God is using many Grace Brethren churches to bring the gospel to people this Easter. This photo is from Sebring, Florida, where Pastor Randy Smith is “thankful for 11 new followers of Jesus and more than 600 people at the Easter Extravaganza!”
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The first in a series of hardbound copies of Grace Brethren news as it first appeared on this blog is now available from BMH Books, Winona Lake, Ind. Plans call for a print version of each year of the blog, which was begun in May 2004 by Terry White, executive director of the Brethren Missionary
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After 7½ years of holding weekly services at Hastings Middle School, the congregation of Upper Arlington, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church (known as UA Grace) has a place to call home. They celebrated the grand opening service in their new facility at 4065 Kenny Road on Palm Sunday, April 5. At right, Pastor Dave Bogue and
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From today’s (April 8) South Bend (Ind.) Tribune: SOUTH BEND — Ronald E. Manahan, president of Grace College in Winona Lake, Ind., will be the guest speaker at the Ivy Tech Community College-North Central commencement May 8. The ceremony will be in the Joyce Center at the University of Notre Dame. Nearly 500 graduates from
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Pastor Jack Brown of North Shore Bible Church, the Grace Brethren church in Essex, Massachusetts, sends along the following update and prayer request: God is good! I am writing to let you know we (North Shore Bible Church) have decided to withdraw our offer on the property we have been considering in Beverly MA. We
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The multi-national CHARIS Commitment to Common Mission statement was affirmed by the leaders of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches during their regular meeting in January. In doing so, they encouraged local Grace Brethren churches to participate in the spirit of the document. Read more in the March-April issue of FGBC World, which is available
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Jay Bell and Internationals USA sends the following report: The Leesburg, Indiana, Grace Brethren Church has launched an English as a Second Language (ESL) ministry to reach out to the nations in their community. Below is an update from Diana Davis, the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church/Leesburg GBC Coordinator: “The Leesburg, Ind., GBC had its
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The Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF) recently approved the following loans: $38,000 to the Calvary Grace Brethren Church (Doug Courter, pastor), Hagerstown, Md., to complete improvements to the church’s parking lot. $100,000 to the Grace Brethren Retreat Center (Mike Gehlert, executive director), Denver, Pa., to help with the construction of the new Lutz Lodge to
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Pastor Scott Distler of the Grace Brethren church in Lititz, Pennsylvania, says, “What an amazing morning Saturday was for our annual Easter Egg-Stravagaza. In spite of the high winds and cold, God blessed us and the chopper pilot was still able to make the drops and well over 5,000 people were on our campus. “What
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Word has been received of the homegoing of Charles “Fred” Berkemer in the Whittier, California, area on February 2, 2009. Via Pastor Richard Todd of the Whittier Community Grace Brethren Church, the family has provided the following information. Charles Berkemer (Fred) was born December 22, 1919, in Nebraska. His mother died a few weeks after
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