The Latest News from Around the Fellowship:

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 […][...]

Peninsula Grace Brethren Church of Soldotna, Alaska (Pastor Keith Randall) sponsored the Care2Run Family Fun Run on Saturday. The race is a fundraiser to support the area’s homeless and at-risk teens. Three runners tied for first place at the event, Elisabeth Habermann, Connie Best and Jennifer Mishler. The trio finished the course, which was a bit more than five kilometers, […][...]

“This has been like a week of football training camp,” said Dan Gregory as he took to the platform for the Thursday morning main session at the Momentum youth conference. He likened training camp to the mountain top experience that the week has been for many. Dan is pastor of Community of Hope, a Grace Brethren church in Columbia City, […][...]

Chuck Thornton, Pastor at Large at the Peninsula Grace Brethren Church in Soldotna, Alaska (Keith Randall, pastor), sends along this delightful article and photos of the Soldotna church’s recent event. All-Church Picnic – Alaskan Style Cars, pickups, and even a motorcycle began arriving at the site. The Tesoro Oil Company’s Picnic Grounds was the place. Some 125 people from Peninsula […][...]

The third annual Leadership Summit for women in the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches will be held near Reading, Pa. from October 26 to 28. The summit offers those who minister to women and girls an opportunity to network, provide encouragement, and exchange ideas for effective women’s ministry in their local churches. The theme for the weekend is “Though it […][...]

Hope Community Church, a Grace Brethren church in Raleigh, N.C., and Grace Christian School, also of Raleigh, jointly have purchased the former Crossroads Ford dealership property located at 1101 Buck Jones Road. The 48,000 square foot property will be shared by the church and the school, institutions who operate independently of each other. Already sharing a 14.7 acre parcel adjacent […][...]

Grace College, Theological Seminary Holds Commencement Among those participating in commencement exercises at Grace College and Theological Seminary on May 5, 2007, were 60 men and women who, at their enrollment, indicated an affiliation with the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. We congratulate these individuals. Grace College Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science Bachelor of Music Bachelor of Social Work […][...]

By Natalie Rummel Phil Keller Phil Keller was raised in a Christian home, but he admits he rejected virtually everything about the concept of God. By the age of 16, he considered himself an atheist. As an adult, his life began to spiral downward. His marriage ended and he eventually was arrested for killing a man. It was then he […][...]

Officials at Momentum (Brethren National Youth Conference) and CE National have announced a partnership with Convoy of Hope, a transdenominational organization that provides disaster relief, builds supply lines, and sponsors outreaches to the poor and hurting in communities. Convoy of Hope will join with the participants of Momentum to provide a truckload of food that will be distributed to residents […][...]

Left to right: Dan Balmer, chairman of Penn Valley elders, Larry Orme, executive pastor of Penn Valley, Al Kidder, pastor of Suburban GBC, and Tony Osimo, campus pastor at Bucks County Campus The elders of Penn Valley Church, a Grace Brethren church in Telford, Pa. have reached an agreement with Suburban Grace Brethren Church of Hatboro, Pa. to join forces, […][...]

By Ron Dorner If you are a gardener, you are probably picking the fruits of your labor. If you don’t garden, you may never have given much thought to being a successful gardener. Gardening and planning for retirement have much in common. Perhaps you are afraid of the work it takes to have a productive garden. Successful gardeners prepare the […][...]

Elsewhere on this site, you read about Life’s Most Important Question, a tract that has been published by BMH Books for more than 35 years. Below is a condensed version of the little booklet, which has been printed more than five million times. (The tracts are available by calling 800-348-2756 or online at www.bmhbooks.com) If you died today, and God […][...]

Tom Avey By Tom Avey A pastor is called on to be theologian, counselor, CEO, marketer, orator, teacher, friend, leader, motivator, admonisher, husband, mentor, father, evangelist, example, and much, much more. Yet all around us are folks who hunger for more in their spiritual and ministry development. Equip07 can help. The annual conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches […][...]

Norma Matthes had been ill off and on for nearly 20 years, but she didn’t use her illness as an excuse not to share her faith in Jesus Christ. From almost the moment in 1972 when she was introduced to the pamphlet, Life’s Most Important Question, she used it to lead hundreds of people to the Lord, remembers her husband, […][...]

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 […][...]

Rob Gable Rob Gable, Rittman, Ohio, has been named the director of the boys’ ministry with Grace Brethren Boys(GBB), a national organization that helps strengthen the local church by providing Biblical leadership, training, and opportunities for men and boys following the pattern in 2 Timothy 2:2. In the volunteer position, he is responsible for promoting the organization and implementing its […][...]

Early Childhood Center Groundbreaking Construction Begins on Wooster Student Ministry Center FGBC Annual Meeting Set Grace Village Opens Rehab Center Ministerial Moves Hofecker Elected to ASOR Board In Memoriam – Earl Replogle Bock – Lowell Hoyt – Donald F. Streit – Stephen Young This Issue Brought to You by GBIF Groundbreaking at Worthington, Ohio Early Childhood Center GroundbreakingThe heavy equipmen[...]

Dead Sea Scrolls by Dr. John J. Davis is a short treatise that was created as a series of newspaper articles. Originally published in 1991, the text and photos have been updated. The text traces events following the discovery of the scrolls in 1947. It examines the history and debate that has surrounded the scrolls and discusses the contents of […][...]

By Melody Pfaffenberger Brian Baughman On November 14, 2006, Angelica Alvarez was found unconscious in the basement of her Elkhart, Ind. home, next to the bodies of her four children, Jennifer Lopez, 8, Gonzalo Lopez, 6, Daniel Valdez, 4, and Jessica Valdez, 2. Alvarez is accused of strangling the children before attempting to take her own life. The tragic story […][...]