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New Grace Brethren Church is Part of Feature Story

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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MetroGrace Gathering Begins Tonight

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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Hagerstown Churches Present Combined Concert

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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FGBC Organizational Leaders Meet in Columbus

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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Grace Brethren People, Churches, Recognized for Work to Prevent Sex Trafficking

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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Columbus Police Officer Inspires Help for Needy Families

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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