The Fall 2014 magazine from Brethren High School in Huntington Beach, Calif., features an article about last summer’s reunion of the first students at the school. The group gathered in Seal Beach, Calif., at the invitation of the Class of 1954 at the first 1947 location of the school, Seal Beach Grace Brethren Church (now known as
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“Sometimes the most powerful work within the church happens outside its walls.” Pretty good quote, huh? I’m thinking about patenting it. When I say it, I’m referring to the Southview Grace Brethren Church of Ashland, Ohio. Over the last twelve years at Southview, I have been sprinkled in Sunday school, youth group, and sermons. I recall, especially
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We have received word of the June 2014 death of Bob Hoeppner, a friend of Grace College and its students. He moved to Warsaw, Ind., to become president of Grace Manufacturing, a company that employed many Grace students and gave profits to Grace. His obituary appears below. Robert “Bob” Martin Hoeppner of Warsaw, Ind., went
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Crossroads Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Philadelphia, Pa. (Jim Brown, senior pastor), participated in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service in the Holmesburg neighborhood of Philadelphia. They partnered with Mount Zion Baptist Church to pray for the neighborhood, and to solicit canned goods and dry goods for the neighborhood food pantry
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Miriam McKeefery Uphouse Christensen of Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, Ind., died at 6:25 p.m. on Saturday, January 17, 2015, at Grace Village Health Care at the age of 97. She was born on September 10, 1917 in Philadelphia, Pa., to William James McKeefery and Anna (Reichelt) McKeefery. On November 4, 1939, she was married
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Paul Mutchler has announced that he is stepping down as pastor of Grace Church, a Grace Brethren church in Lanham, Md. In an open letter, he noted that he and his wife, Linda, have focused on R&R– relocation and refocusing. They will be moving to Lititz, Pa., so they can be near their grandchildren. He
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Jonathon Hall, who serves on the pastoral staff at the Grace Brethren Church, Ashland, Ohio (Dan Allan, pastor) has compiled The Ultimate Comprehensive Bible Timeline. He self-published the spiral-bound book because he wanted to be sure to have all the information in one place. “I believe I’ve answered all the questions about chronology that people have,”
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A determined young woman from Grace Brethren High School, a ministry of the Grace Brethren Church in Simi Valley, Calif. (Jordan Bakker, pastor) petitioned Simi Valley officials to change municipal law so she could raise chickens as a 4-H project. A story reporting the result appeared recently in The Acorn newspaper. A portion of the
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Grace Church at West Shore, St. Leonard, Md., is featured in a story this week at SoMdNews (Southern Maryland Newspapers Online) along with several other new churches in the region. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Churches start with seeds of faith Local pastors confront challenges in creating new
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Participants in the MetroGrace Gathering in Philadelphia, Pa., will have an opportunity to explore an urban medical ministry (see feature photo), campus outreaches, ministries to the homeless, and urban church plants during the weekend, which begins night (Friday) and concludes Sunday afternoon. The Gathering is designed to expose young adults, who have an interest in urban ministry,
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