Former Grace Brethren pastor Earl “Buck” Summers, now a consultant, speaker and counselor in the Chambersburg, Pa., area, was in the crowd the day Wilt Chamberlain scored his historic 100 points. Here is an excerpt from a Chambersburg newspaper article retrospective. To read the original, click here. Chambersburg, Pa. —A lot has happened since 1962. […]
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Word has been received from several sources that John Snow, who served on the pastoral staff of the Lititz, Pa., church and other Grace Brethren churches, died Thursday in a skiing accident in Vermont, where he was now living. Further details will be posted as they become available. Your prayers will be appreciated for his
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Katie Mueller, a member of the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church, has written her first children’s book, Bella’s Birthday Surprise. Based on a true experience with her older daughter, Bella, the book centers around a special gift at Bella’s first birthday party. The book is illustrated by Cho Long McGowen, a Grace College graduate
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Don Shoemaker, pastor emeritus of the Grace Brethren church in Seal Beach, Calif., was honored as the Seal Beach Citizen of the Year at the 2012 Cypress College Foundation Americana Awards, on Saturday evening, February 25, 2012. An accompanying release said, “The 2012 Citizens of the Year are also extraordinary examples of the best our
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In a flashback to national conference, which was held at Wooster, Ohio, last summer, Jim Brown, pastor of Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Goshen, Ind., encourages churches to keep their pioneer spirit. This was featured in last week’s e-zine from Pastor Bob Fetterhoff, the moderator of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches.
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Friday morning update from Oliver: Not a tumour! Cavernoma, still requiring risky brain surgery. Waiting 2 weeks for the surgery now…. Coming home tomorrow. Prayers will be appreciated for Lyndan Edwards, second-oldest son of Canadian church planters Oliver and Cheryl Edwards, who are planting a Grace Brethren church in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada. On
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The Grace Brethren Church in Wooster, Ohio, celebrated 49 baptisms on Sunday. It must have been quite a morning, as reported on Twitter by Daron Butler, pastor of cross cultural ministries (@daronbutler ), Nick Cleveland, pastor of high school ministries (@nickcleveland), and Ivanildo Trindade, associate pastor of outreach ministries ( @Trintwit). Click here to see
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VisionOhio, the regional church planting network in Ohio, is committed to reaching people for Christ through the development of new congregations. Recently, church planter Nathan Wells met with the NorthCentral Ohio District ministerium and shared how Christ has been working in several apartment complexes in Ashland and Mansfield, Ohio. VisionOhio has the opportunity to go
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Frances M. Ashman of 1413 Avalon Court, Winona Lake, Indiana, lived her earthly life in a godly way and peacefully departed to be with the Lord whom she adored with all her heart on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, at 12:25 p.m. at Grace Village Healthcare, Winona Lake, Indiana at the age of 87. She was
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For the last 12 weeks, men at Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Goshen, Ind., have been participating in Fight Club, a program developed by the staff of the church that is designed to reach men where they are. “It is an incredible discipleship journey,” says Pastor Jim Brown. “It has all the
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