Of all the things a congregation expects on a Sunday morning service, the onset of a live Hollywood production is probably quite low on the list. Goshen, Ind.’s Grace Community Church met with just such a unique and surprising opportunity last December, when It Takes a Church, the newest Game Show Network (GSN) matchmaking plug, approached Pastor Jim […]
Community Grace Brethren Church in Long Beach, Calif., is the site of a summer music program created through the nearby Andy Street Community Association. An article in the online Long Beach Grunion Gazette Newspaper tells the story. A portion of the article appears below. Click here to read the complete story. Andy Street, Jazz Angels Start
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The Simi Valley (Calif.) Acorn reports on last weekend’s Conejo Classic passing tournament, which pitted 12 local high school football teams against one another at Moorpark College. The smallest school to participate was Grace Brethren High School, which is a ministry of the Grace Brethren Church in Simi Valley (Jordan Bakker, pastor). Read how Grace Brethren took on
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Proverbs 20:1; 23:20–21, 29–33; Romans 14:19–21; Ephesians 5:15–18 Exercise Wisdom (Prov. 20:1) The Bible is very clear on the subject of abusing alcohol. To get drunk is to sin, and sin and the addiction to it have grave consequences, both temporal and eternal. The same principle can be applied to the use of illegal drugs.
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Perched neatly on the edges of four major interstates, Greencastle, Pa., is a literal “hub-city” for millions of travelers. It is also a hub for the homeless and those struggling financially, who end up caught between cities without money or transportation. Paul and Denise Hutchison witnessed that reality upon meeting a girl with a black
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Outstanding students from Grace Brethren High School, a ministry of the Grace Brethren Church, Simi Valley, Calif., were profiled this week in the Simi Valley Acorn. Meet Fredie Cordon, Anjali Lobana, Ashley Whitcomb, and Rachel Wood. Click here to read their complete profiles.
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Don Shoemaker, pastor emeritus at Grace Community Church, Seal Beach, Calif., was part of an article in the Long Beach (Calif.) Press-Telegram on May 29, 2014, about the chaplains’ program at the Seal Beach Police Department. We’ve published a portion of it below. Click here to read the complete article. Police chaplain’s support in aftermath
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Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Goshen, Ind. (Jim Brown, pastor) will be front and center this week on a new reality show on the Game Show Network. “It Takes A Church” is a matchmaking show hosted by Grammy and Dove award-winning artist Natalie Grant. A story in Saturday’s Goshen News tells the
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Gladys Deloe, wife of former BMH staff member, Jesse Deloe, was recognized Thursday night for her service to the Warsaw and Kosciusko County, Ind., community. She and Jesse are members of the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor). Below is a portion of a story about her award from the online
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Graduation at Grace Brethren High School, Simi Valley, Calif., was featured recently in the Simi Valley Acorn. The high school is a ministry of the Grace Brethren Church in Simi Valley (Jordan Bakker, pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Grads get one last lesson in faith
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