Long-time teacher and administrator at Worthington Christian High School, a ministry of Grace Polaris, a Grace Brethren congregation in Columbus, Ohio, died yesterday (October 10, 2012) following a battle with brain cancer. Earlier this fall, he and his wife, Lisa, told their story and how the church has come alongside them. The video may be […]
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Taking a break from media is the subject of an article by Melissa Spoelstra in the current issue of ParentLife magazine, published by Lifeway. A portion is reproduced below. Click here to read the complete article. Melissia’s husband, Sean, is lead pastor of Encounter Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Dublin, Ohio. They have four
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A story that has been called to our attention first appeared in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Gazette, late last summer, but it’s still worthy of telling here. Stephen Carrick, the 14-year-old son of Grace Brethren pastor, David Carrick, is leading the way to fill Christmas boxes for 1,000 children this year. He’s involved his church,
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A number of Grace Brethren pastors and leaders are at the Missions Conference at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago, Ill., this week. Daron Butler, pastor of cross cultural missions at the Grace Brethren Church in Wooster, Ohio (Bob Fetterhoff, senior pastor), is one of the featured speakers, tackling the subject of Native American Ministries. Other
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An attender of the Meyersdale, Pa., Grace Brethren Church (Randy Haulk, pastor) is one of two students to be honored this month by the Meyersdale Lions Club, according to the Daily American in Somerset County, Pa. Christopher Schrock Jr. will represent Meyersdale Area High School at the October meetings of the Meyersdale Lions Club. Christopher is
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More than a year and a half after a fire caused $1.5 million in damages to their own facility, Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Norton, Ohio (Dan Gregory, campus pastor), has offered meeting space to a nearby church that lost it’s own building in a devastating fire. Cleveland’s Fox 8 provides the details: NORTON, Ohio —
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Dr. Don Shoemaker, pastor emeritus at Grace Community Church, a Grace brethren congregation in Seal Beach, Calif., serves as chaplain on the Seal Beach police force. He was among those who were the first to respond on October 12, 2011, when a gunman killed eight people in a salon in their community. He will be
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Liberty Grace Brethren Church in Johnstown, Pa. (Doug Black, pastor) is cooperating in establishing a community garden to help feed the community. Here is an excerpt from an article–to read the entire article click here. Groups’ plans bloom for West End lot Dave Sutor dsutor@tribdem.com — A new garden will soon grow in Johnstown’s West
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The Central Focus Retreat for Grace Brethren ministry leaders kicked off last evening at Maumee Bay State Park Resort and Conference Center near Toledo, Ohio. Located on the western shore of Lake Erie, the center has provided a place for the pastors from the central region of the U.S. and Canada to catch their breath.
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As part of Sacred Space Day of Service, members of Penn Valley Church, a multi-site Grace Brethren congregation in Telford, Pa., helped clean up Union Cemetery, an historic cemetery in nearby Quakertown, on Saturday. A story about it was included on phillyburbs.com. “It’s an opportunity to bless the community,” said Daryl Swartley, pastor at Penn Valley
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