Mike Jentes of thequest in Columbus, Ohio, sends along the following notice of a meeting that is sponsored by the district missions group of the North Central Ohio district and is open to all: Organic Church Conversation Friday, October 19 Noon – ? Outstanding Organic Food Lunch Provided! at NorthStar Cafe 4215 N High St Columbus, OH 43214 MAP Organic […][...]
Dr. Jim Childs (shown with his wife, Rose Ann), a leading layman in the West Kittanning (PA) Grace Brethren Church (Mark Cornwell, pastor), continues rehabilitation from a devastating fall last April. This article, from today’s Kittanning Leader Times, tells of an event to help the family. You can keep up with Dr. Childs’ progress at http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jimchilds By Renatta Signorini Leader […][...]
Posted by Chuck Thornton on the Arctic District Ministerium’s blog. To read more, click on http://arcticdistrictministerium.blogspot.com/ The Alaska Christian Ministries Convention is being by Peninsula Grace on Monday and Tuesday (September 24-25). Featured tracks and leaders are: Worship (Richard Allen Farmer (pictured at right) – gifted musician, worship leader and preacher), Youth Issues (Tom Hansen – Sta[...]
Robert Soto, a professional Native American dancer who also pastors the McAllen Grace Brethren Church in McAllen, Texas, has been involved in a protracted legal situation. Soto had some of his feathers seized by the Department of Interior. A hearing, originally scheduled for September 7, has been postponed. Here are excerpts from his most recent update—more details are available on […][...]
Are you curious to know more about being a Christ-follower? Perhaps you received this paper during a visit to a Grace Brethren church. Or perhaps a friend or neighbor gave it to you – with an invitation to attend church. Do you want to know how to have meaning, purpose, and fulfillment in life, as Taylor Smith does? Do you […][...]
Events of general interest among Grace Brethren Churches. Details and registration information are available from the sponsoring organizations or at www.fgbc.org. Sept. 16 – Mid Atlantic Celebration, Calvary GBC, Hagerstown, Md. (CEN) Sept. 17 – Northern Atlantic Celebration, Good ‘n Plenty Restaurant, Smoketown, Pa. (CEN) Sept. 20-22 – Sibs Weekend (GCandS) Sept. 26 – VIP Campus Visit Day (GCandS[...]
The following news briefs are from the appropriate year’s September-October issues of The Brethren Missionary Herald magazine. Fifteen Years Ago – 1992 Mike and Myra Taylor and family moved to France to study French, preparing for medical missionary work in the Central African Republic. Mike had received the International Humanitarian Award for Physician’s Assistants. A centennial celebration was held at [&he[...]
“If they hear and serve Him, they shall end their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasure.” Job 36:11 By Ron Dorner Observation is a powerful tool. Through the years, I have counseled many people in financial matters. I have learned that prosperity is not tied to the amount of money one has, as much as it is to […][...]
Women who want to help others know and serve Christ will have an opportunity to share with like-minded women at the Women’s Leadership Summit on October 26-28. The Summit brings women from all over the country to exchange ideas and to focus on how to minister effectively. This year, it will take place in the eastern region near Reading, Pa. […][...]
A number of individuals were honored during Momentum07 and Equip07 by CE National. The awards presented were: CE Wall of Honor Ray and Sharon Feather In recognition of their involvement with Bible Quizzing The Durwood and Claudine Brooks National Bible Quiz Coach Award Rhoda Alejandro, Grace Brethren Church, Columbus, Ohio National Youth Sponsor of the Year Jim Heffner, Grace Brethren […][...]
Loans totaling $9 million have been approved to three churches in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches by the Grace Brethren Investment Foundation (GBIF). “This investment will be returned in the value of changed lives,” says Ken Seyfert, executive director of the GBIF. The three churches include: the Seal Beach, Calif. Grace Brethren Church, who are purchasing a property that […][...]
By Melody Pfaffenberger Teaching. Ministering to women. Helping people help others. These are a few passions that light a fire in the heart of Dr. Christy Morr, one of the newest members of the faculty at Grace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind. Joining the faculty in the fall of 2006 to teach classes such as Spiritual Formation, Interpersonal Communication and […][...]
Kenneth and Donna Seyfert, Warsaw, Ind. (right) sign in at the Equip07 registration table on Sunday afternoon. Matt and Becky Baldwin (left) assist. With a focus on lifelong learning and equipping for ministry, Equip07, the annual conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, was held July 29 to August 3 in Winona Lake, Ind. on the campus of Grace […][...]
Two landmark Christian counseling texts that will help professional and lay counselors relate God’s truth to human relationships are in production at BMH Books. One, Spiritual Friends: A Methodology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction, is now available. The second, Soul Physicians: A Theology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction, will be available later this fall. Both are written by […][...]
Jim Brown, pastor of Grace Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Goshen, Ind. encouraged Momentum youth conference participants to mix with non-Christians to tell them about Jesus and not to repel them. Hundreds of young people experienced Extreme Makeover, Heart Edition, during Momentum, the annual event formerly known as Brethren National Youth Conference. The conference was held July 21 […][...]
Taylor Smith Jim Augspurger and Taylor Smith were eating lunch when a young man approached their table. “He introduced himself to Taylor and then thanked him,” recalled Augspurger, who is the executive pastor at the Grace Brethren Church of Columbus, Ohio. “He thanked Taylor for standing by him and having confidence in him.” Smith was the administrator of Worthington Christian […][...]
Dr. Charles W. Mayes 1901-1979 Editor’s Note: This is excerpted from Heroes Who Live On, Vol. 2, the stories of our Grace Brethren ancestors. The book, written by Robert Cover, Sr., Viki Rife, and Ashley Woodworth, is published by BMH Books and is available online at www.bmhbooks.com, or by calling (800) 348-2756 . It was hard for anyone to imagine […][...]
We have received word of the deaths of the following individuals. We extend our sympathy to the families of these individuals, who have been a vital part of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches over the years. Lowell Hoyt Laura E. Kriegbaum Robert K. “Bob” Rohrer Kenneth L. Teague Lee Burris Lowell Hoyt, 87, of Dayton, Tenn., died on April […][...]
Beth Arnott of Powell, Ohio, reads Scripture during a morning worship session in Bolton Theatre on the campus of Kenyon College. It was part of Driven07, the Grace Brethren young adult conference which was held in Gambier, Ohio in late June. After a weekend of challenges to let God make His mark in their lives, participants at Driven07, the annual […][...]
Pastors Honored for Service Gateway Grace Community Church Burns Mortgage Norwalk Church Recognized Ministerial Moves On the Grace Campus Social Work Department Reaffirmed Pastors Honored for Service Three Grace Brethren pastors were recognized for their work during the annual meeting of the Association of Grace Brethren Ministers on July 22 in Winona Lake, Ind. Dr. David Plaster was presented the […][...]