For the second year in a row, Pastor Roland Maust of the Grace Brethren Church of Uniontown, Pa., has been honored by the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters for excellence behind the microphone. He was the only person in the state this year to receive two separate awards: for Outstanding Radio Series (“Fayette County and the Civil War” – second year […][...]
The faculty, staff, and board of trustees of Grace College and Seminary are excited to welcome former provost Dr. William J. Katip as the president of Grace College & Seminary. He assumed this new role following Dr. Ronald E. Manahan’s final day on May 11. As Katip steps into his new role, he is implementing some structural changes to the […][...]
Grace College announces the opening of its third commuter location in the city of Detroit this coming August. Grace chose the location in Detroit based on an invitation from Evangel Ministries. Grace College Detroit will offer an A.A. or A.S. in General Studies (Liberal Arts) for traditional students seeking to live at home and save money while completing their first […][...]
A recent graduate of Grace College who was one of the artists involved with creating murals on the BMH Plaza in Winona Lake, Ind., has died in an automobile accident in Newton County, Ind. Daniel J. (Josh) Dillman, of Brazil, Ind., died Friday afternoon (May 17) in a crash involving a semitrailer on U.S. 41. For more information, see this […][...]
The world watches as the people of Moore, Okla., begin to deal with the aftermath of what has become known as one of the worst tornados in U.S. history. One asks… how can I help? The first response is always — pray for the people. CPR-3, a cooperating ministry of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, is poised to assist […][...]
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams may not have had Dr. Larry Chamberlain in mind when he penned these words, but Chamberlain’s 36-year ministry with the Grace Brethren Investment Foundation and Grace Brethren North American Missions (GBIF/GBNAM) did just that. When Chamberlain steps down […][...]
Fight Club, the men’s ministry founded by Pastor Jim Brown at Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Goshen, Ind., was featured over the weekend in the Post-Tribune, a Chicago Sun-Times publication that covers Northwest, Ind. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete story. Jerry Davich: Fight Club challenges men to be men […][...]
The Sunnyside, Wash., Daily SunNews recently included a feature about the new pastor at the Grace Brethren Church in nearby MABTON, Wash. A portion of the story appears below. Click here to read the complete story. Familiar face leading Mabton congregation MABTON- Adam Copenhaver may have recently been named the permanent pastor at Mabton Grace Brethren Church, but his face […][...]
Doug greeted us as we walked in the door of Ben and Joy’s restaurant. Life-changing meals are not common. I enjoy food quite a bit, but I was not expecting all that God had in mind with this amazing meal on that particular summer evening. My wife, Cathy, and I were considering relocating to the small town of Mount Sterling, […][...]
Staffing changes at Grace Brethren churches have been announced, as well as several districts have examined several recommended them to their local church for licensure or ordination. Click on their hyper-linked name to send them a note of congratulations. Nathaniel Foote has started as Associate Pastor of Family Ministries at the Grace Brethren Church in Lexington, Ohio. Previously, he was youth […][...]
The Spring 2013 issue of GraceConnect magazine is currently being delivered to homes and churches in North America. Announcements that may be used in bulletins, church programs, welcome slides, or other media were sent to pastors, communications staff, and other interested individuals today. If you did not receive them, they may be accessed here. Stories from the magazine will be […][...]
Daniel Pierce and his wife, Teressa, are planting a missional Grace Brethren congregation in the Triad region near Greensboro, N.C. (Click here to see a recent story about this new church.) Recently he shared this story: I serve Hospice here and was assigned Gary a man with terminal cancer. Three weeks ago was my first visit and I shared the […][...]
Word has been received of the death of J.C. “Rocky” Rockafellow, father of Mick Rockafellow, who most recently pastored at the Grace Brethren Church in Lansing, Mich. He died May 15 at the age of 90. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Saturday, May 18, 2013, at the Shelly-Odell Funeral Home, 518 S. Main St., Eaton Rapids, Mich., with Pastor Robert […][...]
Over the past few months, we have asked you to pray for the political situation in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.), where the Grace Brethren have ministered for more than 100 years. A coup has upset the government, creating havoc for the citizens of the country. Yesterday, one story of God’s grace was reported by Encompass World Partners (formerly Grace […][...]
A community appreciation dinner in honor of Dr. Ronald E. Manahan was hosted by Dr. Dane and Mary Louise Miller at Westminster Hall on May 6, 2013. During the evening, Manahan was recognized for 36 years of distinguished service and 20 years as president of Grace. The Board of Trustees of Grace College and Seminary, on behalf of the students, faculty, […][...]
Historic documents, photos, and other items related to the Grace Brethren movement will be better organized, thanks to the support of the Grace Brethren Investment Foundation. The Foundation recently made a gift of $2,500 to the Brethren Missionary Herald Company (GraceConnect) to be used toward the development of an archive devoted to the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. It is […][...]
Collegiate head coaches Tad Boyle of the University of Colorado, Jim Kessler of Grace College (NAIA) and Matt Matheny from Elon University today were announced as court coaches for the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s World University Games training camp. The USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team committee made the coaching selections. The three court coaches will assist the 2013 USA Basketball Men’s World University Games coachi[...]
Dr. Tammy Schultz and Hannah Estabrook, authors of the BMH Book, Beyond Desolate: Hope Versus Hate in the Rubble of Sexual Abuse, will present a workshop at the world conference of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC). The conference will be September 11-14, 2013, at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn. Schultz and Estabrook will speak Friday afternoon of […][...]
GSE Ashland Report from Ron Boehm on Vimeo. Ron Boehm, with VisionOhio, has sent a link to a recent report from that church planting organization. He notes that VisionOhio has been working with African-American leaders in Ohio to work towards planting churches in African-American contexts. “VO is also working among those living in apartments and we call this ministry SeedNet. […][...]
Grace Brethren military chaplain Major Billy Graham (U.S.Army) surprised his daughter, Katie, this morning during her graduation from Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind. He has been deplowed in Afganistan for the last nine months. Fort Wayne, Ind., television station, WANE, caught the story on tape, which appears below. Click here to view the video report. Local graduate gets big surprise walking […][...]