Wilhelmina Phoebe Schilperoort was born February 1, 1919, to William and Niecia Schilperoort, recent immigrants from Holland, who settled in the lush Yakima Valley in Washington State. Phoebe grew up as the first daughter among nine children, three girls and six boys. As the boys were out working on the farm, the girls helped mom […]
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W. Roland Felts, 88, of Warsaw, Indiana, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 5:40 a.m., Thursday, June 14, 2012, at Woodland Terrace of Long Meadows, Niles, Michigan. On March 26, 1924, he was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to Luther T. and Marian (Cage) Felts. He married Verna May Miiler, who
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W. Roland Felts, 88, passed from this life into the presence of the Lord yesterday, June 14, 2012, in Niles, Michigan. Felts was a composer, arranger, keyboard artist, and music lover who had a significant impact on the world of gospel music through his work with the Rodeheaver Hall-Mack Music company and the Rodeheaver Schools
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Word has been received of the death in Anaheim, California, of Phoebe O’Neal, widow of the late Dr. Glenn O’Neal, Grace Brethren pastor, author, and educator. Mrs. O’Neal’s daughter, Donna Speer, reported, “Our wonderful mom took her last breath this morning, June 11, 2012, at 3:50 a.m. peacefully and quietly. While we grieve her homegoing, we are glad
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The small boat skimmed quickly through the dark across the swelling waves. José Marquez remembers holding his nine-month- old son tightly, afraid he’d lose grasp of the boy as the small fiberglass vessel bounced along the water between the Bahamas and Miami, Fla. In the child’s diaper was all the money that José and his
Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? A person standing
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Reid A. Firestone has been called as senior pastor of the Homerville, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church. He began full-time ministry on June 1, 2012. Pastor Firestone has served congregations in Medina, Brook Park, North Canton and West Salem, Ohio, in more than 20 years of pastoral ministry, and he has also provided fill-in and renewal
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The graduating class of Grace Brethren High School in Simi Valley, Calif., was recognized at the commencement ceremony on June 1 at the Simi Valley Grace Brethren Church (Jordan Bakker, pastor), which sponsors the school. The Ventura County Star published a story and photo about the event: Members of the 20th graduating class of Grace
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Chad Dutka, who serves on the communications staff at Grace Polaris, a Grace Brethren congregation on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), is the photographer behind an image used in a Christianity Today story this week. The story details how CATCH Court is helping women who are arrested on the streets
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The New York Daily News currently has an article about one of the newest Grace Brethren churches, pastored by Michel Faulkner, in Harlem. Here is an excerpt–to read the entire article click here. Name of congregation: New Horizon Church of New York Religious affiliation: Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches Spiritual leader: The Rev. Michel Faulkner,
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