The following news briefs are from April, May, and June issues of the Brethren Missionary Herald magazine. 20 Years Ago — 1991Brenda Kent was appointed accountant for the ministries of Grace Brethren Home Missions. 50 years ago — 1961The Trotwood, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church dedicated its new building June 3 (Larry Gegner, pastor). 70 years […]
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Events of general interest among Grace Brethren churches. Details and registration information are available from the sponsoring organizations or at fgbc.org. March 25
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Information about church planting, topics of scholarship by Grace Brethren pastors, and a look at the news of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches is all found in the new Spring 2011 issue of FGBC World, the quarterly magazine for the people and congregations of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. The magazine is currently
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Vicki Johnson has spent her career teaching English as a second language to immigrants in Southern California. “I love my job,” says the member of the Bellflower, Calif., Brethren Church (Tom Hocking, pastor). “I go to work to relax,” she adds. “I’m there for my students.” She’s had a heart for internationals since her days
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In a former life, the storefront at 212 N. Main Street in Coopersburg, Pa., served Italian food and alcoholic drinks to patrons. Now it is dispensing the bread of life and living water to all who come. The site, formerly known as Ecco Domani Restaurant and Bar (the name is a brand of Italian wine),
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In an effort to stay current and informed, and to stretch their understanding and depth, pastors and members of associated Grace Brethren organizations are engaging in study and research at the doctoral level. In the past decade, Grace Theological Seminary has awarded the doctor of ministry degree to a number of pastors, each of whom
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For several days in January, pastors, elders, and others interested in reaching their own ethnic groups in North America for Christ met at Iglesia Comunal Cristiana, a Grace Brethren church in Tampa, Fla., for the first-ever Ethnic Leaders’ Consultation. Among those attending the event, which was held from January 11 to 14, were individuals affiliated
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Three separate eight-minute radio interviews with “God of Hope” BMH author J. Davis Illingworth are now available by clicking here. The interviewer is Hugh Hewitt, host of a nationally syndicated radio show heard in more than 70 cities with more than two million listeners a week. Hewitt is also a New York times best-selling author
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by Liz Cutler Gates, Editor, FGBC World I returned to the classroom this year, not as a student, but as a teacher of 12 eager college students who want to learn about writing for advertising and public relations. It didn’t take long for me to realize that there is a new day in the world
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For several days in January, pastors, elders, and others interested in reaching their own ethnic groups in North America for Christ met at Iglesia Comunal Cristiana, a Grace Brethren church in Tampa, Fla., for the first-ever Ethnic Leaders’ Consultation. Among those attending the event, which was held from January 11 to 14, were individuals affiliated
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