Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Ephrata, Pa. (Kim Robertson, pastor), held a ground-breaking ceremony for the expansion of their building April 12. “The expansion will better equip us to minister to the needs of our congregation and the people of our community by adding more than 3,600 square feet in new construction,” said
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The swimming program at Grace Brethren High School, a ministry of Grace Brethren Church, Simi Valley, Calif., was recently featured in the Ventura County Star. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article (subscription may be required). Swimming notebook: Grace Brethren has depth in program Grace Brethren High swimming programs
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Marilyn Rose Winter was born June 14, 1936 and entered into her Savior’s presence on April 17, 2015 at Sunnyside, Wash. She had struggled with Alzheimer’s and chronic kidney failure for many years. She was 78 years of age. She was born in Argos, Ind., to Roy and Hazel Shoemaker. She loved growing up on
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Word has been received of the death of Tom McDonald, who served as an elder at Grace Brethrn churches in North Long Beach, Calif., and Pataskala, Ohio. He also supervised the construction of the gymnasium at the former Grace Brethren Navajo Mission in Counselor, N.M. One of his sons is Grace Brethren pastor, Fenton McDonald.
Six pastors from the Heartland District of Grace Brethren Churches gathered around a table at the Grace Brethren Church in Osceola, Ind. It had been a casual morning of evaluation and brainstorming – something the pastors of the region do once a quarter to encourage each other in ministry, while equipping one another.
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A story about the upcoming “Beast Feast” at Grace Community Church in Paulding, Ohio (Cameron Michael, campus pastor) is featured in yesterday’s Paulding, Ohio, Progress. The church is a campus of Grace Community Church in Fremont, Ohio (Kevin Pinkerton, pastor). a portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. Beast Feast
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Word had been received of the death of former Grace Brethren pastor, John Sholly. His obituary appears below. Click here to read a beautiful tribute by Kimberly Hoyt, whom he led to the Lord nearly 40 years ago and is now a pastor’s wife. John Jerome Sholly, 74, of Jonesville, Mich., died Thursday, April 9,
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The Woodville Grace Brethren Church, Mansfield, Ohio (Ron Smals, pastor) has broken ground for a new addition. WMFD.com has a story, which includes an interview with the pastor. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete story and video. Woodville Grace Brethren Church Starts Consteuction Mansfield’s Woodville Grace Brethren Church started
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Volunteers from Grace Polaris Church, a Grace Brethren church on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), were highlighted in a story this week in the Westerville (Ohio) News and Public Opinion. The story details how they’ve been involved in helping children at a local elementary school read. Dustin Speaks, who serves
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This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of the Palm Sunday tornados that struck throughout northern Indiana and the midwest. An article in Friday’s Goshen, Ind., News, recounts the impact on Elkhart County, which was severely impacted by the storms. Included in the story is the account of Audrey Leek, who with her husband, Richard, were
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