Funeral services for Dr. Paul Fink, former faculty member at Grace Theological Seminary and Liberty University School of Religion, will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, September 11, at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va. Visitation will be tonight (Tuesday, September 10) from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Welcome Center on the campus of Liberty University. Dr. Fink died […][...]
Yesterday’s Long Beach Press-Telegram carried a story about a new charter school that opened last week in Long Beach. It is housed at the Grace Brethren Church of Long Beach. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Intellectual Virtues Academy, a new charter middle school, opened Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Long […][...]
We couldn’t resist sharing this image of Grace Brethren pastor, Stephen Joyce, as he engaged in some open-air preaching in a park near his church, About My Father’s Business, in Washington, D.C. The area is a hangout for homeless men and women. “I used the gospel tracts to teach the good news of Jesus Christ,” he reports. “Many decisions were […][...]
Grace College and Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind., has again seen a record-breaking enrollment of 1,904 students, including 442 new students this fall – a 17.8 percent increase since 2011. Grace’s innovative, market-driven responses to a rapidly changing higher educational landscape, increasingly shaped by concerns about college affordability and accessibility, have made Grace a desirable option for students of all ages [&he[...]
Word has been received of the death of Dr. Paul Fink, former Grace Theological Seminary faculty member. Paul was professor of homiletics and pastoral theology at Grace from 1963-1979 and since then had been teaching in the School of Religion at Liberty University. Click the link below for more information about Paul’s background and his accomplishments. His wife, Mary Lou, and […][...]
A new leader’s guide for individuals using The Three Princes by Tom Julien (BMH Boosk 2011) is now available as a free download on bmhbooks.com. God’s Plan Unveiled Leader’s Guide is intended to help in the study of the Bible from a different perspective using the book. Written by former BMH Books editor and Grace Brethren pastor, Jesse Deloe, the […][...]
Last week, retired Grace Brethren pastor Don Shoemaker, wrote in observation of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which was held on August 28, 1963. Originally published on his LinkedIn page, it is reprinted here with his permission. I wish I had been there to see and hear! Dr. King’s timeless speech on August […][...]
The Grace Brethren Investment Foundation, Winona Lake, Ind., has been named the September Member of the Month by the Warsaw/Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce. Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF) is located at 1401 Kings Highway in Winona Lake. This location serves as national headquarters for the non-profit foundation which specializes in providing financing for the construction of church and school […][...]
This weekend’s Record-Gazette (Banning, Beaumont, Cherry Valley, Cabazon, Calif.) carries a story about the merger of two churches — Hope Community Church and Grace Brethren Church (Cherry Valley) — into one new congregation — Grace Fellowship Church. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete article. Cherry Valley churches merge in marriage of opportunity It was […][...]
The concept of Adult Bible Fellowship—or ABF, as they are often abbreviated—has been around for a while. (Former Grace Brethren pastor, Knute Larson, is credited with coining the term.) An ABF is exactly what it sounds like. Adults meet together and study the Bible. Pastor Dave Holmes and the people of Centerville Grace Church in Centerville, Ohio decided to try […][...]
Romans 12:1–2; 1 Corinthians 6:9–11; 13b–20 Pure Standards (Rom. 12:1–2) The Christian’s pure standards start with a life totally committed to God. God wants our entire being to be devoted to Him. Paul exhorts us to present our bodies a living and holy sacrifice. The verb “to present” is a technical word used for the ritual presentation of sacrifice. But […][...]
Personnel changes at Grace Brethren churches and ministries are now reported weekly in GraceConnect eNews. Here are items that were reported in August. To subscribe to the eNews, click here. To report personnel changes at your church or ministry, email information (along with a photograph) to Liz Cutler Gates, lcgates@bmhbooks.com, editor of GraceConnect eNews. From the August 26, 2013 GraceConnect eNews: […][...]
Duke Heller, the author of the BMH Book, How to Start a Kingdom Conversation, appeared on the radio program, Chris Fabry Live!, yesterday (August 29). The two-hour radio show is produced by the Moody Radio Network. During the interview, Heller talks about how to share one’s faith, particularly with family members. To listen to the archived program, click here.[...]
The staff at Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Goshen, Ind. (Jim Brown, pastor), is planning a second GUTS CONFERENCE for men in ministry. First held at the Goshen church in February 2013, the GUTS CONFERENCE EAST will be held Thursday, September 19, at Gateway Church, Parkesburg Campus. 160 Cowan Road, Parkesburg, PA 19365. Beginning at 8:30 a.m. and […][...]
Grace College and Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind., has been named among 155 institutions to the Princeton Review’s Best in the Midwest section of its website feature, 2014 Best Colleges: Region by Region. The Princeton Review, an education services company widely known for its test prep programs and college and graduate school guides, asks students attending the schools to rate their […][...]
A continuing look at the history of Winona Lake, Ind., and the places of Grace College and the Brethren movement in that history, will be the topic of the next Winona Lake History Heritage Forum, on Tuesday, September 10 in Westminster Hall in Winona Lake, Ind. Sponsored by the history department of Grace College, the 7 p.m. event is free […][...]
Sunday’s Goshen, Ind., News includes a story about Andy Jewett, the tech and media director for Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren congregation in Goshen (Jim Brown, pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete story. Andy Jewett, an artist who melds creativity with family, work, faith GOSHEN — Andy Jewett says faith and […][...]
Brian Smith comes from a legacy of racers. His great-grandfather raced motorcycles back in the 40s and 50s, and his father in the late 70s. Smith himself has been racing since 1991. “I think it’s the path that God had planned for me,” he explained. “Even back before I became a Christian. I’ve loved racing since I was two years […][...]
A story on today’s Pittsburgh Trib news site provides an update on the story of Dr. Jim Childs, the Kittanning, Pa., pathologist who experienced a life-changing fall several years ago. On April 7, 2007, he slipped and fell down a 250-foot cliff. Since then, he has been confined to a wheelchair. Childs, a leading layman in the Grace Brethren Church […][...]
For the fourth year in a row, the Ellet Grace Brethren Church in Akron, Ohio (Jonathon Carey, pastor) set out to bless the elementary school next door, Ritzman Community Learning Center, a K-5 elementary school in the Akron public school district. (Classes start this week for the 22,000-student district.) The church opened their doors on Sunday afternoon (August 25) for the […][...]