Pray for Info Session Tonight for Grasslands Church

Grasslands Church, the new Grace Brethren church being planted in Medicine Hat, Alberta, hosts its first “official” activity tonight — an information session at a local hotel. They will be meeting at 6:30 p.m. (Mountain Time) for dessert and casual conversation. Church planter Oliver (Shane) Edwards and Bart Blair, who will be leading worship and

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Fred Benedict, Longtime Brethren Encyclopedia Head, Dies

Frederick “Fred” W. Benedict, 81, of Union City, OH, passed away Sunday, February 20, 2011, at the Brethren Retirement Community in Greenville, Ohio.  Benedict was a Brethren historian, printer, and writer who headed the Brethren Encyclopedia Project (www.brethrenencyclopedia.org) until just several years ago when the current president, Robert Lehigh, succeeded him. Benedict was also instrumental in

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