Former Grace Brethren pastor, Forrest Jackson, died today (May 25) at Grace Brethren Village in Dayton, Ohio. (He was one of the founders of the Village in the 1970s.) He pastored in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches for more than 55 years. A memorial celebration is planned for June 12 at First Grace in Dayton, […]
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First Grace Brethren Church, Dayton, Ohio (Bruce Jackson, lead pastor), is hosting Gospel Jam 2016 on Sunday, June. Part of the event will include a Dayton Food Truck Rally. The doors open at 5 p.m. for a 6 p.m. concert that includes the Booth Brothers and Legacy Five.
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Lucas Cone, son of Kip and Mary Cone, who served with Encompass World Partners in Germany, has been named Salutatorian at Warsaw Community High School. (Kip is currently the proclamation pastor at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church.) Below is a portion of the story from the online news site, InkFreeNews. Click here to read the complete
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Over the weekend, Encounter Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Dublin, Ohio (Sean Spoelstra, pastor) was featured in a news item on WBNS TV (Channel 10) in Columbus, Ohio. The story told of their efforts to help the disadvantaged in Guatemala. Click on the link below to view the story.
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A multi-national group of Grace Brethren people are on the ground in Ecuador helping with earthquake relief. Below is Saturday’s post from Barb Wooler, director of crisis relief for Encompass World Partners, which includes a prayer request for the team. T MINUS ZERO … AND THEY’RE OFF! Most if not all of the Latin American
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CE National has again honored Grace Church of Greater Akron, Ohio (Jeff Bogue, senior pastor) as Church of the Year. The recognition is based on their growth, vision, teamwork, strategic planning, cultural relevance, commitment to the Scriptures and leadership development. “What an honor it was for the CE National board of directors to be in Akron,
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Today’s the day a multi-national team from Grace Brethren churches and ministries heads to Ecuador to help with earthquake relief. Here is yesterday’s report from Barb Wooler, director of crisis response for Encompass World Partners. T -12 HOURS TO DEPLOYMENT Tomorrow (Saturday) morning the team of 11 members from five Latin American countries will be
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Here is Thursday’s post from Barb Wooler, director of crisis response at Encompass World Partners, as a multi-national team gears up to travel to Ecuador to help with earthquake relief. While Walter Testa (left in photo at right) will not be deploying with the team to the earthquake damage zone in Canoa, Ecuador, he is
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For the past 20 years, Glen and Joy Gilraine have called the state of Indiana home; along with their six kids and two German Shepherds. However, Glen was born and raised in Boston, Mass. He was a Catholic who met and married Protestant wife Joy when she was working as a Boston nanny from her native
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Here’s yesterday’s post from Barb Wooler, director of crisis response for Encompass World Partners, regarding the team that is headed to Ecuador to help with Earthquake relief. The TEAM of 11 who depart on Saturday (May 21) to Ecuador’s earthquake zone is ending this day stronger than when it started. Why? Ironically, because of the
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