Each celebration at Flinch Conference opened with a video that introduced someone in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches who had taken a risk. Today’s video introduces The Risk of Growing Your Family Through Adoption. Flinch Conference was the 2015 national conference of the FGBC and was held July 23-26 in Newark, N.J. Adoption Different with Bumpers from Grace Brethren […][...]
A story on the Johnson & Johnson blog details how an engineer at DePuy Synthes, Abe Wright, led the way to help develop the LifePump that is helping bring clean water to Africa. He also co-founded Design Outreach, a cooperating organization in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. (Johnson & Johnson is the parent company of DePuy Synthes.) A portion of […][...]
The Oxford, Pa., Community Courier and TownLively news site has reported the addition of a new pastor on staff at Gateway Church, a Grace Brethren church in Parkesburg, Pa. Gordy McIlroy will begin September 13 as the new pastor of the Oxford Campus of Gateway Church (Scott Feather, lead pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read […][...]
CE National has announced two events for individuals who are in their later years. The North of 55 ministry exists to initiate and stimulate Bible-centered, mature adult ministries in the local church and encourages them to continue in ministry long into their retirement years. CE National endorses local, day-long conferences called Day Away-North of 55. Two such events are currently scheduled: October […][...]
Grace’s men’s golf team may not have a senior on the squad, but the Lancers have their fair share of talent and experience in 2015. The Denny Hepler-coached Lancers are hoping for improved play this year, led by a balanced effort from top to bottom. “Anytime you start something with a clean slate, it’s a very exciting time. We are […][...]
This Friday, Grace’s women’s golf team will take its first official swing as a collegiate program. The Lady Lancers field a roster of eight freshmen and two upperclassmen for their maiden season. Head coach Denny Duncan admitted the year would be one of adjustments but also one brimming with excitement. “We are starting the year with tremendous anticipation. We’ve spent […][...]
Grace College junior volleyball player, Kaitlin Kerrigan, has taken the opportunity again to mimic the signature lunge of her brother, Washington Redskin’s linebacker, Ryan Kerrigan. (She copied the pose during a summer trip to Israel with her team. See that report here.) The Redskins Blog details the story. A portion of the article is included below. Click here to read the […][...]
An effort to raise funds for clean water in Africa has people around the U.S. carrying blue jugs for a purpose. Water for Good, a cooperating ministry in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, has challenged people to take the 5 Gallon Challenge. Today, a story on the news site, Ink Free News, tells about the challenge that is happening […][...]
Grace’s cross country team might be the youngest squad in the Crossroads League this season, but the Lancers refuse to let its youth be a crutch in 2015. Of the 20 runners on the men’s and women’s teams under head coach Jeff Raymond, nine of the student-athletes are freshmen. Additionally, there are no four-year seniors on either squad. Raymond maintains, […][...]
Grace College Men’s Tennis: New Faces Lead Lancers in 2015 Grace’s men’s tennis team comes into the 2015 season with a new look. Apart from the squad’s new Nike uniforms, the Lancers will feature several fresh faces in key positions. Head coach Larry Schuh, who has led Grace to two Crossroads League titles since 2012, maintains that this year’s team […][...]
Dr. Tim Elmore, best-selling author and international speaker, is coming to speak at Grace College! Come hear his story, along with important thoughts about transitioning to college. He will be speaking at these times: Wednesday, Sept. 2, from 7:30-8:30 p.m. in McClain Auditorium: session with freshmen and student leaders Thursday, Sept. 3, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Warsaw Community High School: […][...]
No one can predict crisis. The eye of the ‘storm’ is fierce and has no preference to where it may strike. Scripture says, it ‘rains on the righteous and the unrighteous.’ Early in the morning on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. This week August 29, 2015 we remember — $150 billion dollars […][...]
A new pastime in Fremont, Ohio, is rooted in a local Grace Brethren church. A member of the congregation, Carter Winn, brought the game of fishball when he moved to the area earlier this year. A story in the local newspaper, The News Messenger, explains the game. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. Fishball […][...]
Two recent Grace Seminary graduates, and a third who is a current student, have begun ministries with Grace Brethren congregations in Florida. They join two others who moved to Florida in recent years to help lead an existing ministry. Alex Gimmi and his wife, Sarah, have joined the staff of Iglesia Comunal La Esperanza in Valrico, Fla., to lead the English-speaking congregation […][...]
Last March, Amelia—a journalist for Pumps and Systems Magazine—joined Design Outreach, a cooperating ministry in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, on a trip to Malawi and Zambia. Seeing the dry, hot African plains with limited water made her realize just how important clean water is. A portion of the story she wrote appears below. Click here to read the complete […][...]
Javier Forero, Grace Brethren pastor and church planter in Valrico, Fla., is in the Bahamas this week with Haitian pastors Dumont Cardichon and Henri Cher-Amie, who both lead Grace Brethren congregations in south Florida. (Cher-Amie is pastor of New Calvary Evangelical Church, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., which just joined the FGBC in July.) He sent along this report as they have visited Haitian churches in […][...]
Cornerstone Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Hagerstown, Md. (Mike Richards, pastor), broke ground on Sunday at the site of their new facility, which is located at 20519 Beaver Creek Rd., Hagerstown. “We are rebuilding an 1811 stone and wood barn about 5 miles SE of Hagerstown,” says the pastor. “The stone can stay but all the wood will be […][...]
William L. Coleman, age 76, of Aurora, Neb., died Saturday, August 8, 2015. He was born on September 25, 1938. He was the author of the BMH Books title, Parents With Broken Hearts. He was a licensed counselor and writer who authored more than 100 books. He is survived by his wife, Pat, and three grown children. Coleman was a graduate of Washington […][...]
Registration for the second of five regional retreats for Grace Brethren ministry leaders is now open. The Central Focus Retreat will be held at Maumee Bay State Park Lodge, 1750 State Park Road, Oregon, Ohio. The retreat will be held October 5-7 and will follow the theme Leverage. The regional retreats provide opportunities for FGBC leaders to refresh, reflect, and retool. Each pastor […][...]
Each celebration at Flinch Conference opened with a video that introduced someone in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches who had taken a risk. Today’s video introduces The Risk of Rescuing Youth from the Sex Trade. Flinch Conference was the 2015 national conference of the FGBC and was held July 23-26 in Newark, N.J. Grace Refugee Outreach Worldwide – G.R.O.W. […][...]