Sharlene Tennant When you’re 31, single, and have the summer free because you’re a teacher, you can take off and explore Europe a bit. And that’s what Sharlene Tennant, one of the newer members of the Community of Hope Grace Brethren Church in Surrey, British Columbia is doing this summer in Germany. During the year Tennant teaches math and physics […][...]
By Pete Semple “There are things written in this book that I have never told another living being. Not even God. And now I’m telling them to you,” writes Robyn Graham as she lays her life open for everyone to see in her book, He Touched Me, which has been released by BMH Books, Winona Lake, Ind. As a survivor […][...]
Nearly 1,000 individuals from around the world gathered August 2 and 3 in Schwarzenau, Germany to participate in the 2008 Brethren World Assembly. The historic event commemorated the founding of the Brethren movement with the Alexander Mack baptisms in the Eder River at Schwarzenau in 1708. Among the Grace Brethren who participated on the program were Dr. Francois Ngoumape, Central […][...]
John McIntosh, 2008-2009 moderator of the Fellowship of Grace Brethen Churches, addresses the 2008 conference. By John McIntosh Editor’s Note: As the 2008-2009 moderator of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, John McIntosh is challenging the fellowship to consider the leaders of tomorrow. What is our legacy as a group of churches? John has been pastor of the Simi Valley […][...]
It’s not a season most evangelical churches celebrate, but when Catalyst, a Grace Brethren church in Kent, Ohio, was asked last year to join with Mainstreet Kent to provide a family-friendly event the weekend before Halloween, Pastor Jonathan Herron quickly said yes. “Catalyst loves the city (of Kent), Catalyst loves serving people, and Catalyst exists to make Jesus famous-so of […][...]
Milestones Three individuals will join the faculty of Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., this fall. Dr. Jared Burkholder is assistant professor of history. He comes to Grace from Augustana College in South Dakota and is a graduate of Columbia International University (B.A.), Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (M.A.), and the University of Iowa (Ph.D.). Dr. Jeffrey Peck returns to the Grace […][...]
The following news briefs are from the September-October issues of the Brethren Missionary Herald magazine. Fifteen Years Ago – 1993 – Randy Haulk became pastor of the Meyersdale (Pa.) Grace Brethren Church – Bruce Triplehorn, missionary to Brazil, was ordained to the ministry at the Wooster (Ohio), Grace Brethren Church. Twenty Years Ago – 1988 – The Winona Lake Christian […][...]
Send a strategic message of support for our troops, veterans, and chaplains on the Sunday before Veterans Day, November 9, by using a bulletin insert provided by the Eagle Commission and Grace Brethren Investment Foundation. PDF files have been provided, either color or black and white in a format, for printing as bulletin inserts. The Eagle Commission provides support and […][...]
FGBC World has been published by The Brethren Missionary Herald Company (BMH) since 2004. Begun in a newspaper format, in 2010, its format was changed to a 16-page magazine. It is designed to nurture Great Commission teamwork by connecting people and churches of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. The Brethren Missionary Herald Company has been the communication/publishing arm of […][...]
Je’Rod Cherry speaks at Momentum East while his wife, Samua, looks on. For human reasons, Je’Rod Cherry probably shouldn’t want to part with his Super Bowl ring. It’s an honor to own one, it represents the struggle of his team to achieve a spot in football history, and it also signifies a personal career high. But he’s decided to put […][...]
Six congregations were welcomed into the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (FGBC) during the annual meeting of the fellowship on Thursday morning. It was the final meeting during a week of sessions focusing on outreach and evangelism. The six churches are: Brighton Chapel, Howe, Ind., Grace Connections Church, Englewood, Ohio, Catalyst Church, Kent, Ohio, Life Spring Church, Brownsburg, Ind., Spring […][...]
Ron Boehm has resigned from Go2 Church Planting Ministries. Jeffrey Brown is the new pastor at the Middlebranch (Ohio) Grace Brethren Church. He previously served the Spring Valley Grace Brethren Church (Ohio) for 17 years. Dr. Scott Edwards Dr. Scott Edwards is joining the faculty of the Grace College Graduate School in Counseling and Interpersonal Relations in the fall. He […][...]
Restoring the Household: The Quest of the Grace Brethren Church, a fascinating new Brethren history book, will be released BMH Books (Winona Lake, Ind.) in July at the annual conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. Written by Dr. Todd Scoles of the pastoral staff of the Marysville, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church, the book presents a summary of church […][...]
The congregation at Crossroads Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in northeast Philadelphia. The Crossroads Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in northeast Philadelphia, Pa., has completed the purchase of its first facility at 7721-31 Torresdale Avenue in the neighborhood of Holmesburg. The congregation gathered June 1 to celebrate this milestone. Kurt Miller, lead pastor at the Grace Brethren Church […][...]
Challenged to live their lives undivided for Christ, participants in the annual Driven Conference, the gathering of young adults in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, put feet to their commitments and set out to help a new church. On Saturday, June 28, participants were given $10 each, formed into teams of five, and challenged to use their collective $50 […][...]
The Alexander Mack Museum is one of many sights that participants in the 2008 Brethren World Assembly may visit. The event will be held August 2 and 3 in Schwarzenau, Germany. Representatives and friends of Brethren groups from all over the world will converge on the little village of Schwarzenau, Germany, about forty minutes north of Marburg, on Saturday, August […][...]
Grace Graduates 298 New graduate Jessica Griffith joins her parents and grandparents following the May 3 commencement for a photo of three generations of Grace College and Seminary graduates. From left to right are Corey (BS 04) and Jennifer (Griffith) Palmer and Dave (BA 75) and Susan Griffith (BA 75), Jessica Griffith (BA 08), and Joyce (C 51) and Bob […][...]
By Jim Brown, Moderator Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches Jim Brown Melvin the Squirt found his way to our home after weekend services at Grace Community Church. Everything within me said, “Don’t bring him home because he will just take up space and all he does is eat and sleep.” I also knew he would need his water cleaned regularly […][...]
Virginia Reagan, center, a member of the Grace Brethren Church of Aiken, S.C., beams at Aiken Technical College’s May 1 commencement after receiving an associate degree in human services at the age of 68. Along with this degree, she will graduate in December with a certificate for Social Services Assistant and a certificate in Gerontology. She returned to school to […][...]
Challenged to live their lives undivided for Christ, participants in the annual Driven Conference, the gathering of young adults in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, put feet to their commitments and set out to help a new church. On Saturday, June 28, participants were given $10 each, formed into teams of five, and challenged to use their collective $50 […][...]