Today’s Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal carries a report of the funeral of a Wayne County, Ohio, soldier who was killed in Afghanistan. Pastor Brad Kelley, of the Grace Brethren Church in nearby Homerville, Ohio, had a part in the service. A portion of the story appears below. To read the complete story and see photos,
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Douglas A. Courter is the new Associate Pastor of Church Ministries at Valley Grace Brethren Church, Hagerstown, MD (Dan Pritchett, pastor). Courter had been senior pastor of the Calvary Grace Brethren Church of Hagerstown for 14 years. Prior to that he was the associate pastor of the Winchester GBC in Winchester, Virginia for 5½ years and Pastor
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Zach Doppelt, pastor of the Ghent Grace Brethren Church in Roanoke, Virginia, sends along this update on one of the FGBC’s newest church-planting efforts: Greensboro Grace Brethren Church, a church plant in greater Greensboro, NC, completed their boot camp training program this May at Camp Tuk A Way in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia.
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The Ventura County Star includes a story about graduation at Grace Brethren High School in Simi Valley, Calif. Fifty-five seniors graduated last Friday (June 3) from the school, which is sponsored by the Grace Brethren Church in Simi Valley. To read the complete story, click here. For Grace Brethren High School senior Amanda Bierhorst, life
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There will be a memorial gathering for Hal Avey at 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 7 at Wedgewood Tennis Villa’s Clubhouse, 1401 Forest Hills Drive, Winter Springs, Fla., 32708. Hal was the father of Tom Avey, coordinator for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. This will be an informal service led by family members. Carol and the family
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Hal Avey, father of Tom Avey, coordinator for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, died this morning in his sleep. He is now in the presence of Jesus who he served for decades in churches on Long Island and in the Orlando area. Hal was a veteran of World War II, serving on PT boats
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Grace Brethren pastor and author, Kary Oberbrunner, appeared on the 700 Club this morning to discuss his decade-long addiction to self-mutilation and how he now helps people dealing with the same addiction. He also shared about his recent book, Your Secret Name: Discovering Who God Created You to Be (Zondervan). A clip of the video
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The website for New Song Mission, a children’s home in Brown County, Ind., reports a recent work day at their site involving members of the Eagle Creek Grace Brethren Church in Indianapolis, Ind. To read the complete post, click here. It was 25 years ago that Bob and Lisa Schloss, co-founders of New Song Mission,
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Services for Charles Lawson, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church, Trotwood, Ohio, will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 2, at the church in Trotwood, which is located at 12 Strader Dr., Trotwood, OH 45426. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church where he had served 46 years as pastor.
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Rev. Leland J. Friesen, 68, of Ashland, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord following a courageous battle with cancer late Thursday evening, May 26, 2011 in his home. Services were held today (Sunday, May 29) at the Grace Brethren Church in Ashland with Reverend Norm Johnson officiating. The family received friends and guests following
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