KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Grace College’s men’s soccer team opened up the 2015 NCCAA National Championships with a 2-2 tie against Chowan (N.C.) on Tuesday. All four goals were scored in the first half, resulting in a tense but scoreless finale to the match. The draw puts the Lancers (14-6-3) into a win-or-go-home scenario on Wednesday. Grace needs a victory against […][...]
From CE National’s On Mission Insights: In order for a church to thrive as an active community unit, relationships must be nurtured. Small groups are meaningful conduits for these relationships to thrive. The difficulties of small groups include raising up leaders to oversee these groups, create a working form of communication within these units, and dealing with interpersonal issues that […][...]
Jason Weimer is the director of the Transformation Works Network for Encompass World Partners. This team is engaged in addressing tangible needs through works of compassion, justice, and business, for physical and spiritual transformation. In this newly-released video, Jason, who lives and works in Thailand, shares more about the Transformation Works Network. Pray for wisdom, time, and energy for Jason as […][...]
Grace College and Seminary students welcome the public to join them at “Night Market” from 2 p.m. – 9 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4 at Winona Heritage Room (formerly Rodeheaver Auditorium), 901 Park Ave, Winona Lake, Ind. Night Market is an alternative Christmas shopping experience in a market environment. A variety of craft vendors, local businesses and non-profit organizations will offer products […][...]
The first appearance by the Grace College women’s soccer team at the NAIA National Championships ended on Monday, falling to No. 8 Westmont 2-0. The five-time NAIA champions netted twice in 40 seconds to take down the Lady Lancers in the “Sweet Sixteen” of the tournament. Westmont started stronger offensively in the first half. The Warriors (16-3-2) had a shot […][...]
A story in today’s Kittanning, Pa., Paper, reports on a recent mission trip by students at Grace Christian School and members of the Grace Brethren Church of West Kittanning (Larry Edwards, pastor). (The school is a ministry of the church.) A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Weekend Mission Trip Inspires Grace Christian […][...]
An article in today’s Los Angeles Times highlights the weekend’s division semifinal game between Simi Valley’s Grace Brethren and Brethren Christian High School. (Grace Brethren High School is a ministry of the Grace Brethren Church, Simi Valley, Calif., Jordan Bakker, pastor, and Brethren Christian High School, now located at Huntington Beach, Calif., is rooted in the Grace Brethren movement in […][...]
GraceConnect is joining the national day of generosity on December 1 — #GivingTuesday. GivingTuesday is designed to harness the collective power of a unique blend of partners—charities, families, businesses, and individuals—to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season. Coinciding with the Thanksgiving Holiday and the kickoff of the holiday shopping season, #GivingTuesday inspires p[...]
Grace College and Seminary’s Winona History Center has received a $2,500 grant from the Kosciusko County Community Foundation for implementing media and technology in its museum space in Westminster Hall. The money is being used to produce a short documentary, which will introduce museum patrons to the phases of Winona Lake’s history. According to the center’s director, Dr. Jared Burkholder, […][...]
CE National, the church equipping organization of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, has recognized two couples who are involved in reaching neglected people. Mike and Myra Taylor with Three Strands The Taylors, through medical missions in the middle of Africa and Haiti, are making a physical and spiritual difference. Skip and Kerry Jeffries – Grace Brethren Church, Martinsburg, Pa. (Brian McCall, pastor) Youth workers[...]
CE National, the church equipping organization of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, has honored Beau Stanley with the Equipping Biblical Leadership Award. Beau, who serves as a member of the board of directors of GraceConnect, is the Training and Spiritual Formation Pastor at Grace Polaris, a Grace Brethren congregation on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead […][...]
Grace College’s men’s and women’s soccer teams are headed South for national tournament play. Women’s Soccer has reached the final site of the NAIA National Championships, and Men’s Soccer has qualified for the NCCAA National Championships. Watch the Soccer Championships HQ for updated links, results and more in Grace’s quest for a national title. To see a more visual depiction of […][...]
Josh Kuck and his wife, Andrea, looked all over Ohio and Michigan for a city to plant a church, asking themselves two questions: Where do we fit, and where is there a need? They finally came to Chelsea, Mich. – a small city just outside of Ann Arbor that 15,000 people call home. “We talked to everybody that we could […][...]
Rosella Hawkins, wife of the late Gilbert Hawkins, a long-time Grace Brethren pastor, has died. Services will be held Saturday, December 5, 2015, in Warsaw, Ind. Her obituary and funeral information appears below. Rosella Mildred Hawkins of Warsaw, Ind., went home to be with her Lord surrounded by family at 2:29 p.m. on Friday, November 27, 2015, at Kosciusko Community […][...]
The eyes of the world are on the Central African Republic this week as Pope Francis makes his first visit to this war-torn country. Dr. Augustin Hibaile, a key Grace Brethren leader in the country, reported: “…We pray for God’s miracle in the hearts of our people to bring peace in CAR. Lot of people on the streets to welcome […][...]
From the Simi Valley Acorn, Simi Valley, Calif. The school is a ministry of Grace Brethren Church, Simi Valley, Calif (Jordan Bakker, pastor). Click here to read the complete article. Grace Brethren teams up with The Voice Choir performances Dec. 3-4 at community center The Grace Brethren High School jazz band will perform its debut concert as part of the school’s 2015 Christmas […][...]
The annual community Christmas party at First Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Dayton, Ohio (Bruce Jackson, pastor), will be highlighted with a concert by the Brown Family of LeMars, Iowa. A portion of a story in the Vandalia Drummer News appears below. Click here for the complete article. First Grace hosts its Community Christmas party and concert VANDALIA […][...]
Two schools with Grace Brethren roots went head-to-head Friday night in the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Southern Section East Valley semifinal for the second time in as many years. Simi Valley’s Grace Brethren defeated Brethren Christian High School and advances advance to the East Valley championship game for the second consecutive year. A portion of a report from Los Angeles Daily News appears below. C[...]
Six members of the Grace College soccer programs have been named to CoSIDA Academic All-America® Teams. From the men’s team, Kyle Hamlin and Robbie Barnhill were named 2015 CoSIDA First Team Academic All-America®. From the women’s team, Abby Schue and Carianne Sobey were named to the 11-player First Team, and Erica Manchess and Mallory Rondeauwere named Second Team. Grace was the only school with two representative[...]
Albert E. “Al” Hockley, Jr., 85, died Sunday November 22, 2015 at Country Court in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He was born September 12, 1930 to the late Mary Elizabeth and Albert E. Hockley, Sr. of Toledo, Ohio. He graduated from M.R. Waite High School in 1948, and from the University of Toledo in 1952 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Education. […][...]