Retired Cleveland Indians baseball star Andre Thornton was the featured guest this past week for the Ashland, Ohio, Southview Grace Brethren Church’s annual Wifflefest outreach event. Thornton’s pro career stretched from 1973 to his retirement in 1987. The September/October 2004 issue of FGBC World featured a story on Wifflefest (see archived issues on www.fgbcworld.com). The […]
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The Association of Grace Brethren Ministers (AGBM) website went “live” at noon today and is available for viewing at www.agbm.org. Although the site is in its early-development stage, it will be updated regularly by AGBM president Tim Boal, by research and development director Jerry Young, and by the Brethren Missionary Herald staff, which has been
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Roy Halberg (thanks Roy!) from our Alta Loma church in California has called to our attention a Christian blogging conference to be held at BIOLA University this October. Here’s the capsule description: “The Torrey Honors Institute of Biola University is proud to announce that the first ever GodBlog Convention will be held at Biola University
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A new summer blog by Grace Brethren International Missions Europe director Paul Klawitter has debuted. One of the current postings is this photo of the GBIM Europe team joined by recent ministry visitors from the Ashland, OH, and Penn Valley (Telford, PA) Grace Brethren Churches. The purpose of the blog, according to Klawitter, is as
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Internationals USA, headed for the last 11 years by Ivanildo Trindade (pictured), has announced some major structural changes. Excerpted here is part of the announcement from IUSA board member David Lawson, executive pastor of the Wooster, OH, Grace Brethren Church. We are writing this letter to all Grace Brethren Churches across the nation, as well
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The team of construction workers from Winona Lake, Indiana, Grace Brethren Church (John Teevan, pastor) arrived back in the States yesterday after a successful time of building an orphan care center in the Central African Republic. Missionary Jim Hocking said, “God has been so good and the rains did hold off enough for us to
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Grace Brethren Army chaplain Maj. James Schaefer has been awarded the Bronze Star for his service in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, according to a release from Larry Chamberlain, director of The Eagle Commission. The citation, issued by General Olson and the Secretary of the Army, said, in part, “Major Schaefer’s tactical proficiency,
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The Billy Sunday Museum (pictured) in Winona Lake, Indiana, will be the focus for a one-day Billy Sunday Festival to be held the day after Equip05 closes this summer. Here is an explanation and invitation from Bill Firstenberger, curator of the Sunday museum: Hello Billy Sunday Fans, Just wanted to drop you a quick note
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Very encouraging reports are coming in from the impact of the recent BMH Books release, “How to Start a Kingdom Conversation” by Duke Heller of our Columbus, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church. Here is just one report from Duke: “Some people have come to make a commitment to Christ from reading the book and using the
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Todd Scoles, of the North Central Ohio district, tells us: Just received the following note from Larry Edwards (Ashland, OH, Southview GBC): “Eric Abel on staff at our W. Main GBC in Ashland and administrator of the Ashland Christian School really needs our prayers at this time. He is in the Cleveland Clinic and had
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