Leaders of Grace Brethren ministries gathered today in Columbus, Ohio, for their annual time of connecting and networking. The group has come from around the U.S. and represent both the history national ministries and newer cooperating ministries. After dinner, Keith Minier, pastor of Grace Fellowship, Pickerington, Ohio, who is planning national conference, reported on the
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Two long-time members of Grace Polaris, a Grace Brethren congregation on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), were eyewitnesses to the beginning of Friday’s tragic events at the airport in Fort Lauderdale. Hobe and Judy Raikes are visible in a security video which was released on Sunday. (Click here to view
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Word has been received of the death of Harry T. “Bud” Barger, of Hagerstown, Md. He served on the boards of the Grace Brethren North American and the Grace Brethren Investment Foundation and was director of the Grace Brethren Fellowship Estate and Financial Planning Ministry. His obituary appears below. Harry (Bud) T. Barger Jr. Harry T. “Bud” Barger Jr., of
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A column by Dave Pacheco, interim pastor at Grace Brethren Church, Delaware, Ohio, appears in this morning’s Delaware Gazette. A portion of the article appears below. Click here to read the complete story. Best resolution: Get to know Christ Let me be the 749th person to wish you a Happy New Year. 2017 is here!
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A team traveling from Pennsylvania to Haiti was in the Fort Lauderdale airport yesterday when a gunman began shooting in the baggage claim area of Terminal 2. The group of seven from Myerstown, Pa., were headed to work with the Young Lights Church that is part of Breathe Partners, a cooperating ministry in the Fellowship
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Dr. Ernest William “Bill” Male, 89, of Tecumseh, Mich., completed his earthly journey and stepped into eternity with his Savior on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Cambrian Memory Care Center in Tecumseh, Mich. He lived the largest portion of his life in Warsaw and Winona Lake, Ind. He was born on November 7, 1927 in Streator,
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Today’s video story involves three men who share their stories about how Fight Club, a 10-week journey covering spiritual, relational, and physical challenges alongside other believing men, has impacted their lives. “There are guys sitting on the sidelines [who] say, oh Fight Club, that’s just a bunch of guys that get together and do this and
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Enough! How much pain should I endure at the hands of those I love? That’s been my heart’s cry recently. With each infraction, I struggle to forgive, find hope and keep on loving. But when is it enough? Is it okay to place a protective shield around my heart? I’ve wrestled with this. It’s often
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Care and concern for those in the family of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches exemplified the themes of articles accessed the most on graceconnect.us during 2016. More than 77,764 hits were recorded at the site during the year (as of Friday, December 30). This was up from more than 70,000 hits in 2015. Of the 77,764
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Sometimes what we want most during the winter season is to sip a hot beverage in the company of friends. For the ladies of Peninsula Grace Brethren Church in Soldotna, Alaska (Justin Franchino, lead pastor), that warmth often comes from their annual Christmas Tea. In the past, the church hosted occasional brunches during the winter months, where eight
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