Dr. Jared Burkholder, chair of the Department of History and Political Science at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., recently participated in a symposium at Bridgewater College on the history of the (Schwarzenau) Brethren tradition’s relationship with evangelicalism. He writes about the experience and the intersection of evangelicalism with Pietist and Anabaptist groups at The Pietist Schoolman, a blog where he regularly contri[...]
A round-up story in the Goshen, Ind., News about Easter egg hunts includes a photo from Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Goshen (Jim Brown, pastor). It also includes an announcement of the church’s own event. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. Grab a basket, the hunts are about to begin […][...]
Allison Kauffman wrapped up a sterling career as a Lady Lancer at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., by being lauded as an All-American by the NAIA and NCCAA. Kauffman was First Team All-American by the NCCAA and was honorable mention for NAIA All-American after an outstanding senior campaign. The Fort Wayne, Ind., native led Grace in both scoring (17.7 points per game) and […][...]
The men’s basketball team at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., enjoyed its ninth consecutive season with a national tournament appearance during the 2014-15 season. It was also Grace’s first time appearing in two national tournaments in one season. The Lancers’ success under head coach Jim Kessler earned a number of individual honors on the national scale. Logan Irwin highlighted Grace’s awards haul by [...]
Alisha Gomez, a senior at Grace College is interning at GraceConnect/Brethren Missionary Herald Co. this semester. A journalism student at Grace College, she lives in Columbia City, Ind. She is writing stories for the GraceConnect eNews, proofreading articles for GraceConnect magazine, and helping compile a print record of posts from the 2007 BMH Editor’s Blog.[...]
Roxanne Fetterhoff, wife of Bob Fetterhoff, senior pastor at Grace Church (Wooster, Ohio), has recorded and produced a CD album, Hymns for the Heart, with all proceeds from it’s sale to go to Asia’s Hope, the organization which cares for orphans in Cambodia, Thailand, and India. Click the picture at right to enjoy a musical clip from “Give Thanks,” one of the titles on the CD. To order the CD, mail a [&[...]
The online news site, Indian Country Today, reports on a recent Wall Street Journal article in support of Grace Brethren pastor, Robert Soto, and his legal battle to secure the return of Eagle feathers used in a Native American ceremony. A portion of the article appears below. Click here for the complete story. Wall Street Journal Comes Down on the […][...]
Grace College president, Dr. Bill Katip, was present on Thursday when Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed into law the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a bill which prohibits a governmental entity from substantially burdening a person’s exercise of religion. A report on the ceremony appeared in the online news site, Ink Free News. A portion of the story appears below. Click […][...]
Jesus spent the majority of his ministry years discipling 12 men. It wasn’t the multitudes that spread God’s church…it was those few disciples, following the model Jesus set, who grew into the worldwide Christian church that changed the course of history. That’s how SEEDnet church planter Nathan Wells hopes to see God’s church spread in a little-known area of spiritual need: the rodeo. […][...]
The Grace Brethren Church, Pataskala, Ohio (Michael Saldivar, pastor), is participating in a local community egg hunt this weekend, according to a recent story in This Week Community News. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Pataskala egg hunt scheduled for March 28 Fifteen-thousand plastic eggs will fill the soccer fields at Thomas […][...]
Dick and Ginny Leaf, members of the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor), were featured in Monday’s Warsaw, Ind., Times-Union. The article shared how they have followed the Grace College men’s basketball team for nearly 50 years. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. (Subscription required.) Buckeyes By Birth, […][...]
Kevin and Siew-Cho Ong host the International House, a ministry in San Francisco that provides housing and hospitality to international students. His recent newsletter shared the story of Zoe, a Chinese national who is now a child of God. Pray for Zoe as she continues to walk this path of faith. Below is a portion of the newsletter. Click here […][...]
Barb Wooler, director of Encompass World Partners’ Crisis Response Network, has issued an update on the situation in the Central African Republic. Today via Facebook, she noted: The race to distribute seed in time for April rains is on in the Central African Republic! Seed to purchase is hard to find. Please pray for Pastor Elvis and wife Clarisse as […][...]
Women of Grace USA is sponsoring another class in it’s Center for Women’s Leadership Studies program this weekend. Women and Scriptures is being held at Grace Community Church, Frederick, Md. This class, taught by Dr. Christy Hill, examines the creation of woman in the image of God and ways that women help reflect God’s image. It also discusses women in […][...]
Today’s Warsaw, Ind., Times-Union carries a story about the recent involvement of Grace College students in the annual meeting of the Indiana Lakes Management Society in Syracuse, Ind. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. (Subscription may be required.) Grace Students Give Research Presentations, Earn Awards The Center for Lakes and Streams at Grace […][...]
The NCCAA National Championships for Grace College women’s basketball kicked off with a wild quarterfinal matchup with third-seeded Bethesda on Wednesday. The Flames’ blistering pace unraveled the Lady Lancers as Grace lost 87-82 at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center. Grace struggled to adjust to Bethesda’s frenetic pace in the first half. The Flames’ run-and-gun style of play produced an incredible 32 shots [&hellip[...]
Grace College men’s basketball championship aspirations for 2015 were dashed on Wednesday when Dallas Baptist upset the Lancers 63-55. The Lancers (22-12) shot a paltry 28 percent from the floor and let a late lead slip against the sixth-seeded Patriots (16-15) at the Manahan Orthopaedic Capital Center. Dallas Baptist ended the game on an 11-0 run over the final three minutes […][...]
When the University of California-Irvine went against Louisville Friday afternoon in the NCAA basketball tournament, leading the team as a sophomore was Mamadou N’Diaye, a sophomore from Sengal who learned how to play basketball at Brethren Christian High School in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Brethren Christian, now an independent Christian school, was founded by members of Grace Brethren congregations in the Long Beach [&[...]
Years ago, during the National Conference in Montana, my wife and I visited Yellowstone National Park. Much of the park’s beauty had been burnt black from previous forest fires. However, upon closer inspection, we noticed here and there tiny shoots of greenery poking through the charred landscape. I was reminded of the words of Jesus: “Unless a kernel of wheat is planted […][...]
The National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) D1 tournament games began on Wednesday, March 18 at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., with eight games on the schedule for the 1st day of the tournament. The tournaments conclude on Saturday, March 21 with the men’s championship game scheduled for 2:00 p.m. and the women’s championship at 5:00 p.m. The Grace College women’s basketball team earned […][...]