Wade Rininger, his wife Anna, and their children are leaving the Penn Valley Church in Telford, Pennsylvania, where Wade has been the associate pastor for the Bux-Mont campus, and are moving to Florida. They will be attending the Pinellas Park Grace Brethren Church where Anna’s father, Randy Weekly, is pastor, with the long-term goal of […]
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Here is an interesting historical linkage. Back in 1991 and 1992, Olympic decathlon star Dave Johnson (does anybody remember the Dave-Dan rivalry?) was a strong Christian who attended the LaVerne, California, Grace Brethren Church and was coached by Terry Franson, who was from that church. Liz Cutler (now Liz Cutler Gates) wrote an article for
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Since March, Shannon Horst has been serving as the senior pastor of Basore Road Grace Brethren Church in Dayton, Ohio. Shannon grew up in rural eastern Pennsylvania. After graduating from high school, he took some time to work and save money for college. However, this isn’t how things worked out. Years past and he met
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The “Fight Club” pioneered by Grace Community Church of Goshen, Indiana, a Grace Brethren congregation pastored by Jim Brown, was recently featured in the town newspaper. Here is an excerpt–to read the entire article, click here. GOSHEN — The first rule of “Fight Club” is don’t talk about Fight Club. But that was the movie.
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Local culture commentator “Long Beach Louie” recently visited the Grace Brethren Church of Long Beach, California (Lou Huesmann, pastor). Here is an excerpt of Louie’s report–to see the entire article with photos, click here. Many people and families are looking for churches to join and check out. One I recently visited was Grace Brethren Church
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Three Strands, a newly-formed healthcare-for-Africa mission venture, went live this afternoon with its website. Here is a short explanation — to access the full site, click on https://www.three-strands.org/ In 2008, Russ Woda and Mike Taylor returned to the Central African Republic with an armada of health care providers including doctors, PAs, nurses, support staff, and
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A fresh wind is blowing in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC). That was the consensus as pastors and congregational leaders in the FGBC headed home from their meeting place in Indian Wells, Calif. this week. The conference was held at the Renaissance Esmerelda from July 28 to August 1. Final speaker for the
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Jacob Wukie, who is from the Fremont, Ohio, church and is engaged to the daughter of Pastor Kevin Pinkerton, recently concluded his competition at the London Olympics. Here is an excerpt — to read the entire article click here. LONDON (BP) — U.S. archers Jacob Wukie and Jennifer Nichols each lost in their second-round matches
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Steve Galegor, Jr., has been named the “go to” person within the FGBC for BILD resources and the Antioch School programs of FGBC partners, according to Stephen Kemp, Academic Dean of the Antioch School. In announcing Galegor’s new role, Kemp said, “We think this will improve the level of service we provide, both in terms
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The Dimond Grace Fellowship, a Grace Brethren congregation in Anchorage, Alaska, pastored by Chris Ball, was recently featured in local media through a visit-the-church report. Here is an excerpt–to read the entire article click here. A Mall Church That Works Posted by stainedglass Posted: June 28, 2012 – 3:32 pm Follow my church visit activity
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