As they re-direct their ministry from the Waynesboro, PA, Grace Brethren Church, to the Vicksburg Grace Brethren Church, Roger and Lou Ann Myers send the following information. Please update your FGBC Handbook. As you might imagine the past three months have flown past and it hardly seems that it is time for us to move. […]

Dr. Kary Oberbrunner, a member of the pastoral staff of the Powell, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church and a key leader in the steering committee that has founded and directed the DRIVEN conferences for young adults the last two years, gave a powerful concluding message to this year’s participants this morning. Oberbrunner, using examples such as

As did the Israelites in the Old Testament, today’s young adults participating in DRIVEN06 were asked to place a stone, or brick, in a public place (at the foot of a cross, in this case) to make public record of something God did or accomplished in their lives today. Each young adult who made a

These “marker bricks” will be returning today to homes and offices with dozens of young adults who made commitments in this morning’s service to be part of a group that impacts its generation for Jesus Christ.

An authentic Hebrew first-century communion service was led this afternoon by Dr. Randy Smith, who lived and studied in Israel for many years. After experiencing various Hebrew customs of ritual cleansing, blessing, and more, participants ate the Love Feast in a manner typical of what Jesus and his disciples experienced in the Upper Room. A

Nathanael Smith, who is serving as a summer intern at the Worthington, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church, led the final segment of communion in the Holy Spirit chapel on the Kenyon College campus.

Dr. Randy Smith, pastor of the Sebring, Florida, Grace Brethren Church and expert on Israel, was the speaker for this morning’s 10 a.m. main session at DRIVEN06 conference for young adults. Afternoon recreation will include coed flag football, coed soccer, basketball, Ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, and racquetball. There is another round of workshops at 4:15 p.m.,

The sun finally shone on the campus of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, where some 150 young Grace Brethren adults have been meeting for the DRIVEN06 conference. After two days of storms, continual rain, and overcast skies, the sun shone brightly as participants visited on the lawn enroute from workshops to the 10 a.m. main

Dr. Todd Scoles, of the pastoral staff of Northwest Chapel in Dublin, Ohio, gave a workshop this morning entitled “Beyong Baptism and Communion–Who Are the Grace Brethren?” Scoles’ recent doctoral dissertation was on the Brethren ordinances and he gave a historical and theological overview of the roots and distinctives of the Grace Brethren movement.

Jonathan Wiley, who recently joined the pastoral staff of the Grace Brethren Church of Worthington, Ohio, gave a DRIVEN06 workshop at the 8:45 a.m. hour today entitled “Tales From the Porch” on structuring church for young adults.