Pastors and ministry leaders from the eastern United States are gathered this week at the East Focus Retreat. Meeting in Ocean City, Md., they are staying on the boardwalk at a local hotel and meeting at a nearby church. Led by Clancy Cruise, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church, Marysville, Ohio, and the incoming executive director of the Fellowship of […][...]
Momentum Youth Conference, sponsored by CE National, was held July 14-18 at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind. The impressive lineup of speakers included Kondo Simfukwe, David Nasser, Clayton King, Jeff Bogue, Sean McDowell, Keith Minier, Jackie Hill Perry, and Naghmeh Abedini, who spoke on the conference theme, Relentless, inspired by the book of Daniel. More than 2,100 youth and staff […][...]
Flinch Conference 2015 ended Sunday, July 26, with a challenge to live life on the edge. Ed Lewis, executive director of CE National, encouraged attendees at the final celebration of the national conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) to take risks for Jesus in their daily lives. It was the culmination three days of worship, fellowship, and […][...]
The Charis International Leadership Encounter 2015 takes place in Bangkok, Thailand November 1-7. In partnership with Encompass World Partners, each day we are highlighting a country represented in the global Charis movement, with a link where you will find more information about how you can pray for its delegates and churches. A global prayer chain has been initiated to pray for […][...]
The Charis International Leadership Encounter 2015 takes place in Bangkok, Thailand November 1-7. In partnership with Encompass World Partners, each day we are highlighting a country represented in the global Charis movement, with a link where you will find more information about how you can pray for its delegates and churches. A global prayer chain has been initiated to pray for […][...]
The Charis International Leadership Encounter 2015 takes place in Bangkok, Thailand November 1-7. In partnership with Encompass World Partners, each day we are highlighting a country represented in the global Charis movement, with a link where you will find more information about how you can pray for its delegates and churches. A global prayer chain has been initiated to pray for […][...]
Today’s Sunnyside, Wash., Daily Sun, carries new of a special service at the Grace Brethren Church in Mabton, Wash. (Adam Copenhaver, pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the entire article. Founders to be honored MABTON — This coming Sunday, Oct. 18, at 11:15 a.m. the Mabton Grace Brethren Church will hold a special service recognizing Rev. […][...]
COUNTDOWN TO CHARIS: 16 DAYS! YOU can support Charis International Leadership Encounter today by praying for delegates from France (click Europe, France). Learn more about how the Grace Brethren movement first entered France. Learn more about the Charis Alliance, at CharisAlliance.org. Mike Yoder is one of the delegates representing the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches at the Charis International Leadership Encounter in [[...]
The Charis International Leadership Encounter 2015 takes place in Bangkok, Thailand November 1-7. In partnership with Encompass World Partners, each day we are highlighting a country represented in the global Charis movement, with a link where you will find more information about how you can pray for its delegates and churches. A global prayer chain has been initiated to pray for […][...]
A Christian’s response to homosexuality is the theme at Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Lititz, Pa. (Ivanildo Trindade, pastor), as they host Dr. Christopher Yuan, a professor at Moody Bible Institute, on October 17 and 18. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Dr. Yuan will share his story and what it tells about a Christian response to homosexuality. He will also […][...]
For the last 30 years, the East Side Grace Brethren Church in Blacklick, Ohio (Chip Heim, pastor), has been combining missions and manual labor as a testimony to their love of Christ. In the early 1980s, the men’s group at East Side “had a vision to bring men together to pound nails to help others and in the process disciple each other,” […][...]
Today is a day of Prayer and Fasting for members of the Charis Alliance throughout the world. The purpose is to prepare for the Charis International Leadership Encounter in Bangkok, Thailand, November 2-6. At this historic meeting delegates from around the world will gather to unite their hearts in prayer and fellowship, and in discussion for the Identity Initiative document, prepared to define the underlying […][...]
A group of young church planters has been meeting this week in Orlando, Fla. Below is a post from the SEEDNet blog. The event has been hosted by SEEDNet executive director, Nathan Wells, and Joe Caruso, pastor of mobilization at Grace Church of Greater Akron, Ohio (Jeff Bogue, senior pastor). Young Church Planter Gathering Annually the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches […][...]
Brethren Spirituality: How Brethren Conceive of and Practice the Spiritual Life has just been released by Brethren Encyclopedia and is now available for purchase. The 270-page paperback book contains the papers and proceedings from the Fifth Brethren World Assembly which was held in Brookville, Ohio, at the Brethren Heritage Center July 11-14, 2013. The book contains scholarly papers presented by […][...]
As I was putting the finishing touches on GraceConnect magazine, my husband and I went to see the movie, War Room. (This Christian film explores the power of prayer through the lives of Tony and Elizabeth, who seem to have it all, except a thriving marriage.) While prayer is the over-arching theme to the movie, I was struck by the […][...]
The Charis International Leadership Encounter 2015 takes place in Bangkok, Thailand November 1-7. In partnership with Encompass World Partners, each day we are highlighting a country represented in the global Charis movement, with a link where you will find more information about how you can pray for its delegates and churches. A global prayer chain is also being initiated to pray for the meetings […][...]
A video that made the rounds of the Internet last week features a family who attend the Basore Road Grace Brethren Church, Dayton, Ohio (Shannon Horst, pastor). It is the story of Laura Bloomingdale Dell and her husband, Josh. (Laura served as an intern at the Brethren Missionary Herald Co. in 2004.) Below is the video and a portion of a […][...]
The Charis International Leadership Encounter 2015 takes place in Bangkok, Thailand November 1-7. In partnership with Encompass World Partners, each day we are highlighting a country represented in the global Charis movement, with a link where you will find more information about how you can pray for its delegates and churches. YOU can support Charis International Leadership Encounter today by praying for delegates from the Ce[...]
The Charis International Leadership Encounter 2015 takes place in Bangkok, Thailand November 1-7. In partnership with Encompass World Partners, each day we are highlighting a country represented in the global Charis movement, with a link where you will find more information about how you can pray for its delegates and churches. Daily Charis Focus: Argentina Visit the CharisAlliance.org Participants page and click Latin America[...]
Wednesday, October 14, has been designated as a Day of Prayer and Fasting in anticipation of the Charis International Leadership Encounter 2015, in Bangkok, Thailand. Members of the international family of Grace Brethren churches are encouraged to participate. In the video below, Clancy Cruise, who will serve as a delegate to the meetings and is executive director-elect of the Fellowship of […][...]