We have just learned that Charles R. Taber, age 78, went to be with his Lord on Friday, October 26, 2007. He died at his home in Johnson City, Tennessee, after a two-month illness. Taber was born in Paris, France, of American parents, Floyd and Ada Taber, where he lived until he was nine years […]

From Tom Julien — Wonderful news from Augustin Hibailé this morning: Daniel has been freed! God explicitly answered our prayers. There was an intervention by a group of armed Fulanis which caused the armed bandits to flee and Daniel took advantage of this to escape and to arrive at the house at Bouar yesterday evening

Pastor Chuck Davis of the Ocala, Florida, Grace Brethren Church has been involved for years with helping church-plants in Trinidad. Here is an excerpt from a recent e-mail communication he sent: “It was a joy to have Roger and Kumarie Dabideen visit us in Ocala, FL, and share with the congregation about the exciting church

The following prayer request comes from the Central African Republic via Grace Brethren International Missions’ Tom Julien. Dr. Hibaile is a highly-visible leader in the Grace Brethren movement in the Central African country. My youngest brother Daniel Mbami left for Bocoranga yesterday to see our parents. He was kidnapped with everyone he was traveling with

The following article is from the Somerset County (PA) Daily American. Randy Haulk is pastor of the Meyersdale Grace Brethren Church. MEYERSDALE — Meyersdale Grace Brethren Church will hold its annual wild game supper at 6 p.m. on Feb. 23 in the church’s activity building. Guest speaker for this year’s event is Brent Henderson, an

The following is excerpted from an article in today’s Lancaster (PA) New Era, featuring the two young women from the Grace Brethren Church of Lititz, PA (Scott Distler, pastor) who survived the tornadoes which earlier this week hit their school, Union University in Jackson, Tennessee. To read the entire article, click on http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/216301 When the

Grace Seminary alumnus David Dockery, who is president of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, is overseeing recovery efforts from tornadoes that hit the school earlier this week. The following is excerpted from a release by the Baptist News Service: JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)–Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen toured the tornado-ravaged Union

Susanne Kessler, business manager for the Grace Brethren Investment Foundation, has been honored for 15 years of service to the Foundation. At right, Ken Seyfert, executive director of operations at the Foundation, presents a service award to her. “We applaud Susanne for her faithful service in behalf of our investors and borrowing churches,” says Larry

Ben Ogden, site coordinator for the Great Commission Bible Institute, a ministry of the Grace Brethren Church of Sebring, Florida (Randy Smith, pastor) sends along this update about a recent ministry in Haiti: A group of students and leaders from the Great Commission Bible Institute (www.gcbi.net) recently had the incredible opportunity of serving for eight

Two young women from the Grace Brethren church in Lititz, Pennsylvania (Scott Distler, pastor) are students at Union University in Tennessee, which sustained significant tornado damage last evening. David Dockery, the school’s president, is a Grace Seminary alumnus, and was interviewed extensively by CNN and other news organizations. Here is an excerpt from an e-mail