Encompass World Partners, the international church planting organization for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, has announced that newly-appointed missionaries are heading to six different countries. Ben and Brittany Gummere are going to Ireland to participate in evangelism and discipleship ministries. Their departure is anticipated in early 2016. They have one daughter, Ellie (Eleanor Maeve) born July 18, 2014 and [&h[...]
WINONA LAKE, Ind. – The Grace College volleyball team may have big visions for the 2014 season, but the Lady Lancers are focused on one day at a time this fall. The Andria Harshman-coached spikers clinched their third consecutive 20-win season in 2013, finishing 20-17 and 9-9 in the Crossroads League. While Harshman is hoping for a long 2014 season with […][...]
The Happy Church, a Grace Brethren Church in Jackson, Ky. (Mike Tabor, pastor), runs 15 ministries geared toward teaching lasting skills and positive attitudes in adults and, especially, children. These ministries include weekly Bible studies; food baskets, where adults can work an hour in exchange for a meal; Happy Soles, a back-to-school ministry that provides kids with shoes, backpacks, and winter […][...]
“We’re in a war of information here,” said Dr. Randy Smith, director of the Great Commission Bible Institute (GCBI), a ministry of Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Sebring, Fla., and the armory is the Internet. The World Wide Web is only 25 years old. He says that in that quarter of a century, however, it has gained 2.9 billion users—40 percent of the […][...]
Last summer, the staff of Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Orange, Calif. (Mike Sciarra, pastor), visited a bike repair ministry in Atlanta, Ga. Immediately they knew it was an idea that would transfer to their community. In this video, learn how members of Grace Church gather each month to share Christ’s love through repairing bicycles. The video was […][...]
Friday night lights took on new meaning last evening on the campus of Grace College. The newly-renovated Miller Field, complete with new stadium lights, bleacher seating, scoreboard, and other updates, was unveiled. The online news site, Stacey Page Online, carries the story, complete with video. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article (and video). […][...]
Design Outreach, a cooperating organization in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, was recently featured in a news story on NBC4, Columbus, Ohio. Click here to read the complete story. Click on the link below to view the story. NBC4: Columbus, Ohio News, Weather, and Sports (WCMH-TV) Local Group Builds Pumps To Provide Clean Water To African Villages SUNBURY, Ohio […][...]
The Momentum Facebook page reports that a 16-year-old girl who attended the Grace Brethren Church in Ashland, Ohio (Dan Allan, pastor), and who had participated in the recent Momentum youth conference, has died as the result of a traffic accident. A portion of a report appears below. Click here to read the complete story from the Mansfield (Ohio) News Journal. […][...]
Hosea 14:1–9 Acknowledge Sin (1–2) God can restore anyone. Ask Moses. God changed him from a murderer into a deliverer. Ask David. God changed him from an adulterer and a murderer into a psalm writer and for 3,000 years he’s been helping believers in their relationships with God. But there is one requirement: repentance. “Return, O Israel, to the Lord […][...]
Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Mississauga, Ontario (Bartley Sawatsky, pastor) has hosted the Brasil pavilion during the annual Carassauga Cultural Festival. It’s provided an open door to ministering to hundreds of people who come through their doors during the event. Learn more in this video, which was first shown at FellowShift, the national conference of the Fellowship […][...]
After reaching three straight NCCAA tournaments, the Grace College women’s soccer team, coached by Michael Voss, are eager to make their first NAIA tournament in program history. Voss, the team’s all-time winningest coach, returns most of his starting lineup from last fall, including a trio of All-American winners in juniors Mallory Rondeau and Carianne Sobeyand sophomore Meredith Hollar. Additionally, the Lady Lan[...]
The Grace College men’s soccer team enters the 2014 season with its most experienced side in coach Matt Hotchkin‘s tenure. The Lancers will be driven by eight seniors who are hungry to end their final seasons in memorable fashion. Excitement is mounting for the upcoming season, thanks in large part to stadium upgrades for the Lancers. The newly renovated Miller Athletic […][...]
Dr. Randy Smith, pastor of Grace Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Sebring, Fla., led a question and answer time about the Middle East on Sunday night. It was simulcast to various locations around the world. Randy has lived, studied, and worked in Israel, and continues to travel frequently to the region. He is knowledgeable about situations currently in the […][...]
The new football team at Worthington Christian High School, a ministry of Grace Polaris Church on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, pastor), is the topic of an article in a recent This Week/Worthington News. A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete article. Worthington Christian prepares for inaugural season Although rain forced it […][...]
Nathan Wells had a God-given vision for planting churches in low income apartment complexes in NorthCentral Ohio. One of the first to accept Christ was Andy Shank, who is now helping plant churches in similar communities. Meet Nathan and Andy as they talk about what God is doing through SEEDnet. This video was first shown at FellowShift, the national conference […][...]
The students of Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Goshen, Ind., volunteered time on July 26 to help clean Wicker Park, a neighborhood park in Chicago. It was part of a day of outreach at Momentum Youth Conference and it was covered by the online news site, Our Urban Times. John Shirk, of Urban Encounter, was also quoted […][...]
The Grace Brethren Church of West Kittanning, Pa. (Larry Edwards, pastor), has played a role in hosting children from inner city New York for several years. Here’s a recent story that appeared in the online edition of the Pittsburg Tribune-Review. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. City kids enjoy Fresh Air in […][...]
Services for Nicole Beguin, the 2013 Grace College graduate who died early Saturday morning in a motorcycle accident, will be Thursday, August 14, 2014, in Plymouth, Ind. Additional information and her obituary appear below. Nicole Renee Beguin, 23, passed away at Memorial Hospital of South Bend from injuries due to a motorcycle accident on Saturday morning, August 9, 2014. Born […][...]
A 2013 graduate of Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., Nicole Beguin, has died as the result of a traffic accident in South Bend, Ind. The online news site, Stacey Page Online, tells the story. A portion of the article appears below. To read the complete story, click here. Grace College Graduate Dies In Motorcycle Crash Not often emergency room staff find […][...]
As not one, but two potential hurricanes were bearing down on Hawaii, GraceConnect contacted the pastors at the Grace Brethren churches in the state to see how they were faring and if there were ways the people of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches could be praying. According to weather.com, Iselle made landfall on the Island of Hawaii, the largest island […][...]