Peter Touhey, pastor of the Grace Brethren church in Harrah, Washington, has an article in the May/June, 2011 issue of “Voice” magazine, the periodical published by IFCA International. In the article, entitled “Ready for Revival,” Touhey give a short history of revivals and then details eight distinguishing characteristics of a healthy church. He concludes by […]
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The following was edited from a report by Dave Knight, pastor of care ministry at the Osceola church: Osceola (IN) Grace Brethren Church (Greg Serafino, pastor) wanted to make the Easter season more meaningful and help to focus the congregation’s sight on Christ. With the world demanding emphasis on bunnies and Easter egg hunts, Osceola
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The Grace Brethren Church of Wooster, Ohio, recently mounted a campaign to gather and ship relief supplies to storm victims in the southern U.S. Here, excerpted from a longer blogpost, is a narrative of the event created by Ivanildo Trindade, associate pastor of outreach ministries at the Wooster church. On Wednesday morning, May 4, I
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Jeffrey Mark “Jeff” Thornley, 55, of Waldorf died May 3, 2011, in Waldorf. Born May 10, 1955, in Fairbanks, Alaska, he was the son of James F. Thornley and Olga Marie Simpson Thornley. He grew up in the Washington suburbs of Virginia and Maryland. He lived in Southern Maryland for the past 30 years. He
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The following information is taken from the webpage of the Grace Brethren Church of Waldorf, Maryland, where Jeff Thornley was pastor: Our dear Pastor, Jeff Thornley, passed on to Glory May 3, 2011. We mourn this great loss. But we also know that Jeff is in the Glorious Presence Of the One we serve and
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Jesus Munoz, hispanic church planter in Valrico, Florida, reports, “Last Sunday we met for first time in the church’s property and we had a blessed time. Ron Boehm came to visit us and made a small video and I am sending a copy of the link for you to see it. “Thank you for praying
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From Florida Today.com: Pastor Bill Tweeddale put his faith and hope in Jesus Christ, God’s Son, died April 29, 2011, and is now spending eternity with Him in the glories of Heaven. He was a faithful husband to Carol for 59 years, a devoted father to Steven, Debra, Cheryl and Billy, his children; a loving
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Authoritative word has reached the BMH offices that Pastor Jeff Thornley of the Waldorf, Maryland, Grace Brethren Church this morning suffered a heart attack in his office and has gone to be with the Lord. Further details will be released when available. Cindy and the Thornley family, and the church family at Waldorf will greatly
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David Coleman (upper photo, at podium), pastor of administration at the Grace Brethren church in Powell, Ohio (Rick Nuzum, pastor), today received his Doctor of Education degree in Organizational Leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana. Coleman was one of four candidates receiving the terminal degree at today’s ceremonies. His dissertation, which involved several
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