A Grace Brethren pastor is quoted in an article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review about efforts to bring hope and healing to a hurting Pennsylvania community. Norris Mason, pastor of Valley Grace Brethren Church, Armagh, Pa., was part of a service for first responders and community members on Monday following the death of a police officer in the line of duty. A portion […][...]
A member of the Los Altos Grace Brethren Church, Long Beach, Calif. (Phil Helfer, pastor), was featured in yesterday’s Orange County Register. Carleda Hutton directed the choir at Brethren Christian High School for 52 years and returned recently as the guest director at the school’s Christmas concert. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. […][...]
Margins2016, the national conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, is this summer in Toronto Canada at the Sheraton Centre Hotel. Registration for the conference is now available online. (Meal reservations and child care registration may be added later.) This family conference begins with a Friday evening gathering on July 22 and ends after lunch on Monday, July 25. Margins2016 is […][...]
Funeral services for Mary Thompson, who died on December 5, will be at 11 a.m. Friday, December 11 at the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, December 10, at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw, Ind. Mary served in ministry in Grace Brethren churches and organizations alongside her husband, Raymond “Bud” […][...]
R.J. Blackwell has been appointed interim athletic director at Grace Brethren High School in Simi Valley, Calif., after Matt Cooper was removed from the position, according to a story in yesterday’s Los Angeles Times. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Football: Grace Brethren replaces athletic director in wake of forfeit Simi Valley Grace […][...]
The Center for Lakes and Streams Lake in the Classroom program kicked off the 2015-2016 school year this October with a record 29 aquariums. The Center is a program sponsored by Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., and led by Dr. Nate Bosch. The Lake in the Classroom program supplies aquariums, sponsored by local organizations, to Kosciusko County classrooms, community centers, […][...]
Ted Adomanis, director of finance and administration with GBCanada, sent along this story, which is included in the upcoming Christmas update from the Canadian Grace Brethren. It’s news of a congregation in Bow Island, Alberta, Canada, who will be seeking to join the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches next summer. Oliver Edwards, who planted Grasslands Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in nearby Medicine Hat, [&h[...]
John Jones, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church, Marion, Ohio, is part of an effort to seek to end violence in his city. He, along with several other pastors in Marion are planning a rally on December 12, titled “Enough is Enough.” A portion of a story in the Marion, Ohio, Star about the event appears below. Click here to read […][...]
Simi Valley’s Grace Brethren High School’s bid for the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) – Southern Section East Valley division football championship title came to an end on Friday when officials at the school announced they would forfeit Saturday’s game due to the use of an ineligible player. A portion of a story in the LA Times appears below. Click here for the […][...]
Mary A. Thompson, widow of the late Bud Thompson, former Grace Brethren pastor, died at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2015, at Grace Village Health Care of Winona Lake, Ind., at the age of 92. Arrangements are pending with Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw, Ind.[...]
CE National‘s recent newsletter included a practical article on how to begin a ministry with college-age adults. Written by Bob Hetzler, here are eight suggestions for working with young adults. (Click here to read the original post.) 8 Quick Tips for Starting a College-age Ministry A few years back a pastor friend of mine asked me to help start a college ministry […][...]
Each year CE National honors faithful servants for the cause of Christ. This week, they are recognizing Janice Burkholder, from Grace Church in Ephrata, Pa. (Kim Robertson, pastor), with the Faithfulness Award. Along with her husband, Glen, Janice was a founding member of Grace Church in Ephrata, Pa. She has served in many areas including children’s ministry director, Backyard Bible Club […][...]
Don Shoemaker, who serves as chair of the Social Concerns Committee for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) and is Senior Chaplain at the Seal Beach, Calif., Police Department, sent this note late Thursday to those who are interested in social concerns in the FGBC. His thoughts bear repeating here and are shared with his permission. (He is also Pastor Emeritus of Grace Community Church […][...]
A Pennsylvania Grace Brethren church is serving its community in a unique way and it was mentioned in a recent article about the local library. A story in the Lebanon, Pa., Daily News details how the Palmyra Public Library will continue to stay in its current location. It is also mentioned that their summer reading program is held at the […][...]
The Red Lake Grace Bible Church is a long way from Tracy, Calif. — even further in culture than in miles — but a connection has grown over several years. The experiences of Arnold and Bessie Betoney (Grace Brethren missionaries to the Navajo nation), as followers of Jesus are different than ours, but they are part of the same body, and […][...]
Rick Bean, who serves on staff at Darby Grace Brethren Church, Plain City, Ohio (Dan Hermiz, lead pastor), was interviewed as part of story on local television about active shooter training in central Ohio. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article and view the video. Local clergy taking active shooter courses PLAIN CITY […][...]
KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Grace College’s men’s soccer team wrapped up its 2015 campaign with a 1-0 loss to Belhaven at NCCAA Nationals on Wednesday. The Lancers end the season with a 14-7-3 record, marking the most wins in program history since 1983. The NCAA Div. II Blazers (14-3-2) won the pool in the winner-take-all match, advancing to the national semifinals. […][...]
A story in yesterday’s Los Angeles Daily News features Zikel Reddick, the running back for Simi Valley, Calif., Grace Brethren High School’s football team. The team will be in their second consecutive appearance in the CIF finals on Saturday. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. (The high school is a ministry of the Grace […][...]
Funeral services for Carole Hocking were held yesterday (December 1, 2015) in Santa Ana, Calif., who died on November 20. She was the wife of David Hocking, former Grace Brethren pastor in Southern California. Her obituary is below: Carole was born on December 11, 1939, and became a committed believer in Jesus Christ in 1961. She had two sisters — […][...]
From the Carroll County, Ind., Comet: Flora church welcomes new pastor The Flora Grace Brethren Church announces it has a new pastor. Marvin Meeker and his wife, Jeri, are now part of the Flora community. The Meekers joined the church in September, moving to the area from Warsaw. Click here for more information.[...]