Chuck Rupp, of Kittanning, Pennsylvania, a decade or more ago “rescued” the Winona Queen pontoon boat by purchasing the retired craft from storage in Winona Lake, Indiana. After refurbishing the boat, Rupp used it for several seasons on the Upper Allegheny River near Kittanning, PA, as part of a campgrounds/marina he operates. The Queen now […]

Word has come in of the death of longtime Grace Brethren pastor Harold D. Painter in Mission Viejo, California. This is all the information available at the moment–more as we learn it. Painter, Harold D., 95. Funeral: June 13, 10:00am at Temple Baptist Church. Graveside: June 13, 11:00am at Perris Valley Cemetery. O’Connor Mortuary Published

Jim and Faye Hocking and the well-drilling work of their organization, Integrated Community Development International (ICDI) are featured in the Summer, 2006 edition of “Pipeline,” the newsletter of Living Water International. The article begins: “The Central African Republic is in a precarious position, dangling between a path to progress and yet another violent eruption—not from

Rich and Kathy Barnhart, of the Grace College faculty and staff and members of Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church, are currently with a group in Gulfport, Mississippi, working in hurricane relief ministry. To log onto Rich’s whimsical but informative blog, click on http://members.kconline.com/rdbarnhart/blogs/gulfport.htm.

Pastor Galen Wiley of the Lancaster (PA) Grace Brethren Church will be conducting services Monday for the young man noted in this article from the Lancaster newspaper. Fink’s grandmother, Sylvia Leonard, is a regular attender of the Lancaster church.Police: Hit-run driver ‘dozing’Mountville man charged By Brett Lovelace, Intelligencer Journal StaffIntelligencer JournalPublished: Jun 14, 2006 8:07

Today (June 14) is the 60th wedding anniversary for longtime Grace Brethren pastor Robert “Whitey” and Jeanette Whited, now retired and living in Mesa, Arizona. Pastor Whited is a graduate of Seattle Pacific University and Grace Theological Seminary and served in the Coast Guard during World War II. He has served Grace Brethren pastorates in

Frances V. Gordon, 95, who along with her late husband, Robert, was a major benefactor of Grace College and Seminary, went to be with the Lord Monday, June 12 at Grace Village Assisted Living in Winona Lake, Indiana. Mrs. Gordon is the mother of Grace College business professor Bill Gordon. Mrs. Gordon and her husband,

The website of Grace Brethren International Missions (GBIM) makes note that Margaret Hull officially leaves Porto, Portugal, today to retire in the USA after 40 years of missionary service.A 1963 Grace College graduate with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, Margie joined GBIM in Africa. After working in the Central African Republic the years of 1965-1990,

George T. Hutchison (pictured), a member of the New Beginnings Grace Brethren Church in Myerstown, PA, (Keith Shearer, pastor) is interested in trying to help local Grace Brethren churches promote biblical principles for managing money. For approximately the past 11 years Hutchison has been associated with Crown Financial Ministries as a budget counselor working with

The Grace Brethren Church of Rittman, Ohio, (Bud Olszewski, pastor) experienced a “fire incident” last week. Like the Lititz church’s experience earlier, it was discovered quickly and no people were harmed, but it’s causing inconvenience. Here is a brief report from pastor Bud. “Our people exited the church saying ‘Holy smoke!’ “We experienced a fire