The Olentangy (Ohio) Valley News yesterday ran this feature on Kary Oberbrunner (pictured), associate pastor at Powell, Ohio: Local author pens work linking Christianity, culture By GARTH BISHOP A local pastor hopes his new book will give guidance to modern Christians looking for a new model by which to live their faith. The Fine Line, […]

Adapted from the NCO update newsletter (Todd Scoles): Shawn Kaeser is the church planter at Darby Grace in Plain City, Ohio. He also teaches at Grizzell Middle School in Dublin. On Veteran’s Day, Shawn brought Ed Jackson (pictured, Powell GBC) to speak to his students about Ed’s time as a Marine in World War II.

New BMH author, Bruce W. Triplehorn, thanks his family as he begins a presentation at a authors@bmhbooks reception this afternoon (December 3) at the International Missions Center in Winona Lake, Ind. Triplehorn’s book, Worship, the Golden Thread, was recently released by BMH Books. Family and friends gathered to celebrate the book and to hear Triplehorn

Nate Zuck, former director of small groups at the Winona Lake (Ind.) Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor), is completing training at the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City, Okla. When he graduates on Friday (December 5), he and his wife, Joanna (both are pictured above), will relocate to the Cleveland, Ohio area where he

From Jay Bell and Internationals USA: This week we have an opportunity to be a blessing to people from India. Recent USA Today headlines read: Militants force pro-West nation onto front lines! India, Pakistan feel pain! If you are in proximity to people from India (for example, at work or in your neighborhood) or if

Catalyst Church, a young Grace Brethren church-plant in Kent, Ohio, and its pastor, Jonathan Herron, got some nice press exposure this week, along with its partnering church, Grace Brethren Church of Wooster, Ohio (Bob Fetterhoff, pastor). Here is an excerpt–to read the entire article, click here. By Diane Smith, Record-Courier religion editor Catalyst Church doesn’t

A conversation with a friend sparked an idea for Bruce Triplehorn (pictured at right) and the result was Worship, the Golden Thread, a book recently released by BMH Books of Winona Lake, Ind. That conversation made him think about what was the essence of his vision for the Christian life and the church. Triplehorn recalls.

Today’s Warsaw (Ind.) Times-Union includes a story about Grace Brethren International Missions honoring several individuals for their 50 years of ministry. Honored were Tom and Doris Julien (pictured at right), who served in France and also have served in administrative roles in the U.S.; Bill and Imogene Burk, Brazil; and Jack Churchill, deceased Jan. 8.

Suffering from two debilitating illnesses doesn’t keep Paul Guay down. As pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in Mabton, Wash., he sees it as God’s way of furthering his ministry. Read more in the November-December issue of FGBC World, which is available at no charge at your local Grace Brethren church or online at www.fgbcworld.com.

Many have been praying for the eye surgery of five-year-old Isaac Ogden. Here is a post-surgery update from the blog of Isaac’s mom, Sarah Weekley Ogden: We are back from Cincinnati. Isaac’s surgery went well. The surgery was on Tuesday morning and we left the hospital on Wednesday afternoon. The doctors said everything went really