Ivanildo Trindade (left in photo, with restaurant owner in Paris), associate pastor of outreach ministries at the Grace Brethren Church of Wooster, Ohio, is currently in the Central African Republic with a missions team. He is blogging about the experience. Here is a short excerpt. You can read his ongoing reports by logging onto http://woostercar.blogspot.com/ […]

Retired Grace Brethren pastor and longtime Brethren Missionary Herald Co. board member Russ Ogden (shown here with his wife, Betty — Joan Snively photo) has completed his Ph.D. degree. Russ, who lives near Indianapolis, Indiana, says, “I have finally met the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies with emphasis in

Southern California Grace Brethren Churches and Leadership – The 2008 High Impact Men’s Conference is just around the corner. We are 2 1/2 months away from the annual GBC Men’s Conference. HIMC INFO: May 2-4, 2008 Pine Summit Conference Center, Big Bear, CA Theme: “You Are Not Alone” Verse: Hebrews 10:25 Cost: $110 – Regular

Sandy Barrett (pictured), who works with Tom Avey and Charles Ashman in the Fellowship Coordinator’s office, celebrated a birthday today. Staff from BMH, FGBC, and Ken Herman of Evangel Press gathered to celebrate. Happy Birthday, Sandy, and thanks for all your work on behalf of the Fellowship!

Event to Assist Area Churches with Volunteer Ministries Raleigh, NC – Hope Community Church of Raleigh will host its first XTEND Volunteer Workshop Saturday, April 26, from 12:30 p.m. to 8:30 pm. at the church located at 821 Buck Jones Road in southwest Raleigh. The First Impressions Ministry of Hope will sponsor and lead the

The final meeting of the Brethren Encyclopedia Board prior to the 300th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Brethren movement took place yesterday in the archaeology room of Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio. Members of the board are comprised of representatives of six of the major Brethren groups descending from the baptism of

Robert Lehigh (left), president of the board of Brethren Encyclopedia, Inc., yesterday presented Dr. William Eberly (right) of North Manchester, Indiana, with a plaque celebrating Eberly’s service since 1985 as editor of the Monograph Series for the board. Eberly’s current project is a landmark translation from the German of Dr. Marcus Maier’s “The Schwarzenau Brethren”

Former Grace College coach and athletic director Phil Dick (shown here with two of his grandchildren) has been battling cancer since being diagnosed with kidney cancer on January 9, 2006. This week he is being moved into the hospice area of the Goshen (Indiana) hospital. His daughter, Michelle, has been posting regular updates during Phil’s

A bit of Winona Lake, Ind. history fell this morning as the building known as the Administration Center at the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church was torn down. The building, located at the corner of 13th and College, was built as a gymnasium in 1906 for the Winona College, a normal school that existed in

Today’s Columbus Dispatch includes a story about Carlo Corral (in photo at right), the children’s pastor and Hispanic church planter at the Southwest Grace Brethren Church in Grove City, Ohio. To read the complete story, click here. Bilingual clown translates as funnyEven in a parking lot, Chulo the Clown can create magic. With a few