All-Church Picnic — Alaskan Style

Chuck Thornton, Pastor at Large at the Peninsula Grace Brethren Church in Soldotna, Alaska (Keith Randall, pastor), sends along this delightful article and photos of the Soldotna church’s recent event. All-Church Picnic – Alaskan Style Cars, pickups, and even a motorcycle began arriving at the site. The Tesoro Oil Company’s Picnic Grounds was the place. […]

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Chip Heim Quoted on Downsizing, Empty Nesters

Pastor Chip Heim of the East Side Grace Brethren Church in Columbus, Ohio, was one of the subjects interviewed and quoted in a story in today’s Columbus Dispatch on families who are downsizing upon becoming empty-nesters.Here is a short quote from the article. To read the entire piece, click on http://www.columbusdispatch.com:80/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/07/16/MOVING_OUT.ART_ART_07-16-07_A1_7U79716.html Chip Heim, pastor of

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Kumi To Lead String Department at Grace College

Gert Kumi, a world-class violinist (pictured at right), will lead the Grace College School of Music’s string department this fall. This Albanian-born prodigy made his orchestral debut with the Tirana Philharmonic Orchestra at age 15, and has performed with many European orchestras. After being “discovered” by Stephen Clapp, the dean of the prestigious Juilliard School,

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Grace College Athletic Director Named

Chad Briscoe (pictured at right) has been hired at as athletic director at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., effective August 1. Chad comes to Grace from Geneva College where he served as physical education instructor, assistant athletic director, and head assistant men’s basketballcoach. While at Geneva he also taught in the Physical Education Department and

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Jenkins, LaHaye Honored for ‘Left Behind’ Series

BMH books publisher Terry White (standing) was among those present at a special reception during the recent International Christian Retail Show in Atlanta honoring authors Tim LaHaye (seated at left), and Jerry Jenkins (seated, middle). Jerry Jenkins’ wife, Dianna, is seated at right. The Evangelical Christian Publisher’s Association recognized the monumental achievement of the Left

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Roland Maust Moving to Pastor Uniontown Church

After 11 years as pastor of the Millersburg, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church, Roland Maust (shown here singing at Celebrate06 national conference) is concluding his ministry at Millersburg and will become the pastor of the Grace Brethren church in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Pastor Maust said, “Our eleven years at Millersburg have been a time of growth and

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Waynesboro’s John Hyndman, 90, Featured

John Hyndman, pictured here with his wife, Margarette and a number of medals he has won in Senior Olympics, is featured in a story and photo in today’s Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, Record Herald. Here is a brief excerpt–to read the entire story click on http://www.therecordherald.com/articles/2007/07/14/local_news/news01.txt Hyndman and his wife of 63 years, Margarette, talked about his

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