Word has reached the BMH offices of the homegoing on Monday, December 12 of Jim Jackson, former Grace Brethren pastor and son of church planters Ed and Polly Jackson. Jim Jackson, who as recently as November 20 had candidated at a Grace Brethren church, died of congestive heart failure according to his father, Ed Jackson,
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Prayer is requested for Jack Park, three-year-old son of Tim and Miriam Park. (Tim is the associate pastor, youth, at the Grace Brethren Church in Ripon, Calif.) Jack and Tim are pictured at right. Last Wednesday, the couple noticed that Jack’s left eye was “wandering” a bit and by the next morning, he was stumbling
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Jay Fretz has announced that he will be leaving his current pastorate at the Brookville, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church and will become pastor of Calvary Grace Brethren Church in Hagerstown, Maryland, beginning in February of 2012. Of his time in Brookville Fretz said, “My time at Brookville has been wonderful.” Prior to Brookville, Fretz had
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Community Grace Brethren Church of Long Beach, California (Dale Workman, pastor) has been working with the families living on Andy Street in their community since 1966 when the church facility was built on the property at 5885 Downey Avenue. Many of the area children have joined Community Grace for Sunday school, Vacation Bible School, birthday
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Grace in Action USA, a cooperating agency of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, has released a new promotional video. The mission of GIA is to inspire and prepare individuals and churches to show the love of Christ through education and economic development. Grace in ACTION usa purposes to accomplish its vision and mission as
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More than 100 girls and their mothers attended a holiday “Mother-Daughter SMM Tea” at Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor) this afternoon. The year’s theme for SMM is “A Girl After God’s Own Heart” and the program at the tea focused on service–each of the girls had made an apron for
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Mentoring = Teachable from Grace Churches on Vimeo. Pastors Dave Kennedy and Brad Gromis sat down at the East Focus Retreat to talk about mentoring. Dave has been the senior pastor at Community of Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Richmond, Va., for the past 12 years. Brad is in his third year as
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Susquehanna Grace Brethren Church, 6694 Sunrise Ave., Wrightsville, Pa. (Lonnie Skiles, pastor), will present “The Road to Bethlehem” a live Nativity drive-through, on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the church. The event will feature 11 outdoor scenes with lighting and music that tell the story of the birth of Christ. Visitors
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Here’s a prayer request. Pastor Tony Osimo’s congregation in eastern Pennsylvania needs a favorable ruling to make a move it desires to make. Here is an excerpt–to read the entire article click here. The Bux-Mont campus of Penn Valley Church is hoping to trade temporary setup and teardown facilities with a more permanent address. The
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The congregation of the Grace Brethren Church of Uniontown, Pa. (Roland Maust, pastor), received a practical lesson in generosity and thankfulness on Sunday morning, November 20, when they discovered a gigantic wicker cornucopia brimming with fruits, nuts and vegetables sitting on the table in front of the pulpit. “I was as surprised as anyone,”
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