A modern American parable A little boy went to a parade and heard a band for the first time. He liked the horns—the trumpets, the trombones, the baritones, and the tubas. Especially the tubas. That summer, his grandpa took him to the park where a band played as part of the celebration of Independence Day.
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Today’s Akron Beacon Journal carries a story about a memorial fund that has been established to help the family of Pete Radke, a member of Grace Church Bath Campus, a Grace Brethren congregation in Akron, Ohio (Jeff Bogue, senior pastor). A portion of the article appears below. Click here to read the complete story. Memorial
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Ryan Rodeman, adult ministries pastor at Grace Church Bath Campus, Akron, Ohio, was interviewed by the Cleveland television station, Fox 8, regarding the weekend drowning death of Peter Radke. Radke attended the church with his wife and four children. Click here to see the video. A portion of the story also appears below. Man who
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A member of the congregation at Grace Church, Bath Campus, a Grace Brethren church in Akron, Ohio (Jeff Bogue, senior pastor), has died trying to save a struggling swimmer in Lake Erie. Peter Radke, a small group leader at the church whose wife sings in the worship band, died while helping to rescue a teenage
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The story below appeared in the GraceConnect eNews, No. 49, Week of May 26, 2014. Click here for the results of the 2014 Grace Race. It’s so much more than a 5k. And the whole community thinks so. This Memorial Day, the 4th Annual Grace Race 5k is taking place at Copley High School in northern
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Nearly 25 young church planting leaders in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches gathered in late May in Peninsula, Ohio. Led by Tony Web (VisionOhio), Nathan Wells (SeedNet), and Joe Caruso (Grace Church, Akron, Ohio), the group visited different kinds of church plants from North Canton to Akron to Ashland and Mansfield to Columbus. Coming
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Services for Polly Jackson, wife of Grace Brethren pastor and church planter, Ed Jackson, will be Saturday, May 31 at Grace Church, Powell, Ohio (Rick Nuzum, pastor). Polly died May 26. Her obituary appears below. Pauline “Polly” Jackson, age 89, of Westerville, was promoted to glory Monday, May 26, 2014, surrounded by family and her
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The final 2014 Focus Retreat for Grace Brethren ministry leaders was held May 19-21 at Camp Clear Lake, the Grace Brethren camp that is high in the Cascade Mountains near White’s Pass, Wash. As with the other retreats, this one focused on phase one of the Identity Initiative. Sessions were led by Dr. Dave Guiles,
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Word has been received of the Monday, May 26 death of Polly Jackson, wife of Grace Brethren pastor and church planter, Ed Jackson. Arrangements will be posted here as soon as they are known.
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The human brain’s capacity to recall melody is stronger than its ability to recall most anything else. That’s why Jason Strain (pictured at right) decided to put it to use to memorize Bible verses. Jason is a songwriter and arranger with a passion for setting Scripture to music. He recently released a new CD and launched his
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