Word has been received of the death of Carole Hocking, wife of former Grace Brethren pastor, David Hocking. This message was posted at the Hope for Today website, David Hocking’s website. (He was the first pastor of Grace Polaris Church, Columbus, Ohio, and was the pastor of the Grace Brethren Church, Long Beach, Calif., for many years.)
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This past Sunday, the Balmer Building was dedicated to the Lord as a ministry site at the Urban Hope Training Center in Philadelphia. Over the past year, the complete transformation of the building at the corner of A and Tioga Streets was accomplished. This facility will be used for housing the Grace College students majoring in urban ministry
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Gwen Higaki and her husband, Vernon, have made 10 trips to Cambodia, and anxiously await number 11 in January. “People say to us, ‘Oh, it must be beautiful if you’re making so many trips!’” Gwen says. “And we look at each other and say, ‘No, it’s not beautiful — it’s a third world country. But
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A story in the Norton, Ohio, Post and posted at nortonpost.com reports on a meeting Tuesday at Grace Church in Norton (Dan Gregory, campus pastor). The program dealt with a heavy topic — human trafficking. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. ‘There is always, always, always hope’ Norton
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The online news site, InkFreeNews, carries a story today about CapeAble, a business began by Marna Pacheco and Susan Hickok. (Marna is a member of the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church, Bruce Barlow, lead pastor.) A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. WINONA LAKE RESIDENT PROVES EVERYONE IS ‘CAPE’ABLE Marna
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What began as an happy event at the Rosemont Grace Brethren Church, Martinsburg, W.Va., ended in tragedy Wednesday evening as a distracted driver veered across a parking lot and struck two men who were walking to the church’s annual Thanksgiving dinner. Michael Cline and Patrick Lewis were walking to the church when they were struck
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An article in the Mennonite World Review, reporting on a recent panel discussion at the Lancaster (Pa.) Brethren in Christ Church, might be of interest to those in the Grace Brethren movement. The Grace Brethren, who trace their spiritual heritage to Alexander Mack and the 1708 baptism of eight adults in the Eider River in Germany,
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The online news site for the Kittanning Paper, Kittanning, Pa., has a story about the upcoming Thanksgiving dinner at the West Kittanning Grace Brethren Church (Larry Edwards, pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. West Kittanning Church Distributing Free Thanksgiving Meals Saturday A church Thanksgiving tradition is becoming
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A little girl was rolling down the grassy hill. She was about to get up to do it again when a second girl rolled right on past her. Not to be bested, she launched into another roll to reach her friend further down the hill. The two laughed as they stopped at the bottom avoiding
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A recent story on Inside INdiana Business, tells the story of Capeable, a business begun by Marna Pacheco and Susan Hickok. (Marna and her husband, Dan, are members of the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church.) A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete story. Child Inspires Weighted Quilt Line FORT WAYNE
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