Randi Walle

After days of searching for them, two pastors in the Russian southern town of Beslan have now discovered that six of their eight young children died in the local school hostage drama that shocked the nation. An official of the U.S.-backed Russian Ministries said Wednesday that brothers and pastors Taymuraz and Sergey Totiev from the

Grace Seminary alumnus and former administrator Dr. Robert Provost, now head of the Slavic Gospel Association, requests prayer for families affected by the recent hostage-taking and massacre in Beslan, in southwest Russia. Specifically, he requests prayer for the children of church-planting pastor Sergei Totiev, whose children were in the Beslan Middle School. In the photo

The Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Edvard Tchivzhel, played a free Hillside Labor Day Weekend concert at Winona Lake on Sunday afternoon, September 5. Playing from a tent situated at one end of the former site of the Billy Sunday Tabernacle, the ensemble played a repertoire of light classical and pops numbers.

Today’s Los Angeles Times has a very good wrapup article summarizing why conservative Christians are leaving the GOP Convention in New York with optimism. Here are the first several paragraphs. To read the entire article click here. Christian Conservatives Leave Convention in Great Spirits by James Rainey, Times Staff Writer NEW YORK — They may

An auction of donated boats throughout the Labor Day week is being conducted by staff of Urban Encounter, the Chicago church-planting initative of Grace Brethren North American Missions. From September 4-11 bidders can vie for the watercraft via bidsheets in the tent on the grounds of the auction. For more information, or to make a

Clive Craigen (left), Amy Hunter (center) and Shawn Kantenwein (right) were present for the opening of the GBNAM/Urban Encounter Boat Auction at New Horizon Community Grace Brethren Church in Winona Lake on Saturday morning, September 4. Craigen is the Chicago team leader for Urban Encounter, Amy Hunt is a staff associate, and Kantenwein is a

Here are two items from the latest newsletter of the Christian Management Association. The first warns local churches and pastors of the importance of keeping receipts for reimbursable expenses, and the second offers help to churches wishing to know more about safeguards in using volunteers, particularly in overseeing children’s ministries. IRS Asserts Sanctions Against Minister

The Navigators, a worldwide partnership focused on evangelizing and discipling the nations, has appointed a new international president, Englishman Michael W. Treneer, former Africa director. The selection came after a four-month process that concluded with a vote of the international council. The council, chaired by Dr. Jerry White, the current international president of 18 years,

Grace College basketball coach Jim Kessler (center, red shirt), recently returned from leading a group of eight coaches who led basketball clinics, taught about AIDS, and shared the Gospel in three cities in Kenya, Africa. Five of the eight coaches were from the Community Grace Brethren Church in Warsaw, Indiana. Kessler and the coaches conducted

Grace College class of 1964 planning team, under the direction of class president Dan Pacheco (standing, left), met recently to begin planning the class’s 40th year reunion at the Grace College Homecoming this November 5 and 6. Other officers and members of the planning team included (seated, left) Paulette Macon Sauders, Sharon Auxt White, and