Robert Soto, a Native American dancer who pastors the Grace Brethren Church in McAllen, Tex., has been involved in a protracted legal situation after federal agents came to a pow wow on March 11, 2006 and confiscated 42 eagle feathers there were being used in ceremonies. In part, the case centers on the fact that the tribe
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Earlier this week, graceconnect.us reported the death of Christianna Ringler, a student from Ashland, Ohio, who had attended Momentum Youth Conference earlier this summer, and who was involved in a fatal car accident on August 15. Today, the staff at Momentum sent this message about a decision that changed Christianna’s life in the days prior
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Fight Club is a ministry to encourage men to be the husband, father, and leader they were meant to be. Learn more about this ministry in this video, which was first shown at FellowShift, the national conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. The conference was held in Washington, D.C., in July 2014. Fight
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The Happy Church, a Grace Brethren Church in Jackson, Ky. (Mike Tabor, pastor), runs 15 ministries geared toward teaching lasting skills and positive attitudes in adults and, especially, children. These ministries include weekly Bible studies; food baskets, where adults can work an hour in exchange for a meal; Happy Soles, a back-to-school ministry that provides kids
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“We’re in a war of information here,” said Dr. Randy Smith, director of the Great Commission Bible Institute (GCBI), a ministry of Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Sebring, Fla., and the armory is the Internet. The World Wide Web is only 25 years old. He says that in that quarter of a century, however, it has gained 2.9
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Last summer, the staff of Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Orange, Calif. (Mike Sciarra, pastor), visited a bike repair ministry in Atlanta, Ga. Immediately they knew it was an idea that would transfer to their community. In this video, learn how members of Grace Church gather each month to share Christ’s love through
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Design Outreach, a cooperating organization in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, was recently featured in a news story on NBC4, Columbus, Ohio. Click here to read the complete story. Click on the link below to view the story. NBC4: Columbus, Ohio News, Weather, and Sports (WCMH-TV) Local Group Builds Pumps To Provide Clean Water
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The Momentum Facebook page reports that a 16-year-old girl who attended the Grace Brethren Church in Ashland, Ohio (Dan Allan, pastor), and who had participated in the recent Momentum youth conference, has died as the result of a traffic accident. A portion of a report appears below. Click here to read the complete story from
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Hosea 14:1–9 Acknowledge Sin (1–2) God can restore anyone. Ask Moses. God changed him from a murderer into a deliverer. Ask David. God changed him from an adulterer and a murderer into a psalm writer and for 3,000 years he’s been helping believers in their relationships with God. But there is one requirement: repentance. “Return,
Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Mississauga, Ontario (Bartley Sawatsky, pastor) has hosted the Brasil pavilion during the annual Carassauga Cultural Festival. It’s provided an open door to ministering to hundreds of people who come through their doors during the event. Learn more in this video, which was first shown at FellowShift, the
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