An article in the Lewistown, Pa., Sentinel, reports on a change in leadership at Kish Valley Grace Brethren Church, Reedsville, Pa. Long-time pastor, Doug Sabin, has retired, and former congregant, Luke Shinski, has stepped into the lead role. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Kish Valley welcomes […]
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Phyllis Dunlap, the widow of Russ Dunlap, who led estate planning workshops on behalf of Grace Brethren Home Missions and Grace Brethren International Missions (now Encompass World Partners), has died. Her obituary appears below. Phyllis Metta Dunlap of Warsaw, Indiana passed away at 10:27 p.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2020, at her residence at the
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Opening day at Grace Brethren Elementary School in Simi Valley, Calif., was chronicled in the Ventura County Star yesterday. Click here to see all 10 images. The school is a ministry of Grace Church, Simi Valley (Jordan Bakker, senior pastor). See how in-person learning worked at this Simi Valley school
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The Susquehanna Grace Community Church (Gordi McIlroy, senior pastor) held its first-ever Bring Your Tractor to Church event on Sunday, September 13, 2020. It kicked off with a parade from Eastern York High School to the church in Wrightsville, Pa. Click here to view photos from the York, Pa., Dispatch.
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Joene Ladeen Cover, 88, entered the presence of the Lord at 9:17 a.m. on Sunday, September 13, 2020. She passed away at Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake, Ind. She and her twin sister were born on February 16, 1932, in Tulsa, Okla. to Sadie (Stewart) Toon and William Riley Toon. On July 3,
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My friend and I rang for the elevator and were relieved to find no one was in it. Playing in the elevator was one of our favorite entertainments through the long weeks aboard the ship taking us to South America. Unexpectedly, my eight-year-old sister dashed around the corner and slipped in right behind us. As
Former Charis Fellowship pastor and missionary, Stanley Nairn, has died. His obituary appears below. Stanley D. Nairn, 70, went home to be with the Lord on September 3, 2020. Those who loved him knew his strength, determination, and sense of humor. He attended Grace Church in Norton where he taught adult Bible study. He was
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I love the potential represented by a blank piece of paper. It doesn’t take long before my mind starts whirling and my love of words fill the page’s emptiness with strokes of black which artistically paint a picture for my audience. There’s such satisfaction as the blank spaces slowly disappear! I still have days, though,
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Word has been received of the death of Don Bishop, former missionary to Argentina. He served with the Foreign Missionary Society of the Brethren Church (now Encompass World Partners) from 1954 to 1966. Born April 29, 1926 in Ashland, Ohio, Donald Eugene Bishop died peacefully in his sleep while at home on June 17, 2020.
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Lauretta “Letty” Mae Barnhill, 80 years old, of Fredericktown, Ohio, was surrounded and comforted by her family as she went to meet her Savior on August 23, 2020. She is now reunited with her family in Heaven who undoubtedly are rejoicing in seeing her joyous smile that was cherished by all who knew and loved
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