For the past two years, the Grace Brethren Church of Homerville, Ohio (Reid Firestone, pastor) has partnered with the Friends of Black River to host the SOS 5K and Mile Fun Run. This year, the race on Saturday, March 22 will be in honor of Drew Guyer, a 13-year old boy who passed away in December after […]
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The Brethren Digital Archive, a joint effort to digitally preserve the publications of the major Brethren groups, is the topic of a recent article on the Brethren Life and Thought blog. It is written by Eric Bradley, a Grace College graduate who has served as the Project Coordinator for the Archives. He is a reference and instruction
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Rev. Charles G. Renken, Jr., “Chuck”, 77, of Tilden Twp., Pa., died Saturday, March 1, 2014 in Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest. He was the husband of Shirley A. (Eash) Renken. They were married on August 9, 1958 and celebrated 55 years of marriage. He was pastor at Lanham, Md., Grace Brethren Church from 1999-2004.
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“At certain times in ministry, Jesus blesses us with key landmarks,” says Dr. Tony Webb, executive director of VisionOhio, a church planting ministry in the Buckeye State. “When VisionOhio was formed in the mid 1990’s, the focus was to create a movement of Grace Brethren churches reaching Ohio for Jesus Christ. As we were working
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Virginia DePina Faulkner, wife of Pastor Michel Faulkner of New Horizon Church, a Grace Brethren church in New York City, died Friday, February 28, 2014 at 6:15 pm. She was surrounded by family and friends. Her homegoing celebration will be held on Monday, March 10, 2014 at the Trinity Baptist Church, 250 E 61st St.,
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It’s not often that a church’s ministry brings in more people than the congregation itself. But that’s how it works at Washington Heights Grace Brethren Church in northwest Roanoke, Va. Just 30 to 40 people attend the Sunday services –but they don’t let that stop them from having an incredible impact on their community. For
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Grace Long Beach, a Grace Brethren church in Long Beach, Calif. (Lou Huesmann, pastor), is full of creative people. One way that they have channeled their creativity is through their biannual Open Mic Night, held at the church’s campus coffee shop, Seka, which means “smile” in Ugandan. “Our Open Mic Nights grew out of a
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Grace College freshman, Cassie Harris, had an opportunity to thank several benefactors this week and the event was recounted in the Times-Union, the daily newspaper in Warsaw, Ind. A local businessman and his wife paid for the expenses for a local police officer and friend of the family to travel to see Cassie following surgery
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This article first appeared in the Winter 2014 issue of GraceConnect magazine. Click here to sign up for your free subscription. The Kalahari Winter Retreat, hosted by several Grace Brethren churches in Ohio and Indiana, has become known as a place where lives are changed. This year was not different. Held January 3-5, 2014, at the Kalahari Water Park Resort in Sandusky,
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SEEDNet, the project of visionOhio that has become known for its unique role in planting churches in apartment complexes and low-income communities, has become an independent organization. Still partnering with local churches and VisionOhio, the new corporate standing of SEEDNet includes a board of directors who meet four times a year and regional leaders who meet
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