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Robert Schaffer hadn’t seen Carlos coming, but God did. The pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in Colorado Springs, Colo., remembers meeting Carlos four years ago in the county jail. “I actually went to visit another man,” remembers Schaffer, “This man introduced me to Carlos and we began to visit via video feed.” Carlos had been arrested for the

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American Church Gives to Aid African Congregations

Typically a smile on the face of an African disappears when a camera comes out. It’s just part of their culture — not smiling in photos. But Simon Pierre Nadjilao, president of the Grace Brethren Churches in the Central African Republic (CAR), could not contain himself as a symbolic check was handed to him recently

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Living Christmas Trees Opens at Grace Polaris

The annual Christmas production at Grace Polaris, a Grace Brethren church on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), kicks off this week for two weekends of performances. It begins with the Night of Giving on Thursday, December 5, when the church provides complimentary tickets to local charitable organizations so they may have the opportunity

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Ethel Simmons, Former Pastor’s Wife Dies

Word has been received of the death of Ethel Simmons, wife of the late Grace Brethren pastor, Phillip Simmons. Funeral services are Saturday in Worthington, Ohio. Obituary information appears below. Ethel Joyce Simmons, born August 23, 1914, faithful follower of Jesus since childhood, teaching children of Jesus in Grace Brethren churches. Husband, Pastor Phillip J.

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