Almanac
Ten Years Ago
2005 Calendar of Grace Brethren Events
Events of general interest among Grace Brethren Churches. Details and registration information are available from sponsoring organizations or through www.fgbc.org. Jan. 3-8 — Apostolic Church Planting Seminar (ACT Strategy), Philadelphia, PA (GBIM) Jan. 4-10
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Winona Lake Prayer Meeting Key to Success of Billy Graham
Billy Graham, 86, returned in late November, 2004 to the Rose Bowl to conduct a four-day Los Angeles crusade. Held from November 18-21, it was Graham’s 416th worldwide crusade. Almost 13,400 people made a commitment to Jesus Christ, according to crusade officials. The crowd the final day nearly filled the 92,000-seat stadium, the largest U.S.
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Health Insurance — Getting a Better Deal
by Ron Dorner God’s Word tells of one of the largest insurance plans in the world. We read in Genesis 41:34-36 of God’s divine plan to accumulate grain to preserve life through Joseph during his stay in Egypt. God’s plans always work out well. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for some of the health
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Women Find Common Ground at Leadership Summit
The breakfast room at the Comfort Suites in Berlin, OH, was crowded as guests stopped in for a quick breakfast before heading out for their day’s activities. It was a big weekend for this community in the heart of Ohio Amish country. Berlin was one of the stops in a quilt hop–a directed tour of
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Tracy Presents Thanksgiving by the Bay
by Sharon MacMillan Puppeteers from the Tracy, CA, Grace Brethren Church who helped provide the program for internationals in San Francisco at Thanksgiving time included (from left) Julie Chivers, Veronica Manzo, and Danielle Erichsen Working feverishly to finish decorations for the San Franciscan Thanksgiving, the women of Tracy, CA, Grace Brethren Church met Nov. 20
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Hawaii Grandfather Shepherds His Athletic Family
Today’s Honolulu Star-Bulletin carries a story about Randall Senas, a grandfather from the Waipio Grace Brethren Church in Mililani, Hawaii (David Mitchell, pastor), who serves as a mentor and father-figure for a group of unusually talented athletic grandchildren. Here is a short excerpt from the article — to read the entire story click here. (Star-Bulletin
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David Ogden Update — The News is Good!
The following update from Russ and Betty Ogden on their son, David, who is pastor at Okeechobee, Florida, Grace Brethren Church, comes as welcome good news to the many who have been praying for David and this family. When we heard of David’s hospitalization on December 16 with a pulmonary embolism, we asked God for
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Cones Relocate Their Ministry to U.S.
Mary Cone, recently-returned GBIM missionary to Germany, was the Sunday morning soloist today at the Maranatha Grace Brethren Church in Hagerstown, Maryland (Jay Fretz, pastor). Mary, her husband Kip, and their boys were visiting Mary’s parents, CM and Marie Hicks, who are founding members of the Maranatha church. The Cones have served nine years in
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