FGBC Fellowship Coordinator Tom Avey (seated) had a birthday this week, and the office staff gathered this morning to celebrate. (Actually, the birthday was yesterday, but he was on a plane coming home from California yesterday). Standing, from left, are Charles Ashman, who works with the Paraclete ministry and the FGBC office; Liz Cutler Gates, […]

The Grace Brethren Church of Columbus, Ohio, (David Plaster, pastor) yesterday broke ground for the church’s new Early Childhood Center. Everyone in attendance was offered commemorative hard hats and shovels. Worthington Christian Preschool & Kindergarten director, Tim Adams, addressed the audience. Attenders stood at the outline of the new building and prayed for the project.

Pastor Bernie Simmons, Director of Children’s Ministries at the Columbus church, spoke of seeing the hand of children, of God, and of all people in attendance in the new building’s logo (shown behind him).

In his first official day on the job as senior pastor, Dr. David Plaster (left) shared the podium with longtime Worthington pastor Jim Custer (right).

Earl Replogle Bock, 87, a long-time member, deacon, trustee, and Sunday School teacher of the Grace Brethren church in Fremont, Ohio, (Kevin Pinkerton, pastor) died Monday, April 30, 2007, at the Fremont Memorial Hospital. Mr. Bock was born December 5, 1919, in Green Springs, to the late Frank and Grace (Replogle) Bock. He was married

Your prayers are encouraged for Cheryl Kaufman, formerly a missionary in Central African Republic and now a part of the missions team at the Worthington, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church. She is facing surgery for colon cancer, and this note from Cheryl gives more details: “Upon a simple screening of my colon (colonoscopy), a cancerous polyp

Today’s Washington Times carries this story of a teacher at the Clinton, Maryland, Grace Brethren Christian School who was killed in the crash of an ultralight airplane. Howard Mayes is pastor of the Clinton church. This is a short excerpt. To read the entire article, click on http://washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20070507-110434-6994r Students and faculty at Grace Brethren Christian

The Saturday, May 5 commencement for the class of 2007 at Grace College and Grace Theological Seminary was the first function to take place in the just-completed $9.1-million Orthopaedic Capital Center on the Grace campus. A record crowd, estimated to total 2,500 people, attended this year’s commencement, where 323 diplomas were awarded by Grace College,

A total of 323 graduates received undergraduate and graduate degrees in Saturday’s ceremony, the first to be held in the new Orthopaedic Capital Center.

YIB (Your Intrepid Blogger) worshiped with the Brethren at the Colorado Springs, Colorado, Grace Brethren Church this May 6 Lord’s Day morning. Pastor Robert Schaffer and his warm congregation welcomed us to participate in musical ministry and to present the ministry of Brethren Missionary Herald and BMH Books to the congregation. Pastor Schaffer is encouraged