Word has been received of the death of Dounia Marc in the Central African Republic. He was the director of the literature work among Grace Brethren churches in the C.A.R. “When our literacy method went national, he was in charge of that as well.,” reports Barb Wooler. “The national literacy campaign lasted about three years.
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“Missions history has experienced something of a renaissance lately. People are becoming more interested in the interaction between western Christianity and non-western contexts.” Dr. Jared Burkholder is the new director of The Winona History Center (formerly the Reneker museum). Located in Westminster Hall on the campus of Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., the museum was
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“I really believe that the most significant way to reach people who are not currently churched and to introduce them to Christ is through new church plants.” Jay McKinley (pictured at right with his wife, Bari-tennette) is a church planter and is on staff at the Grace Brethren Church of Calvert County in Owings, Md. (Robert Wagner, senior pastor).
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Daniel Frederick Pettman, 62, of Bedford, Va., died Saturday, March 1, 2014 at his residence. He and his wife, Grace, served in Brazil with Grace Brethren International Missions (now Encompass World Partners) from 1981 to 1986. Born on June 14, 1951, the son of Doris Lee Richards Pettman and the late Howard Frederick Pettman. A
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“It’s tough work. It’s hard soil. I don’t think the average person outside the city understands how difficult it really is here.” Kurt Miller is the director of strategic partnerships for Metro Grace—a church planting agency to urban North America with a primary focus on Philadelphia (Dr. Jim Brown, founder and executive director). Metro Grace and
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Osceola Grace Church in Osceola, Ind. is a small church with a big challenge: among its members are at least five families dealing with long-term care situations. This unique position gives the members of Osceola Grace a front-and-center opportunity to learn and love in ways that many people never experience. For years, Osceola Grace has ministered
Memorial services have been announced for Dorothy Beaver, former missionary to the Central African Republic, who died March 28 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. They will be held at 2 p.m., May 3 at The Legends Park Assisted Living, 1820 N. Legends Pkwy, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to the Dorothy Beaver Memorial Ati
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The articles in the Spring 2014 edition of GraceConnect were written by Dave Guiles, D.Min., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (2013), and M.Div., Grace Theological Seminary (1987). He has been an active participant in Charis International since its inception in 1994, and currently serves as coordinator of the Charis Steering Committee. Dave was born into the
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It was 1993 and a group of mission leaders were gathered to wrestle with some of the big issues facing our global movement. Thanks to the God’s blessing and the sacrificial work of many faithful men and women, new fellowships of Grace Brethren churches had been planted around the world. Quality leaders were emerging, and
The tension in the room was palpable. Spread on the table before us were the Statements of Faith of the Grace Brethren Churches of the Central African Republic, Chad, Cameroon, and Nigeria. Seated around the table were the presidents and secretaries who represented those churches. It was November 2013, and joining with us in Yaoundé,
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