Today comes an update from Jesús Muñoz, director of ethnic ministries with Encompass World Partners: Thank you for praying for the ethnic gathering, we had more than 30 ethnic leaders participating and some Encompass World Partners employees and a local pastor. Dr. Tom Stalter did a great job presenting the cultural behavior behavior of the […]
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Ken Lawson, a member of Grace Polaris, a Grace Brethren congregation on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), was quoted in Friday’s Columbus Dispatch. Ken, a Columbus police officer and the human trafficking liaison for the department, was featured in the July-August 2006 edition of FGBC World. Read the complete story here.
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The BBC this afternoon in reporting that a ceasefire has been signed in the Central African Republic. Since December 10, the Seleka rebel force took control of northern and eastern CAR and began a trek toward the capital of Bangui. Missionary staff with Encompass World Partners (formerly Grace Brethren International Missions) were evacuated where necessary. (See
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Registration for the Women’s Leadership Summit to be held next weekend is nearly full, according to Chery Boehm, coordinator of leadership development for Women of Grace USA. She says that 46 women will be attending the weekend, which will focus on “A Wardrobe of Gracious Influence” and be led by Margie Brubaker, a pastor’s wife
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From the weekly newsletter of the Grace Brethren Church, Long Beach, Calif. (Lou Huesmann, pastor) is this item: Each month the NBA honors a student, teacher or administrator to recognize outstanding achievements in academics, athletics and the greater Los Angeles community. Grace member and teacher, Paul Renaker, was nominated and honored in December 2012 as
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The Long Beach, Calif., Post-Telegram earlier this month featured a member of the Grace Brethren Church, Long Beach, Calif. (Lou Huesmann, pastor) who is leaving his position as president and CEO of the Long Beach Rescue Mission. The article notes how Jim Lewis has impacted the Rescue Mission and the Long Beach community on a
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GraceConnect and the Brethren Missionary Herald Company welcomes intern Andrea Skowronski to the staff. A Michigan native, Andrea recently graduated from Grace College with a B.A. degree in English. She previously interned with Encompass World Partners in Winona Lake, Ind., and was involved in writing for the Sounding Board newspaper and Scribblous literary magazine at
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The political situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) continues to be strained. Here is a recent media report about peace-keeping efforts. Continue to pray for the Grace Brethren ministries in this country. A portion of the story appears below. Read the complete story here. Central African Republic ceasefire urged as talks begin (Reuters) –
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From Pastor Dan Thornton, Maranatha Brethren Church, Hagerstown, Md.: Fight Club has made its way to Hagerstown, Maryland. At a midnight meeting [on January 8], 20 men were challenged to be strong and brave to fight sin wherever it attacks, in our own hearts, in our homes, in our church, in our world. Hosted by
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The Bridge, a Grace Brethren congregation in Tipp City, Ohio, will be celebrating its 2nd Anniversary on Sunday, Feb. 3. “We are looking forward to what God is going to do in 2013,” says Pastor Ron Sheranko. “Six were baptized in a river in the month of August. We were also blessed to have several
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