Word has been received of the death of Kathy Herman, a long-time fixture in Grace Brethren offices and the wife of Ken Herman, who worked with the Brethren Missionary Herald Company, the parent organization of GraceConnect, for 33 years. Her obituary appears below. Kathryn “Kathy” Mae Herman of Winona Lake, Ind., died at 12:03 p.m. on
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CE National honors and encouraged faithful servants in ministry each year. They recently announced that they are taking nominations for the Faithfulness Award in 2016. Here’s information from their website: Each year, CE National provides an opportunity to encourage and honor faithful servants in ministry. The CE National Faithfulness Award is an opportunity to nominate those
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Thirty delegates represented 19 countries with established Grace Brethren churches. Seeking a way to work together as a united movement for the cause of Christ, representatives of Grace Brethren ministries from around the world met for the Charis International Leadership Encounter (CILE) in early November in Bangkok, Thailand. Thirty delegates represented 19 countries with established
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My attention span seems to be that of a gnat (which, by the way, is about .210005 of a second, according to Google). Ask me to pray out loud, likely you’ll hear simple sentences and unassuming words. Sometimes I wonder if my spoken prayers sound more like the ubiquitous 7-11 worship songs of the 90s.
Grace Church in Wooster, Ohio (Bob Fetterhoff, senior pastor) hosts a Stories section of their website featuring testimonies of their church members. Recently they featured the story of Heather, who clung to the words and presence of God during her difficult childhood and young adult life and watched Him transform her life. “[God] knew exactly what
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The family of Glyndowyn Harris, who went to be with the Lord this past week, has been asked concerning appropriate direction of memorial gifts in honor of their mother. In view of Glyn’s many years of service within the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, her heart for getting the gospel across our land and to
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Leaders from Grace Brethren ministries are gathered in Columbus, Ohio, tonight and tomorrow to discuss ways they can collaborate and cooperate. Meeting on the north side of Columbus, the group met first for dinner before hearing an update from Bartley Sawatsky, executive director of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches and pastor of Renew Church,
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Word has been received of the death of former Grace Brethren pastor’s wife, Glyndowyn Harris. Her obituary and other information appears below. Glyndowyn Coral Hage Harris, 94, died sleeping during the early morning of January 7, 2016. She had been living in Longview, Tex., since August of 2007. The last few years there she lived
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“My story not really beautiful like other people,” said Sumitra “Faa” Choemue, co-founder of Grace Refuge Outreach Worldwide (G.R.O.W.) Thailand. “My life was very difficult.” Faa was the youngest of 12, five of whom passed away before she was born. Her mother died when she was young, and her father was an alcoholic and drug addict
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Word has been received of the death of Viola Richards, mother of Grace Brethren pastor, Joel Richards, who also serves as president of the Association of Grace Brethren Ministers. Joel is the pastor of the LaLoma Grace Brethren Church in Modesto, Calif. Services will be held Saturday, January 9, 2016, at the LaLoma Grace Brethren
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