Joan Aeby, 96, widow of longtime Grace Brethren pastor, John Aeby, died Wednesday, March 6, in Waterloo, Iowa. She was born June 2, 1916 in West Alexandria, Ohio, the daughter of M. M. and Elsie Baker Hoover. She married Rev. John M. Aeby on June 8, 1939 in Dayton, Ohio. He preceded her in death […]
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From Tony Webb’s newsletter (VisionOhio), comes church-planting news within the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. Here are a few excerpts: I was blessed to be in Arizona, in the high desert of Globe with 23-28 church planters from around the country. This was a FGBC supported and designed event. The purpose was to bring together
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A movie might not have much to do with God, but it still can be used for His glory. Larry Totzke, pastor of Capital City Grace Church in Columbus, Ohio, is still rejoicing over the work God did through an outreach ministry the church did two years ago. The young congregation rented a movie theater
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The board of the Brethren Encyclopedia Project is meeting at Ashland (OH) Theological Seminary this Monday, March 4, to firm up final details of the Brethren World Assembly to be held July 11-14, 2013, in Brookville, Ohio. Brethren Encyclopedia is the sponsor of this Fifth Brethren World Assembly, which is being hosted by the Brethren
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The Grace Brethren Church in Cherry Valley, Calif. (Roy Polman, pastor) was featured last week in the Banning-Beaumont Patch, an online news site that covers the communities of the San Gorgonio Pass. The church will be hosting a concert by J.D. Miller on March 9. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to
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From Paul Mutchler, moderator of the Chesapeake Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, and chair of its ministerium, comes word that two men have been examined and it has been recommended to their home congregation that they be licensed as ministers. Dario Agnolutto, Grace Brethren Church of Calvert County (Robert Wagner, pastor), Owings, Md. Dario holds a
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Kurt Miller has announced he will be working full-time with MetroGrace, an urban Grace Brethren church planting ministry in Philadelphia, Pa. “Years ago, while national director of church planting and development for Grace Brethren North America Missions, I introduced the concept of World Class City Initiatives to our Grace Brethren Fellowship,” he says. “Dr. Jim
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Doing Right While Doing Good Back in the early 1990s a very well-known sports figure in our society announced he was not a role model and young people should not look to him as one. The prudence of this athlete’s statement, given his popularity, is not the issue here. Pastors are the issue. They can’t attempt the same announcement. Disclaiming the responsibility
Praying for a Spanish-speaking Church in Atlanta from GraceConnect (BMH) on Vimeo. It’s not the Civil War march on Atlanta — it’s one of far greater importance. José Marquez, a church planter in Atlanta, Ga., shares how he and his wife are praying for their neighborhood by recreating Joshua’s prayer around the city of Jericho.
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Chris Carlile, who is planting a new Grace Brethren church in Walla Walla, Wash., shared this news today. This week was a very encouraging week for us as far as the ministry is concerned. We had two couple express their interest in joining our Bible study this week. Both of these couples are young/er couples
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