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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A story in the Goshen, Ind., News, tells about a new effort to reach the region for Christ. Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Goshen (Jim Brown, pastor), is participating in the effort and is the host for a daily prayer meeting for the event. A portion of the story appears below. Click here
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Mark Artrip, church planting pastor of Movement Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Hilliard, Ohio, posted a photo on the social media platform, Instagram, today that warrants a shout-out here. “This summer @joshhowardmusic and I saw the Google maps truck driving by my house so we ran outside and waved. Today we found our success,” he posted
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A post on the website for The Hope Center at Hagerstown Rescue Mission, a non-profit, faith-based relief and rehabilitation organization that serves the greater Hagerstown region, includes photos of the cantata concert presented by the combined choirs of the Maranatha Brethren Church and Valley Grace Brethren churches (Dan Thornton and Dan Pritchett, pastors, respectively). A portion of the
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Leaders of national and cooperating organizations in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) are meeting this week on the north side of Columbus, Ohio. More than 15 have gathered for a time of updates, brainstorming, and collaboration. The sessions kicked off this evening with dinner, followed by introductions, and a “state of the union”
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Three individuals and two churches that are affiliated with the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches have been nominated for the Liberator Award in Ohio. The Liberator Award was created in honor of William Lloyd Garrison, considered a “radical Abolitionist” for his views on not only the immediate eradication of slavery but also for equal rights of blacks and women.
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Yesterday, GraceConnect shared the story of Officer Ken Lawson, a member of Grace Polaris Church, Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, pastor), who with his wife, stepped in to help a needy family. This morning, Officer Lawson shared this video. “This was 104.9 The River’s video of the gift delivery,” he writes. “Thanks for posting the story.
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Ken Lawson, a police officer in Columbus, Ohio, and a member of Grace Polaris Church, a Grace Brethren congregation on the north side of Columbus (Mike Yoder, pastor), was featured recently on ABC-6 (WSYX-TV) after he and his wife stepped in to help a needy family. The effort snowballed with the help of his church, a local
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Each year after Thanksgiving, the front lawn of East Side Grace Brethren Church in Blacklick, Ohio (Chip Heim, senior pastor), transforms into that enduring holiday motif: the Christmas tree lot. Open weekends in the afternoon until Christmas, Trees of Hope, a ministry of East Side Grace Brethren Church, brings the entire congregation together, combining ministries and talents to
