Even on a foggy, rainy May morning, the view from Camp Clear Lake in Washington State is stunning. The Grace Brethren Campgrounds is the site of the fifth and final Focus Retreat to be held this year. The retreat concluded Wednesday morning.

Pastor Greg Stamm of the Toppenish, Washington, Grace Brethren Church, began Tuesday’s Focus Retreat sessions with introductory material to a section of Psalm 119.

Juan Marenco (left), pastor of the Iglesia De Los Hermanos Hispanic congregation at the Mabton, Washington, Grace Brethren Church, gave introductory remarks to Psalm 119 in the Tuesday afternoon session of the Northwest Focus Retreat. Pastor Marenco spoke in Spanish—his translator, at right, is Byron Boswell from the Mabton church, a retired Spanish teacher.[ED NOTE

Beginning fall 2006, Grace College, Winona Lake, Indiana, will offer to new students an unlimited number of 412 Commission Scholarships ranging from $4,000 to $12,000 ($1,000 to $3,000 per year) to all 412 Commission graduates with a least a 3.0 cumulative GPA or unmet financial need as determined by the FAFSA. These scholarships are in

John and Jane Teevan will be honored this Sunday, May 28, in the 10 a.m. worship service as John concludes 16 years as pastor of the Winona Lake (IN) Grace Brethren Church. In addition, there will be a come-and-go Farewell Reception from 2:00-5:00 p.m. in the courtyard of the church, to which all are invited.

Pastor Vic Young of the Fountain of Life Bible Church, a Grace Brethren church in Johnson City, Tennessee, recently sent along the following note regarding an upcoming opportunity: Two months ago I was contacted by the University Of Oxford, and informed that the “Round Table” has selected me to return for the 2006 session. You

The following article appeared in Maryland Online this morning. The Waldorf, MD, Grace Brethren Church (Jeff Thornley, pastor) is the sponsoring church for the school. On May 24 at 9:45 a.m., a male suspect called Grace Brethren School, located at 13000 Zekiah Drive in Hughesville, and announced a bomb threat. School officials evacuated the building

YIB (Your Intrepid Blogger) has been trying to upload some photos of the Northwest Focus Retreat both yesterday and today, but “no-go.” It will have to wait until our return to civilization! There is one phone line here into the camp high in the Cascades, and when you can connect with dialup (at 24K!), it’s

Keith Shearer, pastor of New Beginnings Grace Brethren Church in Myerstown, PA, and current moderator of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, led off the Northwest Focus Retreat Monday evening with introductory remarks to the three-day study of Psalm 119. Approximately 20 church leaders and pastors are attending the retreat at Camp Clear Lake near

As part of the trip to participate in the African youth conference, some Americans also ventured into the Rain Forest to visit Grace Brethren work among the Pygmy people. Calling that visit a “highlight of the trip,” Pastor Dan O’Deens sent along this photo of a Pygmy band performing.