A teen from the Simi Valley (CA) Grace Brethren Church, CJ Cruz, far left, spent three weeks in China this summer as part of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth. Here, the 15-year-old practices tai chi with some fellow students in the program. He is featured in today’s Simi Valley Acorn. To read […]

At yesterday’s the first chapel of the year in Grace College’s new Orthopaedic Capital Center (OCC), a time sequence video of the construction of the building was shown. When the building was begun in 2005, a web camera was mounted on Morgan Library, aimed at the construction site. When it was completed in 2007, the

Thanks to a generous lead donor, Grace College will be able to offer $1,000,000 in four-year FGBC Scholarships beginning fall 2008 to new students from the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC). To qualify for one of the 200 FGBC Scholarships in the amount of $5,000 ($1,250 per year), admitted applicants must be from a

Ted Rondeau of Grace Brethren International Missions has called to our attention that GBIM has posted a web page announcement that a fund is available to receive contributions to assist those stricken by the recent earthquake in Peru. A powerful 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Peru on August 15, killing at least 337

This morning, the first chapel service of the year at Grace College and Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind. was held in the new Orthopaedic Capital Center (OCC) and featured a dedication ceremony that included members of the Warsaw, Winona Lake, and Kosciusko County communities. In the photo at right, Ron Manahan, president of the schools,

This news and photo came today from Ron Sheranko, associate pastor at First Grace Brethren Church, in Dayton, Ohio. The church recently sent a team of eight (shown at right) to Sumy, Ukraine, to minister to orphans at a camp owned by the Sumy Church of Grace. The team left on Friday, July 20, and

Message from Rob Stanley, pastor of The Village Community Church, a new Grace Brethren church plant in Milton, Ontario, Canada: We’re coming up to the first anniversary of the launch of The Village Community Church here in Milton, and year one has been awesome. We’ve added dozens of new members, seen lots of people come

Your prayers for the continuing recovery of Judy Lingenfelter (pictured) will be appreciated. Judy is the wife of Grace Brethren International Missions board chair Sherwood Lingenfelter. Judy is Professor Emerita of Intercultural Studies at Biola University in southern California. She and her husband have worked with several different mission organizations to help them focus on

Students enrolled in the 412 Commission classes visited the offices of the Brethren Missionary Herald Company (BMH) and the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) today (Monday) for lunch. After lunch, BMH staffers Jesse Deloe (senior editor), Ann Swartz Myers (operations manager), and Liz Cutler Gates (editorial director) explained the ministries of BMH and Tom

David Guiles, executive director of Grace Brethren International Missions, recently announced the appointment of Mike Taylor (pictured) to the position of Director of Operations for GBIM. Mike and Myra first joined the GBIM staff in 1989, when they were deployed as medical missionaries to the Central African Republic. Later Mike became the Regional Coordinator for