular part of the communion service in

The executive committee of the Association of Grace Brethren Ministers (AGBM) today concludes three days of meetings in Winona Lake, Indiana. Led by AGBM president Tim Boal (lower left in photo), the group is working through a large number of recommendations from its research and development consultant Jerry Young (center of photo, beneath window) regarding

Grace Brethren churches in the Northwest District recently organized a drive to send supplies to Grace Brethren work in the Central African Republic. Jim and Debbie Momeyer participated in the dedication of the supplies, and reported the following: “It is obvious that there is a deep love for Africa here. “One example of this is

The Evangelical Theological Society (Dr. Alva J. McClain was one of the charter founding members of ETS) begins its annual meeting today in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The FGBC, Grace Theological Seminary, and BMH Books will be represented by a number of attendees and several participants in the program. Among those on the program to present

The following article, from this morning’s Akron Beacon-Journal newspaper, details continuing hurricane relief efforts being coordinated out of the Norton, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church South Campus (Bob Combs, pastor). Operation Adoption loading up By Jewell Cardwell Akron’s Belinda Barton hasn’t forgotten Hurricane Katrina or all of the suffering left in its aftermath. That’s why the

Adrian Rogers, the three-time president of the Southern Baptist Convention widely credited with being the leader of a conservative resurgence in the SBC, died early Tuesday in Memphis. He was 74. His death was announced by Baptist Press News and by Rogers’ Love Worth Finding ministry. Rogers was hospitalized earlier this month with pneumonia and

An article in this weekend’s Waterloo, Iowa, newspaper featured the street sign postings by the Grace Brethren Church and pastor Kelvin Cooke. Here is a short excerpt–to see the entire article click here. When Shelly Bertelli took walks along Williston Avenue, she kept an eye out for the signs posted weekly at Grace Brethren Church

Former Grace College and Theological Seminary President and BMH Books author John J. Davis is featured in this morning’s Fort Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette newspaper in this article by Dell Ford entitled “New Tasks Lure Retired Achiever.” (Journal Gazette photo by Dean Musser, Jr.) For online browsing and purchase of books by John Davis click here.