Randi Walle

What’s a Block Party without face-painting? Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church held a neighborhood Block Party Wednesday evening, September 15. The goal–in addition to attracting neighborhood children–was to have families of Awana and Pre-School children mix with church families and have a good time getting acquainted. Names and addresses were collected (i.e. registration for

Part of the goal in the Block Party was to expose neighborhood families and children to ministries of the church–such as SMM. Every balloon at the SMM booth had a “secret message” in it.  

Members of the Winona Lake Fire Department were on hand with a pumper truck and a “small house with fake flames” to allow children to put out the fire with a real firehose. Lines were very long for this attraction! 

Have a donut! Food available at the WLGBC Block Party included fresh donuts, popcorn, hot dogs, slurpees, chips&salsa, and much more. 

Dana Landrum, an artistically-inclined young wife and mother from the Pataskala, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church (Pastor Fenton McDonald), is featured in her community newspaper this week for work she and the church did in renovating part of a community swimming pool facility. Pastor Fenton McDonald says, “Dana and her husband, Gary, attend our church. She

Do you ever wonder what songs other churches are using, and how your worship repertoire compares? Here, according to a recent communication from CCLI, are the recent Top 25 Reported Songs from their royalty reports: 1. Here I Am To Worship – Tim Hughes 2. Open the Eyes of My Heart – Paul Baloche 3.

The Grace Brethren Church of Canton, OH, is celebrating its 100th anniversary with events planned for October 2 & 3, 2004. Here are excerpts from the church’s notice about anniversary events: Our theme is “Honor our Heritage~ Challenge our Future.” On Sat., Oct. 2, we will meet at the “old church” at 2nd & Hartford,

During the 16th century the Anabaptists were rejected and persecuted by Catholic and Protestants alike. This Spring, almost 400 years later, Catholic, Lutheran and Reformed bodies have sought reconciliation and forgiveness for their treatment of the Anabaptists. (see archived items on this blog August 7 “Exploring Our Anabaptist Roots” and August 18 “Making Amends With

CORDOVA, Tenn. (BP)–Adrian Rogers, who helped lead the Southern Baptist Convention back to its biblical, historical roots, announced his retirement as pastor of the Memphis-area Bellevue Baptist Church Sept. 12. Rogers’ retirement is effective next spring, although a specific date has not yet been given. The goal is to have a new pastor in place

Grace Seminary grad and former Grace faculty member Larry Poland, who for a number of years has headed an outreach ministry to media and entertainment professionals in Hollywood, is the founder and organizer of an annual Media Prayer Breakfast. Excerpts from a release giving details on this year’s event follow: “Prayer” and “Hollywood” don’t often