Gary and Jennie Underwood had nearly exhausted their list of options to secure a location for their church plant. Underwood began serving as Campus Pastor at the newly-formed Grace Church, Ellet Campus, in Akron, Ohio, in July of 2016, after serving as senior pastor at Delaware Grace (Delaware, Ohio), for nearly 12 years. After considering 11 locations in […]
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An update on the health of Charlotte Poyner has been posted on the Gulfview Grace Brethren Church Facebook page. Charlotte, the wife of Jim Poyner, longtime pastor of Gulfview Grace Brethren Church, Port Richey, Fla, and mother of Paul Poyner, current pastor of Gulfview Grace, has been hospitalized after collapsing on Tuesday due to a blood clot.
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Grace College and Seminary welcomed 1,278 undergraduate students to its Winona Lake, Ind., campus this fall – the second-largest undergraduate enrollment in Grace history. A growing number of students are choosing to pursue accelerated and blended degrees. Since 2011, Grace College has offered a three-year bachelor’s degree in all of its 70-plus majors. This year,
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Updated As Hurricane Irma churned its way across the Carribean, Grace Brethren congregations in Florida prepared in case the storm would make landfall on the peninsula. GraceConnect surveyed the pastors this morning as to how they are preparing for what has been labeled the largest hurricane in recorded history. Right now we have a team
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A coalition of local churches in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Church (FGBC) is coming together to serve alongside multiple churches in the affected region. While details are still coming together, we want to invite more leaders and churches to be introduced to the current plans and to participate in demonstrating the Good News.
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Prayer has been requested for Charlotte Poyner, wife of Jim Poyner, longtime pastor of Gulfview Grace Brethren Church, Port Richey, Fla, and mother of Paul Poyner, current pastor of Gulfview Grace. She has been hospitalized after collapsing due to a blood clot. Below is a message sent by Paul. I ask the team to pray for
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Grace College’s cross country team will rely on a solid core of returners to lead a young squad in the 2017 season. The Lancers, led by head coach Jeff Raymond, will strive to improve on a historic 2016 season. Last year both the men’s and women’s team finished fifth at the NCCAA National Championships, resulting
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The town of Winona Lake, Ind., the headquarters of many Grace Brethren organizations, was featured last month in the paper and InkFreeNews. It highlights the many changes in the community over the last 20 years, including the transition of the Winona Lake Park to Winona Lake Limitless Park. The park is located at the former
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Urban Hope, Philadelphia, Pa., took 65 campers and 21 leaders to Camp Conquest in Denver, Pa., recently to experience nature and learn how to pray God’s way through “The Lord’s Prayer!” Among the numbers noted: 1 Downpour 15 First Time Decisions 30 Character Awards 45 Verse Champion 68 Forgiveness Decisions 99 People Total
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For many years, corporation membership for Encompass World Partners has been comprised of individuals who held membership in a Grace Brethren church and contributed at least $50 during the previous calendar year. These standards made sense before. They are not serving well now, however, according to officials at Encompass. It has become increasingly difficult to keep
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