John Teevan, director of Henry and Francis Weber School at Grace College (Winona Lake, Ind.), is published today on the Acton Institute PowerBlog. A portion of his essay appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Liberty in Two Keys When we think of our freedoms and how they are basic to our society yet . . . seem […][...]
Aaron Scantlen, church planter/pastor of Empty Hands Bible Church in Winona Lake, Ind., reports his first baptism — for the church and for himself as a pastor. “Javares Cooks accepted Christ this April after one of our Core Team members shared the gospel with him,” Pastor Aaron reports. “And due to his public testimony, three more came to me afterwards and said […][...]
The Grace College School of Business and the Gordon Institute for Enterprise Development are collaborating with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to host a FastTrac New Venture class, a 10-week seminar offering key knowledge and resources to small business owners in the community. Taught by school of business faculty who are certified to teach Kauffman courses, the program will run […][...]
Pastor Ivan H. French of Winona Lake, Ind., died at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2013 at Grace Village Health Care Facility, Winona Lake, Ind., at the age of 88. He was the pastor of Pleasant View Bible Church of Warsaw, Ind., from 1975-1992. After serving three churches, Professor Ivan French, taught for more than 20 years at Grace […][...]
News this morning of the death of Annette Lewis Lear comes from Dan Pritchett, pastor of Valley Grace Brethren Church, Hagerstown, Md. “Joey and Annette Lear served here at Valley Grace a number of years ago. Joey was an assistant Pastor with emphasis on youth ministry and CE. Annette grew up at Blue Ridge Grace Brethren Church in Winchester, Va. […][...]
Prayers are continually needed for the political situation in the Central African Republic. Late last week, Encompass World Partners announced that mission personnel in the C.A.R. would be evacuated as soon as possible. (See Evacuation Orders Issued for CAR.) Barb Wooler, director of Project Hope and Charite, the orphan care ministry in the C.A.R., planned to leave today for the […][...]
Former pastor and Grace College and Seminary faculty member, D. Brent Sandy, has co-authored a new book with Wheaton College professor John H. Walton. The Lost World of Scripture (IVP Academic 2013) looks at the culture the had an impact on the writing of the scriptures. In the preface, the authors say, “In this book, we are exploring ways God chose […][...]
Robert Schaffer hadn’t seen Carlos coming, but God did. The pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in Colorado Springs, Colo., remembers meeting Carlos four years ago in the county jail. “I actually went to visit another man,” remembers Schaffer, “This man introduced me to Carlos and we began to visit via video feed.” Carlos had been arrested for the third time and he was […][...]
The Grace College Women’s Soccer team fell 1-0 in semifinal play this afternoon in the NCCAA national tournament. They lost to Dallas Baptist University during a Friday noon game. “So very proud of the season our Lady Lancer’s put in this year!,” said Grace College President Dr. Bill Katip in a post on Facebook. “They did a marvelous job while […][...]
Encompass World Partners, the international church planting arm of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, has issued evacuation orders for personnel serving in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.). Dr. Dave Guiles, executive directory, issued the statement below and asked for prayer that the individuals will be able to obtain travel documents, for protection while awaiting flights, and a successful transition […][...]
A story on the Time magazine website this morning details news from the Central African Republic, where many Grace Brethren congregations are located. An item posted yesterday on the Project Hope and Charity Facebook page by Ginger Hock reports that Grace Brethren missionaries Barb Wooler and Doug and Jacquie Jensen are safe at the station and are looking for the earliest flights out of […][...]
Typically a smile on the face of an African disappears when a camera comes out. It’s just part of their culture — not smiling in photos. But Simon Pierre Nadjilao, president of the Grace Brethren Churches in the Central African Republic (CAR), could not contain himself as a symbolic check was handed to him recently in the Atlanta offices of […][...]
Sam Baer, pastor of Victory Mountain Grace Brethren Chapel, Hyden, Ky., is looking for a good used van that can be donated or purchased for a reasonable cost. “We’d use it every Sunday,” says Pastor Sam. A 12- or 15-passenger vehicle would be ideal and would be used to pick up children who want to come to church. The church […][...]
Paul Poyner has been named to succeed his dad, Jim Poyner, as senior pastor of the Gulfview Grace Brethren Church in Port Richey, Fla. (Jim was the founding pastor at the church 32 years ago.) Paul has served the congregation as pastor to students for the past 16 years. Dustin Zerwas, who grew up in the youth group at the church, has been […][...]
A dominant display from Grace’s women’s soccer team on Wednesday propelled the Lady Lancers to a 4-1 win over Judson, securing Grace a spot in the NCCAA National Semifinals. The Lady Lancers (12-6-3) will take on Dallas Baptist on Friday at noon. Watch live (http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/tourbeau.portal) or follow on twitter (https://twitter.com/GCLancers) for updates. With a victory, Grace will take on the winner o[...]
Dr. John Lillis has been named the vice president of academic affairs at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind. He will begin his new position during the spring semester. Lillis earned his B.S. at the University of Kentucky, a M.S. at Air Force Institute of Technology, a M.Div. at Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He most […][...]
“I once heard someone refer to New England as the ‘graveyard of pastors,’” said Jack Brown, founder and current pastor of North Shore Bible Church (NSBC), a Grace Brethren congregation in Cape Ann, Mass. (That’s him in the photo below.) “We started with a mind to plant churches in New England on Cape Ann and the north shore of Boston.” The church […][...]
The Grace College women’s soccer team is playing in the National Christian College Athletic Association national championship tournament this week in Kissimmee, Fla. They played to a draw in their opening game against Point Loma Nazarene on Monday and face Judson University on Wednesday in the final pool play game. A portion of a report from Stacey Page Online appears […][...]
The annual Christmas production at Grace Polaris, a Grace Brethren church on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), kicks off this week for two weekends of performances. It begins with the Night of Giving on Thursday, December 5, when the church provides complimentary tickets to local charitable organizations so they may have the opportunity to share the Living Christmas […][...]
Young adults at the Winona Lake, Ind., Grace Brethren Church (Bruce Barlow, lead pastor), are playing a key role in gathering other young adult Christians in their community for a night of worship. The online news site, Stacey Page Online includes a story about this event, which will be held at The Hub, the community center located on the church’s […][...]