“February the 8th, 2002, I made a traffic stop in the heart of the precinct with…a lot of gang activity, [and] violent crime. I was bringing one of the passengers out of the car when he pushed me. We began to fight. It was literally a fight for my life. I was at the point […]
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A story at San Diego Reader reports on recent news at the Grace Brethren Church, San Diego, Calif. (Glen Sykes, pastor). The church is selling a portion of its property. Part of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. Grace Brethren Church in Clairemont to subdivide property On March 21, Sam listened
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“I can’t do this! I just want to quit!” This is what I told the Lord as I trudged along on the treadmill. Early in January, I had begun a journey toward better physical health. Now I had hit a wall. I hadn’t seen much progress in the past week or two. The treadmill at
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Design Outreach, a cooperating ministry in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, was featured this week in the Lantern, the student newspaper of The Ohio State University, where Design Outreach co-founder, Greg Bixler, is a faculty member. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. LifePump works to provide water to
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The small town of Bethlehem, Pa., stands at a crossroads of sorts. Situated less than two hours from Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and New York, the former steel town welcomes varied ethnic groups and nationalities from all over the country. About six years ago, Lehigh Valley Grace Brethren Church was asking God how they could effectively reach
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I walked into the guest room and reached for the light switch. My finger encountered a thick powdery substance. I sighed. Here we go again! In the past month, I have experienced the same thing over and over. I reach for a coffee cup and it feels gritty. I go to use an appliance and
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Two more regional roundtables are scheduled as CE National sponsors time for people who work in youth ministries to meet for sharing, inspiration, and interaction. The first Youth Worker Round Tables was held February 2, at the Norwalk Grace Brethren Church in Southern California with Ed Lewis and TK (Timothy Kurtaneck). During March, similar events were
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A story in last week’s Simi Valley, Calif., Acorn, shares how Gunner Hellstrom, a senior catcher at Grace Brethren High School in Simi Valley, will be following his dream to play for the University of Nebraska next year. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. (Grace Brethren High School is a
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An item in the Ventura County (Calif.) Star this week outlines the releaguing process for schools in the region. Among them is Grace Brethren High School, a ministry of Grace Brethren Church, Simi Valley, Calif. (Jordan Bakker, pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. Releaguing plan brings opportunities
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John McCollum, executive director of Asia’s Hope, a cooperating ministry in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, is interviewed this week on the podcast, Success to Significance. He talks with host, Rick Coplin, about the beginnings of the organization, which provides long-term, family-style residential care for orphaned children in Cambodia, Thailand, and India. Click here
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