Word has been received of the death of Jean Zielasko, wife of Rev. John Zielasko, who served as executive director of Grace Brethren Foreign Missions (now Encompass World Partners). She died this morning at 4:50 a.m. (November 12, 2013) at her residence in Winona Lake, Ind. She was 91. She was born on October 28, 1922 […]
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Fueled by heavy monsoon rains in the mountains of Thailand, the Mekong River and flash floods caused severe flooding in Battambang, Cambodia and many of the surrounding districts, resulting in an estimated $1 billion in damages to the region. Although the floodwaters have now receded, the Battambang Campus of Asia’s Hope did not wholly escape
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Who doesn’t love apple pie? Who gives away hundreds of pieces of the sweet treat? Members at Grace Polaris Church do, especially when it honors the men and women who have served the U.S. in the military. Each year, Grace Polaris, a Grace Brethren congregation on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), honors
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With dedication, distinction, courage, and commitment, more than 50 men have represented the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches as military chaplains. They stand on a legacy that has been built through the years. These men have felt the call to share the message of God’s never-changing love to a unique culture. They have dared to
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What happens when two kids decide to take Jesus’ command to share the gospel seriously? How about an entire family now faithfully serving the Lord? When Taylor Fike was 16 years old, he was invited by a friend to come to the high school ministry at Grace Church, a Grace Brethren church in Wooster (Bob Fetterhoff,
Once described as a “man with more irons in the fire than burning laundry,” Terry White is credited for sparking life back into a languishing company. The Brethren Missionary Herald Company (publisher of GraceConnect magazine) was struggling in 2003 when White, an experienced writer and editor, took its reins. The organization was in limbo as
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A blog post from Exponential, a community of leaders committed to growing healthy churches, reports on the recently completed Mosaix 2013 conference that was held this week at the Grace Brethren Church in Long Beach, Calif. (Lou Huesmann, pastor). A portion of the entry appears below. Click here to read the complete post. Multi-Ethnic Ministry
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Today is the 95th birthday of well-known evangelist, Billy Graham. He will celebrate it with a party in Asheville, N.C. This is also the day that Graham returns to television with the long-awaited broadcast, “My Hope For America.” The roots of Graham’s evangelistic ministry are deep in Winona Lake, Ind., the home of graceconnect.us and many
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One local church found a way to help a community member in a big way. The story below, posted at insideHalton.com on October 28, 2013, notes that the church would give all the donations on Sunday to Kimm Fletcher, a Milton woman who is battling cancer. Last week, Pastor Rob Stanley of The Village Community
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It’s not a new story, but it is certainly a compelling story of survival by one member of a Grace Brethren church. Evonne Cashman, who also serves as the volunteer Children’s ministry director the Bellflower Brethren Church in Bellflower, Calif. (Tom Hocking, pastor), was snorkeling in Hawaii in August when she was attacked by a shark.
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