By Natalie Rummel Experts say that only about 30 percent of physical aging can be traced to genetics; the rest is up to the individual. According to one retirement Web site, continued learning is a way to improve quality of life, no matter one’s age. Residents at Grace Village Retirement Community in Winona Lake, Ind., […]
Donald R. Bowlin Morgan Burgess Dortha Mae Dowdy Margaret “Peggy” Ethel Spangler-Dwyer Arnold R. Kriegbaum Joel Anthony Martin Donald R. Bowlin, born July 30, 1935, to Glen and Ethel Bowlin in Ackworth, Iowa, died on June 13, 2009. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Arlie Bowlin. Don was a graduate of
A number of Grace Brethren pastors attended the annual church planting conference, Exponential 09, which was held this week (April 20-23) in Orlando, Fla. Among workshop speakers were Neil Cole (pictured at right), executive director of Church Multiplication Associates, and pastor of Awakening Chapel, a Grace Brethren church in Long Beach, Calif., and Oscar Chavez,
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ClearView is a brand new Grace Brethren church in northeastern Franklin County, Ohio, being planted by Andy and Trish Wirt. The Wirts moved to the New Albany/Gahanna area in February of 2007 and began making contacts and working to gather a group of people together to work toward a Grand Opening for ClearView Church in
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Sterling Grace is a Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches church plant in Mt. Sterling, southern Madison County, Ohio. The church has a local pastor and is slowly growing. Currently, the church meets Sunday nights in the Mt. Sterling Community Center, but it is making preparations to launch Sunday morning services in the autumn. Pastor Mac
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John Balyo, former head of Corban College, dies at 89 John Balyo, a former president of Corban College, died Saturday afternoon at a care center in Salem, Oregon. He was with his wife, Betty, and son Mike. Balyo, 89, served as the college’s president from 1983 to 1991, according to the school’s Web site. He
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Daron Butler, pastor of cross cultural missions at the Wooster, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church, announces Tax Relief Day outside the post office in Wooster on April 15, when U.S. tax returns are to be in the mail. Daron joined Jeana Harley, outreach events coordinator, and others from the church to offer a unique “stimulus package”
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May 15 is the deadline to register for the Women of Grace USA ministry trip to Haiti. The short-term team will travel to Port au Prince on July11 and return to the U.S. on July 18. Both women and men are encouraged to participate. The purpose of the trip is to provide encouragement and support
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David George Sanborn, 81, a member of the Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church and father of Grace College music professor Tim Sanborn, died Tuesday, April 14, 2009, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Indiana. Sanborn was born April 17, 1927, in Ferndale, Michigan to Glen M. and Mary E. (Steere) Sanborn. On August 21, 1954,
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Tom Avey, fellowship coordinator for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, today sat down with urban church planter Jim Brown in Philadelphia and posted this summary of the conversation on his Facebook page. Jim Brown (pictured) has been married to Lisa since 1980. They have three adult children: Jason, Jared, and Jennifer. In 1991, Jim
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