News to Know Kudos A group of elders gathered in September to examine Arnold Betony, pastor of the Native New Life Church, a Grace Brethren church in Albuquerque, N.M. Picture, left to right, standing, are: Jerry Young, John Schumacher, Robert MacMillan, Steve Galegor, and Howard Mayes. Kneeling is Arnold Betoney. Arnold Betoney was examined and […]
Three Grace Brethren pastors recently participated in the Aquila Project, teaching for two weeks at the Brethren Biblical Seminary in the Central African Republic. From left, pastors Chuck Thornton (Soldotna, Alaska), Dan Jackson (Myerstown, Penna.), and Greg Ryerson (West Milton, Ohio) were the first visiting professors to teach at the new James Gribble Center near the capital city of Bangui.
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From the Mansfield (OH) News Journal. This is an excerpt–to read the entire article click here. Sen. Harris leaving big shoes to fill Republican respected for his business savvy BY AL LAWRENCE • News Journal correspondent • November 2, 2010 ASHLAND — Either Republican Kris Jordan or Democrat Neil Patel will earn the right Tuesday
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A plan for implementing the three-part strategy of the Commitment to Common Mission document was developed and adopted by delegates to a CHARIS leadership meeting September 12-15, 2010. Meeting at the Chateau St. Albain in France, the leaders of the worldwide Grace Brethren fellowships agreed on a strategy of utilizing small teams with specialized expertise
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Mabton Congregation Helps the Needy For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me,
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The people of the Ellet Grace Brethren Church in Akron, Ohio, love their next-door neighbors. And there are more than 300 of those neighbors to love–most of them under the age of 10. The Ellet church is right next door to the Ritzman Community Learning Center, a K-5 elementary school in the Akron public school
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After a number of months of prayer, reflection, and visioning, the congregation of the Ocala, Fla., Grace Brethren Church voted July 18 to dissolve the Ocala church as an independent entity, and become a campus of Grace Church of Sebring, the Grace Brethren church in Sebring, Fla. “They willingly have submitted to follow the leadership
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Pastor Richard Todd stands in front of the building that was recently purchased by the Grace Brethren Church in Whittier, Calif. The former furniture store, located at 8109 Greenleaf Avenue, will be renovated for ministry use. The church’s former campus was sold several years ago and it has been meeting in temporary facilities while searching
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by Kelsey Mitchener Last February John Shirk wanted to give his little girl a bicycle for her birthday. He didn’t know at the time that Emma’s present would start a large-scale ministry based out of a repurposed Chicago paint factory. With the help of a friend, Shirk restored and repainted his daughter’s ninth-birthday bike. Enjoying
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The Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF), Winona Lake, Ind., has announced that another congregation in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches has decided to transfer their entire financing package from other lenders to the GBIF. In fact, when the Auburn Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Auburn, Calif., wants to finance another expansion, they
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