Prayer is requested for Mark and Candi Ritzman and their family. Mark is pastor of the Crossroads Grace Brethren Church in the Philadelphia (Frankford) area. They have suffered a tragedy this week with the death of three regular attendees to Crossroads. Gloria and her two children, Krystal and Anthony, died in a fire at their […]
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The Delaware, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church (Gary Underwood, pastor) is advertising this Saturday as “Car Care Saturday.” Here is their note: Need a checkup? Join us for “Car Care Saturday” this Saturday @ Delaware Grace from 10AM-2PM. We will do basic checkup on tires, fluids, and safety, and provide discounts on local oil changes or
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Paul Mutchler, former pastor of the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Grace Brethren Church, is initiating a reunion of former church members and friends. In a public invitation he invites all friends of the former church…”We are inviting you to join us for a carry-in reunion on Saturday, Feb 11, from 1-4 p.m. at the old Grace
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Pastor Jim Brown of Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Goshen, Indiana, says, “Continue to pray for Matt and Natalie Jerlecki who are part of our church family. Their daughter right now is in the Miss America Contest in Las Vegas. She is the reigning Miss Indiana.” Jackie Jerlecki from Goshen was crowned
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Tim Boal, executive director of Go2 Ministries, the church-planting arm of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, issued a call to pray on Tuesday as he met with representatives of Grace Brethren districts from around the U.S. “We want to plant churches,” he said. “If we don’t get serious, we won’t have a part in
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Norma Jeanne Stech of 1423 Sunset Drive, Winona Lake, Indiana passed away Monday, January 9, 2012, at 2:15 a.m. at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne, Indiana, at the age of 71. She was born on December 17, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, to Francis James Stech and Pearl Eldonna (Swaffar) Stech-Lofton. Norma received her Bachelor’s degree
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Integrating Gospel with Community from Grace Churches on Vimeo. Jonathan Carey, pastor of the Ellet Grace Brethren Church in Akron, Ohio, updates a story that was in the November-December 2010 issue of FGBC World. In that issue, ‘Love Your Neighbor’ Comes to Life in Akron, told how the Ellet congregation adopted the Ritzman Community Learning
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The Sun newspaper chain in Southern California today has a feature story about Sunday being the last Sunday for Don Shoemaker as senior pastor at the Seal Beach Grace Brethren Church. Here is an excerpt–to read the entire article, click here. On Sunday, Jan. 8, Pastor Donald Shoemaker will preach his final sermon as Senior
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An important ingredient in the development of leaders is mentoring. Named for a character in Greek mythology, mentoring today usually involves pairing a less-experienced person with more experienced people who advise and serve as examples. Pastor David Kennedy of Community of Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation whose facility is located just west of downtown
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The January-February 2012 issue of “Veritas,” a journal of counseling and discipleship, is now available. This issue is the second installment of “The Struggle of the Faith,” which looks to Joshua of the Old Testament. Whether one remembers Joshua’s first appearance in the pages of Scripture as a spy for Moses in the Promised Land,
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