Seven years ago, April Figueroa, the wife of Frank L. Figueroa Jr., pastor of Waipio Grace Brethren Church in Mililani, Hawaii, was diagnosed with cancer. To cope with the stress of the illness, Frank and April decided to go to the gun range with some friends to get rid of some anxiety. “That really helped her focus and
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from the Sunnyside, Wash., Daily Sun-News: In a matter of moments an 85-year-old house at 612 S. Seventh St. in Sunnyside was no more as a demolition crew tore it down yesterday morning, Monday. The property is owned by the neighboring Grace Brethren Church. According to Chuck Winter, this house was located immediately next to the educational
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What do you do when someone who is a part of your family is suffering? You suffer alongside them. At least, that is what the Grace Brethren Church in Osceola, Ind. (Greg Serafino, pastor) did. When 30-year member Mary Keller contracted breast cancer in April of 2013, pastors Greg Serafino and Dave Knight sought to find a way
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Here’s a recent update from Grow New England, the Grace Brethren church planting organization in the New England states. Jack Brown, executive director, sent this report: We are very excited to welcome Phil and Emily Shearer to our team in New England. Phil and Emily have been married for six years and have three adorable
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The Medina, Ohio, campus of Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Akron, Ohio (Jeff Bogue, senior pastor; Tony Livigni, Medina lead pastor) is featured on the website, Worship Facilities. An article and slide show discusses the use of an industrial facility for meeting space for the Medina campus. A portion of the story appears below.
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Alice M. Peacock will be retiring from missionary service with Encompass World Partners in Argentina, South America, on July 31, 2015. Her thirty five years in various areas of that country have taught her much. Her Indiana University education and previous experience in private elementary schools around the Indianapolis, Ind., area prepared her for teaching
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A Facebook group has been formed to help reconnect hundreds of individuals who attended the Grace Brethren Church in Long Beach, Calif., when it was located at the corner of Fifth and Cherry. Howard Mayes, whose father, Dr. Charles Mayes, was pastor when the building burned in 1964, and Gordon Austin, who grew up in the
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Tony Webb, executive director of VisionUSA and VisionOhio, Grace Brethren church planting organizations, has announced the development of an online assessment tool to see if you are a “gatherer.” Tony teaches the GSE approach to church planting — Gatherer, Shepherd, Elder. This free tool, designed with Jonathan Reitz at Coachnet, will help people determine if they
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The worship team Grace Church, Bath Campus, Akron, Ohio (Jeff Bogue, senior pastor) is releasing their new album with a special night of worship at 7 p.m. tonight (May 29) in the Ghent Road Main Auditorium. ‘Unseen Certainty’ is Grace Church Music’s first studio album and is compiled of original songs written by people who are part
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In past eNewsletters, we’ve shared a few stories about how the most effective way to change the world is through discipling a few people – face to face and hands-on – and today’s story is another example of how Grace Brethren people are doing just that. George Swain had worked as a missionary with Encompass World Partners in Prague, Czech
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