Rev. James C. Sweeton, of Chicago, IL passed away on July 15th surrounded by his family. Reverend Sweeton was born in Los Angeles, California and spent his high school years in Long Beach, California. He attended Poly Tech High School in Long Beach and excelled academically as well as in the sports of track, baseball […]
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Pastor Paul Hutchison of the Greencastle, PA, church, has announced, “We have the church open for those in need of relief from the heat tthis weekend..if you know of anyone let them know Community Grace Greencastle 17 N Washington St phone 717-830-2261.” The church is air conditioned, is serving lemonade, water, and a light lunch.
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From the Hagerstown (MD) Herald-Mail: Church group escapes serious injury when van overturns on I-70 2:42 p.m. EDT, July 17, 2011 CLEAR SPRING— A church group returning Sunday morning from a youth conference in Johnstown, Pa., escaped serious injury when the passenger van in which they were riding blew a tire and overturned, rolling down
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Jack and Jim Parsons have been long-time members of the Grace Brethren Church in Columbus, Ohio. Jack, 81, and his wife, Ann, and their family began attending the church in the mid-1970s. They had moved to Columbus in 1974 when Jack was transferred there with the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. After he retired at age
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From this morning’s Warsaw (IN) Times-Union newspaper. ICDI was founded by former GBIM missionaries Jim and Faye Hocking and it is now a cooperating ministry with the FGBC. 5K ‘Run4Others’ Set July 23 WINONA LAKE – On July 23, the second annual 5K “Run4Others” ICDI Fundraising Event run/walk event will be at Winona Lake Park,
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E-Net (a network of Equipping Churches), is dedicated to awakening churches to the challenge of equipping ALL the saints for the work of the ministry, seeing every believer become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness in Christ. (Ephesians 4:11-16). E-Net is the result of the work of an enduring visionary leadership community
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Pastor Ron Shank, who for many years has been on the staff of the Maranatha Brethren Church in Hagerstown, Maryland, was recently profiled in the Waynesboro, PA, newspaper. PROFILE IN FAITH: Pastor Ron Shank Pastor Ron Shank Tell us a little bit about what you do. My overall responsibilities include caring for the spiritual
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Caribbean Vision Ministries works in Haiti, Trinidad and in South Florida and has been a valuable training and communication link to many of our Haitian pastors. Caribbean Vision is applying for formal recognition by the FGBC as a Cooperating Ministry. For more information go to http://fgbc.org/index.cfm?action=content.show&id=29
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Today’s Somerset County (PA) Daily American online carries the following story about a program based in the Grace Brethren church in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. To read the original, click here. Caring Hands offers hope to cancer patients By KATIE WALKER, Daily American Staff Writer MEYERSDALE -— A group of Meyersdale residents is reaching out to cancer
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Under the direction of Florida-based Hispanic church planter Jesus Munoz, the Spanish translation is now complete of “Restoring the Household: The Quest of the Grace Brethren Church” by the late Todd Scoles. This history of the background and development of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches was published in 2008 by BMH Books of Winona
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