Thanks to generous gifts from around the country, the Urban Hope Community Church, Philadelphia, Pa., packed approximately 270 Thanksgiving meals last night (November 17). Neighborhood families were able to purchase a meal for $5. The $5, in turn, went towards paying a couple of unemployed individuals from the church for the work they do in […]
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In early 2015, the leaders at East Side Grace Brethren Church in Blacklick, Ohio, started talking about practical ways to turn the focus of their church outward through various ministries. They dubbed this new initiative #EastSideOutside. “Some of [the ministries] were familiar: intentional nursing home visits, and home bound people, yard work for families, that sort
Dr. Augustin Hibaile, Grace Brethren leader in the Central African Republic, was honored last month at Movement Day in New York City. He was recognized for his faithful work in the CAR through the CIDEL ministry as an avid advocate for transforming cities in the name of Christ. “It was a surprise to be chosen among the
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A group of Grace College business professors, Warsaw-area businessmen, and Grace Brethren leaders met for an informal brainstorming session Wednesday with Nathan Bryant, Grace Brethren church planter. The lunch meeting was organized by Dr. Bill Katip, president of Grace College and Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind. Bryant, who was instrumental in beginning the Grace Brethren movement in Canada,
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A new Grace Brethren church plant in Troy, Ohio, has found a home in a historic building in downtown Troy. Built as a Lutheran church in 1912, it has housed numerous congregations over the years, according to church planter Jason Bradshaw. The building is a few blocks from the town square and across the street
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A story in yesterday’s Ventura County Star shares the details of the next round of play for the Grace Brethren volleyball team as they advance in the CIF-State Championships this week. Grace Brethren High School is a ministry of Grace Brethren Church, Simi Valley, Calif. (Jordan Bakker, pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click
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An article in Friday’s Simi Valley (Calif.) Acorn tells the story of Franki Allegra, a student at Grace Brethren High School who is raising funds to buy Christmas gifts for families in need. (Grace Brethren High School is a ministry of Grace Brethren Church, Simi Valley, Jordan Bakker, pastor.) A portion of the story appears
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A story in the Ventura County Star details the win Simi Valley’s Grace Brethren volleyballers had on Friday in Southern California. Grace Brethren High School is a ministry of the Grace Brethren Church, Simi Valley (Jordan Bakker, pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. Grace Brethren wins Div.
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Grace Brethren churches and ministries have responded with thousands of dollars of aid to Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, which struck the island on October 4 as a Category 4 storm. Four ministries within the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches work in the region. All continue to respond to needs created following the
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Yesterday’s Chicago Tribune includes a story about Harold Jones-Quartey, a safety for the Chicago Bears and a product of Crusader Football, an athletic club program with roots in Grace Polaris Church, a Grace Brethren congregation on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor). (See Crusader Football Seeks to ‘Honor Jesus.’) A portion
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