Word has been received of the death yesterday (Friday) morning of the father of David Schwan, who works with Grace Brethren International Missions in England. The elder Schwan lived in Willard, Ohio — no details are yet available, but will be posted when known. David Schwan is the son-in-law of Tom Julien, former executive director
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Hazel Irene Bishop October 24, 1928 – April 19, 2011 Word has been received of the death of former Grace Brethren missionary to Argentina Hazel Bishop. According to Chuck Winter, Hazel’s parents were longtime members of the Sunnyside, Washington, Grace Brethren Church, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Belcher. Hazel Irene Bishop was born on October 24,
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The board of the Brethren Encyclopeda Project, which is the sponsor of the upcoming Fifth Brethren World Assembly to meet in Brookville, Ohio, the summer of 2013, met yesterday at Ashland (OH) Theological Seminary. A special feature of the meeting was a tour conducted by Dr. John Byron (pictured, at right) of the New Testament faculty
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Lancaster (PA) Online reports on an Easter egg helicopter drop and hunt sponsored by the Grace Brethren Church of Lititz. To read the entire article, click here. About 2,000 candy- and toy-filled plastic Easter eggs were dropped from a helicopter Saturday morning to the delight of hundreds of children (and adults) waiting to scoop them
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The following blogpost on Beau Stanley’s blog from the Grace Brethren Church in Columbus (Worthington) Ohio reveals a new media strategy, effective beginning tomorrow, Sunday, April 17, in the morning worship service. To read the blog, click here. Technological innovation at Grace Posted: April 16, 2011 by Chris Pugh I’m excited to tell you about something
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BMH has received a communication asking prayer for Bill Tweeddale, retired Grace Brethren church planter and pastor, now living in Florida, who is very ill. He was spots on his liver and pancreas. He’s under doctors’ treatment and will have a definite diagnosis next week. Prayer is requested for him.
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PLAIN TWP. — A “Girlfriends Spring Fling” will for age 13 and up will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, April 29, at the Canton (OH) Grace Brethren Church, 6283 Market Ave. N. Planned activities include a professional hair styling demonstration by Tara Pitts, and a Premiere Jewelry/fashion display by Carmen Gobble. There also
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Mike Yoder, who has served with Grace Brethren International Missions in Germany and is currently completing his doctoral studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School near Chicago, has received a call to become the lead pastor at the Grace Brethren Church in Columbus (Worthington), Ohio. Yoder has accepted the call and his acceptance letter said, in
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Eddie Mensinger of Grace Brethren International Missions has shared with us the news that Mary Beth (Munn) Yntema, who served with GBIM in Africa from 1949-63 has gone to be with the Lord. Mensinger recalls “she sailed to Africa with Roy and Ruth Snyder and four others. She was dearly loved by all who knew
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Merrell Receives NCCAA Character Award GREENVILLE, S.C. — Grace College’s Dayton Merrell has been selected to receive the Inaugural NCCAA Game Plan 4 LIFE (GP4L) Character Award for men’s athletics. Merrell, a junior math major from Fort Wayne, is a respected leader on the Grace College Lancers’ basketball team, on the campus and beyond the
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