Each year, Metzger Outdoors partners with the Grace Student Veteran Organization to host a unique adventure race in the Warsaw/Winona Lake area. Last year’s race, Nocturnal III: The Mission, attracted more than 500 attendees and raised over $4,000 to benefit the Grace Student Veteran Organization, as well as a local family in need of financial assistance. This year’s adventure race, […][...]
A story on the online news site, StaceyPageOnline, details the history of a group of musicians who gather each Thursday evening at Grace Village, Winona Lake, Ind., to jam. The group includes BMH author and former president of Grace College and Seminary, John Davis. The group gathers this Thursday, October 10, to celebrate 10 years of making music together. A […][...]
More than 80 Grace Brethren pastors and leaders are gathered for the next few days for the Central Focus Retreat. The retreat is the first in a series of annual regional gatherings and this year they are focusing on launching the Identity Initiative in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. The sessions are being held at the Maumee Bay Lodge […][...]
The Bellflower (Calif.) Brethren Church, a Grace Brethren congregation led by Pastor Tom Hocking, was cited in Friday’s Long Beach, Calif., Press Telegram, as a location for Operation Christmas Child donations. An annual project held by Samaritans Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization, Operation Christmas Child has collected more than 100 million shoebox gifts since 1993. A portion [&hellip[...]
Phil and Sandy Johnson moved to Orlando, Fla., to begin an evangelistic ministry. “After three years of being here, we realized we needed to pivot and become a church plant,” says Phil, who worked in ministry at Grace Brethren churches in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, before heading to the Sunshine State. It’s not just any church plant. It’s one […][...]
Sometimes it pays to go on a mission trip and NOT know the language. The Women of Grace GO team to Argentina saw an example of this a few weeks ago. One of the ministries of the missionary team in Corrientes, Argentina, is an English forum, allowing people to practice their language skills. But how do you identify the people […][...]
Former Grace Brethren pastor’s wife, Ruby A. Landrum, 103, of Winona Lake, Ind., died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013, in her son’s home. She was born Sept. 19, 1910, Minden, Neb., to Frank Larson and Hannah (Nielsen) Larson. Ruby graduated with honors from Ripon Union High School in 1928, ad later graduated with a Bible degree from the Bible Institute of Los Angeles (BIOLA) […][...]
A member of the Grace Brethren Church in Harrah, Wash. (Peter Touhey, pastor) took top honors at a Yakima area raceway over the weekend, according to Charles Winter, a former Grace Brethren pastor in the region. He sent along a link to this story about Denise Jarnecke, a student at Central Washington University who has been drag racing for several […][...]
The byline of MariJean Sanders frequently appears on the “pages” of GraceConnect — either on this site, in the GraceConnect eNews, or in the GraceConnect magazine. She’s a gifted writer with a variety of creative interests, including baking. This week she was recognized on the literary food blog, Eat this Poem. MariJean, who is a recent English and Journalism graduate […][...]
Jim Hocking, founder and director of Integrated Community Development International (ICDI), a cooperating ministry in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, was interviewed on Mission Network News recently. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete post. Ministries advance amid growing tensions Central African Republic (MNN) ― Rebel violence is rising in the Central African Republic. […][...]
Posted recently on Stacey Page Online, a news site serving Kosciusko County Indiana: Leesburg Grace Brethren Church will host its 7th annual Fall Festival from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18. The first 100 elementary-aged children will receive a free hooded sweatshirt. Sizes and colors are limited. Warmth is guaranteed. In addition to the regular seasonal events – […][...]
The audience at Grace Polaris, a Grace Brethren church on the north side of Columbus, Ohio (Mike Yoder, lead pastor), was treated to a delightful evening as the orchestra opened their recording session to the public. They were joined by big band and jazz ensembles, bells, string quartet, and more for a great evening of instrumental music featuring hymn arrangements […][...]
A story in this morning’s Fort Wayne, Ind., Journal Gazette tells the story of enrollment trends in high education in the northeast Indiana region. Most have seen a drop in the number of students attending school, while some, including Grace College and Seminary, have seen an increase — mostly because of innovative programs. Grace president, Dr. Bill Katip, is quoted […][...]
“Sports either bring out the best of the worst in you – and people are watching.” Ivan Schuler, former Grace College athletic director and assistant basketball coach in 1977, was inspired to write a devotional for athletic teams called “Huddle Time” after watching athletic programs at Christian schools. “I was concerned that some of the things that I was seeing […][...]
Grace College accounting students took time from class recently to assist Winona Lake, Ind., organizations, including Combined Community Services, Lakeland Christian Academy and Fellowship Missions. Their involvement on Friday, September 20, was part of the Indiana CPA Society’s 11th annual Day of Service and allowed the students who volunteered to gain service experience and build relationships in the community. “I received a[...]
A memorial service of praise to God for the life of Dr. W. Russell Ogden will be held at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 5, in the Worship Center at the Winona Lake (Ind.) Grace Brethren Church with Rev. Jesse Deloe, presiding. Russ’s wife, Betty, and his family will receive guests in the courtyard during the hour before the service. Russ, long-time Grace […][...]
Andrew Flamm, Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), has been named as the Vice President of Advancement at Grace College and Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind. He has more than eight years of leadership and fundraising experience, having worked and led in multiple areas of advancement including alumni relations, planned giving, annual fund, major gifts, donor research, and capital campaigns. Flamm received a […][...]
After a 23-year drought of championships ended last fall, Grace’s men’s tennis team earned its second straight Crossroads League title for the regular season. The Lancers completed their successful title defense with a 6-3 win over Marian on Wednesday. Grace, who will share the regular-season championship, will await next week’s tournament draw for the 2013 Crossroads League Tournament. The Lancers […][...]
From today’s Stacey Page Online News comes information about a long-time and well-respected faculty member at Grace College and Seminary, Skip and Carol Forbes. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article, including information about an open house. Dr. and Mrs. Walter M. ‘Skip’ Forbes recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple was […][...]
In different regions of the country, individuals began new journeys in life, so to speak. In Valrico, Fla., Pastor Javier and Pilar Forero welcomed their daughter, Ellie, into the world at 9:13 a.m. on Monday, September 23. (That’s her in the photo at right.) She weighed 8.5 pounds and was 20 inches long. Javier leads Iglesia Comunal La Esperanza in Valrico, Fla. Ellie, which […][...]