“God had put on our hearts to pursue multiplication. This was a version of multiplication that made a lot of sense to us,” says Ezra Wimberly. Grace Church in Bath, Ohio (Jeff Bogue, senior pastor), recently opened a new building, called The Extension, located a few miles away from their original building. But it was meant to be a
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The journal, Brethren Life and Thought, is celebrating 60 years and editor Denise Kettering-Lane has planned two exciting issues to help celebrate, according to Karen Garrett, managing editor. Brethren Life and Thought is a joint publication of Bethany Theological Seminary and the Brethren Journal Association. The journal solicits thoughtful interpretive essays, scholarly articles, and short creative
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John Heideman, who serves as music director at Grace Community Church, Seal Beach, Calif. (Steve Williams, pastor), was featured last week in the Daily Breeze after students at Mira Costa High School, where he teaches, held a rally in his support. Heideman, who is battling cancer, will be retiring after 39 years at the school. A portion
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A recent story on ABC’s late-night news program, Nightline, tells the story of Teresa Stinson’s search for her birth mother. She grew up in the Grace Brethren Church, Middlebranch, Ohio (Jeff Brown, pastor), and is the daughter of Tom and Charlotte Horney. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete story and watch the
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Last week, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal, the mountainous country between Tibet and India. The epicenter was located midway between the capital, Kathmandu, and the nation’s second-largest city, Pokhara. Aftershocks magnified the damage and complicated rescue efforts. Thousands of people are known to have died including reports of fatalities in India, Bangladesh, Tibet, and on Mount Everest.
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Ever since we met, my wife, Kristin, and I have talked about adoption. We knew after we were married we would have biological kids, but we also knew that we would add to our family through adoption. Our heart for adoption flows out of the gospel that is very clearly highlighted in this passage in Galatians… But
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This week’s Upper Arlington News carries a story about a drama camp that is led by a member of the Grace Brethren Church, Upper Arlington, Ohio (Fenton McDonald, pastor). Katie Schmidt and her husband, Andy, were among those who helped plant the church in the Columbus suburb and she is using the building as the location
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Dr. Paulette Sauders is about to complete her 50th year teaching at Grace College. Only three others have reached this esteemed milestone at Grace (Dr. Homer Kent, Jr., Ron Henry and R. Wayne Snider), but Sauders is the first faculty member to accomplish this while still actively teaching full-time. Sauders graduated from Grace College in
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Troy McIntosh, head of Worthington Christian Schools, which is a ministry of Grace Polaris Church on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), is quoted in an article in the new online magazine, Westerville 365. The article, “Leveraging the Limelight,” feature’s Ohio’s first lady, Karen Kasich. In it she talks about the decision
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Asia’s Hope, a cooperating ministry in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, has announced and effort to support front-line responders caring for orphans in the wake of the Nepal Earthquake. The following was initially shared on their Facebook page. Asia’s Hope has several orphan homes in northern India, a region bordering Nepal. The entire Himalayan region been
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