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Tom Hughes Hospitalized Following Heart Attack

Tom Hughes, former Grace Brethren pastor, has been hospitalized in Texas following a mild heart attack, according to Roy Halberg, pastor of Grace Fellowship of Alta Loma in California. Below is his message, sent to southern California pastors late yesterday. Many of you know and remember Tom Hughes who served on our staff at Long Beach […]

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10 From Asia’s Hope Thailand Compete in National Cricket Tournament

From the Asia’s Hope website: Six girls and four boys from Asia’s Hope are participating in the 2014 Thailand National Youth Cricket Tournament, which starts on December 8. Last year, two girls from Asia’s Hope homes were selected to play for the Thailand National Team, traveling to Kuwait for the World Championships. They finished the season as the

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Simi Valley’s Grace Brethren Falls in CIF Division Final

The Grace Brethren Lancers of Simi Valley, Calif., lost on Saturday, 34-21, to St. Margaret’s in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF)  Southern Section East Valley Division final. Grace Brethren High School is a ministry of the Grace Brethren Church in Simi Valley, Calif. (Jordan Bakker, pastor). The Los Angles Daily News carries a story about the game. A

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Grace Brethren Football Team Heads for Division Finals

An article in Wednesday’s LA Daily News details the path that the Grace Brethren High School football team has taken to Saturday’s CIF Southern Section East Valley Division final game. Grace Brethren High is a ministry of Grace Brethren Church of Simi Valley, Calif. (Jordan Bakker, pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click here

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Brooksville, Fla., GBC Marks 40th Anniversary

The Grace Brethren Church, Brooksville, Fla., celebrated it’s 40th anniversary on November 16. Approximately 150 people attended the celebration. Below is a brief history, shared by Pastor Bill Smith. In the first part of the 1970’s, Pastor Herman Koontz began traveling from Deltona, Fla., to Brooksville to conduct a Bible Study with two Grace Brethren

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Pottstown, Pa., Ministry Meets Needs of Homeless

Grace Brethren pastor, Kirk Moyer, who leads Still Waters Church in Pottstown, Pa., is quoted in a recent article in the Mercury News. A portion of the article appears below. Click here to read the complete story. Pottstown-area businesses are assisting the homeless with food, services or donated goods …Still Waters Church Pastor Kork Moyer,

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GraceConnect Joins in #GivingTuesday

The Brethren Missionary Herald Company, parent organization of graceconnect.us and bmhbooks.com, is joining the national day of generosity on December 2, #GivingTuesday. GivingTuesday is designed to harness the collective power of a unique blend of partners—charities, families, businesses, and individuals—to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. Coinciding with the Thanksgiving

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Two Pennsylvania Churches Welcome Pastors

Two Pennsylvania churches have welcomed new pastoral leadership within the last few weeks. Adam Johnson is now the campus pastor at the Penn Valley Bux Mont Campus, a branch of Penn Valley Grace Brethren Church in Telford, Pa. (Tim Boal, executive director; Larry Orme, executive pastor). Adam served at the Grace Brethren Church, Martinsburg, Pa., for six years

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