Four new Grace Brethren churches were welcomed into the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches and three new national ministries were approved during national conference in late July in Columbus, Ohio.
During the business meeting on July 26 at the Grace Brethren Church of Columbus, four churches joined the Fellowship. They are Clearview Church, New Albany, Ohio (Andy Wirt, pastor); Soma Community Church, Springfield, Ohio (Dave Black, pastor); Twin Cities Church, Minneapolis, Minn. (George Stagg, pastor), and Encounter Church, Dublin (Jerome Twp.), Ohio, (Sean Spoelstra, pastor).