Dave Guiles, (center, rear of photo), executive director of Grace Brethren International Missions, sent along the following update on June 25 (his birthday) regarding the current ACTS in AFRICA training sessions with African Grace Brethren church leaders being held at the Chateau St. Albain in France. Here is an excerpt from his report: Twelve key […]

Rich and Reida Bartley, whose inner-city mission to Cleveland, OH, reaches out creatively to urban residents, recently reported with enthusiasm on some positive events and outreach contacts from their ministry. Here is an excerpt from Rich’s report—learn more at www.villagegrace.org. We found out about a church that was closing its doors. The pastor called and

Grace College and Seminary alumnus Dane Bailey, originally from the Bethel Grace Brethren Church in Berne, IN, is featured in today’s Section C of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette newspaper as the “Singing Auctioneer.” (Journal Gazette photo by Dean Musser, Jr.) Here is an excerpt–to read the entire article, click here. Bailey’s website is www.singingauctioneer.com.

The spelling may be faulty, but the music is not! This evening opened the month-long MasterWorks Festival with a 115-piece orchestral concert led by New Zealander Andrew Sewell at the podium. The festival continues through mid-July in Winona Lake, IN. Details may be found at www.christianperformingart.org. 

The first piece of this evening’s concert was a chamber orchestra playing Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 with a violinist and two flutes as soloist. Then the full orchestra joined for a thunderous rendition of Smetana’s “The Moldau” and concluded with Dvorak’s “New World Symphony.” Tomorrow evening the Dvorak will repeat, and the feature will

The July/August 2005 issue of FGBC World is now arriving in churches and homes. Here are several paragraphs you may use in your church bulletin, newsletter, website or blog to call attention to it over the next several weeks. Use one a week for maximum effectiveness. Europeans are notoriously hard to reach with the gospel.

…and we’ve got bluegills. But after Minnesota fishing, this is no great thrill! 

Tomorrow is Chad’s 11th birthday (June 24) and he came back from Minneapolis with his grandparents to spend a week at Winona Lake. Here’s our annual fishing photo at Heritage Lake — we’ve got largemouth bass…. 

Jim Hocking, whose organization in the Central African Republic is currently hosting a team from Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church, sends along the following update and list of prayer requests: God has truly been blessing the work of the drill team. They have completed three wells in four days and are today completing the

The July/August, 2005 issue of FGBC World, the bi-monthly publication of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, is now posted and available online at www.fgbcworld.com. The paper edition of the paper should arrive in homes and churches around July 1. The lead stories for the current issue include the Norm Johnson/Ann Nichols marriage after each