A member of the Grace Brethren Church in Harrah, Wash. (Peter Touhey, pastor) took top honors at a Yakima area raceway over the weekend, according to Charles Winter, a former Grace Brethren pastor in the region. He sent along a link to this story about Denise Jarnecke, a student at Central Washington University who has
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Jim Hocking, founder and director of Integrated Community Development International (ICDI), a cooperating ministry in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, was interviewed on Mission Network News recently. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete post. Ministries advance amid growing tensions Central African Republic (MNN) ― Rebel violence is rising
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Posted recently on Stacey Page Online, a news site serving Kosciusko County Indiana: Leesburg Grace Brethren Church will host its 7th annual Fall Festival from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18. The first 100 elementary-aged children will receive a free hooded sweatshirt. Sizes and colors are limited. Warmth is guaranteed. In addition to
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The audience at Grace Polaris, a Grace Brethren church on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), was treated to a delightful evening as the orchestra opened their recording session to the public. They were joined by big band and jazz ensembles, bells, string quartet, and more for a great evening of
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A memorial service of praise to God for the life of Dr. W. Russell Ogden will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 5, in the Worship Center at the Winona Lake (Ind.) Grace Brethren Church with Rev. Jesse Deloe, presiding. Russ’s wife, Betty, and his family will receive guests in the courtyard during the hour before
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Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. (Luke 11:4—Jesus’ teaching in The Lord’s Prayer) I conducted the funeral for one of the victims of Orange County California’s worst mass murder—eight slain on October 12, 2011. In that sermon I said, “I do not believe in unconditional forgiveness.” A funeral
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A 17-year-old member of Grace Church at Willow Valley, Pa. (John Smith, pastor) died on Sunday after falling into a pond. Greg Frey was a member of the youth group at the church and had attended Momentum Youth Conference last summer at Indiana Wesleyan University. Below is a portion of the story from Lancaster Online.
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The Calvary Grace Brethren Church of Kettering, Ohio (Mark Combs, pastor) will mark the 50th anniversary in their building on September 29, 2013. A special celebration will be held at their building at 2850 East Dorothy Lane at 5:00 p.m. followed by a catered dinner. “We will reflect a bit on those that have served
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Wanting to plan an exciting, life-changing event for kids in their church, youth pastors Brad Isch and Nick Cleveland, put their heads together nine years ago and laid out a crazy plan — host a water park retreat…in the winter! That year, the Kalahari Winter Retreat was held with 300 students from their own churches
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The 50-by-80-foot strip of land sat neglected until the La Loma Grace Brethren Church, Modesto, Calif., took a leap of faith and planted it with a community garden. “It was an eyesore with people in the community, and people are ecstatic that someone is putting it to good use,” says Pastor Joel Richards. The Modesto Neighborhood Community
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