Grace Polaris Church, a Grace Brethren congregation on the north side of metropolitan Columbus, Ohio, is a church with a history of more than 50 years. However, the experience of their pastoral team, headed by Mike Yoder as lead pastor, spans more than eight decades, ranging from Marion Forrest (in whose home the church began in […]
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Jim Brown, senior pastor of Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Goshen, Ind., is featured in an article in the Elkhart County edition of the paper this week. The story was written by Savannah Rose Brown in preparation for attending a journalism camp next summer. A portion of the story appears below. Click
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A story about Casey Fetterhoff, nephew of Grace Brethren pastor, Bob Fetterhoff (Grace Church, Wooster, Ohio), and grandson of retired pastor Dean and Billie Fetterhoff (and son of Rich and Amy), is featured in his hometown newspaper, the Homer, Alaska, Tribune. He is volunteering at a school on Isreal’s West Bank. A portion of the story
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A team of nine people from South Carolina, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania are on their way to the Central African Republic to minister for the next several weeks. Traveling with Three Strands, a cooperating ministry in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, the group will work with local leaders in providing medical care, primarily in
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Nearly every week when I zip together my personal laundry bag, I thank the Lord for the lesson He taught me from that zipper. That zipper is an old metal one, in good condition, but as contrary as they come. For weeks I struggled to make it work properly, but it either would not cooperate
“I’d rather have thousands of people preach the gospel than just one guy,” said Jim Custer, long-time pastor of Grace Polaris Church (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), Columbus, Ohio, who now serves the congregation as teaching pastor. How about 100 singers, a 40-piece orchestra, a cast of hundreds, and more than 300 volunteers working on a
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Glen Sykes, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church, San Diego, Calif., has been experiencing heart-related health issues over the last several weeks. According to a post on Facebook, he is currently in surgery (Wednesday morning, November 23). Below is a post from his wife, Cora, and shared here with permission. Pray for Glen and Cora as
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For those who are struggling to be thankful this year because of the election results, I just want to share a thought. I understand the concerns of those who feel certain groups who tend to be marginalized will be neglected even more. However, for those of us who belong to the Kingdom of Heaven and are just
A story in the Bowling Green, Ohio, News-Sentinal describes how two congregations are joining to provide a Thanksgiving meal for international students and residents. One of those congregations is Grace Church (Rod Peebles, pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. Community groups join forces for Thanksgiving feasts Two
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We Care Warsaw, the annual outreach hosted by the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor), is being held today. A story on the front page of the Warsaw, Ind., Times-Union, tells more about the event. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. We Care Warsaw
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