Jason Carmean, pastor at Lexington, Ohio, sends out a newsletter on behalf of the North Central Ohio churches of the Fellowship. Today he says, “Congratulations go out to the men today who were all approved for recommendation back to their local churches for licensure in the North Central Ohio district: Dave Nicodemus – Polaris GBC […]
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Esther Miller, widow of longtime Grace Brethren pastor R. Paul Miller, died unexpectedly from a heart attack on Saturday, April 7, 2012. She had been married to R.Paul for 64 years and was a faithful member of the Ocala, Florida, Grace Brethren Church. Her husband, R. Paul Miller, died December 17, 2011. The Millers served
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Pastor Donald Shoemaker, who recently retired from pastoring the Seal Beach, California, Grace Brethren church, has a new website and is now available for a variety of ministries in speaking, consulting, and more. For many years Shoemaker has chaired the social concerns committee for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, and he has also taught
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Andy Gannon has posted a notice that he will begin his pastoral ministry at Summit Mills Grace Brethren Church, Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, beginning tomorrow, the day after Easter. Gannon was formerly minister of Christian Education at the Basore Road Grace Brethren Church in Dayton, Ohio.
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The Morrisons Cove (PA) Herald is currently featuring Pastor Mark Lingenfelter (pictured) and the Leamersville Grace Brethren Church. Here is an excerpt from the article–to read the full original, click here. Lingenfelter is also the author of the newest BMH book, entitled “Chasing After Faith.” Leamersville Church Draws from the Cove By Chris Burlingame Friday,
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Scott Avey, son of Fellowship Coordinator Tom Avey and former worship leader at Ashland, Ohio, who has been living in Indiana while completing seminary and ministering with the Goshen, Indiana, church, has posted the following: “While we have loved our time here at Goshen, it has always been my heart’s desire to get back to
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Word has been received of the sudden death this morning, apparently from a heart attack, of Jim Smith, son of Grace Brethren pastor and evangelist Bill and Phyllis Smith. Jim is also the brother of Sherilyn Rank, wife of Dave Rank, who is on the staff of the Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church and
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Last month, New Horizon Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Harlem, New York, was featured in the New York Daily News for their fight against diabetes. It is an outgrowth of the church’s Institute for Leadership, a group intended to “empower local leaders by giving them the resources they need to be successful.” Below is
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Shawn Kaeser, pastor of the Darby Grace Brethren Church in Plain City, Ohio, continues the effort to support and encourage bi-vocational and tentmaker pastors and church planters. He has posted a notice that last week he was scheduled to be on radio station WRFD in Columbus, Ohio, for the call-in program with Bob Burney. His
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Sean Spoelstra, pastor of Encounter Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Dublin, Ohio, has announced that the church is launching its first church plant. “For more than three years I’ve said, ‘I don’t know who or where or when, but we are committed to planting a church and are putting five percent of our offerings
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