Dr. Randy Smith, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church of Sebring, Florida, and a recognized Hebrew and Israel scholar, was the speaker for the 10:30 a.m. main session of Celebrate06 today. His topic was “The Promise Never Broken.”

Roland Maust, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church of Millersburg, Ohio, sang several pre-service solos in the morning and afternoon sessions of Celebrate06 today, including a stirring patriotic medley.

Association of Grace Brethren Ministers incoming president Joel Richards (left) congratulates Glenn and Lois Shirk as the AGBM this morning awarded Pastor Glen Shirk its “Pastor of the Year” award. Shirk, who just completed 25 years as pastor of the Grace Brethren Church of Ripon, California, was born in Modesto, married Lois Miller in 1966,

New church-planting families were commissioned by Grace Brethren North American Missions in Tuesday evening’s main session at Celebrate06 national conference, being held at Indian Wells, California. GBNAM northeastern career missionary Jim Snavely (burgundy shirt) is praying for the church planters in this photo, as the couples are surrounded by pastors and GBNAM board members. Jim

A number of Grace Brethren International Missions new missionaries were commissioned in the evening session Tuesday at Celebrate06. GBIM executive director Dave Guiles (blue shirt, center) and Pastor Robert Wagner (praying, with microphone) conducted the commissioning. Several of the candidate couples are from Wagner’s church, Calvert Grace Brethren Church in Owings, Maryland.

Dozens of supporters and friends of the ministry of CE National took the Palm Springs Tramway up into the majestic San Jacinto mountains Monday night for a mountaintop dinner and celebration of CE National’s 40th anniversary. After the dinner, participants heard reports and highlights from Brethren National Youth Conference, Urban Hope Training Center, Operation Barnabas,

Pastor Howard and Nancy Mayes, from the Clinton, Maryland, Grace Brethren Church, were among those who participated in the mountaintop dinner, tram ride, and celebration of CE National’s 40th anniversary. CE National’s executive director, Ed Lewis, was able to participate in spite of a painful back problem, but he subsequently checked into a local hospital

Jim Cymbala, pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle in New York City, was the guest speaker at the 10:30 a.m. session this morning and he will speak again this evening. Beginning with only about 18 members in 1972, Cymbala and his wife, Carol, who directs the Grammy Award-winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, have grown the New York

As the adults were crossing the courtyard to get to their 8:30 a.m. meetings at Celebrate06 today, the Kids Konference children were loading up the coach bus for an outing to the “Living Desert,” which features 450 live animals. Their adventure included lunch, and upon their return at 1 p.m. the children were headed for