Events of general interest among Grace Brethren Churches. Details and registration information are available from sponsoring organizations or through www.fgbc.org. July 1-2 – Grace College and Seminary Summer Alumni Weekend July 23-29 – Brethren National Youth Conference, Cedarville, OH (CEN) July 31-August 5 – Equip05 Conference, Winona Lake, IN (FGBC) Aug. 7-13 – Explorer’s Week, […]

Ten Years Ago – July, 1995 Home Missions (now GBNAM) approved the beginning of a work in an eastern suburb of Philadelphia with Pastor Dan O’Deens. CE National’s TIME teams began ministry June 5 in Navajo land and June 26 along the Mexican border in southern California. National Conference convened in San Diego with Ed

Mayor Honors Ohio Church Andy Wirt, right, and Jayson Haymaker (Ron Boehm photo) Andy Wirt (right), associate pastor of the Western Reserve Grace Brethren Church of Macedonia, OH, poses with senior pastor Jason Haymaker and the mayor’s certificate of appreciation recently given to Wirt and the church. The certificate of appreciation, presented by Macedonia mayor

by Liz Cutler Gates A full orchestra directed by Randy Kettering (seated, center) accompanies live stage productions and records accompaniment tracks which Grace Media Group makes available to other churches and musicians. (photo by Liz Cutler Gates) It could be the Grace Brethren version of the well-known question “Will it play in Peoria?,” when New

BMH Books, Winona Lake, IN, is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of an exciting new book on personal evangelism by a Grace Brethren author. How to Start a Kingdom Conversation is by Dr. Duke Heller, a dentist from the Worthington, OH, Grace Brethren Church, who has had a distinguished career both in

Dr. Tom Stallter, former missionary to Africa, is the founder and director of Love In Action International. (LIAI photoBy Ashley Woodworth Love in Action International (LIAI) has taken a different approach to ministry. Instead of simply helping others, it helps others help themselves. Tom Stallter, former Grace Brethren International Missions (GBIM) missionary and co-founder of

Dr. Homer A. Kent, Jr. (left), former president and professor of Greek and New Testament at Grace College and Seminary in Winona Lake, IN, recently presented a copy of his latest book to Bill Darr (right), head of library services for Grace College and Seminary. The commentary, entitled Studies in Mark, is newly-rewritten and expanded

by Kathy Allison This note by eight-year-old Mike Terry of Sunnyside, Washington, gave birth 50 years ago to the Grace Brethren Investment Foundation The note was carefully printed by a child’s hand. “Dear Mr. Grubb,” it read, “My name is Mike Terry. I am 8 years old. I go to the First Brethren Church in

Keith Shearer Registrations are strong and enthusiasm is high for the 20-plus courses that are being offered as part of the Grace Brethren national conference, Equip05, to be held July 31-August 5, 2005, in Winona Lake, IN. However, the conference is more-much more-than the excellent educational opportunities. Business sessions, inspiring plenary meetings, worship and devotional

Norm and Ann Johnson, each having lost a mate to death, are now married to each other and are moving on in ministry through the Ashland, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church. Norm and Ann Johnson are newlyweds with a history together that goes back nearly 30 years. Norm, who is well-known in the Grace Brethren Fellowship