Pastor Jim Poyner of the Gulfview Grace Brethren Church in Port Richey, Florida, gave introductory comments to the last section of Psalm 119 to begin this afternoon’s sessions at the southeast Focus Retreat in Haines City, Florida.  

Pastor John Nelson from the Grace Community Church in North Lauderdale, Florida, led off one of this morning’s Focus Retreat study sessions of Psalm 119 with some introductory comments. 

April 1 is the early-bird deadline to get discounted registrations to this summer’s FGBC national conference near Palm Springs, California. Churches and individuals are encouraged to download promotional materials from the Celebrate06 website, including bulletin announcements in WORD format, bulletin inserts in color and black and white as pdf files, and copies of the Celebrate

Doug Lee (left) of Fontana, California, and Fellowship Coordinator Tom Avey discuss plans for the opening session of the Southeast Focus Retreat which began this afternoon in Haines City, Florida. Lee is leading music and worship for the retreat, which is attended by about 25 pastors and church leaders from Florida and other southeastern states. 

Pastor Leland Friesen of the Brooksville, Florida, Grace Brethren Church, opened the Focus Retreat’s ongoing study of Psalm 119 with introductory thoughts. The retreat, which began this afternoon, continues through Wednesday morning and is the fourth of five such retreats being held around the US. The final Focus Retreat is in Washington state in May. 

Some 86 presidential scholarship contestants and their families were on the Grace College campus in Winona Lake, Indiana yesterday and today for a competition that concluded at noon today (Saturday.) The students interviewed with faculty members, attended a dinner hosted by Grace President Ron Manahan, and competed by writing essays and answering questions. At stake

Today’s Waterloo (IA) Cedar Falls Courier newspaper features short-term mission efforts of several churches in the Waterloo area, including the Grace Brethren Church of Waterloo (Kelvin Cooke, pastor). Here is an excerpt which includes information about the Grace Brethren mission trips: Students aren’t the only ones itching to take their faith to all corners of

Pastor Peter Smith, of Hope Valley Community Church in Red Hill, Pennsylvania, recently had back surgery. Word has come, via Northern Atlantic Fellowship coordinator Kork Moyer, that further surgery is necessary, to be done today. Here is part of the message Kork has forwarded from Peter’s wife, Julie: “Hi everyone. wanted you all to know

Many are praying for Phil Dick (pictured with grandchildren) of Winona Lake, Indiana, who is just about to enter treatment for cancer in both lungs. Dick, former coach and Athletic Director at Grace College, is the son of longtime Grace Brethren pastor Paul Dick. Phil and his wife, Becky, are members of Winona Lake Grace