Lisa Gill (left) and Jill Dimatteo (right) were two of the several dozen young people who distributed small bags of sidewalk salt door-to-door in the Warsaw/Winona Lake, Indiana, neighborhoods this evening as part of “Dinner and a Ministry” at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church. Each bag of sidewalk salt included a note which had church […]

“Dinner and a Ministry” is a once-a-month Sunday evening event at the Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church. Modeled after Steve Sjogren’s concept of “servant evangelism,” the program is organized and directed by WLGBC associate pastor Bruce Barlow. Service teams do community outreach, work on the church building, write notes of encouragement, call shut-ins and

Today is the final day for the women’s GO team which has been ministering in Argentina. Excerpted here are some final comments by Miriam Pacheco (standing, at right), of Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, who is one of the team’s leaders. Additional information and photos may be found at www.womenofcharis.net. (photo from womenofcharis.net) Today we

Wayne Hannah, the GBIM director responsible for southeast Asia, is currently concluding a visit with Ted Rondeau to the area of Thailand most affected by the tsunami. He gives this gripping and optimistic report: As I write this, I am sitting in a hotel room of a half-demolished resort a few yards from the beach

Nine new term missionary candidates are involved in a week-long core training on GBIM’s vision and values at the Grace Brethren International Missions headquarters in Winona Lake, IN, this week. All have been approved for service and will now be raising support for their ministries in France, Argentina, Cambodia, Chad, and southeast Asia. Candidates include

Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church member Miriam Pacheco, who is currently in Argentina with a women’s GO Team on a short-term missions trip, sends this on-the-spot report which has been slightly edited. For a fuller report, lists of participants, and many photos, go to www.womenofcharis.net. MONDAY: God blessed us yesterday with some lovely, cooler

These are the songs most used by churches reporting to Christian Copyright Licensing Inc., for its most recent six-month reporting period: 1. Here I Am to Worship 2. Open the Eyes of My Heart 3. Lord, I Lift Your Name on High 4. Shout to the Lord 5. Come, Now is the Time to Worship

The Grace Brethren Church of Columbus, OH, is this noon hosting a funeral for officer Bryan Hurst, 33, who was killed Thursday during a bank robbery attempt. Thousands are attending the funeral of Hurst, who had been a police officer for eight years in Columbus. Dan Hammers, pastoral care pastor at the Columbus church, explained

The following item appears on today’s blog of World Magazine. This legislation, which was signed by the president Friday, (check with your tax preparer), gives all the more motivation to give a gift in the next 21 days through Relief Agency Brethren. See more details at www.gbim.org or www.fgbc.org. Tsunami donations deductible for 2004 tax

A new ministry for 20-somethings headed by BMH Operations Manager Ann Myers and her husband, Kent, is featured on the front page of today’s Warsaw (IN) Times-Union newspaper. The article, written by staffer David Slone, credits the Myers with providing an alternative to young adults who want to choose wholesome entertainment and fellowship over the