Donna Melody, a member of Grace Community Church, Seal Beach, Calif. (Steve Williams, pastor) has received presidential recognition for her long volunteerism at Interval House, a program for women escaping abuse. Her honor was highlighted in the April 9, 2015, issue of the Sun Newspapers (see image below). The article quotes Interval House Executive Director Carol
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The recent e-newsletter from Caribbean Vision Ministries (Chuck Davis, executive director) reviews a recent visit from a ministry team from Grace Polaris Church (Mike Yoder, lead pastor). Dustin Speaks, who is the local witness and mobilization pastor at the church, is quoted. A portion of the newsletter appears below. If you’d like to learn more,
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Sunday’s Yakima (Wash.) Herald Republic tells how Dee Schilperoort and her mother-in-law, Niesje Schilperoort, showed a little kindness to German prisoners of war in the Yakima Valley during World War II. Dee is a member of the Grace Brethren Church in Harrah, Wash. (Peter Touhey, pastor). The story also shares a bit of Grace Brethren history and how
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A story about the recent “pack-a-thon” at Grace Christian School, a ministry of the West Kittanning Grace Brethren Church in Kittanning, Pa. (Larry Edwards, pastor), appears in this week’s Kittanning Paper. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. Grace Christian “Pack-a-Thon” Feeds Hungry Residents More than 50 Grace Christian
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“As the death toll from Saturday’s earthquake in Nepal passes 2,300, please pray for help for so many people who have lost so much,” says Barb Wooler, director of crisis response at Encompass World Partners. “Pray for wisdom as Encompass World Partners seeks the Lord concerning how to best help. We have some excellent leads
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Today’s Ashland, Ohio, Times-Gazette, includes a story about the quiz teams from the Grace Brethren Church in Ashland (Dan Allan, pastor). The teams recently competed in the Northeast Ohio District of Grace Brethren Churches. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. (Subscription may be required.) BIBLE QUIZZERS FROM ASHLAND
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It would be an understatement to say that Joyce Fitz is loyal. She has served as secretary for the Grace Brethren Church in Waynesboro, Pa. (Tim Clothier, senior pastor), for more than 40 years and she has been attending the church for 67 years. “Grace Brethren Church has been my home church since I was a baby. The
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Students at Warsaw Christian School, a ministry of Community Grace Brethren Church, Warsaw, Ind. (Roy Chapin, pastor), participated in a regional speech meet on Friday. The online news site, Ink Free News, shared the news. WARSAW CHRISTIAN SHINES AT ASCI SPEECH MEET 32 students from Warsaw Christian School participated in a regional Association of Christian
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The Ventura County Star included a story yesterday about Erin Bakker, the wife of Grace Brethren pastor Jordan Bakker, who experienced a stroke in early March. (See Erin Bakker Experiences Stroke.) The Bakkers and their daughters were guests of the Simi Valley Hospital on Wednesday where they were reunited with first responders and others who cared for
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My phone rings and I may not know the person calling, but they’re looking for help. In the December 2012 issue of GraceTouch I shared how my husband, Dick, was on a slow but constant downhill with Alzheimer’s disease. In February of 2014, God graciously saw fit to once again give him a whole body
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