Grace Brethren churches around the world are encouraged to set aside November 5 to celebrate the global Charis movement and to learn about how God brought Charis into existence and is using this vibrant alliance to bring the hope of Christ to the corners of the globe. The Charis Alliance is rooted in efforts to plant […]
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Slots are still available for the East Focus Retreat for Grace Brethren pastors and leaders. The retreat will be held October 16 – 18, 2017, at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Ocean City, 1701 Atlantic Avenue, Ocean City, Md. This is the second of five regional retreats that are designed to provide opportunities for leaders to refresh, reflect and
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Today’s story comes from Cheryl Edwards, author of the Elta series. Cheryl and her husband, Oliver, are church planters for GBCanada, starting Grasslands Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Medicine Hat, Alberta, in 2011. Oliver took the role of lead pastor at Bow Island Community Bible Church in 2015, where they now attend with their sons. (The Bow Island church joined the
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Last summer, Nick Cleveland, senior pastor of Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Wooster, Ohio, experienced a house fire at his family’s home. Though it was a devastating event for the Cleveland family, God used the tragedy to help connect the church to a unique ministry in the community called Sound the Alarm, where volunteers from the
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Elmer Gable, a member of Grace Brethren Church, Rittman, Ohio (Bud Olszewski, pastor), has been named the winner of its first-ever Maintenance Hero Contest by American Time, a market leader in integrated time solutions. Elmer is maintenance director at Kingsway Christian School in Orrville, Ohio. As the grand prize winner, Mr. Gable earned $3,000 in American Time
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Grace Church of Greater Akron, a Grace Brethren congregation in northeast Ohio (Jeff Bogue, senior pastor), has been named among the top in America in 2017 by Outreach Magazine. Listed at number 80, the church has seen a 10 percent growth in the last year, and is number 90 in the largest churches participating in
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“Never have I been so concerned for the state of our country,” says Dan O’Deens, executive director of Breathe Partners. He’s encouraging Grace Brethren people to unite in prayer. “It is appropriate at such a time as this to pray of our nation as a Fellowship and as the Church.” He’s asking people to take
The following story was written by Kerith Ackley-Jelinek, publications director at Grace College. It was first published in the 2017 summer edition of Two Eight & Nine Magazine. Lynda Vu (BS 88) is a marvel. Her life and accomplishments have taken her around the world many times in the service of her family and country. If
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Grace College’s men’s soccer goalkeeper Kurt Hamlin was named the NCCAA National Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Hamlin made six crucial saves in Grace’s 1-0 double overtime win at Ohio Christian. He made one of the plays of the game in the second half, saving a penalty kick in the 71st minute to keep the
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This past week, CE National Celebrations were held at Manheim Grace Brethren Church in Manheim, Pa., (Jeffrey Dunkle, senior pastor) and Grace Fellowship Church in Duncansville, Pa. (Mark Lingenfelter, pastor). It is always a delight to see friends and to make new ones! These dinners and programs provided opportunities to hear what God has been
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