Chuck Winter of Sunnyside, Washington, has informed us of the passing of Melvin Curfman of Sunnyside. He and his wife, Charlotte, were founding members of the Toppenish Grace Brethren Church and later relocated to the Sunnyside Grace Brethren Church. Mel was passionate about Christian camping and was instrumental in developing Clear Lake Grace Brethren Camp. The […]
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Grace Community Church of Ormond Beach, Fla., is partnering with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) to host a week-long conference from May 29-June 4, 2011, entitled Foundations of Apologetics. The Grace Brethren church is located at 1060 West Granada Blvd., Ormond Beach. “We invited RZIM because we long for people who are Christian to have
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The Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF) has announced that they have provided the financing for Integrated Community Development International (ICDI), a cooperating Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches organization, to purchase a property at 795 W. 400N., Warsaw, Ind. The building, which fronts State Route 15, will house administrative offices for ICDI’s U.S. operations. It was
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CE National, the Grace Brethren church effectiveness ministry, has announced the beginning of Super Mondays, a quarterly time of enrichment and encouragement that is co-sponsored by Grace College. Super Mondays are for pastors, church leadership staff, those considering ministry, or those interested in the local church and its people. Each Super Monday will begin at
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It’s a bit like the story of the mythical phoenix. Out of the ashes of one life came another. In this case, it was a failed church plant that caused Grace Brethren leaders in Southern California to re-evaluate their methods. The result has been a thriving church-planting and leadership development ministry with world-wide impact. “There
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By Bob Fetterhoff Nobody ever invited me to try out for a cheerleading squad. Just the thought of trying to do the splits or a cartwheel causes pain! God just didn’t bless me with the flexibility and strength (or beauty!!) required of a good cheerleader. However, I know the value of good cheerleaders. They can
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By Jesse Deloe Sarah Young, author of Jesus Calling, Devotions for Every Day of the Year (Thomas Nelson, 2004), wrote, “Spiritual blessings come wrapped in trials.” Everybody wants spiritual blessings, but I don’t know anyone who wants trials. How do you handle the hard times that life sends you? Where do you look for help?
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A completely revised and expanded edition of Dr. John C. Whitcomb‘s creationist classic book, The Early Earth: An Introduction to Biblical Creationism, has just been released by BMH Books of Winona Lake, Ind. The 176-page paperback, which retails for $18, is a companion to Whitcomb’s The World That Perished and this revised version includes dozens
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Kirt Henman and Tyler Zielasko, who have been active the past several years in pioneering NewSpring Church, a Grace Brethren church plant in Maitland, Florida, have informed members of their flock that the core group has reached the end of its resources, is not able to sustain further activity, and will be closing. In a
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Kudos The leaders of two Fellowship of Grace Brethren national and cooperating ministries were honored January 20, 2011, by the Kosciusko County (Indiana) Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Ronald Manahan, president of Grace College and Seminary, received the Chamber’s “Man of the Year for 2011” award, while Jeff Carroll, chief executive officer at Grace Village Retirement
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