Nelson L. Peters Grace Brethren North American Mission recently announced the appointment of Nelson L. Peters, of the Grace Brethren Church of Lititz, PA, as the senior advancement officer for GBNAM. Peters will work in the areas of fundraising and donor relations, building and strengthening partnerships for establishing churches throughout North America. His work experience […]
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Events of general interest among Grace Brethren Churches. Details and registration information are available from sponsoring organizations or through www.fgbc.org. July 2-8 – Great Canadian Adventure Teen Week, Vancouver, BC (GBNAM) July 22-27 – BNYC, Biola University (CEN) July 29-August 3 – Celebrate06 National Conference, Indian Wells, CA (FGBC) August 6-12-Canadian Adventure Adult Week (Toronto)
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The following news briefs are from the appropriate year’s July-August issues of The Brethren Missionary Herald magazine. Ten Years Ago
by Ashley Woodworth and Paul Hoard Mark Sharp maintains a strong faith while fighting the effects of Parkinson’s disease.Exhausted, Mark Sharp finally crossed the finish line of the grueling triathlon. Though he came in last for taking almost two hours to complete the race, he was thrilled. Why? Mark Sharp has Parkinson’s disease, and for
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The two major national conferences of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches will begin meeting within a few weeks. Brethren National Youth Conference, which is organized and sponsored by CE National, will meet on the BIOLA University campus in southern California the dates of Saturday, July 22 through Thursday, July 27, 2006. More than 2,500
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By Liz Cutler Gates Ken Lawson readily admits he didn’t intend to spend the greater part of his law enforcement career in the Sexual Assault Unit of the Columbus (Ohio) Division of Police. But after more than a decade, he has found it to be a place where he can help people. “I never expected
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Every Saturday during the summer some 15-20 skateboarders and bikers gather in the parking lot of the Maranatha Brethren Church in Hagerstown, Maryland, to practice their craft, and to hear a positive spiritual message from Maranatha youth pastor Ron Shank. (Jay Fretz photo) by Paul Hoard Reaching young people with Christ has always been a
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Pastor Kork Moyer, who not only leads the Still Waters Grace Brethren Church and ministry to the homeless in Pottstown, PA, but also is the Northern Atlantic District coordinator for the FGBC, has been personally affected by the flooding in the east. Here are edited excerpts from two of his recent e-mail updates: We are
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The Grace Brethren Church of Lititz, PA, (Scott Distler, pastor) has been assisting the local police department with meeting community needs caused by the recent rains and flooding. Pastor Distler received the following e-mail from Police Chief Rich Garipoli: “I just gotta tell you how proud I am of your staff and members. I had
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The Association of Grace Brethren Ministers (AGBM) is currently in a time of study, strategic planning, and projected change for the future. In preparation for AGBM meetings at Celebrate06, the AGBM officers would like all association member to read and carefully process the following: Several years ago following the creation of a Research and Development
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