One of the great programs of CE National is Operation Barnabas, which each summer sends teams of young people around the US (and overseas) to be of assistance and encouragement to Grace Brethren churches and people. Bus transportation is key to the trips, and the following note from Scott Distler, pastor of the Lititz (PA) […]

This week’s institutional update from the Grace College campus shares the good news that a number of young people attending Lancer Soccer Camps have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior. Soccer coach Roy Danielian said, on June 14, “The Lord really blessed today as soccer staff saw 20-plus kids raise their hands saying that they

John and Ruth Gillis–John has pastored Grace Brethren churches in a number of locations–recently were highlighted for their 50th wedding anniversary in the Alaska Star newspaper. Here is an excerpt: Former Eagle River residents John and Ruth Gillis celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary June 11. They were married June 11, 1955, at the Grace Brethren

Following the Love Feast this evening, participants in the DRIVEN conference in Gambier, Ohio, gathered on the lawn beneath the Kenyon College dining hall for an outdoor footwashing service. Mike Mason of thequest church in Columbus (standing on chair, at right) read scripture and made comments to prepare hearts for the experience. The conference, which

Following the example of Jesus, a footwashing service was held following the Love Feast. Footwashing is part of the historic Grace Brethren communion service, based on John 13. 

Following the footwashing service, the bread and cup portion of communion were observed in a solemn ceremony in the historic Holy Spirit Chapel on the Kenyon College campus. California-based church planter Neil Cole was the speaker for the morning and for the 8 p.m. evening session. The conference concludes Saturday morning with an address by

The following excerpt is from an article in today’s Warsaw (IN) Times-Union newspaper: National Public Radio will host its show “From The Top” at Rodeheaver Auditorium, Winona Lake, Saturday. “We’re very excited to be part of this event. It should be a great experience for all those who can attend,” Brent Wilcoxson, Winona Restoration manager,

Directed noontime Round Table discussions, with designated leaders and suggested discussion questions, helped DRIVEN attendees get to know each other better, and to focus on the subjects of “Engage,” “Accelerate,” and “Incarnate.” The conference concludes at noon on Saturday.  

A wild game of “Ultimate Frisbee” was one of the Thursday afternoon recreation options at the DRIVEN conference for Twenty-Somethings on the Kenyon College campus in Gambier, Ohio. 

Pastor Steve Edmonds of the Grace Brethren Church in Columbus, Ohio, was one of the Thursday afternoon presenters at DRIVEN, giving a workshop on “Achieving Intimacy in Relationships.”