Pastor Joel Richards, who was injured in a severe auto accident Wednesday, has served La Loma Grace Brethren Church in Modesto, CA, since 1974. He began his ministry as youth pastor, then in 1979 accepted the position of senior pastor. He is a graduate of Biola University and holds a degree of Master of Exegetical
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Joel Richards, pastor of the LaLoma Grace Brethren Church of Modesto, CA, and his wife, Jane, were injured in this accident which occurred about 5:20 p.m. Wednesday afternoon near the Modesto Junior College West Campus in Modesto. (photo by Marty Bicek, The Modesto Bee) Both were taken to the hospital. Pastor Joel sustained a concussion
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Three FGBC journalists are currently attending the Evangelical Press Association convention in Chicago. From left are Barb Wooler of Grace Brethren International Missions, who has new communication duties with GBIM, and Terry White and Ashley Woodworth of Brethren Missionary Herald Co. Some 350 Christian journalists are attending the convention, which concludes Wednesday evening. Keynote speakers
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The Executive Committee of Grace Brethren International Mission’s Board of Directors met all day this past Friday. The entire Board of Directors came together that evening to begin their annual meeting. Many strategic and financial decisions are expected be made in this meeting, affecting Grace Brethren missions around the world. The board’s annual Day of
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About 140 pastors, church leaders and guests gathered today in a lovely rustic lodge at the Squaw Creek State Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the Iowa-Midlands district conference. Pastor Gary Austin of the Cedar Rapids church was the host and emcee, and groups came from other churches across Iowa. The worship team from the
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Jason and Doni Weimer from the Waterloo (IA) Grace Brethren Church, will this summer be going, along with their two children, to serve for a year in the Philippines. Jason will be assisting missionary Clay Hulett with church-planting opportunities, and Doni will be teaching second grade at Faith Academy in Manila.
Dr. Don DeYoung, of the Grace College physical science department, was the featured speaker for the conference. Here he demonstrates a model of Noah’s ark and points out that God’s instructions for the ark’s measurements are identical to those of modern engineers who proportion boats and barges for maximum stability. He also gave a biblical
The following dramatic account comes from an e-mail distributed by Pastor Scott Distler of the Lititz, PA, Grace Brethren Church: One of our elementary school students at Lititz Christian School recently may have saved his mother’s life. This mother is a juvenile diabetic and began having seizures around 2:30AM causing her to go in and
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Two groups of Grace Brethren pastors met informally this week to discuss plans and enthusiasm for church-planting in the Fellowship. This group met Monday and Tuesday at Hope Community Church in Raleigh, NC, which is pastored by Mike Lee. (Ed Trenner photo)
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