Who wants to feel weak? Who enjoys bumping up against one’s own inadequacies? Why would I desire to get in touch with the many times (a day) I don’t live up to my own standards, let alone God’s? Isn’t the Christian life supposed to make me feel better? The Apostle Paul may have resisted feeling weak, at first, too. He […][...]
Menominee Grace Brethren Church is a brand new Grace Brethren congregation in Michigan and the only one in the Upper Peninsula. Church planter James Burke had noticed a need for a Bible-preaching church in the Upper Peninsula (UP), where his wife, Roxanne, was born and where he and his family had frequently vacationed. Burke’s mother-in-law had been part of a […][...]
This morning, Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., hosted world champion Ironman and double amputee, Scott Rigsby, for an inspirational talk to kick off Transition Exploration Day. It was reported in the local online news site, Stacey Page Online. A portion appears below. Click here for the complete story. Scott Rigsby, world champion Ironman and double amputee, gave an inspirational speech […][...]
Pastors and ministry leaders from the west coast are gathered this week at The Oaks Retreat and Conference Center near Lake Hughes, Calif., for the annual Southwest Focus Retreat. Dan Allan, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in Ashland, Ohio, is leading the few days away, which is focusing on rest and refreshment. Bartley Sawatsky, pastor of Grace Community Church, […][...]
Elaine Christine Brenneman (March 28, 1924 – January 27, 2013) Elaine Christine Brenneman of Grace Village Retirement Community, 337 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake, Indiana went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 1:05 a.m. surrounded by family at her daughter’s residence in Lewis Center, Ohio at the age of 88. She was […][...]
Well-known former Grace Brethren pastor’s wife and missionary, Elaine Brenneman, died early Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Ruth Poupart, in Lewis Center, Ohio. Elaine and her late husband, Max, pioneered the Grace Brethren work in Puerto Rico. Prior to that, as a single woman, she worked at a Grace Brethren ministry in the hills of eastern Kentucky. […][...]
Erin Vidovich, a member of Los Altos Grace Brethren Church, Long Beach, Calif., has been featured as part of the Diana: Legacy of a Princess campaign against breast cancer by the Queen Mary in Long Beach. Here’s a portion of her story. Click here to read the complete post. Just one month ago my family and I celebrated my 5-year […][...]
John Schumacher, endorsing agent for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, received a special recognition this month in Washington, D.C. On January 15, John was presented the Centurion of the Year award at the National Association of Evangelicals Chaplain’s Commission (NAECC) had their annual meeting. The award is an authentic miniature of the helmet that Centurion military leaders in the Roman Empire wore [&helli[...]
From the Facebook page of Warsaw Christian School: Pastor Roy Chapin is the new pastor of Community Grace Brethren Church in Warsaw, Ind. He has been married to his wife Carol for 35 years. They have three married adult sons and twin granddaughters. Roy’s first love, ministry-wise, is to study and teach the Bible as an under shepherd of the […][...]
The Fellowship Council, the leadership team of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, began meeting this week in Long Beach, Calif. Led by executive director, Bob Fetterhoff (pastor of the Grace Brethren Church, Wooster, Ohio, the group kicked off this morning by hearing reports from the executives of the national organization that are affiliated with the FGBC. After lunch, they […][...]
This morning’s Yakima, Wash., Herald Republic reports on an upcoming brunch hosted by the Grace Brethren Church in Harrah, Wash. (Peter Touhey, pastor). A portion of the story appears below. Click here for the complete story. Annual brunch designed to raise women’s spirits HARRAH — It may not be the Three R’s — more like the Three M’s: mugs, muffins […][...]
The annual Women’s Leadership Summit hosted by Women of Grace USA is being held this weekend in Frederick, Md. About 50 women have gathered to learn more about team building and conflict resolution as Margie Brubaker teaches on “A Wardrobe of Gracious Influence.” The Summit is being held at Grace Community Church on Old Pike Road (R Greene, pastor) and […][...]
Knowing the kinds of people who live in our community and the problems they face can be an incredible benefit when it comes to programming for ministry and outreach. In a church plant where I’m involved, we ran a demographic program search for a three mile geographic radius surrounding our meeting location. We were provided more than 25 pages of […][...]
From Jesús Muñoz, Director of Ethnic Ministries S.E. USA for Encompass World Partners comes this note: Our sister Migdalia Marquez, wife of church planter José Marquez, was sworn as a new American citizen last Thursday, January 17, 2013, in a ceremony in Tampa, Fla. She was born in Cuba, but now her citizenship is USA; however, she says that this is a temporary […][...]
Today’s Wooster, Ohio, Daily Record, tells about the recent youth retreat sponsored by the Grace Brethren Church in Wooster. Nick Cleveland, pastor of high school ministries at the church, has been taking students to the Kalahari Water Park in Sandusky, Ohio, for eight years. A portion of the story appears below. Read the complete story here. Students from about 25 […][...]
Julie Schumacher, director of communications at the Grace Brethren Church, Long Beach, Calif., has accepted a position with an international ministry called Daughters of Cambodia, which works with victims of sex trafficking. Through Daughters of Cambodia, young women are offered skills training and employment in one of seven small fair-trade businesses and a range of social, psychological, and spiritual resources to help [&he[...]
Jason Baehr, a member of the Grace Brethren Church in Long Beach, Calif. (Lou Huesmann, pastor), was recently featured on the Harvard Educational Publishing Group blog. A portion of his article appears below. Click here to read the complete story. Educating for Intellectual Character In his recent book Character Compass, Boston University professor Scott Seider tells the story of three successful Boston-area […][...]
Christa Brown, missions mobilizer at Encompass World Partners, has reported on the recent gathering of Grace Brethren ethnic pastors, which was held January 8-11, 2013, in Atlanta, Ga. Tuesday At noon, about 30 ethnic leaders ministering across the U.S. and Canada gathered together in Atlanta, Ga., to kick off the 4th annual FGBC ethnic leaders’ conference. The group shared lunch together […][...]
WINONA LAKE, IND. – On Friday, February 1, 2013, the Grace College Chapter of the Council for Exceptional Children will host Scott Rigsby, world recognized Ironman and double amputee, to kick off the Transition Exploration Day on the campus of Grace College. Rigsby’s history is a fascinating and compelling story of persistence against enormous odds. Despite the fact that he lost […][...]
Skiing, Snowbarding, and mountain biking are just a few of the adventures awaiting participants in the Northstar Outdoor Adventure GO Team, a short-term ministry trip to Norikura, Japan from June 16 – 28, 2013. The team will help minister to the Japanese population through Northstar, an outdoor school and lodge in the Japanese Alps which seeks to reach people the […][...]