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Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church member Miriam Pacheco, who is currently in Argentina with a women’s GO Team on a short-term missions trip, sends this on-the-spot report which has been slightly edited. For a fuller report, lists of participants, and many photos, go to www.womenofcharis.net. MONDAY: God blessed us yesterday with some lovely, cooler

These are the songs most used by churches reporting to Christian Copyright Licensing Inc., for its most recent six-month reporting period: 1. Here I Am to Worship 2. Open the Eyes of My Heart 3. Lord, I Lift Your Name on High 4. Shout to the Lord 5. Come, Now is the Time to Worship

The Grace Brethren Church of Columbus, OH, is this noon hosting a funeral for officer Bryan Hurst, 33, who was killed Thursday during a bank robbery attempt. Thousands are attending the funeral of Hurst, who had been a police officer for eight years in Columbus. Dan Hammers, pastoral care pastor at the Columbus church, explained

The following item appears on today’s blog of World Magazine. This legislation, which was signed by the president Friday, (check with your tax preparer), gives all the more motivation to give a gift in the next 21 days through Relief Agency Brethren. See more details at www.gbim.org or www.fgbc.org. Tsunami donations deductible for 2004 tax

A new ministry for 20-somethings headed by BMH Operations Manager Ann Myers and her husband, Kent, is featured on the front page of today’s Warsaw (IN) Times-Union newspaper. The article, written by staffer David Slone, credits the Myers with providing an alternative to young adults who want to choose wholesome entertainment and fellowship over the

Larry and Vicki DeArmey, recently returned GBIM missionaries to Madrid, Spain, are serving this spring semester as Missionaries in Residence at Grace College, Winona Lake, Indiana. Larry is a 1964 graduate of the college and 1992 graduate of the seminary, and Vicki is a 1968 graduate of the college. The DeArmeys served in Dijon and

The Larry DeArmey family were able to all be together in Winona Lake, IN, for Christmas this year, the first time in many years for an all-family gathering. Pictured are (from left) Mathieu, Ginette, David, Marc, Vicki, Larry, and Luc. (photos courtesy Larry DeArmey) 

Pastor Dan White of the York, PA, Grace Brethren church has written the following short evaluation of this week’s ACTS training at the request of Fellowship Coordinator Tom Avey. White was one of about 50 who participated in the training at MetroGrace in Philadelphia, conducted by GBIM’s Dave Guiles and Paul Klawitter. Information on the

The current issue of Christian History and Biography features an article by Frank Ramirez, a Church of the Brethren pastor from Everett, PA, in which he give some historical background and details step-by-step the procedure and meaning of the threefold communion service, which is also observed by Grace Brethren churches. Several paragraphs are excerpted here…to

About 50 current and potential church planters are participating in ACTS training this week in Philadelphia, PA. Cosponsored by Grace Brethren International Missions and Grace Brethren North American Missions, the course is being taught by GBIM Executive Director Dave Guiles and by GBIM’s Regional Director for Europe Paul Klawitter. The course looks at the concepts