A memorial service for Louise Smith Toroian, 88, former Grace Brethren pastor’s wife, will be held at 4 p.m., Sunday, March 31, 2013, at the First Grace Brethren Church, 2934 Maple Ave, Altoona, with the Rev. John C. Townsend, officiating. Mrs. Toroian died at 12:46 PM on Friday, March 22, 2013 at Altoona Regional Hospital. She
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Word has been received of the death of Mike Grill, popular long-time professor at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., and a member of the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church, following a lengthy illness. This message was distributed earlier to the Winona Lake church by lead pastor Bruce Barlow. Dear WLGBC Church Family, At about
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Community outreach is important at Grace Fellowship Church of Pickerington, Ohio (Keith Minier, pastor). “We want it to be part of the DNA and part of the culture of who we are and what we do,” says Nicole Waggoner, head of the Impact Team, the group who is responsible for planning such events. To that
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Dr. Ron Manahan, president of Grace College and Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind., has announced that Commencement 2013 (May 11) will conclude his 20 years as president. Provost Dr. Bill Katip accepted the role of president for the institution following graduation on May 12, 2013. Dr. Manahan began his service to Grace in 1977 and
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“We want to be a part of every slice of life, where people say ‘Why does Brighton Chapel care about us this way?’” says Pastor Rustin Krapfl of Brighton Chapel Brethren Church in Howe, Ind. “We try to be very missional in the way we approach the community,” Krapfl explains. To that end, Brighton Chapel
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Louise Toroian, wife of late Grace Brethren pastor Simon Toroian, went to be with her Lord at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, March 22. She would have turned 89 on April 27. She is survived by her seven children, Timothy Toroian, Phillip (and Nancy) Toroian, Michael (and Diana), Ginny (and Dale) Knepper, Cheryl (and Patrick) Kelley, George (and Pam) Toroian, and
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A graveside service for Betty D. Masimer, 91, of Johnstown, Ohio, was held Friday, March 8, 2013 at the Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens Harrisburg, PA, with Lloyd Markley officiating. Betty was long-time missionary for the Navajo Indians in New Mexico, serving with the Grace Brethren Navajo Mission in Counselor. Betty died March 6, 2013 at
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Frederick Miller Jr., 84, a longtime leader of the Grace Brethren Church, Sunnyside, Wash., and a Sunnyside farmer, went to be in the arms of his Savior on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. He was born May 13, 1928 in Yakima, the son of Frederick Miller Sr. and Esther (Becker). Fred went to school in Harrah,
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VisionIndiana: Church Planting in the Hoosier State from GraceConnect (BMH) on Vimeo. Indiana resident Aaron Scantlen has a vision to plant a multi-ethnic church in his community. He’s partnered with others in the Heartland District, which comprises Indiana and Michigan, to develop new Grace Brethren congregations.
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[quote align=”center” color=”#999999″]Hispanic Bible Institute equips Spanish-speaking pastors to preach the gospel.[/quote] Nathan Zakahi, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in Sunnyside, Wash., sat next to Juan Marenco, pastor of Iglesia de los Hermanos in Mabton, Wash., at the April 2010 conference of the Pacific Northwest District Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. “I told him
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