The 2007 Women’s Leadership Summit, sponsored by Women of Grace USA, has provided an opportunity for women from around the country to talk about the women’s ministries in their churches. This morning they gathered by size of church and then type of ministry to share ideas about what has worked and what hasn’t.

Chery Boehm, of Macedonia, Ohio, has coordinated the Women’s Leadership Summit, which is being held this weekend in Wyomissing, Pa.

The Worthington (Columbus), Ohio, Grace Brethren Church will honor Pastor Jim Custer (pictured) and his wife Triceine and their family for 40 years of ministry with the church on Sunday, November 4 at 10:30 a.m. An e-mail invitation says, “Some special surprises are planned, so don’t miss it. Afterward, you’re invited to stay for a

The November-December issue of FGBC World, the newspaper for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, will be shipped to you this week. Below are promotional announcements that can be used in your church bulletin or newsletter. To see a pdf file of the newspaper or to read web-only content, click here. Elysée Joseph is at

Donna Seyfert (pictured) is the keynote speaker for the 2007 Women’s Leadership Summit, which began Friday night in Wyomissing, Pa. The theme for the weekend is “The Search Is On!” and focuses on looking for wisdom. More than 40 women, many who are leaders in women’s ministries in their home churches, are participating. The event

YIB (Your Intrepid Blogger) is in Minneapolis this late-October weekend, and it was my delight this morning to sit down for several hours to enjoy scones, coffee, and conversation at Babettes in Uptown with George Stagg (pictured), who is seeking to plant a network of Grace Brethren churches in the Twin Cities area. George and

From the Simi Valley (CA) Acorn. John McIntosh is pastor of the sponsoring church, Grace Brethren Church of Simi Valley. Gore Verbinski, the director of the three “Pirates of the Caribbean” films, came to Grace Brethren school to meet with the students in the Performing Arts Department. Accompanying him was Raphael Sanchez, one of the

A Wednesday check of Grace Brethren pastors throughout California has brought a few interesting reports. From Julie Schumacher, Director of Missions and Communications at the Grace Brethren Church in Long Beach Here in Long Beach, we are not directly in danger from the fires, but are certainly affected in other ways. Many in our church

This week’s centralohio.com news feed carries news of the death of Jim Boggan, who was affiliated with the Southwest (OH) Grace Brethren Church (Tony Webb, pastor). Boggan, who was a freelance writer, wrote several articles for FGBC World, the all-Grace Brethren periodical published by Brethren Missionary Herald Co. Here is his obituary: James E. Boggan,

The Grace Brethren Church of Columbus, Ohio, and the school it sponsors–Worthington Christian Schools–have been the focus of much negative publicity recently. The Columbus newspaper has run a number of articles regarding the school and how it has handled personnel matters. One incident goes as far back as 1996 and involves a staff member who