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BRETHREN  MISSIONARY 


RAIJD 


JANUARY   1980 


Highlights  of  an  Exciting  Year 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


A  Prosperous  New  Year  to  You! 


"A*ii}t  Sally's  Prosperity  0*1 "    \ 
is  Mailable  j 


Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 

We  share  together  all  of 
those  special  greetings  for  the 
right  time  and  the  right  season. 
.  .  .  Remember,  "A  Merry 
Christmas  and  a  Happy  New 
Year"?  Well,  in  some  areas  of 
the  country  it  is  not  a  "hap- 
py," but  a  "prosperous"  New 
Year  that  finds  its  way  into 
the  vocabulary.  I  am  not  cer- 
tain what  it  all  means,  inas- 
much as  different  greeters 
have  their  own  interpretation 
of  the  word  prosperous. 

To  illustrate  this  point,  I  re- 
cently heard  a  radio  broadcast 
which  aired  the  happy  ring  of 
gospel  music,  and,  with  it,  an 
invitation  to  attend  special 
services  on  a  Sunday  after- 
noon. It  held  out  unusual 
promises  to  those  who  would 
attend.  The  highlight  of  the 
service  was  the  opportunity  to 
be  anointed  with— get  this— 
"Aunt  Sally's  Prosperity  Oil." 
Uncertain  as  to  what  "Aunt 
Sally's  Prosperity  Oil"  was,  I 
did  not  have  to  wait  long  to 
find  out. 

The  explanation  went  like 
this.  If  you  were  to  be  anointed 
with  this  oil,  it  would  mean 
that  you  would  "receive  love, 
joy,  peace,  longsuffering,  and 
money,      and      I      do     mean 


money!"  Probably  most  of  the 
hearers  missed  the  mention  of 
the  fruits  of  the  Spirit,  and 
only  remembered  the  promise 
of  money.  (I  think  this  was 
the  intent  of  the  speaker,  any- 
way.) 

It  served  as  another  crass  re- 
minder that  people  are  looking 
for  the  easy  way,  whether  it 
be  in  the  secular  or  religious 
realm.  The  promise  to  get  rich 
quick  sells  millions  of  books 
each  year.  If  you  were  to  be- 
lieve the  authors,  you  could 
get  rich  quickly  in  real  estate, 
gold,  silver,  copper,  antiques 
or  whatever  might  be  sug- 
gested. The  huckster  states 
that  if  a  depression  comes  or  if 
inflation  continues,  there  is  a 
way  for  you  to  get  rich. 

There  are  a  lot  of  easy  an- 
swers being  offered  in  religion 
as  well.  "Aunt  Sally's  Prosper- 
ity Oil"  is  just  one  of  the 
thousands  of  promises  ex- 
tended to  the  easy-answer  lis- 
tener. He  is  the  person  who 
wants  religion  and  all  the 
benefits  that  go  with  it.  He  is 
willing  to  listen  to  anyone 
who  promises  him  something 
for  nothing  .  .  .  those  things 
that  will  give  him  his  wishes 
and  let  him  enjoy  life  accord- 
ing to  his  own  desires.  But  we 
all  know  it  does  not  work  that 
way. 


The  Scriptures  do  tell  the 
way  to  life,  and  it  is  through 
Jesus  Christ.  Christ  is  the  way 
to  the  Father.  Full  provisions 
have  been  made  for  each  per- 
son to  be  forgiven  under  the 
shed  blood  of  Jesus  Christ. 
But  the  opportunity  to  be 
saved  does  not  mean  immedi- 
ate prosperity  and  ease  which 
our  human  natures  desire. 
Jesus  spoke  of  opposition 
from  the  world  and  the  devil, 
and  the  need  of  complete 
dedication  in  our  Christian 
tian  lives.  He  spoke  of  cross 
bearing,  and  not  turning  back 
once  we  started  on  the  Chris- 
tian journey. 

Oh  yes  .  .  .  there  are  bless- 
ings, peace,  and  comfort  in  the 
Christian  experience.  The 
blessings  come  from  a  heart 
submitted,  the  peace  comes  in 
the  midst  of  tribulation,  and 
the  comfort  comes  when  the 
hurts  are  being  healed.  The 
person  who  promises  that  "if 
you  follow  Jesus,  you  will  see 
all  the  problems  disappear,"  is 
not  to  be  heeded.  Those  who 
promise  trouble-free  happiness 
in  following  God  either  are 
deceived  or  are  in  the  process 
of  deceiving  others— maybe 
both. 

So  peddlers  like  Aunt  Sally 
have  a  way,  but  it  is  not  THE 
WAY. 


€L  January  '80 


Cover  photo  by  John  Burtoft 


in  icnc 

35  Years  Ago- 1945 

"First  Impressions,"  an  article  by  Wayne 
and  Dorothy  Beaver,  appeared  in  the  Herald. 
It  told  of  their  first  days  in  French  Equa- 
torial Africa. .  .  .  The  Polmans  paid  a  visit 
to  Brethren  students  at  Bob  Jones  Uni- 
versity where  there  were  32  in  attendance, 
and  to  Bryan  University  where  20  students 
enrolled.  .  .  .  Henry  Rempel  held  revival 
services  at  Summit  Mills,  Pennsylvania, 
where  Kenneth  Ashman  was  pastor. 

15  Years  Ago- 1965 

Eddie  and  Linda  Mensinger  have  finished 
their  preparations  and  are  ready  to  go  to 
Africa  as  missionaries.  .  .  .  Shimer  E.  Darr 
was  ordained  to  the  ministry  at  Washington, 
Pennsylvania.  .  .  .  Charles  W.  Turner,  pastor 
of  Rittman,  Ohio,  Brethren  Church,  visited 
the  missionary  field  in  Brazil  and  was  pres- 
ent at  the  Brazilian  national  conference.  He 
was  accompanied  by  Donald  Emch. .  .  . 
Thomas  Hammers  was  called  to  the 
Development  Department  at  Grace  Schools. 

5  Years  Ago- 1975 

Coolville,  Ohio,  dedicates  their  new 
church  facility. .  .  .  Twenty-one  Christian 
schools  are  now  being  operated  by  churches 
of  the  NFBC Paul  Woodruff  was  or- 
dained to  the  ministry  at  Clayton,  Ohio. 

BRETHREN  MISSIONARY,, 


Volume  42  Number  1         January  1980 

Editor,  Charles  W.  Turner 

Managing  Editor,  Kenneth  E.  Herman 

Artist,  Jane  Fretz 

Production  Manager,  Bruce  Brickel 

Departmental  Editors:   Christian  Education: 

Knute  Larson.  Foreign  Missions:   Rev.  John 

Zielasko,  Nora   Macon.  Grace  Schools:  Dr. 

Homer   A.    Kent,   Jr.,   Don  Cramer.  Home 

Missions:   Dr.    Lester   E.   Pifer,  Brad  Skiles. 

WMC:  Linda  Hoke. 

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4      WE'VE   COME    THIS   FAR    BY    FAITH 
8      A   BIG    GOD   PRODUCES   BIG   GOALS 
12      THE    BIRTH    OF   A   CHURCH 
15      MISSIONS   DURING   THE    GREAT 

TRIBULATION 
17     SHORT-TERM  SERVICE:  IS  IT  WORTH  IT? 

23  THINKING   ABOUT   THE    NEW   YEAR 

24  WHY    DO   CHURCHES   DIE? 

29  "SPIRIT-CONTROLLED,    I    TAKE 
POSITIVE   ACTION" 

30  MEET   MRS.    WALTER    HAAG 

35      HIGHLIGHTS   OF   AN    EXCITING   YEAR 

Ibimti  features 

•  Reflections  By  Still  Waters  2  • 

•  BMH  News  10    •  Best  of  the  Books  20  • 

•  A  Children's  Story  33    -Now  40  • 


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EVANGELICAL  PRESS  ASSOCIATION 


Dear  Editor, 

Page  21  of  the  October  Herald  caused  me  great  rejoicing.  Being  an 
ex -banker  and  an  ex-I.R.S.  employee,  5.85  percent  on  our  B.I.F.  ac- 
counts is  good  news  to  me. 

At  my  suggestion,  my  church  will  now  begin  to  put  a  rose  on  the 
organ  (which  has  been  done  in  the  past)  and  also  a  five  dollar  deposit 
in  a  new  B.I.F.  account  for  each  baby  born  into  our  church  family. 

Perhaps  each  new  life  growing  up  will  realize  it  had  a  part  in 
Home  Missions,  and  they  may  have  also  received  at  birth  the  begin- 
ning of  a  Grace  College  education  fund. 

My  motto  is,  "Put  your  money  where  it  belongs-in  a  B.I.F.  ac- 
counts'—Pennsylvania 

P.S.  I  am  mounting  page  21  on  our  church  bulletin  board.  I'm  sure 
Mr.  Fretz  won't  mind. 

Editor's  note:  I  assure  you  Mr.  Fretz  "won 't  mind.  "  Thanks  for  the 
excellent  suggestion.  What  shall  I  say  brethren,  "go  and  do  like- 
wise "? 


January  '80 » 


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Faith 


The  song  writer  has  written 
"We've  come  this  far  by  faith, 
leaning  on  the  Lord.  ..."  How 
well  this  expresses  the  attitude 
of  the  people  in  Irasburg, ' 
Vermont.  What  a  thrill  it  was 
to  look  out  over  an  overflow 
audience  of  203  people 
gathered  for  the  dedication  of 
the  first  Grace  Brethren 
church  in  the  New  England 
States.  The  day-November 
11, 1979. 

Rev.  Luke  Kauffman, 
pastor  of  the  Myerstown, 
Pennsylvania,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  was  the  dedicatory 
speaker  bringing  a  great 
challenge  on  "Persistent 
Prayer"  as  it  relates  to  church 
growth.  Hearts  were  thrilled 
with  the  vocal  solos  of  Mr. 
Melvin  Tufts,  Christian  school 
administrator  from  the 
neighboring  state  of  New 
Hampshire.  The  students  of 
Grace  Christian  School  blessed 
the  congregation  by  singing 
"Onward  Christian  Soldiers" 
and  "We've  a  Story  to  Tell  to 
the  Nations."  The  pastor  of 
the  Hatboro,  Pennsylvania, 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Rev. 


by  Pastor  John  Snow 


Warren  Tamkin,  spoke  at  the 
morning  worship  hour  and 
brought  greetings  in  behalf  of 
district  and  Brethren  Home 
Missions. 

The  Grace  Brethren  Church 
of  Irasburg,  Vermont,  is  now  a 
reality  in  the  hearts  and  minds 
of  the  people  in  northern 
Vermont.  The  church  is 
located  at  the  intersection  of 
Routes  5  and  14,  just  south  of 
the  little  village  of  Coventry. 
Many  cars  pass  by  each  day, 
and  people  can  see  the 
building  loftily  positioned 
atop  a  hill  on  a  10-acre  site. 

Construction  began  on  June 
1 1  with  the  arrival  of  a  huge 
bulldozer  to  prepare  the 
footers  which  would  soon  be 
laid.  Progress  moved  rapidly 
that  first  week,  and  it  was 


Pastor  Snow  reviews  the  building 
plans 


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exciting  to  see  more  progress 
each  new  day.  Volunteers 
from  the  church  worked  as 
they  were  able,  which 
contributed  a  greal  deal 
toward  alleviating  labor  costs. 
A  special  blessing  occurred 
during  the  first  week  of 
September  when  seven  men 
plus  two  couples  from  the 
Elizabethtown,  Pennsylvania, 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  came 
to  help  with  the  construction. 
A  tremendous  amount  of 
work  was  produced  by  these 
dear  folks,  plus  the  joy  of 
Christian  fellowship  during 
that  week.  The  church 
members  rejoiced  to  be  the 
recipients  of  such  love  and 


concern  of  Brethren  people 
across  this  Fellowship.  Then 
there  was  the  surprise  when 
four  couples  from  the  same 
church  attended  the  dedication 
service. 

September  1 7  was  set  as  the 
date  for  the  opening  of  Grace 
Christian  School  for  grades 
kindergarten  through  eighth 
which  was  to  utilize  the  class- 
rooms. The  workers  labored 
hard  to  complete  that  phase 
for  the  opening  of  school. 
Then  on  October  7  the 
worship  center  was  ready  for 
the  first  worship  service. 
Again  hard  work  by  the 
excellent  contractor,  Mr. 
Eugene  Webster  (who  is  also  a 


member  of  the  church)  made 
it  possible  for  the  group  to 
finally  move  from  the  tempo- 
rary meeting  quarters  at  the 
Irasburg  Elementary  School. 
There  were  85  people  attend- 
ing that  first  service  and  in  the 
evening  service  there  were  1 07 
present  to  observe  the  first 
baptismal  service.  Twelve 
people  entered  the  waters  of 
baptism  along  with  seven  from 
the  new  work  begun  by  Pastor 
Jim  Hunt  in  Island  Pond, 
Vermont. 

Finally,  November  1 1  was 
set  as  the  dedication  Sunday 
and  the  people  prayed  and 
planned  for  a  great  day.  And 
what  a  great  day  it  was! 


The  building  in  progress 


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"To  God  Be  the  Glory"  was 
the  opening  hymn,  which 
expressed  so  well  the  heartbeat 
of  the  group  in  Vermont. 
After  the  greeting  from  Mr. 
Tamkin,  Mr.  Tufts  sang  "God 
Is  My  Refuge"  which  was 
most  appropriate  for  the 
occasion.  The  many  letters 
of  greetings  were  shared  from 
churches  in  the  Fellowship. 
After  the  prayer  of  dedication, 
Mr.  Tufts  sang  "Bless  This 
Church"— a  tremendous 
tribute  to  the  purpose  of  the 
gathering  together. 

The  Grace  Brethren  Church 
of  Irasburg  has  a  beautiful, 
functional  building— 4,230 
square  feet  to  be  used  for  the 


glory  of  God.  Special  thanks 
goes  to  the  excellent  work- 
manship and  oversight  of  Mr. 
Webster  who  was  extra  careful 
to  make  sure  everything  was 
done  right.  In  the  expression 
of  that  appreciation,  he  was 
presented  with  a  plaque  which 
read:  "In  appreciation  to  Mr. 
Eugene  Webster,  III,  of  Cole 
and  Webster,  Inc.,  for  the 
excellent  superintendency  of 
the  building  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Irasburg, 
Vermont." 

Now  that  dedication  is 
over  and  the  people  have  gone 
home,  the  church  members  are 
faced  with  the  new  challenges 
and  goals  before  them.  There 


are  many  desperate  people 
who  need  the  message  of  the 
Gospel.  A  portion  of  their 
covenant  of  dedication  reads: 
"We  dedicate  this  building  to 
be  a  lighthouse  in  this  com- 
munity for  the  defense  of 
righteousness,  for  the  rebuke 
of  sin,  and  to  be  a  bulwark  of 
the  faith." 

Surely,  "We've  come  this 
far  by  faith,  leaning  on  the 
Lord,  trusting  in  His  holy 
Word;  He's  never  failed  us 
yet."  The  congregation  in 
Irasburg  is  confident  that  God 
has  a  great  future  in  store  for 
them  in  northern  Vermont. 
Their  thanks  go  out  to  the 
Northern  Atlantic  District 
Mission  Board  and  Brethren 
Home  Missions  for  their 
excellent  support  during  this 
project.  As  one  of  the 
members  so  aptly  put  it,  "It's 
great  to  be  a  Christian  and  it  is 
also  great  to  be  with  the 
Brethren." 


There's  snow  in  Vermont!  Rev.  Luke 
Kauffman  and  Rev.  Jim  Hunt  join  Pas- 
tor Snow  for  dedication  services. 


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new  resolutions  .  .  . 
new  beginnings  .  .  ■ 
new  changes  .  .  • 
new  opportunities  .  .  . 

What  about  your  new  commitments  to ,  Gotf 
Tnink  about  it.  Are  you  really  gomg  to  stick 
We  have  an  opportunity  for  you. 

It  will  help  you  to  .  .  . 

bring  others  to  Christ, 
change  homes, 
change  lives, 
bring  families  together, 
encourage  others. 

HoW?  -rt  in  all  of  these  by  investing  with  us. 

You  can  have  a  part  in  alio 

You  think  we  are  stretching  our  point? 

Not  really-  .   irrhe8  the  task  is  harder. 

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Write  to  us  concerning  our  opportunities 

available  to  you. 
Let  the  Lord  use  you  this  year. 
Haven't  you  waited  long  enough? 


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Our  passbook  accounts  enjoy  5.85%  continuous  compounded  interest  which  annually  pays  6.02% 
Write  to  us  for  more  information:  Box  587  •  Brethren  Missions  Building  •  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 


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A  Big  God 
Produces  Big  Goals 


Pray  for: 

1.  Ten  men  to  respond  to  Pastor  Baer's  discipleship  efforts. 

2.  Resulting  fruit  from  Sam's  visitation  ministry. 

3.  Fifty-two  decisions  by  July  1980. 

4.  A  Self-supporting  status  by  October  1,  1980! 


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"We  need  to  start  wading  out 
into  the  deep  and  begin  trusting 
God  to  help  us  go  self-supporting!" 
That  statement,  made  by  a  lay 
member,  summarizes  the  desire  of 
the  Dryhill  Grace  Brethren  Chapel, 
Dryhill,  Kentucky. 

In   a   November   business  meet- 

^\t's  Corner. 


ing,  the  Dryhill  congregation  unani- 
mously voted  to  assume  a  10  per- 
cent monthly  increase  in  the 
church's  financial  support  of  their 
pastor,  Rev.  Sam  Baer.  Beginning 
with  the  month  of  December  and 
increasing  their  support  level  by  10 
percent    each    month,   the    Dryhill 


What 
is 

Better 
Than 

8387.50 
an 

Ounce? 


by  Larry  N. 
Chamberlain 


The  day  I  am  writing  this  article,  $387.50 
per  ounce  is  the  price  of  gold  as  reported  in  the 
Wall  Street  Journal.  Last  year  on  this  day  the 
price  was  $21 1.30  per  ounce.  The  futures  trad- 
ing on  the  Chicago  Board  of  Trade  reported 
selling  one-year  gold  futures  at  $441.80.  Over  a 
two-year  span,  therefore,  gold  is  expected  to 
more  than  double  in  price!  That's  not  a  bad 
profit,  is  it? 

Let  me  direct  your  attention  to  two  verses  in 
Proverbs,  the  third  chapter,  verses  13  and  14 
(NASB).  In  the  light  of  the  skyrocketing 
market  of  gold,  the  lesson  taught  in  this  text  is 
even  more  dramatic: 

How  blessed  is  the  man  who  finds  wisdom, 

And  the  man  who  gains  understanding. 

For  its  profit  is  better  than  the  profit  of  silver, 

And  its  gain  than  fine  gold. 

And,  for  a  definition  of  terms,  look  at  the 
ninth  chapter,  verse  10: 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  the  beginning  of  wis- 
dom, 

And  the  knowledge  of  the  Holy  One  is 
understanding. 

Tell  your  local  banker  sometime  that  you 
have  a  sure-fire  way  to  "beat  the  market."  It 
may  lead  to  an  interesting  conversation. 


brethren  anticipate  fully  supporting 
their  pastor  by  September  30, 
1980.  Upon  reaching  that  goal,  the 
church  would  then  assume  all  other 
expenses  becoming  self-supporting 
in  the  month  of  October. 

Is  self-support  by  October  1, 
1980,  possible?  No,  it's  impossible! 
And  Pastor  Baer  is  first  to  empha- 
size that,  but  he  is  quick  to  ask:  "Is 
anything  too  hard  for  the  Lord?" 
Claiming  Genesis  18:14,  these  com- 
mitted believers  are  trusting  their 
God  for  the  impossible. 

Recognizing  that  trust  alone  is 
not  enough,  intermediate  goals  give 
this  church  some  definite  direction. 
Fifty-two  decisions  for  Christ  and 
26  baptisms  by  July  1980,  in  addi- 
tion to  the  effective  discipleship  of 
10  men,  are  some  of  the  "stepping- 
stones"  to  self-support. 

Aggressively  seeking  these  goals, 
the  Dryhill  believers  have  witnessed 
16  decisions  and  6  baptisms  with  at 
least  5  more  baptisms  coming  soon 
(reporting  from  July  1  through 
November  31).  Also  reported  in 
November  was  a  new  record  in  Sun- 
day school  growth.  Receiving  the 
October  Sunday  school  banner  for 
first  place  in  Division  "J"  was  a 
"first-time-ever"  event,  according 
to  Pastor  Baer. 

The  "road"  to  self-support  will 
not  be  an  easy  one  to  follow  for  the 
Dryhill.  Chapel.  Rated  as  the  oldest 
Home  Missions  church,  the  Chapel 
will  have  some  tremendous  finan- 
cial barriers  to  overcome.  But  con- 
vinced that  their  God  is  bigger  than 
the  obstacles,  the  Dryhill  brethren 
are  looking  forward  to  a  self- 
supporting  future. 


January  '80 


Faithful  Men  - 

Able 
to  Teach 


Grace  Brethren  Boys  — 
equipping  men  to  effectively  minister  to  boys. 

In  attempting  to  make  this  a  reality,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Boys  has  been  working  closely  with  a  number  of 
churches  in  sponsoring  Leadership  Training  Seminars 
for  those  men  who  are  involved  in  a  ministry  to  boys 
on  the  local  level.  To  date,  these  Friday  evening 
through  Saturday  afternoon  workshops  have  been 
presented  to  about  150  men  in  6  districts.  Anyone 
who  wants  to  minister  to  boys  is  welcome  to  attend. 
In  fact,  we  have  even  had  delegations  from  2  other 
denominational  groups  attend  our  workshops! 

The    five    major    areas   of    instruction    that   were 
covered  are  as  follows: 
I.        PLANNING    YOUR   CALENDAR 

1.  How  to  plan  your  yearly  program 

2.  How  to  develop  your  agenda  for  the  month 

3.  How  to  develop  a  resource  pool  of  men 

4.  How  to  prepare  for  your  weekly  meetings 

II.  COMMUNICATING   SPIRITUAL   TRUTHS 

1.  Using  the  Word  of  God 

2.  Establishing  the  authority  of  God 

3.  Using  the  devotions  in  the  Chopping  Block 

4.  Use  of  tangible  items  and  object  lessons 

5.  Making  the  devotionals  yours 


Others 


Above:  Mike  Ostrander, 
national  director  of 
Grace  Brethren  Boys; 
and  Harold  Hollinger, 
national  men's  presi- 
dent, instructing  a 
group  of  men  in  how  to 
communicate  spiritual 
truths  to  boys 

Far  right:  A  group  of 
men  learning  principles 
that  will  assist  them  in 
coping  with  the  prob- 
lem boys  in  their  units 

Right:  Nick  Jacobs, 
commander  of  our 
Grace  Brethren  Boys 
unit  in  East  Columbus, 
Ohio,  contemplating 
some  of  the  instruction 
being  presented  at  the 
North  Central  Ohio 
Leadership  Training 
Seminar 


GRACE  BRETHREN  BOYS 

103  S.  Willow  St.,  Flora,  Indiana  46929 

Phone:  219/967-3266 


1 .  Involving  the  boy  in  the  plan  of  salvation 

2.  Using  the  Gospel  Hand  to  reach  boys 

3.  Using  the  Wordless  Book  to  reach  boys 

4.  Giving  the  boy  assurance  of  salvation 

5.  Teaching  daily  cleansing  fr 

COPING   WITH   THE   DISCIPLINE   PROBLEM 

1.  Root  cause  or  symptom  of  problems 

2.  The  basic  reason  for  their  misbehavior 

3.  The  basic  need  for  love 

4.  Turn  the  problem  boy  into  a  prodigy 
STAYING   ON   TARGET 

1.  Defining  your  goals 

2.  Developing  a  workable  strategy 

From  the  reports  we  are  receiving  in  our  office, 
God  has  been  using  this  training  to  meet  a  definite 
need.  It's  exciting  to  hear  what  God  is  accomplishing 
through  these  men  as  they  go  back  to  their  units  and 
put  this  instruction  to  work.  Boys  are  being  saved. 
Units  are  taking  on  a  new  sense  of  direction  and  pur- 
pose. Men  who  were  discouraged  or  defeated  are  find- 
ing a  new  enthusiasm. 


January  '80 


From  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 
and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 

□  On  October  17,  1979,  members  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Davenport,  Iowa,  voted  to  become 
independent  of  all  financial  assistance  from  the  Breth- 
ren Home  Missions  Council,  as  of  January  1, 1980.  M. 
Lee  Myers,  pastor. 

□  The  Bethel  Brethren  Church  of  Osceola,  Ind., 
gathered  together  on  Nov.  11,  1979,  for  a  ground- 
breaking service  for  new  church  facilities.  This  is  the 
beginning  of  a  half-million  dollar  project,  which  will 
include  a  Christian  Education  building  for  Sunday 
school  and  day  school  classes.  Ward  Miller,  pastor. 

□  Effective  Feb.  2,  is  the  resignation  of  Rolland  G. 
Coburn,  from  the  pastorate  of  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Santa  Maria,  Calif. 

□  A  sudden  explosion  and  fire  at  his  place  of  business 
took  the  life  of  Roger  Ward  recently.  He  was  featured 
in  the  Christian  Education  pages  of  December's 
Herald  because  of  his  "going  the  second-mile"  to 
minister  to  the  1979  Operation  Barnabas  Team 
(West). 

He  went  home  to  be  with  the  Lord  following 
almost  2  weeks  of  hospitalization  with  80  percent  of 
his  body  burned.  Three  other  employees  were  also 
burned  and  at  this  writing  remain  in  intensive  care. 

Roger  was  very  active  in  the  Norwalk,  Calif.,  Grace 
Brethren  Church. 

□  The  senior  high  youth  ministry  team  from  the 
Winona  Lake  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Winona  Lake, 
Ind.,  ministered  in  the  Lake  Odessa  Grace  Brethren 
Church  in  Michigan,  Nov.  10  and  11.  Their  ministry 
included  calling  in  the  community;  presenting  "The 
Backpacker's  Suite"  on  Saturday  night  with  slides, 
songs  and  skits,  puppetry;  taking  charge  of  the  Sun- 
day school  hour;  and  participating  in  various  ways  in 
the  morning  service.  Directors  of  the  group  are  Dave 
and  Susie  Hobert,  missionary  appointees  to  France. 
Bill  Stevens,  pastor. 


□  Richard  and  Sheryl  Coburn  have  resigned  from 
missionary  service  in  Argentina  due  to  health  prob- 
lems. For  the  present,  they  are  making  their  home  in 
Natalia,  Texas. 


□  Art  Sprunger  was  ordained  into  the  ministry  on 
Friday,  Oct.  26,  at  Sterling,  Ohio.  The  service  was 
conducted  in  the  beautiful,  new  sanctuary  of  the 
Sterling  Grace  Brethren  Church.  The  ministers  pres- 
ent were:  Jake  Kliever,  Bob  Combs,  Ken  Ashman, 
Stan  Nairn,  Bob  Russell  and  Richard  Grant.  The 
challenge  was  brought  by  Bill  Tweeddale,  who  had 
discipled  Art  Sprunger  into  the  Brethren  ministry 
when  Mr.  Tweeddale  was  pastor  at  Lancaster,  Pa. 


The  ordination  of  Art  Sprunger  at  Sterling,  Ohio 


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The  Berrien  Springs,  Mich.,  church  no  longer  has  a 
telephone.  Also,  the  church  secretary  is  Mrs.  Marion 
Becker,  100  Niles  Ave.,  Lot  62,  Berrien  Springs, 
Mich.  49103  (Tel.  616/471-9579). 


Hearty  congratulations  to,  and  may  God's  blessings  rest  al- 
ways upon,  these  new  families  who  join  the  Brethren  Mis- 
sionary Herald  readership.  A  six-month  free  subscription  to 
the  Herald  is  given  to  newlyweds  whose  addresses  are  sup- 
plied by  the  officiating  minister. 

Chris  Kalb  and  Dan  Balmer,  March  3,  Penn  Valley 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Telford,  Pa. 
Ramona  and  Joseph  Steckman,  May  12,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Phoenix,  Ariz. 

Carol  Shelly  and  Phil  Allebach,  June  9,  Penn  Valley 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Telford,  Pa. 
Cynthia  and  Greg  Shaeffer,  June  23,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Phoenix,  Ariz. 


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Sandra   Weik  and  Brian  Brightbill,  Aug.  3,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Myerstown,  Pa. 
Sharon  Alfonso  and  Henry  Delgadillo,  Sept.  8,  Bell- 
flower  Brethren  Church,  Bellflower,  Calif. 
Joann  Freed  and  Tom  Kern,  Sept.  8,  Penn  Valley 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Telford,  Pa. 
Coleen  and  Bob  Nedimyer,  Sept.  9,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Phoenix,  Ariz. 

Gini  Brightbill  and  Michael  Fetzer,  Sept.  15,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Myerstown,  Pa. 
Dorris  and   George   Lilley,  Oct.  25,  First  Brethren 
Church,  Wooster,  Ohio. 


meetings 

Dr.  Robert  B.  Collitt,  Stewardship  Counselor  for 
the  Grace  Brethren  Missions  Stewardship  Service,  will 
be  speaking  at  the  following  Grace  Brethren  churches: 
Calvary  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Hagerstown,  Md., 
Jan.  6-9,  Curtis  Stroman,  pastor. 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Winchester,  Va.,  Jan.  13-16, 
Paul  Dick,  pastor. 

First  Brethren  Church,  Buena  Vista,  Va.,  Jan.  20-23, 
Lester  Kennedy,  pastor. 

Ghent     Grace     Brethren    Church,     Roanoke,    Va. 
Jan.  27-30,  Kenneth  Teague,  pastor. 
Washington,      Heights      Grace      Brethren     Church, 
Roanoke,  Va.,  Feb.  3-6,  Fred  Devan,  pastor. 
Boones  Mill  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Boones  Mill,  Va., 
Feb.  10-13,  J.  Donald  Abshire,  pastor. 
Garden  City  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Roanoke,  Va., 
Feb.  24-27,  Richard  Harstine,  pastor. 
Gospel  Brethren  Church,  Roanoke,  Va.,  March  2-5, 
Calvin  Fulton,  pastor. 

Wildwood  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Salem,  Va.,  March 
9-12. 

Fairlawn    Grace    Brethren    Church,    Radford,    Va., 
March  23-26,  A.  Harold  Arrington,  pastor. 


deaths 


Notices  In  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the 
pastor. 

ALTFATHER,  Aletha,  47,  Nov.  15,  member  of  the 
West  Homer  Brethren  Church,  Homerville,  Ohio.  Sis- 
ter of  Robert  Holmes,  pastor. 

FULKERSON,  David,  Oct.  27,  Norwalk  Brethren 
Church,  Norwalk,  Calif.  Nickolas  Kurtenack,  pastor. 
GREGORY,  Myrtle,  63,  Oct.  13,  member  of  the 
Rosemont  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Martinsburg,  W. 
Va.  R.  Donald  Weltmer,  pastor. 
HELM,  Mary  Lou,  47,  Oct.  30,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Myerstown,  Pa.  Luke  Kauffman,  pastor. 


JAMES,  Anna,  77,  Nov.  19,  First  Brethren  Church, 
Dayton,  Ohio.  G.  Forrest  Jackson,  pastor. 
STEFFLER,  Harriet,  78,  October  13,  1979,  widow  of 
Rev.  William  Steffler.  She  and  her  husband  had  faith- 
fully served  three  Brethren  churches  for  a  number  of 
years-Hatboro,  Pa.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  (Third),  and 
Dayton,  Ohio  (First).  The  memorial  service  was  con- 
ducted by  Rev.  Alan  Mangum,  assisted  by  Rev.  Roger 
Wambold  and  Rev.  Warren  Tamkin. 
WARREN,  Kenneth,  Sept.  5,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Washington,  Pa.  Shimer  Darr,  pastor. 


Free  - 
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Many  of  the  churches  in  the 
national  Fellowship  have  enjoyed  a 
musical  with  Chuck  Olson.  Now  the 
Herald  is  offering  this  album  with 
any  gift  of  $  1 5  to  the  Herald  minis- 
try. 


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The  Birth  of  a  Church 


Bringing  a  newborn  child  into 
this  world  is  a  process  full  of  joys 
mixed  with  sorrows,  pleasure  with 
pain,  and  hopes  with  sacrifices.  The 
pangs  of  birth  are  intense,  breath- 
arresting,  agonizing.  They  intensify 
and  multiply  as  the  time  nears  for 
the  womb-nurtured  infant  to 
emerge  into  independent  existence. 

As  he  contemplated  the  efforts 
which  brought  forth  churches  in 
the  province  of  Galatia,  the  Apostle 
Paul  described  the  process  in  terms 
of  the  travail  of  childbirth.  What  a 
relief  when  there  is  visable,  lovable 
proof  and  assurance  that  the  efforts 
were  not  in  vain,  for  there  is  a  new 
life  that  will  perpetuate  itself. 

The  team  of  Brethren  mission- 
aries in  Uberlandia  are  still  suffering 
the  pangs  of  labor  in  birth.  We  have 
been  laboring  in  this  city  for  almost 
five  years.  God  has  brought  us  into 
contact  with  people  of  divergent 
backgrounds,  occupations,  religious 
beliefs,  prejudices,  hang-ups,  and 
sins.  They  are  wonderful,  gracious, 


friendly  people;  people  who  accept 
us  into  their  homes  and,  though 
they  may  observe  us  for  a  while 
(wondering  why  we  really  have 
come  to  their  city,  their  neighbor- 
hood, and  their  homes),  they  do 
give  us  a  chance  to  prove  ourselves, 
to  show  that  we  are  not  here  to 
exploit  or  deceive  them. 

During  these  five  years  of  minis- 
try, God  has  put  us  in  contact  with 
more  than  80  families.  We  have  met 
them  in  various  circumstances:  the 
casual  contact  of  neighbors,  at 
birthday  parties,  PTA  meetings, 
through  mutual  acquaintances,  in 
the  hardware  store,  and  at  places  of 
recreation.  In  many  different  ways, 
God  has  brought  us  into  contact 
with  people  who  need  our  Saviour. 
He  has  given  us  some  Christian 
friends  who  have  shown  interest  in 
our  work  and  have  helped  to 
"break  the  ice"  with  their  friends 
and  relatives  who  need  Christ. 

It  sounds  easy,  doesn't  it,  to 
build  a  church  under  such  circum- 


stances? In  reality,  we  have  encoun- 
tered several  barriers  to  the  birth  of 
a  Brethren  church  in  Uberlandia. 
We  would  like  to  share  some  of 
them  with  you  so  that  you  can  help 
us  in  the  life  and  death  struggle  to 
bring  forth  the  first  Grace  Brethren 
church  in  southern  Brazil. 

Prior  Commitments 

We  are  meeting  people,  not  in  a 
vacuum,  but  in  a  whirlwind  of  re- 
sponsibilities, social  involvements, 
relationships,  and  weekend  activi- 
ties. The  middle-class  Brazilian  has 
a  very  natural  reticence  to  become 
involved  in  a  religious  movement 
which  threatens  to  alter  his  life 
style,  and  especially  his  weekend 
activities.  This  has  been  a  barrier 
with  many,  particularly  men,  who 
work  hard  all  week  and  want  the 
weekend  to  themselves. 

Religious  Background 

The  middle-class  Brazilian  is 
slow  to  accept  change,  especially  in 
his  religious  life.  Even  though  his 


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Above:  The  missionary  "partners"  in  Uberlandia  pause  to  pray 

Opposite  page:  Our  missionary  families  ministering  in  Uberlandia,  Brazil,  are:  (left  to  right)  Barbara 
Hulse;  Heidi,  Norm,  Joseph,  and  Cleo  Johnson;  Jay,  Sandy,  Jonathan,  Tim,  and  Jeffrey  Farner 


religion  is  little  more  than  a  shield 
to  turn  away  any  challenge  to  the 
object  of  his  faith,  he  uses  it  skill- 
fully to  resist  direct  attempts  to 
change  his  ideas.  He  is  aware  of  the 
dozens  of  sects  that  are  bending  the 
minds  of  his  more  vulnerable  and 
gullible  compatriots.  He  is  well- 
read,  sees  himself  as  well-educated, 
and  is  generally  universalistic  in  his 
approach  to  religion.  In  fact,  he 
sees  religion  largely  as  a  cultural 
phenomenon,  not  a  supra-cultural 
faith  which  requires  a  personal  re- 
lationship to  God,  and,  therefore, 
he  sees  no  need  to  change. 
Immunization 

The  "evangelical"  church  is 
growing  at  a  rapid  rate  in  Brazil, 
notably  among  the  lower  classes. 
There  are  some  good,  sound,  bibli- 
cal local  churches  in  all  strata  of 
society.  Unfortunately,  a  large  por- 
tion of  church  growth  tends  towards 
fanaticism,  superstition,  legalism, 
and  excesses.  Because  of  this,  we 
have  noted  a  strong  predisposition 


against  "believers."  This  takes  time 
to  overcome.  We  avoid  the  methods 
which  would  identify  us  with  "fa- 
natics." Time  is  needed  to  demon- 
strate that  Bible  Christianity  really 
works  in  the  twentieth  century 
Brazil.  We  have  tried  to  develop  a 
sensitivity  to  how  people  are  react- 
ing to  our  message  as  we  start,  piece 
by  piece,  to  explain  the  faith  that 
God  has  revealed  in  His  Word. 

Image 

It  is  difficult  to  pioneer  a  work 
in  an  area  where  your  movement  is 
totally  unknown.  Even  among 
Christians  who  are  looking  for 
something  which  can  better  meet 
the  spiritual  needs  of  their  homes, 
there  is  a  tremendous  hesitation  to 
make  a  commitment  to  a  church 
which  doesn't  have  a  single  congre- 
gation in  all  of  southern  Brazil.  The 
only  way  people  will  become 
totally  committed  is  by  receiving 
the  kind  of  ministry  and  spiritual 
help  that  makes  a  vital  difference  in 
their  homes.  When  God  begins  to 


really  help  people  through  us,  a 
good  image  is  constructed  which 
takes  away  the  reticence  to  get  in- 
volved. We  are  working  at  this,  but 
it  is  time-consuming,  exhausting 
work  in  which  time  is  never  our 
own.  We  have  to  be  available. 

The  Cross 

The  greatest  of  all  obstacles  to 
commitment  to  building  a  Brethren 
church  in  Uberlandia  is  the  cross  of 
Jesus  Christ.  This  sounds  ludicrious, 
but  it  has  always  been  that  way. 
Modern  prophets,  gurus,  mediums, 
philosophers,  and  healers  are  cap- 
turing the  masses.  Even  among 
middle-class  Brazilians,  Oriental, 
European,  and  African  religions  and 
philosophies  are  luring  people  into 
their  trap.  But  somehow  the  cross  is 
an  offense.  They  think  that  it  has 
been  tried  before  and  that  it  pro- 
duces fanaticism,  ignorance,  and  in- 
tolerance. They  think  it  is  too 
narrow,  too  demanding.  Truly  the 
god  of  this  world  is  blinding  the 
understanding    of    unbelievers    so 


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The  Hennings  (now  with 
three  children)  have  finally 
been  granted  their 
permanent  visas.  Physical 
problems  will  delay  their 
departure,  however.  Pray 
that  Mark,  Janette, 
Heather,  Ryan,  and  Melissa 
will  be  able  to  join  the 
Uberlandia  team  by  June 
of  1980. 


that  they  cannot  or  will  not  allow 
the  glorious  image  of  God  to  shine 
from  the  Son.  It  is  not  the  crucifix 
on  the  wall  or  in  the  front  of  the 
church  that  offends.  Nor  is  it  the 
good  luck  charm  that  hangs  around 
the  neck.  These  crosses  are  every- 
where. The  thing  that  offends  is 
having  to  abandon  all  other  confi- 
dences, all  other  allegiances.  It  is 
hard  to  admit  that  you  are  wrong, 
that  you  really  can  do  nothing  to 
save  yourself.  It  is  offensive  to  have 
to  come  to  the  foot  of  the  cross  of 
the  creator  of  the  universe,  to  come 
empty-handed  and  accept  His  sacri- 
fice and  His  lordship. 

The  Brethren  work  in  Uber- 
landia, in  its  gestation  stage,  is 
beginning  to  feel  the  pangs  of  pres- 
sure in  the  urgency  of  bringing  the 
church  into  existence.  We  see  pos- 
sibilities in  this  coming  year,  but 
it  is  going  to  take  God's  power  in 
many  lives  to  accomplish  this. 
Christians  need  total  commitment. 
Unsaved  friends  need  to  come  to 
the  end  of  self-sufficiency,  indiffer- 


ence, and  pride.  No  one  but  God 
can  order  the  circumstances  which 
bring  people  to  the  end  of  their 
quest  for  wealth,  entertainment, 
statues,  and  pleasure.  They  need  to 
see  that  these  things  do  not  bring 
true  happiness,  satisfaction,  or 
meaning  to  life. 

This  coming  year  we  are  plan- 
ning a  more  aggressive  program  of 
bringing  people  into  contact  with 
the  church  program.  We  are  recruit- 
ing the  Christians  who  are  dedi- 
cated to  this  cause  for  a  more 
meaningful  and  total  involvement 
in  reaching  their  friends,  relatives, 
and  neighbors  for  Christ.  We  sense 
that  several  of  the  individuals  who 
are  involved  in  the  group  are  also 
feeling  the  pangs  and  anxiousness 
of  bringing  forth  the  church  here  in 
Uberlandia.  We  are  expecting  God 
to-  give  that  surge  of  growth  and 
commitment  that  will  make  this 
possible. 

We  also  want  to  recruit  you,  our 
brethren  in  the  U.S.,  to  a  greater 
commitment  to  our  work  in  sup- 


port and  prayer.  Your  prayers  have 
helped  us  come  through  times  of 
pain  and  discouragement.  Your 
prayers  have  produced  fruit  in  the 
lives  of  several  individuals,  some 
who  have  come  to  Christ  and  others 
who  have  grown  in  the  Lord.  Your 
prayers  will  make  a  difference  in 
the  lives  of  those  who  are  still  in- 
different. Prayer  will  open  the  door 
of  opportunity  into  the  lives  of  new 
people  for  witness  to  the  Gospel. 

We  also  remind  you  that  the  ef- 
fort here  in  Uberlandia  represents 
only  the  beginning  of  our  mission 
here  in  southern  Brazil.  As  the 
decade  of  the  80's  gets  underway,  we 
will  be  looking  toward  other  cities. 
We  are  going  to  need  several 
couples  who  are  willing  to  give 
themselves  to  the  pioneer  ministry 
of  church  planting.  It  is  hard,  pain- 
ful and  sacrificial  work.  But  there  is 
no  greater  or  more  satisfying  work 
in  this  world  than  the  bringing 
forth  of  new  congregations  of  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ  into  this 
world! 


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Missions  During 

the 
Great  Tribulation 


by  John  W.  Zielasko 

The  Scriptures  do  not  teach  that  this  age  (Age  of 
the  Church)  will  end  in  a  blaze  of  unprecedented 
victory  for  Christianity.  In  fact,  our  Lord  Himself 
taught  that  toward  the  end  of  the  age  things  would 
get  worse,  not  better.  In  Matthew  24,  we  are  told  of: 
religious  deceit  (v.  5);  wars  (v.  6);  famines  and  earth- 
quakes (v.  7);  betrayals  (v.  10);  false  prophets  (v.  11); 
lawlessness  (v.  12);  lack  of  human  compassion  (v.  12); 
and  persecution  (v.  13). 

In  the  second  Psalm,  God  lifts  the  veil  of  future 
history  and  shows  us  the  nations  gathered  in  battle  ar- 
ray against  the  Lord. 

All  of  this  refutes  any  concept  that  has  Christian- 
ity conquering  the  world  through  the  preaching  of 
the  Gospel.  Only  direct  intervention  by  the  Lord 
Himself  will  bring  the  long  awaited  kingdom  (see 
Dan.  2:44). 

Prior  to  the  setting  up  of  His  Kingdom,  the  world, 
and  especially  the  nation  of  Israel,  passes  through  a 
time  of  tribulation  (see  Matt.  24:21).  The  question 
that  is  of  interest  to  the  present  discussion  is  as  fol- 
lows: if  the  Church  is  raptured  before  the  Tribulation, 
will  there  be  any  missionary  activity  following  the 
Rapture? 

The  Scriptures  teach  not  only  that  there  will  be 
missionary  activity  during  the  Tribulation  Period  but 
also  that  there  will  be  an  even  greater  number  set 
aside  for  this  task  than  is  presently  sent  out  by 
today's  Church.  However,  they  are  not  Christian  but 
rather  Jewish  missionaries  numbering  144,000. 

Concerning  this  missionary  program,  the  following 
observations  need  to  be  considered: 

1)  Jesus  said,  "And  this  gospel  of  the  kingdom 
shall  be  preached  in  the  whole  world  for  a  witness  to 
all  the  nations,  and  then  shall  the  end  come"  (Matt. 


24:14).  This  verse  does  not  refer  to  the  gospel  of  the 
grace  of  God,  and  thus  should  not  be  used  as  a  proof 
text  for  Christian  missionary  activity  in  this  age. 

2)  The  program  will  be  carried  out  in  the  midst  of 
great  opposition  and  persecution.  "Then  they  will  de- 
liver you  up  to  tribulation  and  will  kill  you;  and  you 
will  be  hated  by  all  nations  on  account  of  My  name" 
(Matt.  24:9).  Also,  see  Revelation  6:9-1 1 . 

3)  The  program  is  conducted  in  the  midst  of  great 
deceit,  "and  many  false  prophets  will  arise  and  will 
mislead  many"  (Matt.  24 : 1 1 ). 

4)  The  program  begins  with  the  ministry  of  two 
witnesses:  "And  I  will  grant  authority  to  my  two  wit- 
nesses, and  they  will  prophesy  for  twelve  hundred 
and  sixty  days,  clothed  in  sackcloth"  (Rev.  1 1 :3). 

The  two  witnesses  will  kill,  torment,  deal  out 
fiery  judgments  upon  their  enemies.  Not  a 
single  servant  of  Christ  in  this  present  age  is 
granted  such  privileges  and  prerogatives  .  .  . 
what  they  do  will  be  divinely  authorized  and 
will  characterize  the  ministry  of  that  day.  In 
the  overall  picture,  the  engagements  of  God's 
servants  in  that  period  will  be  largely  a  rerun 
of  John  the  Baptist's  testimony  "Make  straight 
the  way  of  the  Lord"  (John  1 :23)* 

5)  The  message  of  this  program  is  not  to  be  con- 
fused with  the  gospel  of  the  Church  Age. 

a)  It  is  the  gospel  of  the  Kingdom  (see  Matt. 
24:14). 

We  are  justified  in  believing  that  the  church  age 
is  a  parenthesis  in  the  divine  economy,  located 
between  the  69th  week  of  Daniel  and  the  70th 
and  the  emphasis  of  the  tribulational  preaching 
will  be  a  continuation  or  resumption  of  what 
John  the  Baptist  began,  mainly,  "Repent  for 
the  kingdom  is  at  hand."  It  will  be  the  gospel  of 
the  kingdom.  Thus,  the  propagation  test  would 


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seem  to  obviate  the  possibility  of  the  church 
preaching  its  gospel  of  grace  in  that  period.2 

b)  The  witnesses  will  point  to  Jesus  as  the 
Messiah,  the  Lord  of  Lords:  "You  will  stand 
before  governors  and  kings  for  My  sake,  as  a 
testimony  to  them"  (Mark  13:9);  "and  you  will 
be  hated  by  all  on  account  of  My  name"  (Matt. 
24:9). 

c)  The  witnesses  will  be  given  the  words  to 
speak  by  the  Holy  Spirit:  "And  when  they  ar- 
rest you  and  deliver  you  up,  do  not  be  anxious 
beforehand  about  what  you  are  to  say,  but  say 
whatever  is  given  you  in  that  hour;  for  it  is  not 
you  who  speak,  but  it  is  the  Holy  Spirit"  (Mark 
13:11). 

d)  They  will  condemn  sin,  lewdness,  and 
immortality.  This  is  inferred  from  Revelation 
11:10:  "And  those  who  dwell  on  the  earth  will 
rejoice  over  them  and  make  merry;  and  they 
will  send  gifts  to  one  another,  because  these 
two  prophets  tormented  those  who  dwell  on 
the  earth." 

e)  The  message  is  accompanied  by  miracu- 
lous signs: 

And  if  any  one  desires  to  harm  them,  fire  pro- 
ceeds out  of  their  mouth  and  devours  their 
enemies;  and  if  any  one  would  desire  to  harm 
them,  in  this  manner  he  must  be  killed.  These 
have  the  power  to  shut  up  the  sky,  in  order  that 
rain  may  not  fall  during  the  days  of  their 
prophesying;  and  they  have  power  over  the 
waters  to  turn  them  into  blood,  and  to  smite 
the  earth  with  every  plague,  as  often  as  they  de- 
sire (Rev.  11:5-6). 

6)  The  ministry  of  the  two  witnesses  results  in  the 
ordaining  of  a  select  body  of  Jewish  missionaries. 
"Do  not  harm  the  earth  or  the  sea  or  the  trees,  until 
we  have  sealed  the  bond-servants  of  our  God  on  their 
foreheads"  (Rev.  7:3). 

The  only  servants  commissioned  in  Daniel's 
70th  Week  of  which  we  have  knowledge  are 
144,000  Israelites  sealed  with  the  authority  of 
the  living  God  (see  Rev.  7:2);  that  they  will 
preach  to  unevangelized  Gentiles  as  well  as  Jews 
is  crystal  clear  for  after  revealing  their  commis- 
sioning, John  sees  multitudes  of  "every  nation 
.  .  .  standing  before  the  throne"  (Rev.  7:9).3 

7)  This  body  of  missionaries  takes  the  message  to 
all  nations:  "And  this  gospel  of  the  kingdom  shall  be 
preached  in  the  whole  world  for  a  witness  to  all  the 
nations,  and  then  the  end  shall  come"  (Matt.  24:14). 
This  is  fulfilled  in  Revelation  7:9: 

"After  these  things  I  looked,  and  behold,  a  great 
multitude,  which  no  one  could  count,  from  every 
nation  and  all  tribes  and  peoples  and  tongues,  stand- 
ing before  the  throne  and  before  the  Lamb,  clothed 


in  white  robes,  and  palm  branches  were  in  their 
hands."  One  of  the  elders  answers  his  own  question  as 
to  the  identity  of  this  great  multitude  by  telling  the 
Apostle  John:  "These  are  the  ones  who  come  out  of 
the  great  tribulation,  and  they  have  washed  their 
robes  and  made  them  white  in  the  blood  of  the 
Lamb"  (Rev.  7:14). 

8)  The  Tribulation  closes  with  considerable  mis- 
sionary activity  on  the  part  of  the  Jews  converted 
during  that  dreadful  period. 

Isaiah  speaks  of  the  nations  gathered  in  enmity 
against  Jerusalem:  "For  I  know  their  works  and  their 
thoughts;  the  time  is  coming  to  gather  all  nations  and 
tongues.  And  they  shall  come  and  see  My  glory" 
Isaiah  66:18.  This  is,  no  doubt,  the  same  event  de- 
scribed by  Joel  (see  Joel  3 :9)  and  by  Christ  (see  Luke 
21 :20).  In  such  a  time  of  chaos  and  persecution,  one 
would  not  expect  a  missionary  enterprise  to  flourish, 
but  it  does. 

9)  The  ministry  of  these  missionaries  bears  much 
fruit.  Dr.  John  F.  Walvoord  speaks  of  this  group  when 
he  writes, 

In  the  days  of  the  awful  tribulation  of  Israel,  in 
which  their  ancient  worship  is  once  more  pre- 
scribed and  all  natural  Jews  become  the  objects 
of  persecution,  there  will  undoubtedly  be  many 
more  of  Israel  brought  to  Christ  through  the 
personal  work  of  those  previously  saved.  While 
many  of  the  Gentiles  will  also  be  brought  to 
Christ  (see  Rev.  7:9,  14),  this  period  will  be  a 
special  time  for  Jewish  evangelism  and  it  will  be 
climaxed  by  the  outpouring  of  the  Spirit  of 
God  as  a  preparation  of  the  return  of  Christ.4 
Thus  Israel  finally  does  fulfill  her  missionary  re- 
sponsibility. 

It  is  at  this  point  that  missions,  in  the  sense  of  go- 
ing out  with  the  message  to  bring  people  to  a  knowl- 
edge of  God,  ceases.  There  is  no  further  need  for  mis- 
sionary activity  because  all  will  know  Him  (see  Jer. 
3 1 :34 ;  Heb .  8 : 1 1  - 1 2).  The  prophecy  of  Psalm  7  2  will 
be  fulfilled:  "And  let  all  kings  bow  down  before 
Him;  all  nations  serve  Him"  (72:11);  "And  may  the 
whole  earth  be  filled  with  His  glory"  (Ps.  72:19). 
Even  so,  come,  Lord  Jesus! 

(Scripture  quotations  are  from  the  NASB) 


S.   Franklin  Logsdon,  Profiles  of  Prophecy  (Wheaton, 
111.:  1964),  p.  45. 


John  F.  Walvoord,  The  Return  of  the  Lord  (Findlay, 
Ohio:  Dunham  Publishing  Company,  1955),  p.  100. 


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by  Nora  Macon 
with  Tom  Betcher 

Have  you  ever  wondered  what 
it's  really  like  being  a  TIME  (Train- 
ing   In    Missionary    Endeavor) 
missionary?    Is  it  really  profitable 
for  a  young  adult  to  take  a  summer 
or  a  year  to  minister  in  a  foreign 
country?  What  could  anybody  learn 
in  that  short  time?    What's  it  like 
living  with  Mildred  and  Mitchell 
Missionary? 

I  talked  to  Tom  Betcher  about 
that  exact  subject— what  it's  like  to 
be  a  TIME  missionary.  Tom  went 
to  Argentina  for  three  months 


during  the  summer  of  1979.    He 
and  five  other  TIMEers  (3  girls  and 
3  guys  altogether)  came  from 
different  parts  of  the  U.S.  and 
served  together  as  a  team. 

"I  heard  about  TIME  in  my 
home  church  in  Columbus,  Ohio, 
from  other  team  members  coming 
back  and  reporting  about  their 
experiences.  I  had  been  interested 
in  missions,  so  this  sounded  pretty 
good." 

Only  one  problem:  it  was  long 
past  time  to  apply.  Desiring  to  go 
to  Alaska,  Tom  decided  he  better 
talk  to  someone  about  it.  Rev.  Ed 
Jackson,  pastor  of  the  church  in 


Kenai,  Alaska,  just  happened  to  be 
in  town  in  February.    When  he 
began  to  discuss  his  plans  with  Mr. 
Jackson,  Tom  was  told  there  were 
openings  in  the  team  for  Argentina. 
Tom  wasn't  exactly  thrilled,  but  he 
talked   to   Ed   Lewis   about   it 
anyway.  God  was  leading. 

Suddenly    tilings    began    to 
happen.  The  Christian  Ed  Depart- 
ment   was    enthusiastic    and 
encouraged   him    to   apply   for 
Argentina.  It  was  a  definite  change 
from  Alaska.    But  because  he  had 
learned  Spanish  in  college  ("sort 
of)  and  had  one  year  of  seminary 
behind   him,   the   Christian   Ed 


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The  team  enjoyed  singing  and  ■  ■  ■ 

Department  and  Brethren  Foreign 
Missions  thought  he'd  be  great  as 
the  leader! 

"I  was  interested  in  home  and 
foreign  missions  and  wanted  to  see 
how  they  worked.  But  I  had  mixed 
emotions     about     going     to 
Argentina." 

The  Lord  supplied  all  of  his 
financial  needs.  "I  had  about  three 
months  to  raise  my  support  of  over 
$2,000,  but  I  had  no  trouble 
getting  it.  And  during  this  time  I 
learned  the  meaning  of  Proverbs 
3:5-6.    God  was  faithful  and  He 
worked!" 

On  June  13,  Tom  and  team 
members,  Denise  Hammond,  Carol 
Henry,  Peggy  Polio,  Mark  Summers, 
and  Scott  Shaffer,  took  off  for 
Argentina.    After  their  arrival  it 
took  them  a  while  to  realize  they 
were  in  another  country.    Buenos 
Aires  is  a  large,  modern  city. 
About  the  only  thing  that  was 
different,  besides  the  language,  was 
the  driving  and  layout  of  the  city. 
Everything   was   very    crowded 
together. 

Tom  has  a  very  vivid  memory  of 
an  episode  that  happened  to  him  at 
the  airport  when  they  first  arrived. 
"After  getting  off  the  plane,  we 
went  to  get  our  luggage.     In 
Argentina  they  provide  carts  for 


Members  of  the  1979  TIME  team  to  Argentina  are  (front,  left  to  right): 
Carol  Henry,  Tom  Betcher,  Peggy  Polio,  Denise  Hammond;  (back)  Mark 
Summers  and  Scott  Shaffer. 


people  to  use  in  getting  their 
suitcases.      I   noticed  everyone 
getting  these  carts  so  I  thought  we'd 
better  get  some,  too." 

Just  as  Tom  started  over  to  get  a 
cart,  the  whole  crowd  of  people  at 
the  luggage  area  turned  and  headed 
right  at  him  with  the  carts.    The 
noise  created  by  the  carts  on  the 
floor  constructed  of  raised  bubbles 
plus  two  hundred  or  so  people 
rushing  directly  toward  him  made 
Tom  change  his  mind  and  wait.  "It 
was  almost  like  a  panic!" 

When  I  asked  Tom  what  some  of 
the  differences  are  between  Ameri- 
can  and   Argentine   youth,   he 
seemed  to  think  that  basically  they 
are  alike.  The  difference  in  cultures 
explains  the  difference  in  actions 
and  in  the  way  of  doing  things. 

But  they  still  love  to  have  fun! 
One  of  Tom's  most  embarrassing 
moments  came  after  he  had  lost  a 


game  with  a  group  of  young  people. 
The  loser  must  give  something 
valuable  to  the  winners.  In  order  to 
get  the  item  back,  the  loser  has  to 
do  a  stunt  the  others  choose. 
Tom's  stunt  was  to  drop  an  inkpen 
in  a  bottle.  Sounds  easy.  The  trick 
was  that  the  inkpen  was  tied  to  the 
top  of  the  back  of  Tom's  blue 
jeans.  He  had  to  stoop  and  try  to 
get  the  pen  in  the  bottle  without 
being  able  to  see  either  the  bottle 
or  the  pen.    That  got  a  little 
embarrassing  when  he  couldn't  get 
it  in. 

Before    the    team    left    for 
Argentina  they  had  discussed  what 
they  would  like  to  do.    One  of 
their  desires  was  "to  establish 
friendships,  and  we  did.   We  were 
able  to  encourage  the  people  and 
they  could  encourage  us.  Now  that 
we're  home,  we  have  the  task  of 
writing  letters  to  all  the  friends  we 


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The  schedule  on  the  field  was 
busy.  The  team  visited  the  various 
mission  points  and  missionaries. 
Ministering  in  at  least  three  services 
a  week  (sometimes  four  or  five), 
the  guys  had  four  or  five  sermons 
on  practical  Christian  living  that 
they  shared,  and  the  whole  team 
sang  in  Spanish.  Lots  of  testimonies 
and  music  were  included  in  each 
service:  saxophone,  guitar,  piano, 
and  singing. 

A  special  treat  for  the  folks 
there  was  muppet-type  puppets. 
Spanish  sound  tracks  were  used  and 
the  puppets  sang  and  talked  about 
God's  love.   These  puppets  were 
left  in  Argentina  for  the  churches 
to  use. 

But  that's  not  all  these  TIMEers 
did.    "We  painted  and  fixed  odds 
and  ends,"  Tom  revealed.   They 
also  had  the  opportunity  to  go 
visiting  with  the  missionaries  and 
to  take  part  in  two  communion 
services. 

And  would  you  believe  they  still 
had  time  for  some  sightseeing?  The 
group  packed  their  bags  and  took 
off  to  the  Andes  Mountains  for  a 
few  days  of  fun  and  relaxation. 

I  began  to  wonder,  while  talking 
to  Tom,  how  they  communicated 
while  doing  all  this.  Tom  informed 
me  that  they  had  little  trouble 
understanding  or  being  understood. 

"Most  of  the  time  there  was  a 
translator  around.  But  if  not,  we 
could  usually  come  up  with  enough 
Spanish  between  the  six  of  us  to 
communicate.  We  would  talk  to 
the  people  in  broken  Spanish  and 
they'd  answer  us  in  broken 
English!" 

Sometimes  the  team's  use  of 
Spanish  would  prove  to  be  embar- 
rassing.  One  day  while  the  group 
was  traveling  by  train  from  Buenos 


. . .  sharing  testimonies  with  the  Argentine  people 


Aires  to  Rosario,  one  of  the  team 
members  had  to  use  the  restroom. 
She  left  their  compartment  and 
wandered  down  the  train,  searching. 
Finally  she  saw  a  porter  and  said 
what  she  thought  to  be,  "Where  is 
the  bathroom?"  The  porter  smiled 
broadly  and  pointed  further  down 
the  way.    She  thanked  him  and 
continued  down  the  hall.  She  still 
couldn't  find  it!  Spotting  another 
porter  she  asked  him,  "Where  is  the 
bathroom?"    This  porter  chuckled 
and  led  her  to  it.  Later,  safely  back 
with  the  other  team  members,  she 
related  the  story  to  them.    The 
others  burst  out  laughing.  All  the 
time  she  thought  she  had  been 
asking  where  the  bathroom  was,  she 
had  actually  been  saying,  "What  is  a 
bathroom?"    When  the  nationals 
heard  this  story  at  Youth  Camp, 
they  began  kidding  her  and  wanting 
to  discuss,  "What  is  a  bathroom  and 
other  philosophical  questions." 

The  TIMEers  had  a  lot  of 
contact  with  the  Argentine  people. 
They  often  ate  in  their  homes. 
Each  family  would  fix  a  large, 
delicious  meal,  and  the  team  would 
leave  feeling  stuffed.    Sometimes 
this  happened  four  times  a  day. 
But  it  showed  how  warm,  generous, 
and  friendly  the  people  were. 

Argentines  need  Jesus  Christ 


just  like  anyone  else.  Tom  men- 
tioned that  these  folks  have  the 
same  needs  as  people  in  the  U.S. 
The  Christians  need  to  be  firmly 
grounded  in  God's  Word.  But  they 
also  need  national  leaders  to  teach 
them.  And  more  missionaries  to 
help. 

When  asked  to  sum  up  his 
experiences   in   Argentina,   Tom 
thoughtfully  replied.  "It  took  a  lot 
out  of  us  and  was  a  lot  of  hard  work. 
But,  then,  anything  worthwhile  has 
a  price.    The  benefits  I've  reaped 
have  far  outweighed  the  sacrifices. 
I  truly  appreciated  the  opportunity 
made  available  to  me.    God  has 
really  used  it  in  my  life  and  will  for 
years  to  come.  I'd  love  to  go  back 
someday  as  a  missionary." 

What  did  he  learn?  "God  is  the 
same  and  works  the  same  around 
the  world.  My  ministry  with  TIME 
deepened  my  walk  with  the  Lord. 
If  nothing  else,  this  made  the 
experience  worthwhile.    I  have  a 
deepened  commitment  to  God  and 
to  missions.    Seeing  what  happens 
made  me  more  sensitive  and  aware 
of  missions.  I  would  recommend 
TIME  for  anyone  going  into 
Christian  service.  Even  if  you're 
not  interested  in  missions,  I'd  say 
go  with  TIME.  It'll  change  your 
life." 


January  '80 


...  a  chapter  from  The  Perfect  Shepherd 
by  John  J.  Davis 


It  occurred  to  me  one  day  while  standing  in  front 
of  a  college  class  of  125  students  in  Old  Testament 
History  that  I  should  ask  whether  or  not  anyone  had 
had  direct  encounter  with  sheep,  or  knew  much 
about  them.  The  responses  were  interesting  and 
startling.  Only  three  out  of  that  group  had  ever  had 
any  amount  of  contact  with  living  sheep. 

One  student  responded,  "My  principal  acquaint- 
ance with  sheep  is  traced  to  childhood,  when  I  was 
forced  to  master  'Little  Bo  Peep  has  lost  her  sheep.'  " 
Another  observation  made  it  clear  that  we  had  some 
basic  work  to  do  before  examining  sheep  and  shep- 
herd relationships  in  the  Psalter .  .  .  "Well,  I  never  did 
know  a  whole  lot  about  living  sheep,  but  I  do  remem- 
ber that  we  always  got  mint  jelly  when  they  served 
lamb  chops ...  is  that  significant?" 

I'd  like  to  think  that  those  freshman  responses 
were  something  less  than  ordinary.  However,  in  subse- 
quent years,  I  have  encountered  some  wondrous  and 
strange  tales  concerning  Palestinian  sheep  and  their 
nature!  The  views  of  these  folk  range  from  a  very 
romanticized  view  of  sheep  to  a  very  dismal  appraisal 


of  their  character  and  capability. 

More  recent  writers  have  expressed  less  than  lofty 
sentiment  concerning  the  sheep.  Ray  C.  Stedman  in 
Folk  Psalms  of  Faith  states: 

It  occurs  to  me  that  if  Jehovah  is  to  be  our 
Shepherd,  then  we  have  to  begin  by  recognizing 
that  we  are  sheep.  I  don't  like  that  analogy, 
frankly,  because  I  don't  like  sheep.  I  come  by 
my  dislike  honestly.  I  used  to  raise  sheep.  In 
high  school  I  was  in  the  4-H  Club,  and  I  had  a 
herd  of  sheep  and  goats.  Goats  I  can  abide,  be- 
cause they  may  be  obnoxious,  but  at  least 
they're  smart.  Sheep  are,  beyond  question,  the 
most  stupid  animals  on  the  face  of  the  earth. 
They  are  dumb  and  they  are  dirty  and  they  are 
timid  and  defenseless  and  helpless.  Mine  were 
always  getting  lost  and  hurt  and  snakebitten. 
They  literally  do  not  know  enough  to  come  in 
out  of  the  rain.  I  look  back  on  my  shepherding 
days  with  a  great  deal  of  disgust.  Sheep  are 
miserable  creatures. 

Now  if  that  doesn't  put  steam  on  your  stained 
glass  image  of  these  tender  little  creatures,  read  this 


statement  by  Stuart  Briscoe  in  What  Works  When  Life 

Doesn  't: 

.  .  .  I  do  not  doubt  that  it  would  be  hard  to  find 
more  stupid  animals  than  sheep.  For  some 
reason,  sheep  have  a  remarkable  aptitude  for 
getting  lost.  They  can  be  perfectly  at  home  in  a 
pleasant  pasture,  until  one  revolutionary  spirit 
among  them  finds  a  hole  in  the  fence.  In  less 
time  than  it  takes  to  tell,  they  will  desert  the 
grass  and  head  for  the  hole.  In  five  minutes  flat 
there  won't  be  a  sheep  in  the  pasture  and  there 
will  be  hundreds  on  the  road.  Honking  horns, 
bleating  lambs,  screeching  tires,  baaing  ewes 
turned  the  quiet  countryside  into  bedlam.  All 
because  some  sheep  decided  to  go  astray,  lead- 
ing many  others  after  it. 

While  sheep  will  not  win  awards  for  courage, 
stamina  or  fighting  ability,  I  doubt  that  they  would 
qualify  for  the  world's  dumbest  animals,  although 
they  do  run  a  close  second.  I  once  used  to  do  a  great 
deal  of  horseback  riding  and  I  think  I  mounted  an 
animal  that  walked  away  with  that  award.  However, 
sheep  are  mentioned  more  than  500  times  in  Scrip- 
ture and  that  very  fact  should  call  attention  to  their 
significance. 

I.  THE  CHARACTER  OF  SHEEP 

The  Scripture  reminds  all  of  us  that  ".  .  .  we  like 
sheep  have  gone  astray  .  .  ."  (Isa.  53:6).  That  state- 
ment is  not  a  superficial  observation,  but  represents 
very  accurately  the  disposition  of  sheep.  While  sheep 
are  harmless,  they  do  have  a  strange  curiosity  that 
causes  them  to  wander,  get  lost  and  sometimes  lose 
their  lives  in  the  process.  Scripture  many  times  makes 
allusion  to  this  weakness  (cf.  Matt.  10:6;  1  Peter 
2:25).  When  sheep  are  without  a  shepherd,  they  are 
the  most  helpless  of  creatures,  according  to  Numbers 
27:17  and  Matthew  9:36. 

It  was  interesting  to  watch  the  mood  and  the 
activity  of  sheep  in  the  hills  of  Judah.  On  one  day  in 
particular,  I  sat  with  Mohammad  Yaseen  and 
watched  the  behavior  of  various  sheep  and  goats.  An 
extended  stay  in  this  pasture  area  afforded  me  special 
opportunity  to  note  the  great  variety  of  behavior  pat- 
terns of  sheep  in  particular.  As  I  observed  their 
change  in  mood  and  activity,  I  was  able  to  discern 
precise  parallels  with  members  of  my  congregations  in 
past  years. 

There  were  those  sheep  who  remained  with  the 
flock  and  enjoyed  the  benefits  of  a  selected  pasture. 
But  then  there  were  those  sometimes  very  young, 
sometimes  old  ewes  who  consistently  wandered  away 
from  the  flock,  even  though  their  newfound  grass  was 
of  inferior  quality.  In  fact,  I  found  myself  utterly 
amazed  at  the  shabby  herbage  that  would  often  at- 
tract the  attention  of  sheep. 


Then  there  were  the  belligerent  rams  or  ewes  that 
would  predictably  cause  unrest  in  the  flock.  On  one 
occasion,  I  sat  and  watched  a  couple  of  old  ewes  fight 
with  each  other  over  a  small  tuft  of  grass  which  they 
both  desired.  I  found  such  a  fight  incredible,  because 
all  around  them  was  an  abundant  supply  of  very 
tender  grass  and  herbs.  Watching  them  tussle  brought 
my  mind  back  to  the  indictment  of  James,  "From 
whence  comes  wars  and  fightings  among  you?  Come 
they  not  hence,  even  of  your  lusts  that  war  in  your 
members?"  (4:1).  I  found  it  amazing  that  these  two 
animals  would  fight  over  this  one  small  portion  of 
food  when  the  whole  pasture  was  theirs.  I've  often 
wondered  how  many  of  God's  people  are  preoccupied 
with  bitter  infightings  while  standing  knee-deep  in 
God's  richest  provisions!  It  is  with  a  sense  of  shame 
and  disgrace  that  we  see  many  undernourished 
Christians— not  because  of  the  Shepherd's  failure  to 
provide,  but  because  of  their  preoccupation  with 
their  own  selfish  desires. 

Some  sheep  were  very  tender  and  sensitive,  nudg- 
ing their  way  to  the  shepherd  and  remaining  close  to 
him  as  if  expecting  some  special  favor.  Other  sheep, 
which  I  designated  as  the  "explorers,"  were  generally 
few  in  number,  but  insisted  on  moving  out  of  the 
designated  pasture  and  looking  elsewhere.  On  one  oc- 
casion, a  lamb  decided  to  select  its  own  feeding  area 
and  found  itself  ultimately  perched  on  the  edge  of  a 
500-foot  cliff  which  we  could  not  approach  because 
of  the  fragile  nature  of  the  rock.  The  path  leading  to 
this  place  appeared  secure  enough,  but  the  end  of  it 
was  dangerous  indeed.  The  writer  of  Proverbs  stated 
it  succinctly,  "There  is  a  way  which  seemeth  right 
unto  a  man,  but  the  end  thereof  are  the  ways  of 
death"  (14:12,  see  also  16:25). 

Some  sheep  were  very  oblivious  to  their  circum- 
stances. These  sheep  would  chomp  away  at  the  vege- 
tation, oftentimes  unaware  of  dangers  around  them, 
or  even  a  boulder  in  front  of  them.  One  old  ewe,  in 
particular,  constantly  bumped  her  head  or  scraped 
her  leg  through  this  lack  of  circumstantial  sensitivity. 

Sheep  provide  a  variety  of  sounds,  depending  on 
their  particular  circumstances.  The  bleating  sound, 
however,  is  the  most  common  and  expected.  It  can  be 
a  very  pitiful  cry— and  yet  there  are  times  when  the 
lamb  or  sheep  will  stand  silent  when  the  danger  is  the 
greatest.  I  have  seen  a  sheep  stand  absolutely  quiet 
and  apparently  numb  as  the  knife  fell  bringing  about 
its  death  (Isa.  53:7).  It  was  the  bleating  of  the  sheep 
that  produced  a  great  embarrassment  to  King  Saul 
after  he  failed  to  carry  out  the  command  of  God  with 
regard  to  the  annihiliation  of  the  Amalekites  (1  Sam. 
15:14). 

We  would  all  like  to  think  that,  as  believers,  we  are 


January  '80 1 


prepared  to  challenge  and  defeat  all  the  forces  'round 
about  us.  I  suspect  it  is  a  bit  disconcerting  to  realize 
that,  after  all,  we  are  but  redeemed  sheep.  It  is  this 
realization  that  causes  us  to  rest  in  the  care  of  our 
Shepherd.  Scripture  reminds  us  that  Satan  walks 
about  as  a  "roaring  lion"  (1  Peter  5:8)  and  you  just 
know  that  he  has  lamb  chops  on  his  mind!  It  is  in- 
cumbent upon  everyone  of  us  to  be  close  to  our 
Shepherd,  who  knows  the  enemy  and  provides  the  de- 
fenses for  His  own.  The  danger  to  the  flock  does  not 
always  come  from  without,  however,  for  we  are 
warned  that  false  prophets  parade  in  sheep's  clothing 
(Matt.  7:15).  The  Lord  Jesus  also  told  His  own  dis- 
ciples that  He  was  sending  them  forth  ".  .  .  as  sheep 
in  the  midst  of  wolves:  be  ye  therefore  wise  as  ser- 
pents, and  harmless  as  doves"  (Matt.  10:16).  This 
outlook  is  not  designed  to  produce  fear  and  insecurity 
among  those  who  would  serve  Him,  but  is  a  realistic 
warning  of  the  vicious  hatred  that  they  would  en- 
counter. He  encouraged  them  with  these  words,  "But 
when  they  deliver  you  up,  take  no  thought  how  or 
what  ye  shall  speak:  for  it  shall  be  given  you  in  that 
same  hour  what  ye  shall  speak"  (Matt.  10:19). 

The  lessons  from  the  flock  and  the  sheep  are  there- 
fore inexhaustible.  I  have  observed  how  well-fed 
sheep  showed  considerable  strength  in  long  journeys; 
but  those  weak  and  thin  animals,  which  for  a  variety 
of  reasons  did  not  utilize  the  food  provided,  struggled 
in  the  journey.  Perhaps  the  saddest  scene  of  all  was 
the  bones  in  the  desert.  Time  and  time  again  while 
walking  across  the  barren  wilderness,  I  have  seen  the 
skeletal  remains  of  a  sheep  or  a  goat  that  wandered 
off  and  died  in  the  desert.  This  was  a  dramatic  picture 
of  the  desperate  need  for  leadership  by  the  shepherd. 

II.  SIZE  AND  NATURE  OF  THE  FLOCKS 

It  is  often  supposed  that  the  Palestinian  flock  is 
rather  small,  but  this  was  not  the  case  in  Old  Testa- 
ment times,  nor  is  it  always  the  situation  today.  Job, 
for  example,  had  14,000  sheep  in  his  flocks  (cf.  Job 
42:12).  The  rich  man  Nabal  had  3,000  sheep  and 
1,000  goats  (cf.  1  Sam.  25:2).  Solomon  must  have 
had  vast  numbers  of  sheep  at  his  disposal  since  he  was 
able  to  sacrifice  120,000  at  the  dedication  of  the 
temple  (cf.  1  Kings  8:63).  The  Arabians  are  said  to 
have  brought  7,700  rams  and  7,000  he-goats  to 
Jehoshaphat  for  a  tribute  (cf.  2  Chron.  17:11).  Such 
flocks  would  require  several  undershepherds  to 
properly  count  them  and  care  for  them.  Normally, 
there  were  not  a  great  number  of  rams  in  a  flock.  For 
breeding  purposes,  the  ratio  was  usually  no  more  than 
1  ram  to  20  ewes.  Today,  most  of  the  bedouin  flocks 
range  between  30  to  75  sheep  or  sheep  and  goats. 


Needless  to  say,  there  are  notable  exceptions  to  this 
small  number,  but  this  size  flock  seems  ideal  for  one 
shepherd  to  manage. 

III.  THE  VALUE  OF  THE  SHEEP 

In  an  agricultural-pastoral  society,  these  animals 
were  extremely  valued  and  normally  protected  by 
law.  Most  ancient  law  codes  and  the  Mosaic  law  made 
reference  to  the  responsibilities  of  a  shepherd  and 
punishments  for  those  who  either  stole  or  destroyed 
the  animals.  These  animals  provided  food  to  eat,  milk 
to  drink  (cf.  Deut.  32:14),  and  wool  for  making  cloth 
and  covering  tents.  Sheep  were  often  a  medium  of  ex- 
change, and  commonly  used  for  sacrifices. 

Sheepshearing  was  usually  carried  out  in  the  spring 
of  the  year  and  this  called  for  a  time  of  special  cele- 
bration and  festival  (cf.  2  Sam.  13:23).  The  first  men- 
tion of  shearing  is  found  in  Genesis  31 :19  in  connec- 
tion with  Jacob's  and  Laban's  activity.  Fleeces  weigh 
anywhere  from  3  to  30  pounds,  according  to  the 
particular  breed  and  their  grazing  conditions. 

Sheep  were  sometimes  valuable  as  pets  and  were 
deeply  loved  by  their  owners.  Allusion  to  this  is  made 
in  2  Samuel  12:3  when  Nathan  appeared  before 
David.  He  spoke  of  a  poor  man  who  had  nothing  ". .  . 
save  one  little  ewe  lamb,  which  he  had  brought  and 
nourished  up:  and  it  grew  up  together  with  him,  and 
with  his  children;  it  did  eat  of  his  own  meat,  and 
drank  of  his  own  cup,  and  lay  in  his  bosom,  and  was 
unto  him  as  a  daughter." 

In  modern-day  Palestine  there  are  pet  animals,  as 
well.  The  most  common  of  these  is  the  Maloof.  The 
word  means  "fed"  or  "overfed."  Often  these  rams 
were  fattened  for  the  sole  purpose  of  providing  the 
meat  for  very  special  festive  occasions.  Many  of  the 
bedouin  shepherds  have  favorite  sheep  or  lambs  and 
give  them  special  attention  and  care.  In  the  household 
of  a  poor  man,  however,  one  sheep  would  be  of  the 
greatest  value  and  it  is  in  this  light  that  Nathan  chal- 
lenged David.  His  illustration  was  most  appropriate 
since  David,  as  a  shepherd,  knew  well  the  value  of  just 
one  lamb.  Even  greater  is  the  value  of  one  who  has 
been  redeemed  by  the  blood  of  Christ.  Those  who  be- 
long to  the  Good  Shepherd  are  His  possession. 


Excerpted  from  The  Perfect  Shepherd  by  John  J. 
Davis,  published  in  1979  by  BMH Books.  Copies  of 
the  book,  priced  at  $4.50,  may  be  ordered  from  the 
Brethren  Missionary  Herald,  P.O.  Box  544,  Winona 
Lake,  Ind.  46590.  Please  enclose  your  check  and 
BMH  pays  postage  costs. 


January  '80 


hoping  to  help  in  Christian  ed,  youth,  end  church  growth 


ZZ£ 


Have  you  met 
our  company's 
representatives: 

National  Directors: 

Knute  Larson 
Ed  Lewis 
Judy  Ashman 
Kevin  Huggins 

Customer  service: 

Ginny  Toroian 

District  representatives: 

Chuck  Davis 

Florida 
Fred  Devan 

Southeast 
Roy  Glass 

Southern  Ohio 
David  Goodman 

So.  Calif. -Arizona 
Roy  Halberg 

Rocky  Mountain 
Galen  Lingenfelter 

Indiana,  Michigan 
David  Plaster 

Iowa-Midlands 
Randy  Poyner 

Mid- Atlantic 
David  Seifert 

Northern  Calif. 
William  Snell 

Allegheny,  West  Penn 
Charles  Thornton 

Northwest 
Roger  Warn  bold 

North  A  tlantic 
Galen  Wiley 

No.  East  Ohio 
John  Willett 

No.  Central  Ohio 


Thinking  About  the  New  Year 


It  will  go  as  fast  as  it  came.   Years  are  that  way. 

And  whatever  we  want  to  get  done  in  the  important  area  of  Christian 
education  and  youth  and  church  growth,  we  will  have  to  start  now. 

I  think,  in  the  light  of  the  apparent  needs  in  lives  right  now,  we  could 
all  be  praying  and  working  to  beef  up  church  programs  in  these  areas  at 
least: 

1.  FAMILY  LIFE:  A  course  or  two  during  the  year,  sermons  to  the 
point,  publicity  for  the  ways  the  church  and  staff  can  help. 

2.  CHILDREN:  Missions  begins  with  the  beginners  or  earlier ...  charac- 
ter traits  can  be  taught  at  that  early  age  ...  a  Christian  school  can  be 
considered  .  .  .  excellence  for  teachers  can  be  neared  if  our  I.C.L.  and 
Scripture  Press  filmstrips  are  followed  .  .  .  children's  church  can  be 
jacked  up  with  special  guests  and  subjects. 

3.  THE  GREAT  COMMISSION:  Let's  infiltrate  everything  with  the  re- 
minder that  the  orders  of  the  Lord  relate  to  all  we  do  every  day.  The 
Great  Command  is  not  just  for  across  the  ocean  (we're  across  the 
ocean  from  where  the  command  was  given!).  It  is  a  way  of  life- 
doing  what  we  do  to  help  others  become  followers  of  Christ,  get  bap- 
tized, and  then  learn  everything  Jesus  has  said. 

4.  SIMPLE  ORGANIZATION:  Does  your  place  have  clear  lines  of  au- 
thority and  responsibility?  If  not,  the  red  tape  and  overlapping  will 
hurt! 

5.  YOUR  PART:  That's  you.  You  are  needed.  This  is  a  war  for  the 
spirits  of  people  all  around  you,  and  you  are  counted  on  by  the 
Lord!  Do  help!  Pitch  in,  and  with  your  family  and  heart  and  pocket- 
book  and  spirit ...  I  mean,  what  else  is  there? 


ABOUT  A  GOOD  STAFF:  Mary  Jones  is  now  Mrs.  Nass,  with  the  union  in  Winona  Lake,  Decem- 
ber 15.  .  .  .  Marilyn  Johnson,  of  George  and  Evelyn,  has  returned  to  Brazil  after  studying  at  Grace 
and  helping  in  our  shipping  department.  If  any  of  your  orders  arrived  with  Portuguese  address- 
ing ....  Brian  Roseborough  has  made  the  Timothy  Teams  live  with  effective  ministry-oriented 
planning,  and  all  of  us  are  celebrating  their  effectiveness.  .  .  .  Gladys  Deloe  and  Ginny  Toroian,  ad- 
ministrative assistants,  recently  took  two-day  training  to  run  our  Lanier  word-processing  machine. 
That  should  save  some  time  and  energy  in  helping  us  to  be  more  efficient  with  time  and  serving 
you  better.  It's  the  machine  you  saw  on  Monday  night's  pastors'  football  game!  .  .  .  The  four 
directors  taught  10  classes  of  Christian  Ed  for  a  special  Grace  College  course  recently. 


January  '80 


January  19,  1980,  Saturday  Seminar 

Pastor  Ken  Ashman,  hosting, 

at  Wooster  First  Brethren  Church 


WORKSHOP  SESSIONS    FOR    PASTORS 
AND  ALL  SERVANTS   IN  THE  CHURCH- 
TEACHERS   AND    LAY    LEADERS 
and   YOUTH   SPONSORS  AND   LEADERS 


9:00a.m.  -4:30  p.m. 

Grace  vs.  Ashland  basketball 
that  evening  at  Ashland 


If  you  would  like  housing 

overnight  to  stay  and  attend 

services  at  one  of  our  Ashland 

or  Wooster  churches  Sunday, 

please  call  CE  or  Wooster  FBC. 


SUBJECTS    FOR   SEMINAR: 

1.  Organizing  the   Local  Church's  CE 
Program  from  Scratch 

2.  Balancing  the  Church's  Ministry  to 
Youth 

3.  Ministering  to  Girls  Through  SMM 

4.  Organizing     a     Children's     Church 
Program 

AND   MUCH    MUCH    MORE. 


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Church 


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PSA  NOVEMBER  SUNDAY  SCHOOL 

CONTEST 

IE 

Div 

Church 

Pastor 

Superintendent 

A 

Simi  Valley,  Calif. 

John  Gillis 

Harold  Ball 

■  ■"   1 

B 

Wooster,  Ohio 

Kenneth  Ashman 

Richard  Holmes 

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C 

Warsaw,  Ind. 

David  Plaster 

Robert  Cover 

LT1 

D 

Telford,  Pa. 

William  Tweedda 

e     Howard  Kearns 

E 

Mansfield,  Ohio  Woodville 

Duke  Wallace 

Ed  Betz 

S 

F 

Elkhart,  Ind. 

Everett  Caes 

William  Secaur 

G 

Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

Thomas  Inman 



H 

Johnstown,  Pa.  Geistown 

Gerald  Allebach 

Paul  Ream 

EG 

1 

Anchorage,  Alaska 

Larry  Smithwick 

Gary  Boyd 

J 

Pine  Grove,  Pa. 

Harold  Gelsinger 

Raymond  Henry 

LD 

N 

Toledo,  Ohio 

Jeff  Carroll 

Doug  Davisson 

EL: 

A  computer-evaluated  Sunday  School  report  of  the 
Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 

Morning  Worship 
Attendances  Up 


1.  Long  Beach  Grace,  Calif.  .  .  2667 

2.  Worthington,  Ohio 2202 

3.  Ashland  Grace,  Ohio    ....  1008 

4.  Myerstown,  Pa 984 

5.  Long  Beach  North,  Calif.    .     779 

6.  Winona  Lake,  Ind 734 

7.  Modesto  Big  Valley,  Calif.    .     643 

8.  Hagerstown  Grace,  Md.  .  .  .     605 

9.  Lititz,  Pa 592 

10.  Seal  Beach,  Calif 486 


11.  Whittier  Community,  Calif.  465 

12.  Wooster,  Ohio 462 

13.  Johnstown  Riverside,  Pa.    .  450 

14.  Simi  Valley,  Calif 441 

15.  Martinsburg,  Pa 391 

16.  Warsaw,  Ind 389 

17.  Bellflower,  Calif 386 

18.  Johnstown  Pike,  Pa. 372 

19.  Temple  Hills,  Md 371 

20.  Union,  Ohio 357 


by  Pastor  Ed  Cashman 

An  Anytime  Enlargement  Campaign 


This  idea  was  used  by  the  Bellflower  Brethren 
Church,  Bellflower,  California,  as  an  enlargement 
campaign.  The  emphasis  was  based  around  four 
special  days: 

100  Percent  Sunday— Goal  was  100  percent 
of  each  class'  enrollment  in  attendance,  with  em- 
phasis on  contacting  inactive  members. 

Kinfolk  Sunday— Emphasis  on  bringing  rela- 
tives. 

Neighbor  Sunday— Emphasis  on  bringing 
neighbors. 

Friends  Sunday— Emphasis  on  having  one  or 
more  friends  who  would  be  willing  to  "stand  up 
for  you." 

Our  goal  for  our  "high"  Sunday  was  set,  and  we 
began    several    weeks    prior   to    the   campaign    to 


encourage  people  to  pray  for  the  "goal."  We  used 
cards  to  obtain  the  names  of  prospects,  and  to 
serve  as  a  prayer  reminder. 

Another  special  emphasis  was  to  "Work  for 
Goal."  We  kept  a  card  on  any  who  agreed  to  wear 
one  of  the  campaign  buttons,  to  see  who  really 
worked  at  the  campaign. 

To  motivate  interest  between  some  of  the  larger 
classes  and  departments,  we  had  two  special  tro- 
phies designed  and  built.  They  consisted  of  a  base 
and  backing  made  of  rough,  used,  beat-up  lumber 
on  which  was  mounted  a  dented  and  mangled 
metal  measuring  cup.  The  inscription,  "Didn't 
Quite  Measure  Up"  was  placed  on  the  base,  and  the 
trophy  was  awarded  to  the  class  which  had  the 
lowest  attendance  for  a  given  Sunday. 


by  David  Seifert 


thoughts  on  some  of  the  suicidal  risks  in  church  life 


Why  Do  Churches  Die? 


Suicide  is  sin  for  a  church. 

Many  denominations  in  America 
have  ceased  growing  or  allowed 
terminal  illnesses  to  set  in.  Al- 
though less  than  half  the  citizens 
and  the  youth  of  America  are 
practicing  Christians  and  in  spite  of 
an  expanding  population,  many 
congregations  are  smaller  now  than 
they  were  in  the  past. 

At  the  same  time  there  is  explo- 
sive growth  in  a  vast  number  of 
American  churches  which  are  not  a 
part  of  the  mainline  denominations. 
These  aggressive,  outreach-oriented 
Bible  churches  move  forward  with  a 
confidence  that  is  reminiscent  of 
the  New  Testament  era. 

Why  the  great  contrast? 

I  believe  there  are  five  reasons! 

1.  There  is  a  misunderstanding 
of  the  Great  Commission!  The  last 
command  Jesus  gave  to  believers 
was  to  "go  and  make  disciples  of 
all  the  nations  .  .  .  ."  Once  a  be- 
liever comes  to  faith  in  Christ  and 
publicly  identifies  with  the  local 
church  body,  he  must  be  trained 
and  equipped  for  service  in  the 
church  and  to  the  world. 

The  command  of  our  Lord  does 
not  address  the  non-Christian  with: 
"You  all  come,"  but  the  believer 
with:  "You  all  go."  Many  churches 
are  failing  to  go  and  make  disciples! 

2.  Another  symptom  of  disease 
is  when  a  church  believes  that  doc- 
trinal orthodoxy  is  sufficient.  An 
orthodox  statement  of  faith  is  no 
guarantee  of  growth  and  progress 
for  churches.  Right  becomes  might 
only  when  our  doctrine  is  the 
foundation  of  our  duty. 

It  seems  many  churches  are  pre- 
occupied with  the  preservation  of 
denominationalism  rather  than  the 


expansion  of  the  Christian  faith.  As 
a  result  our  vision  of  the  world's 
crying  needs  is  clouded. 

3.  Inflexibility  and  unwillingness 
to  change  is  choking  the  life  out  of 
many  churches.  In  an  effort  to 
perpetuate  "the  faith  of  our 
fathers,"  churches  can  become  im- 
prisoned behind  the  bars  of  same- 
ness in  methods  and  programs. 

Treadmills  of  sameness  may  give 
security  to  churchmen,  but  are 
woefully  inadequate  if  we  truly 
care  about  results  for  His  Kingdom. 

If  it  doesn't  work,  if  lives  are  not 
changed  and  people  aren't  added, 
stop  it!  Try  something  else. 

If  new  believers  in  Jesus  Christ 
are  nurtured  and  properly  equipped, 
growth  in  our  churches  should  be 
multiplied  geometrically. 

4.  Unfortunately  many  converts 
do  not  become  disciples.  When 
the  breadth  of  a  church's  ministry 
suffers,  it's  time  to  look  at  the 
depth. 

Are  we  meeting  the  spiritual 
needs  of  believers?  Is  the  ministry 


of  the  Word  of  God  proclaimed  in 
practical,  dynamic  life-changing 
ways? 

A  convention  of  farmers  and 
ranchers  would  never  spend  time 
discussing,  "How  to  Get  a  Cow  to 
Come  to  the  Barn"  or  "How  to  Get 
a  Cow  to  Eat."  Rather,  "How  to 
Improve  the  Feed"  is  the  subject  of 
their  concern. 

5.  Ministry  and  service  to  others 
in  the  name  of  Christ  is  essential. 
Unfortunately  in  most  churches 
passive  sheep  fill  the  pews.  We 
often  teach  church  people  that  they 
are  saved  so  we  can  serve  them.  Not 
on  your  Bible! 

Weak  congregations  have  "stay 
in  the  sheepfold"  mentalities.  We 
must  settle  for  nothing  less  than 
"total  mobilization"  because  re- 
sponsible church  membership 
means  being  a  responsible  minister! 
Passive  sheep  become  a  mutual  ad- 
miration society  rather  than  an  ad- 
vancing army! 

God  helping  us— let's  help  our 
churches  live! 


Dr.  David  Seifert,  pictured 
with  his  wife.  Sue,  pastor  of 
Big  Valley  Grace  Community 
Church,  one  of  our  GBC 
strongholds  in  Modesto,  Cali- 
fornia, is  also  vice  president 
of  our  GBC  Christian  Educa- 
tion Board  and  our  CE 
Church  Growth  consultant. 
He  is  the  strong  and  loving 
leader  of  the  church  that  has 
twice  been  selected  as 
"Growth  Church  of  the  Year" 
by  CE  at  national  conference. 


January  '80 


Experience  and  Training  in  Leadership 


"After  those  weekends,  I  know  that  the  only  way  I 

could  enjoy  life  would  be  to  serve  Him. .  .  ." 
"The  Timothy  Team  has  helped  me  prepare  for  dis- 

cipling  the  young  men  in  our  church." 
"Timothy  Teams  to  me  was  a  real  growing  experience. 

I  learned  a  lot  from  preparing  to  go  and 

actually  ministering." 
"It  has  taught  me  how  to  serve  God  in  a  new  way  and 

how  to  deal  with  and  help  other  people  with 

their  problems  and  needs." 


"Not  only  did  the  kids  gain,  but  so  many  adults  were  truly 
blessed.  You  helped  our  whole  church." 

"This  experience  has  given  the  teens  a  greater  vision  and  willing- 
ness to  serve." 

"We  feel  that  the  Timothy  Team  did  more  for  our  youth  than 
any  single  program  we  have  tried  before.  It  inspired  them, 
challenged  them,  encouraged  them,  and  equipped  them  for 
a  closer  walk  with  the  Lord  as  well  as  for  ministering  to 


others. 


Challenge  and  Instruction  in  Ministry 


Encouraging 
and 


Sharing  Through  Close  Relationships 

The  Lord  used  you  in  our  midst.  Nothing  we  have  ever  tried  has 

been   so  productive  ...  I   only   saw  love,  encouragement  and 

genuine  interest  by  your  group.  I  shall  never  forget  the  time 

you  spent  just  loving  our  young  people." 
'I  just  want  to  say  thanks  again  for  sharing  such  a  special  time  with 

us.  I've  learned  so  much  and  have  grown  a  lot  spiritually  by 

knowing  you." 
'You've  done  so  much  for  my  life  and  made  me  see  how  important 

it  is  to  let  the  Lord  have  complete  control  of  my  life." 
'You've  really  given  me  a  burden  to  better  serve  the  Lord." 
"I've  really  grown  a  lot  closer  to  God  since  you  came." 
'I  really  had  a  super  time  here  this  week  and  especially  October  27, 

1979.  I'll  never  forget  that  day.  The  Lord  came  into  my  heart." 


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are-   Pastors 

They  share  their  lives  in  significant  ways,  often  behind  the  scenes. 

sometimes  with  the  tension  of  unfulfilled  expectations,  always 

Pastor 

with  the  need  for  a  shepherd's  heart. 

John 

At  GBC  Christian  Education,  we  are  pledged  to  help  these  car- 

Mcintosh 

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ing  men  with  equipment  for  the  ministry.  Thanks  to  you,  we 
share 

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Mabton, 

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Washington 

*HMMM—a  monthly  idea  and  suggestion  sheet. 

GBC 

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*INSIDE  TRACK— a  full  packet  of  papers  and  programs  for 

the  busy  pastor,  with  helps  for  many  areas  of  church 

Pastor  John   and   wife,   Carolyn, 

leadership. 

have   been    in    Mabton,   Washington, 

with  their  family  since  1976.  They 

*PROGRAMMED    STATISTICAL    ANALYSIS-computer 

have  seen  increases  of  25  percent  in 

readouts  monthly  to  study  growth  patterns  and  needs. 

membership  this  past  year,  and  over 

35  percent  in  the  morning  worship 

*SEMINARS   AND   A  NATIONAL  CONVENTION-with 

service  over  the  last  three  years. 

specific  workshops  and  papers  for  these  busy  men. 

John   has  this  philosophy   in  the 

ministry  there:  1)  to  disciple  the  be- 

*CONSULTATION-by   letter,    phone,  and  visit,  offering 

lievers  to  do  the  work  of  ministry;  2) 

opinions  and  material  in  the  expansive  area  of  CE  .  .  . 

to  develop  confident  qualified  leader- 

through staff,  district  reps,  and  consultants. 

ship   in   their  assembly,  particularly 

among  the  men;  3)  to  see  the  New 

*OHHH— monthly  interchange  of  encouragement  and  ideas 

Testament  pattern  of  Christian  train- 

for pastors'  wives,  who  love  their  pastor  more  than 

ing  reproduced  in  their  program. 

anyone! 

"I    believe    the    ministry    of   the 

GBC  CE  compliments  my  philosophy 

*BZZZ—a  monthly   news  and   idea  letter  for  the  pastor's 

of    ministry.    'Hoping    to    help'    has 
been   a  reality   in   Mabton.   'HMMM' 

secretary,  his  most  important  staff  person. 

has  given  me  ideas  and  personal  en- 

*DISTRICT REPS— a  man  in  each  district  as  a  contact  per- 

couragement in   the  work.   Most  re- 

son for  helps  and  CE  materials,  and  to  be  a  consultant 

cently,  your  encouragement  given  to 
our  GBC   people  along  the  plurality 

for  our  staff. 

of    eldership    concept    is   most   wel- 

*PAST0RAL PAPERS-booklets  and  papers  on  the  impor- 

come. We  appreciate  what  you  and 
your  staff  are  doing  for  us  in  Mab- 
ton." 

tant  multifaceted  job  areas. 

I 

*No  charge  to  pastors. 

Thank  You  for  helping  us  help  these  special  servants 

Your  gifts  and  prayers  make  it  happen. 

Thank  you  for  both!  Please  help  us  be  generous! 

Send  gifts  to  help  to: 

GBC  Christian  Education 

P.  0.  Box  365 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 

Please  note  your  local  church  so  we  can  credit.  Or  give  through  local  offerings,  if  you  wish.  We  thank  you! 

January  '80  i 


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Women  Manifesting 


Christ 


Msstcnary  {Birthdays 


MARCH   1980 

(Addresses   may    be  found   on   pages   28  and  29  of  the   1980 
Brethren  Annual.,/ 

AFRICA 

Miss  Carol  Mensinger March  6 

Jonathan  Austin March  10,  1975 

Miss  Gail  Jones March  31 

ARGENTINA 

Alan  Hoyt March  7,  1963 

Greg  Robinson March  15,  1972 

Mrs.  Lynn  Hoyt     March  12 

BRAZIL 

Joseph  Johnson March  25,  1975 

FRANCE 

Mrs.  Tom  Julien March  27 

GERMANY 

Mrs.  David  Manduka March  25 

HAWAII 

Rev.  Foster  Tresise March  20 

IN  THE  UNITED  STATES 

Mr.  Albert  Balzer March  1 

Ronald  Burk March  15,  1972 

Mrs.  Hill  Maconaghy March  21 

Mrs.  Hattie  Sheldon March  21 

Stephanie  Pfahler March  23,  1972 


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wmc  officiary 

President-2 1 9/267-7603 

Mrs.  Dan  (Miriam)  Pacheco,  413  Kings  Highway,  Winona  Lake, 

I nd.  46590 
First  Vice  President-419/884-3969 

Mrs.  Dean  (Ella  Lee)   Risser,  58  Holiday  Hill,  Lexington,  Ohio 

44904 
Second  Vice  President-61 4/881 -5779 

Mrs.  James  (Triceine)  Custer,  2515  Carriage  Lane,  Powell,  Ohio 

43065 
Secretary -5 1 3/335-5 1 88 

Mrs.  John  (Sally)  Neely,  2065  Lefevre  Road,  Troy,  Ohio  45373 
Assistant  Secretary-219/267-2533 

Mrs.  Tom  (Donna)  Miller,  Box  277,  R.  R.  8,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Financial  Secretary-Treasurer-219/267-7588 

Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602  Chestnut  Avenue,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 
Assistant  Financial  Secretary-Treasurer— 616/693-2315 

Mrs.  Bill  (Shirley)  Stevens,  Box  59,  R.  R.  1,  Lake  Odessa,  Mich. 

48849 
Literature  Secretary-2 19/267  2083 

Mrs.  Lloyd  (Mary  Lois)  Fish,  Box  264,  R.R.  8,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Editor-219/267-3843 

Mrs.  Noel  (Linda)  Hoke,  R.  R.  1,  Hickory  Estates,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

46580 
Prayer  Chairman-219/267-5095 

Mrs.   Harold   (Ada)   Etling,  803   Esplanade,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 


Offering  Opportunity 

GOAL  -  $8,000     Due  -  March  10,  1980 

Send  offering  to  Miss  Joyce  Ashman. 
Project  money  will  be  used  to  purchase 
equipment  and  materials  for  Educational 
Resource  Center,  the  nursing  skills  labo- 
ratory and  darkroom  equipment. 


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January  '80 


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"Spirit-Controlled, 

I  Take 

Positive  Action" 

by  Mrs.  Dan  (Miriam)  Pacheco 

The  past  few  months  have  been  so  terrific  in  our 
studies  of  God's  Word.  How  He  used  the  people  in 
their  own  time  and  place  is  a  challenge  to  our 
personal  walk  with  Him. 

Lord,  let  me  be  that  yielded  and  willing. 

Enoch's  walk  with  God  (our  November  study)  was 
especially  challenging— to  be  so  closely  in  touch  with 
Him  that  every  thought,  action  and  purpose  is  pure. 
To  be  a  partner  of  the  Almighty  God  is  really  a 
blessed  life.  He  gives  all;  we  receive. 

Lord,  it  seems  like  an  impossibility  in  my 
hurry-up  world  to  stay  close  to  you. 
There  are  so  many  things  to  distract  me, 
so  many  questions  that  don 't  seem  to 
have  clear-cut  answers.  How  can  I  do  it? 

Studying  a  portion  of  Scripture  with  the  intent  to 
benefit  from  it  is  an  exciting  venture.  Reading  has  its 
place.  Memorizing  has  its  place.  Studying  with  expec- 
tation should  also  be  a  regular  thing. 

In  2  Peter  1 ,  we  are  given  a  glimpse  of  how  abun- 
dantly God  gives  and  we  receive.  Ours  is  not  a  rain 
barrel  type  passive  receptance.  We  do  have  responsi- 
bilities and  must  take  Spirit-controlled  positive  action. 

Lord,  help  me  as  I  look  in  this  part  of 
Your  love  letter  to  me.  I  want  to  under- 
stand it  and  use  what  I  learn  so  my  life 
will  glorify  You. 

Peter  addresses  those  who  have  received  a  faith  as 
precious  as  his.  It  begins  right  there.  God  gives  us 
faith  through  the  righteousness  of  Jesus.  Now  comes 
our  part— to  know  Him.  Keep  on  learning  to  know 
Him  better  and  better  .  .  .  and  the  flood  begins. 
Grace,  peace,  a  truly  good  life  (that's  everything  we 
need!),  His  glory,  His  goodness,  salvation  from  lust 
and  evil  desires,  and  His  own  character  come  pouring 
into  our  lives. 

That's  quite  a  list!  But  there's  more  as  we  continue 
to  build  on  the  gift  of  faith.  We  practice  being  good 
and  we  continually  learn  more  of  Him  through  per- 
sonal communion  with  Him.  We  read  and  study  the 
Scriptures  to  discover  what  He  has  planned  for  us  and 
we  put  aside  personal  desires  so  the  Spirit  can  exer- 
cise self-control. 


Lord,  that  last  one  is  so  hard. 

I'm  so  sure  I  know  what's  best .  . .  and  I 

can  easily  rationalize  that  it's  not  selfish. 


When  we  gladly  let  God  have  His  way,  He  blesses 
us  with  patience  and  godliness.  The  next  benefit  is 
being  able  to  enjoy  other  people-brotherly  kindness 
that  blossoms  into  a  deep  Christian  love.  As  we  con- 
tinue in  this  way,  possessing  these  qualities  increasing- 
ly, He  gives  spiritual  strength,  usefulness  and  fruit. 

Lord,  I  can  hardly  take  all  this  in.   The 
score  is  so  lopsided-  You  give  so  much,  I 
do  so  little.    Yet  I'm  the  winner.   The 
eternal  winner!  Thank  you  for  being 
willing  to  forgive  my  sinful  self  and  accept 
me  in  Jesus  Christ.    Thank  you  for  begin- 
ning this  whole  process  by  giving  me 
faith.  I  love  you. 

But  Peter  gives  a  warning  to  those  who  fail  to  re- 
spond to  the  gift  of  faith  with  Spirit-controlled 
actions.  He  calls  them  blind  and  forgetful.  They  don't 
even  remember  that  Jesus  has  cleansed  their  hearts 
from  sin.  They  live  in  defeat  and  misery  because  they 
are  blind  to  the  fact  that  they  can  be  spiritually 
strong  and  fruitful  for  the  Lord. 

Then  Peter  admonishes  us  to  work  hard  at  being 
an  obedient  child  of  God  as  a  protection  against  fall- 
ing into  sin  and  as  an  assurance  of  a  glorious  welcome 
into  heaven. 

Oh  Lord,  I  don 't  ever  want  to  be  blind 
and  forgetful.  I  want  to  do  my  part.  I 
want  a  close  walk  with  You  like  Enoch 
had.  I  want  a  pure  life  for  Your  glory. 


January  '80  ( 


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Meet 
Mrs.  Walter 
Haag 


Alys  (Lickel)  Haag  was  born  in 
Altoona,  Pennsylvania.  Her  father 
was  a  railroader,  and  Altoona  was 
headquarters  for  the  Pensy  Line. 
Alys  was  the  oldest  girl  in  the 
family,  and  it  was  always  her  task 
to  entertain  the  younger  children. 
She  learned  early  in  life  that  the 
best  quiet  times  with  the  children 
were  those  in  which  she  told  them 
stories.  Her  imagination  knew  few 
limits,  so  she  became  adept  at 
making  the  stories  up  as  she  went. 
That  made  the  job  challenging  for 
her,  as  well  as  interesting  for  the 
others. 

At  the  age  of  17  she  entered 
nurses'  training  in  Harrisburg, 
Pennsylvania,  and  became  an  RN. 
Both  the  art  of  story  telling  and  her 
nursing  abilities  have  been  an  asset 
in  her  missionary  career.  In  the 
early  pioneering  years  on  the  field 
of  Baja  California,  Mexico,  her 
children  were  small  and  the  family 
was  far  from  any  sizable  town  for 
weeks  at  a  time.  It  was  good  to 
know  how  to  keep  the  family  well 
and  working,  as  well  as  how  to 
make  the  long  hours  on  the  slow, 
slow  roads  seem  short  with  games 
and  stories. 

Alys  always  knew  she  wanted  to 
be  a  missionary.  In  junior  high 
school  the  "thesis"  for  passing  her 
English  and  literature  class  was  to 
write  a  "personal  career  book."  She 
wrote  on  being  a  medical  mission- 
ary. 

Upon  graduating  from  training, 
she  worked  in  surgery  for  one  year 
to  earn  money  to  go  to  Bible 
school.  While  in  Bible  institute  she 
worked  nights  in  a  hospital,  and  it 
was  there  that  an  older  nurse  told 
her  of  the  need  for  a  nursing  super- 
visor in  a  hospital  in  the  mountains 
of  Puerto  Rico.  The  hospital  was  on 
a  volunteer  service  project  and  the 
program  was  short  term— two  years. 


Alys  Haag,  1980  Birthday  Missionary 


The  pay  was  ten  dollars  a  month, 
plus  room  and  board.  This  seemed 
like  a  good  opportunity  to  get  her 
"feet  wet"  in  an  actual  missionary- 
like atmosphere.  So,  Alys  applied, 
and  in  six  weeks  she  was  on  her 
way  to  Puerto  Rico. 

Alys  was  a  "serge  ant- type" 
supervisor,  which  was  what  was 
needed,  but  she  didn't  know  one 
word  of  Spanish,  and  that  was 
needed.  There  couldn't  have  been  a 
more  ideal  situation  or  challenge  to 
learn  Spanish,  however,  so  she 
learned  it  fast. 

Within  two  months  of  her  arrival 
in  Puerto  Rico,  a  volunteer  from 
California  appeared  on  the  scene, 
who  was  also  interested  in  mission- 
ary work.  Thus,  Alys  met  her  hus- 
band, Walt.  They  were  married  ten 
months  later  on  January  1,  1947. 
Walt  was  from  the  Community 
Brethren  Church  in  Whittier,  Cali- 
fornia, which  introduced  Alys  to 
the  Grace  Brethren  work. 

They  left  Puerto  Rico  in  June  of 
1949,  entered  Grace  Seminary  that 
fall,  and  later  began  missionary 
work  in  Baja  California,  Mexico,  in 
October  of  1951.  On  Mexican  Inde- 
pendence Day  in  1952  their  third 


child  was  born.  This  completed 
their  international  family  of  a 
Puerto  Rican,  aPennsylvanian,  and  a 
a  Mexican,  but  all  of  them  looking 
and  acting  like  typical  stateside 
kids. 

Living  on  the  U.S.  side  of  the 
border  and  planting  churches  on 
the  Mexican  side  is  not  an  easy  job 
when  it  comes  to  family  life.  Most 
evenings  of  the  week  were  spent 
attending  the  prayer  meetings  of 
the  various  groups  and  getting 
home  late,  since  the  Mexicans  don't 
hurry  their  services.  All  day  Sunday 
was  spent  going  from  one  part  of 
Tijuana  to  another,  to  help  in 
three  Sunday  schools  and  two  eve- 
ning services. 

The  Lord  blessed,  and  three 
churches  were  born  in  Tijuana. 
Likewise  the  Lord  blessed  in  the 
missionary  family.  It  was  marvelous 
training  in  spiritual  growth  and 
physical  discipline.  Also,  to  learn  to 
live  in  two  cultures  comfortably  at 
the  same  time  is  training  that  serves 
as  a  basis  for  solid  lifetime  decisions. 

Largely  because  of  the  children's 
good  attitudes  and  accomplish- 
ments in  school  and  Alys'  partici- 
pation in  PTA,  neighbors  became 
interested  in  knowing  the  Lord,  and 
desirous  to  have  evangelical  teach- 
ing for  their  children.  Thus,  the  San 
Ysidro  Grace  Brethren  Church  was 
born  on  this  side  of  the  border. 

Besides  helping  her  husband 
plant  churches,  Alys  thoroughly 
enjoys  her  role  as  "Aunt  Alys"  to 
the  Missionary  Helpers,  and  spends 
many  hours  making  slide-tape  sets 
and  preparing  monthly  lessons  and 
workbooks.  She  also  loves  to  cook, 
bake,  and  keep  house,  partly  be- 
cause she  never  has  had  all  the  time 
she  would  like  to  have  to  do  it. 

As  a  mother,  she  is  very  happy 
with  her  offspring.  Sharon,  the 
oldest,  is  teaching  missionary  chil- 
dren with  Wycliffe  in  Mexico.  Doug 
is  on  the  pastoral  staff  working 
with  high  schoolers  in  Fullerfon, 
California.  Sandy,  the  youngest,  is 
enjoying  her  employment  as  an  ac- 
countant, and  her  part  in  the  girls' 
work  in  the  Whittier,  California, 
church.  Also  two  granddaughters 
add  a  lot  of  spice  to  Alys'  life. 


'January  '80 


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WMC  Project  for  Grace  Schools 
Meets  a  Special  Need 


Lois  Mack  and  Marie ne 
Bontrager  are  introduced  to 
materials  for  exceptional 
students  by  Mrs.  Marilyn 
Yoder  Qeit),  director  of  the 
Education  Resource  Center 


There  is  a  facet  of  education  receiving  attention  in  public  education  that  has  been  largely  overlooked  by 
the  Christian  community.  That  facet  is  the  unique  needs  of  exceptional  students. 

Grace  College  recently  has  taken  definite  steps  to  include  preparation  for  working  with  exceptional 
students  in  its  teacher  education  program  as  well  as  its  inclusion  in  methods  courses. 

Grace  established  an  education  minor  for  teaching  the  Educable  Mentally  Retarded  (EMR);  the  State  of 
Indiana  agreed  to  endorse  Grace  graduates  with  the  EMR  minor  to  teach  these  exceptional  students;  a 
three-person  faculty  was  secured  for  the  courses  under  the  EMR  minor. 

One  large  need,  however,  remained  unmet:  a  way  to  finance  the  purchase  of  the  materials  and  equip- 
ment so  necessary  in  the  education  of  teachers  working  with  exceptional  students. 

When  this  need  was  made  known  to  the  executive  board  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Women's  Missionary 
Council,  they  responded  by  committing  part  of  the  Grace  Schools  national  offering  to  the  purchase  of 
training  resources  for  teachers  working  with  exceptional  students. 

Using  these  funds,  Grace  plans  to  purchase  the  following  materials  to  help  meet  the  unique  needs  of 
exceptional  students:  student  textbooks  that  present  curricular  materials  suited  to  the  special  learning  rates 
and  styles  of  the  student;  books  with  ideas  for  learning  activities  to  reinforce  learning;  kits,  games  and 
audiovisual  materials  to  enhance  learning;  and,  finally,  processing  supplies  and  storage  facilities  for  the 
materials. 

The  teacher  education  department  faculty  deeply  appreciates  the  willingness  of  the  WMC  to  provide  for 
the  addition  of  special  materials  since  all  elementary  and  secondary  education  students  at  Grace  will  benefit 
by  acquiring  knowledge  about  exceptional  students  and  using  materials  to  aid  learning. 


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by  Mrs.  Dean  (Ella  Lee)  Risser 

Did  I  hear  correctly?  "Take  the  Navajo 
Children's  Choir  to  the  Mohican  Forest  for  a 
hike  and  picnic."  All  20  of  them?  Oh  well, 
perhaps  that  could  be  fun  for  them  and  us 
too.  As  I  recall  that  excursion  last  summer,  I 
know  the  Lord  was  there. 

The  sun  was  shining  beautifully  as  we  gath- 
ered around  the  picnic  tables  after  the  hike. 
Someone  said,  "Samson  is  missing!"  How 
could  it  be?  How  could  they  have  lost  some- 
one? Did  the  children  understand  that  they 
should  stay  together?  My  husband  and  two 
older  boys  went  back  to  search.  Lunch  lost  its 
flavor. 

Later  my  husband  returned— no  Samson. 
He  was  only  10  years  old.  A  lady  staff  mem- 
ber from  the  Mission  and  I  went  to  look.  We 
thought  of  the  river  below  the  steep  banks, 
the  huge  rocks,  the  injuries  he  might  have.  We 
called  until  the  trees  echoed.  On  the  trail  to 
the  falls  I  looked  up  to  see  a  small  Navajo  boy 
walking  toward  me.  What  a  welcome  sight! 
Samson  was  safe! 

What  was  so  strange  was  that  he  did  not 
feel  he  had  done  wrong.  He  just  couldn't  find 
everyone.  I  thought,  was  it  wrong  to  run 
ahead  of  the  leader?  Was  it  wrong  to  feel  he 
could  care  for  himself  in  a  new  place?  Was  it 
not  exciting  to  explore  by  himself?  Yes!  Yes! 
Yes! 

Then  I  thought,  how  often  have  I  run 
ahead  of  my  Heavenly  Father?  How  many 
times  do  I  not  listen  to  His  directions?  I  think 
I  can  care  for  myself.  I  lose  my  way.  Then,  I 


wonder,  where  is  the  Lord?  Why  have  I  gotten 
hurt?  His  presence  is  gone.  I  realize  I  have  run 
ahead  of  God's  plan  and  I  have  lost  the  sound 
of  His  voice.  And  when  He  brings  me  back,  do 
I  know  that  it  is  my  fault? 

Lord,  help  me  to  remember  Samson,  help 
me  to  remember  to  follow  close  to  You. 

"Thou  will  show  me  the  path  of  life,  in  thy 
presence  is  fullness  of  joy"  (Ps.  16:11). 


by  Mrs.  R.  A.  (Carolyn)  Peak 

Nearly  every  week  when  I  zip  together  my 
personal  laundry  bag,  I  thank  the  Lord  for  the  lesson 
He  taught  me  from  that  zipper.  That  zipper  is  an  old 
metal  one,  in  good  condition,  but  as  contrary  as  they 
come.  For  weeks  I  struggled  to  make  it  work 
properly,  but  it  either  would  not  cooperate  with  my 
efforts  or  did  so  reluctantly.  It  would  zip  a  few  teeth 
together  and  stop.  No  matter  how  hard  I  pulled, 
sometimes  it  would  not  go  any  further.  I  would  move 
the  head  back  to  the  start  and  try  again.  Often  to 
little  or  no  avail.  Getting  that  zipper  to  close  required 
a  major  pushing  and  pulling  effort  every  week,  grating 
teeth  on  one  side  against  those  of  the  other.  I  nearly 
threw  the  bag  away.  Then  it  occurred  to  me  that  per- 
haps a  bit  of  vaseline  on  the  teeth  might  help.  Using 
my  little  finger,  on  a  few  teeth  on  both  sides  of  the 
zipper,  I  dabbed  a  speck  of  vaseline  right  next  to  the 
head.  Then  I  pulled,  and  presto!  The  zipper  zipped. 
As  if  by  magic,  it  went  together.  I  pulled  it  open  just 
as  easily  and  zipped  it  shut  again,  just  to  be  certain 
I  wasn't  dreaming.  Sure  enough!  That  zipper'  was 
working  as  it  was  designed  to  work,  smoothly  and 
efficiently. 

Then  I  smiled,  for  the  Lord  made  me  see  those 
contrary  zipper  teeth  as  a  collection  of  believers 
(maybe  WMC  ladies!),  the  head  as  the  leader,  and  the 
vaseline  as  the  oil  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  Though  the 
leader  may  be  doing  a  commendable  job  of  leading 
(as  the  zipper  head  was  doing  a  commendable  job  of 
trying  to  zip),  and  though  the  believers  may  be 
designed  to  work  together  (as  the  teeth  were  designed 
to  zip  together),  without  the  Holy  Spirit,  only  un- 
pleasant pushing,  pulling,  and  grating  will  get  the 
work  accomplished.  But  with  His  presence,  with  His 
filling  of  each  one  involved,  the  work  goes  smoothly 
and  quickly. 

Perhaps  Zechariah  said  it  best  when  he  wrote:  ".  .  . 
not  by  might,  nor  by  power,  but  by  My  Spirit,  saith 
the  Lord  .  .  ."  (Zech.  4:6);  or  to  paraphrase  it:  "By 
My  Spirit,  those  believers  zip  together  and  do  My 
work!" 


=  January  '80 


A  Children 's  Story 


January  '80 


not  been  white  already.  Curly 
was  fortunate.  His  shepherd 
was  David,  and  David  was  al- 
ways alert  to  the  needs  of  his 
sheep.  Today  he  was  calling 
for  Curly  to  join  the  rest  of 
the  flock  for  the  night.  Curly 
looked  longingly  at  the  patch 
of  clover  he  had  just  dis- 
covered and  then  turned  and 
trudged  up  the  hill  dragging 
his  feet  in  protest. 

"That  clover  was  so  sweet  I 
wish  I  could  have  some  more 
right  now,  "  thought  Curly.  "If 
I  wait  till  tomorrow  all  the 
adults  will  discover  it  and  I 
won 't  get  any. " 

Suddenly  Curly  had  an  idea. 
He  thought  it  was  a  good  idea. 
But  if  he  could  have  seen  the 
nasty  expression  on  his  face  he 
might  have  had  some  second 
thoughts  about  how  "good'  it 
was. 

"I'm  going  to  wait  till  to- 
night when  everyone  is  asleep 
and  sneak  back  and  have  the 
whole  patch  for  myself.  " 

Curly  knew  that  his  mom 
could  often  tell  when  he  was 
planning  something  wrong,  so 
he  was  extremely  careful  to 
act  normal  as  he  laid  down 
beside  her  for  the  night.  He 
decided  to  pretend  to  go  to 
sleep,  and  in  just  a  little  while 
he  thought  he  could  hear  her 
slight  snore.  He  waited,  and 
then  very  quietly  stood  up  and 
tiptoed  through  the  flock  of 
sleeping  sheep.  When  he  had 
gotten  beyond  the  edge  of  the 
flock  he  kicked  up  his  heels. 

"Yippee!"  thought  Curly  as 
he  bounced  down  the  hill.  "I'll 
have  a  good  munch  and  then 
slip  back  and  no  one  will 
know. " 

"Let's  see,  the  place  was  by 


the  brook  past  the  mulberry 
trees.  Yes,  I  can  smell  the 
berries,  so  it  should  be  right 

under  this  tree  an d  it 

is!" 

Curly  started  to  munch 
away  with  great  delight.  The 
clover  was  extremely  good. 
But  it  wasn't  long  till  he 
noticed  that  everything  was 
hushed.  He  heard  a  branch 
snap  behind  him  and  he 
jumped.  He  looked,  but  he 
couldn't  see  anything. 

"Silly!  There's  nothing 
there. " 

He  went  back  to  eating  but 
this  time  there  was  a  loud 
crunch  behind  him.  He 
jumped  around  and  saw  two 
dark  furry  feet.  He  looked  up 
and  up,  and  there  was  a  huge 
black  bear  literally  towering 
over  him. 

"Help!  Help!  he  thought. 
But  all  he  could  say  was  a  very 
weak  "baa,  baa."  The  beast 
started  toward  him  and  was 
reaching  out  to  slice  him  to 
pieces  when  ...  a  sound— he 
heard  a  sound  like— no,  it  was 
David's  harp!  He  opened  his 
eyes. 

"It's  light!  What  happened 
to  the  bear?  What  am  I  doing 
in  the  middle  of  the  flock  be- 
side my  mother?  Why  it  was  a 
dream, "  he  sighed  in  relief. 
"And  it  was  David's  harp  that 
woke  me  up  and  chased  away 
that  awful  dream. " 

He  jumped  up  and  started 
to  prance  around  so  vigorously 
that  his  mother  opened  her 
eyes  and  started  to  wonder  if 
he  hadn't  eaten  locoweed.  He 
rushed  over  to  David  and  tried 
to  tell  him  in  his  best  voice 
just  how  happy  he  was  that 
David's  playing  had  awakened 


him  from  his  bad  dream. 

"/  could  have  died  of  fright. 
But  you  awakened  me  and  the 
sound  of  your  harp  soothed 
me. " 

That's  what  he  wanted  to 
say  but  all  David  could  hear 
was  "baa,  baa." 

"What  do  you  want,  Curly?" 
asked  David.  "You  seem  aw- 
fully happy  about  something." 

Curly  drug  his  nose  across 
the  strings  of  the  harp  trying 
to  tell  David.  But  the  sound 
was  dull;  not  very  pretty  and 
his  nose  stung  from  the  strings. 

"Curly,  you've  gotten  your 
nose  into  just  about  every- 
thing. But  my  harp?  Do  you 
want  me  to  keep  playing?" 

Curly  jumped  for  joy  and 
then  laid  down  contentedly  as 
David  strummed  and  sang  a 
song  of  praise  to  God  for 
safety  through  the  night. 
Curly  wanted  to  sing  praises 
too  but  that  was  reserved  for 
people. 

That  day  when  David  led 
them  down  the  hill,  Curly  saw 
the  clover  patch  and  walked 
right  on  by.  He  didn't  want 
any  part  of  the  clover  that  had 
given  him  such  greedy  bad 
dreams. 

Not  many  days  after,  some 
men  came  to  talk  to  David 
about  going  to  the  palace  to 
play  for  King  Saul  so  the  King 
would  be  free  from  his  sadness 
and  bad  dreams.  At  first  Curly 
was  unhappy  because  he  would 
miss  David  and  his  harp.  But 
then  he  thought  that  was  sel- 
fish, and  he  remembered  that 
it  was  selfishness  which  had 
caused  that  awful  dream.  He 
was  happy  that  David  would 
help  the  King  just  as  David 
had  helped  him. 


January  '80 


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Highlights 

of  an  Exciting  Year 


by  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr. 

President,  Grace  Schools 

Every  school  year  in  a  college  or  seminary 
brings  a  fresh  beginning.  How  many  other 
enterprises  of  this  magnitude  can  start  over 
every  12  months?  But  while  academic  years 
tend  to  take  on  a  certain  sameness  as  they  un- 
fold, the  1979-80  year  at  Grace  College  and 
Seminary  has  some  features  that  have  made  it 
distinctive,  and  for  these  we  give  praise  to 
God. 

INCREASED  STUDENTS 

The  most  obvious  highlight  of  the  present 
year  is  the  record  enrollment  in  both  college 
and  seminary.  For  the  first  time  more  than 
1 ,200  students  have  registered  for  classes,  and 
this  means  full  classrooms,  bustling  hallways, 
dormitories  at  capacity,  and  crowded  parking 
lots.  Of  that  total  the  414  students  in  Grace 
Seminary  represent  the  largest  fall  registra- 
tion in  our  history.  The  potential  for  Chris- 
tian leadership  represented  in  these  com- 
mitted young  scholars  never  fails  to  impress 
everyone  who  visits  a  class  or  attends  one  of 
the  chapels. 

Enrollment  in  Grace  College  topped  800 
for  the  first  time  (official  total:  804).  In  these 
days  of  ecomonic  uncertainty  and  a  declining 
student  pool,  the  increase  of  5  percent  which 
Grace  experienced  was  most  heartening.  A 
previous  Herald  reported  the  high  academic 
caliber  of  this  year's  freshman  class.  The 
spiritual  concerns  of  this  class  have  also  been 
exceptional,  and  this  has  helped  to  establish  a 
healthy  student  atmosphere  on  the  campus 
this  year. 

NEW  FACULTY  AND  ADMINISTRATORS 

The  academic  programs  have  benefited  this 
year  by  the  addition  of  several  new  full  time 


faculty  in  both  the  seminary  and  the  college. 
Dr.  Wayne  Knife  joined  the  seminary  Old  Tes- 
tament department,  coming  to  us  from  a 
faculty  position  at  Baptist  Bible  College  in 
Clark's  Summit,  Pennsylvania.  He  has  also 
taught  at  Philadelphia  College  of  Bible.  Dr. 
Larry  Overstreet  is  the  new  professor  of 
homiletics,  with  a  brand  new  Ph.D.  from 
Wayne  State  University,  and  previous  faculty 
experience  at  Detroit  Baptist  Divinity  School. 

Grace  College  added  two  faculty  members 
to  full-time  positions  this  year:  W.  Merwin 
Forbes  in  the  Department  of  Biblical  Studies, 
and  Mrs.  Margaret  Boozel  in  the  Department 
of  Nursing.  There  are  also  six  part-time  faculty 
members  who  have  enabled  us  to  enrich  our 
curricular  offerings  beyond  what  the  full-time 
faculty  can  provide. 

The  administration  of  Grace  Schools  is  the 
responsibility  of  the  president,  along  with  the 
executive  vice  president  and  administrators  of 
the  five  major  areas:  the  seminary,  college 
academics,  student  affairs,  business  affairs, 
and  development.  Two  of  our  administrators 
are  in  their  first  year  of  service  and  are  per- 
forming with  real  distinction.  Dean  of  Stu- 
dents Dan  Snively  acquired  a  number  of  years 
of  valuable  experience  under  his  predecessor 
Arnold  Kriegbaum,  now  retired.  Director  of 
Business  Affairs  Ron  dinger  is  rapidly 
familiarizing  himself  with  the  complex  aspects 
of  his  office.  Both  of  these  new  administra- 
tors have  quickly  gained  the  respect  of  their 
colleagues.  We  believe  God  has  brought  them 
to  us. 

PROGRAMS  AND  CONFERENCES 

The  college  enrolled  its  first  students  in  the 
new  associate  degree  program  in  nursing  this 
fall,  and  interest  is  very  high.  Already  Mrs. 
Barbara  Woodring,  director  of  nursing,  reports 
a  waiting  list  for  the  next  class.  These  young 


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women  are  receiving  their  clinical  experience 
at  Kosciusko  Community  Hospital  and 
Miller's  Merry  Manor. 

The  seminary  has  made  a  number  of  cur- 
ricular  changes  to  strengthen  its  programs. 
Students  may  now  choose  to  pursue  the  four- 
year  Master  of  Theology  degree  and  bypass 
the  Master  of  Divinity.  The  variety  of  aca- 
demic backgrounds  among  entering  students, 
especially  regarding  their  knowledge  of  Greek, 
is  recognized  more  formally  by  three  slightly 
different  curricula. 

Two  short-term  courses  will  be  offered 
during  the  winterim  to  resident  students,  as 
well  as  alumni  and  area  pastors.  These  will  be 
taught  by  visiting  faculty.  "Pastoral  Counsel- 
ing" will  be  taught  by  seminary  alumnus  Dr. 
Edward  Hindson,  now  of  Liberty  Baptist  Col- 
lege, and  "Christian  Education  Methods  and 
Materials"  by  college  alumnus  Dr.  Max 
Anders  of  Walk-Thru  the  Bible  ministries. 
Next  summer  the  seminary  will  utilize  visiting 
professors  Dr.  S.  Lewis  Johnson  (Dallas, 
Texas)  and  Dr.  James  Rosscup  (Talbot  Theo- 
logical Seminary)  for  two-week  courses. 

This  year  also  saw  the  inauguration  of  the 
first  Grace  Lay  Bible  Institute  with  151  stu- 
dents. Sponsored  by  the  seminary,  it  offers 
evening  classes  to  student  wives  and  other 
area  residents  taught  by  professors  and  gradu- 
ate students.  The  classes  meet  on  eight  conse- 
cutive Monday  evenings  each  semester.  Two 
Walk-Thru  the  Bible  seminars  are  also  being 
sponsored  this  year.  The  "Walk  Thru  the  Old 
Testament"  attracted  700  participants  in 
September.  The  New  Testament  seminar  will 
be  held  in  February. 

ENCOURAGING  FINANCES 

Finances  are  a  continuing  problem  in  high- 
er education  today,  and  Christian  institutions 
are  no  exception.  In  some  respects  their  pres- 
sures may  be  worse  because  some  of  them, 
including  Grace,  do  not  accept  government 
funds  for  institutional  purposes.  Nevertheless, 
God  has  given  us  a  host  of  friends  who  have 
caught  the  vision  of  Grace  Schools  and  the 
potential  that  is  here  for  a  meaningful  Chris- 
tian education.  Alumni  giving  for  the  first  9 
months  of  1979  (latest  figures  available  this 


writing)  was  up  75  percent  over  the  com- 
parable period  in  1978.  Total  monthly  gift  in- 
come for  the  first  9  months  of  1979  exceeded 
the  same  period  in  1978  by  22.9  percent.  Al- 
though Project  790  did  not  reach  its  lofty 
goal,  it  did  bring  in  about  $200,000  during 
1979,  a  most  encouraging  achievement.  For 
all  of  these  blessings  we  thank  God  and  press 
forward. 


News  Notes 

$10,000  Bequest 

Mr.  Squire  Allen,  who  went  to  be  with 
the  Lord  on  April  14,  1979,  at  the  age  of 
86,  made  a  bequest  of  $10,000  to  Grace 
Schools  in  his  will.  He  was  a  faithful 
member  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  in 
Flora,  Indiana,  since  1910.  Donald  R. 
Taylor  is  pastor  of  the  Flora  church. 

Returns  to  Library  Post 

President  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr.,  has  an- 
nounced that  Prof.  Robert  Ibach  has  re- 
turned to  his  position  as  Director  of 
Libraries  at  Grace  Schools.  He  resumed 
his  duties  officially  on  November  26.  Mr. 
Ibach  had  previously  served  Grace  for  10 
years  before  being  appointed  director  of 
the  Billy  Graham  Library  at  Wheaton 
College  this  fall.  "We  are  happy  to  wel- 
come him  back,"  said  Dr.  Kent. 

Elected  AIDO  President 

Richard  Messner,  Director  of  Develop- 
ment at  Grace  Schools,  is  the  newly 
elected  president  for  1980  and  1981  of 
the  Association  of  Institutional  Develop- 
ment Officers,  Christian  Colleges.  There 
are  70  members  of  this  national  organi- 
zation which  is  in  its  seventh  year  of 
operation. 


January  '80 


Picture  yourself  as 

creatively  meeting  the 

spiritual  needs  of  your 

associates,  your 

neighbors,  your  Sunday 

School  class. 

Imagine  your  church  in 

the  forefront,  creatively 

ministering  God's  Word 

with  sensitivity  to  the 

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include  you.  Stretch 

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is  in  the  business  of 

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those  preparing  for 

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Through  Biblically  based 

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is  laid;  through  exposure 

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and  His  glory. 

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campus  of  Grace 

Theological  Seminary, 

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Featured  speakers  include  Dr.  Bruce 
K.  Waltke,  Dr.  Charles  R.  Swindoll, 
Dr.  John  MacArthur,  Jill  Briscoe,  Dr. 
Joseph  S  to  well  Sr.,  Pastor  Walter 
Banks,  Pastor  Joseph  Stowell  and 
many  others.  Come  and  be  a  part  of 
this  exciting  conference. 


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Chester  McCall 
I.  R.  Kilgore 
Mrs.  Hilda  Martin 


Rev.  Leo  Polman 
Paul  H.  Kurtz 


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Mrs.  Kate  Flowers 
Mrs.  Betty  Feather 

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(40th  Wedding  Anniversary) 
Pastor  and  Mrs.  Paul  E.  Dick 


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The  moderator  of  the  1979  conference  proposed  a  meeting  of  fellowship  planning  and 
discussion.  David  Hocking's  suggestion  will  be  resulting  in  a  gathering  at  Winona 
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are  available  upon  request. 

HAROLD  II  is  about  to  make  its  debut.  This  is  the  second  computer  to  be  pi 
at  the  Herald.  The  first  one,  HAROLD  I,  has  been  working  for  about  a  year 
All  names  and  addresses  of  Foreign  Missions  Echoes  and  Brethren  Missionar: 
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out  the  payroll  each  week. 

HAROLD  II  will  take  over  the  functions  of  invoicing,  inventory  controls,  £ 
ledgers.  It  will  also  make  out  payment  checks  and  several  other  functions, 
in  all  cases  there  are  problems  in  the  switch  over,  but  the  ability  to  har 
amounts  of  information  quickly  is  a  very  valuable  asset. 

Here  is  some  news  that  I  think  you  will  like.  The  Brethren  Missionary  Hera 
obtaining  a  toll-free  "800"  number.  We  will  get  the  number  out  to  you  this 
Calls  may  be  made  from  every  state,  except  Indiana,  Alaska,  and  Hawaii.  We 
the  number  for  a  three  month  period  and  if  the  results  are  satisfactory  at 
it  will  be  continued. 

In  the  theological  discussion  areas,  there  is  a  great  deal  of  discussion  a 
matter  of  events  of  the  last  days — when  the  Church  will  be  taken  to  be  wit' 
Some  teaching  that  varies  from  our  historical  and  biblical  position  is  beii 
Establish  yourself  well  on  this  matter  as  to  the  truth. 

Have  you  made  the  selections  for  your  selective  class  for  the  next  Sunday  ; 
quarter?  The  special  prices  for  Brethren  adult  literature  makes  it  possiblt 
to  study  in  your  Sunday  school  class  one  of  the  biblical  studies  offered  tl 
Herald. 

Make  it  a  point  to  get  your  vacation  plans  for  the  national  conference  at  V 
Lake  in  1980.  Conference  is  a  bit  early  this  year  and  it  opens  with  a  speed 
urday  night  musical  concert  by  Paul  Schumacher.  The  conference  for  young  pe 
sponsored  by  GBC  Christian  Education  will  again  be  a  good  one.  Oh  yes,  conf 
dates  are  July  27  through  August  1. 

The  moderator  of  the  1979  conference  proposed  a  meeting  of  fellowship  plann 
discussion.  David  Hocking's  suggestion  will  be  resulting  in  a  gathering  at 
Lake  on  April  14-16,  1980.  Pray  that  the  study  group  will  be  a  definite  for 
step  within  our  Fellowship. 

It  would  be  a  good  idea  to  go  to  your  pastor  and  ask  him  when  your  dis- 
trict conference  will  be  held.  It  will  first 
of  all  surprise  him,  and  it  will  help  you  to 
decide  to  join  the  Brethren  in  your  area  in  a 
time  of  fellowship  and  blessing. 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY 


6R6LD 


:EBRUARY   1980 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


The  "Who's  Who 
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Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 


It  just  had  to  happen.  It  was  as 
inevitable  as  a  headache!  For  years 
all  of  the  famous  people  have  been 
receiving  the  attention,  and  their 
biographies  have  been  printed  in 
fifty  dollar  volumes.  Their  plaques 
have  graced  their  office  walls  and 
when  this  is  called  to  their  attention, 
they  humbly  admit  they  have  been 
selected  for  an  edition  of  Who's 
Who  in  Religion  or  politics,  or  an 
expert  in  some  exotic  field  of  en- 
deavor. Meanwhile,  you  stand  by, 
hoping  that  one  of  these  days  your 
boss  will  remember  your  name. 
Maybe  you  are  one  of  those  sons-in- 
law  that  you  hope  your  mother-in- 
law  will  someday  recognize  you  and 
quit  getting  you  confused  with  the 
trash  man. 

It  did  happen;  well,  I  should  say, 
it  is  about  to  happen.  A  new 
volume  is  coming  out  and  it  will  be 
called  Who  s  Nobody  in  America.  It 
is  being  compiled  by  a  California 
firm.  It  promises  to  list  the  no- 
bodies of  America.  I  assume  it  will 
include    the    important    nobodies. 

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After  all,  how  can  one  find  a  really 
nobody  nobody?  I  am  afraid, 
though,  that  this  whole  thing  might 
get  out  of  hand  and  fail.  If  so,  we 
will  end  up  with  the  VIP  nobodies 
of  America  and  the  people  most 
qualified  for  the  book  will  not  be 
listed.  What  a  shame! 

Who,  according  to  the  standards, 
are  the  nobodies  who  may  qualify? 
Some  have  applied— about  4,000 
thus  far— and  with  a  rough  estimate 
of  maybe  220,000,000  nobodies  in 
America,  there  is  still  plenty  of 
room  to  get  in  the  edition.  It  looks, 
though,  like  the  list  will  be  limited 
to  just  25,000  in  the  first  edition. 

One  applicant  claimed  she  had 
been  to  the  same  psychiatrist  for 
eight  years  and  he  kept  calling  her 
Evelyn.  Her  name  is  Mildred.  An- 
other lady  claimed  that  she  is  a  wife, 
mother  and  a  church  secretary,  and 
the  only  time  anyone  notices  her  is 
when  she  is  gone.  One  lady  wanted 
the  honor  on  the  basis  that  she  had 
held  a  small  party,  and  later  the 
guests  kept  asking  her  to  point  out 


the  hostess  so  they  could  extend 
their  thanks. 

So,  it  is  obvious  that  a  large 
number  of  people  are  having  the 
problem  of  finding  what  is  probably 
their  true  worth  in  life.  I  think  it 
also  brings  up  the  matter  of  how 
distorted  we  get  with  our  sense  of 
values.  We  place  the  wrong  emphasis 
on  who  is  important  and  who  is  not 
important.  Certainly  from  the  view- 
point of  the  Word  of  God  there  is 
the  truth  that  God  is  interested  in 
all.  Christ  died  for  the  whole  of 
humanity— the  kings,  the  rulers,  and 
those  we  call  the  common  people,  as 
well. 

In  fact,  we  are  warned  in  the 
Scriptures  not  to  place  too  much 
importance  on  the  status  or  voca- 
tion of  a  person.  In  the  early  days 
of  the  Church  James  spoke  of  not 
giving  the  best  seat  to  those  dressed 
in  fine  apparel,  and  moving  the 
poor  to  a  lesser  place  of  seating. 
But  when  it  comes  to  the  calling  of 
God,  hear  what  Paul  says  about 
status,  and  place  in  life:  "For  ye  see 
your  calling,  brethren,  how  that  not 
many  wise  men  after  the  flesh,  not 
many  mighty,  not  many  noble,  are 
called:  but  God  hath  chosen  the 
foolish  things  of  the  world  to  con- 
found the  wise;  and  God  hath 
chosen  the  weak  things  of  the 
world  to  confound  the  things  which 
are  mighty ;  and  base  things  of  the 
world,  and  things  which  are  de- 
spised, hath  God  chosen,  yea,  the 
things  that  are  not,  to  bring  to 
nought  the  things  that  are:  that  no 
flesh  should  glory  in  his  presence" 
(1  Cor.  1:26-29). 

So,  as  men  put  together  their 
"Who's  Who"  to  give  honor  to 
those  who  have  accomplished,  and 
others  put  together  a  book  of 
Who's  Nobody  in  America,  God 
puts  together  a  book  of  His  own. 
Those  who  are  in  His  book  will  be 
saved  by  the  grace  of  Christ,  and 
the  names  of  those  important  in 
God's  program  may  well  vary  from 
man's  list  of  recognition. 


COVER  PHOTO:  This  Fulani  tribesman  in 
the  C.A.R.  is  a  member  of  just  one  of  the 
20,000  unreached  groups  in  the  world  today. 
Photo  by  Dr.  David  Daugherty 

reported 
in  the  herald 

35  Years  Ago- 1945 

The  Brethren  Radio  Hour  will  go  on  the  air 
as  soon  as  funds  are  available.  Needed  are 
5,000  people  who  will  send  in  a  $1.00  per 
month.  .  .  .  The  remodeling  of  the  Foreign 
Missionary  Residence  on  Chestnut  Street  in 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  is  about  to  begin.  Pur- 
chased in  1943  for  $7,500,  the  residence 
will  soon  be  ready  for  full  occupation. 

15  Years  Ago- 1965 

The  report  for  1964  Foreign  Missions  giving 

is  in  and  it  totals  $483,211 Rev.  Ralph 

Colburn,  pastor  at  Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla., 
celebrated  his  eleventh  year  as  pastor,  and 
received  a  gift  of  a  Holy  Land  trip  from  the 
congregation.  .  .  .  The  Florida  district  an- 
nounced that  their  first  district  conference 
will  be  held  March  1-3. 

5  Years  Ago -197  5 

Larry  Gegner  is  moving  from  Ankenytown, 
Ohio,  to  Kokomo,  Ind.  .  .  .  Almost  700 
people  attended  the  dedication  service  of 
the  new  sanctuary  at  Sunnyside,  Wash.  . .  . 
Columbus,  Ohio,  won  the  Sunday  school 
contest  for  division  A,  and  Warsaw,  Ind., 
won  it  for  division  C. 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY,, 


Volume  42        Number  2        February  1980 

Editor,  Charles  W.  Turner 

Managing  Editor,  Kenneth  E.  Herman 

Artist,  Jane  Fretz 

Production  Manager,  Bruce  Brickel 

Departmental  Editors:   Christian  Education: 

Knute  Larson.  Foreign  Missions:   Rev.  John 

Zielasko,   Nora   Macon.  Grace  Schools:  Dr. 

Homer   A.    Kent,   Jr.,   Don  Cramer.  Home 

Missions:   Dr.    Lester   E.   Pifer,  Brad  Skiles. 

WMC:  Linda  Hoke. 

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4  THE    PRESIDENT   PRAYS   FOR    WISDOM 

8  CELEBRATING   80   YEARS 

10  HEALING   SOULS   AND    BODIES 

20  WOULD    YOU    HELP   US   MOVE? 

27  AN    INTERVIEW   WITH   WALTER    FRETZ 

311  EMPHASIS   ON    JEWISH    EVANGELISM 

33  SKIPPING    THE   COUNTERFEIT 

34  THREE  MONUMENTS    IN    HAWAII 

35  NEW   COURSE    AT    GRACE 


bmh  features 

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Religion  in  Review   12  •  BMH  Special   23 

•  BMH  News  Report  24  •  Now  40  • 


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Dear  Missionary  Herald  Family, 

I  would  like  to  thank  you  on  behalf  of  the  Senior  WMC 
of  the  Martinsburg  First  Brethren  Church  for  the  beauti- 
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Don  Hocking  (left)  and  President  David  Dacko  (right) 


The  President  Prays  for  the 
Wisdom  of  Solomon 


by  Don  Hocking 

On  Wednesday,  November  7, 
while  I  was  at  M'Baiki  for  a  pastor's 
conference,  the  protocol  officer  of 
President  David  Dacko  visited  my 
house  in  Bangui  and  asked  to  see 
me.  My  wife,  Betty,  explained  that 
I  was  at  M'Baiki  and  would  return 
about  6  p.m.  That  evening  he  ar- 
rived a  little  after  6:30  and  said  the 
President  wanted  to  see  me  the 
next  morning  at  his  residence  at  8 
o'clock.  So,  Thursday  morning  I 
was  there. 

I  was  ushered  into  a  waiting 
room  in  the  President's  house.  At 
8:30  the  French  protocol  officer 
said  President  Dacko  wanted  to  see 
me  at  10  a.m.  I  explained  that  I  had 
to  leave  for  Batangafo  at  9:30  a.m. 
and  the  flight  had  to  go  on  schedule 
since  permission  for  our  flight  had 
been  obtained  from  the  Chief  of 
Staff  of  the  Armed  Forces  and  the 
National  Sheriffs  office.  This  is  the 
date  we  had  arranged  and  it  could 
not  be  changed.  He  accepted  the 


explanation  and  told  me  to  return 
Saturday  morning  at  8:30. 

Returning  Saturday  morning,  I 
again  went  to  the  residence.  I  had 
hardly  gotten  out  of  the  car  when 
the  president  was  on  the  veranda  of 
his  house  waiting  for  me.  We  went 
into  a  receiving  room  and  sat  down 


"we  need  to  spread  the 
Gospel.    We  need  to  get  books 
about  the  Gospel  all  over  the 
C.A.R.  and  encourage  pastors 
to  evangelize.   Only  God  can 

keep  our  country  right. 

Soldiers  and  guns  and  bullets 

can 't  do  it— only  Christ.  " 


to  talk.  Though  I  had  met  Mr. 
Dacko  previously,  this  was  the  first 
time  I  had  ever  been  alone  with 
him. 

You    might    "wonder    why    he 
would  summon  me.  There  is  a  story 


behind  it.  When  Betty  and  I  lived  at 
M'Baiki,  he  came  to  the  mission  on 
three  occasions.  At  his  first  two 
visits  we  were  away  from  home. 
The  third  time,  Betty  and  I  were 
there  holding  youth  classes  with  the 
Snyders  and  Marie  Mishler.  He  ap- 
parently was  impressed  by  his  visit. 
Marie  took  some  black  and  white 
pictures  and  gave  him  one. 

His  government  was  overthrown 
by  Bokassa,  but  he  was  later  al- 
lowed to  return  to  his  house  near 
M'Bata  via  M'Baiki.  Though  he  was 
under  some  surveillance,  Al  Balzer 
and  I  went  to  visit  him.  A  soldier 
guarded  him  and  those  who  came 
to  see  him,  but  the  soldier  let  us 
through  and  we  visited  with  him 
about  one  hour.  He  was  very  im- 
pressed by  this  visit  and  very  appre- 
ciative—he gave  us  a  regime  of 
bananas  and  lots  of  eggs.  We  talked 
about  spiritual  things  at  that  time. 
He  told  me  then  that  he  knew  Jesus 
Christ  was  the  only  way  of  salva- 
tion. 

During   my   next  contact  with 


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him  at  close  range,  he  still  was  not 
in  the  government.  But  he  was  free 
to  move  about  and  he  attended  the 
church  dedication  of  the  M'Bata 
church.  The  Balzers  and  we  were 
there.  President  Dacko  sat  right 
next  to  me  and  we  had  another  nice 
conversation. 

The  next  time  I  saw  him,  we 
were  on  the  same  plane  together.  I 
was  going  from  Paris  to  Bangui  and 
he  boarded  at  N'Djamena,  Chad. 
We  greeted  each  other.  He  was  now 
the  personal  counselor  to  Bokassa 
and  about  the  second  or  third  man 
in  the  government.  It  was  October 
of  1977. 

Perhaps  all  this  had  something  to 
do  with  his  invitation  to  me  for  a 
personal  chat  on  that  Saturday 
morning. 

What  did  he  tell  me?  Well,  he 
gave  me  an  overview  of  the  political 
situation  of  Africa.  He  feels  that 
the  two  greatest  dangers  are  com- 
munism and  Libya.  There  have 
been  over  400  Central  African  stu- 
dents in  Libya.  He  planned  to  pull 
them  all  out  of  that  country.  He 
showed  me  what  the  communists 
are  doing  and  their  strategy. 

Then  he  said,  "I  don't  believe  I 
have  to  tell  you  about  the  dangers 
of  communism." 


"No,  I  know  the  dangers  very 
well,"  I  answered. 

He  pointed  out  that  there  are 
500  Russian  technicians  in  the 
C.A.R.— more  than  in  any  other 
central   African   country.  He  also 


"This  is  what  I  am  asking 

from  God.    This  is  what  I 

want  you  to  pray  about— that 

God  will  give  me  wisdom.    We 

want  to  go  on  the  straight 

and  narrow  path— not  to  the 

left  or  right.   Pray  that  He  will 

hold  our  feet  on  His  path  and 

that  we  will  do  things 

His  way. " 


commented  that  they  have  built  in 
Bangui  the  nicest  and  most  impres- 
sive embassy  anywhere  in  central 
Africa.  He  claimed  it  was  not  with- 
out reason— they  are  directing  their 
attacks  against  the  C.A.R.  and 
Zaire. 

"Therefore,"  he  stated,  "we 
need  to  spread  the  Gospel.  We  need 
to  get  books  about  the  Gospel  all 


over  the  C.A.R.  and  encourage 
pastors  to  evangelize.  Only  God  can 
keep  our  country  right.  Soldiers 
and  guns  and  bullets  can't  do  it- 
only  Christ." 

He  is  a  devout  Catholic  but 
knows  the  way  of  salvation  in 
Christ.  It  was  a  very  impressive  con- 
versation, and  he  is  a  very  sincere 
religious  man. 

He  waited  for  my  response.  "I 
will  tell  all  the  pastors  to  pray  for 
you  and  your  government.  I'll  ex- 
plain to  them  your  desire  to 
encourage  pastors  to  spread  gospel 
books  and  to  evangelize  all  over  the 
C.A.R.  You  will  have  the  complete 
backing  of  our  pastors  and  mission- 
aries in  these  endeavors.  That  is 
why  we  are  here  and  we  appreciate 
your  encouragement." 

Then  I  pointed  out  that  his  ab- 
sence at  the  Castors  church  on  the 
day  of  thanksgiving  (two  Sundays 
after  his  coup  d'e'tat)  after  he  said 
he  would  attend  was  regretted  by 
the  believers  there.  I  encouraged 
him  to  make  it  right.  Dacko  ac- 
cepted. 

Sunday  morning,  he  arrived  at 
church  before  I  was  to  preach  at 
10  o'clock.  I  decided  not  to  preach 
while  he  was  there  (my  messages 
are  usually  about  30  minutes  long). 


The  Castors  Brethren  Church 


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President  Dacko  visited  the  Castors  church  near  Bangui 


Instead,  I  read  Romans  13  and  had 
prayer.  Pastor  Ndomale  Joseph  was 
in  charge  of  the  reception  of  the 
president  and  the  service  after  he 
arrived.  The  president  was  given  the 
opportunity  to  speak.  It  was  almost 
like  preaching! 

He  had  three  points,  which  were 
backed  with  Scripture:  1)  Spread 
the  Gospel,  Isaiah  42:7;  2)  Spend 
time  in  the  Word  of  God,  illustrated 
by  Mary  and  Martha  in  Luke;  and 
3)  Pray  for  God's  guidance  and  pro- 
tection, Psalm  127:1-2.  He  was  well 
received.  The  2,000  people  gathered 
in  the  Sango  service  clapped  after 
each  point  and  gave  him  a  good 
round  of  applause  at  the  end.  He  re- 
turned to  his  seat,  the  choir  sang, 
Pastor  Noel  Gaiwaka  prayed,  and 
then  President  Dacko  left.  Pastor 
Ndomale  and  I  accompanied  him  to 
his  car.  He  asked  for  a  group  of  us 
to  come  to  his  house  at  6  p.m. 

I  went  back  in  and  preached. 
Then  after  the  service,  a  Frenchman 
and  two  Central  African  technicians 
came  to  record  the  adult  choir  sing- 
ing the  national  anthem  in  Sango 


and  the  youth  choir  which  had  sung 
two  numbers  during  the  president's 
visit. 

The  protocol  officer  came  back 
to  talk  with  me  to  say  that  in  addi- 
tion to  10  pastors,  the  president 
would  like  to  have  the  two  directors 
of  the  choirs  and  several  laymen 
and     laywomen     leaders    of    the 


He  waited  for  my  response. 
"/  will  tell  all  the  pastors  to 

pray  for  you  and  your 

government.  "  We  are  really 

getting  behind  him  and 

praying  for  him.  Won't 

you  do  the  same? 


church  come  to  his  residence.  All 
together  the  Don  Millers,  the  Hock- 
ings,  10  pastors,  and  about  15  lay- 
people  (including  the  two  directors) 
were  invited.  Don  and  I  drove  our 
two  cars  and  took  the  pastors.  The 
government  sent  a  minibus  to  the 
Castors  church  to  get  the  laypeople. 


We  arrived  about  6:00  and  were  in- 
troduced into  his  residence  at  6:10. 
Lovely  stuffed  chairs  were  in 
groups  of  6  to  8  and  the  president 
sat  next  to  me  on  a  sort  of  couch. 
We  talked  and  he  had  soft  drinks 
brought  in  for  us.  Then  they  set  up 
a  buffet.  Everything  was  cold,  but 
delicious:  small  sandwiches  (ham, 
caviar),  cold  pieces  of  chicken  with 
a  little  pickle,  olives,  potato  chips, 
and  cream  puffs. 

Pastor  Ndomale  sat  on  the  other 
side  of  the  president.  We  got  in- 
volved in  some  very  interesting  con- 
versations. He  agreed  readily  to  my 
taking  some  pictures. 

Before  we  left,  I  asked  him  if  he 
would  like  to  say  a  word  to  the 
entire  group.  He  agreed  and  used 
Solomon  as  his  example.  He  used 
the  illustration  of  God's  giving 
Solomon  the  privilege  of  asking  for 
anything  he  wanted.  Solomon 
asked  for  wisdom  to  govern  God's 
people. 

"This  is  what  I  am  asking  from 
God.  This  is  what  I  want  you  to 
pray  about— that  God  will  give  me 


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of  any  of  the  following  people,  please  let  us  know  at  P.  0.  Box  588, 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590: 


T.  C.  Leslie 
C.  H.  Marks 
Rev.  Clara  Flora 
Rev.  J.  M.  Fox 
Rev.  Mary  Sterling 
Naomi  Wilson 
Rev.  G.  W.  Rench 
Mrs.  G.  W.  Rench 
Rev.  Jacob  C.  Cassel 
Rev.  W.  H.Miller 
Rev.  J.  R.  Wampler 
Mrs.  J.  R.  Wampler 
Rev.  I.  D.  Bowman 
Rev.  J.  Allen  Miller 
Mary  Wise 
Ella  C.  Laney 
Etta  Lichty 
C.  W.  Landia 
Emily  H.  Gnagey 


Rev.  Z.  H.Copp 
Rev.  J.  O.  Talley 
Lizzie  G.  Lichty 
Rev.  L.  W.  Ditch 
Rev.  B.  H.  Flora 
Rev.  M.  A.  Witter 
Rev.  W.  M.  Lyon 
Rev.  C.  F.  Yoder 
Rev.  J.  E.  Baker 
Rev.  W.  D.  Furry 
Alma  Moomaw 

(Mrs.  L.  L.  Garber) 
Cora  Snyder 

(Mrs.  N.  C.  Nielsen) 
Alice  Harly 
Ethelyn  Clark 
Vianna  Detwiler 
Rev.  A.  S.  Menaugh 


Rev.  L.  S.  Bauman 
Maud  Wingard 
Mrs.  W.  C.  Perry 
Sarah  Rinehart 
Henry  Rinehart 
Amelia  Bauman 
W.  S.  Baker 
Myrtle  Arnot 
Annie  C.  Switzer 
Hames  Rodebaugh 
Rev.  J.  L.  Kimmel 
B.  F.  Kinzie 
Mrs.  Jacob  C.  Cassel 
M.  J.  Hanse 
Mary  M.  Bauman 
Aura  M.  Swihart 
Ida  A.  Simmonds 
Amy  Penn 


wisdom.  We  want  to  go  on  the 
straight  and  narrow  path— not  to 
the  left  or  right.  Pray  that  He  will 
hold  our  feet  on  His  path  and  that 
we  will  do  things  His  way." 

By  the  way,  we  had  prayed  be- 
fore we  ate.  Dacko  seems  to  be  a 
man  of  prayer.  He  confided  in  me 
that  he  reads  10  pages  of  the  Bible 
and  prays  every  day.  In  fact,  off  to 
the  side  we  saw  a  type  of  prayer 
room.  Of  course,  the  crucifix  was 
there  as  well  as  a  picture  of  Mary 


and  the  Babe,  but  he  had  a  Bible 
there.  He  reads  it  both  in  French 
and  Sango,  he  said. 

At  the  end  we  had  prayer  for 
him— three  pastors  prayed.  He  was 
so  friendly,  down-to-earth,  and 
gracious.  What  hospitality!  Every- 
one was  extremely  impressed  by  his 
attitude,  his  humbleness,  and  his 
desire  for  prayer  and  wisdom  from 
God. 

I  feel  we  should  rejoice  in  all  of 
this.  Naturally,  we  need  to  have 


guarded  optimism,  but  these  events 
have  been  very  encouraging.  The 
standing  of  the  mission  and  the 
Union  of  Brethren  Churches  in  the 
eyes  of  the  government  has  never 
been  higher.  God  has  raised  up 
President  Dacko  for  times  like 
these.  We  are  really  getting  behind 
him  and  praying  for  him.  Won't 
you  do  the  same? 

WON'T  YOU  DO   THE  SAME? 


Don  Hocking  meets  with  a  group  of  African  pastors  and  leaders 


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Celebrating  80  Years! 


by  John  W.  Zielasko 


The  Brethren  Foreign  Missionary  Society  will  soon 
celebrate  its  eightieth  anniversary.  On  September  1, 
1900,  53  determined  and  dedicated  people  met  on 
the  conference  grounds  of  Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  and 
brought  into  existence  an  organization  that  today  em- 
bodies the  loyalty  and  pride  of  the  National  Fellow- 
ship of  Grace  Brethren  Churches. 

Why  was  it  organized?  Early  records  declare  the 
purpose  of  the  Society's  existence.  "The  Society 
exists  for  the  purpose  of  forwarding  the  cause  of 
Jesus  Christ  in  foreign  lands,  acting  as  an  auxiliary  of 
the  Brethren  Church." 

One  doesn't  assume  such  an  ambitious  program 
without  fierce  opposition  from  Satan  and  his  hosts, 
and  the  fledgling  missionary  society  was  not  immune 
from  his  attacks. 

It  will  be  worth  the  effort  to  review  a  little  of  the 
Society's  noble  history  and  reflect  on  the  motivation 
and  dedication  of  the  pioneers  who  blazed  the  trail 
and  conquered  formidable  obstacles  in  obedience  to 
Jesus  Christ. 

The  mission  program  itself  did  not  get  underway 
for  three  years  after  the  Society's  founding.  Then  in 
1903,  two  missionaries  were  sent  out— one  to  Mon- 
treal, Canada;  and  another  to  Urmia,  Persia.  Both  of 
these  works  later  had  to  be  closed.  The  ministry  in 
Persia  continued  for  a  period  of  six  years  with  some 
measure  of  success.  Then,  I  believe,  the  missionary 
Yonan  Y.  Auraham  died.  Efforts  to  place  another 
missionary  on  the  field  were  unsuccessful  due  to  the 
unstable  political  conditions  in  the  area. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  that  the  mission  was 
located  in  what  is  now  the  Turkish  section  of  Iran. 
Urmia  is  probably  close  to  Tabriz,  a  city  that  is  very 
much  in  the  news  as  this  is  being  written.  Opposition 
to  the  Ayatollah  Khomeini  centers  in  this  area.  How 
tragic  it  is  that  it  was  not  possible  to  continue  a 
Brethren  witness  for  Christ  in  that  troubled  spot. 
Even  today  there  are  only  some  5,000  Protestants  in 
all  of  Iran. 

It  may  surprise  our  readers  to  learn  that  the  Breth- 
ren Church  also  had  a  work  in  China.  Mrs.  Rose 


Foulke  and  her  two  daughters,  Verna  and  Rose, 
labored  in  Taming-fu,  North  China.  This  originally 
was  a  mission  project  supported  wholly  by  the  Long 
Beach  (Calif.)  Brethren  Church,  but  it  did  come 
under  the  direction  of  the  Foreign  Board  in  1921. 
Regrettably,  a  lack  of  missionary  personnel  forced 
the  closing  of  the  field  in  1924,  and  since  that  date, 
FMS  has  had  no  involvement  in  the  Orient. 

As  you  see,  the  devil  was  busy  at  every  turn  trying 
to  discourage  the  foreign  mission  efforts  of  the  Breth- 
ren Church.  With  these  apparent  setbacks,  surely 
interest  in  the  foreign  mission  enterprise  would  col- 
lapse. But,  Satan  was  to  learn  that  Brethren  mission- 
aries are  as  devoted  to  Jesus  Christ  as  any  and  that 
they  tenaciously  hold  on  no  matter  what  the  obstacles 
or  dangers. 


To  one  who  asked  George  Mueller 

the  secret  of  his  service  he  said:  "There 

was  a  day  when  I  died"— and  as  he 

spoke  he  bent  lower  until  he  almost 

touched  the  floor— "died  to 

George  Mueller,  his  opinions, 

preferences,  tastes,  and  will; 

died  to  the  world,  its  approval  or  censure; 

died  to  the  approval  or  blame  even  of 

my  brethren  and  friends; 

and  since  then  I  have  studied  only  to 

show  myself  approved  unto  God." 


Argentina  was  considered  by  the  Foreign  Board  to 
be  the  first  organized  Brethren  missionary  endeavor. 
It  was  termed,  in  the  minutes  of  1907,  as  the  "special 
field  of  our  missionary  effort."  The  first  team  sailed 
for  Argentina  in  1909.  Missionaries  to  Argentina 
found  it  hard  to  penetrate  the  Roman  Catholic  cul- 
ture, but  they  didn't  give  up.  The  existence  of  Breth- 
ren churches  in  Argentina  today  testifies  to  the  faith- 


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fulness  of  those  who  were  willing  to  stick  to  the  diffi- 
cult task. 

The  conquest  of  Oubangui-Chari  in  Central  Africa 
is  a  tale  of  heroism  that  rivals  the  stories  of  mission- 
ary dedication,  valor,  and  sacrifice  anywhere  in  the 
world.  We  marvel  at  the  patience  and  fortitude  dis- 
played by  our  missionaries  in  the  face  of  the  ordeals 
they  were  forced  to  endure. 

The  first  missionary  team  had  to  wait  three  years 
before  the  French  gave  permission  to  enter  the 
territory.  In  the  meantime,  reinforcements  sailed  to 
join  the  pioneer  party;  but  on  the  trip  up  the  Sangha 
River,  the  missionary's  wife,  Mrs.  Antoine  Rollier, 
was  stricken  with  fever  and  died.  Shortly  after  that 
the  pioneer  missionary  party  eagerly  anticipated  the 
arrival  of  another  new  recruit.  Alas,  Allen  Bennett 
also  took  sick  and  died  just  a  few  miles  short  of  his 
destination.  James  S.  Gribble,  himself,  after  receiving 
permission  from  the  French  to  enter  Oubangui- 
Chari,  was  permitted  only  two  years  of  ministry  be- 
fore the  Lord  called  him  home.  Thus,  the  mission 
from  its  inception  was  plagued  with  sicknesses, 
death,  and  discouragements  that  were  enough  to 
cause  the  most  optimistic  to  give  up— but  they  didn't. 
The  presence  of  a  church  numbering  some  80,000 
members  in  what  is  now  the  Central  African  Republic 
is  testimony  to  the  courage,  faith,  and  ministry  of 
Brethren  missionaries. 

In  the  course  of  these  80  years,  the  Society  con- 
tinued to  grow  and  prosper  and  now  embraces  9 
fields:  Argentina,  Brazil,  Central  African  Republic, 
Chad,  France,  Germany,  Hawaii,  Mexico,  and  Puerto 
Rico. 

Of  course,  Satan  still  opposes. 

Missionary  casualties  still  keep  the  ranks  pitifully 
understaffed. 

The  work  continues  to  have  its  share  of  problems— 
but  this  is  the  lot  of  any  Christian  minister  who  faith- 
fully serves  his  Lord  in  this  age. 

In  the  meantime,  God  blesses. 

From  that  day  in  1900,  when  53  people  became 
the  charter  members  of  the  corporation,  the  Society 
has  grown  and  now  has  9,000  people  as  corporation 
members.  Over  the  course  of  these  80  years,  over  250 
people  have  served  or  are  presently  serving  as  mission- 
aries with  the  Foreign  Missionary  Society.  The 
present  active  missionary  force  is  103. 

When  James  Gribble  issued  the  challenge  for 
young  men  and  women  to  follow  him  into  the  un- 
reached territories  of  Africa,  Brethren  young  people, 
recognizing  full  well  that  such  a  challenge  could  end 
in  death,  accepted  the  call  and  gladly  made  the 
sacrifices  necessary  to  do  the  job  that  Christ  com- 


Looking  Back 

and 

Praising  the  Lord! 

This  is  an  excerpt  from  a  letter  by 
James  S.  Gribble,  pioneer  missionary  to 
Africa. 

"Before  closing,  I  must  add  this.  On 
Sunday  a  couple  of  Frenchmen  called  in 
our  camp  and  after  being  a  bit  amused 
with  the  children,  one  of  them  asked 
Marguerite  (Cribbles'  child)  if  she  would 
go  with  him.  To  this  question  she  gave  a 
negative  answer  saying  that  'she  wanted 
to  go  to  Ubangui-Chari. '  So,  from  the 
least  to  the  greatest  of  us,  we  are  all 
united  in  wanting  to  go  to  Ubangui- 
Chari.  " 


mitted  to  His  Church.  Notice,  for  example,  these 
words  from  a  letter  written  by  one  of  our  early  mis- 
sionaries: "I  place  no  value  on  anything  I  have  or  may 
possess  except  in  relation  to  the  kingdom  of  Christ.  I 
indeed  shall  most  promote  the  glory  of  Him  to  whom 
I  owe  all  hope  in  time  and  eternity." 

The  1980s  begin  a  new  era  for  the  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Society.  The  obstacles  we  face  in  the  accom- 
plishment of  the  Great  Commission  may  be  of  a 
different  nature  from  those  faced  by  our  pioneer 
missionaries,  but  they  are  just  as  formidable.  Today 
there  are  the  challenges  of  the  Orient— billions  un- 
touched by  the  Gospel,  the  pygmies,  and  countless 
ethnic  groups  in  Europe  and  South  America  that  have 
no  gospel  witness.  These  are  just  a  few  of  the  many 
opportunities  that  witness  to  the  unfinished  task.  The 
job,  indeed,  is  far  from  done,  but  we  confidently  be- 
lieve that  the  Brethren  Church  will  continue  to 
support  this  good  work  and  will  encourage  her  sons 
and  daughters  to  follow  in  the  steps  of  those  noble 
souls  who  have  brought  us  to  the  eightieth  anniversary 
year. 


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Healing  Souls 
and 


by  Dr.  Bill  Walker 

She  was  in  critical  condition 
when  they  brought  her  to  the 
hospital.  After  many  hours  of 
trying  various  village  remedies,  the 
group  of  Arab  men  and  women  had 
presented  her  to  us  to  care  for.  The 
coma  was  of  uncertain  cause  and 
we  felt  that  some  of  the  village 
medicine  may  have  actually 
aggravated  the  illness. 

We  began  intravenous  feedings 
and  a  treatment  schedule  we  felt 
would  be  appropriate.  There 
seemed  to  be  some  improvement  in 
the  hours  that  followed.  She  began 
to  moan  and  speak  erratic  phrases. 
Though  still  critically  ill,  we  felt 
her  coma  was  lightening. 

The  Mohammaden  religious 
leader,  the  Malum,  showed  up  at 
the  hospital  after  we  had  cared  for 
the  lady  about  36  hours.  He 
demanded  she  be  released  so  he 
could  take  her  to  the  village  and 
offer  a  sacrifice  for  her— her  illness 
would  be  cured  if  a  chicken  were 
sacrificed,  he  asserted. 

We  assured  the  Malum  that  we 
were  concerned  for  the  woman  and 
that  we  had  been  praying  that  God 
would  lead  us  in  the  proper  treat- 
ment for  her.  We  had  the 
opportunity  to  explain  to  the 
Malum  that  Christ's  blood  had  been 
shed  once  and  for  all  for  all  of  our 
sins.  It  is  no  longer  necessary  to 
offer  the  blood  of  bulls  and  goats 
to  obtain  God's  blessings  (see  Heb. 
10:4). 

For  a  few  hours  it  seemed  as 
though  the  Malum  was  going  to 
accept  our  treatment  and  our 
method  of  asking  God's  direction. 
Soon,  however,  members  of  the 


Two  women  of  the  Bororo  people 


family  came  asking  us  to  take  the 
patient  back  to  the  village.  They 
said  she  was  "dead."  We  promised 
them  that  she  was  very  much  alive 
and  needed  care— taking  her  to  the 
village  was  a  sure  path  to  her  death. 
No,  we  would  not  release  her. 
Although  the  outlook  was  still  poor 


Healing 
Bodies 


for  her  ultimate  complete  recovery, 
we  still  accepted  the  challenge  to 
do  all  within  our  available  means  to 
give  her  proper  medical  care. 

Later  that  evening,  after  shutting 
down  the  diesel  motor  which 
powers  our  electrical  systems,  I 
went  down  to  the  hospital  to  see 


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how  the  lady  was  doing.  I  was 
immediately  aware  of  an  unusual 
quietness  as  I  approached  the  room. 
I  noticed  that  all  the  women  and 
men  who  had  been  milling  around 
outside  the  door  were  not  there 
anymore. 

The  door  was  open. 

The  bed  empty. 

The  life-sustaining  fluid  slowly 
dripped  from  the  intravenous 
tubing  on  the  concrete  floor. 

The  relatives  had  obeyed  the 
edict  of  the  Malum.  A  sacrifice  of  a 
chicken  was  necessary,  he  had  said. 


One  of  our  national  nurses 
overheard  the  group  discussing  the 
idea  that  the  "devil"  already  had 
her  soul.  She  was  talking  in  a 
manner  they  could  not  under- 
stand—she was  already  in  the 
"devil's"  hands,  and  no  medicine 
would  be  able  to  help  her. 

They  did  not  bring  her  back,  and 
though  we  have  not  seen  any  of  the 
family  since  then,  we  are  certain 
what  the  outcome  was  without 
proper  medical  care.  The  Malum 
makes  great  demands  of  the  people, 
and  refusing  to  follow  his  advice 


Above:  A  Bororo 
mother  and  child 
Left:  Dr.  Walker  and 
assistant  performing 
surgery 


means  trouble.  Although  we  treat 
hundreds  of  Arab  people  each  year 
at  our  hospital  and  dispensaries, 
only  a  very,  very  small  number  have 
yielded  to  Christ. 

In  recent  months  we  have  had  a 
nomadic  tribe  of  Arabs,  the  Bororo 
people,  frequenting  our  hospital. 
They  tend  herds  of  cattle  out  in  the 
bush  country  and  spend  their  lives 
wandering  through  the  grass  from 
one  grazing  area  to  another.  We  are 
seeing  some  of  these  people  come 
to  a  knowledge  of  Christ.  They 
seem  eager  to  hear  the  Gospel  and 
in  some  instances  have  expressed 
belief  so  quickly  we  have  questioned 
if  they  really  understood.   But  they 
have! 

One  of  our  hospital  employees, 
Philemon,  knows  their  language 
very  well  and  is  able  to  act  as  an 
interpreter.  We  have  cassette  tapes 
available  in  the  Bororo  language 
prepared  by  "Radio  Sawtu  Linjiila" 
of  Ngaundere,  Cameroon.  Mission- 
ary George  Peters  has  provided  us 
with  a  cassette  player  and  a  manual 
generator  to  supply  the  current 
needed  to  play  the  tapes.  We 
realize  the  confession  of  faith  a 
Bororo  makes  is  without  any 
foundation  in  depth,  but  it  is  a 
beginning,  and  Philemon  has  been 
very  faithful  in  this  ministry. 

The  Bororo  people  are  looked 
down  on  by  many  of  the  Arab,  as 
well  as  non-Arab  tribes  here.  They 
have  found  that  they  are  treated 
with  love  and  respect  at  our 
hospital  and  dispensaries,  and  the 
word  gets  around  even  without 
telephones. 

Having  someone  like  Philemon 
who  demonstrates  Christianity  in 
action  has  had  a  big  influence  on 
them.  The  Lord  has  blessed  in 
giving  direction  for  the  care  of  their 
physical  needs.  Pray  with  us  that 
God  will  give  us  guidance  in 
meeting  their  physical  needs. 
Remember  the  Arab  people.  Pray 
that  the  Lord  will  help  them  break 
away  from  their  religious  leaders 
and  superstitions. 

We  will  continue  to  tell  our 
patients  about  the  saving  power  of 
Jesus  Christ.  After  all,  that's  what 
Medical  Missions  is  all  about! 


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1979-The  Year  of  Holocaust 


"Religion  in  Review"  is  a  year-end  feature  of  Evan- 
gelical Press  News  Service,  furnished  for  publication 
to  EP News  subscribers  and  EPA  members. 


Religion  in  Review 


by  Gary  Warner,  Director 
EP  News  Service,  Copyright  December  1979 

It  was  not  a  pretty  year.  The  Church,  did  not  end 
the  decade  in  a  blaze  of  sacrificial  glory. 

It  was  the  year  of  holocaust,  simply  and  directly 
stated.  Warring  and  conquering  factions  in  Vietnam 
and  Cambodia  committed  genocide  against  the  local 
populations. 

The  pictures  and  reports  came  early  in  the  year 
from  a  region  too  many  Americans  secretly  wish  had 
never  existed  or  would  just  go  away.  Little  people; 
brown  and  yellow  faces.  First  staring  in  hopeless 
abandonment  from  these  rickety  boats.  Drowning 
and  dying  of  starvation.  No  hope  at  home.  No  place 
to  go.  People  without  a  country.  By  the  thousands. 

It  was  only  our  initiation.  The  statistics  spiraled 
into  the  millions.  Cambodia.  A  land  of  eight  million 
reduced  to  four  million  by  Pol  Pot's  "re-education." 
The  grisley  reports  multiplied,  coming  from  mission- 
aries, journalists,  government  officials.  Six  thousand 
starving  to  death  each  day.  By  year's  end  no  child 
under  five  would  remain  alive  without  outside  help. 

Slowly  the  ecclesiastical  wheels  ground  an  about- 
face  to  confront  the  insanity.  It  was  not  easy.  A 
matter  of  time,  dollars  and  priorities.  There  was  the 
resultant  problem  of  governmental  interference.  And 
the  evangelized  to  evangelize. 

Of  course,  one  could  not  overlook  ERA  and 
women  wanting  to  help  lead  the  Church.  Or  homo- 
sexuals creeping  in  where  even  Communists  once 
feared  to  tread.  And  church  mergers  to  "dialogue" 
about;  inerrancy  rallies  to  attend;  all  kinds  of  capers 
in  Washington  to  stamp  our  feet  over;  "properly 
Christian"  political  candidates  to  tote;  and  funds  to 
raise  to  keep  bureaucracies  humming. 

"Jesus  wept"  (John  1 1 :35). 

Perhaps  the  Church's  inertia  was,  in  part,  under- 
standable. In  practical  terms,  what  could  be  done? 
The  situation  seemed  distant,  the  countries  impene- 
trable, the  diplomatic  aspects  mind-boggling.  One  can 
hardly  fathom  death  in  such  monstrous  proportions. 
And  weren't  most  other  matters  confronting  the 
Church  of  considerable  importance? 

But  all  that  was  not  the  question.  Rather,  what 
could  be  attempted?  What  was  the  one  calamitous 
event  occurring  in  the  world  important  enough  to  get 
our  attention  and  cooperation? 

The  Church  began  to  try,  joining  those  few  weary 
arms  and  voices  long  in  the  fray.  As  World  Vision's 


ship  picked  up  "boat  people,"  concern  picked  up  at 
home.  Every  Southern  Baptist  family  was  urged  to 
sponsor  a  refugee  family.  People  ate  rice  and  tea 
dinners  at  $50  a  plate  to  raise  funds.  Food  for  the 
Hungry,  World  Relief  and  other  Church  agencies 
joined  the  government  and  secular  institutions  in  at- 
sea  rescues,  feeding  and  resettlement. 

The  response  to  the  "boat  people"  set  the  example 
and  was  followed  by  a  massive  response  to  the  Cam- 
bodian horror.  Millions  of  dollars  were  pledged  by 
denominations,  UNICEF,  the  Red  Cross,  Christian  re- 
lief organizations  and  others.  Tons  of  food  and  medi- 
cal supplies  were  shipped.  Students  skipped  meals 
with  funds  going  to  Cambodia.  Church  and  govern- 
mental pressure  was  put  on  Cambodian  officials  to 
get  the  food  and  supplies  from  the  borders  into  the 
country. 

As  the  Church  stands  on  the  threshold  of  1980, 
Cambodia  has  become  the  "in"  project.  For  thou- 
sands of  Cambodians  it  is  too  little,  too  late.  For 
others,  it  will  be  compassion  received  in  time.  One 
can  only  ponder  how  the  1980  record  will  read. 

Here's  what  transpired  in  other  religious  arenas  in 
1979: 

DENOMINATIONS 

The  Southern  Baptists  became  the  "jot  and  tittle" 
denomination.  "Inerrant"  Dr.  Adrian  Roberts  was 
elected  Convention  president,  Bible  conferences 
featured  preaching,  prayer  and  denouncements  of 
liberalism. 

Certain  Greek  Orthodox  Church  officials  came 
calling  to  condemn  the  SBC's  appointment  of  two 
Boston-area  missionaries  to  Greeks. 

The  Methodists  suffered  an  image  problem  (the 
continuing  Pacific  Homes  Furor)  and  hired  a  public 
relations  firm  to  take  its  temperature.  Then  malprac- 
tice insurance  was  added  to  its  clergy's  insurance 
plan. 

Two  major  Presbyterian  bodies— UPC/USA  and 
SPC— held  their  first  joint  worship  service  since  the 
Civil  War. 

The  Lutherans  repeated  1978,  with  more  dialogues 
and  working  papers.  The  heaviest  action  was  with  the 
Roman  Catholics:  joint  Reformation  services  were 
held  and  justification  was  the  key  issue.  A  Catholic 
ecumenical  official  promised  the  two  bodies  would 
"one  day  dance  together."  Sitting  that  dance  out  will 
be  the  Lutheran  editor  (WELS)  who  wrote  that 
Lutherans  must  stress  the  idea  that  the  Pope  is  the 


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anti-Christ. 

The  Episcopalians  had  no  problem  with  women 
celebrating  Mass  but  could  they  be  lesbians?  The  10 
denomination  COCU  group's  call  for  another  meeting 
was  met  by  yawns.  Salvation  Army  membership  was 
up  60  percent  in  2  decades.  The  predictable  GARBC 
ripped  "The  Year  of  the  Child,"  the  Communists  and 
the   IRS. 

A  section  in  the  Disciples  of  Christ  Convention 
program  book  headed  "In  Memorian  ...  In  loving 
memory  of  those  who  have  served  the  church— minis- 
ters, missionaries,  educators,  unit  leaders  and  wives," 
the  list  numbered  "Jones,  James  Warren— Johnstown, 
Guyana— November  18,  1978." 

EVANGELISM 

"The  times  they  are  a-changin'."  Billy  Graham 
held  crusades  in  Milwaukee  and  Australia,  and  began 
publicizing  the  Association's  charitable  giving  to 
counter  criticisms,  and  found  the  Association  with  a 
near  SI  million  deficit. 

Here's  Life  raised  over  $100  million  to  saturate  the 
world  with  the  Gospel  by  1982,  the  first  evangelists 
in  13  years  entered  East  Germany,  Christians  demon- 
strated against  anti-conversion  bills  in  India  and 
Israel,  and  the  first  evangelization  since  1940  took 
place  in  Estonia. 

MISSIONS 

Rather  than  a  land  rush  into  China,  the  Church  re- 
examined the  inscrutabilities  and  took  the  slow  boat 
instead.  Bibles  were  introduced,  radio  broadcasts 
beamed  and  indigenous  churches  reopened.  News 
filtered  back  of  lines  at  churches  and  even  assistance 
from  the  Chinese  government.  A  Nanking  theology 
professor  called  the  mission  opportunity  "unprece- 
dented." 

Good  and  bad  news  alternated  from  Russia  and 
the  Communist  bloc.  Amnesty  International  reported 
harassment  of  thousands  of  Russian  believers.  Czech- 
oslovakia deported  three  U.S.  Bible  smugglers.  The 
Soviet  press  stepped  up  a  campaign  against  the 
Church  as  a  tool  of  "international  imperialism."  Bap- 
tists were  reported  arrested,  even  at  weddings.  After 
30  years  of  Communist  rule,  however,  10  million  East 
Germans  still  register  themselves  as  Christians. 

Mexico  accused  Wycliffe  Bible  Translators  of  being 
in  cahoots  with  the  CIA  and  canceled  its  working 
agreement.  The  World  Council  of  Churches  kept  find- 
ing guerrilla  groups  who  could  use  the  money.  Roman 
Catholic  Latin  American  bishops  called  Jesus  Christ 
the  "liberator"  of  their  continent. 

One  of  every  two  Canadians  wasn't  going  to 
church,  the  Evangelical  Council  for  Financial  Ac- 
countability was  organized  to  promote  "voluntary 
financial  disclosure  among  evangelical  agencies  and 
acceptance  of  uniform  standards,"  and  Charles 
Colson,  after  being  shouted  down  by  his  Arlington, 
Virginia,  neighbors  for  wanting  to  move  his  Prison 


Fellowship   there,   decided   he   didn't   want  the  ex- 
offenders  exposed  to  this  element. 

Globally,  Christianity  suffered  large  statistical 
losses  in  the  Western  world  but  showed  huge  gains  in 
Third  World  countries  and  south  Asia.  In  the  process 
an  American  missionary  was  kidnapped  in  the  Philip- 
pines and  missionaries  fled  Turkey,  Iran  and  several 
African  nations. 

EDUCATION 

The  most  significant  triumph  was  in  the  area  of 
pressure  from  the  Internal  Revenue  Service  to  revoke 
tax  exemptions  of  schools  practicing,  in  the  IRS  view, 
racial  discrimination.  The  Church  came  out  swinging 
and  sent  the  IRS  walls  tumbling  down  after  months 
of  offense  and  counter-offense.  Congress  eventually 
amended  several  bills  to  tie  the  IRS  hands  on  the 
issue. 

North  Carolina  and  Kentucky  again  led  the  fight 
against  state  government  regulation  of  an  intervention 
in  private  Christian  school  matters.  The  latest  battle- 
ground was  state-mandated  student  competency  tests, 
which  the  schools  refused  to  participate  in. 

In  Kentucky,  the  court  ruled  the  state  cannot  pre- 
scribe standards  for  teachers  and  textbooks  in  private 
and  parochial  schools.  Indiana  passed  several  "church 
freedom"  laws,  even  exempting  day  care  centers  from 
certain  state  licensing.  The  activity  spread:  Bob  Jones 
University  beat  the  IRS  on  a  tax  exemption  rap; 
Maine  was  the  latest  hotbed  of  Christian  schools;  and 
the  private  school  movement  gathered  quiet  but 
growing  support  in  the  SBC,  long  known  for  its  sup- 
port of  public  education. 

The  recurring  voice  for  reading,  'riting,  'rithmatic 
and  prayer  in  public  schools  was  heard.  The  Supreme 
Court  voted  7-2  to  refuse  to  re-open  debate  on  the 
highly  charged  issue.  In  Tennessee  a  "neutral"  Bible 
study  program  was  approved. 

PUBLISHING 

A  Bible  translation,  a  campus  newspaper  and  an 
Indian  (?)  were  major  newsmakers. 

Thomas  Nelson  Publishing  unveiled  its  three  and 
one-half  million  dollar  baby,  the  New  King  James 
Bible— New  Testament,  which  hit  the  scene  in  a  whirl 
of  promotion  met  by  polite  applause.  The  whole 
Bible  is  to  be  relased  in  1981 . 

Reader's  Digest  worried  fundamentalists  with  its 
announcement  of  a  projected  Bible  condensation; 
Soviet  authorities  permitted  the  printing  of  20,000 
Bibles  and  25.000  hymnals,  but  there  was  no  abate- 
ment in  Bible  smuggling;  and  the  Chinese  version  of 
the  complete  Living  Bible  was  released  in  Hong  Kong. 

Moody  Press  declared  the  books  of  author  Crying 
Wind  "out  of  print"  when  the  identity  and  back- 
ground of  the  best-selling  author  came  into  serious 
scrutiny  after  years  of  questions.  While  bookstores 
owners  bemoaned  the  blacklisting  of  a  marketable 
commodity,  both  Moody   and  Crying  Wind   main- 


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tained  sOence  rather  than  possibly  speak  with  forked 
tongue. 

The  Christian  Booksellers  Convention  (St.  Louis) 
drew  a  record  number  of  visitors,  exhibitors  and 
bookstores  represented;  postal  rates  increased  625 
percent  in  Australia,  and  U.S.  publishers  fought  the 
good  lobbying  fight  in  Congress  to  stay  in  business. 

BROADCASTING 

The  broadcast  media  hopscotched  around  the 
world,  bringing  the  Gospel  to  more  listeners  and 
viewers  than  were  ever  before  reached.  Along  the  way 
there  were  the  casualties  and  the  newsmakers. 

The  PTL  television  network  tried  to  get  its  act  to- 
gether but  with  every  finger  in  the  dike  there  was  a 
leak  elsewhere.  In  January,  Jim  Bakker  declared  the 
money  troubles  over  through  a  "miracle  bigger  than  I 
asked  for,"  but,  like  some  miracles,  it  was  spelled 
m-i-r-a-g-e. 

The  Federal  Communications  Commission 
launched  an  investigation  of  PTL's  television  fund- 
raising.  This  was  met  by  thousands  of  protest  letters. 
In  November,  Heritage  Village,  the  PTL  complex,  re- 
ceived tax  exempt  status  but  was  ordered  to  pay 
$8,000  in  delinquent  back  taxes. 

The  National  Federation  of  Decency  grew  in  fol- 
lowers and  influence.  CBS  was  the  main  target,  espe- 
cially the  "Flesh  and  Blood"  show  that  paraded  in- 
cest as  the  latest  TV  titillation.  Liquor  manufacturer 
Hueblein  and  a  subsidiary,  Kentucky  Fried  Chicken, 
were  roasted  for  their  sponsorship  of  "violence,  vul- 
garity, immorality  and  profanity"  on  TV.  The  spon- 
sors claimed  their  shows  were  hardly  an  original 
recipe. 

The  Mexican  government  refused  to  lift  restric- 
tions against  evangelical  programming;  the  showing  of 
"Holocaust"  led  to  tips  on  war  criminals;  the 
"electric  church"  was  criticized  as  being  a  tool  of  the 
"new  right";  broadcast  deregulation  died  in  Congress; 
officials  in  Hong  Kong  reported  listener  response 
from  mainland  China  to  Bible  reading  programs  was 
"increasingly  spectacular." 

In  the  "news-we've-all-been-waiting-for"  depart- 
ment, the  Christian  Broadcasting  Network  started 
casting  a  Christian  soap  opera,  promising  to  feature 
"the  full  gamut  of  tempestuous  emotions." 

LIFESTYLES 

Soldiering  was  the  year's  most  unpopular  lifestyle. 
Even  old  men,  who  usually  send  young  men  off  to 
war,  came  out  against  it.  With  the  volunteer  army  ap- 
parently a  shambles,  draft  soundings  were  taken.  It 
was  opposed  by  the  peace  churches,  Secretary  of  De- 
fense Harold  Brown,  and  the  Carter  administration 
before  the  House  voted  252-163  against  a  proposal  to 
revive  18-year-old  male  registration. 

Senator  Bob  Dole  grabbed  headlines  with  his 
Federal  cult  hearings  but  grudgingly  turned  them  into 
"seminars"    after    being    admonished    by    religious, 


government  and  charitable  groups.  Hare  Krishna 
stocked  arms  but  was  outdrawn  in  airports.  The  Uni- 
fication Church's  street  take  was  again  in  the  millions. 

More  and  more  Christians  moved  forcefully  into 
political  action  with  Christian  Voice,  SBC's  Christian 
Citizenship  Corp,  and  other  official  and  unofficial 
organizations  lobbying  and  politicking.  The  activity 
drew  both  praise  and  censure.  There  were  30  million 
abortions  worldwide.  "Pro-Life"  and  "Pro-Choice" 
advocates  held  marches  in  Washington. 

Fundamental  and  conservative  Christians  con- 
tinued to  be  the  dam  holding  back  the  Equal  Rights 
Amendment.  Moody  Bible  Institute  forced  out  Pro- 
fessor Stanley  Gundry,  reportedly  over  his  wife's  pro- 
ERA  views  and  the  resultant  threat  of  withheld  con- 
tributions. California  pastor  John  Mac  Arthur  bit  the 
bullet  after  his  sermon  stating  women  should  not 
work  outside  the  home,  saying  he  had  been  misunder- 
stood. 

President  Carter  called  religious  leaders  to  a 
summit  and  urged  them  to  back  his  economic  and 
energy  proposals.  First  Lady  Rosalynn  Carter  pla- 
cated "Year  of  the  Child"  opponents  by  stressing  the 
church's  role  in  family  rearing.  The  number  of  un- 
married couples  living  together  doubled  in  the 
decade.  Four  Indiana  teenagers  faced  reckless  homi- 
cide charges  following  an  Amish  infant's  death  from 
a  thrown  stone,  capping  weeks  of  harassment  of  the 
Amish. 

Homosexuality  concerned  the  Church.  Anita 
Bryant  made  magazine  covers  and  "most  admired" 
lists  and  opened  a  center  for  gays.  The  Methodists 
released  contradicting  studies  on  the  place  and  rights 
of  gays.  Lesbians  were  appointed  to  leadership  posi- 
tions in  several  denominations. 

NEWSMAKERS  AND  EVENTS 

The  most  publicized  U.S.  religious  event  was  the 
visit  of  Pope  John  Paul  II,  playing  to  record  crowds. 
Afterwards,  some  questioned  who  should  pay  for  the 
$10  million  papal  visit  costs,  and  a  reported  Vatican 
cover-up  of  a  financial  scandal  got  lost  in  the  shuffle. 

One  could  still  obtain  Christian  comic  books  and 
Christian  yellow  pages,  and  boycotts  intensified 
against  J.  P.  Stevens  and  Nestles. 

And  the  1979  award  for  Worst  Impersonation  of  a 
Holy  Man  goes  to  Ayatollah  Khomeini. 

AND  FINALLY  .  .  . 

Of  all  the  bizarre  EP  News  "And  Finally  ..." 
items,  we  liked  this  one  best.  It  seems  to  typify  a  year 
that  has  a  question  mark  at  its  conclusion  and  re- 
mains partially  undone. 

A  letter  to  the  editor  in  the  February  issue  of 
Moody  Monthly  magazine  stated  "Ordinarily  I  am 
not  the  kind  of  person  to  write  letters  to  magazine 
editors.  However,  in  this  case  I  felt  I  had  to." 

End  of  letter. 

End  of  1979. 


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Missionary  ^Birthdays 

APRIL   1980 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  on  pages  28  and  29 
of  the  1980  Brethren  Annual  J 

AFRICA 

Suzanne  Mensinger April  9,  1969 

Deborah  Austin April  26,  1965 

Miss  Evelyn  Tschetter April  29 

ARGENTINA 

Rev.  Solon  Hoyt April  2 

Rev.  Ralph  Robinson April  6 

BRAZIL 

Rev.  Norman  Johnson April  15 

Miss  Barbara  Hulse April  27 

Mrs.  Timothy  Farner April  29 

Jonathan  Farner April  29,  1971 

FRANCE 

Mary  Alice  (Molly)  Hudson April  10,  1972 

GERMANY 

Miss  Edna  Haak April  1 

MEXICO 

Mrs.  Phillip  Guerena April  5 

IN  THE   UNITED  STATES 

Lois  Burk April  9,  1969 

Rev.  J.  Keith  Altig April  9 

Mrs.  Robert  Williams April  15 


Offering  Opportunity 

GRACE  SCHOOLS  OFFERING 
Goal  -  $8,000 

WMC  project  money  this  year  will  go  to 
purchase  equipment  and  materials  for 
aiding  Grace  students  in  teaching  handi- 
capped. Monies  will  also  provide  dark- 
room equipment  and  facilities  for  the 
nursing  skills  laboratory.  This  project  of- 
fering is  due  March  10.  1980. 


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President-2 1 9/267-7603 

Mrs.  Dan   (Miriam)  Pacheco,  413  Kings  Highway,  Winona  Lake, 

I nd.  46590 
First  Vice  President-419/884-3969 

Mrs.  Dean   (Ella   Lee)   Risser,  58  Holiday   Hill,  Lexington,  Ohio 

44904 
Second  Vice  President-614/881-5779 

Mrs.  James  (Triceine)  Custer,  2515  Carriage  Lane,  Powell,  Ohio 

43065 
Secretary  -5 1 3/335-5 1 88 

Mrs.  John  (Sally)  Neely,  121  S.  Walnut  St.,  Troy,  Ohio  45373 
Assistant  Secretary-219/267-2533 

Mrs.  Tom  (Donna)  Miller,  Box  277,  R.  R.  8,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Financial  Secretary-Treasurer-219/267-7588 

Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602  Chestnut  Avenue,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 
Assistant  Financial  Secretary-Treasurer— 616/693-2315 

Mrs.  Bill  (Shirley)  Stevens,  Box  59,  R.  R.  1,  Lake  Odessa,  Mich. 

48849 
Literature  Secretary-219/267-2083 

Mrs.  Lloyd  (Mary  Lois)  Fish,  Box  264,  R.R. 8,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Editor-219/267  3843 

Mrs.  Noel  (Linda)  Hoke,  R.  R.  1,  Hickory  Estates,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

46580 
Prayer  Chairman-2 19/267-5095 

Mrs.   Harold   (Ada)    Etling,  803   Esplanade,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 


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by  Linda  Dilling 

Our  three  year  old,  Ricky,  is  looking  forward  to 
the  day  when  he  will  be  a  dad.  We  did  the  right  thing 
in  beginning  sex  education  early  by  letting  our  boys 
know  they  would  grow  up  tp  be  men  like  Dad,  and 
tHat  our  girl  would  grow  up  to  be  a  woman  like  Mom. 

But  this  left  Ricky  with  one  big  question,  "How?" 
Oh,  he  believed  it  all  right!  We  found  him  standing  in 
front  of  the  hall  mirror  pointing  directly  at  himself 
and  repeating,  "You're  going  to  be  a  dad,  you're 
going  to  be  a  dad."  But  we  knew  by  his  frequent 
mention  of  it  that  something  about  the  whole  idea 
still  bothered  him.  "How?" 

One  night  riding  home  in  the  car  he  finally  got  it 
all  figured  out.  After  hearing  stories  in  Sunday  school 
about  Eve  being  made  from  Adam's  rib,  and  stories  of 
doctors  and  operations  and  broken  bones,  and  feeling 
his  own  bones  through  his  skin,  he  understood  how  it 
was  going  to  happen.  He  turned  to  his  Dad  and,  with 
all  seriousness,  said:  "Someday  God's  going  to  put 
handles  on  my  shoulders  and  pull  me  up  like  this  (and 
he  demonstrated  how);  then  He's  going  to  cut  me 
open  and  take  out  all  my  little  bones,  and  put  in  all 
big  bones  and  hook  me  back  together  so  you  can't  see 
(scars).  Then  111  be  a  dad." 

We  had  to  agree  that  was  a  very  good  idea.  It  had 
taken  a  lot  of  thinking  with  all  the  available  infor- 
mation. 

We,  too,  will  have  a  different  body  someday.  We 
really  believe  it.  Some  of  us  may  have  some  funny 
ideas  of  how  we'll  be  put  together,  and  what  we  will 
look  like.  But  we  forbear  each  other  because  we 
know  our  conclusions  are  based  on  limited  available 
information.  Praise  God  that  when  we  have  those 
bodies  they  will  be  fashioned  the  way  He  decided. 
Then  we  will  know  how  it  all  happened.  The  impor- 
tant thing  is  that  we  really  believe  that  when  He  ap- 
pears, "we  shall  be  like  Him,  because  we  shall  see  Him 
just  as  He  is"  (1  John  3:2  NASB). 


by  Linda  Hoke 

Recently  a  friend  of  ours  who  spent  two  years  in 
Africa  as  a  TIME  missionary  came  to  stay  with  us  for 
a  few  days  as  she  returned  to  the  States.  In  transit 
one  of  the  gourds  that  she  received  while  in  Africa 
was  broken. 

She  was  ready  to  discard  it  as  she  had  brought 
many  things  with  her  as  she  returned.  Being  the  frus- 
trated interior  decorator  that  I  am,  I  saw  many  pos- 
sibilities for  such  an  art  piece  and  retrieved  it  from 
the  discarded  trash. 


I  tried  all  kinds  of  glue  and  nothing  seemed  to 
work.  Kathy  seemed  to  know  what  she  was  doing 
more  and  more  as  I  tried  to  replace  each  piece.  I 
finally  got  all  the  pieces  back  in  their  original  place, 
but  it  was  indeed  more  fragile  than  ever  before. 

It  was  then  that  I  realized  that  our  Maker  can 
mend  us  better  than  any  glue.  When  it  seems  as 
though  we  will  never  again  be  useful  for  His  intended 
purpose  as  the  gourd  could  never  again  hold  exotic 
African  fare,  if  we  but  put  our  trust  in  Christ,  He  is 
the  glue,  the  Mender,  that  can  give  life  anew.  Not 
only  this,  but  also  the  mending  of  our  hearts  will 
make  us  stronger  than  before,  not  fragile  as  the 
gourd. 

That  gourd  now  hangs  on  my  wall,  a  constant  re- 
minder of  the  work  of  missions  in  the  C.A.R.  If  we 
can  be  mended  by  the  Maker,  we  can  be  used  as  a  re- 
minder to  the  world  of  the  redeeming  love  of  God. 

by  Mrs.  Joyce  Field 

"But  I  Thought  You  Said" 

I  waited  at  "Wendy's"  hamburger  shop.  Our  WMC 
guest  speaker  waited  at  "Winn-Dixie."  We  never  did 
find  each  other.  Telephone  calls  to  rectify  the  situ- 
ation were  to  no  avail.  Another  communication  gap! 
Over  the  phone  the  two  names  sounded  familiar  espe- 
cially to  one  who  was  not  familiar  with  our  part  of 
town.  A  telephone  call  after  our  meeting  explained 
the  situation  and  our  speaker  graciously  offered  to 
come  another  time. 

This  communication  mix-up  reminded  me  of  two 
similar  incidents.  My  aging  grandfather  answered  the 
phone.  The  call  was  for  his  housekeeper,  Daisy  Laine. 
Since  his  hearing  is  slightly  impaired,  he  didn't 
exactly  understand  who  the  caller  was  asking  for  and 
yelled  into  the  receiver,  "forty  days  of  rain."  Then 
there  was  the  time  my  son  on  his  return  from  a  ball 
game  told  his  grandmother  a  different  place  to  pick 
him  up.  She  related  to  me  that  he  would  be  at  Gary 
King's  home,  next  to  the  school.  I  did  not  know 
where  Gary  lived,  but  figured  if  it  was  near  the  school 
I  would  have  no  trouble  finding  my  six  foot  son.  I  ran 
up  and  down  the  street  knocking  on  doors  inquiring 
the  whereabouts  of  Gary  King's  house  when  in  reality 
my  son  was  waiting  at  the  Dairy  Queen  below  the 
school. 

Yes,  communication  gaps  can  be  humorous,  in 
retrospect.  They  can  be  frustrating,  time-consuming 
and  can  also  cause  hurt  feelings,  misunderstanding 
and  divisions.  Sometimes  they  are  just  the  excuse 
someone  is  looking  for  to  break  off  relationships. 
How  refreshing  to  think  of  Heaven  where  we  will  all 
be  in  perfect  harmony.  In  Heaven,  our  motives  and 
meanings  will  be  pure  and  completely  understood  by 
all.  What  a  glorious  hope! 

Editor's  Note:  Mrs.  Field  realized  her  glorious  hope 
when  she  was  received  into  her  Lord's  presence, 
August  25, 1979. 


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On  Reading 
the  Bible 
Through 

/  supposed  I  knew  my  Bible 
Reading  piecemeal,  hit  or  miss, 

Now  a  bit  of  John  or  Matthew, 
Now  a  snatch  of  Genesis, 

Certain  chapters  of  Isaiah, 

Certain  Psalms  (the  twenty-third), 

Twelfth  of  Romans,  first  of  Proverbs- 
Yes,  I  thought  I  knew  the  Word! 

But  I  found  that  thorough  reading 
Was  a  different  thing  to  do, 

And  the  way  was  unfamiliar 
When  I  read  the  Bible  through. 

You,  who  like  to  play  at  Bible 

Dip  and  dabble,  here  and  there, 
Just  before  you  kneel  aweary 

And  yawn  through  a  hurried  prayer; 
You,  who  treat  the  Crown  of  Writings 

As  you  treat  no  other  book- 
Just  a  paragraph  disjointed 

Just  a  crude,  impatient  look- 
Try  a  broad  and  steady  view; 
You  will  kneel  in  very  rapture 
When  you  read  the  Bible  through! 

by  Amos  R.  Wells 


SMM  is  the  only  girls'  organiza- 
tion that  is  truly  Grace  Brethren.  It 
offers  information,  learning  activi- 
ties, and  missions  emphasis  that 
each  girl  in  a  GBC  will  benefit 
from.  Support  it  with  your  prayers, 
giving  your  time  and  contributing 
generously  to  the  National  SMM  of- 
fering due  in  April.  As  WMC  ladies 
sponsoring  a  daughter  organization, 
let's  not  be  guilty  of  child  neglect. 


Dear  Friend, 

"Sent  of  God"  is  such  an  exciting  study— seeing  how 
God  used  all  kinds  of  folks  in  all  kinds  of  ways  to 
accomplish  His  purpose.  And  the  excitement  just  builds 
as  we  learn  how  He  can  use  us  in  our  situations  if  we 
allow  the  Spirit  to  work  in  us.  The  theme  song  is  really 
beautiful  and  I'm  sure  will  be  a  blessing  as  you  are 
learning  it. 

Your  meetings  should  be  getting  out  of  the  same  old 
rut  (if  you  were  in  one,  that  is).  Different,  unusual, 
creative,  and  stimulating  are  just  a  few  words  that     en 
should  be  heard  as  an  evaluation  of  your  meetings. 
Stress  missions,  MISSIONS,  MiSsloNs,  missions 
in  every  possible  way. 

Joyfully  sent, 

Mrs.  Dan  Pacheco 
National  WMC  president 


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October  1,  1979 
Mrs.  Miriam  Pacheco 
President,  W.M.C. 
413  Kings  Highway 
Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

Dear  Miriam : 

I  want  to  express  my  personal  thanks  to  you,  and  each  member  of  the 
national  WMC  for  the  financial  support  provided  for  the  Nursing  Program  this 
year.  Your  $2,000  gift  has  allowed  us  to  equip  the  nursing  simulation  laboratory 
with  two  hospital  beds,  scales,  a  wheelchair  and  several  other  essential  pieces  of 
equipment. 

The  Lord  has  been  so  faithful  in  meeting  every  need  which  has  arisen  since 
the  inception  of  our  program.  He  has  provided  vibrant,  qualified  nursing  faculty 
and  intelligent,  enthusiastic  students.  (I  am  excited  to  tell  you  that  the  response 
to  the  program  has  been  so  overwhelming  that  we  already  have  the  class  for  Sep- 
tember, 1980  filled!)  But  more  importantly,  in  addition  to  all  of  the  "things" 
which  God  has  provided,  He  has  supplied  committed  Christians,  such  as  the  WMC 
ladies,  who  stand  behind  us  in  prayer. 

Thank  you  for  your  concern,  prayers  and  participation  in  the  preparation  of 
Christian  nurses. 


In  His  service, 

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Barbara  C.  Woodring 
Director  of  Nursing  Programs 

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hoping  to  help  in  Christian  ed, 
youth,  and  church  growth 


We've  never  asked 
for  this  kind  of  help 
before 


You  might  want  to  turn  the  page  for  some  shocking  and 

stimulating  news  about  GBC  Christian  Education. 

We  want  to  tell  you  something  we  have  never  said 

before. 

We  want  to  ask  for  your  help  in  a  very  special  and 

substantial  way  at  a  very  critical  and  exciting  time  for 

us. 

Please  don't  turn  the  page  and  look  unless  you  are  ready 

for  a  surprise  and  a  rather  momentous  occasion  for  our 

ministry  with  Christian  ed,  youth,  and  church  growth. 

But  with  a  prayer  and  a  bit  of  readiness  to  consider  a 

very  possible  solution  for  a  problem  we  have,  please  turn 

the  page  and  see  if  you  can  help  us  move  for  the  Lord. 


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GBC  CHRISTIAN   EDUCATION  BOARD  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 

President  John  Willett,  Worthington,  Ohio  Vice  President  David  Seifert,  Modesto,  Calif. 

Secretary  Bill  Snell,  Martinsburg,  Pa.  Bernie  Simmons,  Lititz,  Pa.  Roy  Halberg,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 


Chuck  Davis,  Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla. 
David  Goodman,  Anaheim,  Calif. 
Vernon  Harris,  Lancaster,  Pa. 


Galen  Lingenfelter,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 
David  Plaster,  Warsaw,  Ind. 
Randy  Poyner,  Hagerstown,  Md. 
Mick  Rockafellow,  Elizabeth  town.  Pa. 


J.  Hudson  Thayer,  Mansfield,  Ohio 
Roger  Wambold,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
Galen  Wiley,  Minerva,  Ohio 

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Would  You 


The  Ministries  of  GBC 
Christian  Education 

For  churches,  general— 

CE  Convention,  seminars 
Church  growth  impetus 
Herald  CE  pages 

Programmed  Statistical  Analysis- 
total  church,  S.S. 
Slide/tape  presentations 
Awards  and  Honors  Program 
GBC  "Readables" 
"Precepts" 

For  pastors— 

"HMMM  .  .  ." 

"Inside  Track" 

District  Representatives 

CE  consultation 

Pastoral  handouts 

"Ohhh  .  .  ."  for  pastor's  wives 

"Bzzz  .  .  ."  for  church  secretaries 

For  youth  leaders,  sponsors- 
Brethren  "Pro-Teens" 
"D-DAYS" 
CE  Youth  Programs 
National  Youth  Week 
Seminars,  Consultation 

For  girls  and  leaders— 

SMM  programs  for  four  age  groups 

For  youth— 

Ac'cent 

Brethren  National  Youth  Conference 

TIME  (Training  In  Missionary  Endeavor) 

Operation  Barnabas 

Timothy  Teams 

NAC  (National  Achievement  Competition) 

Bible  Quizzing 

Brethren  Student  Life  Volunteers 


We'll  keep  moving  in  these  areas 


February  '80 


The  story  of  ministry  and  need: 

1 .  We  rent  offices,  and  use  them  like  mad.  Our  landlord  is  the  Brethren  Missionary 
Herald  Co.,  and  they  have  been  good  to  us. 

2.  But  business  has  been  good  to  them,  and  they  want  to  expand. 

3.  We  look  around.  One  place  possibly  available  for  rental  is  very  high.  Around 
$2,000  a  month  for  what  we  use. 

4.  We  price  new  buildings.  It's  expensive,  and  the  interest  rates  are  14-15  percent. 

5.  We  hear  about  a  home,  a  giant  house.  We  go  to  see  it.  It  has  eight  bedrooms  .  .  . 
some  of  which  would  be  very  open  and  nice  for  offices  ...  a  large  reception- 
secretaries  area,  a  living  room  good  for  conference  and  office  .  .  .  and  more. 

6.  We  pray. 

7.  We  consult  with  owners,  realtors,  and  our  board. 

8.  We  make  an  offer  of  $90,000  for  this  large  house,  knowing  it  would  take 
another  $10-15,000  to  add  parking  and  the  changes  that  are  needed  inside  for 
all  we  produce  to  help  churches. 

9.  We  keep  praying. 

10.  They  accept  the  offer. 

1 1 .  We  come  to  you  and  ask  for  help! 

12.  And  for  your  prayers  and  financial  support  to  move! 

13.  Could  you  help  us  move?  We  need  $20,000  down,  right  away  .  .  .  and  would 
love  to  have  more  so  payments  would  be  smaller.  Does  God  have  100  people 
out  there  with  gifts  of  $100,  and  a  few  with  large,  large  help,  and  many,  many 
with  other  gifts? 

14.  We're  asking  God  to  bless  this  appeal  as  He  has  blessed  our  ministries  with 
churches  and  pastors  and  youth  and  Barnabas  and  TIME  and  seminars  and 
HMMM  and  the  Herald  and  other  things  recently.  .  .  . 

We  hope  someone  out  there  at  your  house  will  bring  it  up  with  others  to  see 
what  you  or  your  family  could  do  to  help  us  get  an  office  home. 

15.  We're  hoping  somewhere  there  will  be  several  who  will  make  substantially  large 
gifts  too,  because  of  the  great  impact  our  part  in  lives  and  hearts  has  had  and 
will  continue  to  have. 

16.  Could  you  help  us  move? 

17.  We  thank  you,  from  the  bottom  of  our  hearts! 

Could  We  Describe  the  Home  for  You  Please,  So  You  Know  How  It 
Would  Work: 

Location:  Just  on  the  other  side  of  the  Grace  campus  from  where  we  are  here  in 
the  Herald  building.  (The  home  was  once  Dr.  James  Boyer's  residence— he 
built  the  original  part.  Later  when  the  Dr.  Paul  Fink  family  lived  there,  they 
added  four  office-size  rooms  and  a  large  reception-secretaries  area  in  back.) 
Size:  Approximately  4,000  square  feet— including  four  bathrooms,  utility  room 
and  other  miscellaneous  areas. 

Conference  room/office  24'x13' 

Reception/secretary  area         16'x25' 

Six  other  off  ice  areas       3  @>  12'x1 1";  1  <g>  1  5'x13';  1  <s>  1 1  'x16';  1  @  12'x15' 

Production/storage  area  approximately  1 ,086  square  feet 

$20,000  down  payment,  due  mid-Februar 
70,000  balance 
90,000 

1  0,000  parking  and  changes 

$100,000  total  need 


Jelp  Us  Move? 


From  the  front 


From  the  back 


Reception-secretaries  area,  and  doors  to  some  of  the  seven  offices 


FROM  THE  BEGINNING 

A  sense  of  missions, 
a  love  for  commitment 


Leo  Polman  used  to  walk  into  this  office 
when  he  was  in  Winona  Lake  and  put  his 
arm  around  my  shoulder,  or  that  of  Howard 
Mayes  before  me,  and  Pop  Etling  before 
him,  and  talk  about  the  good  old  days  at 
Camp  Bethany. 

And  the  early  days  of  our  ministries  with 
youth  and  Christian  education  in  the 
churches. 

But  he  never  talked  about  that  without 
talking  about  now,  and  encouraging,  and 
thanking  the  staff  and  others  for  what  was 
happening. 

When  he  helped  get  that  first  ministry  for 
our  churches  going,  or  when  Pop  Etling 
started  to  pour  his  life  into  the  Sunday 
school  board,  dreams  for  a  mission  with  the 
kind  of  advantages  and  ministry 
opportunities  we  have  now  were  far  away. 

Those  faithful  pioneers,  now  with  the 
Lord,  probably  could  not  quite  have 
dreamed  of  the  day  when  we  had  as  much 
material  going  out  to  pastors  and  churches 
and  when  64  teen-agers  go  out  in  one 
summer  on  extended  Barnabas  tours  and 
when  short-term  TIME  missionaries  with  us 
turn  around  in  growing  numbers  and  go  back 
to  the  mission  fields  full-time  and  when  our 
SMM  girls  programs  were  used  to  help  so 
many  girls  in  our  own  Fellowship  and  now 
in  others  and  when  the  Timothy  Teams 
ministry  spirit  would  be  having  an  effect  in 
the  whole  Grace  College  student  body  and 
when  we  would  be  getting  such  good 
reception  with  our  version  of  youth 
programs  excellent  for  the  decade  of  the 
'80s  and  when  1,700  people  would  walk 
through  the  Bible  with  us  and  when  a  Senior 
Medal  of  Ministry  award  would  be  just  for 
people  over  65  and  when  6  of  our  churches 
would  be  running  over  600,  and  therefore  in 
the  top  percentile  in  the  nation  and  when  26 
of  our  churches  would  be  hitting  over  300 
on  a  Sunday  morning.  .  .  . 

Or  then  maybe  that  was  the  very  day 
they  dreamed  of! 

What  a  time  we're  having  together, 
making  their  dreams  and  more,  inspired  by 
the  Lord,  come  true. 

Thank  you  for  helping  us  move! 


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talks  about 
our  moving 

"I  was  just  thinking  about  the  long  stride  Christian 
Education  has  taken  from  the  bare  necessities.  We 
used  to  share  a  room  with  the  youth  council,  used  our 
personal  typewriter  and  borrowed  other  equipment 
from  other  people."  That's  what  Mom  (Mrs.  Harold) 
Etling  had  to  say  when  we  told  her  about  our  planned 
move.   "It  took  awhile  to  educate  people  that  we  were 
a  department  and  an  arm  of  the  church  that  effects  all 
areas  of  ministry.   To  me  CE  is  the  basis  and  foun- 
dation of  all  departments— evangelism  arm  of  the 
Sunday  school,  informs  youth  in  support  of  missions." 

"Pop  would  be  very  happy  ...  he  would  enjoy 
anything  that  would  enhance  the  position  and  show 
growth.   He  would  be  glad  for  anything  that  would 
indicate  progress." 

Mrs.  Etling  still  has  a  strong  interest  in  Christian 
Education.  "I  love  young  people  and  I  know  you're 
answering  the  needs." 

For  17  years  Dr.  Etling— known  as  Mr.  Sunday 
School  to  many— spread  his  heart  as  director  of  GBC 
Christian  Education.   We  build  upon  his  heritage.   The 
picture  is  Mom  with  Miss  Ginny  Toroian,  administrative 
assistant  now  at  GBC  Christian  Education.   Ginny  said, 
"Often  Mrs.  Etling  will  just  call  the  office  to  say  she's 
thinking  of  us  and  praying  for  a  special  ministry.  She's 
something!" 

Says  Mrs.  Etling,  "I  pray  that  the  Lord  will  keep 
giving  wisdom  in  carrying  on  the  good  work."   She 
commented  on  the  strong  spiritual  emphasis  CE  has  in 
its  ministries.   "I  guess  you  need  a  good  facility  to 
help  continue  with  that!" 


NATIONAL  CHRISTIAN  ENDEAVOR 

7000 
NATIONAL  SUNDAY  SCHOOL  BOARD  % 

1939  Leo  Polman,  director 

1938-48 

I 

BRETHREN  YOUTH  COUNCIL 

1946 

Ralph  Colburn 
1948-53 

Ernie  Bearinger 
1957-61 

David  Hocking 

1961-64 

Dan  Grabill 

1964-66 
MERGING  OF  BRETHREN  YOUTH  COUNCIL 

NATIONAL  SUNDAY  SCHOOL  BOARD 

1966 


Harold  Etling,  director 
1954-71 


CHRISTIAN  EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT 


Howard  Mayes 
1971-76 


INCORPORATION  OF  SMM-1974 

Dottie  Franks 

1974-76 
Judy  Ashman 
1976-Present 

Knute  Larson 
1976-Present 


Merton  Lambert 

1967-70 

Buck  Summers 

1972-73 

Ed  Lewis 

1973-Present 


»e  1980's 


I'll  help  CE 
keep  moving 


CLIP  AND  MAIL  to: 

GBC  Christian  Education 
Office  Facility 
P.  0.  Box  365 
Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 


Please  use  my  gift  of  $25  $50  $100 $500 $1,000_ 

OTHER toward  the  purchase  of  the  new  CE  office  facility. 

(specify) 

NAME 


ADDRESS 
CITY 


MY  CHURCH   NAME 


May  we  hear  from  you?  Soon?  Our  deepest  thanks! 


by  Margery  F.  Brubaker 

Margery 's  husband  was  assistant 
pastor  at  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Palmyra,  Pa.,  prior  to 
enrolling  at  Grace  Seminary 


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What? 

My  pastor's  wife 
needs  me? 

You 

obviously 

don 't  know 

our  pastor's  wife! 

She  plays  the  piano, 

can  comfortably  speak 

to  any  group 

and  always  gives 

good  advice. 

Her  house  is 

incredibly  spotless, 

even  when  I 

drop  by  unexpectedly. 

The  last  person 

she  needs 

is 

me! 


Needs  You 


Wait!  I  know  she  needs  you.  Things 
for  her  aren't  at  all  like  you  imagine. 

For  four  years  my  husband  was  an 
associate  pastor  in  a  small  town  church. 
At  age  23  I  was  overwhelmed  by  all 
the  qualifications  of  the  stereotyped 
minister's  wife. 

I  thought  I  had  to  be  perfect.  After 
all,  wives  of  many  pastors  I  knew  be- 
came objects  of  criticism  if  they  didn't 
"toe  the  mark."  The  shy  ones  were 
labeled  "unfriendly";  the  less  talented, 
"hindrances  to  their  husband's  work"; 
the  inexperienced,  "immature." 

The  shining  example  I  was  sup- 
posed to  be  crumbled  before  my 
mirror.  Failure  was  all  I  could  see; 
especially  in  comparison  to  other  pas- 
tors' wives  who  seemed  to  be  all  I 
dreamed  I  should  be.  How  could  I  ever 
measure  up? 

I  couldn't  pinpoint  my  need.  I  felt 
unprepared  for  my  new  role,  yet  I 
didn't  know  where  to  go  for  help.  As 
the  weeks  and  months  unfolded,  I 
learned  the  people  of  the  church  were 
the  ones  who  could  help  me. 

Your  pastor's  wife  needs  you  to 
help  her  become  the  person  God  wants 
her  to  be.  Sometimes  she  confuses  that 
person  with  an  imaginary  superwoman. 
Many  impressions  of  the  parsonage 
woman  have  evolved  into  an  unhealthy 
and  unrealistic  role.  Anything  mechi- 
cal  or  artificial  cannot  be  presented  as 
a  godly  example  of  womanhood.  Let 
your  pastor's  wife  know  that  you  want 
her  to  relax  and  be  herself. 

Moving  from  church  to  church  can 
bring  special  adjustment  problems 
since  every  church  has  its  own  person- 
ality. You  can  help  your  pastor's  wife 
through  the  transition.  Give  her  time 


to  get  to  know  you.  Reach  out  to  her. 
Break  the  ice.  Soon  she'll  be  reaching 
back. 

If  you  are  older  than  your  pastor's 
wife,  you  have  special  privileges. 
Biblical  teaching  sets  a  precedent- 
older  women  are  to  teach  the  younger. 
Don't  ever  think  you  have  nothing  to 
offer.  If  your  pastor's  wife  is  thinking 
clearly,  she  will  appreciate  your  input. 

But  don't  be  intimidated  if  your 
pastor's  wife  is  older  than  you.  She 
should  welcome  your  fresh  ideas  and 
creative  approach. 

To  my  relief,  many  of  our  church 
women  knew  my  need.  They  knew 
their  scriptural  directives  and  obeyed 
them. 

One  motherly  woman  gave  me  two 
dozen  canning  jars  and  a  bushel  of  un- 
peeled  peaches.  She  didn't  leave  this 
city-bred  girl  wondering  what  to  do 
next,  but  taught  me  the  art  of  canning. 
By  handing  me  a  simple  tool  she  filled 
a  practical  need.  She  added  to  my 
knowledge  of  how  to  be  a  better 
"keeper  at  home."  An  emotional  need 
was  filled  too;  kindness  and  love  came 
in  those  jars. 

Another  woman  prayed  with  me 
each  week.  Warm  tea  and  a  gentle 
heart  let  me  trust  her  with  my  thoughts 
and  feelings.  An  intimate  atmosphere 
of  acceptance  and  concern  filled  a 
need  again. 

You  may  have  a  valuable  skill  or  in- 
sight. Maybe  tender  thoughtfulness  is 
your  greatest  asset.  If  you  give  it  in 
love,  you  can  fill  needs  you  never 
dreamed  exist  in  the  life  of  your  pas- 
tor's wife. 

Above  all,  display  support  by  your 
words  and  actions.  You  know  the 
Bible  directs  every  individual  to  be  an 
example  of  the  believer,  not  just  the 
pastor's  wife.  Your  support  will  dispel 
her  fear  and  loneliness  and  she  will  no 
longer  feel  the  pressure  of  a  human 
standard.  She'll  be  free  to  serve  the 
Lord. 


february  '80 


From  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 
and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 


marriages 


Hearty  congratulations  to,  and  may  God's  blessings  rest  al- 
ways upon,  these  new  families  who  join  the  Brethren  Mis- 
sionary Herald  readership.  A  six-month  free  subscription  to 
the  Herald  is  given  to  newlyweds  whose  addresses  are  sup- 
plied by  the  officiating  minister. 

Carol  Wright  and  Richard  Howell,  Sept.  22,  First 

Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pa. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Larry  Maison,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Lansing,  Mich. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Misener,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Lansing,  Mich. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Randy  Siemon,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Lansing,  Mich. 


□  Grace  Brethren  Church,  P.O.  Box  4067,  CRS, 
Johnson  City,  Tenn.  37601.  □  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Maitland,  Fla.:  Tel.  305/628-8816.  □  As  of 
Dec.  23,  Roy  Polman  became  pastor  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Elyria,  Ohio.  Mr.  Polman's  new 
address  is  783  Finwood  Court,  Elyria,  Ohio  44035 
(Tel.  216/366-5195).  nThe  First  Brethren  Church  of 
Portis,  Kans.,  has  officially  changed  its  name  to  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Portis,  Kans.  □  Richard 
Rohrer,  9282  Nancy  Ave.,  Cyrpess,  Calif.  90630  (Tel. 
714/828-8965)  is  pastor  of  the  Los  Altos  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  The  secretary  for  this 
church  is:  Pauline  Willems,  3821  E.  15th  St.,  90804 
(Tel.  213/4334132).  D  As  of  Nov.  25,  Timothy 
Waggoner  became  the  new  pastor  at  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren Chapel,  Fremont,  Ohio. 


DThe  Riverside  Grace  Brethren  Church  has  a  new 
youth  pastor  as  of  last  October.  Steve  Howell  has  re- 
placed Bob  Bolton,  who  moved  to  Irasburg,  Vt.,  to 
work  in  the  ministry  there.  Steve  and  his  wife,  Sherie, 
came  to  the  Riverside  church  from  Coral  Springs, 
Florida. 

□  Members  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  at  Fre- 
mont, Ohio,  and  Pastor  Lee  Friesen  are  rejoicing  over 
the  addition  of  21  new  members  to  the  church  roll 
during  the  month  of  November. 

□  Richard  Cron,  pastor  of  the  Sacramento  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Sacramento,  Calif.,  resigned  from 
that  position  at  the  end  of  December.  He  has  ac- 
cepted the  challenge  of  pastoring  the  Community 
Grace  Brethren  Church  at  La  Mirada,  Calif.,  which 
was  formed  by  the  Whittier  (Community)  church. 
Lee  Burris  is  serving  as  interim  pastor  at  the  Sacra- 
mento church  untO  another  pastor  is  called.  Please 
change  your  Annual. 


Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the 
pastor. 


BOOMER,  John,  89,  Dec.  3,  lifelong  member  of  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Portis,  Kans.  Clarence 
Lackey,  pastor. 

KURTZ,  Paul,  78,  Nov.  15,  member  of  the  Com- 
munity Grace  Brethren  Church,  Warsaw,  Ind.,  and  a 
previous  longtime  member  and  a  former  moderator  of 
the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Elkhart,  Ind.  David 
Plaster,  pastor. 

LEIBFREID,  Ralph,  July  3 1 ,  faithful  member  of  the 
First  Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pa.  Charles 
Martin,  pastor. 

LICHTY,  Arthur,  11,  Nov.  20,  faithful  member  of 
the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Elyria,  Ohio.  Roy 
Polman,  pastor. 

MILLER,  Lydia,  64,  Nov.  12,  member  of  the  Calvary 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Alto,  Mich.  Robert  Moeller, 
pastor. 

REED,  Charles,  84,  Dec.  1,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Hemet,  Calif.  Sheldon  Perrine,  pastor. 
RIFFLE,  Madelyn,  Nov.  8,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Washington,  Pa.  Shimer  Darr,  pastor. 
WARD,  Roger,  42,  Dec.  13,  a  faithful  member  of  the 
Norwalk  Brethren  Church,  Norwalk,  Calif.  Mr.  Ward 
will  be  remembered  for  his  ministry  with  the  youth, 
senior  citizens,  and  the  love  and  helpfulness  he  always 
gave  to  others.  His  life  truly  was  a  "giving  living"  life. 
Nickolas  Kurtaneck,  pastor,  and  Edward  Clark,  as- 
sistant pastor. 

WELK,  Harry,  82,  Nov.  1,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Myerstown,  Pa.  Luke  Kauffman,  pastor. 


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february  '80 


Rev.  Mason  Cooper  is  scheduled  to  speak  at  the 
following  Grace  Brethren  churches: 

Temple   City,   Calif.,    February   20  and  24;  David 

Willett,  pastor. 
Galion,  Ohio,  March  9  to  16,  Maynard  Tittle,  pastor. 
Clayhole,Ky.,  March  23  to  30  (a.m.),  Clyde  Landrum, 

pastor. 
Dryhill,  Ky.,  March  30  (pjn.)  to  April  6,  Sam  Baer, 

pastor. 
Johnstown,  Pa.,   April    13   to   18,  Charles  Martin, 

pastor. 
Milroy,  Pa.,  April  20  to  27,  Richard  Horner,  pastor. 
Sterling,  Ohio,  May  4  to  9,  Arthur  Sprunger,  pastor. 

Dr.  Robert  B.  Collitt,  Stewardship  Counselor  for 
the  Grace  Brethren  Missions  Stewardship  Service,  will 
be  speaking  at  the  following  Grace  Brethren  churches: 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Covington,  Va.,  March  30- 
April  2,  D.  Michael  Wingfield,  pastor. 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Richmond,  Va.,  April  13-16, 
Kurt  Miller,  pastor. 

Grace  Brethren  Church,  Virginia  Beach,  Va.,  April 
20-23,  Dean  Hertzler,  pastor. 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Greater  Washington, 
Temple  Hills,  Md.,  April  27-30,  James  Dixon,  pastor. 

□  Nov.  4-9,  1979,  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 
Albuquerque,  N.  Mex.,  held  an  evangelistic  crusade 
with  Rev.  Frank  Gonzales,  and  the  Freedom  Sound 
of  the  Frank  Gonzales  Evangelistic  Association  of 
Elkhart,  Ind.  During  the  7  services,  the  attendance 
averaged  117  people  per  service,  with  a  high  of  140 
on  the  last  night.  There  were  65  decisions  for  salva- 
tion and  rededication  during  the  6-day  crusade.  The 
Freedom  Sound  also  presented  programs  in  2  Christian 
schools,  1  public  school,  1  Catholic  school,  2  radio 
stations,  a  drug  rehabilitation  center,  and  the  Albu- 
querque ministrial  alliance.  Plans  are  being  made  for 
another  crusade  in  April  of  this  year  with  other 
churches  involved.  Donald  Jentes,  pastor. 

□  Pastor  Ward  Miller  of  the  Osceola,  Ind.,  Brethren 
church,  conducted  a  Family  Life  Conference  at  the 
North  Kokomo  Grace  Brethren  Church. 

□  Looking  for  a  youth  director  or  assistant  pastor? 
Confidential  resume's  are  available  upon  request  from 
GBC  Christian  Education,  Box  365,  Winona  Lake, 
Ind.  46590.  Those  seeking  such  positions  may  also 
contact  the  above  address. 

□  The  Centerville  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Centerville, 
Ohio,  dedicated  their  new  church  facilities  on  Oct. 


21,  1979.  More  than  200  persons  were  in  attendance, 
including  several  area  pastors  who  participated  in  the 
service.  The  dedicatory  message  was  brought  by  Rev. 
Forrest  Jackson,  pastor  of  the  "mother"  church. 
Friends  and  members  of  the  Centerville  and  Dayton, 
Ohio  (First)  Brethren  churches  built  the  structure 
over  a  period  of  1 1  months. 

Invitations  to  a  "Getting  To  Know  You"  buffet 
were  sent  to  Centerville  area  residents,  and  115  per- 
sons responded  to  a  time  of  fellowship  on  Oct.  28, 
1979.  Jack  Redrow  is  pastor. 


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national  Fellowship  have  enjoyed  a 
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Herald  is  offering  this  album  with 
any  gift  of  $  1 5  to  the  Herald  minis- 
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february  '80 1 


Before  the  Days  of  Shortages 


by  Lester  E.  Pifer 

In  Exodus,  chapter  36,  we  find  a 
phenomenal  event!  Asked  to  con- 
tribute to  the  material  needs  of 
building  the  Tabernacle,  the  Chil- 
dren of  Israel  superseded  the  need. 
Such  was  their  response  that  the 
people  had  to  be  "restrained"  from 
giving  to  the  Lord ! 

Then  Moses  gave  an  order  and 
they  sent  this  word  throughout 
the  camp:  "No  man  or  woman  is 
to  make  anything  else  as  an  offer- 
ing for  the  sanctuary."  And  so  the 
people  were  restrained  from 
bringing  more,  because  what  they 
already  had  was  more  than 
enough  to  do  all  the  work  (Ex. 
36:6-7  NIV). 

One  of  the  most  amazing  things 
about  this  passage  is  the  motivation 
used  to  induce  such  an  overwhelm- 
ing response.  Looking  in  the  con- 
text we  fail  to  find  computerized 
mailings,  offering  "incentives," 
strategic  goals  or  even  a  stewardship 
banquet.  Although  our  twentieth 
century  fund-raising  techniques 
may  be  completely  valid,  it  is  ex- 
tremely interesting  to  note  the 
simplicity  of  Moses'  methods. 

Moses  said  to  the  whole 
Israelite  community,  "This  is 
what  the  Lord  has  commanded: 
Take  from  what  you  have,  an 
offering  for  the  Lord.  Everyone 
who  is  willing  is  to  bring  the  Lord 
an  offering  .  .  ."  (Ex.  35:4-5). 

Speaking  with  the  authority  of 
the  Lord,  Moses  simply  asked  for 
an  offering.  He  did  not  suggest  an 
amount,  appeal  to  their  emotions 
or  beg.  He  just  stated  a  need.  He 
even  eliminated  "pressure"  alto- 
gether by  clarifying  that  only 
those  who  were  "willing"  should 
give  unto  the  Lord. 

The  secret  of  Moses'  success  was 
that  everyone,  or  so  it  seems,  was 
"willing."  In  the  39  verses  of  this 
passage,  "willing,"  or  related  words, 
appears  9  times.  The  hearts  of  God's 
people   were   moved— and  they  re- 


sponded! 

Approximately  475  years  after 
the  Tabernacle  was  completed,  we 
see  another  surplus  of  building 
funds.  This  time,  King  David  appeals 
to  the  nation  of  Israel  for  gifts  re- 
lated to  the  construction  of  the 
Temple.  Setting  the  example  of 
"over-and-above"  giving,  David  is 
witness  to  the  generous  giving  of 
God's  chosen  race  (read  1  Chron. 
29:1-20). 

Rejoicing  in  the  wholehearted 
response  of  Israel,  David  gives  us  a 
commentary  of  the  proper  attitude 
of  giving,  stated  in  the  form  of  a 
prayer: 

But  who  am  I,  and  who  are 
my  people,  that  we  should  be  able 
to  give  as  generously  as  this? 
Everything  comes  from  you,  and 
we  have  given  you  only  what 
comes  from  your  hand ...  it 
comes  from  your  hand,  and  all  of 
it  belongs  to  you.  I  know,  my 
God,  that  you  test  the  heart  and 
are  pleased  with  integrity  ...  I 
[have]  given  willingly  and  with 
honest  intent.  And  now  I  have 
seen  with  joy  how  willingly  your 
people  who  are  here  have  given  to 
you  (1  Chron.  29:14-17  NIV). 

Certainly  a  willing,  wholehearted, 
cheerful  giver  is  what  God  is  after. 
And  yet,  as  David  said,  are  not  we 
just  returning  back  to  God  what  is 
already  His? 

A  secondary  factor  in  this 
nation's  response  to  God  was  the 
purpose  of  the  offering.  Individuals 
were  eager  to  participate  in  the 
building  of  God's  house.  Whether  it 
involved  a  gift  of  gold  or  that  of 
time  and  skill,  there  were  no  short- 
ages of  resources. 

BIF  investors  have  complete 
assurance  that  their  savings  are 
being  used  by  the  Lord's  people  in 
church  planting  and  church  expand- 
ing ministries.  God  does  hold  us  re- 
sponsible for  our  stewardship.  Here 
is  another  opportunity  to  share  in 
building  new  testimonies  for  Christ 
across  this  nation  and  in  our  neigh- 
boring country  of  Canada. 


Entering  their  twenty-fifth  year 
of  service,  the  Brethren  Investment 
Foundation  offers  the  members  of 
our  Fellowship  the  joy  of  partici- 
pating in  building  houses  of  wor- 
ship. By  depositing  money  in  the 
BIF  open  passbook  accounts,  in- 
vestors not  only  discover  a  conveni- 
ent method  of  saving  but  also  know 
that  their  money  is  being  used  in 
the  establishment  of  strong  local 
churches. 

Our  priority  though  is  not  in 
buildings  but  rather  in  the  "estab- 
lishment of  strong  local  churches." 
Christ's  atoning  power  rent  the  veil 
and  brought  God's  indwelling  Spirit 
out  of  the  Temple  and  into  the  lives 
of  individual  believers.  Thus  the 
New  Testament  Church  is  not 
found  in  the  form  of  a  building  but 
rather  in  a  group  of  Christians 
united  in  the  bond  of  Christ  (see 
Eph.  2:19-22). 

Yet,  in  our  American  society, 
buildings  are  important.  Where 
would  you  be  worshiping  on  Sun- 
days if  it  were  not  for  buildings? 
How  many  friends  could  you  con- 
sistently attract  to  a  meadow  or 
even  your  home  for  worship  serv- 
ices? Geographic  areas,  even  within 
our  own  nation,  often  are  respon- 
sible for  how  we  answer  such  ques- 
tions. What  may  be  totally  accept- 
able in  some  communities  seems 
unthinkable  in  others. 

Viewed  as  one  element  in  our 
entire  church  planting  ministry,  the 
BIF  performs  an  important  role  in 
enabling  young  growing  churches  to 
make  realistic  plans  about  future 
faculties.  Available  money  at  low 
interest  rates  offer  these  churches  a 
service  that  could  not  be  obtained 
anywhere  else. 

Like  Old  Testament  times,  God's 
people  have  the  opportunity  to 
participate  in  building  His  church. 
As  you  read  other  articles  in  this 
issue  concerning  the  Brethren  In- 
vestment Foundation,  consider  how 
your  savings  might  be  put  to  work 
for  the  Lord! 


1  february  '80 


An  Investment  Plan 
for  Yon— 

BIF  Offers 

Highest  Interest 

Available! 

Celebrating  25  years  of  service  for 
the  Grace  Brethren  Fellowship,  the 
Brethren  Investment  Foundation  con- 
tinues to  offer  its  investors  the  highest 
possible  interest  rates  on  non-term 
investments. 

Compounded  continually,  these 
high-yield  returns  are  not  to  be  found 
in  the  uncertainty  of  today's  currency 
but  rather  in  eternal  dividends.  Func- 
tioning much  like  a  savings  and  loan 
organization,  the  BIF  is  able  to  em- 
ploy savings  deposits  in  making  low 
interest  rate  loans  available  to  growing 
Grace  Brethren  churches.  Investors 
then,  not  only  enjoy  the  privileges  of 
a  reputable  savings  institution  with 
6.02  percent  annual  interest,  but  also 
know  that  their  money  is  reaping 
eternal  rewards  as  gospel  "strong- 
holds" are  established  for  the  effective 
communication  of  God's  Holy  Word. 

The  concept  of  a  Brethren  "savings 
and  loan"  organization  became  a 
reality  on  June  23,  1955.  Faced  with 
an  inability  to  attain  funding  for  the 
building  programs  of  rapidly  growing 
Home  Missions  churches,  the  Board  of 
Directors  of  the  Brethren  Home  Mis- 
sions Council  set  into  motion  the 
Brethren  Investment  Foundation.  Of- 
fering Home  Missions  churches  5Vz 
percent  interest  on  growth  related 
loans,  the  Foundation  was  quickly 
recognized  as  an  important  link  in 
Brethren  church  growth.  By  the  end 
of  that   first  year  300  customer  ac- 

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Eight  and  nine  percent  money,  investor  motivation,  security 
of  funds,  and  the  BIF's  future  are  topics  for  discussion. 

WHY  SHOULD  BRETHREN  INVEST  IN  THE  BIF? 

Without  the  Brethren  Investment  Foundation  the 
growth  of  our  Fellowship  would  be  greatly  restricted.  As 
the  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  endeavors  to 
establish  strong  local  churches  in  communities  through- 
out this  nation,  financing  for  property  purchases  and 
building  construction  would  be  next  to  impossible 
without  the  help  of  the  BIF.  Even  though  the  Council 
has  strong  assets  and  excellent  credit,  local  lending  insti- 
tutions would  typically  grant  the  loan  based  on  the 
assets  and  financial  security  of  the  local  church.    With 
money  currently  being  tight,  even  if  a  young  church 
could  obtain  a  loan  the  interest  rate  would  be  a 
tremendous  burden. 

WHAT  KIND  OF  SAVINGS  THEN  CAN  YOU 
OFFER  LOCAL  CHURCHES? 

Well  first,  assuming  adequate  customer  deposits,  we  can 
offer  churches  money.  That  is  significant  when,  as  I  said, 
many  new  churches  would  have  a  tough  time  just  trying 
to  obtain  a  local  loan.  But  with  respect  to  interest 
rates— in  our  August  board  meeting  the  rate  structure  for 
loans  and  customer  deposits  was  reset.  Interest  on 
customer  deposits  went  from  5.25  to  5.85  percent  with 
continuous  compounding-which  yields  an  annual 
earnings  of  6.02  percent.   Loans  for  Home  Mission 
churches  are  scheduled  at  8  percent.  Churches  with 
existing  loans  that  desire  the  loan  to  be  reset  for  an 
additional  building  or  improvements  will  have  the  loan 
structured  at  9  percent.  Established  churches  have  the 
{Con  tinued  on  page  28,  col.  two) 


february  '80 


BIF  OFFERS  (from  page  27} 

counts  were  opened,  totaling  nearly 

$800,000. 

BIF  customers  soon  learned  the 
convenience  of  "banking  by  mail." 
Located  in  Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  the 
Brethren  Investment  Foundation  de- 
veloped an  efficiency  in  processing 
business  reply  mail.  "Same  day  serv- 
ice" made  deposits  and  withdrawals  as 
close  as  the  investor's  mail  box. 

Offering  good  customer  service,  the 
BIF  experienced  phenomenal  growth. 
By  1960,  just  five  years  after  incor- 
poration, savings  deposits  passed  the 
two  million  dollar  mark.  Doubling 
again,  deposits  reached  4.5  million 
dollar?  in  1965  and  continued  on  in 
steady  growth  to  reach  today's  level 
11.1  million  dollars. 


1955     60     65     70     75     79 


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1955     60     65     70     75     79 


Providing  Home  Mission's  loans  for 
property  purchases  and  building  con- 
struction is  the  Investment  Founda- 
tion's expertise.  Often  the  only  loans 
obtainable  for  newly  established 
churches,  these  low  interest  loans  are 
saving  churches  thousands  of  valuable 
dollars. 

(Next page,  1st  column) 


INTERVIEW  (from  page  27) 

opportunity  of  obtaining  loans  at  rates  from  8%  to  9% 

percent,  when  meeting  designated  deposit  requirements. 

WHAT  DO  THESE  RATES  MEAN  EM  TERMS  OF 
ACTUAL  DOLLARS? 

At  the  present  time  a  fairly  common  prime  rate  among 
banks  is  15%  percent  for  short  term  commercial  loans. 
In  some  cases  long  term  loans  and  mortgages  may  cost 
12  percent.  On  a  $200,000  20-year  mortgage  loan,  a 
Home  Missions  church  could  save  $127,000  in  interest 
expenses  by  obtaining  a  BIF  8  percent  loan  rather  than 
a  12  percent  mortgage  loan. 

HOW  CAN  ESTABLISHED  CHURCHES  OBTAIN 
BIF  LOANS? 

In  our  present  situation,  the  easiest  way  for  an  established 
church  to  obtain  a  BIF  loan  is  through  designated 
deposits.  We  would  work  with  the  church  to  determine 
what  level  of  new  money  would  have  to  be  deposited, 
through  individuals  in  the  church,  in  order  for  a  loan  of 
"X"  amount  of  dollars  to  be  granted.  In  some  cases,  a 
group  of  churches  may  be  able  to  rally  new  deposits  in 
order  to  help  a  district  point  obtain  funding.  We  are  glad 
to  work  with  established  churches  along  these  lines. 

BACK  TO  MY  ORIGINAL  QUESTION-WHY  DO 
PEOPLE  INVEST  IN  THE  BIF?  WHAT  BENEFITS 
DO  YOU  OFFER  THE  INVESTOR? 

We  are  able  to  offer  what  I  believe  is  a  fair  earning  rate 
to  our  depositors.  Our  continuous  compounded  5.85 
percent  interest  yields  an  annual  earnings  of  6.02 
percent  which  is  higher  than  open  passbook  accounts  at 
banks  or  savings  and  loans.  But  I  don't  think  our 
interest  rate  is  the  strongest  motivational  factor  in 
accounts  being  established.  I  believe  the  number  one 
reason  why  we  have  3,500  customer  accounts  is  because 
these  investors  recognize  the  importance  of  our 
institution.  They  are  willing  to  sacrifice  earnings  attain- 
able elsewhere  to  see  their  money  work  for  the  Lord! 
Their  commitment  to  seeing  local  churches  established 
throughout  this  nation  is  demonstrated  by  this  sacrifice. 
I  praise  the  Lord  for  these  dedicated  customers! 

IS  THERE  A  JUSTIFIABLE  RISK  OR  FEAR 
THAT  A  DEPOSITOR  MAY  HAVE  CONCERNING 
THE  AVAILABILITY  AND  SECURITY  OF  HIS 
MONEY? 

That  is  a  valid  question.  We  do  not  have  any  federal 
insurance  nor  are  we  controlled  by  any  federal  agency 
like  commercial  savings  institutions.  We  do,  however, 
have  a  16-17  percent  liquid  asset  reserve  which  amounts 
to  over  1.7  million  dollars.  This  reserve  enables  us  to 
meet  our  cash  flow  needs.  In  our  25-year  history  we 
have  been  able  to  promptly  fulfill  every  withdrawal 
request  and  we  intend  to  maintain  that  priority.  As  far 
(Next  page,  2nd  column) 


>  february  '80 


BIF  (Continued  from  page  28) 

At  today's  current  rate,  a  church 
desiring  a  20-year  mortgage  of 
$200,000  could  easily  save  $120,000 
in  interest  expenses  by  borrowing 
from  the  Brethren  Investment  Foun- 
dation. In  this  last  calendar  year,  14 
Grace  Brethren  churches  were  able  to 
take  advantage  of  these  low  interest 
loans. 

S200.000       20-YEAR  CHURCH  MORTGAGE  LOAM 


INTEREST  COSTS 


INTEREST  COSTS 


Facing  an  expanding  market  for 
Grace  Brethren  church  loans  the 
Foundation  is  forced  to  turn  down 
many  loan  requests  each  year.  Main- 
taining a  solid  cash  reserve  places  a 
limit  on  loanable  monies  but  allows 
customers  withdrawal  needs  to  be 
promptly  serviced— a  BIF  priority. 
Escalating  building  costs  also  limit  the 
number  of  loan  grants.  Inflated  prices 
have  caused  loan  needs  to  jump  there- 
by deflating  the  potential  usage  of  the 
11.1  million  dollars  in  customer  de- 
posits. 

Despite  a  tight  economy  the  leader- 
ship of  the  Brethren  Investment 
Foundation  is  optimistic  about  its 
future.  Convinced  that  God  still  has  a 
use  for  such  an  organization  the  BIF 
leaders  are  trusting  God  to  supply 
loan  funds  as  needed.  As  Brethren 
across  this  country  catch  a  Home  Mis- 
sions vision  and  understand  the  sig- 
nificance of  the  Brethren  Investment 
Foundation,  low  interest  loans  (with 
eternal  dividends  for  investors)  will 
still  be  a  tool  for  church  growth  in  the 
1980s! 


INTERVIEW  (Continued  from  page  28) 

as  security,  our  loans  are  first-mortgage  loans,  thereby 
giving  the  Foundation  an  extremely  solid  equity  base. 
HOW  IS  OUR  CURRENT  ECONOMY  AFFECTING 
THE  FOUNDATION? 

We  are  affected  in  two  ways.   First,  the  growth  in  our 
customer  deposits  is  not  as  strong  as  in  previous  years. 
People  are  not  saving  like  they  used  to.  But  this  is 
typical  of  all  savings  institutions.  Secondly,  inflated 
building  costs  are  making  our  loans  larger.  Our  loanable 
funds  become  rather  limited  when  the  average  Home 
Missions  church  loan  is  running  around  $180,000  to 
$200,000.  If  we  have  to  talk  about  $50,000  an  acre  or 
more  for  land,  which  is  not  unrealistic  in  California  and 
Alaska,  then  we  begin  taking  some  rather  big  chunks  out 
of  our  available  funds. 

AT  THESE  PRICES,  WHAT  IS  THE  POTENTIAL 
FUTURE  OF  BIF  LOANS? 

"Potentially"  the  future  of  the  BIF  looks  bright!   The 
market  for  church  loans  in  our  Fellowship  seems  unlimited. 
I  don't  know  any  deacon  board  that  would  favor  12  to 
13  percent  money  over  our  8  to  9  percent  loans.  How- 
ever, realistically  we  need  more  customer  deposits! 
Without  continued  growth  in  our  deposits  the  Brethren 
Investment  Foundation  will  be  limited  to  only  Home 
Missions  church  loans  and  restricted  at  that!  With  a 
Home  Missions  goal  of  52  new  churches,  the  BIF  will 
find  itself  "sitting  on  the  sidelines"  if  we  still  have  $1 1.1 
million  in  deposits  come  1984.   In  that  case,  our  Fellow- 
ship would  face  a  tremendous  growth-restricting 
obstacle-no  loanable  money! 

IS  THERE  A  POSITIVE  SIDE  TO  OUR 
INFLATED  ECONOMY? 

Sure!  Growth  in  the  areas  of  stewardship  and  trust 
should  be  a  natural  byproduct  of  a  tight  economy.  Faced 
with  an  inability  to  meet  the  many  requests  that  we 
receive,  our  organizations  will  be  forced  to  become  very 
selective  in  granting  loans.  We  have  reached  a  point 
where  we  must  determine  between  Home  Mission 
churches  as  to  which  ones  will  receive  loans.  To  be 
specific,  it  appears  that  this  year  we  may  have  the  avail- 
able funds  for  three  or  four  major  building  programs. 
That  is  a  far  cry  from  meeting  the  requests!   Being 
selective  will  continually  remind  us  to  be  good  stewards 
of  God's  money.  Limited  funds  and  increasing  needs  will 
force  us  to  trust  God  more.  And  that  will  result  in  our 
greatest  growth,  as  we  step  out  in  faith  with  our  goals  and 
trust  God  for  loanable  funds,  He  will  supply  our  needs! 
WALTER,  THANKS  FOR  SHARING  THIS  TIME 
WITH  US! 

This  interview  was  conducted  by  Brad  Skiles,  promo- 
tional secretary  for  the  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council. 


february  '80 


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qXS  uornen. 


by  Larry  Chamberlain 


COLOFL  TV'S 


iUmdmi* 


PARKIKJO 
IN  REAR, 


ShT" 


XMUftwUr 


PRODUCT: 
LOCATION: 

PROPERTY: 

MANAGEMENT: 

SERVICE: 
ADVERTISING: 

SALES: 


STORE  A 

Color  TVs 

Booklet  of  directions 
mailed  on  request 

Peeling  paint,  broken  win- 
dow, weeds  used  as  wind- 
breakers 

Sloven,  reads  TV  Guide  a 
lot 

What's  that? 

Guard  dog  to  protect  in- 
ventory, "product  sells  it- 
self," no  customer  referrals 
(guess  what  .  .  .) 

...  no  customers 


STORE  B 

PRODUCT:    Color  TVs 

LOCATION:    Close    and    accessible    to 
market 

PROPERTY:    Attractive,  cared  for 


MANAGEMENT:    Sharp,  customer-oriented 

SERVICE:    Prompt  and  decisive 

ADVERTISING:  Welcome  mat,  yellow 
pages,  newspaper,  good 
customer  referrals 

SALES:    Up,  every  year 


Same  products,  different  approach. 

Given  a  choice,  where  would  you  buy  a  color  TV? 

Now,  instead  of  stores  and  color  TVs,  use  the  above  items  of  comparison  with 
two  hypothetical  churches  .  .  .  same  products. 


CHURCH  A 
PRODUCT:  John  3:16 


CHURCH  B 
PRODUCT:  John  3:16 


Given  a  choice,  where  would  you  attend  church?  Or,  better  yet,  where  would  your  neighbors 
and  friends? 


february  '80 


Why  an  Emphasis  on 
Jewish  Evangelism? 


by  Doyle  E.  Miller 

Shalom  Chaverim  (hello  friends), 

"Why  an  emphasis  on  Jewish  evangelism?"  is  a 
question  frequently  asked  by  Christians  as  well  as 
Jewish  people.  I  will  give  you  10  reasons  why  we 
should  witness  to  Jewish  people.  Before  I  do  I  want 
to  say  that  I  truly  thank  God  for  Brethren  people 
across  the  Fellowship  who  share  the  burden  for 
Jewish  souls  with  the  staff  here  in  Fairfax.  Brethren 
people  across  America  continually  remind  us  of  their 
prayer  support  and  it  is  evident  in  their  giving. 

God  did  set  the  nation  of  Israel  aside  but  not  in- 
dividual Jewish  people.  God  Himself  said  in  Isaiah 
43:1  and  44:21  that  He  created  them,  and  that  He 
would  never  forget  them.  For  too  many  centuries 
there  has  been  an  emphasis  on  not  reaching  the  Jew. 
I  believe  we  do  need  to  evangelize  and  to  put  special 
emphasis  on  reaching  the  Jewish  people  with  the 
Gospel. 

In  my  ministry  I  have  opportunity  to  speak  to 
many  Christian  people  and  frequently  I  find  a  root 
of  bitterness  toward  the  Jewish  race,  almost  to  the 
point  of  being  anti-Semitic.  I  often  quote  "How  odd 
of  God  to  choose  the  Jew  but  not  so  odd  as  those 
who  choose  the  Jewish  God  and  hate  the  Jew." 

Perhaps  you  would  like  to  cut  out  the  following 
and  start  a  Jewish  notebook.  From  time  to  time  you 
can  add  information  about  the  Jewish  people  as  to 
how  to  evangelize  and  share  with  them,  and  why  we 
do  put  special  emphasis  on  Jewish  evangelism. 


Ten  Reasons  Why  We  Should 
Witness  to  the  Jewish  People 

(In  answer  to  the  question,  "Why  an  emphasis 
on  Jewish  missions?") 

1 .  Because  GOD  is  not  finished  with  the 
Jewish  people  as  individuals  or  as  a 
nation  (see  Rom.  1 1 :  25-26). 

a.  According  to  one  missionary ,  as  stated, 
there  are  three  Jewish  people  who 
trust  Christ  as  compared  to  one 
Gentile,  considering  the  ratio  of  popu- 
lation. 

b.  God  has  not  cast  Israel  away  (see  Jer. 
31:37;  Isa.  49:15;  Rom.  11:1-2, 
28-29). 


c.  Neander,  a  Jewish  historian,  said  that 
one  million  Jewish  people  accepted 
Jesus  in  the  first  century  A.D. 

2.  The  LORD  has  commanded  us  to  preach 
the  Gospel  to  all  people  (see  Matt. 
28: 19;  Acts  1:8;  Rom.  1:16  and  10:14). 
a.  Gentiles    are     to    make    the    Jewish 

people  jealous  (see  Rom.  11:11). 

3.  God  has  a  great  love  for  the  Jews.  They 
are  the  apple  of  His  eye  (see  Jer.  31:3; 
Matt.  25:40;  Rom.  11:28).  His  love 
should  compel  us  to  love  them  (see  2 
Cor.  5:14-15). 

4.  GOD  is  doing  a  special  work  in  the 
hearts  of  the  Jewish  people  in  these  last 
days. 

a.  The  rebirth  of  the  nation  of  Israel  in 
1948  (see  Isa.  11:11-12). 

b.  There  is  a  hunger  among  many  Jewish 
people  to  seek  their  LORD  (see  Hosea 
3:4-5). 

5.  A  debt  of  love  is  due  (see  Rom.  15:27; 
Eph.  2:11-12). 

a.  God  has  blessed  us  through  this 
people  (see  Gen.  12:1-3;  John  4:22). 

b.  The  Jews  penned,  copied  and  pre- 
served the  Old  Testament  and  the 
New  Testament. 

c.  Messiah  committed  His  truths  to  the 
Jewish  people  and  they  were  faithful 
in  taking  His  salvation  to  the  Gentiles. 
Example:  Paul,  a  faithful  Jewish  mis- 
sionary. 

d.  A  Jewish  virgin  was  the  mother  of  our 
Saviour. 

e.  Jesus  came  as  Messiah  to  the  Jews  (see 
Luke  1:30-33). 

f.  Our  church  model  came  from  the 
Jewish  synogogue  in  the  form  of 
deacons  and  elders. 

6.  Judgment  will  fall  upon  the  unbelieving 
Jew   first    during    the    Tribulation   (see 


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Rom.  2:9). 

a.  We  should  warn  them  (see  Jer. 
31:7,  10;  Ezek.  33:7-8). 

7.  We  should  pray  for  Israel  and  for  the 
coming  of  Christ's  Kingdom  (see  Ps. 
122:6;  Isa.  62:6-7;  Matt.  6:9-10). 

a.  We  will  reign  with  Him  (see  Rev. 
2:25-29,  19:14-16,  20:6;  Matt. 
16:28-17:11;  Acts  1:6-8;  Zech. 
14:3-5,9). 

8.  God  is  preparing  Israel  for  her  national 
day  of  salvation  (see  Ps.  105:8-11). 

a.  Events  leading  to  that  day  (see  Rom. 
11:25-27;  Matt.  24:15-22,  30;  Dan. 
7:13-14;  Zech.  12:9-10,  13:8-9, 
14:3-4;  Rev.  1:7). 

9.  GOD  will  bless  the  world  during  the 
Tribulation  and  Millennium  through  the 
Jews  (see  Ps.  67 ;  Zech.  8:13). 

a.  During  the  crisis  period  God  will  call 
144,000  Jews  to  evangelize  the  world. 


In  Israel  today  there  are  Jews  who  are 
"walking  Bibles. " 

b.  They  will  spearhead  the  last  mission- 
ary thrust  (see  Matt.  24:14;  Rev. 
7:1-8). 

c.  The  multitudes  reached  by  them  will 
be  innumerable  (see  Rev.  7:9-10).  Re- 
member, it  was  the  first  century  be- 
lievers who  turned  the  world  upside 
down!  (see  Acts  17:6). 

10.  GOD  promises  a  blessing  to  those  who 
take  an  interest  in  the  Jewish  people  (see 
Gen.  12:3;Ps.  122:6). 

"Therefore,  behold,  the  days  come,  saith  The  LORD,  that 
it  shall  no  more  be  said.  The  LORD  liveth,  that  brought  up 
the  children  of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt;  but,  The 
LORD  liveth,  that  brought  up  the  children  of  Israel  from  the 
land  of  the  north,  and  from  all  the  lands  whither  he  had 
driven  them:  and  I  will  bring  them  again  into  their  land  that  I 
gave  unto  their  fathers.  Behold,  I  will  send  for  many  fishers, 
saith  the  LORD,  and  they  shall  fish  them;  and  after  will  I 
send  for  many  hunters,  and  they  shall  hunt  them  from  every 
mountain,  and  from  every  hill,  and  out  of  the  holes  of  the 
rocks"  (Jer.  16:14-16). 


Now  our  passbook  accounts  enjoy  5.85%  continuous  compounded  interest  which 
annually  pays  6.02% 


"Investing  in  the  Brethren  Investment  Foundation  is  just 
a  part  of  being  a  Brethren.  At  least  for  the  past  22  years 
it  seemed  that  way  to  me.  It's  like  giving  to  the  mission 
boards  and  other  Brethren  interests.  To  know  that  my 
money  is  being  used  to  build  Grace  Brethren  Churches 
makes  it  much  more  satisfying.  It  always  gives  me  a 
good  feeling.  It  makes  me  feel  like  I  am  doing  my  part. 
At  the  same  time,  I  am  helping  myself  to  prepare  for 
those  retirement  years  that  are  getting  here  before  I 
know  it.  I'll  always  be  thankful  for  the  Brethren  Invest- 
ment Foundation  and  that  I  could  have  a  part  in  it." 
Pastor  Clair  Brickel  -  Brookville,  Ohio 


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For  the  Omaha  Grace 
Brethren  believers,  authentic 
Christian  love  not  only  adds 
life  and  enthusiasm  to  the 
services,  but  also  brings  people 
in!  "People  really  respond  to 
love,"  says  Pastor  Gary  Miller. 
"If  we  can  demonstrate  to  our 
city  that  we  have  a  love  and 
joy  that  is  supernatural  and 
only  comes  from  God,  and 
that  they  themselves  cannot 
duplicate,  then  they  become 
eager  to  experience  this  new 
life  found  in  Christ." 

And  it's  working!  The 
Omaha  Grace  Brethren  Church 
closed  out  last  year's  fourth 
quarter,  averaging  89  in  morn- 
ing worship  attendance— that 
is  up  5  1  percent  over  the  1 979 
first  quarter  records. 

Exactly  how  do  these 
Brethren  demonstrate  love? 
Pastor  Miller  observes,  "There's 
just  a  really  neat  attitude  of 
acceptance!  Visitors  are 
warmly  greeted  and  they 
know  it  is  sincere.  Last  week 
we  had  a  couple  visiting  our 
church  for  the  first  time.  Be- 
fore they  left  that  morning, 
they  not  only  accepted  an  in- 
vitation for  lunch  but  also  ac- 
cepted a  dinner  engagement 
later  on  that  week." 

Visitors  at  Omaha  are  intro- 
duced during  the  morning 
service,  receive  a  follow-up 
letter    from    the    pastor,    and 


Skipping  the 

Counterfeit — Demonstrating 

the  Authentic  were  set  in  both  Sunday 

school  and  morning  worship. 
But  the  program  did  more 
than  just  spark  attendances. 
Unified  materials  in  Sunday 
school,  morning  worship  and 
evening  services  helped  to 
draw  the  congregation  to- 
gether in  a  spirit  of  love  and 
joy.  Maintaining  these  spiritual 
qualities  the  Omaha  Grace 
Brethren  Church  has  a  great 
future  to  look  forward  to.  "As 
our  desires  line  up  with  God's 
desires,  there  is  nothing  that 
we  cannot  do,"  states  Pastor 
Miller. 

Future  goals  include  self- 
supporting  in  1980  and  a 
church  planting  ministry  that 
could  eventually  lead  to  three 
or  four  Grace  Brethren 
churches  in  the  Omaha  area. 
But  for  right  now,  the  em- 
phasis is  on  reaching  people 
for  Christ.  "I  don't  know 
where  we  will  put  more 
people,"  says  Gary,  "but  I'm 
confident  God  will  work  out 
our  needs.  As  we  show  Him 
our  desire  to  reach  lost  people 
for  Christ,  I  know  He  will  con- 
tinue to  bless  our  ministry!" 


Pastor  Gary  Miller 

then  a  personal  visit  by  a  lay 
ministry  team.  With  a  minis- 
try area  that  includes  over 
600,000  people,  this  Home 
Missions  church  has  many 
visitors  to  look  forward  to. 

Tied  in  with  the  character 
of  this  church  was  a  "Spirit  of 
Joy"  campaign  conducted  in 
October  and  November  of 
1979.  Using  the  GBC  Chris- 
tian Educational  materials,  it 
was  during  these  four  weeks 
that   new   attendance   records 


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Rev.  and  Mrs.  Robert  D.  Crees 


Three  Monuments 
in  Hawaii 


by  Robert  D.  Crees 

My  "Macedonian  call"  that 
pulled  me  out  of  retirement  in 
Waynesboro,  Pennsylvania,  was  the 
voice  of  Foster  Tresise  calling, 
"Come  on  over  to  Hawaii  and  help 
us."  He  wanted  me  to  take  his 
place  while  he  spent  four  months 
on  the  mainland  in  deputation 
work  and  vacation.   It  did  not  take 
me  long  to  ascertain  the  will  of  the 
Lord!   I  said  "yes"  and  then,  for 
my  wife  and  I,  there  followed  the 
best  four  months  of  our  lives.   It 
was  not  just  a  "vacation,"  but 
participating  in  a  spiritual  revival! 
We  saw  three  monuments  in  Hawaii. 

THE  MONUMENT  OF  GOD'S 
CREATION 

The  sheer  beauty  of  the  island 
thrilled  us.   To  think  that  the 
islands  in  the  group  came  up  out  of 
the  ocean  in  a  series  of  volcanic 
eruptions  over  thousands  of  years 
to  then  be  clothed  in  green.  The 
flowers  are  just  magnificent,  and 
the  birds  are  beautiful.   The  sky  is 


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a  deep  blue,  and  the  constant  65  to 
85  degree  temperature  is  inviting. 
By  mistake  we  came  to  the  great 
annual  orchid  show  six  hours  too 
early,  but  the  attendant  let  us  stay 
and  see  everything  all  alone  at  our 
leisure!   The  majestic  mountains, 
with  the  hardened  lava  flows  below, 
testified  to  their  volcanic  origin. 
The  beautiful  sand  beaches  in  one 
section  was  in  contrast  to  the  40- 
foot  splashing  of  the  mighty  waves 
on  the  rocks  jutting  up  in  the  air. 
We  took  a  two-day  side  trip  to  the 
"Big  Island"  of  Hawaii.   One  week 
later  their  main  volcano  erupted, 
and  the  next  day  rain  came,  bringing 
38  inches  of  water  in  5  days- 
creating  a  disaster  costing  over  6 
million  dollars! 

THE  MONUMENT  OF   MAN'S 
CREATION 

Some  people  think  of  the  native 
Hawaiians  living  in  grass  huts.   Not 
so!  They  have  big  buildings  and 
civilization,  with  all  its  attendant 
evils.  One  day  we  ate  dinner  in  a 
revolving  restaurant  in  Honolulu. 


Situated  on  the  twenty-sixth  floor 
of  a  building,  the  restaurant  made 
one  complete  slow  revolution  in  an 
hour,  affording  a  commanding  view 
of  the  mountains,  the  ocean,  and 
the  city.  I  counted  150  office  and 
apartment  buildings  that  were  from 
10  to  50  stories  high!   However,  the 
monuments  man  made  did  not 
impress  me. 

THE  MONUMENT  OF  GOD'S 
RE-CREATION 

I  had  thought  that  it  took 
missionaries  many  years  to  get 
acquainted  with  orientals  before 
they  could  work  among  them,  and 
wondered  how  I  could  accomplish 
anything  in  a  short  four  months.   I 
was  mistaken !   There  was  an  open 
friendliness  I  had  not  anticipated. 
In  one  week  I  loved  them  and  they 
loved  me!  We  lived  in  the  beautiful 
Tresise  home  and  the  church 
provided  a  12  passenger  van  for  our 
use  in  transportation.   After  two 
weeks  of  "solo"  driving  to  church,  I 
got  the  people  to  visit  Saturday 
mornings,  inviting  children  to  ride. 
The  van  crew  averaged  bringing  22 
each  Sunday,  in  two  trips— one  to 
the  homes  above  the  church  and 
the  other  in  the  high-rise  apart- 
ments. We  got  a  children's  church 
going,  enlisting  8  workers.   There 
were  5  public  rededications,  and  I 
was  able  to  lead  6  adults  to  Christ 
through  personal  work. 

I  worked  and  dealt  with  those 
who  had  the  following  backgrounds: 
Japanese,  Chinese,  Hawaiian, 
Portugese,  Puerto  Rican,  French, 
Egyptian,  Filipinos,  and 
Caucasian.   I  know  better  what 
heaven  will  be  like  now,  for  I  will 
be  with  these  wonderful  people.   In 
spite  of  our  different  backgrounds 
on  earth,  all  of  us  already  are 
speaking  the  common  language  of 
heaven!   At  the  close  they  gave  us 
leis  with  personal  notes  for  us  to 
read  on  the  plane.   One  lady  wrote: 
"I  have  decided  to  become  a 
Christian.   There  is  still  a  lot  I  need 
to  learn,  but  the  Lord  will  help 
me."   Another  wrote:  "As  a  mother 
and  wife  I  saw  spiritual  growth  take 
place  in  my  husband,  children  and 
myself.  Words  cannot  express  my 
heart  for  the  many  blessings 
experienced  each  day."  Thank  God 
for  revival!   The  greatest  monument 
I  saw  in  Hawaii  was  the  spiritual 
change  God  made  in  lives! 


New  Course  of  Study  at  Grace 


Parents'  panel  at  a  class  session. 


by  Margery  F.  Brubaker 

All  children  are  special. 
They  capture  the  attention  of 
others  in  a  variety  of  ways. 
When  children  learn  slowly 
they  require  special  attention. 
Steps  taken  to  determine  the 
nature  of  a  problem  lead  to  a 
positive  future  for  each  child. 

Grace  College  now  offers 
a  special  education  minor.  Dr. 
Bruce  Alcorn,  Director  of 
Teacher  Education,  explains 
that  the  course  content  is 
presently  restricted  to  the 
training  of  the  educable  men- 
tally retarded  (EMR).  This 
one  area  of  exceptionality  fits 
well  into  the  structure  of  the 
elementary  education  major. 
The  secondary  education  and 
teacher  education  majors  can 


participate  also.  Graduates 
who  have  elected  the  EMR 
minor  receive  certification  to 
teach  educable  mentally 
retarded  students.  There  are 
five  students  enrolled  in  this 
new  minor  at  the  present  time. 
Others  elect  some  of  the 
courses  included  in  the 
program.  All  elementary 
education  majors  are  required 
to  take  Introduction  to 
Special  Education. 

Mrs.  Sharon  Rager  carries 
much  of  the  teaching  respon- 
sibility.  From  her  own  study 
and  experience  she  offers  her 
students  fresh  insight  into  the 
needs  of  the  exceptional  child 
and  its  family.  Course  content 
includes  how  to  identify  prob- 
lems early— a  key  in  helping  a 
child  develop  any  level  of 


ability  to  the  fullest.  Care  and 
perception  must  be  developed 
on  the  part  of  the  teacher  to 
recognize  each  child's  need. 
Approaches  to  special  educa- 
tion methods  are  carefully 
integrated  with  a  biblical 
perspective. 

A  high  point  for  Mrs. 
Rager's  class  this  semester  was 
an  opportunity  to  listen  to  a 
panel  of  parents  who  have 
exceptional  children.  The 
honesty  with  which  they 
exposed  their  lives  touched 
the  students  beyond  an 
intellectual  understanding  of 
retardation.   Suddenly  they 
found  the  course  content  real, 
touching  lives  of  people  who 
feel  and  hurt,  and  then  learn 
how  to  deal  with  a  special 
aspect  of  family  life. 

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NEW  COURSE  (from  page  35) 

Students  in  the  minor 
report  good  experiences  in 
field  work  placement.  Course 
requirements  include  four 
hours  each  week  with  a  child 
in  a  special  education  class- 
room. The  local  Cardinal 
Center's  special  education 
classes  supply  these  oppof- 
tunities. 

Another  aspect  of  this 
program  involves  the  national 
WMC.  Grace  Brethren  women 
pledged  close  to  $5,000 
toward  materials  for  the 
resource  center  this  year.  Mrs. 
Marilyn  Yoder,  a  teacher  in 
the  elementary  education 
major,  also  served  as 
coordinator  of  the  resource 
center.   She  explains  that  a 
retarded  child  needs  more 
repetition  for  learning  than 
visual  aids  and  manipulative 
tools  can  provide.   Lessons 
augment  texts  and  present 
concepts  on  a  concrete  level 
that  appeal  to  all  the  senses. 

Art,  music  and  physical 
education  majors  also  use 
materials  provided  in  the 
resource  center  since  they  too 
will  encounter  exceptional 
children.   Special  materials 
guide  educable  mentally 
retarded  students  toward  a 
vocational  goal.  Self-worth  is 
reinforced  as  they  discover 
talents  they  can  contribute  to 
their  community  and  church. 

Possibilities  for  the  effec- 
tiveness of  the  EMR  minor  are 
extensive.  Many  churches 
have  growing  ministries  to  the 
handicapped  and  retarded. 
Solid  training  of  the  EMR 
minor  prepares  both  school 
and  church  workers  to 
minister  confidently  to  people 
with  special  needs. 

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ASTRONAUT  BELIEVES  IN  GOD  AS  CREATOR 

Charles  M.  Duke,  Jr.,  of  San  Antonio,  Texas,  Apollo  16  astronaut, 
in  acknowledging  the  receipt  of  an  autographed  copy  of  the  book 
The  Moon:  Its  Creation,  Form  and  Significance  written  by  Dr.  John 
C.  Whitcomb,  professor  of  theology  and  Old  Testament;  and  Dr. 
Donald  B.  De Young,  associate  professor  of  physics,  notes  that  while 
he  was  on  the  moon  his  belief  was  in  the  theory  of  evolution. 

He  goes  on  to  state:  "However,  since  that  time  I  have  put  my 
heart  to  Jesus  and  the  reality  of  the  Holy  Bible.  I  believe  now  with 
all  my  heart  in  God  as  the  Creator  and  your  book  has  been  a  tremen- 
dous inspiration  to  me  to  understand  more  fully  the  reality  of  God's 
creation.  May  God's  richest  blessing  be  upon  each  of  you  and  your 
families." 


MINORITY  SCHOLARSHIP  COMMITTEE-Five  members  of  the  newly 
formed  Grace  Seminary  Minority  Student  Scholarship  Fund  Committee  meet 
with  a  representative  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Warsaw,  Indiana.  Pictured 
from  left  to  right  are:  Dr.  Charles  Smith,  Seminary  director  of  admissions; 
Rev.  Otha  Aden  of  the  Southern  Heights  Baptist  Church,  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana; 
John  Elliott,  bank  trust  officer;  Dr.  Frank  Gainer,  research  chemist  with  Lilly 
Pharmaceuticals  in  Indianapolis,  Indiana;  Bill  Katip,  director  of  student  aid; 
and  Dr.  E.  William  Male,  dean  of  the  Seminary. 


SEMINARY  MINORITY  SCHOLARSHIP  COMMITTEE 

The  Grace  Seminary  Minority  Student  Scholarship  Committee  is 
functioning.  Dr.  E.  William  Male,  dean  of  the  seminary,  states  that 
the  committee  will  be  providing  assistance  where  possible  for  mem- 
bers of  certain  United  States  minority  groups,  particularly  American 
Blacks,  who  are  accepted  for  admission  to  Grace  Seminary. 

Inadequate  educational  backgrounds  and  inadequate  funding 
has  made  it  difficult  for  many  of  these  students  to  enter  seminary, 
and  the  committee's  purpose  is  to  help  them  to  succeed  in  achiev- 
ing the  kind  of  educational  preparation  that  will  equip  them  for 


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effective  ministries.  The  committee  will  be  working 
with  the  Seminary  Student  Aid  Committee  and 
$20,000  has  been  placed  in  a  trust  fund  at  the  First 
National  Bank  in  Warsaw,  Indiana.  Foundations  and 
other  organizations  are  being  contacted  for  funding. 

TWENTY-NINE  PARTICIPATED  IN 
HOLY  LAND  STUDY 

Twenty-three  Grace  Seminary  students  partici- 
pated in  the  Holy  Land  Study  tour  held  during  the 
Winterim.  Dr.  D.  Wayne  Knife,  director  of  Holy  Land 
Studies  for  Grace  Schools  and  associate  professor  of 
Old  Testament,  was  the  host.  Professor  Don  Fowler, 
assistant  professor  of  Greek,  Hebrew  and  Old  Testa- 
ment, was  the  co-host. 

Three  weeks  were  spent  in  Israel  at  the  Institute  of 
Holy  Land  Studies  located  on  Mt.  Zion  in  Jerusalem, 
three  days  in  Greece,  and  one  day  in  Switzerland.  The 
academic  program  is  oriented  to  the  Bible  and  the 
purpose  is  to  give  students  in-depth  exposure  to  the 
events  of  the  Bible  at  the  places  where  they  happened. 
Four  hours  of  credit  is  given  for  the  study. 

The  group  departed  Winona  Lake  on  December  26 
and  returned  to  campus  on  January  20.  Included 
among  those  going  were:  Gordon  Lovik,  Grace  Semi- 
nary alumnus,  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania;  a  pastor 
and  wife,  from  California;  and  the  wife  of  one  of  the 
seminary  students  making  a  total  of  29  which  is  one 
of  the  largest  groups  ever  to  go  from  the  seminary. 

YOUTH  CORRECTIONS  SEMINAR 

The  question  facing  most  college  graduates  these 
days  is,  "Where  can  the  degree  earned  be  used?"  To 
help  answer  this  question,  the  Placement  Office  of 
Grace  College  sponsored  a  Seminar  for  Behavioral 
Science  Majors.  This  major  includes  degrees  in 
counseling,  criminology,  psychology  and  sociology. 

Director  of  Placement  Lee  Jenkins  said  the  main 
area  of  presentation  was  in  the  field  of  Youth  Cor- 
rections. Included  among  the  four  speakers  partici- 
pating from  this  field  was  Robert  Burns,  of  the  Fort 
Wayne  Regional  Four  Facility  for  Youthful  Offenders. 
Burns  is  a  Grace  College  alumnus,  class  of '76.  About 
40  students  attended  the  seminar. 

CONCERT  CHOIR  ON  TOUR 

With  anticipation  of  growing  spiritually,  meeting 
and  ministering  to  new  people,  and  glorifying  God 
with  music,  the  Grace  College  Concert  Choir  left 
campus  for  a  5-state  tour  of  the  mid-Atlantic  United 
States  December  29.  The  36-voice  choir  presented 
their  program  in  Ohio,  Pennsylvania,  Maryland, 
Virginia,  and  New  Jersey  over  a  2-week  period. 


For  the  director,  Professor  Donald  Ogden,  it  was 
the  twenty-sixth  consecutive  tour,  but  he  still  main- 
tains a  "keen  anticipation  of  choir  tours."  He  said  that 
"it's  exciting  to  work  with  this  kind  of  a  group  of  col- 
lege kids  and  to  share  their  excitement." 

Assisting  Professor  Ogden  were  choir  officers:  Jeff 
Secaur,  president,  Elkhart,  Indiana;  Becky  Baker,  vice 
president,  Elkhart,  Indiana;  Beth  Kaufman,  Cissna 
Park,  Illinois,  secretary;  Steve  Placeway,  Manheim, 
Pennsylvania,  manager;  and  Jim  Folsom,  Yakina, 
Washington,  chaplain. 

During  the  tour  the  choir  presented  an  average  of 
one  concert  per  day.  The  choir's  program  repertoire 
includes  a  wide  variety  of  musical  selections  from 
every  period  from  the  Renaissance  to  the  Modern. 

COMMON  BOND  TOURS  SOUTH 

Common  Bond,  one  of  the  newest  groups  at  Grace 
College  composed  of  two  sophomores  and  three 
freshmen,  traveled  to  Florida  during  the  holiday  vaca- 
tion. En  route  the  group  gave  concerts  in  Indiana, 
Kentucky,  Tennessee,  Alabama,  and  Georgia. 

Dave  Guiles  of  Bethlehem,  Pennsylvania,  is  the 
organizer  and  leader  of  the  group,  and  sings  bass.  He 
is  a  sophomore  majoring  in  Christian  Ministries.  Last 
year  he  traveled  with  Sound  Investment  and  with  the 
Freshman  Choir.  This  year  he  is  also  busy  in  the 
Grace  Woodwind  Symphony. 

Steve  Makofka,  freshman  from  New  Holland, 
Pennsylvania,  sings  tenor  for  the  group.  He  is  a  Chris- 
tian Ministries  major.  Ann  Deane,  alto  for  the  group, 
resides  in  Winona  Lake,  Indiana.  Kathy  Hathaway  of 
Kalamazoo,  Michigan,  is  the  group's  soprano.  Pianist 
is  Jim  Colman,  sophomore  from  Merrillville,  Indiana. 
Professor  and  Mrs.  Paul  Milliman  traveled  with  the 
group  on  the  southern  tour. 

FIRST  ANNUAL  CAPPING 

Twenty-three  students  from  Indiana,  Ohio,  Michi- 
gan, Florida,  Nebraska,  Illinois,  and  Pennsylvania  par- 
ticipated in  the  much-awaited  first  annual  capping 
ceremony  of  the  Grace  College  Department  of  Nurs- 
ing held  at  the  close  of  the  first  semester  of  the 
1979-80  school  year.  Mrs.  Barbara  Woodring,  director 
of  nursing,  presided  at  the  capping  ceremony. 

Along  with  caps,  each  student  received  white 
nurses'  Bibles,  and  the  ceremony  also  included  a  lamp 
lighting  indicating  an  awakening  of  knowledge  and 
also  to  indicate  that  Christ  is  the  light  of  life,  thus 
providing  illumination.  Dean  Miriam  Uphouse  was  the 
speaker  for  the  occasion. 

Members  of  the  class  of  1981  receiving  caps  in- 


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eluded  from  Indiana:  Mary  Baker,  Worthington; 
Barbara  Baumgartner,  Larwill;  Rhonda  Carini, 
Winona  Lake;  Cheryl  Cochran,  Michigan  City;  Jeanne 
Keener,  Syracuse;  Becki  Lawlor,  Warsaw;  Brenda 
Linton,  Pierceton;  Joyce  Mason,  Warsaw;  Marilyn 
Mercer,  Warsaw;  Ruth  Penfold,  Michigan  City;  Lynn 
Sproule,  Warsaw;  and  Melinda  Tom,  Leesburg.  From 
Ohio:  Robyn  Canady,  Hilliard;  Tammy  Fast,  Ash- 
land; Colleen  Nettleton,  Wooster;  Regina  Spotleson, 
North  Canton;  and  Cathy  Thieme,  Fredericktown. 

Also,  from  Michigan:  Gail  Hawkins,  Jackson; 
Cindy  Ward,  Bronson.  Florida:  Janet  Hughes,  Mait- 
land;  Nebraska:  Tammie  Petro,  Chambers;  Illinois: 
Debra  Robertson,  Crystal  Lake;  and  Pennsylvania: 
Sandra  Sacher,  Stroudsburg. 

MRS.  FINK  LEAVES  GRACE 

Mrs.  Mary  Lou  Fink,  associate  professor  of  educa- 
tion at  Grace  College,  has  resigned  after  16  years  of 
service,  to  move  to  Virginia.  Her  husband,  Dr.  Paul 
Fink,  former  Grace  Seminary  faculty  member,  has 
been  teaching  at  Liberty  Baptist  College  since  Sep- 
tember. Mrs.  Fink  and  their  six  children  left  Winona 
Lake  in  December  to  join  Dr.  Fink  at  their  new  home 
in  Amherst  County,  Virginia. 


JERRY  FRANKS  RESIGNS 

Professor  Jerry  Franks  has  resigned  from  his 
faculty  position  in  the  music  department  at  Grace 
College  effective  December  21,  the  end  of  the  current 
fall  semester,  it  was  announced  by  Dr.  Homer  A. 
Kent,  Jr.,  president  of  Grace  Schools. 

Franks,  who  has  been  assistant  professor  of  music 
at  the  college  since  1966  said  in  a  letter  that  he  was 
"regretfully  submitting  his  resignation  and  that  he  ap- 
preciated the  opportunities  and  ministries  afforded  to 
him  while  in  the  employment  of  the  college."  He  ex- 
pressed a  desire  to  pursue  other  interests  including 
teaching,  private  instruction  and  personal  appear- 
ances. 

One  of  the  top  trumpeters  in  the  nation,  Franks 
organized  the  Dimensions  in  Brass  when  he  came  to 
Grace.  The  widely  known  brass  group  traveled 
throughout  the  United  States  and  last  spring  toured 
Europe.  He  also  developed  a  large  community  concert 
band  during  his  14  years  at  the  college.  Prior  to  com- 
ing to  Grace,  he  was  a  featured  performer  with  the 
Pittsburgh  Symphony. 

Franks  has  also  produced  a  religious  music  series 
for  bands  of  all  levels.  It  is  being  distributed  by 
Volkwein  Bros.,  Inc. 


DECEMBER   1979 

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Mrs.  Harriet  M.  Steffler 
Paul  H.Kurtz 


Rev.  John  P.  Suderman 


Hale  J.  Husband 

Adeline  M.  Kolbe 
Paul  G.  Horn 

In  Honor  of: 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Larry  Wedertz 
(With  Appreciation) 


Given  by: 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roy  H.  Kinsey 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  George  V.  Gustin 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Porter 
Grace  M.  Swihart 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alvin  J.  Kurtz 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ezra  L.  Kurtz 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  E.  Hammers 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chester  Elliott 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ernest  Ringler 
Peru  Brethren  Church, 

Peru,  Indiana 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  R.  Kolbe 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  R.  Kolbe 

Given  by: 

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the  outstanding  work  of  the  year.  The  1979  selection  was  the  New  International  Ver- 
sion of  the  Bible.  Also  on  the  List  were  the  Carl  F.  H.  Henry  books,  God,  Revelation, 
and  Authority,  volumes  III  and  IV. 

One  of  the  major  concerns  of  the  eighties  and  beyond  is  the  number  of  prospective 
students  for  the  Christian  colleges.  The  birth  rate  factor  tells  us  that  in  1979 
there  were  17  million  students  in  the  18-21  age  bracket.  In  the  1990s  there  will 
be  only  12.9  million  students  in  this  age  group.  That  is  a  decline  of  some  25 
percent.  This  also  tells  you  something  about  the  outlook  for  the  under-adult 
levels  of  your  future  Sunday  school. 

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ministry.  The  total  income  of  the  Herald  moved  up  to  $1,160,000.  This  is  an 
increase  of  about  6  percent.  This  was  a  good  decade  for  printing  and  we  were 
happy  to  be  a  part  of  that  rapid  growth. 

The  "Life's  Most  Important  Question"  tract 
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presenting  Christ  to  others. 


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Times  are  changing,  and  it  is 
difficult  to  tell  exactly  in  which 
century  we  are  really  living!  Our 
electric  utility  company  provides  us 
with  the  latest  happenings  in  a 
monthly  publication.  (I  think  the 
actual  purpose  of  the  newsletter  is 
to  get  our  minds  off  the  cost  of  the 
electrical  bill.)  This  past  month's 
articles  told  how  to  build  an  under- 
ground house.  There  are  advantages, 
we  are  told,  in  that  the  constant 
temperature  of  the  earth  will  save 
both  heating  and  cooling  bills.  Even 
the  roof  is  covered  with  earth  so 
you  can  plant  your  lawn  on  it. 

The  whole  story  sounded 
strangely  like  a  cave  dwelling  to  me, 
and  I  have  this  negative  remem- 
brance that  humanity  worked  for 
years  to  be  delivered  from  this 
type  of  housing.  But  the  energy 
crisis  is  here,  and  there  are  more 
believers  in  it  each  day.  So  every- 
one is  trying  to  find  a  way  to  cut 
down  on  the  high  costs  of  keeping 
warm.  Returning  to  caves  is  one 
possibility;  one  other  is  the  good 
old  wood  stove. 

This  black  beauty— the  wood 
stove— is  returning  to  many  a  home. 
Everywhere  I  travel  I  get  introduced 
to  this  latest  member  of  the  family. 
The  main  characteristic  is  that  it 
provides  a  warm  glow  and  is  quite 
economical  to  operate.  The  closer 
you  get  to  it,  the  warmer  it  is;  and 
this  is  also  in  direct  proportion  to 
cold.  Five  steps  away  and  you  feel 
that  you  have  moved  from  the 
Equator  to  the  North  Pole,  all  in 
the  realm  of  five  seconds  and 
seven  steps!  Another  disadvantage, 
I  am  told,  is  that  in  New  England 
the  smoke  is  presenting  an  environ- 
mental problem,  much  like  that  in 
Southern  California. 

Another  return  to  yesteryear  is 
the  reintroduction  of  the  parlor 
fan.  Mounted  in  the  ceiling,  it 
rotates  to  keep  the  warm  air  near 
the  ceiling  moving.  The  last  time  I 
had  one  of  these  things  moving 
above  me  was  when  I  sat  in  a  hotel 
in  Sudan,  Africa,  in  the  city  of 


Khartoum.  I  remember  being 
thankful  then  that  such  things  were 
no  longer  used. 

So,  it  looks  like  it  might  be  back 
to  caves  with  wood  stoves  for 
warm tli,  and  a  parlor  fan  spinning 
over  my  head.  (Just  when  I  thought 
I  had  reached  middle  age,  and  had 
finally  subdued  my  post-depression 
childhood  fears;  here  I  am  going 
back  to  the  "olden  days."  If  there 
is  any  satisfaction  in  it  at  all  now, 
it  is  that  I  can  really  show  my  son 
what  the  "olden  days"  were  like!) 

But  before  I  do,  I  think  I  will 
hold  on  to  my  life-style  as  it  is  just 
a  little  longer.  Having  lived  long 
enough  to  go  to  the  "little  car  era" 
about  five  times  now,  and  before  I 
get  a  pair  of  roller  skates  or  a  skate 
board  and  start  throwing  dirt  on 
my  roof  to  make  a  cave,  I  will  wait 
patiently  to  see  how  it  all  turns  out. 
In  fact,  I  do  not  think  I'll  even 
spend  endless  hours  worrying  about 
it  all.  God  is  still  on  the  throne, 
and  though  His  main  mission  is  not 
necessarily  my  physical  comfort,  I 
think  He  will  provide.  If  we  get 
too  excited  about  every  media 
crisis  (and  there  always  is  "one  a 
day"  at  the  six  o'clock  news),  we 
will  never  get  over  being  excited. 

My  main  concern  is  not  the 
ability  of  God  to  provide  for  our 
needs.  After  all,  mankind  has  never 
even  begun  to  explore  the  depth 
and  the  riches  of  this  world  and  its 
great  systems.  It  used  to  be  when 
we  had  a  problem  to  solve  in  this 
country,  we  went  out  and  did 
something  about  it;  but  now  it  is 
easier  to  sit  around  feeling  sorry  for 
ourselves.  When  just  a  touch  of  the 
ole  Yankee  ingenuity  comes  back 
and  a  few  of  us  Americans  get  a 
little  ambition  and  desire,  there  will 
be  no  limit  to  what  man's  intelli- 
gence and  God's  raw  materials  can 
accomplish.  Well,  the  only  thing 
mankind  cannot  supply  is  the 
righteousness  to  make  us  what  we 
ought  to  be  in  this  country  again. 
But  God  has  a  big  supply  of  it  and 
He  wants  to  pass  it  out  to  us  again. 


Our  cover  photo  is  the  beautiful  painting 
"The  Way  To  Emmaus."  Reproduced  cour- 
tesy of  Harold  M.  Lambert  Studios. 


reported 
in  the  herald 

35  Years  Ago- 1945 

Captain  Chaplain  Orville  Lorenz  is  some- 
where in  Belgium  with  the  Ninth  Infantry 
Division.  ...  A  report  on  Africa  indicated  at 
this  time  there  were  150,000,000  people  of 
which  80,000,000  were  classified  as  pagans; 
40,000,000  as  Moslems;  and  10,000,000  as 
Christians. 

15  Years  Ago- 1965 

The  Foreign  Missionary  Society  reports 
that  the  total  offering  for  the  past  year  was 
$483,211  which  is  an  increase  of  over 
$57,000.  .  .  .  Rev.  Jesse  Deloe  was  ordained 
to  the  ministry  at  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

5  Years  Ago-1975 

Rev.  Curtis  Stroman  is  the  new  pastor  of 
the  Calvary  Brethren  Church  of  Hagerstown, 
Md.  .  .  .  The  new  Colorado  Springs,  Colo., 
church  has  been  dedicated.  It  has  one  of  the 
most  beautiful  views  in  the  country,  as  it 
looks  towards  the  Rockies.  Tom  Inman  is 
pastor. 

BRETHREN  MISSIONARY., 


March  1980 


Volume  42  Number  3 

Editor,  Charles  W.  Turner 

Managing  Editor,  Kenneth  E.  Herman 

Artist,  Jane  Fretz 

Production  Manager,  Bruce  Brickel 

Departmental  Editors:   Christian  Education. 

Knute  Larson.  Foreign  Missions:   Rev.  John 

Zielasko,   Nora   Macon.  Grace  Schools:  Dr. 

Homer   A.    Kent,   Jr.,   Don   Cramer.  Home 

Missions:   Dr.   Lester   E.   Pifer,  Brad  Skiles. 

WMC:  Linda  Hoke. 


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THE    EVENT   OF    THE   CENTURY 

STAKING   A   CLAIM    IN   PLACERVILLE! 

A   NEW    BEGINNING 

LOOKING   BACK    AND   PRAISING   THE    LORD 

GOD  WILL  NOT   FORGIVE   US   IF  WE   FAIL 

SHARING   THE   CHALLENGE 

STILL   WATERS   RUN    DEEP 

HAPPY    BIRTHDAY    DEAR    SUNDAY   SCHOOL 

LIGHT   THE   CANDLES! 

LET'S   BE    A   MOTHER 

HOW   GRACE   WORKS 

YET   FOR    LOVE'S  SAKE 


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Dear  Editor, 

Thank  you  for  printing  the  article  "Great  Joy  on  Eleventh  Street"  in 
the  December  issue  of  the  Herald  (page  28).  We  were  able  to  use  it  in 
our  earliest  children's  church  time.  It  was  a  great  way  of  sharing  the 
Christmas  message,  and  was  told  in  a  very  clever  way.  (I'm  sure  the  star- 
shaped  cookies  we  passed  out  while  the  story  was  being  read  added  to  it 
for  the  kids,  too.) 

Thank  you  again  for  the  broad  reach  you  desire  to  have  through 
your  magazine— even  to  the  children. 

May  the  message  of  God's  love  in  Christ  continue  to  be  told  in  the 
most  unique  ways  until  He  comes  to  take  us  home!— Indiana 
P.S.  By  the  way,  who  is  Carolann  Oswald,  the  author? 

Editor's  note:  Thanks  for  the  kind  comments  about  the  Herald.  We  are 
endeavoring  to  increase  the  types  of  material  we  offer,  and  the  response 
has  been  good. 

Who  is  Carolann  Oswald?  She  is  from  the  Wooster  (Ohio)  area,  and  is 
the  daughter  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Kenneth  Ashman.  Carolann  has  con- 
tributed about  five  stories  in  this  series.— CWT 


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GRACE     BRETHREN 


Eighteen  inches  of  snow  in  Richmond 


The  Event  of  the  Century 


by  Pastor  Kurt  Miller 

January  5,'  1980-just  another 
day  at  the  beginning  of  a  new  year. 
But,  in  Richmond,  Virginia,  excite- 
ment was  running  high  as  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church 
were  about  to  celebrate  the  end  of 
a  long  relationship  with  Brethren 
Home  Missions— 12  years!  But  on 
the  horizon  loomed  an  ominous 
threat  to  the  next  days'  planned 
events— a  severe  winter  snowstorm. 
(In  Virginia?) 

It  started  early  and  it  looked  as 
though  the  two  to  four  inches  of 
snow  forecast  would  not  material- 
ize. But  when  the  storm  had  finally 
swept  over  its  victim,  it  left  the 
most  snow  to  be  dumped  on  the 
Richmond  area  at  one  time  in  more 
than  a  century- 18  inches!  With  a 
minimum  force  of  snow  removal 
equipment  it  was  virtually  impos- 
sible to  move,  and  no  one  did, 
except  Brethren!  Eighty -two  to  be 
exact  (in  spite  of  the  obstacles). 
But  was  this  an  obstacle?  No.  The 
most  breathtaking  service  that  this 
Home  Missions  church  has  ever  ex- 


perienced was  to  be  imbedded  in 
the  hearts  and  minds  of  God's 
people  for  an  eternity.  The  splendor 
and  the  majesty  of  God  was  dis- 
played in  the  beautifully  warm  and 
fluffy  snow,  and  somehow  the 
spirit  of  everyone  in  attendance 
knew  that  God  had  intended  it  this 
way.  This  had  been  the  history  of 
this  church— obstacles— but  no  ob- 
stacle was  too  tall  for  God! 

In  1968  Rev.  William  Gardner 
had  a  vision  to  begin  a  Grace  Breth- 
ren work  in  Richmond,  the  capital 
of  Virginia.  In  a  short  time  several 
families  were  meeting  every  Lord's 
Day  in  a  fire  hall  on  the  south  side 
of  town.  They  soon  became  known 
as  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 
Richmond.  Through  the  foresight 
and  driving  initiative  of  Pastor 
Gardner,  land  was  purchased  and  a 
building  erected  to  the  glory  of 
God. 

After  five  years  of  faithful  serv- 
ice, Pastor  Gardner  felt  God  call 
him  into  other  areas  of  endeavor. 
Rev.  Ron  Thompson,  who  had 
served  as  national  evangelist  for  the 
Brethren  Fellowship  and  had  pas- 


Photos  by:  Tom  Schneider 


-ir  march  '80 


tored  the  Patterson  Memorial  Breth- 
ren Church  in  Roanoke,  Virginia, 
was  called  by  God  to  lead  the  folks 
in  Richmond.  Pastor  Ron's  strong 
Bible  teaching  helped  to  engrain  the 
people  into  the  Church  of  Christ 
and  a  strong  nucleus  was  prepared 
to  plant  and  harvest  His  crop!  God 
used  these  two  dedicated  men  to 


Richmond's  1980  church  officers 

At  right:  Rev.  Bill  Byers  (extreme  right),  BMHC  southern  field 
representative,  joins  Kurt  and  Anecia  Miller  in  celebrating  self- 
support  status.  Also  representing  the  Council  on  "self-support" 
Sunday  was  Rev.  Kenneth  Teague,  a  board  member  (not  pictured). 


prepare  His  harvest. 

On  March  1,  1978,  Rev.  Kurt  A. 
Miller  came  to  Richmond  to  pastor 
his  first  full-time  church.  Little  did 
he  know  what  God  had  in  store  for 
this  apprehensive  and  inexperienced 
pastor!  In  the  last  year-and-a-half 
God  has  given  this  church  over  50 
first-time  decisions  with  all  but  2  of 
these  actively  involved  in  the  work 
of  the  church.  Through  consistent 
follow-up  by  the  pastor  and  an  in- 
creasing number  of  dedicated  lay- 
men, these  souls  are  being  grounded 
in  God's  Word  and  growing  in  His 
grace.  The  attendance  in  the  morn- 
ing service  has  grown  from  35  to 
nearly  80.  The  Sunday  school  has 
more  than  doubled  as  have  the  eve- 
ning services  and  the  midweek 
prayer  services.  The  finances  of  the 
church  have  more  than  tripled  as 
new  converts  are  taught  the  impor- 
tance of  worship  through  giving. 
Virtually  every  office  in  the  church 
is  filled  by  a  different  man,  and 
there  were  more  men  teachers  in 
the  Vacation  Bible  School  program 
this  past  summer  than  there  were 
women  teachers. 


One  only  has  to  be  in  this 
church  for  a  very  few  moments  to 
notice  the  spirit  of  warmth,  love 
and  concern  which  has  its  emphasis 
on  the  family  first.  The  people  ex- 
pressed this  love  by  setting  aside  a 
day  as  "Pastor  Appreciation  Day," 
expressing  their  love  for  the  pastor 
and  family  through  testimonies  and 
gifts.  They  express  it  to  each  other 
through  gifts  of  love  throughout 
the  year  and  a  helping-hand  when- 
ever one  is  needed.  And  they  express 
it  to  the  lost  world  by  inviting  their 
lost  friends  and  loved  ones  to 
church  with  them  to  share  in  God's 
wonderful  grace. 

Yes,  the  "Event  of  the  Century" 
has  taken  place  in  Richmond,  Vir- 
ginia. Obstacles  have  been  over- 
come. Victories  have  been  gained. 
But  not  without  down-to-earth 
hard  work!  God  is  a  re  warder  of 
faithfulness.  Much  preparing,  plant- 
ing, cultivating,  fertilizing,  and 
spraying  for  weeds  has  taken  place 
by  many  weary  hands  and  backs. 
The  "Bountiful  Harvest"  was  being 
prepared.  God  is  just  now  beginning 
to  reap  the  efforts  of  those  who 


strived  so  faithfully  through  the 
initial  years  of  this  church.  But,  lest 
we  become  infected  with  "Arrival 
Flu,"  as  Dr.  David  L.  Hocking  so 
aptly  described  it  in  the  1979 
Moderator's  Address  at  national 
conference,  the  work  must  contin- 
ue. God  does  not  desire  us  to  leave 
our  field  unattended.  We  must  con- 
tinue to  grow. 

This  church  wants  to  personally 
thank  the  entire  Fellowship  of 
Grace  Brethren  Churches  for  their 
prayer  and  financial  support 
throughout  the  years.  Please  do  not 
stop  your  prayer  support.  We  need 
you!  We  know  that  you,  as  a  Fel- 
lowship, are  pleased.  We  know  that 
our  Lord  is  rejoicing.  But,  we  are 
not  satisfied.  We  believe  that  we 
have  barely  begun  to  scratch  the 
surface.  Our  neighborhood  is  grow- 
ing by  thousands  every  year.  God  is 
bringing  these  people  to  us  so  we 
can  introduce  them  to  His  grace. 
No,  we  have  not  arrived.  We  have 
only  reached  a  goal.  That  is  good, 
but  not  the  end.  May  our  cry  be: 
"Give  me  a  passion  for  souls,  dear 
Lord 


march  '80 ' 


Staking  a  Claim 


Almost  in  two  different  worlds, 
Darrell  Anderson  spent  his  first 
eight  months  at  Placerville  preaching 
on  Sundays  (below)  and  then 
commuted  during  the  week  to 
Sacramento  to  manage  a  glass 
company  (left) 


by  Brad  Skiles 

Promotional  Secretary 

For  Rev.  Darrell  Anderson  and 
the  Grace  Brethren  believers  at 
Placerville,  California,  meeting 
weekly  for  Sunday  services  repre- 
sents more  than  just  a  religious 
routine.  Behind  the  solid  gospel 
preaching,  the  well-taught  Sunday 
school  lessons  and  the  opportun- 
ities for  fellowship,  is  a  strategy  and 
burden  for  reaching  the  city  of 
Placerville  for  Christ. 

"Our  church  is  in  a  good  position 
right  now,"  says  Pastor  Anderson. 
"Usually  when  you  visit  the  un- 
churched in  any  given  community 
there  is  typically  one  church  that 
they  think  of  and  say,  'Oh,  I  at- 


tend the  Methodist  church,'  or 
whatever.  In  Placerville  there  is  not 
one  dominate  church  that  everyone 
looks  to.  So,  we  want  to  be  that 
church.  We  want  to  so  influence 
our  community  that  'Sierra  View 
Grace  Brethren  Church'  is  the  first 
name  that  comes  to  mind  when 
they  consider  'church.'  " 

The  ultimate  result  of  that  ex- 
posure is  to  lead  people  to  Christ, 
as  Lord,  and  then  to  disciple  them 
in  their  faith.  Meeting  with  Pastor 
Anderson  since  April  of  1979,  the 
Placerville  Brethren  recognize  that 
love  and  acceptance  are  important 
ingredients  in  that  ultimate  disciple- 
ship  process. 

"Basically  our  strategy  in  1979 
was  just  meeting  and  drawing  the 


in 

Placerville! 


people  closer  together,"  states 
Darrell.  "We  have  a  real  warm 
group  now.  Our  people  are  at  the 
place  where  they  will  accept  any- 
one who  comes  in  and  love  them, 
making  them  feel  a  part  of  the 
body." 

Such  fellowship  is  magnetic. 
During  the  fourth  quarter  of  1979, 
3  new  family  units  became  "regu- 
lars" bringing  the  weekly  average  to 
30— a  significant  accomplishment 
for  any  newly  organized  church. 

A  lot  is  being  said  today  about 
church  growth  leadership.  Lay  lead- 
ership in  Placerville  was  an  attractive 
quality  to  Darrell  Anderson. 

"Our  first  contact  with  the 
church'  planting  opportunity  at 
Placerville  was  through  a  family 
who  had  moved  there  from  my 
previous  pastorate.  When  I  was 
asked  to  come  to  Placerville  to  be- 


'  march  '80 


gin  a  work,  I  told  them  that  just 
because  we  have  some  friends  there 
doesn't  mean  we  should  start  a 
church. 

"But  later,"  Darrell  continues, 
"when  further  interest  was  ex- 
pressed and  other  families  became 
involved,  my  wife,  Irene,  and  I  be- 
came more  interested.  What  finally 
impressed  us  about  this  opportuni- 
ty of  service  was  the  dedication  of 
the  people— their  commitment  to 
Christ  and  to  establishing  a  local 
church,  and  the  potential  growth  in 
the  area." 

Setting  the  example  in  leader- 
ship, Pastor  Anderson  has  been  able 
to  meet  on  a  weekly  basis  with  the 
key  laymen  in  the  church.  Although 
5:30  in  the  morning  has  some  dis- 
advantages, this  time  allotment  al- 
lows Darrell  to  share  his  life  with 
these  future  church  leaders. 

A  major  growth  obstacle  for  the 
church  in  1979  was  the  pastor's 
schedule.  Committing  himself  to 
the  church  during  its  first  year 
meant  no  financial  security  for 
Darrell.  Accepting  that,  Darrell 
spent  his  first  8  months  as  pastor 
commuting  to  Sacramento  to 
manage  a  glass  company.  Working 
40-hour  weeks  made  visitation  and 
basic  church  organization  difficult. 
But  there  were  some  positive  bene- 
fits. 


"It  has  helped  me  to  keep  in 
touch  with  the  world.  Not  that  you 
can't  do  that  as  a  pastor,  but  it  is  a 
little  more  vivid  when  you  are  out 
working  with  different  kinds  of 
people  eight  hours  a  day  in  a 
secular  environment." 

Darrell  Anderson  knows  person- 
ally what  a  life  without  Christ  is 
like.  Accepting  Christ  as  his  saviour 
at  age  26,  Darrell  had  lived  a  very 
active  life  maintaining  3  jobs  and 
trying  to  find  peace  in  the  world's 
finances.  It  was  not  until  his 
youngest  child  died  that  Darrell 
began  to  question  where  his  life  was 
headed.  Less  than  3  years  after  that 
tragedy,  the  Anderson  family  was 
walking  with  Christ  and  Darrell  had 
enrolled  in  Grace  College,  working 
toward  an  ultimate  seminary  degree. 

As  a  father  of  two  young  boys 
and  a  full-time  student  working  to 
pay  the  bills,  seven  years  of  educa- 
tion seemed  like  a  very  long  road  to 
follow.  But  Darrell  was  encouraged 
in  his  pursuit  as  he  was  able  to  lead 
his  employer  to  Christ  and  see 
other  lives  influenced  through  a 
home  Bible  study  which  he  led. 

After  graduating  from  Grace 
Seminary,  Darrell  accepted  the  pas- 
toral call  from  the  LaLoma  Grace 
Brethren  Church  in  Modesto,  Cali- 
fornia. Finishing  five  years  of  minis- 
try there,  Darrell  believed  God  was 


calling  him  to  a  different  service.  It 
was  while  working  as  a  glazier  in 
Stockton,  California,  and  seeing 
progress  being  made  toward  a 
Stockton  Bible  class,  that  Darrell 
and  Irene  joined  the  Placerville 
story.  Committed  to  establishing 
the  work,  the  Andersons  moved  to 
Placerville  in  July  of  1979. 

January  1,  1980,  was  a  historic 
date  for  the  almost-a-year-old  Grace 
Brethren  Church.  The  turning  of 
the  calendar  marked  Brethren 
Home  Missions  financial  support. 
Combining  the  local  church  sup- 
port, the  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council  support,  and  funds  from 
Grace  Development,  a  Sacramento- 
based  organization,  Pastor  Ander- 
son will  now  be  able  to  serve  his 
church  full  time. 

"Full  time"  will  allow  Darrell  to 
utilize  his  resources  in  developing 
the  church-getting  out  into  the 
community,  concentrating  on 
visitation,  more  effectively  disci- 
pling  current  believers  and  creative- 
ly planning  for  future  growth. 
Given  the  existing  leadership  base 
and  the  potential  of  this  mother- 
load  ministry  area,  the  Brethren 
Home  Missions  Council  joins  the 
Sierra  View  Grace  Brethren  Church 
in  their  zeal  for  reaching  Placerville 
and  their  surrounding  communities 
for  Christ! 


Right:  The  Sierra  View  Grace  Brethren 
Church's  new  meeting  place,  a  Seventh- 
Day  Adventist's  sanctuary 


march  '80 


A  A  jh  M  Ah. 


Discipleship-the  ' 'Life-Blood' '  at  Coolville 


Pastor  Markley,  at  pulpit,  gets  men  involved  in  the  service. 


1  'If  the  Lord  would  take  me  home  tomorrow  this  church  would  continue  to  function  and  grow,  '  ' 
says  Pastor  Bob  Markley. 

Extending  his  life  in  the  lives  of  others,  Pastor  Markley  has  been  able  to  effectively 
disciple  a  core  of  leaders  in  the  Coolville,  Ohio,  Grace  Brethren  Church.  ' 'These  men 
(Markley 's  leadership  core)  can  do  anything.  They  can  preach,  carry  on  all  services,  maintain 
the  organization  of  the  church  and  shepherd  the  rest  of  the  believers.  Basically,  they  can  do 
everything  that  I  can  do.  '  ' 


The  results  from  this  leadership  structure  have  been  phenomenal  for  the  Coolville  church. 
All  goals  for  the  church  were  met  or  surpassed  in  1979!  Membership  doubled  at  66.  Morning  wor- 
ship attendance  for  the  year  averaged  57,  up  32  percent  over  1978.  Sunday  school  yearly 
average  increased  by  30  percent  over  1978.  The  Sunday  evening  service  attendance  advanced  to  a 
yearly  average  of  42  (that's  increasing  36  percent),  midweek  prayer  meeting  closed  the  year 
out  with  an  average  of  25,  and  offerings  for  the  fourth  quarter  of  1979  stood  at  $6,728  (a 
record  in  stewardship  for  Coolville). 

All  the  '  'stats'  '  are  simply  to  say  that  God  is  doing  something  in  this  Home  Missions  church. 
And  so  you  won't  get  the  wrong  emphasis,  here's  how  Pastor  Markley  started  his  1980  cor- 
respondence with  the  BHMC : 

"  I  promised  that  I  would  write  and  let  you  know  if  it  happened-the  doubling  of  our  membership . 
When  I  knew  that  we  needed  just  three  more  members  to  complete  our  doubling  goal,  I  prayed  that 
the  Lord  would  do  something  so  outstanding  that  no  one  could  say  that  the  last  three  members 
came  because  the  pastor  pressured  them. 

"It  happened  within  36  hours  in  a  family  of  a  dad,  mother,  two  boys  and  the  dad's  aged 
mother.  Through  some  miraculous  circumstances,  God  received  a  broken  man  into  His  family, 
united  a  husband  and  wife,  and  healed  a  seemingly  wrecked  home.  As  if  that  wasn't  enough,  God 
continued  in  His  miracle  by  bringing  the  entire  family  to  church  and  moving  them  into  a  deci- 
sion to  join  our  local  body-all  within  36  hours!  Praise  the  Lord! ! !  " 

Not  resting  in  past  accomplishments,  the  Coolville  Brethren  have  set  equally  aggressive 
goals  for  1980  and  are  promoting  a  rather  interesting  program. 

It '  s  called  '  '  Adopt  A  Family . '  '  '  '  Adopt  A  Family '  '  for  the  Coolville  Brethren  is  a  challenge 
for  each  regularly  attending  family  to  '  'adopt'  '  an  unchurched  family  for  the  year  of  1980. 
Through  events  at  the  church  and  continual  personal  contacts  among  families,  the  goal  of  this 
program  is  for  every  churched  family  to  develop  meaningful  relationships  with  unchurched 
families. 

By  extending  these  '  'circles  of  friendships, '  '  it  is  the  church's  prayer  that  these  new  con- 
tacts will  ultimately  result  in  new  sheep  in  the  fold. 

The  leadership  of  Brethren  Home  Missions  is  excited  about  how  God  is  working  in  Coolville 
and  praising  these  believers  for  their  vision  and  strategy  for  reaching  their  city  for  Christ! 

(Watch  the  May  Herald  for  a  feature  article  on  this  exciting  work.) 


march  '80 


for  25  years,  1955-1980. 
.  .  .  for  your  help  in  building  and  ex- 
panding over  160  Grace  Brethren 
churches  from  coast  to  coast. 
.  .  .  for  your  continual  prayers  and 

support  of  our  ministry. 
.  .  .  for    increasing    our    saving    ac- 
counts from  8800,000  in  1955  to 
over  811,000,000  in  1980. 
.  .  .  for  the  opportunity  to  increase 
our  interest  rates  from  4.00%  in 
1955    to    6.02%    annual    interest 
for  1980. 
And  so  again,  from  our  hearts  and 
from  the  many  Grace  Brethren  chur- 
ches who  have  been  able  to  begin  and 
extend  the  ministry  of  Jesus  Christ, 

CJtank  y*ju! 


Brethren  Investment  Foundation  •  Box  587  •  Brethren  Missions  Building  •  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 

We  invite  you  to  become  a  part  of  the  Brethren  Investment  Foundation.  Write  to  us  for  more  information. 
Now  our  passbook  accounts  enjoy  5.85%  continuous  compounded  interest  which  annually  pays  6.02%. 


Editor's  Note:  The  South  Bay  Grace  Brethren  Church  is  a  new  branch  church  of  the  Long  Beach,  California, 
Grace  Brethren  Church.  The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  encourages  "every  church  to  plant  a  branch 
church  "and  rejoices  with  this  mother  church.  This  article,  "A  New  Beginning, "  is  the  first  of  an  open  series  on 
branch  churches -publicizing  new  developments  apart  from  the  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council. 


A  New  Beginning 


by  Pastor  Thomas  Hughes 

The  Psalmist  wrote:  "This  is  the 
Lord's  doing;  it  is  marvelous  in  our 
eyes"  (Ps.  1 18:23).  I  have  taken 
this  verse  for  the  building  of  a  local 
church  in  the  South  Bay  area  of 
Southern  California. 

Little  did  I  realize  when  I  ac- 
cepted Jesus  Christ  as  my  Saviour 
and  Lord  in  September  of  1967, 
that  I  would  be  thrust  into  the  role 
of  being  the  first  pastor  in  a  new 
church!  Shortly  after  that  decision, 
the  Lord  began  to  work  in  my  heart, 
and  eventually  called  me  into  full- 


The  Tom  Hughes  family 


'march  '80 


One  hundred  and  two  attend  South  Bay's  first  service 


time  service  for  Him  as  one  of  the 
pastors  at  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church  of  Long  Beach,  California. 
As  an  elder,  I  was  aware  of  a  group 
which  had  been  meeting  in  the 
South  Bay  area,  near  Torrance,  and 
of  their  interest  in  forming  a  local 
church.  The  church  became  a 
reality  in  September  of  1979  with 
an  interim  pastor  and  a  Sunday 
evening  meeting  time.  It  was 
during  those  days  that  I  became 
convinced  that  God  wanted  me 
there  as  the  pastor  of  that  work.  In 
December  it  became  official— I  was 
the  pastor  of  the  South  Bay  Grace 
Brethren  Church!  We  continued 
meeting  on  Sunday  evenings  until 
an  adequate  facility  could  be  found 
to  begin  full  services.  This  became 
possible  as  we  located  a  vacant 
elementary  school  auditorium  and 
leased  it  for  the  purpose  of 
beginning  a  church.  We  set  the 
target  date  for  the  first  Sunday  in 
January  1980,  as  the  first  morning 
service  date,  and  the  excitement 
began ! 

While  working  at  the  new 
facility  in  preparation  for  our  first 
meeting,  one  of  the  men  offered  a 
rabbit  to  one  of  my  three  boys.  We 
agreed  to  take  the  rabbit  and  went 
home  to  build  a  cage  for  it.  I  had 
never  built  a  rabbit  cage  before  and 
really  didn't  know  where  to  begin. 
As  I  started  getting  the  necessary 
materials,  I  thought  of  the  similar- 
ities of  this  task  to  that  of 
establishing  a  church.  I  had  never 
"built"  a  church  before  and  felt 
inadequte  in  and  of  myself. 


Then  I  remembered  a  passage  in 
Matthew  16,  where  Jesus  said,  "I 
will  build  my  church  ...  (v.  18) 
and  this  became  the  passage  from 
which  I  preached  my  first  message. 
As  I  studied  the  passage,  I  realized 
that  without  Jesus  Christ  there 
couldn't  be  any  kind  of  a  church! 
But  once  accepting  Him  as  the 
Master  Builder,  the  job  of  building 
the  church  becomes  His. 

The  big  day  arrived.  How  many 
people  would  come?  Did  we  have 
enough  chairs  set  up?  Would  there 
be  any  "brand  new"  visitors,  and 
not  just  "friends"?  Were  there 
enough  workers?  Were  the 
classrooms  set  up? 

God  was  in  full  control  and  we 
trusted  Him  for  everything!  He  had 
provided  200  cushioned  folding 
chairs  at  dealer  cost!  He  had 
provided  extra  classrooms  on  the 
school  facility !  He  had  provided  a 
new  overhead  projector  and  screen! 
He  had  provided  drapes  and  paint 
and  everything  else,  and  He  would 
bring  the  people,  too! 

The  9  a.m.  Sunday  school  hour 
arrived  and  there  were  people!  I 
began  the  first  adult  Sunday  school 
hour  with  our  philosophy  of 
ministry,  beginning  with  the 
purpose  of  the  South  Bay  Grace 
Brethren  Church:  to  glorify  God  (1 
Cor.  10:31;  Rom.  15:6);  and 
followed  with  our  premise— total 
dependence  upon  God's  Word  for 
authority  and  information  (2  Tim. 
3:16-17). 

We  shared  our  major  objectives: 
Evangelism  (Matt.  28:19-20;  Mark 


16:15-16;  Luke  24:47-48;  Acts 
1 :8); Edification  (Eph.  4:11-16; 
1  Peter  4:10-11;  and  Expansion 
(Acts  13:1-4;  1  Cor.  9:7-14). 

We  concluded  by  sharing  our 
guidelines:  (1)  To  always  maintain 
principles  contained  in  God's  Word 
(James  4:17;  Prov.  29:18,  30:6); 
(2)  To  emphasize  ministry  to 
people  rather  than  performing  tasks 
(Phil.  1:7-11;  Col.  3:12-17);  (3)  To 
make  sure  we  evaluate  everything  in 
light  of  our  objectives  (Heb.  4:12, 
5:11-14);  (4)  To  utilize  mature 
believers  in  the  areas  of  discipleship 
(Col.  1 :28;  2  Tim.  2:1-2);  (5)  To 
manifest  godly  life  styles  as  being 
essential  to  our  goals  and  objectives 
(Heb.  13:7;  1  Peter  1:5-16);  (6)  To 
motivate  people  in  discovering  their 
gifts,  as  well  as  being  mature  in  the 
faith  before  placing  them  in  leader- 
ship roles  (1  Tim.  3:6,  10,5:22, 
4:14-16);  and  (7)  To  manage  all  of 
our  affairs  with  the  confidence  of 
God's  sovereign  control  (Phil. 
4:4-7;  Rom.  8:28-29). 

After  the  Sunday  school  hour 
we  began  our  first  morning  worship 
service!  As  I  stood  up  to  preach 
God's  Word  and  looked  over  the 
many  people,  the  verse  came  to  me, 
"This  is  the  Lord's  doing;  it  is 
marvelous  in  our  eyes."  The  Lord 
had  blessed  us  with  102  people  for 
the  first  Sunday!  With  great  joy  I 
shared  the  passage  which  proclaimed 
that  Jesus  was  ".  .  .  the  Christ,  the 
Son  of  the  living  God"  and  the 
wonderful  promise  that  He  would 
build  His  Church  and  the  gates  of 
Hades  would  not  overpower  it! 


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Looking  Back 
and 

Praising 
the  IvordS 


Praise  the  Lord!   Brethren 
Foreign  Missions  is  celebrating 
80  years  of  taking  the  Gospel 
to  people  and  planting 
churches  around  the  world. 
Our  official  anniversary  is 
September  4;  on  that  day  in 
1 900,  the  society  was  founded. 

At  the  Tenth  Annual  Breth- 
ren General  Conference, 
meeting  at  Winona  Lake, 
Indiana,  the  delegates  were 
severely  divided  on  whether  to 
enter  the  foreign  missionary 
field.  The  conference  was 
electric  with  controversy 
about  the  subject. 

One  of  the  group's  leading 
elders,  Jacob  C.  Cassel,  had 
challenged  the  delegates  by 
presenting  a  paper  on  a  most 
relevant  subject  for  any 
Christian  body— "Are  We 
Ready  to  Enter  the  Foreign 
Missionary  Field?" 

The  matter  was  then  pre- 
sented to  the  conference. 
Even  though  an  interest  in 
missions  had  been  developing 
for  several  years,  the  attempt 


Miss  Vianna 

Detwiler-our  first 

missionary 


The  Yonan  Y.  Auraham  family-missionaries  to  Persia 


to  actually  form  a  foreign 
mission  organization  within 
the  conference  itself  met  with 
formidable  resistance. 

Those  in  favor  of  the  plan 
were  finally  told  that,  "there 
is  plenty  of  room  out  under 
the  trees"  where  they  could 
organize. 

On  that  hot  Tuesday  after- 
noon a  group  of  determined 
people  met  on  a  knoll  under 
the  spreading  boughs  of  a 
friendly  oak.  At  2:00  p.m. 
the  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
of  the  Brethren  Church  was 
born.  A  bronze  plaque  located 
between  the  Billy  Sunday 
Tabernacle  and  the  Homer 
Rodeheaver  Auditorium  now 
marks  the  spot. 

Fifty-three  people  were 
enrolled  as  charter  members 
and  an  executive  committee  of 
six  members  was  chosen.  The 
executive  committee  consisted 
of:  G.  W.  Rench,  president;  J. 
O.  Talley,  secretary;  Jacob  C. 
Cassel,  treasurer;  J.  Allen 
Miller;  W.  D.  Furry,  and 


Vianna  Detwiler. 

Look  with  us  at  some  of  the 
highlights  of  the  first  20  years. 

1901 

The  executive  committee  was 
increased  to  nine  members  by  an 
amendment  to  the  constitution. 
David  Augustine,  J.  M.  Tombaugh, 
and  C.  F.  Yoder  were  elected  as 
members  of  the  committee. 

1902 

Rev.  John  A.  Miller,  of  Meyers- 
dale,  Pennsylvania,  contributed 
$2,000  to  the  society  for  the  sending 
out  of  the  first  foreign  missionary, 
Miss  Vianna  Detwiler. 

Yonan  Y.  Auraham  was  approved 
by  the  board  as  our  missionary  to 
Persia. 

1903 

Yonan  Y.  Auraham  was  sent 
early  in  this  year  to  establish  a 
Brethren  mission  at  Urmia,  Persia. 

Miss  Alice  Harley,  of  Allentown, 
Pennsylvania,  was  accepted  as  a 
candidate  for  Persia.  However, 
during.the  year  following,  a  physical 
breakdown  disqualified  her.  A  short 
time  later  Miss  Harley,  an  inspira- 
tional leader  in  our  early  foreign 
missionary  activities,  went  home  to 
be  with  Christ. 


march  '80 


Above:  The  steamer  that  took  the  Brethren  pioneer 
party  to  Africa,  up  the  Sangha  River 

Left:  The  pioneer  missionary  party  poses  with  some 
friends-(L-R)  James  Gribble,  Dr.  Florence  Gribble, 
Estella  Myers,  Mrs.  Rollier,  and  Mr.  Antoine  Rollier 
(standing  in  front  are  the  Rollier's  two  daughters 
and  Marguerite  Gribble) 


The  executive  committee  assisted 
in  this  work  in  Persia  for  six  years, 
but  because  of  the  unsettled 
conditions,  the  mission  was  finally 
closed.  C.  F.  Yoder  was  sent  to 
investigate  the  likely  missionary 
prospects,  but  was  unable  to  reach 
the  mission  station  because  of 
political  conditions  in  Persia  at  that 
time. 

During  the  summer  of  this  year, 
Miss  Vianna  Detwiler  was  sent  to 
assist  in  a  mission  being  established 
in  Montreal,  Canada. 

Dr.  J.  Allen  Miller  was  elected  as 
president  on  August  29,  succeeding 
G.  W.  Rench.  (Dr.  Miller  served  in 
this  office  until  his  death  in  1935.) 

C.  F.  Yoder  was  elected  to 
succeed  J.  0.  Talley  as  secretary. 

1904 

Louis  S.  Bauman  and  Samuel 
Lichty  were  elected  as  members  of 
the  executive  committee,  succeeding 
W.  D.  Furry  and  David  Augustine. 

1905 

I.  D.  Bowman  was  elected  as  a 
member  of  the  executive  committee 
to  succeed  G.  W.  Rench. 

1906 

A.  H.  Lichty  was  elected  as  a 
member  of  the  executive  committee 
to  fill  the  unexpired  term  of  Mr. 


Talley.  Since  it  became  impossible 
for  Mr.  Lichty  to  serve,  Marcus  A. 
Witter  was  chosen  to  fill  the 
vacancy  made  by  Mr.  Lichty's 
resignation. 

Louis  S.  Bauman  was  elected  as 
secretary  at  the  same  meeting, 
succeeding  C.  F.  Yoder. 

1907 

At  a  special  meeting  of  the 
executive  committee  "the  Argentine 
Republic  and  neighboring  states  of 
South  America"  were  selected  as 
the  "special  field  of  our  missionary 
effort."  At  this  meeting  Charles  F. 
Yoder  and  wife  were  called  as  the 
pioneer  missionaries  to  Argentina. 

1908 

C.  F.  Yoder  was  selected  as  the 
pastor  of  the  Montreal  mission, 
with  A.  B.  Maldeis  as  associate. 

Miss  Bertha  May  Bell  was 
approved  as  a  missionary  for  the 
South  American  field. 

1909 

Jacob  C.  Cassel  was  called  to 
assume  the  control  of  the  Montreal 
mission  after  the  departure  of  C.  F. 
Yoder  for  Argentina. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  F.  Yoder  and 
Miss  Bertha  May  Bell  sailed  for 
Argentina  on  August  2. 


1910 

Miss  Maude  Cripe  was  approved 
for  service  in  Argentina. 

1911 

Miss  Maude  Cripe  set  sail  for 
Argentina.  When  there,  she  married 
Mr.  Leonard  Webb,  who  also  became 
a  missionary  under  approval  of  the 
board  in  1913. 

Miss  Bertha  M.  Bell  discontinued 
her  work  as  a  missionary  under  our 
society. 

1912 

Morton  L.  Sands  became  pastor 
of  the  Montreal  mission. 

1913 

Articles  of  Incorporation  under 
the  Laws  of  the  State  of  Ohio  were 
granted  to  the  society.  Offices 
were  established  at  Ashland,  Ohio, 
under  the  management  of  President 
J.  Allen  Miller. 

The  society  purchased  its  first 
property  in  South  America  in  Rio 
Cuarto. 

1914 

The  attention  of  the  board  was 
first  called  to  the  work  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  James  S.  Gribble,  already  in 
Central  Africa.  It  was  decided  to 
"ask  the  approval  of  James  Gribble, 


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1919  1920 


Rev.  and  Mrs.  Clarence  Sickel 


Dr.  Louis  S.  Bauman  drives  the  first  "Bible  Coach."  Clarence  Sickel  is  leaning  on  the  second  car 


his  wife,  and  Miss  Estella  Myers  as 
accredited  missionaries  to  Africa." 

1915 

To  conform  with  the  new 
charter,  the  name  "Executive 
Committee"  was  changed  to 
"Board  of  Trustees." 

The  board  passed  a  resolution 
approving  the  work  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  James  S.  Gribble  and  Miss 
Estella  Myers  in  Central  Africa, 
with  the  understanding  that  "they 
are  undertaking  this  work  in  the 
faith  that  the  Lord  will  supply  all 
their  needs,  asking  no  salaries  or 
any  guaranty  from  this  board." 

1916 

Thomas  H.  Broad  took  charge  of 
the  work  in  Montreal. 

E.  G.  Atkinson  and  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
William  Bock  were  approved  by  the 
general  conference  as  missionaries 
to  South  America. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leonard  Webb 
returned  from  South  America  due 
to  Mr.  Webb's  health. 

The  board  decided  to  close  the 
Montreal  mission  and  dispose  of  the 
property  at  once. 

1917 

North  Central  Africa  was 
approved  by  the  general  conference 
as  a  mission  field. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  S.  Gribble, 
Miss  Estella  Myers,  and  Miss  Mae 
Snyder  were  immediately  approved 
as  missionaries  to  this  field. 

Alva  J.  McClain  became  a 
member  of  the  board. 

On  October  1 ,  the  first  issue  of 
The  Brethren  Missionary  (a  quarterly 
magazine  published  by  the  society) 
appeared.  Louis  S.  Bauman  was 
appointed  editor-in-chief,  and  J. 
Allen  Miller,  managing  editor. 

1918 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Gribble,  Miss 
Estella  Myers,  and  Miss  Mae  Snyder 
sailed  on  January  7  from  New  York 
for  Africa  aboard  the  S.S.  City  of 
Cairo. 

Clarence  Sickel  and  Miss  Loree 
Cutright  (later  Mrs.  Clarence  Sickel) 
were  approved  by  the  general 
conference  as  missionaries  to  South 
America. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Antoine  Rollier 
were  approved  for  Africa. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rollier  and  their 
two  daughters  sailed  for  Africa  on 
December  22,  joining  the  pioneer 
party  at  Brazzaville.  After  an 
extended  stay  there,  the  entire  party 
proceeded  to  Carnot. 

1919 

The  South  American  Field 


Council  was  authorized  to  purchase 
a  Bible  Coach. 

Purchase  of  the  property  at  La 
Cabrera,  Argentina,  was  approved 
by  the  board. 

Miss  Charlotte  Hillegas  (later 
Mrs.  Orville  D.  Jobson)  was 
approved  by  the  general  conference 
as  a  missionary  to  Africa. 

Charles  H.  Ashman  was  elected 
as  a  member  of  the  board  to  fill  the 
vacancy  made  by  the  death  of 
Jacob  C.  Cassel. 

Mrs.  Antoine  Rollier,  having 
been  stricken  with  fever  on  the 
journey  up  the  Sangha  River, 
departed  to  be  with  Christ  on 
September  16.  She  was  our  first 
missionary  to  be  promoted  to  His 
presence.  Thirteen  months  later, 
Mr.  Rollier  returned  to  America 
with  his  daughters. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clarence  Sickel 
arrived  in  South  America  on 
November  15. 

1920 

Miss  Mae  Snyder  was  our  second 
missionary  to  "walk  through  the 
valley  of  the  shadow  of  death." 
She  departed  to  be  with  the  Lord 
on  August  28. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  H.  Bock  discon- 
tinued their  services  as  missionaries 
in  Argentina  due  to  ill  health. 


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"God  Will  Not  Forgive  Us 
If  We  Fail" 


by  John  W.  Zielasko 


"God  will  not  forgive  us  if  we  fail,"  thus  spoke 
Leonid  Brezhnev  to  President  Carter  while  nego- 
tiations were  proceeding  at  the  SALT  signing  summit 
meeting  in  Vienna  last  summer.  Of  course,  the  Soviet 
press  denied  that  the  Chairman  had  used  the  word 
"God."  What  he  really  said,  they  insist,  is  "future 
generations."  But  the  remark  is  too  well  documented 
to  be  denied. 

It  led  the  Wall  Street  Journal  to  observe,  "God? 
God's  forgiveness?  From  a  man  who  heads  the  most 
belligerently  atheistic  regime  around,  maybe  in  his- 
tory? In  fact,  the  Soviets  have  recently  begun  a  new 
campaign  to  harass  religious  believers  and  at  the  close 
of  the  Pope's  visit  to  Poland,  issued  a  declaration  that 
'expanding  the  atheistic  education  of  the  population 
remains  an  urgent  task.'  "  The  hypocrisy  of  Brezhnev's 
words  echo  throughout  the  world  now  that  Russian 
tanks  have  crushed  Afghanistan. 

This  "off-the-cuff  remark  by  Brezhnev  to  our 
president  brings  to  mind  two  observations: 

1 .  The  Coming  Day  of  Judgment 

"God  will  not  forgive."  The  aging  Soviet  com- 
munist party  chief,  who,  by  the  way,  is  soon  to  meet 
his  Maker,  spoke  more  truly  than  he  knew.  It  may 
have  been  a  simple  remark  trying  to  exploit  "the  re- 
ligious proclivities  of  the  American  president,"  but  it 
does  express  a  warning  that  all  mankind  needs  to 
heed. 

There  is  judgment  ahead  for  all  men  (see  Heb. 
9:27),  and  none,  not  even  the  Soviet  communist 
party  chief,  will  escape.  This  judgment  is  based  on 
truth  (see  Rom.  2:2)  and  all  the  lies  of  the  world  will 
not  sway  the  righteous  judge  in  His  decision. 

The  judgment  is  righteous  (see  Rom.  2:5)— no  one 
will  be  able  to  claim  he  was  treated  unjustly  before 
God's  court.  The  judge  is  Jesus  Christ  (see  John  5:22). 
He  who  died  to  save  mankind  will  then  sit  in  judgment 
of  those  who  deny  Him. 

And,  finally,  judgment  results  in  perdition  (see  2 
Peter  3:7).  There  is  no  higher  court,  no  appeal,  and 
no  acquittal.  Truly  God  will  not  forgive  if  one  fails  to 
accept  His  Son  (see  Acts  4:12). 

2.  The  Unfinished  Task  of  the  Christian  Church 
Brezhnev  spoke  these  words  in  the  context  of  the 

SALT  agreement  (which  for  now  seems  doomed  to 


limbo).  But,  there  is  an  issue  much  more  important 
than  how  many  nuclear  warheads  are  produced  by 
the  super  powers.  That  is  the  evangelization  of  the 
peoples  of  the  world.  The  Christian  Church  is  still  far 
from  the  completion  of  that  task. 

In  a  recent  book  that  has  made  an  initial  attempt 
to  identify  the  still  unreached  peoples  of  the  world,  I 
counted  at  least  41  different  unreached  groups  in  8  of 
the  fields  where  Brethren  foreign  missionaries  are 
working.  These  are  in  addition  to  the  cultural  groups 
that  presently  receive  the  attention  of  our  mission- 
aries. 

By  definition,  an  unreached  people  is  identified  as 
a  group  that  has  fewer  than  20  percent  practicing 
Christians  among  them.  The  41  groups  represent 
about  15,400,000  people  and  each  will  require  a  cul- 
tural and  linguistic  thrust  to  penetrate  them  with  the 
Gospel. 

For  example,  in  France  there  are  804,000  Algerian 
Arabs;  in  Germany,  1,000,000  Turkish  immigrant 
workers;  in  the  C.A.R.  at  least  5,000  pygmies;  in  the 
Chad,  320,000  Ouabdai  and  80,000  Masa;  and  so  on. 
Project  this  kind  of  identification  worldwide  and  we 
are  faced  with  over  16,000  different  peoples  who 
have  little,  and  in  most  cases,  no  Christians  among 
them. 

Brethren  Foreign  Missions,  along  with  other  mis- 
sion societies,  is  making  a  special  effort  to  identify 
the  hidden  peoples  in  the  countries  where  we  are 
presently  working.  In  this  way,  the  immensity  and 
the  urgency  of  the  unfinished  task  will  be  brought  to 
our  attention.  Christians  who  assume  that  the  mis- 
sionary task  is  finished  will  thus  be  rechallenged; 
Christian  young  people  who  feel  that  there  is  no 
further  need  in  the  world  for  missionaries  will  be 
motivated  to  give  their  lives  for  missions. 

When  we  begin  to  focus  in  on  these  masses  and  see 
them  as  people  without  God  and  without  Christ,  then 
the  floodgates  of  Christian  compassion  will  again  be 
opened.  A  great  reservoir  of  prayer,  funds,  and  people 
will  flow  out  to  them  in  renewed  missionary  ventures. 

May  we  be  awakened  to  the  urgent  need  to  go  and 
disciple  the  still  untouched  masses.  For,  as  even  that 
cynical,  confirmed  atheist  Leonid  Brezhnev  reminds 
us,  "God  will  not  forgive  us  if  we  fail." 


march  '80  ID 


Sharing  £he  Challenge 


by  Mrs.  Florence  Hull 


We  heard   them  coming  before 


The  girls  and  women  sing  as  they  carry  their  loads  on  their  heads 


in  the 


Central     Afric 


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miere  girls  coming  up  the  hill  to  the 
mission  house  at  Nzoro.  Each  girl 
carried  a  gift  on  her  head,  even  the 
smallest  with  a  cup  containing  some 
peanuts.  This  loving  generosity 
characterized  the  treatment  we  re- 
ceived wherever  we  went  in  the 
Central  African  Republic. 

Our  daughter,  Margaret  Hull, 
had  written  to  us  in  June  1978,  ask- 
ing that  we  prayerfully  consider  an 
excursion  trip  to  the  C.A.R.  She 
has  been  serving  in  that  country  as 
a  missionary  since  January  of  1965. 

And  so  after  much  planning  and 
scheduling  we  went.  Our  plane 
landed  in  Bangui  at  1:30  a.m.  on 
March  30,  1979.  There  we  spent 
the  weekend  at  the  guest  house. 

Bangui  is  a  noisy,  bustling  city, 
alive  with  motorcycles,  mobilettes, 
and  radios!  People  are  everywhere, 
often  with  huge  loads  on  their 
heads. 

Sunday  we  attended  church  serv- 
ices in  Bangui.  Imagine  going  to  a 
morning  service,  the  second  one  of 
the  day ,  with  over  3 ,000  worshipers. 


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It  was  great.  And  this  was  only  one 
of  the  dozen  Brethren  churches  in 
the  city! 

We  left  the  city  by  MAF  plane. 
After  a  40-minute  flight  to  Bossem- 
bele,  we  joined  Margaret.  She  had 
left  5  hours  earlier  from  Yaloke  to 
meet  us  there.  We  journeyed  back 
to  Yaloke  together. 

The  week  was  busy  and  packed 
full  of  activities.  We  drove  to  Bata 
and  observed,  firsthand,  the  chal- 
lenge of  the  Print  Shop,  the  Bible 
Institute,  and  the  missionary  chil- 
dren's school.  Bata  is  also  the  head- 
quarters of  the  MAF  plane  and 
hangar.  We  gained  a  new  appreci- 
ation for  MAF  after  seeing  the  ease 
with  which  they  handled  difficult 
problems.  And  we  praise  the  Lord 
for  the  great  service  to  our  mission- 
aries that  the  faithful  MAF  pilot 
and  his  family  provide.  Theirs  is  an 
important  part  of  the  missionary 
endeavor. 

We  were  grounded  at  Bata  by 
dust  blowing  down  from  the  Sahara 
Desert.  This  extra  time  gave  us  an 
opportunity  to  see  the  cotton  crop 
being  brought  in  to  sell  to  govern- 


has  a  lush  garden  and  we  enjoyed 
the  fresh  vegetables  and  fruit,  espe- 
cially the  pineapples.  The  greenery 
was  lovely. 

From  Nzoro  we  flew  to  Boguila. 
This  stop  was  very  interesting  to  us 
because  Margaret  was  stationed 
here  during  her  first  terms  in  Africa. 
We  witnessed  the  value  of  the 
medical  work,  both  at  the  hospital 
at  Boguila  and  the  dispensaries  in 
the  villages  and  the  bush.  We  were 
impressed  by  the  intelligence  and 
devotion  of  the  African  nurses  and 
the  faithfulness  of  Dr.  Walker  and 
Dr.  Pfahler.  Visiting  the  pharmacy, 
we  saw  the  important  task  of  filling 
orders  to  send  out  to  the  villages. 

Traveling  back  to  Bata,  we  re- 
turned to  Yaloke  by  car.  Three 
weeks  were  spent  at  Yaloke  visiting 
classes  at  the  School  of  Theology 
and  the  college.  It  was  a  thrill  to  at- 
tend Carol  Mensinger's  English 
classes  with  the  college  fellows. 
They  delighted  in  conversing  with 
us  in  English-they  speak  Sango, 
French,  and  English.  We,  being 
limited  to  English,  normally  had  to 
converse  by  means  of  an  interpreter, 


Margaret  Hull  teaches  a 

ment    buyers    and    to    attend    a 
church. 

Our  next  destination  was  Nzoro. 
Here  the  little  Lumiere  girls  greeted 
us.  Having  been  told  that  Nzoro 
was  a  paradise,  we  were  not  dis- 
appointed. Beautiful  orchids  grew 
along    the   path.  Marian  Thurston 


Bible  story  to  the  children 

so  it  was  good  to  talk  to  them. 

Everywhere  we  went,  we  were 
impressed  with  the  generosity  of 
the  believers.  They  have  so  little, 
yet  willingly  share  what  they  do 
have.  Over  40  OTN  women  (like 
our  WMC)  were  attending  morning 
conference   sessions   at  Yaloke.  In 


the  afternoons  they  would  go  to 
their  gardens  and  work.  One  evening 
these  women  walked  up  the  hill  to 
Margaret's  home  to  greet  us.  Every 
woman  brought  a  gift.  They  sang, 
played  games,  recited  Bible  verses, 
and  then  walked  back  downhill  to 
their  homes. 

At  the  end  of  three  weeks,  we 
drove  back  to  Bangui,  a  fitting 
climax  to  our  trip.  The  trip  included 
the  car  drowning  out  in  a  huge  mud 
hole,  traveling  many  miles  with  no 
brakes  and  with  less  than  all  the 
cylinders  functioning,  and  running 
out  of  gas  (because  we  had  to  travel 
so  far  in  low  gear).  During  the  rainy 
season  the  roads  are  even  worse,  if 
possible,  than  in  the  dry  season. 

Our  last  weekend  was  filled  with 
blessings.  We  went  with  the  Hock- 
ings  to  MBaiki.  Leaving  Bangui,  we 
traveled  the  only  paved  road  (it 
even  had  street  lights)  past  the 
native  village  and  what  was  then  the 
Imperial  Palace  of  Emperor  Bokassa. 

After  spending  the  night  in  the 
unoccupied  mission  house  at 
MBaiki,  we  went  to  Mbata  for 
church.  The  trip  took  us  through 
beautiful  country  — grasslands 
jungle,  and  coffee  plantations.  An 
extra  bonus  was  a  visit  to  a  Pygmy 
village  where  we  were  allowed  to 
take  pictures  of  the  big  net  they  use 
to  snare  animals. 

What  a  privilege  to  meet  in  per- 
son the  missionaries  whom  we  knew 
only  by  name.  What  can  we  say  ex- 
cept "Thank  you,  Lord"  for  all  the 
blessings,  the  kind  hospitality  of 
the  missionaries,  and  the  very  able 
help  of  Roy  Snyder  (I  don't  know 
how  we  would  have  gotten  along 
without  him).  It  was  exciting  shar- 
ing the  challenge  of  the  ministry 
with  local  pastors  and  seeing  the 
blessing  of  the  medical  work  (espe- 
cially to  mothers  and  babies).  It 
was  good  to  see  the  help  given  by 
the  TIME  workers.  We  just  praise 
the  Lord  for  giving  us  the  oppor- 
tunity to  visit  our  mission  work  in 
the  Central  African  Republic. 


march  '80 


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by  Lynn  Hoyt 


Still 
Waters 


Run 
Deep 


Salomon  Luque 


"I  ought  to  die,  but  I  just  don't  get  around 
to  it!"  Salomon  Luque's  joking  remark  is  a 
reflection  of  the  constant  shadow  hovering 
over  his  life. 


Salomon  has  not  let  this  shadow  get  in  the 
way  of  his  effectiveness  for  the  Lord.  His 
service  as  pastor  of  the  General  Deheza  church 
in  the  southern  part  of  Cordoba,  Argentina,  has 
been  exemplary. 

Born  into  the  family  of  Fernando  Luque,  a 
drunkard ,  Salomon  was  raised  in  the  atmosphere 
of  alcoholism  until  his  early  teens  when  his 
father  met  the  Lord.  Fernando  had  made  a 
profession  of  faith  several  years  earlier  in  a 
Pentecostal  tent  meeting,  but  he  was  never 
really  saved  until  the  early  1 950s  under  the 
ministry  of  Brethren  missionary  Jack  Churchill. 
At  the  time  of  conversion,  Fernando's  life  was 
thoroughly  transformed.  The  church  building 


standing  in  Rio  Tercero  is  the  reflection  of 
many  hundreds  of  hours  of  his  loving  labor  for 
the  Lord. 

Salomon  had  wanted  to  attend  the  Bible 
institute  since  he  was  1 1  years  old.  When  he 
became  old  enough  to  go,  he  entered  the 
school  and  studied  there  from  1 958  to  1 961 . 

It  was  during  this  period  that  doctors 
discovered  he  had  a  heart  murmur.  To  some 
people  this  would  signal  the  end  of  a  career- 
but  not  to  Salomon.  He  was  convinced  that 
the  Lord  wanted  him  where  he  was,  so  he  kept 
right  on  working  for  the  Lord. 

While  serving  on  an  evangelistic  team  in 
1960,  Salomon  ministered  in  a  meeting  at  a 


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little  country  town  called  Gigena.  One  of  the 
young  ladies  who  attended  those  services 
noticed  him  right  away  and  was  very  attracted 
to  him.  He  never  really  noticed  her,  however, 
until  two  years  later  when  they  both  served  as 
counselors  at  the  Billy  Graham  Crusade  in  the 
city  of  Cordoba.  He  then  became  acquainted 
with  Inez  Davicino. 

After  serving  in  an  internship  under  the 
supervision  of  the  institute  faculty  in  the 
church  at  General  Deheza,  Salomon  was  called 
to  pastor  the  church  at  Corral  de  Bustos.  He 
had  a  fruitful  ministry  there  until  1 969.  When 
he  married  Inez,  they  went  to  General  Deheza 
where  Salomon  assumed  the  pastorate.  The 
Luques  have  ministered  there  ever  since. 

Going  to  the  church  at  General  Deheza  was 
not  easy.  Shortly  before  his  arrival,  certain 
doctrinal  errors  were  influencing  the  Brethren 
Church  in  Argentina,  and  the  congregation  at 
General  Deheza  was  no  exception.  Salomon 
believed  the  General  Deheza  church  still  had 
some  potential  and  possibilities  left,  and  with 
this  in  mind,  he  dedicated  himself  to  the  work 
there. 

Mrs.  Luque  is  a  vital  part  of  the  ministry  in 
the  church.  She  is  a  wonderful  children's 
worker.  She  heads  up  the  Sunday  school,  and 
under  her  leadership  it  has  grown  to  an  attend- 
ance of  75  or  80.  Inez  also  helps  Salomon 


monitor  himself  so  he  will  not  overwork.  She 
takes  the  doctor's  dictum  seriously— "If  you 
don't  overdo,  you  can  live  to  a  ripe  old  age." 

Because  many  churches  in  Argentina  do  not 
pay  their  pastors  a  sufficient  salary,  Salomon 
has  always  had  to  hold  down  another  job  in 
order  to  support  the  family.  This  has  been  an 
opportunity  for  him  to  be  a  real  witness.  When 
his  wife  recently  quit  her  public  schoolteaching 
position,  Salomon  went  to  work  full  time  at 
the  municipality.  They  had  asked  him  to  do  so 
several  times  before,  but  he  never  felt  free  to. 

The  government's  reason  for  choosing  him 
for  his  particular  job  is  interesting.  The  town 
council  felt  that  Salomon  was  the  only  person 
they  could  trust  to  collect  the  bills  for  pave- 
ment construction.  They  decided  Salomon 
would  not  only  handle  the  money  well  but 
would  keep  his  fingers  out  of  the  till,  too.  He 
now  works  in  the  town  office  and  is  home  and 
free  by  2:30  p.m. 

Salomon's  ministry  is  not  showy.  Unless 
you  go  to  Deheza  and  see  for  yourself,  you 
might  conclude  that  he  isn't  doing  anything. 
But  one  look  at  the  statistics  for  his  church 
and,  better  yet,  at  the  men  whom  he  has  spent 
his  time  training  will  change  your  thinking 
completely. 

In  Salomon's  case  the  proverb  stands  true— 
"Still  waters  run  deep." 


Salomon  and  Inez  Luque,  with  their  daughters,  Leticia  and  Rebeca 


march  '80 


From  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 
and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 


change  youiir  annual 

Churches 

□  On  the  inside  front  cover  and  page  47,  the  phone 
number  for  the  Board  of  Evangelism  should  be:  (703) 
345-5013.  DOn  page  68,  two  churches  should  be 
listed  under  Des  Moines,  Iowa.  The  listings  should  be 
as  follows: 

DES  MOINES 

First  Brethren  Church  (73) 
E.  10th  and  Lyon  Sis.,  50316 
(Tel.  515/262-5290) 

DES  MOINES  (Robert  Wilson) 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
(All  mail  to:  4909  Pine  Valley  Dr., 
Pleasant  Hill,  Iowa  50317) 

□  The  pastor  at  Tonalea,  Ariz.,  is  John  Trujillo,  and 
the  church  name  has  been  changed  to  Red  Lake  Com- 
munity Grace  Brethren  Church.  □  First  Brethren 
Church,  Whittier,  Calif.,  mailing  address:  P.O.  Box 
174,  90608.  □  The  address  for  the  secretary  of  the 
Lansing,  Mich.,  church  should  be  12381  Broadbent, 
Lansing,  48837.  □  Robert  V.  Carmean  is  the  pastor 
of  the  Grace  Brethren  Chapel,  Canal  Fulton,  Ohio.  □ 
The  secretary  of  the  Lima,  Ohio,  church  is  Dr. 
Stephen  Sandy,  2448  Greendale,  Lima,  Ohio  45801. 

□  The  secretary  of  the  Armagh,  Pa:,  church  is  Mrs. 
Sandy  Stiles,  Box  82,  Seward,  Pa.  15954.  □  The 
phone  number  for  the  secretary  of  the  Gospel  Breth- 
ren Church,  Roanoke,  Va.,  should  be  703/989-3245. 

Ministers 

□  R.  Darrell  Anderson,  3020  Newtown  Rd.,  No.  20, 
Placerville,  Calif.  95667 .  □  The  church  listing  for  Bruce 
Baker  should  be  Laurel  Mt.  Grace  Brethren  Church,, 
Boswell,  Pa.  □  The  church  listing  for  Carl  Baker 
should  be  Laurel  Mt.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Boswell, 


Pa.  DThe  phone  number  for  Dr.  Russell  D.  Barnard 
should  be:  219/267-6986.  □  Duane  Bartle's  zip  code 
should  be  91762.  DThe  street  address  for  Russell 
Betz  should  be  351  N.W.  37th  St.  □  Richard  Cron, 
Community  Grace  Brethren  Church,  12200  Oxford 
Dr.,  La  Mirada,  Calif.  90638  (Tel.  213/947-5672). 

□  The  address  of  Howard  Downing,  pastor  of  the 
new  work  at  Marysville,  Ohio,  is  8240  Smith-Calhoun 
Rd.,  Plain  City,  Ohio  43064.  □  The  new  address  for 
Daryle  Emch  is  5300  70th  Ave.,  N.,  Apt.  108-B, 
Pinellas  Park,  Fla.  33565  (Tel.  813/526-2471).  □  Jay 
Fretz  has  assumed  the  pastorate  of  the  North  Kokomo 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Kokomo,  Ind.  □  Elmer 
Fricke,  4  Azalea  Rd.,  Mount  Hermon,  Calif.  95041. 

□  Gilbert  Hawkins,  Box  180,  Beaver  City,  Neb. 
68926.  QDeanHertzler,  2916  TheodorusCt.,  Virginia 
Beach,  Va.  23456.  □  Lyle  Marvin's  phone  number  is 
213/430-5106.  OThe  telephone  number  for  Earle 
Peer  is  717/232-3416.  □  George  Ritchey's  address 
should  be  Shawmut,  Mont.  □  William  H.  Schaffer  has 
accepted  the  pastorate  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Camden,  Ohio,  and  began  his  ministry  there  Feb.  17. 
His  address  is:  96  W.  Central  Ave.,  Camden, 
Ohio  45311.  DKen  Silva's  address  is  2413  Pepper- 
mint Dr.,  Modesto,  Calif.  95355.  □  Daniel  White, 
1417  N.E.  Paropact  Ct.,  Gresham,  Oreg.  97030.  □ 
James  H.  Wingfield,  R.  R.  1,  Box  346-A,  Rocky 
Mount,  Va.  24151.  QPaul  Woodruff,  4319  N.  Vine- 
wood  Ave.,  Indianapolis,  Ind.  46254. 


□  (L.-R.)  Mrs.  Margaret  Zook,  Sunday  school  super- 
intendent of  the  Sacramento,  Calif.,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  is  pictured  here  with  Pastor  Richard  Cron  as 
he  presented  the  "Teacher  of  the  Year"  award  plaque 
to  Mrs.  Ruth  Veal,  teacher  of  the  junior  girls  (grades 
fourth  through  sixth). 

□  The  first  anniversary  of  the  LaMirada,  Calif., 
church  was  observed  Jan.  9,  and  97  people  were  in  at- 
tendance. The  school  enrollment,  kindergarten 
through  eighth  grade,  is  nearly  600  on  both  campuses, 
which  fills  them  to  capacity.  John  Mayes  and  Richard 
Cron,  pastors. 


march  '80 


□  Dr.  Raymond  E.  Gingrich  is  serving  as  interim  pas- 
tor of  the  Clearwater,  Fla.,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
following  the  resignation  of  Rev.  Marion  Thomas. 

D  Warren  Tamkin  has  resigned  as  pastor  of  the  Su- 
burban Grace  Brethren  Church,  Hatboro,  Pa.,  and  has 
assumed  the  pastorate  of  the  new  work  in  Island 
Pond,  Vt. 

□  Robert  Ashman  has  been  serving  as  interim  pastor 
at  Bethel  Brethren  Church  in  Berne,  Ind. 

□  Wanted— Godly  male  primary  schoolteacher  at 
Grace  Christian  School,  Anchorage,  Alaska.  Call 
(907)  349-2114  for  more  information.  Larry  Smith- 
wick,  pastor;  Star  Route  A  1622  K  (Whispering 
Spruce),  Anchorage,  Alaska  99507. 


meetings 

Allen  H.  Herr  will  be  holding  an  evangelistic  meeting 
in  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  San  Bernardino,  Calif., 
March  23-27.  James  Ament,  pastor. 


Hearty  congratulations  to,  and  may  God's  blessings  rest  al- 
ways upon,  these  new  families  who  join  the  Brethren  Mis- 
sionary Herald  readership.  A  six-month  free  subscription  to 
the  Herald  is  given  to  newlyweds  whose  addresses  are  sup- 
plied by  the  officiating  minister. 


Denise  Cornwell  and  Andrew  Pearson,  July  21 ,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 
Karen  Weller  and  Chester  Doty,  Jr.,  July  21,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 
Marianne  Pearson  and  Kim  Veenker,  Aug.  25,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Kent,  Wash. 

Mona  Nagle  and  John  Doyle,  Sept.  1,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 

Gwen  Righter  and  Keith  Plourd,  Sept.  1,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 

Mr.    and  Mrs.  Steve  Garrison,  Oct.  5,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.   Virgil   Lew,  Oct.  6,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Molly  Glover  and  Daniel  Green,  Oct.  20,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Toppenish,  Wash. 

Marlene  Slonka  and  Curtis  Shugars,  Oct.  27,  Geis- 
town  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pa. 
Evelyn  Martin  and  Charles  Alexander,  Nov.  2,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 
Mr.   and  Mrs.  John  Israel,  Nov.  3,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ron  Phelps,  Nov.  16,  Grace  Brethren 

Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stephen  Davis,  Nov.  17,  Grace  Brethren 

Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Roseann  Martinez  and  Phil  Sturz,  Nov.  17,  Bellflower 

Brethren  Church,  Bellflower,  Calif. 

Teresa  Schilperoort  and  Benno  Marx,  Nov.  24,  Harrah 

Brethren  Church,  Harrah,  Wash. 


deaths 


Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the 
pastor. 


ARMENTROUT,  Michelle,  Dec.  28,  a  faithful  teen- 
age member  of  the  Covington  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Covington,  Va.  Michael  Wingfield,  pastor. 
ARNOLD,  Ethel,  84,  Dec.  23,  member  of  the  First 
Brethren  Church,  Wooster,  Ohio.  Kenneth  Ashman, 
pastor. 

BARRETT,  George,  Dec.  29,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  Dave  Hocking,  pastor. 
CRAWFORD,   Walter,  Sr.,  Dec.  21,  member  of  the 
Covington  Grace   Brethren  Church,  Covington,  Va. 
Michael  Wingfield,  pastor. 

DA  Y,  Linda,  Nov.  29,  member  of  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md.  James  Dixon,  pastor. 
DeHART,  Moir,  Nov.  30,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Temple  Hills,  Md.  James  Dixon,  pastor. 
ECKES,  Dolly,  Nov.  1,  member  of  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla.  Charles  Davis, 
pastor. 

FAUNCE,  Ben,  Dec.  14,  member  of  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla.  Charles  Davis, 
pastor. 

HALL,  Henry,  73,  member  of  the  Patterson  Memorial 
Brethren  Church,  Roanoke,  Va.  Ron  Thompson, 
pastor. 

KELLOGG,  Elise,  Dec.  20,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  Dave  Hocking,  pastor. 
LADD,  Mary  Ellen,  Oct.  5,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  Dave  Hocking,  pastor. 
McCLALN,  Evelyn,  91,  Jan.  9,  a  charter  member  of 
the  Geistown  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pa. 
Gerald  S.  Allebach,  pastor. 

NELSON,  Clifford,  Oct.  5,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  Dave  Hocking,  pastor. 
NININGER,  Dr.  Robert,  76,  member  of  the  Patterson 
Memorial    Brethren    Church,    Roanoke,    Va.    Ron 
Thompson,  pastor. 

SEWELL,  Hazel,  Oct.  30,  member  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md.,  James  Dixon, 
pastor. 

SMITH,  Sterling,  Oct.  25,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  Dave  Hocking,  pastor. 


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WE  THANK  YOU 
for  your  care: 

*  Prayers  for  our  staff  and 
work 

*  Giving  to  our  moving  project! 

*  Giving  to  our  regular  budget 

*  Suggestions  and  input  by 
mail 

*  What  you're  doing  in  your 
church  for  CE 

*  Planning  ahead  for  the  sum- 
mer's Youth  Conference  and 
CE  Convention 

*  Response  to  our  literature 
and  mail  helps 

*  Encouragement! 
THANK  YOU  MUCH! 


CE  Dates  and  Events  to  Come 

SMM  Patroness  Workshops- 
Southern  California 
Judy  Ashman 
April  20-May  6,  1980 

CE  Special  Awards  Applica- 
tion Deadline— May  1, 1980 

District  WMC  and  SMM  Rallies 
—West  Penn 
Judy  Ashman 
May  8-11,  1980 

Rocky  Mountain  Timothy 
Team— May  17-June  18, 
1980 

Operation  Barnabas— June  and 
July,  1980 

Brethren  National  Youth  Con- 
ference—Manchester 
College,  North  Manchester, 
lnd.July26-August2,  1980 

Christian  Education  Conven- 
tion—Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
July  27  and  28,  1980 

For  more  information  write: 
GBC  Christian  Education 
P.  O.  Box  365 
Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

or  call: 

(219)  267-6622 


You  deserve  it,  my  friend.  You  started  out  as  a  special  gift  from  God 
and  you  have  matured  your  way  to  wisdom. 

It's  good  to  have  you  around,  and  to  become  better  acquainted  with 
your  virtues  and  remarkable  potential. 

Why,  if  there  were  no  you— and  we  go  way  back  to  the  concerns  of 
Robert  Raikes  in  Gloucester,  England,  1780,  to  give  thanks— we  would  be 
wanting  some  ways  to  do  calling  that  grips  our  hearts. 

We  would  try  to  figure  out  how  to  get  someone  who  does  all  the  things 
you  can  do: 

1.  Provide  a  way  to  teach  small  groups  the  Scriptures  on  a  regular  basis. 

2.  Open  up  a  weekly  opportunity  for  many  teachers  in  the  church  to  share  the  Word 
and  transfer  their  love  for  the  Lord  to  other  people. 

3.  Make  love  happen— with  all  ages  sharing  and  growing  with  their  friends  and  seeing 
how  the  Bible  can  help  and  how  they  can  too! 

4.  Establish  an  organized  outlet  for  musical  talents,  gifts  of  serving  and  helping,  and 
many  ways  of  ministering  through  class  openings  and  projects. 

5.  Become  a  base,  in  adult  classes,  for  real  pastoral  care  and  concerns  and  yokefellow- 
ship  between  Sundays,  with  socials,  visiting,  and  care  lists. 

6.  Serve  as  a  good  standard  for  measurement  of  interest  in  the  Word. 

7.  Become  a  way  to  promote  attendance  and  bringing  of  visitors,  without  grabbing  too 
much  time  from  the  church  services.  What  a  concern  you've  had  for  the  poor,  the 
children  whose  parents  won't  teach  them,  as  well  as  the  perfect  single  or  couple 
who  wants  to  mature  in  Christ. 

Sunday  school,  we  love  you  and  wish  you  many  happy  returns. 


Have  a  really  good  year! 


d<<ujdbL  -J-OXoooni 


march  '80 


STAFF  PEOPLE  AT  CE:  Ed  Lewis,  Ginny  Toroian,  and  Judy  Ashman  are  all  part  of  an  exciting 
singles  class  at  Winona  Lake  Grace  Brethren  Church  that  has  grown  by  leaps  and  smiles  and  real  caring 
and  studies  about  real  living  recently.  Over  40  are  attending  this  class  that  meets  in  the  front  of  the 
Missions  Building  and  often  hangs  around  a  long  time  just  to  talk.  .  .  .  Ann  Schaefer,  who  helps  part- 
time  with  extra  secretarial  and  shipping,  is  from  the  growing  CE-minded  church  of  our  former  presi- 
dent, James  Dixon,  in  Temple  Hills,  Maryland.  So  is  her  fiance\  Ken  Hynes.  .  .  .Ginny  Toroian  is 
taking  two  seminary  courses  this  winter  semester,  studying  Salvation  and  the  Christian  Life  and  The 
Christian  Family.  .  .  .  Kevin  Huggins  attended  the  January  2-4  Gospel  Light  conference  to  show  new 
developments  in  literature  and  explain  their  philosophy  and  also  to  share  a  lot  about  help  for  the  small 
church.  He  came  back  with  a  good  appreciation  for  the  trends  at  GL  and  for  their  literature,  and  urg- 
ing you  to  order  through  the  Herald  Company. 


Let's  go  back  to  jump  ahead  .  .  .  Robert  Raikes,  in  1780,  put  it  together. 
It's  birthday  200 


for  the  Sunday  school! 


Light  the  Candles! 


elp  in  Christian  ed, 


This  is  the  two-hundredth  birthday 
of  a  great  idea,  and  we  want  you  to  get 
in  on  the  party. 

Happy  Birthday,  dear  Sunday 
school! 

And  thank  you,  Robert  Raikes. 

It  was  in  England,  Gloucester  to  be 
specific,  on  a  sidewalk  to  be  exact, 
where  Raikes  was  beat  up  by  a  bunch 
of  kids.  Age:  1 1-12.  Number:  many. 

"You  think  that's  bad  tonight,"  an 
unsympathetic  lady  told  Raikes,  "you 
ought  to  see  what  those  kids  do  on 
Sundays  when  they  don't  have  to  be  at 
work. 

The  children  were  victims  of  the 
horrible  mistreatment  in  employment 
that  later  brought  on  the  child  labor 
laws  in  England.  Many  of  them 
worked  at  8  years  of  age,  and  often 
10-12  hours  a  day  in  factories. 

Raikes,  a  wealthy  newspaperman 
who  was  moved  to  care  by  his  beating, 
decided  he  would  get  a  school  on  Sun- 
day started  to  teach  these  children  to 
read  and  write  and  know  the  Bible.  He 
hired  the  first  teachers  and  Sunday 
school  was  born. 

Sixty  million  people  now  are  part 
of  Sunday  schools  today. 

And  so  we  celebrate  that  vision  of 
care,  and  want  to  do  some  more  of  it! 

The  first  schools  were  held  in 
kitchens,  with  paid  teachers  and  stu- 
dents from  the  poorer  sections  of 
Gloucester  mostly.  The  idea  caught  on 
like  wildfire  in  England,  and  4  years 
later  250,000  children  were  benefit- 
ing! Within  50  years,  a  million  and  a 
quarter  of  England's  children  were 
learning. 

Some  of  the  motley  students  who 
were  rowdy  in  Raikes'  first  class  grew 
up  to  help  start  classes  other  places. 

And  the  idea  crossed  the  ocean. 
Francis  Scott  Key  is  one  famous  per- 


son connected  with  the  early  days  in 
our  states.  He  helped  get  the  Mississippi 
Valley  Enterprise  passed,  was  influen- 
tial in  getting  Daniel  Webster  into  the 
Sunday  school  movement,  and  was  re- 
sponsible for  a  movement  that  turned 
into  61,299  Sunday  schools  in  the  cen- 
tral valley  of  our  country,  with  407,242 
teachers,  and  8,650,784  students-all 
during  the  first  50  years  of  this  Missis- 
sippi Valley  Enterprise. 

Oh  yes,  and  somewhere  in  there 
Key  wrote  the  "Star-Spangled  Banner." 

What  a  great  idea— the  Sunday 
school,  that  is. 

If  we  were  hurting  to  know  what 
the  church  should  do  to 

reach  the  world  around  it .  .  . 

and  to  get  people  involved  in  know- 


ing the  Lord's  Word  .  .  . 
and   to   help   the   ministers    (other 
than   the  pastors)  into  studying 
the  Word  and  learning  it  to  teach 
it  .  .  . 
and  if  we  wanted  a  way  for  people 
to  relate  with  love  to  others  in 
their  churches  .  .  . 
we    probably    would    come    up    with 
something  on   the  order  of  a  Sunday 
school. 

What  a  great  way  to  get  love  and 
truth  into  the  heart  of  a  child. 

Or  to  help  an  adult  learn  to  love 
and  relate  to  someone  who  has  come 
for  sermons  but  has  not  been  chal- 
lenged to  ask  questions  or  face  issues. 

Sunday  school  can  do  it  all,  if  we 
are  willing  to  help! 


A  Birthday  Celebration 


What  every  member  should  do  about  Sunday  school   .   .   . 

.  .  sit  up  front  (this  also  helps  late-comers) 

.  .  tell  your  teacher  specifically  what  you  appreciate 

.  .  come  a  few  minutes  early 

.  .  read  the  text  ahead  and  contribute  to  discussion 

.  .  stay  for  church  (to  show  you  support  it  as  part  of  the  total 

program) 
.  .  bring  a  friend,  then   introduce  them   to  others  as  you  sit 

down 
.  .  thank  your  and  your  children's  teachers  for  their  ministry  in 

the  lives  of  your  family 


march  '80  ( 


Awards 
for  1980 

Three  New  Ones  Too! 

For  many  years  CE  has  honored  a  "Sunday 
School  of  the  Year"  on  the  basis  of  growth,  struc- 
ture and  programming  of  a  Sunday  school.  In 
1978  a  "Church  of  the  Year"  award  was  added  to 
give  recognition  to  a  church  on  the  move  in  its 
total  picture. 

"The  Senior  Medal  of  Ministry"  and  "Christian 
Educator  of  the  Year"  have  been  awarded  to  four 
people  (two  in  each  category)  who  have  been 
prime  examples  of  servants  and  dedicated  followers 
of  Christ. 

Besides  a  new  branch  of  the  "Church  of  the 
Year"  award  to  be  given  to  the  up-and-coming  new 
church,  honors  will  be  given  for 

1.  CE  Idea  of  the  Year- 

— A  new  way  to  approach  and  expand  a  current 

ministry  to  train  believers  to  serve. 

—a    new   idea   for   church    growth    that   has  a 

measurable  effect. 

—A   new  program   for  a  specialized  age  group 

(senior  citizens,  children,  youth,  single  adults, 

and  so  forth). 

—a  specific  approach  to  discipleship. 

2.  Alexander  Mack  Baptism-Membership  Award— 
—to  the  church  with  the  best  achievement  for 
their  size,  in  the  process  of  baptism  and  mem- 
bership. 

3.  Resurrection  of  the  Year— 

—to    the    church    with    the    best    revival-and- 

comeback    from   low  points,  sign   of  new  life 

growth. 

Application  deadline  for  all  awards  is  May  1, 
1980.  Forms  are  available  from  GBC  Christian  Ed- 
ucation, P.O.  Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590. 


Thanks  to  Many 


By  now  many  of  you  have  re- 
sponded to  our  January  and  February 
appeal  for  help  to  move  to  a  new  of- 
fice location  that  can  be  a  great  help 
in  the  ministries  ahead.  Thanks  to  all 
who  have  helped! 

If  you  would  like  to  help  us 
move,  please  feel  free!  Our  total  need 
for  the  land-contract  purchase  and 


parking  lot  and  several  adjustments  is 
$100,000  (much  less  than  the  cost  to 
build).  Thanks  for  your  encourage- 
ment and  help  for  our  part  in  the 
Lord's  Chrstian  education. 

The  move,  you  know,  is  because 
of  the  enlargement  of  the  Herald 
bookstore  ministry. 

Thanks  for  your  concerns. 


EL: 


DECEMBER  SUNDAY  SCHOOL  GROWTH 


Div 

Church 

Pastor 

Superintendent 

A 

Simi  Valley,  Calif. 

John  Gil  lis 

Harold  Ball 

B 

Waterloo,  Iowa 

John  Burke 

Terry  Kuntz 

C 

Modesto,  Calif.  (Big  Valley) 

David  Seifert 

Harlan  Vanden  Bosch 

D 

Columbus,  Ohio  (East  Side) 

Randy  Bowman 

Robert  Hanchey 

E 

Mansfield,  Ohio  (Woodville) 

Duke  Wallace 

Ed  Betz 

F 

Hagerstown.Md.  (Calvary) 

Curtis  Stroman 

Richard  Gantz 

G 

Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 

Thomas  Inman 

H 

Johnstown, Pa.  (Geistown) 

Gerald  Allebach 

Paul  Ream 

I 

Anchorage,  Alaska 

Larry  Smithwick 

Gary  Boyd 

J 

Dryhill.Ky. 

Sam  Baer 

Mrs.  Sally  Bagley 

N 

Udell,  Iowa 

Marvin  Meeker 

p  The  Growinq — 
Church 


24 


by  Ron  Camevali,  bus  pastor,  Riverside  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pennsylvania 


The  Bus  of  Love 


Use  buses  for  love  and  church  growth 
ministries! 

About  6  years  ago  the  Lord  led  us  into 
the  bus  ministry.  Most  of  the  people  we 
bring  in  on  our  buses  are  children,  many 
from  poverty.  Most  of  the  adults  we  bring  in 
are  handicapped.  Because  of  the  large  num- 
ber of  children,  our  Sunday  school  classes 
have  been  split  two  and  three  times. 

While  we've  been  bringing  in  the  poor, 
the  maimed  and  the  halt,  the  Lord  has  been 
sending  families  with  the  means  to  pay  for 
them.  We  have  27  families  in  our  church 
who  were  reached  directly  through  the  bus 
ministry.  They  serve  on  the  deacon  board,  in 
Sunday  school  and  children's  church;  go  on 
visitation;  captain  bus  routes  and  sit  on 
church  council. 


God  has  provided  us  with  workers  who 
invite  in  the  streets,  keep  the  buses  operat- 
ing and  clean,  and  provide  money.  Last  year 
we  spent  $21,381.64  for  our  bus  ministry, 
but  the  Lord  provided  $25,925.57  to  pay 
the  bills. 

It  costs  in  weary  Sunday  school  teachers 
who  lovingly  teach  the  Lord's  discipline.  It 
costs  in  dirty  carpets  and  smudged  walls.  It 
costs  in  time  and  dedicated  workers  burning 
themselves  out  for  children  who  sometimes 
don't  seem  to  care. 

But  as  our  "bus  kids"  grow  up,  they  get 
involved.  And  many  are  or  will  be  helping 
with  our  new  Riverside  Christian  Academy 
or  Riverside  Bible  Institute,  or  otherwise 
helping  ministries  expand. 


march  '80 


Some  of  Our  Best  Friends  are  —   Young  Adults 

Involved 
in  Ministry 


Brethren 

S  tudent 
Life — '± — 

Volunteers 


—  A  program  of  the  Fellowship  of  Grace 
Brethren  Churches  for  its  students  who  feel 
God's  leading  toward  a  full-time  Christian 
career. 

—  A  national  program  directed  through 
the  GBC  Christian  Education  office,  to  help 
local  churches  in  their  encouragement  of 
young  people  who  have  made  a  commitment 
to  pursue  a  full-time  Christian  career. 

—  A  program  which  provides  Bible  study 
materials,  correspondence,  information 
booklets  from  GBC  Christian  Ed  and  various 
mailings  from  other  Brethren  offices. 

—  A  program  of  prayer  support.  Each 
member's  name  is  given  to  prayer  partners  in 
cooperation  with  the  national  Women's  Mis- 
sionary Council  (WMC). 

TIMOTHY 

team 

—  A  program  of  field  training  for  church 
work  and  all  of  ministry.  On-the-job  experi- 
ence that  is  immeasurable. 

—  A  program  involving  discipleship, 
teaching,  leading  instruction  sessions  and 
organizing. 

—  A  program  of  encouragement  to  a  local 
church;  training  and  influence  with  the  local 
teens;  training  in  music,  puppets,  drama  and 
evangelism;  influencing  by  lives  and  words 
sharp  Timothy  Team  members  who  are  serv- 
ing Christ. 

—  A  program  with  goals  and  purposes: 
guidance  and  direction  to  teens  on  a  one-to- 
one  basis;  building  of  various  ministry 
groups  in  a  church;  evangelism  and  outreach; 
example  and  encouragement  to  the  church 
family;  field  experience  and  training  in 
Brethren  Church  ministries;  encourage  team 
members  to  continue  their  pursuit  of  a 
Christian  career. 


Valerie  Byers 

Junior,  Grace  College 
Member:  BSL  V  and 
Timothy  Teams 

Valerie  Byers  was  a  sopho- 
more in  high  school  when  she 
made  a  real  commitment  to 
Christ.  It  was  the  fall  of  1974. 

At  a  youth  meeting  in  the  Winona  Lake  Grace  Brethren  Church  the 
kids  were  challenged  to  live  a  consistent  Christian  life.  To  that  point 
it  had  been  too  easy  to  live  life  one  way  at  church  and  around  Chris- 
tian family  and  friends,  and  live  a  completely  different  way  at 
school  and  around  others. 

There  was  a  revival  in  the  youth  group  and  Val,  among  others, 
decided  to  fully  follow  Christ  and  be  ready  to  do  whatever  He 
wants  .  .  .  whenever  He  wants  .  .  .  wherever  He  wants. 

That's  when  Val  was  introduced  to  BSLV.  "I  found  out  what 
that  stood  for— Brethren  Student  Life  Volunteers— and  knew  it  in- 
volved some  type  of  commitment  for  service." 

"While  I  was  in  high  school  we  had  a  BSLV  club  in  our  church. 
We  met  once  a  month  for  breakfast  and  had  special  visits  from 
people  involved  in  Christian  service.  That  plus  material  from  GBC 
Christian  Ed  helped  a  lot  in  encouraging  us." 

From  there  Val  began  to  get  involved.  And  not  just  in  her  local 
youth  group.  In  the  summer  of  1975  she  served  with  Operation 
Barnabas  on  the  East  Coast.  Then,  for  10  weeks  in  the  summer  of 
1978  Valerie  ministered  at  the  Los  Angeles  Brethren  Messanic  Testi- 
mony under  the  TIME  program. 

As  a  member  of  BSLV,  Val  is  eligible  to  participate  in  the 
Timothy  Teams.  So  far  she  has  been  involved  for  four  semesters. 
Says  Val,  "It  has  had  a  big  impact.  I  have  experienced  so  many 
changes .  .  .  every  semester  it's  something  different!  I've  seen 
changes  in  my  attitude  and  thinking  concerning  ministry.  I've  been 
challenged  to  minister  more!" 

"The  more  I  learn,  the  more  I  see  that  I  have  yet  to  learn.  It  ex- 
cites me  to  see  the  changes  .  .  .  and  the  Lord  never  stops  teaching." 

Are  BSLV  and  Timothy  Teams  worth  it?  "I'm  excited  to  be  in 
the  Lord's  work,  doing  what  He  wants.  There's  no  place  I'd  rather 
be  in  the  whole  wide  world!" 


Thank  You  for  helping  us  encourage 
and  train  these  special  people. 

Your  gifts  and  prayers  enable  us  to  continue. 
Thank  you  for  both! 


Send  gifts  to  help  to:  GBC  Christian  Education 
P.  O.  Box  365 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


march  '80  ( 


Your  opportunity 
to  place 
a  book  of 
evangelical 
importance 
in  public  libraries! 


Every  $5.00  you  give  will  place  a  copy  of  this  $7.95  book.  The  Moon,  Its  Creation,  Form  and  Significance 
in  a  public  library  of  your  choice.  Your  gift  is  tax-deductible. 

This  exceptional  book  by  Brethren  authors  Dr.  John  C.  Whitcomb  and  Dr.  Donald  B.  DeYoung  of  Grace  Schools,  has  been 
widely  acclaimed.  James  B.  Irwin,  Apollo  15  Astronaut,  states:  "This  book  presents  the  best  comparison  of  the  various  moon 
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copies.  And,  you  may  name  your  local  library  as  a  recipient  of  one  of  the  books,  if  you  wish! 

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Address 

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Zip 

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MAY  1980 

7/  no   address   is   listed,    the   address   will   be  found  on  pages 
28  and  29  of  the  1980  Grace  Brethren  Annual.,) 

AFRICA 

Mrs.  Robert  Skeen    May  1 

Nathan  Stallter May  3,  1979 

Mrs.  Larry  Pfahler May  1 7    . 

Mr.  Werner  Kammler May  30 

ARGENTINA 

Michael  Hoyt May  8,  1975 

Kathryn  Hoyt    May  13,  1974 

Philip  Hoyt May  16,  1971    I 

FRANCE 

Mrs.  Larry  DeArmey May  5 

Rev.  Larry  DeArmey May  9   I 


GERMANY 

Mrs.  John  Pappas 


May  1 


IN  THE   UNITED  STATES 

Mrs.  Earle  Hodgdon    

c/o  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 


May  13 


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President-2 1 9/267-7603 

Mrs.  Dan  (Miriam)  Pacheco,  413  Kings  Highway,  Winona  Lake, 

Ind.  46590 
First  Vice  President-419/884-3969 

Mrs.  Dean  (Ella  Lee)   Risser,  58  Holiday  Hill,  Lexington,  Ohio 

44904 
Second  Vice  President-614/881-5779 

Mrs.  James  (Triceine)  Custer,  2515  Carriage  Lane,  Powell,  Ohio 

43065 
Secretary  -5 1 3/335-5 1 88 

Mrs.  John  (Sally)  Neely,  2065  Lefevre  Road,  Troy,  Ohio  45373 
Assistant  Secretary-219/267-2533 

Mrs.  Tom  (Donna)  Miller,  Box  277,  R.  R.  8,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Financial  Secretary-Treasurer-219/267-7588 

Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602  Chestnut  Avenue,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 
Assistant  Financial  Secretary-Treasurer— 616/693-2315 

Mrs.  Bill  (Shirley)  Stevens,  Box  59,  R.  R.  1,  Lake  Odessa,  Mich. 

48849 
Literature  Secretary-219/267-2083 

Mrs.  Lloyd  (Mary  Lois)  Fish,  Box  264,  R.R. 8,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Editor-219/267-3843 

Mrs.  Noel  (Linda)  Hoke,  R.  R.  1,  Hickory  Estates,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

46580 
Prayer  Chairman-219/267-5095 

Mrs.   Harold   (Ada)    Etling,  803   Esplanade,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 


Offering  Opportunity 


Goal  -$11,000 
Due  Date  —June  10 

The  National  WMC  project  for 
foreign  missions  this  year  is  a  con- 
tinuation of  raising  funds  towards 
the  building  of  a  new  mission  resi- 
dence in  Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  to 
be  used  for  missionaries  on  fur- 
lough, missionary  candidate  school, 
and  board  members.  The  need  is 
great! 


o<jl  Cjo2 


march  '80 


—  Remember,  if  you  started  saving  a  dime 
a  week  in  September,  by  the  end  of  the 
WMC  year  you  will  have  completed  your 
part  in  the  Christian  Ed  offering,  Thank  of- 
fering, and  Missionary  Birthday  offering.  It's 
not  too  late  to  catch  up  now. 

—  Please  use  the  WMC  order  blank  when 
ordering  materials  from  the  national  literature 
secretary. 

—  District  presidents,  do  the  presidents  of 
your  local  councils  know  what  questions  will 
be  asked  of  them  on  statistical  blanks?  In- 
form them  now  if  it  hasn't  been  done  before. 

—  Continue  to  pray  for  your  BSLV  stu- 
dent by  name. 

—  Have  a  progressive  dinner  for  your 
group  upon  reaching  a  goal  of  your  choice: 
meeting  a  financial  need,  gaining  new  mem- 
bers, and  so  forth.— California 

—  Adapt,  adapt.  Good  for  you  ladies  who 
found  the  theme  song  not  to  your  liking  and 
found  a  suitable  replacement.  Several 
councils  have  found  other  choruses  that 
were  also  in  tune  with  the  theme.  All  have 
somehow  met  the  challege  to  learn  a  new 
song  to  represent  the  idea  that  we  are  ladies 
"Sent  of  God."  Our  programs  are  not  dicta- 
torial but  serve  as  an  umbrella  where  we  can 
all  meet  in  some  aspect  and  share  our  beliefs, 
our  vision,  and  our  purpose  of  being 
"Women  Manifesting  Christ." 

—  Sharing  lives.  Share  the  life  styles  of 
several  of  your  members  at  each  meeting  for 
the  next  several  months.  Personal  testi- 
monies can  be  incorporated  into  this  aspect 
of  the  meeting.  A  different  way  of  present- 
ing the  same  idea  could  be  a  mystery  guest 
sharing  the  description  of  the  person,  not 
only  physical  characteristics  but  accomplish- 
ments, spiritual  life,  and  so  forth. 


Xlil 


by  Mildred  Detlefsen 

Vienna,  Virginia 

One  snowy  day  last  winter  I  set  out  food  for  the 
wildlife.  As  I  watched,  a  squirrel  picked  up  a  walnut. 
He  tried  in  vain  for  several  minutes  to  crack  the  nut. 
Instead  of  discarding  it  as  of  no  use  to  him,  he  made 
his  way  to  the  foot  of  a  tree  where  I  had  recently  filled 
a  low  spot  with  loose,  soft  dirt.  God  puts  a  bit  of  wis- 
dom in  His  creatures.  The  squirrel  knew  just  where  to 
bury  the  nut.  Later,  in  the  spring,  I  noticed  the  empty 
shells  lying  under  the  tree.  The  nut  had  been  stored  in 
a  safe  place.  It  was  easier  to  crack  and  was  still  good 
food  for  the  squirrel. 

As  I  read  my  Bible,  I  sometimes  come  across  a  pas- 
sage I  do  not  understand.  If  I  have  the  wisdom  God 
gave  the  squirrel,  I  will  not  cast  those  words  aside.  I 
will  hide  them  in  my  heart  while  it  is  still  soft  arid  I  am 
willing  to  learn.  At  a  later  time  I  can  take  them  out 
and  use  them.  The  words  will  be  my  spiritual  food  for 
comfort,  instruction  and  fellowship  with  the  Lord. 

by  Mrs.  Dan  Pacheco 

National  WMC  President 

We've  been  recalled. 

Well,  our  Granada  has  been  recalled. 

The  Administrator  of  the  U.S.  Environmental  Pro- 
tection Agency  has  determined  that  our  vehicle  or 
engine  may  be  emitting  pollutants  in  excess  of  federal 
emission  standards. 

They  tell  us  that  a  backpressure  transducer  (which  is 
part  of  the  exhaust  gas  recirculation  system)  isn't 
working  and  it  may  cause  excesssive  "engine 
detonation"  or  a  "spark  knock"  condition  that  would 
be  noticeable  while  accelerating.  Since  it  was  the  com- 
pany's fault  to  begin  with,  they  will  fix  it  at  no  charge 
to  us.  We  only  need  to  be  willing  to  spend  a  little  time 
at  the  garage.  The  mechanic  will  install  a  reinforcing 
clip  on  the  transducer  or,  if  by  chance  it's  nonfunction- 
ing, he'll  replace  the  whole  thing. 

I've  almost  quoted  the  letter  and  maybe  it  doesn't 
even  make  you  smile.  But  I  had  to  chuckle. 

It's  so  much  like  me.  My  Lord  determines  that  the 
message  coming  out  of  my  life  isn't  right,  so  He  recalls 
me.  Maybe  through  Scripture,  a  crisis,  or  a  friend's 
loving  rebuke.  I  need  some  reinforcement  by  the  Holy 
Spirit  so  the  old  nature  cannot  be  noticeable.  Some- 
times this  condition  happens  when  I'm  busy  (and  get- 
ting busier)  with  God's  work,  and  self  begins  to  emerge. 

One  difference  is  the  federal  emission  standards  are 
not  stable,  but  God's  standards  are  unchangeable.  An- 
other difference  is  that  in  my  case  the  creator  is  not  at 
fault.  But  still  He's  willing  to  make  the  adjustment— if 
only  I'm  willing  to  allow  Him  to  do  it. 


.uumc  uurvu  turnc^ 


Let's  be  a 

Mother 


What  is  a  mother,  anyway?  In 
several  months  we  will  hear  all  the 
glowing  terms  about  a  mother's 
love,  sacrifice,  gifts,  thoughts,  and 
many  other  attributes  of  the  fe- 
male parent  in  poetry  and  prose  as 
we  near  the  celebration  of  the  day 
set  aside  for  mothers. 

Biologically,  we  don't  see  too 
many  large  families  anymore. 
Everyone  seems  to  sense  a  necessity 
to  keep  the  family  small,  whether 
the  pressure  be  a  concern  for  the 
environment,  because  of  the  finan- 
cial needs  of  a  large  family,  or 
numerous  other  reasons.  But  the 
family  that  I  am  speaking  of  is 
quite  large.  Of  course,  it  is  not  a 
biological  family.  A  mother  is  one 
who  has  produced  offspring,  cares 
for,  protects  and  nurtures  that  same 
offspring.  In  this  way  WMC  can  be 
considered  the  mother  of  the  SMM 
family.  As  long  as  I  can  remember, 
in  Brethren  circles  this  has  been  true 
to  some  extent.  We  have  expected 
the  right  to  be  considered  when 
program  changes  were  initiated, 
new  goals  were  set,  and  directors 
employed.  Along  with  that  right 
goes  a  responsibility. 

As  a  daughter  grows  physically, 
so  has  SMM  matured  into  the 
organization  as  we  see  it  today. 
From  one  group  of  teen-age  girls 
meeting  in  a  pastor's  home  with  the 


pastor's  wife,  SMM  has  blossomed 
into  a  national  organization  of  girls 
supplying  a  lively  program  suitable 
for  all  ages  from  little  girls  to  their 
teen-age  counterparts. 

Mothers  see  many  changes  in 
their  children.  They  experience 
with  the  child  some  of  the  follow- 
ing symptoms:  growth  pains,  illness 
and  fatigue.  But  the  majority  of 
mothers  do  not  give  up  the  battle 
although  the  going  might  be  tough 
for  a  time,  because  as  ones  who 
have  traveled  the  road  to  maturity, 
they  knew  the  end  result.  Christian 
mothers  have  an  inner  resource  that 
not  all  possess  to  stimulate  their 
love  and  devotion  as  they  recall  the 
love,  devotion,  and  sacrifice  of  our 
Saviour. 

Today,  the  program  of  SMM  can 
encompass  each  girl  in  the  Fellow- 
ship of  Grace  Brethren  Churches. 
Providing  a  Grace  Brethren  ap- 
proach, programs  are  available  for 
Little  Sisters,  grades  1-3;  Amigas, 
grades  4-6;  Lumieres,  grades  7-9; 
and  Charis,  grades  10-12.  Meeting 
girls'  needs  in  every  avenue  are 
strong  points  of  this  organization. 
Goals  include:  mission,  Bible,  sew- 
ing, music,  camping,  literature, 
photography,  leadership,  doctrine, 
babysitting,  and  nature.  This  is  a 
random  sampling  from  all  four 
levels  of  achievement. 


As  WMC  ladies  we  have  been 
used  of  God  in  the  past  to  sponsor 
this  group  in  many  ways.  First,  we 
have  worked  in  our  local  churches 
as  patronesses  or  adult  leaders  of  a 
local  group.  We  have  prayed  for  the 
girls  and  given  of  our  financial 
means  to  support  them  locally,  on  a 
district  level,  and  nationally. 

At  present  we  are  not  the  only 
parent.  SMM  has  its  national  offices 
in  the  Christian  Education  Depart- 
ment headquarters  in  Winona  Lake, 
Indiana.  Miss  Judy  Ashman,  director 
of  SMM,  is  a  tireless  employee,  but 
is  also  so  much  more  than  that.  Her 
enthusiasm  is  contagious  and 
through  her  effort  and  that  of  her 
predecessor,  Mrs.  Dottie  Franks, 
SMM  is  what  it  is  today . 

Reference  has  been  made  in  the 
recent  past  that  WMC  has  not  met 
its  obligation  to  aid  in  the  work  of 
SMM.  No  one  has  said,  "Hey,  you 
didn't  do  your  job,"  but  we  are 
guilty,  nonetheless.  Each  year  we 
have  set  an  offering  goal  for  the 
Christian  Education  Department 
and  statistics  show  that  this  one 
goal  has  not  been  met.  Money  from 
this  offering  goes  toward  the  salary 
paid  the  director  and  also  a  scholar- 
ship to  Grace  College  is  provided 
for  the  National  SMM  Girl  of  the 
Year.  The  scholarship  has  been  paid 
and  Judy  still  gets  her  check,  but 
we  have  not  been  doing  our  share. 
CE  has  been  grateful  for  everything 
we  contribute,  for  the  support  we 
show  in  other  ways  and  accepted 
our  check  with  a  smile  but  as 
mothers  we  can't  (or  shouldn't) 
count  on  SMM's  other  parent  to 
supply  totally  for  our  child. 

We  have  again  set  our  goal  for  an 
SMM  offering.  Each  WMC  member 
should  have  a  goal  of  supplying 
$1.50  during  our  WMC  year  so  far 
towards  this  work.  A  lot  of  us 
would  gladly  supply  this  to  a  bio- 
logical daughter  if  she  were  hungry, 
or  in  need  of  clothing.  We  should 
remember  that  SMM  supplies 
spiritual  food  as  well  as  preparation 
for  a  life  of  service  to  our  Lord  if 
we  but  do  our  part,  financially,  and 
through  avenues  of  service  and  act 
as  mothers.—  Editorial  comment  by 
Mrs.  Linda  Hoke,  WMC  editor 


march  '80  i 


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SoWMC 
is  an 
Island 


Do  you  ever  feel  like  your 
WMC  group  is  just  too  small  and 
that  you  don't  really  amount  to 
a  whole  lot?  Do  you  sometimes 
think  it  doesn't  really  matter  if 
you  send  in  a  small  offering  or 
not?  Do  you  know  that  last  year 
out  of  262  local  councils  like 
yours  our  national  officers  re- 
ceived reports  from  253  groups, 
and  there  were  4,769  ladies  on 
the  membership  roll  at  that 
time?  During  the  same  time 
period  our  ladies  gave  over 
$65,000  to  national  projects 
plus  the  projects  done  on  the 
local  and  district  level.  Does 
that  sould  like  a  small  group  to 
you? 

We  all  serve  the  same  Lord 
and  that  increases  our  capabilities 
greatly.  No  matter  if  the 
individual  groups  conduct 
meetings  in  different  fashion, 
our  goal  is  still  the  same— to  be 
"Women  Manifesting  Christ." 
You  are  not  alone— a  sister  on 
the  other  side  of  the  state,  the 
country,  or  the  world,  for  that 
matter,  is  seeking  to  serve  the 
Lord  as  you  do  through  WMC. 
Little  is  much  when  God  is  in  it! 
-Council  Quotes,  Mid-Atlantic 
District 


WMC's  National  President  Miriam  Pacheco  met  with  the  Florida  women 
during  a  recent  trip  south  to  reorganize  Florida  as  a  WMC  district 

"Since  you  had  to  go  in  August,  it's  only  right  you  get  to  go 
in  January!"  That  was  a  friend's  evaluation  of  my  recent  trip  to 
Florida. 

But  whatever  the  season  and  wherever  the  direction,  it's  a 
pleasure  to  get  together  with  WMC  women  across  our  Fellow- 
ship. 

The  vital  link  between  local  and  district  councils  and  national 
WMC  is  the  district  president.  These  links  are  joined  at  our  sum- 
mer national  board  meetings.  We  have  been  praying  for  a  couple 
years  that  our  chain  would  once  again  be  complete  with  the 
Florida  link  in  place. 

As  I  met  with  over  70  ladies  across  Florida,  I  was  thrilled 
with  their  eagerness  to  reorganize  as  a  district.  I  was  privileged 
to  meet  with  ladies  in  8  of  the  1 1  Florida  churches,  and  each 
group  voiced  this  same  goal. 

It  has  also  been  my  privilege  to  meet  with  pastors'  wives  at 
the  Homes  Missions'  western  and  eastern  workshops.  Our 
thanks  to  the  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  for  providing 
the  time.  Our  thanks  to  pastors  across  our  Fellowship  for  their 
support  of  WMC.  Our  thanks  to  the  pastors'  wives  for  their 
ministries  among  women.  It's  a  blessing  to  be  a  part  of  an  organi- 
zation that  provides  an  avenue  of  ministry,  and  many  pastors' 
wives  have  found  WMC  to  be  effective  in  churches  of  all  sizes 
and  localities. 

We  are  working  together  to  better  every  aspect  of  WMC— 
organization,  devotional  programs,  missions  emphasis,  prayer 
fellowship— to  meet  the  needs  of  Christian  women  and  to  glori- 
fy our  lovely  Lord.  Women  Manifesting  Christ-not  only  a 
slogan,  but  a  reality.- Mrs.  Dan  Pacheco,  National  WMC  President 


i  march  '80 


JWjgtfjgtf 


Puerto  Rican  Adventure 


by  Dr.  John  J.  Davis 

Muyaguaz,  San  Juan  and  Caguas  are  not  exactly 
household  words  in  Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  but  for 
the  Grace  College  basketball  team  and  its  coaches, 
they  hold  very  special  significance.  Late  December  26 
the  Lancers  boarded  the  touring  bus  "The  Night 
Hawk"  and  30  hours  later  were  on  their  way  via  air- 
plane to  San  Juan,  Puerto  Rico. 

But  why  Puerto  Rico,  you  may  ask?  Coach  Kessler 
described  the  goals  of  such  a  trip  in  this  way:  "We  de- 
sire to  provide  as  many  significant  opportunities  as 
possible  for  every  athlete  to  grow  as  a  total  man,  that 
is,  spiritually,  physically,  and  intellectually.  Travel  in 
a  land  like  Puerto  Rico  brings  us  in  direct  contact 
with  a  unique  international  brand  of  basketball  which 
enriches  our  program,  provides  a  firsthand  view  of 
missionary  effort,  and,  finally,  gives  an  opportunity 
for  cultural  broadening." 

It  did  not  take  the  Lancers  very  long  to  find  out 
what  international  quality  of  basketball  is  all  about  as 
they  battled  the  Caguas  national  team  at  the  Corillos 
coliseum.  The  Lancers  made  an  impressive  showing, 
but  fell  to  the  national  team  by  12  points.  On  the  fol- 
lowing night,  it  was  a  different  story,  however,  as  the 
young  Lancers  adjusted  to  international  rules,  and 
physical  aspects  of  the  game,  to  extend  the  national 
team  right  to  the  end  of  the  game,  losing  by  a  mere  4 
points.  Perhaps  what  was  most  impressive  was  the 
fact  that  the  Puerto  Rican  nationals  were  using  5 
players  who  had  Panamerican  Olympic  experience. 

Sightseeing,  shopping,  and  visits  to  national 
churches  established  by  the  Fellowship  of  Grace 
Brethren  Churches  were  included  in  travels  around 
the  island.  Daily  contact  with  missionary  Norm 
Schrock  and  national  believers  gave  players  a  first- 
hand view  of  what  missionary  work  is  all  about  in  an- 
other land. 


After  a  one-week  tour  of  Puerto  Rico,  the  Lancers 
headed  for  Miami,  and  a  game  with  one  of  the  finer 
NCAA  Division  II  teams  in  Florida— Biscayne  Col- 
lege. Biscayne  schedules  such  teams  as  South  Carolina, 
Florida,  Dayton,  Texas,  Maine  and  Rutgers  universi- 
ties. 

Nestled  in  this  impressive  schedule  was  the  Grace 
game  which  proved  to  be  all  Biscayne  could  handle. 
The  Lancers  battled  this  team  very  effectively,  but 
were  not  able  to  overcome  a  4-point  deficit  at  the 
buzzer.  This  was  the  only  Lancer  loss  on  the  tour  in 
regular  season  play.  Grace  then  defeated  Homestead 
Air  Force  Base  that  had  an  11-1  record  in  an  exhibi- 
tion game.  Other  victories  were  recorded  over  Clear- 
water Christian,  Florida  Institute  of  Technology  and 
Pensacola  College. 

Travel  in  Florida  also  included  many  church  serv- 
ices, youth  meetings  and  seminars.  The  expression 
"serving  Christ  through  athletics"  which  appears  on 
athletic  programs  and  literature  from  Grace  is  not 
a  mere  religious  cliche.  It  is  intended  to  convey  the 
real  dynamic  of  Lancer  and  Lancerette  athletics. 

Church  suppers,  special  meals  both  in  Puerto  Rico 
and  Florida,  coupled  with  snorkling  off  the  coral 
reefs  in  Key  West  and  swimming  at  beautiful  Sanibel 
Island,  added  a  very  special  touch  to  the  whole  tour. 
Who  can  forget  the  many  hours  on  the  "Night  Hawk 
Express,"  a  bus  designed  to  provide  sleeping  as  well  as 
travel  accommodations.  Dinners  by  the  roadside, 
coffee  breaks  at  truck  stops,  Bible  reading  and  study 
on  the  bus  are  all  part  of  the  memories  of  this  trip. 

The  memories,  the  spiritual  enrichment  and 
success  on  the  basketball  court  with  a  3-1  record 
makes  this  one  of  the  finest  athletic  tours  in  Grace 
College  history.  It  again  provides  substantial  evidence 
that  it  is  something  special  to  wear  the  Lancer  uni- 
form. 


march  '80 


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by  John  J.  Davis 

President's  Administrative  Council-(left  to  right)  Back  row  :  Dr.  E.  William  Male,  Mr. 
Executive  Vice  President,        Rjcnard  Messner,  Mr.  Daniel  Snively,  and  Mr.  Ronald  Ciinger.  Front  row:  Dr.  John  J. 
Grace  College  and  Seminary        Davis,  Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr.,  and  Dr.  Vance  Yoder. 


Wednesday  afternoons  are  a  very 
special  time  for  seven  men  on  the 
Grace  campus  who  meet  to  develop 
strategies  by  which  the  policies 
established  by  the  Board  of  Trustees 
are  effectively  implemented.  This 
committee  is  known  as  the  Presi- 
dent's Administrative  Council,  and 
deals  with  a  wide  range  of  issues, 
from  finance  to  institutional  image 
and  mission.  This  body  also  pro- 
vides the  president  with  a  flow  of 
information  that  will  enable  him  to 
lead  the  school  more  effectively. 

Many  decisions  that  affect  the 
academic,  social,  and  spiritual  life 
of  the  institutions,  however,  are  not 
made  in  this  committee,  but  in  well- 
organized  faculty  and  staff  com- 
mittees which  are  appointed  an- 
nually. These  committees  oversee 
academic  policies,  student  disci- 
pline, athletic  programs,  library 
operations  and  cultural  and  social 
events. 

Many  policies  are  also  developed 
by  the  respective  faculties  in  their 
regular  meetings.  Such  decisions  are 
usually  based  on  recommendations 
by  various  committees  which  have 
done  broad  research  and  have  ex- 
amined all  contingencies  with  re- 
gard to  a  policy. 

Decisions  which  affect  the  cam- 
pus as  a  whole,  or  involve  major 
expenditures,  are  normally  brought 


to  the  President's  Administrative 
Council  for  deliberation  and  dis- 
position. Special  problems  which 
affect  institutional  policy  or  pro- 
cedures are  also  brought  here, 
either  by  its  representative  mem- 
bers or  outside  groups  or  individuals 
who  may  be  invited  for  a  special 
presentation. 

No  decision  is  made  in  the  coun- 
cil without  careful  examination  of 
the  alternatives,  and  the  effect  that 
such  a  decision  will  have  on  the  stu- 
dent bodies,  faculty  members, 
campus  budget,  or  outside  public. 

The  President's  Administrative 
Council  was  established  about  17 
years  ago  under  Dr.  Herman  A. 
Hoyt,  who  was  president  of  Grace 
Schools.  All  major  areas  of  the 
school's  operation  are  well  repre- 
sented in  this  committee.  It  consists 
of  the  executive  vice  president,  aca- 
demic dean  of  the  college,  dean  of 
the  seminary,  college  dean  of  stu- 
dent's, director  of  business  affairs, 
and  the  director  of  development. 

Allow  me  to  introduce  you  to 
the  council  members  and  reveal 
some  of  their  personal  interests. 

The  office  of  executive  vice 
president  was  created  three  years 
ago  by  the  Board  of  Trustees.  At 
that  time  it  was  their  desire  to 
establish  a  team  concept  in  top 
level  administration.  Dr.  Homer  A. 


Kent,  Jr.,  was  appointed  president, 
and  the  writer  executive  vice  presi- 
dent, to  serve  as  a  team  to  share 
responsibility  for  institutional  lead- 
ership. Dr.  Kent  and  the  writer  felt 
that  there  was  a  need  for  a  balance 
in  administrative  responsibility, 
which  would  include  on-campus 
teaching,  in  order  to  remain  a  part 
of  the  academic  community,  as  well 
as  off -campus  representation.  Even 
when  the  president  is  absent  from 
campus  on  official  business,  the 
president's  office  continues  to  be 
represented  by  the  executive  vice 
president.  It  is  the  desire  of  Dr. 
Kent  and  the  writer  to  be  accessible 
to  students,  faculty,  and  staff  mem- 
bers, in  order  to  prevent  the  occur- 
rence of  difficulties,  rather  than  to 
have  to  solve  them  after  an  absence 
from  campus.  Public  relations 
activities  of  the  school  are  shared 
by  the  president  and  executive  vice 
president  during  the  school  year. 
This  enables  both  administrators  to 
remain  part  of  the  academic  com- 
munity while  still  representing 
Grace  Schools  to  the  various  publics 
away  from  the  campus  in  Bible  con- 
ferences, fund-raising  activities,  and 
student  recruitment. 

The  executive  vice  president  is 
also  responsible  for  overseeing  the 
activities  of  the  Winona  Lake 
Christian    Assembly,   Grace    Manu- 


march  '80 


facturing,  and  the  intercollegiate 
athletic  program.  Regular  reports 
are  given  to  the  president  on  these 
various  operations  as  well  as  other 
campus  activities.  In  addition  to  a 
consultative  role  and  assisting  the 
president  in  various  assignments, 
the  executive  vice  president  is  co- 
ordinating the  long-range  planning 
process. 

Dr.  Vance  Yoder  is  another  key 
member  of  the  President's  Adminis- 
trative Council.  As  academic  dean 
of  the  college,  he  bears  responsibility 
for  the  department  of  admissions, 
the  faculty,  and  the  general  aca- 
demic policy.  Dr.  Yoder  received 
the  Ph.D.  degree  at  Ohio  State 
University  and  is  an  outstanding 
musician.  He,  too,  continues  to 
teach  and  maintains  a  vital  link 
with  the  academic  community.  He 
is  in  his  sixth  year  as  academic  dean 
and  member  of  the  President's  Ad- 
ministrative Council.  He  enjoys  jog- 
ging and  is  active  in  the  Warsaw 
Community  Grace  Brethren  Church 
as  a  Sunday  school  teacher  in  the 
adult  department. 

The  dean  of  the  seminary  is  no 
stranger  to  those  acquainted  with 
Grace  Schools.  Dr.  E.  William  Male 
is  in  his  sixteenth  year  as  a  member 
of  the  President's  Administrative 
Council  and  brings  to  that  position 
a  very  broad  background  of  experi- 
ence. Dr.  Male  served  as  academic 
dean  of  the  college  for  12  years  and 
played  a  vital  role  in  the  ultimate 
accreditation  of  that  institution.  He 
is  in  his  fourth  year  as  the  dean  of 
the  seminary.  In  addition  to  garden- 
ing, Dr.  Male  is  an  excellent  pilot 
and  enjoys  flying,  using  the  Warsaw 
airport  as  his  base.  The  responsibili- 
ties of  the  seminary  dean  include 
oversight  of  the  seminary  faculty, 
department  of  admissions,  student 
affairs  and  postgraduate  studies. 

Richard  G.  Messner,  director  of 
development,  brings  to  the  Presi- 
dent's Administrative  Council  a 
long  and  varied  experience  as  pro- 
fessor and  coach.  For  10  years  he 
served  as  athletic  director  and  head 
basketball  coach.  He  also  was  a  very 
effective  teacher  in  the  Biblical 
Studies  Department.  In  1965,  he  as- 
sumed the  responsibility  of  directing 


V^LUVl^  HAg     tli^       **   KJJ.X 


"Yet  For 

Love's 
Sake  .  .  ." 

by  George  J.  Zemek 

Assistant  Professor  of  Homiletics 
Grace  Theological  Seminary 

"O  foolish  Galatians  .  .  .  ."  What 
boldness!   "What  shall  I  say  to  you? 
Shall  I  praise  you  in  this?   I  praise  you 
not."  What  authority!   Contemporary 
Christians  stand  in  awe  of  apostolic 
authority  to  the  extent  that  they  some- 
times become  envious.  After  all,  itwould 
seem  that  if  one  could  wield  the  authority 
of  the  Apostle  Paul,  difficult  interpersonal 
relationships  could  be  swiftly  rectified. 
However,  we  do  not  possess  apostolic 
authority;  besides,  Paul  himself  well 
knew  that  the  end  does  not  necessarily 
justify  the  means  even  in  the  cause  of 
Christ. 

All  too  often,  it  seems  that  we  are  so 
inclined  to  focus  our  attention  on  the 


powerful  Paul  than  our  vision  of  the 
personal  Paul— Paul  the  Christian  brother 
and  gentleman— is  obstructed.  It  was  this 
Paul  who  had  responded  to  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ's  challenge  of  "Take  my  yoke 
upon  y ou ,  and  learn  of  me;  for  I  am  meek 
and  lowly  in  heart  .  .  ."  (Matt.  1 1 :29). 
Much  can  be  learned  from  the  personal 
Paul,  and  his  methodology  concerning 
interpersonal  relationships  is  certainly 
worthy  of  emulation.  In  the  little  Epistle 
to  Philemon,  this  methodology  is  beauti- 
fully illustrated. 

The  Epistle  is  quite  personal  in 
nature.    It  is  concerned  with  a  run-away 
slave  named  Onesimus,  whose  master  was 
a  wealthy  Christian  of  thecity  of  Colossae 
named  Philemon.   Through  the  provi- 
dence of  God  (v.  15),  Onesimus  fled  to 
Rome  where  he  encountered  the  Apostle 
Paul  and  was  subsequently  led  to  the 
Lord  Jesus. 

Paul  faced  the  problem  of  reconciling 
the  once  "worthless"  (v.  11,  "unprofit- 
able") Onesimus  to  his  old  master.   The 
Apostle  knew  that  Onesimus  was  now  a 
full-fledged  member  of  the  family  of 
God,  as  much  so  as  Philemon  (cf.  Eph. 
6:5-9).   Even  though  Onesimus  had 
probably  wronged  and  stolen  from 
Philemon,  his  return  and  reception 
should  be  as  a  brother  in  Christ  (v.  16). 

In  sending  Onesimus  back  to  his  old 


the  development  program  of  Grace 
College  and  Theological  Seminary. 
In  his  leisure  moments  he  enjoys 
playing  tennis  and  racquetball.  He, 
like  Dr.  Male,  possesses  a  pilot's 
license  and  enjoys  flying  although 
he  is  quick  to  observe,  "I  am 
strictly  a  fair  weather  pilot." 

Dan  Snively  is  a  new  member  of 
the  President's  Administrative 
Council,  having  assumed  the  posi- 
tion of  college  dean  of  students 
earlier  this  year.  He  previously 
served  for  four  years  as  associate 
dean  of  students  with  Rev.  Arnold 
Kriegbaum.  Having  received  the 
Master  of  Arts  degree  from  Ball 
State  University  in  student  per- 
sonnel administration,  Snively  is 
eminently  qualified  by  experience 
and  training  to  serve  as  dean  of  stu- 
dents. His  office  is  responsible  for 
campus  activities,  discipline,  social 
and  athletic  programs.  When  not 
engaged  in  campus  activity  he  enjoys 
sports,  hunting,  and  fishing. 

The  newest  member  of  the  Presi- 
dent's Administrative  Council  is 
Ronald  dinger,  director  of  business 
affairs.  It  is  his  responsibility  to  co- 
ordinate food  service,  student  aid. 


budget  control,  and  general  campus 
maintenance,  dinger  received  the 
Master's  Degree  from  Ohio  State 
University  in  business  and  was  a 
vice  president  in  the  Acceleration 
Corporation,  prior  to  assuming  his 
position  here  at  Grace.  His  hobbies 
include  photography,  jogging,  and 
plant  growing. 

The  writer  assumed  his  position 
as  executive  vice  president  in  1976, 
after  serving  as  director  of  admis- 
sions in  the  seminary  for  three 
years.  He  has  been  a  faculty  mem- 
ber in  the  seminary  since  1965.  The 
writer's  hobbies  include  hunting, 
fishing  and  stamp  collecting. 

The  final  member  of  the  Presi- 
dent's Administrative  Council  and 
chairman  of  that  committee  is  Dr. 
Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr.  For  14  years 
Dr.  Kent  served  as  dean  of  Grace 
Seminary  and  was  on  the  President's 
Administrative  Council  during  that 
time.  In  1976  he  was  appointed  to 
the  presidency  of  Grace  Schools 
and  continues  to  teach  two  courses 
each  semester  in  the  seminary.  Dr. 
Kent  enjoys  stamp  collecting  and 
photography  as  special  outside 
interests. 


march  '80  > 


master,  Paul  ("The  Apostle")  could  have 
simply  and  rightfully  ordered  Philemon 
to  accept  him  with  open  arms  (v.  8),  or 
he  could  have  written  a  potent  letter 
denouncing  the  social  stigma  of  slavery 
and  its  incompatibility  to  the  Christian 
ethic,  but  he  chose  neither  of  these  nor 
other  possible  alternatives.   He  rejected 
such  negative  apporaches  and  wrote  this 
totally  positive  plea  out  of  the  depths  of 
a  humbled  heart  (v.  9). 

Paul  wanted  to  stimulate  Philemon  to 
love  and  good  deeds  (cf.  Heb.10:24).   His 
desire  was  "that  thy  [Philemon's]  benefit 
should  not  be  as  it  were,  of  necessity 
[that  is,  by  compulsion]  but  willingly" 
(v.  14).   The  Apostle  was  not  only 
concerned  with  proper  action  and  results, 
but  with  the  principle  of  motivation. 

Paul  commences  by  first  commending 
Philemon  for  his  previous  actions,  which 
were  characterized  by  abu  ndan  t  Ch  ristian 
beneficence  (vv.  4-7).   Notice  that  this 
portion  is  characterized  by  genuine 
commendation  and  not  by  subtle  flat- 
teries. Also,  the  respected  Apostle  and 
theologian  does  not  hide  his  deep  concern 
for  people,  especially  those  whom  he 
had  led  to  the  Lord  Jesus;  they  are  his 
spiritual  children  (vv.  10,  19).   Paul 
becomes  so  warmed  with  genuine  Chris- 
tian sentiment  that  he  calls  Onesimus 
"mine  own  heart"  (v.  12). 

As  the  letter  progressively  reveals 
Paul's  burden,  he  is  careful  to  accentuate 
the  positive  by  stressing  the  new  worth 


of  Onesimus  both  from  the  practical 
perspective  and  the  spiritual  perspective 
(vv.  11,13,  16).   By  doing  this,  Paul  is 
able  to  make  the  good  of  a  person  over- 
shadow the  not-so-good.   He  could  have 
certainly  accomplished  this  theologically 
by  pointing  out  the  fact  that  Onesimus 
was  also  a  recipient  of  the  grace  of  God 
and  a  member  of  the  Body  of  Christ: 
"For  by  one  Spirit  are  we  all  baptized 
into  one  body,  whether  we  be  Jews  or 
Greeks,  whether  we  be  bond  of  free;  and 
have  been  all  made  to  drink  into  one 
Spirit"  (1  Cor.  12:13;  emphasis  added). 
But,  he  chooses  to  accomplish  this 
personally  as  he  pens  these  words  to 
Philemon,  "For  perhaps  he  therefore 
departed  for  a  season,  that  thou  shouldest 
receive  him  forever,  not  now  as  a  servant, 
a  brother  beloved  .  .  ."  (vv.  15-16; 
emphasis  added)— the  same  truth,  but  a 
different  tone. 

Paul  was  totally  confident  in  his 
pleasant  and  gentle  approach  to  Philemon 
concerning  Onesimus  (v.  21).   He  had 
been  yoked  with  the  Saviour  long  enough 
to  learn  a  most  powerful  method  of 
operation  in  Christian  interpersonal 
relations:  "Yet  for  love's  sake  I  rather 
beseech  thee"  (v.  9).  We  all  need  to 
study  further  in  the  letter  to  Philemon  in 
order  to  emulate  the  personal  method- 
ology of  the  one  who  by  the  grace  of 
God  asserted  "Be  ye  followers  of  me, 
even  as  I  also  am  of  Christ"  (1  Cor. 
11:1). 


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THE  JANUARY   1980  HONOR   ROLL  is  as  follows: 


schools 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


In  Memory  of: 

Mr.  Dan  Alt  father 

Mrs.  William  Steffler 

Mr.  James  Gault,  Sr. 
Mrs.  Ruth  Thompson 
Mr.  Abslom  Bowser 
Conrad  Hoppes 
Samuel  Marshall 


Dr.  Charles  W.  Mayes 
Rev.  Leo  Polman 
Rev.  Nelson  Hall 

In  Honor  of: 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Noah  C.  Shull 
(60th  Wedding  Anniversary) 


Given  by: 

First  Brethren  Church, 

Wooster,  Ohio 
Mr.  Frederick  Kalesse 
Mrs.  Alice  Fidler 
Mis.  Alice  Fidler 
Laura  A.  Hall 
Mrs.  Fred  Walter 
Mrs.  Clyde  Hoppes 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Marion  D.  Clark 
Lois  Sebree  Smith 
Peru  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Peru,  Indiana 
Geneva  G.  Kuhn 
Geneva  G.  Kuhn 
Geneva  G.  Kuhn 

Given  by: 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Richard  G.  Messner 


march  '80 


NOW 


current  news  items  of  help  and  interest  to  you  as  Brethren 

A  recent  Gallup  poll  indicates  that  41%  of  the  United  States'  population  has  no  church 
connection.  But  the  most  surprising  part  about  it  is  this: 

Most  believe  in  God. 

45%  say  they  pray  every  day. 

64%  say  they  believe  Jesus  Christ  is  God,  or  the  Son  of  God. 

68%  believe  in  a  bodily  resurrection. 

77%  had  religious  training  during  childhood. 

86%  of  the  unchurched  believe  that  individuals  should  arrive  at  their  own 
personal  set  of  beliefs,  and  a  very  high  76%  of  church  members  believe  the  same. 

27%  believe  in  the  Bible — literally. 
Some  of  these  figures  compare  quite  well  with  the  figures  and  averages  for  church  members,, 

Congratulations  to  Rev.  Robert  Holmes,  and  the  West  Homer  Brethren  Church,  in  Homerville, 
Ohio.  During  the  1979  year  their  pattern  of  giving  was:  73%  of  their  gifts  to  others;  and 
27%  used  for  their  local  work.  That  is  out  of  a  total  of  $69,000.  Bob  has  been  pastor 
of  this  congregation  for  30  years. 

What  is  the  major  concern  of  the  people  of  the  United  States  at  the  present  time?  Inflation. 
It  is  in  first  place  and  is  affecting  the  local  churches  and  national  boards  as  well.  For- 
eign missions  probably  feels  the  impact  greater  than  any  other  group,  because  of  the  loss 
of  purchasing  power  overseas.  Remember  this  in  your  giving. 

Have  you  done  your  part  in  helping  GBC  Christian  Education  to  move  to  their  new 
quarters?  If  not,  send  your  check  to  the  CE  office,  or  give  through  your  local  congre- 
gation, for  their  expansion  program. 

Heard  across  the  land  is  a  new  call  to  get  evangelicals  involved  in  political  action. 
Not  seeking  to  give  an  evaluation  of  the  merit  or  worth  of  these,  here  are  a  few  for 
your  information:  Christian  Voice;  Moral  Majority  (Jerry  Falwell) ;  Christians  Citizen- 
ship Corps  (Southern  Baptist) ;  and  Evangelicals  for  Social  Action.  There  are  a  number 
of  others  that  are  appearing  almost  daily.  What  the  prospects  are  for  success  in  this 
field  is  open  to  question,  in  light  of  past  history.  But  we  will  keep  you  informed  as 
to  their  progress. 

Whereas  Holiday  Inn  Corporation's  annual  business  meetings  used  to  open  with  prayer, 
they  now  are  a  bit  different.  Holiday  Inn  has  purchased  Harrah's  Casino  of  Las  Vegas, 
and  plans  to  go  into  gambling  interests  elsewhere.  Some  of  the  top  management  persons 
have  left  the  organization  because  of  convictions  against  such  changes  in  the  structure. 
Holiday  Inn  also  owns  Perkins  Pancake  and  Steak  House. 

Have  you  marked  your  calendar  for  national  conference  at  Winona  Lake  this  summer?  A 
Saturday  night  musical  will  begin  the  week  of  meetings.  Paul  Schumacher  will  present 
the  concert  under  the  sponsorship  of  the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Co.  It  will  be 
our  way  of  saying  thanks  to  each  one  of  you  for  your  cooperation  during  the  year.  The 
date:  Saturday  evening,  July  26;  followed  by  Christian  Education  conference  and  nation- 
al conference.  Do  not  miss  any  of  the  sessions. 

Have  you  read  the  material  in  this  issue  of  the  Herald  about  placing  a  biblical  cre- 
ation book  in  the  public  libraries?  Yes,  a  joint  venture  between  BMH  Books  and  the 
authors  (Dr.  Whitcomb  and  Dr.  DeYoung,  of  Grace  Schools)  is  seeking  to  put  the  BMH 
Book  The  Moon,  Its  Creation,  Form  and  Significance  in  public  libraries  so  this  bib- 
lical presentation  can  reach  a  wider  group  of  people.  The  joint-venture  needs  you 
to  make  the  project  complete.  See  the  details  on  page  26  of  this  issue,  and  then 
join  us  in  the  work  of  distributing  the  message. 


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APRIL   1980 


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see  page  4 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


Thanks, 

Madalyn  Murray  O'Hair    1 


We 

Needed 

That! 


by  Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 


Before  you  think  that  I 
have  great  praise  for  the  actions 
and  beliefs  of  Madalyn  Murray 
O'Hair,  please  read  on.  It 
seems  unnecessary  to  tell  you 
some  of  the  actions  and  results 
of  this  individual's  efforts.  She 
headed  the  move  to  see  prayer 
removed  from  the  public 
school  system,  and  attempted 
to  get  the  motto  "In  God  We 
Trust"  removed  from  U.S. 
money.  She  even  wanted  the 
singing  of  Christmas  songs 
taken  out  of  the  seasonal 
Christmas  programs  in  schools. 

Her  efforts  have  been 
frantic,  and  to  some  measure 
successful  in  accomplishing 
her  intentions  and  goals.  So, 
why  the  thanks  to  such  an  in- 
dividual? Well,  she  has  helped 
to  bring  into  focus  the  differ- 
ence between  light  and  dark- 
ness, between  spiritual 
emphasis  and  disbelief.  She 
aroused  a  number  of  Christians 
to  take  a  closer  look  at  what 


the  results  could  be  in  the  loss 
of  some  of  the  privileges  we 
assumed  permanent. 

Maybe  we  have  just  drifted 
along  for  too  long  and  have 
taken  too  many  freedoms  for 
granted.  But  O'Hair  changed 
that;  she  made  us  realize  that 
when  the  attack  on  truth 
comes,  we  must  be  ready  to 
defend  it.  When  we  Christians 
aroused  out  of  our  snooze  and 
took  a  look,  we  found  that 
Christianity,  in  the  system, 
can  be  attacked  and  changes 
can  come  rather  quickly.  His- 
tory had  already  told  us  this, 
but  we  had  somehow  forgotten 
it;  after  all,  this  is  America  and 
it  could  not  happen  here.  But 
it  has  happened  here  and  we 
are  now  a  little  shorter  on  past 
privileges  because  of  it.  So, 
Madalyn  Murray  O'Hair 
helped  us  see  that  Christianity 
does  have  its  enemies,  and  the 
enemy  can  become  very  bold. 

Of  late,  changes  have  been 
taking  place  in  the  areas  of 
morality.  The  openness  of 
homosexuality  is  another 
prime   example   of  change  in 


our  society.  Homosexuality 
has  been  around  since  the 
earliest  of  times,  as  you  will 
remember  reading  in  the  Book 
of  Genesis.  The  difference  is 
that  before  it  was  considered 
immoral  and  illegal,  and  now 
it  vies  for  social  acceptance  as 
a  respected  life  style. 

Again,  why  the  thanks?  Do 
you  know  that  there  are 
many,  many  new  Christian 
day  schools  throughout  the 
United  States,  and  that  they 
are  daily  growing?  One  of  the 
reasons  for  this  is  that  we  have 
taken  a  closer  look  at  the 
public  school  system  and  have 
realized  that  there  is  a  much 
better  way  to  educate  and 
train  Christian  young  people. 
So,  Christians  have  taken  the 
burden  of  the  task  and  set  out 
to  do  a  better  job  in  education 
and  in  teaching  the  way  God 
outlined  in  the  Bible.  Keep  in 
mind  that  the  Christian  day 
school  movement  is  not  the 
dearest  of  friends  to  the 
secular  educators.  It  also 
might  be  a  reminder  to  us  that 
we  need  to  apply  the  best  of 
talents  and  dedication  to  make 
certain  we  do  our  task  well. 
Let  us  not  hang  a  Christian 
sign  on  the  outside  of  the 
building  and  use  it  as  an 
excuse  for  poor  education. 

So  those  who  remind  us  of 
our  need  to  do  our  task  well, 
deserve  our  thanks.  But,  one 
serious  note  of  warning  in  it 
all:  the  danger  of  error  taking 
people  with  it,  is  a  problem.  In 
this  area  O'Hair  could  be 
taking  a  number  of  people 
with  her  in  her  thoughts  and 
anti-God  campaign,  that  could 
result  in  then  spiritual  destruc- 
tion. But  for  now,  a  reminder 
of  the  presence  of  error,  and 
the  attacks  on  Christianity  and 
its  beliefs,  can  serve  to  spur  us 
on  to  do  what  is  right  in  the 
sight  of  God. 


,april  '80 


COVER  PHOTO:  President  Dacko  of  the 
C.A.R.  arrives  at  the  General  Conference  of 
African  Churches.  (Photo  by  Dr.  John  C. 
Whitcomb.) 


35  Years  Ago- 1945 

Solon  Hoyt  and  Lynn  Daniel  Schrock 
were  ordained  to  the  ministry  at  the  close  of 
the  baccalaureate  service  at  Grace  Semi- 
nary. .  .  .  The  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council  announced  the  removal  of  its  office 
from  Berne,  Ind.,  to  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
L.  L.  Grubb,  secretary. 

15  Years  Ago- 1965 

John  Mayes,  assistant  pastor  of  the  First 
Brethren  Church  of  Long  Beach,  Calif.,  has 
accepted  the  call  to  serve  at  Sunny  side, 
Wash.  . .  .  Pastor  David  Hocking  reported 
from  Columbus,  Ohio,  that  new  record 
highs  were  reached-65  in  morning  wor- 
ship and  71  in  Sunday  school.  .  .  .  Arvada, 
Colo.,  dedicated  their  new  building;  the 
speaker  was  Dr.  Paul  Bauman  and  the  pastor 
is  J.  C.  McKillen. 

5  Years  Ago- 1975 

Rev.  Howard  Snively  is  moving  from 
Mabton,  Wash.,  to  Ankenytown,  Ohio. .  . . 
Homer  Kent,  Jr.,  and  John  Davis  were 
named  as  the  administrative  team  to  succeed 
the  current  president  Herman  Hoyt.  .  .  .  H. 
Leslie  Moore,  director  of  housing  at  Grace 
Schools,  went  to  be  with  the  Lord. 


Volume  42  Number  4  April  1980 

Editor,  Charles  W.  Turner 

Managing  Editor,  Kenneth  E.  Herman 

Artist,  Jane  Fretz 

Production  Manager,  Bruce  Brickel 

Departmental  Editors:   Christian  Education: 

Knute  Larson.  Foreign  Missions:   Rev.  John 

Zielasko,   Nora   Macon.  Grace  Schools:  Dr. 

Homer   A.    Kent,   Jr.,   Don  Cramer.   Home 

Missions:   Dr.   Lester   E.   Pifer,  Brad  Skiles. 

WMC:  Linda  Hoke. 

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Dear  Editor, 

Spiritual  Greatness-Studies  in  Exodus  by  Tom  Julien  was  very 
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and  helpful  study.  I  hope  he  will  soon  do  another  study  guide.— 
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april  '80  i 


?>.,* 


President  Dacko  enters  the  Immel  home  and  is  greeted  by  Dorothy  Goodman  and  Ruth  Snyder. 


s  HIM! 


by  June  Immel 


"Why  not  at  the  Immel's?"  asked  Betty 
Hocking.  "OK,  June?" 

"Yeah,  I  guess  so.  But  .  .  .  help!  That's 
fine;  sure."  This  was  my  stammering,  stutter- 
ing response  to  the  question. 

"Why  not  at  the  Immel's  what?"  you  may 
ask. 

Why  not  have  the  reception  for  the  presi- 
dent of  the  Central  African  Republic  and  his 
ministers,  body  guards,  and  entourage  at  the 
Immel's?  I  sat  aghast-my  mind  unable  to 
grasp  or  accept  the  full  significance  of  the 
question. 

It  all  began  while  attending  a  meeting  of 


the  MW— Missionary  Women— at  General 
Conference.  The  president  wanted  to  attend 
the  opening  ceremonies  of  the  General 
Conference  of  our  African  churches. 

"Fine!  I'll  be  glad  to  go  to  Bozoum  to  see 
him.  If  I'm  lucky,  I  just  might  get  a  glimpse 
of  him.  Oh,  he  wants  to  visit  the  Bible 
Center?  Great!  Tour  the  print  shop?  Sounds 
good.  See  the  Bible  Institute?  OK.  We 
should  have  a  reception  for  him  here  at  Bible 
Center?  That's  a  fantastic  idea!" 

"Why  not  have  it  at  the  Immel's?  OK, 
June?" 

After  I  recovered  from  shock  a  day  later,  I 


4 


april  '80 


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The  OTN  women  and  the  "Soldiers  of 
the  Gospel"  men  line  up  in  front  of  the 
Bozoum  church  to  greet  the  president . 


The  president's  van  pulls  onto  the  road  leading  to  the 
church. 


President  David  Dacko 

realized  what  Betty  had  asked  me.  The 
president  of  the  C.A.R.  in  my  home,  eating 
and  sitting  in  my  living  room.  Maybe  I  better 
clean  house.  Clean  house!!!  I'll  need  to  dust, 
sweep,  mop,  wash  the  curtains,  beat  the  rug. 


"Sure,  that's  fine,  but,  but,  but  .  .  .  MW, 
you  will  all  have  to  help  me."  They  all  con- 
sented. 

He  doesn't  know  me.  I  don't  know  him.  I 
became  tense  when  the  station  bodies  decided 
the  Whitcombs  should  stay  at  the  Immel's 
during  the  10  days  of  General  Conference. 
Dr.  Whitcomb  is  a  professor  at  Grace  Theo- 
logical Seminary  and  a  board  member.  They 
have  a  lovely  home,  and,  and,  and,  I'm  just 
June  Immel.  I  don't  even  know  Mrs. 
Whitcomb. 

"Yeah,  sure,  I'll  be  glad  to  have  them 
here,"  I  heard  myself  say.  How  in  the  C.A.R. 
did  I  ever  manage  to  get  into  this?   But  it  was 
a  great  10  days.  The  Whitcombs  are  normal 
people  and  very  nice.  But  the  president  of 
the  C.A.R.?! 

Well,  today's  the  day.  He  should  arrive  any 
minute.  Don  Hocking  is  coming  into  my 
house  with  someone.  I  don't  know  that  man. 
They  are  saying  something  about  the  arrange- 
ment of  the  furniture  in 
the  living  room.   It's  not 

right?  But 

"Howard,  quick,  we 
have  to  move  the  furniture 
all  around.  Put  the  couch 
and  end  tables  over  here, 
the  lamp  and  two  chairs 
here,  the  coffee  table 
there." 

Bon,  Merci.   Set  again. 
"Yes,  doesn't  the  table 
look  lovely?  The  glass 
punch  bowl  with  dainty 
cups  placed  neatly  around 
it,  the  cookies  arranged 
beautifully  on  silver  trays 
and  china  plates.  Of 
course,  we  will  serve  the 
president  and  his  ministers. 

Oh,  here  comes  another  man.  He  has  little 
cards  in  his  hands.  He's  putting  name  cards 
on  the  chairs.  How  many?  Twelve!   But  we 
have  only  eight  snack  and  serve  settings. 


april  '80 


The  MW  pose  at  the  reception  table-left  to  right:  June 
Immel,  Clara  Gaiber,  Beverley  Garber,  Dorothy  Goodman, 
Ruth  Snyder,  Betty  Hocking,  DeniseSkeen,  Marian  Thurston, 
Norma  Whitcomb,  and  Mary  Ann  Habegger. 


Dr.  John  Whitcomb  presents  President  Dacko  with  i 
set  of  his  Bible  charts. 


"Please,  Ginger,  don't  bark." 
He's  standing  in  front  of  me.  He's  looking 
me  in  the  eye.  He's  shaking  my  hand— nice 
grip.  My  heart  is  pounding.  Does  he  see  Jesus 
or  can  he  read  my  mind— I  hope  Kirk  doesn't 
say  something  in  English 
he  might  understand. 
Whew!   He's  passed  the 
Immels.  Merci. 

He's  entering  the 
house.  Line  up,  MW,  to 
receive  him.  He's  seated. 
SERVE.  And  serve  we 
did.  Long  African-style 
skirts  flowing,  faces 
glowing,  stomachs 
churning.  MW  are 
beautiful! 

"Don,  please  don't 
forget  to  have  him  sign 
our  guest  book." 
He's  done  already? 
But  ...  I  worked  two  days  and  he  sat  on  the 
couch  10  minutes.  Hope  he  didn't  feel  the 
lump. 

He's  walking  out  the  door.   "Oh,  Ginger, 
please,  Howard  doesn't  need  his  shoe  now." 
I  don't  think  the  president  noticed. 
Knock,  Knock. 

"Come  in.  Oh,  Jesus,  when  did  You  come 
in?" 

"June,  I've  been  here  ever  since  you  moved 
into  this  house,  but  you  never  gave  Me  a 
reception  like  you  just  gave  the  president  of 
theCA.R." 

Head  bowed,  eyes  closed,  heart  hurting, 
mind  stunned. 

"You're  right,  Lord.  I'm  sorry.  Thank 
You  for  this  lesson.  Could  we  have  a  glass  of 
punch  together  Lord?  Just  You  and  me." 


"Quick,  Dot,  your  china.  Bon,  Merci." 
I  hear  a  car.   It's  HIM!   He's  arrived— the 
president  of  the  Central  African  Republic, 
David  Dacko.  Will  he  shake  my  hand?  Will 
he  know  this  is  our  home? 


Howard  and  June  Immel  live  at  Bata  (Bible  Center)  with 
their  children-Lisa,  Kirk,  and  Karl,  and  dog-Ginger.   The  day 
of  the  president 's  visit.  18  were  served  in  the  living  room,  but 
64  were  in  the  house.    The  event  went  beautifully ,  "thanks  to 
the  MW  and  the  Lord.  " 


1  april  '80 


&  O  O  G  6_ 


Churches  Give  Record  Offering  for 
Brethren  Foreign  Missions 


ALLEGHENY  DISTRICT 

Accident,  Md $  225.00 

Aleppo,  Pa 1,167.79 

Boswell,  Pa 1,206.00 

Coolville,  Ohio    ....  456.46 

Coraopolis,  Pa 1,018.63 

Cumberland,  Md.  .  .  .  1,567.48 

Grafton,  W.  Va 3,041.30 

Jenners,  Pa 2,546.80 

Listie,  Pa 5,269.25 

Meyersdale,  Pa 6,409.23 

Meyersdale,  Pa. 

(Summit  Mills)     .  .  .  2,353.47 

Parkersburg.W.Va.  .  .  7,692.85 
Stoystown,  Pa. 

(Reading)     2,170.00 

Uniontown.Pa 13,281.60 

Washington,  Pa 4,764.65 

Westernport,  Md.  .  .  .  193.61 

Allegheny  Misc 819.48 


$      54,183.60 


FLORIDA  DISTRICT 

Brooksville,  Fla $ 

Clearwater,  Fla 

Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla. 

Fort  Myers,  Fla.    .  .  . 

Maitland,  Fla 

North  Lauder- 
dale, Fla 

Okeechobee,  Fla.  .  .  . 

Orlando,  Fla 

Ormond  Beach, 
Fla 

Pompano  Beach, 
Fla 

St.  Petersburg,  Fla.  .  . 

Florida  Misc 


INDIANA  DISTRICT 

Berne,  Ind ! 

Clay  City,  Ind 

Elkhart,  Ind 

Flora,  Ind 

Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

(First)     

Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

(Grace) 

Goshen,  Ind 

Indianapolis,  Ind.  .  .  . 
Kokomo,  Ind. 

(Indian  Heights)  .  .  . 
Kokomo,  Ind. 

(North) 

Leesburg,  Ind 

New  Albany,  Ind.     .  . 

Osceola,  Ind 

Peru, Ind 

Sidney,  Ind 


124.00 

445.00 

11,474.76 

7,271.00 

5,891.95 

3,010.00 
2,295.16 
2,074.15 

1,156.00 

1,254.57 

1 ,487.90 

6.25 


8,545.10 

85.00 

3,759.50 

3,374.55 

14,880.95 

3,253.97 
1 ,990.72 
2,423.83 

1,919.72 

778.27 
4,037.23 

414.00 
8,779.91 
5,145.90 
8,377.99 


South  Bend, Ind.  . 
Warsaw,  Ind.  .  .  . 
Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
Indiana  Misc.    .  .  . 


14,117.99 

13,256.67 

26,644.64 

103.87 

121,889.81 


IOWA-MIDLANDS  DISTRICT 


Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa 

.  $         1 ,783.00 

Dallas  Center,  Iowa 

5,282.69 

Davenport,  Iowa    .  . 

1,812.71 

Des  Moines,  Iowa  .  . 

52.00 

Garwin,  Iowa  .  .  .  . 

3,886.44 

Kansas  City,  Mo.   .  . 

415.50 

Leon,  Iowa 

2,773.20 

Longview,  Texas   .  . 

187.00 

North  English,  Iowa 

780.75 

Omaha,  Neb 

514.00 

Udell,  Iowa 

4,446.64 

Waterloo,  Iowa   .  .  . 

10,860.94 

Wichita,  Kans.     .  .  . 

25.00 

Winona,  Minn.     .  .  . 

235.00 

Iowa-Midlands  Misc. 

44.00 

$      33,098.87 


MICHIGAN   DISTRICT 


Alto,  Mich 

Berrien  Springs, 
Mich 

Hastings,  Mich.  .  .  . 
Jackson,  Mich.  .  .  . 
Lake  Odessa,  Mich.  . 
Lansing,  Mich.  .  .  . 
New  Troy,  Mich.  .  . 
Trout  Lake,  Mich.  . 
Michigan  Misc.    .  .  . 


$    9,230.27 

218.07 
127.05 
263.50 
3,115.00 
282.36 
4,572.50 
246.00 

944.16 

$   18,998.91 


MID-ATLANTIC  DISTRICT 


Alexandria,  Va.  .  . 
Chambersburg,  Pa. 
Hagerstown,  Md. 

(Calvary) 

Hagerstown,  Md. 

(Grace) 

Hagerstown,  Md. 

(Maranatha)   .  .  . 
Hagerstown,  Md. 

(Valley)     

Lanham,  Md.  .  .  . 
Martinsburg,  W.Va. 
Temple  Hills,  Md. 
Waynesboro,  Pa.  . 
Winchester,  Va.  .  . 
Mid-Atlantic  Misc. 


828.18 
080.77 

854.65 

040.27 


.431.67 
,149.75 
30.00 
311.49 
884.11 
875.84 
223.92 


$       58,256.25 


Dillsburg,  Pa.    .  . 
Elizabethtown,  Pa 
Harrisburg,  Pa.    . 
Hatboro,  Pa.     .  . 

Hope,  N.J 

Lancaster,  Pa.  (Grace) 
Lancaster,  Pa. 

(Southern)  

Lititz,  Pa 

Manheim,  Pa 

Mt.  Laurel,  N.J.  .  .  . 
Myerstown,  Pa.  .  .  . 
New  Holland,  Pa.  .   . 

Newark,  Del 

Palmyra,  Pa 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

(First)     

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

(Third) 

Pine  Grove,  Pa.   .  .  . 

Telford,  Pa 

Wrightsville,  Pa.  .  .  . 

York,  Pa 

Northern  Atlantic 

Misc 


NOR-CAL  DISTRICT 

Auburn,  Calif 3 

Chico,  Calif 

Grass  Valley,  Calif.  .  . 
Modesto,  Calif. 

(Big  Valley) 

Modesto,  Calif. 

(LaLoma) 

Ripon,  Calif 

Sacramento,  Calif.  .  . 
San  Jose,  Calif.  .  .  . 
Tracy,  Calif 


4,440.65 
6,542.88 
7,315.53 
1,783.10 
364.25 
15,418.64 

1 ,696.70 
8,075.88 
4,613.00 
2,610.25 
18,470.18 
7,491.33 
290.00 
3,251.22 

10,367.90 

5,741.22 

652.00 

19,238.00 

917.10 

8,171.68 

614.57 


NORTHERN  ATLANTIC  DISTRICT 

Bethlehem,  Pa $         1,037.00 


323.80 
280.00 
360.00 

5,987.75 

15,961.50 

6,397.00 

2,626.76 

1,300.39 

600.00 

33,837.20 


NORTHCENTRAL  OHIO 
DISTRICT 

Ankenytown.Ohio  .  .  $  6,462.98 
Ashland,  Ohio 

(Grace) 31,682.29 

Ashland,  Ohio 

(Southview) 4,301.00 

Bowling  Green,  Ohio  .  1,282.17 

Columbus,  Ohio 

(East  Side) 5,102.21 

Columbus,  Ohio 

(Worthington)  ....  56,229.71 

Danville,  Ohio     ....  2,195.00 

Delaware,  Ohio  ....  390.00 

Findlay,  Ohio 595.00 

Fremont,  Ohio 

(Chapel) 1,574.15 

Fremont,  Ohio 

(Grace) 9,974.31 


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Galion,  Ohio  .  .  . 
Lexington,  Ohio  . 
Licking  County, 

Ohio 

Lima,  Ohio  .  .  .  . 
Mansfield,  Ohio 

(Grace) 

Mansfield,  Ohio 

(Woodville)  .  .  . 
Marysville,  Ohio  . 
Pataskala,  Ohio  .  . 
Northcentral  Ohio 

Misc 


2,311.78 
4,10853 


1 ,220.00 
667.80 


6,378.13 

302.23 

2,419.87 

704.29 


$     146,109.83 


NORTHEASTERN  OHIO 
DISTRICT 

Akron, Ohio(Grace)    .  $ 
Canal  Fulton,  Ohio  .  . 

Canton,  Ohio 

Cleveland,  Ohio 

(Lyndhurst) 

Cuyahoga  Falls, 

Ohio 

Elyria,  Ohio 

Homerville,  Ohio  .  ,  . 
Middlebranch,  Ohio 

Minerva,  Ohio 

Norton,  Ohio 

Rittman,  Ohio    .... 

Sterling,  Ohio 

Wooster,  Ohio     .... 
Northeastern  Ohio 

Misc 


i.771.25 

85.00 

i,470.90 

802.21 

.480.00 
050.41 
529.99 
133.00 
887.43 
405.45 
999.39 
767.14 
086.32 

62.25 


$     119,530.74 


NORTHWEST  DISTRICT 

Albany,  Oreg $         1,177.69 

Anchorage,  Alaska   .  .  715.38 

Beaverton.Oreg.    .  .  .  1,864.58 

Goldendale,  Wash.    .  .  304.21 

Grandview.Wash.     .  .  2,281.18 

Harrah.Wash 4,991.60 

Kenai,  Alaska 817.00 

Kent,  Wash 3,232.02 

Mabton.Wash 1,172.50 

Prosser,  Wash 455.61 

Spokane,  Wash 518.40 

Sunnyside,  Wash.  .  .  .  14,023.00 

Toppenish,  Wash.  .  .  .  2,626.03 

Troutdale,  Oreg.    .  .  .  2,764.20 

Yakima,  Wash 6,047.11 

Northwest  Misc.     .  .  .  369.54 


$      43,360.05 


ROCKY  MOUNTAIN 
REGION  DISTRICT 

Albuquerque,  N.  Mex. 

(Grace) $ 

Albuquerque,  N.Mex. 

(Heights) 


Arvada,  Colo.  .  .  . 
Beaver  City,  Nebr. 
Cheyenne,  Wyo.  . 
Colorado  Springs, 

Colo 

Counselor,  N.Mex. 
Denver,  Colo.  .  .  . 
Portis,  Kans.  .  .  . 
Taos,  N.Mex.  .  .  . 
Rocky  Mountain 

Region  Misc.  .  .  . 


2,598.30 

474.75 

26.00 

443.78 

2,388.87 
4,541.14 
3,196.20 
2,888.28 

6.25 


$  17,357.29 

SOUTHEAST  DISTRICT 

Aiken,  S.C $  1,506.38 

Anderson,  S.C 1,100.87 

Atlanta,  Ga 3,099.00 

Boones  Mills,  Va.  .  .  .  105.00 

Buena  Vista,  Va.    ...  5,777.98 

Covington,  Va 3,887.79 

Johnson  City,  Tenn. 

(Grace) 827.88 

Johnson  City,  Tenn. 

(Grace  Bible)     ....  400.00 

Radford,  Va 168.28 

Richmond,  Va 2,330.80 

Riner,  Va 164.00 

Roanoke,  Va. 

(Clearbrook) 1,108.50 

Roanoke,  Va. 

(Garden  City)  ....  1,688.84 
Roanoke,  Va. 

(Ghent)     4,221.65 

Roanoke,  Va. 

(Gospel) 78.00 

Roanoke,  Va.  (Patterson 

Memorial) 2,145.05 

Roanoke,  Va.  (Washing- 
ton Heights) 536.76 

Salem ,  Va. 

(Wildwood) 349.40 

Telford,  Tenn 3,206.71 

Virginia  Beach,  Va.  .  .  899.00 

Willis,  Va 152.00 

$  33,753.89 


SOUTHERN  CALIFORNIA- 
ARIZONA  DISTRICT 

Alta  Loma,  Calif.  ...  $  780.00 

Anaheim,  Calif 3,196.86 

Beaumont,  Calif.   .  .  .  10,125.67 

Bell,  Calif 3,051.08 

Bellf lower,  Calif.   .  .  .  15,898.79 

Cypress,  Calif 969.00 

Fillmore,  Calif 400.00 

Glendora,  Calif 887.35 

Goleta,  Calif 660.00 

Hemet,  Calif 268.46 

LaVerne,  Calif 2,785.28 


Long  Beach,  Calif. 

(Community)  .... 
Long  Beach,  Calif. 

(Grace) 

Long  Beach,  Calif. 

(Los  Altos)     

Long  Beach,  Calif. 

(North) 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

(Community)  .... 
Mission  Viejo,  Calif.  . 
Montclair,  Calif.    .  .  . 

Norwalk,  Calif 

Orange,  Calif 

Phoenix,  Ariz. 

(Grace) 

Phoenix,  Ariz. 

(Northwest) 

Rialto,  Calif 

San  Bernardino,  Calif. 
San  Dieto,  Calif.  .  .  . 
Santa  Ana,  Calif.  .  .  . 
San  Ysidro,  Calif.  .  .  . 
Santa  Maria,  Calif.  .  . 
Seal  Beach,  Calif.  .  .  . 

Simi,  Calif 

South  Pasadena,  Calif. 
Temple  City,  Calif.  .  . 

Tucson,  Ariz 

West  Covina,  Calif.  .  . 
Westminster,  Calif.  .  . 
Whittier,  Calif. 

(Community)  .... 
Whittier,  Calif.  (First) 
Yucca  Valley,  Calif.  . 
So.  California-Arizona 

Misc 


50,118.19 

2,916.00 

40,793.22 

2,302.45 
1,061.00 
360.00 
7,008.20 
2,156.88 

5,391.10 

471.41 

1 ,364.00 

1 ,208.50 

3,342.07 

30.00 

353.00 

155.00 

320.00 

8,995.00 

2,504.42 

833.34 

508.00 

207.22 

2,639.60 

25,542.70 

19,069.82 

101.00 

1,106.62 


$    222,690.30 


SOUTHERN  OHIO  DISTRICT 


Brookville,  Ohio 

Camden,  Ohio     . 

Centerville,  Ohio 

Clayhole,  Ky.  .  . 

Clayton,  Ohio  .  . 

Covington,  Ohio 

Dayton,  Ohio 
(Basore  Road)  .  .  . 

Dayton,  Ohio  (First) 

Dayton,  Ohio 
(Huber  Heights)  .  . 

Dayton,  Ohio 
(North  Riverdale)  . 

Dayton,  Ohio  (Patter- 
son Park)  

Dryhill,  Ky 

Englewood,  Ohio  .  . 

Kettering,  Ohio  .  .  . 

Sinking  Springs,  Ohio 

Trotwood,  Ohio     .  . 


8,537.93 

89.00 

1 ,490.60 

359.06 

2,480.50 

5.00 

170.00 
16,559.52 


8,504.00 

1,701.00 
326.50 

5,244.50 

1,401.00 
750.00 

7,256.99 


april  '80 


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Troy,  Ohio 

409.66 

Union,  Ohio 

778.00 

Vandalia,  Ohio    .... 

1,014.04 

West  Alexandra,  Ohio 

97.25 

Southern  Ohio  Misc.  . 

51.73 

$ 

59,909.28 

WESTERN  PENNSYLVANIA 
DISTRICT 

Altoona,  Pa.  (First)     .$  2,250.00 

Altoona,  Pa.  (Grace)  3,588.84 

Armagh,  Pa 950.89 

Conemaugh,  Pa.  .  .  .  11,122.66 
Conemaugh,  Pa. 

(Singer  Hill) 5,186.75 

Duncansville,  Pa.   .  .  .  9,753.73 

Everett,  Pa 12,287.08 

Hollidaysburg,  Pa. 

(Vicksburg) 4,752.16 

Hopewell,  Pa 857.85 

Indiana,  Pa 1,739.59 

Johnstown,  Pa. 

(First)     14,338.40 

Johnstown,  Pa. 

(Geistown) 1 ,969.33 

Johnstown,  Pa.  (Pike)  12,360.70 
Johnstown,  Pa. 

(Riverside) 5,013.09 

Kittanning,  Pa. 

(Grace) 15,937.05 

Kittanning,  Pa. 

(North  Buffalo)  .  .  .  2,610.32 

Martinsburg,  Pa.    ...  11,338.54 

Milroy.Pa 350.00 


i     116,405.98 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Akron,  Ohio 

(Hillwood  Chapel)     . 

$         1,010.00 

Hawaii  (Aiea- 

Waimalu) 

2,433.00 

Hawaii  (Ewa  Beach)    . 

1 ,292.83 

Hawaii  (Wahiawa  - 

Waipio) 

1 ,408.00 

France  (Macon)  .... 

1 ,440.00 

Puerto  Rico 

(Summit  Hills)     .  .  . 

25.00 

22,400.40 

National  SMM     .... 

125.00 

National  WMC    .... 

20,246.21 

National  Misc 

69,478.64 

I     119,859.08 
51,364,834.90 


A  Tribute  to 
Barbara  Kolb 


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Miss  Barbara  S.  Kolb  went  to  be  with  the  Lord 
on  October  10,  1979.  This  loving  servant  spent 
most  of  her  time  writing  to  missionaries  (75,  in 
fact!),  visiting  the  mission  fields,  and  doing  all  she 
could  to  promote  Brethren  Foreign  Missions. 

Barbara  served  in  all  possible  positions  at  the 
Philadelphia  Third  Brethren  Church— deaconess, 
WMC  president,  Sunday  school  teacher,  and  DVBS 
superintendent.  For  years  she  was  in  charge  of  chil- 
dren's church.  Her  WMC  interests  branched  out  to 
the  district  level  where  she  served  many  times. 

National  and  district  conferences  were  a  must 
for  her.  She  gave  to  the  Lord  (especially  in  the  area 
of  foreign  missions)  most  freely  of  her  time, 
money,  and  talents. 

The  words  of  Paul  certainly  were  true  for 
Barbara:  "For  me  to  live  is  Christ  and  to  die  is 
gain." 


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and 

Praising 
the   Lord 


Above:  A  house  under  construction  that  was 
intended  as  a  temporary  home  for  the 
Hathaways.  When  completely  finished  the 
building  was  to  be  the  workshop  at 
Bassai. 


Left:  Our  missionaries  to  Argentina  in 
1930:  (front,  left  to  right)  Miss  Johanna 
Nielson,  Norman  Romanenghi,  Mrs.  C.  F. 
Yoder;  (back)  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Egydio 
Romanenghi,  Grace  Yoder,  and  Robert 
Yoder. 


1921 

Miss  Charlotte  Hillegas  sailed  for 
Africa  via  France  in  May. 

The  General  Conference  recog- 
nized the  work  of  Mrs.  Rose  M. 
Foulke  in  China,  giving  her  standing 
as  an  accredited  missionary  of  the 
Brethren  Church.  During  this  time 
she  was  supported  by  the  First 
Brethren  Church  of  Long  Beach, 
California. 

Allen  Lee  Bennett  and  Orville  D. 
Jobson  were  approved  by  the 
General  Conference  as  missionaries 
to  Africa. 

On  September  22,  the  French 
government  gave  verbal  permission 
to  the  Gribble  party  to  begin  work 
on  the  Bassai  concession.  Being  de- 
layed by  an  attack  of  fever,  James 
Gribble  actually  began  his  inland 
journey  on  November  3.  On  Mon- 
day morning,  November  7,  the  first 
workmen  were  signed  to  begin 
clearing  the  concession  and  cut  the 
line  for  survey . 

Orville  Jobson  sailed  for  Paris 
from  which  he  and  Miss  Charlotte 
Hillegas  sailed  for  Africa  on 
October  6. 


1922 

Allen  Lee  Bennett  sailed  for 
France,  April  25.  After  studying 
French  for  six  months,  he  accom- 
panied Dr.  Florence  Gribble  to 
Africa. 

The  General  Conference  ap- 
proved the  following  missionaries: 
Africa— Miss  Florence  Bickel,  Miss 
Minnie  Deeter,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John 
Hathaway,  and  Chauncey  B. 
Sheldon;  South  America-Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Edwin  Boardman,  Jr. 

Orville  D.  Jobson  and  Miss  Char- 
lotte Hillegas  were  married  on  No- 
vember 16,  at  Bozoum,  Oubangui- 
Chari. 


1923 

Allen  Lee  Bennett,  within  a  few 
miles  of  his  destination  in  Africa, 
went  to  be  with  the  Lord  on 
January  17.  He  died  of  fever  and 
the  flu. 

James  Gribble,  our  pioneer  mis- 
sionary to  Africa,  was  joined  with 
the  Lord  on  June  4.  He  also  died  of 
fever. 

The  General  Conference  ap- 
proved China  as  its  third  mission 


field.  Previous  to  this  approval,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Walter  Scott  Elliott  had 
established  a  mission  station  at 
Chungwei,  Kansu,  China.  They 
were  supported  by  the  Long  Beach 
(Calif.)  First  Brethren  Church. 

Miss  Elizabeth  Tyson  and  Miss 
Mary  Emmert  were  approved  as 
missionaries  to  Africa. 

1924 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  S.  Elliott  re- 
turned from  China  on  account  of 
health.  A  few  months  later,  Miss 
Alice  Evans,  the  only  remaining 
member  of  the  party,  returned. 
This  work  was  then  discontinued. 

John  W.  Hathaway  was  ap- 
pointed by  the  board  as  general 
director  of  the  Mission  Oubangui- 
Chari,  Africa. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwin  Boardman 
returned  from  South  America. 

C.  F.  Yoder  was  appointed  as 
superintendent  in  Argentina. 

The  General  Conference  ap- 
proved the  following  missionaries: 
Africa— Mr.and  Mrs.  Lester  Kennedy 
and  Miss  Hattie  Cope;  South  Ameri- 
ca-Miss Johanna  Nielsen. 

Yaloke,     our     second    mission 


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Right:  The  wedding 
of  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Orville  Jobson  was 
attended  by  Miss 
Estella  Myers  and 
many  Africans. 


station  in  Africa,  was  approved  by 
the  board. 

1925 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lester  Kennedy, 
Miss  Hattie  Cope,  Miss  Mary  Em- 
mert,  and  Miss  Elizabeth  Tyson 
sailed  for  Africa  accompanied  by 
Miss  Estella  Myers,  who  was  return- 
ing from  furlough. 

Miss  Johanna  Nielsen  went  to 
South  America  as  a  self-supporting 
missionary. 

The  General  Conference  ap- 
proved the  following  missionaries: 
Africa— Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Foster; 
South  America-Mi.  and  Mrs.  Percy 
L.  Yett. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Foster  left  for 
France  for  language  study. 

Miss  Minnie  Deeter  was  obliged 
to  return  from  Africa  because  of  ill 
health. 

1926 

Beginning  with  January  of  this 
year,  The  Brethren  Missionary  was 
published  monthly. 

Orville  Jobson  secured  his  Su- 
perior Diploma  in  France  enabling 
him  to  return  to  Africa  and  open  a 


school  in  accordance  with  the  re- 
quirements of  the  French  govern- 
ment. 

On  August  21,  Chauncey  B. 
Sheldon  and  Miss  Hattie  Cope  were 
united  in  marriage  at  the  Bassai 
station,  Oubangui-Chari. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Foster  and  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Jobson  arrived  on  the  Africa 
field. 

1927 

Floyd  W.  Taber  and  Miss  Ada 
Zellner  were  approved  as  mission- 
aries. 

Mr.  Taber  and  Miss  Zellner  were 
married  April  13,  and  early  in  Sep- 
tember sailed  for  Paris.  There  Mr. 
Taber  pursued  a  medical  course 
with  a  view  to  service  as  a  medical 
missionary  in  Africa. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eygdio  Romanenghi 
were  approved  by  the  board  as  mis- 
sionaries to  South  America.  They 
sailed  in  September  and  arrived  at 
Rio  Cuarto  in  October. 

1928 

Miss  Grace  Byron  was  approved 
by  the  General  Conference  as  a  mis- 
sionary   to   Africa.   In   September, 


Miss  Byron  left  for  France  en  route 
to  Africa. 

In  November  a  cable  was  received 
from  Dr.  Gribble  advising  of  a 
native  rebellion  in  Oubangui-Chari. 
A  French  military  post  was  estab- 
lished at  our  Yaloke  station,  which 
was  occupied  by  French  soldiers 
until  February  1929. 

1929 

Miss  Edna  Patterson  was  ap- 
proved by  the  General  Conference 
as  a  missionary  to  Africa.  She  sailed 
for  Paris  en  route  to  Africa  in  Oc- 
tober. 

On  Christmas  Day,  Chief  Yaloke 
voluntarily  surrendered  himself  to 
the  French  officials  through  our 
missionaries  at  Yaloke,  thus  prac- 
tically bringing  hostilities  to  a  close 
and  effecting  the  eventual  end  of 
the  rebellion  in  1928. 

1930 

Miss  Laura  Larson  was  approved 
by  the  General  Conference  as  a  mis- 
sionary to  Argentina. 

Miss  Mabel  Crawford  was  ap- 
proved by  the  General  Conference 
as  a  missionary  to  Africa. 


april  '80 


From  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 
and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 

□  A  faithful  member  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church 
of  Lititz,  Pa.,  Dale  Weller,  has  gained  recognition  as 
one  of  the  best  high  school  band  directors  in  the 
United  States.  The  Warwick  High  School  Marching 
Band,  which  Weller  directs,  was  recently  selected  as 
one  of  the  top  10  high  school  bands  in  the  nation  by 
the  National  Band  Association. 

Weller  frequently  serves  in  the  music  ministry  at 
the  Grace  Brethren  Church.  He  is  married  and  has 
two  children.  Jerry  Young  is  the  pastor  of  the  Lititz 
church. 

□  Chap.  G.  James  Dickson,  Lt.  Comdr.,  USN,  is  on  an 
extended  sea  duty  assignment  aboard  the  USS  Tripoli 
(LPH-10).  He  had  served  at  the  Naval  Training  Center 
in  San  Diego,  Calif.,  beginning  in  1976.  In  his  services 
at  NTC  he  had  many  decisions  for  Christ.  The  USS 
Tripoli  has  700  men  in  the  ship's  company  and  em- 
barks thousands  of  Marines.  He  has  many  opportuni- 
ties to  present  the  Gospel  in  his  current  assignment, 
as  he  had  at  NTC.  Chap.  Dickson  has  just  received  his 
promotion  from  Lieutenant  Commander  to  Com- 
mander in  the  Regular  Navy. 

□  Santa  Rosa  beckons  the  Brethren— We  have  claimed 
this  growing  Northern  California  city  of  60,000  for 
Christ!  A  dozen  dedicated  families  are  needed  to  re- 
locate here  and  assist  in  this  work.  This  is  "new 
ground,"  because  no  Brethren  presently  reside  here. 
Santa  Rosa  is  situated  in  the  beautiful  Sonoma  Val- 
ley in  the  famous  Redwood  empire.  Hewlett-Packard 
and  Optical  Coating  are  the  largest  employers. 
Sonoma  State  College  is  located  in  Cotati  nearby,  and 
Santa  Rosa  has  one  of  the  largest  junior  colleges  in 
California. 

Please  contact:  Mel  Grimm,  4355  Panorama  Dr., 
Santa  Rosa,  Calif.  95404  (Tel.  707/5464355). 

□  Calvary  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Hagerstown,  Md., 
announces  that  Rev.  Norman  Mayer  has  been  called 


as  associate  pastor.  He  began  his  ministry  at  Calvary 
Grace  on  Oct.  24,  1979. 

Pastor  Mayer  has  pastored  for  23  years  in  New 
York,  Pennsylvania,  and  Maryland.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Gospel  Missions  of  South  America.  Curt 
Stroman,  pastor. 

□  The  First  Brethren  Church  of  Waynesboro,  Pa.,  has 
voted  to  change  its  name  to  Grace  Brethren  Church. 
Gerald  Kelley,  pastor. 

□  Pastor  Marion  Thomas  resigned  from  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church  of  Clearwater,  Fla.,  at  the  end  of 
Dec.  1979. 

□  Pastor  Charles  Winter  of  the  Harrah  Brethren 
Church,  Harrah,  Wash.,  invites  Brethren  amateur 
radio  operators  to  join  the  "Brethren  Net"  which  is 
held  every  other  Saturday  (the  April  dates  are  12,  and 
26.)  The  "Net"  began  on  Jan.  19,  and  operates  at 
1900  GMT  on  a  frequency  of  21.435  MHz.  Brethren 
"hams"  seek  to  provide  a  service  within  the  United 
States  as  well  as  overseas,  and  Brethren  currently  par- 
ticipating are  based  in  California,  Maryland,  Ohio, 
Washington,  Arizona,  and  Pennsylvania. 

□  Looking  for  a  youth  director  or  assistant  pastor? 
Confidential  resumes  are  available  upon  request  from 
GBC  Christian  Education,  Box  365,  Winona  Lake, 
Ind.  46590.  Those  seeking  such  positions  may  also 
contact  the  above  address. 


□  On  Sunday,  Jan.  20,  the  Rosemont  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Martinsburg,  W.  Va.,  held  a  special 
note-burning  service  of  praise.  Franklin  Gregory 
(right)  and  Robert  Triggs,  Sr.  (left),  are  shown  burn- 
ing the  note  while  R.  Donald  Weltmer,  pastor,  reads 
from  the  pulpit.  Gregory  and  Triggs  were  two  of  the 
men  who  had  originally  signed  the  note  March  17, 
1969. 

DOn  Dec.  31,  1979,  USAF  Chap.  James  T.  Elwell 
completed  a  very  successful  two-year  tour  of  duty  on 
the  island  of  Guam.  He  served  in  the  position  of  exec- 


.april  '80 


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utive  officer  among  the  four  Protestant  chaplains 
which  meant  that  he  was  responsible  for  all  program 
coordination,  planning,  budgeting,  and  supervision,  as 
well  as  speaker  in  the  Sunday  morning  church  services. 
Fifty  to  sixty  persons  have  attended  the  adult  Sunday 
school  class  also  taught  by  Chap.  Elwell. 

Chap.  Elwell  and  his  wife,  Cyndy,  along  with  their 
two  children,  Amy  and  Ken,  have  now  arrived  at 
Kirkland  AFB  (N.  Mex.)  for  their  next  assignment. 


morn  do cs 

Hearty  congratulations  to,  and  may  God's  blessings  rest  al- 
ways upon,  these  new  families  who  join  the  Brethren  Mis- 
sionary Herald  readership.  A  six-month  free  subscription  to 
the  Herald  is  given  to  newlyweds  whose  addresses  are  sup- 
plied by  the  officiating  minister. 

Susan  Hoover  and  Daniel  Michaels,  July  28,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Lanham,  Md. 

Bonnie  Green  and  Dick  Schilperoort,  Dec.  8,  Toppen- 
ish  United  Methodist  Church,  Toppenish,  Wash.  The 
ceremony  was  performed  by  Pastors  Charles  Winter 
and  Greg  Ryerson. 

Mary  Jones  and  Joseph  Nass,  Dec.  15,  Winona  Lake 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  Officiat- 
ing were  Charles  Ashman  and  A.  Rollin  Sandy. 
Nina  Buker  and  Gregory   Loewer,  Dec.  21,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 
Mary  Shriver  and  Glen  Wertz,  Dec.  21,  Leamersville 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Duncansville,  Pa. 
Elaine   Gallaway  and  Rich  Hess,  Dec.   22,  Ashland 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 
Brenda   Frazier   and  David  Stroup,  Dec.  22,  Grace 
Seminary  Chapel,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  The  groom's 
family  are  members  of  the  Simi  Valley  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Simi  Valley,  Calif. 

Debbie  Frank  and  Trevor  Tipton,  Dec.  29,  Penn  Val- 
ley Grace  Brethren  Church,  Telford,  Pa. 
Cathy  Scott  and  Tracy  Overton,  Dec.  29,  Leon  Breth- 
ren Church,  Leon,  Iowa. 

DGBC  Christian  Education  office,  as  part  of  its 
church  growth  emphasis,  is  inviting  pastors  and  church 
leaders  to  hear  church  growth  expert  Lyle  Schaller, 
April  22-23,  in  Ashland,  Ohio  (GBC).  Lodging  and 
Tuesday's  supper  are  provided,  with  a  $15  fee  for  the 
10  hours  with  Schaller— author  of  many  books  on 
church  growth.  Call  Ginny  Toroian  at  the  CE  office 
for  details  (219/267-6622). 

□  Suburban  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Hatboro,  Pa., 
is  seeking  a  pastor.  Any  pastor  who  is  considering  a 
change,  please  send  a  resume  to:  Mrs.  Lois  Kimble, 
432  Mallard  Rd.,  Hatboro,  Pa.  19040.  The  phone 
number  is  215/672-3382.  All  information  will  be  held 
in  confidence. 


DMrs.  Julia  Smithwick  of  the  Harrah  Brethren 
Church,  Harrah,  Wash.,  was  honored  on  Feb.  10  for 
45  years  of  faithful  music  ministry  to  the  church  and 
the  community.  Mrs.  Smithwick  is  a  charter  member 
of  the  Harrah  church  and  has  served  as  both  pianist 
and  organist  since  1935.  Past  Moderator  Harry 
Parton  presided  over  the  evening  ceremony  in  which 
Mrs.  Smithwick  was  presented  with  a  plaque  com- 
memorating her  many  years  of  ministry. 

The  Smithwicks'  three  children  are  all  in  Christian 
service.  Son,  Larry,  and  wife,  Shari,  pastor  the 
Anchorage  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Anchorage, 
Alaska.  Daughter  Rachel  and  husband,  Roy  Getman, 
serve  with  Coastal  Missions  on  Vancouver  Island. 
Their  youngest  daughter,  Kathy,  and  husband,  Roy 
Harris,  serve  in  Papua,  New  Guinea,  with  JAARS,  the 
aircraft/radio  arm  of  Wycliffe  Bible  Translators. 
Charles  H.  Winter,  pastor. 

□  A  premiere  showing  of  the  new  film  "Joni"  was 
seen  at  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Temple  Hills, 
Md.  Over  700  viewed  the  two  showings  of  the  film. 
Also,  Dr.  James  Dobson's  "Focus  on  the  Family" 
film  series  was  shown  for  seven  consecutive  Sunday 
evenings.  Attendance  was  averaged  over  450  per  Sun- 
day. James  Dixon,  pastor. 


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D  Donald  Bowlin,  1724  J  Ave.,  N.E.,  Cedar  Rapids, 
Iowa  52402.  □  James  Elwell,  Ch.  Capt.,  USAF,  1606 
ABW/HC,  Kirkland  AFB,  N.  Mex.  87117.  □  Mailing 
address  for  the  Clearwater,  Fla.,  Grace  Brethren 
Church:  2341  Haitian  Dr.,  Apt.  9,  Clearwater,  Fla. 
33515  (Tel.  813/443-0723,  days;  813/796-0176, 
evenings).  □  Kenneth  Teague's  telephone  number 
should  be  703/342-2625.  □  Russell  Williams,  6213 
Green  Eyes  Way,  Orangevale,  Calif.  95662.  Grass  Val- 
ley church. 


Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the 
pastor. 

BRINER,  Beulah,  Feb.  12,  88.  Mrs.  Briner  was  the 
mother  of  Mrs.  Tom  (Doris)  Julien,  missionary  to 
France.  Revs.  Woodrow  Immel  and  Richard  Craig  of- 
ficiated at  the  memorial  service  in  North  Manchester, 
Ind. 

GLADWELL,  Ed,  Jan.  22,  First  Brethren  Church, 
Buena  Vista,  Va.  Lester  Kennedy,  pastor. 
MUNCH,  Austin,  April  14,  1979,  charter  member  of 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla.  Charles 
Davis,  pastor.  Mr.  Munch  was  a  deacon  in  the  First 
Brethren  Church,  Washington,  D.C.,  for  many  years. 
STOVER,  Effie,  Jan.  27,  Harrah  Brethren  Church, 
Harrah,  Wash.  Charles  H.  Winter,  pastor. 


april  '80 


God  is  effectively  using 

our  National  Evangelist 

Mason  Cooper 

in  a  Revival  ministry 

during  these  days. 

His  ministry  is  available 

Could  Revival  be  the  answer?  to  your  church. 


Does  your  church  need  this? 
Do  you? 


Contact:   The  Board  of  Evangelism 

Dr.  Robert  Collitt,  director,  1511  Maiden  Lane,  S.W.,  Roanoke,  Va.  24015.  Tel.  703/345-5013 


The  Brethren  Missionary  Herald 
Enjoyed  Another  Record  Income  in  1979 

The  total  income  of  the  Herald  was  $1,157,000,  establishing  a  new  high! 
Thank  you  for  helping  in  getting  good  gospel  literature  into  the  hands  and 
hearts  of  people. 

To  be  of  more  service  to  you,  it  is  now  possible  to  call  toll-free  from  all  states 
except  Indiana,  Hawaii,  and  Alaska.  The  number  is  1-800-348-2756. 


Again  Our  Thanks  to  You! 


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hoping  to  help  in  Christian  ed, 
youth,  and  church  growth 


America  Grows  Up  or  Here  Come  the  Adults 
or  Ready  or  Not . . . 


Our  sociological  bulge  is  showing  as  a  nation,  and  it's  in 
the  25-35  age  section  especially. 

The  people  who  were  the  baby  boom  after  World  War  II 
and  in  the  early  1950s  became  the  Pepsi  generation  of  the 
1960s  and  the  young  singles  of  the  1970s  and  are  now  the 
young  adults.  The  babies  of  the  banner  crop  year  in  1955 
are  now  24  or  25. 

And  some  of  them  have  come  back  to  church. 

Probably  more  will  as  we  are  ready  for  them. 

So  you  hear  advertisers  going  after  the  young  adult 
market  and  the  30s  and  40s  people  rather  than  just  the 
teens,  as  before. 

It  isn't  like  we  should  fire  the  youth  sponsors  or  the 
parents  in  our  churches  and  get  young  adult  or  middle-adult 
pastors,  but  it  is  like  we  should  be  ready. 

Or  rather,  catch  up. 

We've  been  saying  adult  things  in  Christian  Education 
and  in  our  churches  for  a  good  while  now,  but  not  all  of  us 
have  been  doing  the  things  that  matter  and  heal  adults 
where  they  hurt. 

Some  of  the  specifics  churches  can  consider: 

1.  Continuing  education  or  adult  education  for  adults. 
An  evening  Bible  institute  approach,  for  instance. 

2.  A  child  care  center  once  a  week  or  every  now  and 
then  for  mothers  to  get  a  morning  for  ministries  or  shop- 
ping ...  or  a  preschool  center.  (The  obvious  tension  for 
many  is  related  to  strong  feelings  that  the  mothers  of  young 


children  should  not  work  out  of  the  home,  or  leave  the  chil- 
dren once  a  month  to  go  shopping,  perhaps.  The  facts  are, 
some  will.  Some  have  to!) 

3.  Mothers  clubs— possible  in  any  size  church.  Who  will 
start  the  ball  rolling  by  going  to  the  pastor  with  the  idea 
and  burden?  There  are  a  lot  of  mothers  needing  support 
and  sharing  times. 

4.  Have  special  ministries  and  service  opportunities  and 
social  times  for  seniors— those  retired. 

5.  Provide  a  yearly  seminar  on  parenting,  or  a  monthly 
"training  hour"  session  or  sermon  helps  on  family  principles 
and  helps. 

6.  Provide  a  family  atmosphere  of  love  for  people  who 
have  no  families. 

7.  Help  the  growing  number  of  single  adults  mix  with 
other  adults  in  the  church. 

8.  Start  new  young  married  classes  frequently  to  help 
bring  in  new  blood  and  meet  the  needs  of  the  younger 
adults. 

9.  Feel  responsible  yourself,  without  an  official  posi- 
tion, to  help  other  adults  feel  welcome  in  your  church.  Best 
way:  have  them  in  your  home. 

10.  Be  sure  you  are  a  part  of  warm  and  friendly  openings 
and  greetings  in  your  adult  classes.  A  big  factor  in  love  and 
welcome. 

1 1 .  Think  adult  when  you  think  Sunday  school— not  just 
children.  It's  a  very  special  need  for  singles  and  married. 


We  thank  you  for  your  help  with  the  CE  move  to  a  new  head- 
quarters building,  if  you're  one  of  the  many  individuals  and 
churches  who  responded.   If  you  can  still  give  for  this  immediate 
ministry  need,  please  share  your  gift  now.  Praise  the  Lord,  we 
had  the  necessary  $20,000  on  the  day  of  closing! 


april  '80 


as  you  ceieorate  tne  year  or  tne  buna; 
remember  that  the  party  is  for  adults  too. 


Every  adult  in  local  church, 
we  think  at  CE, 
ought  to  have  three 
concurrent  experiences: 


1.  "Celebration"  (worship 

services) 

+ 

2.  "Congregation"  (medium  size 

class  or 
ministry 
+  group) 


3.  "Cell"  (small,  intimate  group 
for  discipleship, 
+      growth) 

At  Celebration,  the  group 
praises  and  learns.  God  is  the 
audience. 

At  Congregation,  there  is  time 
for  interchange  and  fellowship. 
You  are  missed  if  absent.  You 
make  friends. 

At  Cell,  you  get  to  relate 
carefully  and  share  and  grow  in 
personal  problems. 

Consider  the  three  needs! 


16 


april  '80 


What  is  a  Mother's  Club? 


Mothering. 

Discriminating,  exclusive,  and  definitely  a  good  idea. 

Mothering. 

So  much  to  learn,  so  much  to  do,  so  much  to  give,  so  much. 

Mothering. 

A  big  word  with  a  big  meaning.  The  creature  enabled  by  the 
creator  to  love.  Uniquely.  His  marvelous  plan. 

"Mothers  Club"— a  part  of  Grace  Brethren  Church,  West 
Main,  in  Ashland,  is  being  tried  by  others  too.  It's  not  exactly 
another  social.  Singled  out,  the  privileged  mothers  of  pre- 
schoolers are  given  the  excellent  opportunity  of  selected  edu- 
cation. 

Under  the  pastoral  instruction  of  Associate  Pastor  John 
Teevan,  this  ministry  is  coordinated  by  Jane  Teevan,  Maxine 
Currie,  Liz  Hayes,  Marilyn  Cotsamire,  and  Mary  Roediger. 
Several  members  who  offer  assistance  can  take  credit  for  the 
details. 

Volunteers,  organized  by  Pat  Bachus,  from  the  church  take 
charge  of  the  nursery.  Undoubtedly,  this  service  is  what  really 
makes  Mothers  Club  possible.  Nursery  expenses  and  meeting 
costs  are  covered  by  a  small  donation  each  mother  is  asked  to 
give. 

About  one-third  of  the  mothers  who  attend  are  from  no 
church  or  another  church. 

In  90  minutes,  the  ladies  share  spiritual  communion 
through  devotions  given  by  the  leaders,  an  interesting  book  re- 
port^ craft-of-the-month.  They  hear  the  speaker-of-the-month 
teaching  the  biblical  aspect  of  discipline,  or  communication,  or 
nutrition,  and  more.  Meetings  are  scheduled  every  other  Thurs- 
day morning. 

A  new  feature  added  this  year  is  interviews  with  mothers. 
Insight,  encouragement,  wisdom, and  laughter  are  shared  when 
these  mothers  get  together  to  learn  from  one  another.  Adding 
variety  and  fun  to  the  scope  of  child  development,  "Activities 
to  be  done  with  child"  is  also  offered. 

The  Mothers  Club  newsletter,  no  less  a  collector's  item,  an- 
nounces the  monthly  meetings,  lists  features  planned,  recipes, 
Mothers-of-the-Month,  hints,  in  addition  to  a  variety  of  writ- 
ings printed  for  enriched  mothering. 

Mothering.  A  blessing— unequalled,  underestimated,  un- 
deserved . 

His  good  idea. 


—by  Anne  Stefaniuk,  mother  of  five  and  free-lance 
writer  in  Red  Haw,  Ohio. 


The  Stefaniuk  Family  (Baby,  Paul,  not  shown) 


chool,  birthday  200, 


As  we  celebrate  "Happy  Two-hundreth  Birthday"  for  Sunday  school,  we 
hear  from  two  CE  experts:  Lowell  Brown,  founder-director  of  Inter- 
national Center  for  Learning,  who  has  shared  in  our  CE  convention;  and 
Rod  Toews,  Gospel  Light  vice  president,  and  a  regular  contributor  to  our 
annual  CE  conventions.  The  question: 

Is  Sunday  School  Really  Needled 
by  Adults  in  the  '80s? 


Brown:  Is  the  Sunday  school 
needed  in  the  '80s?  I  would 
have  to  say  that,  yes,  it  is 
necessary  because  it  is  one  of 
the  few  programs  we  have 
that  will  help  the  conditions 
of  the  '80s.  People  need  Bible 
study  as  much  today  as  ever. 
They  need  to  get  into  a  group 
of  people  and  ask,  "What  does 
the  Bible  say  about  my 
life?"  If  people  are  going  to 
get  active  in  Bible  study, 
Sunday  school  is  one  of  the 
few  places  available. 

Toews:  As  an  adult  teacher,  I 
notice  how  much  people  need 
interpersonal  relationships 
with  one  another.  For  ex- 
ample, couples  are  lost  in  our 
world  to  find  identity  with 
other  people.  Consequently, 
the  opportunities  that  we 
structure  within  the  Sunday 
school  provide  the  possibilities 
for  people  to  share  their 
lives.  Loneliness— in  adults,  in 
marriage,  among  children— can 
be  addressed  within  the  caring 
unit  structure  of  the  Sunday 
school.  The  Sunday  school  is 
the    best   vehicle   to   organize 


effective  caring  units,  and 
more  importantly  maintain 
them,  through  the  year's  pro- 
gram. 

Brown:  Agreed.  I  think  that 
the  Sunday  school  is  still  the 
only  program  that  most 
churches  have  that  will  take 
the  oldest  to  the  youngest 
and  provide  a  systematic, 
planned,  organized  Bible  study 
opportunity. 

Toews:  God  has  called  a  lot  of 
people  to  work  in  the  vine- 
yard, yet  where  are  you  going 
to  be  able  to  find  significant 
ministries  within  the  church  as 
a  layman?  I  think  that  the 
Sunday  school  provides  not 
only  the  opportunity  for 
teaching,  but  also  for  putting 
people  in  roles  of  administra- 
tion, of  serving  to  visit,  of  just 
being  a  servant  in  refresh- 
ments. Again,  the  Sunday 
school  is  the  great  opportunity 
for  the  church  to  say,  "Men 
and  women  you  come  here; 
we'll  give  you  an  expression 
for  your  life  through  minis- 
try." 


A  computer-evaluated 
Sunday  school  report 
of  the  Fellowship  of 
I  I    Grace  Brethren 
Churches 

Div.      Church 

Pastor 
Superintendent 

A    Columbus,  Ohio  (Grace) 

James  Custer 

Wilfred  Friesland 
B    Wooster,  Ohio 

Kenneth  Ashman 

Richard  Holmes 
C    Modesto,  Calif.  (Big  Valley) 

David  Seifert 

Harlan  Vanden  Bosch 
D    Columbus,  Ohio  (East  Side) 

Randy  Bowman 

Robert  Hanchey 
E    Mansfield,  Ohio  (Woodville) 

Duke  Wallace 

Ed  Betz 
F     Hagerstown,  Md.  (Calvary) 

Curtis  Stroman 

Richard  Gantz 
G    North  Kokomo,  Ind. 

Jay  Fretz 

Gary  Trimble 
H    Johnstown,  Pa.  (Geistown) 

Gerald  Allebach 

Paul  Ream 
I      Cypress,  Calif. 

Steve  Bradley 

Anita  David 
J     Dryhill.Ky. 

Sam  Baer 

Sally  Jane  Begley 
N    Toledo,  Ohio 

Jeff  Carroll 

Doug  Davisson 


January 
A.M.  Celebration  Growth! 

Five  over  900 

+  Seven  over  500 

+  Five  over  400 

+  Nine  over  300 

While  we  make  much  of 

quality  and  spiritual 

growth,  we  also  rejoice  as 

more  of  our  churches  are 

expanding  ministries  into 

larger  numbers. 

Let's  thank  God  together! 


Sandra  Sayne 
1979  SMM 
Girl  of  the  Year 


SMM  is  .  .  . 

. .  .  for  any  age  girl  from  first  through 
twelfth  grade.  There  are  four  groups: 

Little  Sisters—  first  through  third  grade; 
Amigas— fourth  through  sixth  grade; 
Lumiere— seventh  through  ninth  grade; 
Chan's—  tenth  through  twelfth  grade. 

...  a  program  where  girls  learn  about  the 
importance  of  service  and  worship.  SMM  en- 
courages girls  to  memorize  and  apply  Scrip- 
ture to  daily  living. 

.  .  .  encourages  girls  to  pray,  give  and  go! 
Missions  is  a  very  integral  part  of  SMM. 

...  a  chance  for  girls  to  grow  in  all  areas  of 
their  lives.  That's  why  SMM  uses  the  ex- 
ample of  Christ's  life  and  teachings  as  the 
foundation  for  all  programming  (Luke  2:52). 


Some  of  Our  Best  Friends 
are  -  Girls 


Sandra  Sayne  attributes  her  desire  to  be  a  mis- 
sionary as  a  direct  result  of  the  missions  emphasis 
in  SMM.  Twelve  years  in  the  program  has  had  a  tre- 
mendous influence  on  her  life.  "SMM  taught  me 
the  importance  of  establishing  goals  and  completing 
them.  But  more  important  it  helped  me  see  God's 
plan  for  myself  as  a  woman." 

Service  is  a  large  part  of  SMM  and  Sandra  feels 
that  through  SMM  she  has  learned  the  importance 
of  serving  other  people.  She  puts  into  practice 
what  she  has  learned.   She  was  on  Operation 
Barnabas  in  1979  and  is  now  actively  involved  in 
puppets,  drama  team,  nursery  help  and  junior 
church  at  her  local  church.   "I  want  the  world  to 
be  a  better  place  by  serving  the  Lord  in  everything 
I  do  through  my  daily  walk  with  Him." 

Being  crowned  1979  SMM  Girl  of  the  Year  last 
summer  at  Brethren  National  Youth  Conference 
was  the  highlight  of  her  12  years  in  SMM.   "Receiv- 
ing this  honor  has  opened  up  many  more  doors  for 
me  to  be  able  to  witness  and  share  my  love  for  the 
Lord." 

This  fall  Sandra  plans  to  attend  Grace  College. 
She  will  start  pursuing  courses  in  Christian  Educa- 
tion which  will  aid  in  her  goal  to  be  in  full-time 
missionary  service. 

The  SMM  program  is  designed  to  stimulate 
spiritual  growth  in  girls  like  Sandra.   Your  prayers 
and  gifts  allow  these  ministries  to  continue. 

To  help  Brethren  girls,  designate  gifts  to: 

GBC  Christian  Education 

P.O.  Box  365 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 


The  Growinq 
Church 


by  Pastor  Bob  Combs,  Norton,  Ohio,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

Sunday  School  Open  House 


We  tried  it  at  GBC  of  Norton  and  we  liked  it. 
The  pu  rpose  was  to  give  the  teacher  the  opportu  nity 
to  establish  rapport  with  parents  and  acquaint 
them  with  the  materials,  methods,  and  procedures 
of  the  classroom. 

We've  tried  "open  house"  twice.   Sunday 
evening  works  best.   Teachers  were  very  positive 
after  it  was  all  over. 

After  a  general  session  explaining  the  schedule, 
there  were  three  15-minute  classroom  periods. 
Each  teacher  was  in  his  class  for  two  of  those 


periods.   The  other  period  was  used  for  him  to  visit 
his  child's  class. 

I  conducted  a  Bible  study  for  adults  who  were 
not  involved.  The  youth  held  their  regular  youth 
meeting.  There  were  learning  activities  for  children. 

"The  Christian  Home."  a  film  featuring  Howard 
Hendricks,  was  shown  and  a  fellowship  time 
followed.   The  entire  program  lasted  two  hours. 

We  plan  to  make  "Sunday  school  open  house" 
an  annual  event;  knowing  successful  traditions  are 
vital  to  church  growth. 


aprM  -so  Thank  you  for  your  loving  prayers  for  your 

GBC  Christian  Ed  Staff.  We  need  the  Lord  and  you! 


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52  Churches  Here  We  Come! 


As  the  decade  of  the  eighties  unfolds,  the  challenges 
for  the  Christian  community  are  tremendous. 
Recognizing  that  Christ  may  return  in  this  current 
decade,  many  Christians,  Christian  organizations  and 
local  churches  are  claiming  aggressive  goals  for 
reaching  their  world  for  Christ.  "Fifty-two  Churches 
by  1984"  is  such  a  goal  established  by  The  Brethren 
Home  Missions  Council. 

Believing  that  evangelization  is  most  effectively  ac- 
complished through  Bible-teaching,  Christ-committed 
local  churches,  The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council 
introduced  "A  Bountiful  Harvest/40th  Anniversary 
Church  Planting  Campaign"  in  August  of  1979.  The 
thrust  of  the  program  was  to  plant  10  churches  over 
and  above  our  anticipated  growth  of  42  churches  by 
1984.  A  goal  of  $400,000,  by  December  31, 1979,  vitally 
contributed  to  the  establishment  of  these  10  additional 
churches. 

With  the  conclusion  of  our  fortieth  anniversary  em- 
phasis, the  Council  is  now  faced  with  the  task  —  52 
churches  by  1984!  Is  it  possible?  We  believe  it  is!  But 
only  as  Brethren  across  this  nation  take  up  this  church 
planting  challenge  through  prayer,  personal  involve- 
ment and  financial  support. 

YOUR  PRAYERS  CAN  MAKE  THE  DIF- 
FERENCE! PRAY  FOR  52  CHURCHES  BY  1984! 


□  States  without  Grace  Brethren  Churches. 


Planting  Bible-teaching,  Christ-committed,  soul- 
winning,  missionary-minded  local  churches  is  the  com- 
mitment The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  has  made 
to  God  and  the  FGBC.  The  above  map  shows  the  bound- 
ries  of  our  Fellowship.  Through  the  Bountiful  Harvest 
program,  the  Council  hopes  to  accelerate  the  growth  of 
the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches. 


"Harvest  News,"  a  publication  of  The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council,  Inc.  Vol.  2  No.  1 

april  '80  119 


A  Bountiful 

Harvest 

Continues 


by  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 
Executive  Secretary 

Tracing  Our  Roots 

The  Bountiful  Harvest  program  grew  out  of  a  progressive 
missions  strategy  developed  in  the  late  '60s.  Disappointed  in 
the  annual  reports  of  many  home  missions  churches,  The 
Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  determined  to  assist  their 
churches  in  becoming  more  evangelistic,  visionary  and  people 
oriented. 

After  a  careful  study  of  slow-growing  churches,  the  Council 
took  three  steps  to  help  home  mission  churches  become 
strong  self-supporting  witnesses.  First,  a  two-year  program 
of  personal  evangelism  training  for  local  churches  was  launch- 
ed with  the  use  of  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Ron  Picard.  Beginning  their 
ministry  in  1970,  the  Picards  moved  from  church  to  church 
training  pastors  and  laymen  in  soul  winning  and  effective 
visitation. 

A  second  corrective  measure  centered  on  the  pastor.  A 
careful  program  of  screening  home  mission  pastoral  can- 
didates, with  a  special  emphasis  on  spiritual  gifts,  personal 
evangelism  and  a  compassion  for  the  lost,  was  implemented. 
Orientation  classes  for  new  mission  personnel  began  and  soul 
winning  was  stressed  at  annual  workshops. 

Our  third  directive  involved  an  outline  of  goals  for  local 
church  growth.  Goals  for  souls  to  be  won,  increases  in  atten- 
dance and  membership,  as  well  as  finances  were  to  be  set. 
Self-supporting  became  a  stronger  emphasis  with  a  five-year 
self-support  plan  for  all  new  mission  points  established. 

Out  of  this  background  came  the  Bountiful  Harvest  em- 
phasis of  the  present  hour.  When  The  Brethren  Home  Mis- 
sions Council  Board  of  Directors  met  at  the  Brethren  Navajo 
Mission  in  March  of  1979,  we  were  primed  for  visionary  goals 
and  aggressive  advancement.  The  five  newly  established 
Navajo  churches  set  the  mood  for  the  important  decisions  of 
the  week.  Mr.  Brad  Skiles,  our  new  promotional  secretary, 
laid  out  the  Bountiful  Harvest  program.  The  Board  and  staff 
united  in  prayer  and  gave  a  "full  speed  ahead"  approval  to  the 
challenging  church  planting  venture. 

A  Phenomenal  Response 
The  enthusiastic  acceptance  of  the  Bountiful  Harvest 
challenge  at  national  conference  was  unprecedented.  The  of- 
fering and  commitments  were  the  largest  ever  taken  in  a  na- 
tional conference.  The  Grace  Brethren  Fellowship,  under  the 
excellent  leadership  of  Dr.  David  Hocking,  faced  up  to  our 
church  growth  "diseases"  and  accepted  the  challenge  of 
church  planting  in  America  and  Canada. 

Though  there  was  some  fear  that  the  new  corps  of  foreign 
mission  candidates  might  not  receive  their  support,  the  Lord 
honored  the  faith  of  the  Brethren  by  even  a  greater  commit- 
ment for  Foreign  Missions  on  the  following  night.  This  proved 
again  that  a  balanced  home  and  foreign  mission  emphasis  will 
produce  God's  maximum  blessing.  Building  strong 
missionary-minded  churches  at  home  will  produce  support  for 
missionary  service  abroad. 

The  response  in  letters  and  gifts  was  overwhelming  in 
these  months  since  national  conference.  A  businessman  in 
Northern  California  wrote,  "Yes,  Dr.  Pifer,  I'll  join  you  in 
prayer"  and  enclosed  a  $500  check.  An  isolated  Brethren  fami- 
ly in  the  state  of  Washington  sent  a  gift  of  $500.  A  semi- 
retired  pastor  in  Kenai,  Alaska,  sent  an  enthusiastic  letter 


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Over  forty  Brethren  from  the  First  Brethren  Church  in  Fort  Wayne, 
Indiana,  committed  themselves  to  the  Bountiful  Harvest  challenge. 
Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer,  pictured  above  with  Pastor  Galen  Lingenfelter, 
was  able  to  personally  thank  many  of  these  Brethren. 

and  notified  us  of  a  $500  gift  placed  in  the  Kenai  church  for  "A 
Bountiful  Harvest."  A  doctor  in  Southern  California  sent  his 
congratulations  with  a  $2,000  check.  A  pastor  from  Clayton, 
Ohio,  wrote  "enclosed  is  my  check  for  $40  to  help  in  planting 
new  churches  in  our  Fellowship.  It's  my  prayer  that  the  Lord 
will  give  the  vision  you  have  to  the  people  of  our  churches." 

We  received  hundreds  of  letters  with  the  Bountiful 
Harvest  offerings,  some  sent  direct  and  others  through  their 
churches. 

One  of  the  most  dramatic  responses  came  at  the  First 
Brethren  Church  in  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  when  almost  every 
family  present  came  forward  to  dedicate  themselves  to 
church  planting  and  Pastor  Galen  Lingenfelter  presented  us 
with  a  check  for  $1,140.  I  had  the  privilege  of  personally 
thanking  these  Brethren  and  handing  them  their  gold  finished 
lapel  pins. 

The  Bountiful  Harvest  emphasis  also  helped  the  annual 
home  missions  offering,  enabling  us  to  receive  our  largest  in- 
come for  home  missions.  It  exceeded  our  expenses  by  slightly 
over  $5,000.  Praise  the  Lord  from  whom  all  blessings  flow! 

The  Bottom  Line 

The  most  rewarding  responses  came  in  the  form  of  new 
churches  and  Bible  classes  being  established.  During  the  fall 
months  of  our  promotional  campaign,  our  Winona  office  was 
flooded  with  news  of  Brethren  desiring  to  be  involved  in 
establishing  new  churches.  New  Bible  classes  emerged  at 
Henderson,  Nevada,  and  Flossmoor,  Illinois,  both  with  ex- 
cellent church  planting  potential.  Five  new  Bible  classes 
began  in  Florida  (Jacksonville,  Melbourne,  Sebring,  Lakeland 
and  New  Port  Richey).  A  family  in  Raleigh,  North  Carolina, 
asked  us  for  names  of  local  Brethren  and  expressed  a  desire 
for  a  GBC  in  this  growing  city.  Two  new  Grace  Brethren 
Churches  were  organized  in  Southern  California.  Canadian 
doors  began  to  open. 

The  Bountiful  Harvest  goal  is  to  plant  52  Grace  Brethren 
Churches  by  1984.  Forty-two  of  these 
churches  will  be  established  by  our  normal  growth  pattern. 
The  ten  additional  churches  are  planned  but  can  only  come  as 
we  pray  the  Lord  of  the  Harvest  for  wisdom  on  locations,  mis- 
sionary personnel  and  for  the  financial  support. 

A  tool  for  helping  us  reach  our  goal  of  52  new 
churches  was  a  $400,000  goal,  essential  to  the  development  of 
10  churches  beyond  our  budgeted  growth.  Currently  we  have 
1,618  people  committed  to  "A  Bountiful  Harvest,"  represen- 
ting gifts  of  over  $63,000. 1  believe  more  Brethren  will  commit 
themselves  to  this  church  planting  challenge  before  1984.  As 
opportunities  develop,  and  as  we  progress  toward  our  ag- 
gressive "52  new  churches"  goal,  God  will  supply  the  financ- 
ing through  Brethren  who  share  our  desire  for  church  plan- 
ting and  for  reaching  this  nation  and  our  world  for  Christ. 
Let's  praise  God  in  advance  for  the  souls  He  is  going  to  reach 
through  the  Grace  Brethren  Fellowship! 


!0  april  '80 


<~5om£,  of  tfiz  Lsttsz±  uj£  izczLuscl  .   .   . 


Just  want  to  thank  you  for  the  pewter  pin.  I 
praise  the  Lord  for  people  like  you  who  see  to 
it  that  the  Great  Commission  is  carried  out! 

California 


For  the  first  time  in  our  lives  we  know  what 
sacrificial  giving  means.  After  committing  ourselves  to 
"A  Bountiful  Harvest,"  our  car  insurance  came  due, 
our  taxes  came  due,  our  oven  went  out,  .  .  .  then  we 
learned  that  our  National  Guard  pay  check  would  not 
arrive  until  January.  God  continues  to  bless  us  unex- 
pectedly and  today  the  Guard  check  arrived.  All  our 
bills  are  paid  and  with  this  letter  is  the  rest  of  our  $40. 
We  may  not  have  much  under  our  Christmas  tree  this 
year  but  we  do  have  the  best  gift  of  all  —  the  Lord 
Jesus  Christ  and  to  Him  we  say  "Happy  Birthday  and 
here's  a  gift  to  use  toward  your  Bountiful  Harvest!" 
Thanks  for  your  service! 

Kansas 


Enclosed  is  my  check  for 
$40.00  to  help  with  the  program 
of  planting  new  churches  in  our 
Fellowship.  It  is  my  prayer  that 
the  Lord  will  give  the  vision 
you  have  to  the  people  of  our 
churches.  Thank  you  for  the 
challenge! 

Ohio 


Thank  you  for  the  brochure: 
"A  Bountiful  Harvest."  I  found 
it  very  interesting  and  en- 
couraging. Though  I  am  no 
longer  a  member  of  the 
Brethren  Church,  I  am  still  in- 
terested in  your  home  missions 
program.  May  the  Lord  bless 
your  every  effort  to  His  glory 
for  the  salvation  of  hundreds  of 
precious  souls.  Enclosed  is  my 
check  for  $100  for  Brethren 
Home  Missions. 

Texas 

Although  my  mother  passed  away  last 
spring,  at  the  age  of  98  V2,  we  still  respect  her 
intense  zeal  and  interest  in  Brethren  Missions. 
Even  the  last  Sunday  before  her  death  she 
came  home  from  church  with  a  brochure  in  her 
bulletin  concerning  Home  Missions.  I  know 
that  she  would  have  found  some  way  to  save 
$40.00  to  be  involved  in  this  church  planting 
campaign.  Please  accept  this  gift  in  remem- 
brance of  her. 

California 


Thank  you  for  the  pin.  It  is  attractive  and  also  pro- 
vides an  opportunity  to  tell  non-Brethren  about  our 
Fellowship.  We  rejoice  that  your  financial  needs  are 
being  supplied  and  that  prospects  for  this  coming  year 
are  good.  We  will  do  whatever  we  can  to  help  you, 
through  prayer  and  gifts. 

Indiana 


Any  individual  contributing  $40  or  more  to  "A  Bountiful 
Harvest"  campaign  will  receive  an  attractive  gold  finish 
home  missions  lapel  pin. 

You  Can  Still  Be  Involved! 
OK,  here's  my  special  gift  of  □  $20,  □  $40,  D  $_ 


for  your  church  planting  campaign.  I'm  anxious  to  see  God 
use  our  Fellowship  in  planting  52  new  gospel  outposts! 


Street   

City,  State . 


_Zip_ 


Local  Church 


(Mail  to:  BHMC,  Box  587,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590) 


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april  '80 


New  Churches 

and  Classes 

Directory 

Burlington,  Vermont 

Rev.  James  Hunt     T 
167  W.  Main  St. 
Newport,  VT  05855 

Butler,  Pennsylvania 

Rev.  Robert  L.  Burns     T 
R.R.  4,  Box  39 
Kittanning,  PA  16201 

Canal  Fulton,  Ohio 
Rev.  Robert  Carmean     P 
Grace  Brethren  Chapel 
5516  Bridgeport 
Canal  Fulton,  OH  44614 

Flossmoor,  Illinois 
Rev.  Bill  Smith     T 
BHMC,  P.O.  Box  587 
Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

Frederick,  Maryland 

Pastor  Jeff  Thornley     T 
c/o  Grace  Brethren  Church 
5000  St.  Barnabas  Rd. 
Temple  Hills,  MD  20031 

Frostburg,  Maryland 

Rev.  Wayne  Mensinger     T 
Route  1,  Box  379 
Frostburg,  MD  21532 

Henderson,  Nevada 

Rev.  William  Fay     T 
c/o  Don  Blakeley 
632  Apollo  Drive 
Henderson,  NV  89015 


Jacksonville,  Florida 

Rev.  Gary  Cole     T 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Barberville  Road,  Rte.  40 
Ormond  Beach,  FL  32074 

Lakeland,  Florida 

Mr.  Willard  Yothers     L 
126  E.  Palm  Drive 
Lakeland,  FL  33803 

Marysville,  Ohio 
Rev.  Howard  Downing    P 
8240  Smith-Calhoun  Road 
Plain  City,  OH  43064 

Melbourne,  Florida 

Rev.  Ed  Jackson     T 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
5425  S.  Apopka-Vineland  Road 
Orlando,  FL  32811 

New  Port  Richey,  Florida 

Mr.  Lonnie  Miller     L 
Ja-Mar  Travel  Park 
1793  U.S.  Hwy  19  N. 
Port  Richey,  FL  33568 

Riverside,  California 

Rev.  Brian  Smith     P 

3602  Ladoga 

Long  Beach,  CA  90808 

Santa  Rosa,  California 

Rev.  Melford  Grimm     L 
4355  Panorama  Drive 
Santa  Rosa,  CA  95404 

Sebring,  Florida 

Mr.  Stephen  Figley     L 
Route  3,  Box  2914 
Okeechobee,  FL  33472 


Stanstead,  Quebec 
Rev.  Jim  Hunt 
167  W.  Main  St. 
Newport,  VT  05855 

Toledo,  Ohio 
Rev.  Jeffry  Carroll    P 
1114  Harrow 
Toledo,  OH  43615 

Toledo,  Ohio 

Rev.  Richard  Hopkins     P 
302  N.  Main  Street 
Walbridge,  OH  43465 

Torrance,  California 
Rev.  Tom  Hughes     P 
3102  Ocana 
Long  Beach,  CA  90808 

Waldorf,  Maryland 

Pastor  Jeff  Thornley     T 
c/o  Grace  Brethren  Church 
5000  St.  Barnabas  Rd. 
Temple  Hills,  MD  20031 

Watkins,  Ohio 

Grace  Brethren  Church 

Louis  Huesmann,  Jr.     L 
2525  Carriage  Rd. 
Powell,  OH  43065 

P  =  Pastor 
T  =  Teacher 
L  =  Layman 

NONE  OF  THE  ABOVE  LIST 
WAS  UNDER  BRETHREN 
HOME  MISSIONS  AS  OF 
MARCH  1,  1980 


More  Money  Needed? 

That's  right!  Although  The  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council  is  moving  full  speed  ahead  with  the  goal  of  52 
new  churches  by  1984,  it  is  not  too  late  to  join  this 
church  planting  campaign.  The  $63,000  +  raised  in  the 
1979  "A  Bountiful  Harvest"  emphasis  could  be  used  to 
bring  one  church  to  a  five-year  support  level,  or  assist 
several  works  in  initially  getting  started.  But  the 
overall  goal  of  10  churches  beyond  our  budgeted 
growth  will  only  be  possible  as  more  funds  are  marked 
"A  Bountiful  Harvest." 

The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  is  proceeding 
with  the  aggressive  goals,  trusting  God  for  the  needed 
funds  as  new  works  are  developed.  If  you  have  not  join- 
ed this  church  planting  venture  —  we  would  welcome 
your  involvement! 


22 


Please  contact  one  of  these  new 
groups  if  you  are  moving  to  their 
area  and  could  be  used  of  the 
Lord  to  help  build  a  Grace 
Brethren  Church.  In  addition  to 
praying  for  these  new 
developments,  you  could  assist  in 
the  growth  of  these  churches  and 
classes  if  you  can  supply  the 
groups  with  names  of  friends  and 
family  members  who  might  be 
relocating  in  one  of  these  areas. 


Note:  This  list  may  not  represent  all  Bible 
classes  or  churches  being  developed  in  the 
Grace  Brethren  Fellowship.  We  request 
your  help  in  keeping  us  informed  of  cur- 
rent developments! 


april  '80 


by  Cheryl  Swift 

Cheryl  (Berggren)  Swift  grew  up  in 
the  North  Long  Beach  (Calif.)  Brethren 
Church  where  she  and  her  husband,  Dave, 
were  married.  They  have  lived  in  Riverside 
(50  miles  east  of  Long  Beach)  for  over 
two  years. 


In  the 
Beginning 


The  Riverside,  California,  Brethren 


The  cold  yellow  sun  shivered  as 
it  rose  in  the  early  morning  sky. 
Yawning,  I  stretched  and  rolled 
over  in  my  warm  sleeping  bag,  eager 
for  more  sleep.  But  within 
moments,  the  spell  of  the  quiet 
morning  was  broken  as  bulldozers 
and  jackhammers  blasted  through 
the  cold,  still  air.  Carpenters  shouted 
to  one  another  as  their  powerful 
pneumatic  air  guns  ricocheted  off 
wooden  beams,  keeping  rhythm  to 
the  whining  horn  of  the  earth 
mover  grading  the  streets  out  front. 

I  pulled  back  the  worn  sheets 
hanging  across  the  windows  and 
sleepily  peeked  out.  Rows  and  rows 
of  empty,  half -finished  houses 
stood  at  attention.  Shivering  in  the 
early  morning  sun;  a  new  housing 
tract  was  being  built  in  Southern 
California.  I  pulled  the  blanket 
tighter  around  me  and  shivered, 
too.  Being  young,  excited,  and 
expecting  our  first  child,  we  had 
moved  into  our  new  house  without 
water,  gas,  electricity,  or  furniture 
and  alone  in  our  "ghost  town"  we 
waited  for  weeks  before  we  had  any 
real  neighbors. 

And  so  began  a  new  life;  a  life 
filled  with  new  friends,  a  new  baby, 
new  lawns,  new  curtains,  but  in  the 
midst  of  the  activity  and  newness,  a 
dull  pain  ached  in  our  hearts.  We 
could  find  no  church.  How  we 
longed  to  raise  our  new  little 
daughter  in  a  loving,  Christ-centered 
Brethren  church.  But  as  the  weeks 
and  months  wore  on,  we  found  no 
such  place. 

Housing  tracts  like  ours  con- 


tinued to  spring  up  throughout 
Riverside,  California,  at  a  phenome- 
nal rate.  So  many  young  families 
and  young  children— all  needing  to 
know  that  Christ  loves  them  and 
died  for  them.  The  ache  in  our 
hearts  deepened.  "If  only  Brian 
and  Kathy  Smith  were  out  here," 
my  husband  and  I  joked  with  each 
other,  remembering  our  beloved 
"young  marrieds"  pastor  and  his 
wife  at  North  Long  Beach  Brethren 
Church.  "Why,  if  they  were  here 
we  could  win  the  entire  city  of 
Riverside  (population,  162,800)  for 
Christ!  Such  potential  lies  here!" 
Little  did  we  know  that  God  was 
thinking  the  same  thing,  and  at  that 
very  moment  was  working  behind 
the  scenes,  unbeknownst  to  us  all. 

Several  Brethren  families 
"happened"  to  move  into  the 
Riverside  area.  God  continued 
working.  One  afternoon  a  surprise 
letter  arrived  in  the  mail.  "Would 
you  be  interested  in  starting  a  new 
Grace  Brethren  church?"  asked  Bob 
Thompson,  of  the  Brethren  Home 
Missions  Council.  In  the  weeks  that 
followed,  we  gathered  together  to 
discuss  the  possibilities  of  planting 
a  Grace  Brethren  church  in  River- 
side. How  excited  we  all  were!  We 
continued  to  meet  together  every 
week,  but  how  we  longed  for,  and 
needed  a  leader— someone  to  give 
us  direction  and  a  goal.  "It's  going 
to  take  time  to  find  a  pastor,"  Bob 
warned  us  soberly.  But  God  had 
already  chosen  someone. 

Someone  whom  He  had  been 
preparing  well.  One  well  weathered 


in  the  things  of  the  Lord;  a  man 
with  a  vision,  and  the  determination 
to  see  a  dream  fulfilled.  One  who 
had  been  our  teacher  in  the  high 
school  department,  right-hand  man 
to  our  pastor,  our  "young  marrieds" 
pastor .  . .  yes,  our  very  own  Brian 
Smith! 

How  we  praise  God  for  the 
miraculous  ways  in  which  He 
works!  Home  Bible  studies  fol- 
lowed, discipleship  programs, 
searching  for  a  school  to  hold 
church  services  in,  waiting  for 
consideration  by  the  Home 
Missions  Board  to  be  a  Brethren 
Home  Mission  point  .... 

God  will  build  His  Church.  A 
church  of  love,  warmth,  and  truth. 
How  thankful  we  all  are  to  be  able 
to  be  a  part  of  it.  Yes,  God  will 
build  His  Church.  You  watch,  you 
wait,  you  11  see. 


Pastor  Brian 
Smith  has  been 
an  active  mem- 
ber of  North 
Long  Beach 
Brethren 
Church  for 
over  18  years.  During  his  last  3 
years  he  served  as  associate  pastor 
to  David  Miller,  overseeing  the 
evangelism  I  discip  lesh  ip  m  in  is  try 
and  counseling.  Currently,  Brian  is 
holding  home  Bible  studies  in 
Riverside  and  hopes  to  begin  regular 
church  services  by  April  1980. 


april  '80  ( 


Expecting  a  Miracle 


You  don't  have  to  live  in  Oklahoma  to  expect  miracles.  They  happen  in  California  also.  The  Hemet, 
California,  Grace  Brethren  Church  maintains  the  motto:  "Expect  a  Miracle!"  And  such  an  event  is 
happening. 

Arriving  in  Hemet  on  November  15,  1978,  Pastor  Sheldon  Perrine  and  his  wife,  Nelda,  have  watched 
God  bring  the  church  membership  from  20  in  January  1978,  to  46  in  February  1980.  During  1979  the 
Hemet  Brethren  have  witnessed  24  first-time  decisions  for  Christ,  15  baptisms,  and  25  people  rededicating 
their  lives  to  Christ. 

The  enthusiasm  for  growth  was  demonstrated  financially  among  these  believers  as  their  $12,000 
budget  for  1979  was  exceeded  in  offerings  by  $7,000.  A  building  fund  which  was  started  in  June  of  1979, 
closed  the  year  with  a  balance  of  over  $4,200. 

Asked  what  his  strategy  was  for  growth,  Pastor  Perrine  replied,  "Loving  the  flock  and  seeing  that  they 
are  well  fed  (spiritually,  of  course)." 

Does  that  automatically  produce  growth?  "No,  but  I've  found  that  when  my  people  realize  that  the 
love  they  experience  among  believers  is  genuine  and  cannot  be  duplicated  apart  from  Christ,  then  they  seem 
to  be  anxious  to  share  that  love  with  neighbors  and  friends.  When  you  build  upon  that  motivation  with 
solid  Bible  teaching  and  instruction  concerning  our  evangelistic  responsibility,  visitors  are  a  natural 
byproduct,"  says  Sheldon. 

Then  you  don't  personally  need  to  be  involved  in  evangelism,  right?  "Wrong!   1  can't  tell  my  people 
that  they  need  to  get  out  and  share  their  Christ  with  a  dying  community  if  I'm  not  setting  the  example! 
My  congregation  must  be  able  to  see  that  what  I  say  is  what  I  do!" 

Sheldon  is  setting  the  example  for  his  congregation.  In  1979  Pastor  Perrine  made  667  calls  (including 
calls  on  members)  and  handed  out  over  5 ,500  gospel  tracts. 

Evangelistic  fervor  is  as  much  a  part  of  Sheldon  Perrine  as  is  his  smile-in  fact,  they  often  work  as  a 
team.  Sheldon  recently  reported  that  as  he  entered  a  dry-cleaning  service  near  his  home,  the  woman  at  the 
counter  said,  "My,  but  you're  a  happy  man."  Sheldon  was  quick  to  reply,  "That's  right,  and  I  have  a  tract 
I  would  like  to  give  to  you  that  will  tell  you  how  you  can  also  be  happy." 

Finding  out  that  the  woman  did  not  attend  church  anywhere,  Sheldon  invited  her  to  attend  Hemet 
GBC.  That  next  Sunday  she  was  there,  the  following  Sunday  she  accepted  Christ,  two  weeks  later  she  was 
baptized,  became  a  member  of  the  church,  and  is  now  actively  greeting  visitors! 

Such  a  commitment  to  evangelism  has  led  the  church  to  set  some  aggressive  goals  for  1980.  Twenty- 
five  new  families,  100  new  converts,  100  baptisms  and  an  average  of  100  in  Sunday  school,  are  the  miracles 
that  these  Brethren  are  trusting  God  for.  The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  is  thrilled  to  see  the  vision 
and  faith  of  this  home  missions  church  and  has  every  reason  to  believe  that  God  will  perform  His  miracle  at 
Hemet! 

Pray  that: 

1.  God  will  supply  the  needed  leadership  for  the  growing  church. 

2.  The  pastor  will  continue  to  be  an  excited  motivator  in  preaching  the  Word  and  directing  the  laity  in 

personal  evangelism. 

3.  Lasting  fruit  will  result  from  the  church's  evangelism  class. 


=  -ir  april  '80 


Larry  Wedertz  prays  God's  blessing  upon  the  life  and  testimony  of  Jose  Castillo  at  his 
baptism  in  late  spring  of  1975- 


Jose  has 
Gone  Home 


by  Angie  Garber 

As  I  approached  the  nurses' 
station  in  the  Cuba  (N.  Mex.) 
hospital  that  morning  I  learned  that 
my  old  friend  Jose,  had  suffered  a 
stroke  an  hour  before,  and  his  left 
side  was  paralyzed.  Two  nurses 
were  busy  at  his  bed  so  I  stood,  wait- 
ing, outside  his  room.  Soon  Dolly,  a 
nurse's  aid  and  a  member  of  the 
Cedar  Hill  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
said  1  could  go  in  before  they  started 


the  "Ivs." 

As  I  stood  at  his  bed  he  asked 
Dolly,  in  Navajo,  who  it  was.  She 
pulled  the  bed  from  the  wall  so  I 
could  go  on  the  other  side  where  he 
could  see  me  better.  I  opened  my 
Navajo  Bible  to  John  14,  knowing 
it  would  be  familiar  to  him.  Read- 
ing those  hope-filled  verses  brought 
tears  to  my  eyes,  so  Dolly  took 
over  and  read  to  him.  Before  she 
finished  she  was  called  away.  1  be- 
gan at  verse  one  and  then  reread  the 
words,  "I  go  to  prepare  a  place  for 
you.  ...  I  am  the  way."  When  my 
short  broken  prayer  was  ended 
Dolly  returned  and  showed  me  his 
helpless  left  hand.  I  took  his  good 
hand  in  mine  and  he  squeezed  mine 
again  and  again.  About  the  same 
time  the  next  day  we  received  word 
of  his  death. 

I  cannot  remember  when  I  first 
saw  Jose.  I  just  remember  he  was  a 
little  white-haired  man  who  lived 
along  in  the  Chiquito  camp.  He 
herded  sheep  most  of  the  time,  but 
once  in  a  while  he  would  be  stand- 
ing in  the  door  of  his  house  watch- 
ing as  we  visited  his  relatives.  Once 
when  no  one  was  at  the  other 
houses,  we  went  to  his  home  and 
read  to  him. 

Lee  Trujillo  was  his  younger 
brother  and  was  anxious  to  have  his 


own  people  come  to  the  Lord.  He 
would  drive  his  truck  out  and  bring 
a  load  of  people,  including  Jose,  to 
church.  When  the  Cedar  Hill  church 
was  built,  Jose  became  the  janitor 
and  loved  to  care  for  the  building. 
Always  at  the  services,  he  grew  in 
the  knowledge  of  the  Word.  When 
he  saw  us  on  the  mission  station,  he 
greeted  us  with  a  wide  smile  and  a 
happy  word. 

Late  last  fall  he  was  hospitalized 
with  cancer  and  from  then  on  he 
was  in  and  out  of  the  hospitals  at 
Gallup  and  Cuba.  The  doctor  told 
me  a  couple  of  months  ago  they 
gave  him  only  a  little  while  to  live. 

When  Jose  was  with  his  family 
for  Christmas,  he  said  he  wasn't 
afraid  to  die  as  he  was  saved  and 
ready  to  go.  He  was  so  thankful 
that  Lee  kept  coming  to  his  home 
and  telling  him  of  the  Lord,  even 
when  he  did  not  want  him  to  bring 
the  Bible  and  talk  to  him.  What  a 
happy  day  it  was  when  he  was  bap- 
tized as  a  believer  in  Jesus  Christ. 

Jose's  life  here  has  ended,  but 
we  know  we  shall  see  that  joyous 
smile  again  in  that  place  our  Lord 
has  gone  to  prepare  for  those  who 
put  their  trust  in  Him.  Truly  Jesus 
is  the  Way  to  everlasting  life.  Jose 
has  found  the  way  and  has  gone  to 
his  eternal  home. 


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continuous  compounded  interest 

which  annually  pays  6.02% 


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A  A  A  A  ilk. 


Itfews  from  Dryhill 


Shoal,  Ky., 

Where  Half  the  Town 

Comes  to  Church 

by  Pastor  Sam  Baer 

Should  we  continue  this  church 
or  close  it  down?  That  was  the 
question  that  continually  bothered 
Pastor  Sam  and  Betty  Baer.  From 
October  to  December,  attendances 
had  been  as  low  as  one  and  no 
higher  than  five.  Two  faithful  godly 
ladies  had  moved  away  and  both  of 
them  were  tithers.  Was  it  worth  the 
bumpy  45-minute  drive  one  way,  or 
could  our  time  be  used  more  profit- 
ably in  another  area? 

After  taking  people  home  from 
the  Dryhill  church  on  Sunday  after- 
noon, I  would  eat  a  hurried  dinner 
and  leave  for  Shoal  at  1 :45  p.m.  for 
the  35-  to  45-minute  drive.  Located 
in  three  hollows  ("hollers"),  the 
Shoal  chapel  was  started  and  built 
by  Marvin  Lowery  as  a  result  of  a 
Vacation  Bible  School  one  year.  We 
would  have  church  from  2:30  to 
3:30  p.m.  and  then  I  would  leave 
right  away  for  a  Sunday  evening 
service  back  in  Dryhill.  Sundays 
were  quite  hectic. 

I  started  going  out  to  Shoal  on 
Fridays  and  holding  two  individual 
Bible  studies  with  two  men.  They 
enjoyed  it  and  appreciated  my  visits 
on  Friday  and  I  was  having  a  good 
time,  too.  I  would  also  visit  some 
of  the  other  homes  in  this  small 
mountain  community. 

"Why  not  have  church  on  Friday 
evening?"  I'm  sure  the  thought  was 
from  the  Lord.  Why  not?  After  all, 
I  was  already  going  out  on  Fridays. 
Why  not  have  it  at  4:00  p.m.  right 
when  the  children  get  home  from 
school,  have  a  pot  luck  dinner,  Sun- 
day  school   (which   we   never  had 


time  for  on  Sundays)  and  then 
church.  The  thought  seemed  great, 
would  it  work?  After  praying  about 
it,  I  finally  approached  some  of  the 
people.  They  were  all  in  favor  of 
giving  it  a  try.  Our  first  try  was  the 
second  Friday  in  1980.  Thirteen 
people  came!  It  was  terrific!  Three 
of  them  were  men  and  most  of  the 
times  before  we  didn't  have  one 
man.  The  next  week  we  had  13, 
again  with  3  men.  The  last  Friday 
of  January  we  had  16.  I  was 
thrilled!  Why?  Because  only  32 
people  live  at  Shoal,  Kentucky, 
therefore,  half  of  the  town  was  in 
church  that  day.  We  are  looking 
forward  to  the  day  when  the  whole 
town  will  come  to  church  ...  on 
Friday! 


God  Sent  us  Two  Men 
Eight  More  to  Go! 


Because  a  lot  of  Brethren  people 
are  praying  across  this  nation,  God 
is  doing  something  unusual  here  at 
Dryhill.  He  is  sending  us  men. 
Please,  keep  praying! 

December  through  September 
1980  is  10  months.  Our  goal?  To 
reach  10  men  who  will  be  com- 
mitted to  this  work  here  in  Dryhill, 
Kentucky.  Praise  God,  He  has  given 
us  two  wonderful  men.  One  in 
December  and  one  in  January 
(dated  2/12/80).  We  are  trusting 
God  to  give  us  one  man  per  month. 

God  sent  Junior  Woods  and  his 
wife,  Billie,  to  Dryhill,  Kentucky, 
to  open  a  coal  mine.  Junior  was 
saved  13  years  ago.  He  was  born 
and  raised  along  Hell  for  Certain 
Creek.  He  has  .many  relatives  and 
friends  that  his  heart  aches  to  see 
come  to  know  the  Lord.  Junior  is 


at  every  service,  our  only  man  to  do 
this  since  Tony  Amendolia  left  last 
April.  He  is  a  tither,  soul  winner 
and  radiates  the  Lord  Jesus.  Any 
Grace  Brethren  church  would  love 
to  have  him  as  a  member  of  their 
church.  He  helps  out  in  the  services 
and  has  preached  twice. 

In  January  God  sent  us  Mike 
Lewis.  Mike's  parents  were  born 
and  raised  in  this  area  and  moved 
away  because  of  being  transferred 
in  the  Air  Force.  God  sent  him 
back  to  Leslie  County  after  training 
him  at  an  Independent  Baptist 
Church  in  Phoenix,  Arizona.  Mike 
can  teach,  knows  how  to  lead 
people  to  Christ,  has  been  faithful 
Sunday  mornings,  and  helps  in  the 
services.  Pray  that  Mike  can  find  a 
better  job  that  will  pay  more  as 
they  can  hardly  make  ends  meet 
now.  His  wages  are  half  of  what  he 
used  to  make  in  the  Air  Force. 
Janice  is  Mike's  wife  and  they  have 
a  son  nine  months  old,  named 
Thaddaues. 


)april  '80 


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Missionary  {Birthdays 

JUNE   1980 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  on  pages  28  and  29 
of  the  1980  Grace  Brethren  Annual.; 

AFRICA 

Mrs.  Marvin  Goodman June  12 

Amy  Paden June  12,  1977 

Rev.  Martin  Garber June  14 

Lynda  Garber    June  15,  1969 

Rev.  Roy  Snyder    June  15 

Mrs.  Howard  Immel    June  24 

Miss  Diana  Davis June  29 


ARGENTINA 

Rev.  Earl  Futch 


June  10 


FRANCE 

Mrs.  Elliott  (Tex)  Hudson 

Timothy  Hudson    

Rev.  Tom  Julien 


June  3 

June  19,  1975 
June  27 


GERMANY 

Rev.  Roger  Peugh 
Mrs.  Roger  Peugh 
Monica  Pappas  .  . 


....  June  17 
....  June  17 
June  18,  1976 


PUERTO   RICO 

Mrs.  Norman  Schrock 


IN   THE   UNITED  STATES 

Miss  Marie  Mishler    

c/o  P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 


June  25  i 

I 
June  19   | 


Offering  Opportunity 

The  national  WMC  offering  promotion  for  the 
months  of  March,  April,  and  May  is  a  foreign  mission 
project.  This  year,  as  last,  our  Foreign  Missions  project 
is  money  towards  the  building  of  a  new  mission  resi- 
dence in  Winona  Lake,  Indiana.  This  building  will 
house  missionaries  on  furlough  as  well  as  supply 
many  other  needs.  The  need  is  great.  Our  project  goal 
is  $11,000  and  the  monies  directed  toward  this  proj- 
ect should  be  sent  to  the  Financial  Secretary-Treasurer 
Joyce  Ashman  by  June  10, 1980. 


wmc  olliciarg 

President-2 1 9/267-7603 

Mrs.  Dan   (Miriam)  Pacheco,  413  Kings  Highway,  Winona  Lake, 

Ind.  46590 
First  Vice  President-419/884-3969 

Mrs.  Dean   (Ella  Lee)   Risser,  58  Holiday   Hill,  Lexington,  Ohio 

44904 
Second  Vice  President-614/881-5779 

Mrs.  James  (Triceine)  Custer,  2515  Carriage  Lane,  Powell,  Ohio 

43065 
Secretary-51 3/335-5 1 88 

Mrs.  John  (Sally)  Neely,  121  S.  Walnut  St.,  Troy,  Ohio  45373 
Assistant  Secretary-219/267-2533 

Mrs.  Tom  (Donna)  Miller,  Box  277,  R.  R.  8,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Financial  Secretary-Treasurer-219/267-7588 

Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602  Chestnut  Avenue,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 
Assistant  Financial  Secretary-Treasurer— 616/693-2315 

Mrs.  Bill  (Shirley)  Stevens,  Box  59,  R.  R.  1,  Lake  Odessa,  Mich. 

48849 
Literature  Secretary-219/267-2083 

Mrs.  Lloyd  (Mary  Lois)  Fish,  Box  264,  R.R. 8,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Editor-219/267-3843 

Mrs.  Noel  (Linda)  Hoke,  R.  R.  1,  Hickory  Estates,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

46580 
Prayer  Chairman-219/267-5095 

Mrs.   Harold   (Ada)    Etling,  803   Esplanade,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 


1  april  '80 


Homespun 


by  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Moore 

"Grandma,  are  you  proud  of  me?"  The  big  brown 
eyes  looked  up  at  me  as  I  tucked  the  first  of  three 
granddaughters  into  bed.  My  heart  was  full  of  pride  as 
I  replied,  "Yes,  dear,  Grandma  is  very  proud  of  you!" 

"Are  you  proud  of  big  sister  that  she  is  taking 
swimming  lessons?" 

"Yes.  I'm  very  proud  of  big  sister,  too,"  I  again  re- 
plied. 

"Are  you  proud  of  us  that  we  are  learning  to  dress 
ourselves?" 

Again,  I  had  to  answer  in  the  affirmative  as  those 
brown  eyes  continued  to  tug  at  my  heart  strings.  This 
dear  little  one  that  I  love  so  dearly  was  really  con- 
cerned that  she  had  met  with  my  approval.  Later  that 
night  as  I  drove  to  my  home,  the  phrase  kept  ringing 
in  my  ears,  "Are  you  proud  of  me?"  I  couldn't  help 
but  think  of  the  day  when  we  will  stand  before  our 
Lord.  We  won't  have  to  ask  the  question.  If  we  are 
faithful  in  our  commitment  to  Him,  He  will  say: 
"Well  done"  to  each  one.  I  wondered  that  night,  and 
even  now,  if  He  will  be  proud  of  me?  Will  I  hear  His 
"well  done  thou  good  and  faithful  servant."  I  am  also 
wondering  if  He  will  be  proud  of  you? 

Women's  Missionary  Council  Speaks  .  .   . 

Hit  My  middle  name  is  missionary.  Very  rarely  do 
you  find  one  who  feels  as  I  do  about  my  middle 
name.  Many  middle  names  are  deeply  hidden  in  the 
recesses  of  the  social  security  card  or  job  application 
forms,  but  mine  signifies  my  very  being. 

You've  probably  heard  of  folks  who  use  only  a 
middle  initial  because  they  can 't  conceive  why  they 
should  be  saddled  with  such  a  dubious  title.  I  don't 
feel  that  way  at  all.  My  lineage  is  exactly  what  my 
name  implies,  or  at  least  it  should  be. 

Why,  my  members  or  individual  auxiliaries  across 
the  country  are  involved  in  innumerable  ways  in  mis- 
sionary activities.  They  support  birthday  missionaries 
each  year  with  prayers,  support  monies,  and  highly 
imaginative  personal  remembrances.  Prayer  is  another 
avenue  for  service  for  my  ladies.  For  several  years 
they  have  prayed  for  missionary  candidates  and  the 
Lord  has  supplied  the  need!  Not  only  do  the  aux- 
iliaries support  foreign  missions,  but  the  projects 
completed  by  hard-working  councils  are  a  map  to  all 
facets  of  Brethren  work  in  the  Fellowship.  What  a 
tremendous  challenge  to  live  up  to  a  name  such  as 
mine.  If  youngsters  are  given  a  "family  name"  as  a 
distinction,  sometimes  whether  correct  or  not  they 
are  admonished  to  live  up  to  it.  What  a  privilege  in 
serving  the  Lord  to  be  properly  called  "missionary" 
and  not  have  the  name  become  a  misnomer  or  empty 
title. 


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WMC  idea  File 


—  Remember  shut-ins  with  a  hint  of 
spring- forced  bulbs  in  a  cup,  coupons  to 
wash  their  windows  or  another  large  task, 
and  a  tape  of  your  recent  WMC  meeting. 
Cassette  tapes  and  recorders  can  be  circulated 
among  members  that  cannot  attend. 

—  Spring  clean  your  WMC  files.  Even  if 
you  find  nothing  to  throw  away  or  refile, 
this  could  jog  your  memory  concerning 
doing  something,  filling  out  some  form, 
sending  in  a  report  or  offering  that  could 
otherwise  be  forgotten  or  misplaced.  Do 
recirculate  items  that  need  to  go  to  another 
officer  of  your  group. 

—  Please  send  all  literature  orders  to  Box 
No.  711 ,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590.  Use 
literature  order  form  in  devotional  packet. 

—  Save  your  grocery  store  change  for 
special  offerings  on  a  local  or  district  level. 

—  April  30, 1980,  is  the  date  for  the 
Christian  Ed  offering  to  be  due.  This  offering 
goes  toward  the  support  of  director  of  SMM, 
Miss  Judy  Ashman,  and  the  SMM  Girl  of  the 
Year  scholarship. 

—  Did  you  know  that  our  WMC  Birthday 
offering  goes  toward  the  regular  support  of 
five  missionaries  freeing  money  for  other 
projects  that  would  otherwise  be  used  for 
their  support.  Come  on,  ladies.  This  is  one 
time  when  telling  your  true  age  really  helps 
someone. 

—  Surprise  your  pastor  and  ask  for  a 
special  once-a-year  job.  Washing  windows, 
helping  in  the  church  office,  and  so  forth. 
WMC  is  an  arm  of  the  church. 


april  '80 


We 

Work 
Together 


WMC  and  SMM  work  together  in  the  local  church.  But  we 
might  not  be  aware  of  the  total  support  given  to  the  correspond- 
ing organizations  by  members  of  each.  Let's  listen  in  on  a  recent 
conversation  over  lunch  when  WMC  National  President  Miriam 
Pacheco  and  Director  of  SMM  Judy  Ashman  got  together. 


Editor's  note:  National  WMC 
President  Miriam  Pacheco  and 
Director  of  SMM  Judy  Ash- 
man discuss  together  the 
"hand-in-glove"  approach  of 
SMM  and  WMC. 
Photos  bv  Liz  Cutler 


Judy:  It's  nice  to  be  able  to 
have  lunch  together  once  in 
awhile.  I  wish  we  could  do  it 
more  often,  but  I  don't  think 
my  budget  could  afford  it! 

Miriam:  I  know  what  you 
mean.  It's  nice  to  be  able  to 
just  talk  and  share  what's  hap- 
pening    in     both     SMM     and 


WMC.  Say,  Judy,  I  have  some 
questions  that  maybe  you 
could  help  me  with.  "How 
does  WMC  relate  to  SMM  since 
you've  become  a  staff  member 
with  GBC  Christian  Edu- 
cation? 

Judy:  Well,  WMC  helps  with 
financial    support    each    year 


1  april  '80 


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through  one  of  their  national 
offerings.  The  GBC  Christian 
Education  Department  actual- 
ly hires  or  appoints  the 
director  of  SMM  and  then  the 
WMC  gives  its  approval  of  that 
director.  Also,  as  director  of 
SMM,  I  keep  the  national 
WMC  executive  committee 
and  board  informed  of  what's 
happening  in  SMM.  I  sit  in  on 
national  WMC  executive  com- 
mittee meetings  and  offer 
helps  and  suggestions,  but  I 
have  no  voting  privileges. 

Judy:  Miriam,  I  remembered 
that  WMC  just  decided  some- 
thing about  the  $500  scholar- 
ship it  gives  for  SMM  Girl  of 
the  Year,  what  was  the  com- 
plete decision? 

Miriam:  The  $500  scholarship 
is  designed  for  Grace  College 
only,  and  the  girl  must  use  it 
within  five  years  after  her  high 
school  graduation  or  she  for- 
feits the  scholarship.  She  may 
not  transfer  it  to  another  per- 
son or  school. 

Miriam:  Judy,  I  know  that 
SMM  and  WMC  are  set  up 
similar  in  organization  in  that 
we  have  a  national  level,  dis- 
trict level,  and  local  level.  How 
should  the  district  SMM 
patroness  be  responsible  to  the 
district  WMC? 

Judy:  I  think  that  very  defi- 
nitely she  should  report  what's 
happening  in  the  SMM  pro- 
gram because  of  the  support 
that  WMC  gives,  but  the  WMC 
shouldn't     "tie     her    hands." 


Since  she  is  either  appointed 
or  approved  for  election  by 
WMC  (and  that  varies  with 
each  district  organization)  that 
should  mean  they  feel  she  is 
capable  of  doing  the  job.  Once 
the  WMC  has  OK'd  her  to  do 
that  job,  they  should  trust  her 
to  do  it. 

Judy:  Let  me  ask  you  some- 
thing. How  do  you  see  the  dis- 
trict WMC  could  support  the 
district  SMM  program? 

Miriam:  Very  definitely - 
prayer  support.  They  are  our 
"daughters"  and  it's  part  of 
our  responsibility  to  love  and 
support  them.  Also,  a  big  part 
would  be  the  financial  support 
for  the  district  SMM  program 
as  much  as  possible.  In  fact, 
one  of  our  district  WMC  ob- 
jectives is  to  help  support  the 
district  SMM  in  any  way  that's 
needed. 

Miriam:  You  know,  as  I  see  it, 
the  local  SMM-WMC  relation- 
ship is  really  the  "nitty-gritty." 
But  I  know  that  some  churches 
have  problems  getting  WMC 
ladies  to  be  patronesses.  When 
you  have  that  problem  and 
you  want  to  have  SMM  what 
do  you  do? 

Judy:  I  say  that  one  should 
never  penalize  the  girls  in  a 
local  church  because  of  the 
women.  We  do  suggest  that 
WMC  membership  is  a  good 
qualification  for  an  SMM 
patroness,  however,  it's  not  a 
requirement.  There  are  some 
WMCs    that   just    really    need 


"beefed  up"  in  order  to  get 
more  of  the  local  women  in 
the    church   involved. 

Judy:  Miriam,  you're  a  Little 
Sisters  patroness  in  a  local 
church.  What  kind  of  support 
do  you  like  to  see  your  local 
WMC  giving  you? 

Miriam:  I  can  think  of  three 
areas  right  away:  personal  sup- 
port, prayer  support,  and 
financial  support.  Our  WMC 
helps  with  paying  for  the  girls' 
awards  and  it  really  shows  the 
girls  that  the  ladies  are  inter- 
ested in  them.  Of  course,  the 
prayer  support  is  vital  and  the 
personal  aspect  of  the  ladies 
getting  to  know  the  girls  on  an 
individual  basis  can  benefit 
both  women  and  girls.  I  think 
one  of  the  neatest  things  is  the 
Mini-Maxi  program!  It  really 
allows  for  the  personal  and 
prayer  support  of  the  women 
with  the  girls  on  an  individual 
basis. 

Judy:  Yes,  I  know  what  you 
mean!  Each  of  my  SMM  girls 
in  our  Amigas  group  really 
loves  her  Maxi  and  I  notice  a 
real  bond  between  the  lady 
who  makes  the  effort  to  get  to 
know  and  pray  for  her  Mini. 

My  word,  I've  got  to  run!  I 
didn't  realize  how  late  it  was 
getting  and  I've  got  an  appoint- 
ment back  at  the  office. 
Thanks  again  for  having  lunch 
with  me.  I  really  enjoyed  be- 
ing able  to  chat  about  SMM 
and  WMC  and  how  they  relate 
to  one  another.  See  you  later! 


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From  the  Heart  of  a  Woman,  by  Carole  Mayhall  (Navpress,  $1.95) 

Here  is  basic  discipieship  from  a  woman's  viewpoint.  The  author  describes 

events  in  her  life  that  convinced  her  God  is  interested  in  her  daily  activities  and 

concerns.  The  book  includes  practical  suggestions  for  Christian  living,  plus  many 

ersonal  illustrations.  "I  don't  want  to  be  robbed  of  even  one  of  God's  riches," 

||Carole  says,  "by  not  taking  the  time  to  let  Him  invade  my  life." 

iNot  Ready  to  Walk  Alone,  by  Judith  Fabisch  (Zondervan,  $5.95) 

Deals  realistically  with  the  subject  of  widowhood,  offering  sensitive  and  prac- 
tical advice  for  this  unexpected  life  style.  Drawing  from  personal  experiences, 
the  author  discusses  how  to  meet  immediate  and  long-range  problems. 

'jjH?/The  Moon  Is  Not  Enough,  by  Mary  Irwin  and  Madaline  Harris  (Zondervan,  $3.95) 

The  intimate  self-portrait  of  a  woman  forced  to  live  a  fishbowl  life.  The  wife 
of  NASA  astronaut,  Mary  Irwin  bravely  shares  how  her  own  insecurity  combined 
with  the  5-year  period  of  vigorous  space  training  and  the  pressure  of  public  life 
nearly  cost  the  Irwins  their  marriage. 

Books  may  be  ordered  from  the  Herald  Co.,  P.  O.  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 


Write  a  Missionary  Letter 


Our  missionaries  look  forward  to 
getting  letters  from  ladies  here  in 
the  United  States.  They  like  to  re- 
ceive newsy  letters,  as  we  do.  Keep 
your  letters  interesting.  Let  the  mis- 
sionaries know  what  is  going  on  in 
your  own  church,  and  how  the 
Lord  is  working  and  blessing  lives. 
Let  them  know  when  someone  is 
saved,  and  when  new  folks  start  to 
come  to  church.  Let  them  know 
what  the  SMM  girls',  the  boys',  and 
the  men's  works  are  doing,  and  tell 
them  about  what  your  WMC  has  ac- 
complished recently  and  the  bless- 
ings received.  Let  them  know  you 
are  praying  for  them.  Make  it  an  en- 
couraging letter.  Tell  them  about 
the  sermons,  and  when  the  Lord 
blesses  your  heart,  and  when  you 
see  answered  prayer. 

Know  the  missionary  family 
(that  is,  how  many  children  are  in 
the  family  and  ask  about  them),  or 
tell  interesting  things  that  would 
relate  to  their  age  groups.  Read  the 
Herald,   Foreign   Missions  Echoes, 


and  missionary  prayer  letters,  and 
keep  up  on  all  the  needs  of  our  mis- 
sionaries. In  this  way,  you  will  be  a 
better  warrior  and  a  more  interest- 
ing correspondent.  Keep  up  on 
Home  Missions,  for  the  missionaries 
are  especially  interested  in  what  is 
going  on  with  the  churches  in  the 
homeland.  Know  what  the  mission- 
ary does  on  the  field  before  you 
start  writing  your  letter— whether 
he  is  a  teacher  at  the  high  school  or 
the  Bible  Institute,  or  whether  she 
is  a  nurse,  and  so  forth. 

If  it  is  a  birthday  letter,  write  in 
plenty  of  time  so  they  get  their 
letter  for  their  birthday.  It's  better 
to  be  a  few  days  early  than  late. 
Birthdates  published  in  this  issue 
are  several  months  in  advance  to 
allow  for  mailing  time.  Don't  just 
send  a  card  with  the  WMC  ladies' 
names  signed  on  it.  The  missionaries 
like  to  receive  news  with  the  card  as 
well.  Thousands  of  miles  away,  it's 
difficult  for  a  missionary  to  place  a 
face   with  a  name  on  a  list,  even 


though  you  met  that  missionary 
during  his  or  her  last  furlough.  If 
there  are  two  in  a  family  who  have 
a  birthday  in  the  same  month,  write 
to  both  of  them  in  one  letter 
(saving  on  postage).  Try  to  have 
the  letter  arrive  for  the  one  who  has 
the  birthday  first.  Use  air  mail 
forms  for  overseas  missionaries.  Use 
birthday  cards  for  all  the  children 
and  write  a  letter  on  the  inside. 

Let's  all  write  to  our  missionaries 
and  get  to  know  them  better.  It  will 
be  a  real  blessing  in  your  life  as  well 
as  in  the  missionaries'  lives.  Let's  re- 
member that  we  can  be  a  link  to 
the  church  in  the  homeland,  and  of 
news  of  our  country  as  well.  As  you 
correspond,  keep  in  mind  the  busy 
schedule  of  the  missionary  who  is 
sometimes  covering  the  job  of  an- 
other missionary  on  furlough,  or 
assuming  tasks  of  a  second  job  be- 
cause of  the  small  missionary  task 
force.  Don't  always  expect  a  reply. 
Our  letters,  whether  answered  or 
not,  will  show  our  support. 


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A  False  Witness 
on  Eleventh  Street 


by  Carolann  Oswald 

March  had  been  drippy 
until  this  sunny  Friday.  The 
children  skipped  happily  out 
of  school  anticipating  some 
fun  together  before  dinner. 

"Hey,  where's  Tim?"  Law- 
rence asked  Casey  and  Her- 
bert. 

"He  had  to  stay  after  school," 
Herbert  said  matter-of-factly. 

"What  did  he  do?"  Lawrence 
wanted  to  know. 

"Ahh,  I  don't  know,"  Casey 
chuckled,  "probably  cheated 
on  his  spelling  test." 

"Yeah,  ha-ha!"  They  all 
agreed . 

Monica  and  Erin,  walking 
just  a  little  ahead  of  the  boys, 
heard  most  of  the  conver- 
sation. 

"Wow!"  Erin  gasped,  "Did 
you  hear  that?  Tim  had  to 
stay  after  school  because  he 
cheated  on  his  spelling  test." 

"Boy,"  Monica  answered  in 


disgust,  "I  never  thought  Tim 
would  do  that!" 

The  children  stopped  by  a 
little  candy  shop  for  a  treat  to 
munch.  They  didn't  notice 
Tim  had  almost  caught  up 
with  them  as  someone  said, 
"What  are  we  going  to  do  to- 
morrow?" 

"You  can  all  come  to  my 
house  to  play  Ping  Pong," 
Monica  invited. 

"That  would  be  fun,  I  could 
bring  'Uno'  too.  But  are  you 
going  to  invite  Tim?"  Erin 
wanted  to  know. 

"Why  not?"  Lawrence  chal- 
lenged. 

"Who  wants  to  play  with  a 
cheat?  That's  why  not!" 
Monica  retorted. 

Tim  didn't  understand  why 
the  kids  were  talking  about 
him  that  way.  He  turned  and 
walked  behind  the  little  shop 
to  avoid  the  group.  There  was 
a  lump  in  his  throat.  Why 
would  his  friends  be  like  that? 

Tim     wasn't     in     Sunday 


A  Children 's  Story 


school  on  Sunday.  During  the 
next  week  Monica,  Erin, Casey, 
Herbert  and  Lawrence  avoided 
him.  Other  kids  ignored  him, 
too,  and  while  the  teacher 
gave  his  class  a  lecture  about 
honesty  she  seemed  to  look  at 
Tim  a  lot. 

Tim  cried  himself  to  troubled 
sleep  almost  every  evening 
until  finally  he  confided  to  his 
dad  what  had  been  happening. 

Again  Tim  was  not  in  Sun- 
day school.  When  the  teacher 
asked  if  he  was  away  or  ill  it 
was  Monica  who  bluntly  said, 
"He  is  probably  under  con- 
viction." 

"Oh?"  the  teacher  puzzled. 
"Then  we  should  pray  for 
Tim." 

The  gang  felt  a  little  uncom- 
fortable, especially  Casey.  Just 
before  class  was  dismissed  an 
usher  handed  the  teacher  a 
note.  It  said  that  Pastor  Ben 
wanted  to  meet  with  the  chil- 
dren in  his  office  following 
the  worship  service. 

A  wave  of  excitement 
stirred  the  group  as  they  won- 
dered what  important  job  Pas- 
tor Ben  had  for  them  to  do. 
Maybe  they  could  go  to  the 
nursing  home  again. 

Pastor  Ben  looked  very 
serious  when  he  sat  down  be- 
hind his  desk.  He  opened  his 
Bible  and  read  Exodus  20:16. 
Then  he  turned  to  Matthew 
and  read  chapter  12,  verses 
35-37. 

The  pastor  looked  solemnly 
at  the  group  of  quiet  children. 
When  he  spoke  his  voice  was 
soft,  but  stern. 

"Tim  has  missed  two  Sun- 
days now.  When  I  asked  about 
him  last  week  his  folks  were 
perplexed  over  Tim's  attitude 
about  coming  to  church.  Dur- 
ing this  past  week  Tim  told  his 
dad  the  reason  and  his  dad 
told  me. 


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"It  seems  a  few  days  ago 
Tim  was  asked  to  stay  after 
school.  The  fact  is  that  Tim's 
reading  group  is  to  participate 
in  a  PTA  program  and  the 
teacher  wanted  Tim's  help  to 
assign  the  parts." 

Lawrence  bit  his  lip. 

Herbert  stopped  folding  his 
Sunday  school  paper  into  an 
airplane. 

Casey  swallowed  hard  and 
put  his  head  down. 

Erin  and  Monica  glanced  at 
each  other  with  quivering  lips 
and  chins. 

Pastor  Ben  cleared  his 
throat  before  continuing,  "It 
seems  that  a  very  ugly  rumor 
has  hurt  Tim  and  made  him 
feel  lonely.  Tim  has  been  ac- 
cused of  cheating.  In  fact,  his 
teacher  at  school  even  heard 
this." 

Casey  couldn't  stand  it.  His 
eyes  burned  as  tears  streamed 
down  his  cheeks.  "It's  my 
fault.  We  couldn't  find  Tim 
after  school  so  I  just  joked 
about  cheating.  I  ...  I  ...  I 
guess  the  kids  believed  me  and 
I  just  never  told  the  truth." 
Casey  covered  his  face. 

"Ah,  Case,"  Lawrence  snif- 
fled, "it's  not  all  your  fault.  I 
didn't  bother  to  find  out  for 
sure.  I  don't  know  if  I  really 
believed  Tim  cheated,  it  was 
just  easy  to  go  along  with  the 
story." 

"Yeah,"  Herbert  said  softly, 
smoothing  a  fold.  "I  just  went 
along  with  it,  too.  Guess  that's 
just  as  bad  as  saying  the  words 
in  the  first  place." 

Monica  was  using  her  last 
tissue  and  Erin  didn't  have  any. 
As  Pastor  Ben  handed  his  hand- 
kerchief across  the  desk  Erin 
could  hardly  speak. 

"Oh,  you  guys  didn't  do 
anything  as  bad  as  us,"  she 
cried   "We  told  other  people." 

"That's      right,"       Monica 


sobbed.  "We  repeated  some- 
thing we  overheard.  Oh,  how 
could  we  be  so  mean!" 

Pastor  Ben  was  quiet  while 
the  children  settled  down  a 
little. 

"You  have  broken  one  of 
God's  laws.  Exodus  20: 1 6  says 
'Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  wit- 
ness against  thy  neighbor.' 
You  said,  listened  to,  or  re- 
peated something  that  was  not 
true.  Satan  often  uses  idle 
words  to  cause  all  kinds  of 
trouble.  You  need  to  ask 
God's  forgiveness  and  Tim's, 
too." 

The  children  shook  their 
heads  in  agreement.  There  was 
no  doubt,  they  had  done  a 
very  bad  thing  and  hurt  a 
friend. 

A  thoughtful  look  crossed 
Pastor  Ben's  face. 

"I  have  a  question  for  you," 
Pastor  said.  "What  if  Tim 
really  had  cheated,  then  would 
it  have  been  OK  for  you  to 
talk  about  him  and  treat  him 
the  way  you  did?" 


Each  one  of  the  quiet  chil- 
dren was  thinking  hard. 

Pastor  Ben  turned  the 
pages  of  his  Bible  to  Proverbs, 
chapter  17,  and  read  verse  9: 
"  'He  that  covereth  a  trans- 
gression seeketh  love,  but  he 
that  repeateth  a  matter  sepa- 
rateth  friends.'  Remember 
children,  we  all  have  sinned. 
The  verse  in  Proverbs  suggests 
that  it  is  never  God's  way  to 
talk  behind  a  person's  back 
about  his  sin.  The  right  thing 
to  do  is  to  pray  for  each  other 
and  lovingly  help  each  other 
live  according  to  God's  plan. 
Now  let's  pray  together." 

As  Pastor  Ben  prayed,  each 
child  silently  confessed  being 
wrong  about  Tim  and  each 
one  asked  God  for  forgiveness. 

On  the  way  out  of  church 
to  meet  their  parents, 
Lawrence,  Casey,  Herbert, 
Monica  and  Erin  agreed  to 
meet  at  1:30  to  go  to  Tim's. 
As  soon  as  possible  they 
wanted  to  apologize  and  ask 
Tim  to  forgive  them,  too. 


14  april  '80 


If  Christ  Had  Not  Died 

If  Christ  had  not  died  .  .  . 

Would  our  cursed,  blind  eyes  ever  see? 
If  Christ  had  not  died  .  .  . 

That  not  one  soul  could  ever  be  free? 
If  Christ  had  not  died  .  .  . 

All  pitiful  struggling  would  forever  be  in  vain 
//  Christ  had  not  died .  .  . 

Souls  would  still  be  buried  in  sins  and  pain! 

But  Christ  did  die .  .  . 

For  all  who  seek  His  love  and  cleansing  name. 
But  Christ  did  die  .  .  . 

Without  respect  for  our  worthlessness  or  righteous  claim. 
But  Christ  did  die .  .  . 

Once  and  for  all  bearing  all  our  shame. 
But  Christ  did  die  .  .  . 

With  humility  and  power  God's  love  to  proclaim. 

And  then  Christ  arose  .  .  . 

The  sacred  Scripture's  prophecy  to  fulfill. 
And  then  Christ  arose  .  .  . 

Making  salvation's  hope;  resurrection  a  lasting  thrill! 
And  then  Christ  arose  .  .  . 

Bringing  fruitful  purpose  and  unending  joy  until  .  .  . 
When  Christ  returns  .  .  . 

As  He  faithfully  promised  and  surely  will! 

-Anne  Stefaniuk,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Ashland,  Ohio 


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Stauffer  Enrolled 
at  Cornell 


Cornell  University,  in  up- 
state New  York,  is  well  known 
as  an  Ivy  League  school.  It  is 
highly  respected  as  one  of  the 
leading  medical  schools  in  the 
world. 

Students,  numbering  in  the 
neighborhood  of  16,000, 
throng  over  the  elite,  one-mile- 
square  campus,  located  in  the 
city  of  Ithaca.  Among  the 
many  faces  is  one  which  some 
Warsaw  (Ind.)  residents  and 
many  Grace  College  students 
would  recognize  — Doug 
Stauffer. 

Doug  is  the  son  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Glenn  Stauffer,  Route  8, 
Warsaw,  Indiana.  His  father 
works  for  Grace  Schools  as  a 
member  of  the  maintenance 
staff.  Last  year  Doug,  a  1975 
graduate  of  Warsaw  Com- 
munity High  School,  gained 
recognition  by  graduating 
from  Grace  College  with  four 
majors:  chemistry,  biology, 
math,  and  general  science. 

What  is  a  recent  Grace 
graduate  doing  at  Cornell  Uni- 
versity? Doug  applied  there 
and  was  accepted  on  the  basis 
of  his  Graduate  Record  Exam 
(G.R.E.)   scores,  several  good 


recommendations  from  Grace 
professors  and  his  high  grade 
point  average  (he  graduated 
magna  cum  laude).  Doug  is 
pursuing  his  postgraduate 
work  in  the  field  of  chemistry. 
His  five-year  program  calls  for 
three  years  of  course  work  and 
teaching  and  two  years  to 
write  a  thesis. 

This  semester,  like  last, 
Doug  is  taking  three  four-hour 
classes  and  has  a  teaching  as- 
sistantship  of  20  hours  weekly. 
Doug  finds  the  three  courses 
(analytic  chemistry,  inorganic 
chemistry  and  physical  chem- 
istry) very  difficult,  requiring 
a  lot  of  work.  His  teaching  as- 
sistantship  calls  for  some  class 
lecturing  and  some  lab  super- 
vising. 

Doug's  program  will  con- 
clude with  two  years  in  a 
federally  funded  research  fel- 
lowship. Last  February  he 
selected  a  field  of  study  that 
interested  him  and  has  had 
that  topic  confirmed  by  three 
professors. 

Doug  will  work  in  close 
connection  with  his  chief  ad- 
visor. (He  will  also  have  two 
secondary    advisors.)    He    will 


do  much  of  the  research  work 
his  chief  advisor  is  pursuing.  In 
this  way  he  will  have  the  infor- 
mation to  write  his  thesis  and 
his  advisor  will  use  the  same 
information  to  publish  re- 
search proposals. 

Presently  Doug  is  consider- 
ing two  possibilities  for  his 
research  fellowship.  The  first, 
organic  mass  spectrometry, 
deals  with  the  use  of  a  beam 
of  electrons  to  determine  the 
structure  of  an  unknown 
molecule.  His  other  possible 
field  of  research,  ion  micro- 
probe,  also  uses  a  beam  of 
electrons  and  is  used  to  de- 
termine the  chemical  composi- 
tion of  microscopic  samples. 

After  Doug  finishes  his 
postgraduate  work,  he  plans  to 
enter  industry.  There  he  hopes 
to  conduct  research  in  devel- 
oping new  technology. 

After  a  period  of  industrial 
experience  Doug  hopes  to 
teach.  When  asked  if  he  cared 
to  return  to  Grace,  he  re- 
sponded: "Sure,  I  would  not 
mind  coming  back  to  Grace." 
He  further  commented  that  he 
doesn't  favor  the  idea  of 
teaching  in  a  large  school. 


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grace  Drag  Aw, 


Three  people  playing  an  important  role  in  the  operation  of 
Grace  Manufacturing  are  Bob  Hoeppner  (at  left),  vice  presi- 
dent and  general  manager;  Mark  Randall,  manufacturing 
manager;  and  Ruth  Frame,  office  manager. 


by  Vance  Christie 

Grace  Manufacturing,  Inc.,  gives  every  appearance 
of  being  a  normal,  everyday  industrial  enterprise 
which,  in  fact,  it  is.  But  the  purpose  for  which  it  was 
established  makes  it  unique  in  the  Warsaw  (Ind.)  area. 
The  firm  is  located  in  the  Boggs  Industrial  Park  at  the 
west  edge  of  Warsaw. 

An  Elkhart  (Ind.)  businessman  and  his  wife,  David 
and  Judy  Leiter,  read  an  article  published  in  the 
Herald  magazine,  written  by  Dr.  Herman  Hoyt  (then 
president  of  Grace  Schools)  and  a  spark  of  interest 
was  kindled.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leiter  desired  to  give  a  gift 
to  Grace  Schools  which  would  grow  in  value  as  op- 
posed to  an  outright  donation.  Thus  developed  the 
idea  of  founding  a  corporation  which  would  someday 
come  under  the  auspices  of  Grace  College  and  Semi- 
nary. 

Knowing  that  the  majority  of  new  corporations 
never  reach  their  eighth  birthday,  controlling  interest 
in  Grace  Manufacturing  was  not  donated  to  Grace 
Schools  until  1974  after  the  industry  was  well  on  its 
way. 

A  key  figure  in  Grace  Manufacturing  is  the  former 
Michigan  City  (Ind.)  Business  Executive  Bob 
Hoeppner.  A  husky  man  with  a  soft  voice  and  a  posi- 
tive attitude,  he  had  been  overseeing  the  design  and 
production  of  electronic  instruments  used  in  the  com- 
bustion and  process  industry  for  some  15  years  when 


an  advertisement  in  Moody  Monthly  caught  his  at- 
tention. The  ad  called  for  someone  to  manage  a 
manufacturing  plant  "definitely  based  on  Christian 
principles  and  founded  explicitly  to  assist  in  Chris- 
tian work." 

Bob  and  his  wife,  Nancy,  journeyed  to  Warsaw 
"just  to  look"  at  the  prospects.  Before  returning  to 
Michigan  City,  however,  they  purchased  a  home,  and 
later  agreed  to  manage  the  company. 

In  August  of  1969  the  Hoeppners  were  working  to 
get  the  manufacturing  firm  off  the  ground.  They 
faced  several  major  drawbacks,  namely:  no  machinery, 
no  product  orders  and  no  employees! 

"We  used  to  go  out  and  get  an  order  for  one 
product  at  a  time.  Then  we'd  bring  our  wives  in 
(there  was  one  other  male  employee  at  the  time)  and 
work  at  manufacturing  it  until  we  had  the  order 
ready  for  shipment,"  Hoeppner  said.  The  company's 
first  large  order  was  delivered  by  hitching  a  loaded 
U-Haul  trailer  to  a  Firebird  and  Bob's  driving  it  to  the 
purchaser. 

Today,  a  look  at  Grace  Manufacturing  presents 
quite  a  different  picture.  Its  initial  manufacturing 
facility  has  been  doubled  in  size  and  in  its  10  years  of 
existence  it  has  employed  over  200  men  and  women 
from  the  community  and  Grace  Schools.  While  the 
company  is  running  at  a  lower  level  now  because  of 
the  slower  winter  months,  at  times  it  employs  three 
full  shifts.  Recently,  two  new  pieces  of  highly  effi- 
cient machinery  have  been  added,  thus  increasing  pro- 
duction. A  micro-processor  has  been  installed  to  care 
for  the  firm's  inventory,  monthly  operations  reports, 
balance  sheets,  and  so  forth. 

Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr.,  as  president  of  Grace 
Schools,  is  also  president  of  Grace  Manufacturing. 
Hoeppner  serves  as  the  company's  vice  president  and 
general  manager.  The  quiet  executive-manager  enjoys 
his  work  thoroughly.  Confident  he  is  serving  where 
God  would  have  him  to  be,  he  labors  at  a  multitude 


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of  widely  varied  tasks. 

Bob  believes  in,  and  constantly  strives  to  improve, 
Grace  Manufacturing's  customer  service,  product 
quality  and  production  efficiency.  He  comments, 
"We're  always  churning  away  on  some  new  product 
in  order  to  maximize  the  potential  that  we  possess 
within  the  company." 

Hoeppner  explains  the  firm's  philosophy  in  choos- 
ing a  new  product  line:  "We  choose  items  which  'fit' 
us.  They  fit  our  production  and  marketing  abilities." 

The  bulk  of  Grace  Manufacturing's  production  in- 
volves hardware  items  for  residential  housing  and  for 
the  mobile  home  and  R.V.  industry.  In  all,  the  firm 
puts  out  over  a  score  of  products  and  services  includ- 
ing a  number  of  fabricated  metal  items. 

Hoeppner  is  quick  to  point  out  that  a  number  of 
people  in  the  organization  play  very  important  roles 
in  the  operation  of  Grace  Manufacturing.  Mark 
Randall,  a  1977  graduate  of  Grace  College,  serves  as 
manufacturing  manager,  with  total  responsibility  for 
all  aspects  of  the  firm's  production  area.  "He  is  a  real 
asset  to  the  business  and  contributes  much  to  our  suc- 
cess," Hoeppner  said.  Ruth  Frame  joined  the  firm  in 


1970  as  office  manager.  She  capably  handles  count- 
less office  details,  and  is  also  responsible  for  order 
entry,  accounts  receivable  and  payable,  profit  and 
loss  data,  and  for  all  reports.  "She  has  tremendous 
corporate  loyalty  and  is  an  integral  part  of  the  cor- 
poration," he  said. 

Grace  Manufacturing  gets  no  tax  advantages  be- 
cause of  its  connection  with  a  nonprofit  institution. 
"We  pay  the  same  percentage  of  taxes  as  any  other 
profit-making  corporation." 

The  Christ-centeredness  of  Grace  Manufacturing 
becomes  apparent  the  minute  one  steps  through  the 
front  door.  Gospel  plaques  and  paintings  are  stra- 
tegically placed  on  the  walls  and  a  tract  rack  can't  be 
missed  as  one  exits  from  the  building. 

One  might  wonder  how  the  company  affects  Grace 
Schools.  The  main  way,  of  course,  is  that  it  contrib- 
utes some  small  help  toward  meeting  the  cost  of  run- 
ning the  institution.  It  is  also  willing  to  accept  non- 
standard work  schedules.  This  attracts  Grace  stu- 
dents, who  translate  their  earnings  into  payments  for 
school  tuition,  dormitory  expenses  and  other  school 
supplies. 


News  Notes 

Dean  Walter  Speaker  for  1980  Baccalaureate 

Dean  Walter,  retired  head  of  the  Analytical 
Chemistry  Branch  of  the  Naval  Research 
Laboratory  in  Washington,  D.C.,  will  be  the 
speaker  for  the  1980  baccalaureate  service  of 
Grace  Schools.  The  service  is  scheduled  at  8 
p.m.,  Thursday,  May  15,  in  the  Billy  Sunday 
Tabernacle  in  Winona  Lake,  Indiana. 

Mr.  Walter,  a  member  of  the  pastoral  staff 
at  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Greater 
Washington  located  in  Temple  Hills,  Maryland, 
has  written  various  scientific  papers  and  has 
contributed  three  chapters  in  standard  refer- 
ence texts.  He  has  also  written  for  church 
publications  and  for  10  years  wrote  and  con- 
ducted "Beside  the  Still  Waters,"  a  weekly 
broadcast  from  an  Altoona,  Pennsylvania, 
radio  station. 

Commencement  exercises  for  the  1980 
graduating  classes  from  the  college  and  semi- 
nary will  be  held  at  10  a.m.  on  Friday,  May 
16,  also  in  the  Tabernacle.  Dr.  Homer  A. 
Kent,  Jr.,  president  of  Grace  Schools,  will  pre- 
side at  both  events. 


High  Scholastic  Achievement  in  Athletes 

A  milestone  of  accomplishment  was  reached 
for  the  Grace  College  basketball  team  with 
the  grade  point  average  for  the  entire  varsity 
team  being  above  a  "B"  (3.0)  for  the  fall 
semester,  according  to  figures  released  by 
Coach  Jim  Kessler.  Leading  the  parade  of 
scholar-athletes  was  junior  Dave  Henthorn  of 
Indianapolis,  Indiana,  with  a  3.771  average, 
followed  closely  by  another  junior  Jeff 
Kowatch  of  LaVille  High  School  (LaVille, 
Ind.)  with  a  3.628  average. 

Coach  Kessler,  in  announcing  the  results, 
said  he  was  extremely  proud  of  the  academic 
achievement  of  the  entire  team.  "We  believe 
in  the  concept  of  the  scholar-athlete  and  want 
our  men  to  work  just  as  hard  in  the  classroom 
as  they  do  on  the  hardwood  court.  Consider- 
ing the  amount  of  travel  and  time  involved  in 
basketball,  to  achieve  a  grade  point  average  of 
above  a  'B'  is  almost  unheard  of  in  sports  on 
the  collegiate  level." 

While  being  the  youngest  team  in  Lancer 
history,  the  roundballers  have  gone  through  a 
rebuilding  year  and  are  already  looking  for- 
ward to  next  year.  With  a  grade  point  average 
above  a  "B"  they  are  also  building  for  achieve- 
ment off  the  floor  for  many  years  to  come. 


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Have  it  Matched! 


.  your  gift  to  Grace  Schools,  that  isS 


Would  you  like  to  double  the  value  of  your  gift  to  Grace?  You  can  if  you  work  for  one  of 
the  companies  that  participates  in  the  Matching  Gifts  Program. 

Here's  how  it  works.  First,  plan  to  make  a  gift  to  Grace  Schools.  Then,  tell  the  appropri- 
ate person  at  your  firm  (usually  in  the  personnel  or  community  relations  office)  that  you 
would  like  the  matching  gift  form.  Fill  out  the  top  part  of  the  form  and  then  send  the  entire 
form  along  with  your  gift  to  Grace  Schools.  Our  director  of  business  affairs  will  verify  your 
gift  by  filling  out  the  lower  part  of  the  form  and  sending  it  back  to  your  firm.  In  due  time 
Grace  Schools  will  receive  a  second  gift,  the  courtesy  of  your  firm 's  Matching  Gifts  Program. 

Sound  easy?  It  really  is  .  .  .  so  take  advantage  in  1980.  Last  year  over  700  companies  con- 
tributed $17,000,000  to  1,300  colleges,  universities,  and  independent  schools  through  the 
Matching  Gifts  Program. 

For  further  information  and  a  list  of  those  companies  that  participate  in  this  Matching 
Gifts  Program,  contact  Richard  G.  Messner,  Director  of  Development,  Grace  Schools,  Winona 
Lake,  Indiana  46590. 


THE   FEBRUARY   1980  HONOR   ROLL  is  as  follows: 


Given  by: 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  O.  Swineford 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  E.  Cochrell 

Mildred  Redinger 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ernest  Ringler 

Denny  Brown 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ernest  Ringler 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carl  Conli 


n  Memory  of: 

Mrs.  Elenor  McBride 
Paul  H.  Kurtz 
Eva  F.  Faber 
Don  Misner 

Bert  Jordan 
Christine  Scano 


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schools 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


Mr.  Wellmon  H.  Greenwood   Mrs.  Wellmon  H.  Greenwood 

In  Honor  of:  Given  by: 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  E.  Dilling,  Jr.  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Richard  G.  Messner 
(40th  Wedding  Anniversary ) 


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current  news  items  of  help  and  interest  to  you  as  Brethren 

On  February  1  the  Missionary  Herald  toll-free  WATS  line  was  opened,  and  the  first  call 
on  the  new  service  was  Mike  Wagner  from  Sunnyside,  Washington.  We  sent  him  a  New  Ryrie 
Study  Bible  as  a  gift  to  mark  the  "happy  event."  The  telephone  company  was  about  three 
weeks  late  in  getting  the  line  in  working  order.  For  all  of  you  who  tried  and  failed  to 
reach  us,  please  try  again.  The  number  is  1-800--348-2756 . 

Things  have  been  stirred  up  because  of  the  talk  of  a  draft,  or  at  least  a  regis- 
tration for  the  draft.  Do  you  know  that  the  United  States  has  more  women  in  the 
armed  services  than  any  other  nation  in  the  world?  In  fact,  there  are  130,000  of  them. 

Looking  for  work  in  beautiful  Winona  Lake,  Indiana?  GBC  Christian  Education  has  two 
employment  openings.  A  full-time  secretary  is  needed;  working  Tuesday  through  Fri- 
day from  12-8  p.m.,  and  8:30  a.m. -12:30  p.m.  on  Saturday.  The  job  involves  general 
secretarial  work,  typing  with  a  word  processing  machine,  and  filing.  This  is  a  possible 
long-term  opportunity.  Also  needed  is  a  full-time  printing  and  shipping  clerk.  Work- 
ing hours  will  be  from  8  a.m. -5  p.m.  Monday  through  Friday.  This  job  involves  print- 
ing with  a  small  offset  press,  operating  various  office  machines,  and  oversight  of  mail- 
ing and  shipping  orders.  Good  organizational  abilities  and  efficiency  are  important. 
Write  GBC  Christian  Education,  P.O.  Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590,  or  phone  219/ 
267-6622,  for  more  information. 

HAROLD  II  has  begun  its  function  in  the  finance  office  of  the  Herald  Co.  and  will  pro- 
vide a  much  better  level  of  help  and  efficiency  in  this  area  of  operation.  Information 
will  be  available  to  us  at  a  much  earlier  date  than  before. 

To  prove  the  idea  that  just  because  it  is  old  it  is  not  valuable  is  not  true,  the  sale 
of  McGuffey's  Readers  is  going  very  well.  About  a  year  and  a  half  ago,  the  Herald  Co. 
put  on  sale  the  seven  volume  set.  They  have  sold  very  well  since  then.  In  fact,  just 
in  the  last  two  days  we  have  sold  four  complete  sets  through  the  mail.  Grandparents 
or  parents  who  are  looking  for  a  special  gift  are  the  buyers.  Maybe  you  would  like  a 
set.  They  are  $25.  You  can  pick  up  the  phone  and  dial  1-800-348-2756  and  a  set  will  be 
on  its  way  to  you.  If  you  send  a  check  for  $25  we  will  pay  the  postage.  McGuffey's 
Readers  make  great  gifts. 

Have  you  made  your  plans  yet  for  national  conference?  If  not,  now  is  a  good  time  to 
line  up  the  vacation  schedule  and  plan  for  a  week  of  fellowship  and  spiritual  blessings, 
The  program  begins  Saturday  evening,  July  26.  Be  present  for  the  musical  with  Paul 
Schumacher;  it  will  be  a  good  start  for  the  whole  week. 

The  Grace  College  basketball  team  finished  up  its  regular  playing  season  Satur- 
day evening,  February  23.  Dropping  a  seven  point  decision  to  Marion  College,  the 
youngest  team  in  Lancer  history  ended  13-19  for  the  year.  The  highpoint  of  the 
season  was  the  Lancer's  victory  over  Tri-State.  This  was  their  first  win  over  Tri- 
State  in  seven  years.  During  this  rebuilding  season  the  grade  point  average  for 
the  entire  varsity  team  was  above  3.0  ("B")  for  the  fall  semester  (see  story  on 
page  37  of  this  issue) .  Congratulations  to  Coach  Jim  Kessler  and  the  team  for 
these  accomplishments. 


Earn  up  to  10%  interest  on  your  investments  and 
also  assist  in  the  Grace  Village  expansion  program! 


Grace  Village  offers  you  an  opportunity  to  earn  a 
high  rate  of  interest  and  also  assist  in  the  continu- 
ing expansion  program  at  the  Grace  Village  Re- 
tirement complex.  Recent  action  by  the  board  of 
directors  increased  interest  rates  in  our  investment 
programs  .  .  .  rates  which  match  or  exceed  those 
of  the  high  yield  money  market  certificates  of- 
fered by  financial  institutions  across  the  country. 

Investment  Notes 

Investments  may  be  made  individually  or  jointly. 
Interest  is  compounded  or  paid  in  cash,  which- 
ever you  wish.  Depending  on  the  amount  you 
wish  to  invest,  and  the  length  of  time  you  place 
your  investment,  you  may  earn  7%,  9'/2%,  or  10% 
interest.  Funds  received  will  be  used  exclusively 
to  finance  construction  and  expansion  of  the 
Grave  Village  facilities.  Phone  or  write  for  a  bro- 
chure describing  these  investment  notes. 

Grace  Village  Annuities 

An  annuity  is  a  gift  to  Grace  Village,  from  which 
you  receive  a  guaranteed  fixed  income  for  your 
lifetime.  To  assist  in  financing  the  construction  of 
the  Grace  Village  Health  Care  Wing,  it  is  possible 
to  receive  a  high  rate  of  return  on  annuities  in  a 
special  "Plus  One"  limited  time  offer.  A  brochure 
which  details  this  exceptional  plan  is  yours  for 
the  asking,  or  you  may  phone  us  for  details. 

Interested  in  Retirement  Living? 

Grace  Village  offers  carefree  living  during  retire- 
ment years.  If  you  are  a  prospective  resident,  you 


will  like  our  unique  financing  plan:  You  select  the 
type  of  apartment  you  wish,  and  make  an  en- 
trance deposit.  THE  DEPOSIT  REMAINS 
YOURS— you  do  not  forfeit  it.  This  deposit  plus  a 
monthly  service  charge  gives  you  all  the  services 
of  Grace  Village.  All  details  are  presented  in  a 
"Question  and  Answer"  brochure  which  will  be 
sent  upon  request.  Or,  if  you  wish,  you  may 
phone  Mr.  Sherwood  Durkee,  the  administrator, 
for  a  preliminary  application  or  an  interview. 

To  obtain  information  on  notes,  annuities 
and  retirement  living,  please  write  or 
phone  Mr.  Sherwood  Durkee,  adminis- 
trator. 

Q/tacc  QA^age 

P.O.  Box  337,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 
Phone:  219/269-2499 


BRETHREN   MISSIONARY 


HERALD 

^SassrMAY    1980 


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Reflections  By  Still  Waters      I    I 

If 

Only 
Winners 

Laugh 


is 


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by  Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 

By  this  time  everyone  in  America 
has  probably  seen  the  new  Mc- 
Donald's commercial  on  television. 
If  you  have  not,  it  goes  something 
like  this:  a  lady  opens  up  her  ticket 
and  begins  to  laugh;  she  has  dis- 
covered she  has  won  a  prize  in  the 
"$1,000,000  Menu  Mania"  contest. 
She  is  joined  in  laughter  by  a 
gentleman  who  apparently  has  also 
won  a  prize.  So  goes  the  commercial 
as  it  is  beamed  to  both  young  and 
old  across  this  fair  land.  It  is  like  a 
breath  of  fresh  air,  compared  to  all 
the  political  promises  I  have  been 
hearing,  and  much  more  believable. 
Now  for  the  reality  of  how  it  all 
works. 

My  wife,  June,  told  me  on  a 
Friday  evening  that  she  was  going 
to  a  prayer  breakfast  the  next 
morning,  but  offered  to  get  break- 
fast for  me.  I  assured  her  all  was 
well;  to  just  go  ahead  and  I  would 
provide  for  myself.  I  did  so  by 
heading  for  McDonalds  for  break- 
fast. To  my  surprise  there  was  a 
crowd  by  9:00  a.m.,  so  I  got  in  line. 
After  I  got  an  "Egg  McMufflin" 
there  was  one  table  left  and  it  was 
opposite  a  young  couple  with  two 
small  preschool  children.  Father 
was  pouring  the  syrup  and  applying 
the   butter   on  all  of  the  pancake 


meals.  The  sun  had  come  up  too 
early  for  Mother  and  she  sat  with  a 
slight  smile,  but  in  an  obviously 
numb  state.  She  opened  the  coupon 
for  the  "$1,000,000  Menu  Mania" 
contest  and  her  expression  did  not 
change— no  laughter  like  seen  on 
the  commercial.  Finally  one  of  the 
young  children  asked  the  question, 
"Mother,  why  are  you  not  laugh- 
ing?" Her  answer  must  rank  along 
with  the  great  statements  of  Plato 
and  Socrates,  when  she  said  with- 
out a  change  of  expression,  "Only 
winners  laugh." 

She  was  not  a  winner;  not  at 
least  by  the  rules  of  this  contest. 
She  did,  however,  express  a  current 
philosophy  of  thinking  that  only 
the  winners  can  laugh.  Cheerleaders 
cry  when  their  team  loses,  and  even 
those  millionaire  professional  ath- 
letes find  a  tear  when  the  "big  one" 
gets  away.  In  life  there  is  not  a  large 
number  of  winners.  In  fact,  second 
and  third  place  winners  in  a  race 
often  receive  a  consolation  prize. 

In  the  spiritual  realm  it  is,  and 
should  be,  different.  In  fact,  all 
Christians  should  be  winners.  After 
all,  to  be  saved  from  sin  and  to  be  a 
child  of  God  certainly  makes  one  a 
real  winner.  The  losers  are  those 
who  have  neglected  Christ  and  are 
bound  for  an  eternity  without  Him. 
Yet,  we  should,  as  Christians,  strive 
to  attain  and  to  do  the  very  best 


with  the  help  of  the  Holy  Spirit  and 
Christ,  to  bring  honor  and  praise  to 
His  name. 

The  joy  of  the  Lord  and  an 
eternal  outlook  makes  you  a  winner 
if  Christ  is  your  Saviour  and  the 
Lord  of  your  life.  In  a  world  filled 
with  heartaches  and  disappoint- 
ments, it  is  only  the  Christian  that 
can  smile  and  even  laugh  with  some 
measure  of  joy.  We  need  a  great 
deal  of  Christian  optimism  to  be 
part  of  our  lives.  Certainly  there  is  a 
growing  gloom  on  the  economical 
and  political  areas  of  this  old  world 
these  days.  But  for  those  who  be- 
lieve the  Bible  there  is  a  much 
brighter  day  on  the  horizon.  Yes, 
only  the  winners  laugh  when  the 
end  comes,  and  the  losers  will  weep 
and  gnash  their  teeth. 

There  is  a  little  sequel  to  the 
story.  Several  days  later  I  was  on 
the  road  and  I  stopped  at,  yes,  you 
guessed  it,  McDonalds.  I  ate  my 
pancakes  and  sausage,  opened  up 
my  "$1 ,000,000  Menu  Mania"  con- 
test card,  smiled,  and  then  laughed 
a  little.  People  looked  at  me  as  if 
something  was  wrong.  Nothing 
really  was  wrong.  You  see,  only 
winners  laugh,  and  I  was  an  instant 
winner!  I  did  not  win  a  $50,000 
prize,  but  I  won  a  medium-sized 
Coke.  But,  winners  do  laugh,  even 
though  others  do  not  always  join  in 
on  the  happy  experience. 


=  may  '80 


COVER   PHOTO:  H.  Armstrong  Roberts 

reported 
in 


35  Years  Ago- 1945 

The  Fosters  arrived  safely  after  a  four- 
week  trip  by  boat  from  South  Africa.  It  was 
a  pleasant  trip  except  for  several  U-Boat 
warnings.  .  .  .  The  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council  reports  a  record  offering  of 
$66,712.95. 

15  Years  Ago- 1965 

Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla.,  gave  a  "Bon 
Voyage"  party  to  Pastor  Ralph  Colburn 
as  well  as  a  $500  check  to  help  with  his 
expenses  to  the  Holy  Land.  .  .  .  The  Grace 
Brethren  Church  of  Lancaster,  Pa.,  sent 
forth  a  new  branch  work  at  Elizabethtown. 
.  .  .  R.  I.  Humberd,  outstanding  minister  and 
chart  speaker,  went  to  be  with  the  Lord. .  .  . 
National  youth  conference  will  be  held  at 
Biola  College-total  cost  $35.00. 

5  Years  Ago- 1975 

"The  Spokesmen,"  a  group  from  Grace 
College,  will  tour  this  summer,  and  Bill 
Crabbs  will  be  the  leader.  .  .  .  Ground  break- 
ing has  taken  place  for  the  new  church  in 
Mt.  Laurel,  N.  J.  Robert  Spicer,  pastor.  .  .  . 
Ed  Miller  was  named  to  NCCAA  AI1- 
American  team,  for  his  outstanding  basket- 
ball performance  at  Grace  College. 

BRETHREN  MISSIONARY. 


Volume  42  Number  5  May  1980 

Editor,  Charles  W.  Turner 
Managing  Editor,  Kenneth  E.  Herman 
Artist,  Jane  Fretz 
Production  Manager,  Bruce  Brickel 
Departmental  Editors:  Christian  Education: 
Knute  Larson,  Ginny  Toroian.  Foreign  Mis- 
sions:     Rev.  John  Zielasko,   Nora   Macon. 
Grace  Schools:  Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr.,  Don 
Cramer.  Home  Missions:  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer, 
Brad  Skiles.  WMC:  Linda  Hoke. 

The      Brethren Missionary      Herald      ISSN 

0161-5238)  is  published  monthly  by  the 
Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Co.,  P.  O.  Box 
544,  1104  Kings  Highway,  Winona  Lake,  IN 
46590.  Subscription  prices:  $5.75  per  year; 
foreign,  $7.50.  Special  rates  to  churches. 
Second-class  postage  paid  at  Winona  Lake, 
IN  46590.  Printed  by  BMH  Printing.  POST- 
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4     COOLVILLE   -  A    TRAINING   GROUND    FOR 

DISCIPLES 
6     WHY    MORE    CHURCHES? 

9     ON-THE-JOB  TRAINING  AT  CHAMBERSBURG 
10     BUILDING   GOD'S   CHURCH    IN    THE 

MAUMEE    VALLEY 
12     DIARY   OF    A    DENTAL   SAFARI 
16     LOOKING    BACK    AND   PRAISING   THE    LORD 
24     "MISERY    IN    THE  'ME'    GENERATION" 
29     OTN    -  WMC 
32     SENIOR    ART    EXHIBIT 

bmh  features 

•  Reflections  By  Still  Waters  2  • 

•  News  Notes  21    •    Now  36    • 


Dear  Editor, 

The  March  Herald  was  another  excellent  issue. 
The  "Road  to  Emmaus"  cover  was  just  beautiful, 
and  would  look  good  in  a  frame!  And  if  you 
bought  that  picture  in  a  store,  think  what  you 
would  have  to  pay  for  it!—  Ohio 


may  '80  ' 


Greg  Light,  Steve  Be 


i,  John  George,  Chris  Yacy,  Roger  Thomas,  with  Pastor  Bob  Markley  at  the  pulpit. 


COOLVIIXE 


Pastor  Bob  Markley  of 
Coolville,  Ohio,  seems  to  have 
taken  Matthew  28:19 
seriously.  You  can't  chat  with 
Pastor  Bob  for  very  long 
before  he  starts  talking  about 
George,  Roger,  Steve,  John, 
Greg,  and  Chris.   Bob  Markley 
is  pouring  his  life  into  these 
men. 

Dwight  L.  Moody  once  said 
that  he  would  rather  train  1 0 
people,  than  to  do  the  work  of 
10  people.  Bob  Markley 
seems  to  maintain  that  same 


philosophy.  Whether  it  is 
preaching,  counseling,  visiting, 
organizing  or  any  other  task  of 
the  ministry,  Pastor  Markley 
demonstrates  a  willingness  to 
share  his  responsibilities  with 
his  disciples.  "It  is  not  always 
easy  to  turn  things  over,"  says 
Bob,  "but  as  I  have  worked 
closely  with  these  men,  I  have 
come  to  trust  them.  I  know 
their  current  levels  of  capability 
and  I  know  that  within  those 
levels  they  will  carry  out  the 
responsibility  that  I  give 
them." 

And  what  is  it  like  to  be  on 
the  receiving  end?  "I  really 


couldn't  visualize  it,"  recalls 
George  Horner,  a  longtime 
disciple  of  Bob's.  "Before  our 
pastor  came  here  in  1 976, 1 
had  thought  that  someday  I 
would  like  to  preach  one 
sermon.  Prior  to  Bob's  arrival, 
I  never  had  the  opportunity  of 
doing  that.  When  Pastor  Bob 
one  night  left  the  service  in 
my  hands,  I  couldn't  believe 
it.  I  had  a  hard  time  trusting 
people  to  substitute  teach  in 
my  Sunday  school  class;  I  was 
afraid  they  would  say  some- 
thing I  didn't  like.  So,  when 
the  pastor  trusted  me  to  stand 
up  there  and  say  whatever  I 


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wanted,  I  was  shocked.  But 
he  trusted  me  to  do  it,  and  I 
really  appreciate  him  for 
that." 

Since  George's  first  sermon, 
he  has  had  numerous  occasions 
to  preach.  Out  of  the  six  men 
that  Bob  Markley  is  training, 
three  have  already  developed 
confidence  in  preaching  in  one 
of  the  three  services  of  the 
church. 

In  addition  to  the  trusting 
relationship  that  enables  such 
a  free  interchange  of 
responsibilities,  Markley's  men 
also  point  to  a  transparency  of 
life  style.  "It  has  helped  me 
to  see  that  the  pastor  is 
human-that  he  has  problems, 
too,"  states  John  George. 
"When  I  see  the  willingness  in 
which  he  shares  his  life  with 
others,  that  challenges  me  to 
do  the  same.  It  tells  me  that  I 
need  to  let  down  the  fronts 
and  share  a  part  of  my  life 
with  others." 

"It's  Pastor  Bob's  trans- 
parency that  motivates  me  in 
areas  of  spiritual  growth,"  says 
Roger  Thomas,  another 
Markley  disciple.  "As  I  see 
the  Word  living  in  his  life,  that 
challenges  me  to  apply  it  to 
mine.  If  he  tells  me  I  need  to 
be  evangelizing,  I'm  only 


motivated  as  I  see  him  prac- 
ticing that  priority  in  his  life. 
Taking  it  a  step  further,  if  he 
shares  with  me  that  evangelism 
is  sometimes  scary  or  some- 
thing in  which  he  has  to 
discipline  himself,  then  that 
helps  me  to  face  my  struggles 
and  motivates  me  to  discipline 
myself." 

Time  is  another  element 
that  makes  Bob  Markley  a 
successful  disciple  maker. 
Spending  the  necessary  time 
with  individuals  to  share  one's 
life  with  others,  to  impart  to 
them  your  best,  seems  to  be 
Pastor  Markley's  objective. 
Bob  says,  "Time  is  love.  People 
you  spend  time  with  are 
people  you  love.  I  love  the 
people  of  my  church;  I  love 
the  men  of  my  church.  It's 
easy  for  me  to  spend  time 
with  them." 

Although  Pastor  Markley 
spends  time  with  all  his  church 
members,  his  six  disciples  have 
become  his  priority.   "Some 
people  may  think  that's 
segregating  my  people,"  states 
Bob,  "but  it's  not.  The 
objective  of  living  is  not  to  see 
how  many  babies  we  can  raise. 
We  raise  what  we  believe  we 
can  effectively  train,  educate 
and  support.  That's  where 

my  heart  is.  I 

can  only  pour  my 
my  life  into  in- 
dividuals, not 
masses.  As  I 
train  these  men, 
we  may,  as  a 
team,  be  able 
to  reach  masses, 
but  it  has  to 
start  with  my 
commitment  to 
train  these  men 
to  be  the  leaders 


God  desires  them  to  be." 

A  visit  to  Coolville  reveals 
the  benefits  from  this 
approach.  Not  only  do  we 
notice  three  to  four  men,  in 
addition  to  the  pastor,  taking 
part  in  the  services,  but  we 
also  find  out  that  it  isn't 
always  the  pastor  who 
organized  the  service,  or  made 
house  calls  that  week,  or  con- 
fronted a  spiritual  problem  in 
the  body,  or  even  determined 
goals  for  the  new  year. 
Through  a  beautiful  system  of 
delegation,  Bob  Markley  has 
been  able  to  involve  these  men 
in  all  phases  of  the  church 
ministry.  So  extensive  is  his 
training  process  that  Pastor 
Markley  says,  "If  the  Lord 
would  take  me  home  tomor- 
row, this  church  would 
continue  to  function  and 
grow." 

One  of  the  most  amazing 
things  about  this  training 
ground  for  disciples  is  the 
intensity  in  which  they  are 
made.  As  one  talks  with  Pastor 
Markley,  it  isn't  long  before 
you  realize  he  is  serious  about 
the  stability  of  the  church  in 
his  absence.  He  talks  about 
who  would  lead  the  church  if 
God  decided  Bob  should  go 
home.  He  talks  about  church 
planting  and  names  the  young 
men  he  is  now  training  who 
could  pastor  those  churches. 
So  imparted  is  his  vision  in  the 
hearts  of  his  men,  that 
Markley's  disciples  talk  in 
these  same  future  terms. 

Truly  Coolville  has  become 
a  model  for  disciple  making. 
The  command  to  "Go  therefore 
and  make  disciples  .  .  ."  seems 
to  have  been  taken  literally  by 
these  Brethren. 


may  '80* 


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Why  More  Churches? 


by  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 

Executive  Secretary 

(Statistics  based  on  articles  from  U.S.  News  &  World 

Report  and  Church  Growth  America. ) 

We  closed  the  decade  of  the  '70s  with  more  than 
300,000  churches  in  America.  Yet,  80  million  people 
in  the  U.S.  do  not  claim  to  have  an  allegiance  to  any 
Christian  group.  Another  60  million  Americans  that 
are  affiliated  with  Christian  churches  are  non-resident 
or  inactive,  thus,  at  least  140  million  Americans 
compose  our  mission  field. 

POPULATION  TRENDS 

By  1990,  the  U.S.  estimated  population  will  be 
243  million.  By  the  end  of  the  '80s,  1  out  of  every  8 
Americans  will  be  65  or  older,  an  estimated  30  mil- 
lion. 

The  number  of  high -school  age  people  will  drop. 
The  elementary  age  bracket  will  increase. 

Married  couples,  who  made  up  70  percent  of 
households  a  decade  ago,  will  comprise  only  53  per- 
cent in  1990.  One  in  every  three  persons  will  live 
alone  or  with  a  non-relative,  compared  with  1  in  5  in 
1970. 

One  of  the  fastest-growing  groups  of  the  1970s, 
young  adults  age  18  to  24,  will  shrink  in  the  '80s  by 
15  percent,  down  to  a  total  of  25  million. 

The  average  size  of  the  American  household  will 
continue  to  decrease:  3.3  people  in  1960,  2.7  in 
1980,  and  2.5  in  1990. 

RACIAL  SHIFTS 

Blacks  will  increase  both  in  numbers  and  as  a  pro- 
portion of  the  population  during  the  next  decade. 
They  now  total  about  26  million  or  1 1.8  percent,  by 
the  end  of  the  '80s  they  will  number  30  million  or 
12.2  percent. 

The  Hispanic  population  is  growing  so  rapidly  that 
no  accurate  tabulation  is  available  until  the  present 
census  is  concluded.  Because  many  are  not  registered 
and  are  illegally  entering  our  country,  it  will  be  diffi- 
cult to  arrive  at  a  fair  estimate  of  their  growth. 

Asians  and  other  racial  minorities  are  expected  to 
increase  even  faster,  but  from  a  relatively  small  base: 
up  from  1 .3  percent  of  the  population  in  1970  to  2.7 
percent  by  1990. 

Whites  will  increase  in  number  from  just  over  190 
million  now  to  207  million  at  the  end  of  the  '80s.  As 
a  share  of  the  population,  whites  will  decline  from 
86.2  percent  now  to  85.1  percent. 


In  the  light  of  these  trends  the  Brethren  Home 
Missions  Council  will  step  up  its  effort  to  effectively 
reach  these  racial  groups.  Special  effort  is  now  being 
made  to  build  more  churches  among  the  Navajos.  We 
have  just  moved  to  adopt  the  new  Spanish  church  at 
Lakewood,  California.  The  board  approved  an  action 
to  support  a  Black  intern  pastor  at  Fort  Lauderdale, 
Florida,  where  there  is  a  need  to  reach  an  increasing 
population  of  Blacks  in  the  community.  At  our  Home 
Mission  workshops  this  year,  strong  emphasis  was 
placed  upon  the  necessity  to  seek  out  and  train  new 
potentials  for  the  Brethren  eldership.  We  hope  to  see 
every  home  mission  church  training  at  least  one  new 
man  for  future  ministry. 

A  NATION  ON  THE  MOVE 

In  the  big  metropolitan  areas,  people  will  continue 
to  move  away  from  the  central  cities  to  the  suburbs, 
leaving  just  22.9  percent  of  Americans  living  inside 
the  cities,  down  from  27  percent  today.  The  suburbs 
will  continue  to  expand  as  centralized  business  and 
shopping  moves  to  outlying  areas. 

The  Sun  Belt  will  continue  to  increase  with  vast 
numbers  moving  from  North  and  East  to  the  South 
and  West.  Biggest  gainers  from  this  shift  will  be  Cali- 
fornia, Florida,  and  Texas,  which  will  each  add  at 
least  2.5  million  people  if  present  trends  continue. 

Top  10  fastest  growing  states  in  the  '80s: 

Arizona 41.7%  increase  -  1,000,000* 

Nevada 38.9%  increase  -     280,000 

Florida 34.7%  increase  -  3,100,000 

Wyoming 30.4%  increase  -     140,000 

Idaho    28.3%  increase  -     260,000 

Utah 26.8%  increase  -     370,000 

Colorado    26.4%  increase  -     730,000 

New  Mexico 23.0%  increase  -     290,000 

Oregon 20.6%  increase  -     520,000 

Hawaii 20.2%  increase  -     200,000 

New  Hampshire 20.2%  increase  -     200,000 

*est.  new  residents 

Top  5  growing  states  in  total  numbers  of  people: 

Florida 3.07  million  -  34.7%  increase 

California 3.05  million  -  13.3%  increase 

Texas    2.7    million  -  19.8%  increase 

Arizona 1       million  -  41.7%  increase 

Virginia 850,000  -  15.9%  increase 

The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  is  concen- 
trating upon  the  Sun  Belt.  We  have  moved  into 
Georgia,  the  Carolinas  and  Texas.  More  churches  are 
planned  in  Southern  and  Northern  California  along 
with  a  greater  effort  in  Texas.  Florida  is  ripe  for 


>may  '80 


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harvesting  with  five  new  Brethren  Bible  classes  start- 
ing in  growing  areas.  We  must  concentrate  on  other 
southern  states  where  there  are  no  Brethren  churches. 
New  people  in  a  community  really  afford  us  with  the 
best  opportunity  to  build  Bible-believing  churches. 

APOSTASY  IS  ON  THE  INCREASE 

The  Apostle  Paul  warned  that  in  the  last  days, 
there  would  be  a  "falling  away"  from  the  truth.  In 
2  Timothy  3  he  points  to  the  apostasy,  and  its  effect 
upon  man  and  his  integrity;  the  family  and  human 
relationships;  the  breakdown  of  the  moral  standards; 
and  the  drastic  falling  away  from  Christ,  the  Church, 
and  the  truth.  Doctrinally,  many  of  the  current  old 
line  denominations  are  in  a  state  of  confusion. 

Our  Grace  Brethren  Fellowship  needs  to  rejoice 
continually  that  we  are  united  on  our  Statement  of 
Faith.  Our  doctrinal  beliefs  are  based  squarely  upon 
the  Word.  Our  new  churches  at  home  and  abroad  are 
being  built  upon  the  Bible-teaching  ministry.  Our 
stand  upon  the  Second  Coming  of  Christ  alone  is  at- 
tracting many  Christians  which  desire  to  fellowship 
with  believers  who  expect  His  coming  soon. 

SIN  AND  CRIME  ON  INCREASE 

The  FBI  released  facts  this  year  that  revealed  that 
there  was  a  violent  crime  every  30  seconds,  a 
property  crime  every  3  seconds,  one  murder  every 
27  minutes,  a  forcible  rape  every  8  minutes,  a  rob- 
bery every  76  seconds,  an  aggravated  assault  every  57 
seconds,  a  burglary  every  10  seconds  and  a  motor 
vehicle  theft  every  32  seconds. 

Corruption  in  political  realms  continues  to  in- 
crease at  alarming  rates.  Our  newspapers  and  maga- 
zines inform  us  of  the  breakdown  of  morality  and  the 
increase  of  hatred  in  our  nation.  As  our  former  presi- 
dent, Gerald  Ford,  recently  said,  "Our  nation  is  in 
very  serious  trouble."  We  do  live  in  a  land  of  distress, 
distrust  and  discouragement.  Never  have  we  had  a 
better  hour  to  build  churches  with  a  message  of  hope, 
salvation  and  joy!  Never  has  there  been  a  day  when 
people's  hearts  are  better  prepared  to  hear  our  wit- 
ness of  Christ's  work  in  saving  the  lost  soul. 

Jesus  said,  "I  will  build  my  church  .  .  ."  (Matt. 
16:18).  The  Word  is  clear  on  His  purpose.  It  is  also 
evident  that  He  desires  to  use  us  to  build  His  church. 
To  reach  America,  yes!  To  reach  the  lost,  yes!  To 
rightly  divide  His  Word,  yes!  To  extend  the  Gospel  to 
all  the  people  of  the  world,  yes!  This  is  His  purpose, 
His  plan  to  disciple  all  the  nations  of  the  world 
through  local  churches.  This  is  the  bottom  line  in  our 
Bountiful  Harvest  Program  to  see  52  Grace  Brethren 
churches  come  into  existence  by  1985.  As  God 
directs,  we  hope  to  see  many  new  communities 
reached  for  Christ  through  our  Grace  Brethren  Fel- 
lowship. Through  your  active  support,  in  prayer, 
financial  giving  and  personal  involvement,  52  new 
churches  by  1984  will  be  possible! 


BHMC  Executive 

Secretary 

Honored 


The  Board  of  Directors,  in  their  1979  fall 
meeting,  approved  a  three-week  all-expense  paid 
trip  outside  of  the  USA  for  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Lester 
E.  Pifer.  Dr.  Pifer  served  as  assistant  secretary 
for  12  years  and  executive  secretary  for  13 
years  at  the  end  of  1978.  The  Pifers  chose  to 
take  the  Bible  Land  Tour,  March  18  through 
April  4,  1980. 

The  tour  director  for  the  trip  was  Dr.  Paul 
R.  Bauman  who  served  on  the  BHMC  board  for 
more  than  25  years  and  served  as  the  board 
president  for  most  of  those  years.  It  was  the 
first  such  experience  for  Mrs.  Pifer  and  the 
second  for  Dr.  Pifer. 

The  twenty-fifth  anniversary  gift  for  Dr. 
Pifer  was  slightly  belated  as  he  has  now  served 
over  26  years.  The  Board  of  Directors  are  to  be 
commended  for  their  thoughtfulness  in  provid- 
ing this  well-deserved  trip  for  the  faithful  service 
of  Dr.  Pifer. 


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by  Larry  Chamberlain 


A  Balanced 
National  Budget 

At  the  time  of  this  writing,  President  Carter  has  just 
announced  his  anti-inflation  strategy  of  balancing  the 
federal  budget.  (As  I  recall,  he  promised  to  start  that 
program  in  1976.)  Well,  with  all  the  national  attention 
on  the  political  jugglings  of  balancing  the  federal 
budget,  trimming  a  billion  here  and  a  billion  there,  a 
thousand  jobs  here  and  a  thousand  jobs  there,  the  Breth- 
ren Home  Missions  Council  is  pleased  to  report  a 
balanced  "national"  budget  for  the  prior  year  of  1979 
and,  with  your  help,  a  balanced  budget  for  1980. 

In  1979  we  budgeted  our  expenses  at  $906,500.  We 
carefully  operated  within  a  1.2  percent  margin  of  that 
budget  with  income  exceeding  expenses  by  $5,900.  All 
of  our  needs  were  met  and  we  were  in  a  good  financial 
position  to  face  the  challenges  of  1980!  At  our  board 
meetings  in  March  of  this  year,  we  adopted  a  1980 
budget  amounting  to  $965,000,  an  increase  of  $58,500 
over  last  year.  Over  45  churches  will  be  supported  dur- 
ing 1980,  with  the  possibilities  of  reaching  into  Canada. 
Depending  on  an  increase  in  regular  offerings  from  last 
year  of  13.2  percent,  we  are  optimistic  that  our  1980 
budget  needs  will  be  met. 

The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  acquired  many 
new  friends  as  a  result  of  our  Bountiful  Harvest  church- 
planting  project,  and  we  will  be  reporting  some  exciting 
new  church-planting  adventures  in  the  coming  months. 
Join  us  again  this  year  in  our  vision  of  reaching  our 
country  for  Christ.  Pray  for  our  missionary  pastors- 
pioneers  in  the  highest  sense.  Support  us  by  designating 
a  portion  of  your  church  offering,  "Brethren  Home  Mis- 
sions." Help  us  "balance  our  national  budget"  for  1980! 

SPECIAL  NOTE:  At  least  10  churches  are  slated  to  be- 
come self-supporting  this  year.  When  this  happens,  it 
opens  up  doors  of  opportunity  for  new  churches  in  new 
cities,  reaching  more  and  more  people  with  the  gospel 
message! 


The  Brethren 

Home  Missions  Council 

1979  Church  Offerings 

The  Top  25  Churches 

Long  Beach,  Calif.  (Grace)  .  $35,583.68 

Columbus,  Ohio  (Grace)    ..  33,749.60 

Long  Beach,  Calif.  (North)  .  26,840.25 

Winona  Lake,  Ind 19,794.07 

Myerstown,Pa 18,064.23 

Sunnyside,  Wash 17,283.45 

Winchester,  Va 13,873.98 

Hagerstown,  Md.  (Grace)  ..  13,074.90 

Wooster,Ohio 12,516.31 

Whittier,  Calif. 

(Community) 12,378.00 

Fort  Wayne ,  Ind.  (First) ...  1 1 ,5  8 1 .5  5 

Johnstown,  Pa.  (First)  ....  11,317.72 

Uniontown,Pa 10,776.85 

Homerville,  Ohio 10,698.87 

Philadelphia,  Pa.  (First)  .  .  .  10,286.25 

Bellflower,  Calif 9,832.30 

Ashland,  Ohio  (Grace) 9,747.00 

Berne,  Ind 9,637.01 

Waterloo,  Iowa 9,368.10 

Beaumont,  Calif 9,192.67 

Fremont,  Ohio  (Grace)   .  .  .  8,805.82 

New  Holland,  Pa 8,588.46 

Telford,  Pa. 8,018.10 

Martinsburg,  Pa 7,409.50 

Lititz.Pa 7,274.79 


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A  Brethren  Home  Missions 


On-the-job  Training 
at  Chambersburg 


Pastor  Buck  Summers  at  Chambersburg,  Pennsylvania,  is  proving  that  a  church  doesn't  have  to  have 
a  large  budget  and  lots  of  programs  to  attract  an  intern.  Good  old  experience,  even  if  it  means  without  pay, 
is  the  offer  the  Chambersburg  Grace  Brethren  Church  makes  to  young  men. 

"Certainly  it  would  be  ideal  if  we  could  offer  an  intern  a  part-  or  full-time  paid  ministry  here  in  the 
church,"  says  Pastor  Summers,  "but  we're  not  going  to  limit  our  discipleship  efforts  because  of  budget 
ceilings.  We  can  offer  young  men  experience  in  the  hard-core  basics  of  establishing  a  new  church.  And  if 
that's  where  their  heart  is-finding  practical  training  in  church  planting-then  finances  will  be  secondary." 

Committed  to  reproducing  his  life  in  the  lives  of  other  men ,  Buck  Summers  is  currently  training  Wes 
Heckman,  a  1975  graduate  from  Messiah  College.  "Wes  is  our  intern,"  states  Buck.  "He  believes  God  is 
directing  him  to  foreign  missions  and  it  is  exciting  for  our  church  to  take  an  active  role  in  preparing  him  for 
God's  ministry.  Wes  is  an  elder  in  our  church  and  is  responsible  for  our  Christian  Education  and  Missions 
Commissions.  He  has  taught  in  our  Sunday  School  of  the  Bible,  our  Institute  of  Christian  Studies,  and  has 
helped  in  visitation.  He  has  been  able  to  preach  in  our  evening  service  and  by  the  time  he  leaves  for  Grace 
Seminary  this  coming  fall,  he  will  not  only  be  experienced  in  preaching,  but  we  will  have  trained  him  in 
every  phase  of  the  ministry-from  administration  to  counseling." 

Although  this  home  mission  church  is  able  to  reap  growth  benefits  from  a  resident  intern,  the  moti- 
vation for  developing  intern  positions  lies  deep  within  the  pastor's  personal  philosophy  of  ministry.  "I  have 
a  real  burden  to  see  young  men  trained  and  encouraged  in  the  ministry  that  God  has  called  them  to.  I  want 
to  become  a  'Paul'  in  the  lives  of  many  young  Timothys." 

Also  ingrained  in  his  ministry  is  a  shepherding  attitude  that  involves  the  complete  individual.  "I  want 
our  church  to  minister  to  the  varying  needs  of  brothers  and  sisters  in  Christ.  I  want  to  see  people  growing 
mentally,  physically,  socially,  and  spiritually  from  Luke  2:52,"  says  Buck. 

Demonstrating  this  total  ministry  approach,  Pastor  Summers  and  his  wife,  Barb,  have  been  teaching 
two  "personal  life  development  classes."  Taught  during  the  Sunday  school  hour,  Buck  leads  the  men  of  the 
church  in  the  study  of  "Learning  to  be  a  Man,"  and  Barb  teaches  the  adult  women's  Sunday  school  class 
"Learning  to  be  a  Woman."  Through  these  classes,  as  well  as  a  strong  pulpit  ministry,  the  Chambersburg 
Brethren  communicate  ministry  priorities  to  Christian  homes  with  husbands  being  the  spiritual  leaders. 
Showing  Dr.  Dobson's  film  series  "Focus  on  the  Family,"  on  Sunday  evenings  beginning  Mother's  Day  and 
continuing  through  Father's  Day,  is  another  representation  of  this  church's  ministry  concerns. 

The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  rejoices  in  the  growth  of  this  home  mission  church,  which  has 
now  surpassed  the  100  mark  in  attendance,  and  praises  their  ingenuity  in  ministering  to  the  total  needs  of 
believers! 

Pray  that: 

1.  New  contacts  would  be  made  through  the  film  series  "Focus  on  the  Family." 

2.  Church  members  might  positively  demonstrate  to  their  friends  an  "aliveness"  in  their  daily  Christian  walk. 

3.  The  church  body  might  be  sensitive  to  needs  as  they  minister  to  one  another. 


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(Editor's  Note:  "Building  God's  Church  in  the  Maumee  Valley"  is  part  of  a  continuing  series  on  church  planting 
apart  from  the  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council.  The  Council  rejoices  in  the  growth  of  this  new  church  and  praises 
the  Northcentral  Ohio  District  for  their  vision  in  helping  to  establish  this  gospel  outpost  in  the  Maumee  Valley.) 


Building  God's  Church 
in  the  Maumee  Valley 


by  Pastor  Jeff  Carroll 

What  did  Jesus  mean  when  He 
promised,  "I  will  build  my 
church  .  .  ."?  What's  a  church  any- 
way? How  did  Peter  feel  when 
3,000  people  streamed  forward  in 
response  to  his  challenge  to  follow 
the  Saviour?  The  faithful  people  of 
Maumee  Valley  Grace  Brethren 
Church  in  Toledo,  Ohio,  are  experi- 
encing, in  some  degree,  the  answers 
to  these  questions.  It  is  truly  excit- 
ing to  see  how  God  works. 

But  where  did  it  all  begin?  Great 
works  of  God  are  not  established 
overnight,  and  Maumee  Valley 
Grace  is  no  exception  to  that  rule 
of  church  growth.  The  first  Bible 
study  group  began  meeting  in 
October  of  1977,  with  Pastor  David 
Goodman,  of  the  Bowling  Green 
(Ohio)  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
leading    the    study.    During    those 


early  months,  the  attendance  varied 
from  five  to  fourteen  adults  with 
childcare  provided  infrequently. 
Upon  Pastor  Goodman's  move  to 
Anaheim,  California,  Pastor  Dick 
Hopkins  of  Calvary  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  near  Toledo,  began  to  lead 
the  group.  During  this  time,  the 
adult  attendance  grew  to  between 
20  and  30  each  week  with  several 
professions  of  faith  and  commit- 
ments to  the  establishment  of  a 
new  Grace  Brethren  Church  on  the 
west  side  of  Toledo. 

Meanwhile,  Jeff  and  Pam  Carroll 
were  completing  their  final  year  at 
Grace  Seminary  in  Winona  Lake, 
Indiana.  Pam  had  met  Jeff  at  the 
Worthington  (Ohio)  Grace  Brethren 
Church  where  Jeff,  not  yet  a  Chris- 
tian, told  Pam,  "I  don't  understand 
this  Grace  Brethren  religion." 
Shortly  thereafter,  Jeff  received 
Christ  at  a  Nathan  Meyer  evangelistic 


meeting.  Later  Pam  and  Jeff  were 
married  in  June  of  1976,  right  be- 
fore the  couple  left  for  seminary. 
Pastor  Jeff,  in  recalling  those 
formative  years  at  Worthington, 
says:  "I  was  challenged  almost  daily 
by  Pastors  Jim  Custer  and  John 
Willett  to  present  myself  for  full- 
time  ministry.  When  Pastor  David 
Hocking  returned  to  the  church  for 
a  one-week  visit,  I  knew  with  cer- 
tainty that  God  was  calling  me  to 
the  ministry  and  I  surrendered  my 
will  to  His." 

On  March  18,  1979,  man's  desire 
and  God's  will  came  together  as 
Bob  and  Cathy  Gillespie  and  Doug 
and  Mary  Davisson  went  to  hear 
Pastor  Jeff  preach  in  a  little  church 
in  Milford,  Indiana.  It  was  there 
that  they  informed  Jeff  and  Pam  of 
the  tremendous  need  of  Toledo— a 
city  of  over  600,000  people  with 
no   Grace  Brethren  Church!  After 


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much  soul-searching  and  prayer, 
Jeff  and  Pam  decided  to  commit 
their  lives  to  reach  people  in  the 
Maumee  Valley. 

Pastor  Jeff  and  Pam,  and  their 
little  girl,  Card,  arrived  in  Toledo 
on  August  9,  1979,  and  set  a  target 
of  September  9,  1979,  as  the  date 
of  the  first  service  of  the  Maumee 
Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church. 
After  checking  more  than  80  loca- 
tions for  public  services,  the  group 
finally  found  a  place  for  its  first 
service.  The  Lord  blessed  that  first 
service  with  83  people  present  and 
an  offering  of  $1,215.79!  The 
group  set  as  its  goal  to  average  50 
people  in  attendance  by  December 
31,  1979,  and  the  Lord  blessed 
them  with  an  average  of  50.4.  Al- 
most forgotten,  is  the  church's  at- 


taining self-supporting  status  in  less 
than  two  months  under  Northcen- 
tral  Ohio  District  Missions. 

THE  FUTURE 

The  group  can  sum  up  their 
ministry  in  two  vision-packed 
words:  "Great  Expectations!"  The 
temporary  governing  board  of  the 
church  has  set  as  their  goal,  "180 
by  the  end  of  1980."  With  that  goal 
in  mind,  it  is  reported  that  Pastor 
Jeff  was  quite  relieved  when  the 
group  chose  Philippians  4:13  as 
their  year  verse  at  a  recent  congre- 
gational business  meeting. 

Growing  at  the  same  rate  as 
evangelism  is  an  increasing  stress  on 
one-on-one  discipleship.  "A  person 
cannot  mature  without  it!"  says 
Pastor  Jeff  very   adamantly.  With 


that  goal  in  mind,  Pastor  Jeff  has 
been  training  a  group  of  very  dedi- 
cated men:  Bob  Gillespie,  Mike 
Henry,  Doug  Davisson,  George 
Kinzie,  Doug  Bowman,  Rick 
Fowler,  David  Lee,  and  Bob  Nowak 
who  have  met  each  Saturday  morn- 
ing from  7  to  9  a.m.  since  Pastor 
Jeff  arrived.  These  men  have  great 
vision.  Their  desire  is  to  evangelize 
Toledo,  Ohio,  where  only  5,000 
out  of  the  600,000  residents  of  the 
city  attend  Bible-believing  churches. 
But  they  will  not  stop  there.  They 
have  the  desire  to  raise  up  other 
pastors  and  to  plant  other  churches 
up  and  down  the  121 -mile  Maumee 
River  Valley.  In  short,  they  desire 
to  evangelize  the  world. 

May  the  Lord  grant  these  desires 
as  they  occupy  until  He  comes! 


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Our  mission  dental  school  at  Boguila. 


Diary 


of  a  Dental  Safari 


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by  Dr.  David  S.  Daugherty 

A  dozen  faces  crowded 
around  the  screened  window^ 
each  gently  nudging  for  a 
better  view.  Inside  the  shrill 
sound  of  a  dental  drill  pierced 
the  otherwise  quiet  African 
afternoon  air. 

Daniel  was  having  a  filling 
placed  in  one  of  his  back  teeth, 
and  his  friends  had  all  come  to 
watch  the  mysterious  pro- 
cedure. More  than  likely  one 
of  them  would  be  back  tomor- 
row to  have  a  cleaning  or  some 
fillings.      After      all,      Daniel 


seemed  to  survive  all  right,  and 
that  shiny  silver  filling  inside 
his  tooth  was  quite  a  conver- 
sation piece  with  friends. 

Such  experiences  were 
duplicated  many  times  during 
my  trip  to  the  Central  African 
Republic.  My  wife,  Karen,  and 
I  spent  a  month  giving  dental 
care  to  missionaries  and 
nationals  at  the  Boguila  Medi- 
cal Station.  Over  150  patients 
were  cared  for  during  this 
time.  I  was  able  to  provide 
many  dental  services  such  as 
cleaning  teeth,  taking  dental 
X-rays,  placing  fillings,  remov- 
ing hopelessly  infected  teeth, 
and  making  some  simple  re- 
placements for  missing  teeth. 

Friendships  quickly  form 
when  you  are  able  to  replace  a 
missing  front  tooth  for  a 
young  person,  or  when  you 
are  able  to  remove  an  infected 
tooth  that  has  been  causing 
pain  for  months.  Such  friend- 
ship bridges  can  be  used  of 
God  as  a  springboard  for  evan- 
gelism and  spiritual  growth  in 
the  lives  of  these  Africans. 


You  might  wonder  how  it 
was  possible  to  transport  a 
dental  office  to  this  remote 
part  of  the  world.  I  certainly 
did!  However,  God  had  al- 
ready taken  care  of  this 
challenge. 

Sixteen  years  ago,  Dr. 
Austin  Robbins,  a  former 
Brethren  missionary,  built  a 
mission  dental  school  at 
Boguila.  This  spacious  building 
sits  across  the  road  from  the 
main  hospital.  It  contains  a 
private  office,  two  treatment 
rooms,  a  lab,  classroom,  and 
clinic  area  with  four  student 
treatment  bays.  What  a  sur- 
prise to  find  this  lovely  set-up 
ready  to  be  put  into  use.  All 
the  equipment  originally  in- 
stalled for  this  school  was 
available  for  my  use.  After 
dusting  away  some  cobwebs,  I 
was  ready  to  go  to  work. 

God  blessed  us  with  a  very 
busy  schedule  and  the  good 
health  that  such  an  exhausting 
endeavor  demands.  My  wife 
patiently  assisted  me  along 
with  missionary  Jean  Austin 
who  served  as  our  translator.  I 
quickly  learned  the  following 
Sango  dental  vocabulary:  asso 
=  pain,  pembe  =  tooth,  and 
tuku  =  spit. 

The  vision  for  such  a  trip 
grew  out  of  conversations  I 
had  with  FMS  Board  member 
Dr.  Peter  Peponis  and  Breth- 
ren Foreign  Missions.  An  in- 
vitation from  the  National 
Church  in  the  C.A.R.  further 
encouraged  me.  Our  home 
church  in  Worthington,  Ohio, 
along  with  family  and  friends 


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provided  the  funds  to  meet 
our  travel  expenses.  Before  I 
knew  it,  God  had  miraculously 
provided  all  that  we  needed 
for  this  trip  and  taught  us 
many  valuable  spiritual  lessons 
along  the  way. 

The  Foreign  Mission  Board 
and  the  African  Medical 
Council  are  very  anxious  to  re- 
open this  dental  training  pro- 
gram. Today  the  doors  of  the 
school  are  closed  because  no 
dental  personnel  (dentists, 
hygienists,  technicians)  have 
caught  a  vision  for  this  excit- 
ing ministry.  Lord  willing, 
Karen  and  I  would  love  to  re- 
turn some  day  soon  and  help 
in  reopening  this  program. 

Just  think  of  this  tremen- 
dous challenge  for  a  minute: 
national  Christians  who  are 
well-trained  dentists  and  dis- 
cipled  in  their  Christian  walk 
using  their  vocation  as  an  op- 
portunity to  share  the  good 
news.  Some  would  become 
leaders  in  their  local  churches 
and  perhaps  a  few  might  ac- 
cept the  challenge  of  becom- 
ing missionaries  to  other  lands. 
Presently  there  is  no  dental 
training  program  anywhere  in 
the  C.A.R.  How  exciting  it 
would  be  to  have  such  a  pro- 
gram with  Christ  at  its  center 
raising  up  young  men  and 
women  equipped  for  His 
service ! 

Toward  the  end  of  my  stay 
an  elderly  pastor,  named  Jean, 
came  to  see  me  as  a  patient. 
After  some  informal  chatting, 
Jean  explained  that  he  had  lost 
several    front    teeth    and    re- 


quested I  make  some  replace- 
ment teeth. 

When  I  gave  him  his  new 
teeth,  Jean's  eyes  slowly  filled 
with  tears.  They  were  tears  of 
joy.  He  told  me  now  he  could 
return  to  the  pulpit  to  preach. 
No  longer  would  he  be  ham- 
pered by  an  embarrassing 
smile.  No  more  would  the  kids 
tease  him  about  his  speech.  No 
more  insecurity  in  boldly  shar- 
ing his  faith.  Now  he  was  free 
to  preach  again.  What  a  re- 
warding opportunity  to  help 
an  aging  pastor  return  to  his 
church  renewed  and  ready  to 
serve. 

What  other  pastors  or  na- 
tional Christians  need  such 
help?  What  unsaved  Africans 
might  be  reached  through  an 
effective  dental  evangelism 
ministry?  Only  God  knows, 
but  maybe  His  answer  lies  in 
our  hands. 


Perhaps  you  or  a  friend  of 
yours  would  be  interested  in 
knowing  more  about  this  op- 
portunity. If  so,  please  contact 
either  me: 

Dr.  David  Daugherty 

2691  Dayton  Avenue 

Columbus,  Ohio  43202 
or: 

Brethren  Foreign  Missions 

P.O.  Box  588 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


Dr.  Daugherty 
works  on 
a  patient. 


114  may  '80 


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Top  30 


in  Brethren  Foreign  Missions  Giving 


Top  30  Churches  in  Giving  in  1979 


1.  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Columbus, 

Worthington.Ohio $56,229.71 

2.  First  Brethren  Church,  Wooster,  Ohio  .  .  .  .       54,086.32 

3.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  .       50,118.19 

4.  North  Long  Beach  Brethren  Church, 

Long  Beach,  Calif 40,793.22 

5.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Ashland,  Ohio   ...       31,682.29 

6.  Winona  Lake  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Winona  Lake,  Ind 26,644.64 

7.  Community  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 

Whittierand  La  Mirada,  Calif 25,542.70 

8.  Penn  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Telford,  Pa 19,238.00 

9.  First  Brethren  Church,  Whittier,  Calif.     ...       19,069.82 

10.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Myerstown,  Pa.     ..       18,470.18 

1 1.  First  Brethren  Church,  Dayton,  Ohio  ....       16,559.52 

12.  La  Loma  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Modesto,  Calif 15,961.50 

13.  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  West  Kittan- 

ning,  Pa 15,937.05 

14.  Bellflower  Brethren  Church,  Bell- 

flower,  Calif 15,898.79 


15.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lancaster,  Pa.    ...  15,418.64 

16.  First  Brethren  Church,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.   ..  14,880.95 

17.  West  Homer  Brethren  Church,  Homerville, 

Ohio 14,529.99 

18.  First  Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pa.    ...  14,338.40 

19.  Ireland  Road  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

South  Bend,  Ind 14,117.99 

20.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Sunnyside,  Wash.    .  14,023.00 

21.  First  Brethren  Church,  Rittman,  Ohio     ...  13,999.39 

22.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Uniontown,  Pa.    ..  13,281.60 

23.  Community  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Warsaw,  Ind 13,256.67 

24.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Hagerstown,  Md.     .  13,040.27 

25.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Winchester,  Va.    ..  12,875.84 

26.  Pike  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pa.  1  2,360.70 

27.  Everett  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Everett.  Pa.  1  2,287.08 

28.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Fort 

Lauderdale,  Fla 11.474.76 

29.  Martinsburg  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Martinsburg,  Pa 11,338.54 

30.  Conemaugh  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Conemaugh.Pa 11,121.66 


Top  30  Churches  in  Per  Capita  Giving  in  1979 


(Based  on  1979  membership  records) 

Penn  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Telford,  Pa.  $93.84 

First  Brethren  Church,  Wooster,  Ohio 87.10 

Conemaugh  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Conemaugh,  Pa 86.89 

Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lancaster,  Pa 83.80 

West  Homer  Brethren  Church,  Homerville,  Ohio  .  81.63 

First  Brethren  Church,  Philadelphia,  Pa 77.37 

Cherry  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Beaumont,  Calif 73.37 

La  Loma  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Modesto,  Calif.  70.01 

Grace  Brethren  Church,  Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla.  .  .  63.05 
Ireland  Road  Grace  Brethren  Church,  South 

Bend,  Ind 61.92 

First  Brethren  Church,  Whittier,  Calif 58.86 

Grace  Brethren  Church,  Ashland,  Ohio 58.78 

First  Brethren  Church,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind 58.36 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  West  Kittanning,  Pa.    .  55.34 

Everett  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Everett,  Pa.   .  .  .  52.73 

First  Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pa 52.71 


17.  Community  Grace  Brethren  Church. 

Warsaw,  Ind 50.21 

18.  Winona  Lake  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Winona 

Lake,  Ind 48.71 

19.  Community  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Whittier 

and  La  Mirada,  Calif 47.21 

20.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Uniontown,  Pa 46.77 

21.  First  Brethren  Church,  Rittman,  Ohio     46.20 

22.  Pike  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pa.  .  .  .  44.79 

23.  First  Brethren  Church,  Dayton,  Ohio 41.09 

24.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Sunnyside,  Wash 35.50 

25.  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Columbus, 

Worthington,    Ohio 32.88 

26.  Martinsburg  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Martinsburg,  Pa 31.58 

27.  North  Long  Beach  Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach, 

Calif 30.86 

28.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Myerstown,  Pa 27.53 

29.  Bellflower  Brethren  Church,  Bellflower,  Calif.  .  .  27.04 

30.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Winchester,  Va 25.80 


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1981  1932  1938  1934  19 


1931 

Miss  Mabel  Crawford  sailed  from 
New  York  on  February  28,  going  to 
Paris  where  she  took  further 
preparation  as  a  teacher  in  our 
African  schools. 

The  Gospel  of  John,  printed  in 
Karre,  arrived  on  the  African  field 
on  May  16. 

Miss  Laura  E.  Larson  left  for 
Argentina  early  in  June. 

Louis  S.  Bauman  was  elected 
editor  of  The  Brethren  Missionary. 

Lester  W.  Kennedy,  one  of  our 
beloved  missionaries  to  Africa, 
departed  to  be  with  Christ  on 
November  5.  He  was  laid  to  rest 
beside  James  Gribble  at  Bassai. 

1932 

On  February  13,  a  disastrous  fire 
occurred  at  Yaloke,  destroying  the 
school  building,  missionaries' 
homes,  food  supplies,  and 
household  goods. 

Undaunted  Hope,  the  story  of 
the  life  of  James  Gribble  and  a 
history  of  our  work  in  French 
Equatorial  Africa,  was  written  by 
Dr.  Florence  N.  Gribble.  One 


Mi.  and  Mis. 

Ricaido  Wagnei 

several  yeais 

aftei  theii 

marriage. 


Clarence  Sickle,  his  wife,  Loree,  and  Johanna  Nielsen 
enjoy  food  and  fellowship  in  Argentina. 


thousand  copies  were  published  and 
put  on  sale  by  the  board. 

Marc  Volongou,  our  first  licensed 
pastor  in  Africa,  was  appointed  by 
the  field  council  as  assistant  pastor 
at  Yaloke. 

Miss  Mabel  Crawford  left  Paris 
accompanying  Dr.  Gribble  and  Miss 
Myers  to  Africa,  arriving  on 
November  24.  She  immediately 
opened  a  school  at  the  Bellevue 
station. 

1933 

Due  to  Mrs.  Yett's  health  and 
other  conditions  beyond  control  of 
the  board,  it  was  deemed  inadvisable 
for  the  Percy  Yetts  to  return  to 
South  America. 

Homer  A.  Kent,  Sr.,  was  elected 
member  of  the  board.  (Dr.  Kent  is 
currently  a  faithful  member  of  the 
board.) 

1934 

Owing  to  the  severe  illness  of 
Miss  Edna  Patterson,  she  was  sent 
home  from  Africa  in  January, 
arriving  in  the  States  on  March  21. 


After  great  suffering,  the  Lord 
called  Miss  Patterson  home  on  May 
10. 

Miss  Laura  Larson  married 
Ricardo  Wagner,  thus  automatically 
canceling  her  contract  with  the 
board. 

Clarence  L.  Sickel  was  appointed 
field  superintendent  of  the 
Argentine  work. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Curtis  G.  Morrill 
were  approved  by  the  general 
conference  as  missionaries  to 
Africa. 

1935 

The  Brethren  Missionary 
published  its  last  issue  in  March 
1935.  Beginning  with  April,  the 
magazine  was  merged  with  The 
Brethren  Evangelist.   The  first  issue 
each  month  of  that  magazine  was 
the  Foreign  Missionary  issue.  L.  S. 
Bauman  continued  as  editor  of  the 
missionary  issue. 

The  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
was  incorporated  under  the  laws  of 
the  State  of  California  on  April  17. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Curtis  Morrill  sailed 
from  New  York  on  May  25.  They 


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Dr.  L.  S.  Bauman 

enjoys  a  cup  of 

mate  while  in 

Argentina. 


would  make  the  opening  of  a 
fourth  station  in  Africa  possible. 

1936 

On  July  26,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Floyd 
Taber  left  France,  arriving  in  New 
York  in  August  22. 

1937 

Bethany  Home,  the  missionary 
home  in  Ashland,  Ohio,  was 
completed  early  in  January.  This 
home  was  the  gift  of  the  SMM  to 
the  Foreign  Missionary  Society, 
who  furnished  the  lot.  Two 
families  could  live  there.  It  was 
completely  furnished  by  the  WMC. 
Dr.  Gribble  and  her  daughter  were 
the  first  occupants.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Jake  Kliever,  becoming  approved 
candidates  for  Africa,  were  the 
first  occupants  of  the  other  half  of 
the  house. 

On  March  27,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J. 
Paul  Dowdy  sailed  from  New  York 
for  Argentina. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Floyd  Taber  and 
children  left  New  York  for  France 
en  route  to  Africa. 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jake  Kliever 
departed  for  language  study  in 
France. 

1938 

Early  this  year  the  Central 
French  School  at  Bassai  and  the 
Central  School  for  missionaries' 
children  at  Bassai  and  Yaloke  were 
opened,  as  well  as  the  Central  Bible 
School  which  opened  at  Bozoum. 

The  board  approved  the  election 
of  Orville  D.  Jobson  by  the  African 
Field  Council  as  field  superin- 
tendent. 

Two  new  stations  were  opened 
in  Africa— the  Fosters  going  to 
Bouca  and  the  Jobsons  to  Bozoum. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hill  Maconaghy 
sailed  from  New  York  and  arrived 
in  Buenos  Aires  on  October  28. 

Charles  F.  Yoder,  after  30  years 
of  service  as  a  missionary  in 
Argentina,  was  retired. 

1939 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clarence  Sickel  and 
their  children  left  South  America 
for  the  States  for  their  first  furlough 
in  10  years. 


1940 

The  Native  Evangelists  School 
opened  at  Bozoum,  French 
Equatorial  Africa. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  S.  Williams 
and  Miss  Ruth  Snyder  left  for 
Quebec,  Canada,  to  study  French. 

The  translation  of  the  Book  of 
Acts  into  the  Gbea  language  was 
completed  at  the  Bellevue  station. 

On  August  30,  the  "National 
Conference  of  the  Brethren  Church" 
(Ashland  group)  dismissed  the 
Foreign  Missionary  Society  as  a 
cooperating  board  of  that 
conference. 

On  August  31,  several 
amendments  of  the  Constitution  of 
the  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
were  made  and  a  revision  of  the 
Charter  of  the  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  was  also  made  at  the  FMS 
Annual  Business  Meeting. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Dunning 
sailed  for  Africa  and  arrived  on 
March  18. 

Late  this  year,  the  translation  of 
the  New  Testament  into  the  Karre 
language  was  completed  by  Miss 
Estella  Myers. 


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SUBJECT:  Foreign  Mission  Board  Meetings 

DATE:  February  11-14,  1980 

TO:  Members  and  Friends  of  Brethren  Foreign  Missions 

FROM:  The  General  Director 


BOARD  MEMBERS  PRESENT:  Dr.  Kenneth  B.  Ashman;  Rev.  Dean  Fetterhoff;  Rev.  Robert  Griffith; 
Rev.  Wesley  Haller;  Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Sr.;  Mr.  Lenard  Moen;  Dr.  Peter  N.  Peponis;  Dr. 
Bernard  Schneider;  Mr.  Herman  Schumacher;  Rev.  Scott  Weaver;  and  Dr.  John  C.  Whitcomb. 
Dr.  Glenn  O'Neal  had  just  undergone  major  surgery  and  could  not  be  present. 

REPORTS:     1 .  General  Director's  Report— world  conditions  that  affect  missions,  personnel  and  specific 
fields  review,  challenges  before  the  society,  goals  established,  and  recommendations. 

2.  Financial  Report- 12%  increase  in  giving.  This  was  offset  by  the  dollar  devaluation  resulting 
in  a  deficit  of  $32,840.  As  a  result,  Brethren  Foreign  Missions  is  in  an  austerity  program. 
Budgets  were  cut  10%. 

3.  Special  report  on  Africa  by  Dr.  John  Whitcomb— excellent  response  to  meetings  held  with 
African  pastors  (over  400). 

COMMITTEE  MEETINGS  DEALING  WITH  EACH  FIELD  INDIVIDUALLY 

INTERVIEWS  WITH  MISSIONARIES  ON  FURLOUGH  AND  WITH  CANDIDATES 


9 

may  '80 


NEW  MISSIONARIES:  The  following  were  approved  for  missionary  appointee  status: 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bob  Belohlavek- Africa,  church  development 
Miss  Joyce  Deacon— Central  African  Republic,  nurse 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Ochocki— Central  African  Republic,  business  administrator 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tom  Sharp— Mexico,  church  planting 

RELIEF  AGENCY  BRETHREN  (RAB):  Funds  were  distributed  as  follows: 
$3,500  for  Cambodian  relief 
$3,500  to  be  dispersed  through  M.A.P.  (Medical  Assistance  Program) 

With  over  two-thirds  of  the  world  population  still  unreached,  we  dare  not  be  complacent  about  our 
foreign  mission  program.  A  goodly  portion  of  missionary  personnel  must  be  penetrating  that  barrier  that 
separates  faith  from  non-faith  (Rom.  10:13-15). 

The  year  1980  celebrates  the  eightieth  anniversary  for  Brethren  Foreign  Missions.  God  is  blessing  on  all 
fields  where  Brethren  missionaries  are  laboring..  This  decade  is  indeed  dangerous— but  for  the  Christian  it 
presents  an  opportunity  to  obey  the  Great  Commission. 

As  Dr.  Kenneth  Scott  Latourette  once  remarked:  "The  missionary  impulse  will  not  let  those  who  feel  it 
rest  content  until  the  Christian  message  is  presented  to  all  men." 


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DATE:  July  26-August  2,  1980 


LOCATION:  Manchester  College,  North  Manchester,  Indiana 

COST:  $135  Including  the  $35  Registration  Fee 

OVER  1000  TEENS  EXPECTED 

REGISTRATION  DEADLINE:  June  15,  1980 

SPECIAL  SPEAKERS:  Pat  Hurley  and  Dawson  McAllister 


Design  by  David  French 


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From  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 
and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 


□  The  house  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Norman  Uphouse,  War- 
saw, Ind.,  was  completely  destroyed  by  fire  on  Satur- 
day evening,  March  1 .  The  Uphouses  were  having 
dinner  at  a  nearby  restaurant,  and  returned  to  find 
firemen  battling  die  blaze  that  had  totally  engulfed 
the  house.  Fire  officials  believe  the  blaze  started 
around  a  wood-burning  stove  in  the  family  room.  Al- 
most nothing  was  salvaged.  An  auto  was  also  de- 
stroyed in  the  fire.  Dr.  Uphouse  is  a  retired  professor 
at  Grace  College,  and  Mrs.  Uphouse  is  associate  dean 
of  students.  They  have  shown  great  courage  through 
this  ordeal,  but  much  of  their  loss  is  irrecoverable, 
and  your  prayers  will  be  appreciated. 

□  Lyle  Marvin,  Jr.,  and  Don  Lashley,  members  of  the 
Kenai  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Kenai,  Alaska,  recently 
participated  in  a  Civil  Air  Patrol  search  for  a  downed 
pilot,  who  had  spent  several  days  outside  in  below 
zero  temperatures.  The  plane  with  Lyle  Marvin  and  a 
pilot  picked  up  the  downed  flier's  signal  on  the  Cook 
Inlet.  Lyle,  past  president  of  the  national  men's 
organization  and  retired  from  the  Los  Angeles  Fire 
Dept.,  is  now  directing  the  music  program  at  the 
Kenai  church. 


□  Mrs.  Opal  Sollenberger,  a  resident  of  Grace  Breth- 
ren Village,  Englewood,  Ohio,  has  written  a  book  en- 
titled /  Chose  To  Live  in  a  Nursing  Home.  Published 
by  the  David  C.  Cook  Co.,  the  book  frankly  faces  the 
life-style  decisions  of  the  senior  years.  Mrs.  Sollen- 
berger tells  how  she  chose  life  in  a  retirement/nursing 
home  facility  over  the  other  options,  and  you  will 
also  enjoy  the  humorous  portions  of  the  book.  It  is 
an  invaluable  book  for  those  who  are  facing  these  de- 
cisions themselves,  and  for  those  who  must  help  a 
loved  one  plan  for  senior  years.  You  may  order  a 
copy  of  the  book  from  the  Missionary  Herald,  P.O. 


Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590.  Please  enclose 
your  check  or  money  order  for  $4.95  and  BMH  pays 
postage  costs. 


Dr.  Robert  B.  Collitt,  Stewardship  Counselor  for 
the  Grace  Brethren  Missions  Stewardship  Service,  will 
be  speaking  at  the  following  Grace  Brethren  churches: 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Alexandria,  Va.,  May  1 1-14. 
W.  Carl  Miller,  pastor. 

Rosemont  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Martinsburg,  W. 
Va.,  May  18-21,  Donald  Weltmer,  pastor. 
Melrose  Gardens  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Harrisburg, 
Pa.,  June  14,  Earle  Peer,  pastor. 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lancaster,  Pa.,  June  8-11, 
Wesley  Haller,  pastor. 

Southern  Lancaster  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lancas- 
ter, Pa.,  June  15-18,  Vernon  Harris,  pastor. 

Dr.  John  C.  Whitcomb  will  hold  special  meetings 
at  the  following  churches: 

Grace  Brethren  Church,  Winchester,  Va.,  May  23-25, 
Paul  Dick,  pastor. 

Anchorage  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Anchorage,  Alas- 
ka, Aug.  3-10,  Larry  Smithwick,  pastor. 


Hearty  congratulations  to,  and  may  God's  blessings  rest  al- 
ways upon,  these  new  families  who  join  the  Brethren  Mis- 
sionary Herald  readership.  A  six-month  free  subscription  to 
the  Herald  is  given  to  newlyweds  whose  addresses  are  sup- 
plied by  the  officiating  minister. 

Darlene  Lundquist  and  Tim  Curran,  Jan.   11,  West 

Homer  Brethren  Church,  Homerville,  Ohio. 

Elizabeth  Keast  and  James  Schaefer,  Jan.  12,  Grace 

Brethren  Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 

Galen  and  Carolyn  Keeler,  Jan.  12,  Grace  Brethren 

Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Ollie    Briles   and   Anthony   Martin,  Jan.    12,  Grace 

Brethren  Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 

Deborah  Thornton  and  Kevin  Myers,  Jan.  19,  Grace 

Brethren    Church,    Sunnyside,    Wash.    The    bride's 

father,    Rev.   Charles  G.   Thornton,   performed   the 

ceremony. 

Teresa   and   Richard   Lau,  Jan.  25,  Grace  Brethren 

Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 

The  following  weddings  were  performed  in  the  Grace 

Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif: 

Bill  and  Tami  DeHoop,  Feb.  2 

Michael  and  Connie  Brooks,  Feb.  8. 

Gary  and  Becky  Flod,  Feb.  9. 

Greg  and  Debbie  Johnson,  Feb.  29. 


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□  A  tour  to  Israel,  Switzerland,  and  Southern 
Germany  is  being  planned  for  July  1-18.  Pastor  Ed 
Cashman  of  the  Bellflower  Brethren  Church,  9405  E. 
Flower  St.,  Bellflower,  Calif.  90706  (Tel.  213/ 
925-6561),  may  be  contacted  for  more  details.  A 
feature  of  this  tour  will  be  the  Passion  Play  which  is 
given  in  Germany  only  every  10  years  and  has  been 
presented  for  300  years. 

□  The  Elizabethtown  (Pa.)  Grace  Brethren  Church 
won  a  recent  Sunday  school  contest  between  Lan- 
caster Grace  Brethren  Church,  Manheim  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  New  Holland  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
and  Elizabethtown.  Michael  Rockafellow  is  the  pastor 
of  the  Elizabethtown  church. 

change  your  annual 

□  Everett  Caes,  58644  Co.  Rd.  Ill,  Elkhart,  Ind. 
46514.  □  Warren  E.  Hall,  104  Hemlock,  Sunnyside, 
Wash.  98944.  □  Wendell  E.  Kent,  mailing  address: 
P.O.  Box  362,  Waynesboro, Pa.  17268.  Home  address: 
12417  Stine  Ave.,  Tel.  717/762-9550.  □  Marvin 
Meeker,  Tel.  515/452-6472.  □  Ron  Picard,  7260  S. 
St.  Rt.  48,  Union,  Ohio  45322.  □  On  page  29  of 
your  Annual,  Hattie  Sheldon's  address  should  read: 
510  Rose  Ave.,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  90802.  □  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Sacramento,  Calif.  Tel.  916/ 
972-1106.  Also,  Roy  Halberg  has  recently  accepted 
the  pastorate  of  this  church.  His  address  is:  4261 
Whitney  Ave.,  Sacramento,  Calif.  95821.  DThe 
name  of  the  First  Brethren  Church,  Des  Moines,  Iowa, 
has  been  changed  to  the  First  Grace  Brethren  Church. 
Richard  Sellers  has  accepted  the  pastorate  of  this 
church,  and  will  be  moving  to  Des  Moines  July  1, 
1980.  He  had  formerly  pastored  this  church  several 
years  ago.  □  Seven  Fountains,  Va.:  Trinity  Brethren 
Church,  c/o  Mrs.  Isabelle  C.  Ritenour,  Fort  Valley  Rd. 
Rt.,  Box  276,  Strasburg,  Va.  22657. 

□  The  Grace  Brethren  Church  in  Davenport,  Iowa, 
has  grown  considerably  in  the  last  year,  and  has  been 
breaking  all  previous  attendance  and  offering  records! 
On  April  13  a  self-support  celebration  was  held,  with 
Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer  (Executive  Secretary  of  the  Breth- 
ren Home  Missions  Council),  Ron  Weimer,  Vernon 
Schrock  (both  from  the  Waterloo,  Iowa,  church),  and 
many  others  joining  in  the  commemorative  event.  M. 
Lee  Myers,  pastor. 

□  The  Grace  Christian  Preschool  became  a  reality  last 
September  for  the  folks  of  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church  of  Orange,  Calif.  Because  the  school  repre- 
sents part  of  the  vision  of  Dr.  L.  L.  Grubb  when  he 
founded  the  church,  Mrs.  Grubb  has  designated  the 
gifts  given  in  his  memory  and  set  up  as  a  memorial  in 
this  church  to  the  establishment  of  the  preschool. 


□  Rev.  William  Cochran  has  resigned  as  pastor  of  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lansing,  Mich.  He  assumed 
the  pastorate  of  the  Listie  Brethren  Church,  Listie, 
Pa.,  on  April  1,1980. 


Notices  in  this  column  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the 
pastor. 

BEAMSLEY,  James,  Jan.  16,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  David  Hocking,  pastor. 

MESSNER,  Glenn  C,  73,  March  6.  Mr.  Messner  was  a 
member  of  the  South  view  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Ashland,  Ohio,  where  he  had  served  as  treasurer, 
building  committee  member,  and  a  Sunday  school 
teacher  for  many  years.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the 
Grace  Schools  board  of  trustees  for  several  years. 
Donald  G.  Farner,  pastor.  (A  special  Glenn  C.  Messner 
Memorial  Athletic  Scholarship  has  been  established  at 
Grace  Schools.  Gifts  should  be  sent  to  the  attention 
of  Richard  G.  Messner,  Director  of  Development, 
Grace  Schools,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.46590.) 

MISNER,  DONALD,  52,  Feb.  2,  a  faithful  member  of 
the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  York,  Pa.  Kenn  Cosgrove, 
pastor. 


NATIONAL  CONFERENCE 
HOUSING   INFORMATION 

July  26— August  1,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana 

Holiday  Inn  (Warsaw) 

Phone:  219/269-2323 

Single,  $33;  Double,  $39 

International  Friendship  House  (Winona  Lake) 

Phone:  219/267-8147 

Single,  $1 1-22;  Double,  $15-$28 

Petro's  Motel  (Warsaw) 

Phone:  219/267-6101 

Single,  $14;  Double,  $16— $27 

Regal  8  (Warsaw) 

Phone:  219/269-2601 

Single,  $15.88;  Double,  $18.88-$21. 88 

Winona  Hotel,  Lakeside  Annex, 

McKee  Courts  (Winona  Lake) 

Phone:  219/267-7146 

Single,  $14.50-$1 7;  Double,  $21  up 

A  list  of  apartments  and  sleeping  rooms  may  be 
obtained  by  calling  219/267-7146.  The  list  will  be 
mailed  to  you. 


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hoping  to  help  in  Christian  ed, 


youth,  and  church  growth 


GBC  Christian  Education    •    Box  365    •    Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 

Pastor  Knute  Larson:  executive  director 

Rev.  Ed  Lewis,  Rev.  Kevin  Huggins,  Judy  Ashman:  directors 

Pastor  John  Willett:  chairman  of  the  board 

Dr.  David  Seifert:  vice  chairman  and  church  growth  consultant 


Dear  Mother; 


5 

Every  day  should  be  Mother's  Day  around  your 
house,  to  be  fair.  But  unselfishness  never  seeks 
recognition,  and  that's  the  way  you  are. 

Thank  you. 

Frankly,  what  we  do  from  this  Christian  Ed- 
quarters  building  or  on  the  road,  and  what  your 
church  attempts  for  the  great  cause  of  educating 
and  building  the  Christian,  would  be  nothing  with- 
out you. 

Your  TIME  with  your  little  ones  helps  give  the 
preschooler  emotions  of  joy  and  strength,  and 
stretches  them  to  think  worldwide  even  before 
leaving  home  for  school. 

You  are  the  daily  touch;  giving  out  "Precepts" 
by  word  and  life  when  children  get  home  from 
school. 

You  teach  "Operation  Barnabas"  before  we  do 
with  your  teens,  giving  booster  shots  and  courage 
by  listening  and  guiding. 


You  are  the  "Inside  Track"  to  your  family  with 
a  servant's  heart,  helping  that  be  the  mood  of  the 
home  and  producing  ministry  at  church  by  your 
involvement  and  suggestions. 

People  say  "Ohhh"  and  "Hmmm"  as  they  watch 
your  exemplary  and  beautiful  role  of  honor  and 
love  toward  your  husband.  And  people  get  what  it 
means  that  Christ  is  the  husband  of  the  Church. 

You  preempted  our  filmstrip  stories  before  we 
ever  sent  them  to  your  church,  for  you  raised  your 
children  with  Bible  facts  and  love,  with  application. 

You  give  daily  Christian  Education  seminars  on 
practical  areas  of  living  for  Christ,  and  your  family 
is  getting  the  point  by  what  you  say  and  live. 

You  are  the  best  SMM  patroness  there  ever  was 
for  your  daughters,  a  caring  youth  sponsor  for 
your  teens,  and  Christian  Educator  of  the  Year  for 
your  grandchildren. 

Frankly,  Mother,  we  are  nothing  without  you. 

We  thank  you! 


Indiana 
for  Good 


The  July  27-28  Christian  Education  Convention  we  have  planned  for  you,  as  part  of  our  annual 
get-together  all  that  week,  will  be  excellent  in  content  with  a  joyful  mood,  for  all  who  wish  to  take  their 
first  hike,  or  to  repeat,  "Walk  Thru  the  New  Testament." 

As  a  choice,  some  very  special,  practical  workshops— some  for  pastors  and  some  for  other  workers 
in  the  church. 

Our  invitation  is  to  block  it  out  on  the  calendar. 

Do  come! 

And  at  the  same  time,  not  far  from  this  convention  of  people  seeking  to  do  better  with  the  Great 
Commission,  our  Brethren  National  Youth  Conference.  With  the  group  of  teens,  leaders  and  speakers 
they  have,  you  would  have  to  work  hard  to  avoid  Christian  growth  and  commitment.   Come  along! 


Thank  You  for  Your  Prayers  and  Support! 


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"Misery  in  the  'Me 


Dawson  McAllister  is  president  of  Shepherd  Productions,  a  ministry  committed  to  training  youth  in  evangeli 
education  at  Talbot  Theological  Seminary  (Calif.).   Mr.  McAllister  will  be  a  speaker  at  the  191 


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Many  students  have  learned  the  'me-ist' 
philosophy  of  their  society  and  are 
now  suffering  the  consequences. 

"Me"  is  the  most  fashionable  word 
in  American  culture  today.   Looking 
out  for  "number  one"  and  boning  up 
on  self-actualization  is  a  matter  of 
course.  Men  and  women  are  unashamed- 
ly lovers  of  self.  A  "me-ist"  says,  "I 
am  the  center  of  the  universe.   I  don't 
need  God  telling  me  what  to  do.   I  can 
meet  my  own  needs,  take  care  of  my- 
self and  enjoy  all  the  pleasures  that 
can  be  found  in  self.  Absolutes  are 
nonexistent.   I  will  become  my  own 
value  system.  I  will  answer  only  to 
me." 

The  symptoms  of  this  "me- 
centered"  philosophy  are  tragically 
manifesting  themselves  in  American 
youth.  Many  high  school  and  college 
students  have  learned  the  "me-ist" 
life  style  from  their  parents.   Many 
parents  today  are  increasingly  self- 
oriented.  They  are  not  committed  to 
their  children  and  thus  not  inclined  to 
make  sacrifices  for  them.  They  don't 
push  their  children;  the  children  make 
their  own  decisions.   Discipline  dis- 
appears from  the  home  as  children 
question  authority  and  parents 
become  increasingly  permissive. 

Single-Parent  Families 

How  widespread  "me-ist"  parental 
beliefs  have  become  is  indicated  by  the 
growing  number  of  working  mothers. 
While  some  mothers  need  to  work  to 
survive,  others  work  outside  the  home 
simply  to  maintain  their  materialistic 
appetites  or  to  portray  the  image  of  a 
liberated  woman.   Nearly  half  of  all 
mothers  with  children  under  18  work; 
this  more  than  doubles  the  number  30 
years  ago.1    Now,  only  7  percent  of 
American  families  can  be  classified  as 
may  '80 


"traditional"— with  the  father  working, 
mother  keeping  house  and  two 
children  at  home. 

Another  example  of  "me-ism"  in 
the  home  is  the  growing  tragedy  of 
divorce  and  the  single-parent  family. 
The  U.S.  Census  Bureau  in  1978  re- 
corded 8  million  homes  where  the 
mother  was  the  only  parent  and  1.6 
million  homes  where  the  father  was 
the  only  parent.  According  to  the 
bureau's  report,  half  of  all  the  children 
born  today  will  live  in  a  single-parent 
family. 

Some  sociologists  say  that  it  is 
easier  for  a  child  to  experience  the  loss 
of  a  parent  through  death  than  divorce. 
Children  who  have  lost  parents  through 
divorce  have  witnessed  poor  parental 
modeling  in  the  areas  of  problem 
solving  and  communication.  They 
have  experienced  the  trauma  of  choos- 
ing between  two  people,  both  of 
whom  they  want  to  love. 

The  American  home  is  not  the 
only  institution  endorsing  "me-ism." 
The  media  also  feeds  selfish  attitudes 
and  are  no  friend  to  the  high  school 
student.  Through  12  years  of  school, 
an  average  student  will  spend  15,000 
hours  watching  television  compared  to 
12,000  in  a  classroom.2   What  values 
are  being  impressed  upon  the  teen- 
ager as  he  watches  those  15,000  hours 
of  TV?  The  values  of  the  people  who 
are  daily  flaunting  their  "me-ist"  life 
styles  and  philosophy  over  the  air. 

A  study  in  Newsweek  reported  the 
following: 

.  .  .  contemporary  video 
entertainpnent,  especially  the  sit- 
com, is  running  directly  counter 
to  traditional  American  values 
and  institutions.  Television's 
favorite  black  hats ...  are  busi- 
nessmen, military  officials  and 


the  small-town  power  structure; 
on  the  other,  criminals,  the  poor 
and  the  hyperkinetic  style  of 
urban  life  are  almost  invariably 
portrayed  with  sympathetic 
strokes.  This  coherent,  anti- 
establishment  ideology  ...  is 
largely  the  result  of  a  left-of- 
center  bias  that  has  come  to 
dominate  the  medium's  creative 
community. 

Sex  has  largely  replaced  violence 
on  television.  An  actual  or  implied 
sexual  occurrence  hits  the  American 
student  2.7  times  every  hour,  and 
88  percent  of  all  sex  presented  on 
television  is  sex  outside  of  marriage. 
If  one  added  up  all  the  instances  of 
sexual  intercourse,  sexual  comments 
and  suggestive  sexual  scenes  appear- 
ing on  network  television  in  1978, 
the  total  would  be  20,000. 4 

"Partying  Spirit"  Life  Style 

The  consumption  of  alcohol  de- 
picted on  television  is  also  on  the 
rise.   In  fact,  someone  drinks  3.5 
times  per  hour  on  television— 4 
times  per  hour  during  prime  time. 
For  every  time  coffee  is  consumed, 
alcohol  is  consumed  10  times.   For 
every  time  milk  is  consumed, 
alcohol  is  consumed  44  times. 
Water  is  consumed  1  for  every  48 
times  someone  drinks  alcohol. 

Obviously,  students  cannot  be 
bombarded  with  "me-ist"  view- 
points without  sooner  or  later 
allowing  them  to  control  their  lives. 
One  consequence  is  a  "partying 
spirit"  life  style  among  American 
teen-agers.  The  "partying  spirit" 
way  of  life  says,  "Let's  not  deal 
with  the  pain  and  realities  of  life. 
Let's  go  ahead  and  assume  the 
minimal  responsibility  to  make  just 


Generation" 


what  He  did  at  the  cross  are  lifted 
up.   As  contemporary  brothers  of 
Paul,  we  must  concur  with  his 
words  in  1  Corinthians  2:2:  "For  I 
determined  to  know  nothing  among 
you  except  Jesus  Christ,  and  Him 
crucified." 


id  discipleship.   He  is  a  graduate  of  Bethel  College  (Minn.)  and  completed  his  formal 
Lthren  National  Youth  Conference  and  GBC  Christian  Education  Convention  in  July. 


Inough  money  to  survive— until 
itarty  time." 

This  way  of  thinking  is  the  reason 
lisco  and  rock  is  a  seven-billion- 
lollar  industry  today.   Its  success 
s  certainly  not  due  to  the  caliber  of 
ts  music,  but  to  the  fact  that  the 
idancer  becomes  the  star.  With  disco, 
if  the  music  blares  and  the  lights 
Idazzle,  one  can  forget  the  drudgeries 
'if  reality.  Consequently,  the  "me" 
[generation  is  saying,  "I  do  not  want 
|o  think.   It  will  lead  me  to  despair. 
3o  I  will  party,  party,  party." 

The  "party  spirit"  shows  itself 
n  the  alcohol  craze  of  the  "me" 
generation.  Joseph  Califano, 
former  secretary  of  Health,  Educa- 
tion and  Welfare,  reported  that 
nore  than  three  million  youths 
lave  experienced  problems  at 
-iome,  school  or  on  the  highways  as 
a  result  of  drinking. 

The  violence  in  junior  high  and 
high  schools  is  even  more  alarming. 
For  example,  the  National  Institute 
of  Education  estimates  that  each 
month  5,200  junior  high  and  senior 
high  teachers  are  attacked  and 
6,000  are  robbed  by  force,  and 
282,000  junior  and  senior  high 
students  are  assaulted  and  1 12,000 
are  robbed.7 

Pursuit  of  Sexual  Pleasure 

While  "me-ism"  has  fueled  the 
crime  rate,  it  has  also  desecrated 
sexual  expression.   "Me-ism"  makes 
man  forget  love  and  commitment, 
prompting  him  to  fill  the  void  with 
the  pursuit  of  sexual  pleasure  out- 
side of  marriage.  The  Department 
of  Health,  Education  and  Welfare 
reports  that  one  million  girls  be- 
tween the  ages  of  1 5  and  1 9  become 
pregnant  each  year-370,000  of 
these  pregnancies  end  in  abortion. 


Some  235,000  result  in  illegitimate 
births,  and  100,000  try  to  legitimize 
their  situation  by  a  marriage  that  is 
likely  to  end  in  divorce.  One  out  of 
every  5  new  mothers  today  is  a  teen- 
ager—30,000  are  15  or  younger.9 

If  those  figures  aren't  alarming 
enough,  in  1978  5,000  teen-agers 
and  young  adults  committed 
suicide.10   Psychologists  say  that 
for  every  teen-ager  who  succeeded, 
50  tried.11    Overall,  a  quarter  of  a 
million  young  people  tried  to  take 
their  lives  last  year. 

The  sickening  eruption  of  these 
tragic  problems  has  occurred  be- 
cause our  young  people  cannot 
handle  the  license  that  "me-ism" 
grants.  Their  home  lives  become 
wrecked.  They  give  up  on  church; 
they  give  up  on  government;  and 
now  they're  trying  to  put  faith  in 
themselves. 

And  what  does  God  say  about 
this  tragedy?   He's  saying,  "Wake 
up.  We're  in  a  war."  The  battle  is 
for  the  heart  and  mind  of  the 
American  teen-ager.  The  war  will 
not  be  won  simply  by  telling  teen- 
agers to  live  like  Christians.   They 
don't  know  what  that  means  any- 
more. The  battle  will  be  won  only 
as  Christ's  followers  allow  the  love 
of  Jesus  Christ  to  melt  the  heart  of 
selfishness  that  has  come  upon  the 
American  scene. 

The  American  teen-ager  must 
come  to  recognize  that  God  is  holy 
and  that  this  same  holy  God  will 
one  day  judge  the  world.   He  must 
come  to  realize,  therefore,  that,  if 
he  lives  to  himself,  ignoring  God,  he 
will  have  to  pay  the  price.  Our  God 
hates  rebellion  and  the  cheap  inde- 
pendence we  seek  apart  from  Him. 

I  believe  that  the  1980s  must  be 
a  time  when  Christ  Himself  and 


Back  to  Basics 

Many  of  us  have  become  so 
caught  up  in  the  activity  of  minis- 
try that  we've  forgotten  the  source 
of  our  spiritual  power.   Our  methods 
have  replaced  prayer.  Advertise- 
ments have  replaced  personal  evan- 
gelism.  Rap  groups  are  substitute 
Bible  studies.  The  Christian  student 
must  be  trained  to  share  the  gospel 
of  Christ  crucified,  and  he  must  be 
prepared  to  defend  with  Scripture 
his  Christian  life  style.   In  short,  the 
Christian  student,  and  all  of  us, 
must  be  a  living  and  practicing 
manifestation  of  the  Christian  ethic. 

Do  you  have  convictions?   Do 
you  believe  that  Christ  is  everything? 
If  so,  why  not  say  to  God,  "I'm 
ready.  Take  the  garbage  out.   Re- 
place it  with  Your  plan  and  Your 
power."  The  only  way  this  sleeping 
"me"  generation  will  ever  stir  from 
its  stupor  and  turn  to  the  Saviour  is 
if  they  see  you  living  the  God- 
centered,  supernatural  life  style  of 
Jesus  Christ. 

The  Youth  Letter,  Evangelical  Minis- 
tries, Philadelphia,  July  1977  (based  on 
Department  of  Labor  report,  "Working 
Mothers  and  Their  Children"). 

2The  Youth  Letter,  May  1978. 

"TV  Comedy:  What  It's  Teaching  the 
Kids,"  Newsweek,  May  7,  1979,  p.  67. 

National  Federation  for  Decency, 
Fall  1978,  report. 

5 Ibid. 

"New  Alcohol  Program  to  Focus  on 
Women,  Teen-agers,"  Los  Angeles  Times, 
May  2,  1979. 

7 The  Youth  Letter,  July  1979. 

BThe  Youth  Letter,  July  1979. 

9 Family  Circle,  June  26,  1979. 

Good  Housekeeping,  May  1979. 

11  U.S.  News  &  World  Report,  July  10, 
1978. 

Printed  by  permission  from  Worldwide 
Challenge.  Copyright  ©  Campus  Crusade 
for  Christ,  Inc.  (1980).  All  rights  re- 
served. 

may  '80  ! 


.  .  an  experience  in 

ministry  education  that 

I  will  use  constantly 

and  treasure  all  of  my 

life." 


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Some  of  Our  Best  Friends 
are  — 

Young  Barnabases 


Operation  Barnabas  had  quite  an  effect  on  Tim  Poyner,  a  high  school 
senior  from  Hagerstown,  Maryland.  He  traveled  on  the  1979  summer  team 
and  was  involved  in  drama  (picture  left),  puppets,  music,  preaching,  evan- 
gelism ,  testimonies,  manual  chores,  and  other  forms  of  ministry. 

Tim,  returned  from  the  five  weeks  of  intensive  training  experience  with 
goals  that  he  wanted  to  see  implemented  in  his  home  church.  Letters  from 
Tim  this  year  have  indicated  the  following  news  .  .  . 

—  started  a  Bible  study  on  Tuesday  mornings  at  school  (public)  and  20 
or  more  teens  meet  weekly.  He  and  Pete  Bitner  (another  O.B.  alumnus— 
now  senior  class  president)  have  organized  the  group 

—  helped  organize  a  youth  choir  with  about  20  teens  (even  put  on  an 
Easter  cantata,  using  teens  singing  and  doing  instrumental  accompaniment) 

—  have  1 1  puppets  under  construction  for  a  new  puppet  team 

—  presently  putting  together  a  youth  newsletter 

—  developing  an  outreach  program 

—  contacted  lots  of  his  friends  to  consider  Operation  Barnabas:  three 
were  selected  from  his  church 

—  has  been  accepted  at  Grace  College  this  fall. 

There's  nothing  more  exciting  than  hearing  from  Tim,  or  any  of  the  other 
members  of  Operation  Barnabas,  who  are  implementing  what  they  have 
learned  from  their  experiences  on  Operation  Barnabas.  Well  over  200  teen- 
agers have  been  involved  with  Operation  Barnabas  ministries  over  the  last 
6  years. 


Fifty -six  teens  and  eight  adults  will  be  involved  with  the  two  Operation  Barnabas  teams  traveling  in 
the  East  this  summer. 

Operation  Barnabas  is  one  of  the  many  ministries  of  GBC  Christian  Education  that  encourages  young 
people  to  reach  out  to  others  in  evangelism  and  ministry. 

Your  gifts  make  "Operation  Barnabas"  a  reality.  The  Brethren  Board  of  Evangelism  gives  an  annual 
gift  to  help  make  this  youth  evangelism  emphasis  possible.  Won't  you  help,  too?  Pray  for  the  effec- 
tiveness of  this  Brethren  Youth  Ministry. 


Please  apply  this  gift  to  help  with  Operation  Barnabas. 
Make  checks  payable  to: 

"Operation  Barnabas  Ministries"  Name 

GBC  Christian  Education  ot  ppt 

P.  O.  Box  365 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590  Clty    - 


State 


Zip_ 


L_s 

Div.  Church 

Pastor 

Superintendent 

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Columbus,  Ohio  (Grace) 

James  Custer 

Wilfred  Friesland 

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B 

Johnstown,  Pa.  (Riverside) 

Don  Rough 

Leslie  Chamberlain 

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C 

Modesto,  Calif.  (Big  Valley) 

David  Seifert 

Harlan  Vanden  Bosch 

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Telford,  Pa. 

William  Tweeddale 

Howard  Kearns 

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Brookville,  Ohio 

Clair  Brickel 

Dan  Hartzel 

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Roanoke,  Va.  (Patterson  Memorial) 

Ron  Thompson 

Sammy  Ellis 

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North  Kokomo,  Ind. 

Jay  Fretz 

Fred  Rutherford 

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Johnstown,  Pa.  (Geistown) 

Gerald  Allebach 

Paul  Ream 

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Cypress,  Calif. 

Steve  Bradley 

Anita  David 

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Altoona,  Pa.  (Grace) 

James  Barnes 

Lester  Garwood 

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Women  Manifesting 


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Jfissionary  (Birthdays 

JULY   1980 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  on  pages  28  and  29 
of  the  1980  Grace  Brethren  Annual^ 

AFRICA 

Mrs.  William  Walker July  1 

Miss  Carolyn  Kodear July  7 

Miss  Cheryl  Kaufman    July  7 

Dr.  Don  Hocking July  15 

Sandrine  Vieuble July  25,  1975 

Lisa  Immel    July  26,  1966 

ARGENTINA 

Elizabeth  Hoyt July  4,  1978 

Maria  Robinson July  9,  1966 

Mrs.  Solon  Hoyt July  29 

FRANCE 

Elliott  (Andy)  Hudson July  10,  1973 

Mrs.  Philip  Gegner July  15 

Rev.  Tom  Stallter    July  26    I 

c/o  Tom  Julien,  Chateau  de  St.  Albain 

IN  THE  UNITED  STATES 

Mrs.  Dick  Schilperoort July  2 

c/o  P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

Mrs.  Ada  Taber July  8 

Frederick  Hodgdon    July  9,  1964 

c/o  P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

Rev.  Robert  Williams     July  15    | 

Rev.  Earle  C.  Hodgdon     July  18    | 

c/o  P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Mark  Austin July  23,  1968 

c/o  P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Miss  Marian  Thurston July  24 

c/o  P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Mrs.  John  Ochocki July  24 

c/o  P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Miss  Margaret  Hull July  27 

c/o  P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Ryan  Hobert July  29,  1978 

c/o  P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Mrs.  Dave  Hobert July  31 

c/o  P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 


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art 


wmc  officiary 

President-2 1 9/267-7603 

Mrs.  Dan   (Miriam)  Pacheco,  413  Kings  Highway,  Winona  Lake, 

Ind.  46590 
First  Vice  President-419/884-3969 

Mrs.  Dean  (Ella  Lee)  Risser,  58  Holiday  Hill,  Lexington,  Ohio 

44904 
Second  Vice  President-614/881-5779 

Mrs.  James  (Triceine)  Custer,  2515  Carriage  Lane,  Powell,  Ohio 

43065 
Secretary-5 1 3/335-5 1 88 

Mrs.  John  (Sally)  Neely,  2065  Lefevre  Road,  Troy,  Ohio  45373 
Assistant  Secretary-219/267  2533 

Mrs.  Tom  (Donna)  Miller,  Box  277,  R.  R.  8,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Financial  Secretary-Treasurer-219/267-7588 

Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602  Chestnut  Avenue,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 
Assistant  Financial  Secretary-Treasurer— 616/693-2315 

Mrs.  Bill  (Shirley)  Stevens,  Box  59,  R.  R.  1,  Lake  Odessa,  Mich. 

48849 
Literature  Secretary-2 1 9/267-2083 

Mrs.  Lloyd  (Mary  Lois)  Fish,  Box  264,  R.R. 8,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Editor-219/267-3843 

Mrs.  Noel  (Linda)  Hoke,  R.  R.  1,  Hickory  Estates,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

46580 
Prayer  Chairman-219/267-5095 

Mrs.   Harold   (Ada)    Etling,  803   Esplanade,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 


Offering 
Opportunity 

Goal:  $11,000 

Due  Date:  June  10,  1980 


Project:  Extended  project-construction 
of  a  new  mission  residence 
in  Winona  Lake,  Indiana 


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Our 
Wardrobe 

is 
Changing 


&&&&*  WMC  Pen  Pointers 


WMC  Pen  Pointers  are 
getting  a  new  face  and  format. 
These  pamphlets  giving  infor- 
mation concerning  the 
methods,  purposes,  and  other 
facts  about  WMC  have  been 
transformed  from  small  items 
to  a  larger  5i4"x8^4"  size. 
Individual  Pen  Pointers 
illustrate  how  to  conduct  a 
meeting  with  correct  parlia- 
mentary procedure— a  help 
for  officers— and  another 
gives  help  with  regard  to  the 
missionary  program  of  the 
organization.  The  set  is  being 
revised  continually  and  with 
the  new  revision  and  size 
change,  the  new  style  and 
format  will  constitute  the 
new  WMC  handbook.  All 
eight  Pen  Pointers  will  be 
available  for  your  council's 
use  soon.  Some  are  tempo- 
rarily out  of  stock  due  to  the 
revision  and  printing  of  the 
new  format.  The  Pen  Pointer 
"What  Is  WMC?"  will 
continue  to  be  printed  in  the 
small  size  as  well  as  the  new 
format.  The  small  size  can 
then  be  presented  to  new 
ladies  in  our  organization  to 
familiarize  them  with  the 
program. 


A  Mother's 
Paraphrase 

of 

1  Corinthians 

13:4-8 


Love  waits  while  child  can  Y  be  found 
at  suppertime.  Love  says  "thank you"  to 
the  child  without  being  reminded,  and 
does  not  seek  a  new  dress  every  time 
child  grows  out  of  one.  Love  remembers 
others  have  cute  children,  too,  and  is  not 
the  first  to  control  conversation  with  her 
story.  Love  doesn  't  scream  and  have  a 
tantrum  when  rules  are  not  obeyed; 
would  rather  attend  Little  League  base- 
ball titan  go  shopping;  laughs  while 


finding  a  child's  shoe  for  the  fifth  time 
this  day,  because  of  the  child's  ingenuity 
in  finding  hiding  places;  forgives  and 
forgets  when  children  misbehave.  Love 
prays  for  children 's  salvation  and  praises 
the  Lord  when  it  occurs.  Love  remembers 
her  own  childhood;  does  not  think  the 
worst  of  her  child;  hopes  for  the  child's 
best  in  the  future,  and  endures  childhood 
and  its  imperfections.  Love  never  fails. 

—Anonymous 


may  '80 


OTN 


Dear  Miriam, 

How  nice  it  was  of  you  to  send  greetings  to  the  OTN  women  here  in  the  Central  African  Republic.  I 
translated  your  letter  and  read  it  to  them  at  general  conference  during  one  of  the  OTN  group  meetings.  They 
really  seemed  to  appreciate  it.  I  wanted  to  share  with  you  something  that  was  really  thrilling  for  us  to  experi- 
ence during  this  conference.  As  you  know,  Martine  Yougouda  was  national  president  of  the  OTN  this  past 
year.  Of  course,  this  has  really  been  only  a  title  and  the  main  job  was  to  prepare  the  program  for  the  next 
year's  conference  and  preside  at  that  conference.  However,  since  Martine  had  a  good  dose  of  WMC  in  the 
States,  she  really  has  a  vision  for  what  the  women  in  Africa  can  do  and  she  set  about  doing  just  that  this  year. 
She  did  an  excellent  job  of  directing  the  meetings  and  keeping  things  moving.  I  was  the  missionary  counselor 
and  it  was  a  joy  to  work  with  her.  Usually  the  missionary  counselor  has  to  more  or  less  make  up  the  program 
and  then  prompt  the  president  of  each  thing  to  do  in  the  meeting.  However,  Martine,  Therese  (the  vice- 
president)  and  I  planned  the  programs  together  last  July.  Martine  contacted  the  speakers,  and  so  forth,  and 
she  handled  all  of  the  meetings  very  well.  She  was  very  discouraged  in  the  beginning  of  January  because  most 
of  the  speakers  she  had  contacted  had  refused,  saying  they  would  not  be  able  to  attend  conference.  However, 
because  of  a  number  of  changes  in  the  general  conference  program,  the  OTN  only  had  three  meetings  instead 
of  the  usual  six.  Martine  said,  "The  Lord  knew  the  program  before  we  did.  What  would  we  have  done  if  all 
the  speakers  had  accepted!" 

Last  year,  Martine  suggested  that  the  OTN  should  have  a  Central  Caisse  to  which  each  district  would 
send  a  free-will  offering.  These  funds  would  be  used  to  handle  expenses  incurred  in  planning  the  annual  con- 
ference program,  and  also  help  the  Union  of  Brethren  Churches  by  contributing  to  various  projects.  Last  year 
the  districts  sent  in  a  total  of  170.000  francs  ($850).  We  are  all  thrilled  with  their  response.  At  the  executive 
committee  meeting  of  OTN  which  met  during  conference,  it  was  voted  to  give  70.000  of  that  money  ($350)  to 
the  Missionary  Society  of  the  Union  of  Brethren  Churches.  They  had  voted  at  the  conference  to  send  two 
men  to  the  Cameroons  to  help  in  the  establishment  of  churches  in  that  country,  but  funds  were  lacking. 
Martine  has  a  real  missionary  spirit  and  did  a  good  job  of  presenting  the  need  to  the  women  and  they  accepted 
without  any  objections.  When  Martine  gave  the  OTN  report  before  the  whole  conference,  she  created  quite  a 
stir  when  she  presented  the  gift  of  70.000  francs,  by  stating  that  the  women  were  giving  this  gift  as  an  example 
so  that  all  of  the  other  organizations  would  return  home  and  do  likewise.  We  are  thankful  for  the  missionary 
spirit  which  is  beginning  to  blossom  and  we  know  the  Lord  will  richly  bless. 

Martine  also  suggested  to  the  OTN  executive  committee  (which  is  composed  of  one  delegate  from  each 
district— whoever  happens  to  be  at  conference)  that  the  officers  remain  in  office  for  five  years  so  there  would 
be  more  continuity  to  the  program.  She  explained  that  the  officers  should  travel  to  the  various  districts  and 
help  where  they  can.  She  also  would  like  to  see  an  annual  set  of  classes  held  for  leaders,  and  so  forth.  Her 
suggestion  was  approved  and  it  was  voted  to  keep  the  same  officers  for  five  years.  Martine  has  her  work  cut 
out  for  her  for  the  next  five  years!  She  did  not  want  the  office  and  I  had  talked  with  her  several  times  about 
it.  She  said  she  was  too  busy  with  her  family  and  Bible  Institute  teaching  for  the  job.  However,  two  days 
before  conference,  when  I  went  to  her  house  on  business,  she  said:  "If  the  women  want  me  to  be  the  president 
for  five  years,  I  will  be  willing  to  try.  The  Lord  has  been  speaking  to  me  about  it."  It  is  such  a  thrill  to  see 
someone  maturing  in  Christ— no  matter  what  color  or  culture!  How  we  need  more  women  like  Martine,  and 
our  prayer  is  that  her  leadership  of  the  OTN  will  help  to  develop  many  others  as  Christian  leaders. 

Continue  to  pray  for  the  OTN  out  here— things  are  looking  up!  By  the  way,  Pierre  also  did  a  great  job 
as  president  of  the  conference.  They  are  quite  a  team. 

May  God  richly  bless  you  this  year. 


In  His  great  love, 


Betty  Hocking 


WMC 


may  '80 1 


__  tunic   uumc   uunic 


Women  Manifesting  Christ  is  the  slogan 
of  the  national  WMC,  but  the  middle  name 
of  the  organization  is  missionary.  In  the 
case  of  WMC,  the  middle  name  has  much  to 
do  with  the  personality,  purpose,  and  prac- 
tice of  the  organization.  Individual  auxili- 
aries across  the  country  are  involved  in  in- 
numerable ways  in  missionary  activities. 

A  purpose  of  the  WMC  is  to  become 
knowledgeable  about  the  fields  of  service 
of  the  FMS  and  to  provide  support  whether 
financial  or  through  prayer  to  each  of  the 
missionaries  serving  on  the  various  fields. 
Monthly  portions  of  each  meeting  are  given 
to  the  study  of  missions  and  those  who 
serve,  and  prayer  time  is  spent  upholding 
the  work  of  the  Gospel  going  out  in  these 
places. 

Our  current  national  project  giving  for 
the  Brethren  Foreign  Missionary  Society  is 
being  channeled  into  a  fund  for  building  a 
new  mission  residence  to  be  used  for  mis- 
sionaries on  furlough,  retired  missionaries, 
and  also  for  missionary  candidates  during 
the  annual  winter  seminar. 

Building  costs  are  staggering  and  have 
halted  for  the  time  being  any  plans  for  im- 
mediate construction.  Not  only  is  the 
present  stalemate  disappointing  to  the 
emotional  need  of  the  society  and  its  mis- 


FMS  PROJECT 


sionaries,  but  a  very  present  need  when 
trying  to  locate  facilities  for  the  missionaries 
traveling  through  and  staying  in  Winona 
Lake,  Indiana. 

Our  project  towards  the  construction  of 
this  new  residence  was  to  be  an  extended 
project,  and  we  are  now  in  our  second  year 
of  collecting  money  for  this  need.  The  goal 
that  has  been  set  for  this  year  is  $  1 1 ,000 
and  will  be  due  June  10,  1980.  The  money 
that  we  give  as  a  WMC  organization  will  not 
cover  the  cost  completely  even  in  addition 
to  the  sale  of  the  current  missionary  resi- 
dence property.  Therefore,  in  addition  to 
our  giving  of  funds,  we  must  be  consistent 
in  our  prayer  support  of  the  project  as  well. 
We  need  to  call  on  the  name  of  the  Lord 
for  His  timing  in  this  construction. 

Missionaries  on  furlough  have  a  very  dif- 
ferent life  style  than  most  of  us.  Many  of 
us  would  not  be  able  to  keep  up  with  the 
pace  that  they  set  in  order  to  inform  us  of 
the  work  they  are  doing.  In  return,  they 
must  have  a  place  to  call  home  while  in 
Winona  Lake.  The  present  structure  is  in- 
adequate; the  need  is  obvious;  prayer  and 
financial  support  are  our  privilege  and  ob- 
ligation. The  Lord  is  able  to  grant  us  the 
ability  to  give  so  that  this  project  can  be- 
come a  reality. 


'may  '80 


February  4,  1980 

Mrs.  Dan  Pacheco,  President 
National  WMC 
413  Kings  Highway 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

Dear  Miriam: 

Greetings  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ! 

The  financial  department  has  just  informed  me  that  we  have  received  your  check  from  the 
WMC  for  the  amount  of  $7,653.66  which  was  earmarked  for  Navajo  transportation.  We  are  deeply 
appreciative  of  this  very  splendid  offering  for  this  very  needy  project.  The  ladies  of  the  WMC  have 
come  through  victoriously  again.  We  surely  thank  the  Lord  for  the  very  splendid  support  that  the 
ladies  of  the  WMC  have  given  to  Brethren  Home  Missions  over  these  many  years.  It  was  a  great 
delight  at  this  last  national  conference  to  be  able  to  appear  before  the  ladies  and  express  our  appre- 
ciation for  their  work  in  the  past. 

May  the  Lord  richly  bless  you  for  your  labors  and  we  are  thrilled  about  you  being  with  us  in 
both  of  the  home  mission  workshops  this  year  to  emphasize  the  importance  of  WMC  in  all  of  our 
churches.  Please  express  my  deep  appreciation  to  the  national  WMC  organization  for  caring  for 
your  expense  in  transportation  to  and  from  these  workshops.  May  God's  richest  blessing  rest  upon 
you  in  this  special  ministry. 

Yours  in  His  matchless  grace, 


Lester  E  Pifer  </ 


LEP:mo 


C~hank 


uumc   uumc_ 


C-hank 


February  13,  1980 
Women's  Missionary  Council 
c/o  Mrs.  Dan  Pacheco,  President 
413  Kings  Highway 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

Dear  Members  of  WMC: 

On  behalf  of  the  students  and  faculty  of  Grace  College,  I  would  like  to  take  this  opportunity  to 

thank  you  for  your  most  generous  financial  gift  which  is  being  used  for  the  purchase  of  books  and 

materials  for  our  new  program  in  special  education.    It  will  go  a  long  way  toward  giving  the 

program  a  good  solid  start. 

There  was  enough  interest  in  special  education  to  justify  starting  the  program  one  year  in  advance 

of  our  original  plans.  In  fact,  we  should  be  graduating  the  first  five  minors  in  EMR  (Educable 

Mentally  Retarded)  in  May  of  1981. 

Please  continue  to  pray  for  this  program  and  its  possible  expansion  as  the  needs  and  resources 

dictate.   You  are  all  invited  to  come  to  our  open  house  during  the  1980  national  conference  to 

personally  see  what  your  concern  and  love  are  producing. 

Gratefully  in  Christ, 


^Aaxaj^K^CMuu 


Bruce  K.  Alcorn,  Ph.D. 
Chairman 

Division  of  Education 
cc:  Mrs.  Marilyn  Yoder 
Mrs.  Sharon  Rager 


ipcc  HTflg  *pcc_ 


Terry  Julien 
"The  Seventh  Minstrel' 


Marcia  Keough 
"Clara" 


The  Grace  College  Art  Gal- 
lery recently  featured  the 
work  of  five  graduating  seniors. 
Students  involved  in  the  art 
show  included: 

Peggy  Bechtel— Miss  Bechtel 
is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Glen  Bechtel,  Minerva,  Ohio. 
Her  artistic  concentrations  are 
in  the  areas  of  ceramics  and 
pottery.  She  is  an  art  area 
major. 

Dave  French— French  is  a 
Warsaw,  Indiana,  resident.  The 
art  area  major  is  the  son  of 
Professor  and  Mrs.  Ivan 
French.  Professor  French  in- 
structs in  Grace  Seminary. 
Dave  is  active  at  Grace,  singing 
in  the  Concert  Choir.  His  area 
of  interest  is  intwo-dimensional 
design  paintings. 


ART 


^»AKiB>w 


The  five  seniors  who  participated  in  the  art  display  at  Grace 
College  were,  from  left  to  right,  Marcia  Keough,  Dave 
French,  Terry  Julien,  Jim  Horn  and  Peggy  Bechtel. 


Jim  Horn— Horn  is  majoring 
in  secondary  art  education.  He 
is  the  son  of  Mrs.  Robert 
Kolbe,  Bourbon,  Indiana. 
Horn,  a  transfer  student  from 
Biola  College  in  California, 
places  his  artistic  emphasis  in 
the  areas  of  drawing  and  paint- 
ing. 


Terry  Julien— Julien  wast 
born  in  Switzerland  and  grewl 
up  in  France  where  his  parents,i 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Tom  Julien,  arel 
Grace  Brethren  missionaries.! 
He  has  a  double  major  in  speech* 
education  and  secondary  artl 
education.  Julien  has  partici-; 
pated  in  a  number  of  dramatici 


may  '80 


Jim  Horn 
"The  Retired  Glove' 


Peggy  Bechtel 

Vases 


roductions  and  has  been 
ctive  with  the  Student  Activi- 
es  Board  since  coming  to 
race.  His  concentration  is  in 
ie  area  of  charcoal  pencil. 

Marcia  Keough  —  Mrs. 
Ceough  and  her  husband, 
ilark,  reside  in  Warsaw,  Indi- 
na.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Mr. 
fid  Mrs.  Ray  Bahler,  New 
laven,  Indiana.  Before  conning 
o  Grace,  the  secondary  art 
ducation  major  attended 
/loody  Bible  Institute  in 
Chicago  and  St.  Francis  Col- 
age  in  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana. 
/Irs.  Keough  specializes  in  the 
ireas  of  ceramics  and  pottery. 

Jean  L.  Coverstone  is  the 
hairman  of  the  Grace  College 
\rt  Department. 


WW.  JPP.  JJW 

Top  20  Churches 

in  Giving 

to  Grace  Schools 

A  total  of  $467,564  was  given  to  Grace  Schools  in  1979  by  the  Fellow- 
ship of  Grace  Brethren  Churches.  Following  is  a  list  of  the  "Top  Twen- 
ty" churches  with  total  gifts  of  $244,674  which  is  52  percent  of  the 
FGBC  total  for  the  year. 

CHURCH 

PASTOR 

GIFT 

Winona  Lake  Grace  Brethren  Church   . 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana 

.    Charles  Ashman  .  . 

.  $55,686 

First  Brethren  Church  .  . 

Kenneth  Ashman   . 

.    24,983 

Wooster,  Ohio 

First  Brethren  Church  .  . 

Forrest  Jackson   .  . 

.    22,197 

Dayton,  Ohio 

Grace  Brethren  Church    . 
Ashland,  Ohio 

.    Knute  Larson  .  .  .  . 

13,937 

Grace  Brethren  Church    . 
Waterloo,  Iowa 

.    John  Burke 

13,751 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Columbus   . 
Worthington,  Ohio 

.    James  Custer  .  .  .  . 

13,430 

West  Homer  Brethren  Church 

Homerville,  Ohio 

Robert  Holmes.  .  . 

.     1 1,628 

Grace  Brethren  Church    . 
Indianapolis,  Indiana 

Paul  Woodruff  .  . 

.     10,072 

Penn  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church  .  . 
Telford,  Pennsylvania 

.  .  William  Tweed  dale . 

.       9,808 

Community  Grace  Brethren  Church  .  . 
Warsaw,  Indiana 

.    David  Plaster  .  .  . 

8,870 

Grace  Brethren  Church    . 
Hagerstown,  Maryland 

Randy  Poyner  .  .  . 

.       7,343 

Grace  Brethren  Church    . 
Canton,  Ohio 

Terrance  Taylor  .  . 

.       6,583 

Grace  Brethren  Church    . 
Fremont,  Ohio 

Leland  Friesen  .  . 

6,231 

Grace  Brethren  Church    . 
Lancaster,  Pennsylvania 

.    Wesley  Haller  .  .  .  . 

6,125 

Bethel  Brethren  Church  . 
Berne,  Indiana 

5,969 

Grace  Brethren  Church    . 
Myerstown,  Pennsylvania 

Luke  Kauffman   .  . 

.       5,804 

First  Brethren  Church  .  . 

Galen  L  ingenfelter 

.      5,681 

Fort  Wayne,  Indiana 

Grace  Brethren  Church    . 
Winchester,  Virginia 

.   Paul  Dick 

5,641 

James  Marshall .  .  . 

.       5,507 

Peru,  Indiana 

First  Brethren  Church  .  . 

Robert  Russell  .  .  . 

5,428 

Rittman,  Ohio 

may  '80  > 


"iPHju  ww.  jitou 


European  Studq  four 


Join  tour  host  jerry  Twombly  and 

guides  Steve  Grill  and  Tom  julien 

on  a  memorable  study  tour: 

Europe  in  1981. 

Relive  Church  History  as 

you  travel  through  France,  Switzerland, 

Germany,  Belgium  and  Netherlands. 

See  missions  in  action  and  do  it  all 

while  you  hear  informing  lectures 

by  the  men  who  can  clearly  relate 

in  a  meaningful  way  what  God  has 

done  and  is  doing. 

You  will  see  Europe  with 

friends  as  you  could  never  see 

Europe  alone! 

Sound  great  ?  It  is !! 
Join  us  April  3-13,  1981. 

*Space  is  limited  on  this  tour  to  80  participants. 

A  payment  plan  is   available   for  your  convenience. 

To  reserve  your  place  or  for  more  information, 

write    The  Alumni  Association,   Grace  College, 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 


MARCH 
In  Memory  of: 

Mr.  Glenn  C.  Messner 


Mr.  Merle  E.  Mock 

Mr.  Harry  Norwood 

Mr.  Warren  C.  Brown 

Mr.  Wellmon  H.  Greenwood 

Rev.  Leo  Polman 


Bert  Jordan 
Schools  Mrs.  Jeanette  Mohler 


1980  HONOR   ROLL 

Given  by: 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Richard  G.  Messner, 

Don  R.  J.  Cramer, 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ernest  Ringler, 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Hammers, 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Lester  E.  Pifer, 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Homer  R.  Miller 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Messner 

Peru  Brethren  Church,  Peru,  Ind. 

Mrs.  W.  H.  Greenwood 

Mrs.  Warren  C.  Brown 

Mrs.  Virgil  D.  Springer 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wesley  Jordan  and 

family 
WMC  of  the  Mill  Run  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Westernport,  Md. 


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Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


may  '80 


jtattftatf  flract. 


News  Notes 

The  Grace  Schools  Board  of  Trustees  met  at 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  February  25-27  and  approved 
a  budget  of  $4.96  million  for  the  1980-81  fiscal 
year.  New  board  members  attending  the  sessions 
included  Mr.  William  Snoddy  of  West  Salem,  Ohio 
Mr.  Chris  Lapp,  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania;  and  Rev 
John  Gillis  of  Simi  Valley,  California.  The  com 
position  of  the  board  currently  is  as  follows:  8  busi 
nessmen,  10  pastors,  4  educators,  2  medical  doctors, 
1  chemist,  and  2  retirees. 

In  the  college  the  trustees  approved  promotions  in 
rank  for  Dean  Dan  Snively  to  assistant  professor  and 
Dr.  Weston  Fields  and  Mr.  William  Gordon  to  asso- 
ciate professor.  Mrs.  Jean  Coverstone,  associate  pro- 
fessor of  art,  was  granted  a  sabbatical  leave  for  the 
first  semester  of  next  year. 

In  the  seminary.  Professor  James  Eisenbraun  was 
promoted  to  assistant  professor.  Dr.  Wayne  Beaver 
was  granted  a  sabbatical  leave  of  absence  for  the 
second  semester  of  the  1980-81  academic  year. 

All  promotions  will  be  effective  next  August. 


PERSONAL  EVANGELISM  AT  PURDUE 

by  Dawn  Stroup 

Grace  College  Freshman 

"Thank  you,  Lord,  for  this  new  baby  sister," 
prayed  Kevin  Kempton  of  Mansfield,  Ohio,  after 
recently  going  to  Purdue  University  (West  Lafayette, 
Ind.)  with  the  Grace  College  Personal  Evangelism 
Team.  One  hundred  and  ten  Grace  students  had  the 
privilege  of  sharing  Jesus  with  students  at  this  huge 
state  school.  Fifteen  decisions  were  made  through 
contacts  at  Purdue  and  many  seeds  were  planted  dur- 
ing this  second  in  a  series  of  trips  to  the  university. 

"It  was  scary,"  another  member  commented.  "I 
had  never  done  anything  like  this  before.  I  guess  at 
first  I  felt  like  Jonah  going  to  the  city  of  Ninevah. 
But  then  I  realized  that  the  people  weren't  hardhearted 
or  wicked;  they  were  very  open  and  receptive  to  the 
love  of  God." 

The  bus  trip  to  Purdue  was  spent  in  becoming 
familiar  with  the  different  procedures  and  approaches 
used  while  witnessing  of  and  sharing  God's  love.  It 
was  a  time  of  sharing  ideas,  past  experiences,  and  "at- 
tention-getters." Most  importantly,  though,  it  was  a 
time  of  prayer.  Prayer  not  only  for  hearts  to  be  pre- 
pared at  Purdue,  but  also  prayer  to  cleanse  the  hearts 
of  the  team  members  so  they  could  have  pure  com- 
munion with  the  Holy  Spirit  and  be  used  effectively. 

"It's  important  that  we  remember  to  give  all  the 
glory  to  God  when  we  do  have  a  successful  contact. 
We  can't  get  caught  up  in  a  spiritual  ego  trip,"  one 


member  of  the  team  stated. 

Grace  College  Personal  Evangelism  members  ob- 
served, through  this  trip,  that  some  of  the  Purdue  stu- 
dents were  Christians,  but  they  were  often  too 
wrapped  up  in  college  activities  to  remember  Christ. 
Others  there  had  heard  of  Jesus,  but  they  did  not 
know  Him  in  a  personal  way.  Then,  of  course,  there 
were  those  who  were  ignorant  of  the  Gospel. 

The  blessings  that  come  from  evangelism  outnum- 
ber the  fears  anyone  experiences  1 ,000  to  1 .  Those 
who  participated  in  personal  evangelism  were  brought 
together  in  a  spirit  of  unity  that  has  flowed  through- 
out the  campus.  Genuine  happiness  and  love  come 
with  such  a  Christian  ministry. 


Is  God 
in  Your  Will? 

So  often  we  are  concerned  whether  we 
are  in  God's  will.  And  this  is  certainly  a 
very  important  consideration.  Being  in  the 
center  of  God's  will  is  assurance  that  He 
will  provide  guidance  and  blessing. 

However,  it  is  also  important  that  God 
be  in  our  will.  No  matter  how  adequately 
you  are  providing  for  your  family  right 
now,  you  are  neglecting  one  of  your  most 
important  responsibilities  if  you  haven't 
made  a  will  and  included  God's  work  in  it. 

During  our  lifetime  we  are  naturally  con- 
cerned about  giving  our  tithes  and  offer- 
ings. But  when  the  Lord  takes  us  home, 
what  about  the  tithes  and  offerings  in  our 
will? 

The  basic  purpose  of  a  will  is  to  make 
your  desires  clear  regarding  the  distribution 
of  your  estate.  It  also  provides  the  utmost 
in  protection  for  your  loved  ones  after 
your  death.  In  addition,  at  least  a  tithe 
should  go  to  the  work  of  the  Lord. 

Perhaps  you  would  like  to  make  a  final 
bequest  to  the  Grace  Schools  ministry  in 
which  you  have  had  a  special  interest 
during  your  lifetime.  Please  let  us  know  if 
we  can  help  you  prepare  or  update  your 
will. 

Richard  G.  Messner,  Director  of  Development 

Grace  Schools 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

Telephone:  219/267-8191,  ext.  125 


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current  news  items  of  help  and  interest  to  you  as  Brethren 

Moody  Monthly  magazine  is  carrying  seven  articles  on  the  subject  of  abortion  in  its 
May  issue.  Editor  Jerry  Jenkins  says,  "it  may  be  the  most  important  issue  we  have  ever 
published."  The  lead  article  by  Philadelphia  pediatrician  C.  Everett  Kopp,  challenges 
the  abortion  issue  and  calls  it  "deception-on-demand."  This  magazine's  stand  against 
abortion  could  very  well  be  the  strongest  stand  ever  taken  on  this  issue  by  a  Christian 
magazine.  Moody  Monthly  is  published  by  Moody  Bible  Institute. 

Housing  will  be  very  short  this  year  at  national  conference  time  due  to  the  other  acti- 
vities being  held  at  Winona  Lake  during  this  week.  The  first  service  of  the  conference 
will  be  on  Saturday  evening,  July  26,  and  the  final  session  on  Friday  evening,  August  1, 
See  the  listing  of  housing  possibilities  on  page  22  of  this  issue  of  the  Herald,  and 
phone  in  your  reservations  to  the  place  of  your  choice. 

The  special  planning  committee  appointed  at  last  year's  national  conference  met  at 
Winona  Lake  in  mid-April  to  discuss  the  future  work  of  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 
Churches.  A  report  will  be  made  to  the  Fellowship  at  a  later  date.  The  committee  was 
composed  of  national  board  representatives  and  several  moderators  of  the  conference — 
past  and  present. 

Needs  of  the  national  boards  and  organizations  are  growing  as  the  inflation  rate  con- 
tinues to  soar.  The  same  basic  needs  are  also  taking  place  in  the  local  churches.  Util- 
ity bills,  supplies  and  overhead  costs  are  causing  a  real  current  expense  "crunch"  in 
many  churches  and  there  seems  to  be  no  immediate  relief  in  sight.  Has  your  official 
board  discussed  how  to  face  and  place  the  proper  priorities  on  the  use  of  funds?  Stew- 
ardship will  be  needed,  and  this  is  a  Christian  service  along  with  the  other  duties 
of  believers. 

The  Herald  toll-free  phone  number  is  being  used  a  lot.  To  remind  you,  the  number  is 
1-800-348-2756,  and  is  valid  from  all  areas  of  the  continental  United  States,  except 
in  Indiana.  The  Herald  Bookstore  has  now  increased  its  floor  space  and  the  musical 
needs  of  churches  can  now  be  better  met.  Those  who  will  be  attending  national  confer- 
ence will  see  a  big  change  in  the  store,  and  in  the  number  of  items  available. 

The  Brethren  Encyclopedia  work  moves  forward  and  many  of  the  Herald  readers  have  re- 
ceived assignments  to  write  for  this  work.  The  needs  still  exist  for  contributions 
and  if  you  would  like  to  help,  please  mail  your  contributions  to:  Brethren  Encyclo- 
pedia, 6611  Germantown  Ave.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  19119.  Please  identify  your  gift 
as  coming  from  our  Grace  Brethren  Fellowship. 

A  Bible  class  is  now  meeting  in  Lakeland,  Florida,  at  the  home  of  Willard  Yothers  every 
Wednesday  evening.  If  you  are  in  the  area  you  might  want  to  visit  with  the  group.  The 
address  is:  126  E.  Palm  Dr.,  Lakeland,  Florida  33803.  Willard  Yothers  is  the  teacher  and 
the  phone  number  is  1-813-687-4677. 

Holiday  Tours  Inc.  is  sponsoring  a  Brethren 
Heritage  Tour,  August  6-19.  The  tour  is  being 
hosted  by  Gerald  Polman  (212  Katy  Lane,  Engle- 
wood,  Ohio  45322,  513/836-1467).  The  14-day 
tour  revolves  around  sights  in  Israel,  Ger- 
many, Switzerland,  Austria,  and  Vienna. 


;^<3«.s  By  Still  Waters 


by  Charles  W.  Turner  Editor 

Have  you  ever  felt  lonely?  Have 
you  ever  thought  you  were  one  of  a 
kind?  There  just  might  be  a  reason 
for  these  thoughts  and  feelings.  If 
you  are  an  American  Grace  Breth- 
ren, you  are  a  rare,  and  I  hope  not 
endangered  species! 

Maybe  you  have  never  thought 
of  this  before,  but  there  is  only  one 
American  Grace  Brethren  for  every 
5,575  persons  in  the  United  States. 
If  you  go  to  a  big  gathering,  such  as 
a  national  football  league  game,  the 
odds  are  that  in  the  stands  there 
will  be  just  6  others  like  you.  Per- 
haps it  would  be  more  appropriate 
to  say  that  if  you  go  to  a  Billy 
Graham  crusade  with  50,000 
people  present,  there  might  be  5 
others  there,  besides  you,  who 
would  find  like  identity  of  denomi- 
national affiliation. 

Suppose  you  live  in  a  town,  city, 
or  large  metropolitan  area— here  is 
the  likelihood  of  other  Grace  Breth- 
ren being  around  you  if  we  were 
distributed  equally  across  the 
country: 

In  a  town  of  1,000,  there 
would  be  20  percent  of  one  per- 
son who  is  Grace  Brethren. 

In  a  town  of  10,000,  there 
would  be  about  2  Grace  Breth- 
ren. 

In  a  city  of  100,000,  there 
would  be  18  Grace  Brethren. 

In  a  city  of  1,000,000,  there 
would  be  179  Grace  Brethren. 
For  some  years  now,  when  I  go 
to  a  gathering,  I  have  been  taking 
my  wife  along,  just  so  I  know  there 
will  be  at  least  two  Grace  Brethren 
in  one  place  at  one  time.  This  gives 
me  security! 


Do  you  feel  Lonely? 

You  are  One  in 
You  are  One  in  5,575 


By  this  time  you  have  gotten  the 
message— there  are  just  not  a  lot  of 
Grace  Brethren  around  these  days. 
As  the  population  grows,  the  per- 
centage drops  because  "they"  are 
growing  faster  than  we  are.  "They" 
are  to  be  identified  as  "other 
people,"  in  whatever  sense  you 
want  to  take  it. 

I  think  this  is  a  shame,  because  I 
feel  that  the  Grace  Brethren  Church 
has  a  message  to  present  to  the 
world.  There  are  many  Christians  in 
the  United  States,  and  this  I 
acknowledge,  but  I  am  a  Grace 
Brethren  and  I  am  proud  of  it.  I 
want  our  Bible-based  message  of 
truth  to  reach  a  much  wider  circle 
than  it  has  in  times  past.  We  have 
something  positive  and  true  to  say, 
and  it  needs  to  be  said  in  a  louder 
voice  for  many  others  to  hear  and 
follow. 

As  Grace  Brethren  we  have 
taken  the  motto,  "The  Bible,  the 
whole  Bible,  and  nothing  but  the 
Bible."  We  do  not  have  a  100  per- 
cent record  on  this  count,  but  we 
have  done  well  in  seeking  to  stay 
close  to  the  teaching  of  the  Scrip- 
tures. Our  Foreign  Missions  record 
is  good.  There  are  more  Grace 
Brethren  outside  of  the  United 
States  than  within  our  continental 
territory.  Our  educational  record  is 
good.  We  have  established  a  training 
institution  at  Grace  Schools  that 
many  other  denominations  look  to 
for  the  training  of  their  students,  as 
well  as  the  thousands  of  Brethren 
who  have  been  trained  there.  Our 
Home  Missions  record  is  good  in 
the  encouragement  and  establish- 
ment of  new  churches.  Our  other 


works  have  had  good  records  as 
well. 

We  have  something  to  say,  and  I 
repeat,  there  are  many  who  have 
not  heard.  We  need  to  break  out  of 
the  narrow  confines  in  which  we 
have  labored,  and,  with  faith  in 
God,  begin  to  conquer  some  new 
territory  for  the  Lord  and  for  our 
way  of  belief. 

We  at  the  Brethren  Missionary 
Herald  Co.  are  seeking  to  expand 
this  witness  through  the  printed 
page  and  to  look  for  other  areas  of 
communication  to  complete  the 
Lord's  commands.  In  the  past  10 
years  our  list  of  books  by  Brethren 
authors  has  increased  to  125  titles, 
and  they  are  going  into  bookstores, 
homes,  Bible  classes,  and  educa- 
tional institutions.  Our  presses  are 
turning  out  materials  that  are  at- 
tractive in  appearance  and  biblical 
in  content.  Millions  of  pieces  of 
literature  are  going  all  over  the 
world  from  BMH  Printing. 

These  are  a  few  of  the  things 
that  we  are  doing  so  there  will  be 
many  more  Brethren  next  year  than 
there  were  this  year.  If  we  all  keep 
at  the  work  we  will  not  feel  so 
lonely  in  the  years  to  come. 

You  are  a  partner  with  us  in  this 
work  and  we  do  appreciate  it  very 
much.  Another  way  you  can  help 
besides  your  prayers  is  to  remember 
that  June  and  July  are  the  months 
to  present  gifts  for  the  work  of 
publications  in  the  Brethren  Church. 
Do  it  by  giving  your  gift  through 
your  local  church.  It  will  help  us 
here  at  the  Herald  not  to  feel  so 
lonely,  because  we  know  you  are 
with  us  in  the  work. 


£  June  '80 


Cover  Photo:  Rev.  Dean  Fetterhoff  (far 
right)  discusses  Christian  Education  and 
Evangelism  with  several  seminary  students. 
Photo  by  John  Burtoft. 


reported 


35  Years  Ago- 1945 

Seventy-five  thousand  people  gathered  at 
Soldier's  Field  in  Chicago,  111.,  for  a  great 
Youth  For  Christ  convention,  under  the 
direction  of  Torrey  Johnson. 

15  Years  Ago- 1965 

Dan  Hammers  and  Larry  DeArmey,  first- 
year  students  at  Grace  Seminary,  prepared 
to  spend  15  months  of  general  missionary 
service  in  France.  .  .  .  The  Board  of  Trustees 
of  Grace  College  voted  to  construct  a  new 
men's  dormitory.  Completion  date-  August 
1966. 

5  Years  Ago- 1975 

Jesse  B.  Deloe  assumed  the  position  of 
deputation  director  in  the  Foreign  Missions 
office.  Mrs.  Junie  Sco field  is  the  new  voice 
at  the  Brethren  Home  Missions  office.  She 
assumes  the  switchboard  controls  to  greet 
the  incoming  calls.  .  .  .  Frank  J.  Poland  cele- 
brated his  twenty-fifth  year  with  the  Home 
Missions  Council. .  .  .  Among  the  graduates 
of  Grace  Seminary  were:  Lynn  and  Aldo 
Hoyt,  David  Miller,  Theodore  Hobart,  David 
Wingfield,  Russell  Betz,  and  Norman  John- 
son. 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY,, 


Volume  42 


Number  6 


June  1980 


Editor,  Charles  W.  Turner 

Managing  Editor,  Kenneth  E.  Herman 

Artist,  Jane  Fretz 

Production  Manager,  Bruce  Brickel 

Departmental  Editors:   Christian  Education: 

Knute  Larson.  Foreign  Missions:   Rev.  John 

Zielasko,   Nora   Macon.  Grace  Schools:  Dr. 

Homer   A.    Kent,   Jr.,   Don  Cramer.   Home 

Missions:   Dr.   Lester   E.   Pifer,  Brad  Skiles. 

WMC:  Linda  Hoke. 

The  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  (ISSN 
0161-5238)  is  published  monthly  by  the 
Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Co.,  P.  O.  Box 
544,  1104  Kings  Highway,  Winona  Lake,  IN 
46590.  Subscription  prices:  $5.75  per  year; 
foreign,  $7.50.  Special  rates  to  churches. 
Second-class  postage  paid  at  Winona  Lake, 
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BIBLE    INSTITUTE 

MISSIONS:    A    MOST   SERIOUS   PROBLEM 

LOOKING    BACK    AND   PRAISING   THE    LORD 

WE    HAVE   A    DREAM 

A   CHANGING   WORLD   -   A    CHANGING 

NAVAJO 

THE   TESTIMONY   OF    MICHELLE    SHEER 

DAVENPORT:    FAITHFULNESS   BRINGS 

RESULTS 

DEAR    FATHER 

SOME   OF    OUR    BEST    FRIENDS  ARE   - 

MEET    BIRTHDAY    MISSIONARY    RUTH 

SNYDER 

BRINGING    HISTORY    UP   TO    DATE 

THE    EXPANDING    MINISTRIES   OF    GRACE 

THEOLOGICAL   SEMINARY 


•  Reflections  By  Still  Waters  2    • 
•  BMH  News  Report   12      •  Now  40  • 


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Dear  Editor: 

I  enjoy  reading  "Reflections  By  Still  Waters."  I  espe- 
cially enjoyed  the  April  editorial  concerning  Madalyn 
Murray  O'Hair.  She  makes  my  blood  pressure  rise!  She 
also  makes  me  think  of  and  trust  God  more— knowing 
He  is  still  on  the  throne  guiding  Christian  people.  Noth- 
ing is  impossible  with  God.  Thank  you  for  the  editorials, 
Mr.  Turner.- Ohio 


June  '80 


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BIBLE 


INSTITUTE 


by  Larry  DeArmey 

As  missionaries  working  in 
France,  we  know  that  ultimate- 
ly the  future  of  a  dynamic, 
self-propagating  church  in  this 
country  rests  with  key  French 
men  and  women.  They  must 
communicate  with  other 
Frenchmen. 

Jesus  Christ  Himself  is  the 
perfect  example  of  one  of  the 
basic  principles  of  discipleship. 
In  Isaiah's  beautiful  prophecy 
concerning  the  person  of  the 
coming    Christ,    the    prophet 


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Clockwise,  starting  at  the  bottom  of  page  4:  1.  Raphael  Ramos  leads  theeible  Institute  class  on  witnessing,  on  the  tenth  anniversary 
of  his  conversion.  Raphael  is  from  Macon  and  was  one  of  the  early  contacts  and  converts  of  the  Chateau  ministry.  2.  Part  of  the  Tues- 
day night  Macon  Bible  Institute.  3.  Gilles  and  Ghllain,  believers  from  Chalon,  attend  the  Saturday  Chateau  session  of  the  Bible  Insti- 
tute. 4.  Students  take  careful  notes  at  the  Chateau  session  of  the  Bible  Institute.  5.  An  attender  of  the  Saturday  Chateau  session.  6. 
Tom  Julien  leading  one  of  the  meetings.  7.  Tex  Hudson  sitting  in  on  a  session.  8.  In  Macon  on  Tuesday  nights,  Tom  Julien  teaches 
one  hour  of  theology  and  Larry  DeArmey  teaches  one  hour  on  the  life  of  Christ. 


underscores  the  fundamental 
attitude  of  Jesus.  "The  Lord 
God  has  given  Me  the  tongue 
of  disciples,  that  I  may  know 
how  to  sustain  the  weary  one 
with  a  word.  He  awakens  Me 
morning  by  morning,  He 
awakens  My  ear  to  listen  as  a 
disciple.  The  Lord  God  has 
opened  My  ear;  and  I  was  not 
disobedient,  nor  did  I  turn 
back"  (Isa.  50:4-5  NASB). 
Christ  knew  that  the  future 
of  His  Church  depended  on 
His  careful  training  of  key 
people.  He  also  knew  that  He 


could  not  pass  on  what  He 
Himself  had  not  learned. 
Therefore,  His  communion 
with  His  Teacher  was  intimate 
and  intense. 

The  motivating  idea  in  our 
missionary  strategy  is  training. 

Much  has  been  done  since 
the  outset  of  our  ministry  in 
France  to  teach  and  equip 
French  believers  to  live  their 
Christian  lives  to  the  fullest 
and  to  communicate  the  Gos- 
pel through  their  personal  wit- 
ness. The  whole  purpose  of 
the  Chateau  ministry  has  been 


to  teach  through  the  study  of 
the  Word  and  a  transformed 
life  style. 

But  there  is  a  fundamental 
difference  between  simply 
teaching  people  and  training 
them.  Christ  taught  the  masses, 
but  He  trained  the  Twelve.  He 
fed  the  multitudes,  but  He 
forged  the  future  leaders. 
Teaching  implies  imparting 
knowledge;  training  implies 
imparting  a  vision,  a  way  of 
life,  a  discipline,  a  deep  com- 
mitment, a  desire  to  reproduce. 
And  training  is  the  key  to  the 


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Below:  Jean-Marie,  one  of  the  most  recent  converts,  shares 
for  the  first  time  his  encounter  with  Christ.  This  is  where  the 
training  begins. 


Above:  Professor  J u lien  coordinates  the 
total  Bible  Institute  program,  as  well  as 
teaching  in  Macon,  Chalon,  Lyon,  and  the 
Chateau. 


future. 

Realizing  that  God  was  giv- 
ing to  our  ministry  key  men 
and  women  and  also  noting 
the  lack  of  systematic  training 
of  these  potential  leaders,  the 
Chateau  version  of  a  de- 
centralized Bible  Institute  pro- 
gram was  inaugurated  in  the 
fall  of  1978.  This  program  is 
designed  to  meet  the  needs  of 
highly  motivated  Christians  in 
our  ministries  in  Chalon  and 
Macon  and  to  give  to  them  a 
solid  foundation  of  systematic 
Bible  study  and  practical  train- 
ing. 

The  Christians  who  are  en- 
rolled are  being  asked  to  fol- 
low a  three-year  program  of 
study  consisting  of  two  hours 
per  week  in  their  own  city, 
two  hours  per  month  at  the 
Chateau,  and  an  intensive  two- 
week  course  at  the  Chateau  in 
July.  At  the  end  of  three  years, 
each  student  will  have  received 
a  basic  in-depth  knowledge  of 
the  Word  and  the  Christian  life 
without  having  to  leave  home 


(or  work)  for  a  formal  Bible 
school  education. 

The  teaching  is  carried  on  at 
an  advanced  level  with  assign- 
ments, exams,  and  practical 
work  being  required.  Our  basic 
goal  is  not  only  to  impart 
knowledge,  but  to  see  the 
people  make  the  necessary 
commitment  and  impose  upon 
themselves  the  kind  of  self- 
discipline  and  faithfulness  that 
are  key  qualities  of  a  servant 
of  the  Lord . 

Currently  we  have  classes  in 
Macon  on  Tuesday,  in  Chalon 
on  Wednesday,  and  a  com- 
bined session  at  the  Chateau 
on  the  first  Saturday  of  each 
month.  About  10  students  fol- 
lowed the  intensive  course  last 
summer. 

Already  this  phase  of  our 
ministry  has  begun  to  expand. 
We  have  initiated  a  Monday 
evening  class  in  the  city  of 
Lyon  about  40  miles  to  the 
south.  A  large  group  of  people 
from  various  evangelical 
churches  of  Lyon  are  enrolled. 


As  we  begin  this  second 
year,  we  are  praying  that  the 
Bible  Institute  ministry  will  be 
the  key  to  preparing  future 
leaders  for  our  Grace  Brethren 
work  in  France.  We  are  also 
praying  that  this  ministry  will 
have  its  impact  on  evangelical 
Christianity  in  this  region. 

We  would  ask  your  faithful 
prayers  for  this  training  pro- 
gram. French  men  and  women 
must  become  mature  in  their 
faith  and  capable  of  communi- 
cating what  they  are  learning. 
This  means  much  hard  work 
and  a  deep  commitment  on 
their  part  and,  for  many,  it 
involves  a  great  sacrifice. 

We  of  the  missionary  teach- 
ing staff  feel  the  extra  burden 
as  we  strive  to  prepare  quality 
courses.  It  is  hard  work  for  us, 
too.  We  sense  the  need  to 
deepen  our  knowledge  of  the 
Word  and  to  develop  a  more 
intimate  relationship  with  Him 
who  is  our  teacher.  Only  as  He 
teaches  us  will  we  be  able  to 
train  others. 


June  '80 


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Missions: 
a  Most  Serious  Problem 


by  John  W.  Zielasko 

On  occasion  I  have  been  asked:  What  is  the 
most  serious  problem  in  missions  today— the 
lack  of  personnel  to  staff  our  mission  fields  or 
the  lack  of  funds  to  carry  on  a  program?  At 
times  in  our  history,  personnel  was  very 
definitely  a  major  problem.  Young  people 
were  not  responding  to  the  call  of  missions; 
but  at  the  moment,  I  would  have  to  answer 
that  our  biggest  threat  to  the  progress,  suc- 
cess, and  expansion  of  the  foreign  mission 
program  is  the  whopping  financial  appetite 
that  overseas  programs  have  in  today's 
economy.  In  order  to  feed  the  craving  of 
those  twin  beasts,  inflation  and  devaluation, 
field  budget  and  cost  of  living  increments 
are  devoured  in  a  most  uncouth  manner. 
Total  support  figures,  agreed  upon  at  the 
beginning  of  the  year,  soon  proved  inade- 
quate. As  an  example,  I  just  returned  from 
Africa.  While  I  was  there  the  missionaries 
purchased  gasoline  for  the  MAF  plane.  The 
total  purchase  will  enable  that  plane  to 
perform  its  missionary  duties  for  about  45 
days.  The  total  cost  of  fuel,  at  $6.00  a  gallon, 
came  to  just  under  $10,000.  That  cost  will  be 
shared  by  a  wider  group  than  just  our  mission 
but,  any  way  you  cut  it,  that  is  a  hefty  slice 
of  the  financial  pie  for  just  45  days  of 
operation. 

The  frustrating  aspect  of  this  is  the  fact 
that  the  Foreign  Missionary  Society  in  1979 
had  the  best  offering  in  history: 
$1,364,835.00,  which  is  a  12  percent  increase 
over  the  previous  year.  But,  in  spite  of  this, 
due  to  the  reasons  already  cited,  we  went  into 
a  deficit  of  $30,000.  This,  added  to  our 
previous  years'  deficit,  has  forced  our  board 
of  trustees  to  place  the  society  on  an  austerity 


program  with  budget  cuts  in  all  areas.  Since 
mission  programs  are  already  operating  on 
skimpy  budgets,  this  is  not  going  to  be  easy  to 
implement. 

Perhaps  we  need  our  priorities  challenged! 

As  our  world  enters  the  1980s,  it  is  esti- 
mated that  well  over  one-half  of  all  the  people 
who  ever  lived  from  Adam  to  the  present  and 
reached  the  age  of  five,  are  still  alive-4.25 
billion  people.  The  one  overwhelming  tragic 
fact  that  should  grip  and  motivate  the  Chris- 
tian Church  in  this  decade  is  the  realization 
that,  at  the  very  least,  2.5  billion  people  do 
not  know  of  God's  love  in  Jesus  Christ.  What 
is  even  more  significant  is  the  pessimistic 
spiritual  future  projected  for  these  people. 
Without  a  massive,  bold,  aggressive  missionary 
thrust,  they  will  die  without  ever  hearing 
the  Gospel.  Most  are  so  separated  by  language 
and  culture  from  existing  Christian  congre- 
gations that  deliberate  missionary  activity  is 
the  only  hope  for  their  salvation. 

The  Brethren  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
wants  to  assume  its  share  of  this  mammoth 
responsibility.  Bold  plans  are  now  being 
formulated  to  reach  these  unreached.  Candi- 
dates are  in  training  to  serve  on  present  fields; 
others  are  preparing  to  launch  new  ventures  in 
the  Orient.  But  none  of  this  will  be  pos- 
sible without  the  prayer  and  financial  backing 
of  our  people. 

God  watches  over  His  program,  and  we  are 
confident  that  when  His  people  become  aware 
of  the  needs,  they  will  respond  magnani- 
mously. Just  think,  if  all  the  members  of 
Grace  Brethren  churches  had  given  just  one 
dollar  more  last  year,  we  would  not  be 
faced  with  a  deficit.  Our  missionaries  are 
counting  on  your  support  in  1 980. 


June  '80 


_&>  V>  V>  V>  V*. 


Looking  Back 

and 
Praising  the  Lord 


1941 

The  first  young  people's  camp 
was  held  in  Almafuerte,  Argentina. 

On  March  19,  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Curtis  Morrill  and  their  two  chil- 
dren, Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Williams, 
Miss  Grace  Byron,  and  Miss  Ruth 
Snyder  sailed  from  New  York 
aboard  the  Egyptian  S.S.  Zam  Zam. 
They  were  bound  for  Capetown, 
South  Africa.  The  Zam  Zam  was 
shelled  and  sunk  on  April  17,  and 
the  passengers  were  taken  aboard 
the  German  raider  Tamesis.   On 
April  18,  they  were  transferred  to 
the  prison  ship  Dresden  where  they 
were  held  until  May  21  at  which 
time  they  landed  at  St.  Jean  de  Luz 
in  occupied  France.  May  3 1 ,  they 
left  by  train  for  Spain  and  arrived 
in  Lisbon,  Portugal,  on  June  3.  The 
Morrills  sailed  for  New  York  on 
June  20.  Miss  Byron  and  Miss 
Snyder  left  a  little  later  and  arrived 
in  New  York  on  June  21 .  Mr.  and 


Left:  Miss  Byron, 
in  dotted  array, 
watches  her 
precious  outfit 
and  other 
earthly 
belongings  go 
down  into  Davy 
Jones'  Locker. 


Mrs.  Williams  left  June  21  and 
arrived  in  the  States  on  June  30. 

On  August  28,  Colonel  De 
Larminat  took  over  the  reins  of 
government  in  French  Equatorial 
Africa  in  the  name  of  Free  France 
under  the  DeGaulle  government. 

Marguerite  Ruth  Dunning  was 
born,  bringing  joy  to  her  grand- 
mother, Dr.  Florence  Gribble.  This 
is  the  first  grandchild  to  be  born  in 
Africa— the  grandchild  of  the 
founder  of  our  African  mission, 
James  S.  Gribble,  who  had  died  in 
1923. 

1942 

Dr.  Florence  Newberry  Gribble 
passed  away  on  April  1 .  A  cable- 
gram received  from  Africa  stated 
that  "Dr.  Gribble  passed  away 
peacefully."  She  was  buried  at 
Bassai  hill,  next  to  her  husband's 
grave. 

Miss  Mary  Emmert  finished  her 


Above:  On  the  German  prison  ship  "Dresden"  the 
Germans  allowed  husbands  and  wives  to  "keep 
tryst"  on  the  deck  for  two  hours  each  morning. 
Note  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Williams  in  the  center  of  the  pic- 
ture just  this  side  of  the  boy  who  is  reading  his 
paper. 


second  primer,  this  one  in  Sango. 
(The  first  book  was  in  Banou.) 

1943 

Robert  and  Lenora  Williams  sent 
their  first  greetings  from  Africa. 
They  had  finally  arrived  after  a  wait 
of  about  two  years.  Since  World 
War  II  was  taking  place  and  their 
ship  (Zam  Zam)  was  shelled  the  first 
time  they  sailed,  it  was  not  until 
late  in  1942  that  they  could  leave 
for  their  long-desired  destination. 
Even  as  they  traveled,  Mr.  Williams 
related:  "We  heard  of  ships  going 
down  ahead  of  us  in  the  path  we 
should  follow.  We  heard  of  ships 
going  down  behind  us  in  the  path 
we  had  just  gone  over,  but  we  went 
through  unharmed." 

Over  50  young  men  were  enrolled 
at  the  Yaloke  Junior  Bible  School. 

Missionary  candidates  for  the 
year  included  Mr.  Wayne  Beaver, 
Miss  Dorothy  Wolf  (engaged  to 


Jjune  '80 


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Dr.  Orville  Jobson  reads  in  his  study  in  Bozoum. 
Ben  and  Mabel  Hamilton 


Curtis  G.  Morrill,  topped  off  with  a  very  familiar  old  hat,  looks  upon 
the  eggs  somewhat  skeptically.  Next  to  him  is  another  missionary  ap- 
parently looking  for  a  date  on  said  egg!  The  young  man  gazing  into 
space,  almost  directly  above  Mr.  Morrill,  is  Mr.  Williams. 


Wayne  Beaver),  Benjamin  Hamilton, 
and  Miss  Dorothy  Hay  (Goodman). 

Miss  Mabel  Crawford  (already  a 
missionary  in  Africa)  and  Benjamin 
Hamilton  (a  candidate  for  Africa) 
were  married. 

There  were  21  chapel  points  in 
Oubangui-Chari  in  1943.  The  total 
Sunday  morning  attendance  was 
3,352  people. 

A  change  of  government  took 
place  in  Argentina.  The  military 
took  control  and  political  diffi- 
culties resulted. 

Mission  Evangelique  de 
L'Oubangui-Chari  (our  mission) 
received  official  recognition  by  the 
government  of  French  Equatorial 
Africa.  Headquarters  for  the 
mission  was  at  Bozoum. 

1944 

The  board  approved  the  following 
candidates  for  service:  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Lynn  Schiock  and  Mr.  and  Mrs. 


Solon  Hoyt  for  Argentina,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Marvin  Goodman  for  Africa. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wayne  Beaver 
departed  for  French  Equatorial 
Africa. 

A  letter  from  Field  Superin- 
tendent Orville  Jobson  in  Africa 
cites  the  need  for  the  following 
buildings  (all  were  built  in  1944):  a 
missionary  medical  guest  house  in 
Yaloke  (at  this  time,  Yaloke  was 
considered  the  medical  center  of 
the  field);  a  store  house  and  office 
building  for  Bouca  and  Bozoum; 
and  a  missionary  rest  house  at 
Bekoro. 

On  June  16,  Dorothy  Hay  was 
married  to  Marvin  Goodman. 

Two  new  works  opened  in 
Argentina:  Canada  Verde  and  Santa 
Eufemia. 

1945 

The  board  approved  the  follow- 
ing applications:  Mr.  and  Mrs. 


Benjamin  Hamilton,  Africa;  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Albert  Balzer,  Africa;  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Robert  Hill,  Africa;  and  Miss 
Ruth  Kent,  Africa. 

The  board  appointed  Rev. 
Clarence  Sickel  as  field  superin- 
tendent for  Argentina  and  Rev. 
Orville  Jobson  as  field  superin- 
tendent for  Africa. 

Russell  D.  Barnard  was  called  to 
become  the  new  full  time  general 
secretary  of  the  board  at  the  1945 
annual  board  meeting.  He  became 
the  first  full  time  general  secretary. 

Marvin  and  Dorothy  Goodman 
left  for  the  field. 

1946 

The  FMS  offices  were  moved 
from  Long  Beach,  California,  to 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana. 

The  board  approved  Anna  Marie 
Mishler  as  a  candidate  for  Africa. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Curtis  G.  Morrill 
resigned  from  service  in  Africa. 


June  '80  v 


J5  fe  v>  v>  fe. 


Marvin  and  Dorothy  Goodman 
and  their  family  in  1949. 


Rev.  Keith  Altig  (by  the  car  door)  and  Rev.  Eddie  Miller  (wear- 
ing the  hat)  together  ministered  in  Brazil. 


The  board  recommended  to  the 
society  that  the  next  field  of 
Brethren  missionary  effort  be 
France,  "and  that  this  board  be 
authorized  to  take  immediate  steps 
to  establish  the  Brethren  Church  in 
France."  It  was  approved. 

Publication  of  Stranger  Than 
Fiction  written  by  the  late  Dr. 
Florence  Newberry  Gribble  was 
authorized  by  the  board. 

1947 

The  board  authorized  an  investi- 
gation of  Brazil  as  a  possible  field 
of  Brethren  missionary  service. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  FMS 
"proceed  at  once  toward  the  estab- 
lishment of  a  Brethren  work  in 
France  and  continue  investigation 
of  India  and  China  as  possible  mis- 
sion fields." 

The  following  were  approved  as 
candidates:  Miss  Ruth  Reddick, 
Argentina;  and  Miss  Larue  Malles, 


Africa. 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Keith  Altig  were 
considered  for  opening  a  mission 
field  in  Latin  America. 


1948 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Don  Miller  and  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Jack  Churchill  applied  for 
service. 

It  was  recommended  to  the 
society  to  enter  Baja  California  as  a 
field  for  one  year  beginning 
January  1 ,  1949,  with  Jack  Green 
as  the  missionary. 

Also  recommended  was  that  a 
missionary  party  be  sent  into 
Brazil,  province  of  Amapa  and  adja- 
cent territory  near  the  mouth  of 
the  Amazon  River. 

The  Altigs  were  recommended 
for  service  in  Brazil. 

The  following  appointees  were 
approved:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roy 
Snyder,  Africa;  Miss  Mary  Beth 


Munn,  Africa;  and  Miss  Mary  Cripe, 
Africa. 


1949 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eddie  Miller  were 
approved  as  appointees  for  Brazil. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Keith  Altig  were 
urged  to  continue  their  investi- 
gation of  the  field  of  Brazil  and 
move  their  family  to  Icoraci  or 
other  similar  suitable  territory  and 
establish  regular  gospel  services. 

Due  to  the  ill  health  of  Jack 
Green,  the  opening  of  the  work  in 
Baja  California  was  temporarily 
postponed. 

Miss  Clara  Schwartz  was  ap- 
pointed to  service  in  Africa  and  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  James  Marshall  were  ap- 
pointed to  service  in  Argentina. 

The  Sumeys  and  the  Roy  Snyders 
(approved  in  '48)  sailed  for  France 
for  language  study  and  then  on  to 
Africa. 


June  '80 


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49  1950 


Roy  and  Ruth  Snyder 


1950 

The  Marvin  Goodmans  left  for 
France  and  language  study. 

The  Eddie  Millers  left  for  Brazil. 

The  board  approved  the  prelimi- 
nary applications  of  Rev.  and  Mrs. 
John  W.  Zielasko  for  service  in 
Brazil. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  our 
society  begin  its  work  immediately 
in  the  Baja  California  field,  or  as 
soon  thereafter  as  our  approved 
missionaries  can  go. 

These  missionaries  were  ap- 
proved as  "ready  to  go":  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Walter  Haag  to  open  a  new 
work  in  Baja  California;  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Paul  Miller,  Brazil;  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Don  Miller,  Africa;  Miss 
Marian  Thurston,  Africa;  and  Miss 
Edith  Geske,  Africa. 


African  Pastor 

to  Grace  Seminary  for 

Further  Study 


by  John  W.  Zielasko 

The  Brethren  Churches  in  Africa  have  appealed  to  us  for  help. 
They  recognize  the  need  for  their  pastors  to  receive  seminary 
training,  but  there  is  no  way  to  accomplish  that  goal  unless  we 
help  them.  Eventually  the  church  in  Africa  hopes  to  have  its  own 
seminary  and  plans  are  now  being  prepared  to  launch  that  am- 
bitious project.  But  until  a  few  men  receive  their  training  in  the 
U.S.,  they  cannot  hope  to  staff  a  seminary  with  qualified  pro- 
fessors. 

Our  partnership  agreement  with  our  African  Brethren  has  re- 
sulted in  the  training  at  Grace  Seminary  of  one  man,  Pierre 
Yougouda.  He  is  now  the  chairman  of  the  Educational  Commis- 
sion in  the  African  Church  and  is  doing  a  commendable  job  for 
the  Lord. 


Now  the  African  National  Conference  has  chosen  another 
pastor  to  come  to  the  U.S.  for  training  at  Grace.  The  Brethren  in 
Africa  have  agreed  to  raise  offerings  in  their  churches  and  to  con- 
tribute $1 ,000  a  year  toward  his  living  expenses. 

I  was  present  at  the  African  Executive  Committee  meetings  on 
April  2  and  4.  At  the  close  of  those  sessions,  the  moderator  of  the 
African  Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches  (Eglise  Evangelique  des 
Freres),  Pastor  Noel  Gaiwaka,  invited  me  to  stand.  He  made  a 
little  speech  thanking  the  churches  in  America  for  helping  them 
in  the  education  of  their  pastors.  He  then  presented  to  me  a 
check  for  SI, 000  which  represents  their  contribution  toward  this 
project  for  1980-81. 

Pastor  Ndomale  Josef  and  his  family  will  arrive  in  the  United 
States  just  prior  to  national  conference  and  will  be  housed  in  the 
mission  residence  at  Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  for  the  time  spent  at 
Grace. 

If  you  would  like  to  have  a  share  in  the  education  of  this  Afri- 
can brother,  please  give  through  your  church  or  send  your  gift 
directly  to  the  Foreign  Mission  office,  marked  "African  Student 
Fund." 


June  '80 


Wayne,  Ind.), have  two  children— Russell  and  Christine. 
Mr.  Richeson  attended  Grace  College  and  Seminary. 


From  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 
and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 


□  Cherry  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Cherry  Val- 
ley, Calif.,  had  a  very  successful  stewardship  seminar 
with  Stewardship  Representative  Henry  Rempel  in 
February. 

□  Pastor  and  Mrs.  James  Dixon  led  a  group  of  29 
members  and  friends  of  the  Temple  Hills  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md.,  on  a  recent  10-day 
trip  to  the  Holy  Land.  The  group  was  a  part  of  the 
Grace  Alumni  Tour  which  left  on  March  15  and  re- 
turned on  March  25. 

D  On  March  16  the  members  of  the  Norwalk  Breth- 
ren Church,  Norwalk,  Calif.,  officially  voted  to  be- 
come the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Norwalk.  Dr. 
Nickolas  Kurtaneck,  pastor. 


□  Larry  Richeson  was  licensed  to  the  Brethren 
ministry  at  a  special  service  at  the  First  Brethren 
Church,  Wooster,  Ohio,  Sunday,  March  9.  Those  of 
the  Wooster  church  assisting  in  this  service  included 
(left  to  right  in  picture)  Don  Streit,  Pastor  Ashman, 
Russell  Richeson  (father  of  Larry),  Dan  Fetter,  Gary 
Crow,  and  Moderator  Miles  Firestone.  Pastor  Riche- 
son serves  at  the  Winona,  Minn.,  Grace  Brethren 
Church.  He,  with  his  wife.  Norma  (formerly  of  Fort 


□  Brethren  National  Youth  Conference  for 
1980  registration  DEADLINE  is  June  15.  The 
fee  of  $35  and  registration  form  must  be  in  the 
GBC  Christian  Education  office  or  post  marked 
no  later  than  June  15.  Forms  available  at  your 
local  Grace  Brethren  church  or  by  writing  GBC 
Christian  Education,  P.O.  Box  365,  Winona 
Lake,  Ind.  46590. 


□  A  new  Grace  Brethren  Church  is  being  organized  in 
Ventura,  Calif.,  under  the  direction  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church  of  Simi  Valley.  Any  information  re- 
garding interested  people  in  the  area  should  be  sent  to 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  P.O.  Box  3732,  Ventura, 
Calif.  93006,  or  phone  Arthur  Burk-805/985-8020. 


deaths 


Death  notices  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor. 

BENSON,  Mabel,  April  8,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  Dave  Hocking,  pastor. 
HURLEY,  Marie,  April  17,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  Dave  Hocking,  pastor. 
JOHNSON,  Edith,  79,  April  9,  Martinsburg  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Martinsburg,  Pa.  William  Snell,  pas- 
tor. 

KNUPP,    Carl,    Jan.    5,    Riverside    Grace    Brethren 
Church,  Johnstown,  Pa.  Don  Rough,  pastor. 
MOSER,  Dorothy,  Feb.  10,  Riverside  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Johnstown,  Pa.  Don  Rough,  pastor. 
PARTON,   Lorene,    80,  April    11,   Harrah  Brethren 
Church,  Harrah,  Wash.  Charles  Winter,  pastor. 
PUTZIER,   Eldon,   60,  Nov.   17,  member  of  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Winona,  Minn.  Larry  Richeson,  pas- 
tor. 

RAGER,  Adam  H.,  65,  April  18.  A  Brethren  minister 
for  30  years,  Mr.  Rager  served  Grace  Brethren 
churches  at  Lakewood,  Calif.,  and  Albany,  Oreg.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Clearbrook  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Roanoke,  Va.,  and  had  been  ill  for  the  last  8 
years.  The  memorial  service  was  conducted  at  the 
Pike  Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pa.,  with  Pastors 
Kenneth  Koontz,  Dean  Risser  and  Don  Rager,  partici- 
pating. 

REIGHARD,     Ethel,      82,     Conemaugh     Brethren 
Church,  Conemaugh,  Pa.  Don  Rager,  pastor. 
RUSSELL,  Mary,  54,  March  29,  Martinsburg  Grace 
Brethren    Church,   Martinsburg,   Pa.    William    Snell, 
pastor. 

ROBINSON,    Herbert,    March    20,    Grace    Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  Dave  Hocking,  pastor. 
WARD,   Glenn,    Feb.  23,  member  of  Valley  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Hagerstown,  Md.  Daniel  Eshleman, 
pastor. 


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WINES,  Rachael  Elizabeth,  Jan.  3,  age  6,  Cherry  Val- 
ley Grace  Brethren  Church,  Cherry  Valley,  Calif. 
Rachael  was  the  daughter  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Robert 
Wines.  Daryl  Baker,  pastor. 

YOUNT,  Irene,  April  8,  member  of  North  Riverdale 
Brethren  Church,  Dayton,  Ohio.  Tad  Hobert,  pastor. 


□  Dr.  Robert  B.  Collitt,  stewardship  counselor  for 
the  Grace  Brethren  Missions  Stewardship  Service,  will 
be  speaking  at  the  following  Grace  Brethren  churches: 
Hope  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Dillsburg,  Pa.,  June  29 
to  July  2,  Lee  Dice,  pastor;  and  at  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church  of  Lititz,  Lititz,  Pa.,  July  6-9,  Jerry  Young, 
pastor. 

□  Considering  new  hymnals  for  your  church?  The 
Herald  Bookstore  will  be  happy  to  send  samples  and 
quote  prices.  For  complete  details,  write  to  Charles 
Koontz,  Herald  Bookstore,  P.O.  Box  544,  Winona 
Lake,  Ind.  46590. 


Hearty  congratulations  to,  and  may  God's  blessings  rest  al- 
ways upon,  these  new  families  who  join  the  Brethren  Mis- 
sionary Herald  readership.  A  six-month  free  subscription  to 
the  Herald  is  given  to  newlyweds  whose  addresses  are  sup- 
plied by  the  officiating  minister. 

Nancy  Emch  and  Daniel  Green,  Aug.  25,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Worthington,  Ohio. 
Gloria  Goldchain  and  Carl  Henning,  March  8,  Grace 
Brethren    Church    of  Greater   Washington,    Temple 
Hills,  Md. 

Giles  and  Rita  Nelson,  March  8,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Debbie  Faix  and  Scott  Weidman,  March  15,  Grace 
Brethren  Church  of  Greater  Washington,  Temple 
Hills,  Md. 

Julie  Millen  and  August  Roth,  March  22,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Winona,  Minn. 

Karon  Edwards  and  Larry  Rowe,  March  23,  Grace 
Brethren  Church  of  Greater  Washington,  Temple 
Hills,  Md. 

Holly  Hayes  and  Charles  Logan,  March  29,  Penn  Val- 
ley Grace  Brethren  Church,  Telford,  Pa. 
Randy  and  Alison  Halberg,  March  29,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Christina  Medina  and  Rickey  Wood,  March  29, 
Cherry  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Cherry  Valley, 
Calif. 

Bob  and  Brenda  Bowman,  April  3,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Jim  and  Kathy  Gordon,  April  11,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 


□  The  people  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  in 
Minerva,  Ohio,  are  thrilled  with  their  new  Christian 
Education  unit  that  they  occupied  and  dedicated  on 
April  13,  with  Knute  Larson  as  dedication  speaker. 
This  3,360  square  foot  structure  gives  them  5  addi- 
tional large  classrooms  with  4  of  them  opening  up 
into  a  large  fellowship  area.  Galen  Wiley,  pastor. 


□  Looking  for  a  youth  director  or  assistant  pastor? 
Confidential  resumes  are  available  upon  request  from 
GBC  Christian  Education,  Box  365,  Winona  Lake, 
Ind.  46590.  Those  seeking  such  positions  may  also 
contact  the  above  address. 


□  Associate  Pastor  Bud  Olszewski  was  ordained  into 
the  Brethren  ministry  at  the  First  Brethren  Church, 
Wooster,  Ohio,  on  Sunday,  March  9.  Pastor  Lee  Dice, 
Dillsburg,  Pa.,  was  the  guest  speaker.  Elders  and 
leaders  of  the  host  church  assisting  in  the  ordination 
authorization  were:  Pastor  Kenneth  Ashman,  Vice 
Moderator  Dick  Armstrong,  Glenn  Moore,  and  James 
Nettleton.  Pastor  Olszewski  has  been  serving  in  the 
internship  training  program  of  the  Wooster  congrega- 
tion. He  is  married  to  the  former  Ann  Cochrell  of  the 
Wooster  church.  They  have  two  children:  Jennifer, 
age  2;  and  Joshua  Joel,  born  March  25,  1980.  Pastor 
Bud  is  a  graduate  of  Grace  College  and  holds  the 
M.Div.  degree  from  Grace  Seminary. 

change  younr  annual 

D  Michael  Blakley,  613  N.  Hawkins,  Sanford,  N.C. 
27330.  □  Warren  Tamkin,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Box  728,  Island  Pond,  Vt.  05846.  □  LaLoma  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Modesto,  Calif.  95354.  D  Daniel 
White,  1417  N.E.  Paropa  Court,  Gresham,  Oreg. 
97030.  Tel.  503/665-0312. 


June  '80 


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On  Saturday,  April  5,  Tim  Inlow  fell  to  his  death  while  working  on 
the  new  Home  Missions  church  at  Alta  Loma,  California.   Those  of  us 
at  the  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  were  shocked  and  crushed  at 
the  news.  Along  with  scores  of  others,  the  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council  wishes  to  express  its  sense  of  loss,  along  with  its  appreciation 
for  the  faithful  service  of  this  young  man.  Not  only  did  Tim  make  a 
valuable  contribution  in  the  construction  of  the  new  church  at  Alta 
Loma,  but  he  was  a  faithful  partner  in  the  establishment  of  the  new 
Grace  Brethren  testimony  at  Riverside,  California. 

Since  Tim  's  life,  in  recent  months,  had  become  so  much  a  part  of  the 
ministry  of  Home  Missions,  we  sought  for  some  special  way  to  enshrine 
his  brief  life  in  loving  memory.    While  searching  for  just  the  right 
words  to  say,  the  following  testimony  was  suggested  by  Brian  Smith, 
Tim  's  pastor  at  Riverside.  It  is  written  by  Cheryll  Swift,  a  fellow 
member  and  friend,  who  has  said  it  most  eloquently.    We  submit  it  to 
you  that  you  might  know  and  love  the  memory  of  this  fine  young  man 
who  lost  his  life  in  the  service  of  the  King. 


The  story  of  one  man  and  the  difference  he  made. 


We 

Have 

a 

Dream 

by  Cheryll  Swift 

His  brown  eyes  flashed-a  sparkle 
of  excitement  danced,  yet  something 
deeper,  something  not  yet  ready  for 
words  bubbled  restlessly  beneath 
the  surface.  Looking  beyond  me 
and  the  small  group  of  friends  that 
sat  gathered  around  him,  Tim  gazed 
at  the  fireplace,  his  thoughts  slowly 
taking  form.  Some  call  it  a  hope 
...  a  vision  ...  a  dream.  After 
several  moments  of  silence,  he 
looked  up,  and  speaking  quietly 
and  deliberately,  as  if  searching  his 
own  soul,  he  murmured,  "Each  of 
us  must  search  his  own  heart.  .  .  . 
Are  we  willing  to  make  the  commit- 


ment?" His  words  were  full  and 
hung  heavily  in  the  still,  quiet  room, 
and  we  all  looked  at  one  another 
searching  our  own  hearts  for  the 
answer.  Suddenly,  an  animated 
smile  broke  out  across  Tim's  face 
and  in  his  mischievous  manner  we 
were  to  grow  to  love,  he  piped 
teasingly,  "Hey,  what's  to  eat?  I'm 
starved!" 

That  night  a  dream  was  born:  a 
consuming  desire  to  build  a  church 
and  reach  out  to  the  wounded  and 
hurting  people  living  with  us  in  our 
home  town,  Riverside,  California. 
That  hope,  that  vision,  that 
"dream"  we  all  shared,  was  personi- 
fied in  Tim  Inlow. 

As  the  days  passed,  the  Lord 
took  that  dream  and,  as  a  sculptor 
carefully  labors  over  his  precious 
piece  or  clay,  He  molded  that  tiny 
group  into  a  beautiful  and  growing 
church.  As  the  rainy  winter  days 
gave  way  to  a  warm  new  spring,  our 
hearts  swelled  with  joy.  The  excite- 
ment we  all  felt  was  expressed  by 
Tim  as  he  arrived  early  for  every 
meeting,  bounding  through  the 
door  with  his  beautiful  baby 
daughter,  Hallie,  bundled  up  in  his 
tanned  arms;  and  with  Mary,  his 


simple,  perfectly  suited  helpmeet, 
trying  to  keep  up  with  him.  A 
strong  pillar  they  were  in  our  build- 
ing; the  very  cornerstone  to  the 
dream  we  all  shared. 

His  enthusiasm  and  laughter 
filled  the  room  with  a  warmth  that 
we  could  all  feel;  even  the  most 
serious  discussions  were  punctuated 
with  Tim's  witty  humor.  One  such 
hilarious  evening  was  when  Pastor 
Brian  announced  the  individual 
duties  of  our  four  brand-new 
elders.  "And  Tim,"  Brian 
announced  soberly,  yet  unable  to 
conceal  the  twinkle  in  the  corner  of 
his  eye.  "I  believe  Tim  has  the 
unique  and  rare,  God-given  talent 
of  being  .  .  ."  Pastor  Brian  swal- 
lowed and  shuffled  his  feet,  "-of 
being-our— our- janitor. "  An 
awkard  silence  fell  for  a  moment, 
but  Tim  was  not  to  be  outdone  or 
at  a  loss  for  words.  "Well,  then, 
Boss,  I'd  better  get  my  overalls 
on!"  he  chuckled,  pretending  to 
swing  a  long,  heavy  key  chain  laden 
with  hundreds  of  keys.  "I'll  be  sure 
to  carry  my  Tidy-Bowl  with  me," 
he  grinned.  The  men  were  in 
hysterics.  And  true  to  his  word, 
Tim  was  a  marvelous  "key  man." 


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As  the  weeks  passed,  a  new 
maturity  appeared  in  Tim's  life. 
The  rough  edges  began  to  disappear 
as  his  life  took  on  a  new  direction 
and  goal.  His  boyishness  gave  way 
to  a  new  depth  and  security  as  he 
strove  to  fulfill  the  responsibilities 
God  had  now  given  him  both  as  a 
father  and  now  as  an  elder. 

"Land,"  Tim  wisely  urged  us. 
"We  need  to  buy  some  land.  That's 
the  future  of  our  church."  And 
though  there  were  just  a  handful 
of  us,  with  even  a  smaller  amount 
of  money,  Tim  set  out  in  search  of 
our  land.  I  suppose  to  most  of  us, 
owning  our  own  land  seemed  an  im- 
possibility;  but  to  Tim,  it  was  a 
reality.  As  a  carpenter,  he  was 
probably  already  designing  and 
building  our  church  mentally. 
Little  did  he  know,  that  although 
he  would  never  draw  the  plans  or 
pound  the  nails  for  his  beloved 
church,  he  would  still  play  an 
important  role  in  its  development 
and  build  it  by  a  means  neither  he, 
nor  any  of  us,  would  ever  dream  of. 
Yes,  Tim  would  have  a  profound 
and  immeasurable  part  in  the  build- 
ing of  our  church,  for  you  see, 
while  working  on  another  Brethren 
church  at  Alta  Loma,  his  Heavenly 
Father,  the  Master  Builder  of 
churches . . .  of  men  .  .  .  of  lives .  .  . 
took  Tim  home  to  be  with  Him. 

They  say  that  the  mightier  and 
higher  a  building  reaches  into  the 
sky,  the  deeper  into  the  earth  the 
foundation  must  go.  Our  founda- 
tion has  been  dug  deeper,  and 
narrower,  and  more  painfully  than 
any  of  us  expected,  but  then  only 
God  knows  how  high  that  building 
will  go. 

Right  now  Tim  is  probably 
smiling  and  boyishly  surveying  the 
wonders  of  his  new  home  in  heaven. 
I'm  sure  its  architecture  and  crafts- 
manship excels  anything  that  Tim 
has  ever  seen.  But  for  us  in  River- 
side, Tim's  greatest  achievement 
was  not  in  the  works  of  his  hands, 
but  the  dream  we  shared  together. 


Growth  Consultant 
Joins  BHMC  Staff 


Rev.  William  W.  Smith,  former  pastor  of  the  North  Kokomo 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  has  joined  the  staff  of  Brethren  Home  Mis- 
sions as  a  personal  assistant  to  the  executive  secretary.  Receiving 
unanimous  acceptance  from  the  Council's  board  of  directors,  Mr. 
Smith  began  this  official  capacity  March  17,  1980. 

As  personal  assistant  to  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer,  Mr.  Smith's  main 
function  will  be  assisting  home  mission  pastors  in  establishing  solid 
growth  in  their  local  church.  Being  able  to  spend  a  concentrated 
time  period  with  home  mission  pastors,  Bill  Smith  will  try  to  share 
his  experience  as  an  evangelist  and  pastor  with  young  men  who  may 
need  personal  counsel  and  direction. 

Prior  to  his  new  staff  position  with  the  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council,  Bill  Smith  served  over  20  years  as  an  evangelist  and  filled  2 
pastorates  at  Compton,  California;  and  North  Kokomo,  Indiana.  In 
the  29  months  that  Bill  pastored  the  North  Kokomo  church,  he  saw 
attendance  grow  from  under  20  to  over  120.  Bill  was  also  able  to 
take  this  initially  struggling  home  mission  church  and  bring  it  to  a 
full  self-supporting  status  before  his  departure  on  December  3 1 , 
1979.  Possibly  the  greatest  tribute  to  Bill's  ministry  at  Kokomo  was 
his  ability  to  establish  a  foundation  for  growth  within  the  congre- 
gation and  train  an  associate  pastor  who  now,  as  the  senior  pastor, 
leads  the  North  Kokomo  Brethren  into  greater  church  growth. 

The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  is  delighted  to  have  Rev. 
Bill  Smith  as  part  of  our  church  planting  team  and  considers  his  in- 
volvement a  tremendous  asset  to  our  ministry  of  planting  vibrant 
local  churches. 


June  '80  ID 


Left:  Alcoholism  is  a  major  problem  of  many  Indian 
groups.  It  affects  not  only  the  individuals  involved, 
but  also  the  members  of  their  families. 

Below:  Government-sponsored  work  programs,  such 
as  this  work  crew  sponsored  by  CETA,  help  to  allevi- 
ate the  unemployment  problem  of  Indians.  But  at 
best,  such  programs  only  meet  the  need  temporarily. 
Permanent  work  opportunities  are  needed. 


WORLD  - 


A  recent  issue  of  United  Evan- 
gelical Action  pointed  out  some 
facts  that  should  stir  the  hearts  of 
Brethren.  Mr.  Tom  Claus,  a 
Mohawk  Indian  and  president  of 
CHIEF  (Christian  Hope  Indian- 
Eskimo  Fellowship),  authored  an 
article  which  demonstrated  the 
need  for  Indian  evangelism. 

Mr.  Claus  reminded  us  that  while 
there  are  850,000  Indians  in  the 
United  States  today,  there  were  at 
least  14  times  that  number  before 
Columbus  came  to  the  New  World, 
or  approximately  12  million.  Of  the 
present  Indian  population,  there  are 
496  tribes  living  on  267  reservations 
and  speaking  250  different  lan- 
guages. 

Malnutrition  and  related  diseases 
afflict  75  percent  of  the  Indian 
population  and  one-third  die  before 
the  age  of  6  months.  The  average 
life  span  of  an  Indian  male  is  44 
years.  Suicide  among  Indian  teen- 
agers is  100  times  the  rate  of  that 
of  white  teens.  Alcoholism  is  a 
major  problem  and  accounts  for  50 
percent  of  the  recorded  deaths  on 
the  Navajo  Indian  Reservation  in 
Arizona  alone. 

Of  the  total  Indian  school-age 
population,  the  Federal  government 
is  considered  responsible  for  the 
education  of  two-thirds.  There  are 
50,000  Indian  children  in  226 
Bureau  of  Indian  Affairs  Schools 
and  100,000  in  public  schools. 
Private  or  mission  schools  account 
for  9,000  students  and  20,000  chil- 


NAVAJO 


dren  do  not  attend  school  at  all.  In 
the  adult  population,  unemploy- 
ment may  run  as  high  as  90  percent 
during  the  winter  months  and  much 
of  the  employment  at  other  times  is 
under  government  trainee  programs. 

These  statistics  should  soften 
our  hearts  with  the  need  of  reach- 
ing these  850,000  Americans. 
Only  Christ  can  give  hope  to  the 
Indians'  future.  Only  Christ  can 
transform  an  Indian's  life  and  give 
him  victory  over  sin. 

The  Fellowship  of  Grace  Breth- 
ren Churches,  under  the  ministry 
of  Brethren  Home  Missions,  is  at- 
tempting to  reach  a  segment  of 
America's  spiritually  lost  Indians. 
The  Brethren  Navajo  Mission  and 
Boarding  School  at  Counselor,  New 
Mexico,  is  a  ministry  among  the 
Navajo  Indians  of  the  great  South- 
west. The  Navajo  tribe  represents 
nearly  one-fourth  of  the  total 
Indian  population. 

The  Brethren  Navajo  Mission, 
with  its  staff  of  over  15  mission- 
aries, is  ministering  to  the  very 
heart  of  the  Indians'  problems  (sin). 
The  Navajo  Mission  School,  with  an 
enrollment  of  120,  is  providing  an 
education   at  the  elementary  level 


that  will  equip  Navajo  young 
people  to  accept  the  challenges  of 
their  generation  with  a  confidence 
in  God.  The  church-planting  minis- 
try provides  opportunity  for  spirit- 
ual maturity  and  growth  for  the 
entire  family,  enabling  them  to 
cope  with  the  problems  so  unique 
to  Indian  culture. 

The  Brethren  Navajo  Mission, 
under  the  direction  of  the  Brethren 
Home  Missions  Council,  believes 
God  when  He  says,  "He  is  not  will- 
ing that  any  should  perish."  Evan- 
gelizing America  includes  the  "first 
Americans."  The  task  is  too  big  for 
a  few,  but  as  concerned  Brethren 
across  this  land  pray  and  work  to- 
gether, we  can  make  an  impact  for 
God's  glory. 

The  Brethren  Navajo  Mission  is 
facing  some  new  challenges  in  the 
eighties.  Will  we  be  able  to  provide 
a  Christian  high  school  for  our 
graduating  eighth  graders?  Could 
we  develop  a  recreation  center  with 
a  Christian  witness?  How  many  new 
churches  can  we  start  in  surround- 
ing areas?  These  are  questions  we 
face.  With  God's  help,  and  your 
prayers,  we  are  eagerly  anticipating 
the  answers! 


16 


june  '80 


ji^ii^  m 


Orlando: 


Trying  Something  New  Worked! 


An  "evening"  service  at  1 :30  p.m.?  Although  there  may  have  been  a  few  skeptics  at  first,  the  Orlando 
Grace  Brethren  Church  tried  it-and  now  like  it! 

With  Florida  gas  at  $1.25  per  gallon  and  75  percent  of  the  Orlando  congregation  driving  15-20  miles  one 
way  to  church,  Pastor  Ed  Jackson  and  his  church  council  became  concerned  about  transportation  costs.  Willing 
to  try  something  new,  the  church  unanimously  voted  to  move  the  evening  service  to  1 :30  p.m. -thus  requiring 
only  one  round-trip  drive  to  church  on  Sundays.   Beginning  the  new  schedule  in  December  of  1979,  the  morning 
worship  service  is  followed  by  a  potlock  dinner  and  then  an  early  afternoon  service.  And,  according  to  Pastor  Ed, 
"It's  great!" 

Meeting  in  the  afternoon  has  dramatically  affected  the  second  service  attendance.  At  the  start  of  1980's 
second  quarter,  afternoon  attendance  ranged  from  75-80 —a  high  percentage  for  a  church  with  about  1 20  morning 
attenders. 

A  willingness  to  change  methods  is  just  one  of  the  interwoven  attitudes  of  this  growing  home  mission 
church.  Love,  concern,  and  prayerfulness  are  a  few  others.  "A  friend  once  said  that  'if  you  want  to  share  in  Ed 
Jackson's  church,  you  have  to  take  a  number!'  He  was  being  facetious,  but  I  think  behind  the  joking  is  a  concept 
that  is  significant  to  our  church's  growth,"  states  Pastor  Ed.  "Our  people  have  really  grown  together  in  a  oneness 
of  spirit.  Burdens  are  shared,  requests  are  prayerfully  remembered  and  there  is  no  doubt  in  anyone's  mind  that 
God  is  working  in  the  lives  of  our  people." 

The  structure  of  Orlando's  services  encourages  fellowship.  Within  the  Sunday  afternoon  service  are  20-30 
minutes  programmed  for  sharing.  "It's  just  a  really  good  time  of  praises  and  requests.  Everyone  is  uplifted  as  we 
hear  and  see  how  God  is  working  in  and  through  this  local  body,"  says  Ed. 

Cottage  prayer  meetings  also  contribute  to  this  spirit  of  oneness.  Dividing  the  ministry  area  into  four 
zones,  Pastor  Ed  Jackson  has  discipled  four  men  as  zone  pastors.  These  men  lead  the  midweek  cottage  prayer 
meetings  according  to  their  zones  and  also  are  "shepherds"  for  the  sheep  in  their  particular  zone.  Cottage  prayer 
meetings  consist  of  a  brief  1 5-minute  Bible  study,  about  20  minutes  of  sharing,  and  the  remainder  of  the  hour 
and  a  half  is  devoted  to  prayer  requests  and  small-group  praying. 

Since  arriving  on  the  field  on  June  1 ,  1979,  Pastor  Ed  and  his  wife,  Polly,  have  seen  the  church  grow  from 
40  to  over  120.  "Accelerated  growth"  summarizes  the  results  at  Orlando  as  the  church  met  or  surpassed  all  of 
their  1980  Home  Missions  goals  during  the  1980  first  quarter.  Home  Missions  financial  goals  for  1981  were  also 
superseded  as  the  church  now  receives  close  to  S900  in  weekly  offerings. 

The  vision  of  the  Orlando  Grace  Brethren  Church  is  seen  not  only  in  their  own  growth  but  also  in  their 
desire  to  extend  their  ministry  into  another  community.  For  more  than  six  months  the  Orlando  church  has  been 
working  with  a  group  of  believers  in  Melbourne,  Florida,  organizing  a  Bible  class  which  will  soon  be  Orlando's 
first  branch  church.  When  the  Orlando  congregation  voted  to  move  their  second  Sunday  service  to  early  after- 
noon, they  did  so  encouraging  Pastor  Ed  to  drive  to  Melbourne  on  Sunday  evenings  to  lead  the  group  there. 
Meeting  with  the  Melbourne  class  on  Sunday  evenings  and  midweek,  Ed  has  seen  the  group  grow  to  almost  20. 

Anyone  acquainted  with  the  previous  ministries  of  Ed  Jackson  knows  that  he  is  a  discipler  of  men,  and 
this  is  the  thrust  of  his  ministry  at  Orlando.  Working  with  six  men,  four  of  whom  are  zone  pastors,  Ed  meets 
weekly  with  them  and  encourages  his  disciples  in  the  things  of  the  Lord.  In  Ed's  words,  "That's  really  my 
ministry  here  at  Orlando-spending  time  with  men!" 

Pray  that:  1.  The  church  will  be  able  to  effectively  evangelize  their  immediate  community.  2.  The  spirit  of 
oneness  will  continue.  3.  The  Melbourne  believers  will  have  wisdom  as  they  seek  a  full-time  pastor. 


June  '80 


Ih.  Mk  Mk  Mk  Mk. 


Editor's  Note:  Michelle  Sheer  was  part  of  the  musical  group  "The 
Mt.  of  Olives"  and  presented  fine  Jewish  music  at  many  of  Bet 
Emet's  meetings.  Michelle  loves  to  share  her  testimony  and  gives 
constant  help  and  encouragement  to  the  missionaries  at  the 
Brethren  Messianic  Testimony. 


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The  Testimony 
of  Michelle  Sheer 


I  was  raised  in  an  orthodox  Jew- 
ish home  in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  My 
father  was  strong  and  strict,  but 
he  loved  his  family  very  much.  We 
attended  an  orthodox  synagogue.  I 
sat  in  the  back  with  my  mother  and 
sister,  while  my  father  and  brother 
sat  up  front.  I  remember  going  to  a 
Hebrew  school  twice  a  week,  Sun- 
day school,  and  Shabbas  service 
Saturday  night  and  Sunday  morn- 
ing. 

I  realized  there  was  something 
different  about  me  when  I  was  in 
the  third  grade.  We  lived  in  a  tiny 
neighborhood  and  coming  back 
from  school  one  day  children  threw 
sticks  and  stones  at  me.  My  eyes  are 
slightly  slanted  and  the  children 
called  me  a  "chinky-Jew,  Christ- 
killer."  Being  sensitive,  skinny,  and 
scrawny,  I  ran  home  crying,  "Mom, 


I  didn't  kill  anybody,"  and  I  told 
her  what  had  happened.  She  said, 
"Of  course,  you  didn't.  Jesus  is  no 
more  than  a  prophet  and  your  eyes 
will  be  an  asset  to  you."  She  wiped 
the  tears  away  and  three  weeks 
later  we  moved  into  an  entirely  dif- 
ferent neighborhood.  It  was  a 
Jewish  area  called  Cleveland 
Heights.  It  was  then  my  father  in- 
structed me  that  I  was  to  meet  only 
Jewish  boys  and  have  only  Jewish 
friends.  It  was  easy  for  me  to  do 
that  because  in  my  high  school 
graduating  class  of  almost  1,025, 
950  were  Jewish.  So  it  was  obvious 
that  I  had  no  difficulty  in  this 
social  matter.  I  also  joined  B'nai 
Brith  Girls  in  which  I  was  able  to 
meet  nice  Jewish  guys.  Mom  and 
Dad  were  happy  because  we  were  in 
a  "Jewish  world."  We  continued  to 


attend  services  but  as  we  grew 
older,  Dad  stopped  going  and  we 
also  stopped.  My  sister  and  I  were 
confirmed  and  my  brother  was  bar 
mitzvahed,  but  I  somehow  sensed 
that  I  lacked  something.  I  knew 
there  was  a  God  and  remembered 
so  many  times  reciting  Shema 
Yisrael,  Adonai  Elohenu,  Adonai 
Echad.  "Hear,  0  Israel:  the  Lord 
our  God,  the  Lord  is  one." 

I  was  in  my  first  year  of  college 
when  I  met  a  nice  Jewish  boy.  The 
usual  thing  happens  when  a  nice 
Jewish  boy  meets  a  nice  Jewish 
girl— they  have  a  nice  big  Jewish 
wedding.  We  were  married  in  a 
country  club  atmosphere.  My 
parents  would  not  have  the  wed- 
ding in  a  Shule  because  kosher  food 
would  have  been  too  expensive. 

My  husband  wanted  to  study 
law  so  we  moved  to  California.  I 
had  a  degree  in  early  childhood 
education  and  was  given  a  job  in  a 
preschool— mopping  floors! 

I  met  a  Christian  lady  there  who 
knew  I  was  Jewish.  She  once  asked 
me,  "Did  you  know  that  the 
Messiah  has  come?"  I  replied,  "No, 
He  hasn't.  My  brother  told  me  that 
the  Messiah  was  going  to  come  and 
when  He  does  all  the  good  Jews  are 
going  to  rise  and  we  are  going  to 
live  in  the  land  of  Israel."  She  in- 
quired of  me,  "What's  going  to  hap- 
pen to  everyone  else?"  I  said,  "I 
don't  know,  we're  all  Jewish!"  She 
said,  "Oh,  did  you  know  Jesus  was 
the  Messiah?"  I  said,  "No,  He  was  a 
prophet  and  I  was  called  'Christ- 
killer'  when  I  was  little  and  He  is  no 
more  than  a  prophet!"  She  asked 
me  if  I  talked  to  God.  I  said,  "Oh, 
yes,  all  the  time."  She  asked  me  in 
my  spare  time  to  ask  God  about 
Jesus.  I  continued,  "I  was  born  a 
Jew,  why  would  He  change  me?  We 
are  a  chosen  people. . .  ."  She  said, 
"I  am  not  arguing  with  you.  Just 
ask  God." 

I  asked  God  about  Jesus  one  day 
when  I  was  at  home.  I  said,  "Here  I 
am  God,  You  made  me,  shall  I  be- 
come Christian?"  Two  weeks  later  I 
was  searching  for  a  new  job,  and 
was  called  into  a  church  school. 
There  I  met  a  nice  lady.  I  refrained 
from  telling  her  that  I  was  Jewish  as 
I  feared  she  would  not  hire  me.  She 
was  impressed  with  my  qualifica- 


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tions  and  wanted  to  hire  me,  but 
asked  if  I  was  a  Christian.  I  told  her 
I  wasn't.  She  invited  me  to  return 
Sunday  night  for  church.  I  really 
needed  the  job  because  my  husband 
was  in  law  school  studying  full 
time,  so  I  agreed.  Upon  meeting 
this  lady  at  the  appointed  time,  she 
informed  me  that  my  righteousness 
was  as  filthy  rags.  I  looked  at  her 
and  retorted  that  I  was  a  good  Jew- 
ish person.  "I  didn't  kill  or  hurt 
anybody.  See  how  good  I  am?  I  am 
just  trying  to  help  my  husband 
through  law  school.  I'm  good!"  She 
said,  "I'm  just  trying  to  tell  you 
what  it  says  in  the  Old  Testament!" 
She  gave  me  the  Gospel  of  John, 
which  I  later  threw  away.  I  thought 
that  she  was  crazy.  In  no  way  was  I 
a  sinner.  I  thought,  "I  am  a  great 
person;  I  am  Jewish;  God  made  me 
that  way,  and  that's  that!" 

In  spite  of  my  negative  reaction, 
they  hired  me. 


At  work,  my  little  four  year  olds 
recited  John  3:16:  "For  God  so 
loved  the  world,  that  he  gave  his 
only  begotten  Son,  that  whosoever 
believes  in  him  should  not  perish, 
but  have  everlasting  life."  As  I  ob- 
served these  children,  I  thought 
they  are  either  Communists  or 
fascists.  "Why  do  they  teach  these 
kids  this  stuff?"  But  I  told  myself 
now  is  the  time  to  fake  it.  When  the 
children  were  napping,  I  began  to 
look  through  the  Bible.  It  said  that 
we  must  be  like  children.  Three 
weeks  later  I  looked  through  a 
Living  Bible.  I  read  about  the  trans- 
figuration of  Jesus  where  He  was 
talking  to  Moses.  It  dawned  on  me 
that  if  Moses  was  going  to  be  the 
Messiah  (as  my  brother  who  was 
studying  to  be  a  rabbi  taught  me), 
why  wasn't  Moses  transfigured  talk- 
ing to  Jesus  and  Elijah;  not  Jesus 
talking  to  Moses  and  Elijah?  I  knew 
then  that  Jesus  had  to  be  far  greater 


than  Moses  could  ever  be.  Recalling 
what  that  lady  said,  "Confess  you 
are  a  sinner  and  ask  Jesus  into  your 
life,"  I  looked  around,  and  up,  and 
said  to  God,  "I've  got  the  truth 
here,  Jesus  really  is  the  Messiah."  1 
asked  Jesus  into  my  heart.  I  told 
Him  it  would  have  to  be  our  secret 
because  I  was  the  only  Jew  there 
who  knew  this.  I  told  one  of  the 
teachers  that  I  accepted  Jesus  as  my 
Messiah.  She  was  overjoyed.  I  told 
her,  "Sure,  you  are  a  Gentile  and 
you  knew  this  all  the  time."  She 
emphatically  told  me  that  not 
everyone  does  know  Him. 

I  was  married  to  a  Jewish  man 
who  would  "kill"  me  if  I  told  him 
about  my  belief  in  Jesus  as  the 
Messiah.  This  would  have  to  be  a 
secret  between  the  Lord  and  me, 
but  God  had  other  plans.  At  dinner 
that  night  my  husband  smiled  at  me 
and  said,  "I  know  you  accepted 
Jesus."  I  had  in  no  way  let  him 
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Davenport: 


Pastor  Lee  and  Lynette  Myers 


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Editor's  Note:  In  the  short  two  and 
a  half  years  that  Pastor  Lee  Myers 
has  been  at  the  Davenport,  Iowa, 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  a  very  solid 
growth  barrier  has  begun  to  tumble. 
In  two  years,  Sunday  morning  wor- 
ship attendance  has  increased  from 
78  to  over  102.  Composite  mem- 
bership has  increased  23  percent 
and  this  once-struggling  home  mis- 
sion church  is  now  self-supporting. 

Commenting  on  his  first  impres- 
sions, Pastor  Lee  Myers  wrote  the 
Council  in  December  of  19  77: 
It's   the   biggest   challenge 
of  my  life  (accepting  the  pas- 
torate at  Davenport)!  First,  I 
must    try    to    encourage   the 
people.     They     feel     overly 


pressed  financially  and  some 
are  even  leaving  .... 

However,  I  believe  the 
Lord  has  directed  me  and 
that  He  is  going  to  give  vic- 
tories eventually.  If  I  didn't 
believe  that,  I  would  consider 
myself  a  good  candidate  for 
psychiatric  treatment. 

Pastor  Myers  was  right;  God 
called  him  to  Davenport  and  the 
victories  have  arrived.  The  Brethren 
Home  Missions  Council  rejoices 
with  the  progress  of  this  home  mis- 
sion church  (now  self-supporting) 
and  eagerly  looks  forward  to  the 
continued  growth  God  has  planned 
for  this  Grace  Brethren  church. 


by  Pastor  M.  Lee  Myers 

The  pathway  to  maturity  or 
in  reaching  goals  is  often 
rocky  and  filled  with  pitfalls. 
There  are  advances  and  re- 
treats; heartaches  and  blessings. 
But  where  there  is  faith  and 
faithfulness,  and  the  goal  is 
ever  kept  in  view,  there  will  be 
eventual  success. 

That  in  Brief  Is  the  Story  of 

the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 

Davenport,  Iowa. 

First,  we  want  to  express 
thanksgiving  to  our  great  God 
and  Saviour  who  called  us  out 
of  darkness  into  His  marvelous 
light.  What  a  privilege  and  joy 
to  be  in  the  family  of  God  and 
to  be  working  with  other 
Christians  at  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  of  Davenport  for 
the  calling  and  maturing  of 
saints. 

We  also  take  this  opportuni- 
ty to  thank  the  Brethren 
Home  Missions  Council,  and 
Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer  for  then- 
wise  and  godly  counsel, 
prayers,  financial  support  and 


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encouragement.  As  a  pastor,  I 
am  convinced,  the  Brethren 
Home  Missions  Council  is  do- 
ing an  outstanding  work  in 
building  fundamental,  evan- 
gelical testimonies  with  the 
limited  funds  available. 

We  praise  the  Lord  for  each 
of  the  servants  He  sent  to 
minister  at  Davenport  Grace- 
for  Rev.  Arnold  Kriegbaum, 
Rev.  Richard  Grant  and  Rev. 
True  Hunt  who  held  Bible 
classes  periodically  from  1952 
to  1959. 

We  thank  God  for  Pastor 
Carl  Key,  the  first  full-time 
pastor  and  for  pastors  Frank 
Gardner,  Donald  Brotherton, 
and  Ronald  Weimer.  Each  of 
these  men  had  a  special  minis- 
try, used  of  the  Lord  in  build- 
ing His  church  in  Davenport. 

Under  the  leadership  of  Pas- 
tor Key,  a  small  church  build- 
ing was  erected  in  1 962.  It  was 
the  site  of  many  spiritual  bless- 
ings, but  it  soon  proved  too 
small  for  a  growing  congrega- 
tion. 

In  1973,  a  second  larger 
structure  (the  present  church) 
was  begun  under  the  pastoral 
guidance  of  Ron  Weimer.  It 
was  dedicated  to  the  Lord  in 
August  of  1 974.  The  cost  with 
a  three  and  one-half  acre  lot 
approximated  $190,000.  The 
cost  at  today's  inflated  prices 
would  possibly  be  double  that 
amount. 

Currently  (first  quarter  of 
1980),     the    Grace     Brethren 


Church  of  Davenport,  Iowa,  is       dren).  God  blessed  with  17  de- 


enjoying  its  largest  Sunday 
worship  and  composite  growth 
averages,  126  and  109,  respec- 
tively. On  Palm  Sunday,  the 
largest  communion  was  real- 
ized   with  97  (including  chil- 


cisions  during  the  first  quarter 
of  this  year. 

Our  God  has  been  good.  We 
anticipate  even  greater  bless- 
ings in  the  future,  should  He 
tarry . 


THE  TESTIMONY  (Continued  from  page  19) 


know  this.  I  thought,  "Oh,  no!" 
and  asked  how  he  knew.  He  said, 
"By  the  look  on  your  face."  He 
then  told  me  he  would  not  talk  to 
me  for  three  days  or  even  look  at 
me.  I  was  afraid  that  when  my 
mother  and  father  found  out,  they 
would  also  "kill"  me.  I  thought  I 
was  going  to  have  to  go  through  a 
divorce,  and  wondered,  "What's 
going  to  happen  to  me?" 

Time  went  on  and  God  was 
good.  Again  He  had  other  plans. 
While  my  husband  was  studying  at 
home  one  night,  there  was  a  knock 
at  the  door.  When  he  opened  it, 
there  stood  a  man  and  a  woman  who 
we  did  not  know.  They  introduced 
themselves  as  Stan  and  Yvonne 
Ross.  Stan  said  he  was  Jewish  and 
believed  in  Jesus.  I  thought,  "Oh, 


another  one."  Ron,  my  husband, 
invited  them  in  and  we  talked  for 
five  hours.  After  they  left,  Ron 
asked  if  I  had  seen  the  light  in 
Stan's  eyes.  I  went  to  the  mirror  to 
see  if  I  had  that  same  glow. 

Ron,  as  lawyers  are  prone  to  do, 
spent  1 1  months  with  Stan  re- 
searching and  studying  the  Scrip- 
ture in  his  analytical  way.  He  set 
out  to  prove  that  Jesus  was  not  the 
Messiah  according  to  the  Scripture. 
He  could  not  accept  Him  as  I  did. 
His  faith  had  to  be  solidly  based  in 
the  Bible.  Finally,  he,  too,  received 
Jesus.  He  was  convinced  by  God's 
Word. 

I  am  thankful  today  that  he 
knows  his  Messiah.  Also,  I  am 
thankful  that  I  am  not  the  only  Jew 
who  believes. 


June  '80  i 


A  Word  from 
the  Moderator 


by  Jesse  B.  Deloe 

"One  of  the  positive  things  about 
this  meeting  was  the  fact  that  the 
men  could  sit  down  and  discuss 
these  matters  together." 

That  was  the  comment  of  one  of 
the  members  of  the  special  commit- 
tee appointed  by  last  year's  confer- 
ence to  study  the  matter  of  church 
growth  in  our  Fellowship.  Seven- 
teen men  spent  more  than  14  hours 
in  intense  study  and  discussion  of 
such  questions  as: 

"Why  are  some  of  our  churches 
growing?  Why  are  others  apparently 
not  growing?" 

"What  in  our  conference  organi- 
zation contributes  to  our  growth 
and  the  fulfilling  of  the  Great  Com- 
mission and  what  may  hinder  those 
objectives?" 

"How  do  the  cooperating  organi- 
zations of  our  Fellowship  contribute 
to  church  growth?" 

"What  is  it  that  makes  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church  distinctive?  What 
is  the  basis  of  our  unity?" 

"What  are  the  relationships  be- 
tween our  conference,  the  districts, 
the  local  churches,  the  national 
boards,  our  schools,  and  so  forth? 
Are  they  good  relationships?  Can 
they  be  improved?" 

The  discussions  were  frank, 
forthright,  with  "no  holds  barred," 
and,  consequently,  very  helpful.  The 
fellowship  among  the  committee- 
men was  heartwarming  in  spite  of 
differences  of  opinion  or  viewpoint 
in  certain  areas,  and  all  the  actions 
of  the  committee  were  by  unani- 
mous vote. 

Recommendations  to  be  pre- 
sented in  the  committee's  report 
at  the  annual  conference  in  July 
will  center  around  three  or  four 
major  areas  of  concern. 

1.  The    Annual    Conference    of 


the  Fellowship.  Inefficiency  and  in- 
effectiveness are  restrictions  to 
church  growth.  How,  then,  can  our 
organization  and  operation  of  con- 
ference be  improved?  Several 
recommendations  from  the  com- 
mittee will  suggest  reorganization 
of  the  conference  and  the  Fellow- 
ship with  the  realigning  of  com- 
mittee responsibilities.  The  over- 
riding purpose  is  to  do  away  with 
time-consuming,  nonessential 
"busyness";  while  providing  a 
simplified  means  of  carrying  on  the 
necessary  business  of  the  Fellow- 
ship. 

2.  The  Cooperating  Organiza- 
tions of  the  Fellowship.  At  least 
nine  agencies  are  recognized  by  the 
conference  as  cooperating  organiza- 
tions, but  there  has  not  existed  a 
set  of  criteria  by  which  an  organiza- 
tion can  be  evaluated  for  inclusion 
on  that  list.  The  committee  will 
recommend  such  criteria  to  the 
conference. 

3.  The  Doctrinal  Position  of  the 
Fellowship.  Recognizing  that  sin- 
cere and  spiritually  minded  men 
may  disagree  about  the  proper 
understanding  of  Scripture,  but 
that  there  must  be  a  standard  and 
objective  doctrinal  statement  which 
identifies  the  position  of  the  FGBC, 
the  committee  has  reaffirmed  the 
GBC  "Statement  of  Faith"  as  the 
essential  position  of  our  Fellow- 
ship and  encourages  all  churches 
and  examining  boards  to  reaffirm 
their  commitments  to  it  likewise. 
It  will  also  be  recommended  that 
this  "Statement  of  Faith"  be  incor- 
porated in  the  FGBC  Constitution 
(we  were  surprised  to  find  that  it  is 
not;  it  exists  only  as  a  separate 
document). 

4.  The  Spiritual  Motivation  of 
the  Fellowship.  Two  further  reso- 
lutions  were   agreed  upon  by  the 


committee  in  its  final  session.  The 
first  was  the  reaffirmation  of  "per- 
sonal obedience  in  holiness  and  in 
the  Great  Commission  of  our  Lord 
as  the  high  calling  for  the  Christian 
and  the  churches"  and  the  calling 
of  "our  churches  to  work  together 
in  love  and  visible  unity  under  that 
command,  praying  for  the  Spirit's 
impetus  and  gracious  fellowship  of 
love  in  this  mission."  The  second 
was  the  proposal  you  read  on  the 
opposite  page.  All  of  the  groups, 
boards,  and  schools  represented  on 
the  committee  are  united  in  calling 
the  members  of  our  Fellowship  to 
prayer.  No  organization  is  being 
formed;  no  promotion  is  being 
undertaken;  we're  simply  appealing 
to  you  to  pray  regularly  for  the 
four  areas  suggested.  Prayer  for 
your  Fellowship  will  certainly  in- 
clude asking  God  for  clear  leading 
in  the  consideration  of  the  study 
committee's  report  at  conference, 
July  27-August  1,  in  Winona  Lake, 
Indiana. 

A  personal  word:  I'd  be  delighted 
to  meet  you  at  conference.  Come, 
consider  the  biblical  theme  "To 
whom  much  is  given  .  .  ."  (Luke 
12:48)  and  an  exposition  of  1 
Corinthians  4.  Enjoy  the  fellow- 
ship of  1 ,000  faithful  Grace  Breth- 
ren friends.  Meet  dozens  of  home 
and  foreign  missionaries  and  hear 
their  challenges.  Be  blessed  by  re- 
ports from  schools,  boards,  and 
agencies.  Be  involved  in  "gearing 
up  for  growth"  in  the  FGBC. 

I'm  looking  forward  to  seeing 
YOU! 


June  '80 


119:80-81 
A  Call  to  prayer  please! 

In  the  light  of  the  kind  of  time  it  is,  and  the  evidences  of  need  and  poverty  along  with 
trends  of  joy  and  growth  in  Christ  in  our  churches  and  Fellowship,  we  are  urging 
everyone  to  come  together  daily  to  ask  God's  special  grace  and  power  in  our  lives  and 
churches.  Please  join  the  discipline! 


FOUR  PRAYERS 

1.  MYSELF— for  obedience 

2.  MY  FAMILY— for  maturity  and  ministry 

3.  MY  CHURCH — for  a  Great  Commission  vision 

4.  MY  FELLOWSHIP-for  revival  and  growth 

Asking  GBC  people  everywhere,  with  one  heart 
to  take  one  spot  a  day  when  they  pray  for  these 
.  .  .every  day  and  /or  fast  with  prayer  one  meal 
a  week. 


All  groups,  boards,  and  schools  are  joining  hands  and  hearts  to  share  these  special 
concerns  and  seek  God's  powerful  help!  Would  you  and  your  church  join  us  in  '80-'81 
as  we  turn  to  Him? 


For  the  Fellowship 

Jesse  Deloe 

1979-80  FGBC  Moderator 
Kenneth  Ashman, 

Board  President,  Grace  Schools 
Ralph  Coburn. 

Board  President, 

Brethren  Missionary  Herald 
Scott  Weaver, 

Board  Member, 

Brethren  Foreign  Missions 
Richard  DeArmey, 

Board  President, 

Brethren  Home  Missions 
Robert  McBirnie, 

President, 

Grace  Graduate  Schools 


Charles  Ashman, 

FGBC  Conference  Coordinator 
David  Hocking 

1978-79  FGBC  Moderator 
Homer  Kent, 

President,  Grace  Schools 
Charles  Turner, 

General  Manager, 

Brethren  Missionary  Herald 
Ralph  Hall, 

Board  President, 

Grace  Village 
John  Willett, 

Board  President, 

GBC  Christian  Education 

Department 


John  Zielasko, 

General  Director. 

Brethren  Foreign  Missions 
Lester  Pifer, 

Executive  Secretary, 

Brethren  Home  Missions 
James  Custer, 

Pastor, 

Worthington  Bible  Institute 
Sherwood  Durkee, 

Administrator 

Grace  Village 
Knute  Larson, 

Executive  Director, 

GBC  Christian  Education 

Department 


Let  my  heart  be  sound  in  thy 
statutes,  that  I  be  not  ashamed. 
My  soul  fainteth  for  Thy  salvation,  but  I  hope  in  Thy  word. 


June  '80 ( 


Elder  Jacob  Fahrney  (1798-1848),  Antietam  congregation,  Maryland.  Reproduction 
from  a  daguerrotype  taken  in  1848.  Original  daguerrotype  apparently  lost.  Earliest 
copy  appears  on  page  311  of  H.  R.  Holsinger,  History  of  the  Tunkers  and  the  Breth- 
ren Church.  Also  appears  (copied  from  Holsinger  copy)  in  J.  Maurice  Henry,  History 
of  the  Church  of  the  Brethren  in  Maryland. 


Brethren  Encyclopedia 


Baptism.  Engraving 
by  G.  L.  Croome. 
Found  on  page  72 
of  Peter  Nead, 
Theological 
on  Various  Subjects 
or  a  Vindication  of 
Primitive  Christiani- 
ty_,  Dayton,  Ohio: 
B.  F.  Ells  for  the 
author,  1850. 


Inside  tent,  annual  meeting,  Ashland, 
Ohio,  1881.  The  last  annual  meeting  be- 
fore the  division.  One  of  the  best  and 
most  revealing  early  annual  meeting 
photos.  Original  print  in  sepia  tone  in 
the  Brethren  Historical  Library  and  Ar- 
chives, Elgin,  Illinois. 


Photos 


Do 

you  have 
old  photos  of 
baptisms,  love  feasts, 
church  services,  meeting- 
houses, district  meetings,  or 
annual  meetings?     Of  elders  and 
other  brotherhood  leaders? 
Do  you  have  family  photographs  that  show 
plain  clothing  styles  of  men,  women,  and  children? 
Do  you  have  old  photos  that  show  the  home  life  of 
Brethren  families-scenes  inside  the  home,  people  working 
in  the  kitchen?  That  show  the  farm  life  of  the  Brethren- 
pictures  of  barns,  people  with  farm  animals,  people  working  in 
the  fields?  That  show  Brethren  at  work  in  other  professions?  That 
show  life  in  a  Brethren  community— people  gathered  at  the  coun- 
try store,  horses  and  buggies  in  the  street,  mills,  shops,  and  other 
establishments  where  Brethren  did  business? 

Do  you  have  engravings  or  artwork  of  Brethren  scenes? 
The  editors  of  the  Brethren  Encyclopedia  are  undertaking  a 
search  to  find  graphic  materials  of  historical  value  that  are  not 
already  in  collections  at  church  headquarters  and  colleges.  We  are 
especially  interested  in  photos  taken  before  World  War  II  and 
particularly  before  1 900. 

We  are  asking  you  to  send  us  photos  for  possible  publication 
in  the  Brethren  Encyclopedia.  If  we  select  your  photo  for  the 
encyclopedia,  it  will  be  copied  in  the  Brethren  Press  photo  facili- 
ties at  Elgin,  111.,  and  the  original  will  be  returned  to  you.  All 
materials,  whether  or  not  used  in  the  encyclopedia,  will  be  re- 
turned to  you.  Please  include  with  your  photo  written  permis- 
sion for  the  editors  to  use  it  in  the  encyclopedia.  If  you  have  a 
valuable  photograph  that  you  think  might  be  of  interest  to  us, 
but  you  do  not  want  to  entrust  it  to  the  mails,  send  us  a  photo- 
copy of  it  and  an  explanation.  If  it  is  a  photo  we  think  we  might 
use,  we  will  send  you  instructions  for  having  it  copied  at  our  ex- 
pense. If  you  wish  to  make  a  gift  of  your  photo  to  the  encyclo- 
pedia, please  indicate  that. 

Please  give  as  much  information  as  you  can  about  the  photo: 
name  of  photographer,  date  and  place  taken,  names  and  ages  of 
persons  in  the  photo,  description  of  the  activity  or  scene,  and 
your  own  name,  address,  and  phone  number  (or  that  of  the 
owner  if  you  do  not  own  the  photo).  For  some  old  photos  there 
is  very  little  identifying  information;  give  as  much  as  you  can. 

Send  the  photos  to:  Brethren  Encyclopedia,  Inc.,  Editorial 
Offices,  Bethany  Theological  Seminary,  Butterfield  and  Meyers 
Roads,  Oak  Brook,  Illinois  60521. 

Fine  photographs  are  documentary  material  in  their  own  right. 
They  will  add  depth  and  dimension  to  the  written  accounts  of 
Brethren  life,  culture,  and  history,  as  well  as  enhancing  the  ency- 
clopedia's appeal.  We  look  forward  to  receiving  the  materials  you 
send.— The  Editors,  Brethren  Encyclopedia 


=  Hrjune  '80 


hoping  to  help  in  Christian  ed, 


youth,  and  church  growth 


GBC  Christian  Education    •    Box  365    •    Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


Dear  Father, 

We  want  to  hug  you. 

There  is  no  way  our  work  goes  great  without 
you.  We  share  support  to  churches  in  the  area  of 
Christian  education,  youth,  and  church  growth— 
our  triplet  passions.  And  you  make  it  all  happen. 

Thank  you,  Father,  for  the  example  and  teach- 
ing you  are  and  give.  You  flesh  out  what  the  Bible 
says  about  truth  and  maturity. 

You  take  what  is  taught  in  the  Sunday  school 
and  live  that  at  the  supper  table.  You  hear  chal- 
lenges on  church  growth  and  invite  a  friend  over 
for  evening  service  and  pizza. 

You  pitch  in  on  socials  with  the  youth  group, 
and  have  dedicated  your  family  room  to  the  Lord. 

You  teach  four  year  olds  in  children's  church 
and  ring  the  bell  of  joy  in  the  minds  of  these 
people  Christ  loves  in  a  special  way. 

We  remember  last  spring  when  you  sold  that 
refrigerator  and  gave  $125  extra  to  send  Jim,  from 


your  church,  out  with  54  other  teens  on  "Operation 
Barnabas."  What  a  summer  he  had!  And  he  painted 
2  church  bathrooms,  mowed  2  fields  by  hand, 
taught  at  4  VBSs,  led  8  people  to  faith,  memorized 
18  verses,  preached  2  sermons,  slept  in  15  homes 
to  share  joy  and  on  14  church  pews.  Thanks, 
Father. 

You  are  what  makes  the  church  be  the  body,  the 
way  you  shake  hands,  dart  toward  new  people, 
seek  to  help  with  follow-up  of  new  believers,  and 
sing  with  gusto. 

From  CE,  and  for  your  local  church,  thank  you. 

Man,  we  die  without  you! 

Oh,  families  can  make  it  without  your  heart, 
with  the  strategy  of  1  Peter  3  and  the  love  and  sup- 
port of  others  in  the  church. 

But  you  make  it  really  work,  and  special. 

Thank  you  tons. 

And  have  a  very  good  Father's  Day! 
Glad  to  be  one,  too! 


c=4^AjdbL?  — L« 


CE  STAFF:  Welcome  to  Marilyn  Johnson,  just  back  from  Brazil  and  her  parents,  George  and  Evelyn  John- 
son, to  serve  as  our  shipping  and  printing  person.  .  .  .  Also  to  Carmen  Garling  Franchino,  added  to  the  secre- 
tarial staff  as  of  April  28.  .  .  .  Doug  Koontz,  of  Charles  and  Alice  Koontz,  now  helps  a  few  hours  each 
afternoon  with  maintenance  while  studying  at  Grace.  ...  Ed  Lewis  and  Kevin  Huggins,  with  six  of  our 
youth  pastors,  recently  took  in  a  "Reach  Out"  seminar  on  discipleship,  and  with  great  joy!  Ask  one  of 
them  for  the  notes  on  dangers  of  a  youth  group!  .  .  .  Knute  Larson  recently  spoke  for  the  dedication  of 
the  Minerva,  Ohio,  GBC  new  building.  .  .  .  Our  special  thanks  to  Debbi  Neuenschwander,  who  "retires"  to 
wifing  with  her  college-husband,  Jeff. 


GBC  Christian  Education  has  expanded  to  Saturday  hours  to  serve  you  better.  As  of  May  3, 
we  are  open  from  8-12  for  your  Saturday  orders  and  calls.  Just  another  way  we're  hoping  to  help! 


june  '80 


mini 


1980  Operation  Barnabas 


Mid-Atlantic  Team 


Team  Leaders: 

Ed  Lewis 

Judy  Ashman 

Joe  and  Kathy  Bishop 

Team  Members: 

Jon  Ball,  Simi  Valley,  Calif.,  GBC 

Muriel  C.  Bamford,  Waterloo,  Iowa,  GBC 

Kirk  Barger,  Hagerstown,  Md.,  GBC 

Charles  Batt,  Jr.,  Hagerstown,  Md.,  GBC 

Richard  A.  Bustraan,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  GBC 

Joe  Cheek,  Goshen,  Ind.,  GBC 

Carol  Eshleman,  Hagerstown,  Md.,  Valley  GBC 

Denise  Gilgan,  Beaverton,  Oreg.,  GBC 

Carylee  Gilmer,  Roanoke,  Va.,  Ghent  GBC 

Peter  Hawkins,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  GBC 

Dennis  Henry,  Norwalk,  Calif.,  GBC 

Joanne  Hoover,  Lanham,  Md.,  GBC 

Cary  Lynn  Jones,  Canton,  Ohio,  GBC 

Cindy  Kuykendall,  Washington,  Pa.,  GBC 

Daniel  Markley,  Boswell,  Pa.,  Laurel  Mt.  GBC 

Mike  McDonnell,  Ormond  Beach,  Fla.,  GBC 

Diane  Mclntyre,  Martinsburg,  Pa.,  GBC 

Marylou  Mechling,  Kittanning,  Pa.,  No.  Buffalo  GBC 

Nancy  Mihojevich,  Osceola,  Ind.,  GBC 

Robert  Reid,  Denver,  Colo.,  GBC 

Lori  Rishel,  Uniontown,  Pa.,  GBC 

Stirling  Snyder,  Elizabethtown,  Pa.,  GBC 

Phil  Sparling,  Auburn,  Calif.,  Gold  Rush  Comm.  GBC 

CI  iff  ton  Staton,  Richmond,  Va.,  GBC 

Natalie  Stroman,  Hagerstown,  Md.,  Calvary  GBC 

Melody  Thompson,  Roanoke,  Va.,  Patterson  Mem.  GBC 

Rebekah  Thornton,  Sunny  side.  Wash.,  GBC 

Bruce  Trottman,  Roanoke,  Va.,  Ghent  GBC 


Team  Leaders: 

Kevin  and  Tina  Huggins 
Bruce  and  Christi  Barlow 

Team  Members: 

John  Armstrong,  Winchester,  Va.,  GBC 

Marti  Clason ,  Beaver  City,  Nebr.,  GBC 

Mike  Daugherty, /4s/?/and,  Ohio,  GBC 

Margaret  Dennis,  Aiea,  Hawaii,  Waimalu  GBC 

Bryan  Floyd,  Anchorage,  Alaska,  GBC 

Dan  Friddle,  Canton,  Ohio,  GBC 

Laura  Funderburg,  Cumberland,  Md.,  GBC 

Ruth  Garaux,  Middlebranch,  Ohio,  GBC 

Lynn  Gibbons,  Bellflower,  Calif.,  BC 

Michael  Grim,  York,  Pa.,  GBC 

Chris  Havens,  Osceola,  Ind.,  GBC 

Michelle  Holtzman,  Hagerstown,  Md.,  GBC 

Neal  Jankowski,  Homerville,  Ohio,  West  Homer  GBC 

Terri  Jones,  Simi  Valley,  Calif.,  GBC 

Brad  KeUey,  Ashland,  Ohio,  GBC 

Briana  Kennedy,  Warsaw,  Ind.,  Comm.  GBC 

Tim  Kurtaneck,  Norwalk,  Calif.,  GBC 

Kelly  Landis,  Lititz,  Pa.,  GBC 

Dan  Leadham,  Norwalk,  Calif.,  GBC 

Sandra  Loper,  Peru,  Ind.,  GBC 

Mary  Ann  Makofka,  New  Holland,  Pa.,  GBC 

Teresa  Lynn  Mason,  Hagerstown,  Md.,  Calvary  GBC 

Julie  Neil,  Martinsburg,  Pa.,  GBC 

Roily  Onega,  Denver,  Colo.,  GBC 

Chad  Salyer,  Richmond,  Va.,  GBC 

Gayle  Siverling,  Roanoke,  Va.,  Ghent  GBC 

Philip  Waite,  Martinsburg,  Pa.,  GBC 

Margaret  Wallace,  Everett,  Pa.,  GBC 

Brian  Zellner,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  GBC 


JUNE  11-18 

(ORIENTATION) 
JUNE  18-21 
JUNE  21-22 
JUNE  22-25 
JUNE  25-28 
JUNE  28-29 
JUNE  29-JUL  Y  2  . 
JUL  Y  2-5  (Fourth 

of  July— day  off)   . 

JUL  Y  5-6 

JULY  6-9 

JULY  9-12 

JULY  12-17    .  .  .  . 

3  June  '80 


MYERSTOWN,  PA. 
DILLSBURG,  PA. 
HARRISBURG,  PA. 
NEW  HOLLAND,  PA. 
WRIGHTSVILLE,  PA. 
LITITZ,  PA. 
ELIZABETHTOWN,  PA. 

TELFORD,  PA. 
PHILADELPHIA,  PA.  (THIRD) 
PHILADELPHIA,  PA.    (FIRST) 
BETHLEHEM,  PA. 
IRASBURG,  VT. 


Itinerary 

JUNE    18-25 

(ORIENTATION)  MARTINSBURG,  PA. 

JUNE  25-28    ....  CHAMBERSBURG,  PA. 

JUNE  28-29    ....  WINCHESTER,  VA. 

JUNE 29-JULY 2  .  ALEXANDRIA,  VA. 

JULY  2-5 COVINGTON,  VA. 

JULY  5-6 ROANOKE,  VA.   (GHENT) 

JULY  6-9 ROANOKE,  VA.(PATTERSON) 

JULY  9-12 ROANOKE,  VA.  (WASH.  HTS.) 

JULY  12-13    ....  BUENA  VISTA,  VA. 

JULY  13-16    ....  RICHMOND,  VA. 
JULY  16-19 

(18-day  off)    ...  VIRGINIA  BEACH,  VA. 

JULY  19-20    ....  TEMPLE   HILLS,  MD. 

JULY  20-24    ....  LANHAM,  MD. 


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Some  of  Our  Best  Friends  are 

Youth  and  Their  Leaders 


No  youth  program  changes  lives. 

Lives  are  being  changed,  though. 
Hundreds  of  them  every  week  in  our 
one  subscriber/youth  Grace  Brethren  churches  and  their 

leader  writes,  "I  really  ... 

appreciate  the  quality  active  yOUth  ministries, 

writing  being  done  and 
would  like  to  be  a  part  of 
this  ministry 


Over  100  of  these  churches  are  utilizing  a  new  resource  available  through  GBC  Christian  Education 
in  their  youth  ministries.  It's  called  CE  Youth  Programs,  a  monthly  packet  with  program  guides  for 
Sunday  evening  and  midweek  youth  Bible  study  meetings  and  much  more.  Most  of  the  materials  are 
written  by  our  own  Brethren  youth  workers  and  have  been  used  with  success  before  they  are 
published. 

But  it's  not  the  materials  that  change  lives.  Change  happens  when  youth  meaningfully  interact 
with  God's  Word  and  the  changed  lives  of  adult  leaders.  CE  Youth  Programs  recognizes  and  aims  at 
this.  Many  are  finding  it  a  good  tool  to  make  this  kind  of  ministry  happen  in  their  own  church. 

Creatively  relating  teens  and  the  Bible  to  such  topics  as:  "What  Does  God  Do  All  Day,"  "Life  at 
Non-Christian  High,"  "Pain,"  "The  Horror  Craze,"  "Funny  Ideas  People  Have  About  Satan,"  and 
"Raising  Your  Parents."  CE  Youth  Programs  help  youth  workers  address  teen's  real  needs  and  inter- 
ests. Ideas  for  monthly  youth  activities,  drama,  and  puppet  productions  are  also  included  in  each 
monthly  packet. 

Gifts  to  the  GBC  Christian  Education  ministries  and  subscription  fees  help  provide  this  tool  for 
our  Grace  Brethren  churches. 

Subscriptions  to  CE  Youth  Programs  are  available  by  writing  GBC  Christian  Education, 
P.  0.  Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 


The  Growing  Church 


by  Milan  Yerkovich,  pastor 

Saddleback  Grace  Brethren  Church 
Mission  Viejo,  California 

Do  you  want  your  church  to  grow?  God  does, 
with  real  soul  winning  growth  and  not  just  collecting 
the  fruit  from  someone  else's  basket.  The  pastor 
(leader)  has  to  determine  that  his  church  is  literally 
going  to  invade  his  community  in  the  spirit  of  the 
early  Jerusalem  church  in  which  they  filled  the  city 
with  the  Gospel  (Acts  5:28).  This  is  what  I  call 
"aggressive  obedience." 

The  dilemma  that  I  faced  was  that  I  couldn't  do 
it  myself.  I  knew  that  I  was  to  equip  others  to  help, 


but  I  didn't  have  the  resources  or  strategy  to  accom- 
plish this  goal. 

The  decision  that  I  made  was  to  attend  an  Evangel- 
ism Explosion  III  Clinic.  Why  try  to  "reinvent"  the 
wheel?  If  other  churches  are  growing  dramatically, 
why  can't  we?  Sure  it  cost  a  chunk,  but  as  one  of  our 
businessmen  said,  "You  have  to  spend  money  to 
make  money."  Made  sense!  At  the  clinic  I  was  ex- 
posed to  top  quality  materials,  practical  helps,  and 
a  strategy  for  motivation  and  organization. 

The  disciples  are  being  made!  We  have  25  people 
sharing  weekly.  In  the  first  quarter  of  1980  we've 
baptized  18  and  added  19  to  our  membership. 

We're  excited!  How  about  you?  Write  to  E.  E.  Ill 
International,  P.  O.  Box  23820,  Fort  Lauderdale, 
Florida  33307. 


NIK     LUIIR, 


Women  Manifesting 
Christ 


wmc  oMiciary 

President-219/267-7603 

Mrs.  Dan   (Miriam)  Pacheco,  413  Kings  Highway,  Winona  Lake, 

Ind.  46590 
First  Vice  President-419/884-3969 

Mrs.   Dean   (Ella  Lee)   Risser,  58  Holiday   Hill,  Lexington,  Ohio 

44904 
Second  Vice  President-614/881-5779 

Mrs.  James  (Triceine)  Custer,  2515  Carriage  Lane,  Powell,  Ohio 

43065 
Secretary-5 1 3/335  5 1 88 

Mrs.  John  (Sally)  Neely,  121  S.  Walnut  St.,  Troy,  Ohio  45373 
Assistant  Secretary  -2 19/267-2533 

Mrs.  Tom  (Donna)  Miller,  Box  277,  R.  R.  8,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Financial  Secretary-Treasurer-219/267-7588 

Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602  Chestnut  Avenue,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 
Assistant  Financial  Secretary-Treasurer— 616/693-2315 

Mrs.  Bill  (Shirley)  Stevens,  Box  59,  R.  R.  1,  Lake  Odessa,  Mich. 

48849 
Literature  Secretary-2 19/267-2083 

Mrs.  Lloyd  (Mary  Lois)  Fish,  Box  264,  R.R. 8,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Editor-219/267-3843 

Mrs.  Noel  (Linda)  Hoke,  R.  R.  1,  Hickory  Estates,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

46580 
Prayer  Chairman-219/267-5095 

Mrs.    Harold    (Ada)    Etling,  803    Esplanade,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 


of 

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THANK  OFFERING 
Support  of  Jewish  Missions 


AUGUST   1980 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  on  pages  28  and  29 
of  the  1980  Grace  Brethren  Annual.,) 

AFRICA 

Mrs.  George  Peters August  10 

Rev.  Bruce  Paden August  26 

Kirk  Immel August  26,  1968 

BRAZIL 

Rev.  Bill  Burk August  5 

Mrs.  George  Johnson August  10 

Jeffrey  Farner     August  20,  1967 

FRANCE 

Ginette  DeArmey     August  12,  1970 

Rev.  David  Griffith August  26 

Centre  Missionaire,  50  rue  des  Galibouds, 

73200-Albertville,  France 

GERMANY 

Rev.  David  Manduka August  10 

MEXICO 

Rev.  Jack  B.  Churchill August  20 

IN   THE    UNITED   STATES 

Miss  Ruth  Kent August  21 

Dr.  J.  P.  Kliever August  21 


Offering  Opportunity 


WMC  OPERATION  AND 
PUBLICATION  OFFERING 

GOAL-$7,500 
DUE-September  10,  1980 
Monies  from  this  offering  are  currently  being  spent  to  up- 
grade and  revise  WMC  Pen  Pointers;  constitutional  revision 
printing;  Herald  pages;  new  official  stationery  and  post  cards, 
as  well  as  postage  for  all  literature  sent  to  local  councils.  Ex- 
penses were  also  paid  for  our  president  to  attend  both  Home 
Missions  spring  workshops  and  a  trip  to  encourage  the  Florida 
district  to  reorganize.  In  addition,  new  program  packets  are 
soon  to  be  sent  for  your  use  in  the  coming  WMC  year. 


BIRTHDAY  OFFERING 

Money  toward  support  of  five  women  missionaries 
as  an  honor  for  their  years  of  service. 

GOAL-$1.50  per  member 
DUE-June  10,  1980 


June  '80  i 


111    tunic    tunic 


Birthday 
Missionary 

Ruth 
Snyder 


Realizing  that  God  called  you  to 
Africa,  what  do  you  consider  to  be 
the  best  advantage  of  ministering  in 
Africa  as  contrasted  to  doing  the 
work  of  the  Lord  in  the  USA? 

The  people  of  the  Central  Afri- 
can Republic  do  not  have  the  op- 
portunities to  hear  the  Word  and 
study  it  like  the  folks  here  at  home. 
There  is  not  a  church  on  every 
corner,  or  in  every  village.  They  still 
have  to  walk  many  miles  to  attend 
a  meeting.  There  is  still  little 
literature  besides  the  Bible.  There 
are  no  Christian  programs  on 
radio  and  no  television.  People  here 
in  the  United  States  have  to  con- 
sciously turn  off  hearing  the  Gospel. 
There  are  still  many  out  there  who 
have  never  heard  the  Gospel  once. 

Are  there  any  disadvantages  to 
serving  in  the  C.A.R.? 

Yes.  One  would  never  choose 
Central  Africa  as  a  place  to  live.  We 
are  there  because  we  have  a  job  to 
do  and  the  Lord  has  called  us  there. 
But  we  would  never  think  of  retir- 
ing there!  The  weather  is  oppressive. 
The  heat  is  very  bad.  February, 
March  and  April  are  the  three  hot- 
test months  in  Bangui,  when  it 
averages  97  degrees.  Then,  there  is  a 


lot  of  sickness.  Missionaries  often 
have  lots  of  intestinal  parasites  and 
malaria.  We  take  medicine  daily  to 
try  to  counteract  these  things. 

How  have  your  duties  as  a  mis- 
sionary changed  since  you  first 
went  to  the  field  of  Africa? 

In  the  early  days  of  life  on  the 
mission  field  we  did  everything  in 
the  district.  Our  lives  were  filled 
with  conference  work  in  the  bush, 
youth  work,  adult  work,  teaching 
elementary  Bible  school,  and  pre- 
paring our  own  lessons  as  we  went 
along.  Then  we  realized  that  we 
were  all  duplicating  each  other.  So 
we  specialized.  Some  missionaries, 
for  example,  took  youth  work  and 
visited  all  the  districts,  or  at  least 
more  than  just  their  own.  Roy  and 
I  have  been  in  the  city  of  Bangui 
for  15  years.  The  ministry  of  the 
capital  city  is  different.  Ours  is,  for 
the  most  part,  a  service  ministry  to 
others.  We  run  a  guest  house  for 
missionaries  and  their  guests.  We 
shop  for  those  "up  country."  We 
meet  planes  and  care  for  those  ar- 
riving; take  care  of  the  men  who 
come  to  the  "big  city"  without 
their'  wives;  and  so  forth.  Keeping 
the  guest  house  running  is  another 


job.  Huge  washings  every  week  oi 
possibly  every  few  days,  with  20-3C 
sheets  at  a  time,  are  just  part  oi 
keeping  the  guest  house  going.  Bui 
this  is  not  a  full-time  ministry,  and 
the  afternoons  are  used  for  training 
classes  for  the  leaders  of  the  WMC 
work.  There  are  perhaps  2,000 
women  meeting  each  Thursday  in 
the  city  of  Bangui.  I  teach  the 
leaders  of  the  local  groups  who  in 
turn  teach  the  women. 

Where  is  your  home  located  in 
theC.A.R.? 

We  spent  15  years  "up  country" 
at  the  Bouca  station,  and  now  for 
the  past  15  years  we  have  been  lo- 
cated at  the  capital  city  of  Bangui, 
in  the  ministry  just  described. 

Does  the  political  situation  there 
alter  your  everyday  life?  Will  the' 
change  alter  your  work  as  you> 
return? 

The  political  situation  hasn't 
changed  any  everyday  occurrences 
yet,  and  we  don't  anticipate  any 
problems.  So  far  the  government 
has  been  favorable  to  missionaries 
and  to  the  Word  of  God.  They  have 
seen  what  it  has  done  for  their 
country.  On  the  whole,  missionaries 
are  respected. 


'June  '80 


In  your  opinion,  is  there  any 
way  communication  from  local 
WMCs  with  missionaries  could  be 
more  effective? 

Communication  by  prayer  is  es- 
sential. Remember,  we  pray  for  you 
folks,  too,  so  let  us  know  some  of 
your  requests,  as  we  do  for  you. 
Communicate  through  tapes  and 
letters,  not  just  birthday  cards  that 
are  signed  by  the  name  of  the  group. 
Incidentally,  communicate  by  air- 
mail. Our  regular  mail,  which  comes 
by  boat,  takes  six  months,  or  some- 
times a  year  or  more.  Anyone  who 
wants  to  communicate  with  me, 
could  roll  up  a  women's  magazine 
that  they've  read  and  send  it.  Write 
and  find  out  our  own  particular 
needs;  these  are  not  listed  in  any 
publication.  Then  pray  for  us  as  for 
yourself.  Are  you  discouraged?  Per- 
haps your  missionary  is,  too.  Are 
you  weary  and  overly  tied?  Many 
times  so  is  your  missionary.  Are 
you  thrilled  about  what  the  Lord  is 
doing  in  your  life  or  the  life  of  the 
church?  So  is  your  missionary. 

/  know  prayer  is  important  in  a 
missionary's  life.  How  can  WMC 
ladies  pray  more  effectively  for  you 
and  your  husband  during  your  up- 
coming missionary  term? 

Pray  for  our  own  relationship 
with  the  Lord,  that  we  stay  close  to 
Him  and  His  Word.  At  times  mis- 
sionaries get  too  busy  to  have  de- 
votions. 

Pray,  too,  for  our  relationships 
with  the  Africans  and  with  other 
missionaries.  Sometimes  that's 
needed  more  than  you  know.  Get  a 
map.  See  where  our  country  is. 
When  you  hear  of  difficulties  in 
other  parts  of  Africa,  see  how  close 
we  are  to  it  and  if  near,  pray 
harder.  Last,  but  not  least,,  we're 
getting  older.  Pray  for  more 
patience,  more  strength  to  do  the 
things  we  see  to  be  done,  more  love 
and  more  tolerance.  Many  thanks! 


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Bringing  History 
up  to  Date 


In  the  past,  the  national  WMC  organization  saw  the 
need  to  organize  the  history  of  our  group.  A  history 
book  was  published  and  is  entitled  Through  the  Years 
with  WMC.  Since  the  publication,  WMC  has  grown,  pro- 
grams have  been  completed  and  projects  accomplished. 
The  following  is  a  list  of  projects  and  programs  com- 
pleted since  the  publication  date.  To  bring  your  book 
up  to  date,  add  the  information  listed  herein  to  the  ap- 
propriate pages.  In  most  cases  you  will  be  able  to  cut 
and  paste  this  copy  directly  into  your  books. 

If,  perchance,  your  group  does  not  have  a  WMC  his- 
tory book,  they  are  available  from  the  National  WMC 
Literature  Secretary,  Box  No.  711,  Winona  Lake,  Indi- 
ana 46590. 

Total  Offerings  -  p.  17 


7972 

-  $5,000.00 

1973 

-  $5,500.00 

1974 

-  $5,500.00 

1975 

-  $5,500.00 

1976 

-  $6,000.00 

1977 

-  $6,500.00 

1978 

-  Grace  Schools 

--  $  7,000.00 

Home  Missions 

-  -  $  7,000.00 

Operation  and 

Publications 

-  -  $  7,000.00 

Foreign  Missions 

•  -  $10,000.00 

1979 

-  Grace  Schools 

--  $  8,000.00 

Home  Missions 

--  $  8,000.00 

Operation  and 

Publication 

-  $  7,500.00 

Foreign  Missions 

--  $11,000.00 

Tithe  -p.  19 

1973-1 5% -$300.00  for  furnishing  homes  for  Bible  Institute  stu- 
dents in  Africa,  the  remainder  for  a  piano  for  Grace  Village  at 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana. 

1974-15%  to  initiate  our  new  SMM  offering. 

1975-15%  to  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  for  headlining  machine 
for  larger  than  normal  print. 

1976-1 5%-capitol  funds  to  Christian  Education  for  inventory  of 
our  new  SMM  materials  (a  revolving  fund). 

1977-Motion:  by  board-August  1977,  that  Operation  and 
Publication  Offering  be  used  first  of  all  for  intended  purpose, 
and  if  there  is  any  money  over  and  above  expenses  this  will 
be  considered  for  a  special  offering.  Carried. 

(Continued  on  page  32) 


_uu m(  yjmc  lum c . 


by  Ruth  A.  Christian 

Mabton,  Washington 

What  a  grandmother  sees  in  retrospect,  is 
quite  different  from  what  a  mother  sees  in  ex- 
perience. Because  I  was  once  a  young  mother 
with  a  big  "little"  family,  I  can  recall  how  un- 
glamorous  the  multitudinous  necessary  tasks  of 
each  day  became,  as  compared  to  some  of  my 
friends  who  were  apparently  rendering  more  to 
the  Lord  for  all  His  benefits  to  them  (Ps. 
116:12). 

My  mind  goes  back  to  the  winter  our  second 
son  was  born.  Wesley  was  two  and  Miriam  was 
one.  With  three  babies,  you  can  imagine  that 
there  was  no  end  to  the  washing  that  needed  to 
be  done.  This  was  one  of  those  dark,  foggy 
winters,  with  scarcely  a  day  fit  to  hang  out  a 
wash.  Water  was  pumped  from  an  outdoor  well, 
hauled  into  the  washhouse,  heated  on  a  stove 
and  drained  away  in  tubs.  I  was  one  of  the 
lucky  ones  though,  as  we  did  have  the  luxury  of 
an  electric  washer;  whereas  across  the  river 
there  was  no  electricity.  Automatic  dryers  were 
unheard  of,  so  we  solved  that  problem  by 
stringing  clotheslines  all  over  the  house.  Around 
the  heater  and  over  the  kitchen  range  were  the 
quick-dry  spots,  and  wash  often  had  to  be 
rotated.  It  seemed  as  if  my  stewardship  of  time 
was  cut  out  for  me— washing  clothes,  washing 
dishes,  washing  babies,  and  washing  floors. 

I  look  back  today  with  shame  that  I  so  often 
let  my  morale  drop  with  the  barometer.  I  could 
not  seem  to  keep  my  head  in  the  clouds  when  it 
was  constantly  trying  to  dodge  that  wet  wash. 
If  only  I  could  have  had  one  tiny  peek  into  the 
future,  40  years  later,  to  see  all  three  of  those 
children  busy  in  the  Lord's  work  and  touching 
the  lives  of  so  many  young  people,  my  heart 
would  have  sung  for  joy.  Now  I  look  back  to 
my  foggiest  winter  as  part  of  a  very  fruitful  in- 
vestment for  the  Lord.  What  if  I  hadn't  been 
faithful? 


June  '80 


THROUGH   THE   YEARS  -  (Continued  from  page  31) 
Foreign  Missions  —  p.  22 

1973  —  Toward  the  theological  training  and  support  of  Pierre 
Yougouda  from  the  C.A.R. 

1974  —  Toward  the  central  heating  of  the  Chateau  in  France. 

1975  —  Brazil— boat  and  motor  (trail)  bike  for  Bill  Burk's  river 
ministry.  Balance  toward  residence  in  Uberlandia. 

1976  —  Toward  the  house  for  the  Norm  Johnson's  in  Brazil 
(Uberlandia). 

1977  —  Toward  new  missionary  residence  in  Winona  Lake— an 
extended  project. 

1978  -  New  Missionary  Residence  -  $10,000.00. 

1979  -  New  Missionary  Residence  -  $1 1,000.00 


Home  Missions  —  p.  25 

1973  -  Toward  a  bus  for  the  Navajo  Mission. 

1974  -  To  remodel  the  Dryhill,  Kentucky,  chapel  and/or 
facilities. 

1975  -  Toward  property  at  Kenai,  Alaska. 

1976  -  Toward  Navajo  Mission  vehicles. 

1977  -  Toward  new  church  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri. 

1978  -  Assist  in  Internship  Program  with  Sr.  Pastor- 
$7,000.00. 

1979  -  Navajo  Mission  transportation-$8,000.00. 

Christian  Education  —  p.  28 

1973  —  Office  furniture.  Any  remaining  toward  copy  machine. 

1974  -  SMM  offering-SMM  Girl-of-the-Year  Scholarship  and 
sponsorship  of  director  of  Girls'  Ministries  under  the  Christia 
Education  Department. 

1975  —  SMM  Girl-of-the-Year  scholarship  and  sponsorship  of 
Director  of  Girls'  Ministries  under  the  Christian  Education 
Department. 

1976  —  15%  tithe  of  Operation  and  Publication  to  the  amount 
of  $1,219.12  for  inventory  of  new  SMM  materials.  (This  is 
in  addition  to  Girl-of-the-Year  and  director  of  Girls' 
Ministries  goal.) 


1977  -  SMM  Girl-of-the-Year  scholarship  and  sponsorship  of 
director  of  Girls'  Ministries  under  Christian  Education 
Department-$6,000.00. 

1978  -  SMM  -  same  as  1977  -  Goal,  $6,000.00. 

1979  -  SMM  -  same  as  1977  -  Goal,  $6,000.00. 
3race  Schools  —  p.  31 

1973  -  Toward  the  new  Educational  Resource  Center  in  the 
Library  Learning  Center. 

1974  —  To  purchase  seven  special  teaching  desks  and  chairs 
and  four  overhead  projectors  for  the  seminary  professors 
and  air  condition  two  small  classrooms. 

1975  -  Supplies  and  equipment  for  Art  Department. 

1976  —  Items  to  relieve  crowded  conditions  in  the  seminary 
building. 

1977  -  Equipment  for  Science  Center-$6,500.00. 

1978  —  Seminary-Equip  seminary  classroom,  purchase  16mm 
films-Martin  Luther  and  The  Big  Dig.  Dictating  equipment 
for  seminary  faculty  offices  and  books  for  seminary  library. 
Goal,  $7,000.00 

1979  -College-(1)  Equipment,  resources  and  materials  for 
Special  Education,  (2)  Equipment  for  campus  Nursing 
Skills  Lab,  (3)  Darkroom  equipment  for  the  student  news- 
paper/yearbook offices.  Goal,  $8,000.00. 


Jirthday  Missionaries  —  p.  36 

1973  -  Mrs.  George  Peters-C.A.R. 

Miss  Evelyn  Tschetter— C.A.R. 
Miss  Kwang  Ja  Park— Brazil 
Mrs.  Roger  Peugh— Germany 
Mrs.  David  Shargel-France 

1974  -  Mrs.  Jack  Churchill-Mexico 

Mrs.  Dan  Hammers— France 

Mrs.  Minnie  Kennedy-C.A.R.  (retired) 

Mrs.  Jake  Kliever-Chad 

Miss  Carol  Mensinger— C.A.R. 

Mrs.  Hill  Maconaghy-Argentina 

1975  -  Miss  Lila  Sheely-C.A.R. 

Mrs.  William  Walker-C.A.R. 
Miss  LoisWilson-C.A.R. 
Mrs.  Edward  Miller— Brazil 
Mrs.  Foster  Tresise-Hawaii 

1976  -  Mrs.  Larry  DeArmey-France 

Mrs.  Larry  Pfahler-C.A.R. 


Mrs.  Robert  Williams-C.A.R.  (retired) 
Miss  Ruth  Snyder-C.A.R. 
Mrs.  Paul  Dowdy— Argentina 

1977  -  Mrs.  Keith  Altig— Brazil  (retired) 

Mrs.  Marvin  Goodman— C.A.R. 
Mrs.  Solon  Hoyt— Argentina 
Mrs.  Hattie  Sheldon-C.A.R.  (retired) 
Mrs.  Floyd  Taber-C.A.R.  (retired) 

1978  -  Mrs.  Bill  Burk-Brazil 

Miss  Mary  Cripe-C.A.R. 
Mrs.  Tom  Julien— France 
Miss  Ruth  Kent-C.A.R. 
Miss  Marie  Mishler-C.A.R. 

1979  -  Mrs.  Walter  Haag-Mexico 

Miss  Mary  Ann  Habegger-C.A.R. 
Mrs.  Norm  Johnson— Brazil 
Mrs.  Bruce  Paden-C.A.R. 
Mrs.  Roy  Snyder-C.A.R. 

Devotional  Program  Committee  —  p.  44 

1973-74  -  "Send  the  Light"  (2  Cor.  4:6) 
Northern  Atlantic  District 

1974-75  -  "Reflecting  God's  Blessings"  (1  Peter  4:10, 
Living  Bible) 
Southern  California-Arizona  District 

1975-76  -  "I'm  a  Child  of  the  King"  (1  Thess.  2:12) 
Midwest  District 

1976-77  -  "Hidden  Beauty"  (1  Peter  3:4) 
Mid-Atlantic  District 

1977-78-  "Complete  in  Him"  (Col.  2:10) 
Florida  District 

1978-79  -  "The  Joy  of  the  Lord"  (Phil.  4:4) 
Allegheny  District 

1979-80  -  "Sent  of  God"  (Isa.  6:8) 

Committee-Alice  Koontz,  Ginny  Sellers,  Miriam 
Pacheco 

Presidents  —  p.  52 

1969-1973  -  Mrs.  Richard  Placeway 
1973-1978  -  Mrs.  Robert  Griffith 
1978-  Mrs.  Dan  Pacheco 

Tenure  of  Office  —  p.  54 


Recording  Secretary  -  Three  (3)  years 
Changed  in  the  Constitution  in  1979 


june  '80 


June  and  July 
are 

Brethren  Missionary  Herald 
Offering  Months 


In  book,  magazine  and  tract  form,  the  Missionary  Herald  seeks  to  bring  the 
good  news  of  salvation  to  a  troubled  world.  We  are  grateful  for  the  many 
Brethren  people  who  are  sharing  and  growing  with  us  .  .  .  your  partners  in 
publishing. 

Give  through  your  local  church  to  the  ministry  of  publications! 


BMH Printing 


a  growing,  vital  part  of  the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Co.  We  thought 
you  might  like  to  know  how  wide  an  area  the  ministry  actually  covers. 
Listed  below  are  organizations  and  publications  for  whom  BMH  Printing  has  done  work  in  the  past  18  months. 


Brethren  Missionary  Herald  magazine 
Brethren  Foreign  Missions: 

Echoes 

Missionary  biography  booklet 

Personnel  prayer  booklet 

Individual  missionary  prayer  cards 

Church  bulletins  and  posters 
Brethren  Home  Missions: 

Communicator 

Desert  Rain 

Minute-Man  letters 

Church  bulletins 

Bountiful  Harvest  materials 
Grace  Schools: 

Alumnews 

Spire 

Grace  College  catalog 

Grace  Seminary  catalog 

Brochures  and  place  mats 
GBC  Christian  Education: 

Accent 

Readables 

SMM  books 

Youth  conference  materials 
Board  of  Evangelism 
Brethren  Building  Ministries 
Board  of  Ministerial  Emergency  and 

Retirement 
Brethren  Investment  Foundation 
Grace  Village 
National  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 

Ministers 
Women's  Missionary  Council 


Herald  Bookstore 

BMH  Books 

BMH  Tracts 

First  Brethren  Churches: 

Johnstown,  Pa. 

Dayton,  Ohio 
Grace  Brethren  Churches: 

Lititz.Pa. 

Sidney,  Ind. 

Warsaw,  Ind. 

Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Danville,  Ohio 

Rialto,  Calif. 

Galion,  Ohio 

Lancaster,  Pa. 

Meyersdale,  Pa. 

Telford,  Pa. 

Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

Union,  Ohio 

Brookville,  Ohio 

Martinsburg,  W.  Va. 

Kettering,  Ohio 

Armagh,  Pa. 

Johnstown,  Pa.  (Riverside) 
Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 
Brethren  Encyclopedia 
Daily  Devotions 
Fellowship 

Blackhawk  Baptist  Church 
DJ  Publications 
NINEZ  (Child  Evangelism  magazine, 

Spanish) 
Alpha  Publications 


Chapel  Crusaders 

Evangelical  Fundamental  Endeavor 

Mid-Atlantic  District 

First  Missionary  Church, 

Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 
Immanuel  Baptist  Church, 

Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 
Here's  Life,  Philadelphia 
Hephzibah  House 
Bible  Truths  Publications 
Graphic  Communications 
Independent  Brethren  Church 
Indiana  District  Missions 
Lakeland  Christian  Academy 
Lititz  (Pa.)  Christian  School 
Scripture  Press  Publications 
Summa  Productions 
Warsaw  (Ind.)  Christian  School 
Winona  Lake  Christian  Assembly: 

Winona  Today 

Publicity  materials 
Dubuque  (Iowa)  Bible  Church 
Mottville  (Mich.)  Bible  Church 
Selah  Center 

Bethel  Chapel  of  Huntington  Valley 
Feasterville  (Ind.)  Baptist  Church 
Bourbon  (Ind.)  Bible  Church 
South  Whitley  (Ind.)  Baptist  Church 
Berean  Baptist  Church 
Culver  (Ind.)  Bible  Church 
Dr.  John  C.  Whitcomb 
Dr.  John  J.  Davis 
Christian  Gift  House 


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-irjune  '80 


.*jiuu  sum.  ww. 


Dr.  Homer  Kent,  Jr. 


I  am  delighted 
to  use  this  op- 
portunity to 
report  on 
some  of  the 
exciting  as- 
pects of  the 
expanding  out- 
reach of  Grace  Theological  Seminary.  God  has  been 
accomplishing  great  things.  It  is  impossible  to  recite 
all  the  exciting  activities  of  the  seminary  and  among 
our  alumni,  so  the  following  news  items  and  reports 
are  necessarily  selective. 

Evangelism  Emphasis— The  seminary  administra- 
tion has  continually  sought  means  of  increasing  our 
seminary  focus  on  this  subject.  One  significant  step 
was  made  in  the  addition  of  a  course  titled  "Christian 
Education  and  Evangelism."  The  course  is  team- 
taught  by  Professors  French  and  Male  and  has  made 
extensive  use  of  visiting  lecturers  known  for  their 
ministries  in  evangelism.   Dr.  Jack  Murray,  Dr.  Marvin 
Rosenthal,  Rev.  Doug  Erickson,  Rev.  Al  Buhler,  and 
Rev.  Dean  Fetterhoff  have  participated  in  this 
program.  The  Brethren  Board  of  Evangelism  has 
offered  help  in  increasing  this  focus  on  evangelism 
and  has  contributed  financially  toward  this  project. 
Mr.  Fetterhoff  has  made  special  contributions  in  this 
area.   He  is  an  alumnus  of  Grace  and  has  had  10  years 
of  experience  in  traveling  as  an  evangelist.   He  has 
conducted  evangelistic  campaigns  in  a  majority  of  the 
Grace  Brethren  churches  in  America.   He  recently 
challenged  our  entire  student  body  on  this  all- 
important  issue.  Please  pray  with  us  for  divine 


The  Expanding  Ministries 

of 
Grace  Theological   Seminary 


guidance  as  plans  are  in  progress  for  furthering  this 
emphasis. 

Effective  Alumni— One  of  the  most  rewarding 
aspects  of  a  ministry  such  as  ours  is  the  privilege  of 
seeing  graduates  effectively  applying  their  seminary 
education.  Volumes  could  be  written  in  illustrating 
and  sharing  this  joy.  One  chapter  in  such  a  volume 
would  include  the  story  of  Dave  Stockeland.   Dave 
came  to  us  with  a  Lutheran  background— even  having 
attended  a  Lutheran  seminary  for  a  short  time.   But 
then,  Christ  found  him!   After  completing  his 
seminary  course  work,  Dave  successfully  pastored  the 
Manchester  (Ind.)  Bible  Church  for  2  years.    In  June 
of  1978,  he  moved  to  the  Dubuque  Bible  Church. 
Since  then  there  have  been  almost  200  professions 
of  faith.  Twelve  home  Bible  study  groups  are  in 
operation,  2  radio  programs,  and  one  new  branch 
church  has  been  established  with  2  others  in  process 
of  development.   A  Christian  school  will  be  in 
operation  this  fall.   Dave  has  had  50  baptisms  within 
the  past  6  months!   We  are  as  proud  as  grandparents! 


Recently  baptized  believers  in  the  Dubuque  church. 
Another  Example— Dan  Boulton  graduated  from 
the  seminary  in  1975.   Since  then  he  has  been  serving 
as  the  Christian  Education  pastor  at  Grace  Brethren 
Church  of  Columbus,  Ohio.  His  duties  in  this  position 
include  oversight  of  the  various  CE  ministries  of  the 
church,  including  the  Sunday  school,  VBS,  Christian 
Service  Brigade,  single  adults,  and  so  forth.   He  is  also 
director  of  the  Worthington  Bible  Institute,  which 
involves  oversight  of  three  continuing  adult  education 
programs  and  a  one-year  undergraduate  program.   He 


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was  also  recently  elected  as  chairman  of  the  North- 
central  Ohio  District  Ministerium.   In  recognition  of 
his  expertise  in  the  field  of  Christian  Education,  Dan 
was  recently  selected  to  serve  as  a  consultant  for 
Gospel  Light  Publications.  This  ministry  requires  him 
to  speak  at  various  CE  conventions  and  allows  him 
the  opportunity  of  working  individually  with  pastors 
and  churches  in  designing  their  CE  programs.  We  are 
grateful  to  have  had  a  part  in  Dan's  preparation  and 
we  are  delighted  by  what  God  is  doing  in  and  through 
him. 

A  New  Seminary?— In  1974,  Pierre  Yougouda 
came  from  the  Central  African  Republic  to  study  at 
Grace  Theological  Seminary.   He  and  many  other 
evangelical  African  Christians  have  dreamed  of  a 
Brethren  seminary  in  Africa.  Since  he  graduated  and 
returned  to  Africa  in  1977,  thatdream  has  intensified. 
Rev.  John  Zielasko,  general  director  of  the  Foreign 
Missionary  Society,  visited 
Africa  in  April  and  reports 
that  the  dream  is  nearing 
reality.  Our  own  Professors 
Whitcomb  and  Beaver  have 
served  as  advisors.  Pray  for 
Mr.   Zielasko,   the  Foreign 
Missionary  Society,  Pierre 
Yougouda,     and     all     the 
African     leaders    as    they 
make  plans  for  this  signifi- 
cant advance. 


Pierre  Yougouda 

Foreign  Students— Can  Grace  Theological  Seminary 
send  missionaries  into  India?  Amazingly,  yes! 
Students  from  India,  and  10  other  foreign  countries, 
were  enrolled  in  the  seminary  for  the  spring  semester. 
Abraham  Thomas  and  Joel  Mathai  describe  their 
native  India  as  economically  and  theologically  poor, 
yet  socially  friendly  and  with  high  ethical  and  moral 
standards.   Both  plan  to  return  to  India  after  gradu- 
ation. Joel  is  interested  in  a  ministry  to  the  vast 
number  of  English-speaking  students  at  the  British- 
founded  University  of  Delhi  in  India.   The  school  is 
highly  intellectual,  but  completely  void  of  a  strong 
gospel  influence.  Other  foreign  students  are  planning- 
to  return  for  ministries  in  Canada,  Scotland,  Japan, 
Kenya,  Haiti,  West  Germany,  South  Africa,  the 
Philippines,  and  Vietnam. 


World's  largest  Sunday  school  class— teaching  is  Dr.  Ed  11  indson. 

Gigantic  Class— Grace  alumnus  Dr.  Ed  Hindson, 
professor  at  Liberty  Baptist  College  and  an  associate 
of  Jerry  Falwell,  regularly  teaches  what  has  been 
billed  as  the  world's  largest  Sunday  school  class.   Dr. 
Hindson  also  travels  extensively  for  ministries  relating 
to  Christian  counseling  and  family  matters.   His 
winterim  course  at  Grace  in  January  attracted  over 
100  students.   He  will  teach  a  course  next  January  on 
marriage  and  family  counseling.  Alumni  may  audit 
without  any  tuition  charge.  Pastors  will  find  it 
especially  helpful. 

Visiting  Faculty— In  recent  semesters,  more  exten- 
sive use  of  short-term  visiting  faculty  members  has 
provided  an  added  dimension  for  our  students.  Visit- 
ing faculty  members  during  1 979-80  include  the 
following:  Mr.  Max  Anders,  Dr.  Henry  Brandt,  Dr.  Ed 
Hindson,  Dr.  L.  Lewis  Johnson,  Dr.  James  Rosscup, 
Dr.  John  Lawlor,  Dr.  Kenneth  Gangel,  Dr.  Roy 
Lowrie,  and  others.  Students  have  greatly  appre- 
ciated the  added  dimension  of  these  Christian  leaders 
who  have  made  outstanding  contributions  in  their 
various  fields  of  expertise. 

Missionary  Travels— Several  faculty  members  have 
recently  been  involved  in  extensive  missionary 
ministries.   In  January,  Dr.  John  Whitcomb  enjoyed 
a  very  fruitful  and  encouraging  trip  to  Africa.   He  has 
also  recently  visited  key  missionary  ministries  through- 
out Europe.   In  April,  Dr.  William  Male  also  journeyed 
to  Africa.   He  ministered  to  missionary  educators  in 
Nigeria,  Ivory  Coast,  and  Kenya.  Dr.  S.  Wayne  Beaver, 
chairman  of  our  Missions  Department,  will  use  his 
sabbatical  leave  for  the  next  spring  semester  as  an 
opportunity  to  get  back  on  the  mission  field  and  ex- 


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perience  afresh  the  fulfilling  of  the  Great  Commission. 
In  January,  the  Beavers  will  plan  to  fly  directly  to  the 
Central  African  Republic  where  considerable  time  will 
be  spent  on  the  field  where  they  served  as  missionaries 
for  25  years.   Requests  have  been  received  to  minister 
in  other  countries  of  Africa  as  well.   In  the  spring,  the 
Beavers  will  fly  to  Europe  where  they  are  looking 
forward  to  visiting  mission  centers  in  France  and 
Germany.   Invitations  have  been  received  from  mis- 
sionaries in  Spain,  Portugal,  Belguim,  and  Norway, 
asking  to  be  included  in  the  itinerary.   By  May  18, 
they  will  be  back  in  Winona  to  open  the  summer 
session  of  the  Graduate  School  of  Missions.  We  are 
confidentthat  the  seminary  ministry  will  be  enhanced 
by  these  travels. 


Waltke,  MacArthur, 
Swindoll,  Briscoe— That 
about  says  it  all!  There 
is  no  doubt  in  anyone's 
mind.  The  1980  Bible 
Conference  created 

more  interest  than  any 
previous        conference. 
Over  1 ,300  people  were 
present  for  the  Wednes- 
day sessions,  in  addition  Dr-  Charles  Swindoll 
to  the  800  college  students  to  whom  Dr.  MacArthur 
ministered  during  their  chapel  sessions.  Snowplows 
pushed  back  the  snow,  and  the  entire  west  lawn  of 
the  campus  was  used  as  a  frozen  parking  lot.  Closed 
circuit  television  and  video  projection  made  possible 
the  ministry  to  overflow  crowds.  McClain  Auditorium, 
the  Seminary  Chapel,  and  our  largest  classroom  were 
all  filled  for  several  sessions.  Our  special  thanks  to 
Jill  Briscoe,  Dr.  Bruce  Waltke,  Dr.  John  MacArthur, 
and  Dr.  Charles  Swindoll  for  making  the  1980  confer- 
ence so  very  special.  We  are  anticipating  another 
harvest  in  1981  as  Dr.  Jay  Adams,  Dr.  Harold  Lindsell, 
Dr.  Warren  Wiersbe,  and  Mrs.  Sue  Burnham  come  to 
minister.   Be  sure  to  put  February  10-13  on  your 
calendar  right  now. 

Christian  Education— GBC  Christian  Education 
recently  moved  from  the  Herald  building  to  their  own 
facilities  adjacent  to  the  seminary  on  Presidential 
Drive.  While  that  was  an  exciting  move  for  them, 
another  "move"  was  equally  exciting  for  us.  Their 


executive  director,  Knute  Larson,  and  their  executive 
director  of  youth  ministries,  Ed  Lewis,  will  be  team- 
teaching  a  seminar  course  titled,  "Church  Ministries 
to  Adults."  Both  these  men  are  graduates  of  our 
seminary  and  are  well-qualified  by  years  of  experi- 
ence. We  are  excited  by  this  new  dimension  in  our 
Christian  Education  Department. 

New  Faculty— Two  new  faculty  members  will  join 
the  seminary  family  this  fall.   Professor  Richard 
Averbeck  earned  the  M.Div.  at  Grace  in  1977,  and 
has  just  completed  his  Ph.D.  program  at  Dropsie 
College  of  Hebrew.    (His  arrival  in  August  will  assure 
us  of  a  full-time  faculty  ranging  from  A  to  Z— Averbeck 
to  Zemek!)   Professor  David  Turner  earned  his  M.Div. 
and  Th.M.  at  Grace.   He  taught  at  Baptist  Bible  College 
and  School  of  Theology  from  1976  to  1979.   He  is 
presently  completing  work  on  his  Th.D.  at  Grace.  We 
are  delighted  to  welcome  Professors  Averbeck  and 
Turner  to  the  Grace  family. 

New  West  Coast  Representative— Professor  Richard 
Mayhue  has  accepted  a  position  as  an  associate  with 
Dr.  John  MacArthur  at  the  Grace  Community  Church 
in  the  San  Fernando  Valley  in  Southern  California. 
He  will  be  involved  in  developing  a  continuing  educa- 
tion program  for  pastors.   Professor  Mayhue  is  excited 
about  this  new  challenge  and  we  are  excited  about  his 
opportunity  and  by  the  fact  that  he  will  continue  a 
close  association  with  the  seminary.   Plans  are  being 
made  for  him  to  teach  in  short-term  winterim  or 
summer  courses.   He  will  also  continue  to  serve  on  the 
Executive  Committee  of  our  Seminary  Alumni 
Association.  We  are  happy  for  him,  but  we  will  miss 
him  here! 

A  New  Journal— With  the  publication  of  the  Grace 
Theological  Journal,  a  new  era  in  the  outreach  of 
Grace  Seminary  has  been  reached.   The  first  issue  of 
the  Journal  appeared  in  April.    It  included  articles 
with  a  wide  range  of  interest  on  such  subjects  as:  "The 
Test  of  Abraham  in  Genesis  22,"  "The  Primacy  of 
Teaching  in  the  Education  and  Growth  of  Christians," 
"The  Nature  of  The  Inerrant  Word  as  Self-Authenti- 
cating," as  well  as  a  discussion  on  the  text  in  which 
Jesus  spoke  of  the  mustard  seed  as  the  smallest  of  all 
seeds— long  considered  by  some  as  a  problem  for  the 
doctrine  of  inerrancy.  There  is  also  a  section  of  book 
reviews  to  aid  the  pastor  and  other  interested  readers 
in  the  selection  of  worthy  books.   Copies  of  the  first 
issue  are  still  available  for  those  who  subscribe 


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immediately.  If  interested,  please  write  to  Grace 
Theological  Journal,  Box  373,  Grace  Theological 
Seminary. 

Lay  Bible  Institute— One  of  the  important  new 
outreach  ministries  begun  during  the  1979-80  school 
year  was  the  Grace  Lay  Bible  Institute.  The  classes 
met  on  the  seminary  campus  on  Monday  evenings 
each  semester.  Classes  were  taught  by  Professors 
Smith,  Mayhue,  French,  and  Phillips,  and  by  Pastor 
Plaster.   Enrollment  exceeded  our  anticipation.  This 
outreach  ministry  to  our  own  community  is  exciting, 
but  it  is  already  expanding  beyond  our  community! 
Plans  are  developing  to  use  viedo-tapes  of  these 
courses  in  other  local  Bible  institute  programs.  Tapes 
have  already  been  prepared  for  use  in  Ashland,  Ohio; 
and  Hagerstown,  Maryland. 


Dr.  Charles  Smith  teaching  one  of  the  Bible  Institute  classes. 

Honorary  Alumni— For  the  first  time  in  the  history 
of  our  schools,  the  alumni  association  and  the  semi- 
nary administration  have  conferred  honorary  alumni 
status  on  three  outstanding  individuals  who  did  not 
graduate  from  our  seminary.  The  three  men  are  Dr. 
John  MacArthur,  Dr.  Paul  Fink,  and  Dr.  David 
Burnham. 

Dr.  MacArthur  is  pastor  of  the  Grace  Community 
Church  in  Panorama  City,  California.   Since  his 
assumption  of  that  ministry,  the  congregation  of 
Grace  Community  Church  has  grown  to  become  one 
of  the  largest  in  Southern  California.   He  is  a  frequent 
conference  speaker  and  has  ministered  extensively 
through  radio  and  the  written  page.  Just  as  impor- 
tantly for  us— he  is  a  friend  of  Grace  Theological 
Seminary. 


Dr.  Paul  Fink  needs  no 
introduction  to  the  friends 
of  Grace.  Unlike  most  of 
our  faculty,  Dr.  Fink  did 
not  attend  our  seminary, 
but  he  did  minister  effec- 
tively in  the  seminary  over 
a  period  of  16  years.  Al- 
most single-handedly  he 
developed  the  Homiletics 
program  which  has  minis- 
tered to  so  many  of  our 
students.  He  is  currently 
serving  on  the  faculty  at 
Liberty  Baptist  College  in  Lynchburg,  Virginia.  We 
are  proud  to  have  him  numbered  among  our  honorary 
alumni. 

Dr.  David  Burnham  is  the  well-known  pastor  of  The 
Chapel  in  University  Park  in  Akron,  Ohio.   Dr. 
Burnham's  congregation  averages  over  3,000  in 
attendance  each  Sunday,  and  has  been  influential  in 
sending  a  large  number  of  students  to  Grace  College 
and  Seminary.  One  of  Dr.  Burnham's  desires  is  for  an 
even  closer  tie  with  Grace  Theological  Seminary  by 
means  of  an  extension  program  in  The  Chapel.   Pray 
with  us  as  this  prospect  is  being  developed. 


Sweet  Spirit— Our  Lord  blessed  us  in  many  ways 
during  this  past  school  year.  Probably  the  greatest 
blessing  of  all  was  the  sweet  spirit  of  unity  and  pur- 
pose exhibited  among  our  seminary  family.  There 
were  weekly  faculty  prayer  meetings,  increased 
faculty  ministries,  faculty  members  filling  in  for  one 
another,  learning  from  one  another,  and  I  cannot 
recall  a  single  argument  in  faculty  meetings!   At  the 
same  time,  God  sent  to  us  an  outstanding  student  body 
characterized  by  purpose  and  maturity.  What  an 
opportunity  and  what  a  blessing  was  the  1979-80 
school  year! 

You  have  an  opportunity  of  sharing  in  this 
ministry.  We  solicit  your  prayers  and  your  support 
for  the  1980-81  school  year. 

Yours  in  Christ,  .  _ 

Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr.  / 


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current  news  items  of  help  and  interest  to  you  as  Brethren 

National  conference  time  is  rapidly  approaching,  and  if  all  your  plans  are  not  yet 
made  it  would  probably  be  wise  to  finalize  them.  The  conference  begins  Saturday  eve- 
ning, July  26,  with  a  musical  concert  by  Paul  Schumacher.  This  concert  is  being  spon- 
sored by  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Ministries.  A  worship  service  will  be  held  Sun- 
day morning,  July  27,  and  Moderator  Jesse  Deloe  will  deliver  his  address  at  this  time! 
Christian  Education  sessions  will  run  from  Sunday  afternoon  through  Monday  evening 
(see  page  27  for  this  schedule) .  Tuesday  through  Friday  the  regular  national  confer- 
ence meetings  will  be  held.  Rooms  and  housing  will  be  limited  this  year  because  of 
other  conferences  being  held  at  the  same  time. 

Recession,  inflation,  and  all  of  the  other  national  problems  today  are  plaguing 
churches,  individuals  and  families.  At  the  Herald  Co.  we  are  also  experiencing 
these  difficulties  as  costs  of  products  and  materials  soar.  So,  remember  the 
months  of  June  and  July  are  Herald  offering  months.  Our  sales  are  up  and  it 
appears  that  this  will  be  another  record  year.  Thanks  for  your  continuing  help 
with  the  ministries  of  publications. 

There  are  several  ways  to  beat  high  costs — one  way  is  to  send  a  check  with  your  order 
to  the  Herald  Co.  and  we  will  pay  the  postage,  and  another  way  is  to  save  on  tele- 
phone costs  by  using  our  toll-free  number  for  orders  (1-800-348-2756) . 

The  "Jesus  March"  on  Washington  is  now  history.  The  march  was  in  early  May.  Reports 
say  that  about  200,000  people  were  involved  and  the  cost  of  the  project  was  over 
$1,000,000.  The  national  news  media  gave  very  little  coverage  of  this  event. 

Conference  planning  sessions  were  held  in  April  with  about  20  people  from  the  boards 
and  institutions  present  for  the  meetings.  The  three  day  gathering  was  for  the  pur- 
pose of  discussing  ways  in  which  national  conference  and  the  Grace  Brethren  Fellowship 
could  best  do  their  work  and  meet  the  needs  of  the  people.  Since  this  committee 
has  no  power  in  itself,  the  findings  and  suggestions  will  be  made  to  this  year's 
national  conference.  The  origin  of  this  committee  came  from  suggestions  made  at 
last  year's  conference. 

BMH  proudly  announces  three  more  books  of  significance.  This  brings  us  to  about  130 
titles  under  BMH  Books.  The  new  books  released  are:  A  History  of  Israel,  by  John 
Davis  and  John  Whitcomb  (copublished  with  Baker  Book  House) ;  Lessons  in  Leadership 
from  the  Bible,  by  Kenneth  Gangel;  and  Personnel  Administration  in  the~Christian 
School,  by  Lester  Brubaker.  A  History  of  Israel  is  a  large  volume  of  about  600 
pages,  and  retails  at  $14.95.  Lessons  in  Leadership  will  be  used  as  a  Sunday  school 
study  guide  and  costs  $3.95.  Personnel  Administration  is  a  book  anyone  involved  in 
Christian  day  schools  will  want  to  read.  Dr.  Brubaker  lectures  each  year  at  the 
summer  sessions  at  Grace.  This  book  is  $5.95.  BMH  Books  continues  to  move  forward 
to  become  a  part  of  the  great  Christian  literature  program. 

The  Herald  board,  meeting  in  Atlanta,  Ga.  in  March,  decided  to  begin  a  study  regard- 
ing the  feasibility  of  a  FM  radio  station  in  the  Winona  Lake-Warsaw  (Ind.)  area.  If 
such  a  study  proved  positive,  plans  would 
proceed  to  establish  a  station  with  a 
Christian  format.  Many  problems  are  re- 
lated to  such  a  ministry  and  approval  is 
needed  from  various  sources  on  the  Feder- 
al level.  Pray  for  the  will  of  the  Lord 
in  this  matter. 


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by  Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 

Here  we  are  in  Bicentennial  plus 
4,  and  it  is  another  Fourth  of  July. 
It  is  time  for  the  traditional  flag- 
waving  and  for  the  songs  we  bring 
out  annually  for  a  special  time  of 
singing.  This  will  not  be  a  happy 
Fourth  for  most  Americans.  We  are 
beset  by  as  many  problems  this 
year  as  seems  possible,  falling  short 
of  the  unthinkable  thought  of  war. 
All  the  pollsters  tell  us,  in  case  we 
missed  it  from  our  friends'  com- 
ments, there  is  as  much  discontent 
among  the  populace  as  there  has 
been  for  many  a  day. 

We  find  American  "held  hos- 
tages" is  one  of  the  most  unbeliev- 
able incidents  in  the  history  of  the 
United  States.  We  tried  diplomacy, 
it  failed;  we  tried  force,  it  failed;  we 
are  now  trying  to  ignore  the  situa- 
tion hoping  it  will  all  go  away.  We 
have  been  embarrassed,  laughed  at, 
and  confounded  as  to  what  to  do 
next.  Our  most  powerful  move  has 
been  to  say  that  we  will  not  swim 
with  the  enemy,  or  run  on  the  same 
track  with  them,  or  get  on  the  same 
basketball  court.  Even  this  move 
has  not  been  shared  with  our  friends 
and  allies. 

Inflation  has  been  tearing  apart 
any  semblance  of  economic  order 


and  planning.  I  just  bought  a  can  of 
gasoline  for  the  purpose  of  mowing 
my  lawn.  The  small  can  of  the  valu- 
able liquid  cost  $2.75,  just  two 
gallons.  A  few  years  ago  I  could 
have  purchased  about  six  gallons 
and  gone  a  few  hundred  miles  rid- 
ing in  the  comfort  of  my  two-ton 
car!  Now  I  have  to  push  and  never 
get  off  of  my  half-acre  for  the 
purpose  of  any  sightseeing.  Have 
you  priced  a  house  lately,  or  called 
your  friendly  banker  to  check  on 
the  costs  of  a  loan?  If  you  are  not 
retired,  or  do  not  have  a  loved  one 
retired  on  a  fixed  income,  you 
ought  to  check  into  some  of  the 
hardships  of  the  elderly  caught  in 
the  problems  of  inflation  on  their 
fixed  and  limited  incomes. 

Yes,  there  are  other  problems 
like  the  racial  troubles  of  Miami 
and  boatloads  of  people  escaping 
Mr.  Castro,  the  unemployment  lines, 
and  the  question  of  whether  you 
made  the  right  move  of  buying  that 
last  Chrysler.  Trouble,  trouble, 
trouble,  and  you  can  spell  them  all 
with  a  capital  "T."  Things  are 
tough  all  over,  are  they  not?  Groan, 
groan,  groan,  all  with  a  capital  "G." 

Things  are  so  bad  that  you  have 
to  stand  in  line  for  a  half-hour  to 
get  a  seat  at  a  restaurant.  Then  you 
have  to  choose  from  50  possibilities 


on  the  menu.  When  you  are  travel- 
ing, you  have  to  wait  to  get  into 
Disneyland  because  20,000  people 
got  there  that  day  before  you  did. 
I  saw  a  five-dollar  tip  on  a  table  not 
too  long  ago  and  I  said  to  myself: 
"Things  are  really  tough,  are  they 
not?"  Imagine  how  over  half  of  the 
population  of  the  world  would  like 
to  worry  about  the  problems  we 
have  to  put  up  with  every  day. 
They  would  be  delighted,  I  assure 
you.  You  can  turn  on  your  radio  or 
television  and  hear  the  Gospel 
almost  any  time  of  the  day  or 
night.  What  about  that  church  that 
you  attend  where  people  love  each 
other  and  the  truth  of  the  Gospel 
is  preached?  There  is  no  one  to  stop 
you  from  worshiping  God  or  even 
preventing  you  from  singing  of 
your  love  to  God  in  a  slight  off-key 
voice. 

Oh,  say  can  you  see?  Yes,  I  be- 
lieve I  can  see  a  land  flawed  and  a 
bit  ragged,  but  a  land  that  I  need  to 
pray  for  and  to  ask  God  to  save 
from  its  indulgences  and  sins.  But  it 
is  certainly  worth  saving,  loving, 
and  being  thankful  for  because  of 
time-honored  principles.  Yes,  I  am 
certain  that  I  can  still  see  hope  and 
a  future  for  us  as  a  land,  if  we  will 
listen  to  the  voice  of  God  and  turn 
to  Him. 


=  July  '80 


COVER   PHOTO:  H.  Armstrong  Roberts 


reported 


35  Years  Ago- 1945 

Rev.  Gordon  Bracker  became  the  pastor 
of  the  Cleveland,  Ohio,  Brethren  Church. 
...  An  evangelistic  service  at  Gaiwin,  Iowa, 
resulted  in  30  decisions  for  Christ,  10  of 
them  were  first-time  decisions.  The  evan- 
gelist was  Arnold  Kriegbaum. 

15  Years  Ago- 1965 

The  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Greater 
Washington  was  dedicated.  The  new  build- 
ing, situated  on  four  and  one-half  acres,  cost 
approximately  $90,000.  James  Dixon, 
pastor.  .  .  .  Dr.  Herman  Koontz  has  resigned 
from  the  York,  Pennsylvania,  church  to  go 
to  a  new  work  in  Orlando,  Florida.  ...  Dr. 
L.  L.  Grubb,  tendered  his  resignation  as 
executive  secretary  of  the  Brethren  Home 
Missions  Council. 

5  Years  Ago- 1975 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Homer  Kent,  Sr.,  celebrated 
their  fiftieth  wedding  anniversary  and  a  re- 
ception was  held  at  Grace  Village.  .  .  .  Rev. 
Ward  Miller  moved  from  his  pastorate  in 
Modesto,  California,  to  assume  his  pastoral 
duties  at  the  Bethel  Brethren  Church, 
Osceola,  Indiana. 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY. 


Volume  42  Number  7  July  1980 

Editor,  Charles  W.  Turner 
Managing  Editor,  Kenneth  E.  Herman 
Artist,  Jane  Fretz 
Production  Manager,  Bruce  Brickel 
Departmental  Editors:  Christian  Education: 
Knute  Larson,  Ginny  Toroian.  Foreign  Mis- 
sions:     Rev.  John  Zielasko,   Nora   Macon. 
Grace  Schools:  Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr.,  Don 
Cramer.  Home  Missions:  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer, 
Brad  Skiles.  WMC:  Linda  Hoke. 

The      Brethren Missionary      Herald      ISSN 

0161-5238)  is  published  monthly  by  the 
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544,  1104  Kings  Highway,  Winona  Lake,  IN 
46590.  Subscription  prices:  $5.75  per  year; 
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4  AND    IT   CAME    TO   PASS 

8  RECIPE    FOR    AN    EXTENSION    SEMINARY 

14  ALASKA 

18  FIRST   SHOVEL    TURNED    TOWARD 

FULFILLMENT   OF    A    DREAM 

20  THANK-YOU    PRAYER    PARTNERS 

24  DEAR    JESUS,    YOU    RUINED   THE    CURVE 

25  I    WALKED   WITH  'DOCTOR    J' 
30  CALLED   TO   SERVE    .    .    . 
34  GRADUATES 


•  Reflections  By  Still  Waters  2  • 

•  News  Notes   12  •  Guest  Editorial  32* 

•  A  Children's  Story  38  -NOW  40* 


Dear  Family, 

This  is  a  note  of  appreciation  to  all  those  people 
across  the  United  States  who  have  been  praying  for  us. 

My  husband,  Tim  Paul  Inlow,  went  to  be  with  our 
Lord  on  April  5,  leaving  me  and  our  lO1/^  month-old 
daughter,  Hallie  Jane.  As  decisions  and  reality  set  in,  I 
am  constantly  aware  of  the  love  and  prayers  on  our  be- 
half. 

Thank  you.  Mary  Inlow,  Riverside,  California 

Prayers  from  our  Fellowship  are  with  you  and  your 
loved  ones.  -CWT 


may  '80  > 


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AND  IT 


CAME 

TO 
PASS 


1  And  it  came  to  pass,  in 
those  days,  that  there  went 
out  a  decree  from  Brethren 
Foreign  Missions  that  all  new 
missionaries  must  speak  in 
the  tongue  of  the  field  where 
they  would  be  abiding,  yea, 
even  unto  sojourning  a  year 
in  a  language  school. 

2  And,  thus,  a  certain  cou- 
ple, Kent  and  Becky  Good, 
went  up  from  Florida,  out  of 
the  city  of  Fort  Lauderdale, 
into  the  land  of  Gaul,  in  the 
province  of  Savoie  unto  the 
city  of  Albert ville. 

3  The  Goods  were  ex- 
ceedingly unlearnt  in  the 
ways  of  the  Gauls;  neither 
could  they  speak  with 
understanding.  And,  so  it 
was  that,  while  they  were 
there,  they  began  to  study 
diligently  at  the  Centre  Mis- 


sionnaire. 


July  '80 


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4  The  Centre,  being 
directed  by  godly  Gauls  (wise 
in  the  knowledge  of  their 
mother  tongue  and  long- 
suffering  toward  their 
students),  gathered  round 
about  them  a  host  of  mis- 
sionaries longing  to  utter  the 
language  of  the  Gauls. 

5  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
early  each  morning  unto  the 
fourth  hour  of  the  afternoon, 
the  students  would  enter  the 
Centre  to  be  instructed  in  the 
ways  of  the  Gauls. 

6  And,  behold,  it  was 
necessary  for  the  Gauls  to 


make  use  of  varied  and  divers 
manners  of  instruction,  even 
unto  drilling  and  memoriz- 
ing. Verily,  verily,  the  mis- 
sionaries studied  diligently 
to  show  themselves  approved 
in  the  tongue,  yea,  even  unto 
the  burning  of  the  midnight 
oil. 


july  '80 1 


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Sous  Prefecture    ^ 

1    Sccurite  Sociaie 

^    Palais  de  Justice 

ZuC    Hotel  JesPostes 

aL       tfote/  ?e  Fi//e 

^^nnTJ^sariat  deTofic^ 

foyer  jes  Person nes  Agees* 


7  But,  even  so,  many  of 
them  lacked  wisdom  and  fell 
into  various  trials,  only  to 
find,  as  in  every  cir- 
cumstance, that  the  Father 
worketh  well  in  bringing 
them  to  greater  maturity. 


8  And,  behold,  the  Lord, 
who  worketh  many  miracles, 
hath  performed  another 
wonder — for  their  minds 
soon  began  to  know  the 
tongue.  Of  a  truth,  there 
were  those  who  heard  their 
speech  and  greatly  wondered 
at  it;  but,  in  due  time,  their 
words  were  received  with 
understanding. 


July  '80 


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9  As  they  grew  in  wisdom 
and  knowledge,  they  began  to 
spread  abroad  the  great  good 
news  of  Jesus  Christ — among 
the  inhabitants  of  Albertville 
(at  the  community  center  and 
in  the  assembly  at  the  Cen- 
tre) even  unto  the  monthly 
retreats  at  the  Chateau  de 
Saint  Albain. 

10  And  it  came  to  pass,  that 
by  God's  faithfulness  and 
your  prayers,  Kent  and 
Becky  Good  passed  their 
final  exams  in  the  latter  part 
of  the  sixth  month  of  the  year 
and  shall  henceforth,  the 
Lord  willing,  work  with 
Brethren  Foreign  Missions  in 
the  province  of  Saone-et- 
Loire,  in  the  city  of  Chalon. 


July  '80 


RECIPE  FOR  AN  EXT] 


George  Johnson  disciples 
North  Brazilian  pastors. 


by  George  Johnson 

Can  a  tract  prayerfully  handed  to  a  young  factory  worker  produce  a  soul-winning 
pastor?  Can  an  invitation  to  study  the  Scriptures  attract  a  handsome  young  man  from 
playing  the  guitar  at  local  dances  to  preaching  the  Word  of  God? 

Of  course,  many  intermediate  steps  happened.  But  at  our  recent  seminar  for  exten- 
sion seminary  students  in  North  Brazil,  Pastor  Aldo  who  still  works  in  the  factory  delivered 
an  excellent  challenge  to  personal  evangelism.  As  a  graduate  of  the  extension  seminary 
course  and  pastor  of  a  nearby  church,  he  was  invited  to  give  a  challenge  to  the  1 5  students 
now  enrolled  in  extension  seminary  classes.  Pastor  Neco,  another  graduate  and  now  a 
teacher  in  the  program,  was  one  of  the  instructors  as  was  missionary  Earle  Hodgdon. 

We  are  frequently  asked  if  we  have  a  Bible  institute  or  seminary  here  in  Brazil.  At 
present,  we  don't.  We  are  one  of  the  two  groups  in  Brazil  who  runs  an  extension  seminary 
program  without  a  Bible  institute  for  a  base  of  operation.  The  Lord  has  blessed  the  pro- 
gram and  we  give  Him  the  glory. 

How  do  you  create  an  extension  seminary?  What  are  the  ingredients  of  our  pastors' 
training  course?  Our  recipe  is  a  good  one. 


>  July  '80 


SION  SEMINARY 

Serves:  many,  many,  people  Preheat  country  with  missionaries 

Take  several  varying  students  .  .  . 

At  present  15  students  are  enrolled.  Among  these  are  university  students,  a  fisherman,  a  schoolteacher, 
some  laborers,  a  businessman,  and  a  taxi  driver.  All  have  one  thing  in  common— a  desire  to  study  God's 
Word  and  be  used  in  His  service. 

. .  .  add  to  classes  in  any  available  room  (the  cooler  the  better). 

Although  some  stateside  seminary  students  might  consider  the  course  requirements  below  those  of  Grace 
Seminary  (and  they  are),  the  course  contains  some  notes  that  would  seem  familiar.  Classes  meet  weekly  in 
a  school,  some  churches,  the  back  room  of  a  grocery  store,  and,  in  one  instance,  in  the  water  front  home  of 
a  student  who  just  happens  to  have  the  finest  breeze  in  North  Brazil.  The  only  thing  between  his  home  and 
the  Atlantic  Ocean  is  about  75  miles  of  Amazon  River.  (That's  one  class  I  hope  we  never  have  to  move— we 
need  no  air  conditioning!) 

Stir  vigorously  with  teachers,  both  missionaries  and  pastors  .  .  . 

I  have  taught  in  the  course  since  its  beginning.   Other  missionaries  have  assisted  through  the  years:  Tim 
Farner,  Barbara  Hulse,  Ralph  Schwartz,  and  Earle  Hodgdon.  One  of  our  graduates,  a  pastor,  now  studies  as 
a  teacher.  Two  years  ago,  one  of  our  teachers  fell  sick  with  tuberculosis.    Immediately,  his  student  was  able 
to  step  in,  fill  the  gap,  and  take  over  this  ministry.   Pastor  Neco  now  studies  (with  another  pastor)  in  a  class 
aimed  at  teaching. 

.  .  .  and  toss  with  a  good  curriculum. 

The  curriculum  is  what  you  might  expect  in  a  pastors'  training  course:  Theology  I,  II,  III,  and  IV;  Church 
History,  Homiletics,  Acts,  Romans,  Corthinians,  and  Old  Testament  Survey  are  just  a  few.  Sixteen  courses, 
a  written  lecture  course,  and  16  tape-courses  are  available.  A  typical  class  period  involves  40  minutes  of 
discussion  over  the  taped  lesson,  one  hour  and  20  minutes  of  going  over  lecture  notes,  and  perhaps  a  half 
hour  discussing  problems  that  have  come  up  in  the  life  and  ministry  of  the  students.  The  last  half  hour  is 
beyond  the  regular  class  hour,  but  no  one  seems  to  notice. 

Make  available  to  many  men. 

Why  extension?  There  are  a  number  of  answers  to  that  question.  The  student  is  not  lured  into  practice 
immediately  in  his  home  and  home  church.   Men  with  families  and  professions  are  able  to  study. 

Be  open  to  expand  in  the  future. 

Will  there  someday  be  a  seminary?  Yes,  we  believe  there  will  be  one.  That  may  bring  some  improvements. 
In  some  ways  it  may  cause  us  to  lose  out  on  some  things  that  have  been  precious.  When  the  Lord  leads  and 
opens  the  door,  we  will  move  in  that  direction. 

Pour  much  prayer  to  completely  cover .  .  . 

Would  you  like  to  help?  Pray. 

Pray  that  the  Lord  will  send  us  the  right  students  and  that  we  might  train  not  only  with  words,  but  also  by 
example.  With  your  prayers  and  our  labors  together  there  will  be  many  more  pastors  like  Aldo,  Manoal, 
Sergio,  and  Francisco  to  lead  Brethren  churches  and  minister  to  the  needs  of  His  people  in  North  Brazil. 

Serve  a  successful  extension  seminary. 


July  '80 ' 


Dedahg  2  le  19  Decembre  1979 


A  Monsieur  le  Patren  de  Bard  en  Amerique. 
MONS    IEUR 

Ani,  c  ©mitre"  ti  Apasteur-aneien-  na  sesse"  ti  Baibikoum  na  Gore,  ani  gt 
guel£  ti  ala  na,  iri  ti  Seigneur  na  Sauveur  ti  ani  Jesus-Christ  ti  sala 
ten£  na  ala  na  Ihgai  ti  mbeti  so.  Ani  vor©  ala  mingui  ti  ma  ani. 

Ani  sala  mbeti  so  sengue  pepej  ani  sambela  mingui  si  ani  sala  mbeti 
st.  Tonga  na  Nzapa  adjia  na  be1  ti  aita  ka,  na  legu£  ti  iring©  ti  Naapa 
mveni,  si  ala  ba  mbeti  ti  ani  s©  ti  dik©  na  pep©  ti  aita  ka  si,  ambeni 
so  Hzapa  adjia  iring©  so  na  be  ti  ala,  si  ala  m©u  tele  ti  ala  ti  ga  ti 
s-la  na  ani  na  sesse  ti  Tchad  t©nga  na:  Adooteur,  Amademeiselle,  Amissi©. 
naire  s©  aye  ti  ga  ti  sala  na  ani  tonga  na  Monsieur  Richard  Harell.  Ah© 
keufe,  ani  ye  mingui  ti  ©uara  aj©  so  alingbi  aid£  ani  na  legue  ti  fang© 
ye  na  Institut-Mblique  Preparatoire  so  nal  ye  ti  sala  na  sesse  ti  ani  ru 
ng&u  ti  1982. 

Tenga  na  mbeni  Decteur  am©u  thle  ti  1©  ti  ga  na  ti  sala  na  p©p©  ti 
ani,  mbeni  hepital,   fade  koussala  t©nga  s©  alingbi  ti  m©u  nguia  mingui 
na  b£  ti  ani.  Sengue  pepe,   fade"  1®  sau  ani  na  ti  ti  ak©bel4  nde  nde,   na 
nga,   fade  1©  sau  ame  ti  ani.  Na  pop©  ti  ani  na  sesse  ti  Gore  na  Baibokoui 
H@pital  amnque  ani. 

Ani  bala©  ala  ©k©  ©k©  keue  na  iri  ti  Seigneur  na  Sauveur  ti  ani 
Jdsus-Christ/. 


Iri  ti  Acomite  s©  assala  mbeti  ni: 

1°  Pasteur-ancien  Dj^ksmptamian  Michel  ^~ 

2°     "      "  Pjendole  Simon   ^ 

3°  "      n  B<S©gang  Alph©nse  ^^ 

4°  w      "  Djemdme  Georges 

5°  "      "  Ngaba  Gas ten 

6°  M      n  Yeteldjim  David. 


-O  O  &  G  Cl 


Dodang  2 
December  19,  1979 

To  Mr.  Chairman  of  the  Board 
of  America 

Sir: 

We,  the  committee  of  the  elders  in  the  area  of  Baibokoum  and  Gore  (Chad),  we 
submit  ourselves  to  you  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  to  speak  to  you  through 
this  letter.  We  implore  you  to  listen  to  us. 

We  are  not  writing  this  letter  without  meaning.  We  have  prayed  much  before  we 
wrote  this  letter.  If  the  Lord  puts  it  in  the  hearts  of  you  Brethren  over  there  so  that 
you  see  it  good  to  read  this  letter  before  God's  people— in  order  that  those  in  whose 
hearts  God  puts  the  desire,  according  to  His  calling,  to  dedicate  themselves  to  come 
and  help  us  in  the  Tschad— fine.  Those  that  we  would  like  to  have  are  doctors,  single 
ladies,  and  missionaries  who  want  to  help  us  like  Mr.  Richard  Harrell  is  doing.  Most  of 
all,  we  want  to  have  people  that  can  help  us  by  teaching  in  the  Bible  institute  we  want 
to  begin  in  the  year  1982. 

If  there  is  a  doctor  who  will  dedicate  himself  to  come  and  open  a  hospital  among 
us,  this  kind  of  dedicated  work  would  bring  much  joy  to  us.  It  would  not  be  a  useless 
work— he  would  save  us  from  many  different  kinds  of  sickness  and  also  would  be  able 
to  save  the  souls  of  some  of  us,  too.  In  the  area  of  Baibokoum  and  Gore,  we  do  not 
have  a  hospital. 

We  send  our  greetings  to  each  and  every  one  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour, 
Jesus  Christ. 

Here  are  the  names  of  the  committee  that  wrote  this  letter: 

Elder  Djekomptamian  Michel 
Elder  Djendole  Simon 
Elder  Deogang  Alphonse 
Elder  Djememe  Georges 
Elder  Ngaba  Gaston 
Elder  Yotoldjim  David 
(Translated  by  Mary  Cripe,  missionary  to  the  C.A.R.) 


july  '80 


From  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 
and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 


MACE    BiETffHO 


~iE   SCHi  "• 
9s30      *1 

immp  mm 


D  Rev.  William  H.  Schaffer  was  presented  with  a 
plaque  honoring  faithful  service  by  church  moderator 
Frank  Brewster  and  the  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Camden,  Ohio,  on  May  1 1 .  The  plaque  read: 

Presented  to 
REV.  WILLIAM  H.  SCHAFFER 

in  honor  of  being  the  oldest 

active  pastor  in  the 

GRACE  BRETHREN  FELLOWSHIP 

with  53  years  of  service 

as  of  July  6, 1980,  and  who  is 

76  YEARS  OF  AGE  TODAY 

Presented  by  the 

GRACE  BRETHREN  CHURCH 

Camden,  Ohio 

May  11,  1980 

Mr.  Schaffer  began  pastoring  the  Camden  church 
in  February  and  concluded  53  years  of  pastoral  minis- 
try on  July  6. 


□  James  A.  Barnes  is  pastoring  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church  of  Altoona,  Pa.  (Juanita).  He  assumed  the 
position  last  winter. 

□  The  basketball  team  of  the  First  Brethren  Church 
of  Johnstown,  Pa.,  won  second  place  in  a  basketball 
league  made  up  of  six  area  churches.  One  of  the  First 
Brethren  Church  players,  Tony  Bonnono,  won  the 
sportsmanship  trophy  for  the  league,  which  involved 
75  players.  Ken  Wadsworth  was  the  coach  for  the 
Johnstown  church. 

□  Special  meetings  were  held  in  the  First  Brethren 
Church  of  Johnstown,  Pa.,  by  Evangelist  Mason 
Cooper,  April  13-18.  "These  were  days  of  rich 
blessings  and  the  beginnings  of  even  greater  things," 
stated  Charles  Martin,  pastor. 

□  Rev.  Ed  Jackson,  along  with  his  other  responsibili- 
ties, is  presently  pastoring  the  newest  Brethren 
church  in  Florida.  This  church,  in  Melbourne,  was  re- 
ceived into  the  Florida  district  at  the  last  district  con- 
ference at  Fort  Myers  in  April.  The  church  is  meeting 
at  the  home  of  Glenn  Ernsberger,  705  Endicott  Rd., 
Melbourne,  Fla.  32935  (Tel.  305/259-6608).  There 
are  now  26  people  attending  this  new  church. 


meet  lings 


Dr.  Robert  B.  Collitt,  stewardship  counselor  for 
the  Grace  Brethren  Missions  Stewardship  Service,  will 
be  speaking  at  the  following  Grace  Brethren  churches: 

Sidney  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Sidney,  Ind.,  Aug. 
3-6.  A.  Rollin  Sandy,  pastor. 

Leesburg  Brethren  Church,  Leesburg,  Ind.,  Aug. 
10-13.  Ralph  S.  Burns,  pastor. 

Grace  Brethren  Church,  Elkhart,  Ind.,  Aug.  24-28. 
Everett  Caes,  pastor. 

Ireland  Road  Grace  Brethren  Church,  South  Bend, 
Ind.,  Aug.  31 -Sept.  3.  Scott  Weaver,  pastor. 


July  '80 


_^   Ny/    \y/   \y/ 


DJohn  0.  Teevan,  the  five-and-one-half-year-old  son 
of  Rev.  and  Mrs.  John  Teevan  (Mr.  Teevan  is  associate 
pastor  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Ashland, 
Ohio),  has  had  a  hole  in  his  heart  since  birth.  However, 
a  recent  medical  checkup  has  indicated  that  a  70  per- 
cent healing/ closing  has  taken  place  in  his  heart.  This 
is  a  great  cause  for  rejoicing! 

DThe  telephone  number  for  Mel  Grimm  (April 
Herald,  p.  12)  has  been  changed  to:  707/542-5683. 

□  Timothy  Dean  (81b.,  2Vi  oz.)  was  born  on  May  5 
to  Tad  and  Vivienne  Hobert.  Timothy's  father,  Tad 
Hobert,  is  the  pastor  of  the  North  Riverdale  Breth- 
ren Church,  Dayton,  Ohio. 


Hearty  congratulations  to,  and  may  God's  blessings  rest  al- 
ways upon,  these  new  families  who  join  the  Brethren  Mission- 
ary Herald  readership.  A  six-month  free  subscription  to  the 
Herald  is  given  to  newlyweds  whose  addresses  are  supplied  by 
the  officiating  minister. 

Ann  Grahm  and  Clayton  Wise,  April  19,  First  Breth- 
ren Church,  Rittman,  Ohio. 

Amy  Miller  and  Jerry  Stolitza,  May  1 7,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  of  West  Kittanning,  Pa. 


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□  Gregory  Howell,  1301  Rd.  15  S.,  Warsaw,  Ind. 
46580.  □  Richard  Sellers,  909  Lyons  St.,  Des 
Moines,  Iowa  50316. 


Death  notices  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor. 

COBOUGH,  Ralph,  Feb.  5,  member  of  the  First 
Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pa.  Charles  Martin, 
pastor. 

HELSTERN,  Harold,  March  28,  a  deacon  and  mem- 
ber of  the  Englewood  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Engle- 
wood,  Ohio.  Gerald  Polman,  pastor. 
KARNS,  Sara,  May  1 3 ,  wife  of  Pastor  Emeritus  Lon 
Karns.  Mrs.  Karns  had  taught  kindergarten  for  53 
years.    Englewood    Grace    Brethren    Church,   Engle- 
wood, Ohio.  Gerald  Polman,  pastor. 
LYNN,  Theresa,  April  2,  member  of  the  First  Breth- 
ren Church,  Buena  Vista,  Va.  Lester  Kennedy,  pastor. 
MACK,  Harriet,  March  9,  member  of  the  First  Breth- 
ren Church,  Johnstown,  Pa.  Charles  Martin,  pastor. 
OREN,  Catherine,  March  29,  member  of  the  Engle- 


wood Grace  Brethren  Church,  Englewood,  Ohio. 
Gerald  Polman,  pastor. 

REDINGER,  Russell,  April  21,  member  and  deacon 
of  the  First  Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pa.  Charles 
Martin,  pastor. 

□  Pastor  and  Mrs.  Marion  Thomas  have  publicly  an- 
nounced their  retirement.  Pastor  Thomas  plans  to  con- 
tinue speaking  in  Grace  Brethren  churches  beginning 
with  churches  he  planted  in  Ohio.  On  Sunday  morn- 
ing, Aug.  3,  he  will  be  preaching  at  the  Fremont 
Grace  Brethren  Chapel;  Tim  Waggoner,  pastor.  On 
Sunday  evening,  Aug.  3,  he  will  speak  at  the  Bowling 
Green  Grace  Brethren  Church;  Ron  Boehm,  pastor. 
Other  churches  planted  by  Marion  Thomas  are  the 
Findlay  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Findlay,  Ohio,  Tom 
Goossens,  pastor;  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Ander- 
son, S.C.,  Ray  Feather,  pastor;  and  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  of  Clearwater,  Fla.,  Ray  Gingrich,  pastor. 


□  This  past  Easter  was  special  for  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church  in  Virginia  Beach,  Va.  At  5:30  a.m.,  they  met 
at  the  beach  for  a  "Resurrection"  service.  Sixty  mem- 
bers and  friends  gathered  on  the  sand  and  boardwalk 
to  celebrate  Christ's  Resurrection.  The  music  and 
singing  also  attracted  early  morning  risers  from  the 
nearby  resort  motels,  who  stopped  and  joined  them  to 
see  what  was  happening.  Dave  and  Cindy  Edwards, 
who  minister  in  area  churches,  sang  a  special  number 
and  led  the  group  called  "The  Selahs"  that  minister  in 
area  churches,  sang  a  special  number  and  led  the 
group  in  singing.  One  of  the  teens,  Ronnie  Brinson, 
read  the  Resurrection  account  from  the  Bible.  Pastor 
Dean  A.  Hertzler  had  a  message  on  "Astonishments  at 
the  Tomb"  (Mark  16:1-8).  This  was  followed  by 
testimonies  led  by  Mike  Karangelen,  one  of  the  teens 
who  is  representing  the  Southeast  District  at  national 
competition  in  the  area  of  Teen  Challenge  Speaker, 
and  who  will  be  attending  Grace  College  this  fall. 


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July  '80 


Anchorage  pastor,  Larry  Smithwick;  Homer  layman,  Mr.  Ted 
Veal;  and  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer  make  a  visit  to  the  Homer, 
Alaska,  property. 


Alaska , 


by  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 

Executive  Secretary 

Alaska,  our  land  of  the  midnight  sun,  is  a  beckon- 
ing land  of  the  North.  A  northernmost  frontier,  it  is 
an  intriguing  land  of  opportunity. 

The  National  Geographic  publications  have  posed 
many  articles  and  two  outstanding  books  on  the 
grandeur  of  this  beautiful  territory.  One  of  their 
writers  says:  "In  Alaska,  the  last  great  American  wil- 
derness, caribou  still  migrate  across  the  lonely  tundra; 
bald  eagles  soar  above  glittering  glaciers;  lumbering 
bears  roam  shadowy  woodlands;  and  the  mournful 


Beautiful  Laud 


off  Spiritual  Opportunity 


by  Pastor  Larry  Smithwick 

Come  grow  with  us! .  .  .  We're 
dreaming  great  dreams  and  go- 
ing somewhere  good!  These 
words  introduced  the  objec- 
tives presented  to  the 
Anchorage  Grace  Brethren 
Church  congregation  on  Dedi- 
cation Day,  May  4. 

Objective  (MOTIVE)  Based 
upon  the  biblical  imperatives 
of  Acts    1:8   and  Matthew 


Anchorage  Grace  Brethren  Church 


28:19-20  we  have  set  out  to 
"Make  a  lasting  impact  on 
greater  Anchorage  for  Jesus 
Christ  by  reaching  and  dis- 
cipling  as  many  as  possible 
before  He  comes." 

Goals    (MEASUREMENT) 

Based  upon  the  solid  biblical 
principle  of  2  Corinthians 
5:10  and  Romans  14:10-12 
we  have  set  a  Sunday  morn- 


ing worship  attendance  goal 
of  2,000  in  the  decade 
ahead.  In  2  decades  we 
want  to  have  established  20 
branch  churches,  commis- 
sioned 200  laborers  to  the 
harvest  and  be  investing  50 
percent  of  our  income 
directly  to  great  commis- 
sion ministries. 

So    that    we    could    visualize 
meaningful  progress  toward 


July  '80 


Ah  A  Ml  il  ^_ 


cry  of  the  wolf  pierces  the  silence  of  the  northern 
winter. 

"The  forty-ninth  state  is  still  a  rugged  frontier 
where  Eskimos  challenge  ice-choked  seas  in  skin  boats 
to  find  whales,  where  sour-doughs  run  sled  dogs  and 
hunt  to  put  meat  on  the  table,  and  where  settlers  find 
freedom  and  fulfillment  in  rough  cabins. 

"But  tremendous  changes  are  affecting  Alaska— jets 
streak  into  tiny  villages  on  bleak,  storm-battered 
shores,  oil  brings  prosperity  and  problems,  and  native 
leaders— alert,  Eskimo  and  Indian— with  new  power  to 
shape  the  future  of  their  peoples,  who  are  poised  be- 
tween the  world  of  their  ancesters  and  the  world  of 
computers." 

This  forty -ninth  state  offers  beauty,  freedom,  ad- 
venture and  challenge.  I  am  continually  spellbound  as 


I  try  to  absorb  the  spectacular  horizons  of  snow- 
covered  mountains  and  beautiful  green  valleys.  The 
lovely  glacier-fed  streams  team  with  the  fisherman's 
delight.  The  wild  life,  seemingly  undisturbed,  can  be 
seen  almost  anywhere.  The  expanse  between  cities, 
villages  and  communities  offers  endless  freedom.  The 
outdoorsman,  his  rugged  life  style,  matches  perfectly 
the  challenge  of  this  great  land  of  adventure. 

Alaska,  once  called  "Walrussia,"  described  as 
worthless,  a  land  of  no  animal  life  except  for  a  few 
fish  was  purchased  from  Russia  for  two  and  one-half 
cent  per  acre.  The  agreement  arranged  by  William 
Henry  Seward  for  $7,200,000  and  approved  by  our 
congress  has  become  a  "gold  mine."  In  September 
1969,  the  state  of  Alaska  sold  off  oil  leases  and  made 
$900  million  in  a  single  morning.  Fishing  and  lumber- 


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Ron  Mapes  sings  to  a  congregation  of  245  at  the  Anchorage  dedication. 


this  end  our  first  year  goal 
(1980)  has  been  to:  1.  Com- 
plete our  first  unit;  2.  estab- 
lish our  reputation  as  a 
Bible-teaching,  vibrant, 
positive,  soul-winning 
church;  3.  reach  a  morning 
attendance  of  250;  and  4. 
go  self-supporting.  All  of 
these  goals  are  now  well 
within  reach  with  October, 
our  third  year  anniversary, 


set     for     our     self-support 
target. 

Logistics  (METHODS)  We're 
learning!  We  have  found 
that  a  variety  of  methods 
are  valid,  but  basic  to  all 
that  we  hope  to  accomplish 
is  leadership.  When  you  be- 
gin a  church  with  two  fami- 
lies and  don't  have  a  ready 
source    of    previously    dis- 


cipled  Christians  to  draw 
upon,  one  must  focus  on 
developing  leadership.  This 
remains  the  focus  of  our 
energies. 

In  the  brief  time  God  has  al- 
lowed us  to  be  in  the  great 
Alaskan  harvest  field  we  are 
learning  anew  each  da-y  to 
be  faith-centered,  not  sight- 
centered.  We  are  learning  to 
be  possibility-oriented,  not 


July  '80 


ing  now  rank  second  and  third  behind  petroleum; 
tourism  ranks  fourth.  Mr.  Najeeb  E.  Halaby,  presi- 
dent of  Pan  American  Airways,  says  that  each  year 
more  than  three  times  the  population  of  Alaska  goes 
through  Anchorage  on  flights  between  North  America 
and  Europe  or  Asia.  At  the  present  rate  of  increase, 
some  100  million  travelers  may  be  passing  through 
Alaska  by  the  end  of  the  century.  The  Federal  Avia- 
tion Administration  has  forecast  Alaska  will  have  at 
least  37  major  jet  airports  by  1985. 

Along  with  Alaska's  progress  have  come  people, 
great  increases  in  permanent  residents.  However,  with 
people  come  problems.  Population  growth  and  an  in- 
flated economy  have  produced  serious  human  prob- 
lems-crime, split  families,  and  alcoholism.  In  Alaska 
you  can  find  people  at  the  peak  of  prosperity  or  at 


the  pits  of  poverty  and  degradation.  You  can  climb  a 
green  jade  staircase  of  one  of  Anchorage's  grandest 
hotels  and  learn  that  it  is  only  one  of  a  series  owned 
and  operated  by  natives.  Humanly  speaking,  it  is  one 
of  the  most  challenging  mission  fields  of  this  modern 
day. 

The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  stepped  out 
on  faith  and  entered  this  field  for  three  specific 
reasons.  There  was  a  deep  spiritual  need  in  the  families 
that  were  already  there,  and  the  spiritual  resources  to 
meet  these  needs  were  few.  Secondly,  there  was 
progress,  prospective  growth  and  great  potential  with 
the  increase  of  population  and  development  of  this 
new  state.  Thirdly,  God  laid  the  burden  of  this  new 
field  upon  our  hearts  and  we  saw  the  beckoning  hand 
of  God  to  go  there  with  the  gospel  message. 


Kenai  Grace  Brethren  Church 


problem-oriented.  We  are 
learning  to  identify  needs 
and  minister  to  them.  We're 
learning.  .  .  .  We're  learning 
at  the  feet  of  the  greatest 
motivator  ever  to  walk  the 
face  of  the  earth,  the  Master 
of  Nazareth. 

On  Sunday,  May  4,  our  dedi- 
cation service  with  Dr.  Pifer 
speaking  was  a  tremendous 
blessing.     It    culminated    a 


blessed  year  with  Max  and 
MaryEllen  Fluke  who  stole 
our  hearts  and  built  a  build- 
ing so  very  beautiful  and 
practical. 

To  all  of  you  who  prayed  and 
to  the  many  who  helped, 
thank  you  from  the  bottom 
of  our  hearts.  To  those  of 
you  who  support  Brethren 
Home  Missions  and  for 
those  who  have  the  spiritual 


insight  to  place  monies  in 
the  Brethren  Investment 
Foundation,  a  special  thank 
you.  Without  you,  we 
would  be  meeting  for  at 
least  two  more  years  in  the 
old  schoolhouse  on  Huff- 
man Road. 

May  the  Lord  continue  to 
prosper  your  lives  and  ex- 
pand your  vision  until  Jesus 
comes. 


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July  '80 


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Our  first  mission  point  was  at  Kenai.  This  peninsula 
with  its  vast  resources  was  the  center  of  a  great  oil 
discovery.  Its  access  to  the  sea,  its  fishing  industry 
and  its  potential  wealth  brought  many  families  to  the 
area.  We  established  our  first  mission  beachhead  with 
God's  special  blessing  upon  the  pioneer  work  of  the 
Herman  Heins.  When  health  problems  forced  a  change 
of  leadership,  God  had  another  dedicated  family  in 
Ed  and  Polly  Jackson,  to  carry  the  mission  through  a 
building  program  and  into  a  self-support  status.  It  is  a 
joy  to  see  this  mission -minded  congregation  continu- 
ing to  grow  and  spawn  other  mission  churches  under 
the  present  leadership  of  Howard  Snively. 

The  Anchorage  church  was  launched  with  the 
Kenai  church  sending  an  internee  over  to  teach  the 
Bible  class.  Now  under  the  leadership  of  a  full-time 


pastor,  Rev.  Larry  Smithwick,  the  new  building  has 
been  completed  and  the  congregation  is  rapidly  mov- 
ing toward  self-support.  It  is  thrilling  to  see  the  lives 
being  changed,  the  spirit  of  fellowship  and  concern 
for  lost  souls  in  this  body  of  believers. 

We  already  have  the  site  for  our  third  mission 
point  at  Homer.  The  rapidly  growing  area  at  Wasilla, 
a  definite  future  capital  potential  site,  is  another  great 
challenge.  Palmer,  Seward,  and  Fairbanks  are  on  the 
planning  board  for  the  future  as  God  may  direct. 
Having  just  visited  all  these  areas,  I  am  challenged  as 
was  the  Apostle  Paul  when  he  saw  the  beckoning 
hand  to  come  to  Macedonia.  The  Fellowship  of  Grace 
Brethren  Churches  has  in  Alaska,  "...  a  great  door 
for  effective  work  . . ."  (see  1  Cor.  16:9)  opened  to 
us  in  this  beautiful  land  of  opportunity. 


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by  Larry  N.  Chamberlain 


An  Optimistic  Look 
at  Inflation 


THE  BRETHREN  HOME  MISSIONS  COUNCIL  - 
CHURCH  OFFERINGS 
1970-1979 


1970        1971        '1972        1973        1974        1975        1976        1977        1978       1979 

■■    ACTUAL  DOLLARS 

L~Z3     ADJUSTED   FOR    INFLATION 

(in  1970  dollars)  Accordmg  to  Consumer  Prtce  lode* 


Inflation  makes  it  tough  for  anyone  trying  to  get 
ahead.  It  seems  that  the  more  you  save,  the  less  you 
end  up  with  measured  in  terms  of  comparative  pur- 
chasing power.  No  one  seems  to  have  an  answer  that 
will  automatically  solve  the  problems  of  inflation. 
The  actions  of  the  Federal  Reserve  allowing  interest 
rates  to  remain  at  high  levels  may  ultimately  result 
in  a  lower  rate  of  inflation— at  the  expense,  however, 
of  a  recession  and  an  increased  rate  of  unemployment. 
It's  a  chronic  economic  trade-off. 

The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council,  along  with 
the  average  consumer,  is  seemingly  at  the  mercy  of 
gigantic  economic  forces  which  take  their  toll  on  our 
plans  for  the  future.  Even  though  it  may  appear  that 
we're  making  financial  progress,  we  find  out  that  our 
dollars  are  buying  less.  But  we  should  not  be  discour- 
aged. By  being  in  a  position  of  weakness,  economical- 
ly speaking,  we  can  enjoy  and  marvel  at  how  God  can 
provide  and  give  us  financial  strength!  Our  plans  need 
not  be  aborted.  Our  fears  need  not  take  their  toll. 
Our  adversaries  need  not  have  the  victory.  We  only 
need  to  claim  the  promise  of  God  that  "his  strength  is 
made  perfect  in  our  weakness"  (2  Cor.  12:9),  and 
plunge  into  the  future  with  excited  anticipation. 

We  have  over  33  developing  points  on  our  prayer 
list  for  future  support— Bible  classes  in  their  formative 
stages  and  strategic  cities  on  the  U.S.  map.  It  is  only 
with  the  help  of  our  Lord,  working  through  His 
people,  that  we  can  hope  to  develop  these  new  areas. 
Please  share  with  us  in  our  optimism,  that  even  in  the 
face  of  economic  pessimism,  we  will  see  a  great  work 
done  for  God  in  the  United  States  and  Canada! 


july  '80 


First  Shovel 
Turned  Toward 


by  Pastor  George  R.  Christie 

It  has  been  the  longstanding 
dream  of  a  number  of  Brethren  to 
have  a  Grace  Brethren  church  in 
Goldendale,  Washington.  Golden- 
dale,  a  town  of  4,000  people,  is 
located  in  the  beautiful  Klickitat 
Valley  in  south-central  Washington. 
It  has  long  been  the  place  to  stop 
for  refreshments  when  traveling 
between  churches  in  the  Portland, 
Oregon,  area  and  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren churches  of  the  Yakima  Valley. 

The  first  time  I  can  remember 
the  dream  being  mentioned  was  in 
1963.  I  was  the  new  pastor  of  the 
Grandview,  Washington,  church.  We 
were  conducting  our  missionary 
conference  and  Dr.  Russell  Barnard, 
who  was  at  that  time  the  director 
of  our  Foreign  Missionary  Society, 
was  one  of  the  speakers.  After  the 
meeting  Dr.  Barnard  shared  that  he 
prayed  whenever  he  made  the  trip 
from  Portland,  "Someday  we  might 
have  a  church  in  Goldendale." 
Little  did  we  realize  that  God  was 
even  then  laying  a  foundation  to 
bring  to  pass  the  answer  to  that 
prayer. 

In  the  Home  Missions  church  in 
Grandview  were  two  ladies  by  the 
name  of  Williams,  Fern  and  Barbara. 
In  our  Sunnyside  church  was  a 
young  woman,  Patricia  Waller.  By 
1966  Barbara's  husband,  Don,  came 
to  know  Christ  as  Saviour,  and  Miss 
Waller  became  Mrs.  Roger  Falter. 
By  1967  the  church  at  Grandview 
was  self-supporting,  and  spawned  a 
new  Grace  Brethren  church  in  Mab- 
ton,  Washington.  Fern  Williams  and 


her  two  children,  Don  and  Barbara 
Williams,  and  their  family  were  part 
of  the  40  Brethren  who  started  the 
church  in  Mabton. 

In  God's  timing  the  two  Williams 
families,  the  Roger  Falters  and  the 
Jack  Williams  family,  from  our 
church  in  Sunnyside,  all  moved  to 
Goldendale  where  they  fellow- 
shiped  with  another  church. 

It  was  shortly  after  these 
families  moved  to  Goldendale  that 
the  dream  of  having  a  Grace  Breth- 
ren church  here  began  to  be  dis- 
cussed by  the  Northwest  District 
mission  board.  Apparently  it  was 
not  God's  timing  as  nothing  de- 
veloped. 

In  the  spring  of  1975  the  phone 
rang  on  my  desk  in  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church  in  Yakima,  Wash- 
ington, where  I  was  then  pastoring. 
It  was  Barbara  Williams.  The  Breth- 
ren families  from  Goldendale  were 
interested  in  a  Bible  class  in 
Goldendale.  Arrangements  were 
made  and  the  Bible  class  began  in 
the  Don  Williams'  home.  Over  the 
course  of  the  year  which  followed 


the  group  became  convinced  it  was 
the  Lord's  will  that  they  begin  a 
Grace  Brethren  church  in  Golden- 
dale. 

With  the  support  of  the  North- 
west District  mission  board,  and  the 
Brethren  Home  Missions  Council, 
the  church  was  started  in  Septem- 
ber 1976.  The  organizational  meet- 
ing was  held  in  the  Roger  Falter 
home  on  September  12  with  14  in 
attendance. 

During  the  three  years  and  seven 
months  of  our  existence,  God  has 
given  many  blessings.  Sixty  people 
have  professed  to  receive  Christ  as 
Saviour.  Our  attendances  have 
grown  steadily  to  where  we  have 
averaged  in  the  forties  for  the  past 
two  months,  and  reached  a  high  of 
58  in  the  morning  worship  service. 

In  1978  God  blessed  us  in  allow- 
ing us  to  purchase  8.69  acres  of 
prime  property  just  across  the 
street  from  the  high  school,  and  on 
one  of  the  main  corners  near  the 
entrance  to  Goldendale.  The  asking 
price  had  been  $10,000  per  acre, 
but  the  Lord  gave  it  to  us  for  a 


•  July  '80 


Fulfillment 

of  a  Dream 


GRACE  BREMEN  CHURCH 

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golden  t  n.(ir2.nd   «—, 


total  of  $30,000.  The  current  price 
for  land  in  that  area  is  now  $15,000 
to  $20,000  per  acre.  How  we  praise 
the  Lord! 

Another  area  of  blessing  has 
been  in  our  income.  With  the 
Lord's  blessing  we  have  seen  it  rise 
from  $12,829  in  1977,  to  $23,322 
in  1979,  and  a  projected  faith  goal 
of  $32,000  in  1980. 

Sunday,  April  27,  the  Lord  gave 
us  a  beautiful  day  for  our  ground- 
breaking service.  Sixty-two  people 
gathered  on  the  property  to  hear 
Rev.  Herman  Hein  bring  us  a  chal- 
lenging message  on  doing  the  Lord's 
work.  He  reminded  us  that  we 
should  not  neglect  the  building  of 


the   church   while   engaged  in   the 
construction  of  the  building. 

Five  district  churches  were 
represented,  and  "greetings"  were 
brought  to  us  by  various  communi- 
ty and  board  representatives. 
Among  those  bringing  special  greet- 
ings was  the  mayor  of  Goldendale, 
Cyrus  Forry,  who  expressed  his  de- 
sire to  "see  the  day  when  Golden- 
dale  would  be  the  most  evangelized 
city  in  the  state  of  Washington." 
Mr.  Homer  Waller,  a  member  of  the 
Home  Missions  Council  board  of 
directors,  brought  greetings  on  be- 
half of  the  Council;  and  Rev. 
Charles  Thornton,  the  chairman  of 
the     Northwest     District     mission 


board,  brought  greetings  on  behalf 
of  district  missions. 

The  ground  breaking  marked  the 
beginning  of  construction  on  a  first 
unit  of  3,500  square  feet.  The 
building  will  consist  of  a  fellowship 
hall/auditorium  and  Sunday  school 
classrooms. 

It  was  my  privilege  to  turn  the 
first  shovel  of  dirt  toward  the  ful- 
fillment of  the  dream  of  having  a 
church  facility  in  Goldendale.  Don 
Williams,  Roger  Falter,  and  Lou 
Bonjorni  represented  our  trustee 
board  and  congregation  in  the  act 
of  ground  breaking. 

The  continuation  of  that  dream 
is  projected  in  the  five-year  goals 
recently  adopted  by  the  church. 
They  call  for  the  completion  of  the 
first  unit  in  November  of  1980, 
going  self-supporting  on  September 
1,  1981,  reaching  an  average  morn- 
ing worship  attendance  of  105  in 
1984,  and  proceeding  in  that  same 
year  with  the  construction  of  our 
second  unit  which  will  consist  of  a 
large  auditorium  and  more  Sunday 
school  space. 

Our  motto  for  the  construction 
period  is  taken  from  Nehemiah 
2:20.  It  is,  "We  His  Servants  Will 
Arise  and  Build  .  .  .  The  God  of 
Heaven,  He  Will  Prosper  Us." 


july  '80 


Victory" 
fnourtairr 

/Grace  Brethren" 

Chapel 


"But  thanks  be  to  God,  who  giveth  us  the  victory  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ."  1  Corinthians  15:57 
R.  3,  Dryhill,  Kentucky  41749  19  miles  north  of  Hyden  on  Route  257)  Telephone:  606»672»2520 

Samuel  Baer,  Pastor 

THANK-YOU  PRAYER  PARTNERS! 

Dear  Victory  Mountain  Prayer  Warrior: 

Thank  you  again  and  again  for  YOUR  PRAYERS!  Your  prayers  are  making  the  difference! 
Here  are  some  of  the  good  things  God  is  doing  ...  BECAUSE  YOU  PRAYED!!! 
No .  1 .     SELF-SUPPORT  ^POSSIBLE ! ! ! 

Last  December  our  small  congregation  took  their  first  steps  toward  a  self-supporting  status.  Instead 
of  paying  me  the  usual  $50  per  week,  they  raised  it  to  $65.69.  In  January  it  more  than  doubled  with 
$107.49  per  week. 

1  wrote  Home  Missions  and  asked  them  to  set  up  a  pay  scale  for  us-  our  church  assuming  10  percent 
more  of  my  salary  each  month  and  Home  Missions  giving  1 0  percent  less  each  month.   From  January 
to  May  this  church  accomplished  something  it  never  did  before,  THE  CONGREGATION  PAID 
MORE  TOWARD  ITS  PASTOR'S  SALARY  THAN  HOME  MISSIONS  DID!  At  the  time  of  this 
writing.  May  1 2,  the  church  is  paying  its  pastor  $652.52  per  month  and  Home  Missions  is  paying 
$301.43. 

The  best  news  of  all  is,  we  closed  the  month  of  April  with  a  whopping  $12  in  the  bank!   DON'T 
YOU  DARE  STOP  PRAYING  NOW,  WE'LL  NEED  IT  MORE  THAN  EVER  IN  THE 
MONTHS  TO  COME! 

No.  2       UPDATE  ON  MEN! 

Another  Victory  Mountain  goal  is  10  men  by  September  30,  1980!   Junior  Woods,  the  man  God  sent 
us  in  December,  is  now  teaching  our  adult  class.   He  is  definitely  my  "right-hand"  man  and  he  has 
been  a  tremendous  encouragement  to  me.  Mike  Lewis,  the  man  God  sent  us  in  January,  came 
forward  with  his  wife  for  church  membership  on  Easter  Sunday!   We  praise  God  for  these  two  men, 
BUT  WE  NEED  MORE  -  EIGHT  MORE!  DON'T  STOP  PRAYING  NOW! 

No  3       THIRTY-FIVE  SAVED  .   .   .  SEVENTEEN  MORE  TO  GO! 

Last  July  our  people  set  the  goal  of  seeing  52  people  saved  and  26  of  those  baptized,  by  July  1980. 
To  date,  we  have  seen  35  people  pray  to  receive  Christ  and  12  baptized.  PRAY  for  17  more  souls  and 
that  13  more  believers  will  obey  the  Lord  and  be  baptized! 

No  4       SIXTY   BARRIER   BROKEN  TWICE!!! 

Ever  since  we  came  to  Dryhill,  we  tried  averaging  60  for  the  month.  March  happened  to  be  our  one- 
year  anniversary  month.  Our  goal?  To  average  60  or  better.  At  the  end  of  the  month,  the  average 
was  66.   In  April,  it  was  65.  Praise  the  Lord!   KEEP  PRAYING! 

God  is  doing  some  great  things  at  Victory  Mountain.  Our  faith  is  growing!  As  we  trust  Him  for  little 
things,  we  move  toward  bigger  goals.  He  is  stretching  us  demonstrating  that  HE  IS  BIG  ENOUGH  TO 
DO  THE  IMPOSSIBLE! 

Thank  you  for  your  prayers.   DON'T  STOP  PRAYING  NOW! 

Trusting  Him  for  the  IMPOSSIBLE! 

"Where  we  tell  you  how  to  get  to  Heaven  for  Certain  at  the  mouth  of  Hell  for  Certain  Creek." 


A  word  from 

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to  you  for  making  1 979  another  record 
year  at  the  Brethren  Missionary 
Herald.  The  total  income  this  year  was 
$1,157,000,  the  largest  in  the  history 
of  this  ministry. 

Much  of  this  income  was  from  sales  of  printed 
materials.  About  4  percent  of  the  income  was  gifts 
from  individuals  and  churches  throughout  the  country. 

We  want  to  thank  you  for  those  gifts  as  well  as  the  purchases.  We 
are  looking  forward  to  another  outstanding  year  in  1980.  In  fact,  it 
looks  like  the  total  income  will  be  about  $1,250,000.  You  can  be  of  help  to 
us  through  your  gifts. 

June  and  July  are  offering  months  for  this  very  special  work,  so  place  your  gift 
in  the  offering  of  your  local  church.  We  are  growing,  but  we  will  be  able  to  grow 
faster  with  your  help. 

TEN  LARGEST  GIFTS  FROM  THE  CHURCHES 

1 .  Homerville,  Ohio  (Robert  Holmes,  pastor)   $4,423.33 

2.  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  (Charles  Ashman,  pastor) $4,369.35 

3.  Myerstown,  Pennsylvania  (Luke  Kauffman,  pastor)    $1,373.00 

4.  Rittman,  Ohio  (Robert  Russell,  pastor) $1 ,205.20 

5.  Lititz,  Pennsylvania  (Jerry  Young,  pastor)    $1,066.50 

6.  Uniontown,  Pennsylvania  (True  Hunt,  pastor)    $1,062.93 

7.  Fremont,  Ohio  (Lee  Friesen,  pastor) $1,01 1.50 

8.  Johnstown  (First),  Pennsylvania  (Charles  Martin,  pastor)  .  .     $    940.00 

9.  Warsaw,  Indiana  (David  Plaster,  pastor) $    906.36 

10.  Beaumont,  California  (Daryl  Baker,  pastor)    $    900.13 

June 

Thanks  to  everyone  for  your  contributions  and 

especially  are  we  thankful  for  your  prayers  p-IPIfl         [1  ||\/    £W(-* 

as  the  ministry  of  the  printed  page  con-  Cl1  *^~*    lJUI  J     Cl1  ^ 

tinues  to  enlarge. 

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Charles  W.  Turner,  Executive  Editor  I  V  I Ul  III  IO 


hoping  to  help  in  Christian 


ed,  youth,  and  church  growth 


We've  moved. 

And  we're  still  moving. 

We  want  to  help. 


Judy  Ashman,  Director  of  SMM 

Kevin  Huggins,  Seminars  and  Youth  Programs 

Ed  Lewis,  Youth  Ministries 

Knute  Larson,  Executive  Director 


Celebration 

& 
Congregation  2 

& 
Cell3 


1.  Worship  in  group  praise  and  sermonizing 
and  singing,  with  any  size  crowd. 

2.  Fellowship  and  mutual  ministry  in  a  group 
where  you  know  each  other  and  would  be 
missed  if  absent,  and  others  would  be  aware 
of  your  needs. 

3.  A  small  group— usually  4-12— where  you  feel 
accountable,  are  admonished  and  able  to 
help  others  with  specifics. 


One  of  our  great  hopes  is  that  every  GBC  person— that's  you  and  me, 
will  be  involved  in  celebration— the  main  worship  body  and  usually  Sun- 
day morning  time.  That  pep  rally  kind  of  honor  to  the  Lord  is  so  im- 
portant to  the  local  body.  And  the  diet  from  the  pastor  and  Scripture  is 
so  balanced  and  good. 

But  there's  also  the  need  for  congregation— where  20-45  people  re- 
late to  each  other  and  help  when  there's  sickness  or  need  or  disappoint- 
ment. Congregations  study  together  and  minister  together  and  miss 
each  other  and  encourage  each  other.  Within  a  church,  these  groups- 
adult  Bible  studies  and  choir  and  smaller  groups  and  youth  workers— are 
a  great  help  to  each  other. 

The  cell  ministry  is  always  4-12  people  who  you  relate  to  in  a  very 
personal  way  and  who  admonish  and  encourage  and  study  the  Word  to- 
gether. Your  cell  group  might  be  your  family  or  several  families  that 
study  and  pray  together.  Or  a  Bible  study  that  makes  a  commitment  to 
each  other. 

All  three  go  together  to  make  a  healthy  church  life  as  you  get 
equipped  to  reach  out  in  witness  and  evangelism. 

At  CE  we  have  a  passion  that  more  will  take  advantage  of  all  three, 
and  we  hope  to  help. 


Thank  you  for  your  continued  support  for  our  ministries.  So  many  got  behind  our  move  to  the  new  head- 
quarters, and  that's  been  a  very  motivating  experience  for  us  as  we  realize  just  how  many  friends  we  have  out 
there.  And  you  have  continued  to  be  a  part  of  our  regular  support  ministries  which  are  expanding  and  meeting 
needs  in  a  good  way.  We  are  appreciative  of  your  gifts,  your  prayers,  and  your  responses  to  what  we're  trying  to 
do  to  help. 

From  all  of  us,  our  board,  the  churches  that  are  a  part  of  our  ministries,  thank  you  very  much. 

For  I  have  come  to  have  much  joy  and  comfort  in  your  love,  because  the  hearts  of  the  saints  have 
been  refreshed  through  you,  brother  [and  sister]  (Philemon  7NASBJ. 


C^Pfuxfcg    cj-cua«v> 


About  your  CE  staff:  Judy  Ashman,  director  of  SMM,  recently  returned  from  many  workshops  and  visits  to  seven  churches  in  sunny 
California,  with  appreciation  for  the  hospitality  and  reception  there.  .  .  .  Carmen  Garling  Franchino,  new  secretary  and  Lanier  operator, 
was  married  to  Seminarian  Scott  Franchino  June  7.  .  .  .  Kevin  Huggins,  an  assistant  director  in  our  ministries,  also  chaplains  at  nearby 
Grace  College  where  he  is  making  many  friends.  .  .  .  Secretary  Crystal  Roseborough  accompanied  husband,  Timothy  Team  Director 
Brian  and  helped  guide  our  Rocky  Mountain  Timothy  Team,  visiting  and  serving  in  some  of  the  churches  that  don't  get  as  many  FGBC 
organization  visitors  as  others.  .  .  .Ann  Schaefer,  our  shipping  and  materials  secretary,  was  married  on  June  21  to  a  college  student. 
Ken  Hynes,  of  Washington,  D.C. 


Walk  Thru  the 
New  Testament 


Monday,  July  28,  is  the  GBC  Christian  Educa- 
tion part  of  the  national  conferences  of  our 
churches. 

Eight  hours  being  guided  through  the  beloved 
books  of  our  Lord  to  us.  You  will  see  relation- 
ships, clarify  the  circumstances  behind  the  writ- 
ings, and  identify  the  main  messages  of  each  of  the 
27  books. 

And/Or 

Take  one  of  the  very  practical  and  provocative 
workshops  offered  to  stimulate  church  growth  and 
leadership. 


Workshops 

Premarital  Counseling 

Planning  for  CE  in  the  1980s 
The  Membership  Process 

Setting  and  Reaching  Goals 
Assimilating  New  Members/ 

Attenders 
Anointing,  Baptism,  Baby 

Dedication 
Trends  in  Christian  Education 
The  Church  Board  of  Elders 

Inspiring  Teaching 

Youth  in  the  Church 

The  Successful  Multiple  Staff 

Youth:  the  Challenge 

Finances  and  the  Local  Church 

Successes  in  Christian  Schools 

Discipleship 


Leaders 

Knute  Larson 

and  David  Goodman 

Glenn  Heck 

Roy  Halberg 

and  Bernie  Simmons 

David  Hocking 

Edwin  Cashman 
David  Plaster 
and  Jerry  Young 
Kenneth  Gangel 
Knute  Larson 
and  Charles  Ashman 
Rodney  Toews 
Dawson  McAllister 
Knute  Larson,  et  al 
Pat  Hurley 
John  Teevan 
Paul  Kienel 
Gene  Soderberg 


Two  Special  Rallies 

Sunday  and  Monday  evenings  at  7:00,  with 
GBC  Christian  Education  awards,  inspiration  and 
news  about  Christian  Education,  and  special 
speaker  Dawson  McAllister. 


Dear  Jesus, 

You  Ruined  the  Curve 


Remember  that  horrible  test 
when  you  got  a  38!  Relief  started 
to  come  when  you  found  John 
had  scored  41  and  Debbie  a 
round  35.  "It  was  an  unfair, 
lousy  test,"  you  concluded  in 
trilogy.  "It  was  the  teacher's 
fault.  Now  he'll  have  to  grade  on 
the  curve." 

Then  Jane  Beth  walked  by. 
"What  did  you  get  on  the  exam, 
Jane  Beth?" 

"I  got  98." 

Yaaaaaaaaaaaa  .  .  . 

And  no  one  congratulated  the 
girl.  They  would  prefer  to  kill 
her!  She  ruined  the  curve! 

(Probably  because  she 
studied.) 

And  so  did  Jesus. 

People  then  had  settled  into  a 
relaxed  religious  ritual:  "I  know 
I  shouldn't  live  this  way,  but  at 
least  I'm  better  than  Jethro  over 
there."  "All  of  us  are  in  the 
same  boat."  "You  sin  a  lot.  Wel- 
come to  the  club." 

And    then    came    Jesus,    de- 


stroying the  curve  by  getting 
100. 

A+. 

And  then  some! 

So  instead  of  admiring  and 
congratulating  Him  as  first  steps 
toward  trust  and  reception,  they 
killed  Him! 

But  they  are  still  accountable 
to  be  like  Him  or  bear  the  judg- 
ment-sentence of  His  equally 
holy  Father. 

Our  theme  for  the  July  27  to 
August  1  Fellowship  of  Grace 
Brethren  Churches'  national  con- 
ference tells  how  God  grades: 
"To    whom    much    is   given  .  .  . 

"Much  is  required." 

No  grading  on  the  curve  or  by 
comparison. 

That  is  not  His  way. 

The  good  news  is  that  as  we 
by  faith  live  in  Christ,  His  100  is 
multiplied  and  placed  in  the 
grade  books  as  our  grade.  As  we 
obey  Him,  and  grow  in  Him,  we 
have  the  right  answers! 

Thank  you,  Jesus. 


The  Middle  of  the 
Birthday  Party 

Good  times  go  fast.   Now  here  we  are  in  the  middle 
of  the  two  hundredth  birthday  year  for  the  Sunday 
school. 

How's  the  celebration  going  at  your  church?!  Are 
you  helping  the  party  be  well  attended,  warm  in  spirit, 
and  productive? 

Light  the  candles  for  a  very  special  part  of  the 
church:  the  Sunday  school  for  growth  in  Christ  and 
His  Word. 

A  school  with  no  limit  to  enrollment  because  of 
the  Saviour's  commission  to  reach  out  and  make 
disciples  or  students. 

Happy  birthday  to  us! 


A 

Challenge 
to  Pray 
with 
Discipline 

May  we  call  you  to  119:80-81 
in  the  Psalms  (NASB): 

•  May  my  heart  be  blameless  in  Thy 
statutes,  that  I  may  not  be 
ashamed. 

/My  soul  languishes  for  Thy  salva- 
tion; I  wait  for  Thy  word. 

And  may  we  ask  each  other  to 
take  one  spot  a  day  to  pray  for  four 
special  requests,  and/or  to  fast  with 
prayer  one  meal  a  week  to  pray  for: 

1.  Yourself— for  obedience 

2.  Your  Family— for  maturity 
and  ministry 

3.  Your  Church— for  a  Great 
Commission  vision 

4.  Your    Fellowship— for    re- 
vival and  growth 

God  will  honor  our  unity  and 
goal  to  His  glory  as  we  head  toward 
conference  and  a  special  '80-81  for 
church  growth. 


I  Walked  with 
"  Doctor  J" 


I  can't  keep  my  basketball  con- 
nections secret  any  longer.  Julius 
Erving  and  I  are  friends. 

Plus 


I  Stuffed 
Nate  Thurmond 


He's  the  big  6'11"  center  who 
last  played  for  the  Cleveland  Cava- 
liers, and  was  known  for  strength 
and  hustle. 

Dr.  J,  Mr.  Erving,  of  the  Phila- 
delphia 76ers,  just  happens  to  be 
probably  the  best  forward  in  basket- 
ball. 

And  that,  sports  fans,  ends  my 
story. 

Except  for  the  explanation: 

My  association  with  The  Doctor 
was,  in  fact,  brief.  He,  and  the  rest 
of  the  Virginia  Squires  he  then 
played  for,  and  I  walked  through 
the  Washington,  D.C.,  airport  to- 
gether. (I  got  a  feeling  of  what  little 
children  feel  when  they  walk 
through  the  timber  of  adult  legs!) 

And  as  for  the  stuff  (blocked 
shot,  for  lay  people)  of  Nate,  the 
story  is  true,  but  needs  perspective. 

He  was  then  on  the  Bowling 
Green  Freshmen  Basketball  Team. 
And  I  tried  for  Grace. 

They  were  smearing  us,  and 
Thurmond  got  a  long  pass  for  an 
easy  shot  and  I  raced  from  behind 
him  and  laid  on  his  hands  to  stop 
him  short  of  two  points.  (I  think  he 


made  both  foul  shots,  and  I  know  it 
was  my  fifth  foul.) 

So  my  stories  look  better  in 
headlines,  without  the  fine  print. 

A  reminder  that  often  our  claims 
about  Christ  and  His  Word  can  be 
just  as  much  out  of  proportion. 

I  Walk  with 
Jesus 

I  Stop 

Sin's  Temptation 

But  the  test  is  more  constant.  I 
must  be  daily  in  God's  will  to  walk 
with  His  Son,  and  serving  Him  regu- 
larly to  claim  growth. 

Talk  demands  no  maturity. 

Claims  come  easily. 

But  it  is  something  else  to  grow, 
serve,  work,  share,  and  be  the  kind 
of  Christian  that  is  a  positive  asset 
to  the  church,  witnessing  to  a  per- 
sonal relationship  with  Christ  by 
consistent,  responsible  ministry. 

Pitching  in. 

Helping  out. 

Doing  the  ministry  of  evangelism 
and  education  as  if  people's  lives 
depended  on  them. 

That  is  more  than  talk. 

Your  local  church,  with  all  the 
help  we  can  muster,  offers  a  Chris- 
tian ed,  youth  and  children,  and 
church  growth  ministry  that  can  be 
all  the  better  with  your  vigorous 
help. 

As  a  friend  of  the  Lord  Jesus, 
please  stuff  selfishness  away  and 
help. 


<g^ 


Some  of  Our  Best  Friends  are  — 


Christian  School  People 


School  and  Sponsoring  Church  Grades 

Grace  Christian  School 

GBC,  Phoenix,  Ariz PreK-9 

Brethren  Elem.  &  Junior  High 

Cherry  Valley  Brethren   Ch. 

Beaumont,  Calif K-1 1 

Brethren  Elem.  &  Junior  High 

Community  GBC,  Whittier, 

Calif K-8 

Grace  Christian  Schools: 

Brethren  Elem.  &  High  School 

GBC,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  PreK-12 
Los  Altos  Brethren  Preschool 

Los  Altos  GBC,  Long  Beach, 

Calif PreK-K 

Norwalk  Brethren  Elem.  School 

Norwalk  Brethren,  Norwalk, 

Calif K-6 

Big  Valley  Community  School 

Big  Valley  Grace  Community 

Modesto,  Calif PreK-4 

Rialto,  Calif. 

Grace  Community  Church 

Rialto,  Calif PreK 

Grace  Christian  School 

GBC,  San  Bernardino,  Calif.  PreK-6 
Grace  Brethren  School 

GBC,  Simi  Valley,  Calif.  .  .    PreK-1 
Tracy  Community  Christian  School 

GBC,  Tracy,  Calif 1-9 

Grace  Brethren  Christian  Academy 

Yucca  Valley  GBC,  Calif.    .    2-9 
Grace  Brethren  Kindergarten 

GBC,  Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla.    PreK-K 
Grace  Brethren  Kindergarten 
GBC,  North  Lauder- 
dale, Fla PreK-K 

Grace  Christian  Schools 

GBC,  Okeechobee,  Fla.    .  .    K-3 


79-80 
Enroll. 

Year 
Begun 

Grace  Christian  School 

GBC,  St.  Petersburg,  Fla. 

2-10 

20 

1977 

400 

1956 

Brethren  Christian  School 

GBC,  Osceola,  Ind 

PreK-12 

265 

1954 

210 

1965 
1953 

Warsaw  Christian  School 

Community  GBC,  Warsaw, 
Ind 

PreK-6 
K-10 

252 
125 

1958 

417 

Lanham  Christian  School 

GBC,  Lanham,  Md 

1977 

Grace  Brethren  Christian  Schools 
Temple  Hills,  Md 

PreK-9 

350 

1965 

1,023 

1947 

Taos  Christian  Academy 

FBC.Taos,  N.Mex.    .  .  . 

(PreK) 
K-1 2 

97 

(1957) 
1978 

92 

1972 

Brethren  Navajo  Mission  & 
Boarding  School 

Counselor,  N.Mex.   .  . 

K-8 

122 

1952 

450 

1954 

Worthington  Christian  Schools 
GBC,  Worthington,  Ohio 

PreK-12 

550 

1973 

Ashland  Christian  School 

GBC,  Ashland,  Ohio   .  .  . 

PreK-8 

202 

1973 

181 

1974 

Woodville  Grace  Brethren  Preschool 
Woodville  GBC,  Mansfield, 

Ohio PreK 

17 

1976 

? 

1978 

Grace  Christian  School 

GBC,  Lexington,  Ohio    . 

PreK-K 

31 

1978 

202 

1957 

Grace  Christian  School 

GBC,  Myerstown,  Pa.    .  . 

K-9 

275 

1973 

46 

1978 

Laurel  Highland  Christian  Academy 

GBC,  Somerset,  Pa K-10 

1,004 

1977 

46 

1976 

Lititz  Christian  School 

GBC,  Lititz,  Pa 

K-5 

74 

1978 

23 

1979 

Grace  Kindergarten 

GBC,  Anderson,  S.  Car.    . 

K 

20 

1977 

49 

1955 

Pike  Christian  School 

Pike  GBC,  Johnstown,  Pa. 

K-2 

13 

1979 

32 

1977 

Riverside  Christian  Academy 

Riverside  GBC,  Johnstown 

Pa. 

1979 

50 

1976 

Grace  Christian  School 

GBC,  Irasburg,  Vt 

K-12 

97 

1977 

Division 


Church 


Pastor 


A 

Simi  Valley,  Calif. 

John  G tH Is 

B 

Waterloo,  Iowa 

John  Burke 

C 

Modesto  (Big  Valley),  Calif. 

David  Seifert 

D 

Mansfield  (Grace), 

Ohio 

Sonny  Thayer 

E 

Norton,  Ohio 

Robert  Combs 

F 

Canton,  Ohio 

Terry  Taylor 

G 

Waimalu,  Hawaii 

James  Kennedy 

H 

LaVerne,  Calif. 

David  Belcher 

I 

Glendora,  Calif. 

Kenneth  Churchi 

J 

West  Covina,  Calif 

Dan  Viveros 

N 

Toledo,  Ohio 

Jeff  Carroll 

July  '80 


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Women  Manifesting 


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Mssionary  (Birthdays 

SEPTEMBER   1980 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  on  pages  28  and  29 
of  the  1980  Brethren  Annual.; 

AFRICA 

Miss  Rosella  Cochran September  1 

Miss  Ruth  Snyder September  8 

Miss  Lila  Sheely September  30 

BRAZIL 

Mrs.  Eileen  Miller September  18 

Jay  Farner September  19,  1974    I 

FRANCE 

Mr.  John  Ochocki     September  23    ) 

Centre  Missionnaire,  50  rue  des  Galibouds,  73200  - 
Albertville,  FRANCE 

MEXICO 

Mrs.  Alys  Haag September  1 1 

PUERTO  RICO 

Caryn  Schrock September  22, 1977    I 

IN  THE   UNITED  STATES 

Mrs.  Loree  Sickel September  10    I 

Mrs.  Betty  Hocking September  1 1 

c/o  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 


Offering  Opportunity 


WMC  Operation  and  Publication  Offering 

Goal:  $7,500 

Due:  September  10,  1980 


wmc  olliciartj 

President-2 1 9/267-7603 

Mrs.  Dan  (Miriam)  Pacheco,  413  Kings  Highway,  Winona  Lake, 

Ind.  46590 
First  Vice  President-419/884-3969 

Mrs.  Dean  (Ella  Lee)   Risser,  58  Holiday  Hill,  Lexington,  Ohio 

44904 
Second  Vice  President-614/881-5779 

Mrs.  James  (Triceine)  Custer,  2515  Carriage  Lane,  Powell,  Ohio 

43065 
Secretary-5 1 3/335-5 1 88 

Mrs.  John  (Sally)  Neely,  2065  Lefevre  Road,  Troy,  Ohio  45373 
Assistant  Secretary-219/267-2533 

Mrs.  Tom  (Donna)  Miller,  Box  277,  R.  R.  8,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Financial  Secretary-Treasurer-219/267-7588 

Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602  Chestnut  Avenue,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 
Assistant  Financial  Secretary-Treasurer— 616/693-2315 

Mrs.  Bill  (Shirley)  Stevens,  Box  59,  R.  R.  1,  Lake  Odessa,  Mich. 

48849 
L iteratu re  Secretary-2 1 9/267-2083 

Mrs.  Lloyd  (Mary  Lois)  Fish,  Box  264,  R.R. 8,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Editor-219/267-3843 

Mrs.  Noel  (Linda)  Hoke,  R.  R.  1,  Hickory  Estates,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

46580 
Prayer  Chairman-219/267-5095 

Mrs.   Harold   (Ada)    Etling,  803   Esplanade,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 


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-  Have  you  received  your  copy  of  the  new  WMC 
constitution?  Two  copies  were  mailed  to  each  council. 
If  you  have  not  received  your  copy  as  yet,  please 
notify  us  at  Box  711,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590.  It 
is  not  necessary  for  each  member  of  your  council  to 
obtain  this  booklet.  The  local  constitution  printed  in 
this  material  is  only  a  suggested  form  and  must  be  in- 
dividualized to  make  it  valid  for  your  group.  Check 
your  own  form  and  the  one  illustrated  to  see  if  some 
revision  needs  to  be  made  in  your  own  constitution. 

-  Credential  forms  for  each  local  council  were  sent 
to  you  with  your  statistical  form.  Remember  that 
these  credential  forms  can  be  mailed  this  year  ahead  of 
conference  to  WMC,  Box  711,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana 
46590.  This  will  save  some  time  for  the  credential 
committee.  Please  note  the  quotation  from  the  WMC 
constitution  at  the  top  of  the  credential  form.  Send 
ahead  in  plenty  of  time  or  bring  the  form  with  you  to 
avoid  confusion  in  seating  of  delegates. 

-  Have  you  seen  the  new  official  WMC  stationery? 
Available  for  officers'  use,  it  utilizes  the  new  logo  and 
was  designed  by  Miss  Jane  Fretz  of  BMH.  This  is  an- 
other way  your  Operation  and  Publication  funds  have 
been  spent  this  year. 

-  WE  APPRECIATE  YOU!  We  as  national  WMC 
executive  committee  and  national  WMC  board  mem- 
bers want  you  to  know  it.  Visit  the  WMC  displays  at 
national  conference  and  sign  up  for  a  free  gift.  Names 
will  be  chosen  each  day  and  posted  at  the  display.  This 
is  a  small  tangible  way  of  showing  our  love  for  you  as 
faithful  WMC  ladies.  Sorry  that  everyone  can't  receive 
a  gift,  but  perhaps  YOUR  name  will  be  chosen.  Our 
thanks  seem  small,  but  we  know  the  Lord  keeps  ac- 
curate records  and  your  rewards  will  be  eternal. 

-  Pray  for  your  district  representative  to  national 
WMC  board  meetings  to  be  held  at  the  Winona  Lake 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Friday,  July  25.  She  will 
represent  you  in  many  important  decisions.  Support 
her  in  every  way. 

-  Have  a  qualified  instructor  lead  your  group  in 
CPR  instruction.  Basic  life-saving  techniques  are  good 
to  know  as  well  as  soul-saving  techniques.  Practice 
both. 


The  following  letter  was  first  shared  with  WMC 
ladies  by  Ima  Jean  Burk  and  retold  by  Jane  Peters  re- 
cently when  son  Phil  reached  the  age  of  18  and 
changed  status  according  to  FMS  procedure. 

You  parents  with  college-age  kids,  how  often  do 
you  talk  to  the  kids  by  phone?  A  missionary  can't. 

Did  you  help  that  son  or  daughter  find  employ- 
ment, at  least  by  advice?  A  missionary  can't. 

And  when  the  youngster  had  a  personal  or  finan- 
cial crisis,  could  you  help?  A  missionary  can't  since 
mail  service  often  takes  six  weeks  each  way. 

Does  that  youngster  get  home  for  holidays  or  re- 
ceive loving  care  packages?  A  missionary  kid  doesn't 
receive  packages  or  spend  time  "at  home"  unless  lov- 
ing relatives  or  churches  care. 

WMC  ladies  can  have  a  big  impact  on  the  lives  of 
MKs  and  you  are  important  to  them  and  to  us.  Love 
them ,  pray  for  them ,  even  if  they  are  18. 


"If  I  regard  iniquity  in  my  heart  the  Lord 
will  not  hear"  (Ps.  66: 1 8  NASB). 

The  preceding  verse  came  to  mind  one  day 
when  the  children  had  been  outside  playing 
and  had  not  made  an  appearance  into  the 
house  for  several  hours.  I  was  sure  they  must 
be  having  a  super  good  time.  Minutes  later  I 
heard  voices.  Walking  over  to  the  door,  I  was 
greeted  by  two  children  whom  I  could  hardly 
identify  as  belonging  to  my  household.  It  was 
apparent  they  had  been  playing  in  the  mud. 
What  a  sight!  In  that  condition  they  were 
about  to  step  foot  onto  my  clean  kitchen 
floor.  Blocking  the  door,  I  told  them  they 
would  have  to  first  go  down  to  the  pond  and 
wash  off  the  mud.  Reluctantly,  they  turned 
away,  slowly  making  their  way  to  the  pond 
for  a  cleansing. 

Closing  the  kitchen  door,  I  thought  how 
like  that  Christians  are.  We  want  to  enter 
God's  holy  presence,  but  we  regard  inquity  in 
our  hearts.  We  cannot  get  in.  We  need  a 
cleansing.  First  John  1:9  says,  "If  we  confess 
our  sins,  He  is  faithful  and  just  to  forgive  us 
our  sins  and  to  cleanse  us  from  all  unrighteous- 
ness." Only  then  will  we  be  able  to  enter  His 
"kitchen  door"  and  talk  with  Him. 

—Ruth  Farmer,  Myerstown,  Pennsylvania 


'July  '80 


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THE  JOURNEY  by  Myrna  Grant.  Tyndale  House.  $2.50 

Rose  Warmer,  a  Jewess  of  eager  intellect,  searches  all  paths  in  an  ever-widen- 
ing journey  through  life  that  leads  past  intellectualism,  through  spiritism, 
towards  her  realization  of  the  Messiah  as  her  Lord.  From  her  grand  discovery 
and  subsequent  discipleship  of  other  Jews,  she  is  swept  up  as  rubble  into  concen- 
tration camps  during  World  War  II,  claimed  by  neither  group.  To  the  Germans, 
she  is  a  Jew,  but  to  her  own  people  she  is  an  outcast  who  has  chosen  the  religion 
of  the  despised  Germans,  she  is  a  Christian.  The  story  of  her  survival  through 
many  battles  before,  during,  and  after  the  war  is  captivating. 

GOD!  WHO  ELSE?  by  Claire  and  Ruth  Greiner.  TriMark  Publishing  Co.  $3.00 

In  time  of  love,  in  time  of  loss,  in  time  of  sorrow,  in  time  of  worship,  in  time 
of  supply,  in  time  of  disappointment,  there  is  one  who  is  a  source  of  strength 
and  promise.  Who  can  give  us  the  desires  of  our  hearts?  God!  Who  else?  This  vol- 
ume supplies  vignettes  of  the  Greiners'  lives  and  how  they  have  found  that  God 
is  their  source  of  being. 

DISCIPLINES     OF     THE     BEAUTIFUL    WOMAN     by  Anne  Ortlund.  Word 
Books.  $4.95 

Mrs.  Ortlund,  busy  wife,  mother,  musician,  and  author,  is  concerned  with  the 
beauty  of  the  whole  woman.  "Remember,"  she  says,  "for  all  your  adult  life 
you'll  be  a  woman.  And  how  you  live  your  life  as  a  woman,  all  by  yourself  be- 
fore God  is  what  makes  the  real  you.  Nothing  on  the  exterior  can  touch  or 
change  that  precious  inner  sanctuary— your  heart,  His  dwelling  place— unless  you 
let  it.  Put  first  things  first  (eliminate  and  concentrate— the  rule),  and  then  live." 
Young  women  and  old,  homemakers  and  career  women  can  all  profit  from  this 
advice  on  how  to  live  beautifully  through  disciplining  your  looks,  your  goals, 
your  daily  schedule,  your  relationships,  and  your  life. 


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THREE   WMC 

READING   BOOKS! 


ORDER   FORM   FOR  WMC  BOOKS 


Mrs.  Walter  Haag 


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Called 

to 
Serve 


The  Missionary  Birthday  offer- 
ing of  national  WMC  goes  towards 
the  support  of  five  missionaries 
serving  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Foreign  Missionary  Society.  By  giv- 
ing this  support  money,  the  FMS  is 
then  able  to  free  the  money  that 
would  have  been  given  to  the  sup- 
port of  these  five  women  to  other 
projects  that  could  not  be  provided 
in  another  manner.  One  might  ask, 
why  are  women  chosen?  The 
answer  would  be  that  in  this  way 
ladies  from  our  foreign  missionary 
service  can  be  honored  during  this 
time  for  their  years  of  service  to  the 
Lord.  Also,  it  is  anticipated  that 
each  WMC  across  the  country  will 
get  to  know  these  five  ladies  better 
through  the  year  and  be  able  to 
pray  for  them  more  intelligently, 
knowing  their  needs  and  modes  of 
service. 

This  past  year  of  1979-80  it  has 
been  our  privilege  to  pray,  honor, 
and  give  towards  the  support  of  the 
following   ladies:    Miss  Mary   Ann 


Mis.  Bruce  Paden 


Mrs.  Roy  Snyder 


Miss  Mary  Ann  Habegger 


Habegger,  C.A.R.;  Mrs.  Walter 
(Alys)  Haag,  Mexico;  Mrs.  Norm 
(Cleo)  Johnson,  South  Brazil;  Mrs. 
Bruce  (Anita)  Paden,  C.A.R.;  and 
Mrs.  Roy  (Ruth)  Snyder,  C.A.R. 

The  missionaries  that  have  been 
represented  this  year  have  come 
from  varied  backgrounds  to  partici- 
pate in  the  Great  Commission.  It  is 
interesting  to  see  how  the  Lord  led 
each  of  them  in  a  different  manner 
to  serve  Him.  Of  the  five,  only  one 
had  any  background  in  the  Grace 
Brethren  Fellowship  before  her  mis- 
sionary call.  Mary  Ann  Habegger 
spent  her  early  formative  years  in 
Berne,  Indiana.  She  was  not  affili- 
ated with  the  Brethren  Church  until 
her  life's  vocation  had  already  been 
chosen,  although  her  family  was 
definitely  one  that  provided  a 
Christian  background.  Alys  Haag 
was  born  in  Altoona,  Pennsylvania, 
but  did  not  meet  her  husband  until 
she  was  serving  the  Lord  with  an- 
other mission  in  the  land  of  Puerto 
Rico.  Ruth  Snyder  was  born  in 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania;  met  and 
married  her  husband  while  attend- 
ing Grace  Seminary.  The  Lord's 
leading  can  definitely  be  seen  in 
each  of  these  lives  and  their  calls  to 
the  service  of  the  Lord  under  our 
Foreign  Missionary  Society  are 
unique.    But    God    does  not  have 


We 
Honor 
These 


limitations  of  national  borders 
when  it  comes  to  calling  His  chil- 
dren into  His  service  and  the  Lord 
has  used  our  other  two  birthday 
missionaries  to  illustrate  this  fact  to 
us  this  year.  Born  in  Brazil  to  a 
Brazilian  pastor,  Cleo  Johnson 
heard  God's  call  to  service  and  met 
an  American  young  man;  they  are 
currently  serving  in  her  homeland. 
A  Swedish  young  lady,  with  a  back- 
ground of  being  an  MK  in  Central 
Africa,  met  a  young  man  in  lan- 
guage school  and  today  Anita 
Paden  is  serving  with  her  husband, 
Bruce,  in  the  Central  African  Re- 
public. 

God's  call  is  for  all  to  serve  Him 
whether  it  be  in  our  homeland  or 
on  foreign  soil.  These  ladies  are  just 
illustrations  to  us  of  how  we  can  be 
used:  missionary  housewives, 
nurses,  teachers,  storytellers— ser- 
vants of  the  most  high  God.  Let  us 
not  forget  to  pray  for  them  even  as 
this  WMC  year  closes.  We've  made 
five  new  friends. 


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Editor's  Note:  The  North  Central  Ohio  District  of  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches  has  adopted  a 
"Sanctity  of  Life  "  statement  which  it  has  recommended  to  national  conference.  Part  of  that  recommendation 
is  to  add  to  the  statement  of  faith,  article  5  "Man, "  the  words:  "Life  begins  at  conception  and  is  worthy  of  the 
utmost  respect"  (Ps.  139:13-16,  Exod.  21:22-25). 


The  Sanctity  of  Life 


by  John  Teevan,  Associate  Pastor 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Ashland,  Ohio 

American  Christians  routinely  accuse  the  Christian 
Church  in  Nazi  Germany  for  failing  to  stand  up 
against  Hitler.  In  1940  abortion  and  experimentation 
with  the  unborn  were  legal  in  Germany  and  illegal  in 
America. 

Today  the  situation  is  exactly  reversed.  Millions  of 
girls  are  risking  their  lives,  their  ability  to  have  chil- 
dren, and  their  consciences  to  have  what  ads  in  yel- 
low pages  across  America  call  "safe,  gentle  abortions." 

As  America  replaces  God  with  Uncle  Sam,  prayer 
with  lobbying  in  Washington,  and  providence  with 
cash  payments,  Christians  themselves  are  starting  to 
believe  that  if  it's  legal  it  must  be  acceptable.  Chris- 
tian men  can  easily  fall  into  the  trap  of  having  their 
daughter  or  wife  have  an  invisible  baby  aborted 
secretly.  It's  legal.  There  is  no  singing  of  hymns,  no 
pleas  for  mercy.  It  keeps  the  family  name  reputable, 
spares  a  lot  of  grief,  and  no  one  at  church  sees.  Ex- 
cept God! 

But  abortion  is  not  the  only  sanctity  of  life  issue, 
and  the  unborn  are  not  the  only  ones  declared  non- 
persons.  Jews  in  many  cultures,  black  slaves,  and  In- 
dians in  America  were  declared  nonhuman  for 
economic  and  political  reasons. 

The  same  logic— based  on  wantedness,  usefulness, 
and  meaningful  life— that  permits  abortion,  also  justi- 
fies the  logic  of  Francis  Crick,  a  Nobel  Laureate  who 
was  quoted  in  the  Pacific  News  Service  as  saying:  "No 
newborn  infant  should  be  declared  human  until  it  has 
passed  certain  tests  regarding  its  genetic  endowment 
and  that,  if  it  fails  these  tests,  it  forfeits  the  right  to 
live."  His  opinion  is  not  unique. 

Infanticide  happens  now,  and  the  same  logic  can 
also  be  applied  to  the  handicapped,  the  elderly,  and 
eventually  any  group  deemed  unwanted  or  useless  by 
whoever  happens  to  be  in  control. 

How  does  the  Scripture  establish  Sanctity  of  Life? 

First,  "Sanctity  of  Life"  is  established  by  creation. 
Genesis  2:7  reveals  man  became  a  living  soul  when 


God  breathed  life  into  Adam.  Genesis  1 :27  states 
that  man,  unlike  plants  and  animals,  is  created  in  the 
image  of  God.  "Sanctity  of  Life"  is  ratified  by  social 
protection.  In  Genesis  4:11  and  following,  God 
cursed  and  banished  Cain  for  murdering  Abel.  Exodus 
20:13  states  that  "Thou  shalt  not  kill"  or  more  com- 
pletely "You  shall  not  murder  people."  In  the 
Genesis  9:6  passage,  murder  carries  the  death  penalty 
because  man  is  created  in  the  image  of  God.  "Sancti- 
ty of  Life"  is  confirmed  by  redemption.  John  3:16 
states  Jesus  died  for  man,  giving  us  the  dignity  of 
being  worth  the  blood  of  the  eternal  Son  of  God. 
Philippians  2  established  His  becoming  one  of  us  as 
does  John  1.  Romans  3—5  establishes  His  payment 
for  our  sins. 


Doesn't  the  Bible  teach  that  life  begins  at  first 
breath?  Genesis  2:7  says  that  God  breathed  into  the 
dust-formed  man,  and  he  became  a  living  soul.  There 
is  no  indication  that  this  is  normative.  Adam  was  the 
only  human  formed  of  dust.  Besides,  God  does  the 
breathing  here,  while  at  birth  the  child  does  his  own 
breathing. 

Other  passages  indicate  that  God  recognizes 
human  life  before  birth.  We  read  in  Jeremiah  1:4-5: 
"Before  I  formed  you  in  the  womb  I  knew  you  .  .  ." 
(NASB).  In  Luke  1:41-44  it  is  stated  that  John  the 
Baptist  "leaped  in  her  womb;  and  Elizabeth  was  filled 
with  the  Holy  Spirit"  (NASB).  Galatians  1:15  says 
that  Paul  was  set  apart  from  his  mother's  womb.  Luke 
1:35— Jesus  alive  at  conception,  and  in  Luke  2:21  — 
only  recognized  as  Jesus  at  birth.  The  same  Greek  and 
Hebrew  words  are  used  for  born  and  pre-born  chil- 
dren. 


Does  the  Bible  say  life  begins  at  conception?  Not  in 

nice  proof-text  fashion.  We  know  there  is  human  life 
in  the  womb.  That  life  is  referred  to  as  a  child's  "un- 
formed substance."  That  is  a  noun  used  only  once, 
golem.  The  verb  form  of  golem  is  found  in  2  Kings 
2:8  where  it  refers  to  Elijah  folding  his  coat.  The 
word  carries  the  idea  of  folding.  The  human  embryo 


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is  round  and  flat  until  it  starts  to  "fold"  and  take  the 
fetal  position.  That  folding  takes  place  about  a  week 
after  conception. 

David  refers  to  his  reception  of  a  sin  nature  at 
conception  (Ps.  51:5)  indicating  his  humanness  at 
conception. 

The  Hebrew  word  for  pregnant  is  harah  which, 
while  translated  conceived,  means  more  specifically 
"to  become  pregnant."  Women  become  pregnant  at 
conception. 

The  New  Testament  word  sullambano  means  to  re- 
ceive and  is  the  word  used  to  translate  harah  in  the 
Septuagint.  "To  take  together"  is  a  more  precise 
translation  and  refers  here  to  the  egg  taking  the  sperm 
and  together  forming  a  child.  The  very  words  used  in- 
dicate that  life  begins  at  conception. 

Is  abortion  punishable  in  the  Bible?  Yes.  In  Exodus 
21  (NASB),  various  rules  concerning  violence  are 
given  to  clarify  that  one  should  not  kill.  Verse  22 
refers  to  two  men  struggling  with  each  other,  striking 
a  woman  "so  that  she  has  a  miscarriage,  yet  there  is 
no  further  injury"  there  shall  be  a  fine.  But  verse  23 
says  if  there  is  further  injury  (to  the  child  born 
prematurely),  the  penalty  is  life  for  life.  The  picture 
is  that  of  a  fight  resulting  in  a  premature  childbirth. 
The  prematurity  requires  a  fine,  the  death  of  that 
premature  child  requires  the  death  penalty.  Some 
reputable  scholars  regard  this  as  a  miscarriage  (dead 
baby)  requiring  the  penalty  and  the  further  injury 
referring  to  the  mother.  Even  accepting  this  view 
there  is  a  penalty  associated  with  the  induced  miscar- 
riage. 


Is  abortion  the  only  "Sanctity  of  Life"  issue?  No.  Al- 
lowing newborn  (full-term  and  premature)  babies  to 
die  of  neglect  is  infanticide.  Choosing  specific  groups 
such  as  ill,  elderly ,  racially  economically  or  physically 
handicapped,  to  die  by  someone's  choice  is  euthansia. 
Both  are  violations  of  the  sanctity  of  life  principle. 

Is  it  advisable  to  make  a  strong  statement  on  social 
issues?  Not  generally.  Public  outcry  against  homo- 
sexuality and  pornography,  for  example,  are  current 
problems  covered  in  a  general  way  in  our  statement 
of  faith. 

"Sanctity  of  Life"  is  basic  to  our  Christian  under- 
standing. In  fact  it  is  so  basic  that  it  has  been  assumed 
rather  than  stated.  Similarly  Christians  have  been  ac- 
cused of  making  an  issue  of  inspiration  while  the 
Early  Church  Fathers  and  reformers  were  "vague"  on 
it.  That  argument  is  nonsense.  Inspiration  appears 
vague  in  the  days  of  the  fathers  and  reformers  be- 
cause it  was  assumed. 

The  world  has  again  made  it  necessary  for  us  to 


take  one  more  tenant  of  the  faith  out  of  the  realm  of 
the  assumed.  To  avoid  being  accused  of  being 
"vague"  we  must  state  clearly:  "Human  life  begins  at 
conception  and  is  worthy  of  utmost  respect"  (see  Ps. 
139:13-16,  Exod.  21:22-25). 

What  is  "utmost  respect"?  It  means  prolonging  and 
maximizing  life.  It  does  not  mean  prolonging  or 
maximizing  death.  For  example,  removal  of  ectopic 
or  tubal  pregnancies  results  in  one  death  but  prevents 
the  death  of  both  and  shows  utmost  respect  for  life. 
Similarly  separation  of  Siamese  twins,  one  with  a 
four-chamber  heart,  one  without,  resulting  in  the 
death  of  the  one  with  an  insufficient  heart  often 
keeps  both  from  dying.  Some  day  possibly  these 
deaths  will  be  avoidable. 

PRACTICAL  ALTERNATIVES 

If  a  local  church  believes  in  the  "Sanctity  of  Life," 
what  should  it  do?  As  a  minimum,  adopt  a  clear  state- 
ment on  the  "Sanctity  of  Life,"  teach  the  people  the 
sanctity  of  life,  and  provide  a  home,  job,  love,  and 
adoption  alternative  for  pregnant  women  in  the 
church  and  community  who  are  married  or  unmar- 
ried. 

As  a  maximum,  lead  your  community  in  providing 
an  alternative.  Run  an  ad  in  the  phone  book.  Be  in- 
volved in  a  community  group  to  inform  the  com- 
munity about  abortion  and  alternatives.  Help  the 
community  identify  the  politicians'  views,  use  of 
public  funds,  public  legislation,  and  hospital/clinic 
abuses  of  the  sanctity  of  life.  Consider  church  disci- 
pline for  member  parents  who  deliberately  promote/ 
arrange/cover  an  abortion  for  their  daughter. 


RESOURCES 

Books: 

Brown,  Harold  OJ.  Death  Before  Birth.  Nelson, 
N.Y.,  1977.  168  pp.  History,  Bible  and  the  future. 

Schaeffer/Koop.  Whatever  Happened  to  the 
Human  Race?  Revell,  1979.  256  pp.  A  medical, 
philosophical  and  biblical  approach.  Film  series 
available. 

Shoemaker,  Donald.  Abortion,  the  Bible  and  the 
Christian.  Hayes  Publishing  Co.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
1976.  62  pp.  Don  is  a  magna  cum  laude  Grace  Semi- 
nary graduate. 

Information/ Action  Group 

Christian  Action  Council,  788  National  Press  Build- 
ing, Washington,  D.C.  20045.  This  group  is  distinc- 
tively Christian,  very  active,  and  publishes  "Action 
Line."  This  is  an  interesting  and  informative  monthly 
letter. 


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Grace  Theological  Seminary 


CERTIFICATE  IN  BIBLICAL  STUDIES 


MASTER  OF  ARTS  IN  MISSIONS 


Doris  Jean  Bickel,  Leesburg,  Ind. 
Charles  Robert  Grant,  Worthington,  Ohio 
John  Michael  Sherman,  Leesburg,  Ind. 


Daniel  Frederick  Pettman,  Canton,  Ohio 


MASTER  OF  DIVINITY 


DIPLOMA  IN  THEOLOGY 

David  R.  Hitchman,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
Ralph  A.  Robinson,  Orlando,  Fla. 
Thomas  Lee  Sharp,  Ankenytown,  Ohio 


MASTER  OF  ARTS  IN  CHRISTIAN  SCHOOL 
ADMINISTRATION 

William  Landon  Akers,  Grandview,  Wash. 
Paul  E.  Chappell,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
Robert  Dean  Fetterhoff,  Marietta,  Ga. 
James  Douglas  Heldt,  Lititz,  Pa. 
John  Edwin  Rife,  Warsaw,  Ind. 


Kimberly  Joe  Cone,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
John  Arthur  Galle,  Bethlehem,  Pa. 
Gary  Paul  Gnagey,  Meyersdale,  Pa. 
David  Robert  Griffith,  Telford,  Pa. 
David  Kraig  Hobert,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
Larry  T.  Humberd,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
Stephen  Michael  Jarrell,  South  Bend,  Ind. 
Charles  William  Morrisey,  Warsaw,  Ind. 
Jesse  Paul  Mutchler,  Osceola,  Ind. 
Thomas  C.  Pappas,  Worthington,  Ohio 
Joe  T.  Portugal,  Whittier,  Calif. 


MASTER  OF  THEOLOGY 

Richard  Hiram  Battis,  Sr.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
J.  Timothy  Coyle,  Newark,  Del. 


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NAME  AND  HOME  CHURCH 
BACHELOR  OF  ARTS 

Tina  Aldinger,  Elizabethtown,  Pa. 

Peggy  Bechtel,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

Paul  Carter,  Worthington,  Ohio 

Mark  Ernst,  Phoenix,  Ariz. 
John  Fahrbach,  Fremont,  Ohio 
Cynthia  French,  Sacramento,  Calif. 
David  French,  Warsaw,  Ind. 
Lynn  Frick,  Johnstown,  Pa. 
Lisa  Goodman,  Warsaw,  Ind. 
Lori  Hollebeek,  Union,  Ohio 
Terry  Julien,  Lugny,  France 
Timothy  Kent,  Waynesboro,  Pa. 
Ruth  Male,  Warsaw,  Ind. 
Sherry  Stiffler,  Duncansville,  Pa. 

Kevin  Tschudy,  Lititz,  Pa. 


MAJOR(S) 


Bib.  Studies 
Sociology 
Art  Area 
Education 
Sociology 
Psychology 
Bib.  Lang. 
Bib.  Studies 
Sociology 
Art  Area 
Math.  Ed. 
Sociology 
Ele.  Ed. 
Speech  Ed. 
Bib.  Studies 
Sociology 
Bib.  Studies 
Psychology 
Social  Stu. 


BACHELOR  OF  MUSIC  EDUCATION 

Gail  Bonar,  Canton,  Ohio 
Thomas  Beckett,  Johnstown,  Pa. 
Howard  Bechtel,  Minerva,  Ohio 


BACHELOR  OF  SCIENCE 

Holly  Allan,  Ashland,  Ohio 
George  Bateson,  Washington,  Pa. 
Daniel  Beckett,  Johnstown,  Pa. 
Michael  David  Bogue,  Dayton,  Ohio 
Sheila  Boian,  Simi  Valley,  Calif. 

David  Brumbaugh,  Duncansville,  Pa. 
Sheilah  Champion,  Orlando,  Fla. 
Lynette  Cover,  Warsaw,  Ind. 
Dennis  Duncan,  Canton,  Ohio 
Julia  Foote,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind. 

Gwen  Goodling,  Elizabethtown,  Pa. 

Sharon  Johnson,  Wooster,  Ohio 


Bus.  Admin. 

Business 

Business 

Speech 

Physical 

Ed.  Area 
Business 
Ele.  Ed. 
Ele.  Ed. 
Ele.  Ed. 
Psychology 
Sociology 
Physical 

Ed.  Area 
Business 


Teresa  Marx,  Harrah,  Wash. 
Douglas  Miller,  Berne,  Ind. 
Marshall  Noriega,  Bellflower,  Calif. 
Steven  Oroszi,  Dayton,  Ohio 
Kay  Polman,  Englewood,  Ohio 
Christie  Rush,  Sidney,  Ind. 

Dana  Seiler,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 
Franklin  Scot  Shaffer,  Phoenix,  Ariz. 
David  Stroup,  Simi  Valley,  Calif. 
Janalyce  Van  Dyke,  Englewood,  Ohio 

Allen  Wedertz,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
Gerald  Willaman,  Canton,  Ohio 
George  M.  Wynkoop,  Temple  Hills,  Md 


General  Sc. 
Accounting 
Speech 
Psychology 
Ele.  Ed. 
Accounting 
Bus.  Admin. 
Physical  Ed. 
Ele.  Ed. 
Music  Mgmt. 
Behavioral 
Science 
Ele.  Ed. 
Bus.  Admin. 
Sociology 
Business 


News  Notes 


GRACE  ALUMNI  HONORED 

A  longtime  teacher  in  the  Warsaw  (Ind.)  Commun- 
ity Schools  and  a  missionary  to  France  were  among 
those  honored  during  the  1980  commencement  exer- 
cises of  Grace  Schools  held  May  1 6  in  the  Billy  Sun- 
day Tabernacle  in  Winona  Lake,  Indiana. 


Mrs.  Willa  Henry,  Jef- 
ferson Elementary  school- 
teacher, who  has  been  a 
member  of  the  school 
system  for  22  years,  was 
honored  as  the  1980  Col- 
lege Alumnus  of  the  Year. 
She  graduated  in  1958 
as  a  member  of  the  first 
four-year  college  class, 
sang  in  the  first  Grace 
College  Concert  Choir,  and 
was  among  the  first  students  to  be  selected  for  recog- 
nition in  Who's  Who  Among  American  College  and 
University  Students.  She  also  was  a  member  of  the 
first  Grace  cheerleading  squad  and  the  first  four-year 
graduate  to  teach  in  the  Warsaw  schools  directly  upon 
graduation. 

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Alumna  Henry,  who  is  the  first  woman  in  the  his- 
tory of  Grace  Schools  to  receive  this  award,  was 
honored  in  1975  as  an  Outstanding  Elementary 
School  Teacher  in  America.  She  and  her  husband, 
Ron,  who  is  director  of  admissions  at  Grace  College, 
reside  in  Winona  Lake  with  their  two  daughters. 
William  Katip,  president  of  the  College  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation, presented  the  plaque  to  Mrs.  Henry  for  being 
named  the  distinguished  College  Alumnus  of  the  Year. 

Missionary  Thomas 
Julien,  of  Lugny,  France, 
currently  field  superin- 
tendent for  the  Foreign 
Missionary  Society  of  the 
Brethren  Church,  was 
honored  as  the  1980 
Seminary  Alumnus  of  the 
Year.  He  received  the 
M.Div.  degree  from  Grace 
Theological  Seminary  in 
1956,  was  pastor  of  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church  in 
Fort  Wayne  for  four  years  before  becoming  a  mission- 
ary to  France  in  1958. 

Mr.  Julien  is  the  originator  of  the  "Chateau  Ex- 
periment," a  unique  church  planting  strategy  that  has 
been  studied  by  evangelical  mission  organizations 
throughout  Europe.  He  has  served  as  a  consultant  in  a 
project  to  establish  a  French  language  seminary  in  the 
Central  African  Republic. 

Tom  and  his  wife,  Doris,  are  the  parents  of  three 
children,  two  of  whom  are  graduates  of  Grace  Col- 
lege. Mrs.  Julien  accepted  the  plaque  in  behalf  of  her 
husband  which  was  presented  by  James  L.  Custer, 
president  of  the  Seminary  Alumni  Association. 

Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr.,  president  of  Grace 
Schools  conferred  the  baccalaureate  and  graduate  de- 
grees on  the  more  than  200  students  graduating  from 
the  college  and  seminary.  Music  for  the  commence- 
ment was  provided  by  the  Wind  Symphony  under  the 
direction  of  Paul  Milliman  and  the  Concert  Choir 
directed  by  Donald  Ogden. 

The  seminary's  highest  degree,  Doctor  of  Theology, 
was  conferred  on:  Irvin  A.  Busenitz,  Saugus,  Califor- 
nia; James  A.  Freerksen,  Lynchburg,  Virginia;  Ronald 
R.  Gibson,  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania;  Leonard  H.  Hill- 
strom,  Beaverton,  Oregon;  and  Stanley  V.  Udd, 
Essex,  Iowa. 

Marshall  Noriega,  president  of  the  senior  class  of 
the  college,  presented  a  new  sound  and  stereo  system 


for  Alpha  Dining  Commons  as  the  class  gift.  The 
Grace  Seminary  senior  class  gift  was  $1,850  for  a 
student  aid  endowment  fund  with  interest  to  be  used 
for  a  yearly  scholarship.  Stephen  Hokuf,  class  presi- 
dent, announced  the  gift.  Both  were  accepted  in  be- 
half of  Grace  Schools  by  Dr.  Kent. 


Mrs.  Coverstone  on  Sabbatical 

Mrs.  Jean  Coverstone,  associate  professor  of  art  at 
Grace  College,  has  been  granted  a  sabbatical  leave  for 
the  first  semester  of  the  1980-81  school  year.  She  has 
set  as  her  goal  the  writing  of  a  textbook  on  Art  Ap- 
preciation from  an  evangelical  Christian  standpoint. 
She  would  like  to  have  one  that  would  be  suitable  for 
art  appreciation  classes  in  Christian  schools. 

At  present,  she  has  had  to  rely  on  her  own  lectures 
and  a  series  of  prints.  In  writing  the  book,  she  will  be 
touring  Europe,  visiting  art  monuments,  and  objects 
firsthand.  Mrs.  Coverstone  will  leave  for  Amsterdam, 
Holland,  on  September  3  with  her  husband,  Dean, 
who  is  a  first-rate  photographer.  While  their  plans  are 
not  complete,  they  hope  to  visit  England,  Holland, 
Belgium,  Germany,  France,  Italy  and  Spain. 

Mr.  Coverstone  will  do  the  picture  taking  while 
Mrs.  Coverstone  makes  notes  and  sketches.  They  plan 
to  return  home  in  early  December  so  that  Mrs.  Cover- 
stone can  compile  the  material  and  get  it  in  good 
shape  for  publication. 


Boal  to  Come  to  Grace 

John  Boal,  6-7  center  of  Connellsville,  Pa.,  who 
played  a  major  role  in  leading  his  high  school  team  to 
a  23-6  record  this  past  season,  is  coming  to  Grace  Col- 
lege this  fall.  He  was  the  leading  scorer  with  539 
points  and  his  career  total  of  952  made  him  the 
school's  No.  2  all-time  scorer. 

Boal  received  many  basketball  honors  this  past 
year  and  was  also  recognized  as  a  top  scholar  by  both 
Pittsburgh  papers  and  by  the  Associated  Press.  When 
asked  why  he  selected  Grace  over  the  many  other 
schools  that  tried  to  recruit  him,  he  stated:  "I  have 
dedicated  my  basketball  talent  and  my  life  to  Christ 
and  feel  Grace  is  where  He  wants  me  to  be  as  I  pre- 
pare for  a  ministry  with  youth  or  as  a  missionary." 

John  and  his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Boal, 
are  members  of  the  Uniontown  Grace  Brethren 
Church. 


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THE 

APRIL  AND  MAY 

1980 

HONOR   ROLL 

is  as  follows: 


In  Memory  of: 

Harry  Araki 

Mr.  Gerald  Moss  Browning 

Mr.  David  Edward  Clark 

Mr.  Wellmon  H.  Greenwood 

Lily  Hughes 

Mr.  Victor  F.  Kuhn 

Rev.  Adam  Henry  Rager 

Mr.  John  P.  Suderman 
Mr.  John  H.  Wilbur 

Mrs.  Irene  Yount 

In  Honor  of: 

Samuel  H.  Baer,  Sr. 

(Retirement) 
Ted  Begley 

(Retirement) 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Hammer 

(Sixtieth  Wedding  Anniversary) 


Given  by: 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  C.  L.  Coffman 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  E.  Hammers 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Clark 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  C.  Early,  Jr. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clayton  Skellenger 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Guy  W.  Bailey 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  E.  Hammers 
Rev.  William  H.  Schaffer 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Donald  Ogden 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Merrill  Twombly 
Mrs.  Myrtle  H.  Cooley 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  James  Marshall 

Given  by: 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Sam  Baer,  Jr. 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Sam  Baer,  Jr. 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Charles  R.  Kilgore 


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A  Children 's  Story 


Bible  School  on 


by  Carolann  Oswald 

"Hey  Casey,  that  was  a 
really  good  dive,"  Tim  called 
from  where  he  was  resting  be- 
side the  pool.  "I  finally  got  up 
courage  to  jump  off  the  low 
board  yesterday." 

"That's  great,  Tim,"  Casey 
grinned  lifting  himself  up  be- 
side Tim.  "By  the  way,  are 
you  going  to  Bible  School 
next  week?  I  think  the  lessons 
about  nature  sound  really 
neat." 

"Yeah,  I'm  going,"  Tim  re- 
plied. "There's  Lawrence.  See 
him  on  the  other  side?  He 
really  walks  funny  in  those 
flippers!  Let's  go  talk  to  him." 

"Free-style  race,"  Casey 
shouted  as  both  boys  cannon- 
balled  into  the  pool. 

"Tie,"  Tim  panted  breath- 
lessly. "H-Hi  Lawrence." 

"Tie,"  Casey  agreed. 
"How's  old  frog-foot  himself?" 

"Hi  guys,"  Lawrence  said. 
"I'm  fine.  If  you  think  I  look 
funny  just  wait  till  you  see 
Herbert  play  aquaplane  in  his 
mask  and  snorkel.  There  he  is 
at  the  four-foot  marker." 

"Hey  Herbert,"  the  boys 
yelled,  "come  on  over!" 

"Lawrence,  are  you  going 
to  Bible  School  next  week?" 
Tim  asked  as  the  boys  sat 
dangling  their  feet  in  the  pool 
and  waiting  for  Herbert. 

"Sure,"  Lawrence  replied. 
"I  don't  have  a  whole  lot  of 
choice.  My  dad  is  director  this 


year,  and  my  mom  is  in  charge 
of  junior  crafts.  But  it's  OK,  I 
like  Bible  School." 

"Hello,"  Herbert  sputtered 
while  draining  water  out  of  his 
mask.  "How  are  my  poor  land- 
locked buddies?" 

"Just  fine,"  Lawrence,  Tim 
and  Casey  said  looking  at  each 
other.  Then,  splash,  in  they 
jumped  giving  Herbert  a  real 
shower. 

"Wheeee"  went  the  life- 
guard's whistle  as  she  shook 
her  head  'no'  and  pointed  to 
the  giggling  boys. 

"Hello  super  snork," 
Lawrence  gasped. 

When  they  had  all  stopped 
laughing  and  were  treading 
water  to  rest,  Lawrence  said: 
"By  the  way,  Herbert,  we 
were  talking  about  Bible 
School.  Are  you  going  next 
week?" 

"Sure,"  Herbert  replied. 
"Hey,  let's  go  get  a  snack, 
maybe  we  will  see  somebody 
else  we  know." 

They  all  agreed  that  it  was 
time  for  some  refreshments,  so 
off  they  went  splashing,  float- 
ing and  diving  to  the  snack- 
shop  side  of  the  pool. 

In  the  evening  as  the  setting 
sun  painted  the  sky  lavender, 
pink,  orange  and  blue,  the 
Eleventh  Street  gang  met  at 
Erin's  house. 

"Have  you  guys  invited  any- 
one to  Bible  School?"  Monica 
asked. 

"Every  one  of  us,  but  Her- 


bert," Casey  replied. 

"Erin,  are  you  going  to 
Bible  School?"  Herbert  asked 
pretending  to  be  shy.  He 
folded  his  arms  in  front  of 
himself  and  looked  at  Casey 
saying,  "There,  I  did  it." 

"Yes,  Herbert,  Monica  al- 
ready asked  me  and  I  asked 
her,"  Erin  giggled.  "But  some- 
how, asking  each  other  isn't 
really  what  I  think  Pastor  Ben 
meant  for  us  to  do." 

"Well,  who  else  could  we 
ask?"  Tim  challenged.  "Even 
Mrs.  McQuigg  is  going  to  help 
in  the  nursery." 

"Well,  Matthew  28:19  says 
to  go  into  all  the  world,"  Law- 
rence said  thoughtfully. 

"Lawrence,  just  how  much 
of  the  world  can  kids  like  us 
go  into?"  Monica  asked. 
"Even  Herbert  can  only  fly  in 
our  neighborhood." 

"Neighborhood.  Monica,  I 
think  you  have  said  the  solu- 
tion," Lawrence  answered 
patiently.  "We  can  ask  kids  on 
Twelfth  and  Thirteenth 
Streets." 

"You're  right,  Lawrence," 
Erin  said  clapping  her  hands 
with  excitement.  "There  are 
lots  of  kids  we  see  in  school 
but  not  in  church.  Maybe  they 
don't  even  go  to  church." 

"It  is  a  terrific  idea," 
Monica  agreed.  "Maybe  some 
of  those  kids  have  never  heard 
about  Jesus." 

"I  think  it  will  be  fun," 
Casey   exclaimed.   "There  are 


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Eleventh  ^Street 


six  of  us  and  we  could  go  into 
our  part  of  the  world  two  by 
two." 

"I  agree  with  that,"  said 
Tim.  "I'd  be  scared  to  go 
alone." 

"We  could  ask  Pastor  Ben 
for  some  of  the  advertisements 
he  had  printed,"  Herbert  sug- 
gested seriously.  Then  with  a 
twinkle    in   his   eyes   he   con- 


tinued, "That  way  the  girls 
won't  have  to  remember  what 
to  say— they  can  just  hand  out 
the  advertisments." 

"Oh,  Herbert,"  Erin  and 
Monica  huffed. 

"It's  settled  then,"  Law- 
rence stated.  "Let's  meet  in 
the  church  parking  lot  at  ten 
o'clock  tomorrow  morning. 
Pastor  Ben  will  be  there  then 


and  we  can  ask  him  for  the  ad- 
vertisements." 

"I'm  excited!"  "It'll  be 
neat!"  "I  can  hardly  wait!" 
were  the  children's  exclama- 
tions as  they  said  good  night 
and  headed  for  home. 

It  was  a  good  feeling  to 
know  they  had  found  their 
part  of  the  world. 


July  '80' 


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current  news  items  of  help  and  interest  to  you  as  Brethren 

The  following  is  a  firsthand  "Mount  St.  Helens"  report  from  Charles  Winter,  pastor 
of  the  Harrah  Brethren  Church,  Harrah,  Washington: 

It  looked  like  a  huge  black  thundercloud  spreading  across  the  western  horizon  of 
the  Yakima  Valley.  Folks  were  already  beginning  to  arrive  for  Sunday  school  on  May  18 
when  my  wife  looked  out  and  said  that  was  not  a  cloud. .. "that ' s  from  Mount  St.  Helens." 

As  our  people  arrived  they  stopped  on  the  church  steps  to  watch  the  rapidly  approach- 
ing blackness  and  to  listen  to  the  rumble  of  thunder. 

A  telephone  call  a  few  minutes  later  confirmed  the  fact  that  that  cloud  was  a  huge, 
tumbling  mass  of  volcanic  ash  and  dust  from  Mount  St.  Helens.  The  grumbling,  steam- 
spewing  mountain  west  of  us  had  finally  "blown  her  top."  In  less  than  a  minute  she  had 
dropped  from  being  the  fifth  highest  peak  in  the  state,  to  the  thirtieth,  as  1,000 
feet  of  rock  and  dirt  and  glacier  material  blasted  skyward. 

Harrah  Brethren  Church  member  Lyle  Taylor,  scoutmaster  of  our  local  troop,  had  his 
boys  on  a  camp-out  on  the  North  Fork  of  the  Ahtanum.  Hurriedly  breaking  camp  and  driv- 
ing back  towards  Yakima  he  said  "five  miles  per  hour  was  too  fast"  in  the  thick,  chok- 
ing dust. 

The  fine  ash  that  first  fell  soon  gave  way  to  a  gritty,  sand-like  dust  that  cover- 
ed everything.  Churchgoers  entered  the  sanctuary  with  clothing  sprinkled  with  grey 
dust  and  ash. 

Within  minutes  an  eclipse-like  darkness  engulfed  our  valley.  Lights  in  farm  yards 
and  city  streets  came  on,  birds  went  to  roost  and  a  chorus  of  frog  voices  from  the 
irrigation  ditches  vied  with  the  noise  of  thunder  and  lightning  spawned  by  the  vol- 
canic eruption. 

In  the  beam  of  headlights  the  volcano  dust  could  be  seen  falling  straight  down 
like  some  strange  hail. 

Dick  and  Bonnie  Schilperoort  were  with  us  and  were  planning  to  leave  that  evening 
on  the  first  leg  of  the  journey  that  would  take  them  to  the  Chateau  ministry  in  France. 
But  all  transportation  in  and  out  of  the  valley  ground  to  a  halt  and  it  wasn't  until 
several  days  later  that  they  were  able  to  make  connections  to  get  on  a  bus  headed  east. 

The  Sunday  morning  sermon  was  entitled  "A  Nation  in  Need  of  Prayer"  and  seemed 
quite  appropriate. 

Wheelbarrow  loads  of  dust  were  scraped  from  the  flat  church  roof  and  were  used  to 
fill  in  some  low  spots  in  the  gravel  road  near  the  church.  The  parsonage  roof  was 
washed  off  and  the  muddy  mixture  all  but  buried  flowers  and  other  plants. 

What  the  long-term  effects  of  the  dust  will  be  in  our  valley  is  the  subject  of 
much  discussion.  Fruit  trees  and  field  crops  were  all  pelted  by  the  dust  and  even  sharp 
streams  of  pressured  water  had  difficulty  dislodging  the  clinging  ash. 

Whether  Mount  St.  Helens  will  quiet  down  or  just  simmer  or  repeat  the  May  18  per- 
formance, is  anybody's  guess.  But  what  has  happened  will  affect  our  lives  for  long 
months  to  come. 

Proverbs  18:10  has  taken  on  a  new  meaning  to  believers  in  the  Yakima  Valley:  "The 
name  of  the  Lord  is  a  strong  tower:  the  righteous  runneth  into  it,  and  is  safe." 


■BRETHREN  MISSIONARY- 


Snimki  is  pnnul  nj  her  fanuh    horn-three  ■>!  her 


IihUoi  hi   thif.  fie  rare    )  ■■•(!  are  wehfnt  !•>  jn\   thai  you  <.aii  Jiih 


Snooks,  Tlie  Prolific  Cat  of  Nantv-Glo,  Pennsylvania 


by  Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 


Several  years  ago  while  holding  a 
meeting  at  the  Pike  Grace  Brethren 
Church  (Johnstown,  Pa.)  I  met  a 
very  interesting  personality.  Snooks 
was  her  name,  and  she  lived  with 
Earl  and  Bernice  Dishong.  Snooks' 
gain  to  fame  seemed  to  be  because 
of  the  number  of  offspring  she  had 
delivered.  At  that  time  she  had  had 
a  grand  total  of  104  kittens.  But 
Snooks'  tale  is  not  yet  finished— I 
have  received  word  that  her  family 
is  now  up  to  136,  with  the  last 
litter  being  born  April  20  which 
added  six  new  babies  to  her  collec- 
tion. (Four  of  these  new  kittens 
were  offered  to  me,  but  being  a 
person  who  does  not  like  to  share 
in  the  "good"  things  of  life  I  re- 
fused the  offer  to  allow  others  to 
have  the  joy.) 

Snooks  will  be  13  in  September, 
and  the  Dishongs  feel  the  story  of 
the  "Prolific  Cat  of  Nanty-Glo"  is 
not  yet  over.  When  I  first  met  and 
chatted  with  Snooks  over  some 
good  food  in  the  Dishongs'  home,  I 
promised  Snooks  an  editorial.  She 
has  been  eagerly  awaiting  this  for 
almost  three  years.  But,  you  see,  an 
editorial  must  have  a  moral  or  else 
the  executive  editor,  of  the  maga- 
zine for  which  I  write,  will  refuse 


it!  Any  moral  to  this  story  is  indeed 
dangerous,  unless  we  keep  to  the 
main  point  of  the  story— that  is, 
Snooks  has  a  lot  of  offspring.  I 
checked  the  word  prolific  in  the 
dictionary  and  found  that  one  of 
the  meanings  is:  "producing  abun- 
dant works  or  results."  Therein  lies 
my  application,  with  the  under- 
standing, of  course,  that  I  am  seek- 
ing to  be  most  cautious  in  this 
whole  matter. 

Churches  need  to  be  prolific, 
Christian  workers  need  to  be  pro- 
lific and  produce  abundant  work 
and  results.  We  labor  so  long  and 
find  the  results  to  be  rather  meager 
for  such  efforts.  How  many  spiritual 
offspring  do  we  have  to  show  for  all 
the  hundreds  of  meetings  we  have 
each  year?  The  average  church  will 
have  at  least  250  gatherings  of  one 
kind  or  another  during  the  average 
year.  (This  figure  is  probably  very 
conservative.)  Tens  of  thousands  of 
"person-hours"  are  committed  to 
the  church  annually,  and  how  many 
new  offspring  for  the  Lord  results 
in  this  labor  of  love? 

If  an  insurance  person  were  to 
spend  a  year  selling  his  product  and 
had  one  new  policy  to  show  for  it, 
he  would  not  have  much  food  on 
the  table.  Could  it  be  that  we  are 
working  hard,  but  not  wisely  in  our 
efforts?  Often  the  statement  is 
made   that  "the  results  are  in  the 


hands  of  God,"  and  this  is  true,  but 
you  must  also  remember  the  com- 
mands of  the  Lord  as  to  what  Chris- 
tian service  is  all  about.  If  we  do 
what  is  asked  of  us  by  God,  it  is  all 
right  to  claim  and  be  assured  of 
God's  promises  in  obtaining  the 
results.  But  if  we  claim  the  prom- 
ise without  the  input  on  our  part, 
we  need  a  rereading  of  what  God 
says  about  service. 

It  seems  we  debate  the  results  of 
other  Christian  works  as  to  method 
and  depth,  but  gladly  accept  with- 
out question  any  positive  progress 
in  our  own  vineyard.  I  remember 
the  little  story  about  the  rooster 
that  rolled  a  huge  ostrich  egg  into 
the  henhouse.  After  the  hens  had 
viewed  its  size,  the  rooster  was  said 
to  have  made  the  following  remark: 
"Ladies,  I  am  not  complaining,  but 
I  just  wanted  you  to  see  what  they 
are  doing  elsewhere." 

Yes,  Snooks  has  a  lot  of  off- 
spring, and  sometimes  the  eggs  are 
larger  than  those  in  our  territory.  It 
is  also  true  that  some  vineyards 
have  more  and  bigger  grapes.  But 
doesn't  this  give  you  a  desire  to  see 
more  fruit  and  spiritual  offspring 
for  the  glory  of  God?  Serving  to 
that  end  certainly  beats  all  of  the 
complaints  about  what  others  are 
doing.  It  is  also  more  pleasing  to 
God,  and  that  should  count  for 
something! 


.august  '80 


Cover  Art  by  Tim  Kennedy 


ICl 


35  Years  Ago- 1945 

In  the  fiscal  year  just  ended  the  Foreign 
Missionary  Society  reports  an  income  of 
$119,116.21.  This  is  the  largest  amount  in 
the  history  of  the  work.  .  .  .  The  Albert 
Balzers  are  completing  preparation  to  go  to 
Africa,  he  as  a  builder. 

15  Years  Ago- 1965 

National  conference  met  at  Long  Beach, 
Calif.  .  .  .  Brookville,  Ohio,  laid  a  corner- 
stone in  the  construction  of  the  first  of 
three  new  units. 

5  Years  Ago- 197 5 

The  history  of  the  Southern  Ohio  Dis- 
trict is  in  a  new  200-page  book  telling  the 
background  and  development  of  churches 
in  that  area. .  .  .  Gerald  H.  Twombly  has 
been  named  director  of  alumni  relations  for 
Grace  Schools.  .  .  .  Thomas  Hammers  has  re- 
tired from  his  responsibilities  at  Grace 
Schools  after  1 1  years  of  service  in  the  de- 
velopment department. 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY,, 


herald 


Volume  42  Number  8         August  1980 

Editor,  Charles  W.  Turner 

Managing  Editor,  Kenneth  E.  Herman 

Artist,  Jane  Fretz 

Production  Manager,  Bruce  Brickel 

Departmental  Editors:   Christian  Education: 

Knute  Larson.  Foreign  Missions:   Rev.  John 

Zielasko,   Nora   Macon.  Grace  Schools:  Dr. 

Homer   A.    Kent,   Jr.,   Don   Cramer.  Home 

Missions:   Dr.   Lester   E.   Pifer,  Brad  Skiles. 

WMC:  Linda  Hoke. 

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4   80s  A    DECADE   OF    OPPORTUNITY 
6   COMING   OF    AGE    IN    COOLVILLE,  OHIO 
12   LONGVIEW    MOVES   AHEAD 
18   REACHING    THE    UNREACHED 
20   FMS    FIELD    FACTS 

25  TO   WHOM    MUCH    IS   GIVEN  .  .  . 

26  PEOPLE    HOPING    TO    HELP 

30  MEET    THE    NEW    1980-81    BIRTHDAY 

MISSIONARIES 
33  THE  ABCS    OF   WMC 
36   THE    GRILLS:    COLLEAGUES,    BROTHERS, 

FRIENDS 


•  Reflections  By  Still  Waters  2  • 

•  News  Notes   14     •     Guest  Editorial    15  • 

•  Now  39  • 


tters 


Dear  Readers, 

The  March  cover  of  the  Herald  was  the  "Road  to 
Emmaus"  painting.  It  brought  a  number  of  thank-you 
comments  to  the  Herald.   One  of  the  more  interesting 
ones  was  a  poem  written  by  Miriam  Mohler  Hanson. 
You  will  find  it  on  page  1 6,  and  I  am  certain  you  will 
enjoy  it.-CWT 


<(%    M   A    M> 


80 


A  Decade 

of  Opportunity 


by  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 

Executive  Secretary 

A  Brethren  pastor  from  Sterling, 
Ohio,  called  the  other  day  to  say: 
"I  have  a  family  that  is  locating  in 
Detroit.  Where  is  the  nearest 
church?  Is  a  new  Grace  Brethren 
church  being  planned  for  this  major 
metropolitan  center?" 

A  Brethren  girl  from  another 
church  writes  and  says:  "I  am 
teaching  in  Detroit,  where  can  1 
find  a  Brethren  church?  None  of 
the  churches  here  provide  for  me 
the  kind  of  ministry  we  had  in 
Columbus,  Ohio." 

A  Brethren  father  calls  from 
Detroit  saying:  "We  have  just  ar- 
rived and  are  unpacking  our  things. 
How  soon  can  we  get  a  Grace 
Brethren  church  here?  Are  there 
other  families  here  that  we  can  get 
together  for  a  church?" 

Is  God  speaking  to  us  through 
these  voices?  Is  the  Holy  Spirit 
showing  us  a  beckoning  Macedonian 
call  to  this  Detroit  harvest  field? 
My  heart  is  stirred,  several  times  we 
have  tried  in  Detroit,  but  is  now  the 
time  to  step  out  in  faith  and  launch 
our  thrust? 

It  is  interesting  that  immediately 
following  the  Apostle  Paul's  clear 
instructions  on  systematic  giving  to 
the  local  church  that  he  recognizes 
the  open  door  of  opportunity  for 
church  planting.  "For  a  great  door 
and  effectual  is  opened  unto  me, 
and  there  are  many  adversaries"  (1 
Cor.  16:9). 

Our  American  and  Canadian  mis- 
sion fields  offer  tremendous  oppor- 


tunities for  evangelistic  Bible- 
teaching  churches.  Canada,  fraught 
with  many  of  the  same  frustrations 
as  our  field  in  the  USA,  seemingly 
is  a  wide  open  door  to  the  Gospel. 
Reports  of  evangelistic  meetings, 
church  plantings,  and  a  cordial  atti- 
tude toward  the  conservative 
church  are  most  encouraging.  The 
cold  clammy  atmosphere  of  the 
apostate  church  is  being  penetrated 
by  Spirit  filled  and  inspired  efforts 
in  gospel  evangelism.  People  are 
open  to  the  dynamic  power  of  the 
Gospel. 

On  our  American  scene  is  a  real 
challenge  for  the  eighties.  Never 
have  Americans  looked  ahead  to  a 
new  decade  with  more  uncertainty 
than  they  do  now.  Emerging  from 
the  1970s  is  a  nation  aware  of 
limits  on  its  natural  resources,  a  de- 
cline in  global  security,  and  its  fail- 
ure, so  far,  to  solve  the  great  wor- 
ries of  seemingly  nonstop  inflation, 
energy  shortages,  and  social  con- 
flicts at  home.  Strong  liberal  trends 
have  left  our  public  educational 
process  in  a  chaotic  mess.  Liberal 
social  agencies  have  set  the  stage  for 
serious  sins  in  immorality,  broken 
homes,  innocent  slaughter  of  un- 
born babies.  Liberal  moves  in  the 
judicial  system  have  bred  a  lucrative 
area  for  crimes  of  all  descriptions 
on  America's  streets. 

Arthur  Schlesinger,  Jr.,  our  dis- 
tinguished historian,  writes  in  the 
Wall  Street  Journal  this  thought  on 
the  immediate  future  of  Americans: 
The  issue  is  evidently  not  so 
much  conversation  vs.  liberalism 
as  it  is  fatigue  vs.  vitality.  When 
the  dam  breaks  again  in  the  1980s, 


as  it  has  broken  every  30  years  or 
so  during  this  century,  we  will 
stop  proclaiming  our  inability  to 
do  anything  about  our  problems 
and  stop  luxuriating  in  our  con- 
viction of  public  impotence.  .  .  . 
What  we  need  today  is  not  sanc- 
timonious exhortation  but  de- 
tailed investigation  and  hard 
thought.  For,  when  the  new  age 
of  experimentation  comes,  it 
would  be  useful  if  we  had  some 
good  experiments  to  try. 

Secular  writers  continually  ig- 
nore three  important  facts  of  life: 
that  all  men  are  sinful,  have  a  fallen 
nature,  and  cannot  help  themselves. 
Secondly,  that  men  everywhere  are 
violating  firm  solid  principles  of 
truth  set  down  in  the  Word  of  God 
on  most  issues  that  we  face  today. 
Thirdly,  that  God  has  provided 
salvation  from  sin,  new  life  for  the 
saved,  wisdom  from  above,  and  a 
plan  for  happiness  and  joy  on  earth. 
Herein  lies  the  thrill  of  Brethren 
Home  Missions,  proclaiming  the 
truth  of  God,  seeing  God  change 
lives  and  building  a  church  atmos- 
phere where  their  needs  can  be  met. 

Brethren  Home  Missions  is 
taking  giant  steps  to  cope  with  the 
shifts  in  population,  changes  in  life 
style  and  the  strong  desire  abroad 
everywhere  for  the  dynamic  active 
thriving  church.  The  Southern  Gulf 
States  and  California  show  the 
greatest  gains  in  population.  We 
must  plant  churches  where  people 
are  moving.  This  is  the  most  con- 
venient time  for  people  to  associate 
with  the  new  church  in  the  com- 
munity. 

We  must  capitalize  on  the  social 
issues  of  the  day  and  show  families 


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that  God's  Word  has  the  answer  to 
their  problems.  We  must  build  upon 
the  uncertainty  of  the  hour  and 
show  folks  that  in  Christ  there  is 
security.  We  must  buy  up  our  op- 
portunity when  families  leave  the 
apostate  old  line  denominations 
and  invite  them  to  a  thriving,  grow- 
ing Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 
Churches.  Most  of  all  we  must  train 
and  disciple  our  leadership  to  build 
energetic,  active  soul- winning,  Bible- 
teaching  churches  that  will  stand  by 
the  faith  and  reach  the  whole 
family  unit. 

A   current  survey  taken  among 
the  Grace  Brethren  Fellowship  re- 


veals that  our  pastors  have  grasped 
the  responsibility  of  church  plant- 
ing. Hundreds  are  being  discipled 
for  pastoral  leadership,  goals  have 
been  set  to  start  branch  churches, 
and  pastors  are  very  responsive  to 
our  national  goals.  This  survey  re- 
veals that  our  goal  for  52  new 
Grace  Brethren  churches  by  1984  is 
very  realistic.  God  seems  to  be  call- 
ing forth  Grace  Brethren  men  to  re- 
spond to  the  challenge  of  church 
planting  leadership.  As  a  Fellowship 
of  churches  we  must  accept  the 
challenge  of  the  eighties  as  our  ex- 
cellent opportunity.  The  eighties 
could   be   our  last  opportunity  to 


evangelize  before  Christ  returns  for 
His  Church.  It  certainly  is  our  op- 
portunity to  broaden  our  base  to 
extend  the  Gospel  to  unreached 
areas  around  the  world.  It  affords 
us  the  finest  opportunity  to  sup- 
port by  prayer  and  gifts  the  home 
mission  personnel  we  now  have  and 
to  invest  in  the  future  leadership 
which  God  is  raising  up  to  carry  the 
load  in  this  decade.  The  Grace 
Brethren  Fellowship  has  a  great 
door  for  effective  work  opened  to 
it.  By  God's  grace,  let's  seize  our 
opportunities  in  the  eighties  and 
bring  glory  to  God  in  expediting 
the  task. 


Dr.  Harold  Henninger  (left)  and  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer  (right)  with 
Bauman  memorial  portrait. 


Dr.  Louis  S.  Bauman  Memorial  Portrait  Placed  in  the 

Christian  Hall  of  Fame 


On  Memorial  Day  weekend,  a 
thrilling  service  built  around  the 
theme  "God  and  Country  Day"  was 
held  at  the  Canton  Baptist  Temple, 
Canton,  Ohio.  The  auditorium  was 
appropriately  decorated  with  53 
large  American  flags  across  the  altar 
for  the  53  American  hostages  held 
in  Iran.  A  huge  30  by  25  foot 
American  flag,  borrowed  from  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Massillon, 
Ohio,  hung  from  the  ceiling.  The  choir,  dressed  in  red,  white  and  blue,  sang  patriotic  hymns  with  the  con- 
gregation. 

The  entire  service  was  televised  over  a  local  Canton  station.  Channel  5  TV  station  from  Cleveland  picked 
up  portions  of  the  service  for  their  evening  news.  Dr.  Harold  Henniger's  message,  "God  Speaks  to  America," 
was  directed  to  a  capacity  audience  of  4,800,  including  14  elected  officials  from  the  city,  county  and  state. 
Two  new  portraits  were  added  to  the  Christian  Hall  of  Fame,  bringing  to  a  total  of  100  portraits  of  out- 
standing Christian  leaders.  An  appropriate  inscription  was  read  for  each.  Rev.  Robert  Johnson,  director  of 
music  and  education,  read  the  inscription  on  Stephen  Paxon,  pioneer  missionary  of  the  American  Sunday 
School  Union.  This  organization  led  by  Paxton  established  1,315  Sunday  schools,  with  over  83,000  stu- 
dents, before  his  death  in  1881. 

Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer  read  the  inscription  of  Dr.  Louis  S.  Bauman.  Dr.  Bauman,  son  of  an  itinerate  Brethren 
minister  and  evangelist,  William  H.  J.  Bauman,  answered  the  call  in  early  manhood.  After  a  period  of  suc- 
cessful ministry,  he  learned  from  his  mother  as  she  said:  "Son,  before  you  were  two  hours  old,  I  lifted  you 
in  my  arms  and  dedicated  you  to  the  Lord  for  the  Christian  ministry."  He  served  in  pastorates  in  Pennsyl- 
vania, Indiana,  California,  and  Washington,  D.C.  His  pastorate  at  Long  Beach,  California,  continued  for  34 
years,  building  a  membership  of  over  1 ,900.  Over  1 50  young  men  and  women  entered  full-time  ministry  as 
a  result  of  his  work.  At  Philadelphia,  a  streetcar  conductor  named  James  Gribble  was  saved.  Mr.  Gribble  be- 
came the  first  Brethren  pioneer  missionary  to  go  to  the  Central  African  Republic. 

At  the  dedication,  Dr.  Pifer  presented  to  the  Christian  Hall  of  Fame  Library  copies  of  Dr.  Bauman's 
books  which  came  from  his  gifted  pen  and  ministry  in  prophecy.  This  is  the  third  Brethren  portrait  to  be 
placed  in  the  Christian  Hall  of  Fame  by  the  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council.  Previous  portraits  were  of 
Alexander  Mack  and  Dr.  Alva  J.  McClain. 


august  '80 


■  Pastor  Bob 
Markley  displays 
a  cake  for 
celebrating 
self-support. 


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Coming  of  Age 
ill  Coolville, 


by  Pastor  Bob  Markley 

The  graduation  ceremony  is  over.  We  are  officially 
self-supporting  with  diploma  in  hand.  Actually  we 
have  only  just  begun.  Self-support  means  to  me  that 
the  farm  team  is  now  strong  enough  to  be  on  its  own 
as  a  team  in  the  major  league.  And  it's  scary!  Our 
Lord  is  a  good  coach,  however,  and  to  encourage  us 
He  reviewed  the  games  of  the  past,  with  the  failures 
as  well  as  the  victories.  Coolville's  verse  for  1980  is 
Proverbs  3:6:  "In  all  thy  ways  acknowledge  him,  and 
he  shall  direct  thy  paths." 


As  the  Lord  and  I  traveled  over  the  memory  of 
four  years  of  ministry  in  Coolville,  it  seemed  that  the 
keys  to  past  success  would  be  good  ones  for  success 
in  the  major  league  as  well.  Those  keys  that  worked 
for  our  self-support  were:  (1)  controlled  atmosphere, 
(2)  concrete  aims,  and  (3)  complete  abandonment. 
These  keys  will  open  doors  for  us  in  the  future  also, 
as  we  face  it  with  confidence. 

CONTROLLED  ATMOSPHERE 

To  grow  a  church,  someone  must  be  the  "watcher 
for  souls"— like  a  caretaker  in  a  greenhouse  where  life 


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depends  on  controlled  atmosphere.  No  more  can 
souls  thrive  and  grow  in  a  strife-ridden  church  than  can 
plants  in  a  cold  greenhouse.  Everything  must  be 
bathed  in  prayer.  Negativisms  are  as  common  as 
changes  in  temperature,  and  do  affect  the  spiritual 
climate  of  the  church.  If  the  pastor  leads  the  way, 
the  contagion  of  a  sweet  and  loving  spirit  becomes 
like  the  fruitful  atmosphere  of  a  lovely  greenhouse 
and  growth  results. 

My  people  have  seen  me  down;  really  down.  They 
have  seen  me  "goof."    They  have  also  seen  the 
sudden  change  resulting  from  a  time  of  prayer 
together.  This  transparency  matures  them  because 
they  can  identify  and  conclude  that  their  own 
spiritual  life  is  quite  normal. 

Satan,  the  enemy  of  every  Bible-preaching  center, 
has  some  special  tricks  for  home  mission  pastors  and 
churches.  His  oft-repeated  "downer"  is:  "Everybody 
else  is  doing  great.  You  are  the  only  one  with 
problems.  Why  don't  you  give  it  up!"  For  me, 
remembering  that  board  and  staff  members  of  the 
BHMC  have  promised  to  pray  for  me,  plus  the  host  of 
churches  receiving  the  monthly  prayer  requests,  is 
sufficient  encouragement  to  readjust  my  own  spiritual 
atmosphere  through  prayer  and  feasting  on  God's 
Word. 

CONCRETE  AIMS 

It  is  good  to  talk  in  "spiritual"  terms  about 
growth,  but  this  "spiritual"  idea  must  take  form  and 
substance  if  a  mature,  aggressively  missionary  church 
is  going  to  be  a  reality.  LRP  +  SAM  is  my  formula 
for  progress.  LRP  means  Long  Range  Planning.  No 
farmer  works  just  for  today,  just  for  this  crop,  or  just 
for  this  year.  He  patiently  works  his  land  today,  this 
year,  with  crops  in  view  that  will  give  their  yield  in 
the  years  to  come.  As  a  pastor,  I  must  work  the  same 
way,  sharing  my  LRP  with  church  leaders  and 
members.  This  is  a  commitment  to  them  which  they 
have  a  right  to  expect  and  appreciation  is  shown  by  a 
reciprocal  commitment  from  them.  It  is  a  somewhat 
risky  investment,  but  the  returns  are  more  than  worth 
the  risk. 

SAM  means  goals  must  be  Specific,  Attainable, 
and  Measurable.  There  is  no  originality  here,  but  it 
is  a  formula  that  works.  Christian  Education's  PSA 
plus  BHMC  methods  do  it  for  you. 

Self-support,  a  spiritual  idea,  must  be  translated 
into  people  and  dollars.  Once  we  have  watched  on  a 
chart  the  direction  our  people  line  and  dollar  line 
have  taken,  we  can  project  those  lines  and  set  the 
date.  That's  Specific!  It  is  definitely  Measurable  and 
continuing  months  of  chart  plotting  proves  that  it  is 


also  Attainable.  It  is  reached  through  a  series  of 
intermediary  SAM  goals  in  offerings,  attendances, 
membership  gains,  and  special  efforts  of  hard  work 
together. 

For  our  self-supporting  Sunday,  June  1,  we  set  a 
goal  of  $  1 ,000  total  offering.  We  have  had  several 
offerings  this  year  of  over  $700,  a  couple  over  $800, 
and  once  we  were  over  $900,  so  we  set  a  new  goal. 
Would  we  reach  it?  It  was  not  a  sure  thing.  But  we 
are  not  afraid  of  failure.  To  attempt  nothing  is  worse 
than  failure.  With  God,  one  cannot  help  being 
farther  ahead  for  trying  even  if  he  does  not  reach  the 
goal.  Our  offering  totaled  $1 ,074  with  83  people 
present! 

The  pastor,  whether  he  enjoys  it  or  not,  is  the  key. 
As  he  stretches  his  vision  and  talks  about  it  in  many 
pastoring  situations,  his  people  begin  to  stretch  their 
vision.  The  joy  of  the  resulting  relationship  of  love 
and  unity  makes  the  fellowship  unique. 

COMPLETE  ABANDONMENT 

In  a  missionary  conference  during  the  summer  of 
1944  my  wife  and  I  dedicated  ourselves  to  missionary 
service  in  Africa.  Our  lives  were  changed  in  the 
following  years  as  we  lived  temporarily,  expecting  to 
go  to  Africa  at  any  time.  After  three  attempts  to  go 
to  Africa,  the  board  (not  FMS)  told  us  we  were  too 
old-at  28!  We  never  went,  but  this  burden  for 
missions,  born  in  our  hearts  in  1944,  never  left  us. 
We  led  the  way  in  making  our  church  missions 
conscious,  even  from  our  earliest  ministry.    A 
missions  budget  which  includes  every  missionary 
endeavor  of  the  GBC,  rather  than  being  a  deterrent  to 
becoming  self-supporting,  actually  aids  and  abets  that 
day's  approach. 

The  LRP  +  SAM  formula  works  here  also.  More 
than  two  years  ago  in  one  of  our  frequent  growth 
talks  on  Sunday  evening,  we  shared  the  challenge  of 
growing  and  sending  our  own  missionary.  Perhaps 
one  of  the  children  or  teen-agers  in  the  meeting  will 
be  that  missionary.  That  idea  moved  hearts.  We  also 
spoke  of  mothering  a  church  in  a  nearby  town.  The 
SAM  part  of  both  of  these  is  in  the  missionary  budget 
at  this  time. 

An  update  on  mothering  a  church:  SAM  is 
showing  his  face  in  a  Bible  class  meeting  weekly  in 
another  town.  Currently  this  class  is  a  ladies'  class 
(taught  by  a  Christian  wife  who  lives  there)  and 
families  are  being  reached.  An  additional  sidelight  as 
recent  as  June  8:  in  His  marvelous  grace  God  brought 
another  family  from  that  town  to  our  church.  He 
used  one  other  family  in  the  church  who  lives  near 
the  church  to  bring  them  (the  men  used  to  work 


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Self-supporting  congregation  at  Coolville. 


together).  This  family  in  the  church  drove  20  miles 
to  that  town  to  bring  that  family  to  church  and  then 
the  20  miles  back  again  to  take  them  home.  That's  a 
missionary  journey  of  80  miles  for  the  Lord— because 
they  cared.  With  gasoline  prices  eating  at  the  wallet,  I 
call  that  complete  abandonment  to  the  Lord.  How 
did  these  people  get  to  the  place  where  they  cared 
that  much?  It  is  a  part  of  the  missionary  idea  of  the 
church.  But  read  on  .  .  . 

Our  missionary  outreach  must  work  in  Coolville  as 
well  as  in  other  places  in  the  world.  In  fact,  it  must 
work  here  at  home  first  and  best.  A  missionary 
church  will  not  long  be  that  if  it  does  not  work  in  its 
community.  Our  people  have  a  heart  for  others,  but 
they  were  not  always  like  this.  They  used  to  empty 
the  church  in  five  minutes  after  the  amen.  One 
Sunday  night  about  three  years  ago  I  read  them  a 
story  during  one  of  our  frequent  church  growth  talks. 
The  story  was  of  a  nice  little  town  that  was  a  tourist 
attraction  because  the  people  of  the  town  were  so 
friendly.  They  had  the  neat  little  custom  of  making 
and  exchanging  "fuzzies."  People  would  come  there 
to  buy  the  "fuzzies"  and  the  town  became  prosper- 
ous. One  day  someone  started  a  nasty  rumor  that 
there  was  going  to  be  a  shortage  of  "fuzzies"  so 
people  began  hoarding,  tourists  stopped  coming  and 
times  got  hard.  One  day  children  at  play  discovered  a 
huge  cache  of  "fuzzies"  and  bringing  them  out, 
distributed  them  over  the  town  and  the  town 
returned  to  its  previously  friendly  state.  So  I  asked 
them  to  take  time  to  exchange  "fuzzies"  before  going 
home.  It  was  about  that  time,  too,  diat  we  closed  the 


building  one  weekend  and  put  a  sign  on  the  door  that 
we  had  gone  to  the  mountains  of  Pennsylvania 
camping  together.  What  a  change  that  produced  in 
the  way  of  love  and  understanding.  Churches  should 
rejoice  and  take  advantage  of  the  things  they  can  do 
while  they  are  small  and  then  enjoy  different  things 
that  being  large  affords. 

It  was  later  that  "Adopt-A-Family"  was  instituted 
as  our  missionary  outreach.  This  is  something  that 
any  family  can  do,  and  is  a  continuing  method  of 
people  reaching  people,  now  in  its  second  generation 
in  Coolville.  A  family  prayerfully  considers  a  family 
to  adopt;  to  care  for,  pray  for,  spend  time  with, 
picnic  with,  eventually  witness  to,  invite  to  church, 
win  to  the  Lord  and  disciple  for  the  Lord.  On  commit- 
ment Sunday  these  names  are  written  on  a  card  and 
signed  by  the  adopting  family.  The  names  then  go  to 
the  pastor's  prayer  list,  and  later  contacts  are  made 
and  ministry  begins- the  farming  method,  if  you 
please.  "Adopt-A-Family"  is  a  result  of  a  home 
missionary. 

The  in-service-training  afforded  by  the  Brethren 
Home  Missions  Council  is  superb.  In  a  transparency 
on  church  growth  at  a  BHMC  workshop.  Dr.  Win  Arn 
showed  us  families  reaching  families  in  growing 
churches.  The  conclusion  was  easy :  "Then  this  is  the 
thing  to  encourage!"  And  it  works!  It  is  not  100 
percent  yield,  but  neither  is  my  garden.  The  late  Dr. 
Harold  Etling  used  to  say:  "If  you  don't  call  on  the 
ones  you  never  get,  you  will  never  get  the  ones  you 
don't  call  on."  God,  in  His  grace,  adds  to  the  church 
that  sincerely  cares  about  people. 


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Westward 
Ho! 


by  Robert  W.  Thompson 

Western  Field  Secretary 

Westward  Ho!  These  words  from 
yesteryear  are  as  poignant  today  as 
when  they  were  first  uttered  a  cen- 
tury ago.  In  that  day  the  reason  for 
the  westward  trek  was  gold,  land, 
escape,  or  just  adventure  and  it 
doesn't  appear  that  the  reasons 
have  changed  all  that  much  with 
the  passing  of  time.  The  migration 
continues  to  the  land  of  the  big 
trees,  sandy  beaches,  sunshine,  and 
entertainment.  And  now,  with  the 
eruption  of  Mt.  St.  Helens,  we  have 
a  new  attraction  to  offer  those 
seeking  new  horizons.  For  many  of 
us  living  in  the  West,  this  great  in- 
flux of  visitors  promises  bloated 
welfare  rolls,  slower  freeway  traf- 
fic, rising  real  estate  costs,  and 
racial  imbalances;  most  of  which 
are  even  now  quite  intolerable.  And 
yet,  for  the  Brethren  church,  this 
great  migration  provides  the  milieu 
for  the  greatest  opportunity  in  the 
history  of  our  Fellowship.  Al- 
though our  diminutive  stature  has 
been  cause  for  embarrassment,  to- 
day's shifting  population  gives  us 
the  chance  of  a  lifetime!  Each 
"transplant"  becomes  a  prime 
candidate  for  a  place  on  our 
national  statistical  report. 


Why  is  this  so?  First  of  all,  think 
of  the  overwhelming  numbers  in- 
volved. Historically  the  Brethren 
Church  has  tended  to  shy  away 
from  heavily  populated  centers,  but 
we  have  sufficient  indication  today 
that  the  density  factor  is  a  decided 
advantage  in  church  growth.  To 
recognize  the  real  possibility  of  a 
"strip  city"  from  Canada  to  Mexi- 
co, one  has  but  to  drive  north  on 
Interstate  5  or  Highway  99  and 
note  the  proliferation  of  towns  and 
cities  along  this  main  street  of  the 
West  Coast. 

Furthermore,  we  must  not 
ignore  the  decided  advantage  of  a 
community  made  up  of  new  arrivals. 
People  have  a  tendency  to  be  at- 
tracted to  those  who  show  an  inter- 
est in  them,  and  those  churches 
with  a  caring  ministry  reap  the 
benefits.  One  reason  for  the  success 
of  many  of  our  Home  Missions 
churches  is  their  location  in  newly 
developing  communities.  But  even 
in  older  areas  which  have  tended  to 
deteriorate  there  is,  today,  a  resur- 
gence of  activity  in  new  "move-ins." 
With  the  cost  of  new  homes  now 
beyond  the  reach  of  many  young 
marrieds  there  is  renewed  activity 
in  older  communities  for  "starter 
homes."  This  brings  a  new  dimen- 
sion to  an  otherwise  dismal  picture 
in  the  changing  image  of  such  areas. 

Made  much  of  by  the  Chamber 
of  Commerce  there  is  a  decided  ad- 
vantage to  the  climate  itself.  Al- 
though one  might  rightfully  com- 
plain about  the  smog,  the  truth  is, 
there  are  few  days  in  the  year  that 
would  actually  hinder  the  work  of 
the  church.  Visitation,  church  serv- 
ices, special  activities,  and  so  forth, 
are  virtually  free  from  interruption 
resulting  from  inclement  weather. 

Another  factor  that  ranks  high 
in  church  development  is  the  West's 
"acceptance  to  change."  Here 
change  is  the  name  of  the  game. 
Probably  no  other  area  in  America 
is  so  characterized  by  variation  and 


diversity  as  right  here  in  Southern 
California.  It  is  true  that  not  all 
change  is  for  the  best,  but  an  at- 
mosphere of  acceptance  is  a  de- 
cided precedent  in  the  church 
factors  of  today.  In  places  where 
digression  from  tradition  is  met 
with  opposition  there  is  a  tendency 
to  the  status  quo . 

We  should  not  overlook  the 
cosmopolitan  makeup  of  western 
culture  either.  Ethnologists  are  in- 
timating that  within  a  very  few 
years  Southern  California  will  be 
predominantly  Hispanic.  There  will 
be  little  need  to  travel  far  from 
home  to  involve  oneself  in  a  truly 
La  tin -American  missionary  thrust. 
An  interesting  fact  is  the  receptivity 
of  these  people  to  the  Gospel  and 
to  the  ministry  of  the  Brethren 
Church.  In  those  places  where 
special  emphasis  has  been  made 
among  these  newcomers  we  have 
registered  an  excellent  response, 
suggesting  that  here  lies  an  entirely 
new  mission  field. 

These  are  but  a  few  of  the  ad- 
vantages of  planting  churches  in  the 
West.  Not  everyone,  of  course,  will 
or  should  become  involved  in  such 
a  pioneer  venture.  Only  those  desir- 
ing to  chart  uncharted  seas,  assail 
unreached  heights,  walk  untraveled 
paths,  will  find  ready  challenge  in 
the  land  whose  history  is  made  up 
of  gold  rushes,  homesteads,  land 
grants,  and  Catholic  missions. 

The  quest  today,  however,  is  not 
for  gold,  or  vast  holdings,  or  even 
thrills  and  adventure,  but  rather  for 
the  souls  of  men!  For  those  willing 
to  "spend  and  be  spent"  there  are 
success  stories  yet  to  be  written.  It 
goes  without  saying,  there  must  be 
a  commitment  to  the  Brethren 
Church  and  a  desire  to  extend  its 
perimeters.  Such  a  commitment 
will  provide  nucleus  families  for 
new  Bible  classes  and  congregations 
as  they  move  from  place  to  place. 
The  need  will  then  be  urgent  for 
properly    trained    men   to   provide 


'  august  '80 


leadership  for  these  newly  formed 
groups— men  well  trained,  not  only 
in  doctrine,  but  also  in  experience 
gained  in  their  own  local  churches. 
Standing  with  them  must  be  scores 
of  faithful  believers  committed  to 
the  Great  Commission  as  it  finds  its 
fulfillment  in  the  development  of 
new  congregations.  This  synergetic 
effort  of  individuals,  local  churches, 
and  the  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council  will  result  in  many  new 
churches  not  only  in  the  West,  but 
also  across  our  entire  nation. 

A  century  ago  men  were  exhorted 
to  action  by  the  stirring  words  "go 
West,  young  man,  go  West!"  The 
motivation  of  such  a  move  was  cer- 
tainly different  from  that  which  I 
have  in  mind,  but  the  urgency  re- 
mains the  same.  We  must  not  allow 
the  moment  of  opportunity  to  pass. 
Your  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council  invites  you  to  share  in  this 
pioneering  adventure  of  the  twenti- 
eth century. 


The  Southern 

Brethren 

are 


by  William  A.  Byers 

Southern  Representative 

Everybody  is  moving  South!  Is  it 
because  of  the  winter  fuel  need? 
Perhaps  they  want  to  move  away 
from  the  volcanic  ash!  Whatever  the 
reason,  a  great  populace  is  moving 


to  the  Southeast. 

Over  300,000  people  are  now 
locating  annually  in  Florida.  The 
Grace  Brethren  are  taking  advan- 
tage of  this  move.  Florida  seems  to 
be  the  leader  now  in  Bible  classes. 
Ormond  Beach  is  sponsoring  our 
new  class  in  Jacksonville.  South 
Orlando  has  sponsored  Melbourne, 
bringing  them  to  the  place  where 
they  have  now  called  Rev.  Earl 
Moore  as  their  full-time  pastor. 
South  Orlando  is  now  sponsoring 
Lakeland.  Rev.  Ed  Jackson  has 
been  used  of  the  Lord  in  a  mighty 
way  to  spearheard  these  works.  The 
South  Orlando  church  has,  in  less 
than  one  year,  come  current  with 
their  expenses  and  has  announced 
their  self-support.  Okeechobee  is 
sponsoring  Sebring.  New  Port 
Richey  is  projecting  a  full-time  pas- 
tor for  1981.  Lonnie  Miller,  one  of 
our  faithful  Brethren  from  St. 
Petersburg,  is  dedicating  his  time  to 
start  this  ministry.  The  Florida 
churches  increased  their  missionary 
offerings  during  this  last  year  with 
the  greatest  advance  in  the  history 
of  our  Florida  ministries.  Our  next 
new  church  building  in  Florida  is 
our  Brooksville  ministry.  Pray  for 
this  fine  progressive  congregation  as 
they  continue  to  decide  the  size  of 
then  building  and  the  proper  timing 
for  their  construction. 

This  year  marks  the  special  event 
for  the  deep  South!  We  now  have 
the  newly  formed  Southern  District. 
This  district  comprises  the  Tennes- 
see, the  Carolina,  and  the  Georgia 
churches. 

Four  new  pastors  have  assumed 
their  ministry  in  the  Southeast  this 
spring.  In  addition  to  Earl  Moore  at 
Melbourne,  Florida,  Dan  Younger  is 
moving  to  Clearwater,  Florida;  Rev. 
Steve   Jarrell   has  moved  to  Char- 


lotte, North  Carolina;  and  Dave 
Hitchman  has  moved  to  Johnson 
City,  Tennessee.  We  thank  the  Lord 
for  the  fine  dedicated  men  He  has 
given  us  for  these  ministries. 

Other  opportunities  are  opening! 
Some  Brethren  have  written  to  us 
from  Raleigh,  North  Carolina;  and 
Columbia,  South  Carolina,  to  begin 
Bible  classes.  Brethren,  the  South  is 
on  the  move!  The  Southern  BHMC 
representative  used  to  manage  a 
simple  schedule.  Now  it  is  a  con- 
stant, careful  study  to  integrate  the 
schedule  to  meet  the  demand  of  the 
opportunities. 

The  greatest  thrill  is  to  visit  our 
new  progressive  churches  and  have 
new  converts  discuss  their  thrilling 
conversions  and  tire  patient  labors 
of  our  pastors  in  their  ministries. 
There  must  be  many  Brethren 
across  America  that  wonder  many 
times  what  their  gifts  are  accom- 
plishing. If  the  testimonies  of  these 
new  converts  could  be  heard,  all  of 
our  faithful  supporting  Brethren 
would  thrill  with  the  added  blessing. 

A  few  southern  states  are  yet  to 
be  reached  with  a  Brethren  church. 
Pray  for  openings  in  Alabama, 
Lousiana  and  Mississippi.  It  is  the 
heart's  desire  and  prayer  of  every 
member  of  the  FGBC  to  see  more 
of  our  churches  grow  large  and 
strong  since  larger  churches  can  do 
certain  special  things  others  cannot 
do.  It  is  also,  however,  especially 
needful  to  expand  our  ministry  to 
every  state  of  the  union. 

Our  "Bountiful  Harvest"  cam- 
paign is  determined  to  reach  new 
states  and  new  locations  in  these 
next  few  years  to  provide  our  Bible- 
teaching  ministry  to  so  many 
people  who  are  lost. 

Continue  to  pray  for  the  South! 
You  will  see  more! 


august  '80 


A  A  A  A  A. 


Dr.  Raymond  Gingrich  preaches 
during  Longview's  dedication 
Sunday. 


by  Pastor  Alan  Jones 

Oil,  chili,  and  the  Dallas 
Cowboys— where  else  but  in 
Texas?  However,  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church  in  Longview 
believes  that  God's  interest  ex- 
tends beyond  these  earthly 
things  to  the  building  of  His 
Church  in  this  great  state.  It  is 
with  this  purpose  in  mind  that 
several  Grace  Brethren  families 
have  committed  themselves. 

Longview  is  located  in  the 
beautiful  eastern  portion  of 
the  state,  approximately  120 
miles  from  Dallas.  It  has  a  cur- 
rent population  of  nearly 
62,000,  but  the  unique  feature 
of  this  city  is  its  growth.  Pres- 
ently it  is  ranked  as  the  third 


Longview 
Moves  Ahead 


Longview's  new  building. 


fastest  growing  city  in  Texas 
and  it  has  been  projected  to 
exceed  100,000  by  the  year 
2,000.  Obviously  this  phe- 
nomenal growth  provides  a 
wonderful  opportunity  to 
reach  people  with  the  Gospel 
of  Jesus  Christ.  And  it  is  with 
this  factor  in  mind  that  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church  hopes 
to  capitalize  by  providing  the 
area  with  a  focal  point  of  ex- 
pository Bible-oriented  preach- 


ing with  a  Christ-centered  mes- 
sage. 

Since  the  beginning  of  this 
year,  Pastor  Alan  Jones  and 
the  congregation  have  wit- 
nessed several  significant 
events  assuring  them  of  God's 
blessing  and  direction  upon 
this  ministry.  First  of  all,  the 
average  attendance  figures 
have  increased.  The  morning 
worship  attendance  on  Janu- 
ary 6  was  only  15,  but  in  April 


august  '80 


Mk  MkMk  -^  ... 


we  reached  an  average  high  of 
42  for  the  month.  The  number 
has  since  moved  into  the  mid- 
thirties  as  a  result  of  summer 
vacation  for  our  college  stu- 
dents, families  moving  away 
from  the  area,  and  others  tak- 
ing vacations.  But  local  visitors 
continue  to  visit  church  serv- 
ices almost  weekly. 

Secondly,  the  local  congre- 
gation together  with  the 
Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council  recently  purchased  an 
existing  church  facility.  The 
attractive  rose-colored  brick 
building  and  four-acre  site  was 
acquired  for  the  incredible 
price  of  $70,000.  The  entire 
package  included  a  partially 
carpeted  sanctuary  with  20 
pews  capable  of  seating  140 
people,  pulpit,  4  Sunday 
school  classrooms,  nursery, 
pastor's  study,  restrooms, 
piano,  organ,  and  sound  sys- 
tem. Since  the  purchase  the 
congregation  has  invested  less 
than  $4,000  and  several  hun- 
dred man-hours  to  produce  a 


Longview  congregation. 


very  inviting  and  appealing 
facility.  Now  that  one  obstacle, 
the  lack  of  an  adequate  per- 
manent building,  has  been 
overcome,  the  prospect  for 
numerical  increase  is  highly 
favorable. 

A  third  event  which  must 
be  considered  as  a  milestone  in 
the  history  of  the  Longview 
Grace  Brethren  Church  was 
the  recent  dedication  service 
on  June  8.  Since  Dr.  Raymond 
Gingrich  played  a  major  role 
in  the  founding  of  this  minis- 
try, while  administrator  and 
professor  of  Bible  at  LeTourn- 
eau  College,  it  was  only  fitting 
that  he  be  the  guest  speaker 
for  this  occasion.  His  message 
was  entitled:  "The  Temple  of 
God— Its  Distinctions  and 
Dangers.'-'  Also  in  attendance 
and  representing  the  BHMC 
was  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer.  It  was 
a  wonderful  celebration  for  the 
people  who  have  faithfully 
prayed,  labored  and  sacrificed 
to  see  the  church  take  posses- 
sion of  a  permanent  home.  A 


total  of  78  were  in  attendance 
for  this  climatic  event  and 
were  greatly  blessed  by  the 
ministry  of  Dr.  Gingrich. 

The  Longview  church,  hav- 
ing reached  one  significant 
goal,  is  now  looking  with  great 
anticipation  to  God's  leading 
and  blessing  for  the  future.  An 
outreach  program  is  under- 
way and  a  Vacation  Bible 
School  was  planned  for  the 
month  of  June.  It  is  through 
these  and  other  avenues  that 
we  hope  to  expose  our  mes- 
sage and  ministry  to  our 
"new"  neighbors. 

Naturally  the  local  body  of 
believers  foresee  many  short- 
comings as  well  as  achieve- 
ments in  the  future  as  they 
attempt  to  reach  out  into 
what  appears  to  be  a  heavily 
churched  city.  But  Pastor  Alan 
Jones  and  the  congregation 
feel  confident  in  God's  mes- 
sage, power  and  Spirit,  as  they 
co-labor  together  with  Him,  in 
the  progress  of  Texas'  first 
Grace  Brethren  Church. 


august  '80 


From  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 
and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 


□  A  Labor  Day  weekend  singles'  retreat  will  be  held 
at  Camp  Conquest  in  the  North  Atlantic  District.  Ed 
Lewis  and  Judy  Ashman  of  GBC  Christian  Education 
will  be  handling  the  programming.  Dates  for  this  re- 
treat are  Saturday,  Aug.  30,  to  Monday,  Sept.  1.  Cost 
is  $25.  Registration  is  Saturday,  Aug.  30,  10  a.m.  to 
12  noon.  For  more  information,  contact  Pastor 
Robert  Divine,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Box  12,  New 
Holland,  Pa.  17557  (Tel.  717/354-9229). 

□  Tim  Kent,  recent  graduate  of  Grace  College,  began 
serving  as  minister  of  youth  and  Christian  education 
at  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Alexandria,  Va.,  June  15. 
Tim  is  the  son  of  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Wendell  Kent, 
Waynesboro,  Pa. 

□  The  New  Mexico  churches  and  the  Navajo  churches 
are  forming  a  new  district  to  be  called  the  Southwest 
District. 

□  The  Rocky  Mountain  Region  District  is  officially 
changing  their  name  to  Mountain-Plains  District. 

□  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  McCoy  of  2007  Pheasant  Dr., 
Salisbury,  Md.  21801,  are  considering  the  possibili- 
ties of  trying  to  begin  a  new  Grace  Brethren  church  in 
their  area.  Anyone  interested  may  contact  the 
McCoys  at  the  above  address. 

□  At  the  conclusion  of  the  thirty-sixth  annual  con- 
ference of  the  Southeast  District  Fellowship  of  Grace 
Brethren  Churches  in  May,  a  new  Southern  District 
was  formed  consisting  of  all  our  churches  in  Tenne- 
see,  Georgia,  North  and  South  Carolina.  The  theme  of 
the  conference  was  "The  Exciting  Eighties:  Decade 
for  Church  Growth."  The  Bible  hour  messages  were 
brought  by  Rev.  Wesley  Haller  of  Lancaster,  Pa. 
Plaques  for  outstanding  church  growth  were  pre- 
sented to  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Covington, 


Va.,  and  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Richmond, 
Va.  Ron  E.  Thompson,  moderator. 

□  If  you  have  a  friend  or  relative  in  the  Wichita, 
Kans.,  area  that  is  looking  for  a  Bible-believing 
church,  send  their  name  and  address  to  Rev.  Donald 
Eshelman,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  1123  N.  Terrace, 
Wichita,  Kans.  62708.  Pastor  Eshelman  will  be  glad 
to  call  them  and  invite  them  to  worship. 

□  Dr.  Paul  Bauman  has  made  numerous  trips  to  vari- 
ous parts  of  the  world  as  a  tour  leader.  He  has  an- 
other interesting  tour  coming  up  in  October.  This  trip 
is  to  China,  Hong  Kong,  and  an  optional  extension  to 
Japan.  The  tour  will  be  limited  in  number,  and  if  you 
want  more  details  write  to  him  at  P.O.  Box  8181, 
Longview,  Texas  75602,  or  call  evenings  at 
214/758-8875. 

□  Congratulations  to  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Sewell  S.  Lan- 
drum  of  Jackson,  Ky.,  who  celebrated  their  fiftieth 
wedding  anniversary  on  July  26.  Also,  congratula- 
tions go  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Russell  Yoder  of  Meyersdale, 
Pa.,  who  will  celebrate  their  fiftieth  wedding  anni- 
versary on  Aug.  21. 


change  your  annua 


□  Hill  Maconaghy,  204  E.  Tioga  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
19134.  ORon  Picard,  410  River  Road,  Englewood, 
Ohio  45322.  QMike  Volovski,  1111  North  Juniata 
St.,  Hollidaysburg,  Pa.  16648.  □  John  Viers,  Tel. 
419/522-9225.  DWest  Homer  Brethren  Church, 
Homerville,  Ohio,  Tel.  216/625-3304.  □  Big  Valley 
Grace  Community  Church,  605  Standiford  Ave., 
Modesto,  Calif.  95350.  □  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
1603  Whitehall  Rd.,  Anderson,  S.C.  29621. 

□  Pastor  Mike  Volovski  has  resigned  as  pastor  of  the 
First  Brethren  Church  of  Altoona,  Pa.  Dr.  Volovski 
will  be  professor  of  Greek  and  Hebrew  at  Manahath 
School  of  Theology  in  Hollidaysburg,  Pa.,  where  he 
received  his  Th.D.  in  May  1979.  He  will  also  be  avail- 
able for  Bible  conference  engagements. 

□  Bud  Olszewski  has  resigned  from  the  position  of 
associate  pastor  of  the  First  Brethren  Church,  Woos- 
ter,  Ohio,  to  pastor  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 
Cuyahoga  Falls,  Ohio. 

□  Larry  Edwards  was  installed  on  June  8  as  the  new 
pastor  of  the  Bethel  Brethren  Church,  Berne,  Ind. 
Pastor  Edwards'  new  home  address  is  417  W.  Water 
St.,  Berne,  Ind.  46711  (Tel.  219/589-2006). 

□  Rev.  Alan  Jones  has  resigned  as  pastor  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Longview,  Texas.  Future  plans  for 
service  are  indefinite. 


U  — ir  august  '80 


Guest  Editorial 


Why  I  Joined  the  Fellowship 
of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 


Rev.  and  Mrs.  Dave  Hitchman 


by  Dave  Hitchman 

I  spent  the  first  25  years  of  my 
life  attending  an  independent,  fun- 
damental church  in  Mansfield,  Ohio. 
I  thank  God  for  Christian  parents, 
and  for  the  fact  that  I  accepted 
Jesus  Christ  as  my  Lord  and  Saviour 
at  an  early  age.  The  early  years  of 
my  life  were  centered  around  the 
church,  with  my  parents,  my  pastor, 
and  Sunday  school  teachers  being 
instrumental  in  teaching  me  the 
Word  of  God,  the  importance  of 
prayer,  living  by  faith,  and  generally 
influencing  me  toward  full-time 
service  for  Christ. 

During  my  high  school  years, 
some  of  my  closest  friends  were  at- 
tending the  Ankenytown  Grace 
Brethren  Church.  I  always  appre- 
ciated their  fellowship  and  was 
aware  of  the  spiritual  quality  for 
which  their  church  was  known  in 
the  community.  It  was  through 
these  friends  that  I  eventually  made 
the  decision  to  attend  Grace  Col- 
lege. 

Grace  College  means  a  lot  to  me 
personally.  It  was  here  that  I  made 
even  more  solid  Christian  friend- 
ships and  was  encouraged  to  study 
the  Word  of  God  in  my  classes.  I 
heard  great  preachers  that  expertly 
communicated  the  truth  in  our 
everyday  life  and  language.  I  met 
missionaries  whose  strategy  was 
very  successful  in  bringing  literally 
thousands  to  Christ.  I  came  into 
contact  with  godly  Christian  pro- 
fessors who  devoted  their  lives  to 
giving  me  a  Christian  perspective  in 
the  various  disciplines  within  the 


curriculum.  I  also  had  the  oppor- 
tunity to  meet  young  men  who 
were  attending  Grace  Theological 
Seminary.  I  found  myself  desiring 
to  study  the  Word  of  God  in  a 
deeper  way,  challenged  with  the 
study  of  the  original  languages, 
church  history,  and  the  great  doc- 
trines of  the  faith.  As  I  reflect  back 
over  these  years  of  my  life,  I  can 
see  how  God  has  led  me  to  make 
the  decisions  that  I  have  made.  I  see 
how  He  has  prepared  me  to  do  a 
work  for  Him.  I  also  am  aware  par- 
ticularly of  what  influenced  me  the 
most  to  adhere  closely  with  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church.  Although 
there  have  been  other  reasons,  there 
were  five  that  particularly  per- 
suaded me. 

First  of  all,  this  group  of  be- 
lievers held  firmly  to  the  Word  of 
God.  They  understood  this  Word  to 
be  the  inerrant,  verbal,  plenary,  in- 
spired Word  of  God.  Whenever  a 
matter  in  question  would  come  up, 
such  as  the  washing  of  feet  or  on 
the  trine-immersion  baptism,  I 
noticed  that  their  position  was 
always  first  and  foremost  biblical. 
As  I  read  their  positions,  I  always 
thought  to  myself  that  it  made 
sense.  As  I  have  grown  in  the  faith, 
I  have  come  to  realize  how  impor- 
tant this  position  on  the  Scriptures 
is,  especially  in  a  day  and  age  when 
many  are  falling  from  this  position. 
Harold  Lindsell  makes  this  inter- 
esting observation  in  his  book 
Battle  for  the  Bible, 

of  all  the  doctrines  connected 
with  the  Christian  faith,  none  is 
more  important  than  the  one  that 
has  to  do  with  the  basis  of  our  re- 


ligious knowledge.  For  anyone 
who  professes  the  Christian  faith 
the  root  question  is:  From  where 
do  I  get  my  knowledge  on  which 
my  faith  is  based?  The  answers  to 
this  question  are  varied,  of  course, 
but  for  the  Christian  at  least  it 
always  comes  full  circle  to  the 
Bible.  When  all  has  been  said  and 
done,  the  only  true  and  depend- 
able source  for  Christianity  lies  in 
the  book  we  call  the  Bible  (p.  17). 

I  am  pleased  to  adhere  with  a 
Fellowship  that  unequivocably 
holds  to  this  doctrine  of  Scripture. 
It  is  extremely  important  to  me 
that  I  fellowship  with  other  men 
who  hold  this  same  view. 

Secondly,  the  Grace  Brethren 
concept  of  strong  independent, 
local  churches  governed  by  con- 
gregational forms  of  govern- 
ment, fellowshiping  with  other 
churches  of  similar  persuasion 
was  appealing  to  me.  The  more  I 
examined  this  concept,  the  more 
I  was  persuaded  this  was  for  me. 
One  of  the  greatest  weaknesses  I 
can  see  from  a  pastor's  stand- 
point with  the  independent 
church  movement  is  the  lack  of 
fellowship  a  man  and  his  people 
have  with  other  churches.  A  man 
of  conservative  persuasion  who 
moves  into  a  new  community 
often  has  trouble  finding  others 
who  hold  to  the  same  doctrinal 
beliefs  and  practices.  With  the 
Brethren  concept  of  a  fellowship 
of  churches  on  a  district  and 
national  level,  a  man  is  able  to 
have  fellowship  and  receive 
help  from  other  men  who  are 
quite  similar  in  persuasion.  Yet, 
within     this     concept,     the     local 

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j st  '80  ID 


(Continued  from  page  15) 

church  is  independent  in  making 
decisions  and  overseeing  the 
local  church  ministry  within  the 
local  context.  These  seem  to  me 
to  be  in  balance. 

Thirdly,  I  have  come  to  appre- 
ciate and  admire  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren zeal  for  missionary  expansion. 
This  concept  of  national  organiza- 
tion gives  them  the  ability  to  band 
together  and  accomplish  a  great 
deal  more  than  single,  local 
churches.  It  is  exciting  to  see  how 
God  is  working  on  the  foreign  fields: 
Africa,  Germany,  France,  Argentina, 
Brazil,  and  Mexico.  Men  and 
women  with  whom  I  attended  col- 
lege and  seminary  are  now  actively 
used  of  God  in  other  vineyards  of 
the  world.  What  a  joy  it  is  to  have 
regular  communication  with  these 
friends  and  to  share  on  an  occa- 
sional visit  what  God  is  doing  in  our 
lives.  Then,  to  be  involved  in  a 
church-planting  ministry  with  the 
Home  Missions  Council  is  a  sincere 
challenge  and  joy.  I  firmly  believe 
this  is  where  God  is  working  now 
and  for  the  future,  and  it  is  a  rich 
blessing  to  be  involved  in  the  action. 


Fourthly,  I  appreciate  and  ac- 
knowledge the  Grace  Brethren's  in- 
terest and  determination  to  develop 
various  youth  ministries.  I  am  not 
the  only  one  to  recognize  that  our 
teen-agers  and  junior  high  people 
are  going  to  be  tomorrow's  church. 
I  see  this  as  being  a  tremendously 
important  priority  that  we  all  must 
address  ourselves  to.  While  attend- 
ing the  Winona  Lake  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  (Winona  Lake,  Ind.),  I 
appreciated  their  priority  to  this 
area  of  youth.  You  can  tell  that  this 
is  a  major  priority  from  the  grass 
roots  up,  and  people  these  days  are 
interested  in  seeing  their  children 
involved  in  a  church  that  has  things 
to  offer  them.  It  is  a  tremendous 
security  to  know  that  my  children 
will  have  a  part  in  these  and  other 
growing  opportunities  that  tire 
Grace  Brethren  Church  offers. 

Fifthly,  my  last  consideration  of 
strength  which  influenced  me 
toward  the  Fellowship  of  Grace 
Brethren  Churches  was  its  strong 
educational  priority— that  of  Grace 
College  and  Grace  Theological 
Seminary.  I  have  attended  both  of 
these    institutions    and    appreciate 


the  emphasis  and  instruction  that 
the  teachers  have  imparted  to  me.  I 
have  been  strongly  influenced  by 
the  way  the  doctrine  was  graciously 
imparted.  I  can  remember  men 
from  other  religious  persuasions 
who  were  my  classmates  that  raised 
opposition  to  the  Brethren  views. 
Never  once  can  I  recollect  a  profes- 
sor responding  in  a  vengeful  way. 
Their  attitudes  and  actions  testified 
of  their  deep  commitment  to  Christ 
and  His  teachings.  It  is  my  prayer  as 
well,  as  I  deal  with  people  of  vari- 
ous and  sundry  beliefs,  that  I  might 
always  respond  to  their  questions  in 
patience  and  love,  allowing  the 
Holy  Spirit  to  confirm  these  truths 
to  their  hearts  and  minds. 

In  closing,  it  is  my  prayer  that 
these  paths  that  God  has  led  me 
through  will  be  of  benefit  to  others 
who  are  making  similar  decisions.  I 
also  hope  it  will  give  people  who 
now  belong  to  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church  an  insight  into  how  others 
view  you.  We  are  often  watched 
when  we  are  least  aware  of  it.  Might 
we  always  be  willing  to  give  an  ac- 
count of  the  hope  which  lies  within 
us,  until  He  comes. 


(Continued  from  page  3) 


On  the  Emmaus  Road 

Their  hearts  were  weary  and  troubled, 

As  they  walked  the  Emmaus  Road; 
They  talked  and  communed  together, 

Oh,  how  heavy  seemed  their  load! 
The  Lord  whom  they  loved  and  followed; 

Whom  their  hearts  had  given  room, 
Was  crucified  and  was  buried— 

Now  was  absent  from  the  tomb! 

A  stranger  then  walked  beside  them 
And  talked  till  the  waning  day; 

How  their  hearts  did  burn  within  them 
As  He  reasoned  by  the  way! 


For  it  was  the  Lord  who  joined  them: 

He  was  all  the  prophets'  theme- 
He  told  them  of  Moses'  vision; 
He  spoke  of  Isaiah's  dream. 

Oh,  Saviour,  come  walk  beside  us, 

When  weary  and  hard  the  way; 
And  come  in  the  early  morning, 

Abide  till  the  evening  gray. 
When  hope  seems  from  us  departed, 

And  our  hearts  be  filled  with  gloom; 
Grant  us  the  calm  of  thy  spirit, 

Give  visions  of  joys  to  come! 

-Miriam  Mohler  Hanson 
Dayton,  Ohio 


august  '80 


Reaching  the  Unreached 


Irethren  Foreign  Missions 


80th 
Anniversary 

Celebration 
Report 


The  largest  non-Christian  religion  is  Islam,  with  an  estimated  700 
million  Muslims. 

600  million  Hindus  are  found  all  over  the  world,  with  the 
majority  in  India. 

Marxism  and  what  we  might  call  "secular  religions" 

include 
approximately 
800  million 
people. 

500  million 
people  are 
Chinese 
traditionalists. 

250  million 

are 

Buddhists. 

2.5  billion 
are  still 
unreached. 

16,700 
different 
ethnic  groups 
have  been 
identified  as 
unreached. 

Renew 
the 
Vision! 


Reaching  the  Unreached 


From 

the 

Director 


"Christian  missions  are  no  human  undertaking 
but  a  supernatural  and  divine  enterprise  for  which 
God  has  provided  supernatural  power  and  leader- 
ship," wrote  missionary  statesman  Robert  Hall 
Glover.  Looking  back  over  the  80  years  since  The 
Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Brethren 
Church  was  founded,  the  truth  of  that  statement 
is  verified,  and  it  is  a  delight  to  share  some  of  the 
blessings  that  God  has  showered  upon  the  Society. 
Since  its  inception,  Brethren  Foreign  Missions 
has  had  as  its  primary  goal  the  planting  of  the 
Church  of  Jesus  Christ  in  those  places  where  the 
Church  did  not  yet  exist.  To  date,  525  indigenous 
churches  have  been  planted  with  a  baptized 
membership  approaching  80,000.  Thus,  foreign 
mission  churches  and  membership  are  slightly 
more  than  twice  the  size  of  their  U.S.  counterpart. 
When  it  is  realized  that  until  the  1950s  our  mis- 
sion had  only  two  mission  fields,  Argentina  and 
Africa,  and  that  this  significant  church  growth 
was  accomplished  with  a  mission  force  of  just  over 
100  missionaries,  the  truth  of  Dr.  Glover's  obser- 
vation about  missions  becomes  evident. 

Today  the  Society  is  also  working  in  Brazil, 
France,  Mexico,  Puerto  Rico,  Germany,  and 
Hawaii.  In  no  field  has  the  work  been  easy; 
it  is  only  through  the  dedication  and  per- 
sonal sacrifices  made  by  committed  godly 
missionaries  that  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church  can  today  point  with  pride  to 
these  accomplishments. 

When  Brethren  missionaries  first 
entered  Africa,  they  took  as  their 
slogan,  "First  the  pagans  and  then 
the  Mohammedans."  It's  exciting 
to  realize  that  our  missionaries 
have  never  lost  that  vision.  A 
deliberate    aggressive     mis- 
sionary thrust  towards  the 
unreached  of  Africa  is  a 
part  of  the  present  and 
future    strategy.     Mis- 
sionaries    are     en- 
couraged   to    engage 
in         evangelism 
directed     toward 
the  Pygmies  and 


the  Muslims,  as  well  as  several  unreached  tribes. 

Today  political  divisions  have  created  two 
Brethren  fellowships  in  Africa — one  in  the  Central 
African  Republic  and  the  other  in  the  Chad.  Both 
groups  are  prospering  even  in  the  midst  of  political 
uncertainties. 

The  training  of  pastors  and  medical  evangelists 
in  Africa  has  done  much  to  advance  the  in- 
digenous church.  The  African  churches  have  their 
own  foreign  missionary  society  functioning,  and 
they  are  now  initiating  plans  to  start  a  seminary- 
level  program  in  French. 

The  churches  in  Hawaii  have  gone  self- 
supporting. 

Two  congregations  are  organized  in  France;  one 
in  Germany.  On  both  of  these  fields,  as  well  as  in 
Brazil,  Mexico,  and  Argentina,  missionaries  are 
conducting  extension  seminary  classes  to  train 
leadership  for  the  churches. 

But  what  about  the  future?  The  one  overwhelm- 
ing tragic  fact  that  should  grip  and  motivate  the 
Christian  church  in  this  decade  is  the  realization 
that,  at  the  very  least,  2.5  billion  people  do  not 
know  of  God's  love  in  Jesus  Christ.  That's  half  the 
world's  population. 

And  what  is  even  more  significant  is  the 
pessimistic  spiritual  future  projected  for  these 
people.  Most  are  so  separated  by  language  and 
culture  from  existing  Christian  congregations  that 
deliberate  missionary  activity  is  the  only  hope  for 
their  salvation.  Without  a  massive,  courageous, 
venturesome,  missionary  thrust,  they  will  die 
without  ever  hearing  the  Gospel. 

With  such  a  large  segment  of  the  world's  popula- 
tion still  unreached,  we  dare  not  settle  into  a  posi- 
tion of  merely  servicing  existing  churches.  The 
eternal  destiny  of  these  unreached  multitudes 
depends  on  the  success  of  the  foreign  mission  pro- 
gram. A  goodly  portion  of  missionary  personnel 
must  be  penetrating  that  barrier  that  separates 
faith  from  non-faith,  belief  from  unbelief.  That  is 
why  it  is  so  important  for  us  to  begin  a  work  in 
Asia  as  soon  as  possible. 

Brethren  Foreign  Missions  is  ready  to  assume 
greater  responsibilities  in  the  evangelization  of 
the  world.  The  prayers,  the  gifts,  and  the  person- 
nel from  Brethren  Churches  will  make  it  possible. 


uo  ye  tnererore,  ana  teacn  an  nations, 


Reaching  the  unreached  and  planting  churches 
will  continue  to  be  our  objective  in  the  future.  Un- 
til the  Lord  returns,  the  coming  years  will  present 
exciting  opportunities  for  missions.  Get  involved. 
Won't  you  help  us  to  renew  the  vision? 


John  W.  Zielasko 
General  Director 


FMS  Appointees, 

by  Years, 

Since  1900 


1930 


1940 


1950 


1960 


BASE 


Propagation  of  the  Gospel 


Planting  of  Churches 


I  Preparation  of  Leaders 


OUTREACH 


Pioneering 

Medicine 

Literature 

Child  Evangelism 

Personel  Visitation 

Films 

Bible  Studies 

Preaching 

Social  Contact 


Preaching 

Teaching 

Home  Bible  Studies 

Organization 

Sunday  School 

Youth  Groups 


Personal  Discipleship 
Bible  Institute  and 

Seminary 
Extension  Theological 

Training 
Conferences 
Literacy 
Literature  Translation 

and  Preparation 


METHODS 


GBC 


Congregation 


National 

'Receiving" 

Church 


GOAL 


Consolidation 


RESULTS 


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baptizing  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father 


South 

America 


In  1909,  while  most  of  the  world  waited  to  know 
the  outcome  of  Admiral  Peary's  attempt  to  reach 
the  North  Pole,  the  attention  and  prayers  of  the 
Brethren  Church  went  south,  below  the  equator. 
Argentina  was  chosen  as  a  mission  field.  It  was 
seen  that,  though  the  populous  costal  cities  had 
some    gospel    witness,    the    vast    interior    had 
none.  However,  the  early  missionaries  never  call- 
ed their  field  "Argentina."  They  called  it  "South 
America" — a  reflection  of  their  missionary  goal. 


One  century  ago  the  heart  of  Africa  was  s< 

almost    totally    without    the    message    of  Jj 

Christ.   However,   the  faithful   ministry  oi 

sionaries  and  nationals  has  spread  the  Gos* 

most  areas.   Brethren  Foreign  Missions 

French  Equatorial  Africa  (a  territory 

The  early  missionaries  suffered  man 

but  as  a  result  of  their  labors  and  thl 

after  them,  a  fellowship  of  450  Bre 

in  the  Central  African  Republi 

with  an  attendance  of  over  10' 


FMS 
Field 
Facts 


In  1949,  the  Brethren  Church  entered  Brazil.  The 
Amazon  delta  area  was  chosen  as  the  target.  Then 
in  1975,  a  new  ministry  was  begun  in  an  urban 
area,  Uberlandia,  Brazil. 


When  our  mission  began,  t 

tral  African  Republic  wei 

ritory.  In  1960,  they  be 

Thus,  some  Brethren 

and  the  majority  we 

missionary  couple  i 

retirement  only  on 

in  this  country. 

34  organized  c; 

6,500. 


Continued  evangelism  and  faithful  witness  has 
resulted  in  the  planting  of  37  churches  in  South 
America.    Bible   Institute,    Extension   Seminary, 
camps,  evangelistic  crusades,  literature  distribu- 
tion,   and    home    Bible    studies   have   aided    the 
growth  of  the  churches  in  these  two  countries 
where  Brethren  Foreign  Missions  serves. 


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Hawaii 


The  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches  en- 
joys its  existence  today  because  of  a  little  group  of 
Christians  in  Europe  that  was  determined  to  obey 
the     teachings    of    the     New    Testament.     The 
religious  persecutions  of  the  1700s  left  this  group 
no  choice.  In  1719  and  1729,  groups  of  the  Ger- 
man Brethren  left  for  America. 


When  Brethren  missionary  work  in  Hawaii  began 
in  1953,  the  islands  were  still  a  territory,  not  a 
state.    Thus,    Foreign    Missions    accepted    the 
challenge  of  planting  churches  on  the  most 
populous   island,    Oahu.    Hawaii    is   a    true 
"melting  pot"  of  races.  Many  of  these  peo- 
ple need  to  hear  about  Jesus  Christ  and 
His    saving   grace.    At    one       time    the 
whole     population     was     considered 
Christian.  Since  that  time,  various 
cults  and   religions  have   invaded 
the  islands.  Evangelical  churches 
are  needed  now  more  than  ever. 
Today     the    three    fully     in- 
digenous,   self-supporting 
churches  in  the  state  have 
formed  a  district  of  the 


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to  the  Chad.  After  their 
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nore  are  needed.  There  are 
s  with  a  membership  of  over 


Thus,  the  Brethren  Church  is  relatively  unknown 
in  Europe  today.  However,  now  Brethren  Foreign 
Missions  is  reaching  back  into  the  continent  of 
our  church's  origin. 

Our  work  in  France  began  in  1951.  Later  with  the 
acquisition  of  the  Chateau  de  Saint  Albain  as  a 
neutral  center,  a  bridge  was  formed  between  the 
French  people  and  the  church.  Two  local  churches 
have     been     organized     from     the     Chateau 
ministry — one  at  Macon  and  the  other  at  Chalon. 


Fellowship    of    Grace 
Brethren     Churches. 
Praise  the  Lord  for 
these     growing, 
vibrant     testi- 
monies    that 
had        their 
start        in 
Brethren 

Foreign 
Mis- 
sions. 


ge    numbers    of    churches    and 
impressive,  yet  there  are  still  many 
soples  in  Africa.  Literacy  programs 
nd  printing  ministries,  medical  work, 
leological  training,  evangelism,  building 
:s,  and  youth  and  children  programs  are 
>.sed  to  reach  these  people  for  Christ. 


Our  mission  in  Germany  was  pioneered  in  1969. 
After  eight  years  with  only  one  missionary  family, 
more  arrived  and  are  aiding  the  work.  One  church 
has  been  established  in  Stuttgart,  Germany. 

Spain  has  been  approved  as  a  new  field  of  mis- 
sionary endeavor.  We  are  awaiting  qualified  can- 
didates to  pioneer  a  work  there. 

Evangelism,  Bible  studies,  films,  Bible  institutes, 
youth  groups,  camps,  and  drama  are  all  employed 
by  missionaries  and  nationals  to  build  churches. 
In  spite  of  the  Europeans'  great  spiritual  indif- 
ference, God  is  building  His  Church  and  many 
people  have  come  to  know  Him. 


Teaching  them  to  qbserve  all  thingij 


The  Orient 


Puerto  Rico 

1950 

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Mexico 

1951 


FMS 
Field 
Facts 


Brethren  Foreign  Missions'  first  church  plan 

ting  efforts  were  in  Persia  (where  Iran 

presently  located).  Due  to  political  turmoi 

the  mission  was  forced  to  close.  Then 

1921  Brethren  Foreign  Missions  undei 

took  a  work  in  China.   It,  was    di{ 

continued,  due  to  lack  of  personnel 


Spain  had  the  greatest  influence  on  the  histories  of 
Mexico  and  Puerto  Rico.  When  the  Spaniards  first 
arrived  they  found  Indians  (highly  civilized  ones 
in  Mexico)  living  in  the  lands.  Today  only  a  few  In- 
dian tribes  are  left  in  Mexico  and  none  are  found 
in  Puerto  Rico. 


In   1951,  Brethren  Foreign  Missions  opened  its 
work  in  Mexico  in  the  Baja  California  peninsula. 
This  work  continues  today  with  missionaries  liv- 
ing in  the  United  States  and  traveling  across  the 
border  to  minister.  There  are  eight  congregations 
in   Mexico   including  the   work   in   Mexico  City 
which  began  in  1963. 


Since     that     time,     Brethre 

Foreign  Missions  has  not  had 

ministry     in     the     Orienj 

Recently,  this  needy  area  i 

the  world  was  approved  i 

field.    Now    qualifk 

candidates  are  needei 

Pray  that  people  wi 

respond,    and    sooi 

missionaries    wii 

be    ready    to 


and  reach   th 

unreached  i 

the  Orient 


Continued 


22 


The  first  work  in  Puerto  Rico  started  in  1959  and 
was    English-speaking.    Today    that    church    is 
Spanish-speaking  and  fully  indigenous.  The  mis- 
sion on  the  island  is  completely  Spanish-speaking. 
One  new  church  has  been  established  and  Bible 
studies  are  forming.  More  missionaries  are  need- 
ed. 


Many  groups  of  people  are  still  unreached  in  these 
two  Spanish-speaking  countries.  But  evangelism 
among   the   poor,    middle    income,   and   wealthy 
classes,  to  the  individual  and  the  masses,  is  pro- 
ducing churches. 


whatsoever  I  have  commanded  you: 


inancial  Report 


Over  the  past  80  years,  the  Lord  has  financially  blessed  Brethren  Foreign  Missions.  As  you 
can  see  from  the  chart  below,  gifts  have  risen  rapidly  over  the  past  few  decades.  Praise  the 
Lord!  We  are  indeed  grateful  for  this  consistent  support  by  Brethren  people. 

However,  due  mainly  to  inflation  and  the  devaluation  of  the  dollar  overseas,  these  gifts 
have  not  kept  pace  with  expenses.  The  accompanying  financial  report  demonstrates  the 
deficit  we  have  experienced  for  the  past  couple  years.  In  order  for  FMS  to  make  up  these 
deficits  and  continue  expanding  to  reach  the  unreached,  we  need  your  continued  faithful 
support. 

And  thank  you  for  helping  to  make  our  80  years  a  success. 


i^^ /f  ^^e^^^- — 


Stephen  P.  Mason 
Director  of  Finance 


BOARD  OF 

TRUSTEES 


Dr.  Kenneth  B.  Ashman 
Rev.  Dean  Fetterhoff 
Rev.  Robert  Griffith 
Rev.  Wesley  Haller 
Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Sr. 
Mr.  Lenard  Moen 
Dr.  Glenn  O'Neal 
Dr.  Peter  N.  Peponis 
Dr.  Bernard  Schneider 
Mr.  Herman  Schumacher 
Rev.  Scott  Weaver 
Dr.  John  C.  Whitcomb 


OFFICE  STAFF 

Rev.  John  W.  Zielasko,  General  Director 
Rev.  Jesse  Deloe,  Director  of  Church  Relations 
Mr.  Stephen  P.  Mason,  Director  of  Finance 
Rev.  Gordon  L.  Austin,  Director  of  Audiovisuals 
Miss  Nora  Macon,  Publications  Coordinator 
Miss  Georgia  Eikenberry,  Assistant  to  the 

Director  of  Finance 
Miss  Mary  Jane  Witter,  Secretary 
Rev.  Edward  Bowman,  Materials  Secretary 
Mrs.  Ella  Male,  Receptionist-Secretary 
Mr.  Tom  Betcher,  Assistant  to  the  Director 

of  Audiovisuals 


Summary 

of  the  Financial  Report 

General  Fund 

Income 

1979 

1978 

Gifts 

8   1,240,487 

8  1,107,582 

Interest  &  Miscellaneous 

4,299 

2,281 

Gain  on  sale  of  properties 

41,680 

20,341 

Total 

8  1,286,646 

8   1,130,204 

Expenses 

Administration 

8     136,385 

8      126,180 

Promotion 

158,895 

144,407 

Missionary  &  Field 

1,015,734 

887,799 

Other 

8,569 

10,111 

Total 

8  1,319,583 

8  1,168,497 

Net  income  (deficiency)  for 

year 

(8  32,937) 

(8  38,293) 

1.400.000 

1,300,000 

1,200,000 

1,100,000' 

1,000,000 

900,000- 

800,000- 

700.000 

600,000 

500,000 

400,000 

300,000- 

200,000- 


80  Years  of  Gifts  to 
Brethren  Foreign  Missions 


Projections 
1980  (Budget)  . 

1984 

1990 


1,353,000 
2,000.000 
4,000,000 


1920        1930 


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Under  the  Trees 


One  hot  Tuesday  afternoon  in  1900,  a  group  of  determined  people  met  on  a  knoll  under 
the  spreading  boughs  of  an  oak  tree.  In  that  meeting  The  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the 
Brethren  Church  was  born. 

This  happened  during  the  Tenth  Brethren  General  Conference  meeting  at  Winona  Lake, 
Indiana.  One  of  the  group's  leading  elders,  Jacob  C.  Cassel,  had  challenged  the  delegates  by 
presenting  a  paper  on  a  relevant  subject  for  any  Christian  body  — "Are  we  ready  to  enter 
the  foreign  missionary  field?" 

When  the  matter  was  presented,  the  attempt  to  actually  form  a  foreign  missions 
organization  was  met  with  formidable  resistance.  To  those  who  favored  such  action,  it  was 
suggested  that  there  was  plenty  of  room  "out  under  the  trees."  Today  a  bronze  plaque  iden- 
tifies the  spot  beneath  these  trees. 

That  dedicated  assemblage  of  Brethren  was  concerned  about  reaching  the  unreached. 
Eighty  years  have  passed.  Brethren  Foreign  Missions  continues  to  minister  to  unreached 
peoples  around  the  world. 

While  praising  God  for  His  blessings  through  the  years,  it  is  time  to  rededicate  efforts 
because  the  challenges  at  band  seem  greater  than  ever.  May  the  determination,  zeal, 
foresight,  and  steadfastness  of  purpose  to  carry  out  the  Great  Commission,  which  were 
characteristic  of  those  who  founded  the  Society,  still  be  found  among  the  Brethren.  Renew 
the  vision! 

In  the  power  of  the  Holy  Spirit 

With  the  prayerful  support  of  Grace  Brethren  churches, 

And  through  the  commitment  of  missionary  personnel, 

Brethren  Foreign  Missions  will  expand 

\  To  reach  the  unreached! 


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and,  lo,  I  am  with  you  alwa 
even  unto  the  end    I 
of  the  world. 

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A- men 


Thanks  for  your  continuing  support. 


hoping  to  help  in  Christian  ed, 
youth,  and  church  growth 


hurch  Growth  Specialist  Win  Am  and  GBC  Chris- 
an  Education  Leader  Knute  Larson  discuss  U.S. 
lurch  growth  on  TV. 


GBC  Christian  Education     •     Box  365     •     Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 

Thank  you  for  your  prayers  and  gifts  and 
encouraging  responses 


lb  whom  much  is  given  . . . 


There's  nothing  quite  like  being  thankful  for  wealth. 

Bless  me  Lord,  so  I  can  be  grateful! 

But  being  we  1 1 -stocked  has  its  handicaps  too.  How  can  we  tell  if  we're  smiling  at  God  because  we're 
thankful  or  just  because  we're  comfortable  and  like  having  a  lot? 

We  skip  meals  now  and  then,  but  not  because  we  don't  have  food  or  money— just  to  avoid  getting  fatter! 

We  cry  a  bit,  but  usually  because  of  a  problem  that  might  sound  petty  to  someone  hurting  with  an 
empty  stomach  and  heart  on  one  of  our  mission  fields. 

We  ache,  but  often  because  we  played  too  hard;  not  worked  to  plow  a  stony  field  with  a  skinny  ox,  like 
a  distant  brother  must  do. 

We  have  our  hard  decisions  about  Bible  teaching,  but  usually  it's  related  to  knowing  which  of  20  books 
to  buy  or  whether  to  complain  because  the  teacher  went  too  long;  not  because  we  have  no  helps  for  study 
or  no  one  to  teach  us. 

We  talk  about  fellowship,  but  sometimes  with  a  critical  spirit  toward  someone  who  cares  for  us,  rather 
than  with  the  empty  soul  of  the  man  down  the  street  who  has  no  church  family  to  claim. 

We  have  been  given  much. 

But  often  we  have  been  much  given  to  apathy. 

Not  caring. 

And  then  not  caring  that  we  don't  care. 

Let's  change.  Or,  better,  be  changed. 

Let's  be  a  church  so  bent  on  gratitude  that  we  pull  together  in  love  to  work  out  our  faith  in  good  deeds 
toward  others. 

Because  we  have  been  taught,  we  have  a  strong  mandate  to  teach. 

Because  we  have  been  loved,  we  must  love. 

To  whom  much  is  given,  much  is  required. 

The  Christian  education  and  church  growth  force  of  any  church  is  strong  or  weak  in  direct  proportion  to 
how  many  people  in  that  church  are  thankful  for  what  they  have  and  fearful  about  their  accountability 
before  God. 

The  youth  and  children's  workers  in  a  church  increase  as  gratitude  does. 

The  best  way  to  smile  is  when  you're  sharing!  ^  d»" 


. . .  much  is  required    ^^ 


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august  '80  CJO) 


•  Leadership  of  the  staff 

•  Vision  and  direction  for  total 
CE  ministry 

•  Specializing  in  ministry  to 
pastors,  adult  CE,  and  church 
growth 

•  Writing:  CE  pages  in  the 
Herald,  GDC  Readobles,  Hm- 
mm.  Inside  Track,  Accent, 
Precepts,  and  Pastor's  Class 

•  Consultation  and  seminar 
work. 


•  Training  In  Missionary  En- 
deavor 

•  Operation  Barnabas 

•  Youth  Conference 

•  Brethren  Student  Life  Volun- 
teers 

•  Brethren  Pro-teens 

•  Ac'cent 

•  CE  Youth  Program 

•  Works  closely  with  staff  coor- 
dination and  office  direction. 

•  Seminars  on  CE  and  youth 
ministries 


Pastor  Knuto  Larson,  Executive 
Director/Pastof,  GBC,  Ashland, 
Ohio 


Ed  Lewis,  Director  of  Youth 
Ministries/ Associate  Director  of 
GBC  Christian  Education 


Ginny  Toroian,  Administrative 
Assistant  to  the  Executive 
Director/Director  of  Customer 
Service 


Mrs.  Gladys  Doloo, 

Administrative  Assistant  Youth 
Ministries 


i  august  '80 


Word  processing  for  Hmmm, 
Inside  Track,  Herald  CE 
pages,  Readables. 
Helps  coordinate  CE  Con- 
vention, Awards  programs. 
Editorial  and  writing  for:  Ohhh 
(for  wife-friend  of  the  pastor) 
and  Bzzz  (for  church 
secretaries) 

Customer  Service — office 
reception,  assistance  to  the 
district  representatives 


•  Youth  ministry  word 
processing — correspondence 
plus  Brethren  Pro-Teens,  CE 
Youth  Programs,  and  some 
Ac'cent  copy 

•  Processing  applications  for 
TIME  and  Barnabas 

•  Youth  Conference  registrar 


•  Writing  and  developing  SMM 
materials 

•  Open  lines  of  communication 
to  district  and  local  SMM 
people 

•  Writing  for:  Accent,  CE  Youth 
Programs,  Brethren  Pro-Teens 

•  Youth  Conference  and 
Operation  Barnabas 

•  Oversight  of  production  of  CE 
materials,  shipping  and  pur- 
chasing 


•  Editor  and  chief  writer  for  CE 
Youth  Programs 

•  Seminars  in  CE  and  youth 

•  Operation  Barnabas 

•  Youth  Conference 

•  Timothy  Teams,  NAC,  Bible 
quizzing 


Maintenance  of  mailing  lists 

Scheduling  CE's  600  filmstrips 

for  local-church  use 

Processing  applications  for 

BSLV 

Support  to  other  CE  areas 


Judy  Ashman,  Director  of  SMM/ 
Production  Coordinator 


Kavin  Huggins,  Assistant 
Director 


Mrs.  Crystal  Roscborough, 

Secretarial  Assistant 


Mrs.  Mary  Nass,  Bookkeeper 


Contact  with  churches,  han- 
dling their  accounts  for 
materials  purchased 
Handling  offering  and  special 
gifts  to  the  CE  department 
Special  joy  in  handling  the 
TIME  and  Barnabas  accounts 


Brian  Rosaborough,  Assistant  to 
Directors/Director  of  Timothy 
Teams 


•  Design  and  layout  of 
brochures 

•  Slide/Tape  presentations 

•  Contributor  to  Brethren  Pro- 
Teens 

•Operation  Barnabas 
•Director  of  Timothy  Teams 


Mrs.  Carmen  Franchino, 
Secretarial  Assistant 

•  Secretary  to  Kevin  Huggins 
and  Judy  Ashman 

•  Coordinator  of  A/V  equip- 
ment and  resource  librarian 

Marilyn  Johnson,  Printing  and 
Mailing  Assistant 

•  Offset  printer  operator 

•  Supervision  of  mailing 

•  Materials  clerk 

Mrs.  Ann  Hynes,  Shipping 
Clerk 

•  Orders  filling  and  inventory 
maintenance 

•  Assists  in  mailing  depart- 
ment 

Doug  Koontz,  Facilities  and 
Grounds  Maintenance 

•  General  custodial  and 
grounds  care 

•  Assists  in  mailing  and 
shipping 


august  '80 


Thursday,  July  31 


We  would  like  all  of  you  to  see  the  special  grace 
God  has  given  to  us— the  new  Christian  Edquarters 
building  for  our  Fellowship. 

He  gave  it  through  you— in  fact,  gifts  to  pay  for 
it  are  still  coming  in. 

Thank  you! 

And  do  come  by,  if  you  can. 

Any  time  is  fine.   And  if  you  are  at  national 
conference  Thursday,  July  31 ,  will  be  the  official 
open  house  time. 

The  offices  and  shipping  area  are  efficient, 
beautiful,  functional,  workable,  warm  and  strong. 

Something  like  a  lot  of  God's  gifts! 

Thank  you  for  helping  Him  provide  it  and  keep 
it  up. 


The  Growinq  Church 

Celebrate 
Super  People 
Over  60 

by  Pastor  Bill  Tweeddale 

Penn  Valley 

Grace  Brethren  Church 

Telford,  Pennsylvania 

Penn  Valley  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  wanted  to  let  the 
"seniors"  in  our  area  know 
how  much  they  meant  to  us. 
ST   l/l    C\LT-\        Our  youth  and  then  our 
young  adult  class  planned 
special  meals  for  them  to  get 
the  "Super  Sixties"  ministries 
off  to  a  good  start.   Now  we 
are  having  from  60-80  in  attendance  at  our  monthly 
meetings. 

"Super"  has  become  one  of  the  most  dynamic 
ministries  in  our  church! 

We  are  finding  that  older  people  are  telling  their 
children  and  grandchildren  about  the  care  of  the 
church.  Two  effective  laymen,  John  Kile  and  Paul 
Donnelly,  are  making  the  "Super  Sixties"  monthly 
special  meetings  go.  They  characterized  their 
times  as  meetings  of  "happiness,  enthusiasm,  and 
dignity.  The  challenge  of  being  instrumental  in 
their  hearing  the  Gospel  of  our  Lord  is  exciting  to 
us,  too." 

Estella  Harley,  one  of  the  "Super"  people,  said: 
"It  helps  me  make  new  friends,  go  places,  and  do 
things.    I  especially  look  forward  to  our  'Super 
Sixties  Paper'  and  the  programs." 

GBC  Christian  Ed  offices  have  contacts  for  other 
moving  and  growing  ministries  for  seniors,  including  two 
of  the  largest  in  the  nation.   Are  you  ready  for  this  special 
ministry? 


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Missionary  {Birthdays 

OCTOBER  1980 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  on  pages  28  and  29 
of  the  1980  Grace  Brethren  Annual.,/ 

AFRICA 

Mrs.  Anita  Paden    October  1 1 

Mrs.  Ruth  Snyder October  20 

Samuel  Paden    October  27,  1975 

Rev.  Robert  Skeen October  31 

BRAZIL 

Rev.  Tim  Farner October  1 

Rev.  George  Johnson October  5 

Mrs.  Imogene  Burk October  18 

Caixa  Postal  861,  66.000  Belem,  Para,  Brazil 

FRANCE 

Matthew  Ochocki October  3,  1979 

Centre  Missionnaire,  50  rue  des  Galibouds,  73200-Albertville, 
France 

Mrs.  Sharon  Stallter    October  8 

Chateau  de  St.  Albain,  71260-Lugny,  France 

Joel  Gegner October  22,  1967 

Marc  Gegner    October  23,  1975 

IN  THE   UNITED  STATES 

Rev.  J.  Paul  Dowdy October  18 

Jacqueline  Julien    October  19,  1964 

4857  Polen  Dr.,  Kettering,  Ohio  45440 
Rev.  Marvin  Goodman October  22 

P.O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

Please  send  to  the  field  whenever  possible.    


Offering  Opportunity 

WMC  OPERATION  AND  PUBLICATION 

Goal  -  $7,500 

Date  Due  -  September  10,  1980 


wmc  officiary 

President-219/267-7603 

Mrs.   Dan   (Miriam)  Pacheco,  413  Kings  Highway,  Winona  Lake, 

Ind.  46590 
First  Vice  President-419/884-3969 

Mrs.   Dean   (Ella   Lee)   Risser,  58  Holiday   Hill,  Lexington,  Ohio 

44904 
Second  Vice  President-614/881-5779 

Mrs.  James  (Triceine)  Custer,  2515  Carriage  Lane,  Powell,  Ohio 

43065 
Secretary -51 3/335  5 1 88 

Mrs.  John  (Sally)  Neely,  121  S.  Walnut  St.,  Troy,  Ohio  45373 
Assistant  Secretary-219/267-2533 

Mrs.  Tom  (Donna)  Miller,  Box  277,  R.  R.  8,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Financial  Secretary-Treasurer-219/267-7588 

Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602  Chestnut  Avenue,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 
Assistant  Financial  Secretary-Treasurer— 616/693-2315 

Mrs.  Bill  (Shirley)  Stevens,  Box  59,  R.  R.  1,  Lake  Odessa,  Mich. 

48849 
Literature  Secretary-219/267-2083 

Mrs.  Lloyd  (Mary  Lois)  Fish,  Box  264,  R.R. 8,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Editor-219/267-3843 

Mrs.  Noel  (Linda)  Hoke,  R.  R.  1,  Hickory  Estates,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

46580 
Prayer  Chairman-219/267-5095 

Mrs.    Harold    (Ada)    Etling,  803    Esplanade,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 


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Mrs.  Harold 
Mason, 

Central  African  Republic 

Margaret  Lord  was  born  in 
Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  and  is  a 
graduate  of  Bob  Jones  Uni- 
versity. She  and  her  husband, 
Dr.  Harold  Mason,  served  in 
Africa  first  iri  1953.  Follow- 
ing 1 3  years  of  service  in 
Africa,  the  Masons  remained 
in  the  U.S.  after  furlough  in 
1966.  Some  years  later,  still 
feeling  called  of  the  Lord  to 
serve  in  Africa,  they  worked 
out  a  schedule  of  two-year 
alternating  service  with  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  William  Walker.  That 
is,  while  one  physician  and 
family  are  on  the  field  in 
Africa,  the  other  is  in  the  U.S. 
caring  for  the  medical  practice 
at  Warsaw,  Indiana.  The 
Masons  have  just  returned  to 
the  field  for  another  two-year 
term .  The  Masons  have  six 
grown  children. 


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Miss  Barbara 
Hulse, 

Brazil 

A  ranch  in  southern  Arizona 
was  the  birthplace  of  Barbara 
Hulse;  later  she  moved  to 
Tucson  with  her  family.  She 
received  her  R.N.  from  the 
Samuel  Merritt  School  of 
Nursing  in  Oakland,  California, 
in  1954.  Early  in  her  training 
Barbara  became  acquainted 
with  several  Christian  girls.  She 
was  led  to  Christ  by  her  room- 
mate who  was  a  Christian  and 
a  member  of  the  McHenry 
Avenue  Brethren  Church  of 
Modesto,  California.  Later, 
Barbara  joined  that  same 
church.  Feeling  that  the  Lord 
would  have  her  in  foreign 
missionary  work,  she  went  to 
Grace  Seminary.  For  one  year, 
while  she  awaited  her  appoint- 
ment to  Brazil,  she  resided 
again  in  Tucson,  working  at  a 
hospital  and  studying  the 
Portuguese  language  at  the 
University  of  Arizona.  She 
arrived  on  the  field  in  January 
1959.  Her  work  in  Brazil  is 
now  in  Uberlandia,  southern 
Brazil.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Silverbell  Grace  Brethren 
Church  of  Tucson. 


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Mrs.  Jean-Claude 
Vieuble, 

Central  African  Republic 

Martine  Vieuble  (view-blay) 
is  serving  with  her  husband  in 
the  Central  African  Republic 
as  a  missionary,  but  she  is  also 
a  product  of  the  Brethren 
missionary  work  in  France. 
She  came  to  know  the  Lord  at 
a  youth  weekend  at  the 
Chateau  in  1973.  Martine 
studied  accounting  and  IBM 
programming  and  both  she 
and  Jean-Claude  were  active  in 
the  Chateau  before  they  were 
married  there.  The  "Friends 
of  the  Chateau"  group  is 
helping  to  support  them  on 
the  mission  field.  They  arrived 
in  the  C.A.R.  in  the  late  sum- 
mer of  1975  and  Martine  has 
assisted  in  the  mission  financial 
bookwork  as  well  as  teaching 
in  the  French  schools.  They 
have  two  children. 


Mrs.  Martin 
Garber, 

Central  African  Republic 

Beverly  Wooley  was  a  native 
of  California  and  grew  up  in 
the  vicinity  of  Modesto.  Before 
her  marriage,  to  Martin  Garber, 
she  took  training  at  the  Puget 
Sound  School  of  Evangelism 
in  Tacoma,  Washington.  After 
their  marriage,  Martin,  who 
had  previously  served  in  the 
U.S.  Army,  attended  Westmont 
College,  Santa  Barbara,  Cali- 
fornia, and  graduated  from 
Grace  Seminary  in  1952.  Their 
first  foreign  missionary  service 
began  in  the  fall  of  1952  when 
they  left  for  language  study  in 
France  and  continued  on  to 
the  Central  African  Republic. 
Now,  after  a  time  in  the  states, 
they  have  again  returned  to 
the  C.A.R.  The  Garbers  have 
three  children:  twins— John 
and  Joyce,  and  Lynda.  Their 
church  home  is  the  LaLoma 
Grace  Brethren  Church  of 
Modesto,  California. 


Mrs.  Lynn 
Hoyt, 

Argentina 

Mary  Knepper  grew  up  in 
York,  Pennsylvania.  She  was 
saved  at  age  seven  in  a  Brethren 
Home  Missions  church  where 
her  family  was  active.  At  a 
missionary  conference  she 
dedicated  her  life  to  missionary 
service.  She  met  Lynn  Hoyt 
at  Grace  College.  Lynn  was  an 
MK  and  had  grown  up  on  the 
mission  field  of  Argentina. 
After  their  marriage  and  while 
they  were  finishing  their  edu- 
cation, they  ministered  in  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church  at 
Kokomo,  Indiana,  and  later  at 
the  Sidney  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Sidney,  Indiana, 
where  they  retain  their  church 
membership.  Lynn  and  Mary 
began  their  service  in  Argentina 
in  the  fall  of  1975.  There  are 
four  children  in  their  family. 


august  '80 v 


WMC  Wea  File 


-  Be  a  weight  watcher!  Not  necessarily  watch- 
ing pounds,  but  watching  the  weight  of  extra  min- 
utes in  a  business  meeting  that  should  be  trimmed 
to  slenderize  the  WMC  image.  If  you  are  a  local 
president,  print  an  agenda  of  things  needed  to  be 
discussed  and  stick  to  it. 

-  Be  alert.  As  a  member  of  an  individual  coun- 
cil, each  one  should  contribute  time  and  talents  to 
the  making  of  a  successful  WMC.  Know  your  local 
needs;  the  needs  of  missionaries,  personally  and 
collectively;  the  needs  of  your  friends  and  the 
needs  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  as  a  Fellow- 
ship. Pray  and  help  to  implement  the  supplying  of 
these  needs.  Money  isn't  always  the  necessity.  At 
times,  friendship  and  concern  are  the  most  impor- 
tant factors  in  needs  being  met.  Show  others  you 
caie. 

-  Set  goals!  This  is  the  beginning  of  another 
WMC  year.  Set  goals-ones  that  are  within  the 
reach  of  your  group.  It's  terrific  to  see  faith  in  stu- 
pendous goals;  but  if  those  goals  are  consistently 
out  of  reach  or  out  of  the  realm  of  possibility, 
ladies  become  discouraged.  If  high  goals  are  what 
you  seek,  don't  fail  to  set  some  intermediate 
goals  so  discouragement  and  depression  are  not  the 
demeanor  of  your  group. 

-  A  WMC  in  every  church.  This  is  a  goal  that 
has  been  set  by  the  national  executive  of  WMC. 
Yes,  we  think  this  is  within  the  realm  of  possi- 
bility. WMC  brings  ladies  together  to  study  God's 
Word;  WMC  educates  women  to  pray  intelligently 
concerning  missions  and  other  needs  of  the  church, 
specifically  our  Fellowship  of  churches;  WMC  is 
a  place  of  Christian  fellowship;  WMC  is  steward- 
ship of  our  resources;  WMC  is  a  helping  arm  of  the 
church;  WMC  is  banding  together  with  other 
women  of  like  faith  across  the  nation  in  a  single- 
ness of  purpose-to  be  Women  Manifesting  Christ. 
These  factors  are  but  a  few  that  make  WMC  worth- 
while in  every  church.  Does  your  WMC  fulfull  all 
the  needs  as  listed  above?  Will  you  help  us  to  reach 
our  goal  by  prayer  and  encouragement? 


by  Judy  K.  Dilling 

Martinsburg,  Pennsylvania 

As  I  polished  the  antique  spool  case  that  doubles 
as  an  end  table  in  our  home,  I  reflected  on  the  beauti- 
ful things  man  has  made  that  have  survived  the  years 
and  have  become  cherished  antiques.  Pieces  belonging 
to  our  own  ancestors  are  especially  cherished  for  their 
beauty  and  sentiment.  I  silently  thanked  God  for  my 
American  heritage.  My  heritage -how  precious!  But 
wait,  there  is  a  greater  heritage  that  I  have— that  of 
being  a  child  of  God-related  to  Jesus,  the  King.  Have 
you  thanked  God  lately  for  the  rich  heritage  that  is 
ours  through  the  blood  of  Christ? 


"A  Prayer" 
— composed  one  day  while  weeding 

Lord,  give  me  that  faraway  look, 
Which  sees  not  the  weeds 
And  briars  at  my  feet. 

Let  me  see  only  the  beauty  of  growing  things 
Against  the  horizon  of  many  hills, 
Banked  by  clouds  against  a  field  of  blue. 

Give  me  that  faraway  look 
That  sees  not  the  drabness 
Of  proximity. 

Lord,  give  me  that  faraway  look, 
Which  overlooks  the  petty  trials  of  the  day. 
Let  me  see  only  the  beauty  of  a  life  complete. 
Treading  toward  the  goal  set  by  God  above, 
With  the  calm  of  a  steadfast  purpose, 
Give  me  that  faraway  look 
That  sees  only 

Into  eternity.  Ruth  A.  Christian 

Mabton,  Washington 


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Educate!  Educate!  School  will 
soon  be  starting  for  another  term. 
We  are  all  aware  that  different 
levels  of  achievement  are  present  in 
the  school  systems.  We  would  not 
expect  first  graders  to  be  able  to  ac- 
complish long  division  or  algebraic 
equations.  Neither  are  they  expected 
to  read  the  classics  and  understand 
all  the  hidden  meanings  therein. 

Perhaps  the  analogy  does  not 
hold  up  entirely,  but  we,  as  estab- 
lished WMCs,  cannot  expect  our 
younger  members  to  be  knowledge- 
able in  all  the  intricacies  of  the 
functioning  of  the  WMC  program. 
The  cry  has  sometimes  been  to 
simplify  the  workings  of  the  organi- 
zation. But  the  better  idea  would 
be  to  educate.  As  lessons  in  primary 
classrooms  across  the  nation  do  not 
start  with  algebra  but  with  the 
ABCs,  let's  start  the  same  way  with 
a  new  WMC  program  or  educate 
new  ladies  in  an  established  group. 
Don't  overload.  Every  new  member 
does  not  need  to  understand  all 
national,  district,  or  local  organiza- 
tional functions  to  be  blessed  by  a 
monthly   Bible   study  or  educated 


concerning  Brethren  missions  or 
missionaries.  But  the  child  does  not 
stay  home  from  school  because  she 
will  never  learn  all  the  things  she 
has  to  know  to  be  an  educated 
woman.  Likewise,  if  we  train  our 
younger  women  and  new  WMCs 
gradually  in  our  organizational 
structure,  we  will  accomplish  the 
goal  of  a  WMC  in  every  church  and 
a  functioning,  God-honoring  group 
that  will  reproduce  itself  in  another 
generation. 

Don't  know  where  to  start?  Be- 
gin with  a  few  dedicated  ladies  who 
will  start  using  the  program  packet 
with  the  helps  included.  As  the 
ladies  grow  in  the  Word,  some  of 
the  functional  aspects  or  organiza- 
tion will  come  naturally.  An  entire 
slate  of  officers  is  not  necessary 
initially,  but  a  leader  is  essential. 

Seek  help  from  other  groups  and 
the  groups  who  are  sought  out 
should  remember  to  teach  individual 
lessons,  not  the  whole  organization 
in  one  sitting.  Encourage  the  one 
who  says,  "But  why?"  Remember 
how  long  it  takes  to  complete  one's 
formal  education.  WMC  is  no  differ- 


ent. However,  one  must  learn 
through  experience.  It's  hard  to 
learn  to  swim  by  sitting  on  die 
shore.  It's  hard  to  learn  to  read 
without  opening  the  book.  It's  hard 
to  have  a  WMC  without  concentrat- 
ing on  the  pattern  and  implement- 
ing the  program.  WMC  has  its  own 
literature  to  aid  in  education  of 
women,  individually  and  in  groups. 
The  history  book  of  WMC  is  en- 
titled, Through  the  Years  and  will 
give  background  of  the  organization 
and  the  reasons  for  offerings  given 
and  programs  supported.  WMCs  Pen 
Pointers  also  give  instruction.  Not 
all  ladies  in  a  local  organization 
need  to  read  each  Pen  Pointer. 
Some  are  for  instruction  for  officers; 
while  others  are  for  the  entire 
group.  Ask  for  assistance.  National 
officers  are  capable  of  answering 
questions  and  many  others  locally 
and  in  the  district  group  are  also 
aware.  Don't  know  enough  to  even 
ask  questions?  Shout,  "HELP!" 

Some  children  claim  not  to  like 
arithmetic  because  they  can't  get 
the  right  answer.  How  different  is 
that  same  child's  attitude  when  an 
educator  finally  states  the  problem 
in  a  method  that  is  understood  by 
the  child.  Don't  be  a  quitter  with 
WMC.  Try  the  Bible  study  and  the 
mission  emphasis  and  add  the  rest 
ax  you  learn.  The  child  does  not 
receive  a  diploma  the  first  day  of 
first  grade.  WMC  can  be  a  learned 
response;  and  Women  Manifesting 
Christ  in  every  church,  a  reality! 


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and  then  a  list  of  questions.  Some  of  the  themes  for  study 
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News  Notes 


by  Vance  Christie 

Cindy  Spradling,  a  chemistry  major  and  1980  grad- 
uate of  Grace  College  is  participating  in  Union  Car- 
bide Corporation's  first  ever  co-op  work/study  pro- 
gram. In  three  years  she 
will  earn  a  degree  in 
chemical  engineering 
from  the  West  Virginia 
Institute  of  Technology 
while  working  for 
Union     Carbide.     Both 


Union  Carbide  and  the 
institute  are  located  in 
Montgomery,  West  Vir- 
ginia, one  hour  east  of 
the  state  capitol, 
Charleston. 

Last  Christmas,  Cindy  was  scouting  around  for 
jobs  to  be  had  after  graduation.  She  landed  one  with 
the  Union  Carbide,  along  with  the  stipulation  that  she 
would  continue  working  toward  an  engineering  de- 
gree. So  Cindy  began  working  for  Carbide  this  sum- 
mer. In  the  fall,  she  will  get  back  into  the  books. 
Then  each  summer  she  will  work  for  Carbide.  In  this 
way,  following  the  co-op  program,  she  will  receive  a 
Bachelor  of  Science  in  Chemistry  Engineering  degree 
in  three  years. 

West  Virginia  Institute  of  Technology  has  a  stu- 
dent body  consisting  of  over  5,000  mechanical,  civil, 
electrical  and  chemical  engineering  students.  Her 
courses  will  consist  mainly  of  electrical  engineering, 
chemistry  and  math.  The  school  is  generally  con- 
sidered hard  and  she  says  that  her  particular  program 
looks  especially  difficult.  The  undergraduate  level 
work  will  consist  of  lecture  and  lab  courses.  Few  of 
her  courses  will  call  for  a  combination  of  lab  and  class 
work. 

After  receiving  her  degree  in  engineering,  the  job 
market  is  wide  open  to  her.  "Even  a  person  with  a 
master's  degree  has  difficulty  in  getting  a  job,"  she 
says,  "but  once  you  have  your  engineering  degree  you 
can  go  almost  anywhere  and  find  employment." 

Cindy  is  the  oldest  daughter  of  Rev.  and  Mrs. 
Robert  K.  Spradling.  Pastor  Spradling  has  a  growing 


church  of  over  600  in  Charleston,  West  Virginia.  A 
former  Grace  Seminary  student,  where  he  received 
the  Th.M.  in  1960,  he  and  his  wife  have  been  at  the 
independent  fundamental  Bible  Center  Church  for  12 
years.  The  Spradlings  have  one  other  daughter,  Cheryl. 

While  majoring  in  chemistry  at  Grace,  Cindy 
picked  up  a  biblical  studies  minor.  Prior  to  coming  to 
Grace  she  earned  some  Bible  credit  by  attending  the 
Appalachian  Bible  Institute  in  West  Virginia  for  two 
years. 

At  Grace,  she  was  the  junior  class  secretary  and 
worked  with  the  school's  Artist  Co-op  in  her  senior 
year.  She  enjoys  sketching  and  drawing,  as  well  as  the 
"homey  kind  of  things"  like  sewing,  knitting,  and 
embroidery.  During  the  spring  semester  of  her  senior 
year  she  took  a  rock  climbing  and  rapelling  course, 
which  she  found  both  challenging  and  exciting. 

New  Controller  at  Grace 

Larry  Chamberlain  will  become  controller  of 
Grace  Schools  in  August.  He,  his  wife  and  two  chil- 
dren currently  reside  in  Warsaw,  Indiana,  where  he  is 
business  manager  and  accountant  for  the  Brethren 
Home  Missions  Council,  Inc.,  and  accountant  for  the 
Brethren  Investment  Foundation. 

Mr.  Chamberlain  received  his  B.A.  degree  from 
Bob  Jones  University  in  Greenville,  South  Carolina, 
and  this  spring  received  the  Master's  in  Business  Ad- 
ministration from  Indiana  University.  Prior  to  his  ex- 
perience at  BHMC,  Larry  was  employed  as  branch 
manager  and  lending  officer  at  National  Central  Bank 
of  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania.  Bill  Hofto  will  be  assum- 
ing the  position  of  assistant  controller/senior  staff  ac- 
countant in  August. 

New  Courses  and  Record  Enrollment 

Course  offerings  in  the  Grace  Theological  Semi- 
nary were  increased  again  this  summer.  In  addition  to 
courses  taught  by  resident  faculty,  there  were  a  num- 
ber of  well-known  guest  lecturers.  These  included  Dr. 
Ronald  Chadwick,  Dr.  Kenneth  Gangel,  Dr.  S.  Lewis 
Johnson,  Jr.,  Dr.  John  Lawlor,  and  Dr.  James  Ross- 
cup. 

There  were  225  students  enrolled  in  the  first  term 
in  the  M.Div.,  M.A.  in  Missions,  Th.M.,  and  Th.D. 
programs.  More  than  50  additional  students  were  on 
campus  for  work  in  the  M.A.  program  in  Christian 
School  Administration.  The  college  also  experienced 
a  record  enrollment  with  161  students  registered. 
This  included  the  nursing  students  who  were  involved 
in  12  hours  of  class  plus  24  hours  at  Parkview  Hos- 
pital in  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  each  week. 


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The  Grills: 

Colleagues, 

Brothers, 

Friends 


Mike  and  Steve  Grill  are  more  than 
just  brothers.  They  are  best  friends, 
tennis  partners,  business  associates, 
and  colleagues  on  the  faculty  of  Grace 
College.   Both  did  their  undergraduate 
work  at  Grace,  received  their  masters 
degrees  from  Ball  State  University 
(Muncie,  Ind.),  and  hold  doctorate 
degrees  in  their  respective  fields. 

"Steve  and  I  are  more  like  friends 
than  brothers,"  admits  Mike,  34,  the 
chairman  of  the  Behavioral  Science 
department  at  the  college.   "The 
whole  idea  of  him  as  a  brother  doesn't 
even  click  for  me.    I  think  of  him  as 
just  another  good  friend  on  the  faculty, 
although  obviously  he's  my  brother." 

"Our  family  relationship  is  different 
than  most,"  explains  the  older  son  of 
A.  E.  and  Kitty  Grill  of  Dayton,  Ohio. 
"We  like  each  other." 

It  is  not  just  the  brothers;  it  is  their 
parents  and  their  wives,  as  well.   "We 
take  vacations  together,  as  a  group, 
just  because  we  like  to,"  he  says. 

Together  they  went  to  France  and 
Switzerland  one  summer;  while 
England  was  the  destination  another 
year.  Over  Christmas  break  this  year, 
the  two  took  a  group  of  students  to 
Washington,  D.C.,  with  Mike  teaching 
a  class  in  Christian  Counseling  and 
Steve  leading  a  class  in  Persuasion. 
"The  fact  that  we  both  happen  to 
teach  on  the  faculty  ends  up  making  it 
doubly  nice,  because  we  could  take 
students  along, "  says  Steve,  3 1 .   Both 
accompanied  the  tennis  team,  of  which 
Mike  is  the  assistant  coach,  to  spring 
training  in  Florida. 

Steve,  the  chairman  of  the  Speech 
Communications  department,  attrib- 
utes their  family  closeness  to  its  size- 
they  are  the  only  children.   "It's  easier 
for  us  to  be  closer,  than  maybe  people 
who  come  from  large  families  where 
you  kind  of  spread  your  relationships 
among  all  the  family  members,"  he 
says.    "We're  a  small  family  and  really 


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close." 

The  Grills'  offices  are  located  a 
short  distance  from  each  other  in  the 
lower  level  of  Philathea  Hall  on  the 
Grace  campus.  "It's  kind  of  neat  to  be 
able  to  walk  around  the  corner  and 
have  your  brother/best  friend  right 
there,"  says  Steve. 

The  influences  each  has  had  on  the 
other  are  obvious,  although  perhaps 
more  with  Steve,  being  the  younger, 
than  with  Mike.. 

"I  think  it's  really  interesting  to 
grow  up  when  you  have  an  older 
brother  that  you  really  look  up  to," 
Steve  says.    "Mike  was  very  good  in 
athletics  in  high  school,  much  better 
than  I  .  .  .  ." 

"Notice  he  didn't  mention  aca- 
demics," interjects  Mike  with  a  smile. 

"It  was  really  something  to  be 
going  to  your  brother's  basketball 
games,  track  meets,  and  so  forth. 
That's  probably  influenced  me  sub- 
consciously in  a  lot  of  ways,"  Steve 
adds. 

Citing  instances  such  as  a  choice  of 
college  and  a  teaching  career  as  possible 
results  of  a  big  brother  influence,  Steve 
is  quick  to  point  out,  "Not  that  I  neces- 
sarily tried  to  copy  him.  We're  smart 
enough  to  realize  that  we're  very 
different  in  some  ways." 

He  continues,  "In  a  lot  of  ways,  he's 
always  been  the  one  to  do  things  first, 
and  then  I  kind  of  followed,  except 
the  college  teaching,  maybe.  I  got  into 
that  full  time  first,  then  I  spent  a  great 
deal  of  my  time  trying  to  talk  him  into 
the  fact  that  Grace  would  be  a  really 
great  place  for  him  to  work." 

Steve,  perhaps,  has  not  had  as  great 
an  influence  on  Mike.  "Because  I  was 
not  following  in  his  footsteps,  people 


didn't  have  expectations  of  me  on  the 
basis  of  him,"  the  psychology  professor 
says.  The  influences  come  more  in  the 
form  of  everyday  interaction,  according 
to  Mike.   "I  would  be  hard  pressed  to 
put  my  finger  on  things  specifically," 
he  notes.   "But  there's  kind  of  a 
constant  give." 

Grace  Schools  are  intertwined  in 
the  lives  of  the  Grill  family,  going  back 
as  far  as  1956,  when  the  two  brothers 
accepted  Christ  during  a  series  of 
meetings  in  which  Dr.  Paul  Bauman, 
Jr.,  spoke.  The  former  Grace  Seminary 
administrator  and  professor  was  speak- 
ingat  their  home  church  in  Englewood, 
Ohio.  Through  the  meetings,  and  the 
godly  influence  of  their  mother,  both 
boys  made  public  professions  of  faith 
that  week. 

Several  years  later,  as  Mike  prepared 
to  go  off  to  college,  the  influence  of 
Grace  again  reared  its  head.  "Coming 
to  Grace  was  easy,"  says  Steve,  as  the 
two  tal  ked  about  the  decision  to  obtain 
their  college  eduation  in  Winona  Lake. 
"We  didn't  have  much  choice  in  that." 

"I  think  our  mother  heard  the 
basketball  team  at  our  Grace  Brethren 
Church  in  Ohio  in  about  1 960  and 
made  up  her  mind  that  the  boys  were 
going  to  go  to  Grace  for  at  least  one 
year,  no  matter  what,"  he  adds.   "We 
have  been  very  thankful  for  that." 

So,  in  1963,  Mike  arrived  on  campus 
with  the  intention  of  attending  the 
school  for  one  year,  then  transferring 
to  Ohio  State  University  to  study 
dentistry.   "I  came  and  was  involved 
in  athletics  and  really  enjoyed  it,"  he 
says.   "So  I  decided  to  stay." 

Active  in  basketball,  he  was  benched 
his  senior  year  due  to  an  illness.  The 
English  major  turned  more  of  his  time 
to  his  studies,  picking  up  a  minor  in 
psychology  the  last  semester  of  his 
college  career. 

He  credits  Chuck  Henry  (brother  of 
Ron  Henry,  Grace  director  of  admis- 


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sions,  and  now  chairman  of  the  psy- 
chology department  at  Wheaton 
Coilege,  III.)  with  influencinghischoice 
to  direct  his  career  toward  psychology, 
rather  than  teaching.  After  looking  at 
the  possibilities,  one  of  the  most 
obvious  was  school  psychology,  some- 
thing he  did  for  nearly  eight  years. 

Graduating  from  Grace  in  1970, 
Steve  joined  the  faculty  a  year  later. 
"The  timing  was  absolutely  perfect," 
he  says.  The  year  he  graduated  and 
began  working  on  his  masters  degree, 
the  chairman  of  the  speech  department 
left  to  work  on  his  doctorate  degree. 
Dr.  E.  William  Male,  then  academic 
dean  of  the  college  and  now  dean  of  the 
seminary,  asked  if  he  would  teach  until 
the  department  head  returned. 

"By  the  way,"  Steve  notes  with  a 
laugh.   "He  never  came  back.    I've 
been  here  ever  since."   In  addition  to 
his  responsibilities  as  chairman  of  the 
department,  he  also  directs  the  majority 
of  the  drama  productions  at  the 
college. 

Adjusting  to  being  a  faculty  mem- 
ber, rather  than  a  student,  was  difficult 
for  Steve,  who  was  hired  when  he  was 
22  years  old.   "I  had  only  been  out  of 
school  for  nine  or  ten  months,"  he 
notes.   "I  immediately  had  to  turn 
around  and  come  back  and  teach  with 
people  who  were  some  of  my  best 
friends,  had  played  soccer  with  me, 
perhaps  girls  I  had  dated,  and  teaching 
with  people,  who  just  a  few  months 
before,  had  been  my  professors. 

"It  took  several  years  for  people  to 
stop  looking  at  me  as  a  student  who 
just  happens  to  be  teaching  a  class, 
changing  that  image  to,  he  is  now  a 
teacher  here  at  the  college, "  Steve  says. 
"I  think  I  like  it  a  lot  better  now  that 
I'm  sort  of  established  and  have  been 
around  awhile." 

Steve  recently  received  a  Ph.D. 
degree  in  educational  administration 
from  Ball  State.   "I  thought  I  could 
make  more  contributions  (to  the 
college),"  he  says.    In  addition  to  his 
teaching  responsibilities,  he  is  the 
assistant  academic  dean  and  was 
recently  responsible  for  the  comple- 
tion of  the  new  college  catalogue.   He 
has  also  served  as  assistant  soccer 
coach. 

On  the  faculty  full  time  at  Grace 
since  1978,  the  adjustment  to  teaching 
at  his  alma  mater  has  not  been  as  great 
for  Mike,  as  it  was  for  his  brother.  "I 
have  had,  as  colleagues,  a  few  people 
that  had  me  as  a  student,"  says  Mike. 
"This  caused  a  little  pain,  because  I 
really  was  more  into  athletics  than 
academics,  up  until  right  at  the  end. 
Somehow,  my  doctorate  degree,  I 
guess  has  convinced  them  that  I  was 


really  brighter  than  they  thought,"  he 
laughs. 

"Or  brighter  than  your  grades  indi- 
cated," his  brother  adds. 

In  addition  to  Mike  and  Steve's  in- 
volvement with  the  school,  their  father 
has  served  on  the  board  of  trustees 
since  1 971 .  And,  since  his  retirement 
from  business,  has  worked  with  the 
development  department. 

"Grace  has  really  become  a  major 
factor  in  our  lives,  and,  consequently, 
since  we  are  the  family,  in  our  whole 
family's  existence,"  says  Steve.  "That 
is  probably  one  of  the  reasons  we  are 
so  involved  in  trying  to  sell  people  on 
the  good  things  of  it." 

Another  reason  probably  is  that 
Mike  and  Steve  have  been  in  the  unique 
position  of  seeing  Grace  grow.   "We're 
starting  to  get  some  longevity,"  Steve 
notes.   "With  Mike  coming  in  1963, 
the  family  has  been  closely,  uniquely 
involved  in  what's  going  on  at  Grace 
for  1 7  or  1 8  years.  We  've  been  able, 
over  a  long  period  of  time,  to  see  those 
good  changes,  to  see  how  the  school 
has  grown,  and  gotten  better  and 
better.  We  have  some  perspective 
now,  that  a  lot  of  people  don't  have 
on  Grace  Schools,  just  by  having  been 
around  so  long." 

When  Mike  entered  the  college  as  a 
freshman,  there  were  300  students. 
The  library  was  in  a  small  room  in 
McClain  and  meals  were  served  at  the 
Westminster  Hotel,  now  the  Inter- 
national Friendsnip  House. 

"I  think,  especially  coming  through 
at  that  time,  you  believed  in  the 
school,"  comments  Mike.   "It  has 
gotten  uniformly  better,  in  every  way 
you  can  think.  We're  800  this  year; 
there  is  talk  that  it  will  probably  be 
900,  maybe  more,  next  year.   And,  the 
students  academically,  just  keep  getting 
better  and  better,  and  spiritually,  better 
and  better." 

Mike  and  Steve  are  also  partners  in 
Warsaw  Health  Foods.  The  small  East 
Center  Street  (Warsaw,  Ind.)  store  was 
begun  several  years  ago  at  the  sug- 
gestion of  their  parents,  who  own  one 
of  the  largest  health  food  stores  in  the 
Midwest  (Dayton,  Ohio).  "It's  way, 
way  over  what  we  could  have  hoped 
for  at  this  time." 

Their  involvement  with  the  health 
food  store  matches  their  active  life 
style.  "We  see  a  real  connection  be- 
tween the  Christian  life  style,  taking 
care  of  your  body,  physically  being 
the  best  you  can,  tied  in  with  your 
spiritual  life,"  says  Steve. 

Their  faith  influences  the  way  they 
teach,  as  well.   "I'm  becoming  con- 
vinced that,  at  Grace  in  particular, 
anything  we  teach  that  isn't  based  on 


biblical  principles,  to  the  best  that  we 
can  discern  those  principles,  really  is 
of  little  value,"  he  notes. 

The  speech  professor  recently  has 
begun  finding  that  there  are  Christians 
who  have  analyzed  different  areas  of 
speech  from  a  biblical  perspective. 
"That  doesn't  mean  in  the  past  I 
taught  things  that  were  wrong,"  he 
says.   "It  means  I  didn't  always  know 
the  biblical  foundation  for  why  I 
taught  the  things  I  did.   I  taught  them 
because  I  was  certain  it  didn't  contra- 
dict anything  that  God  said,  but  I 
really  didn't  know.   More  and  more 
people  now  are  making  certain  that 
the  biblical  principles  have  been 
looked  up,  and  you  can  use  those  as  a 
foundation  for  the  cla^s." 

"Psychology  is  a  little  different  in 
that  a  lot  of  academic  areas  really 
don't  touch  on  moral  things,"  Mike 
points  out.   "You  can't  avoid  that  in 
psyc,  especially  in  counseling."  Al- 
though he  discusses  more  controversial 
theories  in  his  classes,  Mike  is  sure  to 
base  the  classes  that  he  teaches,  as  well 
as  the  personal  counseling  he  does  on 
the  Bible. 

"We  are  more  and  more  seeing  that 
as  a  real  important  issue  of  the  school," 
notes  Steve.   Both  feel  that  one  basic 
solution  to  the  day-to-day  problems  of 
the  school  is  to  remain  true  to  the 
uniqueness  that  is  Grace  College. 
"First  of  all,  the  Lord's  going  to  bless 
you  for  remaining  true  to  it,  and, 
secondly,  that  uniqueness  will  attract 
people  who  ought  to  be  there,"  says 
the  speech  professor. 

"It's  all  right  to  worry  about 
money  and  students  and  everything 
else,"  he  concludes.  "But  we  have  to 
keep  worrying  about  whether  we  are 
doing  the  best  job  biblically,  in  doing 
the  teaching  of  principles,  and  the  rest 
will  take  care  of  itself." 

And,  as  the  Grace  vine  has  woven 
its  way  through  the  professional  lives 
of  Mike  and  Steve  Grill,  it  also  branched 
out  into  their  personal  lives.   Both  met 
their  wives  as  a  result  of  the  college. 

Mike's  wife,  Becky,  was  a  year 
behind  him  in  school.  They  were 
married  prior  to  her  senior  year  in  col- 
lege. She  teaches  half-day  kindergarten 
at  Lincoln  School  in  Warsaw,  Ind.,  and 
works  in  the  health  food  store.  They 
have  a  nine-year-old  son,  Joshua,  a 
third  grader  at  Jefferson  School  in 
Winona  Lake. 

And,  in  a  round-about-way,  the  col- 
lege played  a  part  in  Steve's  marriage 
to  Elaine,  the  college  roommate  of  his 
college  roommate's  wife.  The  two  met 
at  the  wedding,  in  which  both  were 
attendants.  She  is  associated  with 
Family  Realty,  Warsaw,  Indiana. 


august  '80 1 


discover 


.  .  .  six  of  Europe's  most  captivating  countries: 
The  Netherlands,  Belgium,  France,  Switzerland, 
Germany  and  Austria. 

.  .  .  the  grandeur  of  Paris,  the  majestic  Swiss 
Alps,  the  enchanting  Black  Forest,  the  castles 
of  Bavaria  and  the  serenity  of  the  Austrian 
countryside. 

.  .  .  the  history  of  the  church  as  you  relive  the 
past  in  the  places  where  it  happened. 

.  .  .  what  God  is  doing  today  through  missions 
in  Europe. 


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for  more  information  write: 

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In  Memory  of: 

Mrs.  Harry  Partem  (Lorene) 
Gerald  Moss  Browning 
Thomas  Foster 
Rudolph  Moeller 

Hazel  Aylor 

William  J.  Frettinger 
Ralph  A.  Cousins 
Mary  Lois  Fish 


Given  By: 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Peugh 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moss  C.  Browning 

Laura  A.  Hall 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ernest  Ringler 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Spotz  and  Family 

Southview  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Ashland,  Ohio 

Mrs.  Mildred  Frettinger 

Mrs.  Ralph  Cousins 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  Moore 


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This  is  the  two  hundredth  birthday  for  the  Sunday  school,  and  many  celebra- 
tions are  planned  for  the  happy  event.  But  Sunday  school  at  this  time  is  also 
undergoing  a  period  of  evaluation.  Dr.  Win  Am  has  come  up  with  some  inter- 
esting data,  and  here  is  some  of  the  material:  the  total  Sunday  school, 
church  school,  and  Sabbath  school  enrollment  in  American  churches  has  de- 
clined from  40,508,568  in  1970,  to  32,607 ,421— a  24  percent  drop  in  the 
past  decade.  During  the  same  period  church  membership  grew  16  percent. 

Of  the  42  major  Protestant  denominations  in  America,  last  year  24  reported 
at  least  some  degree  of  growth  in  church  membership.  Of  the  same  42,  only 
12  registered  any  growth  last  year  in  Sunday  school.  The  mainline  churches 
have  suffered  big  losses  in  this  area.  One  example  is  the  United  Methodist 
Church — since  1964  they  have  lost  2,524,365. 

But  the  mainline  churches  are  not  the  only  ones  affected.  One  example  is  the 
Southern  Baptist  Conference.  They  have  lost  over  120,000  in  enrollment 
during  the  past  year.  The  Church  of  the  Nazarene  has  grown  33  percent  since 
1965,  and  during  the  past  two  years  has  lost  28,429,  and  24,441. 

In  the  Grace  Brethren  Churches  there  are  several  examples  of  this  problem. 
The  Iowa-Midlands  District  reports  a  24  percent  decline  in  attendance 
during  the  past  10  years.  The  Northeastern  Ohio  District  reports  that  only 
2  of  their  14  churches  have  Sunday  schools  as  large  as  they  did  10  years  ago. 

How  does  it  look  on  the  national  level  for  the  Grace  Brethren  Churches?  As 
a  whole,  we  have  done  by  comparison,  fair  to  good.  We  have  at  least  beat 
the  averages  during  the  past  10  years.  Our  membership  has  increased  25  per- 
cent, but  our  Sunday  school  has  not  kept  pace — it  increased  by  10  percent. 
Another  way  to  look  at  this  is  that  10  years  ago  in  our  Fellowship  we 
placed  such  importance  on  the  Sunday  school  that  94  percent  of  the  member- 
ship attended  Sunday  school.  At  the  last  reporting,  we  are  down  to  82  per- 
cent. 

Conclusion?  None.  This  is  just  to  remind  us  of  the  reality  of  what  is  hap- 
pening in  churches  today.  Maybe  a  discussion  in  your  own  group  as  to  its 
growth  rate  would  be  profitable.  What  is  happening  in  our  more  rapidly  grow- 
ing churches?  How  do  the  attendances  of  Sunday  school  and  morning  worship 
compare  in  our  Fellowship?  Are  the  trends  of  the  past  10  years  still  intact, 
or  have  the  trends  reversed?  This  is  all  for  your  thoughts  and  consideration. 


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BRETHREN   MISSIONARY 


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SEPTEMBER    1980 


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I6LESIA  DE  LOS    HERMANOS 


Reflecting  ...  70  Years  in  Argentina 


Have  We  Lost  the  Vision? 


BMH  BMHSMH 

V     v    v 


Reflections  by  Still  Waters 


By  Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 


Where  Have 


A  reminder  that  we  are  liv- 
ing in  an  impersonal  world 
which  surrounds  us.  We  have 
become  mere  numbers  and 
many  discussions  have  been 
held  on  this  topic.  You  have 
more  numbers  to  account  for 
than  even  a  genius  in 
mathematics  could  possibly 
cope  with.  You  have  a  house 
number,  a  Social  Security 
number,  a  number  at  the 
bank,  a  license  plate  number, 
and  a  serial  number  on  your 
car,  credit  card  numbers,  a 
telephone  number,  a  time- 
clock-card  number,  and  a  mail 
box  number.  With  all  this  you 
realize  that  the  status  of  your 
person  and  place  in  society  is 
very  number  oriented.  We 
learn  to  live  with  it  though,  as 
the  high  price  we  pay  for  liv- 
ing in  a  modern  society. 

In  this  society  there  are  also 
faces  I  miss  that  I  once  en- 
joyed that  highlights  this 
growing  trend  towards  "im- 
personalness."  One  face  I  miss 
is  that  of  the  gas  station  atten- 
dant. When  gasoline  was  40 
cents  a  gallon,  he  was  there 
when  I  drove  into  the  station. 
He  had  a  friendly  smile,  he 
opened  the  hood  of  the  car, 
checked  the  oil  supply,  and 
with  brush  and  rubber 
squeegee  cleaned  my  win- 
dows. He  hinted  at  the  need  of 
air  in  a  low  tire,  and  even  sug- 
gested that  if  I  would  drive 
the  car  to  a  location  on  his  lot, 
he  would  fill  it  with  free  clean 
air.  Not  so  any  more.  I  drive 
into  what  appears  to  be  a  no- 
man's  land,  check  the  81-30 
price,  pump  the  gas  myself — 
that  is,  if  I  can  understand  all 
the  directions  on  the  pump. 


All  the  Faces 


Then  the  little  digital 
numbers  race  across  the  face 
of  the  pump  with  great  speed 
(reaching  new  highs  each 
week)!  All  this  and  still  no 
face  and  smile,  and  no  sign  of 
help.  I  pay  the  bill  through  a 
little  slit  in  the  window,  see  a 
hand  take  my  revenue,  and 
hear  a  muffled  word — "thank 
you."  I  am  told  it  is  for  the 
safety  of  the  attendants  that 
they  remain  behind  these  bar- 
riers. I  drive  off  from  the  self- 
service  station  and  my  right 
hand  reeks  of  gasoline  for  the 
next  half  day.  Yet,  no  one  is 
there  to  help,  or  even  smile. 

You  can  visit  "Martha,"  the 
"Money  Mars-el,"  now  at  your 
local  bank.  This  machine,  of 
the  computer  age,  receives  its 
messages  through  the  key 
punch.  It  adds  to  your  ac- 
count, takes  from  your  ac- 
count, or  jams  and  does 
nothing! 

Where  have  all  the  faces 
gone?  That  long  row  of  84.00 
steaks  neatly  wrapped,  lie  in 
impeccable  order.  There  are 
tags  all  in  place,  telling  us  that 
"Elsie  the  cow"  is  about  as 
valuable  as  precious  metals.  I 
suppose  some  person 
somewhere  wrapped  the 
beautiful  meats  in  the 
package,  but  where  is  the  man 
called  the  butcher?  Has  he 
disappeared  because  he  does 
not  want  to  defend  himself 
against  the  pricing?  Once  he 
was  a  family  friend  and  now 
his  face  is  no  longer 
recognizable.    Once    he    was 


Gone? 


there  to  chat,  now  he  is  gone 
never  to  be  seen,  except  for  a 
fleeting  glance  as  he  refills  his 
case  when  the  crowd  is  gone. 
A  lesson,  dear  Christian,  for 
us  all,  if  we  will  but  look  and 
see.  The  people  of  the  world 
do  not  want  to  be  mere 
numbers,  nor  do  they  desire 
to  spend  their  lives  speaking 
to  machines  that  may  speak  to 
us  in  computer  like  voices. 
What  they  want  to  see  and 
communicate  with  is  people 
and  friends.  Jesus  is  described 
as  a  friend  and  a  brother.  The 
visitor  that  approaches  your 
church  does  not  want  to  be  a 
number  on  your  chart  as  one 
more  person  in  attendance. 
He  or  she  wants  to  see  friend- 
ly faces  to  meet  them  and 
greet  them.  They  have  been  a 
number  all  week  and  now 
they  are  seeking  a  face,  a 
friendly  face  and  another  per- 
son to  make  them  sense  a 
degree  of  proper  worth.  You 
might  well  be  able  to  in- 
troduce them  to  a  friend  of 
yours  named  Jesus  Christ. 
The  soul  of  the  person  you 
have  just  recently  met  may 
well  be  in  the  need  of  salva- 
tion through  Jesus  Christ.  A 
smile,  a  kind  word,  and  a  bit 
of  hospitality  may  well  result 
in  showing  them  that  the 
world  may  treat  them  as  a 
number,  but  Christians  seek 
to  regard  people  as  God's 
highest  creation. 


September  '80 


Cover  photo:  by  Peter  Peer 


IX 


35  Years  Ago- 1945 

Missionaries  from  Africa  at  national  con- 
ference were  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Foster, 
Miss  Elizabeth  Tyson,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jake 
Kliever,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Dunning,  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Curtis  Morrill  and  Mrs.  Benjamin 
Hamilton. 

15  Years  Ago- 1965 

Rev.  Gene  Witzky  began  his  ministry  at 
Pompano  Beach,  Fla.  .  .  .  Jerry  R.  Young, 
associate  pastor  at  First  Brethren  Church  of 
Kittanning,  Pa.,  was  ordained  to  the  min- 
istry. .  .  .  The  Herald  Company  burned  the 
mortgage  as  the  final  payment  was  made  on 
their  building,  which  was  erected  in  1956 
and  paid  off  in  nine  years. 

5  Years  Ago- 1975 

Spokesmen  II  traveled  1,200  miles  on 
their  bicycles.  Under  the  sponsorship  of 
GBC  Christian  Education,  they  left  Winona 
Lake,  Ind.  and  traveled  around  the  shoreline 
of  Lake  Michigan  through  Illinois,  Wisconsin, 
upper  and  lower  Michigan  and  returned  to 
South  Bend,  Ind. 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY,, 


Volume  42       Number  9      September  1980 

Editor,  Charles  W.  Turner 

Managing  Editor,  Kenneth  E.  Herman 

Artist,  Jane  Fretz 

Production  Manager,  Bruce  Brickel 

Departmental  Editors:   Christian  Education: 

Knute  Larson.  Foreign  Missions:   Rev.  John 

Zielasko,   Nora   Macon.  Grace  Schools:  Dr. 

Homer   A.    Kent,   Jr.,   Don  Cramer.  Home 

Missions:   Dr.   Lester   E.   Pifer,  Brad  Skiles. 

I/VMC:  Linda  Hoke. 

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4     HAVE  WE   LOST   THE   VISION? 
8    A  TIME   FOR   MISSIONARY   ADVANCE 
10    EVERYTHING   GOT  QUIET    (OR    RATHER, 

EVERYONE) 
12    QUEBEC,  CANADA  — RIPE   FOR    HARVEST! 
16    WHAT   "SELF   SUPPORTING"    MEANS  TO 

OMAHA   ELDERS 
18    A   VIABLE   PLAN   FOR   CHURCH   GROWTH 
24    LESSONS  FROM   THE   CIRCUS 

29  CONFERENCE   PEN   POINTERS 

30  WMC   PRESIDENT'S  MESSAGE,  PART    1 
36     HARMONY    IN    CHURCH    MUSIC 

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•  Reflections  By  Still  Waters  2  • 

•  News  Notes  20  •      Bible  Crossword  38  • 

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Dear  Readers, 

National  conference  is  now  history  and  we  were 
glad  to  have  had  the  opportunity  to  fellowship  with 
many  of  you.  We  missed  some— sorry  you  could 
not  be  at  Winona  Lake  for  this  very  special 
happening.  In  NOW,  on  page  40,  we  would  like  to 
share  a  few  conference  headlines  with  you,  and 
there  will  be  more  details  in  later  issues. 

Better  get  your  plans  started  for  next  year's 
conference  sessions! 

Sincerely  Yours, 


^4o4<£  7(/. 


Something  new  has  been  added— see  page  38  for  a 
Bible  crossword  puzzle. 


September  '80  > 


4 


Reflecting  .  .  .  70  Tears  in  Argentina 


Have  We 

Lost 

the  Vision? 


by  Peter  Peer 

It's  really  not  very  impressive,  that 
gray  sprawling  building  situated  just  a 
half  block  from  the  important  inter- 
section called  "Cinco  Esquinas"  (five 
corners)  in  Rio  Cuarto,  the  thriving 
commercial  city  of  central  Argentina. 
To  the  average  man  passing  on  the  street, 
this  old  building  holds  little  or  no 
attraction  and  certainly  no  historical 


Above:  Eduardo  Coria  addresses  the  congregation  at  Rio  Cuarto. 


September  '80 


1>  G  &  &  <k 


Mrs.  Loree  Sickel  receives  a  gift  from  the  Argentine  church 
as  her  son-in-law,  Jack  Churchill,  observes. 


significance.  Yet,  this  missionary  has 
often  wandered  through  its  seasoned, 
and  in  some  places  dilapidated,  halls 
with  a  sensation  between  thrill  and 
wonder  as  I've  considered  the  significance 
of  this  place  in  God's  history. 

Rio  Cuarto  was  the  city  chosen  by  the 
first  Brethren  missionaries  as  the  starting 
place.  Here  they  dug  their  first  spiritual 
foxhole  in  the  battle  to  take  the  message 
of  Jesus  to  a  needy  Argentina.   And  this 
old  building,  now  groaning  from  the 
effects  of  age  on  its  weary  structure,  has 
seen  many  a  spiritual  battle,  some  won 
and,  regretfully,  some  lost. 

In  this  old  building  the  message  has 
been  preached,  souls  have  been  won  to 
Christ,  people  have  been  baptized,  and 
saints  have  been  edified  for  nearly  seven 
decades.  Scenes  of  spiritual  advances, 
bloody  battles,  weary  retreat,  and 


renewed  advances  have  been  acted  out 
on  this  very  spot  by  faithful  men,  both 
missionary  and  national. 

So  it  is  with  many  places-insignificant 
to  man's  history  but  important  to  Jesus 
Christ  and  the  history  of  His  Church.  It 
is  not  strange,  then,  that  a  young 
missionary  should  stand  back  in  wonder 
at  his  heritage. 

November  of  1979  brought  these 
thoughts  rushing  into  the  minds  of  all 
missionaries  as  we  celebrated  the  date 
when  pioneer  missionary  Dr.  Charles  F. 
Yoder,  with  his  family,  arrived  in  Rio 
Cuarto  back  in  1 909.  It  was  the  Brethren 
Church's  first  effort  to  reach  the  great 
South  American  continent. 

The  old  church  was  filled  to  over- 
flowing those  three  days  of  early 
November  1979.  The  invisible  church, 
the  body  of  Christ,  met  not  just  to 
reminisce  but  to  be  reminded  about  the 


The  anniversary  cake. 

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September  '80  > 


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needs  of  today  and  the  challenge  of 
tomorrow. 

The  guest  speaker  was  Rev.  Jack 
Churchill,  missionary  to  Mexico,  who 
spent  three  terms  of  service  in  Argentina. 
Traveling  with  him  was  his  mother-in-law, 
Mrs.  Loree  Sickel,  who  served  longer 
than  any  other  Bretliren  missionary  in 
Argentina.   It  was  a  joy  to  have  her  here 
again. 

Among  the  other  guests  was  Mrs. 
Eleanor  Romanenghi,  daughter  of  the 
first  missionary,  Charles  Yoder.  Antonio 
Gamarra,  now  serving  the  Lord  in 
Venezuela,  was  present.   He  worked  with 
the  Bible  Coach  in  the  early  years. 

Joining  in  the  celebration  was 
Domingo  Reina.  He  was  one  of  our 
earliest  national  pastors  who  was  saved 
under  the  ministry  of  Missionary 
Leonard  Webb  and  who  served  faithfully 


Mrs.  Sickel  (left)  enjoyed  chatting  with  old  friends. 


Many  of  the  early  national  pastors  and  workers  were 
present. 


in  the  Brethren  Church  for  almost  25 
years.  Ricardo  Wagner  was  there  and, 
though  retired,  he  still  serves  the  Lord  in 
the  Brethren  Church.  Also  present  were 
Luis  Siccardi,  who  for  many  years  was  a 
faithful  pastor;  and  Juan  Pisani,  another 
of  the  early  workers. 

Activities  for  the  three  days  included 
early  morning  prayer  services  in  which 
the  church  laid  before  the  Lord  her 
present  and  future  needs.   Reports  were 
given  from  each  of  the  local  churches  of 
her  needs  and  achievements.  There  were 
moments  of  fellowship  and  of  recalling 
the  past  with  the  early  workers.  A 
special  slide  presentation  was  prepared 
about  the  early  days  of  the  work  in 
Argentina.  Challenging  messages  were 
presented  by  Mr.  Churchill  and  national 


September  '80 


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Many  people  enjoyed  the  celebration  dinner. 


pastor,  Eduardo  Coria.  The  meetings 
were  a  harmonious  blend  of  contem- 
plation of  the  past  with  a  view  to  conse- 
cration for  the  future. 

At  the  meeting  Sunday  afternoon,  all 
of  the  former  pastors  were  recognized 
and  presented  with  a  gift.  Special  gifts 
were  presented  to  Mrs.  Sickel,  Mr. 
Churchill,  and  to  the  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  of  the  Brethren  Church.  The 
seventieth  anniversary  cake  was  cut  in  a 
moment  of  social  fellowship  before  the 
last  service  in  which  Mr.  Churchill 
brought  a  closing  message. 

Is  it  healthy  to  reflect  on  the  past? 
Our  brethren  in  Argentina  would  say 
yes.  The  seventieth  anniversary  cele- 
bration was  for  the  Argentine  church  a 
time  of  challenge,  a  time  for  reflection, 
and  a  time  of  mutual  strengthening. 


The  motto  for  the  year  was  "Growth 
in  '79."  How  important  it  is  to  grow. 
And,  as  I  reflect  on  the  past,  I  wonder 
why  we've  not  grown  more. 

The  early  missionaries  to  Argentina 
never  called  then  field  "Argentina." 
They  called  it  "South  America."  That  is 
a  reflection  of  their  missionary  goal.  It 
was  not  their  idea  to  win  just  Argentina, 
but  all  of  South  America. 

Why  has  the  Brethren  Church  worked 
in  only  the  South  American  countries  of 
Brazil  and  Argentina?  Could  it  be  that 
the  Brethren  Church  has  lost  the  vision 
for  growth  in  all  of  South  America? 
Could  it  be  that  I've  lost  that  vision  and 
that  you've  lost  that  vision? 

Pray,  and  renew  the  vision! 


National  worker  Domingo  Reina  greets  Mrs.  Romanenghi 
daughter  of  the  first  Brethren  missionaries  to  Argentina. 


September  '80 


6666& 


A  Time  for 
Missionary  Advance 


by  John  W.  Zielasko 


"A  dangerous  decade,  threatening  the  west- 
ern way  of  life."  These  ominous  words  from 
British  Prime  Minister  Margaret  Thatcher  alert 
the  West  to  trouble  ahead. 

A  group  of  experts  who  attended  intensive 
seminar  sessions  at  Harvard's  Institute  of 
Politics  recently  gave  the  gloomy  prediction 
that  the  Soviet  Union  would  soon  achieve 
political  dominance  in  the  Persian  Gulf. 

And  so  it  goes.  Doomsday  is  preached,  not 
by  prophets,  but  by  politicians  and  scientists. 

The  informed  Christian,  aware  of  the 
Bible's  teaching,  can  look  beyond  the  immedi- 
ate foreboding  forecast  to  a  glorious  future 
with  Christ.  However,  it  is  also  true  that  mis- 
sions cannot  afford  to  ignore  present  world 
conditions.  The  political  destiny  of  countries 
very  definitely  affects  the  missionary  enter- 
prise. 

It  was  politics  that  closed  China,  politics 
that  restricts  Christian  activity  in  Russia,  and 
politics  in  the  person  of  Idi  Amin  that  caused 
the  death  of  thousands  in  Uganda  and 
harassed  the  Christian  Church.  Politics  keeps 
missionaries  from  receiving  visas  in  some 
countries,  and  politics  restricts  the  activities 
of  missionaries. 

In  spite  of  this,  the  Christian  missionary 
must  have  faith  to  believe  that  obedience  to 
the  Great  Commission  is  not  dependent  on 
politics.  Many  mission  organizations  began  in 
periods  of  political  turmoil. 

For  example,  the  mission  societies  of  Great 
Britain  came  into  being  while  Napoleon  was 


plundering  Europe;  during  the  War  of  1812, 
the  United  States  sent  out  her  first  foreign 
missionaries;  and  in  the  midst  of  the  Ameri- 
can Civil  War,  old  mission  societies  experienced 
remarkable  growth  and  new  mission  organi- 
zations were  formed. 

In  times  of  chaos  and  suffering.  Christians 
have  responded  with  greater  commitment  and 
greater  sacrifice.  There  is  no  reason  to  believe 
that  the  eighties  will  be  different. 

In  the  midst  of  the  precarious  world  scene 
(perhaps  because  of  it),  the  evangelical  church 
and  the  foreign  missions  enterprise  are  pros- 
pering in  a  way  unprecedented  in  history.  The 
electronic  church  attracts  millions.  Big 
churches  flourish  not  only  in  the  United 
States,  but  also  overseas.  Evangelical  semi- 
naries are  thriving.  Christian  schools  are  mush- 
rooming. National  churches  are  making  their 
presence  felt.  The  missionary  responsibility  is 
gaining  momentum  among  Third  World 
churches.  Young  people  are  flocking  to  youth 
conferences  and  once  again  are  seriously  con- 
sidering careers  in  missions. 

The  need  to  intensify  Christian  missionary 
activity  in  the  world  has  never  been  more 
urgent.  More  than  half  of  the  world's  popu- 
lation is  still  untouched  by  the  Christian  mes- 
sage of  salvation  through  Christ. 

In  spite  of  this  colossal  challenge,  less  than 
one-third  of  the  Protestant  missionary  force  is 
directed  toward  the  reaching  of  the  lost.  A 
recent  analysis  reveals  that  most  mission 
societies   have  not  made  a  penetration  into 


September  '80 


^  o  o  o  o. 


new  fields  for  years. 

The  Church  of  Jesus  Christ  must  be  chal- 
lenged to  recognize  and  embrace,  as  her  re- 
sponsibility, that  massive  segment  of  the 
world's  inhabitants  who  are  non-Christian. 
Over  16,700  unreached  groups  already  have 
been  identified.  These  are  people  groups 
where  less  than  20  percent  of  the  population 
is  Christian. 

Although  Brethren  Foreign  Missions  has  a 
high  percentage  of  her  missionary  personnel 
engaged  in  evangelism  and  church  planting, 
we  dare  not  relax  our  efforts.  The  eternal 
destiny  of  more  than  one-half  of  the  human 
race  depends  on  the  success  of  the  foreign 
missions  program. 

The  Apostle  Paul  spoke  of  this  when  he 
wrote:  "And  how  shall  they  hear  without  a 


preacher?  And  how  shall  they  preach  unless 
they  are  sent?"  (Rom.  10:14-15  NASB). 
Brethren  Foreign  Missions  is  ready  to  assume 
as  much  responsibility  for  world  evangeliza- 
tion as  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  through 
her  prayers,  her  gifts,  and  her  personnel,  per- 
mits. 

Seven  appointees  left  in  August  for  lan- 
guage study;  others  are  in  the  final  stages  of 
preparation  for  missionary  careers.  New  fields 
have  been  selected,  just  waiting  for  qualified 
personnel  to  begin  a  ministry. 

We  may  be  entering  a  dangerous  decade, 
but  that  is  all  the  more  reason  for  the  Church 
to  launch  out  into  greater  conquests  for  Jesus 
Christ. 

Only  He  assures  us,  "I  am  with  you  alway, 
even  unto  the  end  of  the  age." 


Thank 
You, 


Mr. 
Thompson 


It's  always  hard  to  say  goodbye  to  friends.  Just 
after  national  conference  in  August,  Brethren 
Foreign  Missions  said  goodbye  to  Rev.  Raymond 
Thompson  who  had  been  administrative  assistant 
in  the  home  office  for  1 3  years.  During  those 
years,  he  proved  to  be  a  staunch  friend  and 
capable  colleague. 

Among  many  varied  duties,  Mr.  Thompson  was 
perhaps  best  recognized  for  his  work  with  candi- 
dates and  prospective  missionaries.  He  guided 
them  through  their  many  preparations  as  they  progressed  to  become  active 
missionaries.  Mr.  Thompson  developed  and  directed  the  first  two  candidate 
schools  conducted  by  FMS  in  1978  and  1979.  (Two  members  of  the  1980 
class  of  appointees  are  Ray's  daughter  and  son-in-law,  Susie  and  Dave 
Hobert.) 

Bud,  as  he  is  known  by  his  friends,  is  now  moving  on  to  a  new  challenge 
in  the  ministry.  He  has  accepted  a  position  with  the  Brethren  Navajo 
Mission  and  has  assumed  his  duties  in  Counselor,  New  Mexico,  where  he 
expects  to  work  directly  with  Navajo  pastors  in  training  and  extension 
seminary  classes. 

The  Foreign  Missions  staff  publicly  acknowledges  its  thanks  to  Mr. 
Thompson  for  his  years  of  faithful  service  and  warm  friendship.  Candidates 
and  missionaries  from  all  our  fields  sense  a  deep  gratitude  for  his  ministry 
to  and  with  them.  We  also  assure  him  of  our  prayers  and  best  wishes  as 
he  and  his  wife,  Mary,  enter  this  new  and  challenging  ministry  in  missions 
for  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 


September  '80 


at    aY    af    a¥ 

Everything 

Got 

QnietS 


(or  rather,  everyone) 


by  Knute  Larson 

"Oh,  boy,"  said  Johnny. 

Johnny  was  very  excited.  It  was 
his  first  job.  He  had  just  arrived  in 
the  city  where  he  would  be  a 
missionary. 

"This  is  going  to  be  so  much 
fun,"  Johnny  thought  outloud.  "I 
am  so  glad  I  didn't  wait." 

Some  people  had  wanted 
Johnny  to  wait  and  get  more  edu- 
cation. But  ever  since  he  was  just 
little— age  three  or  four— Johnny 
had  wanted  to  be  a  missionary. 
And  waiting  until  he  got  the  whole 
way  through  school  seemed  like 
soooo  long! 

"I  know  I  can  do  it,"  Johnny 
told  everyone  who  worried.  His 
neighbor  Susie  agreed.  "Johnny,  I 
know  you  can  do  it,  too,"  she  said. 
Her  words,  so  much  like  Johnny's, 
were  just  like  a  sign  from  God. 

"Excuse  me,  please.  ..."  A  tall, 


well-dressed  businessman  was 
looking  down  at  Johnny  curiously. 
"You  aren't  Johnny  Smith,  are 
you?  I'm  looking  for  our  new 
missionary." 

"I  am  Johnny  Smith,"  said 
Johnny. 

"You  are?  Yes,  yes,  you  know 
who  you  are,  of  course." 

"Are  you  from  the  mission 
church?"  Johnny  asked. 

"I  am.  I  would  like  to  give  you 
a  ride  to  our  board  meeting,"  the 
man  said.  The  tall  stranger  intro- 
duced himself  as  Erik  Laventa,  the 
vice  chairman  of  the  main  policy 
board  for  the  mission  church. 
Johnny  would  be  the  chairman. 

"How  do  you  do,  Mr.  Valenti .  . 
Rick?  Uh,  what  was  your  name? 
Are  you  a  foreigner?"  Johnny 
asked. 

"Erik  Laventa,  Johnny,  and  I 
live  here.  You're  the  foreigner," 
the  vice  chairman  said  very  dis- 


tinctly. "Do  you  have  any  thoughts 
on  the  property  purchase?" 

Johnny  was  afraid  that  might  be 
asked.  He  had  not  been  able  to 
understand  the  plans  they  had  sent 
him. 

"My  belief  is  that  there  is  not 
enough  playground  space,"  Johnny 
said.  That  much  he  could  tell  from 
the  plans. 

"But  we  really  don't  have  extra 
space  for  playgrounds,"  Mr.  Laventa 
noted. 

"I  want  a  playground  and  that's 
that!" 

Everything  got  quiet,  or  rather, 
everyone. 

When  they  got  to  the  car,  Mr. 
Laventa  said,  "We'll  have  to  see 
how  the  rest  of  the  people  on  the 
board  feel  about  the  extra  play- 
ground." 

Then  he  quickly  changed  the 
subject  to  introduce  Johnny  to  Mr. 
Stephan  Moore  who  was  sitting  in 
the  car. 

"I  wanted  to  catch  you  before 
you  got  into  some  of  the  deep 
theological  problems  back  at  the 
mission  station,"  Moore  stated. 
"My  wife  and  I  just  can't  get  our 
marriage  to  work,  and  I  need  help 
fast!" 

"What  do  you  mean?"  Johnny 
asked,  as  Laventa  started  driving. 

"I  mean  I'm  ready  to  split  the 
sheets,  and  I  know  it's  wrong,  and 
so  does  she,  but  it  just  can't  work!" 

"Is  she  a  nice  lady?"  Johnny 
asked.  "She's  not  a  mean  lady,  is 
she?" 

"How  does  that  pertain?" 

"Pertain?  What  does  'pertain' 
mean?"  Johnny  asked. 

Everything  got  quiet,  or  rather, 
everyone. 

When  they  got  to  the  mission 
station,  Mr.  Moore  walked  away 
with  a  disgusted  look  on  his  face. 
Mr.  Laventa  helped  carry  Johnny's 
briefcase  and  suitcase  into  the 
missionary  home.  Johnny  opened  a 
file.  The  title  on  the  front  was 
"Decisions  to  be  made." 

"Excuse  me  for  asking,"  Laventa 
said,  "but  how  did  you  get  to  be  a 
missionary  so  young?  Are  you  sure 
you're  ready  for  that  kind  of 


'September  '80 


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decision  management?" 

"What  do  you  mean  by  decision 
management?"  Johnny  asked. 
"Oh,  never  mind.  I'd  rather  tell 
you  how  I  got  here. 

"Jesus  is  coming  back  soon.  Do 
you  believe  that,  Mr.  Valenti?" 

"Laventa,  Johnny,  and  yes,  I  do 
believe  that." 

"Well,  it  seems  silly  to  waste 
time  in  school  when  people  are 
going  to  hell  every  day.  And  any- 
way, I  don't  think  my  fifth  grade 
teacher  even  cares  much  about 
missions.  School  is  OK,  but  these 
people  don't  care  if  I  know  junior- 
high  science  or  not.  They  just  need 
to  learn  about  Jesus." 

"Phone  call  for  the  missionary," 
a  secretary  interrupted.  "Excuse 
me,  Mr.  Laventa,  it's  an  urgent  call. 
It's  Mrs.  Sketer,  and  I  believe  her 
husband  is  dying.  Is  the  new 
missionary  here?" 

"Just  press  line  two,  Johnny," 
Mr.  Laventa  pointed. 

"Hello.  This  is  the  mission 
director,  Johnny  Smith." 

The  lady  on  the  line  could 
barely  talk.  "I  know  you  don't 
know  us  yet  .  .  .  but  it's  my 
husband  .  .  .  he's  gone  into  a  coma, 
and  I  just  don't  know  what  to  do." 

"What's  a  coma?"  Johnny  asked. 

"Well,  what  I  mean  is  .  .  .  could 
you  come  over  to  the  hospital  right 
away,  oh,  please?" 

Johnny  leaned  to  Laventa, 
"What  time  does  the  board  meeting 
start,  and  what's  a  coma?  Do  you 
know?"  He  noticed  people  were 
beginning  to  fill  the  room. 

When  he  got  back  on  the  line, 
Johnny  heard  only  zzzzzzzzz. 

"She  hung  up!"  he  said.  "Let's 
get  this  board  meeting  going." 

Everything  got  quiet,  or  rather, 
everyone. 

That  first  day  wasn't  nearly  as 
hard  as  the  second.  Or  the  third. 

"Oh,  boy"  was  something 
Johnny  said  no  more. 

He  wondered  if  he  should  have 
waited. 

Everything  got  quiet. 

Reprinted,  with  permission,  from 
Ac' cent  magazine. 


Top  30 
Churches 

in  Per  Capita  Giving  in  1979 


(Based  on  1979  membership  records) 

Brethren  Foreign  Missions  would  like  to  apologize  for  the  error 
made  in  the  per  capita  giving  chart  published  in  the  May  1980  Herald. 
It  included  only  the  top  35  churches  in  overall  giving.  This  revised  list  is 
based  on  all  of  the  churches  in  our  Fellowship. 

1.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Altoona,  Pa $163.13 

2.  Community  Navajo  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Counselor,  N.  Mex 132.72 

3.  Udell  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Udell,  Iowa 120.18 

4.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Berrien  Springs,  Mich 94.19 

5.  Penn  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Telford,  Pa 93.84 

6.  First  Brethren  Church,  Wooster,  Ohio 87.10 

7.  Conemaugh  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Conemaugh,  Pa.    .  .  .  86.89 

8.  Hackberry  Hill  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Arvada.  Colo.   .  .  .  86.61 

9.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lancaster,  Pa 83.80 

10.  West  Homer  Brethren  Church,  Homen-ille,  Ohio 81.63 

11.  Sidney  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Sidney,  Ind 81.34 

12.  Grace  Brethren  Church, Parkersburg,  W.Va 80.13 

13.  First  Brethren  Church, Philadelphia,  Pa 77.37 

14.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Yakima,  Wash 76.55 

15.  Bell  Brethren  Church,  Bell,  Calif. 74.42 

16.  Cherry  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Beaumont,  Calif.    .  73.37 

17.  LaLoma  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Modesto,  Calif.    70.01 

18.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Toppenish,  Wash 65.65 

19.  Grace  Brethren  Bible  Church,  Fort  Myers,  Fla 63.78 

20.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Trotwood,  Ohio 63.66 

21.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla 63.05 

22.  Ireland  Road  Grace  Brethren  Church,  South  Ben d,  Ind.  ..  61.92 

23.  First  Brethren  Church,  Whittier,  Calif.    58.86 

24.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Troutdale,  Oreg 58.81 

25.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  A shlan d,  Ohio 58.78 

26.  First  Brethren  Church, Fort  Wayne,  Ind 58.36 

27.  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Norton,  Norton,  Ohio 56.97 

28.  Hope  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Dillsburg,  Pa 55.51 

29.  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  West  Kittanning, 

Kittanning,Pa 55.34 

30.  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Maitland,  Fla 53.08 


September  '80  I 


Quebec,  Canada 
Ripe  for  Harvests 


by  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 

Executive  Secretary 

Rev.  Jacques  Marcoux,  a  success- 
ful pastor  in  Sherbrooke,  Canada, 
visited  our  churches  at  Island  Pond 
and  Irasburg,  Vermont,  while  I  was 
there  over  the  fourth  of  July  week- 
end. Many  of  his  relatives  have 
recently  come  to  Christ  and  his  two 
brothers  and  parents-in-law  are  very 
actively  involved  in  our  Island  Pond 
church.  His  church  is  located  in  the 
French  sector  of  Sherbrooke  and  all 
of  his  services  are  conducted  in 
French.  He  is  bilingual  and  I  asked 
for  a  tape  interview  so  that  we 
might  gain  greater  insights  in  what 
God  is  doing  in  Quebec  and  other 
areas  of  Canada.  Being  a  conserva- 
tive Bible-teaching  pastor  and  a 
deeply  spiritual  man  of  God,  it  was 
a  wonderful  opportunity  to  hear 
him  speak  from  his  heart  on  the 
challenge  of  the  Canadian  mission 
field.  He  expressed  to  me  per- 
sonally his  very  deep  appreciation 
for  the  work  that  is  being  done  by 


An  Interview  with  Rev.  Jacques  Marcoux, 
a  Canadian  Pastor 


States  think  about  Canada.  Most 
Americans  don't  make  any  distinc- 
tion between  Quebec  and  Canada. 
But  there  is  a  difference.  There  are 
two  different  cultures  in  our 
country.  Quebec  is  a  French  culture 
and  the  background  is  Roman 
Catholicism.  We  have  seen  an  open- 
ing for  the  Gospel  since  1960  with 
the  coming  of  the  quiet  revolution 
in  the  province  and  also  with  the 
coming  of  the  second  Vatican 
council  in  Rome  which  has  opened 
the  door  to  much  more  freedom 
within  the  Catholic  Church.  From 
1 960  there  has  been  anew  openness 
and  a  new  ability  to  listen  without 
too  many  prejudices.  They  are 
interested  now  to  know  what  the 
Gospel  has  to  say.  This  has  given 
us  the  opportunity  to  preach  the 
Gospel  like  never  before. 

Pifer:  How  strong  is  the  evangelical 
church  in  Quebec? 
Marcoux:  You  have  to  realize  that 
if  you  go  back  20  years  in  the 
province  of  Quebec  you  would  not 
see  many  evangelical  churches, 
maybe  five  or  six  very,  very  small 
congregations.  I  would  say  in  the 
past  1 0  years  we  have  seen  a  growing 
number  of  churches.  We  have 
many  new  congregations  coming  on 
every  year. 

Pifer:  Do  you  think  the  "harvest  is 
ripe"? 

Marcoux:  The  doors  are  wide  open. 
The  field  is  really  ready  to  reap.  I 
think  the  greatest  challenge  we  face 
among  our  French  people  in  this 
decade  of  the  eighties  will  be  to 
find  the  men  to  preach  the  Gospel 
and  pastor  the  churches.  I  think 
Quebec  at  this  present  time  is  very 
much  like  the  time  of  Christ  when 
He  came  and  He  looked  and  said 


our  two  pastors,  R.  John  Snow  and 
Warren  Tamkin,  and  also  our  roving 
missionary,  Rev.  James  Hunt. 

Pifer:  Jacques,  tell  us  a  little  bit 
about  your  background. 
Marcoux:  I  was  raised  a  Roman 
Catholic.  I'm  a  French  Canadian, 
living  in  Quebec,  and  I  came  to 
know  the  Lord  in  1966  at  the  age 
of  25.  I  had  never  seen  or  read  a 
Bible  up  to  this  time.  I  was  a  very 
faithful  Roman  Catholic,  but  when 
introduced  to  the  Bible  I  discovered 
that  what  I  had  learned  was  not 
exactly  true.  It  is  very  hard  to  get 
out  of  this  Roman  Catholic  system 
without  a  struggle,  if  you  are  really 
hooked  in  it.  So  after  struggling  for 
many  months,  I  came  out  of  that 
system  and  I  really  came  to  know 
the  Lord.  I  knew  then  that  I  had  to 
give  my  life  to  Him  to  reach  our 
people  who  were  in  darkness. 

Pifer:  Would  starting  a  church  in 
Canada  be  different  than  the  U.S.A.? 
Marcoux:  When  we  talk  about 
Quebec,  I  think  most  people  in  the 


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di 


the  harvest  is  ready  to  be  harvested 
and  pray  the  Father  that  He  will 
send  men  into  the  harvest.  Our 
people  are  at  this  point.  Six  million 
French  Canadians  live  in  this 
province.  Just  a  handful  of  them 
really  have  thus  far  had  a  real 
opportunity  to  hear  the  Gospel. 

Pifer:  How  do  you  explain  your 
province  being  isolated  from  the 
Gospel? 

Marcoux:  This  is  almost  unbelievable 
because  you  think  of  a  province 
here,  of  a  culture,  of  a  people,  who 
is  next  to  the  United  States  of 
America,  the  greatest  and  probably 
the  longest  Christianized  people  in 
the  world.  We  are  also  next  to 
English  Canada  which  has  been 
evangelized  for  a  long  time  and  sur- 
rounded at  the  east  by  New 
Brunswick  and  Nova  Scotia  which 
are  English  provinces  where 
Protestantism  has  gone  in.  So  we 
are  out  in  the  middle  and  in  1980 
you  have  a  people  who  have  never 
received  the  Gospel,  never  heard  it 
yet.  It  is  almost  unbelievable.  I 
don't  think  any  American  can 
understand  that.  But  it  is  a  fact. 

Pifer:  Is  the  picture  changing  in 
Quebec? 

Marcoux:  When  I  came  to  the  Lord 
we  were  just  a  handful  of  Christians. 
About  14  years  ago,  if  you  put  all 
the  Christians  in  Quebec  together 
you  probably  would  fill  the 
auditorium  of  the  Irasburg  Grace 
Brethren  Church.  At  the  present 
time,  I  am  pastoring  a  church  in 
Sherbrooke  and  have  been  for  6 
years.  When  I  came  to  the  Lord  I 
felt  the  Lord  would  call  me  into  the 
ministry  and  that's  what  He  did.  I 
went  to  Denver  Conservative  Bap- 
tist Theological  Seminary  for  my 
theological  training.  When  I  came 
back  in  1974,  the  church  at  that 
time  had  a  membership  of  about  80 
people.  In  the  past  6  years  we  have 


seen  a  tremendous  growth  in  that 
church.  We  are  now  close  to  250 
members  and  last  year  we  reached 
a  Sunday  school  of  nearly  400.  We 
built  a  new  auditorium  3  years  ago 
with  the  capacity  to  seat  500 
people,  and  we  have  filled  it  thus  far 
a  few  times.  It  is  our  plan  to  enlarge 
it  to  1 ,200.  We  will  probably  see 
this  happen  in  the  next  decade. 
Sherbrooke  is  just  one  example  and 
this  is  happening  everywhere  in  the 
province.  Quebec  City  has  a  popu- 
lation of  about  350,000.  There  is 
only  one  real  dynamic  evangelical 
church  in  that  big  town.  There  are 
2  other  little  evangelical  churches 
which  are  struggling. 

Pifer:  Would  you  say  the  people  are 
responding  more  favorably  to  the 
evangelical  message? 

Marcoux:  A  pastor  came  to  Quebec 
City  to  start  a  church  3  years  ago 
and  after  3  years  it  is  up  to  1 50. 
These  are  all  brand  new  converts; 
they  are  not  imported  Christians. 
This  is  tremendous  when  you  think 
that  in  the  province  of  Quebec  you 
would  knock  on  doors  and  have  the 
doors  shut  on  you  everywhere. 
What  we  see  today  is  so  exciting 
that  it  is  even  scary  because  we 
wonder  how  we'll  be  able  to  face 
the  challenge.  There  is  so  much  to 
do.  The  harvest  is  ready.  What  will 
happen  if  in  this  generation  we  do 
not  reach  the  people? 

Pifer:  Let  me  ask  you  another  ques- 
tion at  this  point.  These  people 
that  have  come  to  know  the  Lord, 
are  they  persecuted  in  any  way 
because  of  their  faith? 
Marcoux:  At  this  present  time  there 
is  no  persecution  at  all.  Ten  years 
ago,  15  years  ago,  they  were.  Ten 
or  15  years  ago  when  a  person 
became  a  Christian  he  would  be 
kicked  out  of  his  home.  He  would 
lose  his  family  relationship.  They 
would  consider  him  a  stranger. 


You  see  my  father-in-law,  Mr. 
Trudeau,  here  today,  but  when  I 
came  to  the  Lord  and  would  try  to 
witness  to  him  he  would  just  hit  the 
table,  become  very  angry  and 
would  tell  me  not  to  come  in  his 
house  to  tell  him  anything.  Claude, 
my  brother,  did  the  same  thing.  He 
did  not  come  to  my  place  for  a 
year.  He  didn't  even  talk  to  me. 
The  Lord  performed  a  miracle  in 
our  home  because  this  was  one  of 
the  rare  situations  where  the  whole 
family  came  to  the  Lord  one  year 
after  we  did.  Today  there  is  no 
persecution.  People  can  be  con- 
verted, the  Gospel  can  be  preached. 
It  is  just  like  cutting  butter,  it's 
easy.  Maybe  it's  too  easy.  It  might 
be  dangerous  when  it  is  too  easy. 
But  what  we  are  seeing  happening  is 
wonderful.  The  Christians  are 
really  Christian. 

Pifer:  Now  let  me  ask  a  little  bit 
more  about  your  church  and  its 
program.  You  say  you  have  a 
Sunday  school.  Tell  me  about  the 
program  in  the  morning.  How  do 
you  operate?  Do  you  just  have  a 
Sunday  school  and  then  follow  it 
by  worship? 

Marcoux:  No.  We  only  have  a 
Sunday  school  in  the  morning.  We 
have  our  worship  service  on  Sun- 
day evening.  We  have  two  separate 
programs  on  Sunday  morning  in 
order  to  save  space,  because  other- 
wise we  would  have  had  to  enlarge 
the  building  last  fall.  When  we 
considered  the  cost  of  that  we 
thought  it  would  be  better  to  split 
and  have  two  services  and  two 
Sunday  school  programs  with 
different  classes  beginning  from  the 
kindergarten  to  many  groups 
among  the  adults.  We  have  one 
service  at  9:00  a.m.  and  one  service 
at  10:45,  and  we  have  one  full  hour 
of  Bible  teaching  on  Sunday 
morning.  On  Sunday  evening  we 
have  our  worship  service  that  lasts 


September  '80 


about  2  hours,  from  7  to  9,  and 
there  we  have  worship,  songs,  testi- 
monies, and  people  sharing  their 
own  experiences  of  what  the  Lord 
has  done  in  their  lives.  There  is  a 
good  biblical  sermon  to  exhort 
them  in  their  Christian  lives.  We 
have  the  same  amount  of  Christians 
in  the  morning  that  come  at  night. 
The  auditorium  is  filled  in  the  eve- 
ning. I  have  seen  in  many  churches 
in  the  States  where  at  night  there 
are  a  lot  less  people  than  in  the 
morning. 

Pifer:  Do  you  do  any  personal 
evangelism?  Does  your  church 
work  out  in  a  program  of  personal 
evangelism  to  reach  people  for 
Christ? 

Marcoux:  We  have  a  different  pro- 
gram of  evangelism.  We  were  on 
TV  the  last  2  years.  We  were  on 
TV  for  16  weeks  a  year  where  we 
preached  the  Gospel  and  we  used  it 
as  a  means  for  our  people  to  reach 
the  people  around  us.  We  would 
then  visit  the  people  and  ask  them 
if  they  saw  the  program.  If  not,  we 
would  advise  them  to  watch  it  and 
tell  us  what  they  thought  about  it 
and  try  to  have  contacts  like  this. 
The  main  thrust  of  our  evangelism 
is  Christian  to  Christian  in  their 
neighborhoods  and  with  people 
with  whom  they  work.  We  have 
tried  different  programs  of  evan- 
gelism. Every  Sunday  night  we  see 
several  new  faces.  We  had  a  bap- 
tismal service  3  weeks  ago  and  there 
were  over  400  people  in  the  congre- 
gation. Those  people  had  been 
invited  by  our  people,  our 
Christians.  So  I  do  not  think  it 
very  urgent  to  press  on  some  special 
program  of  evangelism  since  the 
way  we  are  doing  it  is  working  very 
well. 

Pifer:  When  people  confess  Christ 
do  you  give  an  invitation  for  them 
to  go  forward  at  the  end  of  your 


message  like  we  do  here  in  the 
United  States? 

Marcoux:  I  do  two  kinds  of  evan- 
gelism. I  do  evangelism  in  the 
church  when  we  have  special 
services.  Like  when  we  have  a  bap- 
tismal service  I  will  preach  an  evan- 
gelistic sermon.  At  the  end  I  will 
give  an  invitation  but  I  will  not  ask 
people  to  stand  and  go  forward. 
The  reason  is  that  I  have  done  that 
in  the  previous  years  and  realized 
that  I  could  move  people  with  a 
number  of  people  going  forward 
and  later  realize  they  were  not  all 
real  conversions.  We  have  another 
form  of  evangelism  that  we  call 
mass  evangelism  that  we  do  two  or 
three  times  a  year.  We  rent  a 
neutral  hall  in  town,  with  a  great 
publicity  program,  and  get  our 
people  to  invite  all  their  friends. 
We  have  a  special  music  program 
and  I  preach  the  Word.  We  fill  the 
hall  with  500  people  almost  every 
time.  Once  we  filled  one  of  the 
halls  with  about  800  people.  We 
had  an  evangelistic  meeting  last 
spring  in  Montreal.  We  rented  a 
hall  of  900  seats  but  I  never 
thought  it  would  be  filled.  How- 
ever, when  I  went  to  preach  that 
night  all  the  seats  were  filled.  In 
this  kind  of  evangelism  I  would  give 
an  invitation  and  ask  people  to 
stand  in  front  and  then  we  have  our 
counselors  take  care  of  these  people. 

Pifer:  Do  you  require  the  people 
that  have  been  saved  to  be  baptized 
before  they  join  your  church? 
Marcoux:  Oh,  yes!  As  soon  as  the 
people  are  converted  we  get  them 
in  a  special  program  of  discipleship. 
Also,  in  our  church  we  have  a  class 
for  young  Christians.  All  the  young 
Christians  have  to  go  through  that 
class  that  lasts  22  weeks.  But  as 
young  Christians  we  will  talk  with 
them  about  baptism.  If  they  want 
to  be  baptized,  we  will  have  a 
course  on  baptism  that  lasts  4 


weeks  teaching  them  exactly  what 
baptism  is  and  what  baptism  means. 
We  have  a  baptismal  service  every  2 
months  and  usually  we  have  about 
10  people  each  time.  So  we  bap- 
tize about  50  people  a  year  at  this 
rate.  When  they  are  baptized,  if 
they  want  to  become  a  member  of 
our  church  then  they  ask  to 
become  one.  We  give  them  a  course 
on  what  the  church  is  and  what  will 
be  their  responsibilities.  Following 
this  they  go  forward  before  the 
congregation  and  at  a  business 
meeting  they  will  be  accepted  by 
the  assembly. 

Pifer:  Do  you  think  that  the  most 
successful  way  to  build  a  church  in 
Canada  would  be  to  use  people 
from  your  country  rather  than  out- 
side missionaries  coming  in? 
Marcoux:  Again  when  you  said  the 
word  Canada,  I  would  say  the  word 
Quebec  at  this  point.  Because 
Canada  for  most  people  is  English, 
Quebec  is  French.  So  when  we  talk 
about  Quebec  we  are  talking  about 
French  people.  We  are  talking 
about  a  different  culture.  We  have 
a  history  in  which  French  and 
English  were  at  war.  We  had  been 
conquered.  The  French  people 
were  the  first  here  in  Canada.  Then 
we  were  conqured  by  England  and 
we  became  a  conquered  people.  So 
from  1 700  till  now  we  have  always 
felt  as  a  French  Canadian  people 
that  we  were  separate.  When  I  was 
at  school  I  was  literally  trained  and 
taught  that  the  English  people  were 
Protestant  and  Protestants  were 
evil.  It  was  a  mortal  sin  to  enter  a 
Protestant  church.  The  first  time  I 
entered  a  Protestant  church  was 
after  I  was  saved.  At  the  time  I 
entered  it  I  almost  turned  back  at 
the  door.  I  had  so  much  prejudice 
and  it  was  built  within  me  that  I 
felt  I  would  die  as  I  entered  the 
door.  So  you  see  there's  a  culture 
struggle  between  two  peoples,  the 


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A.  A.  AAA 


English  and  the  French.  The  con- 
flict is  much,  much  less  than  it  was 
10  to  15  years  ago.  So  this  means 
that  a  French  Canadian  will 
probably  be  much  more  accepted 
than  an  English  person.  However, 
if  an  American  or  English  person 
would  come  and  he  would  have  a 
heart  for  our  people,  they  would 
accept  him. 

Pifer:  One  last  thing.  What  about 
your  reactions  as  to  what  is  hap- 
pening here  in  Vermont  right  now? 
Marcoux:  I  think  it  is  great.  I 
would  say  that  New  England  or  the 
Vermont  area  is  pretty  much  the 
same  as  what  we  have  in  Quebec. 
There  were  very  few  evangelical 
churches  in  these  areas.  Fourteen 
years  ago  when  my  wife  and  I  came 
to  the  Lord  we  visited  our  relatives 
who  were  living  in  Island  Pond  and 
we  brought  them  the  Gospel.  I 
have  a  brother  who  married  my 
wife's  sister  living  in  Island  Pond 
and  they  came  to  the  Lord.  We  had 
a  group  of  about  1 5  people  saved  in 
the  space  of  a  month.  And  there 
were  no  evangelical  churches  in 
Newport  or  Island  Pond.  There  was 
one  in  Saint  Johnsbury.  We  tried 
to  help  our  people  grow  in  a  church 
of  their  own,  but  they  had  so  many 
struggles.  I  see  what  is  happening 
within  2  or  3  years  in  this  area  of 
Island  Pond,  Newport  and  Irasburg 
since  Jim  Hunt  arrived.  I  see  all 
this  growth  and  all  these  people 
attending  and  it's  wonderful,  it's 
tremendous.  I  think  that  the  Lord 
will  be  doing  something  great  and 
wonderful  and  thrilling  for  these 
people  in  Vermont. 


My  Testimony 


by  Celia  Mahan 

All  my  life,  or  at  least  as  far  back  as  I  can  remember,  I  kept 
seeking  for  something,  not  knowing  what.  I  was  reared  in  a  fairly 
religious  Jewish  home,  and  early  in  life  was  given  violin  lessons 
to  compensate  for  things  I  could  not  do  physically  —  being  hand- 
icapped from  polio  at  17  months  of  age.  Wbile  my  home  was 
Jewish,  I  was  not  given  any  other  knowledge  other  than  I  was  a 
Jew  and  that  was  it;  so  a  deep  void  existed.  My  violin  became  my 
solace,  companion,  my  friend,  confidante,  and  only  through 
music  could  I  express  my  innermost  feelings.  Through  my  music 
I  met  my  husband,  a  Gentile,  who  knew  the  teachings  in  the 
Bible  but  did  not  live  by  it. 

Curiosity  in  searching  led  me  to  ask  for  a  Bible  when  I  learned 
I  was  pregnant.  After  receiving  a  Bible  and  beginning  to  read,  I 
became  quite  confused  as  to  its  meaning  and  through  a 
neighbor's  interest  in  me,  started  to  attend  a  neighborhood 
church.  Monday  night  prayer  meetings  were  held  in  different 
homes  and  I  requested  such  a  meeting  to  be  held  in  our  home  on 
Monday,  January  16,  1937.  The  group,  including  the  minister 
were  present  and  I  listened  intently,  and  what  I  heard  that  night 
was  exactly  what  I  wanted  to  know.  It  seemed  so  simple — to  ac- 
cept this  Christ  on  faith  alone,  and  that  is  what  I  did.  Right  then 
I  invited  Jesus  Christ  to  come  into  my  life,  and  only  then  I  knew 
I  had  finally  found  what  I  had  been  searching  for  all  my  life. 

A  lovely  daughter  was  born  a  few  months  later  and  she  was 
raised  in  the  church.  She  has  never  known  anything  other  than 
the  church;  even  though  she  knew  of  her  Hebrew  background,  I 
did  not  want  her  to  ever  be  ashamed  of  her  heritage.  Today,  she 
is  married  to  a  gentile  Christian,  has  two  lovely  children  and  my 
daughter  has  dedicated  her  life  to  full-time  Hebrew-Christian 
work.  God  has  given  her  a  beautiful  voice  and  she  sings  for  Him 

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September  '80 


A  Ml  A  A  Ml. 


What  "Self 

Supporting" 


Hello,  my  name  is  Ken  Nash, 
and  I'm  an  elder  in  charge  of 
children's  church  and  serving. 
Going  self-supporting  presents  us 
with  many  opportunities.  First, 
it's  an  opportunity  to  examine 
our  reason  for  being  the  Lord's 
servants.  Simply  stated,  our 
reason  for  being  here  is  to  make 
Jesus  Christ  known.  That 
involves  faith  and  works.  As  I 
understand  it,  we  provide  the 
faith  and  works,  and  God 
provides  the  substance.  We  trust 
Him  and  He  provides  our  needs, 
whether  it  be  money,  equipment, 
people  or  whatever.  Finally,  as 
we  trust  God  now  for  daily 
provision,  we'll  also  have  the 
opportunity  to  trust  Him  for 
daily  vision.  As  societies  every- 
where change,  we  may  have  to 
use  different  methods  to 
proclaim  the  same  message. 
Therefore,  we  need  to  be  alert  to 
God's  direction  for  our  future 
by  being  in  His  Word. 


Hi!  My  name  is  Bob  McMaster. 
I'm  an  elder  at  Grace  Brethren 
Bible  Church,  Omaha,  Nebraska, 
and  my  responsibility  is  Sunday 
school.  I  have  been  involved 
with  the  church  just  over  10 
years.  For  a  church  to  have  its 
beginning  as  a  small  Bible  class 
indicates  that  growth  is  taking 
place.  Lives  are  being  affected. 
Needs  are  being  met.  Such  is  the 
Grace  Brethren  Bible  Church. 

It's  exciting  to  review  the 
past  12  years  and  see  how  God 
has  worked.  The  lay  leadership 
has  generally  been  made  up  of 
rather  quiet  personalities  as 
opposed  to  the  outgoing  natural 
leaders  that  one  might  tend  to 
want  in  building  a  new  work. 
However,  these  people  have 
some  uniquely  strong  qualities 
which  have  been  an  asset  over 
the  years.  There  is  a  real  unity 
in  spite  of  the  fact  that  individual 
families  are  spread  out  all  over 
Omaha  and  Council  Bluffs  and 
come  from  quite  varied  back- 


grounds and  churches.  There  is 
a  loving  and  giving  spirit  to  those 
who  have  spiritual,  emotional 
and  physical  needs.  People  are 
liberal  in  their  monetary  giving 
to  support  several  missionary 
efforts,  many  of  whom  have 
gone  forth  from  our  own  church. 

There  is  also  a  dedication  and 
persistence  to  see  the  church 
overcome  numerous  obstacles, 
claim  God's  promises  and 
continue  to  grow.  Failing  to 
grow  usually  means  stagnation 
and  poor  health  for  a  church. 
We  believe  that,  while  there  are 
some  benefits  to  being  small, 
there  is  much  more  that  can  be 
accomplished  through  a  larger 
body.  And  that's  what  our 
desire  is— to  be  used  of  God  to 
reach  and  minister  to  more  and 
more  people  in  a  quality  way. 

While  becoming  self- 
supporting  is  a  major  milestone, 
it  is  only  one  small  step  in 
realizing  what  God  can  do  if  we 
trust  Him  for  greater  victories. 


September  '80 


Ah.  Ah.  Ak  A 


Means  to 
Omaha  Elders 


My  name  is  Larry  Kirkpatrick 
and  I'm  financial  secretary  at 
Grace  Brethren  Bible  Church. 
My  family  (including  my  wife, 
Marjorie,  and  four  daughters— 
Sherrie,  Lorrie,  Jennie  and 
Wendie)  has  attended  since  the 
church's  beginning  as  a  Bible 
class  in  1967. 

Going  self-supporting  I  feel  is 
a  physical  and  financial  indicator 
of  underlying  spiritual  growth  in 
the  lives  of  our  people  over  the 
years.  Through  the  trials  and 
disappointments,  we  were  grow- 
ing in  God's  time  and  God's  way . 

It's  been  encouraging  to  see 
new  believers  help  share  the  load 
of  a  growing  church.  Their 
input  into  the  lives  of  older 
believers  and  to  the  life  of  the 


church  has  given  renewed  enthu- 
siasm to  "be  about  our  Father's 
business." 

God  has  had  to  impress  upon 
us  a  number  of  times  the  futility 
of  serving  Him  on  our  own 
strength.  This  lesson  is  an  im- 
portant one  for  us  to  keep  in 
our  minds  as  we  are  now  taking 
the  step  of  becoming  a  self- 
supporting  Grace  Brethren 
church. 

Going  self-supporting  is  just  a 
step,  though  an  important  one, 
in  our  lives.  This  hasn't  been 
our  only  goal,  however,  as  new 
goals  are  taking  shape,  growing 
pains  will  continue  as  we  are 
committed  to  these  Christ- 
centered  goals. 


Hi!  My  name  is  Gary  Miller, 
and  I  am  the  "coach"  of  the 
Grace  Brethren  "team"  in 
Omaha.  Since  I  received  the 
assignment  over  three  years  ago, 
the  owner  of  the  team  has  made 
some  changes.  He  has  given  us 
many  new  team  members  and 
the  spirit  of  our  team  has  greatly 
improved.  The  other  team 
members  have  shown  such 
loyalty  and  cooperation  even  if 
we  may  be  in  a  hitting  slump. 
The  spirit  of  criticism  is  dis- 
appearing and  the  spirit  of  love 
is  prevalent.  Many  people 
return  to  the  game  (of  life) 
renewed  and  encouraged  (born 
again)  after  spending  time  with 
the  team.  The  whole  team  is 
eager  to  recruit.  On  many  teams 
the  coach  is  expected  to  do  all 
the  recruiting,  but  not  on  our 
team.  This  team  has  made 
coaching  a  joy.  Oh,  there  have 
been  discouragements,  and 
losses,  but  it's  all  worth  it  when 
you  think  of  being  on  a  winning 
team,  a  team  that  wins  games  in 
1980  and  in  the  years  to  come. 
We  are  even  confident  about 
winning  the  big  game  someday 
in  the  future.  The  owner  said 
we  would. 


September  '80 


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A  Viable  Plan  for  Church  Growth 


by  Dr.  Robert  W.  Thompson 


There  is  a  wind  of  ecclesiastical  activity  blowing 
across  our  land  that  could  well  change  the  history  of 
the  Brethren  Church.  Starting  as  a  simple  little  breeze, 
it  has  now  developed  into  a  significant  force  that 
needs  to  be  considered  by  every  church.  It  has  been 
entitled  simply  "Church  Growth"!  Spawned  in  the 
anguish  of  anxiety  over  the  lack  of  progress  in  the 
twentieth  century  church,  it  has  now  grown  to  a 
phenomenal  movement.  Hardly  a  week  goes  by  with- 
out an  announcement  of  a  church  growth  seminar  or 
conference  being  held  somewhere.  Its  growing  popu- 
larity provides  an  eager  market  for  those  looking  for 
easy  answers  to  growth  problems. 

One  can  hardly  imagine  that  such  a  subject  would 
be  cause  for  controversy,  but  not  all  are  in  accord.  No 
one  would  state  publicly  that  they  think  the  church 
ought  not  to  grow,  but  the  tenor  of  our  dialogue  and 
the  reality  of  our  statistical  report  are  indisputable 
evidence  of  the  real  truth.  An  analysis  of  such  a  re- 
sponse among  the  Brethren  would,  indeed,  prove  to 
be  an  interesting  study.  Undoubtedly  we  would  find 
insinuations  of  improprieties  directed  at  the  "bubble- 
gum"  brand  of  Christianity  espoused  by  certain 
churches  whose  promotional  programs  hinge  on 
"green  stamp"  appeals.  Others,  I'm  sure,  would  re- 
taliate by  suggesting  that  placing  "winning  the  lost" 
as  the  primary  purpose  of  the  church  reduces  our 
ministry  to  a  purely  Armenian  theology  which  exalts 
man  and  not  God.  Those  committed  to  a  "super- 
church"  mentality  look  down  their  spiritual  noses  at 
others  whose  attendance  charts  reflect  a  diminutive 
stature,  with  those  in  smaller  churches  looking  with 
suspicion  on  their  larger  counterparts  as  being  the 
result  of  unspiritual  practices. 

The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  believes  that 
there  is  one  way  in  which  this  entire  discussion  can 
be  resolved  and  that  is  by  an  all-out,  concerted  effort 
to  start  new  churches.  This  would  certainly  be  a  prac- 
tical solution  to  the  paralysis  that  grips  our  Fellow- 
ship. It  is  also  a  program  to  which  all  can  give  consent 
without  question  as  to  its  validity.  Other  denomina- 


tions that  have  renewed  their  commitment  to  church 
extension  through  church  planting  are  seeing  amazing 
results  both  within  the  existing  churches  as  well  as 
the  number  of  new  congregations  being  formed.  One 
such  denomination,  after  carefully  analyzing  its  own 
history,  was  shocked  to  discover  that  in  one  state 
alone  over  a  period  of  20  years  it  had  closed  16 
churches  and  had  started  only  7.  Their  response  to 
this  indicting  information  was  to  carefully  and 
prayerfully  initiate  a  new  program  which  resulted 
last  year  in  the  establishment  of  20  new  churches  in  1 
year.  The  point  being,  that  one  does  not  have  to 
resign  himself  to  what  might  appear  to  be  the  in- 
evitable . 

I  will  spare  you,  the  reader,  the  sad  truth  about 
our  own  history,  but  will  quickly  direct  your 
thoughts  to  the  result  of  a  similar  study  conducted  by 
the  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council.  In  response  to 
the  facts  revealed  about  our  own  lethargic  efforts 
within  the  Brethren  Church  the  "Bountiful  Harvest" 
campaign  was  presented  to  the  Fellowship  at  national 
conference  in  St.  Petersburg,  Florida,  one  year  ago. 
Carefully  prepared,  and  meticulously  outlined,  it  pro- 
vides a  vehicle  for  the  extension  of  the  Brethren 
Church  over  the  next  five  years.  To  review  the  plan, 
it  was  to  see  all  forty-two  existing  home  mission 
points  fully  self-supporting  in  the  next  five  years.  Pro- 
posed was  a  brand  new  congregation  to  replace  each 
one  that  goes  self-supporting.  In  addition  the  special 
"Bountiful  Harvest"  membership  gifts  were  to  be 
used  to  establish  ten  new  churches  above  and  beyond 
our  regular  efforts.  To  further  promote  and  extend 
our  ministry,  it  was  suggested  that  we  enter  four  new 
states  as  well  as  our  neighboring  country  of  Canada. 

The  anticipated  number  of  members  participating 
in  the  "Bountiful  Harvest"  campaign  was  less  than 
expected,  but  our  goals  have  not  changed!  In  fact, 
our  board  of  directors,  at  their  annual  meeting  in 
Winona  Lake  in  August,  committed  themselves  again 
to  continuing  the  program  and  in  concrete  evidence 
of  their   sincerity  to  a  man,  enrolled  again  in  the 


•  September  '80 


JUL  Ml  Ml  Mk  M 


"Bountiful  Harvest"  campaign.  Others,  since,  have 
indicated  their  desire  to  renew  their  commitment. 
Provisions  to  accommodate  this  growing  interest  is 
available  in  our  office  in  Winona  Lake,  Indiana. 
Simply  write  to  "Bountiful  Harvest,"  P.  0.  Box  587, 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 

As  in  the  case  of  the  "loaves  and  fishes,"  God  has 
enabled  us  to  take  what  we  have  received  to  date  and 
invest  it  for  Him  at  great  dividends.  This  year  brings 
us  to  the  100  meter  mark  of  our  500  meter  church- 
planting  marathon  and  we  have  some  exciting 
achievements  to  report.  Ten  churches  have  declared 
themselves  to  be  self-supporting,  some  of  them  ahead 
of  schedule,  and  all  at  great  personal  sacrifice.  To 
take  their  place  9  brand  new  churches  have  been 
added  to  the  home  missions  roll.  In  keeping  with  our 
plans  to  invade  Canada,  Jim  Hunt  has  been  added  to 
our  staff  as  a  church-planting  specialist  in  the  New 
England  States.  A  special  bit  of  encouragement  has 
been  given  to  him  to  establish  a  beachhead  in  that 
great  country  to  the  North.  Likewise,  specific 
pioneering  starts  have  now  been  made  in  three  new 
states,  Delaware,  North  Carolina,  and  Nevada,  with 
exploratory  probes  being  made  in  several  others. 

Paramount  to  the  realization  of  our  goals,  how- 
ever, is  the  absolute  conviction  that  God  is  able  to 
bring  it  to  pass.  He  does  this  through  those  who  are 
willing  and  available!  New  churches  are  neither  ac- 
cidental nor  incidental,  but  rather  they  are  the 
natural  culmination  of  carefully  drawn  plans  and 
strategic  moves.  In  reality,  each  new  congregation 
actually  starts  with  an  awakening  sense  of  responsi- 
bility to  others.  The  spirit  of  independence  is  incon- 
gruous with  church  expansion.  It  is  not  the  intent  or 
purpose  of  the  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  to 
usurp  the  responsibilities  of  a  local  church,  but  rather 
to  assist  and  support  them  in  their  efforts  to  extend 
their  testimony  beyond  the  perimeters  of  their  own 
community.  Money  and  men,  of  course,  are  of  the 
essence,  but  without  a  plan  our  efforts  will  come  to 
naught.  The  "Bountiful  Harvest"  is  just  such  a  viable 
plan  and,  implemented  carefully,  will  produce  its  pro- 
posed results. 

We  sincerely  believe  that  those  goals  which  pro- 
pose adding  52  new  Brethren  churches  to  our  rolls  by 
1984  are  realistic.  They  are,  however,  predicated  on 
the  participation  of  Brethren  people  throughout  our 
land.  There  is  still  time  for  you  to  become  a  part  of 
this  exciting  church-growth  program.  In  the  words  of 
another,  "Church  growth  is  not  just  another  evan- 
gelistic fad  or  passing  fancy —it  is,  rather,  an  important 
conceptual  framework  for  evangelism  that  will  take 
us  to  the  twenty -first  century  or  until  Jesus  comes." 


Continued  from  page  15. 


throughout  the  country.  In  reminiscing, 
many  trials  were  endured  throughout  my  life 
because  of  my  stand  for  my  Lord.  My  family 
thoroughly  rejected  my  friends,  and  even 
friends  turned  against  me.  I  was  shunned  as 
though  I  had  a  plague,  but  I  kept  my  commit- 
ment to  Christ.  Yes,  I've  failed  God  in  many 
ways,  but  He  has  always  forgiven  me.  I 
always  knew  that  prayer  was  my  means  of 
communicating  with  God  and  asking  for 
understanding  of  family  and  friends. 
Gradually,  my  relationship  with  my  family 
has  become  tolerable  and  I  am  accepted  again 
and  even  respected  for  my  stand. 

Many  years  elapsed  and  many  trials  came 
my  way,  not  only  physical.  I  had  to  undergo 
operation  after  operation,  and  in  1955  I 
came  to  California  with  my  daughter.  A  few 
years  later  she  married  a  fine  Christian  man 
and  that  same  year  I  met  and  married  my  se- 
cond husband  (after  the  decease  of  my  first 
husband)  and  we  lived  happily  together  for 
almost  20  years  before  the  Lord  took  him 
home.  Our  life  together  was  Christ-centered 
and  we  were  happy.  However,  the  Lord  had 
other  plans,  and  three  and  one-half  years  ago 
my  husband  had  to  leave  home  and  enter  a 
nursing  facility  as  he  was  terminally  ill  and 
could  not  be  taken  care  of  at  home.  At  that 
time  I  met  Pastor  Doyle  Miller  and  family 
from  Bet  Emet.  I  had  made  inquiry  as  to 
where  a  Hebrew-Christian  Bible  study  could 
be  found,  and  was  led  to  the  Millers.  How  I 
praise  the  Lord  for  bringing  these  people  into 
our  lives.  They  visited  my  husband  weekly 
during  his  remaining  life  and  he  also  learned 
to  love  them  very  much.  I  began  attending 
their  weekly  Bible  study  and  have  grown 
spiritually  through  their  teaching,  and  I  pray 
that  I  may  become  a  small  vessel  in  their 
work.  Theirs  is  not  a  solitary  walk,  as  their 
work  is  love  for  the  Jewish  people  and  I  am 
so  grateful  to  be  included  with  their  identity 
in  their  work. 

Last  September,  1979,  my  beloved  Joe 
went  to  be  with  the  Lord,  and  while  he  is 
now  at  rest  and  no  longer  suffering,  I  miss 
him  greatly.  Now  I  say,  "Lord,  if  you  are  out 
there,  catch  me,  as  I  feel  I  am  jumping  off!" 
I'm  so  terribly  lonely  and  getting  over  my 
loss  is  greater  than  ever.  However,  I  have  my 
Comforter  and  now  I'm  trusting  God  not 
only  for  my  life  here,  but  also  for  life  through 
all  eternity. 

The  above  is  but  a  short  condensed  version 
of  my  Christian  life  and  I  covet  your  prayers 
that  God  will  continue  to  use  me,  to  touch 
my  body  physically,  as  well  as  help  me  over- 
come my  grief  so  I  can  help  others.  Also,  my 
prayers  are  that  God  will  bless  my  wonderful 
friends  and  second  family — the  Millers. 


September  '80 


From  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 
and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 

□  Rev.  A.  Duane  Jones  of  the  Gold  Rush  Community 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Auburn,  Calif.,  was  a  partici- 
pant in  the  Evangelism  Explosion  III  International 
Leadership  Clinic,  held  May  9-14  at  the  Crystal  Evan- 
gelical Free  Church  of  Minneapolis,  Minn.  A  total  of 
75  ministers,  wives,  and  lay  people  from  15  various 
denominations  attended  the  clinic,  investigating  this 
ministry  of  evangelism,  discipleship  and  church 
nurture.  Those  attending  came  from  18  different 
states,  Canada,  Germany,  Norway,  and  Taiwan. 

□  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Long  (Mr.  Long  is  the  designer 
of  GBC  Christian  Education  Ac'cent.) have  announced 
the  adoption  of  a  new  son,  George  Michael.  George  is 
a  blue-eyed,  blond-haired  two  year  old. 

□  On  Sunday,  June  15,  R.  John  Snow,  pastor  of  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Irasburg,  Pa.,  entered  the 
church  building  and  realized  that  during  the  night  it 
had  been  burglarized.  A  sound  system,  and  other 
electronic  equipment  (including  a  tape  recorder, 
radio,  record  player  and  calculator)  were  taken.  The 
total  loss  came  to  about  $  1 ,000. 

□  Community  Grace  Brethren  at  7260  South  State 
Route  48,  Union,  Ohio,  hosted  "Round-Up  at  the  CC 
Ranch"  Bible  school  from  Sunday,  June  15,  through 
Sunday,  June  22.  Averaging  520  in  attendance  each 
day,  176  decisions  for  Christ  were  made  during  this 
week. 

□  The  First  Brethren  Church,  Fort  Wayne,  Ind.,  re- 
cently extended  a  call  to  Jeff  Ahlgrim  to  become 
their  assistant  pastor.  Jeff  has  recently  completed  a 
course  of  study  in  cross-cultural  ministries  and  was 
granted  the  master  of  arts  degree  in  communications 
from  Wheaton  Graduate  School.  Jeff  and  his  wife,  the 
former  Donna  Heffelfinger,  are  both  Grace  College 
graduates.  While  in  Fort  Wayne,  Jeff  will  work  with 
the  church's  education  and  evangelism  programs  and 
Donna  will  continue  her  career  as  a  registered  nurse. 


□  U.  S.  Army  Chaplain  John  W.  Schumacher  is  be- 
ginning a  new  assignment  at  Ford  Ord,  Calif.,  where 
he  will  serve  as  a  Brigade  Staff  Chaplain.  His  last  serv- 
ice was  a  two-year  tour  of  duty  in  Korea,  accom- 
panied by  his  family.  He  says  of  his  ministry  in 
Korea:  "This  has  been  a  precious  experience  for  us.  It 
is  a  unique  and  wonderful  privilege  to  serve  the  inter- 
national community.  I  have  baptized  nearly  30 
people  during  my  time  here.  I  have  had  the  joy  of 
seeing  many  come  to  Christ  as  Saviour  and  others  to 
accept  Him  as  Lord  of  their  lives.  Our  program  has 
steadily  grown  and  we've  been  able  to  see  new 
avenues  of  ministry  develop." 

□  Dan  Younger  began  ministering  as  the  pastor  of  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Clearwater,  Fla.  in  July. 
His  address  is  214  Timberlane  Dr.,  Palm  Harbor,  Fla. 
33563.  (Tele.  813/937-5004). 

□  Darrell  Wenzek  has  taken  on  the  pastorate  of  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Tracy,  Calif.  Mr.  Wenzek  is  a 
graduate  of  Western  Baptist  Seminary,  Portland, 
Oreg.  He  and  his  wife,  Lois,  have  two  children.  Their 
present  address  is  236  W.  Beverly  Place,  Tracy,  Calif. 
95376. 


□  Rev.  Stanley  Nairn  was  ordained  to  the  Christian 
ministry  on  March  2,  1980,  at  the  Middlebranch 
(Ohio)  Grace  Brethren  Church.  Rev.  Ronald  Guiles, 
pastor  of  the  Lehigh  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Bethlehem,  Pa.,  preached  the  ordination  message  and 
Brethren  ministers  from  the  Northeastern  Ohio, 
North  Atlantic,  and  California  districts  participated 
in  the  service.  Special  music  was  presented  by  Mr. 
David  Guiles,  the  son  of  Rev.  Ron  Guiles  and  a  Grace 
College  student.  The  church  provided  a  beautiful  re- 
ception that  followed  the  ordination  service. 

Stan  Nairn  has  served  in  assistant  pastorates  in 
Grace  Brethren  churches  in  New  Holland  and  Bethle- 
hem, Pa.,  before  assuming  the  pastorate  at  Middle- 
branch  in  January  of  1979. 


1  September  '80 


□  Going  to  Florida?  A  directory  of  our  Florida  Grace 
Brethren  Churches  is  available  from  the  Herald  Co.  at 
no  charge.  This  directory  features  a  map  of  each 
church's  location,  a  picture  of  the  church  and  the 
time  of  services.  The  address  and  phone  number  of 
the  church  and  the  pastor  are  also  included.  To  ob- 
tain your  free  copy,  write  to  the  Herald  Co.,  P.O.  Box 
544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 

□  Emlyn  H.  Jones,  Lt.  Col.,  U.S.  Army,  is  completing 
his  ministry  at  Fort  Hamilton,  Brooklyn,  New  York, 
where  he  has  served  for  the  past  two  years  as  Post  and 
Staff  Chaplain.  He  begins  a  new  tour  of  duty  in  Ger- 
many in  the  month  of  August  1980.  While  in  Germany 
he  will  have  the  privilege  of  fellowship  with  Captain 
John  B.  Patrick,  also  serving  as  a  Brethren  chaplain  in 
the  United  States  Army.  Chaplain  Patrick  is  accom- 
panied by  his  wife,  Georgia,  and  their  four  daughters. 


Death  notices  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor. ; 

BURKE,  Wenzel,  July  4,  Ellet  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Akron,  Ohio.  Gerald  Teeter,  pastor.  Mr. 
Burke  was  the  stepfather  of  Nancy  Peugh,  missionary 
to  Germany. 

CHRISTESON,    Harris,    May     17,    Grace    Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  Dave  Hocking,  pastor. 
COY,  Alma,  70,  June  29,  Leamersville  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Duncansville,  Pa.  John  Gregory,  pastor. 
ELY,  Robert,  May  13,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Wash- 
ington, Pa.  Harry  Nonnemacher,  pastor. 
FISH,  Mary  Lois,  65,  June  22.  Mrs.  Fish  was  the  wife 
of  the  late  Lloyd  Fish,  and  was  national  WMC  litera- 
ture secretary.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Winona  Lake 
Grace  Brethren  Church.  Dr.  Norman  Uphouse  and 
Charles  Ashman  officiated. 

HARRIS,  Clara,  93,  Fremont  Ave.  Brethren  Church, 
South  Pasadena,  Calif.  John  Sturley,  pastor. 
KELL  Y,  Mrs.  Forest,  June  1 2,  Riverside  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Johnstown,  Pa.  H.  Don  Rough,  pastor. 
KUHN,    Victor,  April  22,  Bethel  Brethren  Church, 
Berne,  Ind.  Larry  Edwards,  pastor. 
MacDONALD,  A.   Maude,    85,  March  2,  a  faithful 
member  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Alexandria, 
Va.  W.  Carl  Miller,  pastor. 

MOORE,  Pamela,  28,  June  5,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Camden,  Ohio.  William  Schaffer,  pastor. 
MYERS,  Stanley  E.,  48,  July  18,  professor  of  business 
at  Grace  College  and  a  member  of  the  Winona  Lake 
Grace  Brethren  Church.  Charles  Ashman,  pastor. 
POLLARD,  Ruth,  46,  June  29,  Leamersville  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Duncansville,  Pa.  John  Gregory, 
pastor. 

RICHMOND,  Zerval  Marie,  May  26,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Washington,  Pa.  Harry  Nonnemacher,  pastor. 


□  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Foster  Tresise  were  first  commis- 
sioned to  be  missionaries  to  the  Hawaiian  island  of 
Oahu  approximately  27  years  ago.  Since  the  Tresises 
have  been  at  Oahu  two  more  new  churches  have  be- 
come a  part  of  the  Brethren  testimony  in  Hawaii-the 
Waimalu  Grace  Brethren  Church  (Aiea),  James  Ken- 
nedy, pastor;  and  the  Rainbow  Grace  Brethren 
Church  (Ewa  Beach),  Kip  Coffman,  pastor. 

This  year  the  Waimalu  Grace  Brethren  Church 
held  their  first  Missionary  Banquet  in  honor  of  four 
of  their  young  people  who  have  been  called  to  serve 
as  missionaries.  Miss  Becky  Wagner,  one  of  the  young 
people,  left  on  July  14  to  go  to  Africa  for  one  year 
with  the  TIME  program.  David  Heard  is  training  in  a 
Child  Evangelism  Fellowship  endeavor  on  the  island 
of  Oahu.  Miss  Deanna  Dennis  is  serving  a  term  in 
Tokyo,  Japan,  with  Far  Eastern  Gospel  Crusade.  Miss 
Margaret  Dennis  was  part  of  this  year's  Operation 
Barnabas  team  to  Pennsylvania  and  Virginia.  (Seated 
and  pictured  left  to  right.) 

The  Hawaiian  Brethren  have  also  enjoyed  their 
first  conference  as  the  Hawaii  District  Fellowship  of 
Grace  Brethren  Churches,  which  took  place  at  the 
Waipo  Grace  Brethren  Church  on  June  14. 


Dr.  Robert  B.  Collitt,  stewardship  counselor  for 
the  Grace  Brethren  Missions  Stewardship  Service,  will 
be  speaking  at  the  following  Grace  Brethren  churches: 

Grace   Brethren   Church,   Goshen,  Ind.;  Sept.  7-10; 

Kenneth  Bickel,  pastor. 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Bowling  Green,  Ohio;  Sept. 

21-24;  Ronald  Boehm,  pastor. 
Grace   Brethren   Church,  Fremont,  Ohio;  Sept.  28- 

Oct.  1 ;  Leland  Friesen,  pastor. 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Elyria,  Ohio;  Oct.  5-8;  Roy 

Polman,  pastor. 
Ellet   Grace    Brethren   Church,   Akron,  Ohio;  Oct. 

26-29;  Gerald  Teeter,  pastor. 


September  '80  i 


D  Cofounder  of  Tracy  Community  Christian  School 
(Tracy,  Calif.),  Richard  A.  Brown,  was  recently 
honored  as  "alumnus  of  the  year"  by  Stanislaus  State 
College.  Rev.  Richard  Cripe,  now  pastor  of  the  Ripon 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  was  also  cofounder  of  the 
school,  and  was  then  pastor  of  Tracy's  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church. 

Brown  was  honored  by  the  college  because  of  his 
15  years  of  teaching  accomplishments  at  Brown 
Junior  High  School  in  Turlock,  Calif.;  his  achieve- 
ments in  college  as  student  body  president  and  being 
honored  with  awards  for  service  to  the  community; 
and  in  practicing  his  faith  in  God  by  serving  the  chil- 
dren of  Tracy. 

In  1958  Brown  had  a  water  skiing  accident  that 
damaged  his  spine  and  left  him  handicapped.  Brown 
moves  about  in  a  wheelchair  or  uses  special  arm 
braces. 

It's  been  only  in  the  past  two  and  a  half  years 
that  Brown  has  felt  he  has  been  doing  something  the 
Lord  has  wanted  him  to  do— running  Tracy's  two- 
room,  Christian  schoolhouse.  The  school  now  has  an 
enrollment  of  50,  with  grades  one  through  eight. 

□  The  Listie  Brethren  Church  reports  that  since  the 
arrival  of  its  new  pastor  in  April,  the  congregation  has 
witnessed  the  salvation  of  souls  and  21  persons  have 
been  baptized.  Pastor  William  Cochran  has  begun  a 
new  members  class  using  the  CE  materials  on  "Basic 
Christian  Beliefs  and  Practices." 

□  On  May  17,  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Rich- 
mond, Va.,  received  the  1979  Growth  Award  for  the 
Southeast  District  of  the  National  Fellowship  of 
Grace  Brethren  Churches.  This  award  was  given  to  the 
church  which  experienced  the  largest  percentage  in- 
crease in  the  Southeast  District.  The  Grace  Brethren 
Church  of  Richmond  experienced  an  86.3  percent 
composite  growth  increase  over  the  past  year.  The 
church  is  pastored  by  Rev.  Kurt  A.  Miller. 

□  Louis  Amundson  is  the  new  pastor  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Goleta,  Calif.  His  address  is  5535 
Huntington  Dr.,  Santa  Barbara,  Calif.  931 1 1 . 


Hearty  congratulations  to,  and  may  God's  blessings  rest  al- 
ways upon,  these  new  families  who  join  the  Brethren  Mis- 
sionary Herald  readership.  A  six-month  free  subscription  to 
the  Herald  is  given  to  newlyweds  whose  addresses  are  sup- 
plied by  the  officiating  minister. 

Cathy  Moyer  and  Sam  Torres,  Jan.  5,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Myerstown,  Pa. 

Wendy  Ditzler  and  Harvey  Boltz,  Feb.  9,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Myerstown,  Pa. 


Cindy  Johnson  and  Jon  Simmons,  Feb.  23,  Grace 

Brethren  Church,  Myerstown,  Pa. 

Cyndi  Derman  and  Larry  Powell,  March  15,  Grace 

Brethren  Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 

Joan  Raber  and  William  Hartman,  March  28,  Grade 

Brethren  Church,  Myerstown,  Pa. 

Elaine  Galloway  and  Richard  Hess,  March  29,  Grace 

Brethren  Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 

Debbie  Walter  and  Ron  Ziegler,  April  19,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 

Naomi  Hayes  and  Leif  Dahl,  May  2,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Betty  Oda  and  Charles  Dietz,  May  3,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Valerie  Friend  and  David  Carey,  May  9,  Ellet  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Akron,  Ohio. 
Dawn  Collins  and  Jack  Irby,  May  10,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Patty  Weekley  and  Doug  Hirtz,  May  10,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 

Amy  Miller  and  Jerry  Stolitza,  May  17,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  West  Kittanning,  Pa. 
Jill  Toberen  and  Brent  Brinkerhoff,  May  17,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 
Rose   Highfill   and  Pete   Stagnola,  May  24,     Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 
Cherri  Booomer  and  Charles  Powers,  May  30,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 
Patty  Harrison  and  Tom  Evans,  May  3 1 ,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 
Libby  Keller  and  John  Lauster,  May  3 1 ,  Winona  Lake 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
Elaine  Pessel  and  Scott  Rittle,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Myerstown,  Pa. 

□  GBC  Christian  Education  is  gearing  high  for  the 
1980-81  schedule  of  CE  seminars.  Six  are  set  to  in- 
clude seven  districts,  with  another  tentative  for  spring. 


September  15-16 


October  18 


Indiana  District 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  GBC 


Mid-Atlantic  District 
Temple  Hills,  Md.,  GBC 

Hagerstown,  Md.,  Grace 

Southeast  District 
Roanoke,  Va.,  Washington 
Heights 

West  Penn,  Allegheny 
Martinsburg,  Pa.,  GBC 

Northeast  Ohio,  Northcentral 
Ohio-Wooster,  Ohio  GBC 

For  more  information  contact  GBC  Christian  Educa- 
tion, (219)  267-6622  or  the  host  church. 


October  20-21 
October  22-23 


October  25 


January  24 


.September  '80 


Knute  Larson,  Executive  Director 
Ed  Lewis,  Director  of  Youth  Ministries 
Judy  Ashman,  Director  of  SMM 
Kevin  Huggins,  Assistant  Director 


hoping  to  help  in 
Christian  ed,  youth, 
and  church  growth 


Our  congratulations  to  Lititz,  Pennsylvania,  GBC:  "Sunday  School  of  the 
Year" 

A  great  honor,  a  growing  church, 
an  excelling  school 

Honors  and  special  attention  to  "Mom"  Etling  — 

awarded  the  1980  "Senior  Medal  of  Ministry" 

continuing  an  extraordinary  tradition  .  .  . 
selected  by  a  neutral  committee  from  Baptist  CE 

We  highly  esteem  dual  winners  of  the  "Christian  Educator  of  the  Year" 

Teaching:  Mrs.  Janice  Thornton  (Sunnyside,  Washington) 
Administration:  Guy  Brightbill  (Myerstown,  Pennsylvania) 

We  award  the  "Alexander  Mack  Baptism-Membership  Award"  to  East  Side 
Grace  Brethren  Church  of  (Columbus)  Blacklick,  Ohio. 

excellent  increase  in  conversion-baptism  and  new  members, 
strong  program  for  training,  discipling,  and  involving  new 
members. 

We're  in  This  Challenge  with  You 


National  Conference  and  CE  Convention  time  is 
always  a  great  time  for  us  to  see  many  of  you 
supportive  friends.  Thank  you  for  stopping  by 
your  new  Christian  Edquarters  and  for  your  en- 
couraging "keep  at  it"  words  about  our  people 
and  paper  work. 

We  will. 

These  days  of  the  1980s  are  bringing  the  best 
opportunities  I  have  ever  seen  for  talking  openly 
about  the  Gospel  and  standing  clearly  for  the  salt 
principles  in  the  Bible.  Many  of  the  issues  the 
government  and  people  are  into  in  their  discus- 
sions and  decisions  are  moral  and  therefore 


spiritual  issues.  It  is  a  time  we  must  be  heard  and 
seen,  or  we  will  vanish  from  the  sphere  of  in- 
fluence. 

It  is  also  a  time  of  frustrations,  and  overwhelm- 
ing fears  and  international  turbulence.  A  time 
when  those  who  have  secure  anchors  need  to 
share  their  connections,  live  their  convictions,  and 
point  to  Christ. 

Christian  education  is  not  an  end  in  itself.  It  is 
the  equipment  room  for  getting  in  the  shape  of 
Christ  to  go  out  and  do  His  work. 


We  wil 


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More  about  our  conference  award  winners  next  issue, 
along  with  presentation  of  the  "Growth  Church  of  the  Year" 


September  '80 1 


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by  Knute  Larson 

GBC  Christian  Ed  Director 

and 
Pastor,  GBC,  Ashland,  Ohio 

I  got  in  on  Clyde  Beatty's  big  show 
the  other  evening.   I  went  to  a  circus. 
I  came  back  with  my  church  theology 
as  straight  as  ever,  with  some  great 
lessons  for  every  church. 

May  I  take  you  to  that  evening  with 
the  trumpet  and  drums  of  a  little  band 
that  carried  you,  under  the  big  top, 
back  to  childhood,  but  also  to  some 
large  lessons  for  the  living  church. 

1.  Organization 

It  was  obvious  that  everybody  who 
worked  there  knew  what  they  were 
doing.   One  man  who  must  have  been 
the  head  usher  helped  us  get  into  a 
shorter  line  for  tickets,  and  he  was 
very  pleasant  about  it. 

As  we  got  toward  the  big  top,  a 
friendly  man  ripped  our  tickets  in  half 
and  some  others  helped  us  go  the  right 
direction  in  the  seating  area.   One 
circus  girl  was  very  pleasant  as  she 
showed  us  where  our  seats  were. 

Our  ushers  are  like  that,  but  I've 
been  to  a  couple  of  churches  where 

The  organization  was  especially 
clear  as  the  three-ring  affair  included 
so  many  different  acts.   After  the 
lions  and  tigers  were  tamed  again,  the 
whole  cage  and  all  of  the  midget 
motels  in  which  the  lions  live  were 
taken  out.    Everybody  was  there  at  the 
exact  moment.   They  knew  when  the 
lights  were  to  be  on  and  off,  and  the 
cage  was  down  in  just  a  few  minutes. 

It  always  takes  us  longer  than  that 
to  get  the  folding  chairs  up  after 
communion. 

Then  every  time  someone  went  up 
to  swing  a  little  or  even  when  the 
grand  affairs  of  1  5  swinging  girls  and 
guys  were  doing  trapeze  things  all 


around  the  arena,  the  right  one 
holding  the  rope  and  watching  safety 
features  was  there.   Never  did  the  ring- 
master, the  "senior  pastor,"  or  what- 
ever he  was,  have  to  ask  if  someone 
could  come  and  hold  the  rope  for 
one  of  the  girls  or  guys  on  the  trapeze. 
I  was  impressed  that  everybody  was 
at  the  right  place  at  the  right  time.   If  I 
were  choosing  a  circus  home,  this 
might  be  the  one  I  would  go  for. 

2.  Versatility. 

I  was  overwhelmed  by  the  fact  that 
many  people  did  several  different 
things.  The  girl  who  took  our  tickets 
and  helped  us  to  our  reserved  seats 
then  sat  down  with  four  or  five  other 
guys  and  girls  who  had  come  in.   They 
appeared  to  be  college  students  or 
young  singles  taking  a  joy  ride  for  the 
summer  and  living  in  the  hot  tents  of 
the  circus  taking  tickets. 

But  a  few  minutes  later  they  dis- 
appeared.  Ten  minutes  later  there  was 
the  guy  bouncing  off  an  unusual  plank 
helped  by  two  other  guys,  doing 
somersaults  and  double  somersaults  as 
he  bounced  off  their  hand-held  ledge. 
(Now  I'm  getting  into  the  tricks,  and  I 
don't  want  to  do  that.) 

The  girls  were  soon  up  on  elephants, 
sliding  down  trunks,  and  posing  while 
sitting  on  the  elephant's  head  with  one 
hand  up  (apparently  a  charismatic 
bent). 

They  were  versatile,  for  sure,  and 
apparently  they  weren't  saying,  "We 
ride  elephants  or  swing  trapeze,  and 
are  not  quite  so  tiny  as  to  take 


tickets!" 

They  were  willing  to  be  flexible  an  : 
to  serve  in  many  different  ways. 

That  too  is  great  at  church. 

3.  Ministry  Spirit. 

Now  I  know  I  couldn't  read  the 
hearts  of  all  these  performers,  but  it 
seemed  like  a  big  family. 

People  served  each  other.  When  th 
popcorn  guy  came  walking  by  he  saw 
three  of  the  performers  and  he  stuck 
out  the  box  for  them  to  take  some. 
Someone  with  a  coke  walked  by  one 
of  the  elephant  trainers  and  he  handec 
his  coke  to  the  trainer  to  share. 

Many  of  them  helped  with  little 
sticks  on  the  outside  of  the  cage  as  the 
lion  tamer,  the  center  of  the  spotlight, 
got  the  glory  and  cracked  the  whip 
and  told  the  lions  what  to  do.  They 
were  there  to  help  and,  behind  the 
scenes,  do  some  poking. 

This  is  not  a  parallel  for  ushers  to 
poke  the  old  lions  who  aren't  listening 
in  the  church  (perhaps  that  would  helf 
too).  They  used  to  do  that  when 
people  fell  asleep!    But  people  do  neeo 
nudging  from  each  other! 

Another  lesson  was  that  they  had    ! 
two  "services"  that  day  to  accom- 
modate the  crowds. 

4.  It  was  interesting. 

Now  I  know  some  churches  that 
have  used  elephants  to  build  their 
Sunday  school,  and  I  haven't  made 
that  shift  in  my  allowance  as  yet;  but 
the  show,  for  sure,  kept  my  attention. 
Now  I  heard  of  one  church  that  was  a 
"three-ring  circus,"  someone  said, 
without  favor.  Surely  the  Sunday 
school  and  the  morning  church  and 


ffijG  eoaeffle 


the  evening  church,  plus  all  the  other 
important  meetings,  ought  to  be  inter- 
esting.  Apparently  these  people  had 
practiced  a  bit!    One  man  did  the 
tight-rope  from  the  ground  up  to  the 
top  of  the  tent.    (Our  sanctuary  ceiling 
could  lend  itself  to  that,  but  my 
Sunday  shoes  are  slippery.) 

I  sense  the  need  in  every  church  I 
visit,  as  well  as  our  own,  for  teachers 
to  really  prepare  their  lessons  and  be 
ready  with  something  interesting  and 
exciting  to  keep  attention.   I  fight  for 
that  and  scratch  for  attentiveness  in 
every  sermon.   The  circus  has  ad- 
vantages, but  the  church  must  keep  at 
it  and  make  it  work,  too. 

5.  Everyone  had  fun. 

Now  I'm  not  sure  about  a  man 
down  a  row  from  me  who  seemed 
rather  bored.   He  was  unwilling  to  be  a 
child  again,  I  think.   But  otherwise 
there  was  applause  and  laughing  and  it 
was  all  in  fairly  good  fun. 


Somehow  the  parallel  isn't  exact- 
church  isn't  just  for  fun.   Don't  jump 
on  this  article  with  all  fours.  Neverthe- 
less, church  should  be  a  good  time.    It 
should  be  a  place  of  joy  where  people 
share  laughs  and  tears,  too.  Our  hearts 
were  with  that  guy  on  the  motorcycle 
who  drove  up  the  same  cable  he  had 
walked  up  earlier.  When  it  appeared 
that  he  was  out  of  control  (he  was 
doing  a  little  hot  dog  work),  you  could 
hear  and  feel  the  gasps  around  us.   As 
if  when  one  part  of  the  body  hurts,  we 
all  would  hurt. 

Church  ought  to  be  a  place  of  joy, 
but  it  also  should  be  one  of  mutual 
caring  and  sharing. 

6.  The  ringmaster  was  in  charge. 

This  guy  had  a  whistle,  and  I  saw 
him  sitting  on  a  chair  outside  the  tent 
as  we  walked  in.   He  looked  unassum- 
ing, but  I  remembered  from  my  last 
visit  to  a  circus,  at  1  0  or  12  years  of 
age,  that  there  was  a  man  with  a 
whistle.   Every  storybook  about  a 
circus  has  a  man  with  a  whistle  and 
this  guy  used  his.   At  one  minute 
before  the  starting  time,  the  whistle 
blew  and  he  said  on  the  speaker,  "In 


one  minute  we  will  begin."  Sixty 
seconds  it  was. 

His  whistle  called  attention,  but  it 
also  was  a  signal  for  the  lights,  the 
band,  the  servants,  the  stars,  and 
everyone  to  do  their  thing.   Nobody 
seemed  to  walk  up  and  say,  "You're 
not  going  to  run  my  life."   His  coordi- 
nation proved  excellent,  as  things 
happened  one  right  after  the  other  and 
with  obvious  good  timing. 

I  thought  of  Jesus  Christ— Chief 
Ringmaster,  whose  whistle— the  Word, 
ought  to  call  usto  immediate  ministries 
and  to  coordinate. 

In  a  very  real  sense,  the  local  pastor 
serves  as  a  ringmaster  to  help  people 
know  when  to  share  their  gifts  and  get 
involved  in  ministry.   If  the  people  in 
ring  one  would  have  been  yelling  and 
throwing  things,  they  could  have 
destroyed  the  act  in  ring  two.   But 
instead  they  called  attention  to  each 
other  and  had  practiced  and  their 
timing  was  good,  and  they  all  responded 
to  the  ringmaster's  directions  about 
who  was  next. 

The  circus,  like  the  well-organized 
sports  team  or  church,  needs  leader- 
ship. 

Now  there  were  some  obvious 
differences.    For  sure  the  emphasis  on 
excitement  is  not  what  I  want  to  see 
in  a  church.  They  didn't  take  an  offer- 
ing either,  they  just  grabbed  the  admit- 
tance fee  at  the  beginning,  and  I  would 
not  want  a  church  to  do  that.  (Though 
I  wish  some  people  would  give  at  least 
the  circus  admittance  fee  when  they 
come  to  church,  for  it  would  cover  our 
budget  better.) 

I'm  sure  there  are  problems  behind 
the  scenes  in  the  circus. 

But  I  did  learn  some  lessons  and  get 
some  good  reminders  about  the 
church. 

Thanks,  Clyde  Beatty.   Bring  'em 
back  alive. 

That's  my  prayer  for  every  church; 
bring  it  back  alive,  when  it's  been 
dead. 


by  Brian  Roseborough 


We  tried  something  new  this  spring.    We 
took  10  of  our  very  best  Timothy  Team 
members,  rolled  them  into  a  ministry  team 
and  put  them  on  the  road  in  the  Rockies  .  . 


Road 


The  time  is  just  too  short.  You  still 
mumble  that  one  girl's  name  because  you 
can't  remember  if  it's  Cheryl  or  Sherrie. 
You  still  don't  know  how  to  get  to  your 
host's  home  in  the  dark,  you  always  turn 
one  street  too  late.   You've  worked  for  four 
months,  and  hard,  just  to  be  with  these 
people  for  four  days  ...  or  less.   You  feel 
like  any  day  now  the  Lord  could  really 
start  to  work  in  your  ministry  with  these 
people.   But  it's  time  to  go. 


There's  nothing  quite  like  being  on  the 
road.   About  the  time  you  find  the  shirt 
you've  been  looking  for  in  your  suitcase, 
and  just  before  you  get  used  to  the  bed 
you've  been  in  for  two  nights,  it's  time  to 
pack  up.   And  you've  had  a  good  time  but 
not  enough  time.   You've  fallen  in  love  with 
your  host's  children,  Cameron  and  April. 
You've  just  begun  to  really  know  and  share 
with  Dan  or  Kim,  youth  in  the  church. 
They  have  poured  out  their  hearts  to  you 
and  even  made  decisions  to  serve  the  Lord 
better.  The  lady  that  you  talked  to  on  out- 
reach said  she  wanted  to  come  to  church 
and  really  seemed  interested,  but  you  know 
you  may  never  see  her  again  because  you  are 
leaving.   You  set  up  the  sound  system  and 
puppet  stage  in  record  time  at  the  park  pro- 
gram today,  twelve  minutesl    You  loved 
playing  Softball  with  the  youth,  but  even 
more  special  was  the  time  you  spent  just 
talking,  one-to-one,  with  the  girl  who 
looked  lonely.   You  found  out  she's  moving 
soon  and  even  though  she  doesn't  have 
many  friends  here,  she  won't  have  any 
friends  where  she  moves.   So  you  were  her 
friend  .  .  .  for  fifteen  minutes. 


.  .  .  Timothy  Teams  is  a  traveling 

ministry  open  to  college  or  seminary-age 

young  people  in  BSL  V. 


So  you  pray.   You  pray  your  heart  out 
that  God  will  work  with  what  little  time 
you  had.  When  you  leave,  the  people  let 
you  know  that  God  got  through  to  them. 
They  hug,  thank  and  compliment  you. 
When  you  leave  they  stand  and  wave  till 
you  are  out  of  sight,  and  you  know  what 
they  mean.   You  can't  understand  how  any- 
thing happened  to  people  in  four  days  .  .  . 
or  less.  Then  you  remember  that  the  four 
months  of  hard  work  were  also  four  months 
of  prayer,  and  the  reason  people  got  lifted 
and  strengthened  was  because  God  answered 
your  prayers.   God  will  keep  answering 
your  prayers  ...  so  you  feel  better  in  the 
morning  even  though  you're  a  hundred 
miles  away  from  there. 

You've  got  to  feel  OK.  You  are  heading 
for  another  town.   You'll  meet  some  new 
people,  sing  your  solo  a  little  differently, 
enjoy  the  potluck  supper,  and  start  all  over. 
You  know  that  in  four  days  ...  or  less, 
you'll  be  leaving.  So  you  work  harder  than 
ever  and  keep  praying. 


It's  not  unusual  that  the  team  gets  closer 
each  day.  You  spend  almost  every  minute 
together.   You  can't  even  get  alone  in  the 
bathroom;  seven  girls  at  one  sink  washing 
their  hair.   But  you  love  them,  every  one. 
You  have  all  worked  together,  sang  together, 
prayed  together,  and  traveled  across  the 
country  together.  They  pitched  in  and 
helped  you  pack  when  you  got  up  late  and 
everyone  was  waiting.  They  remembered 
your  birthday  and  even  bought  you  a  cake 
to  surprise  you.  They  let  you  sit  where  you 
wanted  on  the  van  so  you  could  sleep. 
They  aren't  your  friends,  they  are  your 
family.    You  are  going  to  have  great  memo- 
ries of  private  jokes  and  sayings  that  only 
the  family  understands;  staying  up  till  two 
one  morning;  mistakes,  during  programs 
and  little  habits  of  family  members.  Just 
being  with  this  family  has  helped  you  grow 
in  your  faith.  Talking  and  praying  with 
your  friends  and  seeing  their  example, 
somehow  you  know  you'll  just  never  be  the 
same. 

You've  learned  a  lot.   You've  learned 
how  to  love  people.   You  didn't  think  God 
could  use  you,  but  He  did.   You  thought 
people  might  like  the  songs  but  they  liked 
you,  too.   You  learned  how  to  listen,  and 
care  like  never  before.  The  love  you  experi- 
enced went  two  ways,  from  you  and  to  you. 
The  people  you  were  ministering  to  .  .  . 
ministered  to  you.   You've  learned  how  to 
work  hard  with  a  team  and  concentrate  and 
compromise.   Most  of  all  you've  learned 
more  faith.   God  has  answered  your  hours 
of  prayer  and  you  trust  more.  Trust  that 
helps  when  you  get  home.   You  are  glad  you 
were  on  the  road. 


PSF 

A  JQBIELTC 

JULY  1980 

DIV. 

CHURCH  and  PASTOR 

AA 

Myerstown,  Pa. 
Luke  Kauffman 

A 

Modesto,  Calif.  Big  Valley 
David  Seifert 

B 

Warsaw,  Ind. 
David  Plaster 

C 

D 

Mansfield,  Ohio,  Grace 

Sonny  Thayer 
Mansfield,  Ohio,  Woodville 

Duke  Wallace 

E 

Norwalk,  Calif. 
Nickolas  Kurtaneck 

F 

Ashland,  Ohio,  Southview 
Donald  Farner 

G 

Kent,  Wash. 
David  Marksbury 

H 
1 

] 
N 

Cypress,  Calif. 

Steve  Bradley 
Altoona,  Pa.,  Grace 

James  Barnes 
Grass  Valley,  Calif. 

Arthur  Carey 
No  one  qualified 

The  Pleasant  Grove  Grace  Brethren  Church,  North  English,  Iowa. 


Gelebrates  lOOtl)  ^qiVersary 


The  Pleasant  Grove  Grace  Brethren  Church,  North 
English,  Iowa,  celebrated  their  100th  anniversary  on  Sun- 
day, August  3.  It  is  the  oldest  Grace  Brethren  Church  in 
Iowa,  having  been  organized  in  1880  with  16  charter 
members. 

The  Pleasant  Grove  church  was  the  home  church  of 
pioneer  missionary  Estella  Myers,  who  served  in  what 
was  then  French  Equatorial  Africa,  and  is  now  called  the 
Central  African  Republic.  It  is  also  the  home  church  of 
Rev.  Don  Miller,  who,  with  his  wife,  Lois,  are  presently 
missionaries  in  the  C.A.R.;  and  Rev.  J.  Paul  Miller, 
Modesto,  Calif.,  Brethren  minister. 

For  many  years  after  its  founding,  the  church  met  in 
homes  and  schools.  The  original  building,  erected  in  1907, 
was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1912.  The  present  building  was 
errected  in  1914,  and  has  been  in  use  since  that  time. 

The  first  pastor  of  the  church,  John  A.  Myers,  served 
for  38  years.  Former  pastors  who  are  still  active  in  the 
ministry  include  Raymond  Kettell,  Victor  Rogers, 
Clarence  Lackey,  Edward  Clark,  Robert  Whited,  George 
Wallace,  David  Thompson,  and  Keith  Zook.  Vernon 
Schrock  has  been  interim  pastor  on  several  occasions. 
Since  1975,  Arthur  McCrum  has  been  the  congregation's 
pastor. 

Several  former  pastors,  along  with  a  number  of  former 
members,  were  able  to  be  present  for  the  special  anniver- 
sary service. 


Left  to  right:  The  parents  of  Estella 
Myers— Rev.  and  Mrs.  John  Myers,  and 
Marie  Stoner.  The  photo  was  taken  in  1915. 


September  '80 


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Women 
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Manifesting 


Missionary  {Birthdays 

NOVEMBER 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  in  the 
July/August  issue  of  Foreign  Missions  ECHOES.) 

AFRICA 

Mrs.  Jean  Austin  Nov.  8 

Rev.  Donald  Miller Nov.  13 

Mrs.  Nelly  Kammler   Nov.  16 

Mr.  Howard  Immel    Nov.  30 

ARGENTINA 

Jeffrey  Robinson   Nov.  5, 1970 

Rev.  Peter  Peer  Nov.  29 

BRAZIL 

Rev.  Edward  Miller Nov.  11 

Mrs.  Cleo  Johnson  Nov.  20 

FRANCE 

Marc  DeArmey Nov.  8, 1973 

Rev.  Elliott  (Tex)  Hudson Nov.  14 

Luc  DeArmey Nov.  17, 1974 

Elisabeth  Gegner Nov.  28, 1964 

MEXICO 

Rev.  Philip  Guerena    Nov.  29 

PUERTO  RICO 

Peter  Schrock Nov.  6, 1974 

GERMANY 

Thomas  Pappas    Nov.  14, 1979 

IN  THE  UNITED  STATES 

Mrs.  Freda  Kliever    Nov.  12 

Rev.  Hill  Maconaghy Nov.  25 

Please  send  to  the  field  whenever  possible 


Offering  Opportunity 

Our  goal  this  year  for  the  Home  Missions  offering  is 
$8500.00.  This  money  will  be  spent  to  support  a  teacher 
in  beginning  a  Navajo  High  School.  The  Najavo  High 
School  will  enable  more  Navajo  youngsters  to  continue 
a  Christ-centered  education  at  the  mission  station  and 
will  also  educate  children  of  staff  members  located  at 
the  mission  keeping  families  together  instead  of  sending 
students  to  other  Christian  schools  across  the  country. 


wmc  otficiarij 


President 

Mrs.  Dan  (Miriam)  Pacheco,  413  Kings  Highway,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590—219/267-7603 
First  Vice  President 

Mrs.  Dean  (Ella  Lee)  Risser,  58  Holiday  Hill,  Lexington,  Ohio 

44904—41 9/884-3969 
Second  Vice  President 

Mrs.  James  (Triceine)  Custer,  2515  Carriage  Lane,  Powell,  Ohio 

43065—614/881-5779 
Secretary 

Mrs.  Fred  (Margie)  Devan  Jr.,  2507  Vancouver  Dr.  N.W.,  Roanoke, 

Va.  24012  —  703/366-2843 
Assistant  Secretary 

Mrs.  Donald  (Marilyn)  Weltmer,  Route  #1 ,  Box  131 ,  Gerrandstown, 

W.  VA.,  21920—301/229-3920 
Financial  Secretary-Treasurer 

Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602  Chestnut  Avenue,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590—219/267-7588 
Assistant  Financial  Secretary-Treasurer 

Mrs.  Bill  (Shirley)  Stevens.  Box  59,  R.  R.  1 ,  Lake  Odessa,  Mich. 

48849-616/693-2315 
Literature  Secretary 

Mrs.  Ralph  (Betty)  Hall,  Route  #8,  Box  297,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

46580—219/267-3634 
Editor 

Mrs.  Noel  (Linda)  Hoke,  R.  R.  1 ,  Hickory  Estates,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

46580—219/267-3843 
Prayer  Chairman 

Mrs.  John  (Sally)  Neely,  121  S.  Walnut  Street,  Troy,  Ohio 

45373-513/335-5188 


"For  the  Cord 

grant;  wisdom! 
His  every  word 

is  a  treasure  of 
knowledge  and  understanding. 


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Conference 
Pen  Pointers 

PERSONAL  OBJECTIVES 

1.  Read  and  study  the  Bible  regularly. 

2.  Be  a  faithful  prayer  warrior. 

'(See  Pen  Pointer,  "Women  Manifesting  Christ") 

3.  Active  In  evangelism. 

(See  Pen  Pointer,  "Women  Manifesting  Christ") 

4.  Encourage  increased  interest  in  SMM  or  aid  in  the 
establishment  of  SMM  in  your  local  church. 

5  (ilve  regularly  to  YVMC — time,  talent,  and  money 
as  the  Lord  leads  and  prospers. 

(See  Pen  Pointer,  "Working  in  My  Church") 

6.      Support  regular  famllv  devotions. 

(See  Pen  Pointer,  "What  is  WMC?") 
Use  of  Dally  Devotions  is  suggested. 

COUNCIL  OBJECTIVES 

1.  Observe  a  special  time  of  prayer  on  the  fifteenth 

day  of  each  month.  (See  Pen  Pointer,  "How  to"  and 
"Through  the  Years") 

2.  Emphasize  prayer  for  BSLV  members,  for  district 
youth  who  made  decisions  for  full  time  Christian 
service. 

3.  Support  district  rallies  and  projects. 

4.  Contribute  to  Major  Offerings: 

(Please  send  all  money  to  the  National  WMC  Finan- 
cial Secretary  Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  using  the  proper 
offering  slip  from  the  Treasurer's  sheet  in  the  Pro- 
gram Packet.  MAKE  CHECKS  PAYABLE  TO 
GRACE  BRETHREN  NATIONAL  WMC) 

a.  September,  October,  November 
HOME  MISSIONS  Goal   88500.00 
Send  before  December  10. 

Support  starting  of  Navajo  High  School 

b.  December,  January,  February' 
GRACE  SCHOOLS  Goal   88500.00 
Send  before  March  10. 

Refurbishing  of  Seminary  lounge  and  addi- 
tional student  mail  boxes 

c.  March,  April,  May 

FOREIGN  MISSIONS  Goal   810,000.00 

Send  before  June  10. 

New  mission  residence,  support  for  African 

pastor's  education,  electronic  memory  bank 

typewriter 

d.  June,  Julv,  August 

WMC  OPERATION  AND  PUBLICATION 

EXPENSES 

Goal  88,000.00 

Send  before  September  10. 

e.  THANK  OFFERING  FOR  GRACE 
BRETHREN  JEWISH  MISSIONS. 

Send  anytime  before  June  10.  (We  suggest  a 
minimum  of  81.50  a  year  per  member.) 
f     CHRISTIAN  EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT 
OFFERING:  SMM  Girl-of-the-year  Scholar- 


ship and  sponsorship  of  Director  of  SMM. 
(We  suggest  a  minimum  of  81.50  a  year  per 
member.) 

Send  before  April  30.  Goal    86,000.00 
g.    BIRTHDAY  OFFERING  to  be  received  dur- 
ing the  vear  toward  the  support  of  the  WMC 
BIRTHDAY  MISSIONARIES  honoring  years 
of  service.  Send  before  June  10.  (We  suggest  a 
minimum  goal  of  81.50  a  vear  per  member.) 
BIRTHDAY  MISSIONARIES  FOR 
1980-1981: 

1.  Mrs.  Martin  Garber  (Beverly)  —  C.A.R. 

2.  Mrs.  Lynn  Hoyt  (Mary)  —  Argentina 

3.  Miss  Barbara  Hulse  —  Brazil 

4.  Mrs.  Harold  Mason  (Margaret)  —  C.A.R. 

5.  Mrs.  Jean-Claude  Vieuble 
(Martine)  —  C.A.R. 

5.  Encourage  the  reading  of  the  following  books, 
which  may  be  purchased  from  the  Brethren  Mis- 
sionary Herald  Company,  Box  544,  Winona  Lake, 
Indiana  46590 

a.  God!  Who  Else?  by  Claire  &  Ruth  Greiner 
(Family  Christian  Inspiration,  Inc.) 

83.00  paperback 

b.  Disciplines  of  the  Beautiful  Woman  by 
Anne  Ortlund  (Word  Books)  84.95  paperback 

c.  The. Journey  by  Myrna  Grant.  This  is  a  story 
of  Rose  Warmer,  missionary  to  Israel. 
(Tyndalc)  82.50  paperback  ' 

6.  Use  BRETHREN  talent  when  available  and  Sup- 
port BRETHREN  Works. 

7.  Aid  in  the  expenses,  if  possible,  of  local  president  or 
representative  to  attend  each  district  meeting  and 
national  WMC  conference. 

8.  Elect  officers  by  June  1  to  assume  their  duties  in 
September.  The  national  and  district  annual  reports 
compiled  by  the  retiring  local  president  must  be  in 
the  hands  of  the  district  president  by  June  20,  1981, 
and  shall  include  all  reports  from  July  1,  1980 
through  June  30,  1981.  Seating  of  delegates  at 
national  conference  is  permissible  only  if  annual 
report  is  returned. 

9.  Keep  membership  cards  current.  (See  Pen 
Pointers,  "How  To").  The  membership  chairman  is 
responsible  for  giving  her  card  to  any  member 
transferring  to  another  council,  and  see  that  a  new 
member  receives  and  signs  a  membership  card  when 
she  joins  the  local  council.  (These  cards  are 
available  from  the  National  Literature  Secretary 
Mrs.  Ralph  (Betty)  Hall.) 

10.  Read  and  use  the  Pen  Pointers.  (These  and  other 
WMC  LITERATURE  CAN  BE  OBTAINED  FROM 
THE  NATIONAL  LITERATURE  SECRETARY 
Mrs.  Ralph  (Betty)  Hall). 

See  order  blank  enclosed  in  program  packet.  It  is 
suggested  when  possible  to  send  a  freewill  offering 
with  your  requests  to  help  cover  mailing  costs. 
Pen  Pointers  available  are: 

"Beyond  Our  Borders" 

"Home  Frontiers" 

"How  To  in  WMC" 

"Pattern  for  WMC" 

"Ways  and  Means" 

"Women  Manifesting  Christ" 

"Working  In  Mv  Church" 

"What  is  WMC?" 

(This  one  comes  in  pocket  size  &  notebook 

size) 

Continued  on  page  32 


September  '80  6 


by  Miriam  Pacheco 

National  WMC 
President 


WMC 

resident's 

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Message 

Part  1 


It's  my  pleasure  to  welcome  you  to  our  forty-first 
annual  conference.  Our  time  together  this  week 
promises  to  be  filled  with  wonderful  fellowship  and 
challenges  from  God's  Word  through  His  servants. 

The  year  just  past  has  been  one  in  which  the  Lord 
helped  our  organization  grow  in  number  and  maturity. 
New  councils  and  new  districts  are  giving  more  Grace 
Brethren  women  opportunities  to  learn,  grow  and 
serve.  We've  learned  much  about  our  mission  fields 
and  missionaries;  how  we  can  be  a  part  of  their  minis- 
tries through  faithful  prayer  and  support. 


Pastors'  wives, 

you  are  the  key. 

Your  interest  and  support 

is  vital. 


We've  grown  as  we  studied  how  God  used  His  will- 
ing servants  in  many  different  ways;  we  can  be  used 
the  very  same  as  we  allow  Him  to  work  through  us. 

We've  continued  to  serve  and  even  set  new  goals 
that  others  may  be  blessed  and  led  to  our  lovely  Lord. 

It  was  my  privilege  in  January  to  visit  eight 
churches  in  Florida  and  meet  with  the  women  for  in- 
formation and  sharing  about  WMC.  We  praise  God  for 
answered  prayer  that  this  district  has  reorganized. 

Brethren  Home  Mission  Workshops  in  California 


and  Ohio  were  also  on  the  schedule  for  February  and 
March.  This  was  a  very  positive  experience.  There  was 
much  sharing  and  enthusiasm  generated.  It's  been  said 
over  and  over,  but  I'll  say  it  again:  "Pastors'  wives, 
you  are  the  key!  You're  not  expected  to  be  the 
leader,  but  your  interest  and  support  are  vital."  This 
is  especially  true  in  new  churches.  Meeting  with  the 
pastors'  wives  in  the  workshop  sessions  helped  us  get 
to  know  each  other's  problems  and  situations,  and 
offered  opportunities  for  working  out  solutions. 

The  Lord  was  gracious  in  the  California  trip  sched- 
ule. The  last  day  of  workshop,  we  all  were  gusts  of 
the  Southern  California-Arizona  District  WMC  at 
their  rally.  It  was  terrific  fellowship! 

Invitations  to  Grace  Brethren  seminary  wives  in 
this  area  to  attend  our  national  sessions  and  work- 
shops have  been  sent  with  the  prayer  that  this  will 


Correspondence  is  important. 

Keep  in  touch  with  suggestions, 

ideas,  questions  and 

words  of  encouragement. 


help  keep  touch  and  encourage  them  during  the 
transition  from  church  member  through  training  into 
leadership  positions.  Thanks  to  you  who  are  here  in 
response  to  that  invitation. 

Correspondence  is  a  big  part  of  the  year's  activities. 
It  is  so  necessary  to  keep  in  touch.  Thanks  to  you 
who  wrote  with  suggestions,  ideas,  questions  and 
words  of  encouragement.  We  want  to  know  how  you 
are  doing  and  how  we  can  help. 

This  past  year  included  an  experience  that  brought 
a  mixture  of  sadness  and  joy.  Sadness  because  of  los- 
ing a  member  of  the  Body;  joy  because  she  was  re- 
leased from  this  life  and  is  enjoying  the  presence  of 
the  Saviour.  Mary  Lois  Fish  was  very  dear  to  many  of 
us.  She  was  serving  her  third  year  as  literature  secre- 
tary when  the  Lord  called  her  home  in  June.  Her 
faithfulness  to  the  Lord  and  His  work  will  continually 
be  an  inspirational  example  and  the  love  she  showed 
for  God's  Word  was  evidenced  in  her  concentrated 
study  and  applied  principles.  She  was  an  "I'd  love  to" 
WMCer. 

In  a  letter  dated  January  24,  in  the  midst  of 
months  of  suffering,  she  wrote,  "In  no  way  am  I 
questioning  the  Lord's  will  or  timing,  and  in  no  way 
do  I  feel  resistant  or  rebellious  to  what  the  Lord  has 
allowed."  And  it  really  showed!  Her  life  and  testi- 
mony to  the  very  end  were  triumphant  in  the  love  of 
Jesus  and  submission  to  His  plan  for  her.  Following  a 


September  '80 


nmc   uuimc  uurnc. 


suggestion  from  Mary  Lois'  family,  national  WMC  has 
chosen  to  send  a  memorial  to  Lakeland  Child  Evan- 
gelism Fellowship  in  her  name. 

Now  we  are  faced  with  a  new  year-a  brand  new 
chart.  As  we  begin  our  search  through  Treasures  in 
Wisdom,  we  must  have  open  hearts  and  minds  to 
learn  what  God  has  prepared  for  us  in  His  Word. 

We  thank  the  committee  who  has  prepared  an  ex- 
cellent course  of  study  for  our  year  ahead.  Our  study 
book  will  help  us  discover  the  gems  of  truth  in  Pro- 
verbs. Recorded  interviews  with  those  spiritual  treas- 
ures claimed  on  our  home  and  foreign  fields  will  thrill 


Make  this  year  a  search 

for  the  treasures  of  wisdom: 

honesty,  knowledge,  obedience, 

friendliness  and  much  more. 


us.  Attractive  visuals  will  enhance  the  theme  and 
there  are  many  officer  helps  included  in  the  packet 
for  your  convenience. 

Our  thanks  to  Brethren  Foreign  Missions  for  the 
supply  of  Missionary  Birthday  posters  that  are  in- 
cluded this  year. 

Lovely  sheet  music  included  in  the  packet  will  go 
along  with  the  new  theme.  It  really  is  exciting  to  hear 
a  group  of  WMC  women  sing.  I  encourage  you  to 
learn  the  new  chorus  and  theme  song  and  let  them  be- 
come a  part  of  your  personal  song  selections. 

We  thank  the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  for  their 
cooperation  in  securing  supplies  of  the  recommended 
Reading  Circle  Books  and  making  them  available  to 
us  at  a  reduced  cost.  These  books  are  chosen  with 
you  in  mind— that  your  faith  may  be  strengthened, 
your  missionary  vision  challenged  and  your  heart 
blessed  through  others'  lives  that  have  been  changed 
by  Christ.  BMH  also  graciously  supplied  our  yearbook 
covers  again. 

I  challenge  you  to  make  this  year  one  of  Proverbs- 
saturation.  There  is  so  much  to  be  learned  and 
applied  from  this  marvelous  book.  Our  WMC  studies 
can  be  the  entry-way  to  lead  to  more  personal  study. 

Reading  through  Proverbs  every  month  is  a  way  to 
dig  for  the  gems.  There  are  3 1  chapters,  so  it  fits  each 
month  pretty  well.  One  chapter  each  day  reveals  prac- 
tical insights  to  everyday  situations— insights  that  you 
and  I  need  to  live  effectively  before  people  that  are 
searching  for  answers  to  life. 

Underlining  the  verses  and  thoughts  appropriate 
for  that  day  and  marginal  notes  serve  as  reminders  in 
later  readings  of  how  God's  Word  met  a  need  before. 


Different    colored    underlining    brings    attention    to 
special  subjects  throughout  the  book. 

Word  study  is  a  fascinating  way  to  dissect  Pro- 
verbs. Honesty,  wisdom,  knowledge,  obedience 
and  friendliness  are  just  a  few  of  the  subjects  that 
Proverbs  deals  with  in  depth.  Use  your  word  studies 
to  help  these  characteristics  become  a  part  of  your 
life. 

We  will  be  concentrating  on  wisdom.  Let's  be  like 
Solomon.  He  could  request  anything  of  God;  yet,  he 
asked  for  wisdom.  God  granted  that  sincere  request  in 
His  usual  way— abundantly  and  overflowing!  There 
was  never  before,  or  never  has  been  since,  one  as  wise 
as  Solomon.  God  moved  Solomon  to  share  his  wis- 
dom with  us  in  this  practical  book. 

He  wrote  them  to  teach  his  people  how  to  live- 
how  to  act  in  every  circumstance,  for  he 
wanted  them  to  be  understanding,  just  and  fair 
in  everything  they  did  (Prov.  1:2-3  LB). 

It's  amazing  to  see  how  easily  we  can  acquire  this 
virtue  that  we  need  so  much,  yet  have  no  trace  of  in 
ourselves. 

Can 't  you  hear  the  voice  of  wisdom  ?  She  is 
standing  at  the  city  gates  and  at  every  fork  in 
the  road,  and  at  the  door  of  every  house.   Wis- 
dom shouts  in  the  streets  for  a  hearing  (Prov. 
8:1-3,  1:20  LB). 

It  doesn't  sound  to  me  like  she's  playing  hard  to 
get  at  all! 

Wisdom,  together  with  good  judgment  and 
common  sense,  begin  with  reverence  and  fear  of  God. 
As  we  make  these  characteristics  a  vital  part  of  our 
lives  they  offer  many  benefits.  We  learn  them  by  de- 
termination. 

As  we  cling  to  wisdom  we  are  protected. 

Loving  wisdom  offers  guardianship. 

Exalt  wisdom,  she  will  exalt  you. 

Embracing  wisdom  leads  to  great  honor  and  a 
crown  of  grace  and  splendor. 

Eat  wisdom's  fruit  and  you've  tasted  the  tree  of 
life. 

Listen  to  wisdom  and  obey  her  and  you  will  have  a 
long,  good  life  in  peace  and  safety. 

What  more  do  we  need?  Our  great  God  has  pro- 
vided all  we  need!  His  provision  is  available  to  us  for 
the  taking.  Let's  take  it!  Let's  use  it  every  day!  Let's 
allow  it  to  control  every  thought,  word  and  action. 

This  coming  year  is  your  opportunity  in  WMC  to 
build  each  other  up,  to  absorb  that  wisdom  and  let  it 
be  the  sifter  that  separates  natural-man  reactions 
from  Spirit-controlled  ones. 

According  to  a  recent  poll  by  a  nationally  recog- 
nized organization,  50  percent  of  Americans  have  had 
a  born-again  experience.  Theoretically,  your  town  of 
12,000  people  has  6,000  born  again.  Your  city  of 
100,000  has  50,000  born  again.  Your  place  of  work 
with  30  employees  has  15  born  again. 

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September  '80 


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Continued  from  page  31 

My  first  reaction  upon  reading  this  poll  was,  "If  it 
is  true,  there  are  a  lot  of  born-again  people  who  aren't 
living  like  it."  I  can  think  of  some  and  so  can  you. 
Does  America  really  have  that  many  changed  lives? 


This  year  take  the  opportunity 

to  change  a  life — yours — 
in  accordance  with  true  wisdom. 


My  next  thought  was,  "What  is  my  life  telling 
others?  I've  claimed  Jesus,  now  is  my  life  showing  the 
evidence  of  the  Holy  Spirit  living  in  me?" 

Here  are  a  few  reasons  why  the  change  doesn't 
show: 

1 .  Rationalizing  sin:  So  many  take  the  detour 
away  from  a  close  walk  with  Christ  by  allowing  a  sin 
in  their  lives  and  finding  justification  for  it. 

2.  Putting  "me"  first:  It  is  a  cancer  for  which 
there  is  only  one  cure— putting  Christ  first.  Dawson 
McAllister  writes: 

A  "me-ist"  says,  "I  am  the  center  of  the  uni- 
verse. I  don 't  need  God  telling  me  what  to  do.  I 
can  meet  my  own  needs,  take  care  of  myself 
and  enjoy  all  the  pleasures  that  can  be  found  in 
self.  Absolutes  are  nonexistent.  I  will  become 
my  own  value  system.  I  will  answer  only  to 
me."  (Herald,  1980). 

Of  course  we'd  never  verbalize  those  thoughts,  but 
put  a  guard  on  your  mind-set  and  life  style;  it  will 
really  show  there. 

3.  Clinging  to  lopsided  values:  A  lot  of  times  the 
effect  of  this  problem  surfaces  in  the  next  gener- 
ation—they learn  it  from  us.  For  instance,  what  are 
we  teaching  our  children,  the  youth  of  the  church 
and  even  new  Christians  when  we  always  have  a 
reason  to  miss  the  power  hour  or  the  midweek  prayer 
service?  (You  say  it's  not  exciting?  When  Jesus 
prayed  in  the  garden  He  didn't  schedule  any  enter- 
tainment. He  just  wanted  His  friends  to  faithfully 
pray  with  Him.) 

What  are  we  teaching  when  we  can't  take  anymore 
and  really  "let  them  have  it,"  spouting  off  in  anger 
and  bitterness,  showing  the  old  nature?  (You  say, 
they  deserved  to  be  told  off.  Jesus  didn't  give  a  re- 
buttal speech,  He  endured  and  endured  lovingly.) 

What  are  we  teaching  when  we  manipulate  people 
and  circumstances  for  our  own  benefit,  making  sure 
everyone's  life  and  everything  turns  out  in  the  pattern 
we've  designed?  (You  say,  you've  had  the  experience, 
if  they'd  only  listen?  God  the  Father  is  the  master  de- 


signer, He  knows  what  is  best.) 

What  are  we  teaching  when  we  ignore  a  clear-cut 
biblical  command  or  principle?  (You  say,  you  really 
want  this  and  you  think  the  Lord  will  understand? 
Jesus  asked  the  Father  to  remove  the  cross  experience 
from  His  life.  But  He  prayed,  "Nevertheless,  Thy  will 
be  done.") 

What  are  we  teaching  when  we  refuse  to  be  in  sub- 
mission to  each  other  and  wives  to  husbands  in  every- 
thing? (You  say,  you've  got  rights?  Jesus  gave  up 
Heaven's  glory  to  be  born  in  sinful  flesh.) 

What  are  we  teaching  with  our  lives  in  dozens  of 
everyday  situations? 

Older  women  teach  the  younger  women. 

Parents  instruct  your  children. 

Patronesses  lead  your  SMM  girls. 

Sunday  school  teachers  and  youth  leaders  guide 
those  kids. 


Make  your  lives  transparent 
to  teach  others. 


Make  your  lives  transparent  for  the  learner's  benefit. 
Your  life  will  teach  more  than  your  mouth  could  ever 
speak! 

We  need  wisdom  to  discern  the  genuine  from  the 
phony;  to  grow  and  mature;  to  act  and  react  in  a 
God-like  way;  to  develop  a  Christ-like  life  style. 


3! 


September  '80 


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DISTRICT  OBJECTIVES 

1.  Honor  those  reading  the  entire  Bible  within  a  year. 

2.  Recognize  the  SMM  at  a  district  WMC  program. 

3  Use  BRETHREN  talent  when  available  and 
support  BRETHREN  works. 

4.  Send  district  newspaper  to  national  president, 
national  editor,  and  district  editors. 

5.  Sponsor  at  least  one  project.  (Said  project  should  be 
cleared  through  the  National  First  Vice  President 
Mrs.  Dean  (Ella  Lee)  Risser.  to  avoid  duplication. 
The  project  may  be  kept  within  the  district,  but  the 
national  first  vice  president  should  be  advised  for 
completion  of  her  report.) 

6.  Send  all  district  offerings  for  national  Brethren 
works  to  the  National  WMC  Financial  Secretary- 
Treasurer  Miss  Joyce  Ashman. 

7.  Contribute  an  annual  freewill  offering,  to  be  used  as 
the  committee  in  charge  sees  the  need,  toward  fur- 
nishing and  repair  of  the  Brethren  Foreign  Mis- 
sionary Residence  at  Winona  Lake,  Indiana.  (Send 
to  the  National  WMC  Financial  Secretary-Treasurer 
Miss  Joyce  Ashman). 

8.  Pay  the  district  president's  expenses  to  national 
conference. 

9.  Give  financial  assistance,  so  that  the  district  SMM 
patroness  may  attend  national  conference,  and/or 
the  national  seminar  for  district  patronesses. 

10.  Contribute  annually  to  the  national  operation  and 
publication  expenses.  (Send  to  the  National  WMC 
Financial  Secretary-Treasurer  Miss  Joyce  Ashman, 
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News  Notes 


Dr.  Wayne  Knife,  associate  professor  of  Old  Testa- 
ment, and  Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr.,  president  of  Grace 
Schools,  are  planning  to  take  a  group  of  students  to 
Greece,  Jordan,  Egypt,  and  Israel  during  the  1980-81 
semester  break  next  winter  for  study  at  the  Institute 
of  Holy  Land  Studies  in  Jerusalem. 

Tentative  plans  call  for  leaving  from  Chicago  on 
December  26  and  returning  on  January  26.  The  heart 
of  the  program  involves  22  days  in  Israel,  with  lectures 
by  experts  in  historical  geography,  and  field  trips  that 
do  far  more  than  the  average  tourist  visit.  Four  hours 
of  academic  credit  are  given.  There  may  be  room  for 
a  few  pastors  and  other  serious  Bible  students.  Tenta- 
tive cost  will  be  around  $2,350  for  this  31-day  experi- 
ence. For  further  details,  contact  Dr.  Wayne  Knife  at 
the  seminary. 


Summer  Missionaries 


by  Vance  Christie 

Nine  Grace  College  students  and  two  Grace  Semi- 
nary students  served  as  short-term  missionaries  during 
the  1980  summer  months.  They  were  under  various 
mission  boards  on  the  continents  of  North  America, 
South  America,  Africa,  Asia  and  Europe. 

Beth  A.  Buhler,  daughter  of  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Al 
Buhler,  Warsaw,  Indiana,  ministered  in  Guayaquil, 
Ecuador,  with  the  Gospel  Missionary  Union.  She  is  a 
senior  in  the  college  and  a  music  education  major. 
Miss  Buhler  attends  the  Pleasant  View  Community 
Church,  pastored  by  Rev.  Ivan  French. 

Karen  L.  DeGraff  served  at  the  Italian  Bible  Insti- 
tute in  Rome,  Italy.  She  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Vernon  DeGraff,  Warsaw,  Indiana.  Miss  DeGraff 
is  a  May  1980  graduate  of  Grace  with  a  major  in  busi- 
ness. She  also  attends  the  Pleasant  View  Community 
Church. 


Deanna  Dennis  ministered  in  Yokohama,  Japan, 
with  the  Far  Eastern  Gospel  Crusade. ^The  junior 
speech  education  major  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Raymond  Dennis,  Aiea,  Hawaii.  Miss  Dennis  is  a 
member  of  the  Waimalu  Grace  Brethren  Church,  pas- 
tored by  Rev.  James  Kennedy. 

Two  spring  graduates  of  Grace,  Lisa  L.  Goodman 
and  Beth  A.  Snoddy,  served  at  the  European  Bible  In- 
stitute in  Lamorlaye,  France.  Lisa,  a  sociology  major, 
is  the  daughter  of  Mrs.  Pat  Phillips,  Warsaw,  Indiana. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Community  Grace  Brethren 
Church  of  Warsaw,  with  David  Plaster  as  its  pastor. 
Beth  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  H. 
Snoddy,  West  Salem,  Ohio.  The  accounting  and  busi- 
ness major  attends  the  West  Homer  Brethren  Church 
in  Homerville,  Ohio,  which  has  as  its  pastor  Rev. 
Robert  Holmes. 

Janet  Mills,  a  junior  majoring  in  elementary  edu- 
cation, ministered  with  The  Evangelical  Alliance  Mis- 
sion (TEAM)  in  Bendura,  Zimbabwe  (Rhodesia).  She 
is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ferris  Mills,  Ply- 
mouth, Michigan.  Her  home  church  is  the  Calvary 
Baptist  Church  of  Canton,  Michigan,  pastored  by  Dr. 
G.  Douglas  Routledge. 

Serving  with  the  Association  of  Baptist  for  World 
Evangelism  in  the  country  of  Brazil  was  Kosette 
Moore,  daughter  of  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Keith  Moore,  Con- 
neaut  Lake,  Pennsylvania.  Miss  Moore  attends  her 
father's  church,  the  Calvary  Baptist  Church  in  Mead- 
ville,  Pennsylvania. 

Two  college  students  and  two  seminary  students 
served  under  the  Training  In  Missionary  Endeavor 
(TIME)  program  of  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 
Churches: 

Joseph  P.  Lehmann,  a  Grace  College  senior  major- 
ing in  English  education,  was  in  Stuttgart,  West  Ger- 
many. He  is  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  R. 
Lehmann,  Worthington,  Ohio,  and  attends  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Columbus  which  is  pas- 
tored by  Rev.  Jim  Custer. 

Tanya  Waggoner,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Floyd 
Waggoner,  Fremont,  Ohio,  served  in  Guaynebo, 
Puerto  Rico.  The  junior  elementary  education  major 
attends  the  Grace  Brethren  Chapel  in  Fremont,  Ohio, 
pastored  by  Rev.  Timothy  Waggoner. 

Brenda  C.  Welling  served  in  Mexico  City,  Mexico. 
She  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Floyd  L.  Welling, 
Goshen,  Indiana,  and  a  member  of  the  Goshen  Grace 
Brethren  Church  which  has  as  its  pastor  Rev.  Kenneth 
Bickel.  Miss  Welling  is  studying  under  the  one-year 
Bible  certificate  program  in  the  seminary. 

Working  with  her  in  Mexico  City  were  Tom  and 
Sue  Sharp.  Tom,  a  senior  in  the  seminary  who  is 
studying  for  the  master  of  divinity  degree,  is  the  son 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  A.  Sharp,  Bellville,  Ohio.  Tom 
and  Sue  make  their  home  church  in  the  Ankenytown 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Bellville,  Ohio. 


It  September  '80 


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In  the  Steps 
of  the  Apostle  Paul 


by  D.  Brent  Sandy 

Assistant  Professor  of  Classical  and  Ancient  Languages 


Philippi,  a  night  in  jail  .  .  .  Thes- 
salonica,  a  city  in  uproar  .  .  .  Berea, 
an  eagerness  for  the  Word  .  .  . 
Athens,  a  speech  to  the  world's 
most  learned  .  .  .  Corinth,  a  trial 
that  failed.  .  .  . 

For  12  Grace  College  and  Semi- 
nary students,  my  wife,  Cheryl,  and 
myself,  these  cities  in  Greece  will 
live  in  our  lives  indefinitely.  Our 
group  of  14  flew  from  Chicago  to 
Athens  by  way  of  Amsterdam  for  a 
2-week  tour  of  one  of  the  beautiful 
countries  anchored  in  the  Mediter- 
ranean. Those  students  involved  in 
the  tour  included:  Steve  Adriansen 
and  Sue  Hays  of  Worth ington, 
Ohio;  Gust  Bass  of  Elkhart,  Indi- 
ana; Dianna  Compton  of  Belle- 
fontaine,  Ohio;  Larry  Ernest  of 
Osceola,  Indiana;  Jim  Folsom  of 
Yakima,  Washington;  Penny  Leckie 
of  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania;  Chet 
Nelson  of  Beaverton,  Oregon;  Jona- 
than Walter  of  Oxon  Hill,  Mary- 
land; Tony  Webb  of  West  Alexan- 
dria, Ohio;  Dorothy  Wiggin  of  Fort 
Wayne,  Indiana;  and  Sue  Ziegler  of 
Bethel,  Pennsylvania. 


The  primary  purpose  of  the 
1980  Grace  School's  tour  to  Greece 
was  academic.  A  two-hour  credit 
was  given  in  one  of  several  areas: 
New  Testament  Studies,  History  of 
Greece,  Missions,  and  Art  History. 
Thus,  the  trip  included  visits  to 
each  of  the  cities  in  Greece  where 
the  New  Testament  records  that 
Paul  ministered,  visits  to  the  most 
important  classical  sites  and  mus- 
eums, and  visits  with  the  mission- 
aries and  believers  of  modern 
Greece.  Brief  lectures  and  assigned 
readings  put  in  perspective  the 
places  visited. 

It  did  not  take  long  after  arrival 
in  Athens  for  our  American  cultural 
orthodoxies  to  be  quashed.  Stu- 
dents were  confronted  with  vocifer- 
ous discussions  by  the  Greek  people 
over  mediocre  matters,  aggressive 
retail  store  owners  and  restaurant 
operators  out  for  a  passerby, 
rackety  and  ridiculous  traffic 
routines— multi-pitched  horns  blow- 
ing incessantly  in  a  city  of  four 
million  (without  a  single  freeway!), 
a  thoroughgoing  nightlife  of  walk- 


ing, shopping  and  dining,  and 
people  who  were  outgoing,  accom- 
modating and  affectionate.  Clearly 
one  of  the  priceless  and  timeless 
benefits  of  a  trip  like  this  is 
acquaintance  with  another  culture 
and  people. 

After  a  full  day  of  sightseeing  in 
Athens,  totally  awed  by  the  exten- 
sive remains  of  a  gifted  civilization, 
we  took  a  day  to  visit  several 
places  in  the  southwest  part  of 
Greece,  including:  Epidauros— the 
best  preserved  ancient  theater  in 
Greece,  and  Corinth— a  carefully 
excavated  city  of  temples,  wells  and 
roads. 

Following  a  Sunday  of  worship 
and  testimony  in  one  of  the  evan- 
gelical churches  in  Athens,  we  em- 
barked on  a  one-day  cruise  on  the 
blue  waters  of  the  Mediterranean. 
Three  picture-perfect  islands  were 
stopovers. 

Relocation  was  the  principal  ob- 
ject of  the  next  day:  from  the  big 
city,  somewhat  westernized,  to  a 
small  town,  typically  Greek;  from 
our  somewhat  Spartan  hotel  in 
Athens,  to  a  most  comfortable  and 
spacious  orphanage  in  Macedonia 
(the  northern  part  of  Greece).  After 
arrival  at  the  orphanage  our  pace 
slowed  down,  while  we  visited  the 
cities  of  Vergina,  Berea,  Pella,  Thes- 
salonica,  Philippi  and  Kavala.  Here 
we  had  opportunities  to  make 
friends  with  some  of  the  Greek 
people,  to  observe  more  closely 
their  customs,  and  to  relax. 

The  attempt  of  this  trip  to  pro- 
vide cultural  enlightenment  and 
spiritual  enrichment  was  unani- 
mously successful  and  worth  it  all. 
Certainly  the  impressions  made  in 
the  lives  of  the  Grace  students  was 
profound.  Attending  a  Christian 
liberal  arts  college  like  Grace  or  a 
biblically  sound  seminary  like 
Grace  provides  many  special  privi- 
leges and  opportunities.  The  trip  to 
Greece  was  one  of  those  extra- 
special  features. 


September  '8000 


mtmtmt. 


Harmony  in  Church  Music 


by  Donald  E.  Ogden 

Professor  of  Music 


Why  is  there  so  much  controversy  over  what  music 
is  right  for  church?   It  is  surely  true  that  almost 
everyone  would  object  at  some  point  to  the  use  of 
some  kind  of  existing  music  if  he  heard  it  in  church. 
The  confusing  part  is  that  we  object  to  different 
things;  what  one  desires,  another  detests.   Here  are 
some  reasons  for  these  differences: 

1 )  Conditioning— No  matter  what  we  have  been  accus- 
tomed to,  a  stark  contrast  of  any  kind  may  jar  us. 
Any  new  style  may  seem  inappropriate  because  it  is 
unfamiliar  to  us  in  this  setting;  the  same  thing  may  be 
perfectly  acceptable  to  another  because  he  has 
become  accustomed  to  it. 

2)  Associations  -Music  is  known  by  the  company  it 
keeps.  To  the  extent  that  music  makes  one  think  of 
atmospheres  and  activities  which  are  antithetical  to 
spiritual  exercises,  or  is  clearly  identified  with 
recreational  pursuits,  to  that  extent  the  music  is  a 
hindrance  to  the  purposes  implied  by  sacred  texts. 
Such  music  is  likely  to  seem  incongruous  with 
religious  contexts  to  those  who  have  such  associations. 
This  is  probably  a  major  factor  in  much  of  the  con- 
troversy over  the  assimilation  of  popular  entertain- 
ment styles  into  sacred  use. 

3)  Function—Many  of  our  problems,  however,  stem 
from  a  lack  of  recognition  of  the  varied  functions  we 
should  engage  in,  the  contrasting  musical  styles 
needed  to  aid  these  functions,  and  the  appropriateness 
of  different  styles  to  different  functions.  A  "medi- 
tation" would  not  be  a  good  accompaniment  for 
dancing  a  jig;  nor  would  the  music  of  a  jig  aid  one's 
meditation.  The  devotional  tone  of  "Jesus,  The  Very 
Thought  of  Thee"  is  quite  in  contrast  to  the  majesty 
of  "A  Mighty  Fortress  Is  Our  God."   Both  of  these 
are  far  removed  from  the  exuberance  with  which  we 
testify:  "Heaven  came  down,  and  glory  filled  my 
soul."  The  functions  of  worshiping,  praising,  medi- 
tating, exhorting,  testifying,  and  praying  call  for 
music  which  is  appropriate  to  each.  Some  people  do 
not  like  worship  music  because  they  do  not  want  to 
worship;  some  do  not  like  gospel  music  because  they 
are  not  inclined  to  testify  or  exhort;  and  some  simply 
do  not  recognize  how  ill-suited  the  music  of  one  may 
be  to  the  other. 

4)  Quality-  Often  music  which  is  poor  is  accepted,  as 
some  good  music  is  often  rejected,  simply  because  we 
may  lack  the  knowledge  and  skills  necessary  to  assess 


true  worth.  To  make  matters  worse,  we  tend  to  reject 
the  judgment  even  of  authorities  who  differ  with  us. 

5)  Preference— Personal  taste  may  be  unrelated  to 
knowledge  and  conditioning,  though  these  may  always 
play  a  serious  role  in  preference.  Whether  one  prefers 
green  or  blue  for  the  living  room;  apple  or  cherry  pie, 
with  or  without  ice  cream;  heavy  reed  stops  on  the 
organ,  or  diapason  only,  with  the  congregational 
singing;  a  cappella  or  accompanied  choir  anthems;  a 
good  baritone  or  a  good  soprano  soloist;  a  violin  or  a 
flute  obligato— these  are  basically  personal,  subjective 
preferences. 


If  we  are  looking  for  solutions  to  the  problem  of 
our  strong  differences,  recognition  of  the  reasons  is  a 
good  place  to  start.   After  that,  we  need  to  seek  the 
mind  of  Christ  in  how  we  respect  one  another  (see 
Phil.  2:2-5)  and  then  consider: 

1)  our  own  flexibility  with  respect  to  innovation- 
newness  is  never  a  sufficient  reason  for  rejection. 

2)  the  offenses  which  may  come  to  sensitive  people 
to  whom  a  musical  style  may  call  up  a  whole  world  of 
conflict.   Never  underestimate  the  power  of  the 
influence  of  music.  The  communication  of  moods 
and  attitudes  is  as  important  as  the  communication 
of  the  text. 

3)  what  musical  styles  suggest  in  physical  and 
emotional  responses.   Consider  what  function  the 
music  should  serve,  and  whether  its  style  meets  the 
demands  of  the  text.  While  appropriate  music  should 
always  be  attractive,  not  all  that  is  attractive  is 
always  appropriate. 

4)  our  qualifications  for  evaluating  worth— let  the 
lesser  informed  be  ready  to  hear  the  judgments  of 
those  who  have  the  credentials  for  judging. 

5)  whether  the  spectrum  of  music  is  broad  enough  to 
serve  the  legitimately  varied  tastes  of  the  congre- 
gation. 

The  essence  of  Christ's  example  to  us  is  His  denying 
of  self-interest  in  respect  for  the  needs  of  others  (see 
Phil.  2).  We  also  may  find  that  the  discords  music  is 
creating  in  church  life  may  be  resolved  when  we  look 
to  the  needs  of  one  another  first,  while  applying  our 
best  knowledge  and  skills  in  discerning  what  will 
honor  a  holy  God. 


i  September  '80 


THE  JULY  1980  HONOR  ROLL  is  as  follows: 


$m 


IN  MEMORY  OF: 

Mrs.  Floy  Pine 
Mrs.  Mary  Lois  Fish 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Lloyd  E.  Fish 
Mr.  Maurice  E.  Davison 
Mrs.  Michael  Barr 

Mr.  Fred  Hermann 


schools 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


Mr.  Jubal  E.  Werner 


Mr.  Stanley  E.  Myers 


Mr.  Karl  Gillenwater 

Marie  Hurley 

Rev.  Adam  H.  Rager 

Don  Misner 

Mrs.  Ruth  (Mayr)  Roesch 


GIVEN  BY: 

Laura  A.  Hall 

Ghent  Grace  Brethren  Church 

Men's  Bible  Study  Class 

Roanoke,  Virginia 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lester  E.  Pifer 
Ann  N.  Bittenger 
Grace  Brethren  Church 

Galion,  Ohio 
Mrs.  Fred  Hermann 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eugene  Timm 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Oris  Baker 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  V.  Tornbloom 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gordon  Bathrick 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Bowell 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lawrence  Siewert 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wade  Fulmer 
Elizabeth  L.  Mackey 
The  Braun  Corporation 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  Hottle 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Carl  Miller 
Grace  Brethren  Church 

Alexandria,  Virginia 
Mr.  Roger  W.  Tweedy 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Woodring 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  E.  Hammers 

Winona  Lake  GBC 

Junior  High  Youth  Group 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.  Stephen  Popenfoose 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clayton  Skellenger 
Southeast  District  Ministerium 
The  Don  Misner  family 
Florence  Mayr 


HAVE  IT  MATCHED.  .  . 


.  .  .Tour  gift  to  Grace  Schools,  that  is! 

Would  you  like  to  double  the  value  of  your  gift  to  Grace?  You  can  if  you 
work  for  one  of  the  companies  that  participates  in  the  Matching  Gifts 
Program. 

Here's  how  it  works.  First,  plan  to  make  a  gift  to  Grace  Schools.  Then, 
tell  the  appropriate  person  at  your  firm  (usually  in  the  personnel  or  com- 
munity relations  office)  you  would  like  the  matching  gift  form.  Fill  out 
the  top  part  of  the  form  and  then  send  the  entire  form  along  with  your  gift 
to  Grace  Schools.  Our  Director  of  Business  Affairs  will  verify  your  gift 
by  filling  out  the  lower  part  of  the  form  and  sending  it  back  to  your  firm. 
In  due  time  Grace  Schools  will  receive  a  second  gift,  courtesy  of  your 
firm's  Matching  Gifts  Program. 

Sound  easy?  It  really  is  ...  so  take  advantage  in  1980.  Last  year  over 
700  companies  contributed  817,000,000  to  1,300  colleges,  universities, 
and  independent  schools  through  the  Matching  Gifts  Program. 

For  further  information  and  a  list  of  those  companies  that  participate 
in  this  Matching  Gifts  Program,  contact  Richard  G.  Messner,  Director 
of  Development,  Grace  Schools,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 


CHED.  .  . 


chools,  that  is! 

ir  gift  to  Grace?  You  can  if  you 
;ipates  in  the  Matching  Gifts 

a  gift  to  Grace  Schools.  Then, 
ually  in  the  personnel  or  com- 
e  matching  gift  form.  Fill  out 
ntire  form  along  with  your  gift 
is  Affairs  will  verify  your  gift 
i  sending  it  back  to  your  firm, 
second  gift,  courtesy  of  your 

ntage  in  1980.  Last  year  over 
o  1,300  colleges,  universities, 
:hing  Gifts  Program, 
ise  companies  that  participate 
chard  G.  Messner,  Director 
i a  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 


DOWN 

1.  Holy  city  (Rev.  21:2) 

2.  Son  of  Hur(Exod.  31:2) 

3.  Sonoflshmael  (Gen.  25:14) 

4.  City  near  Bethel  (Joshua  7 : 2) 
5. 
6. 
7. 


Bible 


Son  of  Azel  (1  Chron.  8:38) 
Son  of  Rehoboam  (2  Chron.  11:19) 
Divine  crier  (Dan.  3:4) 
8 .    Son  of  Zophah  ( 1  Chron.  7:37) 

10.  Travel  by  Chariot  (2  Kings  10:16) 

11.  A  teacher  of  crafts  (Gen.  4:22) 

13.  Places  to  sleep  (Amos  6:4) 

14.  Paul's  mission  field  (Acts  16:9) 

1 5 .  Man  of  understanding  (Ezra  8 : 1 6) 

17.  Valley  (Gen.  14:17) 

18.  A  harlot  (Gen.  38:24) 
20.     Belief 
22.     King  of  Tyre  (2  Sam.  5:11) 

24.    Pronoun  (2  Tim.  2:12) 
26.    Son  of  Shem  (Gen.  10:22) 

29.     A  mighty  man  (2  Sam.  23:24) 
33.     NaCl  (Matt.  5:13) 

35.    Jacob's  wife  (Gen.  29:25) 
37.    Home  of  wisemen  (Matt.  2:1) 
38.    Advertisement  (abbre.) 
40.    Highway  (1  Sam.  27:10) 
41.    Place  to  eat 
45 


Cross 
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d 


A  wall 

46.    Wind  (Luke  9:58) 

48.  Pitch  (Exod.  2:3  NASB) 

49.  Saul's  uncle  (1  Sam.  14:50) 
51.  Moment  (abbre.) 


ACROSS 


1.    Jacob's  son  (Gen.  29:35) 

6.    Jeroboam's  mother  (1  Kings  11 :26) 

8.  A  priest  (Ezra  2:39) 

9.  Saul's  uncle  (1  Sam.  14:50) 
11.    Samuel's  ancestor  (1  Sam.  1:1) 

.    Mountain  near  Israel  (Num.  27:12) 
.    Christ's  betrayer  (Matt.  10:4) 
16.    Ezra's  supervisor  (Ezra  3:9) 
18.    Where  Jephthah  fled  (Judges  11:3) 
19.    Stomach  (Deut.  18:3) 
21.    SonofErd  Chron.  4:21) 
Son  of  Zibeon  (1  Chron.  1:40) 
Dregs  of  wine  (Isa.  25:6) 
A  high  priest  (1  Sam.  1:9) 
Father  of  Jared  (Luke  3:37) 


Son  of  Berah  (1  Chron.  8:15) 

Part  of  a  circle 
Cyprian  disciple  (Acts  21:16) 
Religion  in  American  life  (abbre.) 
Angry  (Ps.  102:*) 
City  of  Judah  (Joshua  15:34) 
Bed  for  the  dead  (Luke  7:14) 
See  or  behold  (Matt.  2:9) 
To  strengthen  (Judges  9:24) 
Ruth's  mother-in-law  (Ruth  1:2) 
King  of  Judah  (1  Kings  15:8) 
To  frequent  (1  Sam.  23:22) 
Insect  egg 

Joseph  (Gen.  37:19) 
Sin  (Job  19:4) 


Copyright  1980,  Quest  Books 


Answers  to  be  given  in  the  October  issue 
of  the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald. 


1  September  '80 


yOU  CAM  HELP 


The 

Herald 

Needs 

$90,000 


It  is  necessary  that  a 
second  large  printing 
press  be  added.  The 
cost  will  be  $90,000. 


.  .  .  To  increase  the  flow  of  Christian  literature. 

.  .  .  To  save  thousands  of  dollars  of  interest.  For  each  $10  given,  we  save  $5  in 

interest  over  the  term  of  the  loan. 
.  .  .  To  see  the  Herald  ministry  continue  to  grow.  The  ministry  has  tripled  during  the 

past  10  years. 

The  "new" press  you  helped  us  purchase  in  1976  has  printed  over  50,000.000 
impressions.  It  needs  a  helper! 


A  Paul  Schumacher  album  will  he  given  to  each  person  send- 
ing a  gift  of  $25  or  more.  Paul  is  an  outstanding  sacred  con- 
cert and  recording  artist. 


Send  to:  Brethren  Missionary  Herald,  P.O.  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 


Amount:  $_ 

Name    

City 


.Address 


.  State 


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Home  church 


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current  news  items  of  help  and  interest  to  you  as  Brethren 


The  91st  National  Conference  of  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches  is  now  his- 
tory, but  it  will  be  a  pleasant  memory  for  hundreds  of  Brethren  for  some  time  to  come. 
The  sessions  started  on  Saturday  evening  with  a  special  musical  concert.  Paul  Schu- 
macher had  a  beautiful  ministry  with  us,  and  about  1,400  people  were  present.  The  con- 
cert was  sponsored  by  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Ministries  and  was  a  means  of  saving 
"thanks"  to  all  of  the  Brethren.  The  sessions  ended  on  Friday  evening  with  a  great 
youth  program  directed  by  GBC  Christian  Education. 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  was  the  setting  for  the  conference  and  the  days  were  July  26 
through  August  1.  A  record  number  of  delegates  — 782- — were  present  for  the  business 
sessions  and  a  large  number  of  people  from  the  Fellowship  attended  the  meetings.  Rev. 
Jesse  Deloe  was  the  moderator  for  this  year's  conference  and  delivered  his  address 
at  the  Sunday  morning  worship  service.  The  new  noderator  will  be  Rev.  Knute  Larson, 
pastor  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Ashland,  Ohio.  The  conference  will  meet  at  Wino- 
na Lake  again  next  year. 

Special  activities  throughout  the  week  kept  everyone  busy  and  happy.  Luncheons  spon- 
sored by  the  Foreign  Missionary  Society  and  Home  Missions  were  held,  and  breakfast 
sessions  held  and  sponsored  by  the  CE  Board  aided  in  the  fellowship,  foreign  Missions 
commissioned  7  new  missionaries  and  Home  Missions  announced  the  goal  of  50  new  churches 
by  1983. 

Grace  Schools  reported  a  growing  enrollment  and  plans  were  made  to  move  ahead  to  meet 
the  needs  of  Christian  education.  Not  to  be  forgotten  were  the  meetings  of  our  Women's 
Missionary  Council,  Grace  Brethren  Men,  and  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Ministers. 

Special  attractions  filled  the  week:  the  "meeting  under  the  trees"  marked  the  anni- 
versary of  the  founding  of  Foreign  Missions;  an  open  house  was  held  at  the  new 
Christian  Education  facilities;  there  were  displays  of  old  historical  materials  of 
the  Brethren;  "Walk  Thru  the  New  Testament,"  and  pastors'  workshops  were  featured  bv 
GBC  Christian  Education. 

Forward  steps  were  made  to  improve  and  give  continuity  to  future  conferences.  A 
person  recently  said,  "Half  the  blessing  of  being  a  Brethren  is  going  to  annual 
conference."  Indeed  this  year  it  was  true  again.  So  begin  making  plans  to  be  present 
for  the  92nd  conference,  to  be  held  July  25  through  31,  1981. 

A  "Sanctity  of  Life"  educational  meeting  was  held  on  the  Thursday  afternoon  of  con- 
ference week.  Mrs.  Miriam  Pacheco  was  elected  president  of  WMC  and  Mrs.  Ella  Lee  Ris- 
ser  was  elected  first  vice-president.  Retired  missionaries  were  much  in  evidence — some- 
one counted  12  of  them  at  this  year's  conference!  National  ministerium  elected  Bill 
Smith  as  president,  and  John  Willett  as  vice-president. 

Congratulations  to  Big  Valley  Grace  Community  Church  of  Modesto,  Calif.,  in  winning  the 
Church  of  the  Year  award  (third  time  in  a  row) . 
Sunday  School  of  the  Year  winner  was  Lititz,  Pa. 
To  Mrs.  Ada  Etling — Senior  Medal  of  Ministry.  The 
New  Church  of  the  Year  award  went  to  Irasburg,  Vt. 


V^^H^JU 


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OCTOBER    198,0 


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Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 

There  is  nothing  quite  like  fall 
in  Indiana.  The  leaves  turn  into 
brilliant  combinations  of  red, 
yellow,  green  and  brown,  and  the 
cool  autumn  air  is  a  pleasant  re- 
fresher from  the  hot  humid  days  of 
summer.  Fall,  and  its  beauty,  is  one 
of  few  reasons  that  makes  living  in 
Indiana  have  any  degree  of  worth  at 
all.  But  fall  is  a  decoy.  It  is  a  means 
of  making  you  whistle,  to  make 
you  forget  you  will  soon  quit  whis- 
tling and  start  shivering.  The  rustle 
of  leaves  under  foot  will  soon  turn 
to  the  cold,  crisp  crunch  of  snow 
on  a  frigid  day.  If  you  are  not  a 
skier,  and  I  am  not,  there  is  very 
little  practical  use  for  snow.  Since  I 
gave  up  throwing  snowballs  for 
recreation  sometime  ago,  snow  has 
become  a  threat,  not  a  treat. 

With  the  ending  of  summer,  the 
prophet  of  old  brought  a  spiritual 
application.  The  time  of  hope  was 
ending  not  only  at  the  close  of  the 
growing  season,  but  also  presented 
the  ominous  sign  that  the  time  of 
spiritual  opportunity  was  about  to 
pass.  Some,  he  said,  were  not  yet 
saved  and  further  implied  that  the 
time  of  hope  was  just  about  over. 
What  a  sad  comment  and  observa- 
tion he  made.  Now  it  was  time  for 


judgment.  A  look  back  at  what 
might  have  been  is  something 
everyone  has  done  from  time  to 
time.  Every  parent  has  taken  the 
time  and  effort  to  explain  to  his 
children  about  how  it  was  when  he 
or  she  was  growing  up.  At  times  the 
imagination  of  the  parent  is  often 
more  vivid  than  reality.  This  truth 
is  often  sensed  by  the  young  off- 
springs' thoughts  on  the  subject  of 
the  good  old  days. 

I  think  my  son  is  about  average, 
or  somewhere  near  there.  But  he 
proved  to  be  an  early  skeptic  about 
the  "olden  days."  He  heard  the 
story  of  the  mighty  dedication  and 
diligence  of  my  sacrifice  as  a  post- 
depression  youngster.  I  told  him  of 
the  five-cents-a-week  allowances, 
and  about  some  of  my  friends  who 
did  not  get  any.  I  have  told  him  of 
the  days  when  my  toys  were  merely 
gifts  sent  from  my  favorite  after- 
noon radio  programs.  Much  to  his 
surprise  they  did  not  have  television 
back  then. 

I  told  him  my  mother  saved 
every  cereal  box  top  that  came  into 
our  house  because  sooner  or  later 
there  would  be  a  premium  offer. 
Then  we  were  ready  to  send  a 
quarter  and  a  box  top  to  good  old 
"Tom  Mix"  and  his  "Ralston 
Straight  Shooters"  and  get  the  prize 
of  the  month.  Oh,  how  simple  life 
was  in  those  days  and  how  times 
have  changed! 

But  the  olden  days  are  not  what 
we  make  them  out  to  be;  not  only 
to  ourselves,  but  also  to  others.  I 
think  churches  often  live  in  the  past 
and  tell  of  the  good  old  days  when 
the  attendance  was  high  and  the 
evening  service  was  packed.  They 
tell  of  the  great  spiritual  victories, 
and  I  do  imagine  there  were  quite  a 
few.  It  all  sounds  like  there  was 
never  a  problem  and  the  unity  was 
so  great.  It  makes  me  wonder,  as  I 
look  at  the  records,  why  did  the 
pastors  change  churches  so  often 
and  why  were  there  not  more  mis- 
sionaries than  the  small  handful  I 
read  about?  I  rather  think  that  the 


imagination  tends  to  forget  the  bad, 
seeking  to  cling  to  that  which  is 
good  and  hopeful,  and  the  better 
days  rather  than  the  more  difficult 
ones  which  we  tend  to  forget. 

Whether  the  good  old  days  were 
really  that  good  is  not  the  meaning- 
ful question  that  confronts  us  all. 
The  question  is,  what  are  we  doing 
with  our  todays  that  are  available 
and  useful  to  us?  The  summer  is 
moving  on  and  fall  is  coming.  For 
each  there  will  be  the  ending  of 
summer  and  the  ending  of  oppor- 
tunities, and  then  the  judgment. 
What  we  have  done  with  our  lives 
will  then  be  the  point  in  question. 
Did  we  spend  them  for  good,  and 
for  the  aid  and  betterment  of 
others  spiritually,  or  were  we  at 
odds  with  our  brothers?  Was  our 
reach  long  enough  to  touch  the 
unsaved  ones  in  our  lives?  Often  I 
hear  a  Christian  say  they  do  not 
come  in  contact  with  people  who 
are  unsaved.  Apparently  total 
separation  has  come  to  them.  How 
very  sad! 

The  clouds  that  follow  summer 
and  bid  the  passing  of  fall  are 
gathering  on  the  horizon.  They 
speak  of  the  coming  of  winter  and 
the  passing  of  opportunity.  The 
storm  clouds  of  the  Middle  East 
mount  and  are  turning  blacker.  The 
consistent  march  of  godlessness  in- 
creases its  steps  and  forward  move- 
ment. The  loss  of  moral  leadership 
in  the  world  gains  momentum  and 
groups  become  more  interested  in 
themselves  than  in  the  good  of  all. 
The  coming  world  clouds  of  trouble 
seem  to  be  growing  darker.  The 
prophet's  call  of  old  should  be 
heard  and  heeded  because  it  may 
not  be  too  much  longer  before  the 
judgment. 

Yes,  your  deeds  of  the  good  old 
days  do  count  for  something,  but 
today  is  the  day  of  opportunity.  It, 
too,  lasts  for  a  while  and  is  gone. 
The  prophet's  daily  call  seems  to 
take  on  more  meaning.  It  is  today  I 
have  to  serve.  It  is  tomorrow  I  have 
to  face.  It  is  God  who  is  my  hope. 


October  '80 


Cover  photo  by  Camerique 


lei 


35  Years  Ago- 1945 

A  total  of  65  were  enrolled  in  Grace 
Seminary  for  the  fall  term.  .  .  .  The  Hagers- 
town,  Md.,  Grace  Brethren  Church  went 
self-supporting;  Walter  Lepp,  pastor. 

15  Years  Ago- 1965 

The  office  staff  of  Foreign  Missions  an- 
nounced a  new  assistant  secretary,  John  W. 
Zielasko.  He  joined  Russell  D.  Barnard, 
Clyde  K.  Landrum,  Kenneth  Moeller, 
Edward  Bowman,  Mrs.  Roger  Shaull,  Mrs. 
Don  Wardell,  and  Miss  Linda  Beach.  The 
total  budget  announced  for  1965  was 
$401,095  forFMS. 

5  Years  Ago- 1975 

The  1975  TIME  team  to  Argentina  was 
Peter  Peer  (leader),  Coleen  Austin,  Peggy 
Bechtel,  Viki  Cover,  Michael  Marshall,  and 
Larry  Robbins.  .  .  .  Brethren  National 
Youth  Conference  had  about  800  in  attend- 
ance. The  winning  quiz  team  was  West  Penn 
District. 


BRETHREN  MISSIONARY. 


Volume  42        Number  10        October  1980 
Editor,  Charles  W.  Turner 
Managing  Editor,  Kenneth  E.  Herman 
Artist,  Jane  Fretz 
Production  Manager,  Bruce  Brickel 
Departmental  Editors:  Christian  Education: 
Knute  Larson,  Ginny  Toroian.  Foreign  Mis- 
sions:     Rev.   John  Zielasko,   Nora   Macon. 
Grace  Schools:  Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr.,  Don 
Cramer.  Home  Missions:  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer, 
Brad  Skiles.  WMC:  Linda  Hoke. 

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4  THE   BLESSINGS  POURED  ON 

6  TEN    THINGS   THAT    NEVER    HAPPENED 

TO   US  BEFORE 
14  STUDYING   THE    BIBLE    IN    THE   CHAD 
119   RENEW   THE   VISION 
20   OUR    NEEDS   .    .    .   AND   YOURS 

25  THE  CHILDREN,    THE    YOUTH,    THE 
SUNDAY   SCHOOL 

26  WORTHY   OF    DOUBLE    HONOR 

34    WMC   PRESIDENT'S   MESSAGE,   PART   TWO 
36   GRACE   NEWS   NOTES 
40   HIGH    ADVENTURES   FOR    GRACE 
BRETHREN  BOYS 


•  Reflections  By  Still  Waters    2« 
•  BMH  News   12  •  Personal  Experience    24  • 
•  Guest  Editorial    29    •  Bible  Crossword    42  • 
•  Now    44  • 


Dear  Readers, 

Snooks,  the  "Prolific  Cat  of  Nanty-Glo,  Pennsyl- 
vania," has  become  famous  overnight.  Letters  from 
overseas  and  throughout  the  United  States  are  coming 
in  and  we  wish  we  could  share  them  all  with  you,  but 
other  important  items  must  be  handled.  The  August 
issue  of  the  Herald  brought  her  to  the  attention  of  us 
all.  From  France  came  these  thoughtful  words:  "Ac- 
cording to  statistics,  Snooks  can't  possibly  do  it 
again."  From  Pennsylvania  comes  further  word 
that  Snooks  did  do  it  again!  (Add  five!)-CWT 


October  '80 


'Prove  me  now  herewith,  saith  the  Lord  of  Hosts.  "  (Mai.  3:10) 


The  Blessings  Poured  On 


by  Ed  Jackson,  Pastor 

Grace  Brethren  Church 
Orlando,  Florida 

I  find  it  most  difficult  to  explain 
what  has  happened  at  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church  of  Orlando,  other 
than  to  say  God  has  chosen  to  bless 
here.  The  windows  of  heaven  have 
opened  up  wide  and  poured  out  the 
blessing  as  it  was  promised  in 
Malachi3:10. 

As  the  blessings  have  come,  it 
has  been  such  a  joy  to  see  people 
responding  and  ministering  to  one 
another. 

I  also  observed  that  the  truth  of 
Malachi  3:16  has  become  very 
much  of  a  reality  here  in  Orlando. 
Orlando  Brethren  do  fear  the  Lord, 
and  often  in  sharing  and  praying 
together  speak  of  His  name  one  to 
another.  As  the  verse  says,  ".  .  .  the 
Lord  hearkened,  .  .  ."  unto  them 
".  .  .  that  thought  upon  his  name." 

What  a  precious  family.  The 
Lord's  Day  here  is  just  that.  We 
gather  for  Sunday  school  at  9:30 
a.m.,  with  our  worship  service  to 
follow  at  10:30  a.m.  At  noon  we 
all  gather  around  the  table  for 
lunch  together.  There  is  plenty  for 
all  and  we  have  never  run  out  of 
food  even  with  many  visitors. 
After  lunch  it's  fellowship  for 
some,  and  for  others  it  is  a  time  for 


music  practice,  and  so  forth. 

At  1 :30  p.m.  it's  back  to  the 
sanctuary  for  another  time  of 
worship,  with  singing  and  sharing 
with  much  praise  to  God.  By  3:00 
the  service  is  through  except  for  the 
youth  who  have  many  different 
activities— such  as  N.A.C.,  quizzing, 
puppets  and  social  activities. 

This  structure  for  the  Lord's 
Day  was  our  response  to  the  energy 
situation  with  75  percent  of  our 
people  living  1 5  to  25  miles  from 
the  church.  Some  even  drive  30 
miles  one  way  to  worship  together. 

How  had  the  Lord  blessed  over 
this  past  year?  Just  any  way  you 
might  want  to  look  at  it— numeri- 
cally and  spiritually.  On  May  27, 
1979,  17  folks  met  for  Sunday 
school,  with  25  for  morning 
worship.  Much  of  the  singing  was 
done  a  cappella  for  there  was  no 
one  to  play  either  the  piano  or 
organ.  One  year  later  there  were  82 
people  in  Sunday  school,  and  124 
in  the  morning  service,  and  both 
the  piano  and  organ  were  being 
used;  not  to  mention  100  new 
hymnals  in  the  pews.  That  same 
month  the  back  mortgage  was  paid 
up  and  the  church  unanimously 
voted  to  go  self-supporting  on 
August  1,  1980. 

The  blessings  have  not  stopped 
there.  The  Orlando  congregation 


knows  the  need  to  be  missions 
minded.  When  an  opportunity  for 
an  outreach  ministry  developed  in 
Melbourne,  Florida,  some  65  miles 
away,  they  were  anxious  to  do 
whatever  they  could  to  see  the 
work  progress— even  to  allowing 
their  pastor  to  spend  one  night  a 
week  in  a  midweek  Bible  study 
with  the  idea  of  getting  a  GBC 
started  as  the  Lord  led.  This  new 
group  started  meeting  in  October  of 
1979  with  an  average  of  1 5  in 
attendance.  In  December  of  1979 
when  the  Orlando  congregation 
voted  to  have  their  "evening" 
worship  service  at  1 :30  in  the 
afternoon,  it  seemed  very  natural  to 
have  Pastor  Jackson  commute  to 
Melbourne  for  the  evening  services. 
The  men  in  the  Melbourne  church 
took  over  the  midweek  services 
with  both  midweek  and  Sunday 
evening  services  being  held  in  the 
Glenn  and  Miriam  Ernsberger 
home. 

In  preparation  for  going  self- 
supporting  the  Orlando  congre- 
gation asked  the  Florida  Missions 
Board  to  discontinue  their  financial 
assistance  to  Orlando  and  asked 
that  their  funds  to  reallocated  to 
the  Melbourne  congregation  as  a 
district  missions  point  to  assist  in 
its  pastor's  salary. 

At  the  same  district  conference 


October  '80 


in  April  1980  the  Melbourne 
congregation  was  accepted  into  the 
Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 
Churches  in  Florida. 

Within  a  matter  of  weeks  the 
Melbourne  congregation  extended  a 
call  to  Pastor  Earl  Moore  as  their 
pastor.  He  accepted  that  call  on 
faith  that  the  Lord  would  provide  a 
salary  or  a  means  of  earning  one. 
The  Lord  is  faithful  to  provide  as 
we  stretch  our  faith,  as  the  few  folks 
in  numbers  at  Melbourne  were  soon 
to  see. 

The  blessings  are  not  over  yet. 
The  Lord's  blessings  on  the  Orlando 
congregation  were  so  great  that 
God  moved  them  into  a  self- 
supporting  status  on  August  1 , 
1980.  This  was  approximately 
eight  months  ahead  of  the  Home 
Missions  suggested  schedule. 

In  voting  to  go  self-supporting 
on  August  1 ,  the  Orlando  congre- 
gation requested  that  Brethren 
Home  Missions'  funds  budgeted  for 
Orlando  be  reallocated  to  Melbourne 
to  supplement  its  pastor's  salary. 
The  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council,  being  the  visionaries  that 
they  are,  exercised  their  faith  and 
wisdom  and  not  only  followed  our 
suggestion,  but  it  also  picked  up  the 


Above:  Lakeland  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  a  Bible 
class  of  the  Orlando  GBC. 
Left:  A  Sunday  school 
class  at  Orlando. 


two  months  of  June  and  July  not 
covered  by  the  Orlando  church. 
Praise  the  Lord  for  a  mission  board 
that  can  be  flexible  enough  to  see 
the  Lord's  leading  even  ahead  of 
schedule!  (The  Melbourne  church 
was  not  to  be  in  the  Home  Missions 
budget  until  January  of  1981.) 

With  Melbourne  now  well  under ' 
way  with  a  full-time  pastor,  some 
might  be  satisfied  but  the  blessings 
kept  coming.  For  now  the  Orlando 
congregation  has  again  reached 
out— this  time  to  Lakeland,  Florida. 
Again  two  families  have  started  a 
Bible  study  which  now  has 
developed  into  midweek  services 
conducted  by  Jim  Jackson  of 
Orlando,  and  Sunday  evening 
services  conducted  by  Pastor 
Jackson.  The  Lakeland  group  of 
believers  are  already  praying  for  a 
full-time  pastor  to  come  and 
shepherd  the  flock. 

There  is  a  direct  correlation 
between  the  windows  of  heaven 
being  opened  and  God's  blessing 
being  poured  out,  and  a  congre- 
gation who,  even  though  they  were 
yet  a  mission  church,  had  the  vision 
to  reach  out  to  see  other  branch 
churches  started. 

You  who  read  this  article  can 


have  a  part  in  these  new  points. 
They  are  very  much  in  need  of 
prayer.  You  will  be  blessed!  It's 
for  sure  the  Orlando  Grace  Brethren 
Church  has  no  corner  on  the  Lord's 
blessings,  for  there  are  plenty  to  go 
around.  It's  just  a  matter  of  getting 
involved.  As  is  promised  in  Malachi 
3:10and  16. 

It's  no  great  secret,  it's  just  being 
willing  to  try  it. 

The  Melbourne  Grace  Brethren 
Church  exists  today  because  of 
three  things: 

1.  There  were  some  concerned 
Brethren  (two  families)— the 
Ernsbergers  and  the  Mansurs,  who 
felt  led  of  the  Lord  to  get  involved- 
(the  word  is  committed)  and  were 
willing  to  trust  for  His  leading. 

2.  God  privileged  others  to  get 
involved,  such  as  the  Orlando 
congregation. 

3.  God  sent  a  pastor  and  wife,  in 
the  name  of  Earl  and  Linda  Moore, 
who  did  not  look  at  the  impossible 
situation  of  few  families  and  no 
promised  salary,  but  saw  the  vision 
and  had  a  burden  for  souls  and 
believed  in  practicing  the  faith 
preached  about. 

Lakeland  is  following  the  same 
pattern. 

1 .  There  are  two  families,  the 
Garbers  and  the  Yothers,  who  are 
committed. 

2.  God  has  privileged  the 
Orlando  congregation  to  be  in- 
volved. 

3.  We  are  praying  for  a  pastor 
who  will  lead  this  flock. 


October  '80 


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"But  thanks  be  to  God,  who  giveth  us  the  victory  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ."  1  Corinthians  15:57 
R.  3,  Dryhill,  Kentucky  41749  19  miles  north  of  Hyden  on  Route  257)  Telephone:  606»672«2520 

by  Sam  Baer,  pastor 
Dryhill,  Kentucky 

TEN  THINGS  THAT  NEVER  HAPPENED  TO  US  BEFORE 


Yes,  Victory  is  in  Jesus  and  we  really  thank  the  Lord  for  the  ten  victories  He  has  given 
us!   We  sing  two  theme  songs  here  at  Victory  Mountain  Grace  Brethren  Chapel,  Dryhill, 
Kentucky-Victory  in  Jesus  and  Nothing  Is  Impossible  When  You  Put  Your  Trust  in  God. 
We  have  two  banners  up  in  our  auditorium  that  keep  us  believing  these  themes  when  our 
faith  is  weak.  The  one  at  the  front  says:  "Is  Anything  Too  Hard  for  the  Lord?"  Genesis 
18:14.  The  answer  to  that  one  is  at  the  back  and  it  says:  "There  Is  Nothing  Too  Hard  for 
God!"  Jeremiah  32: 17. 

Here  are  ten  victories  that  God  has  given  us  that  we  never  experienced  before: 


1 .  From  January  to  March  our  growing 
congregation  gave  more  towards  its 
pastor's  salary  than  Home  Missions 


did. 
In  June,  the  last  month  for  the  Sunday 
school  contest,  we  strived  to  average 
70  for  the  month,  but  we  only 
averaged  69.  (Later  we  found  out  that 
there  were  four  people  who  were 
dressed  and  ready  to  come,  but  we 
were  not  notified  to  pick  them  up,  so 
they  couldn't  come.)  We  wanted  to 
finish  like  a  champion  in  June  so  I 
told  our  people,  "In  a  Marathon  race 
(52  weeks  long)  it's  not  all  that  impor- 
tant how  you  start  out,  but  it  is 
important  that  you  keep  up  with  the 
pack.  One  thing  for  sure,  the  winner 
is  always  determined  at  the  finish  line, 
so  let's  finish  stronger  than  we  ever 
have!"  Praise  God,  we  did!   We  knew 
that  it  was  going  to  be  a  very  close 
race.  Orlando,  Florida;  and  Altoona, 
Pennsylvania,  were  both  really  having 
terrific  increases  from  January  to  June, 
but  we  kept  plugging  too.  To  make 
the  long  story  short,  we  came  in  first 
place  in  Division  "J"  with  an  80 
percent  increase  over  last  year!  Our 
people  were  stunned!  We  had  never 
won  anything  before.  Until  October 
of  1979,  they  never  knew  what  a 


banner  was  and  now  we  had  won  the 
first  place  plaque.  We  averaged  54  for 
the  year  in  Sunday  school  and  that 
brought  us  to  another  victory. 

3.  We  were  promoted  to  Division  "I."  All 

these  past  years  our  Sunday  school 
had  always  been  in  Division  "J." 

4.  From  April  to  June  our  people  gave 

$2,100  toward  the  pastor's  salary  and 
all  last  year  they  gave  a  total  of 
$2,700.  Finances  have  been  tight 
since  our  step  to  self-support,  but 
then  we  must  really  depend  on  the 


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Grace  Brethren 
Chapel 


"But  thanks  be  to  God,  who  giveth  us  the  victory  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ."   1  Corinthians  15:57 
R.  3,  Dryhill,  Kentucky  41749  19  miles  north  of  Hyden  on  Route  257)  Telephone:  606«672»2520 

Samuel  Baer,  Pastor 


Lord  and  not  the  checkbook  to  get  us 
through. 

5 .  We  held  our  first  Vacation  Bible  School 

where  the  majority  of  the  workers 
were  our  own  people.  We  averaged  50 
for  the  week  and  had  21  first-time 
decisions  for  the  Lord.  This  brought 
our  yearly  total  up  to  54,  just  two  over 
our  goal  of  52  (one  per  week). 

6.  After  national  conference  some  more 

exciting  things  happened.  The 
Sunday  I  returned  home  our  offering 
need  was  $576.  That  was  the  highest 
it  had  ever  been.  I  was  scared  to  put 
that  figure  in  the  bulletin.  Well,  the 
following  week,  checks  from  friends 
and  some  people  we  didn't  even  know 
and  from  some  churches  came  in  in 
the  amounts  of :  $20,  $63.75,  $150, 
$66,  and  $  1 30.42.  All  of  these  were 
used  of  God  to  bring  us  out  of  the 
hole  and  at  the  writing  of  this  article 
(Aug.  12),  we  had  a  beautiful  $2.65  in 
our  checking  account.  God  is  still 
supplying  and  we  believe  He  will 
continue  to  do  so. 

7.  Probably  the  most  exciting  thing  that 

has  happened  was  our  business  meet- 
ing on  Sunday  evening,  August  1 0. 
We  set  our  yearly  goals  and  here  they 
are:  1)  To  average  80  in  Sunday 
school.  We  noticed  that  we  averaged, 
for  the  year,  the  number  of  people 
who  were  saved  (54),  so  we  thought 


if  we  wanted  to  average  80  ...  .  2) 
We  have  to  see  80  people  saved.  3) 
We  want  to  see  40  of  those  saved 
baptized,  and  4)  we  recommitted 
ourselves  and  are  still  trusting  God  to 
take  us  self-supporting  September  28, 
1980— our  thirtieth  anniversary . 

8.  We  decided  that  it  was  appropriate  to 

have  a  "Victory  Celebration  Banquet" 
for  coming  in  first  place  in  our  division 
and  for  having  the  highest  percentage 
increase  in  Sunday  school  of  all  Grace 
Brethren  churches.  We  are  having  a 
special  speaker  and  two  reporters 
from  the  local  newspapers  in  town. 
Our  people  are  excited,  pleased  and 
very  happy  that  God  has  brought  us 
this  far,  and  we  are  believing  He  will 
take  us  the  rest  of  the  way. 

9.  We  are  very  grateful  that  in  July  we 

averaged  72  for  the  month,  so  this 
was  the  first  time  ever  that  we  jumped 
into  the  70  bracket  and  we  are  so 
thankful  for  this.  It  shows  us  that  we 
continue  to  grow. 
10.  We  have  been  having  these  victories 

because  Brethren  people  and  churches 
are  praying  much  for  us  and  show 
their  love  to  us  in  many  different 
ways.  Without  their  prayers,  we 
certainly  would  not  be  on  the  victory 
side.  Please  keep  praying  and  double 
your  prayers;  the  hardest  days  are  still 
ahead  for  us! 


IS  ANYTHING  TOO 


HARD  FOR  THE  LORD 


October  '80 


Twelve 
BHMC  Pastors 

Receive  Top  Honors 


Twelve  Brethren  Home  Missions  pastors  received 
national  achievement  recognition  at  the  1980  FGBC 
national  conference.  Honored  for  outstanding  pastoral 
leadership  in  1979  were:  Howard  Gelsinger,  Pine 
Grove,  Pennsylvania;  Gary  Miller,  Omaha,  Nebraska; 
Gary  Nolan,  Alta  Loma,  California;  Robert  Markley, 
Coolville,  Ohio;  Gary  Cole,  Ormond  Beach,  Florida; 
Bill  Smith,  North  Kokomo,  Indiana;  Sheldon  Perrine, 
Hemet,  California;  Sam  Baer,  Dryhill,  Kentucky; 
John  Snow,  Irasburg,  Vermont;  Tom  Inman,  Colo- 
rado Springs,  Colorado;  Ed  Jackson,  Orlando,  Florida; 
and  Kurt  Miller,  Richmond,  Virginia. 

Continuing  in  an  aggressive  desire  to  plant  churches 
at  maximum  efficiency,  the  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council's  new  Pastoral  Achievement  Program  has  be- 
come an  effective  tool  for  evaluating  church  growth. 
"Our  overall  corporate  objective,"  says  Larry 
Chamberlain,  BHMC  administrative  coordinator  and 
author  of  the  achievement  program,  "is  to  plant  and 
develop  as  many  churches  as  possible  within  the 
limits  of  our  income.  We  know  that  to  accomplish 
our  objective  we  must  formulate  a  strategy  of  inter- 
mediate goals  and  objectives  which  will  guide  us  to 
developing  self-supporting  churches  in  five  years  or 
less.  The  new  Pastoral  Achievement  Program  allows 
our  Home  Missions  representatives  to  work  closely 
with  pastors  and  their  congregations  in  setting  realis- 
tic and,  yet,  aggressive  goals  which  will  help  these 
churches  progress  to  a  self-supporting  status." 

The  framework  for  the  Council's  achievement  pro- 
gram was  developed  in  the  fall  of  1978.  Through 
several  months  of  refinement,  an  evaluating  scale  has 
been  developed  whereby  Home  Missions  churches  are 


rated  quantitatively  (based  on  a.m.  attendance,  mem- 
bership, and  financial  growth)  and  qualitatively  (ana- 
lyzing the  church's  evangelistic  effectiveness,  lay 
leadership  development,  organizational  effectiveness, 
maintenance  of  facilities,  cooperative  spirit,  problem- 
solving  abilities,  and  giving  patterns).  By  awarding 
point  values  to  each  category  of  achievement,  top 
achieving  Brethren  Home  Missions  pastors  earn 
national  recognition  and  also  receive  a  financial 
bonus.  Eighteen  Home  Missions  pastors  excelled  in 
their  ministry  during  1979  and  were  awarded  financial 
bonuses  ranging  from  $100  to  $500. 

"What's  unique  about  this  program  is  that  every 
goal  is  tailor-made  according  to  the  potential  of  the 
ministry  area  and  the  pastor's  abilities,"  states  Larry 
Chamberlain.  "This  achievement  program  is  a  growing 
experience  for  us.  There  are  some  bugs  to  be  worked 
out  but,  as  we  fine  tune  this  goal-oriented  program, 
we  will  gain  new  insights  into  how  we  might  more  ef- 
fectively plant  52  new  Grace  Brethren  churches  by 
1984." 

After  completing  the  first  year  of  the  Pastoral 
Achievement  Program,  the.  Brethren  Home  Missions 
administrative  staff  rejoices  in  the  results  of  this  new 
endeavor.  Twenty -nine  out  of  32  qualifying  Home 
Missions  churches  reached  at  least  one  level  of 
quantitative  objectives.  This  type  of  measured  growth 
is  helping  the  Council  to  exceed  their  Bountiful 
Harvest  goals.  Only  36  future  Grace  Brethren  churches 
are  needed  to  accomplish  "A  Bountiful  Harvest"— 52 
new  GBCs  by  1984!  Pray  for  the  development  of 
these  future  points  and  for  the  accelerated  growth  of 
our  existing  churches. 


October  '80 


Some  thank  yous 
we  have  received  .  •  • 


What  a  pleasant  surprise  to  receive  your  letter  yesterday 
>ith  the  generous  bonus  check  from  Home  Missions!  I 
raise  the  Lord  for  the  continued  interest  and  encourage- 
lent  of  us  pastors  from  the  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council. 

R.  John  Snow 

Grace  Brethren  Church 

Irasburg,  Vermont 

Thanks  so  very  much  for  the  bonus!  What  a  delight  and 
urprise,  and  what  an  answer  to  prayer.  I've  been  behind 
m  my  income  tax  and  that  will  help  out  tremendously. 

Sam  Baer 

Victory  Mountain  Grace 

Brethren  Chapel 
Dryhill,  Kentucky 

How  can  I  possibly  say  an  adequate  "thank-you  "for 
/our  most  welcome  and  liberal  gift  to  me  as  a  result  of  the 
^astor  Incentive  Program?  The  answer?  I  can't.  But  do 
iccept  my  deep  appreciation.  One  third  of  it  is  going  back 
nto  the  Lord 's  work  as  we,  on  Easter  Sunday,  pray  and 
live  that  the  Lord  will  enable  us  to  bring  our  current 
zxpense  fund  into  the  black.   We  had  all  covenanted  to  pray 
for  special  income  that  would  enable  us  to  give  more  that 
iay!  Mine  was  your  bonus  since  I  did  not  know  that  any 
money  was  involved  in  the  incentive  program.  God  did 
bless  abundantly  here  last  year  and  is  doing  so  again  this 
year. 

Tom  Inman 

Grace  Brethren  Church 
Colorado  Springs,  Colorado 

Let  me  express  my  appreciation  for  the  bonus  check.  I  had 
forgotten  about  that  incentive  program  completely.  In  the 
timing  of  our  Lord,  that  check  met  a  real  need.  Last  year 
was  one  of  the  costliest  years  of  my  life  with  two  hospital 
bills  to  pay  and  the  acquiring  of  a  hearing-aid.  Now  I  am 
square  with  them  all. 

Robert  Markley 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Coolville,  Ohio 


In  1955,  at  the  Portland,  Oregon  Con- 
ference, a  plan  was  suggested  concerning 
the  establishing  of  a  fund  to  be  used  for 
the  building  of  churches  across  the  nation 
which  would  expand  the  testimony  of  the 
Grace  Brethren  Fellowship.  I  was  impress- 
ed by  this  plan  and  immediately  invested 
in  it.  Over  the  years  my  wife,  children 
and  I  have  continued  to  invest  in  the  BIF 
and  have  found  great  satisfaction  in  know- 
ing that  God  has  been  blessing  the  organi- 
zation and  enabling  it  to  help  buildings 
to  be  erected  in  many  areas .  Through  the 
years  we  have  found  God  has  blessed  our 
investment  and  provided  all  our  needs  and 
beyond.  We  believe  that  the  greatest  in- 
terest rates  we  could  receive  are  found  in 
the  lives  of  people  who  have  been  touched 
through  the  ministry  of  the  Brethren 
Church.  Praise  the  Lord  for  the  BIF  and 
those  who  have  invested  in  it.  I  heartily 
recommend  it  to  anyone  who  is  looking  for 
an  outlet  for  his  stewardship. 


Sincerely, 


James  B.  Marshall 


Brethren  Investment  Foundation 

P.O.  Box  587 

Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 


eti 


October  '80 


Larry  Chamberlain  Named 
Administrative  Coordinator 


Larry  N.  Chamberlain  has  been  advanced  to  the  position  of  ad- 
ministrative coordinator  of  the  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council,  re- 
ports Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer,  BHMC  executive  secretary. 

Effective  September  1,  1980,  Mr.  Chamberlain's  new  responsibili- 
ties will  include  personnel  communications  within  the  Home  Missions 
corporation,  office  correspondence,  company  benefits,  and  adminis- 
tration of  the  Council's  several  departments  and  staff.  In  addition  to 
these  new  areas  of  involvement,  Larry  Chamberlain  will  continue  to 
wear  the  hats  of  accountant  and  business  manager. 

Larry  Chamberlain  is  a  1969  graduate  of  Bob  Jones  University 

with  a  bachelor  of  arts  degree  in  Bible,  and  received  a  masters  in 

business  administration  from  Indiana  University  in  May  1980.  As  a 

member  of  the  Winona  Lake  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  Larry  serves  as  treasurer  and 

chairman  of  the  business  commission  on  the  board  of  overseers.  He  is  also  national  treasurer  for  the  Fellowship 

of  Grace  Brethren  Churches. 

The  Larry  Chamberlain  family,  Sherlene,  Traci  and  Travis,  moved  to  Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  in  July  of  1977, 
to  begin  his  employment  with  Brethren  Home  Missions  as  accountant.  After  two  and  a  half  years  in  the 
Winona  Lake  office,  Larry  was  promoted  to  accountant/business  manager  in  January  of  1980.  Larry  takes  on 
the  title  of  coordinator,  having  successfully  fulfilled  the  responsibilities  of  the  previous  three  years. 

Larry  Chamberlain  will  work  closely  with  Mr.  Frank  J.  Poland,  who  has  faithfully  served  the  Council  for  31 
years.  Frank  Poland  will  assume  full  retirement  January  1,  1981. 


Roving  Church  Planter 
Joins  Home  Missions  Team 

Recognizing  the  value  of  a  full-time  roving  church-planting  minis- 
try, the  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  has  added  Rev.  Jim  Hunt 
to  its  church-planting  team.  Rev.  James  F.  Hunt,  a  member  of  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Irasburg,  Vermont,  will  devote  his  time  to 
establishing  Grace  Brethren  churches  in  the  New  England  States  and 
Canada. 

Jim  Hunt,  his  wife,  Mary,  and  their  children,  moved  to  Vermont 
in  1975  to  work  with  the  American  Missionary  Fellowship  in  plant- 
ing Bible-teaching  churches  in  the  New  England  States.  During  the 
five  years  that  Jim  Hunt  worked  with  AMF,  he  saw  God  bless  his 
ministry  with  the  development  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  in  Iras- 
burg and  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  in  Island  Pond,  Vermont.  Holding  strong  Brethren  convictions,  Jim  ac- 
cepted an  offer  by  the  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  to  join  the  Council's  ministry,  beginning  August  1, 
1980,  and  officially  represent  the  Grace  Brethren  Fellowship  in  his  church-planting  endeavors. 

Currently  Jim  Hunt  is  leading  Bible  classes  in  Newport,  Vermont,  and  Beebe,  Canada.  Plans  are  also  being 
finalized  for  a  Bible  class  beginning  in  Stanstead,  Canada. 

The  potential  for  church  planting  in  the  New  England  States  and  Canada  is  phenomenal.  Jim  evaluates  the 
field  as  a  present  day  Macendonia  with  an  echoing  call  for  help  (see  Acts  16:9).  The  Holy  Spirit  has  ripened 
the  crop  and  Jim  Hunt,  John  Snow  (pastor  of  the  Irasburg  Grace  Brethren  Church),  and  Warren  Tamkin 
(pastor  of  the  Island  Pond  Grace  Brethren  Church)  are  experiencing  the  joys  of  being  harvesters. 

"Our  greatest  need,  in  addition  to  prayer,"  says  Jim  Hunt,  "is  for  trained  men.  We  need  men  trained  in 
God's  Word  to  come  up  here  and  help  us  with  this  harvest.  We  need  men  who  live  a  godly  life  style  with  no 
gimmicks,  who  love  the  Lord  and  preach  and  teach  His  Word!  That  kind  of  a  committed  man  will  reap  a  great 
harvest  for  God  here  in  New  England  and  Canada." 

Pray  for  Jim  Hunt  in  his  roving  church-planting  ministry  and  for  the  development  of  the  area  for  Christ. 


'October  '80 


Your  Gifts = 

Make  Our  Ministry  Possible 


Planting  Bible -teaching,  Christ -committed,  vibrant 

Grace  Brethren  Churches 
throughout 
the  United  States 
and  Canada 


The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council 

Box  587  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 


news  report 


From  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 
and  the  Evangelical  Press  Association 


□  There  is  a  new  addition  in  the  parsonage  of  the 
Third  Brethren  Church,  Philadelphia,  Pa.— Amy 
Laurel  Mangum.  Amy  was  born  Aug.  11,  weighed  6 
lbs.  6  ozs.,  and  was  19  inches  long.  Congratulations  to 
Pastor  and  Mrs.  Alan  Mangum. 

□  An  evening  reception  was  recently  given  by  the 
members  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Clear- 
water, Fla.,  on  Aug.  1 1,  to  welcome  the  new  pastor, 
Dan  Younger  and  his  wife,  Beverly. 

□  Going  to  Florida?  A  directory  of  our  Florida  Grace 
Brethren  Churches  is  available  from  the  Herald  Co.  at 
no  charge.  This  directory  features  a  map  of  each 
church's  location,  a  picture  of  the  church  and  the 
time  of  services.  The  address  and  phone  number  of 
the  church  and  the  pastor  are  also  included.  To  ob- 
tain your  free  copy,  write  to  the  Herald  Co.,  P.O.  Box 
544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 

□  Bill  Schaffer,  son  of  Pastor  William  Schaffer  at 
Camden,  Ohio,  presented  a  sacred  music  concert  at 
the  Grace  Brethren  Church  on  July  6.  Bill  is  Minister 
of  Music  at  the  Key  Biscayne  Presbyterian  Church, 
Key  Biscayne,  Fla.,  and  a  former  professor  at  Grace 
College.  Pastor  Schaffer  also  baptized  four  of  his 
grandchildren  the  day  of  the  concert. 

□  The  1981  Brethren  Annual  is  in  production,  and 
current  printing  and  mailing  schedules  call  for  copies 
to  be  placed  in  the  mail  at  the  end  of  November. 
Churches  and  pastors  will  automatically  receive 
copies,  based  on  the  number  ordered  in  prior  years. 
Individuals  who  have  previously  ordered  copies  will 
also  receive  a  copy.  If  you  have  not  requested  a  copy 
any  time  in  the  past,  and  would  like  a  copy  of  the 
1981  edition,  please  write  to  the  Missionary  Herald, 
P.O.  Box  544.  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 


□  On  Sept.  14  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Mt. 
Laurel,  N.J.,  celebrated  their  fifth  anniversary  in  their 
present  building.  For  this  special  anniversary  and 
homecoming  celebration,  Dr.  John  McGahey,  from 
Philadelphia  College  of  the  Bible,  was  their  guest 
speaker.  Also,  included  was  special  music  and  a  fel- 
lowship dinner  to  enjoy.  Robert  Spicer,  pastor. 

□  A  regional  Christian  Education  Seminar  for  Grace 
Brethren  Churches  will  be  held  Oct.  22  and  23  at  the 
Washington  Heights  Grace  Brethren  Church,  3833 
Michigan  Ave.,  N.W.,  Roanoke,  Va.  This  will  be  the 
only  seminar  for  the  Southeast  District,  so  all  Grace 
Brethren  Churches  in  this  region  are  cordially  invited 
to  participate.  Fred  W.  Devan  is  the  pastor.  Roanoke 
area  Grace  Brethren  are  also  reminded  that  Pastor 
Devan  has  a  daily  radio  program,  "Sounds  of  Grace," 
which  is  heard  Monday  through  Friday  from  11:15— 
1 1 :30  a.m.  on  Radio  Station  WKBA,  1 550  on  the  AM 
radio  dial.  Your  prayerful  support  of  this  ministry  is 
also  encouraged. 

□  A  special  "God  Bless  America  Rally"  was  pre- 
sented in  the  morning  worship  hour  on  July  6  at  the 
Myerstown  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Myerstown,  Pa. 
"Faith  in  God  and  America"  was  the  theme  of  the 
rally.  There  were  53  American  flags  displayed 
throughout  the  auditorium  honoring  the  53  American 
hostages  being  held  in  Iran  at  the  time.  Each  flag  bore 
the  name  of  one  of  the  hostages.  Pastor  Luke  Kauff- 
man  wrote  a  letter  to  all  of  the  hostage  families  and 
called  many  of  them  in  advance  of  the  service  inviting 
them  to  attend.  Miss  Pennsylvania,  Anita  Patton;  and 
Robbie  Hiner,  musician  on  staff  with  Dr.  Jerry  Fal- 
well,  were  guest  artists  during  the  service.  Five  news 
media  carried  the  event  for  central  Pennsylvania 
coverage.  Pastor  Kauffman's  message  was  entitled, 
"My  Freedom  Indeed  Is  Blood  Bought." 


Participating  in  the  rally  were  (1.  to  r.):  Rev.  Luke  Kauffman, 
pastor;  Anita  Patton,  Miss  Pennsylvania;  and  Theresa  and 
Alphonso  Lodeski,  parents  of  Bruce  German,  who  is  being 
held  hostage  in  Iran.  (Photo  by  Glenn  Gray  of  the  Lebanon 
Daily  News) 

□  The  congregation  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 
Simi  Valley,  Calif.,  along  with  friends  and  relatives, 
surprised  Pastor  and  Mrs.  John  Gillis  with  a  twenty- 


october  '80 


fifth  wedding  anniversary  party  and  a  two-week,  all- 
expense  paid  vacation  in  the  Hawaiian  islands.  More 
than  four  hundred  people  joined  in  this  celebration 
which  took  place  in  June. 


Robert  P.  Combs  will  hold  an  evangelistic  meeting  in 
the  Calvary  Brethren  Church,  Kettering,  Ohio,  Oct. 
12-19.  Richard  D.  Robbins,  pastor. 

Dr.  Robert  B.  Collitt,  stewardship  counselor  for  the 
Grace  Brethren  Missions  Stewardship  Service,  will  be 
speaking  at  the  following  Grace  Brethren  churches: 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Norton,  Norton,  Ohio; 

Nov.  2-5 ;  Robert  Combs,  pastor. 
First  Brethren  Church,  Grafton,  W.  Va.;  Nov.  9-12; 

Richard  McCarthy,  pastor. 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Parkersburg,  W.  Va.;  Nov. 

16-19;  Ronzil  Jarvis,  pastor. 

Dr.  John  C.  Whitcomb  will  be  holding  meetings  at  the 
following  Grace  Brethren  churches: 

East  Side  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Columbus,  Ohio; 

Nov.  7-9;  Randy  Bowman,  pastor. 
Manheim  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Manheim,  Pa.;  Nov. 

14-16;  Richard  Placeway,  pastor. 
Riverside  Grace   Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pa.; 

Nov.  21-23  ;H.  Don  Rough,  pastor. 


Death  notices  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor. 

DOBAK,  Louis,   July   22,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Temple  Hills,  Md.  James  Dixon,  pastor. 

ERB,  Roy,  75,  Aug.  23,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lake 

Odessa,  Mich.  Bill  Stevens,  pastor. 

KOLB,  Rebecca,  82,  Aug.  10,  Third  Brethren  Church, 

Philadelphia,  Pa.  Alan  Mangum,  pastor. 

LYNN,  Archie,  91,  Dec.  14,  1979.  Archie  Lynn  pas- 

tored  churches  at  Sterling  and  Ankenytown,  Ohio; 

Pittsburgh  and  Johnstown,  Pa.;  La  Verne  andGlendale, 


Calif.;  and  Roanoke  (Patterson  Memorial),  Va.  He 
studied  at  Ashland  College  and  received  the  A.B.  de- 
gree in  Seminary  Curriculum  in  1921.  Mr.  Lynn  is 
survived  by  his  wife,  Artie  (Gillespie),  of  Roanoke, 
Va. 

McFERREN,  Marie,  78,  Aug.  3,  West  Homer  Breth- 
ren Church,  Homerville,  Ohio.  Robert  Holmes,  pastor. 
MERRIN,  Fred,  73,  July  4,  Ankenytown  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Bellville,  Ohio.  Thomas  Bailey, 
pastor. 

MILLER,  Mary  Emma,  66,  July  13,  a  faithful  mem- 
ber of  the  Summit  Mills  Brethren  Church,  Meyers- 
dale,  Pa.  Al  Valentine,  pastor. 

change  your  annual 

□  Don  Jentes  has  resigned  as  pastor  at  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church  of  Albuquerque,  N.  Mex.  D  Clyde 
Landrum,  1108  Chestnut  Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
46590.  □  Ralph  Miller  has  become  the  pastor  of  the 
Wildwood    Grace    Brethren    Church,    Salem,    Va. 

□  Gerald  Polman  has  assumed  the  pastorate  of  the 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lansing,  Mich.  □  The  First 
Brethren  Church  of  Whittier,  Calif.;  and  the  First 
Brethren  Church  of  Wooster,  Ohio,  have  both 
changed  their  names  to  Grace  Brethren  Church. 

DNeed  Sunday  school  material  from  David  C.  Cook, 
Scripture  Press  or  Gospel  Light?  The  Missionary  Her- 
ald carries  it  IN  STOCK.  And,  we  can  ship  it  prompt- 
ly by  surface  or  air  UPS,  if  you  wish.  Call  us  toll-free 
at  800-348-2756  with  your  order.  You'll  get  service 
with  a  capital  S! 

□  Three  or  four 
times  a  year  the 
Melrose  Gardens 
Grace  Brethren 
Church  of  Harris- 
burg,  Pa.,  hosts  a 
"This  Is  Your 
Night"  program 
to  honor  special 
church  members. 
Recently  two  de- 
serving senior 
members  were 
honored  —Sarah 
Richwine,  85; 
and    Ed    Wells, 

88— for  their  active  church  attendance.  Earle  Peer, 
pastor. 

D  There  is  an  immediate  need  for  a  builder  in  the 
Central  African  Republic.  The  term  would  be  six  to 
nine  months  or  longer,  starting  within  four  weeks. 
Interested  persons  should  contact  Dr.  Don  Hocking  at 
(219)  267-4697,  or  Ed  Lewis  at  GBC  Christian  Edu- 
cation (219)  267-6622. 


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Studying  the  Bible 


by  Richard  Harrell 


How  did  you  learn  what  you  know  about 
the  Bible?  Stop  and  think  for  just  a  minute. 
The  answer  might  surprise  you. 

Maybe  you  went  to  Sunday  school  and 
learned  a  lot.   On  the  other  hand,  maybe  you 
never  had  the  opportunity  to  go  to  Sunday 
school.  Chances  are  that  you  did  not  pick  up 
your  Bible  knowledge  in  classes  at  school. 

Then,  just  how  did  you  learn  what  you 


know  about  the  Bible?  Do  you  suppose  you 
could  have  picked  up  most  of  it  by  reading 
the  Bible  for  yourself  in  personal  study?  That 
seems  to  be  what  God  had  in  mind  when  He 
gave  us  the  Book  in  the  first  place. 

This  has  been  one  of  the  main  problems  in 
the  work  here  in  the  Chad  since  the  beginning. 
When  the  first  missionaries  arrived  in  this 
area,  zero  percent  of  the  population  knew 


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how  to  read,  in  any  language.  The  early 
missionaries  quickly  set  about  explaining  the 
Gospel  and  teaching  the  Africans  how  to  read 
so  that  they  could  learn  from  God's  Word  on 
their  own  between  meeting  times. 

It  was  a  very  good  idea.  Thanks  to  their 
foresight  we  now  have  godly  men  here  in  the 
Baibokoum-Gore  area  of  the  Chad  who  are 
pastors  of  Brethren  churches  and  are  training 
others  to  learn  to  live  for  the  Lord. 

That  last  sentence  sounds  a  little  Utopian. 
Let  me  take  a  minute  to  explain  just  how  this 
training  works  and  who  might  be  involved.  I 
should  point  out  that  it  is  possible  to  be  a 
teacher  at  one  point  in  the  system  and  a 
student  at  a  point  a  little  higher  up  the  line. 

Since  Chad's  independence  in  1960,  there 
has  been  a  big  increase  in  the  number  of 
students  in  the  elementary  schools.  However, 


not  more  than  4  percent  of  all  children  go  to 
school  at  all.  A  much  smaller  percentage 
finishes  elementary  school.  Therefore,  the 
church  is  not  relieved  of  the  responsibility  to 
train  Christians  to  read. 

A  recent  survey  of  33  Brethren  churches  in 
the  Chad  indicated  that  28  of  them  continue 
to  hold  classes  to  teach  people  how  to  read. 
Unfortunately,  this  same  survey  shows  that 
only  57  percent  of  all  church  members  know 
how  to  read.  That  means  that  43  percent  of 
the  members  do  not  get  any  spiritual  input 
except  when  they  come  to  church.  Think 
about  what  effect  that  condition  would  have 
on  spiritual  growth! 

But  reading  is  not  the  only  thing  the 
church  teaches.  In  an  effort  to  train  converts 
to  understand  Bible  teaching,  the  pastors  in 
the  churches  conduct  converts  classes  to  help 


it's  taught  in  many  different  environments 


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new  believers  understand  what  the  Christian 
life  is  all  about.  These  classes  are  always 
taught  by  the  pastor  of  the  local  church. 
There  is  no  mission  involvement  in  this  part 
of  the  work.  The  goal  of  these  converts 
classes  is  to  prepare  the  converts  for  baptism 
and  church  membership. 

After  successfully  completing  the  converts 
classes,  believers  are  proposed  for  baptism. 
Once  they  are  members  of  the  local  church, 
they  attend  new  classes  to  meet  their  needs— 
the  members  classes.  In  these  courses  the 
local  pastor  continues  the  work  of  indoctri- 
nating believers  in  what  the  Bible  says  about 
God's  expectations  of  Christians  now  that 
they  belong  to  Him. 

For  the  majority  of  church  members,  these 
classes  are  the  end  of  the  line.  That  is,  they 
seek  no  further  training  beyond  this  level.   In 


fact,  some  of  them  are  not  very  faithful  in 
their  attendance  at  members  classes.  This 
past  year  the  total  attendance  at  all  members 
classes  was  only  23  percent  of  the  entire 
church  membership.  That  is  an  area  which 
needs  some  attention. 

But  let's  look  at  some  of  the  other  oppor- 
tunities which  are  available  to  members  who 
want  to  study  the  Bible  further.  It  should  be 
understood  that  the  purpose  behind  these 
classes  is  twofold.  First,  the  mission  wants  all 
church  members  to  know  as  much  as  they  can 
about  the  Bible.  Second,  there  has  to  be 
some  way  of  cultivating  and  training  new 
pastors  if  the  work  is  to  continue  beyond 
next  week  or  next  month. 

Sunday  school  is  a  possibility  for  all, 
members  and  converts  alike.  However,  it  is  a 
possibility  only  in  those  churches  which  offer 


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it.  Probably  half  of  the  churches  offer  no 
Sunday  school  program  at  all.  The  reasons 
for  this  range  from  lack  of  interest  on  the  part 
of  the  members  who  may  not  see  the  value  of 
Sunday  school,  to  a  lack  of  qualified  teachers 
in  the  church  membership. 

Just  being  able  to  read  does  not  qualify  one 
to  be  a  Sunday  school  teacher.  It  is  not 
uncommon  for  those  who  cannot  read  to  be 
more  faithful  to  what  they  are  taught  than 
those  who  can  read,  which  makes  for  an 
interesting  problem  or  two  in  looking  for 
qualified  workers. 

Probably  the  one  area  of  the  work  which 
has  done  the  most  to  aid  in  the  training  of 
pastors  is  the  Flambeaux  movement.  This  is  a 
program  modeled  after  some  of  the  youth 
movements  found  in  Brethren  churches  in  the 
states.  A  recent  survey  revealed  that  since  the 


inception  of  the  Flambeaux  program  in  the 
Chad,  all  pastors  have  come  from  the 
Flambeaux  groups. 

The  Flambeaux  program  is  overseen  in  the 
local  church  by  the  pastor  and  a  committee  of 
members.  Each  church  district  has  a  super- 
visor to  coordinate  inter-church  activities. 
And  in  turn,  these  supervisors  are  trained  by 
mission  personnel. 

A  few  other  options  are  available  for  Bible 
study.  Bible  correspondence  courses  are,  and 
have  been,  a  help  in  training  young  people  for 
future  service  in  the  ministry.  There  are  cur- 
rently 35  students  taking  these  courses, 
published  by  Emmaus  Bible  Institute  in 
Geneva.  The  courses  are  available  in  both 
French  and  Sango.  Mission  personnel  in  the 
Chad  carry  on  the  program. 

Let's  suppose  that  a  young  man  who  has 


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completed  converts  classes  and  members 
classes,  has  been  active  in  Flambeaux,  and  has 
taken  Bible  correspondence  courses,  wants  to 
become  a  pastor.  What  does  he  do?  He 
cannot  simply  write  for  a  catalog  from  a  good 
Bible  college.   Instead  he  lets  his  pastor  know 
that  he  would  like  to  begin  some  formalized 
study-to  become  a  pastor. 

In  this  case,  many  of  the  pastors  will  spend 
time  with  the  individual  to  give  him  a  more 
personalized  study  in  the  village.  Then  in 
about  a  year,  sometimes  more  than  that,  the 
pastor  may  propose  the  young  man  for  the 
entrance  exam  for  the  Preparatory  Bible 
Institute,  which  is  located  at  Bessao. 

The  Preparatory  Bible  Institute  (PBI)  is 
designed  specifically  to  train  pastors.  It 


follows  a  three-year  curriculum  in  which  all 
students  are  taught  the  same  subject  matter 
simultaneously.  This  approach  eliminates  the 
need  for  a  large  faculty . 

To  be  eligible  to  attend  the  PBI,  a  student 
must  have  completed  elementary  school. 
That  does  not  sound  like  much,  but  remember 
that  this  requirement  eliminates  over  half  of 
all  potential  candidates.  In  fact,  among  the 
pastors  currently  in  the  work  not  more  than 
five  have  completed  all  six  years  of 
elementary  school. 

If  at  the  end  of  his  three-year  term  at  PBI 
the  student  has  good  enough  grades,  he  is 
permitted  to  take  the  entrance  exam  for  the 
Bible  Institute.  At  this  point  the  training 
possibilities  for  a  pastor  run  out  in  the  Chad. 


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Uciicu  the  Vision 


by  John  W.  Zielasko 


Eighty  years  ago,  Jacob  Cassel  asked  the  question 
during  national  conference:  "Is  now  the  time  for  the 
Brethren  Church  to  enter  a  foreign  mission  program?" 
At  least  53  people  present  at  that  conference  gave  a 
resounding  "YES"  to  the  question  and  our  Society 
was  born. 

We  have  come  a  long  way  since  that  conference, 
and  God  has  blessed  in  a  marvelous  way. 

Now  the  Society  stands  at  the  crossroads.  A  whole 
corps  of  missionary  candidates  is  in  various  stages  of 
preparation  for  missionary  service  and  is  expecting 
that  the  Brethren  Church  will  send  it  out.  The  vast 
Orient  and  its  masses  of  unreached  millions  beckon 
us  like  the  Macedonian  call,  "Come  over  and  help 
us." 

The  Muslims,  the  Pygmies,  and  16,000  other 
ethnic  groups  are  still  unevangelized.  Veteran  mis- 
sionary Marvin  Goodman  faces  an  exciting  challenge 
in  the  Cameroun  that  could  lead  to  the  formation  of 
at  least  30  churches  in  the  near  future. 

And  these  are  only  a  few  of  the  opportunities  that 
await  our  response! 

But,  one  formidable  obstacle  stands  in  the  way: 
the  high  cost  in  dollars  that  is  not  only  impeding  the 
progress  of  the  mission  program,  but  is  making  it 
difficult  to  maintain  the  program  on  an  "as  is"  basis. 


Brethren  Foreign  Missions  is  faced  again  with  a 
devastating  deficit.  At  this  point,  it  is  projected  that 
the  budget  will  be  underfinanced  by  about  $80,000. 

I  understand  that  former  presidential  candidate, 
John  Connally,  spent  $11  million  in  his  campaign  and 
gained  only  one  delegate.  This,  in  comparison  to  the 
annual  contributions  to  the  Foreign  Missionary 
Society,  makes  us  realize  that  in  no  sense  can  we  con- 
sider the  Lord's  work  too  expensive. 

Only  Brethren  people  support  Brethren  Missions- 
only  you  can  get  the  missionary  enterprise  moving 
again. 

The  early  missionaries  made  great  sacrifices,  even 
to  the  point  of  death,  in  order  to  carry  the  banner  of 
Christ  into  pagan  and  false  religious  cultures.  All  God 
is  asking  us  to  sacrifice  is  a  greater  share  of  our 
material  blessings. 

Brethren,  the  coming  of  the  Lord  draweth  nigh; 
don't  leave  your  money  for  the  godless  to  squander. 
Invest  in  heavenly  treasures. 

Encourage  people  in  your  congregations  who  are 
not  involved  in  the  foreign  mission  program  to  give  so 
that  we  can  move  into  the  Orient,  can  reach  the 
Pygmies  of  Africa,  can  support  the  Goodmans  in  the 
Cameroun,  can  help  the  African  national  church  with 
their  new  seminary,  and  can  evangelize  some  of  the 
30,000  cities  in  France. 

Renew  the  vision!  And  like  the  early  Moravians, 
let  us  go  out  to  conquer  for  the  Lamb  of  God. 


Priority  Goals  of  the  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  for  the  1980% 

1 .  A  doubling  of  missionary  personnel  geared  to  evangelism  and  church  planting  among 
the  unreached  (2.5  billion  people)  by  1985. 

2.  One  hundred  fifty  new  churches. 

3.  A  $3  million  foreign  missions  offering  by  1984. 

4.  An  adequate  pastor  training  program  in  cooperation  with  the  national  church  on  all 
fields. 

5.  An  impact  for  missions  in  all  Grace  Brethren  Churches  in  order  to  reach  these  goals; 
that  is,  missions  committee  functioning;  missions  teaching  on  all  levels;  missions  con- 
ference and  seminars. 


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Our  Needs 


by  Tom  Julien 

A  few  days  ago  my  wife,  Doris,  and  I  were 
visiting  a  friend  in  the  hospital.  "What  is  your 
favorite  passage  of  Scripture?"  we  asked.  The 
reply  was  Philippians  4:19,  "My  God  shall 
supply  all  your  need,  according  to  his  riches 
in  glory 

Missionaries  like  this  verse  because  leaving 
the  security  of  familiar  surroundings  does 
create  needs,  both  material  and  spiritual.  Did 
you  know,  though,  that  this  familar  promise 
was  not  addressed  specifically  to  missionaries, 
but  by  a  missionary  to  one  of  his  supporting 
churches? 

The  reason  might  surprise  you. 

The  Christians  of  Philippi  were  so  generous 
that  their  generosity  actually  brought  them  to 
a  state  of  need.  According  to  2  Corinthians 
8:2-3,  they  were  the  kind  of  people  who  gave 
out  of  poverty,  not  just  according  to  their 
means,  but  beyond. 

They  were  like  the  widow  who  gave  the 
two  mites. 

And  because  they  were  willing  to  suffer  the 
loss  of  certain  immediate  benefits,  they  would 
be  given  other  benefits  more  important.  Paul 
told  them  that  they  would  be  able  to  draw 
from  God's  "riches  in  glory"  through  a  re- 
lationship with  Christ  Jesus  (the  rich  who 
became  poor)  that  would  certainly  cause 
material  things  to  pale  in  comparison. 

During  the  past  several  months,  you  have 
read  quite  a  bit  about  the  current  financial 
needs  in  Brethren  Foreign  Missions.  The  situ- 
ation is  serious.  It  is  serious  to  the  extent  that 
cut-backs  have  been  made  in  all  the  field 
budgets.  We  are  beginning  to  feel  the  sting  of 
these  cut-backs,  and  the  effectiveness  of  our 
outreach  could  suffer. 


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This  article,  however,  is  more  than  an 
appeal  for  funds,  written  by  a  missionary 
whose  continued  ministry  is  dependent  upon 
your  willingness  to  give. 

It  is  an  appeal  for  you  and  me  to  see  giving 
in  a  greater  perspective-an  appeal  for  us  to 
enter  into  the  experience  of  Philippians  4:19, 
which  means  giving  until  we  enter  that  more 
intimate  relationship  with  Christ  Jesus  caused 
by  our  dependence  upon  Him. 

It  may  be  that  we  are  entering  a  new  era  of 
giving  to  missions  in  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  an  era  of  sacrificial  giving.  Rev.  Jesse 
Deloe  recently  stated  that  Brethren  have 
always  given  generously  to  missions,  but  may 
not  have  had  to  give  sacrificially.  Thus  far,  we 
have  had  enough  material  resources  to  fund 
world  evangelism  without  depriving  ourselves 
and  our  churches  of  other  things. 

This  situation  may  well  be  coming  to  an 
end.  Rampant  inflation  and  dollar  devaluation 
have  brought  us  to  the  place  where  the 
generous  missionary  offerings  of  the  past  few 
years  have  been  insufficient  to  meet  basic 
needs.  We  may  be  nearing  the  day  when  giving 
to  missions  will  require  giving  up  other  things. 

If  so,  let  us  rejoice.  Ours  is  not  a  day  of 
gloom;  we  must  shake  off  paralyzing  pes- 
simism. Perhaps  God  will  use  the  present 
crisis  to  enable  us  to  take  a  harder  look  at 
priorities.  Perhaps  He  is  leading  us  into  a  new 
and  exciting  kind  of  giving  and,  with  it,  into  a 
new  and  more  intimate  relationship  with  our 
Lord. 

You  see,  the  only  real  sacrifice  is  to  refuse 
to  sacrifice.  Materialism,  which  promises  so 
much  and  gives  so  little,  has  already  exacted 
too  many  sacrifices  from  God's  people.  It  has 
caused  us  to  bow  down  before  the  altar  of  the 
immediate.  It  has  blurred  our  vision  and  de- 


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formed  our  values.  It  has  robbed  us  of  our  in- 
timacy with  the  blessed  Lord. 

"He  is  no  fool  who  gives  what  he  cannot 
keep  to  gain  what  he  cannot  lose." 

Let's  learn  to  look  above  the  price  tag  and 
recapture  our  vision  of  the  living  Lord  and  of 
the  real  purpose  of  our  existence.  Missions 
costs  a  lot,  and  the  price  will  continue  to  go 
up,  and  up,  and  up.  But  it  is  our  money,  not 
souls,  that  has  lost  its  value.  If  a  loved  one 
were  in  the  hospital  hovering  between  life  and 
death,  would  we  be  thinking  about  the  bill? 
Would  we  risk  failure  by  imposing  senseless 
measures  of  economy  upon  the  surgeon? 

We  who  have  invested  our  lives  in  missions 
(a  life  is  worth  a  lot)  sense  that  we  may  be 
facing  our  greatest  opportunities  and  chal- 
lenges. We  do  not  want  just  to  maintain  some 
kind  of  status  quo.  We  want  to  move  forward. 
We  want  to  attract  the  finest  of  our  young 
people  to  give  their  lives  to  world  evangelism 
with  the  assurance  that  they  will  be  adequate- 
ly supported. 

It  will  cost  a  lot.  But  we  do  not  want  to  see 
a  financial  moratorium  imposed  upon  the 
Great  Commission. 

We  know  that  you  who  have  pledged  your 


lives  to  "hold  the  ropes"  will  not  fail  us  at 
this  time.  You  have  never  failed  us  yet. 

Some  feel  that  we  are  reaching  a  saturation 
point  in  missions-giving  in  the  Grace  Brethren 
Churches.  We  who  are  missionaries  refuse  to 
believe  this.  Nor  do  we  believe  that  we  are  at 
a  saturation  point  in  our  dedication  to  Jesus 
Christ. 

What  we  do  believe  is  that  you  have  not 
fully  grasped  the  seriousness  of  the  present 
situation.  Dr.  James  Custer  told  us  at  national 
conference  that  the  real  problem  is  one  of 
communication.  When  Brethren  people  get 
the  message,  they  respond.  We  think  he  is 
right. 

Maybe  this  article  will  help  some  of  you  to 
understand  just  how  much  we  need  you  right 
now.  We  do  not  know  what  the  future  holds, 
or  just  what  measures  will  have  to  be  taken. 
We  do  know  that  many  of  you  will  have  to 
give  in  an  exceptional  way  to  meet  the  im- 
mediate need. 

And  because  of  the  immediate  need,  some 
of  you  are  going  to  discover  a  new  dimension 
in  giving.  For  you,  the  present  financial  situa- 
tion will  have  done  you  one  of  the  biggest 
favors  you  have  known. 


The  Joy  of  United  Service 


A  very  pleasant  surprise  was  given  our 
pioneer  missionaries  to  Hawaii,  Foster  and 
Marguerite  Tresise,  at  the  initial  Hawaii  District 
Conference  this  year.  They  were  presented  an 
award  for  26  years  of  faithful  service  in  Breth- 
ren Foreign  Missions. 

The  plaque  is  inscribed  with  the  symbol  of  a 
close  handshake  which,  from  the  missionaries' 
point  of  view,  very  wonderfully  symbolizes 
their  relationship  with  Foreign  Missions 
through  the  years. 

"This  relationship  and  unity  have  greatly 
heightened  our  joy  and  effectiveness  on  the 
field.  We  are  grateful  for  this  display  and 
thoughtfulness  on  the  part  of  the  Society  and 
covet  several  more  years  of  service  for  our  Lord.' 


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tiotos  by  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr. 


At  left:  Dr.  Russell  D. 
Barnard  leads  in  prayer 
during  the  ground- 
breaking service.   Dr. 
Barnard  was  one  of  the 
original  board  members 
and  for  many  years  was 
the  general  secretary  of 
Brethren  Foreign 
Missions.   He  and  Mrs. 
Barnard  were  some  of 
the  first  residents  to 
move  into  the  village  in 
1974. 


Below:  a  portion  of  the 
crowd  attending  the 
service. 


Earn  up  to  10% 
interest.  Invest- 
ments in  the  Grace 
Village  expansion 
program  offer  you 
an  opportunity  to 
earn  a  high  rate  of 
interest,  and  also 
assist  in  the  cur- 
rent building  plans, 
nvestment    notes 

and  annuities  are  available,  and  depending  on  the  amount  you  wish  to  invest 
and  the  length  of  time  you  place  your  investment,  you  may  earn  7%,  9%,  91/2% 
or  10%  interest.  Phone  or  write  for  brochures  describing  these  plans.  If  you  are 
interested  in  retirement  living,  a  "Question  and  Answer"  brochure  describing 
Grace  Village  is  also  available. 


To  obtain  information  on  notes,  annuities  and 
retirement  living,  please  write  or  phone  Mr. 
Sherwood  Durkee,  administrator. 


Q/tace  QAfcje 

P.O.  Box  337, 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 

Phone:  219/269-2499 


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The  Little  House 
on  the  Parking  Lot 


by  Dr.  Bob  Collitt 

Stewardship  Counselor 

Grace  Brethren  Missions 

Stewardship  Service 

What  makes  a  good  church  park- 
ing lot?  Why,  any  trustee  can  tell 
you  that  it  takes  blacktop,  lines, 
good  drainage,  and  so  forth.  I 
wonder  why  the  trustees  never 
mention  the  trash  can  lids?  What  do 
you  mean,  you  don't  understand? 
Well,  sir,  just  how  do  you  figure  on 
making  use  of  your  $9.97  K-Mart 
hibachi,  if  you  don't  have  a  good, 
flat,  trash  can  lid  to  put  it  on  when 
you  char-broil  those  weenies?! 

All  of  which  just  goes  to  show 
that  most  everything  is  a  matter  of 
perspective,  isn't  it?  The  trustees 
are  right,  of  course,  and  there  aren't 
too  many  stewardship  counselors 
who  tool  into  church  parking  lots, 
wondering  what  the  prospects  are 
for  setting  up  a  deluxe  barbecue 
pit. 

Neither  do  very  many  of  the 
Sunday  morning  parkers  care  a 
whole  lot  about  where  the  water 
and  electrical  outlets  are.  But  these 
things  do  mean  a  lot  to  the 
"strange"  guy  who  pulls  up  in  a  50- 
foot  vehicle- 18  feet  of  it  for  the 
van,  and  32  for  the  trailer-which  is 
home  365  days  a  year. 

As  you  stand  beside  this  box  on 
wheels,  someone  inevitably  pops 
the  question,  "Where  do  you  live?" 

October  '80 


Jerking  a  thumb  towards  your 
traveling  home,  office  and  head- 
quarters, you  reply,  "Right  there." 
And  then  it  happens.  (Every  time,  I 
mean.)  The  next  question  is, 
"Yeah!  but  I  mean,  where  do  you 
really  live?"  Folks  just  can't  believe 
that  this  is  "it." 

I  guess  Arlene  and  I  had  some 
feelings  akin  to  those  when,  a  year 
ago,  we  moved  out  of  a  lovely 
eight-room  house  into  our  rolling 
stock.  Three  yard  sales  (two  of 
them  rained  indoors),  and  a  couple 
of  storage  rooms  in  the  homes  of 
friends  and  relatives,  enabled  us  to 
condense  the  accumulation  of  years 
into  what  seemed,  at  the  time,  a 
ridiculously  tiny  space.  I  mean, 
friends,  that  it  is  small,  when  the 
preacher  has  to  hang  his  "Sunday- 
go-to-meeting"  suit  in  the  back  of 
the  van,  because  he  can't  afford  the 
luxury  of  taking  up  closet  space 
with  a  suit  that  is  worn  only  once  a 
week. 

And  how  about  a  gal  who  loves 
to  raise  a  vegetable  garden,  fool 
around  with  flowers  and  have  lots 
of  people  in  for  meals?!  The  kind 
who  washes  every  day?  Very  likely 
our  next  piece  will  be  entitled, 
"Laundromats  We  Have  Known" 
(and  never  spoken  to  again).  Be- 
lieve me,  we  have  souvenirs  of  just 
about  every  "wishy  washy"  we've 
ever  visited.  Some  dryers  shrink 
things  so  badly  that  I  was  afraid  to 


let  Arlene  stick  her  head  in  to  look 
around  for  clothes!  And  most  folks 
think  our  once-white  things  are 
now  orange.  Not  so,  m'friend!  That 
ain't  orange,  that's  genuine  iron!  I 
wonder  why  those  places  don't  ad- 
vertise "wash  and  iron"? 

Everyone  who  knows  me,  knows 
that  I  am,  self-admittedly,  "the 
world's  worst  mechanic."  Could 
that  be  why  a  good  friend  and 
trailer  owner  hooted  with  fiendish 
glee  when  he  said,  "Hoo  -  boy,  a 
travel  trailer  is  the  world's  biggest 
do-it-yourself-kit"?  Trouble  is,  he 
was  right!  Tell  you  what,  though, 
this  factor  has  been  the  source  of 
much  encouragement  about  an- 
swered prayer.  More  times  than  I 
can  recall,  I  have  had  to  make  some 
kind  of  an  adjustment,  or  minor  re- 
pair, which  was  way  beyond  me. 
So,  I  would  fool  around  a  little  bit, 
and  viola.'!  The  thing  was  done. 
And  suddenly  it  would  dawn  on  me 
that  someone's  prayer  had  just  been 
answered.  That's  really  neat! 

Is  adjustment  to  this  kind  of 
living  hard?  Not  really.  Our  first 
stop  was  in  familiar  territory,  where 
we  had  many  friends.  Knowing  we 
were  slated  to  spend  a  couple 
months  in  one  location,  while 
ministering  in  a  circle  of  churches, 
kind,  well-meaning  friends  would 
insist  that  we  must  move  in  with 
them.  However,  we  felt  that  if  this 
was  going  to  be  our  life,  then  we 
had  to  "give"  ourselves  to  our 
trailer.  We  are  glad  that  we  did,  for 
now  the  "little  house  on  the  park- 
ing lot"  is  truly  home,  in  every 
sense  of  the  word.  Although  we 
may  look  the  part,  we  don't  feel 
like  deprived  people  at  all!  After 
all,  you  can  only  be  in  one  room  at 
a  time,  anyway,  so  why  have  eight? 
And,  you  buy  less,  because  what 
are  you  going  to  do  with  it  after 
you  get  it? ! 

So,  with  an  8  by  32  foot  home, 
and  a  little  white  poodle  that  has  to 
be  one  of  the  world's  greatest 
travelers,  what  more  can  one  ask? 
Well,  that's  another  story!  But,  any- 
way, it's  great  and  we  thank  the 
Lord  for  allowing  us  to  live  on 
church  parking  lots.  Just  keep  those 
trash  can  lids  smooth! 


hoping  to  help  in  Christian  ed, 
youth,  and  church  growth 


GBC  Christian  Education  •  Box  365  •  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


Director  of  Youth  Ministries  Ed  Lewis  and  CE  thanks  so  many  who  helped 
make  this  year's  Brethren  National  Youth  Conference  a  special  spiritual 
motivation  and  help  for  1 ,  135  in  attendance! 


The  Children,  the  Youth,  the  Sunday  School 


I  just  came  back  from  a  little  tennis  with  my  grade  "A," 
grade  seven,  daughter.  I  won,  she's  getting  better,  and  my 
passion  for  Sunday  school  got  stronger. 

Kids  of  all  kinds  hang  around  our  city  parks  where  the 
tennis  courts  lie.  Now  and  then  I  noticed  the  four  shab- 
bily-dressed junior-high-age  guys  who  were  sitting  around, 
then  walking  around,  then  fooling  around,  then  wrestling. 
. ..  I  glanced  between  returns.  The  biggest  one,  and  roughest 
looking,  was  roughing  with  one  of  the  thinnest.  They  were 
joking?  .  .  .  Yes.  .  .  .  No.  .  .  .  Maybe  not.  ...  I  went  over 
finally,  but  it  was  over.  The  smaller  one,  now  the  only  one, 
said  it  was  all  right,  they  were  only  kidding.  But  he  was 
hurting,  and  I  knew  that  was  not  true. 

As  they  got  almost  out  of  view,  I  saw  the  bigger  one 
pushing  him  hard  again. 

And  I  hurt. 

This  is  birthday  200  for  the  Sunday  school;  a  very  sig- 
nificant idea  that  started  because  "of  the  little  heathen  of 
the  neighborhood"  as  Robert  Raikes,  the  host  of  the  first 
classes,  called  them.  The  children  who  got  one  day  off  from 
their  6  days  a  week  in  the  mills  were  worse  than  rowdy  on 
Sunday.  Many  ran  wild. 

Raikes  chose  the  roughest  slum  in  Gloucester,  a  part 
where  there  were  no  tennis  courts.  On  Sooty  Alley,  these 
first  classes  began.  Ninety  children,  a  few  logs  tied  to  their 


legs  so  they  wouldn't  run  away,  met  with  4  teachers  and  it 
was  on. 

Jesus  suffered  the  little  children  to  come  to  Him. 

If  I  have  to  suffer  to  get  them,  I  would  just  as  soon  skip 
it. 

I  must  keep  working  on  that. 

With  my  feelings  and  my  faith  pushing  me,  I  will  not 
think  lightly  of  Sunday  school  busing  that  just  brings  in  the 
child-load.  Especially  if  we  can  get  toward  the  whole  family 
that  way. 

I  will  seek  to  do  more  to  honor  those  teachers  who  not 
only  take  a  class,  but  they  also  allow  the  class  to  take  their 
hearts,  causing  mingling,  coming,  hard  study,  and  love. 

I  must  help  youth  emphasis  be  a  major  emphasis,  not  a 
tack-on,  getting  dribbles  of  money  and  care  rather  than 
priority. 

I  will  move  faster  to  get  to  kids  in  need,  love  the  Chris- 
tian school  even  more,  and  multiply  that  prayer  of  Colos- 
sians  1 :9-14  for  our  own. 

And  with  that,  I  will  light  the  candles  of  Sunday  school, 
with  you,  to  give  thanks  for  this  celebration  of  a  terrific 
idea,  which  calls  for  the  hard  work  and  loyalty  of  everyone 
in  the  church. 

Let's  win  this  set.  IV         ,  i         .  _,  _ 


Pastor  Knute  Larson,  executive  director 
Rev.  Kevin  Huggins,  assistant  director 


Rev.  Ed  Lewis,  director  of  youth  ministries 
Miss  Judy  Ashman,  director  of  SMM 


The  board,  all  the  staff,  and  directors  of  GBC  Christian  Education  thank  all  who 
helped  in  our  very  profitable  CE  convention  at  conference,  and  all  who  shared  the 
joy  of  our  new  Christian  Edquarters  building!  We  appreciate  you! 


1980 

CE 

Awards 


Presenting  the  New 
Church  of  the  Year  award 
was  a  special  pleasure  to  Ad- 
ministrative Assistant  Ginny 
Toroian  of  GBC  CE.  Irasburg, 
Vermont,  John  Snow,  pastor, 
was  selected  on  the  basis  of 
their  "composite"  growth. 
They  qualified  for  this  award 
as  a  church  three  years  old  or 
younger. 


= Worthy  o| 


Mrs.  Janice  Thornton  (Sunnyside, 
Wash.)  was  selected  as  outstanding  Ed- 
ucator of  the  Year  at  the  recent  CE 
convention.  She  has  been  an  example 
of  real  caring  in  her  teaching  of  young 
children.  CE  board  member  Chuck 
Davis    made    the    presentation. 


A  church  marked  with  growth  in  numbers  and  con- 
centration on  training  responsible  members  is  East  Side 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Columbus,  Ohio.  Pastor  Randy 
Bowman,  along  with  Pastor  Phil  Teran,  work  toward  get- 
ting everyone  involved  in  some  form  of  ministry  in  the 
church.  GBC  Christian  Education  is  happy  to  award 
them  the  Alexander  Mack  Baptism-Membership  Award 
for  1980.  David  Plaster,  a  CE  board  member  (left), 
shared  in  Pastor  Bowman's  joy. 


Sunday  School  of  the  Year, 
Lititz,  Pa.,  GBC 


Finally. 

This  growing  school  has  been  in 
final  consideration  for  our  high  Sun- 
day school  award  the  last  three  years. 
Their  steady  growth— 13.9  percent  this 
last  conference  year,  from  an  average 


of  416  to  474  and  their  very  efficiei| 
quality  control  were  convincers  for  tl 
judges. 

They  train  their  teachers,  major  | 
student  involvement,  publish  a  montj 


1  October  '80 


)ouble  Honor= 


Guy  Brightbill,  superin- 
tendent of  the  Myerstown 
Grace  Brethren  Sunday 
School,  Myerstown,  Pennsyl- 
vania, the  last  few  years,  was 
honored  as  Administrator  of 
the  Year  for  Christian  Educa- 
tion. He  has  been  part  of  an 
excellent  Sunday  school  team 
that  spends  every  Saturday 
morning  planning  and  praying 
with  the  other  school  leaders. 


"Mom"  Etling-Mrs.  Ada-of  the  Winona 
Lake  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Winona  Lake,  In- 
diana, was  honored  with  the  1980  Senior  Medal 
of  Ministry,  for  a  senior  (66  or  over)  still  actively 
ministering.  The  seniors  group  at  Fort  Wayne 
Blackhawk  Baptist  Church,  Fort  Wayne,  Indi- 
ana, made  the  selection  from  the  excellent 
nominations.  Mrs.  Etling  serves  in  the  nursery, 
WMC,  and  as  Care  Deaconess.  We  love  her  in  a 
special  way! 


To  be  called  Resurrection  of  the  Year  hardly 
begins  to  tell  the  story  of  the  come-back  Geis- 
town  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Penn- 
sylvania, has  made  in  the  last  year.  Pastor  Jerry 
Allebach  (left)  received  the  award  from  Galen 
Wiley  (board  member),  with  gratitude  for  the 
work  the  Lord  is  doing. 


y  team  spirit  paper  to  help  all  their 
vorkers,  and  have  vision  to  keep  im- 
froving. 

Pastor  Jerry  Young  is  senior  pastoral 
eader.   Associate   Pastor   Bernie  Sim- 


mons joined  the  team  and  has  headed 
up  Christian  ed  ministries  since  1978. 
The  superintendent  for  the  Sunday 
school  is  Henry  Rosenfeld. 

ICL  seminars,  tough  standards,  and 


carefully  selected  teachers  are  familiar 
to  Lititz  people.  The  church  itself  is 
having  more  than  500  as  part  of  its  2 
morning  worship  services— good 
growth  since  its  beginning  in  1971. 


October  '80 


Church  Ministries  Seminar 


GBC  Christian  Education  is  holding  regional  seminars  to  assist  our 
Grace  Brethren  churches  in  their  church  ministries  and  outreach. 
Seminars  are  presented  at  an  all-day  Saturday  (district-wide)  session 
or  in  two  evening  sessions  on  a  city-wide  basis.  Twenty  workshops  in 
all  are  presented  by  the  GBC  Christian  Education  staff  along  with 
two  stimulating  general  sessions  led  by  Pastor  Knute  Larson.  Miss 
Nancy  DeMoss,  director  of  the  Family  Division  of  Moral  Majority 
and  former  children's  ministries  director  at  Thomas  Road  Baptist 
Church  in  Lynchburg,  Virginia,  serves  as  a  workshop  leader  in  chil- 
dren's ministries  and  teacher  training  sessions  at  the  seminar. 

GBC  Christian  Education  seeks  to  make  the  Church  Ministries 
Seminars  one  that  is  practical  for  both  small  and  large  church  minis- 
tries. Church  staff,  lay  workers,  Sunday  school  teachers,  and  pastors 
are  all  encouraged  to  take  advantage  of  a  seminar  when  one  comes  to 
their  area.  The  host  church  for  each  seminar  receives  group  and  indi- 
vidual registrations  for  its  seminar  and  charges  a  small  registration 
fee  to  cover  seminar  expenses. 

The  seminar  schedule  varies  from  region  to  region,  but  the  general 
content  of  this  year's  Church  Ministries  Seminar  is  outlined  below: 


1980  Fall/Winter  Seminar  Schedule 

District/ 

City 

Host  Church 

Dates 

Indiana 

Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

Sept.  15-16,  1980 

Mid- 

Atlantic 

Temple  Hills,  Md. 

Oct.  18,1980 

Hagers- 

Hagerstown,  Md. 

Oct.  20-21,  1980 

town,  Md. 

(Grace) 

Southeast/ 

Roanoke,  Va. 

Oct.  22-23,  1980 

Roanoke, 

(Washington 

Va. 

Heights) 

West  Penn/ 

Allegheny 

Martinsburg,  Pa. 

Oct.  25,  1980 

-FIRST  HALF   - 

(Presented  on  Saturday  morning  or  evening.  No.  1) 
General  Sessions:  "The  Deadliest  Sin  Facing  Church  Workers" 

Workshop  Session  I 

"Dealing  with  Discipline  Problems  in  Children's  Ministries" 
"If  I  Would  Start  a  Church's  C.E.  Program  from  Scratch  .  . ." 
"Dynamic  Youth  Ministry:  Reach  Out  Strategy  —  Part  I" 
"The  Marks  of  an  Effective  Teacher  of  Youth  and  Adults" 
"Preschool  Ministries  in  the  Church" 

Workshop  Session  II 

"Using  and  Going  Beyond  the  Teacher's  Manual  for  Children" 

"What  Makes  a  Church  Grow  and  Grow  and  .  .  ." 

"Dynamic  Youth  Ministry:  Reach  Out  Strategy  —  Part  1 1" 

"Using  Learning  Activities  to  Teach  the  Bible" 

"Games  Festival:  New  Games  and  Crowdbreakers  for  Any  Age" 


-  SECOND  HALF   - 

(Presented  on  Saturday  afternoon  or  evening,  No.  2) 
General  Session:  "The  Hazards  of  Leading  in  the  Church" 

Workshop  Session  III 

"The  Marks  of  an  Effective  Youth  Worker" 

"Motivating  Children  Through  Creative  Bible  Teaching" 

"Ministering  to  Girls  through  SMM" 

"For  Pastors  and  Their  Wives  Only:  Unprinted  Tips" 

"Effective  Discipleship  and  Evangelism  Training  for  Adults" 

Workshop  Session  IV 

"Parents  and  the  Church's  Youth  Ministry" 

"Adult  S.  S.  Classes— A  Hidden  Resource  for  Ministry" 

"The  Church's  Responsibility  to  the  Single  &  Divorced" 

"Active  Learning  Games  for  Children" 

"Extending  Your  Church's  Ministry  to  the  Home" 


The  Growing  Church. 


Grace  Brethren  Church 

New  Holland,  Pennsylvania 

Robert  Divine,  Pastor 

A  Problem 
Answered  and 
Training  for 
Future  Ministry 

The  New  Holland  Grace  Brethren  Church  found 
themselves  in  a  special  position  with  the  post-high 
members  of  their  church  family.  With  about  30 
young  adults  in  that  age  bracket,  the  need  for  a  minis- 
try directed  to  their  interests  was  apparent. 


Interested  members  were  called  together  and  the 
need  for  a  teacher  was  shared.  With  the  tremendous 
potential  for  serving  the  Lord  within  members  of  the 
group,  it  was  suggested  that  class  members  share  the 
teaching  responsibility.   It  was  time  to  reap  the 
benefits  of  the  hours  invested  in  their  Christian  train- 
ing by  parents,  pastors,  Sunday  school  teachers,  and 
youth  leaders. 

As  Christian  education  director,  Rick  Joline,  put 
it:  "CE  ministries  of  a  church  are  like  a  chain  in 
which  each  link,  the  ministry  to  each  age  group,  must 
be  strong  if  the  total  program  is  to  be  strong."  The 
actual  teaching  experience  would  provide  excellent 
training  for  future  teaching  ministries  in  other  areas 
of  the  CE  program. 

New  Holland  met  the  challenge  of  ministering  to 
an  ever-changing  group.  They  have  experienced  the 
results— consistent  and  increased  attendance,  and 
members  serving  in  other  ministries. 


Guest  Editorial 


How  In  the  World  do  you  Grow  a  Church? 


by  Pastor  Galen  Wiley 

Minerva  Grace  Brethren  Church 
Minerva,  Ohio 

How  in  the  world  do  you  grow  a  church? 
Our  bookshelves  are  staggering  under  the 
weight  of  books  written  to  answer  this  ques- 
tion. But  who  do  you  follow?  Arn  or 
McGavran?  Stedman  or  Wagner?  Schaller  or 
Shuller?  Falwell  or  Kennedy?  Do  you  need 
seven  principles?  Is  it  ten?  Is  it  fifteen?  How 
many  diseases  are  there  lurking  in  the 
shadows  ready  to  strike  us  the  moment  our 
guard  is  down? 

Most  of  the  ideas  proposed  are  great.  They 
have  made  us  see  some  hard  realities  we  too 
often  have  tried  to  avoid.  But  there  is  an 
inherent  danger  in  all  this— that  we  will  get  so 
preoccupied  with  battling  all  the  diseases, 
analyzing  all  the  charts,  and  precisely  apply- 
ing all  the  principles,  that  we  somehow  forget 
the  one  key  foundational  principle  that  makes 
or  breaks  the  whole  process. 

You  can  go  to  all  the  seminars,  read  all  the 
books,  and  apply  everything  precisely;  but  if 
you  forget  the  one  foundational  principle, 
you  will  fail.  You  can  be  a  common,  ordinary 
pastor;  and  a  common,  ordinary  congregation; 
in  a  common,  ordinary  building;  using 
common,  ordinary  programs;  and,  if  you  fol- 
low this  principle,  you  will  be  a  smashing  suc- 
cess. 

The  key  is  in  Matthew  16:18— Jesus  Christ. 
He  was  the  first  One  to  write  on  church 
growth.  He  said  it  plain  and  simple,  "Upon 
this  rock  I  will  build  My  Church,  and  the 
gates  of  hell  shall  not  prevail  against  it." 

The  rock  is  clear.  It's  the  reality  that  Jesus 
is  "the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  living  God" 
(Matt.  16:16).  There  can  be  no  other  founda- 
tion than  this  (see  2  Cor.  3:11).  That  is  why 
every  cult  denies  Him.  That  is  why  the  whole 
liberal  movement  tries  to  make  Him  a  man,  a 
good  man  maybe,  but  just  a  man. 

Satan  will  do  anything  he  can  to  get  people 


building  on  the  sand  so  that  they  will  fall. 
There  is  only  one  rock,  and  that  is  Jesus 
Christ.  We  have  to  build  on  Him;  not  on  our 
programs,  our  buildings,  our  budgets,  our 
pastors,  or  on  our  busses.  We  must  build  on 
Jesus  Christ!  We  dare  not  build  using  our 
petty  abilities  and  puny  ideas,  fulfilling  our 
self-made  plans,  feeding  our  pride,  and  living 
for  our  glory.  We  must  build  with  the  recog- 
nition that  Jesus  Christ  is  the  absolute  and 
only  foundation  of  all  we  say  and  do.  He's 
our  Head,  our  Lord,  our  message,  our  salva- 
tion, our  life,  our  power,  our  wisdom,  our 
love,  our  joy,  our  peace,  our  goal,  our  priority, 
and  our  only  glory.  He  is  everything! 

Jesus  said  that  He  would  build  His  Church. 
It  would  be  on  the  rock,  and  He  would  build 
it.  Jesus  will  build  it,  not  men.  Jesus  will  build 
it,  not  programs.  Jesus  will  build  it,  not 
church  growth  specialists.  Jesus  works 
through  men  and  women,  but  they  are  just 
the  body  that  He  uses.  We  must  realize  that  in 
the  final  analysis  it  is  His  work,  not  ours.  We 
can't  do  it  (see  John  15:4-5),  but  Jesus  can! 

The  crucial  question  is,  "What  determines 
where  Christ  will  mightily  build  His  Church?" 
Does  He  look  for  a  beautiful  cathedral;  or 
well-oiled  machinery  for  administration;  or 
an  abundance  of  wealth;  or  a  congregation  of 
well-educated,  sophisticated  community  lead- 
ers; or  an  outstanding,  dynamic  pastor  exud- 
ing charisma?  No!  God's  Word  is  super  clear 
that  these  things  are  not  the  key,  no  matter 
how  beneficial  they  may  be.  The  key  is 
people  that  are  simply  and  totally  committed 
to  His  will.  Jesus  Christ  builds  His  Church  in 
proportion  to  our  submission  to  His  control! 

The  message  contained  in  Romans  9-10  is 
that  God  is  absolutely  sovereign.  He  does  His 
work  not  where  people  want  it,  beg  for  it 
and  work  for  it  (see  9:16);  but  where  they 
choose  to  respond  totally  by  faith  to  His  will 
and  His  ways.  The  truths  in  Ephesians  4-5 
state  that  either  we  are  grieving  and  quench- 


october  '80 


ing  the  Holy  Spirit  by  sin  in  our  life  and  thus 
living  in  defeat;  or  we  are  filled  and  empowered 
by  the  Holy  Spirit,  yielding  ourselves  com- 
pletely to  His  control  and  living  in  victory. 
The  message  of  Revelation  2-3  is  that  Christ 
will  only  do  His  work  mightly  in  congrega- 
tions that  are  yielded  to  His  control.  Other- 
wise, the  candle  goes  out  and  the  light  of  that 
church  is  gone. 

I  am  convinced  from  God's  Word  that 
Christ  builds  His  Church  in  proportion  to  our 
submission  to  His  control!  Christ  will  not 
bless  when  a  congregation  is  proud,  selfish, 
self-sufficient,  filled  with  bitterness  and  anger, 
unwilling  to  forgive  and  truly  love,  insistent 
on  its  own  way,  trapped  in  petty  traditions 
and  unwilling  to  totally  submit  to  Him. 

He  will  still  work  through  individual  be- 
lievers who  are  willing  to  submit  to  Him  as 
Lord.  But  the  Church  itself  will  never  truly 
grow,  even  with  all  the  greatest  church  growth 
principles,  the  greatest  buildings,  pastors,  pro- 
grams, and  budgets,  until  they  are  willing  to 
bow  humbly  in  submission  to  the  absolute 
control  of  Jesus  Christ  as  their  Lord.  They 
may  be  able  to  build  a  monument  to  some 
earthly  name  or  idea,  but  not  to  the  praise  of 
the  glory  of  His  grace. 

"Except  the  Lord  build  the  house,  they 
labor  in  vain  that  build  it"  (Ps.  127:1).  "God 
resisteth  the  proud  [those  insisting  on  their 
own  ways]  ,  but  giveth  grace  unto  the  humble 
[those  submitting  completely  to  His  control]  " 
(James  4:6). 

What  a  promise:  "And  the  gates  of  hell 
shall  not  prevail  against  it"!  The  picture  pre- 
sented here  is  that  all  the  forces  of  evil  rush 
through  the  gates  of  hell  to  do  battle  (see  v. 
18).  And  all  the  powers  of  God  burst  forth 
from  heaven  to  work  through  His  people  to 
whom  He  has  entrusted  the  work  of  His  king- 
dom (v.  19). 

We  have  the  promise  that  all  the  forces  of 
evil  shall  never  conquer.  However,  what  do 
you  do  with  the  dead,  empty  churches  that 
stand  as  a  mute  testimony  of  failure?  What 
about  all  the  feuds  and  fights,  the  powerless 
and  struggling  congregations  going  down  to 
defeat?  You  have  to  go  back  to  the  key  again. 


It  is  the  Church  that  Christ  builds  upon  the 
solid  foundation  that  shall  never  fall.  The 
Church  built  upon  human  foundations  or 
built  by  human  efforts  can  be  easily  toppled. 
The  Church  that  Christ  builds  shall  stand  for 
eternity,  and  all  the  powers  of  hell  unleashed 
against  it  shall  not  prevail.  That  which  Satan 
can  destroy  is  only  of  man.  That  which  abides 
through  all  the  battles  and  storms  of  time  is 
truly  of  God. 

It  is  a  simple  principle.  The  principle  is  that 
Jesus  Christ  builds  His  Church  in  proportion 
to  our  submission  to  His  control. 

All  of  our  large,  growing,  exciting  churches 
that  we  admire  and  for  which  we  praise  God 
are  simply  composed  of  common,  ordinary 
people  where  a  mighty  God  is  at  work.  The 
foundational  key  again  is  simply  Jesus  Christ, 
and  our  absolute  submission  to  His  control, 
His  Word,  His  character,  His  will.  His  ways, 
His  power.  But  it  really  costs  us  something  if 
we  want  it.  It  cost  Jesus  His  life.  It  will  cost 
us  ours,  too:  "If  any  man  [church]  will  come 
after  me,  let  him  [it]  deny  himself  [itself], 
take  up  his  [its]  cross,  and  follow  me.  For 
whosoever  [whatever  church]  will  save  his 
[its]  life  shall  lose  it;  and  whosoever  [what- 
ever church]  will  lose  his  [its]  life  for  my 
sake  shall  find  it"  (Matt.  16:24-25). 

How  in  the  world  do  you  grow  a  church? 
We  should  praise  God  for  all  the  helps  that  are 
available  to  us!  We  can  praise  God  for  all  the 
buildings,  financial  resources,  and  programs 
that  are  ours!  We  can  praise  God  for  all  the 
well-trained  students  of  the  Word  that  are 
standing  in  our  pulpits!  We  can  praise  God  for 
all  the  gifted  and  educated  ministers  sitting  in 
our  pews! 

However,  in  the  excitement  of  using  all 
these  fabulous  resources  available  to  us  today, 
let  us  never  forget  the  foundational  principle 
outlined  by  the  ultimate  Authority  on  church 
growth,  Jesus  Christ  Himself.  He  said  it  in 
plain  and  simple  language:  "Upon  this  rock  I 
will  build  my  church,  and  the  gates  of  hell 
shall  not  prevail  against  it." 

In  other  words,  as  we  try  to  grow  our 
gardens,  let  us  not  forget  to  plant  the  seeds. 
That  makes  or  breaks  the  whole  process. 


'October  '80 


imc  Lumc  ujmc_ 


Women  Manifesting 


Christ 


Jltsstonary  {Birthdays 

DECEMBER  1980 

-  (If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  on  pages  28  and  29 
I    of  the  1980  Brethren  AnnualJ 

AFRICA 

Miss  Mary  Cripe    December  5 

Mr.  Jean-Claude  Vieuble December  12 

Karl  Immel December  13,  1969 

John  Garber December  16,  1964 

Joyce  Garber December  16,  1964 

Nicholas  Vieuble December  20,  1976 

Mrs.  Lois  Miller December  27 

Rev.  Richard  Harrell December  28 

Miss  Mary  Ann  Habegger    December  29 

ARGENTINA 

Mrs.  Lita  Futch December  5 

FRANCE 

Mrs.  Susan  Griffith December  29 

Centre  Missionnaire,  50  rue  des  Galibouds,  73200-Albertville, 
France 

GERMANY 

Ryan  Peugh December  21,  1968 

Freya  Pappas December  22,  1977 

Philip  Peugh December  29,  1970 

HAWAII 

Mrs.  Marguerite  Tresise    December  14 

MEXICO 

Rev.  Walter  Haag December  4 

PUERTO  RICO 

Rev.  Norman  Schrock December  2 

.  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES 

'    Miss  Johanna  Nielsen    December  3 

|    Tina  Walker December  3,  1964 


Offering 
Opportunity 


Goal  -  $8,500.00 

Project  —  The  support  of  beginning 

a  Navajo  high  school 

Date  Due  -  December  10,  1980 


wmc  olliciary 

President 

Mrs.  Dan  (Miriam)  Pacheco,  413  Kings  Highway,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590—219/267-7603 
First  Vice  President 

Mrs.  Dean  (Ella  Lee)  Risser,  58  Holiday  Hill,  Lexington,  Ohio 

44904—419/884-3969 
Second  Vice  President 

Mrs,  James  (Triceine)  Custer,  2515  Carriage  Lane,  Powell.  Ohio 

43065  —  614/881-5779 
Secretary 

Mrs.  Fred  (Margie)  Devan  Jr ,  2507  Vancouver  Dr  N.W..  Roanoke, 

Va   24012  —  703/366-2843 
Assistant  Secretary 

Mrs   Donald  (Marilyn)  Weltmer.  Route  #1,  Box  131,  Gerrandstown. 

W   VA  ,  21920—301/229-3920 
Financial  Secretary-Treasurer 

Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602  Chestnut  Avenue.  Winona  Lake,  Ind 

46590—219/267-7588 
Assistant  Financial  Secretary-Treasurer 

Mrs.  Bill  (Shirley)  Stevens,  Box  59,  R  R   1,  Lake  Odessa,  Mich 

48849—616/693-2315 
Literature  Secretary 

Mrs  Ralph  (Betty)  Hall.  Route  #8.  Box  297.  Warsaw,  Ind 

46580—219/267-3634 
Editor 

Mrs  Noel  (Linda)  Hoke.  R  R   1,  Hickory  Estales,  Warsaw.  Ind 

46580—219/267-3843 
Prayer  Chairman 

Mrs  John  (Sally)  Neely.  121  S  Walnut  Street.  Troy.  Ohio 

45373  —  513/335-5188 


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^or  the  Cord 
grants  wisdom! 
Hij  every  word 

is  a  treasure  of 
knowledge  and  understanding. 


October  '80  i 


—  Take  a  boy  to  be  a  secret  pal  for  a  year. 
The  boys  often  see  the  girls  treated  in  some 
special  way  by  the  ladies  in  the  Mini-Maxi 
program,  but  this  could  be  a  healthy  addi- 
tion not  a  detraction  from  the  program. 
—  Iowa 

—  Sponsor  a  missionary  banquet  for 
special  young  people  going  into  missionary 
service,  honoring  them  for  commitment 
made  to  Barnabas  teams,  Timothy  teams, 
TIME,  and  so  forth. 

—  Use  parents  and  families  of  missionaries 
as  resource  centers  of  information  about 
those  serving  on  foreign  fields. 

—  Double  sheets  are  used  by  missionaries 
(especially  in  Africa)  for  decorating  purposes 
as  well  as  covering  beds.  Remember  this 
when  stocking  missions  chests. 

—  To  save  precious  energy,  conserve  by 
combining  WMC  and  SMM  rallies  or  other 
district  events. 

—  Mixer  game.  Place  different  spices  on  a 
table  unlabeled.  Groups  of  two  try  to  guess 
what  each  of  the  spices  is. 

—  Precious  Partner.  Take  a  precious 
partner  in  prayer  this  year.  Confide  in  each 
other  prayer  requests  that  need  not  be  ex- 
pressed to  an  entire  group.  Make  a  new 
special  friend  this  year. 


by  Carolyn  Peak,  California 


Sometimes  when  I  vacuum,  I  think  of  the  sweeper 
as  representing  me— the  cord  represents  prayer  and 
fellowship  with  God;  the  electricity  His  power;  and 
the  actual  vacuuming  as  the  work  that  He  energizes 
me  to  do.  The  other  day,  much  to  my  delight,  a  new 
dimension  was  added  to  the  analogy. 

It  was  added  after  I  had  spilled  some  moth  crystals 
on  the  floor.  Grimacing  at  my  clumsiness,  I  scooped 
up  as  many  as  I  could  with  my  hands  then  pulled  out 
the  vacuum  and  sucked  up  the  rest  with  that  trusty 
gadget.  Putting  the  machine  away,  I  thought  no  more 
about  the  matter  until  a  few  days  later  when  the  car- 
pet needed  vacuuming.  I  took  out  the  sweeper,  put 
the  plug  in  the  socket,  stepped  on  the  starter  and 
pushed  the  brush  across  the  rug.  Serendipity!  The 
whole  room  began  to  smell  like  mothballs!  Those 
crystals  in  the  sweeper  bag  were  filling  the  air  with 
their  fragrance  making  the  room  seem  twice  as  fresh 
and  clean  as  it  really  was. 

"Hmmmmm,"  I  mused,  "wonder  if  my  work  for 
the  Lord  has  an  equally  delightful  fragrance?  Do 
those  about  me  smell  'a  sweet  savour  of  Christ  ...  the 
savour  of  life  unto  life'  as  they  watch  me  serve  Him 
(see  2  Cor.  4:15-16)?  When  the  wind  of  His  Spirit 
blows  through  my  life,  do  the  spices  flow  out  like 
those  in  the  garden  of  Song  of  Solomon  (see  S.  of 
Sol.  4:16)?" 

No  one  has  ever  told  me  that  they  do  (or  do  not), 
but  I  certainly  pray  that  they  do.  In  fact,  "Lord,  I'm 
asking  it  even  now . .  .  that  this  sweeper  of  Yours 
may  not  only  do  what  it  was  ordained  to  do,  but  do 
it  refreshingly  so-with  heavenly  fragrance." 

Could  you  be  a  source  of  encouragement  to  the  readers  of 
"Homespun"?  Share  with  other  Christians  the  way  in  which 
the  Lord  has  enriched  your  life  through  everyday  occur- 
rences. Send  each  article  of  200-250  words  to  Mrs.  Linda 
Hoke,  Route  1 ,  Hickory  Estates,  Warsaw,  Indiana  46580. 


,  October  '80 


■uumc   uuirnc   uuimc_ 


Missionary 
Biography  — 

Barbara  Hulse 

Greetings  from  Uberlandia  in 
Brazil.  I  am  Barbara  Hulse,  one  of 
the  birthday  missionaries  for  the 
WMC  year,  1980-81.  Most  of  you 
are  aware  that  the  Brethren  work  in 
South  Brazil  just  celebrated  its  fifth 
birthday.  My  co-workers,  the  Tim 
Farners,  and  the  Norm  Johnsons, 
and  I  are  leaning  something  about 
patience,  prayer,  and  persistence,  as 
we  seek  to  be  instruments  that 
Christ  can  use  to  build  His  Church. 
My  responsibilities  are  threefold. 

I  care  for  mission  finances— chang- 
ing dollars  to  crusedos,  paying  bills 
and  doing  the  bookkeeping.  As  an 
office  worker  I  do  mimeographing, 
and  filing,  maintain  a  library  of 
Christian  books  in  Portuguese  and 
other  odds  and  ends.  Both  the 
financial  and  office  tasks  are  sort  of 
necessary  evils  of  missionary  work, 
but  I  am  glad  to  do  them  so  that  we 
can  all  be  here  for  church-planting 
ministry. 

That  is  the  third  and  most  im- 
portant area  of  my  responsibilities. 

We've  found  the  Brazilians  are 
very  friendly  people  and  it  is 
acceptable  in  their  culture  just  to 
drop  in  for  a  visit  in  the  afternoon 
or  evening.  I  make  most  of  my 


visits  in  the  afternoon.  Friendships 
that  develop  from  the  visits  eventu- 
ally present  opportunities  to  share 
the  Gospel  and  from  there,  quite  a 
few  individual  Bible  studies  have 
developed. 

Some  of  these  are  now  becoming 
small  group  Bible  studies  as 
Brazilians  desire  to  share  the  good 
news  with  others. 

The  next  step  is  to  involve  these 
people  in  the  Sunday  Bible  study 
with  classes  for  five  different  age 
levels.  This  group  will  eventually 
develop  into  an  organized  church. 

Fashions  and  styles  are  just  the 
same  as  you  use  in  the  United 
States.  In  fact,  I  would  guess  that 
they  get  here  first  and  become 
widespread  more  rapidly  than  in 
the  States.  I've  noticed  one  beauty 
custom  that  gets  a  big  emphasis 
here— that's  nails— fingernails  and 
toenails.  Nearly  every  woman 
either  goes  to  a  beauty  shop  or  pays 
a  girl  to  come  to  her  home  each 
week  to  do  a  manicure  and  pedi- 
cure, including  polish. 

Customs  vary,  but  people  are 
people  everywhere,  and  when  some 
come  to  know  the  Lord  they  begin 
to  get  concerned  for  others. 

It  was  because  of  Lazinha  and 
Luzia's  concern  for  their  mother 


that  I  began  to  visit  82-year-old 
Bertolino.  She  is  still  bothered  by 
the  fact  that  she  never  learned  to 
read.  First,  she  thought  she  could 
not  understand  the  Bible  since  she 
couldn't  read.  But  with  several 
months  of  regular  visits,  always 
reading  and  explaining  the  Word, 
Bertolino  eventually  realized  that 
she  was  understanding  and  she  joy- 
fully put  her  trust  in  Christ  as 
Saviour.  That  was  the  latter  part  of 
1979.  In  March  of  1980,  she 
suffered  a  mild  stroke.  How  glad 
we  all  were  to  have  assurance  of  her 
salvation.  An  amusing  side  of  this 
story  is  that  when  she  was  the 
sickest,  she  fumed  and  fussed  until 
her  granddaughter  came  to  the 
hospital  and  changed  the  polish  on 
her  nails.  She  didn't  want  to  die 
with  that  bright  red  polish  on  so  it 
was  removed  and  replaced  with  a 
soft  pink.  Bertolino  is  making  a 
fair  recovery,  but  the  incident  was 
enough  to  cause  me  to  reflect  again 
on  the  Lord's  goodness  and  to  be 
very  grateful  for  all  of  you  who  so 
faithfully  support  me  with  your 
finances  and  prayers  so  that  I  can 
share  God's  Word  with  people  here 
in  Brazil.  The  Lord  is  an  excellent 
bookkeeper  and  He  will  see  that 
you  get  your  reward  in  heaven. 


MISSION  STUDY  PICTURE 

Left:  Luzia.  Right:  Lazinha 


October  '80  ' 


by  Miriam  Pacheco 

National  WMC 
President 


WMC 

President's 
Message 

Part  Two 


It's  my  desire  that  every  Grace  Brethren  woman 
will  demonstrate  the  Spirit-fruits.  Remember  the 
beautiful  blue-sky  summer  days  when  the  fluffy 
clouds  seem  as  though  you  could  reach  up  and  touch 
them.  Our  lives  should  be  so  dominated  by  the  fruits 
of  the  Spirit  that  others  will  think  they  can  reach  out 
and  pick  them! 

I  challenge  you  in  this  new  year  to  mark  your 
chart  consistently  upward.  Use  time  wisely.  Study 
diligently.  Pray  fervently.  Work  productively.  Live 
godly. 

As  members  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Fellowship  we 
have  tremendous  responsibilities  the  Lord  has 
graciously  given.  We  have  received  much  from  Him, 
so  He  requires  much  in  return. 

My  burden  for  our  mission  program  is  great. 
Nobody  else  but  Grace  Brethren  churches  support 
our  missionaries,  and  the  program  certainly  can't  run 
itself.  Our  vision  is  sometimes  made  nearsighted  by 
our  materialistic  society. 

Think  about  the  two  well-stocked  freezers,  triple 
car  garages  with  every  slot  filled,  closets  jammed  with 
three  wardrobes  (one  for  every  10  pound  variance). 


grocery  bills  loaded  with  expensive  convenience  foods 
and  variety  that  is  oftentimes  frustrating. 

Think  about  eating  out  three  or  four  times  a  week, 
a  collection  of  boats  and  TVs,  annual  car  trade-ins, 
snowmobiles,  golfing  dates,  bowling  leagues,  one 
more  silk  flower  arrangement,  redecorating  because— 
well,  it  has  been  five  years! 

I'm  not  judging  you.  I  don't  know  your  situation 
and  I've  had  to  search  my  own  heart  and  priorities  in 
this  same  manner.  But  let's  decide,  is  it  really  neces- 
sary? Would  this  dollar  buy  a  book  for  an  African 
pastor?  Would  the  price  of  this  dress  encourage  a  mis- 
sionary if  it  had  been  instead  bought  and  mailed  an 
"I  care"  package?  Would  the  money  I'm  saving  for 
that  special  heart's-desire-but-unnecessary  item,  send 
a  Brazilian  student  through  Bible  institute? 

Thousands  of  dollars  were  raised  last  year  at 
national  conference.  I  don't  know  who  gave  or  why 
they  gave.  But  I'm  sure  the  majority  of  people  in 
those  sessions  had  known  about  the  needs  months  be- 
fore we  met  in  St.  Petersburg,  Florida.  Why  do  we 
have  to  be  pressured?  Let's  be  sensitive  immediately 
to  the  needs  of  opportunities  that  God  opens  for  us. 

You  are  to  be  commended  for  your  faithful  prayer 
support  and  giving  to  the  Foreign  Missions  program. 


Praise  the  Lord! 

Our  national  offering  for  the 

new  residence  exceeded  the  goal. 

However  .  .  . 


.  .  .  administrators  at  Foreign  Missions  are  in  a 
dilemma  about  finances  for  the  needed  facility.  The 
money  just  has  not  come  in.  Their  board  has  set  a 
limit  on  funds  needed  before  construction  can  begin. 
No  funds  means  no  progress. 

In  the  meantime,  where  do  you  house  missionaries 
on  furlough,  candidates  in  training  school  and  in  semi- 
nars? You  spend  money  to  rent  rooms  and  apart- 
ments. Some  think  there  is  a  lack  of  hospitality  on 
the  part  of  local  residents,  and  perhaps  more  could  be 
done  in  that  way. 

But  consider  it  from  the  missionaries'  point  of 
view.  Would  you  like  being  a  full-time  guest  for  three 
weeks,  six  months  or  a  year? 


I A 


-iroctober  '80 


jjumc  uuinnc  uuimc. 


The  other  part  of  this  dilemma  is  that  Foreign  Mis- 
sions wants  to  do  nothing  that  would  take  away  sup- 
port from  on-the-field  needs.  Their  priorities  are  in 
order. 

So  keep  praying,  giving  and  encouraging  others  to 
do  the  same.  Whether  or  not  one  agrees  with  that 
board  construction  fund  limit,  now  is  the  time  to 
practice  biblical  cheerful  and  generous  giving. 

Working  with  Home  Missions  has  always  been  a 
joy  of  WMC.  Let's  do  all  we  can  for  beginning 
churches  and  those  established  ones  that  are  strug- 
gling. 

SMM  girls  are  our  daughters,  so  let's  be  good 
mothers.  Our  national  offering  again  fell  short  of  the 
goal.  While  finances  are  not  the  only  support  we  give 
SMM,  it  is  the  most  easily  measured.  I  pray  that  the 
trend  in  this  offering  is  not  the  indicator  of  the  sup- 
port on  the  local  and  district  levels. 


SMM  girls  are  future 

WMC  leaders,  pastor's  wives 

and  missionaries.  Let's  use 

every  opportunity   to  help  them 

grow  and  mature  in  the  Lord. 


There  is  much  to  be  done  in  our  local  congrega- 
tions to  reach  our  communities.  Does  your  council 
have  an  outreach  ministry?  A  luncheon,  a  neighbor- 
hood Bible  study,  or  a  mother's  club  are  just  a  few 
ways  that  others  can  be  loved  into  the  family  of  God. 

I  would  give  you  one  word  of  challenge.  "Para- 
church"  organizations  have  a  real  ministry  and  offer 
very  attractive  programs.  There's  a  certain  amount  of 
glamour  in  being  involved  in  something  that  is  nation- 
ally recognized,  getting  all  wrapped  up  in  going  to 
every  retreat  and  seminar.  But  please  be  careful  in 
your  involvement,  that  your  service  and  effectiveness 
in  your  local  church  is  not  hindered. 

There  may  be  changes  ahead  for  your  local 
councils,  district  groups  or  our  national  organization. 
A  sign  near  our  home  displayed  this  thought,  "All 
change  is  not  growth;  just  as  all  movement  is  not 
forward."  Well  said.  Helpful  change  should  produce 
growth.  Let's  be  discerning  and  open  to  the  Lord's 


leading  where  change  is  concerned.  It  should  not 
frighten  us.  But  then  it  should  not  consume  us  either. 
It  should  help  us  define  our  goals  and  direction.  It 
should  promote  greater  effectiveness  in  our  purpose 
and  service. 

There  have  been  many  contributors  to  the  work  of 
WMC  this  past  year. 

Officers  on  national,  district,  and  local  levels  have 
given  much  time  and  effort. 

Pastors  and  leaders  in  our  Fellowship  have  given 
support  and  encouragement. 

Many  of  you  have  written  to  tell  me  of  your 
prayers. 

Committees  have  functioned  with  enthusiasm  and 
diligence. 

I  thank  all  of  you  and  in  that  thanks  I  give  praise 
to  God. 

I  also  want  to  express  my  appreciation  and  thanks 
to  my  family.  They  have  worked,  encouraged,  and 
supported  me  in  every  possible  way.  One  day,  when 
the  kids  understood  I  needed  to  concentrate  on  WMC 
responsibilities,  David,  who  is  seven,  showed  his 
understanding  of  the  situation.  On  the  phone  with 
Grandma,  he  explained  that  he  didn't  want  to  bother 
me  because  "she's  at  her  writing." 

An  extra  big  verbal  hug  goes  to  my  husband  who 
helps  clear  my  thinking  and  is  willing  to  help  in  any 
way  at  any  time.  On  the  plane  in  Florida,  I  was  chat- 
ting with  a  French  lady  visiting  America.  As  the  con- 
versation turned  to  my  reason  for  being  there,  she 
asked  if  my  mother  lived  close  to  us.  I  said,  "Yes,  and 
she  is  a  great  help  to  me.  But  my  husband  can  wash, 
cook  and  take  care  of  the  kids  and  the  house." 

In  her  charming  accent  she  exclaimed  with  wide 
eyes,  "Ooooooh  your  husband.  He  is  wonderful!"  I 
had  to  agree  with  her. 

Let's  fill  our  new  year's  chart  with  lines  of  praise. 


Whether  in  fellowship,  praying, 

caring,  studying,  giving  — 

whatever  is  our  opportunity  — 

let's  do  it  with  praise 

while  seeking  His  wisdom. 


October  '8CK 


CHRISTIAN  SCHOOL  INSTITUTES 

The  tenth  National  Institute  of  Christian  School 
Administration  held  on  the  Grace  campus  this  sum- 
mer had   as  participants  266  administrators,  board 


members  and  development  directors  from  38  states,  4 
provinces  of  Canada,  and  9  foreign  countries.  The  in- 
stitute offered  a  program  of  workshops  and  in-service 
training  for  principals,  board  members  and  develop- 
ment directors  of  Christian  elementary  and  secondary 
schools  with  the  faculty  of  26  conducting  a  total  of 
145  sessions. 

There  were  135  teachers  from  24  states,  1  prov- 
ince of  Canada,  and  5  foreign  countries  in  attendance 
for  the  second  National  Institute  for  Christian  School 
Teachers  also  held  on  the  Grace  campus.  A  faculty  of 
14  Christian  school  administrators  and  educators 
from  across  the  United  States  conducted  81  work- 
shops and  in-service  training  sessions  from  Monday 
morning  through  Friday  noon. 

Dr.  Roy  W.  Lowrie,  Jr.,  Newtown  Square,  Penn- 
sylvania, president  of  the  Association  of  Christian 
Schools  International,  is  the  director  of  the  institutes. 
Dr.  E.  William  Male  is  the  host  for  the  two  institutes 
sponsored  by  the  Grace  Theological  Seminary. 


TWO  DAYS  OF 
"COLLEGE  FOR  A  DAY" 


The  Grace  College  Admissions  Of- 
fice will  sponsor  two  days  of  "College 
for  a  Day"  in  November  of  1980.  The 
two  Saturdays,  November  1  and  22, 
are  designed  for  all  high  school  juniors, 
seniors  and  graduates  who  are  looking 
for  a  Christ-centered  college. 

"College  for  a  Day"  will  provide 
visitors  with  a  delightful  Saturday  on 
the  Grace  campus.  Music  presentations 
and  athletic  competition  will  balance 
out  a  survey  of  Grace's  academic  life. 
Members  of  the  Grace  faculty  will 
make  interesting  presentations  which 
will  display  the  broad  scope  of  course 
offerings  at  the  college. 


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Other  topics  to  be  discussed  during  "College  for  a 
Day"  include:  the  philosophy  of  Grace,  admission  re- 
quirements, costs  and  financial  aid.  For  complete  de- 
tails on  "College  for  a  Day,"  write  to  Ron  Henry, 
Director  of  Admissions,  Grace  College,  Winona  Lake, 
Indiana  46590,  or  call  him  at  219/267-8191  (ext. 
139). 


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FISCAL  YEAR  ENDS  IN  BLACK 

Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr.,  reports  that  the  pre-audit 
report  for  Grace  Schools  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  on 
June  30,  1980,  indicates  that  the  books  were  closed 
with  a  small  surplus  of  $7,508.  With  total  expendi- 
tures for  the  year  amounting  to  $4,461,155,  this  sur- 
plus represented  a  margin  of  slightly  more  than  one- 
half  day's  operation  for  the  fiscal  year. 

PROFESSOR  MYERS  DIES 

Stanley  E.  Myers,  associate  professor  of  business 
at  Grace  College  since  1975,  entered  the  presence  of 
the  Lord  soon  after  suffering  a  heart  attack  at  the 
Science  Building  on  July  18.  In  spite  of  strenuous  ef- 
forts to  revive  him,  he  was  with  the  Lord  before 
reaching  the  hospital.  He  leaves  his  widow,  Helen,  and 
six  children,  of  whom  five  are  still  at  home. 

NEW  DIMENSIONS  IN  BRASS  DIRECTOR 

Dennis  Herrick  has  joined  the  Grace  College 
faculty  for  the  1980-81  school  year  as  assistant  pro- 
fessor of  music.  Mr.  Herrick  holds  the  bachelor's 
degree  from  Eastman  School  of  Music  and  is  current- 
ly a  doctoral  candidate  at  North  Texas  State  University 
where  he  also  received  the  master's  degree. 

His  professional  experience  includes  service  as 
band  director  at  the  Christian  Academy  in  Tokyo, 
Japan  (under  Far  Eastern  Gospel  Crusade),  principal 
trumpeter  in  the  Wichita  Falls  Symphony  and  teach- 
ing fellow  in  brass  at  North  Texas  State.  He  has  also 
published  two  books  on  the  trumpet. 

Mr.  Herrick  will  be  the  director  of  the  new  Dimen- 
sions in  Brass. 


SUMMER  CAMPS  SUCCESSFUL 

Lancer  basketball,  baseball,  soccer,  a  tennis  and 
cheerleader  camps  held  on  campus  this  summer  were 
very  successful.  Basketball,  directed  by  James  Kessler, 
had  all  the  weeks  filled  but  one.  The  six  new  tennis 
courts  were  used  for  the  first  time  and  Don  R.  J. 
Cramer  reports  three  camps  were  held.  The  first  base- 
ball camp  with  Tom  Roy  on  the  mound  was  small  but 
successful.  Dave  Diehl  had  a  record  enrollment  in  the 
soccer  camp.  Vonnie  Messner  had  some  200  in  the 
Christian  Cheerleaders  camp.  Total  enrollment  for  all 
camps  was  825. 


LANCER  BASKETBALL  CAMP  - 198 

GRACE  COLLEGE,  WINONA  LAKE~1NDIANA 


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Now,  pertinent  issues  that  affect 
you  and  your  church  are 

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biblical  perspective. 


Grace  Theological  Seminary,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  offers 
you  a  one  day  seminar  that  will  equip  you  to  be  more  ef- 
fective in  dealing  with  these  areas  of  concern. 
Two  tracks  will  be  available.  You  have  the  opportunity  to 
choose  the  track  that  will  meet  your  particular  needs  and 
attend  sessions  all  day.  Both  tracks  run  simultaneously. 
The  notes  for  the  track  you  do  not  attend  are  included  in 
the  seminar  notebook. 

Plan  now  to  attend! 

See  dates  below. 


Dr.  Charles  Smith 

What  the  Bible  says  about:  Homosexuality,  Abortion, 
Women  in  the  Church,  The  Charismatic  Movement  and 
Genetic  Engineering 

Dr.  Smith  received  his  B  A    degree  from  Bryan  College,  his 
Th.M    from  Dallas  Theological  Seminary  and  his  Th.D.  from 
Grace  Theological  Seminary 

He  has  written  three  books  and  several  pamphlets  along  with 
nagazine  articles    Dr    Smith  is  a  favorite  speaker 


throughout  the 


Tracks  will  begin  at  10:00  i 


TRACK  TWO: 

Rev.  Gerald  Twombly 

A  serious  look  at  the  process  of  Maturity    Decision  making, 
coping  with  trials,  age,  temperament,  and  developing  a 

Rev  Twombly  has  a  B.A.  from  Miami  Christian  College  and 
M  Div  from  Grace  Theological  Seminary  He  has  authored  two 
books  and  several  booklets,  as  well  as  written  many  articles  for 
major  magazines  and  Is  a  frequenl  speaker  at  Bible  conferences. 

WHAT  DOES  A  PERSON  RECEIVE 

WHO  ATTENDS  A  GRACE  SEMINAR? 

•  a  complete  notebook  containing  notes  for  each  of 
the  sessions  (in  both  tracks) 

•  a  meal  at  the  host  hotel. 

•  a  free  subscription  to  the  quarterly  magazine  of 
Grace  Theological  Seminary,  The  Seminary  Spire 

•  additional  special  offers  available  only  to  conference  participants. 


CALIFORNIA 

LONG  BEACH* 
OCTOBER  18,1980 

Edgewater  Long  Beach  Hyatt  Hou 
6400  East  Pacific  Coast  Highway 
Long  Beach,  CA 
Local  Coordinator 
Rev.  David  Miller 
6095  Orange  Ave. 
Long  Beach,  CA  90805 
213/431-8911 


SACRAMENTO' 
OCTOBER  21,  1980 

Holiday  Inn 
300  I  Street 
Sacramento,  CA  95814 
Local  Coordinator 
Rev.  R.  Darrell  Andersor 
3020  Newtown  Road,  B< 
Placerville,  CA  95667 
916/622-2015 


OREGON 

PORTLAND' 
OCTOBER  25,  1980 

The  Thunderbird  Motor  Inn 

at  lantzen  Beach 

1401  North  Hayden  Island  Dri 

Portland,  OR  97217 

Local  Coordinator 

Rev,  Daniel  White 

R.R.»2,  Box  969A 

Troutdale,  OR  97060 

503/289-2453 


COLORADO 

DENVER' 
OCTOBER  28,  1980 

The  Ramada  Inn 
10101  West  I.  70 
Service  Road 
Wheatridge,  CO 
Local  Coordinator 
Rev,  Lester  Reid 
700  South  Federal  Blvd. 
Denver,  CO  80219 
303/934-7876 


AUGUST  1980  HONOR   ROLL 


In  Memory  of: 

R.  T.  Moeller 
Fred  Inman,  Sr. 
JubalE.  Werner 
Charles  Foster 
W.  E.  Burke 

Charles  Petrucick,  Sr. 
Guy  Estep 
Glenn  C.  Messner 

In  Honor  of: 


Given  by: 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  Maxwell  Brenneman 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  C.  L.  Coffman 

lone  Hile 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Foster 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Peugh 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Currie 

Mrs.  Pearl  Petrucick 

Rev.  and  Mrs.  C.  L.  Coffman 

Robert  J.  Reinke 

Given  by: 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  O'Neill  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  Olszewski 

(50th  Wedding  Anniversary ) 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Russell  Yoder     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Billy  Yoder 

(50th  Wedding  Anniversary) 


To  share  words  of  "comfort"  with  someone  in  a  time  of  sorrow,  or  to 
express  your  "best  wishes"  on  some  special  occasion  of  joy,  is  one  of  the 
nicest  things  you  can  do. 

We  will  be  pleased  to  speed  your  card  of  "sympathy,"  or  of  "congratula- 
tions," to  a  loved  one,  friend  or  family  according  to  your  instructions,  im- 
mediately upon  receipt  of  your  gift  in  any  amount  to  Grace  Schools. 

Today,  let  them  know  you  really  care.  Complete  the  form  below  and  send 
with  your  check.  The  amount  will  remain  confidential. 


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schools 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


Please  mail  this  form  with  your  contribution 

Date Amount  enclosed  $ 

Your  name Telephone 


Your  address 


City  State  Zip 

THIS  GIFT   IS  BEING  MADE 


(Check  one) 

□  In  Memory  of_ 


□  In  Honor  of 
Occasion 


□  Your  relationship  to  the  one  for  whom  the  gift  is  given 


PLEASE  ADVISE  OF  THIS  GIFT 


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Mail  to: 
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The  men  who  helped 

in  the  leadership  training  camp. 


Brethren  Boys'  "High  Adventure,"  June  22  through  27,  "will 
be  a  time  and  an  experience  not  soon  forgotten!"  This  is  the  re- 
port from  many  of  the  23  mature  and  young  men  who  joined  in 
this  year  for  a  leadership  training-backpacking  hike  from  Pennsyl- 
vania, across  Maryland,  crossing  the  Potomac  River  into  Virginia, 
and  then  finally  crossing  the  Shenandoah  River  into  Harpers 
Ferry,  West  Virginia. 

The  group  (composed  of  men  from  Flora,  Ind.;  Hagerstown, 
Md.,  Vicksburg  and  Wrightsville,  Pa.;  Orlando,  Fla.;  and  East 
Columbus,  Ohio)  met  at  the  home  of  Jack  Cline  (former  director 
of  Grace  Brethren  Boys)  near  Hagerstown,  Maryland,  and  used  his 
farm  to  camp  on  the  first  evening.  Plans  were  then  finalized  for 
leaving  the  next  morning  from  Pen  Mar,  Pennsylvania.  A  good 
time  of  meeting  old  and  new  friends  was  enjoyed  before  the  start 
of  the  hike  on  the  Appalachian  Trail. 

At  breakfast  on  Monday  morning  Mike  Ostrander,  director  of 
Grace  Brethren  Boys,  shared  his  morning  devotional  plans  for  the 
week.  The  group  divided  into  twos— with  a  man  and  a  teen  pairing 
off.  Each  day  each  team  would  spend  time  together  talking  about 
a  Bible  character  and  the  leadership  traits  that  the  leader  showed 
in  his  life. 

The  hike  the  first  day  was  filled  with  plenty  of  physical  chal- 
lenge as  the  group  climbed  over  high  rocks  and  several  steep  cliffs. 
Arriving  at  Warner  Gap,  they  spent  the  night  by  a  beautiful  nice 
cool  stream  and  fresh  spring. 

Jack  Cline  and  Bill  Weaver  of  Hagerstown,  Maryland,  joined 
the  group  each  evening  to  share  with  the  hikers.  Ed  Jackson, 
pastor  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Orlando,  Florida,  also 
shared  in  the  evening  devotionals  and  spoke  on  the  qualities  of  a 
leader.  He  was  a  real  "spark-plug"  in  the  program  and  had  a  major 
input  into  it. 

Devotionals  for  the  remainder  of  the  week  focused  on  the 
leadership  development  of  the  group.  Topics  discussed  were  en- 
durance, acceptance  and  responsibility,  loyalty  and  love,  flexi- 
bility and  dedication,  and  commitment.  On  Thursday  evening, 
15  decisions  were  made  for  the  Lord. 

During  the  50-mile  hike  through  4  states,  many  scenic  wonders 
and  historical  sites  along  the  Appalachian  Trail  were  seen,  such  as 
Black  Rock  and  Annapolis  Rock  lookouts;  the  first 
monument  erected  to  George  Washington,  which  is  in 
Boonsboro,  Maryland;  Gathland  and  the  War  Cor- 
respondent's Arch  and  museum;  and  Weaverton  Cliffs. 
The  time  was  reported  by  Don  Taylor,  pastor  of 
the  Flora,  Indiana,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  as  "a 
week  unequaled  in  cooperation,  love,  and  fellowship. 
New  friendships  were  made  and  old  ones  renewed. 
Only  eternity  will  reveal  what  God  accomplished  in 
hearts  this  week." 

Harold  Stayer  of  Flora,  Indiana,  spearheaded  this 
year's  "High  Adventure"  and  spent  many  hours  plan- 
ning and  preparing  for  every  segment  of  the  trip. 
Special  thanksfor  the  week's  success  goes  to  him. 


'october  '80 


■National  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Men,  lnc._ 


"Faithful  men,  who  shall  be  able  to  teach  others  also"  2  Timothy  2:2 

National 
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SUGGESTIONS 
FOR   THE   DAY 

For  Layman's  Sunday,  please 
try  and  use  some  of  the  follow- 
ing ideas  as  areas  of  ministry. 
Have  men  lead  in  prayer,  read 
Scripture,  ushering,  special  testi- 
monies, preaching,  special  music, 
boy's  work  sharing  by  boys  and 
leaders,  and  sharing  local  men's 
group  projects  and  activities. 


NFGBM 

OFFICIARY 

President 

Mr.  Harold  Hollinger 
town,  Pa.  17022 

R. 

R.4,  Box  135 

Elizabeth- 

Vice  President 

Mr.   Jack   Seitzinger, 
Ohio  43004 

6226  Taylor   Dr., 

Blacklick, 

Secretary 

Mr.   Marlin    Rose,   R 
46580 

R.7 

,   Box  186,   Warsaw,  Ind. 

Treasurer 

Mr.  Roger  Hancock,  R.  R 
Ohio  44903 

5,  Touby  Rd. 

Mansfield, 

Pastoral  Advisor 

Pastor  Mick  Rockafellow 
bethtown.Pa.  17022 

432  Hilltop  C 

rcle,  Eliza- 

Members  at  Large 

Mr.  Don  Fueling 
Mr.  Clark  Miller 
Mr.  Richard  Wells 

Mr.  James  Knepper 
Mr.  Marlin  Rose 
Mr.  Ben  Zimmerman 

BUDGET-A  budget  for  $34,000  was  ap- 
proved by  the  NFGBM  at  national  con- 
ference. This  is  for  both  the  work  and 
ministry  of  the  men  and  boy's  program. 
Men  may  give  through  their  local  church 
or  send  direct  to  Rev.  Mike  Ostrander, 
408  W.  Main  Street,  Flora,  Indiana 
46929.  At  conference,  a  total  of  $800 
was  given  to  help  Ndomale  Josef  with 
college  expenses  at  Grace  this  fall. 

FINANCIAL  GOAL-A  goal  of  $4,500  has 
been  set  for  Layman's  Sunday.  There  is 
an  urgent  need  for  this  money  to  be  used 
by  the  director  of  Grace  Brethren  Boys 
for  housing.  The  board  of  directors  ap- 
proved this  at  conference.  A  suggested 
amount  to  meet  this  goal  is  b0<£  per  man 
across  the  Fellowship.  Our  prayer  is  that 
this  goal  will  be  met.  The  funds  for  this 
project  only  should  be  sent  to  Mr.  Roger 
Hancock  at  R.  R.  5,  Touby  Road,  Mans- 
field, Ohio  44903. 


October  '80 ' 


ACROSS 

Son  of  God 

Man  Christ  raised  (John  11:43) 

Hosea's  wife  (Hosea  1 :3) 

Obese  (Ps.  119:70) 

Interjection  (Job  39:25) 

To  increase 

Level  (Joshua  6:5) 

To  direct 

Drink  slowly 

Ezrahite  wisemen  (1  Kings  4:31) 

Tree  of  Lebanon  (1  Kings  5:6) 

Everlasting 

An  article 

Cry  of  Desparation  (Joshua  7:7) 

He  went  to  heaven  alive  (Gen.  5:22) 

25.    Kind  (Ps.  17:7) 

27.    Same  as  22  across 

28.  What  you  see  with  (Rev.  1:7) 

29.  To  make  low  (Job  40:11) 

32.  Location  (Matt.  5:14) 

33.  Kind  of  tree  (Hosea  4:13) 

34.  Rather  (Dan.  3:19) 

35.  Leave  out  (Matt.  23:23) 
36 .    Conjunction  (Matt.  5:17) 


Bible 

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AV; 


Cluster  of  stars  (Job  9:9) 

40.    Son  of  Shema  (1  Chron.  2:44) 

42.    Part  of  a  bridle  (Ps.  32:9) 

43.    Wilderness  station  (Num.  33:27) 

45.  Number  of  virgins  (Matt.  25:1) 

46.  Member  of  U.S.  Congress 
48.    Son  of  Canaan  (Gen.  10:15) 


DOWN 

1.  John's  brother  (Matt.  4:4) 

2.  A  prophet  (Ezek.  1:3) 

3.  A  city  near  Tyre  (Luke  4:26) 

4.  Abraham's  home  city  (Gen.  11:31) 

5.  Endure  pain  (Matt.  16:21) 

6.  See  or  behold  (Matt.  2:9) 
Flavor  or  influence  (Mark  9:50) 
Celebrated  teacher  (Acts  5:34) 

Son  of  Ephraim  (Num.  26:35) 
Covered  up  (Luke  8:47) 


Copyright  1980,  Quest  Books 


Answers  to  be  given  in 
the  November  issue  of 
the  Brethren  Missionary 
Herald. 


10 

11 

Bird's  claw 

A  place  near  Salim  (John  3:23) 
Ancient  city  of  Assyria  (Gen.  10:11) 
Fourth  son  of  Saul  (1  Chron.  8:33) 
Religious  song  (Amos  6:5) 
Grow  old  (Gen.  24:1) 
26.    A  Colossian  believer  (Col.  4:15) 

29.  Son  of  Abdiel  (1  Chron.  5:15) 

30.  Conjunction 

31.  Rose  red  dye 

32.  Anointing  substance  (Exod.  25:6) 

33.  Go  astray  (Isa.  3:12) 

34.  Husham's  home  land  (Gen.  36:34) 

38.  Household  gods 

39 .  Grandson  of  Shem  (Gen.  10:2) 
41.    Near 

44.  Owned 

45.  Unit  of  weight 
47.    Preposition  expressing  direction 


Answer  to  last  month  's  puzzle. 


October  '80 


The 

Herald 
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It  is  necessary  that  a 
second  large  printing 
press  he  added.  The 
cost  will  be  $90,000. 


.  .  .  To  increase  the  flow  of  Christian  literature. 

.  .  .  To  save  thousands  of  dollars  of  interest.  For  each  $10  given,  we  save  $5  in 

interest  over  the  term  of  the  loan. 
.  .  .  To  see  the  Herald  ministry  continue  to  grow.  The  ministry  has  tripled  during  the 

past  10  years. 

The  ''new" press  you  helped  us  purchase  in  1976  has  printed  over  50,000,000 
impressions.  It  needs  a  helper! 


A  Paul  Schumacher  album  will  be  given  to  each  person  send- 
ing  a  gift  of  $25  or  more.  Paul  is  an  outstanding  sacred  con- 
cert and  recording  artist. 


Send  to:  Brethren  Missionary  Herald,  P.O.  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 


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current  news  items  of  help  and  interest  to  you  as  Brethrer 

The  days  are  getting  shorter  and  the  evenings  considerably  cooler  here  at  Winona  Lake. 
All  signs  of  summer  coming  to  an  end  are  at  hand,  and  a  beautiful  midwestern  fall  is 
now  arriving. 

Things  are  very  exciting  at  Grace  Schools  as  it  literally  abounds  with  students.  There 
are  record  enrollments  this  year  in  both  the  college  and  seminary.  Home  Missions  is 
moving  into  high  gear  now  for  their  annual  fall  emphasis  presentation  of  victories. 
The  GBC  Christian  Education  staff  is  enjoying  their  new  and  comfortable  facilities. 
Foreign  Missions  continues  to  battle  the  devaluation  of  the  dollar  in  the  overseas 
markets.  However,  a  mounting  interest  is  being  shown  in  the  lives  of  young  people 
who  are  taking  a  fresh  interest  in  the  mission  fields  as  the  place  to  serve  God.  The 
Herald  Bookstore's  enlarged  facilities  are  crowded  with  new  customers  and  students. 
BMH  Printing  is  tearing  down  a  few  walls,  and  awaits  another  large  press  from  Germany. 
The  Herald  Co.  is  in  need  of  $90,000  of  special  offerings  to  pay  for  the  press.  Every 
$10  given  saves  $5  in  interest  payments. 

This  is  the  first  presidential  election  where  all  the  main  candidates  claim  to  be 
"born-again. "  You  can  vote  for  a  "born-again  democrat";  a  "born-again  republican"; 
or  a  "born-again  independent."  This  seems  to  prove  that  it  is  great  to  be  "born- 
again"  and  living  in  the  United  States  in  1980.  It  would  be  nice  to  see  some  results 
of  all  these  claims  of  righteousness  begin  to  change  the  moral  tone  of  the  nation! 
(Keep  praying! ) 

Recommended  reading  on  the  subject  of  Christian  day  schools  is  a  recent  article  in 
the  September  issue  of  Eternity.  The  article  "How  to  Grade  a  Christian  School"  may 
not  be  totally  to  your  liking,  but  it  is  very  thoughtfully  prepared.  Another  article 
of  interest  in  the  same  issue  of  this  magazine  is  "What's  a  Fair  Pay  for  Pastors?" 


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1981  Grace  Brethren  Annual 


Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 

NATIONAL  BUSINESS  OFFICES:  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590  (except  where  noted) 

NEXT  CONFERENCE:  July  25-31,  1981,  at  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  CONFERENCE  COORDINATOR: 
Rev.  Charles  Ashman,  P.  O.  Box  386,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590.  Phone:  219/267-5566. 

BOARD  OF  EVANGELISM 

Robert  B.  Collitt,  Chm./Dir.,  1511  Maiden  Ln.,  S.W.,  Roanoke,  Va.  24015    703/345-5013 

BOARD  OF  MINISTERIAL  EMERGENCY  AND  RETIREMENT 

Clair  Brickel,  Secy.-Treas.,  14319  Brookville-Pyrmont  Rd.,  Brookville,  Ohio  45309     .  51 3/833-3630 

BRETHREN  FOREIGN  MISSIONS  (P.  O.  Box  588) 219/267-5161 

John  Zielasko  (Res.) 267-4808  Gordon  Austin  (Res.) 269-2507 

Jesse  B.  Deloe  (Res.) 269-1313  Bethany  House,  101  Fourth  St.    .  267-7548 

Steve  Mason  (Res.) 269-3768 

BRETHREN  HOME  MISSIONS  COUNCIL  (P.  O.  Box  587) 219/267-5161 

Lester  E.  Pifer  (Res.) 267-7683  William  W.  Smith  (Res.) 267-6537 

Robert  W.  Thompson  (Res.)    213/434-5220  Larry  N.  Chamberlain  (Res.)    ...269-1394 

William  A.  Byers  (Res.)    .  .  .  404/422-6087 

BRETHREN  BUILDING  MINISTRIES  (P.  O.  Box  587) 219/267-5161 

Ralph  C.  Hall  (Res.) 267-3634 

BRETHREN  INVESTMENT  FOUNDATION  (P.  O.  Box  587) 219/267-5161 

Walter  R.  Fretz  (Res.) 267-8441 

BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD  COMPANY  (P.O.  Box  544) 219/267-7158 

ToU-Free  For  Orders 800-348-2756  Kenneth  E.  Herman  (Res.)    .  .  .  .267-6765 

Charles  W.  Turner  (Res.)     269-2719  Thomas  E.  Smith  (Res.) 269-1601 

BMH  PRINTING  (25  Kings  Highway) 219/267-7400 

Bruce  Brickel  (Res.) 267-3164 

GBC  CHRISTIAN  EDUCATION  (P.  O.  Box  365) 219/267-6622 

Knute  Larson  (Res.) 419/324-6802  Kevin  Huggins  (Res.) 269-4213 

Ed  Lewis  (Res.) 267-3928  Ginny  Toroian  (Res.)    269-3325 

Judy  Ashman  (Res.) 267-5566 

GRACE  SCHOOLS 219/267-8191 

Homer  A.Kent,  Jr.  (Res.) 267-5706  Daniel  M.  Snively  (Res.) 269-1605 

John  J.  Davis  (Res.) 267-6033  Ronald  E.  Clinger  (Res.) 267-5448 

E.  William  Male  (Res.) 267-7427  Richard  G.  Messner  (Res.) 267-7839 

Vance  A.  Yoder  (Res.) 269-2260  Alpha  Residence  Hall 269-9664 

GRACE  VILLAGE  RETIREMENT  COMPLEX  (P.  O.  Box  337) 219/269-2499 

Sherwood  Durkee  (Res.)    267-4510 

NATIONAL  FELLOWSHIP  OF  GRACE  BRETHEN  MEN 

Pres.:  Harold  E.  Hollinger,  R.R.  4,  Box  135,  Elizabethtown,  Pa.  17022 717/367-7654 

Adm.Dir.  (Boys):  Rev.  Mike  Ostrander,  408  W.  Main  St.,  Flora,  Ind.  46929 219/967-3593 

NATIONAL  FELLOWSHIP  OF  GRACE  BRETHREN  MINISTERS 

Exec.  Secy.:  Rev.  Ralph  Colburn,  3490  LaJara  St.,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  90805  ....  213/630-2122 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY  COUNCIL 

Pres.:  Mrs.  Dan  Pacheco,  413  Kings  Hwy.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 219/267-7603 

Fin.  Secy.:  Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602  Chestnut  Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590    .  .  .  219/267-7588 


1981 

GRACE 

BRETHREN 

ANNUAL 


CONTAINING:  MINUTES  OF  THE 

9 1ST  ANNUAL  CONFERENCE 

OF  THE 

FELLOWSHIP  OF  GRACE  BRETHREN  CHURCHES, 

HELD  JULY  26 -AUGUST   1,   1980 

AT  WINONA  LAKE,  INDIANA 


NOVEMBER    15,   1980 

Published  by 
THE  BRETHREN   MISSIONARY  HERALD  CO. 

Charles  W.  Turner,  Executive  Editor  and  General  Manager 

P.  O.   BOX  544    /    WINONA  LAKE,   INDIANA  46590 


Table  of  Contents 


DISTRICT  CONFERENCES 

Allegheny 52 

Florida 53 

Hawaii 54 

Indiana 54 

Iowa-Midlands 55 

Michigan 56 

Mid-Atlantic    57 

Mountain-Plains 58 

Northern  Atlantic 59 

Nor-Cal 60 

Northcentral  Ohio    61 

Northeastern  Ohio    62 

Northwest 63 

Southeast 64 

Southern 65 

Southern  California- Arizona 65 

Southern  Ohio 67 

Southwest 68 

Western  Pennsylvania    68 


NATIONAL  FELLOWSHIP 

Churches,  Directory  of  Brethren 70 

Districts,  Directory  of 52 

Ministers,  Roster  of 86 

Minutes  of  1980  National  Fellowship- 
Business  Sessions 16 

Moderator's  Address 5 

Organizations  and  Committees 3 

Statistical  Report 17 


NATIONAL  ORGANIZATIONS 

Board  of  Evangelism 51 

Board  of  Ministerial  Emergency  and 

Retirement 26 

Brethren  Home  Missions  Council 35 

Brethren  Investment  Foundation 37 

Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Company 43 

Foreign  Missionary  Society 32 

GBC  Christian  Education 49 

Grace  Schools 39 

National  Fellowship  of  Brethren 

Retirement  Homes,  Inc 51 

National  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Men  ....  50 

National  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Ministers   .  48 

SMM    47 

Women's  Missionary  Council 44 


Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 

OFFICERS 

Moderator— Knute  Larson 
Vice  Moderator— Luke  Kauffman 

Secretary— Clyde  Landrum 

Assistant  Secretary— Gary  Cole 

Treasurer— Larry  Chamberlain 

Statistician— Rollin  Sandy 

EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Chairman— Knute  Larson 

Vice  Chairman— Luke  Kauffman 

Conference  Coordinator— Charles  Ashman 


Allegheny-Ray  Davis,  True  Hunt 

Florida-John  Diaz 

Hawaii— James  Kennedy 

Indiana-Gene  Witzky,  Ward  Tressler 

Iowa- Larry  Richeson 

Michigan-Christian  Becker 

Mid-Atlantic-James  Dixon,  Randall  Poyner 

Mountain-Plains— Gilbert  Hawkins 

Nor-Cal-Fenton  McDonald 

North  Atlantic-Roger  Wambold,  Wesley  Haller 


Northcentral  Ohio-John  Teevan,  John  Viers 

Northeastern  Ohio-Jerry  Teeter,  Stanley  Nairn 

Northwest- Dale  Hosteller 

Southeast-Ron  Thompson,  Michael  Wingfield 

Southern  California-Arizona-Ralph  Colburn,  Ed- 
win Cashman,  David  Goodman,  Thomas 
Hughes 

Southern  Ohio-Ron  Picard,  Tad  Hobert 

Southwest-Jon  Hall 

Western  Pennsylvania-Robert  Griffith,  Don 
Rough 


COMMITTEES 


RULES  AND   ORGANIZATION 

Roger  Wambold 
Galen  Wiley 
Vice  Moderator 

MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 

Dean  Risser 
Milton  Ryerson 
Earl  Summers 

RESOLUTIONS 

Russell  Ogden 
Robert  Russell 
Paul  Woodruff 

PASTORLESS  CHURCHES  AND 
AVAILABLE   MEN 

C.  Lee  Jenkins 

AUDITING    AND   FINANCE 

Treasurer 
Robert  Divine 
Kenneth  Bickel 


MUSIC 

Conference  Music  Director 

Jerry  Young 

Jim  Currie 

J.  Paul  Mutchler 

MEMBERSHIP 

John  Burke  ('81) 
Carl  MiUer  ('81) 
Dennis  Beach  ('82) 
Milan  Yerkovich  ('82) 
Charles  Martin  ('83) 
James  Poyner  ('83) 

PUBLICITY 

Charles  Turner 
David  Plaster 
Gene  Witzky 

HOSPITALITY 

Ralph  Burns 
Evelyn  Juday 
Dorothy  Caes 


NOMINATING 

Earle  Peer 
J.  Hudson  Thayer 
Jack  Peters,  Jr. 
Robert  Moeller 
Richard  Sellers 

HISTORICAL   RECORDS 

Helen  Smith 
Don  Hinks 
Robert  Ibach 
Lester  Piter 
Charles  Turner 
Robert  Clouse 

COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 

Forrest  Jackson, 
Russell  Ogden 
Robert  Thompson 

CHRISTIAN    EDUCATION    BOARD 

Pres.-JohnWillett  ('81) 

V.  Pres.-Galen  Wiley  ('81) 

Secy.-Bernie  Simmons  ('83) 

Exec.  Com.  at  Large-Roy  Halberg  ('81) 

Galen  Lingenfelter  ('81) 
Exec.  Dir.-Knute  Larson 
Edwin  Cashman  ('83) 
Chuck  Davis  ('82) 
David  Goodman  ('82) 
Mike  Grill  ('83) 
David  Plaster  ('81) 
James  Poyner  ('83) 
Randy  Poyner  ('82) 
Mick  Rockafellow  ('82) 
J.  Hudson  Thayer  ('82) 
Roger  Wambold  ('83) 

BOARD   OF    EVANGELISM 

Pres.-Ron  Thompson  ('81) 
V.  Pres.-Robert  Pokier  ('81) 
Secy. -Ed  Lewis  ('81) 
Treas.-Joe  Dombek  ('83) 
Exec.  Dir.  -Robert  B.  Collitt 
J.  Keith  Altig  ('83) 
Charles  Ditto  ('82) 
Bill  Faulkner  ('81) 
Mel  Garber  ('82) 
Vernon  Harris  ('82) 
Donald  E.  Kendall  ('83) 
Ron  Picard  ('81) 
H.  Don  Rough  ('83) 

NATIONAL    FELLOWSHIP   OF   GRACE 
BRETHREN   MINISTERS 

Pres. -William  Smith 
V.  Pres.  -  John  Willett 
Exec.  Secy. -Ralph  Colburn 
Rec.  Secy. -Milton  Ryerson 
Asst.  Rec.  Secy. -Tad  Hobert 


BOARD   OF   MINISTERIAL    EMERGENCY 
AND    RETIREMENT   BENEFITS 

Pres.-W.  Carl  Miller  ('82) 
V.  Pres. -John  R.  Zielasko  ('83) 
Secy-Treas. -Clair  Brickel  ('8 3),  1 43 1 9  Brook- 
ville-Pyrmont  Rd.,  BrookviUe,  Ohio  45309 
Asst.  Secy.-Treas.-William  Byers  ('81) 
Robert  Moeller  ('83) 
Phillip  Simmons  ('82) 
Kenneth  Balmer  ('82) 
Wesley  Miller  ('81) 
Ron  Guiles  ('81) 

MODERATORS 

1940-Charles  H.  Ashman,  Sr.* 
1941 -L.  S.  Bauman* 
1942- Roy  Patterson* 
1943-Herman  A.  Hoyt 
1944-RusseU  D.  Barnard 
1945 -Kenneth  Ashman 
1946-Bernard  Schneider 
1947-W.  A.  Ogden* 
1948-Paul  Bauman 
1949-MilesTaber* 
1950-Conard  Sandy* 
1951-Orville  Jobson* 
1952-Arnold  Kriegbaum 
1953-J.  L.  Gingrich* 
1954-R.  Paul  Miller,  Sr.* 
1955 -Thomas  Hammers 
1956— Bernard  Schneider 
1957-Miles  Taber* 
1958-Paul  Dick 
1959-HaroldEtling* 
1960- Ralph  Colbum 
1 961- John  Aeby 
1962-Mark  MaUes 
1963-Kenneth  Ashman 
1964-L.  L.  Grubb* 
19 65 -Richard  Grant 
1966-Glen  O'Neal 
1967-Homer  Kent,  Sr. 
1968-Russell  D.  Barnard 
1969 -Wesley  Haller 
1970-William  Tweeddale 
1971-Robert  Collitt 
1972-Wayne  Beaver 
1973-Charles  Ashman 
19 74 -Scott  Weaver 
1975 -Charles  Turner 
1976-Robert  Thompson 
1977-James  Custer 
1978-David  Hocking 
1979-Jesse  Deloe 
1980-Knute  Larson 

Year  listed  denotes  the  year  in  which  the 
person  was  elected  moderator.  (*Denotes 
deceased.) 


"To  Whom  Much  Is  Given 


MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 


REV.  JESSE   B.   DELOE 


In  March  of  1978  I  received  a  letter  from 
the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 
Churches  moderator,  Pastor  Jim  Custer. 
He  was  inquiring  of  the  several  district 
moderators  about  their  impressions  of  the 
Fellowship,  so  he  would  have  their  input  in 
preparing  his  moderator's  address  for  the 
national  conference.  Question  number 
eight  was  a  "complete  the  statement"  sort 
of  thing.  It  said:  "If  I  were  elected 
moderator,  I  would "I  shared  the  ques- 
tionnaire with  others  in  my  office,  and  one 
of  the  men  wrote  "I'd  faint!"  Well,  last 
year,  I  didn't  faint  at  the  election,  but  you 
may  recall  that  the  vote  was  taken  and  an- 
nounced on  Tuesday  of  conference  week. 
On  Wednesday,  the  day  off  for  sightseeing 
and  fun  in  the  sun,  I  was  sick  in  bed  with  a 
migraine  headache.  On  one  day  I  was 
honored  as  probably  I  shall  never  be  again; 
the  next  day  I  was  brought  very  low! 

My  response  to  Jim's  question,  though, 
more  than  two  years  ago,  was  "If  I  were 
elected  moderator,  I  would  endeavor  to 
encourage  a  greater  sense  of  loyalty  to  the 
FGBC  and  its  affiliated  organizations."  I 
had  forgotten  that  response  until  I  began 
preparations  for  this  message. 
Nonetheless,  that  shall  be  my  purpose  to- 
day. 

Part  One — Development  of  the  Theme 
A.  "To  Whom  Much  Is  Given,"  Luke  12:48 

1.  The   couplet   completed:   "Much   Is 
Required" 

The  conference  theme,  as  you  see,  is  a 
brief  phrase,  —  almost  a  rhetorical  one, 
from  Luke  12:48.  It  comes  from  a  parable. 
The  statement  is:  "To  whom  much  is 
given."  The  couplet  is  completed  with  the 
words  "much  is  required."  Upon  returning 
from  Florida  last  August,  immediately 
after  the  theme  was  chosen  for  this  year's 
conference,  I  was  interested  to  see  a  letter 
from  Billy  Graham  come  through  our  office 


in  which  he  said:  "The  Gospel  has  been 
proclaimed  more  extensively  throughout 
America  than  probably  any  country  in 
history.  And  Jesus  warned,  'To  whom 
much  is  given,  of  him  much  shall  be  re- 
quired.'" 

The  Brethren  Church  has  had  unusual 
blessing  from  God;  our  history  is  unique, 
our  biblical  foundation  is  unsurpassed,  our 
distinctives  are  meaningful  and  signifi- 
cant, and  our  personnel  have  been  among 
God's  choicest  servants.  Having  said  that, 
Brethren,  I  merely  quote  the  theme  again: 
"To  whom  much  is  given  .  .  .  ." 

2.  The  context  explained 

In  Luke  12  Jesus  is  using  parables  to  teach 
about  preparedness  for  His  second  com- 
ing. That's  the  context  for  the  phrase 
which  is  our  theme  this  week.  The  ap- 
parent delay  in  the  Lord's  coming  must 
not  lull  us  to  sleep.  How  easy  it  is  to  settle 
down  in  this  world,  although  we  are 
citizens  of  another.  We  are  not  like  the 
scoffers  of  2  Peter  3  who  are  willfully  ig- 
norant concerning  the  promises  of  God; 
but  we  may  be  just  as  guilty  of  denying 
His  coming  by  failing  to  live  in  light  of  it. 
We  know  the  Master's  plan,  we  know  that 
this  present  world  will  be  dissolved  in  fire, 
we  know  we  are  to  live  and  work  in  the 
reality  of  His  soon  appearing.  How  happy, 
if  we  resist  the  constant  temptation  to 
build  our  lives  on  temporal  things  rather 
than  on  His  coming! 

By  the  way,  there's  another  little 
"stinger"  in  the  theme.  Paul  reminds  us  in 
1  Corinthians  4:7  that  all  we  have  received 
from  God's  hand:  "what  do  you  have  that 
you  did  not  receive?"  he  asks.  It's  not,  "Of 
him  to  whom  much  belongs, "or  "From  him 
who's  earned  much,"  but  "To  whom  much 
is  given,  much  is  required." 

3.  The  theme  developed 

That  reference  in  1  Corinthians  is  in  the 
text  for  this  week's  Bible  messages.  Each 
of  the  Bible  hour  speakers  will  touch  upon 


some  portion  of  verses  1-13  in  chapter  4. 
Our  Vice  Moderator  Knute  Larson  will 
speak  on  the  "Requirement  Seat  —  the 
Judgment  of  the  Believer";  that's  Tues- 
day morning.  That  evening  Ward  Miller 
will  discuss  the  "Servant's  Requirement 
for  a  Clear  Conscience."  Russ  Ogden, 
Wednesday  morning  will  consider  the  "Re- 
quirement of  Unity  and  Love,"  and  John 
Gillis,  Wednesday  night  will  expound  on 
the  "Requirement  of  Gratitude."  The  final 
regular  theme  message  will  be  brought  by 
Tom  Julien  on  Thursday  morning  under 
the  subject,  the  "Requirement  of 
Missions." 

These  messages,  centered  on  this 
passage  of  Scripture,  have  to  do  with  the 
requirements  for  servants.  As  an  introduc- 
tion to  those  themes,  look  with  me  at  a  few 
elements  of  the  text.  Paul  is  claiming  his 
authority  as  an  apostle,  but  at  the  same 
time  portrays  himself  as  a  common  ser- 
vant of  Jesus  Christ.  Such  are  we  all  —  not 
apostles,  but  servants. 

B.  The  Christian's  Ministry, 

1  Corinthians  4:  1-2 

1.    Servants  of  Christ 

Notice  in  verse  1  the  word  "servants."  It 
is  not  one  of  the  more  frequently  used 
terms  in  the  original.  Here  it  is  "under- 
rowers"  or  "attendants."  In  light  of  the 
former  meaning,  one  writer  has  suggested 
that  Christians  are  under-rowers  of  Christ 
who  calls  the  stroke.  Think  of  the  boat 
races  on  the  river  with  one  man  calling  the 
stroke  and  all  the  members  of  the  team 
voluntarily  disciplining  themselves  to  row 
in  perfect  rhythm  with  the  stroke  called. 
Then  you  will  understand  the  force  of  this 
figure. 

Dr.  Boyer  suggests  that  "the  word  lost 
entirely  its  reference  to  the  sea  and  ships 
and  became  a  general  term  for  any  subor- 
dinate, an  under-officer,  an  assistant,  a 
helper.  Its  counterpart  in  modern  life 
would  perhaps  be  a  senate  page,  an  office 
boy,  or  a  presidential  advisor,  or  an  assis- 
tant to  a  pastor.  The  great  apostle  is  mak 
ing  notes  of  his  role  as  an  assistant  to 
Christ,  His  Master.  The  use  of  the  term 
makes  it  especially  clear,"  Dr.  Boyer 
notes,  "that  he  was  thinking  here  of  the 
personal  responsibility  of  the  minister  to 


Christ  and  to  Christ  alone."  Note,  it  is 
"servants  of  Christ." 

2.  Stewards  of  the  Gospel 

A  second  term  is  used  in  verse  1  to 
describe  these  servants;  they  are  also 
called  "stewards."  A  steward  is  an  ad- 
ministrator of  someone  else's  property; 
he's  a  trustee  or  manager.  Peter  writes  in 
1  Peter  4:10  that  we  are  all  "stewards  of 
the  manifold  grace  of  God."  Dr.  Jobson 
wrote  of  the  steward  that  "He  is  the  one 
who  has  been  given  the  finances,  tools, 
property,  and  helpers  necessary  in  order 
to  produce  that  which  the  owner  desires. 
It  is  his  job  to  use  these  things  to  ac- 
complish the  master's  will.  That  is  the 
position  God  has  given  the  Christian 
worker  in  the  body  of  Christ." 

One  other  expression  in  verse  1  catches 
our  attention.  We  are  "servants  of  Christ 
and  stewards  of  the  mysteries  of  God." 
What  are  these  mysteries?  Dr.  Boyer 
comes  to  our  aid  again  by  suggesting  that 
the  work  denotes  something  which  can  be 
known  only  by  revelation.  It  is  not 
something  that  can  be  figured  out  by 
reason.  It  must  be  told.  Christ's  servants 
have  been  entrusted  with  a  treasure  of 
great  truths,  previously  not  known  to  men 
but  now  made  known  in  the  gospel.  It  is 
their  responsibility  to  administer  these 
treasures  according  to  the  instructions 
and  the  will  of  their  giver,  God."  The 
mysteries  are  simply  the  basic  truths  of 
the  Gospel. 

And  that  Gospel  has  been  entrusted  to 
us,  beloved.  We  are  the  ministers  of  recon- 
ciliation. TO  WHOM  MUCH  IS  GIVEN  . . . 

3.  Requirement:  faithfulness 

One  final  element  in  our  brief  survey  of 
this  passage.  Verse  2  suggests  the  one, 
overall,  essential  quality,  characteristic,  or 
requirement  for  a  steward:  faithfulness  or 
trustworthiness.  It's  not  mere  profession 
of  faith  that  Paul  has  in  mind;  it's  not  simp- 
ly that  the  steward  is  "of  the  faith,"  a 
member  of  the  household  of  faith.  It's  the 
evidence  of  that  faith,  it's  the  outworking 
of  it;  it's  the  manifestation  of  loyalty  to  the 
Master,  obedience  to  the  Lord,  careful, 
continual,  persistence  in  the  management 
of  what  has  been  committed  to  him,  in- 
cluding, I  might  suggest,  the  exercise  of 
his  spiritual  gifts. 


Now,  Brethren,  there  you  have  the  sub- 
tance  of  what  I  want  to  enlarge  upon  this 
morning.  We  as  a  Fellowship  of  churches, 
and  we  as  individuals  who  name  the  name 
of  Christ,  we  are  servants,  assistants  to 
the  Master,  responsible  only  to  Him.  We 
are  stewards,  managers  for  the  Master; 
managers  of  gifts  and  properties  and 
especially  the  Gospel  which  have  been 
committed  to  us.  We  are  to  be  trust- 
worthy, faithful  in  assisting,  managing, 
serving! 

Part  Two — Observations  of  the  Fellowship 
of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 

The  terrible  temptation  for  a  moderator 
is  to  vent  his  spleen  about  the  personal 
opinions  he  has  about  everything  —  the 
way  he  views  the  FGBC  with  his  own  pre- 
judices, likes  and  dislikes,  and  so  forth. 
I've  tried  not  to  yield  to  that  temptation, 
and  I  beg  your  indulgence,  if  it  appears 
that  I've  slipped.  For  I  want  to  make  some 
observations  about  our  Fellowship  and  its 
involvements. 

A.  The  Fellowship  and  the  Word  —  doc- 
trinal matters 

First  of  all,  in  the  area  of  doctrinal  mat- 
ters, we  have  prided  ourselves  in  our  fun- 
damentalism, our  adherence  to  the  Word 
of  God.  May  it  always  be  so  —  not  our 
pride,  but  our  loyalty  to  God's  Word! 
1.    The  pre-tribulation  rapture 

Perhaps  the  doctrinal  controversy 
which  is  most  prominent  just  now  is  the 
question  of  the  time  of  the  rapture  of  the 
church.  There  can  be  no  denying,  I  think, 
that  the  pre-tribulation  rapture  has  been 
the  majority  position  of  our  people  for 
decades.  While  it  has  been  somewhat 
disconcerting  to  have  the  props  knocked 
out  from  under  us  by  the  current  refuta- 
tion of  some  of  the  arguments  we've  used 
to  support  our  position,  perhaps  it  has 
been  a  blessing  of  God,  because  we've  had 
to  rethink  our  theory,  study  the  Scrip- 
tures more  carefully;  and  the  result  that  is 
appearing  is  a  more  solid,  more  scriptural 
doctrine. 

Two  doctoral  dissertations  now  being 
finalized  at  Grace  Seminary  deal  very 
carefully  with  this  subject.  Professor 
Richard  Mayhue's  work  on  the  Day  of  the 
Lord  includes  a  chapter  —  the  substance 


of  which  you  can  find  in  a  BMH  discussion 
series  pamphlet  entitled  "Snatched  Before 
the  Storm"  —  which  lays  a  foundation  of 
truth  upon  which  a  strong  case  for  pre- 
tribulationism  can  be  built.  I  understand 
that  Professor  John  Sproule's  doctoral 
work  will  build  that  case. 

One  might  ask,  "How  important  is  it 
that  I  cross  my  "t's"  and  dot  my  "i's"  so 
carefully  in  this  matter  of  the  rapture? 
Whenever  it  occurs,  I'm  a  believer  and  I'll 
be  caught  up  to  be  with  the  Lord.  If  I'm 
wrong  about  the  time,  what  difference 
does  it  make?"  Well,  rest  assured,  brother, 
your  eternal  destiny  does  not  depend  upon 
your  view  of  the  rapture  in  relation  to  the 
tribulation;  that's  already  settled  by  your 
relationship  to  God  through  Jesus  Christ 
as  you  trusted  in  His  finished  work  on 
Calvary  by  faith.  But,  your  doctrinal  in- 
tegrity is  at  stake.  Truth  is  truth,  and  it 
does  matter  to  God.  Furthermore,  there 
are  some  practical  implications. 

The  post-tribulation  rapture  theory 
focuses  attention  on  the  wrong 
object  —  not  on  the  coming  again  of  Christ 
but  on  the  believer  and  his  readiness  for 
the  awful  tribulation.  It  causes  one  to  look 
inwardly  and  selfishly  upon  his  prepara- 
tions for  trouble  rather  than  on  a  lost 
world  needing  Christ.  He  begins  to  build 
fortresses,  furnish  caves,  stockpile 
weapons  and  foodstuffs.  He  thus  starts  to 
focus  attention  on  self-preservation  in- 
stead of  ministry. 

2.  The  Statement  of  Faith 

The  Southern  Ohio  District  recog- 
nized another  doctrinal  problem  within 
their  Fellowship  of  churches  which,  I'm 
afraid,  is  true  of  all  our  districts.  Their 
resolutions  committee  reported  that  the 
Statement  of  Faith  of  the  FGBC  can  be  a 
great  help  in  facing  today's  problems  and 
in  meeting  today's  challenges  but,  and  I 
quote,  "we  feel  that  too  little  concern  has 
been  exercised  to  see  that  our  people 
become  knowledgeable  individually  of  this 
document." 

Brethren,  our  people  too  often  do  not 
know  what  we  believe  and  why!  In  spite  of 
many  outstanding  preachers,  much  im- 
proved resource  materials,  and  an  ex- 
cellent Statement  of  Faith,  there  is  a 
shallowness    about    our    doctrinal 


understanding  among  our  people.  It's 
evidenced  by  the  tendency  to  follow 
trends  and  personalities,  the  appetite  for 
the  flood  of  books  on  self-improvement, 
self-counseling,  self-study,  and  so  forth,  ad 
infinitum  and  ad  nauseum.  Paul  says  we 
should  "no  longer  be  children,  tossed  here 
and  there  by  waves,  and  carried  about  by 
every  wind  of  doctrine,  by  the  trickery  of 
men,  by  craftiness  in  deceitful  scheming; 
but  speaking  the  truth  in  love,  we  are  to 
grow  up  in  all  aspects  into  Him,  who  is  the 
head,  even  Christ"  (Eph.  4:14-15). 

Of  course,  it's  not  the  statement  of  faith 
that  people  need  to  know  —  it's  the  Bible! 
The  Statement  provides  a  summary,  a 
bare  outline  of  essentials,  that  can  well 
provide  a  basis  for  curriculum  in  the  study 
of  the  Word,  but  let's  teach  the  Word! 
Let's  be  done  with  fad  subjects,  scin- 
tillating titles,  "keep  up  with  the  world" 
entertainment  shows.  Preach  the  Word! 
Preach  the  Word!  Preach  the  Word! 

3.  The  sanctity  of  life 

A  final  doctrinal  matter.  The  North- 
central  Ohio  District  has  done  an  excellent 
piece  of  work  on  the  Sanctity  of  Life  issue. 
That  district,  and  Pastor  John  Teevan  in 
particular,  are  to  be  commended  for  bring- 
ing this  forcefully  to  our  attention.  In  the 
July  issue  of  The  Brethren  Missionary 
Herald,  you  will  find  John's  article  on  this 
subject.  At  the  first  available  time  in  the 
business  sessions  of  this  conference,  a 
report  will  be  presented  from  the 
Northcentral  Ohio  District,  recommending 
that  a  clear  statement  on  the  sanctity  of 
life  be  added  to  our  FGBC  Statement  of 
Faith,  I  urge  your  careful  consideration  of 
this  recommendation  and  the  adoption  of 
it.  Too  long  we've  voiced  individual 
statements  on  the  subject;  too  weak  has 
been  our  cry  against  abortion,  infanticide, 
euthanasia,  and  genocide!  Now  is  the  time 
to  go  on  record  unitedly,  clearly  stating 
what  we  believe  the  Bible  to  teach  in  these 
areas. 

A  postscript  about  the  Statement  of 
Faith:  did  you  know  that,  by  oversight,  no 
doubt,  the  FGBC  Statement  of  Faith  does 
not  appear  in  our  Constitution  and  Manual 
of  Procedure?  Everyone  has  assumed,  I'm 
sure,  that  it  is  included.  The  conference 
has   adopted    the    statement,   and   it   is, 


therefore,  the  official  statement  of  our 
Fellowship.  In  order  to  elevate  it  to  the 
place  where  it  belongs  and  to  protect  it 
against  capricious  change  (now  it  can  be 
changed  by  a  simple  majority  vote  without 
prior  notice),  I  urge  you  to  accept  the 
recommendation  to  be  presented  by  the 
Special   Study   Committee  this  week  to 
amend    our   constitution   to   include   the 
Statement  of  Faith. 
B.  The  Fellowship  and  Its  Own  World— 
internal  matters 
1.  An  assessment 

a.  Strengths 

You've  all  seen  the  commercial  that  says 
"I'm  bullish  about  America."  Now,  I  know 
so  little  about  the  stock  market,  that  I'm 
not  sure  what  that  means,  but  I  kind  of 
like  the  sound  of  it,  and  I'm  bullish  about 
the  Grace  Brethren  Church.  I'm  grateful 
for  what  we've  been  and  are.  Roger  Wam- 
bold,  in  his  address  to  the  Northern  Atlan- 
tic District  Conference,  summarized  the 
strengths  of  that  Conference  and  FGBC, 
by  extension,  as  follows; 

1.  People  — a  unique  mixture  of  urban 
and  rural;  battle-scarred  and  innocent; 
that  is,  those  who've  battled  against 
liberalism,  finally  leaving  their  churches 
to  join  us;  and  those  who  grew  up  in 
Brethrenism.  A  broad  sprectrum  of  ages. 
One  of  the  greatest  strengths  of  this 
district  is  its  constituency.  I  love  Brethren 
people! 

2.  Position  —  strong,  clear,  unmistak- 
able. Our  distinctives  are  not  a  weakness 
as  is  sometimes  implied. 

3.  Principles  —  our  principle  of  opera- 
tion as  a  district,  particularly  the 
autonomy  of  local  churches  within  a 
fellowship;  this  is  what  makes  us  tick. 

4.  Program  —  fantastic!  It's  total  and 
it's  good. 

b.  Weaknesses 

Now,  that's  not  to  say  that  we  don't 
have  weaknessess  there  are  weaknesses  in 
the  Brethren  Church.  One  of  them  is  also 
one  of  our  strengths  — local  church 
autonomy.  Because  the  local  church  is 
sovereign,  under  God,  any  cooperation 
between  churches  tends  to  be  inefficient. 
For  example,  14  sovereign,  autonomous 
churches  did  not  submit  a  report  to  the 
statistician  this  year,  and  no  one  can  force 


them  to  do  it!  Some  pastors,  believe  it  or 
not,  are  very  tardy  in  answering  their 
mail,  in  fact,  one,  I'm  told,  opens  his  mail 
only  once  a  month,  and  no  one  can  make 
those  pastors  respond  to  inquiries,  or 
cooperate  with  national  organizations, 
district  activities,  and  so  forth.  Such 
weakness,  by  the  way,  is  inherent  in 
fellowships  like  ours;  it  makes  the  national 
or  district  organization  impotent  to  in- 
augurate and  follow  through  on  programs 
of  mutual  benefit  without  costly  and  undue 
delays  in  trying  to  get  agreement  from  all 
sectors. 

A  far  more  important  weakness, 
however,  and  one  that  ought  to  concern  us 
and  cause  us  to  pray  for  revival  is  what 
one  pastor  called  "a  lack  of  a  sense  of 
emergency.  It  is  too  much  'business  as 
usual'  in  the  Brethren  Church.  Our  world 
is  collapsing  around  us,  and  we  seem  to 
have  such  little  concern."  Perhaps  that's 
because  of  another  weakness  this  same 
pastor  mentioned:  "A  dwindling  interest 
in  prayer."  He  asks,  "Where  is  the  'oil'  and 
the  power  to  make  the  machinery  go?" 

In  a  recent  survey  of  one  of  the  large 
well-known  theological  colleges  here  in  the 
United  States,  93  per  cent  of  the  students 
studying  for  the  ministry  said  "I  have  no 
devotional  life."  At  St.  Petersburg, 
Florida,  last  August  I  quoted  another 
survey  that  revealed  that  the  average 
pastor  prayed  just  three  minutes  a  day.  I 
heard  the  midweek  service  referred  to  in 
various  terms  as  "the  Hour  of  Power,"  the 
"most  important  service  of  the  week,"  and 
so  forth.  But  it's  the  only  service  in  which 
attendance  is  falling  in  many  of  our 
churches.  It  isn't  always  because  people 
are  not  interested  in  prayer.  It  may 
sometimes  be  because  the  midweek 
meeting  is  not  geared  to  effectual  prayer; 
or  it's  not  meeting  peoples'  needs.  I've  sat 
in  a  lot  of  prayer  meetings  that  were  little 
different  from  a  Bible  class,  good  as  that 
may  be;  often  they  are  just  like  any  other 
service  of  the  week;  there  is  no  real  em- 
phasis on  prayer  and,  when  there  is,  it's 
most  frequently  about  John's  broken  leg, 
or  Grandma's  upcoming  surgery,  or  the 
needed  funds  for  repairing  the  Sunday 
school  bus.  Now,  all  of  these  are  legitimate 
matters   for   prayer;    but   where   is   the 


prayer  of  worship,  kneeling  in  adulation  of 
an  awesome  God?  Where  is  the  prayer  of 
contrition,  the  heartfelt  confession  of  sin 
and  seeking  of  revival?  Where  is  the  in- 
tercession over  the  spiritual  needs  of  peo- 
ple, a  crying  for  the  lostness  of  mankind,  a 
wrestling  in  the  battle  against  "the  rulers, 
against  the  powers,  against  the  world 
forces  of  this  darkness,  against  the 
spiritual  forces  of  wickedness  in  the 
heavenly  places"  (Eph.  6:12)? 

I  encourage  pastors  and  church  leaders 
to  examine  their  prayer  meetings  in  par- 
ticular and  their  whole  church  program  to 
evaluate  the  opportunities  provided  for 
meaningful  prayer.  Maybe,  we  need  to 
take  the  midweek  program  to  the  people, 
providing  Bible  study  and  prayer 
meetings  in  the  homes  where  they  are  in 
the  middle  of  the  week.  There  is  nothing 
particularly  biblical  about  a  Wednesday  or 
Thursday  night  service  in  a  building  la- 
beled "Grace  Brethren  Church";  but  there 
is  something  biblical,  and  wonderfully 
helpful,  about  people  gathering  in  homes, 
or  elsewhere,  for  study,  edification,  and  in- 
tercession. 

To  provide  a  mechanism  for  prayer  em- 
phasis in  our  churches,  I  would  like  to  en- 
courage our  pastors  to  revive  or  revitalize 
the  monthly  "Day  of  Prayer"  on  their 
church  calendar  of  activities.  Some 
churches  or  WMCs  are  still  observing  the 
fifteenth  of  each  month  as  a  day  of  prayer 
for  Brethren  ministries.  Many  will  not 
know  this  day  began  on  the  mission  field 
where  missionaries  felt  the  need  for  con- 
centrated and  regular  prayer  for  their 
work,  and  for  the  Brethren  Churches  as  a 
whole.  It  spread  to  the  U.S.  and  for  many 
years  was  a  regular  feature  in  many 
churches.  But,  alas,  like  so  many  common 
or  regularly  scheduled  things,  it  fell  into 
disuse  or  its  focus  became  so  wide  that  it 
appeared  to  be  ineffective.  In  the  crisis 
that  our  ministries  are  now  facing  with  the 
potential  strangling  effects  of  cut-backs 
and  curtailments  because  of  the  lack  of 
adequate  finances,  we  must  get  on  our 
knee's  and  implore  the  Almighty  Lord  of 
Hosts  to  pour  out  His  blessing  and  hold 
back  the  enemy's  attacks.  Brethren,  let  us 
pray! 

A  final  weakness  relates  directly  to  the 


moderator's  appeal  last  year.  You  will 
recall  that  he  challenged  us  to  10  per  cent 
growth  during  the  next  year.  Of  course, 
the  1979  report  will  not  reflect  that 
challenge,  because  the  year  was  more  than 
half  over  when  it  was  given.  But,  what  will 
1980  show?  The  pastor  referred  to  earlier 
speaks  of  it  this  way:  "Lack  of  aggressive 
growth  in  so  many  of  our  churches.  Here  in 
(our  district)  we've  had  only  a  1  per  cent 
per  year  growth  over  the  past  20  years. 
Some  of  our  other  districts  are  equally 
stagnant.  I  fear  that  as  a  result,  one  of 
these  days  our  Fellowship  will  face  its  'mo- 
ment of  truth.'  Without  a  broadening  base 
of  support  and  with  rising  costs,  many  of 
our  local  churches  will  be  forced  to  opt  for 
giving  to  the  local  work  to  keep  the  doors 
open  in  preference  to  outreach  ministries. 
And  that  will  mean  difficult  financial  days 
ahead  for  many  of  our  national  boards." 
Ouch!  That  hurts!  But,  he's  right! 

Galen  Wiley  commented  on  church 
growth  in  his  moderator's  address  to  the 
Northeastern  Ohio  Distict  Conference: 
"How  in  the  world  do  you  grow  a  church? 
...  Do  you  need  7  principles?  or  is  it  10?  or 
15?  .  .  .  and  how  many  diseases  really  are 
there  lurking  in  the  shadows  ready  to 
strike  us  the  moment  our  guard  is  down? 
Now  most  of  these  ideas  are  great . . .  But 
there  is  an  inherent  danger  in  all 
this  —  that  we  will  get  so  preoccupied 
with  battling  all  the  diseases  and  analyz- 
ing all  the  charts  and  precisely  applying  all 
the  principles  that  we  will  somehow  forget 
the  one  key,  foundational  principle  that 
makes  or  breaks  the  whole  process.  It's 
kind  of  like  growing  a  garden  — if  you 
carefully  compost,  fertilize,  plow,  disc, 
rake,  hoe,  water,  weed,  spray  for  bugs, 
weed,  treat  the  soil,  spray  for  other  bugs, 
water,  weed,  and  labor  diligently  every 
day  for  several  months,  but  forget  to  plant 
anything,  you  won't  get  a  thing,  unless  a 
couple  of  volunteers  happen  to  grow  up  ac- 
cidentally from  last  year." 

2.  Recommendations 

a.  Study  committee  report 

Speaking  of  the  Fellowship  as  an  entity, 
let  me  share  some  observations  that  I 
hope  will  be  helpful.  A  special  study  com- 
mittee was  appointed  at  last  year's  con- 
ference and  charged  with  the  responsibili- 


ty of  studying  the  FGBC  and  its  related 
organizations  to  determine  how  effective- 
ly we  are  fulfilling  the  Great  Commission 
and  contributing  to  church  growth.  That 
was  the  challenge  of  Dr.  Hocking's 
moderator's  address  last  year,  as  you  will 
recall.  I  want  to  commend  the  16  or  17  men 
who  sat  on  that  committee  and  struggled 
with  different  issues  for  parts  of  three 
days.  As  I  suggested  in  a  Herald  article  in 
June,  "the  discussions  (in  those  meetings) 
were  frank,  forthright,  with  'no  holds 
barred,'  and,  consequently,  very  helpful." 
See  that  article  for  specifics,  but  the  basic 
question  we  asked  was:  "What  in  our  con- 
ference organization  contributes  to  our 
growth  and  the  fulfilling  of  the  Great  Com- 
mission and  what  may  hinder  these 
objectives?" 

The  committee  will  present  a  lengthy 
report  to  the  conference  this  week  with  15 
or  16  recommendations.  A  few  are  far- 
reaching  and  may  be  perceived  by  some  of 
the  delegates  as  radical  —  that  is,  they 
may  suggest  some  radical  change.  May  I 
urge  you  to  set  aside  preconceived  notions 
about  what  the  committee  might  suggest? 
Please,  above  all  else,  do  not  fall  into  the 
trap  of  judging  the  motives  of  the  commit- 
tee or  its  individual  members.  Without 
any  hesitation,  I  assure  you,  as  I  know 
these  men  and  observed  their  delibera- 
tions, they  all  want  for  the  Fellowship 
what  is  best  —  what  they  believe  will 
honor  God  most  and  promote  church 
growth  and  enable  us  to  be  Great  Commis- 
sion people. 

Dr.  Hocking  suggested  last  year  that 
one  of  the  key  hindrances  to  church 
growth  is  inefficient  organization.  Many  of 
us  have  been  frustrated  for  years  by  what 
we've  regarded  as  wasted  time,  duplicated 
efforts,  purposeless  and  meaningless  ac- 
tivity, and  we  welcome  the  suggestions  for 
change  — not  for  the  sake  of  effective 
ministry.  It's  not  the  Fellowship  (that  is, 
the  four  or  five  days  of  conference)  that's 
paramount,  it's  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  and 
His  Church;  it's  the  271  local  congrega- 
tions across  the  land;  it's  the  nearly  500 
Grace  Brethren  churches  overseas;  it's  the 
ministry! 

May  I  suggest,  even  at  the  jeopardy  of 
my  job,  that  it's  not  the  Foreign  Mission 


Board,  the  Home  Missions  Council,  the 
Grace  Schools  Corporation,  (etc.,  etc.),  it's 
not  these  great  organizations  that  are  im- 
portant, it's  the  ministry!  It's  the 
preaching  of  the  Word!  It's  the  edifying  of 
saints!  It's  the  evangelizing  of  the  lost!  It's 
the  training  of  Christian  workers!  The 
organizations  I've  mentioned,  and  the 
others  of  our  Fellowship,  are  the  means  by 
which  local  churches  can  be  aided  in  per- 
forming the  ministry. 

May  I  illustrate  from  my  own  life.  In  a 
certain  sense,  I  took  a  step  down  when  I 
left  the  pastorate  of  a  local  church  in  1975 
to  assume  a  position  in  the  administration 
of  Brethren  Foreign  Missions.  In  a  manner 
of  speaking,  I  left  the  front  line  of  the  bat- 
tle to  move  behind  the  lines.  Do  I  view  this 
as  some  kind  of  promotion  to  head- 
quarters? A  step  up  in  the  heirarchy?  No, 
not  at  all!  I  gladly  and  happily  take  my 
place  where  I  can  serve  pastors  and 
churches  and  people,  enabling  them, 
hopefully,  to  carry  on  their  ministries 
more  effectively.  In  the  sense  that  this  is 
the  place  of  God  for  me  at  the  moment, 
then  I've  not  taken  a  step  down;  what's  re- 
quired of  me  is  faithfulness.  In  no  way  do  I 
compare  to  the  ministry  of  Christ,  but  I  do 
take  my  motivation  from  the  statement 
that  so  characterized  His  life  on  earth:  "I 
came  not  to  be  ministered  unto  (or 
served)"  (Matt.  20:28).  The  Fellowship,  its 
cooperating  organizations,  all  its  constit- 
uent parts  exist  for  and  have  their  raison 
d'etre  (reason  for  being)  in  serving  the 
churches  in  their  Great  Commission 
ministry. 

All  of  that  to  say  that  the  delegates 
should  evaluate  the  recommendations  of 
the  study  committee  solely  on  the  basis  of 
whether  or  not  they  will  enable  the 
Fellowship  more  effectively  and  fruitfully 
to  fulfill  our  Lord's  Commission, 
b.  Organizational  structure 

Two  years  prior  to  the  meeting  of  the 
specially-appointed  study  committee,  in 
response  to  Moderator  Jim  Custer's  re- 
quest to  complete  the  statement:  "The 
government  of  our  Fellowship  would  bet- 
ter serve  the  local  churches  if  it  were 
changed  by  .  .  .,"  I  replied  in  detail,  sug- 
gesting greater  authority  and  continuity 
for  the  executive  committee,  the  elevating 


of  the  vice  moderator's  office  to 
moderator-elect,  allowing  him  to  accede  to 
the  office  of  moderator,  the  continuing  of 
the  moderator  on  the  executive  committee 
one  year  following  his  term,  and  the 
establishing  of  a  central,  national  FGBC 
office  and  staff. 

Since  the  study  committee's  recommen- 
dations will  include  most  of  these  ideas  but 
may  not  be  fully  instituted,  if  even  approv- 
ed, for  some  time  in  the  future,  I  would 
like  to  make  the  following  recommenda- 
tions to  be  considered  at  this  conference: 
1.  That,  beginning  with  the  election  at 
the  1981  conference  for  1982  officers, 
the  vice  moderator's  office  be  replac- 
ed by  the  office  of  moderator-elect, 
he  to  serve  the  functions  of  a  vice 
moderator  the  year  following  his 
election  and  succeeding  to  the  office 
of  moderator  the  next  year.  I  have 
submitted  to  the  Committee  on 
Rules  and  Organization  a  proposed 
amendment  to  the  Manual  of  Pro- 
cedure to  accomplish  this,  which 
may  be  acted  on  should  this  recom- 
mendation be  included  in  the 
moderator's  address  committee 
report  and  adopted  by  the  con- 
ference. To  the  argument  that  such 
an  action  prohibits  a  conference 
from  choosing  its  own  officers,  since 
the  moderator  would  be  elected,  in 
essence,  two  years  in  advance,  I  sug- 
gest that  every  conference  uses  of- 
ficers who  were  elected  by  a 
previous  conference.  The  delegates 
to  this  1980  conference  had  no  voice 
in  the  choosing  of  this  year's  officers 
unless  they  were  also  delegates  last 
year. 

In  regard  to  the  moderator-elect,  I 
would  suggest  that  nominating  commit- 
tees consider  foreign  missionary  person- 
nel as  potential  officers.  It  seems  to  me 
that  we  have  missionaries,  some  present 
at  this  very  conference,  who  are  qualified 
and  worthy  of  being  moderator.  They 
could  be  elected  to  serve  as  moderator- 
elect  in  absentia  during  the  year  but  ar- 
rive on  furlough  in  time  for  conference,  re- 
maining for  the  second  conference  where 
they    would    serve    as    moderator;    they 


would  be  home,  then,  the  entire  year  of 
their  moderatorship,  and,  as  an  extra 
bonus,  would  be  itinerating  among  the 
churches  anyway  — a  privilege  that  most 
moderators  do  not  regularly  have. 

2.  I  recommend  that  the  conference  in- 
stitute the  practice  of  having  the 
moderator  serve  as  chairman  of  the  ex- 
ecutive committee  by  virture  of  his  office. 
There  is  an  unnecessary  duplication  of 
responsibilities,  or  at  least  an  unclear 
deliniation  of  responsibilities  in  our  pre- 
sent arrangement  where  the  executive 
committee  elects  its  own  chairman,  and  no 
one  really  knows  who  is  responsible  for 
direction  of  the  conference  —  the 
moderator,  the  executive  committee  chair- 
man, or  the  conference  coordinator. 

3.  I  will  leave  it  to  the  wisdom  of  the 
committee  assigned  to  report  on  this 
message  as  to  whether  or  not  the  retiring 
moderator  should  continue  to  serve  as  a 
member  of  the  executive  committee  one 
year  following  his  tenure  as  moderator. 
Follow-through  on  his  recommendations 
would  be  greatly  aided  if  he  were  in  posi- 
tion to  work  with  the  new  executive  com- 
mittee. I  proposed  this  idea  in  the 
aforementioned  letter  to  Pastor  Custer 
before  I  was  ever  in  the  running  for  this  of- 
fice, and  I  think  there  is  some  merit  to  it. 

4.  The  executive  committee  of  con- 
ference is  often  assigned  study  projects  by 
the  conference,  yet  there  is  little  quality 
time  during  conference  week  to  give  suffi- 
cient consideration  to  the  questions. 
Research  and  consultation  may  be  done  by 
correspondence  during  the  year,  but  it's 
difficult  to  reach  a  consensus  without  open 
and  full  discussion.  Therefore,  I  recom- 
mend that  conference  authorize  the  ex- 
ecutive committee  to  come  to  the  con- 
ference site  (just  prior  to  conference)  for 
one  day  of  consultation  when  needed,  the 
extra  day's  expenses  to  be  cared  for  by  the 
conference. 

5.  The  Southern  California-Arizona 
District  has  faced  up  to  a  problem  that  has 
been  neglected  by  most  of  us,  I  think.  That 
has  to  do  with  what  I  will  call  "inactive 
elders,"  men  who  have  been  licensed  or  or- 
dained to  the  ministry  but  who  are,  for 
longer  or  shorter  periods  of  time,  not  func- 
tioning in  a  church  ministry  at  present  for 


which  either  licensure  or  ordination  is 
necessary.  I  do  not  refer  here  to  we  who 
are  inactive  because  of  illness  or  retire- 
ment. I  recommend  that  we  request  the 
National  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 
Ministers  to  study  this  area  of  concern  and 
make  appropriate  recommendations  to  the 
several  districts  for  their  consideration. 
c.  Cooperating  organizations 

Since  I  am  associated  with  a 
cooperating  organization  of  the  FGBC,  I 
am  aware  of  their  peculiar  relationships 
and  operation.  I  see  several  desirable  im- 
provements, however,  and  would  like  to 
suggest  the  following: 

1)  That  there  be  a  day  set  aside  annual- 
ly when  all  employees  and  available 
personnel  from  the  national  boards 
in  close  proximity  to  Winona  Lake, 
meet  for  a  one-day  retreat,  featuring 
inspiration,  fellowship,  planning, 
challenge,  and  prayer. 

2)  That  the  boards  make  it  a  practice  to 
consult  the  other  boards  before 
finalizing  board  nominations  to 
avoid  duplication  of  membership  on 
the  boards. 

3)  I  would  encourage  members  who  sit 
on  more  than  one  national  board  to 
choose  only  one  to  serve  on,  thus 
avoiding  available  opportunities  for 
service  for  other  qualified  men. 

4)  I  would  urge  consideration  by  the 
boards  of  their  cooperation  in  reviv- 
ing the  Brethren  Financial  Planning 
Service,  keeping  one  or  two  men  in 
the  field  to  counsel  regarding  wills, 
estates,  and  so  forth,  in  the  interest 
of  all  the  boards.  This  would 
eliminate  the  possibility  of  harmful 
competitionout  among  our  churches 
and  people. 

Should  the  report  of  the  committee  on 
the  moderator's  address  so  recommend,  I 
would  hope  that  the  conference  secretary 
would  forward  these  suggestions  to  the 
boards  for  their  consideration  and  im- 
plementation where  feasible. 
3.  Non-Brethren  involvements 
Let  me  pass  on  to  you  another  area  of 
concern  which  I  observe  in  our  Fellowship. 
I  do  not  intend  to  be  sectarian.  I  do  not 
believe  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  is  the 
only  church.  I  do  not  think  that  we  have  a 


corner  on  the  market  when  it  comes  to 
wisdom,  methodology,  genuis,  financial 
resources,  or  anything  else.  (Although  I  do 
reserve  the  right  to  think  that  God  has 
uniquely  blessed  us  with  a  meaningful 
history  and  a  significant  emphasis  on  the 
teaching  of  the  Bible.)  Nevertheless,  if 
Brethren  people  won't  be  Brethren,  who 
will? 

It's  a  burden  to  a  pastor  to  discover  that 
some  of  his  people  are  generously  giving  of 
their  time,  energy,  and  money  to  pro- 
moting and  supporting  other  churches  and 
their  ministries.  It  appears  sometimes 
that  they're  being  fed  and  clothed,  so  to 
speak,  at  home,  but  paying  the  bill  some 
place  else.  I  think  it  borders  on  insult 
when  a  parishioner  gives  to  his  pastor  a 
stack  of  Bibles  he  received  because  of 
generous  gifts  to  some  other  church's 
ministry  and  says:  "I  can't  use  all  these 
Bibles,  perhaps  you  can  find  some  use  for 
them."  The  motivation  for  putting  the 
Bibles  to  use  was  good,  without  doubt,  but 
what  a  slap  in  the  face  to  the  pastor!  For 
far  less  money,  the  same  number  of  Bibles 
could  have  been  purchased  and 
used  in  the  local  area,  and  the  generous 
outlay  of  cash  could  have  assisted  the  local 
ministry  of  the  church  or  its  own  outreach 
ministry. 

I  do  not  know  of  a  single  growing  Grace 
Brethren  church  that  does  not  struggle 
with  finances,  that  does  not  need  every 
dollar  God  sends  along,  that  does  not  pray 
for  greater  resources.  The  statistician's 
report  will  reveal  that  giving  to  non- 
Brethren  missions  in  1979  totaled  more 
than  $605,000  — a  30  percent  increase  over 
the  previous  year  (while  to  all  non-local 
Brethren  causes  the  increase  was  less  than 
14 lk  percent  and  in  1978  the  increase  for 
non-Brethren  missions  giving  was  107  per- 
cent)! 

As  Charles  Turner  said  about  1978: 
"The  fastest  growing  giving  in  the 
Brethren  Church  is  to  missions  — non- 
Brethren  missions. . . .  Keep  in  mind  this  is 
just  what  is  reported  — there  is  much 
more!" 

But,  it  isn't  just  the  giving.  It's  a  ques- 
tion of  loyalty  sometimes.  It's  a  question  of 
authority.  Milan  Yerkovich  called  it  "scat- 
tered  sheep"   in   a   report  I   heard   him 


deliver  at  a  missions  conference  in  Long 
Beach,  California,  last  winter.  He  said: 
"It's  a  true  crisis  in  authority.  Outside 
teachers  cannot  serve  you,  be  responsive 
to  you,  or  responsible  to  you.  You  have  no 
one  to  be  responsible  to  you  (Acts  20:28; 
1  Peter  5)." 

I  ask  you,  is  proper  priority  being  given 
in  your  church  program,  personnel,  and 
finances  to  the  ministries  of  the  FGBC?  No 
one  else  is  building  Grace  Brethren 
churches  in  the  U.S.  except  our  local  con- 
gregations, district  missions,  and  the 
Home  Missions  Council;  and  no  one  is  plan- 
ting Grace  Brethren  churches  overseas  ex- 
cept Brethren  Foreign  Missions. 

C.  The  Fellowship  and  the  World — external 
matters 

The  FGBC  does  not  live  unto  itself  or 
within  itself.  We  all  live  in  a  very  real 
world,  and  a  number  of  considerations 
about  our  place  in  the  world  need  com- 
ment, it  seems  to  me. 

1.  Politics 

This  is  an  election  year  in  the  U.S.A. 
More  and  more  professing  evangelicals 
are  becoming  involved  in  politics,  and  that 
can  be  both  good  and  bad.  Suffice  it  to  say, 
that  this  is  an  important  year,  and  we 
should  be  praying,  considering,  and 
voting.  Some,  undoubtedly,  should  be  ac- 
tively working  for  the  candidates  of  their 
choice  and  the  issues  they  support.  I  ques- 
tion, however,  the  wisdom  of  the  organiz- 
ed church  — whether  local  or  na- 
tional—speaking out  publicly  on  issues 
that  are  not  clearly  supported  or  opposed 
by  divine  revelation.  It's  one  thing  to 
shout  out  against  homosexuality,  abortion, 
adultery,  sin  of  all  kinds  (including  gossip, 
backbiting,  hypocrisy,  and  other  less 
popular  or  political  sins),  we  have  biblical 
text  for  those  positions,  and  the  church 
must  speak  out.  It's  quite  another  thing  to 
take  strong  public  positions  on  the  ERA, 
pro-  or  anti-draft  legislation,  prayer  in  the 
schools,  bussing,  and  so  forth,  where  the 
issues  are  not  always  clearly  identified 
and  where  at  least  two  disastrous  results 
may  occur:  you  may  close  the  door  to  a 
gospel  witness  to  those  who  disagree  with 
you  politically  in  which  case  it's  not  the 
preaching  of  the  cross  or  the  reproach  of 


Christ  that  has  closed  the  door,  it  is 
political  expedience,  which  may  be  right 
but  is  secondary;  or  you  may  be  identified 
with  lesser  causes  than  the  glory  of  God 
and  the  centrality  of  Christ  and  the  cross. 

The  Northeastern  Ohio  District  adopted 
a  resolution  which,  in  part,  reads:  "As  local 
churches,  let  us  be  cautious  of  over  in- 
dulgence in  political,  socio-economic  in- 
volvement that  would  cause  us  to  lose  our 
perspective.  Morality  comes  not  first  by 
legislation  but  by  the  influence  of  the  Holy 
Spirit  through  the  Word  and  godly  life 
style  of  believers.  We  are  the  light  and 
salt  of  the  earth  (Matt.  5:13-14)." 

Moral  action  committees  in  the  church 
to  give  guidance  to  believers  in  evaluating 
issues  or  candidates  is  one  thing  (though 
volatile);  but  committees  to  tell  a  godless 
community  how  it  must  legislate  is  quite 
another.  As  Martin  Lloyd-Jones  put  it: 
"You  can't  Christianize  the  world.  The  end 
time  is  going  to  be  like  the  time  of  the 
Flood.  The  condition  of  the  modern  world 
proves  that  what  we  must  preach  more 
than  ever  is  'Escape  from  the  wrath  to 
come!'  The  situation  is  critical.  I  believe 
the  Christian  people,  but  not  the  church, 
should  get  involved  in  politics  and  social 
affairs.  The  . . .  task  of  the  church  is  to  save 
men  from  the  wrath  to  come  by  bringing 
them  to  Christ.  .  .  .  The  main  function  of 
politics,  culture,  and  all  these  things  is  to 
restrain  evil.  They  can  never  do  an 
ultimately  positive  work.  .  .  .  The  only 
hope  for  the  world  is  the  return  of  Christ." 

The  world  situation  is  in  grave  difficul- 
ty. It's  not  volcanoes  nor  earthquakes,  nor 
windstorms  that  are  so  devastating.  They 
destroy  merely  temporal  things,  material 
properties.  But  the  philosophies  of  men, 
their  empty  traditions,  their  deceitful 
mysticism  and  asceticism  — these  imprison 
the  minds  of  men  and  lead  to  spiritual 
enslavement  with  eternal  consequences. 

To  quote  Northern  Atlantic  District 
Moderator  Roger  Wambold  again,  the 
Christian's  perspective  on  the  world 
should  be  "not  too  much  in  it  or  too  much 
out  of  it.  Let's  be  clearly  different  as  God's 
people  are  supposed  to  be,  but  let's  stay  in 
touch  with  what's  happening  and  how  peo- 
ple are  thinking." 


2.  Morality 

Another  matter  regarding  the  church 
and  the  world  is  the  influence  of  the  world 
upon  members  of  the  Church  of  Jesus 
Christ,  and  is  perhaps  no  more  evident 
than  in  our  declining  standards  of  morali- 
ty. Maybe  it's  because  we  watch  so  much 
television  that  we've  imbibed  of  the 
world's  morals  without  realizing  it.  In  the 
last  few  months  two  of  our  denominational 
leaders  have  mentioned  in  my  hearing 
numbers  of  cases  of  immorality  or  strong 
temptation  to  immorality  on  the  part  of 
ministers  in  our  Fellowship!  I've  not  been 
told  names  and  incidents,  thankfully  — I 
don't  need  that  kind  of  information  — but 
it's  a  problem  that  is  almost  out  of  control. 
One  pastor  is  said  to  have  confessed  to  a 
layman  in  his  church  that,  after  all,  he 
is  only  human,  and  he  has  a  real  problem 
with  lust.  Unless  that  problem  is  nailed  to 
the  cross  where  that  pastor's  old  nature 
was  to  be  crucified  and  unless  he  ap- 
propriates the  power  and  grace  of  the 
Holy  Spirit,  he  is  already  lost  to  any  mean- 
ingful or  lasting  spiritual  ministry! 
Brethren,  let's  not  oniy  pray  for  purity, 
and  that's  where  it  begins,  but  let's  also 
confess  our  own  sin  and  inclination  to  sin 
and  take  strong  measures  to  purify  our 
minds  and  lives. 

Paul  tells  us  how  to  handle  our 
thoughts:  "Finally,  brethren,  whatever  is 
true,  whatever  is  of  good  repute,  if  there  is 
any  excellence  and  if  anything  worthy  of 
praise,  let  your  mind  dwell  on  these 
things"  (Phil.  4:8). 

We  Brethren  are  strong  on  the  inerran- 
cy of  Scripture;  we  believe  that  the  Bible 
in  its  original  autographs  is  without  error; 
but  we  may  be  weak  on  the  living-out  of 
the  Bible;  our  lives  too  often  would  sug- 
gest that,  indeed,  the  Bible  is  with  error. 
What  we  need,  undoubtedly,  is  revival. 
Moderator  True  Hunt  in  the  Allegheny 
District  reminded  the  delegates  that 
"human  nature  looks  to  an  organization  for 
revival,  but  God  Himself  looks  for  Spirit- 
filled  Christians." 

Former  Moderator  Robert  Collitt  ad- 
dressed the  conference  with  these  words: 
"God  isn't  looking  for  clever  people;  He's 
looking  for  clean  people.  We're  wondering 


why  God  doesn't  bend  low;  He's  wondering 
why  we  don't  break  down.  Our  cry:  'Is 
everybody  happy?'  should  be:  'Is 
everybody  holy?'  " 

Martin  Lloyd-Jones  put  it  this  way: 
"When  things  were  not  going  well,  the  old 
approach  was  for  ministers  and  deacons  to 
call  a  day  of  fasting  and  prayer  and  to 
plead  with  God  to  visit  them  with  power. 
Today's  alternative  is  an  evangelistic  cam- 
paign. ...  I  am  convinced  that  nothing  can 
avail  but  churches  and  ministers  on  their 
knees  in  total  dependence  on  God.  As  long 
as  you  go  on  organizing,  people  will  not  fall 
on  their  knees  and  implore  God  to  come 
and  heal  them." 

I  repeat  from  my  conference  message 
last  year  the  prophet's  statement:  "Not  by 
might  nor  by  power  but  by  my  Spirit,  says 
the  Lord  of  Hosts." 
3.  Mission 

My  final  observation  has  to  do  with  the 
purpose  of  our  Fellowship,  and  I've  al- 
luded to  it  all  through  this  message.  Dr. 
Breese,  who  will  address  this  conference 
on  Thursday  and  Friday,  recently  made 
these  comments  in  his  Destiny  Bulletin: 
"A  call  for  a  new  world  order  is  being 
sounded  here  and  there  and  is  even  being 
echoed  in  some  current  religious 
literature.  Perceptive  Christians,  having 
read  the  Scriptures,  will  be  aware  of 
popular  new  slogans  like  'The  purpose  of 
the  church  is  to  transform  humanity,'  or 
'Christians  are  here  to  bring  peace  and 
justice  to  mankind.'  The  world,  guilty  of 
the  murder  of  the  Prince  of  Life  and  con- 
demned already,  cannot  be  transformed, 
only  judged.  Salvation  is  for  the  in- 
dividual, not  society." 

Then,  what  is  our  task?  As  one  mis- 
sionary suggested  in  a  letter  to  me,  "Why 
has  God  left  the  church  on  the  earth?"  His 
answer:  "Missions!" 

Every  church  obedient  to  the  New 
Testament  is  a  missionary  church.  It  is  not 
"interested  in"  or  "doing  a  lot  for"  mis- 
sions, but  it  is  a  missionary  body.  Mis- 
sionary activity  is  inherent  in  its  reason 


for  existence.  It  is  charged  in  Acts  1:8  with 
evangelizing  "both"  its  immediate  com- 
munity "and"  the  uttermost  parts  of  the 
earth.  So  long  as  there  is  an  unevangelized 
portion  of  the  earth,  the  responsibility  of 
the  local  church  is  not  less.  The  church  is 
left  on  earth  and  established  for  this  prime 
purpose.  Every  other  ministry  and  func- 
tion must  contribute  to  this  object. 

I  do  not  fully  subscribe  to  the  oft-quoted 
statement  that  "No  one  should  hear  the 
Gospel  twice  till  all  have  heard  it  once"; 
because  it  is  not  often  on  the  first  hearing 
that  one  understands  and  receives  the 
Gospel.  But,  there  is  a  principle  implied  in 
that  quotation  which  I  fear  we  often 
overlook.  Three-quarters  of  the  population 
of  the  world  are  without  a  personal,  saving 
knowledge  of  Jesus  Christ.  That's  approx- 
imately three  billion  people.  More  than 
two-thirds  of  that  group  are  not  only  out- 
side of  Christ,  they  are  outside  the  reach 
of  the  existing  church.  Perhaps  two  or  two 
and  one-half  billion  people  are  effectively 
hidden  to  the  message  of  the  Gospel.  How 
are  they  to  be  reached?  The  answer  is  sim- 
ple: Missions!  Missions!  Missions! 

Without  neglecting  the  saints  in  our 
churches  that  need  nurture  and  building 
up,  without  ignoring  the  150,000  non- 
evangelicals  in  the  U.S.A.  who  need  to  be 
redeemed  from  sin,  without  forsaking  the 
lost  within  reach  of  our  present  nine 
foreign  missions  fields,  we  must  enlarge 
our  vision!  We  must  dig  down  a  little 
deeper  (learn  something  about  sacrificing, 
giving,  and  living!);  we  must  pray  a  lot 
more  fervently;  we  must  go  a  lot  further 
and  into  a  wider  area.  That  is  what  we're 
here  for. 

God  has  blessed  us  so  richly!  He  has 
given  us  so  much!  And  what  for?  For  our 
enjoyment  and  enrichment?  Yes,  surely! 
For  our  spiritual  edification  ?  Most 
assuredly.  But  I  leave  you  to  conclude  the 
rhetorical  statement  of  our  conference 
theme:  To  Whom  Much  Is  Given  . .  .!  "And 
it  is  required  of  servants  that  they  be 
faithful." 


Business  Sessions 


FIRST  SESSION,  JULY  29: 

The  moderator,  Jesse  B.  Deloe,  called 
the  first  business  session  of  the  91st  Annual 
Conference  of  the  Fellowship  of  Grace 
Brethren  Churches  to  order  at  8:40  a.m., 
July  29,  1980.  The  conference  met  at 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  July  27— August  1, 
1980.  Initial  reports  were  made  by  the 
Membership  Committee  which  indicated 
that  there  were  483  lay  delegates  and  282 
ministerial,  for  a  first  day  total  of  765. 

A  motion  was  made  and  passed  that  the 
official  list  of  member  churches  of  the 
FGBC  consist  of  the  churches  listed  on 
pages  62-79  of  the  1980  Brethren  Annual. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  we  receive  into 
the  FGBC  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 
Riverside,  California. 

A  motion  was  made  and  passed  that  we 
receive  into  the  FGBC  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church  of  Melbourne,  Florida. 

A  motion  was  passed  to  receive  into  the 
FGBC  the  Maumee  Valley  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Toledo,  Ohio. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  receive  into  the 
FGBC  the  Watkins  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Marysville,  Ohio. 

A  motion  was  made  and  passed  that  we 
receive  into  the  FGBC  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Charlotte,  North  Carolina. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  receive  into  the 
FGBC  the  South  Bay  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Torrance,  California. 

A  motion  was  made  and  passed  to  re- 
ceive into  the  FGBC  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Island  Pond,  Vermont. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  receive  into  the 
FGBC  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 
Newark,  Delaware. 

A  motion  was  made  and  passed  to  re- 
ceive into  the  FGBC  the  Sierra  View  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Placerville,  California. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  receive  into  the 
FGBC  the  Grace  Brethren  Bible  Church  of 
Troutville,  Virginia,  pending  receipt  of  an 
official  letter  of  application. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  seat  the  delegates 
from  the  newly  received  new  churches. 

A  motion  was  made  and  passed  that  the 


new  Southwest  District  Fellowship  of 
Grace  Brethren  Churches  be  recognized  by 
the  FGBC. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  the  new  Moun- 
tain-Plains District  Fellowship  of  Grace 
Brethren  Churches  be  recognized  by  the 
FGBC. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  the  Southern 
District  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 
Churches  be  recognized  by  the  FGBC. 

A  motion  was  made  and  passed  to  adopt 
the  proposed  agenda. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  receive  the  report 
of  the  Nominating  Committee  in  which  the 
following  persons  were  placed  in  nomina- 
tion for  the  various  conference  offices: 
Moderator:  Tom  Julien,  Knute  Larson 
Vice  Moderator:  James  Dixon.  Bill  Smith 
Secretary:  Clyde  Landrum ,  Warren  Tamkin 
Assistant  Secretary -Gary  Cole,  David  Plaster 
Treasurer:  Larry  Chamberlain,  Steve  Mason 
Statistician:  Rollin  Sandy,  Galen  Wiley 
Committee  on  Committees:  Forrest  Jackson, 
Galen  Lingenfelter,  Russell  Ogden,  James 
Poyner,  Robert  Thompson 
A   motion   prevailed  that  Luke  Kauff- 
man's  name  be  placed  in  nomination  for 
the  office  of  Vice  Moderator. 

The  election  was  conducted  by  the 
Moderator. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  receive  into  the 
FGBC  the  Ephrata  Area  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Ephrata,  Pennsylvania. 

The   following  persons  were  placed  in 
nomination    by    the    various   districts   for 
membership  on  the  1980  National  Confer- 
ence   Executive    Committee.    These    were 
elected  by  vote  of  the  conference: 
Allegheny:  Ray  Davis,  True  Hunt 
Florida:  John  Diaz 
Hawaii:  James  Kennedy 
Indiana:  Gene  Witzky,  Ward  Tressler 
Iowa:  Larry  Richeson 
Michigan:  Christian  Becker 
Mid-Atlantic:  James  Dixon,  Randall  Poyner 
Mountain-Plains*:  Gilbert  Hawkins 
Nor-Cal:  F'enton  McDonald 
North  Atlantic:  Roger  VVambold,  Wesley  Haller 
Northcentral  Ohio:  John  Teevan,  John  Viers 
Northeastern   Ohio:  Jerry  Teeter,  Stanley 
Nairn 


Northwest:  Dale  Hostetler 

Southeast:  Ron  Tompson,  Michael  Wingfield 

S.  California-Arizona:  Ralph  Colburn,  Edwin 
Cashman,  David  Goodman,  Thomas  Hughes 

Southern  Ohio:  Ron  Picaid,  Tad  Hobeit 

Southwest*:  Jon  Hall 

Western  Pennsylvania:  Robert  Griffith,  Don 
Rough 
*These  two  districts  were  formed  this  past  year 
from  the  dividing  of  the  Rocky  Mountain  Region 
FGBC.  Their  secretaries  have  written  letters  ask- 
ing that  they  be  received  into  the  FGBC  at  the 
1980  National  Conference. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Com- 
mitees  was  received.  The  following  were 
declared  elected  by  vote  of  the  conference: 
(see  pages  3  and  4  of  this  Annual.) 

A  motion  prevailed  to  seat  one  addi- 
tional ministerial  delegate  from  the 
Ephrata  Area  Grace  Brethren  Church. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  adopt  the  Satis- 
tician's  report  as  follows: 

REPORT  OF  THE  STATISTICIAN  OF  THE 

FELLOWSHIP  OF  GRACE  BRETHREN 

CHURCHES 

Calendar  Year  of  1979 

It  is  the  firm  conviction  of  your  statistician 
that  in  no  fellowship  of  churches  is  there  greater 
faithfulness  in  preaching  and  teaching  the  Word 
of  God  than  in  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 
Churches.  Praise  should  be  given  to  the  Lord 
daily  for  this  and  prayer  offered  that  it  would  re- 
main that  way.  The  other  side  of  the  picture  is 
that  when  consideration  is  given  to  record-keeping 
and  reporting,  the  conviction  of  faithfulness,  ac- 
curacy and  promptness  is  greatly  diminished.  Be- 
ing the  statistician  is  a  learning  experience,  to  say 
the  least,  but  the  learning  comes  in  many  ways. 
Much  frustration  is  experienced  in  working  with 
incomplete,  inaccurate,  late,  and  unseen  reports. 
On  the  other  hand,  many  of  the  reports  were  in 
excellent  condition,  and  for  this  much  appreci- 
ation is  expressed. 

Praise  should  be  expressed  to  the  Lord  for 
every  person  who  was  saved  during  the  year,  but 
the  figures  do  not  show  that  there  were  large 
numbers  of  them. 

There  was  a  net  increase  of  seven  new 
churches  and  one  new  district.  Eight  of  the  dis- 
tricts show  a  decrease  in  membership;  whereas 
nine  show  an  increase.  The  national  increase  is 
3.3%,  but  there  are  six  districts  with  a  greater 
percentage  of  increase:  Northern  Atlantic-3.7%; 
Southern  California-Arizona-4.3%;  Indiana— 
4.9%;  Northcentral  Ohio-7.8%;  Nor-Cal-22.6%; 
and  the  combined  figures  of  Hawaii  and  Puerto 
Rico  show  a  78%  increase.  The  total  increase  in 


membership  was  1,287  which  was  44  less  than 
the  increase  in  1978.  There  were  7,197  profes- 
sions of  faith,  which  means  it  took  almost  six 
people  to  lead  one  person  to  Christ.  Not  a  very 
good  average. 

The  attendance  records  show  rather  sizable 
gains  in  most  cases;  however,  there  was  a  4.5% 
decrease  in  prayer  meeting  attendance  and  Sun- 
day School  had  less  than  1.3%  increase. 

Grace  Brethren  people  continue  to  do  well  in 
the  area  of  finances.  There  was  an  increase  in  giv- 
ing in  almost  every  area;  however,  the  amount 
given  to  the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  showed 
quite  a  decrease  in  1979  when  compared  with  the 
previous  year.  The  greatest  percentage  of  in- 
creased giving  was  to  district  missions,  where 
there  was  a  40%  increase. 

Per  capita  giving  increased  from  $574.01  in 
1978  to  $647.93  in  1979.  The  giving  to  non- 
Brethren  missions  was  $605,352,  which  was  35% 
as  much  as  the  total  combined  giving  to  Brethren 
Home  and  Brethren  Foreign  Missions! 

The  records  have  been  compiled  and  pre- 
sented in  this  report.  Sincere  and  dedicated 
Brethren  should  be  challenged  with  the  oppor- 
tunities to  greater  results.  It  is  "God  who  giveth 
the  increase,"  but  may  we  never  lose  sight  of  the 
fact  that  He  uses  faithful  men  and  women  in 
carrying  out  His  will. 

The  reporting  of  statistics  undoubtedly  has  its 
value,  but  unless  and  until  there  are  more  ac- 
curate reports  forwarded  to  the  statistician,  there 
will  always  be  a  lot  to  be  desired  in  the  statis- 
tician's report.  A  precise  reporting  of  all  infor- 
mation requested,  and  no  more,  from  the  local 
churches  and  districts,  would  be  of  great  help  in 
preparing  the  report  to  be  presented  to  national 
conference. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
A.  Rollin  Sandy,  statistician 

No.  of  Churches 

Reporting  Membership 

District 1978     1979  1978  1979 

Allegheny    ....  16  15  1,855  1,827 

Florida 10  11  1,044  1,034 

Hawaii *  3  251 

Indiana     18  17  2,860  2,999 

Iowa- 
Midlands  ....  11  12  1,111  1,072 

Michigan 8  7  540  539 

Mid-Atlantic     .   .  12  12  3,123  3.194 

No.  Atlantic  .   .   .  21  21  3,231  3,351 

Nor-Cal     6  8  903  1,107 

Northcentral 

Ohio 16  18  3,904  4,210 

Northeastern 

Ohio 14  14  2,421  2,332 

Northwest  ....  15  15  1,380  1,410 
Rocky  Mountain 

Region 10  11  806  732 

Southeast    ....  20  21  2,472  2,407 
So.  California- 
Arizona      ....  37  37  8,591  8,961 


Southern 

.  19 

17 

16 
1 

1^ 

257 

2,318 

2,889 
157 

2,285 

Western 

Pennsylvania  . 
Puerto  Rico   .   . 
Clay  City,  Ind. 

.   17 

■     3** 

253 

2,908 
28 
33 

Totals    . 

39,605 

40,680 

•Nonexistent  as  a  district 
•Previously  combined  with  Hawaii 


No.  of  Churches      Sunday  School 

Reporting  Attendance 

District 1978     1979  1978  1979 

Allegheny    ....  16         15  1,598  1,575 

Florida 10         11  1,026  1,061 

Hawaii *            3  249 

Indiana     18          17  2,550  2,495 

Iowa- 
Midlands  ....  11          12  815  862 

Michigan 8            7  483  477 

Mid-Atlantic     .   .  12          12  2,738  2,598 

No.  Atlantic  ...  21          21  3,037  3,114 

Nor-Cal     6            8  739  884 

Northcentral 

Ohio 16           18  3,273  3,278 

Northeastern 

Ohio 14         14  1,618  1,674 

Northwest  ....  15          15  1,161  1,181 
Rocky  Mountain 

Region 10         11  571  611 

Southeast    .   .  .   .  20         21  1,953  1,854 
So.  California- 
Arizona     ...   .37          37  6,866  6,778 
Southern 

Ohio 19         17  1,728  1,817 

Western 

Pennsylvania.   .17          16  2,455  2,630 

Puerto  Rico   .   .        3**        1  165  20 

Clay  City,  Ind. 1_  32 

Totals    .  253       257  32,776  33,190 

•Nonexistent  as  a  district 
•♦Previously  combined  with  Hawaii 


There  are  271  churches  (Annual  shows  272,  but 
Lakewood  and  Cypress,  Calif.,  have  combined. 
Therefore,  a  total  of  271).  A  total  of  257 
churches  reported  from  17  districts,  in  addition 
to  Puerto  Rico  and  Clay  City,  Indiana.  The  fol- 
lowing 14  did  not  report:  Allegheny  District- 
Accident,  Md.,  and  Somerset,  Pa.;  Iowa-Midlands 
District— Garwin,  Iowa;  Michigan  District— Jack- 
son, Mich.;  Nor-Cal  District— Placerville  and 
Tracy,  Calif.;  Northcentral  Ohio — Walbridge, 
Ohio;  Rocky  Mountain  Region— Cheyenne,  Wyo.; 
So.  California-Arizona  District— Bell  and  Fill- 
more, Calif.,  and  Phoenix  (Northwest),  Ariz.;  and 
Southern  Ohio  District— Covington,  Dayton  (Pat- 
terson Park— no  longer  a  Grace  Brethren  Church), 
and  Sinking  Spring,  Ohio. 


PROFESSIONS  1978  ig79 
OF    FAITH: 

Regular  services 3,009  3,479 

Sunday  School- 
Children's  Church 1,431  1,006 

VBS  and  camp 1,484  1,425 

Other 1,007  1,287 

Total 6,931  7,197 


MEMBERSHIP: 

Total  last  year     38,274  39,393 

Added  this  year: 

From  other  denominations       557  588 

From  other  FGBC  churches     611  634 

By  baptism     2,621  2,832 

Other 306  407 

Total  added 4,095  4,461 

Lost  this  year: 

To  other  denominations   .  .      590  592 

To  other  FGBC  churches           522  525 

By  death 256  235 

By  dismissal 77  64 

Roll  revision 1,235  1,646 

Other 84  112 

Total  lost 2,764  3,174 

Net  gain 1,331  1,287 

Membership  this  year     .   .   .  39,605  40,680 

Trine-immersed 35,603  36,216 

Total  baptisms 3,583  4,356 

STATISTICS    OF    MEETINGS: 

Morning  worship 38,725  39,840 

Evening  worship 17,954  19,424 

Prayer  meeting 12,361  11,807 

Communion 18,070  18.973 

Other     8,299  12,238 

AUXILIARY    ORGANIZATIONS: 

Sunday  School: 

Preschool     4,767  4,944 

Grades  1-6 7,315  7,110 

Grades  7-12 5,120  5,241 

Adult 15,574  15,895 

Total 32,776  33,190 

VBS 18,176  19,376 

Girls'  work 3,189  2,977 

Boys'  work 1,804  1,817 

Youth 2,796  2,881 

WMC 3,692  3,801 

Laymen 987  1,095 

CHURCH-RELATED    ORGANIZATIONS: 

District  youth  camp    ....   2,424  2,316 

Day  school     5,515  6,536 

Other     1,078  1,516 


1978 


1979 


ASSETS    AT    END    OF    YEAR: 

What  church  owns: 

Cash  in  bank     ....  $    1,557,998  $    1,390,814 

Savings  & 

investments 1,797,343  2,167,761 

Equipment                  .   .    4,744,655  4,926,401 

Parsonage  (cost)  ...  2,272,510  2,211,948 
Land  & 

building  (cost)              50,181,511  55,838,827 

Other     2,343,721  2,581,792 

Total 62,897,738  69,117,543 

What  church  owes    .   .  17,997,958  19,791,042 

What  church's  net 
worth $44,899,780  $49,326,501 

RECEIPT    OF    INCOME: 

Missions $    2,661,837  $    2,977,152 

General  fund  ....  10,652,320  11,958,382 
Building  fund  ....  2,199,921  2,370,439 
Auxiliary  receipts     .  765,956  924,601 


Church-related 

organizations   ....  4,263,684        3,182,043 
Borrowed  funds     .   .   .   2,080,354        2,791,606 

Other 1,526,522        2,153,726 

Total $24,150,594  $26,357,949 

DISBURSEMENTS    OF    EXPENDITURES: 
National  organizations  (including 

auxiliary  organizations) 
Breth.  Home  Miss.    .$       565,354  $        597,748 

Breth.  For.  Miss 937,593        1,138,840 

Grace  Schools 271,161  314,931 

District  Missions    ....    110,439  154,930 

Christian  Education 

Board 78,288  88,911 

Board  of 

Evangelism 23,816  26,775 

Breth.  Miss.  Herald  .   .   .      59,866  53,312 

Other  Brethren 

Missions 221,770  230,951 

Non-Brethren 

Missions .  456,230  605,352 

Total $    2,724,517  $    3,211,750 

Local  expenses: 
General  fund: 
Senior  pastors' 

salary  (total)     .  .   .$    2,755,320  $    3,060,773 
Other  pastors' 

salary     814,430        1,150,330 

Other  salaries 1,635,930        1,590,867 

Operating  expenses  (utilities, 

supplies,  insurance,  maintenance, 

etc.) 3,159,405        3,320,255 

Promotion 228,593  273,043 

Debt  payment  (principal 

and  interest)     ....      241,068  538,262 

Other     ■      816,327        1,652,312 

Total $    9,651,073  $11,585,842 

Building  fund: 
Regular  building 

debt $    2,140,981  $    2,422,917 

New  building    ....      2,433,607        2,772,019 
Improvements     .   .   .  757,976  922,920 

Total $    5,332,564  $   6,117,856 

Auxiliary 

organizations   .   .    $        588,112  $        899,986 

Church-related 

organizations   .  . 
Dist.  youth  camp  .    $        112,478  $        106,028 
Christian  day 

school 3,688,009        3,920,710 

Other     636,985  320,907 

Total $   4,437,472  $   4,347,645 

Total  .   .  .    $20,009,221  $22,951,329 

SUMMARY    OF    EXPENSES: 
National 

organizations   .  .     $   2,724,517  $    3,211,750 

Local  expenses    .  .       20,009,221      22,951,329 

TOTAL     .     $22,733,738  $26,163,079 


A  motion  was  made  and  passed  that  the 
meeting  be  adjourned. 


SECOND  SESSION,  JULY  30: 

The  moderator  called  the  second  busi- 
ness session  to  order  at  8:40  a.m.,  July  30 
1980. 

A  motion  was  made  and  passed  to  re- 
ceive the  minutes  of  the  last  meeting,  as 
corrected. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  remove  the  name 
of  the  Patterson  Park  Brethren  Church,  at 
their  own  request-see  8/1/80  motion, 
from  the  list  of  member  churches  in  the 
FGBC. 

The  Membership  Committee  reported 
additional  delegates,  bringing  the  num- 
ber of  delegates  to  date  to  488  lay  and  284 
ministerial  delegates,  with  a  second  day 
total  of  772. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  receive  the  report 
of  the  FGBC  Treasurer,  Mr.  Larry  Cham- 
berlain, as  follows: 

TREASURER'S  REPORT 

Summary  of  Cash  Receipts  and  Disbursements 

For  Eleven  Month  Period  of  August  1,  1979,  to 

June  30,  1980 

INCOME: 

Credential  and  Child  Care  Fees    .   .  $22,184.18 
Special  Offerings — 

Home  Missions 3,845.40 

Foreign  Missions 4,396.00 

Grace  Schools 948.18 

Christian  Education 1,157.11 

Conference  Expenses 888.20 

Florida  Tour  Receipts 1,651.41 

Exhibit  Receipts 350.00 

Royalties  from  Sale  of  Tapes    .   .   .  486.00 

Interest  Earned— BIF 714.57 

Total  Income $36,621.05 

EXPENSES: 

Facilities  Rental $        209.31 

Brethren  Annual     5,110.85 

Secretarial  Help 510.65 

Special  Offerings — 

Home  Missions 3,845.40 

Foreign  Missions 4,396.00 

Grace  Schools 948.18 

Christian  Education 1,157.11 

Printing  and  Promotion     4,785.83 

Conference  Music— Audio 1,042.65 

Coordinator 825.00 

Honoraria  and  Travel 1,933.00 

Officers'  and  Committees' 

Expenses 990.57 

Child  Care  (net) 3,047.62 

Florida  Tour  Disbursement    ....  1,740.49 

Special  Committee  Travel  Expense  1,688.21 

Total  Expenses $32,230.87 

Net  Surplus $    4,390.18 

STATEMENT    OF    CASH    POSITION 
June  30,  1980 
Beginning  Balances  (8/1/79): 
Checking  Account $        386.73 


Savings  Account     5,206.16 

Total $  5,592.89 

Add  Net  Surplus  for  Period 4,390.18 

$  9,983.07 

Ending  Balances  (6/30/80): 

Checking  Account $  312.84 

Savings  Account     9,670.73 

Total $  9,983.07 

The  financial  statements  and  records  are  ex- 
amined by  Plummer  and  Company,  C.P.A.'s, 
Warsaw,  Indiana. 

A  motion  was  made  by  Treasurer  Larry 
Chamberlain  to  change  the  accounting  year 
for  the  FGBC  from  the  period  of  August  1- 
July  30,  to  the  period  of  July  1-June  30, 
effective  with  the  fiscal  year  of  July  1979- 
June  30,  1980.  The  motion  passed. 

A  motion  was  made  to  adopt  the  state- 
ment of  the  Northcentral  Ohio  District  on 
the  sanctity  of  life,  and  amend  the  FGBC 
Statement  of  Faith,  by  adding  to  Article  5, 
"man,"— the  words  "Life  begins  at  concep- 
tion and  is  worthy  of  the  utmost  respect" 
(Ps.  139:13-16;Exod.  21:22-25). 
STATEMENT  OF  THE  NORTHCENTRAL 
OHIO  DISTRICT  ON 
THE  SANCTITY  OF  LIFE 

The  Northcentral  Ohio  District  of  the  Fellow- 
ship of  Grace  Brethren  Churches  has  adopted  a 
Sanctity  of  Life  statement  which  it  has  recom- 
mended to  national  conference.  Part  of  that 
recommendation  is  to  add  to  the  Statement  of 
Faith,  article  5  "Man,"  the  words:  "Life  begins  at 
conception  and  is  worthy  of  the  utmost  respect" 
(Ps.  139:13-16). 

A  motion  prevailed  to  refer  the  above 
motion  to  a  special  committee  appointed 
by  the  moderator  to  report  back  to  confer- 
ence in  1981 . 

A  motion  prevailed  to  extend  the  time 
of  the  meeting. 

The  secretary  read  the  report  of  yester- 
day's election  as  follows: 

Moderator -Knute  Larson 

Vice  Moderator-No  election;  must  revote 

Secretary -Clyde  Landrum 

Assistant  Secretary -Gary  Cole 

Treasurer-Larry  Chamberlain 

Statistician-Rollin  Sandy 

Committee  on  Committees:  Forrest  Jackson, 
Russell  Ogden,  Robert  Thompson 

The  moderator  conducted  the  election 
for  vice  moderator  with  the  two  candi- 
dates: Bill  Smith  and  Luke  Kauffman. 

A  motion  to  adjourn  was  made  and 
passed. 


THIRD  SESSION,  JULY  31: 

Moderator  Jesse  Deloe  called  the  meet- 
ing to  order  at  8:40  a.m.,  July  31,  1980. 

The  minutes  of  the  previous  session 
were  read  by  the  secretary,  and  were  ac- 
cepted by  vote. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  include  the  name 
of  David  Mitchell  on  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee, as  the  representative  of  the  new 
Southern  District. 

The  Membership  Committee  reported 
two  additional  ministerial  delegates.  A 
motion  was  passed  to  seat  these  delegates, 
bringing  the  number  of  ministerial  dele- 
gates to  286,  lay  delegates  remaining  at 
488,  for  a  new  total  of  774. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  the  Executive 
Committee  appoint  an  additional  two  men 
to  next  year's  Rules  and  Organization 
Committee  to  present  to  our  next  confer- 
ence the  procedures  for  amending  our 
Statement  of  Faith. 

Dr.  David  Hocking  presented  the  report 
of  the  Special  Study  Committee: 

REPORT  AND  RECOMMENDATIONS 
FOR   1980  NATIONAL  CONFERENCE 

Special  Study  Committee 
We  recommend  that  .  .  . 

1.  We  reaffirm  our  "Statement  of  Faith"  as 
the  essential  position  of  our  Fellowship  require- 
ments, and  that  we  encourage  all  churches  and 
examining  boards  to  reaffirm  their  commitments 
to  this  statement  as  a  minimum  requirement  for 
acceptance  as  a  church  or  elder. 

2.  We  recommend  that  the  "Statement  of 
Faith"  become  an  official  part  of  our  FGBC  con- 
stitution and  articles  of  incorporation. 

3.  We  incorporate  as  a  Fellowship  of 
Grace  Brethren  Churches  (involving  all 
necessary)  with  appropriate  constitution 
and  by-laws. 

4.  A  Board  of  Directors  be  instituted  to  plan 
and  be  responsible  for  national  conference  and  its 
related  affairs. 

5.  Three  regions  of  our  churches  be  estab- 
lished, with  four  men  from  each  region  to 
serve  on  the  Board  of  Directors: 

A.  Western:  Hawaii,  Southern  California, 
Northern  California,  Northwest,  South- 
west, Mountain  Plains. 

B.  Midwestern:  Iowa-Midlands,  Michigan,  In- 
diana, Northcentral  Ohio,  Northeastern 
Ohio,  Southern  Ohio. 

C.  Eastern:  Western  Pennsylvania,  Allegheny, 
North  Atlantic,  Mid-Atlantic,  Southeast, 
Florida,  Southern. 


6.  Nominees  for  initial  Board  of  Directors 
be  selected  by  this  study  committee  and  the 
national  conference  executive  committee  with 
staggering  terms. 

7.  Adequate  provision  be  made  for  individ- 
ual churches  to  submit  names  to  the  Board  of 
Directors  for  consideration  as  nominees  to  the 
national  conference. 

8.  Board  of  Directors  may  serve  no  more 
than  two  consecutive  full  terms. 

9.  No  church  have  more  than  one  member 
on  the  Board  of  Directors  at  once. 

10.  Board  of  Directors  employ  a  person  to 
carry  out  the  conference  and  board  responsibili- 
ties (time  determined  by  the  Board  of  Directors). 

11.  The  present  study  committee  be  con- 
tinued to  implement  the  recommendations  of 
conference. 

12.  The  GBC  Christian  Education  Board  be 
encouraged  to  continue  to  lead  in  Church  and 
Family  Ministries  and  that  related  auxiliaries  in 
the  Fellowship  be  encouraged  to  study  the  con- 
solidation of  their  efforts  within  the  framework 
of  this  board. 

13.  We  establish  the  following  criteria  for 
acceptance  of  a  "cooperating  organization": 

A.  That  the  organization  and  its  governing 
body  subscribe  to  the  Statement  of 
Faith  of  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Breth- 
ren Churches. 

B.  That  the  organization  be  sponsored  and 
controlled  by  Grace  Brethren  people,  with 
representation  from  more  than  one  Grace 
Brethren  church  on  the  governing  board. 

C.  That  the  organization  have  a  scope  of 
ministry  broader  than  the  immediate  local 
church  ministries  and  exists  to  serve  other 
Grace  Brethren  churches. 

D.  That  the  organization  meet  a  recognized 
need  related  to  our  fulfillment  of  the 
Great  Commission. 

The  organization,  with  these  criteria,  must  be 
inspected  by  the  Board  of  Directors  (or  the  pres- 
ent executive  committee)  of  the  conference  be- 
fore recommended  for  recognition  to  the  national 
conference. 

14.  All  cooperating  organizations  be  required 
to  submit  annual  reports  to  the  conference. 

15.  We  request  the  FGBC  Board  of  Directors 
to  study  the  problem  of  churches  who  lack  dis- 
trict recognition  but  maintain  membership  in  the 
national  Fellowship. 

16.  We  reaffirm  personal  obedience  in  holi- 
ness and  in  the  Great  Commission  of  our  Lord 
as  the  high  calling  for  the  Christian  and  the 
churches,  and  call  our  churches  to  work  to- 
gether in  love  and  visible  unity  under  that  com- 
mand, praying  for  the  Spirit's  impetus  and 
gracious  fellowship  of  love  in  this  mission. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  adopt   Items   1 


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and  2  of  the  report  as  our  official  position. 

A  motion  was  made  and  passed  that  we 
incorporate  as  the  Fellowship  of  Grace 
Brethren  Churches  (involving  all  necessary) 
with  appropriate  articles  of  incorporation, 
constitution,  and  by-laws. 

A  motion  was  made  to  adopt  Recom- 
mendations 4  through  10  of  the  above  re- 
port, thus  taking  steps  to  institute  a  board 
of  directors  to  plan  and  be  responsible  for 
national  conference  and  its  related  affairs. 

A  motion  was  passed  to  extend  the  time 
of  the  session  for  five  minutes  to  finish  cur- 
rent business. 

The  previous  question  was  called,  and 
approved  by  vote.  The  motion  to  adopt 
recommendations  4  through  10  was  then 
passed. 

The  moderator  announced  a  special 
business  session  for  2:30  p.m.  today,  July 
31,  1980. 

A  motion  to  adjourn  prevailed. 

Thursday,  July  31,  2:30  p.m. 

The  moderator  called  the  special  after- 
noon session  to  order  at  2:30  p.m.,  July 
31,  1980. 

The  minutes  of  the  previous  meeting 
were  read  and  approved  as  corrected. 

A  motion  was  made  and  passed  (regard- 
ing Recommendation  No.  1 1  of  the  Special 
Studies  Committee  report)  that  a  com- 
mittee of  five  (5)  be  appointed  to  recom- 
mend in  detailed  manner  instructions  for 
implementation  of  the  recommendation  of 
conference. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  accept  No.  12  of 
the  Special  Study  Committee  recommen- 
dations. 

A  motion  was  made  to  accept  recom- 
mendations 13  and  14  of  the  Special 
Committee  report. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  amend  No.  13,  B, 
to  read  "that  the  organization  be  spon- 
sored and  controlled  by  Grace  Brethren 
people,  providing  that  the  organization  is 
not  a  subsidiary  of  one  local  church,  and 
that  it  has  representation  that  is  truly 
national  in  scope  on  its  governing  board." 

A  motion  was  made  and  passed  to  ac- 
cept recommendations  13  and  14  of  the 
Special  Study  Committee  report  as 
amended. 

A  motion  was  made  to  accept  Recom- 


mendation  No.  15  of  the  report. 

An  amendment  was  made  and  passed  to 
give  this  responsibility  in  No.  15  to  the 
national  conference  Executive  Committee, 
or  its  successor. 

The  motion  on  No.  15  as  amended  was 
passed. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  accept  Recom- 
mendation No.  16. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  add  an  additional 
recommendation  to  be  numbered  No.  17: 
To  reaffirm  our  belief  in  the  sovereignty 
and  autonomy  of  the  local  church. 

The  following  persons  were  placed  in 
nomination  for  membership  on  the  Chris- 
tian Education  board: 

Roger  Wambold,  pastor,  Philadelphia  First 
Brethren  Church,  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania 

Bernie  Simmons,  CE  pastor,  Lititz,  Pa.,  Grace 
Brethren  Church 

Jim  Poyner,  pastor,  Huber  Heights,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Dayton,  Ohio 

Gary  Miller,  pastor,  Omaha,  Nebr.,  Grace 
Brethren  Church 

John  Mcintosh,  pastor,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Mabton,  Washington 

Mike  Grill,  Ph.D.,  professor  of  psychology, 
Grace  College,  member  of  Winona  Lake  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana 

Gerald  AUebach,  pastor,  Geistown  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pennsylvania 

Ed  Cashman,  pastor,  Bellflower  Brethren 
Church,  Bellflower,  California. 

Our  special  thanks  to  Bill  Snell,  Vernon 
Harris,  and  David  Seifert  who  leave  this  board  of 
ministry  for  now  after  two  consecutive  terms 
because  of  the  policy  to  allow  for  new  people  on 
the  board. 

A  ballot  election  was  held,  following  the 
passing  of  a  motion  that  the  nominations 
cease. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  accept  the  report 
of  the  Grace  Brethren  Christian  Education 
Department,  as  follows: 

REPORT  OF  GBC  CHRISTIAN 
EDUCATION 

Our  ministries  continue  with  good  encourage- 
ment from  our  churches  and  pastors.  We  thank 
you. 

The  list  of  our  ministries  is  included  in  the 
packet.  This  year  we  added  to  our  ministries, 
the  beginning  of  a  ministry  to  church  secretaries, 
research  into  cooperation  with  Grace  Schools  to 
influence  students  in  practical  areas  of  local 
church-Great  Commission  ministries,  more  local 
and  district  CE  seminars,  and  more  touch  with 


our  supporters. 

We  expanded  road  ministries  and  team  visiting, 
responding  to  positive  and  enduring  reactions. 

We  want  to  continue  to  work  to  alleviate  the 
matter  of  fragmentation,  helping  all  of  us  see  all 
our  work  as  FGBC,  as  one  team  doing  one  thing 
worldwide.  Please  let's  all  do  that. 

The  "Hoping  to  Help"  mood  means  we  de- 
sire your  suggestions  and  criticisms.  Please  share 
them. 

We  are  especially  grateful  this  year  for  your 
response  to  our  need  for  a  new  headquarters 
building.  Thank  God  for  the  generous  and  timely 
provision.  Please  come  see  the  new  Christian  Ed- 
quarters,  which  seems  just  right. 

Our  gratitude  is  expressed  to  the  Herald  Min- 
istries, our  landlords  for  years,  who  needed  the 
room  for  their  own  expansion. 

One  new  director  this  year  was  Kevin  Huggins, 
director  of  exciting  road  ministries  and  seminars 
and  editor  of  CE  Youth  Programs.  Ed  Lewis, 
director  of  Youth  Ministries,  deserves  special 
credit  for  pouring  his  life  into  ministries  that 
will  affect  our  missions  and  church  outreach  for 
all  the  future.  Judy  Ashman,  the  other  director, 
is  responsible  for  a  terrific  girls'  program  and  CE 
production. 

Administration  is  shared  by  Virginia  Toroian, 
Gladys  Deloe,  and  Brian  Roseborough.  Plus  a 
terrific  staff. 

We  also  thank  a  board  with  great  heart  and 
shared  vision. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

Knute  Larson,  executive  director 


STATEMENT    OF    OPERATION 

CHRISTIAN    EDUCATION    DEPARTMENT 

For  year  ending  December  31,  1979 

INCOME: 

Church  offering  and  honoraria    ...  $    85,112.36 

TIME      44,425.78 

SMM  —offering  and  District 

Patroness  Seminar     7,889.58 

Timothy  Teams 3,081.55 

Office  equipment 1,059.75 

Operation  Barnabas 24,977.86 

Car 814.86 

CE  Convention 6,066.65 

BNYC 174,738.04 

Youth  programs 7,666.53 

NAC 1,500.00 

Ac'cent 7,742.50 

D-Days 2,323.67 

BSLV     212.00 

Material  sales 33,307.77 

Service  sales 186.97 

Film  rental     770.58 

Hospitalization 2,054.94 

Postage     2,204.35 

Garage  sale 300.65 

Telephone 243.78 

WMC  offering 700.00 

Other  income 4,540.72 

Total  Income     $411,920.89 

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EXPENSES: 

Staff: 

Salaries,  housing  retirement,  Social 

Security,  travel 88,762.49 

Office: 

Office  expense 11,082.19 

Office  supplies 4,544.25 

Rent 6,000.00 

Depreciation     3,726.04 

Hospitalization 4,205.62 

Office  postage     5,153.65 

Telephone  campaign 132.29 

Office  building 726.00 

Office  insurance 1,135.00 

Workmen's  Compensation 59.00 

Youth: 

BNYC  (1978-79) 147,980.58 

BSLV     262.67 

TIME     31,931.72 

Timothy  Teams 1,767.14 

Operation  Barnabas 22,933.59 

Youth  programs 5,801.84 

D-Days 2,705.83 

Youth  fund 230.42 

NAC 1,605.00 

SMM  expense  and  Grace  project    .   .  5,119.06 

CE  Convention  expense 5,768.09 

Administrative,  district  representation, 

consultant 2,426.05 

Publications 29,581.52 

Material  cost  and  postage 23,475.56 

PSA     1,394.72 

AV 722.60 

Auto  and  van 1,147.02 

Other  expense     2,470.94 

Total  Expense     $412,850.88 

STATEMENT  OF  ASSETS  AND   LIABILITIES 
December  31,  1979 

ASSETS: 

Cash $22,755.04 

Petty  cash 257.82 

Restricted  funds    .   .  .  2,696.59 

Scholarship  fund    .   .   .  4,774.67 

SMM 530.47 

TIME      6,738.48 

Timothy  Teams  .   .   .  .  420.10 

Operation  Barnabas    .  1,109.98 

TOTAL    CASH $39,283.15 

Accounts  receivable    .     $    6,387.18 
Less:  reserve  for 

bad  debts 151.21 

$    6,235.97 

Automobile $    3,000.00 

Less:  accumulated 
depreciation    ....     $    1,800.00 

$    1,200.00 

Van      $    6,680.00 

Less:  accumulated 
depreciation    ....  2,672.00 

$    4,008.00 

Trailer $       200.00 

Less:  accumulated 
depreciation    ....  80.00 

$        120.00 

Office  equipment  .   .   .     $29,126.79 
Less:  accumulated 
depreciation    ....        19,432.19 

$    9,694.60 

Filmstrips $    6,638.46 

Less:  accumulated 
depreciation    ....  6,221.11 

$       417.35 


Inventory $21,975.47 

Total  Assets $82,934.54 

LIABILITIES: 

Accounts  payable  .  .  $20,671.44 
Accrued  taxes  payable  .  1,142.14 
TIME  missionary 

funds 9,064.23 

Total  liabilities $30,877.81 

Net  worth $52,986.72 

Expenses  over 

income 929.99 

$52,056.73 

TOTAL    LIABILITIES  AND    NET 

WORTH $82,934.54 

A  motion  prevailed  to  accept  the  report 
of  the  Board  of  Evangelism,  as  follows: 
REPORT  OF  THE 
BOARD  OF  EVANGELISM 

The  Board  of  Evangelism  continues  to  encour- 
age and  foster  evangelism  and  revival  throughout 
our  Fellowship.  During  the  past  year,  we  have 
made  available  the  ministry  of  our  evangelist, 
Rev.  Mason  Cooper,  to  any  church  issuing  an  in- 
vitation. Our  evangelist  comes  on  a  free-will  of- 
fering basis.  As  you  can  see,  from  the  informa- 
tion in  your  conference  folder,  the  churches 
supported  this  ministry  with  an  average  offer- 
ing of  $271.39.  We  are  grateful  for  the  crusade 
offerings,  and  even  more  grateful  for  the  fact  that 
our  general  offerings  were  sufficient  so  as  to  en- 
able us  to  subsidize  these  church  crusades.  By 
and  large,  Mr.  Cooper  is  emphasizing  the  need 
for  revival  in  our  churches  and  is  offering  a  bibli- 
cal means  for  realizing  this. 

Your  gifts  to  the  Board  of  Evangelism  have  al- 
lowed us  to  share  in  a  number  of  other  ministries 
throughout  our  constituency,  as  well.  The  enrich- 
ment of  the  curriculum  at  Grace  Theological 
Seminary  this  past  year  by  the  inclusion  of 
evangelism  specialists  in  lectures  and  other  set- 
tings, was  a  venture  encouraged  by  the  Board  of 
Evangelism,  and  paid  for  by  this  Board.  We  ap- 
preciate the  seminary's  desire  to  provide  the  stu- 
dents with  an  exposure  to  practical  evangelistic 
information  and  techniques,  and  we  count  it  a 
distinct  privilege  to  work  with  them  in  this  vital 
area  of  preparation  for  the  ministry  which  fol- 
lows graduation. 

For  a  number  of  years  the  Board  of  Evangel- 
ism has  given  both  moral  and  financial  support 
to  the  Christian  Education  Board's  "Operation 
Barnabas."  This  past  year,  our  financial  assist- 
ance amounted  to  a  gift  of  $3,000.00.  Technical- 
ly, just  a  "Creature  of  Conference,"  we  believe 
that  we  have  a  responsibility  to  participate  in  as 
many  specialized  ways  as  possible  to  augment  the 
work  of  evangelism  being  done  by  other  Boards 
within  our  Fellowship. 

In  recent  summers,  we  have  made  a  ministry 
of  evangelism  available  to  Brethren  young  men 


who  are  training  for  the  ministry.  For  a  period  of 
12  weeks,  these  fellows  have  ministered  in 
Brethren  churches  and  camps.  Once  again,  we 
have  not  put  a  price  tag  on  the  talents  of  these 
evangelists,  being  more  than  glad  to  subsidize 
their  ministry.  We  have  received  glowing  reports 
from  churches,  lauding  the  work  of  these  men  as 
they  have  conducted  worship  services,  assisted  in 
Vacation  Bible  Schools,  district  camps,  repaired 
Sunday  school  busses,  done  door-to-door  visita- 
tion, led  teens  in  seminars  on  soul-winning  and 
discipleship,  plus  a  host  of  other  activities.  Per- 
haps I  can  share  with  you  a  family  secret  about 
this  summer  ministry:  while  we  are  greatly  inter- 
ested in  being  a  blessing  to  local  Brethren 
churches,  our  greatest  interest  is  in  providing  the 
excitement  and  experience  of  personal  evangel- 
ism to  these  young  men  who  make  up  the  sum- 
mer teams  and  who,  all  things  being  equal,  will 
one  day  be  preaching  from  Brethren  pulpits. 

Considerably  more  than  a  score  of  our 
churches  are  taking  advantage  of  the  Strategy  For 
Church  Growth  being  offered  by  the  Board  of 
Evangelism.  For  a  one-time  cost  of  just  $60.00,  a 
church  is  enabled  to  evaluate  its  present  situation 
and  to  set  practical,  reachable  goals  for  the 
future.  Church  Growth  is  the  name  of  the  game 
these  days,  and  the  Board  of  Evangelism  has 
undertaken  the  responsibility  of  providing  a  tool 
for  this  within  the  framework  of  our  Fellowship. 

Finally,  we  want  to  thank  you  for  your  offer- 
ings. We  owe  a  special  word  of  thanks  to  those 
who  give  to  the  Board  of  Evangelism  through 
your  church,  even  though  your  particular  church 
may  not  schedule  the  ministry  of  our  evangelist. 
Your  investment  insures  the  continuance  of  our 
ability  to  share  in  such  things  as  the  ministries 
I  have  just  referred  to.  And,  please,  please,  re- 
member the  Board  of  Evangelism  in  your  prayers. 
We  would  love  to  be  included  on  the  weekly 
prayer  list  at  your  church! 

Respectfully  submitted, 

Robert  Collitt,  executive  director 

BOARD    OF    EVANGELISM 

FINANCIAL    REPORT 

January  1  to  December  31,  1979 

The  listing  below  includes  offerings  from  cru- 
sade meetings.  Some  checks  for  1979  offerings 
were  received  after  the  first  of  the  new  year,  and 
will  not  be  included  in  this  report: 

Receipts: 

Allegheny  District $       696.32 

Florida  District 40.00 

Indiana  District 2,814.63 

Iowa-Midlands  District 71.25 

Michigan  District 1,801.56 

Mid-Atlantic     2,512.50 

Northern  Atlantic  District  ....  3,866.54 

Nor-Cal  District 248.00 

Northcentral  Ohio  District     .   .   .  1,503.86 

Northeastern  Ohio  District    .   .  .  1,469.92 

Northwest  District 2,885.11 

Rocky  Mountain  Region     ....  6.25 

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Southeast  District 2,814.52 

Southern  California-Arizona 

District     1,519.19 

Southern  Ohio  District     1,919.57 

Western  Pennsylvania  District  .   .  1,915.60 

Hawaii 900.00 

Total  church  receipts     $26,984.82 

Miscellaneous  Receipts     2,428.19 

Transfer  of  funds  from  BIF 12,000.00 

Total  receipts $41,413.01 

Expenditures: 

Evangelist  salary $16,401.37 

Evangelist  travel  and  expense   ....  4,510.20 
Administrative,  conferences,  crusades, 

seminars  and  director 4,159.04 

Office  (telephone,  mailings,  secretary, 

supplies) 1,394.06 

Board  meetings 4,012.22 

Special  ministries 2,750.00 

Miscellaneous  (summer  teams,  camp 

ministries) 5,178.53 

Total  expenditures $38,405.42 

Bank  balance  on 

hand  December  31,  1979  ....  $  1,873.53 
Total  BIF  investment 

(including  interest) $20,707.88 

1979 
STATISTICAL    REPORT 

Number  of  Crusades 17 

Average  nightly  attendance 53 

Average  offering $271.39 

Total  Decisions 237 

Salvation     7 

Rededication 219 

Other     11 

The  following  persons  were  placed  in 
nomination  for  membership  on  the  Board 
of  Evangelism  by  vote: 

Keith  Altig 
Joe  Dombek* 
Bill  Kellerman 
Don  Kendall* 
Don  Rough 
Encumbent 
(Terms  expires  1983) 

Brian  Smith  and  Duke  Wallace  were 
nominated  from  the  floor. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  the  nomina- 
tions cease  and  the  election  be  held. 

A  motion  was  made  and  passed  to  direct 
the  Committee  on  Pastoriess  Churches,  the 
Music  Committee,  Conference  Publicity 
Committee,  and  the  Hospitality  Committee 
to  present  their  reports  in  writing  to  the 
secretary  of  conference. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  dispense  with  the 
reading  of  the  minutes  in  tomorrow's  ses- 
sion. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  adjourn. 


FOURTH  SESSION,  August  1,  1980 

Moderator  Jesse  B.  Deloe  called  the  first 
business  session  to  order  at  8:30  a.m., 
August  1,  1980. 

A  motion  was  made  and  passed  to  add 
the  words  "at  their  own  request"  to  the 
Wednesday  a.m.,  July  30,  1980,  motion 
relative  to  the  Patterson  Park  Brethren 
Church,  Dayton,  Ohio,  being  removed 
from  our  official  list  of  member  churches. 

Secretary  Clyde  Landrum  announced 
the  results  of  two  elections  held  on  the 
previous  day: 

For  membership  on  the  Christian  Education 
Board: 

Roger  Wambold,  Bernie  Simmons,  Jim 
Poyner,  Mike  Grill  and  Ed  Cashman. 

For  membership  on  the  Board  of  Evangelism: 

Keith  Altig,  Joe  Dombek,  Don  Kendall,  Don 
Rough. 

The  secretary  also  announced  that  Luke 
Kauffman  has  been  elected  as  the  vice 
moderator  for  the  ensuing  year. 

Moderator  Deloe  announced  Wesley 
Haller  and  David  Plaster  as  the  two  persons 
to  serve  with  next  year's  Rules  and  Organi- 
zation Committee  to  present  to  next  year's 
conference  the  procedures  for  amending 
our  Statement  of  Faith. 

Moderator  Deloe  announced  that  the 
following  persons  are  to  make  up  the  com- 
mittee of  five  (5)  to  recommend  in  detailed 
manner  instructions  for  implementation  of 
the  recommendations  of  conference: 

Jesse  Deloe,  retiring  moderator 

Forrest  Jackson 

Ed  Cashman 

Kenneth  Koontz 

Tom  Julien 

Moderator  Deloe  announced  that  the 
following  persons  are  to  make  up  the 
special  committee  to  report  back  to  confer- 
ence in  1981  on  the  "Sanctity  of  Life" 
matter. 

John  Teevan 

Donald  Shoemaker 

Mary  Thompson 

Dr.  Cliff  Raymond 

Barbara  Woodring 

A  motion  prevailed  to  adopt  the  follow- 
ing report  on  the  Moderator's  Address: 


REPORT  OF  THE  COMMITTEE 
ON  THE  MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 

We  congratulate  our  moderator  for  so  ably 
presenting  an  address  most  relevant  to  the  needs 
of  our  Fellowship.  The  cliche  fits,  he  scratched 
us  where  we  itch.  We  commend  him  for  his  in- 
sightful observations  of  the  strengths  and  the 
weaknesses  of  our  Fellowship.  His  honest  balance 
of  compliments  and  correction  was  both  encour- 
aging and  convicting.  He  stepped  on  our  toes 
without  scuffing  our  shine.  We  are  also  grateful 
for  our  moderator  powerfully  introducing  us  to 
the  theme  of  conference,  "To  Whom  Much  Is 
Given."  He  surveyed  the  theme  texts  of  Scrip- 
ture with  careful  exposition  and  color,  prepar- 
ing us  for  the  other  speakers  of  conference.  Ap- 
propriately, he  delivered  a  nourishing  appetizer 
for  our  conference. 

Yet,  most  significantly,  he  set  forth  specific 
recommendations  to  solve  particular  and  pressing 
problems  in  our  conference.  Our  moderator  has 
handed  this  conference  his  architectural  draw- 
ings, and  asked  us  to  build  a  better  Fellowship 
with  them.  Therefore,  we  reiterate  with  some 
minor  alterations  the  following  recommendations 
of  our  moderator  and  urge  this  conference  to 
adopt  them: 

1.  Because  of  our  society's  murderous  lack  of 
concern  for  life,  we  recommend  that  our  moder- 
ator appoint  a  committee  to  examine  and  pro- 
pose a  position  on  the  sanctity  of  life  to  next 
year's  conference. 

2.  To  promote  and  protect  our  doctrinal  dis- 
tinctives,  we  recommend  our  conference  amend 
the  national  conference  constitution  to  include 
the  FGBC  Statement  of  Faith. 

3.  We  recommend  the  challenge  to  every  pas- 
tor and  congregation  that  they  develop  meaning- 
ful prayer  in  each  believer's  life. 

4.  Realizing  the  far-reaching  implications  of 
the  recommendations  of  the  newly  organized 
study  committee,  we  recommend  this  conference 
give  careful  consideration  to  the  study  commit- 
tee's proposals. 

5.  To  give  continuity  and  organizational  effec- 
tiveness to  our  national  conference  leadership,  we 
recommend  the  manual  of  procedures  for  our 
conference  be  amended  in  1981  for  the  year 
1982;  (1)  to  replace  the  vice  moderator's  office 
with  that  of  the  moderator-elect.  (2)  to  desig- 
nate the  moderator  as  chairman  of  the  executive 
committee  and  (3)  to  retain  the  retiring  moder- 
ator as  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  one 
year  following  his  tenure.  We  further  recom- 
mend that  the  executive  committee  be  author- 
ized to  come  to  the  national  conference  site  one 
day  early,  if  needed,  for  consultation  at  the  ex- 
pense of  conference. 


6.  We  recommend  that  national  ministerium 
give  careful  study  to  the  delicate  problem  of  deal- 
ing with  "inactive"  licensed  or  ordained  elders 
(elders  not  functioning  in  church  ministry  at  the 
present  time  for  which  licensure  or  ordination  is 
necessary). 

To  the  praise  and  glory  of  Jesus, 
Respectfully  submitted, 
David  Miller  (chm.),  Robert  CoUitt 
John  Burke 

A  motion  was  made  and  passed  to  adopt 
the  following  report  by  the  Board  of  Minis- 
terial Emergency  and  Retirement  Benefits: 

REPORT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF 
EMERGENCY  AND  RETIREMENT  BENEFITS 

This  Board  is  studying  the  funding  of  the  re- 
tirement part  of  its  program  and  foresees  a  seri- 
ous lack  of  funding  to  provide  for  future  pay- 
ments. As  a  result,  the  Board  passed  a  motion  to 
recommend  to  the  conference  that  the  3  percent 
contribution  of  participating  churches  be  in- 
creased to  4  percent  beginning  January  1,  1981. 
This  is  based  on  the  pastor's  gross  salary. 

Any  pastor  aged  65  or  over  making  $5,000  or 
more  earned  income  in  any  year  is  ineligible  to 
draw  retirement  payments  from  our  board. 

At  the  present  $2,553  per  month  is  being  paid 
to  27  pastors  and  11  widows  for  a  total  of  38 
pension  payments  monthly.   Some  75  churches 


and  57  elders  are  now  cooperating  in  the  pro- 
gram of  this  board. 

It  is  still  the  board's  desire  that  a  more  ade- 
quate retirement  program  be  provided  so  that  all 
of  our  pastors  can  benefit.  The  original  recom- 
mendation adopted  in  1947  by  this  Fellowship 
was  the  appointment  of  such  "a  Board  for  the 
purpose  of  forming  a  nonprofit  corporation  to 
solicit,  receive  and  disburse  funds  to  meet  ade- 
quately the  need  of  incapacitated  and  aged 
ministers." 

The  officers  elected  for  the  coming  year  are: 
Carl  Miller,  president;  John  R.  Zielasko,  vice 
president;  Clair  Brickel,  secretary-treasurer; 
William  Byers,  assistant  secretary-treasurer. 

Please  send  all  checks  and  requests  for  infor- 
mation to  Rev.  Clair  Brickel,  14319  Brookville- 
Pyrmont  Road,  Brookville,  Ohio  45309. 
Respectfully  submitted, 
Carl  Miller,  president 

The  board  wishes  to  place  the  following  names 
in  nomination  for  a  three-year  term  to  this 
board:  Clair  Brickel,  Robert  Moeller,  John  R. 
Zielasko,  and  Ronald  Guiles  to  fill  the  unex- 
pired term  of  W.  H.  Schaffer. 

A  motion  prevailed  that  nominations 
cease  and  that  these  be  declared  elected. 


Clair  Brickel 
John  R.  Zielasko 


Robert  Moeller 
Ron  Guiles 


THE    BOARD    OF    MINISTERIAL    EMERGENCY    AND    RETIREMENT    BENEFITS 

OF    THE    FELLOWSHIP    OF    GRACE      BRETHREN    CHURCHES 

Statement  of  Financial  Condition 

December  31,  1979 

Cash  in  Bank  (December  31,  1979)     $    5,388.87 

Savings  in  BIF  (December  31,  1979) 65,074.54 

Total  Fund  Assets $70,463.41 

Liabilities —  0  — 

Fund  Equity     70,463.41 

Total  Liability  and  Fund  Equity $70,463.41 


STATEMENT    OF     RECEIPTS    AND    DISBURSEMENTS 
For  the  Year  Ended  December  31,  1979 

Retirement  Emergency  Ministers 


Fund 
FUND    BALANCES  (1/1/79) $12,329.68 

CASH     RECEIPTS: 

Contributions 23,521.34 

Interest  Income 2,003.75 

Gifts 835.00 

Transfer  from  Ministers  Fund  .   .   .  1,566.00 

Sale  of  Equipment 50.00 

Total  Cash  Receipts $27,976.09 

CASH     DISBURSEMENTS: 

Benefits  Paid  Retirees $29,353.28 

Advertising 622.79 

Secretary 420.00 


Fund 
$15,850.00 


Fund 


$34,756.11 


Honorarium 360.00  —  0  —  —  0  —                       —  0  — 

Postage     135.00  —0—  —0—                       —  0  — 

Office  Supplies  and  Fees     40.74  —0—  —0—                       — 0  — 

Transfer  to  Retirement  Fund   ...         —0—  —0—  1,566.00                  —  0  — 

Refunds —  0  —  —  0  —  653.00                   —  0  — 

Total  Cash  Disbursements  .   .   .$30,931.81  —0—  $    2,219.00  $33,150.81 

FUND    BALANCES  (1/31/79)    .    .   .    .  $    9,373.96  $15,850.00  $45,239.45  $70,463.41 

We  have  reviewed  the  above  Statement  of  Financial  Condition  of  the  Brethren  Ministerial  Retire- 
ment Fund  as  of  December  31,  1979,  and  the  related  Statement  of  Receipts  and  Disbursements  for 
the  year  then  ended. 

A  review  consists  principally  of  inquiries  of  the  Fund's  manager  and  other  analytical  procedures  ap- 
plied to  financial  data.  It  is  substantially  less  in  scope  than  an  examination  in  accordance  with  general- 
ly accepted  auditing  standards,  the  objective  of  which  is  the  expression  of  an  opinion  regarding  the 
financial  statements  taken  as  a  whole.  Accordingly,  we  do  not  express  such  an  opinion.— Carl  W. 
Roberts,  CPA,  Brookville,  Ohio.    Dated  June  26,  1980. 


A  motion  was  made  to  adopt  the  fol- 
lowing report  by  the  Resolutions  Com- 
mittee: 

REPORT  OF  THE  RESOLUTIONS 
COMMITTEE 

CONSTITUTIONAL  AUTHORIZATION 

(1)  A  Resolution  Committee  consisting  of 
these  members  shall  be  appointed  annually  to 
prepare  resolutions  for  presentation  to  confer- 
ence. 

(2)  Resolutions  shall  be  directed  toward  sub- 
jects that  have  bearing  upon  our  position  as 
Christians  and  as  Brethren  in  a  secular  world. 

(3)  As  a  general  rule,  the  operation  and  minis- 
tries of  our  churches  and  church-related  organi- 
zations shall  not  be  the  subject  matter  of  resolu- 
tions. Actions  concerning  these  things  will  be 
better  accomplished  through  direct  motions  on 
the  floor  of  the  conference. 

(4)  Resolutions  shall  deal  with  important 
positions  and  policies.  It  shall  not  be  the  role  of 
this  committee  to  generally  evaluate  or  express 
commendation  to  persons  or  agencies  within  the 
Fellowship. 

(5)  The  Resolutions  Committee  shall  not  seek 
through  resolutions  to  effect  solutions  to  divisive 
problems  or  establish  policies  for  the  conference. 

(6)  The  Resolutions  Committee  shall  be  avail- 
able during  the  conference  business  sessions  to 
draw  up  summary  statements  concerning  subjects 
that  may  be  referred  to  them. 

STATEMENT  OF  PURPOSE 
Resolutions  are  formal  expressions  of  opinion 
or  intention.  They  may  not  be  designed  to  edu- 
cate the  membership,  or  defend  the  faith  of  the 
membership. 

When  resolutions  are  approved  at  annual  con- 
ference, they  become  the  stated  opinions  of 
Grace  Brethren  churches  everywhere.  It  is  im- 
portant, therefore,  that  resolutions  be  examined 
carefully  before  approval,  to  insure  that  they 
speak  for  all  our  churches. 


The  following  resolutions  apply  our  State- 
ment of  Faith  to  contemporary  issues,  to  cultural 
and  intellectual  movements  now  affecting  mem- 
bers of  Grace  Brethren  churches. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
Charles  Thornton,  chm. 
James  Custer 
Luke  Kauffman 

PREAMBLE 

We,  the  delegates  to  the  91st  Annual  Confer- 
ence of  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 
Churches,  meeting  in  sessions  at  Winona  Lake, 
Indiana,  July  27  to  August  1,  1980,  hereby  af- 
firm the  following  resolutions: 

I.  THE  CHRISTIAN  AND  HUMAN   LIFE 

We  affirm  that  every  human  life,  as  created  in 
the  image  of  God,  has  value  because  of  God's 
creative  action  and  because  of  God's  immeasur- 
able redemptive  love  in  Christ  at  Calvary.  Every 
human  life  is  endowed  by  God  with  eternal  ex- 
istence and  it  is  our  duty  to  maintain  the  utmost 
respect  for  that  life  throughout  its  human  his- 
tory. Therefore,  we  resolve  that  permissive  abor- 
tion, infanticide,  or  euthanasia  violate  the  sanc- 
tity of  human  life  and  the  commandments  of 
God. 

Q.  THE  CHRISTIAN   AND 
CARNAL  STRIFE 

Knowing  that  our  Grace  Brethren  constitu- 
ency faces  the  constant  need  for  biblical  teach- 
ing in  at  least  four  of  the  following  areas  per- 
taining to  carnal  strife:  (1)  participating  in 
marital  and  domestic  quarrels;  (2)  engaging  in 
local  church  controversies;  (3)  engaging  in  labor 
and  management  disputes;  and  (4)  serving  in  the 
military  (see  motion  following  the  presentation 
of  this  report),  we  hereby  encourage  our  pastors 
and  local  church  leadership  to  expose  biblical 
principles  in  these  and  other  related  issues,  and 
that  we  as  Grace  Brethren  exhibit  a  life  style  in 
harmony  with  our  calling  in  Christ  by  not  en- 
gaging in  strife.  Wherever  possible  we  desire  to 


live  peaceably  with  all  mankind,  thereby  re- 
affirming that  our  warfare  is  never  against  flesh 
and  blood,  but  against  principalities,  against 
powers,  against  the  rulers  of  the  darkness  of 
this  world,  and  against  spiritual  wickedness  in 
high  places. 
III.  THE  CHRISTIAN  AND  HIS  SOCIETY 
Resolved  that  we  recognize  the  temptation 
to  seek  solutions  to  the  moral  problems  in  our 
culture  through  governmental  regulation  by 
political  power  blocks.  As  free  citizens,  each  of 
us  is  responsible  to  voice  convictions  on  the 
godless  trends  currently  prevailing  in  our  coun- 
try and  to  vote  for  those  politicians  who  support 
moral  legislation  to  reverse  such  trends.  The 
Christian's  greater  responsibility  lies  in  main- 
taining a  purified  society  within  our  local 
churches.  This  will  require  the  definition  of  con- 
duct acceptable  to  biblical  standards,  the  firm 
confrontation  of  those  who  flaunt  those  stand- 
ards, and  the  gracious  restoration  of  disciplined 
believers  who  show  forth  fruits  of  repentance. 
IV.  THE  CHRISTIAN 
AND  HIS  ERRING  BROTHER 
Be  it  resolved  that  we  never  hesitate  to  preach 
against  sin  in  either  the  Body  of  Christ  or  in  our 
current  worldly  society,  and  that  we  remind  our 
fellow-believers  that,  while  God  and  the  church 
will  forgive  the  sin  committed  by  them,  a  price 
is  always  exacted  in  the  sociological  spectrum. 
This  price  does  not  require  persons  to  grovel 
in  the  remorse  of  their  sin,  but  due  to  conse- 
quences they  will  have  to  carry  for  a  life  time 
varying  degrees  of  sinful  scars  and  painful 
memories.  Therefore,  we  pledge  ourselves  to  the 
ministry  of  restoring  our  erring  brethren  with  a 
Christ-like  spirit  of  meekness. 

V.  THE  CHRISTIAN  AND  HIS  IDENTITY 

Resolved  that  we  assure  ourselves  that  the 
distinctives  outlined  in  the  FGBC  Statement 
of  Faith  are  indeed  mandated  in  Scripture  and 
that  we  boldly  exhibit  our  beliefs  in  the  patterns 
of  personal  piety  and  congregational  order  with 
full  confidence  that  we  have  been  called  by 
Christ  to  be  different  for  His  sake.  As  terms  are 
redefined  and  Christians  opt  for  the  lowest  com- 
mon denominator  to  express  their  commitment 
to  Christ,  our  distinctive  convictions  will  position 
us  as  light  and  salt  in  an  increasingly  homogen- 
ized religious  world. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  amend  Section  II, 
Item  (4)  to  read  "exercising  personal  and 
unlawful  violence  while  serving  in  the 
military.  .  .  ." 

The  motion  to  adopt  was  passed  as 
amended. 

Motion  prevailed  to  adopt  the  following 


report  of  the  Executive  Committee:  "That 
the  1981  National  Conference  be  held  at 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  July  26  to  July  31, 
1981,  including  Saturday  night  concert 
sponsored  by  the  Herald  Company." 

A  motion  prevailed  to  adopt  the  follow- 
ing recommendation  from  the  Executive 
Committee:  "That  the  Executive  Commit- 
tee, or  its  successor,  be  empowered  to 
select  dates  and  recommend  places  for 
future  conferences  of  the  Fellowship  of 
Grace  Brethren  Churches." 

A  motion  prevailed  to  adopt  the  report 
concerning  Regional  Conferences,  as  fol- 
lows: 

REGIONAL  CONFERENCE  SURVEY 
REPORT 

The  conference  coordinator  distributed 
copies  of  the  regional  conference  surveys.  Con- 
siderable discussion  based  on  the  findings  of 
those  surveys  followed.  Then  the  following 
motion  prevailed:  "Based  upon  the  consensus  of 
the  opinion  of  the  present  Executive  Committee 
members  secured  through  an  extended  survey 
study  in  which  there  was  very  little  support  at 
this  time  for  the  lessening  of  the  frequency  of 
national  conference  or  for  the  discontinuance  of 
the  district  conferences,  we  feel  it  unwise  at  this 
time  to  discontinue  district  conferences  or  the 
annual  national  conference,  but  that  we  look 
with  approval  upon  the  formation  of  voluntary 
regional  confernces  where  and  when  desired." 

A  motion  prevailed  to  accept  the  invita- 
tion of  the  Southern  California- Arizona 
District  FGBC  to  host  the  1982  national 
conference. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  receive  the  report 
of  the  Auditing  Committee,  as  follows: 
REPORT  OF  THE  AUDITING 
AND  FINANCE  COMMITTEE 

The  financial  statements  and  supporting 
records  of  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 
Churches  and  associated  creatures  of  conference 
are  examined  by  independent,  third-party  audits. 

The  function  of  this  committee  will  be  to  ex- 
amine those  audited  statements  and  make  what- 
ever observations  or  recommendations  we  feel  are 
necessary,  particularly  as  to  the  quality,  scope, 
and  content  of  such  audits. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
Larry  Chamberlain,  chm. 
Mi.  Moderator,  I  move  that  we  receive  this  report. 

The  moderator  announced  that  the  En- 
dorsing Agent's  report  would  become  a 
part  of  the  minutes.   He  then  introduced 


Chaplain  John  Patrick  and  serviceman  Mike 
Howard  to  use  the  time  set  aside  for  the 
Endorsing  Agent's  report. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  extend  the  time 
of  the  session. 

An  announcement  was  made  by  the  new 
moderator,  Knute  Larson,  that  Rev. 
Donald  Carter  has  been  selected  as  the  new 
endorsing  agent.  He  made  a  motion  that  we 
express  our  appreciation  to  outgoing  En- 
dorsing Agent  Clyde  Landrum  for  his  ap- 
proximately 30  years  of  service,  and  that 
an  appropriate  plaque  be  presented  to  him. 
The  motion  was  passed  with  a  standing 
ovation  by  the  audience. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  adjourn  sine  die, 
putting  minutes  into  the  record.  An  instal- 
lation of  new  officers  followed. 

By  previous  vote,  the  following  written 
reports  are  to  be  put  into  the  minutes;  for 
lack  of  time,  no  action  was  taken  on  them: 

Music  Committee  Report 

Report  of  Committee  on  Pastorless  Churches 
and  Available  Men 

Report  of  the  Endorsing  Agent 

Report  of  the  Historical  Records  Committee 

Publicity  Committee  Report 

Hospitality  Committee  Report 

MUSIC  COMMITTEE  REPORT 

The  Music  Committee  has  again  enjoyed  the 
full  cooperation  and  enthusiastic  participation  of 
many  of  the  best  musicians  in  our  Fellowship. 
Time  limits  have  made  it  impossible  to  present 
all  of  the  worthy  possibilities. 

We  are  grateful  to  the  following  for  their 
ministries  in  our  conference  sessions:  the  Grace 
College  alumnae  brass  quartet;  the  Sunday  morn- 
ing volunteer  choir  with  accompanists  Rich 
Dick,  Susie  Hobert,  Scott  Clawson,  and  Fred 
Bechtel;  Mrs.  William  Gordon;  Mike  Griffith; 
Randy  Poyner;  Gladys  Deloe;  the  Osceola  Breth- 
ren High  School  Ensemble,  His  Image;  Paul  and 
Betty  Mumma;  the  Grace  College  Ensemble,  The 
Believers;  Loren  Hoyt;  the  Toledo  Grace  Breth- 
ren Ensemble,  Sounds  of  Grace;  Roxanne  Fetter- 
hoff;  and  accompanists  Dr.  Vance  Yoder,  Mrs. 
Odell  Minnix,  and  Mrs.  Jerry  Young. 

The  congregation  has,  as  always,  responded  in 
singing  which  fulfilled  the  Scriptural  directives 
of  "speaking  to  one  another"  while  "making 
melody  with  your  heart  to  the  Lord"  (Eph. 
5:18-19). 

It  was  our  joy  to  serve  the  Fellowship  in  plan- 
ning and  executing  the  musical  ministries  for  this 
year's  conference. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
Don  Ogden,  music  director 


Richard  Messner,  Bernie  Simmons, 
Vance  Yoder 

REPORT  OF  THE  COMMITTEE  FOR 

PASTORLESS  CHURCHES  AND 

AVAILABLE  MEN 

August  1,  1979  to  July  31,  1980 

Introduction: 

The  Committee  for  Pastorless  Churches  and 
Available  Men  is  authorized  by  the  National  Con- 
ference of  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren 
Churches  as  a  service  to  our  churches  and  pastors. 
Organization  and  Function: 

The  moderators  of  the  districts  of  our  Fellow- 
ship comprise  the  committee  with  a  coordinator 
appointed  by  the  national  conference.  Pastorless 
churches  and  men  seeking  churches  are  listed 
only  when  requested  by  church  or  individual. 
The  committee  serves  only  as  a  liaison  between 
churches  and  available  men. 
Services  Rendered: 

During  this  past  year,  30  pastors  and  23 
churches  listed  with  this  committee.  At  this  pres- 
ent time,  8  pastors  and  8  churches  remain  listed 
with  the  committee. 

The  committee  corresponded  with  all  district 
moderators  early  in  the  spring  to  acquaint  them 
with  the  Brethren  seminary  students  who  would 
graduate  in  May  of  1980.  In  this  correspondence, 
it  indicated  the  type  of  ministry  the  graduate  had 
interest  in.  There  were  four  mailings  to  update 
the  list  of  men  and  churches. 
Expenses: 

The  expenses  connected  with  carrying  out  the 
duties  of  this  office  are  as  follows: 
Printing: 

Xerox $10.79 

Offset 5.94 

Postage     7.50 

Stationery 10.95 

Total $35.18 

Respectfully  submitted, 
Lee  Jenkins,  coordinator 

ENDORSING  AGENT'S  REPORT  TO 
NATIONAL  CONFERENCE,   1980 

The  Grace  Brethren  Chaplains  Agency  has  had 
an  interesting  year.  While  our  number  of  men  on 
active  duty  has  remained  constant,  the  men  have 
had  varied  and  interesting  experiences  to  report. 
We  continued  with  three  men  in  the  U.S.  Army, 
and  one  each  in  the  U.S.  Air  Force  and  U.S. 
Navy.  Two  of  our  Army  Chaplains-John 
Schumacher  and  John  Patrick  were  on  overseas 
tours  of  duty:  Korea  and  Germany.  A  third,  Em- 
lyn  Jones,  is  scheduled  for  service  in  Germany 
beginning  15  August  1980.  James  Dickson  is  as- 
signed to  the  USS  TRIPOLI,  and  has  been  on  an 
extended  assignment  in  the  Pacific  area.  James 


Elwell  returned  in  February  1980  from  two  years 
of  ministry  in  Guam.  So,  movement  has  very 
definitely  been  involved. 

We  have  appreciated  the  prayers  of  the  Breth- 
ren for  our  men  and  their  families  during  the 
past  year.  Some,  perhaps,  felt  concern  for  the 
Schumachers  in  recent  months,  during  times  of 
turmoil  in  Korea.  But  Chaplain  Schumacher  re- 
ported in  his  most  recent  communication:  "In 
spite  of  all  you  have  read  about  the  turmoil  over 
here,  we  have  never  felt  that  we  were  in  any 
danger.  There  just  is  no  anti-American  senti- 
ment." Praise  the  Lord  for  His  keeping  power! 
The  Schumachers  will  soon  be  settling  down  in  a 
ministry  at  Fort  Ord,  California. 

John  Patrick  and  his  wife,  Georgia,  along  with 
four  daughters  are  living  family  style  in  Germany. 
It  is  not  difficult  to  imagine  the  busy  schedule  in 
their  household.  And,  while  the  Elwells  reported 
their  February  transfer  in  rather  casual  terms,  a 
move  from  Guam  to  Albuquerque  is  still  some- 
thing more  than  routine! 

While  Emlyn  Jones'  year  has  perhaps  been  the 
most  routine,  his  very  full  ministry  at  Fort  Ham- 
ilton, Brooklyn,  New  York,  has  been  an  intensive 
one.  June  Dickson  was  able  to  visit  Jim  in  the 
South  Pacific  at  Christmas  time  which  was  indeed 
a  "big  event."  With  his  USS  TRIPOLI  currently 
being  in  an  overhaul  and  repair  stage  at  his  home 
port  of  San  Diego,  he  will  get  to  be  with  the 
family  for  quite  a  while. 

Our  agency  has  been  confronted  with  impor- 
tant matters  during  the  year.  We  are  in  constant 
correspondence  with  the  offices  of  the  three 
Chiefs  of  Chaplains  concerning  these.  Two  mat- 
ters are:  (1)  Bringing  women  into  the  ministry, 
and  (2)  the  push  to  recruit  chaplains  from  the 
so-called  "Minority  Groups"  of  our  country. 
Concerning  the  first,  we  simply  state  our  stand, 
and  the  matter  is  cared  for.  We  have  worked  hard 
and  long  on  the  second,  but  to  the  present  we 
have  not  come  up  with  any  additional  Brethren 
chaplains.  It  just  is  not  as  easy  as  it  seems. 

We  have  also  been  urged  to  get  more  minis- 
ters into  the  Reserve  Chaplaincy.  On  this  mat- 
ter we  have  been  more  successful.  Reserve  Chap- 
lains are  ordained  ministers  who  serve  with 
various  military  operations  affiliated  with  some 
branch  of  one  of  the  three  military  services. 
These  men  usually  spend  one  or  two  weeks  per 
year  on  "active  duty"  with  their  units.  In  addi- 
tion to  this  type  of  service,  we  have  the  Semi- 
narian program  in  which  seminary  men  have 
temporary  rank,  and  take  training  during  sum- 
mer months,  under  the  direction  of  their 
particular  branch  of  service,  in  cooperation  with 
the  denominational  endorsing  agency.  We  cur- 
rently have  two  men  in  this  ministry. 

In  all  matters  during  the  past  year  I  have  had 
able  assistance  and  support  from  Rev.  Burton  G. 


Hatch,  deputy  endorsing  agent.  It  is  so  good  to 
be  able  to  work  and  share  with  him.  Also,  he  and 
I  appreciate  the  fine  support  we  get  from  nation- 
al conference,  and  from  the  Brethren  constitu- 
ency, particularly  in  the  area  of  prayer.  Thanks 
to  you  all  as  we  enter  another  year  of  ministry  in 
the  Grace  Brethren  Chaplains  Endorsing  Agency! 
Respectfully  submitted, 
Clyde  K.  Landrum,  endorsing  agent 

REPORT  OF  THE  HISTORICAL  RECORDS 
COMMITTEE 

The  committee  is  now  in  its  third  year  of  serv- 
ice. The  initial  progress  of  the  committee  is  not 
a  dramatic  one,  but  we  do  feel  that  its  impor- 
tance will  gTow  with  the  passing  of  years. 

We  did  seek  to  bring  some  history  to  the  con- 
ference this  year  with  the  presentation  of  Breth- 
ren historical  printed  material.  A  display  on 
Wednesday  afternoon  gave  opportunity  to  the 
delegates  to  see  how  the  Brethren  made  a  contri- 
bution to  early  American  biblical  material.  Old 
Bibles  with  the  Germantown  imprints  and  maga- 
zines were  on  display. 

Probably  the  most  significant  contribution  is 
coming  from  dozens  of  Brethren  from  our 
Fellowship  who  are  writing  articles  for  the  Breth- 
ren Encyclopedia.  The  progress  during  the  year 
was  quite  significant. 

An  endeavor  will  be  made  this  year  to  gather 
histories  of  the  hundreds  of  Grace  Brethren 
churches,  as  well  as  biographical  material  from  all 
of  the  ministers  of  our  Fellowship.  This  will  bring 
together  some  of  our  records.  We  thank  those 
who  have  responded  to  our  mention  of  pictures 
and  church  histories.  We  will  seek  a  permanent 
location  for  such  data. 

We  have  discovered  a  great  interest  among  our 
people  regarding  their  backgrounds  and  families, 
and  this  should  continue  to  grow  as  the  historical 
materials  are  gathered. 

Our  thanks  to  all  who  have  offered  help  and 
encouragement. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
Charles  W.  Turner 

PUBLICITY  COMMITTEE  REPORT 

We  wish  to  thank  the  conference  for  the 
privilege  of  serving  you  in  the  capacity  of  the 
Publicity  Committee.  The  following  action  was 
taken: 

1.  The  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  magazine 
served  as  the  main  vehicle  of  getting  information 
to  the  national  Fellowship  regarding  conference. 
Daily  Devotions  was  also  used  giving  time  of  con- 
ference, housing  accommodations  and  mini- 
programs. 

2.  Full  schedules  and  programs  were  sent  to 
all  of  the  churches  through  the  pastors  at  the 


time  of  completion. 

3.  Special  news  released  were  sent  to  the  local 
papers,  such  as  the  Times  Union.  These  articles 
appeared  in  the  Thursday  edition  of  July  24.  A 
further  article  was  printed  in  the  Wednesday, 
July  30,  edition.  The  newspaper  was  informed  of 
items  of  special  interest,  such  as  the  sanctity  of 
life  presentation. 

4.  A  press  release  was  made  available  to  all 
delegates  and  pastors  to  take  home  with  them  for 
their  local  papers. 

Thank  you  again  for  the  cooperation  and  the 
help  in  making  our  task  a  pleasant  one. 
Respectfully  submitted, 
Charles  W.  Turner, 
Tim  Kennedy,  Gordon  Austin 

HOSPITALITY  COMMITTEE  REPORT 

There  were  two  new  innovations  tried  this 
year.  An  R.V.  was  secured  (at  no  cost)  from  a 
local  dealer  and  this  served  as  the  hospitality 
booth.  Also,  through  our  committee,  the  con- 


ference provided  fruit  for  the  display  area. 

Other  activities  included:  (1)  selling  tickets 
for  various  banquets,  (2)  handle  lost  and  found 
items,  (3)  keep  an  up-to-date  message  board, 
(4)  arrange  for  rides,  (5)  handle  registration  for 
golf  and  tennis  tournaments  run  by  Grace  Col- 
lege, (5)  keep  file  of  those  who  registered,  (7) 
serve  as  changing  table  for  baby,  (8)  get  ballots 
for  elections,  (9)  answer  questions,  and  (10)  calls 
regarding  youth  conference. 

Suggestions  for  next  year's  committee: 

(1)  Pipe  in  services  to  booth. 

(2)  Arrange  with  organizations  selling 
tickets  for  cash  box  and  information  from  them 
on  times  of  sales. 

(3)  Have  doctors  and  nurses  register  as 
such  in  case  of  emergencies. 

(4)  Maybe  parking  space  reserved  for 
hospitality  committee. 

Respectfully  submitted, 
Dan  Pacheco,  chm. 
Bev  Kent,  Genny  Pifer 


National  Organizations 

THE   FOREIGN  MISSIONARY  SOCIETY 
OF  THE  BRETHREN  CHURCH,   INCORPORATED 

P.  O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


Staff 

General  Director-Rev.  John  W.  Zielasko 
Dir.    of   Church   Relations- Rev.    Jesse    B. 

Deloe 
Dir.  of  Finance-Mr.  Stephen  P.  Mason 
Dir.  of  Audiovisuals— Rev.  Gordon  L.  Austin 
Asst.    to    Dir.    of    Finance— Miss    Georgia 

Eikenberry 
Administrative     Secy.— Mrs.    Elizabeth 

Schaefer 
Publications  Coordinator— Miss  Nora  Macon 
Finance  Dept.  Secy.— Miss  Mary  Jane  Witter 
Materials  Secy. -Rev.  Edward  Bowman 
Receptionist-Secy. -Mrs.  Ella  Male 
Asst.  to  Dir.  of  Audiovisuals— Mr.  Bradley 

Trottman 


Board  of  Trustees 

(Term  ending  1981) 

Rev.  Robert  Griffith 

Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Sr. 

Mr.  Lenard  Moen 

7914  Michigan  Ave.,  Whittier,  Calif.  90602 

Dr.  Bernard  Schneider 

(Term  ending  1982) 

Rev.  Wesley  Haller 

Dr.  Glenn  F.  O'Neal 

Dr.  Peter  N.  Peponis 

5282  River  Forest  Rd.,  Dublin,  Ohio  43017 

Rev.  Scott  L.  Weaver 

(Term  ending  1 983) 

Dr.  Kenneth  B.  Ashman 

Rev.  Dean  Fetterhoff 

Mr.  Herman  J.  Schumacher 

.  1 ,  Lakes  Est.,  Lot  No.  65 ,  Warsaw,  Ind.  465 £ 

Dr.  John  C.  Whitcomb 

Officers  of  the  Board 

Chairman-Dr.  Glenn  F.  O'Neal 

Vice  Chairman- Rev.  Wesley  Haller 

Secretary-Dr.  Kenneth  B.  Ashman 

Treasurer-Mr.  Herman  J.  Schumacher 


Foreign  Missionary  Directory 

Central  African  Republic- 
Address  for  all  C.A.R.  missionaries  (including  the 
Chad):  B.P.  240,  Bangui,  Central  African  Re- 
public. Address  for  packages  only:  B.P.  1377, 
Bangui,  Central  African  Republic 

Bangui  station-Miss  Rosella  Cochran,  Miss  Diana 
Davis,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Donald  Miller,  Rev.  and 
Mrs.  Roy  Snyder,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  John  Ochocki 
(after  7/1) 

Yaloke  station -Miss  Mary  Ann  Habegger  (until 
9/1),  Miss  Cheryl  Kaufman,  Miss  Carol  Men- 
singer  (after  4/1),  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Men- 
singer,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  Muchmore  (until 
6/1),  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Tom  Stallter  (after  4/1), 
Miss  Evelyn  Tschetter,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jean- 
Claude  Vieuble  (until  6/1) 

Boguila  station-Miss  Margaret  Huh  (after  8/1), 
Miss  Carolyn  Kodear,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Harold 
Mason,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Larry  Pfahler,  Miss  Lila 
Sheely 

Bible  Center  station-Rev.  and  Mrs.  Martin 
Garber,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  Hocking  (after 
9/1),  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  Immel  (until  6/1), 
Miss  Gail  Jones,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Werner  Kammler 
(after  8/1),  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Mensinger 
(after  9/1),  Miss  Marie  Mishler  (after  6/1),  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Donald  Muchmore  (after  9/1),  Rev. 
and  Mrs.  Bruce  Paden  (from  3/1-11/1),  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  George  Peters  (until  6/1),  Miss  Ruth 
Snyder,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Larry  Warnemeunde 
(MAP),  Miss  Lois  Wilson 

Batangafo  station -Rev.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Skeen 
(until  6/1) 

N'Zoro  station-Miss  Mary  Cripe,  Miss  Clara 
Garber,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Marvin  Goodman  (after 
4/1),  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Bruce  Paden  (until  3/1) 

Chad- 

Bessao  station-Rev.  Richard  Harrell  (until  7/1) 

Argentina- 
Rev,  and  Mrs.  Earl  Futch,  Cordoba  1502,  1878 

Quilmes    Oeste,    Buenos    Aires,    Argentina, 

South  America 
Hoyt,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Lynn,  Calle  22    No.  2350, 

Barrio   Parque  Field,  (2000)  Rosario,   Sante 

Fe,  Argentina,  South  America 


Hoyt,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Solon,  Calle  23  No.  2471, 

Barrio   Paique  Field,  (2000)  Rosario,  Sante 

Fe,  Argentina,  South  America 
Peacock,     Miss    Alice,    Quintana   353,    1846 

Adroque,    Buenos    Aires,    Argentina,    South 

America 
Peer,    Rev.    Peter,    Rivadavia    455,    5800    Rio 

(Cba.),  Argentina,  South  America 
Robinson,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Ralph,  Estanislao  del 

Campo   1377,   1706  Haedo  FCDFS,  Buenos 

Aires,  Argentina,  South  America  (until  7/1) 

Brazil  - 

Burk,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Bill,  68445  Barcarena,  Para, 

Brazil,  South  America 
Farner,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Tim,  Rua  Joao  XXIII  No. 

520,  38.400  Uberlandia,  Minas  Gerais,  Brazil 
Hodgdon,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Earle,  Caixa  Postal  861, 

66.000   Belem,  Para,   Brazil,  South  America 

(after  3/1) 
Hulse,  Miss  Barbara,  Rua  Joao  XXIII,  No.  522, 

38.400  Uberlandia,  Minas  Gerais,  Brazil 
Johnson,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  George,  Caixa  Postal  861, 

66.000  Belem,  Para,  Brazil 
Johnson,  Rev.  and  Mrs.   Norman,   Rua  Coronel 

Severiano    913,    38.400    Uberlandia,    Minas 

Gerais,  Brazil 
Miller,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Edward,  Caixa  Postal  368, 

66.000  Belem,  Para,  Brazil 

France— 

DeArmey,    Rev.    and    Mrs.    Larry,    7    rue    Paul 

Gateaud,  71000-Macon,  France 
Good,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Kent,  21  Blvd.  de  La  Re- 

publique,  71100  Chalon,  France 
Hudson,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Elliott  (Tex),  Le  Sequoia, 

Charriere    Blanche,    69130    Ecully,    France 

(until  6/1) 
Schilperoort,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dick,  Chateau  de  St. 

Albain,  71260-Lugny,  France 

In  Language  Study- 
Rev,  and  Mrs.  Tom  Stallter,  47  Ave.  Montaigne, 

Bat.  B,  94170-Le  Perreux,  France 
Rev.    and   Mrs.    David   Griffith,   Rev.   and   Mrs. 
David  Hobert,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Ochocki, 
Miss   Janet  Varner:  Centre  Missionnaire,  50 
rue  des  Galibouds,  73200-Albertville,  France 

West  Germany— 

Haak,  Miss  Edna,  Richterstr.  16,  7  Stuttgart  80, 

West  Germany 
Manduka,   Rev.   and  Mrs.  David,  Martin-Luther 

Str.  100,  7  Stuttgart  50,  West  Germany 
Pappas,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  John,  Karl-Braun  Weg  2, 

7022  Leinfelden-Echterdigen  1,  West  Germany 
Peugh,   Rev.   and  Mrs.   Roger,   7  Stuttgart  (80) 

Mohringen,  Ganzenstr.  13,  West  Germany 


Hawaii— 

Tresise,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Foster,  95-303  Waioni  St., 
Wahiawa,  Hawaii  96786 

Mexico- 
Churchill,   Rev.   and  Mrs.  Jack,  2758  Caulfield 

Dr.,  San  Diego,  California  92154 
Guerena,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Phillip,  Apartado  8-961, 

Mexico  8,  D.F.,  Mexico 
Haag,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Walter,  3760  Sunset  Lane, 

San  Ysidro,  California  92173 

Puerto  Rico— 

Schrock,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Norman,  Calle  Alaska 
V-15.  Ext.  Parkville,  Guaynabo,  Puerto  Rico 
00657 

In  the  United  States- 
Retired: 

Altig,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Keith,  13755  E.  Walnut,  Whit- 
tier,  California  90602 

Balzer,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert,  408  Aloha  Circle, 
Villa  Park,  Long  Beach,  California  90805 

Dowdy,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Paul,  5864  Teal  Lane, 
El  Paso,  Texas  79924 

Kennedy,  Mrs.  Minnie,  Grace  Village,  P.O.  Box 
377,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 

Kent,  Miss  Ruth,  101  Fourth  St.,  Winona  Lake, 
Indiana  46590 

Kliever,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Jake,  Box  108,  Middle- 
branch,  Ohio  44652 

Maconaghy,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Hill,  204  E.  Tioga  St., 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania  19134 

Nielsen,  Miss  Johanna,  1601  E.  Twenty-Fifth  St., 
Long  Beach,  California  90806 

Sheldon,  Mrs.  Hattie,  510  Rose  Ave.,  Long 
Beach,  California  90802 

Sickel,  Mrs.  Loree,  1462  Golden  Rain  Rd.,  No. 
49B,  Seal  Beach,  California  90740 

Taber,  Mrs.  Ada,  101  Fourth  St.,  Winona  Lake, 
Indiana  46590 

Williams,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Robert,  201  Central 
Ave.,  Kittanning,  Pennsylvania  16201 

On  Furlough- 
Goodman,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Marvin,  P.O.  Box  588, 

Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 
Hocking,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Donald,  c/o  Mr.  and  Mrs. 

Malcom   Schilling,   232  Junipero  Ave.,  Apt. 

C-l,  Long  Beach,  California  90803  (until  8/1) 
Hodgdon,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Earl,  c/o  Mr.  Guy  Hodg- 
don,    13175     Overton     Rd.,    West     Salem, 

Ohio  44287  (until  3/1) 
Hull,  Miss  Margaret,  1632  N.  Thirty-Eighth  Ave., 

Phoenix,  Arizona  85990 
Julien,    Rev.   and   Mrs.   Tom,  4857    Polen   Dr., 

Kettering,  Ohio  45440  (until  7/1) 
Kammler,    Mr.    and    Mrs.    Werner,    c/o    Rainer 

Rohrich,  Stapfenstr.  73/917,  CH-3018,  Bern, 

Switzerland  (until  6/1) 


Mensinger,  Miss  Carol,  c/o  R.  2,  Box  192,  Three 

Oaks,  Michigan  49128  (until  4/1) 
Mishler,  Miss  Marie,  c/o  Mrs.  Charles  Sheets,  563 

Pauline  Ave.,  Akron,  Ohio  44312 
Thurston,  Miss  Marian,  R.  1,  Garwin,  Iowa  50632 
Walker,  Dr.  and  Mrs.  William,  R.  8,  Box  206, 

Warsaw,  Indiana  46580 


On  Extended  Furlough- 
Austin,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gary,  2032  E.  Market  St., 

Warsaw,  Indiana  46580 
Gegner,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Philip,  1327  Barnes  Dr., 

Columbus,  Ohio  43229 
Miller,  Miss  Mary  Lois,  28  W.  Third  St.,  Lewis- 
town,  Pennsylvania  17044 


FINANCIAL    STATEMENT 
BALANCE    SHEET 
December  31,  1979 


Assets: 
General  Fund— 


$ 

129,750 

39,374 

5,265 

621 

Advances  and  prepaid  expense    . 

3,584 
63,715 

Office  equipment,  less 

Audiovisual  equipment,  less 

Vehicles,  less 

200 

107,000 

Total  General  Fund  Assets    . 
Restricted  Gifts  Fund- 
Cash  on  hand  and  in  banks    .   .   . 

.   .$ 

.    .$ 

408,904 
144,549 

Total  Restricted  Gifts  and 

Annuity  Fund — 

Cash  on  hand  and  in  banks    .   . 

Accrued  interest 

Notes  receivable 

Marketable  securities  (at  cost) 

Total  Annuity  Fund  Assets 

Total  Assets  (all  funds) 


15,994 

128 

272,986 

19,802 


.  $     929,997 


Liabilities  and  Net  Worth: 
General  Fund— 

Notes  payable $  31,852 

Accrued  interest  payable 515 

SMM  funds  for  investment 2,500 

Accounts  payable     2,969 

Missionary  outfit  funds 8,100 

Fund  balance  (net  worth) 362,968 

Total  General  Fund  Liabilities 

and  Net  Worth $  408,904 

Restricted  Gifts  Fund— 

Notes  and  accounts  payable $  10,320 

Projects  fund  balance 62,648 

Building  fund  balance 132,162 

Relief  Agency  Brethren 7,053 

Total  Restricted  Gifts  Fund 

Liabilities  and  Net  Worth    .   .   .$  212,183 


Annuity  Fund— 

Annuity  payments  payable $  1,809 

Annuities  in  force     218,463 

Fund  balance 88,638 

Total  Annuity  Fund  Liabilities  and 

Net  Worth $     308,910 

Total  Liabilities  and  Net  Worth 

Net  Worth  (all  funds)     .   .   .  $     929,997 

INCOME    AND    EXPENSE    STATEMENT 

For  the  calendar  year  ending 

December  31,  1979 

Income: 
General  Fund — 

Gifts $1,240,487 

Interest  and  miscellaneous 46,159 

Total  General  Fund  Income  .   .  .   .$1,286,646 

Restricted  Fund— 

Gifts $  J  '=.,236 

Interest  and  miscellaneous     4,215 

Total  Restricted  Fund  Income    .   .$  140,451 

Annuity  Fund — 

Interest  and  miscellaneous     $        18,395 

Total  Annuity  Fund  Income    .  .   .$        18,395 
Total  Income  (all  funds)  .   .   .   .$1,445,492 

Expenses: 
General  Fund — 

Administrational $     136,385 

Promotional 158,895 

Missionary  and  field 1,015,734 

Other     8,569 

Total  General  Fund  Expenses  .  .   .  $1,319,583 

Restricted  Fund — 

Field  expenditures $  48,733 

Relief  Agency  Brethren 16,232 

Other     2,258 

Total  Restricted  Fund  Expenses    .  $  67,223 

Annuity  Fund— 

Annuity  payments $        14,575 

Total  Annuity  Fund  Expenses    .   .  $        14,575 
Total  Expenses  (all  funds)  .  .   .$1,401,381 

(The  audited  report  may  be  examined  at  the  For- 
eign Missions  Office.) 


THE  BRETHREN   HOME  MISSIONS  COUNCIL,   INCORPORATED 
P.  O.  Box  587,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


Officers  and  Staff 
Pres.-Rev.  Richard  P.  DeArmey,  1818  Staf- 
fordshire Rd.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43229 
V.  Pres.-Rev.  John  Mayes,  8814  Highland 

Ave.,  Whittier,  Calif.  90605 
Exec.  Secy.— Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer,  505  School 

Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Treas.-Mr.  Harry   Shipley,  Box  32,  West 

Alexandria,  Ohio  45381 
Adm.  Coordinator-Mr.  Larry  N.  Chamber- 
lain,   R.    1,   Box   425 A,   Warsaw,   Ind. 

46580 
Western    Field    Secy. -Dr.    Robert   W. 

Thompson,    Box    14759,    Long   Beach, 

Calif.  90814 
Southern     Field     Rep.— Rev.    William    A. 

Byers,   3039  Hidden  Forest  Ct.,  Mari- 
etta, Ga. 30066 
Promotional  Secy.— Mr.  Brad  Skiles,  P.  O. 

Box  587,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Personal    Asst.    to   the   Exec.    Secy.— Rev. 

William    W.    Smith,    P.    O.    Box    295, 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Office    Secy.— Mrs.    Charles   Orlando,    1 1 1 

Mineral    Springs,    Winona    Lake,    Ind. 

46590 
Bookkeeper— Miss  Louise  Blankenship,  307 

14th  St.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Coordinator    of    Data    Processing— Mrs. 

Cashel  Taylor,  R.  9,  Box  123,  Warsaw, 

Ind.  46580 
Receptionist— Mrs.  Jeanette  Scofield,  R.  5, 

Westhaven    Estates    No.    625,   Warsaw, 

Ind.  46580 


Brethren  Building  Ministries 

Secy,  of  Building  Ministries— Rev.  Ralph  C. 

Hall,    R.    8,    Box    297,    Warsaw,    Ind. 

46580 
Professional     Engineer— Mr.     Stephen     C. 

Dearborn,  R.   2,  Box  194A,  Bell  Rohr 

Isle,  Leesburg,  Ind.  46538 
Staff  Architect-Mr.  James  N.  Smith,  R.  8, 

Box  48-B,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Architectural  Draftsman-Mr.  Roy  S.  Gron- 

ning,  P.  O.  Box  587,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590 
Secy. -Mrs.    Kenneth    Herman,    107    Fifth 

St.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 


Board  of  Directors 

(Term  ending  1 981) 

Dr.  James  L.  Custer,  2515  Carriage  Lane, 
Powell,  Ohio  43065 

Rev.  Paul  E.  Dick,  649  Berryville  Ave., 
Winchester,  Va.  22601 

Mr.  Williard  Smith,  400  Queen  St.,  Minerva, 
Ohio  44657 

Rev.  Kenneth  L.  Teague,  2212  Maiden 
Lane,  S.W.,  Roanoke,  Va.  24015 

Mr.  Homer  Waller,  P.  O.  Box  612,  Sunny- 
side,  Wash.  98944 

(Term  ending  1 982) 

Rev.  Richard  P.  DeArmey,  1818  Stafford- 
shire Rd.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43229 

Rev.  Luke  Kauffman,  613  Hilltop  Rd., 
Myerstown,  Pa.  17067 

Mr.  Ora  Skiles,  3513Toomes  Rd.,  Modesto, 
Calif.  95351 

Mr.  Joseph  Taylor,  124  N.E.  19th  Ct., 
B-204,  Manor  Grove  Village,  Wilton 
Manor,  Fla.  33305 

(Term  ending  1983) 

Mr.  Robert  S.  Lapp,  R.  3,  Box  220,  New 
Holland,  Pa.  17557 

Rev.  John  W.  Mayes,  8814  Highland  Ave., 
Whittier,  Calif.  90605 

Mr.  Vernon  W.  Schrock,  226  Hammond 
Ave.,  Waterloo,  Iowa  50702 

Mr.  Harry  Shipley,  Box  32,  West  Alexan- 
dria, Ohio  45381 

Rev.  William  F.  Tweeddale,  310  Washing- 
ton Ave.,  Telford,  Pa.  18969 

Home  Mission  Directory 

Albuquerque,  N.Mex. -Heights  Grace  Brethren 
Church.  Pastor,  Rev.  Jonathan  Hall. 

Alta  Loma,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pas- 
tor, Rev.  Gary  Nolan. 

Anchorage,  Alaska-Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pas- 
tor, Rev.  Larry  Smithwick. 

Anderson,  S.C. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 
Rev.  Ray  Feather. 

Armagh,  Pa. -Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church. 
Pastor,  Rev.  Alan  Clingan. 

Auburn,  Calif. -Gold  Rush  Community  Grace 
Brethren  Church.  Pastor,  Rev.  Duane  Jones. 

Brooksville,  Fla. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 
Rev.  William  Willard. 

Canal  Fulton,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren  Chapel.  Pas- 
tor, Rev.  Robert  Carmean. 


Chambersburg,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pas- 
tor, Rev.  Earl  Summers. 

Charlotte,  N.C.-Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 
Rev.  Stephen  Jarrell. 

Cincinnati,  Ohio -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pas- 
tor, Rev.  Michael  Clapham. 

Clearwater,  Fla. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 
Rev.  Dan  Younger. 

Colorado  Springs,  Colo. -Grace  Brethren  Church. 
Pastor,  Rev.  Thomas  Inman. 

Counselor,  N.  Mex. -Brethren  Navajo  Mission. 
Missionaries:  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Larry  Wedertz, 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Raymond  Thompson,  Miss 
Angie  Garber,  Mrs.  Betty  Masimer,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Robert  Lathrop,  Miss  Elaine  Marpel, 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Phil  Lesko,  Miss  Barbara  Cellar, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roy  Sam,  Miss  Rhoda  Leistner, 
Miss  Joanne  Zeebuyth,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tully 
Butler,  Mr.  James  Werito. 

Dryhill,  Ky. -Victory  Mountain  Grace  Brethren 
Chapel.  Pastor,  Rev.  Samuel  Baer. 

Ephrata,  Pa.-Ephrata  Area  Grace  Brethren 
Church.  Pastor,  Rev.  Edward  Gross. 

Goldendale,  Wash. -Community  Grace  Brethren 
Church.  Pastor,  Rev.  George  Christie. 

Goleta,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 
Rev.  Louis  Amundson. 

Hartford  City,  Ind. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  In- 
terim pastor,  Rev.  Robert  Ashman. 

Hemet,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 
Rev.  Sheldon  Perrine. 

Henderson,  Nev. -Grace  Brethren  Church. 

Homer,  Alaska-Grace  Brethren  Church. 

Hope,  N.  J. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor,  Rev. 
John  Moore. 

Irasburg,  Vt. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 
Rev.  R.  John  Snow. 

Island  Pond,  Vt. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 
Rev.  Warren  Tamkin. 

Jewish  Mission-Rev.  and  Mrs.  Doyle  Miller  and 
Miss  Isobel  Fraser,  469  N.  Kings  Rd.,  P.  O. 
Box  48743,  Los  Angeles,  Calif.  90048. 

Kansas  City,  Mo. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pas- 
tor, Rev.  Robert  Whited. 

Lansing.  Mich. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 
Rev.  Gerald  Polman. 

Lima,  Ohio -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor,  Rev. 
William  Crabbs. 

Longview,  Texas-Grace  Brethren  Church. 

Melbourne,  Fla. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 
Rev.  Earl  Moore. 

Milroy,  Pa.-Milroy  Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pas- 
tor, Rev.  Richard  Horner. 

Montclair,  Calif.-Montclair  Grace  Brethren 
Church. 

New  Albany,  Ind. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pas- 
tor, Rev.  Russell  Simpson. 

New  Port  Richey,  Fla. -Grace  Brethren  Church. 


Newark,    Del.-Grace   Brethren   Church.   Pastor, 

Rev.  Timothy  Coyle. 
Ormond    Beach,    Fla.— Grace    Brethren   Church. 

Pastor,  Rev.  Gary  Cole. 
Pine  Grove,  Pa.— Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 

Rev.  Howard  Gelsinger. 
Placerville,    Calif. -Sierra    View   Grace   Brethren 

Church.  Pastor,  Rev.  Darrell  Anderson. 
Riverside,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 

Rev.  Brian  Smith. 
Santa    Ana,    Calif. -Maranatha    Grace    Brethren 

Church.  Pastor,  Rev.  Javier  Peraza. 
Santa  Maria,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pas- 
tor, Rev.  Ralph  Schwartz. 
Sebring,    Fla.— Grace    Brethren    Church.   Pastor, 

Rev.  Stephen  Figley. 
Southern     Lancaster,     Pa. -Southern    Lancaster 

Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor,  Rev.  Vernon 

Harris. 
Southwest    Columbus,    Ohio— Southwest    Grace 

Brethren     Church.     Pastor,     Rev.     Quentin 

Matthes. 
Torrance,    Calif.-South    Bay    Grace    Brethren 

Church.  Pastor,  Rev.  Thomas  Hughes. 
Troutdale,  Oreg. -Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 

Rev.  Daniel  White. 
Ventura,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 

Rev.  Robert  McMillan. 
West  Covina,  Calif.-West  Covina  Grace  Brethren 

Church.  Pastor,  Rev.  Dan  Viveros. 
Wichita,  Kansas-Grace  Brethren  Church.  Pastor, 

Rev.  Donald  Eshelman. 

Temporary  Assistance 

Akron,  Ohio-Fairlawn  Grace  Brethren  Church. 

Pastor,  Rev.  Kenneth  Brown. 
Jackson,  Mich. -Grace  Brethren  Church. 
Johnson    City,    Tenn. -Grace   Brethren   Church. 

Pastor,  Rev.  David  Hitchman. 


BALANCE    SHEET 
December  31,  1979 


Home  Com- 

Missions  bined* 


ASSETS— 
Current  Assets: 

Cash $         11,798    $        17,812 

Offering  and  other 

receipts  in  transit   .  .  185,502  185,502 

Savings  accounts  and 

marketable  securities  101,073  101,191 

Architectural  accounts 

receivable 22,968 

Accrued  interest  and 

other  current  assets  .  17,496  17,624 

Total  current 
assets $       315,869    $      345,097 


Property  and  Equipment: 

Land $ 

Building 

Autos  and  trucks  . 
Photographic 

equipment  .... 
Other  equipment   . 

Less:  accumulated 
depreciation  .   .   . 


Investments  and  Other  Assets 


Notes  receivable 
Mission  real  estate 
Annuities  invested 

Total  Assets  .   . 


LIABILITIES    AND    EQUITY 
Current  Liabilities: 
Current  portion  of 

long-term  debt  .  . 
Accounts  and  notes 

payable 

Accrued  annuity 

installments  .... 
Payroll  withholdings 
Other  current 

liabilities 

Total  current 
liabilities  .... 

Long-term  debt:     .   . 
Less  amounts  due  within 
one  year 

Annuities: 

Contingent 
liabilities: 
Total  Liabilities 

Equity 

Total  Liabilities 
and  Equity  .... 


$ 

83,904 

$ 

36,000 

323,395 

88,104 

19,972 
38,139 

19,972 
58,557 

$ 

142,015 

$ 

526,028 

66,942 
75,973 

111,788 

$ 

$ 

414,240 

$ 

ets: 
122,144 
193,008 
523,271 

$ 

126,530 
193,008 
539,462 

$ 

838,423 

$ 

859,000 

$  . 

1,230,265 

$1 

,618,337 

$ 

4,000 

$ 

4,655 

16,384 

16,698 

7,156 

9,757 

30 

30 

$ 

417 

$ 

27,570 

31,557 

$ 

122,121 

$ 

318,260 

4,000 

4,655 

$ 

118,121 

$ 

313,605 

$ 

526,271 

$ 

697,528 

$ 

671,962 

$1 

,042.690 

558,303 

575,647 

$ 

1,230,265 

$1,618,337 

STATEMENT    OF     REVENUES    AND 
EXPENSES 

Brethren 

Home  Com- 

Missions  bined* 
Revenues: 

Offerings     $       788,569  $      788,569 

Estates  and  annuities  .  33,538  33,538 
Architectural 

services 108,343 

Construction 

services 3,005 

Rent 1,700  29,707 

Interest 48,998  50,157 

$       872,805  $  1,013,319 

Other  Income  (expense): 
Interest 

Disposition  of  assets:     (260) 

Gains $         12,499  12,524 

Losses 

Insurance,  partici- 
pation refund    ....  37,662  37,662 

Other     213    213 

$  50,374    $         50,139 

Grand  Total 
Income $      923,179    $1,063,458 

Operating  Expenses: 

Direct  assistance    ...  $      606,104  $      606,104 

Administration    ....  190,175           294,008 

Promotion 84,156              84,156 

Payments  to 

annuitants 37,662  63,930 

$       918,097  $1,048,198 

Excess  (deficit)  of 
revenue  over 
expense     $  5,082    $         15,260 

Equity,  beginning  of 

year $      553,221    $      560,387 

Equity,  end  of  year     .     $       558,303    $      575,647 

*The  Combined  Column  includes  all  departments 
of  the  BHMC  which  are  The  Brethren  Home  Mis- 
sions Council,  Inc.,  Brethren  Building  Ministries, 
Brethren  Construction  Company,  and  the  Breth- 
ren Missions  Building. 

The  financial  statements  and  support  records 
have  been  audited  by  the  firm  of  Ashman,  Prange, 
and  Manion,  Certified  Public  Accountants.  A 
copy  of  their  report  is  available  upon  written  re- 
quest to  our  office. 


BRETHREN    INVESTMENT   FOUNDATION,   INCORPORATED 
P.  O.  Box  587,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


The  Brethren  Investment  Foundation  has  the 
same  officiary  as  The  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council,  Inc.,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana. 

Officers  and  Staff 

Pres.-Rev.  Richard  P.  De Armey,  1818  Staf- 
fordshire Rd.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43229 

V.  Pres.-Rev.  John  Mayes,  8814  Highland 
Ave.,  Whittier,  Calif.  90605 


Exec.  Secy. -Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer,  505  School 

Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Treas.-Mr.   Harry   Shipley,  Box  32,  West 

Alexandria,  Ohio  45381 
Fin.     Secy. -Mr.     Walter     R.    Fretz,    413 

Wooster  Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Western    Field    Secy. -Dr.   Robert  W, 

Thompson,    P.    O.    Box    14759,    Long 

Beach,  Calif.  90814 


Southern  Field  Rep.— Rev.  William  A. 
Byers,  3039  Hidden  Forest  Ct.,  Mari- 
etta, Ga.  30066 

Accountant-Mr.  Larry  N.  Chamberlain,  R. 
1 ,  Box  425  A,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

Secy. -Mrs.  Bill  D.  Figert,  R.  8,  Box  271, 
Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

Bookkeeper-Mrs.  Donald  Ogden,  R.  8, 
Box  245,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 

Board  of  Directors 

Dr.  James  Custer 

Rev.  Richard  DeArmey 

Rev.  Paul  Dick 

Rev.  Luke  Kauffman 

Mr.  Robert  Lapp 

Rev.  John  Mayes 

Mr.  Vernon  Schrock 

Mr.  Harry  Shipley 

Mr.  Ora  Skiles 

Mr.  Williard  Smith 

Mr.  Joseph  Taylor 

Rev.  Kenneth  Teague 

Rev.  William  Tweeddale 

Mr.  Homer  Waller 


STATEMENTS    OF    FINANCIAL    CONDITION 

AND    OPERATIONS 

For  fiscal  year  ended  May  31,  1930 

ASSETS: 
Liquid  Assets- 
Cash  on  hand  and 

checking  account    .   .     $  4,597 

Demand  savings 

account     1,000 

U.S.  government  securi- 
ties, amortized  cost  .       1,791,070 

$    1,796,667 
Accrued  Interest 

Receivable- 
Loans     42,491 

Investments 29,132 

$  71,623 
Loans  Receivable- 
Churches     9,328,851 

Organizations 554,080 

Individuals     53_ 

$    9,882,984 
Property  and  Equipment- 
Property  13,500 

Equipment,  less 
depreciation  of 

$40,912 11,774 

$    25,274 

Other  Assets—     $ 504 

Total  Assets $11,777,052 


LIABILITIES: 

Customer  savings  deposits $10,954,753 

Accrued  savings  interest  payable   .  .  173,295 

Accrued  bank  interest  payable    .  .  .  592 

Accrued  payroll  taxes 898 

Accrued  salaries  payable 414 

Accounts  payable     1,820 

Total  Liabilities $11,131,772 

NET  WORTH: 

Fund  balance $        645,280 

Total  Liabilities  and 

Fund  Balance $11,777,052 


STATEMENT  OF  OPERATIONS 
For  fiscal  year  ended  May  31,  1980 

OPERATING   INCOME: 

Interest  on  loans $  692,628 

Interest  on  reserve  investments  .   .   .  145,369 

Rental  income 840 

Miscellaneous  income 3,736 

Total  Operating  Income $  842,573 

OPERATING  EXPENSES: 

Interest  on  savings  deposits $  641,997 

Interest  on  bank  notes 6,486 

Salaries  and  services 56,891 

Office  expenses 14,044 

Data  processing 10,909 

Contributions 10,250 

Rent  and  property  expense 8,651 

Travel  expenses 7,632 

Promotion  and  advertising     7,455 

Directors'  expense 5,023 

Depreciation     3,675 

Stewardship  ministry     3,600 

Payroll  taxes 2,810 

Retirement  fund 2,356 

Legal  and  audit 1,435 

Miscellaneous  expenses 1,484 

Total  Operating  Expenses  ....  $  784,698 

NET  OPERATING  INCOME    .   .    .   .$  57,875 

OTHER  INCOME  (EXPENSES)     ..$  (3,770) 

NET  INCOME     $  54,105 


The  above  statements  and  supporting  financial 
records  have  been  audited  by  a  Certified  Public 
Accountant  by  the  firm  of  Dahms  and  Yarian, 
Warsaw,  Indiana.  The  auditor's  opinion  and  com- 
plete financial  statements  can  be  examined  by  an 
any  corporate  member  in  the  offices  ot  the  Breth- 
ren Investment  Foundation,  Inc. 


GRACE  SCHOOLS 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


Pres.-Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr. 

Exec.  V.  Pres.-Dr.  John  J.  Davis 

Dean  of  the  Seminary-Dr.  E.  William  Male 

College    Academic    Dean— Dr.    Vance    A. 

Yoder 
College   Dean  of  Students-Mr.  Daniel  M. 

Snively 
Dir.    of    Development— Rev.    Richard    G. 

Messner 
Dir.    of   Business   Affairs— Mr.    Ronald   E. 

dinger 
Dir.    of   College    Admissions— Mr.   Ron  O. 

Henry 
Dir.  of  Seminary  Admissions— Dr.  Charles 

R.  Smith 
Registrar-Mr.  James  A.  Shipley 
Assoc.  Dean  of  Students-Mrs.  Miriam  M. 

Uphouse 
Dir.  of  Libraries— Mr.  Robert  D.  Ibach 
Chap,  and   Dir.  of  Christian  Service— Rev. 

Kevin  D.  Huggins 

Officers  of  the  Corporation 

Pres.-Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr. 

Exec.  V.  Pres.— Dr.  John  J.  Davis 

Secy.-Treas.— Mr.  Ronald  E.  dinger 

Asst.  Secy.— Mr.  Ronald  J.  Kinley 

President's  Administrative  Council 

Chm.— Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr. 

Secy. -Dr.  Vance  A.  Yoder 

Mr.  Ronald  E.  dinger 

Dr.  John  J.  Davis 

Dr.  E.  William  Male 

Rev.  Richard  G.  Messner 

Mr.  Daniel  M.  Snively 

Executive  Committee 
The  Board  of  Trustees 

Chm.— Dr.  Kenneth  B.  Ashman 

V.  Chm. -Rev.  Jerry  R.  Young 

Secy.— Mr.  Richard  Holmes 

Pres.  of  the  Corp. -Dr.  Homer  A.  Kent,  Jr. 

Exec.V.  Pres.  of  the  Corp.- Dr.  John  J.  Davis 

Members-at-large: 

Rev.  Paul  E.  Dick 

Mr.  A.  E.  Grill 

Rev.  F.  Thomas  Inman 


Board  of  Trustees 

(Term  ending  1981) 
Mr.   Charles  R.   Doyen,  719   Gaillard   St., 

La  Verne,  Calif.  91750 
Mr.  Theodore  Franchino,  101  E.  12th  St., 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Rev.  E.  John  Gillis,  2950  Sycamore,  Simi 

Valley,  Calif.  93065 
Rev.    Ronald    A.  Guiles,  400  Bridle  Path 

Rd.,  Bethlehem,  Pa.  18017 
Mr.  Paul  M.  Ingold,  55899  Little  Captina 

Rd.,  Powhatan  Point,  Ohio  43942 
Rev.   F.  Thomas  Inman,  2244  Fernwood 

Dr.,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo.  80910 
Rev.   Lester  W.   Kennedy,  251    East  29th 

St.,  Buena  Vista,  Va.  24416 
Rev.  David  W.  Miller,  7821  Linda,  LaPalma, 

Calif.  90623 
Dr.  John  P.  Morgan,  10163  Rutledge  Rd., 

Howard,  Ohio  43028 

(Term  ending  1982) 
Mr.   John  Armstrong,  544  West  Pheasant 

Home  Rd.,  Wooster,  Ohio  44691 
Dr.    Robert    L.    Boze,    R.    1,    Box   224-D, 

Berne,  Ind.  46711 
Rev.  Donald  F.  Carter,  2818  Yearling  St., 

Lake  wood,  Calif.  90712 
Rev.    Paul   E.    Dick,   649   Berryville  Ave., 

Winchester,  Va.  22601 
Mr.  A.  E.  Grill,  4651  Cantura  Dr.,  Dayton, 

Ohio  45415 
Mr.  Richard  Holmes,  427  David  St.,  Smith- 

ville,  Ohio  44677 
Rev.   Lowell  Hoyt,    19245   S.  169th  West 

Ave.,  Sand  Springs,  Okla.  74063 
Rev.  Clyde  K.  Landrum,     1108  Chestnut 

Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Rev.  Jerry  R.  Young,  R.  5,  Box  434,  Man- 

heim,Pa.  17545 

(Term  ending  1983) 
Dr.   Kenneth  B.   Ashman,  3375   Lakeview 

Dr.,  Wooster,  Ohio  44691 
Mr.  Ralph  H.  Grady,  887  West  Shaulis  Rd., 

Waterloo,  Iowa  50701 
Mr.    Ronald    J.    Kinley,    201    Esplanade, 

Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Mr.  Chris  G.  Lapp,  270  Brook  Farm  Rd., 

Lancaster,  Pa.  17601 


Mr.  Lowell  A.  Miller,  5455  West  Virginia 
Ave.,  Lakewood,  Colo.  80226 

Rev.  R.  Paul  Miller,  630  Laura  Ave.,  Alta- 
monte  Springs,  Fla.  32701 

Mr.  William  H.  Snoddy,  197  Twp.  Rd.  530, 
West  Salem,  Ohio  44287 

Mr.  H.  Dwight  Stair,  510  Oak  St.,  Wads- 
worth,  Ohio  44281 

Rev.  Larry  A.  Wedertz,  Brethren  Navajo 
Mission,  Counselor,  N.  Mex.  87018 

Faculty  Members 
and  Administrative  Officers 

C=College,  S=Seminary 
CS=Both  College  and  Seminary 

Alcorn,  Bruce  K.  (Dr.)  (C)  Prof,  of  Education 
and  Psychology 

Anderson,  Ethel  (Mrs.)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in 
Music 

Ashman,  Charles  H.  (S)  Part-time  Prof,  of  Pas- 
toral Ministries 

Averbeck,  Richard  E.  (S)  Instr.  in  Old  Testament 
and  Hebrew 

Beaver,  S.  Wayne  (Dr.)  (CS)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Mis- 
sions 

Boozel,  Margaret  C.  (Mrs.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of 
Nursing 

Boyer,  James  L.  (Dr.)  (S)  Prof.  Emeritus,  Part- 
time  Prof,  of  New  Testament  and  Greek 

Brown,  Lynn  L.  (Mrs.)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in 
Nursing 

Cavinder,  Annabelle  H.  (Miss)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof, 
of  Nursing 

Chamberlain,  Larry  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Busi- 
ness 

Chilcote,  Terri  D.  (Miss)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in 
Journalism 

Dinger,  Ronald  E.  (CS)  Dir.  of  Business  Affairs 

dinger,  Joyce  (Dr.)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in 
Psychology 

Coverstone,  Jean  L.  (Mrs.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Art 

Darr,  William  E.  (CS)  Asst.  Dir.  of  Libraries 

Davis,  Arthur  W.  (C)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Art 

Davis,  John  J.  (Dr.)  (CS)  Exec.  V.  Pres.,  Prof,  of 
Old  Testament  and  Archaeology 

Deane,  Vilas  E.  (Dr.)  (C)  Prof,  of  Mathematics 

DeYoung,  Donald  B.  (Dr.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of 
Physics 

Diehl,  David  L.  (C)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Health  and 
Physical  Education 

Dilling,  Richard  A.  (Dr.)  (C)  Prof,  of  Mathe- 
matics and  Science  Education 

Eisenbraun,  James  E.  (S)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Old  Testa- 
ment and  Hebrew 

Felts,  Verna  M.  (Mrs.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Music 
(Piano) 

Felts,  W.  Roland  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Music 
(Voice) 


Fields,  Weston  W.  (Dr.)  (CS)  Assoc.  Prof,  of 
Bible,  Classical  Languages,  and  Hermeneutics 

Forbes,  W.  Merwin  (C)  Instr.  in  Biblical  Studies 

Foreman,  Janet  (Mrs.)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in 
Business 

Fowler,  Donald  L.  (CS)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Old  Testa- 
ment and  Hebrew 

French,  David  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Art 

French,  Ivan  H.  (S)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Church  His- 
tory and  Pastoral  Ministries 

French,  LaNita  (Miss)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in 
Music  (Piano) 

Gordon,  William  P.  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Econom- 
ics and  Business 

Grill,  E.  Michael  (Dr.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Psy- 
chology 

Grill,  Stephen  A.  (Dr.)  (C)  Asst.  Academic  Dean, 
Assoc.  Prof,  of  Speech  Communication 

Gsell,  Ray  A.  (Dr.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Chemistry 

Hawkins,  George  J.  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Edu- 
cation 

Henry,  Ron  O.  (C)  Dir.  of  Admissions,  Assoc. 
Prof,  of  History 

Herrick,  Dennis  R.  (C)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Music 

Hildebrandt,  Theodore  (C)  Instr.  in  Biblical 
Studies 

Hoehne,  Anita  (Mrs.)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Art 

Humberd,  Jesse  D.  (Dr.)  (C)  Prof,  of  Science  and 
Mathematics 

Ibach,  Robert  D.  (CS)  Dir.  of  Libraries,  Assoc. 
Prof,  of  Old  Testament  and  Archaeology 

Jeffreys,  Richard  E.  (Dr.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Bio- 
chemistry 

Jenkins,  C  Lee  (CS)  Dir.  of  Placement,  Special 
Instr.  in  Pastoral  Ministries 

Kantenwein,  Lee  L.  (Dr.)  (S)  Asst.  to  the  Dean 
for  Student  Affairs,  Asst.  Prof,  of  Homiletics 

Kent,  Jr.,  Homer  A.  (Dr.)  (CS)  President,  Prof,  of 
New  Testament  and  Greek 

Kent,  Beverly  J.  (Mrs.)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in 
Music  (Voice) 

Kessler,  James  C.  (C)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Health  and 
Physical  Education 

Kliewer,  Greg  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Philosophy 

Knife,  D.  Wayne  (Dr.)  (S)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Old 
Testament 

Landis,  Lowell  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Business 

Lawlor,  Lawrence  A.  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in 
Teacher  Education 

Lee,  Marcia  V.  (Dr.)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Bio- 
logical Science 

Lovelady,  Edgar  J.  (Dr.)  (C)  Prof,  of  English, 
Greek,  and  Linguistics 

Male,  E.  William  (Dr.)  (S)  Dean  of  the  Seminary, 
Prof,  of  Christian  Education 

Manahan,  Ronald  E.  (C)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Biblical 
Studies 

Mathisen,  Robert  R.  (Dr.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of 
History 

Messner,  Richard  G.  (CS)  Dir.  of  Development 


Messner,  Yvonne  J.  (Mrs.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of 
Physical  Education 

Miller,  Karen  (Miss)  (C)  Women's  Athletic  Co- 
ordinator, Instr.  in  Physical  Education 

Milliman,  Paul  E.  (C)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Music 

Nieter,  Gary  L.  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Art 

Ogden,  Donald  E.  (CS)  Prof,  of  Music 

Overstreet,  R.  Larry  (Dr.)  (S)  Asst.  Prof,  of 
Homiletics 

Owen,  Marie  (Mrs.)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Nursing 

Petty,  Alice  (Mrs.)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Psy- 
chology 

Rager,  Sharon  (Mrs.)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Edu- 
cation 

Rife,  Vicki  (Mrs.)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Spanish 

Ringler,  Sallie  (Mrs.)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Art 

Sandy,  Dr.  Brent  (Dr.)  (CS)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Clas- 
sical and  Ancient  Languages 

Sauders,  Paulette  G.  (Mrs.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of 
English 

Schoenhals,  G.  Roger  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in 
Journalism 

Schuler,  J.  Ivan,  Jr.  (C)  Dir.  of  Athletics,  Assoc. 
Prof,  of  Health  and  Physical  Education 

Shackleford,  Winbon  (C)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Business 

Shipley,  James  A.  (CS)  Registrar 

Sisson,  Cindy  (Mrs.)  (C)  Admission  and  Reten- 
tion Counselor 

Smith,  Charles  R.  (Dr.)  (S)  Dir.  of  Admissions, 
Prof,  of  Christian  Theology  and  Greek 

Snider,  R.  Wayne  (C)  Prof,  of  History 

Snively,  Daniel  M.  (C)  Dean  of  Students,  Asst. 
Prof,  of  Sociology 

Sproule,  John  A.  (S)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  New  Testa- 
ment and  Greek 

Strehle,  Stephen  A.  (Dr.)  (CS)  Instr.  in  Greek  and 
Theology 

Tanner,  Gary  T.  (Dr.)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Bio- 
logical Science 

Taylor,  Kenneth  N.  (C)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Sociology 

Toirac,  Dorothy  M.  (Mrs.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of 
French 

Turner,  David  L.  (S)  Instr.  in  Greek  and  Homi- 
letics 

Uphouse,  Miriam  M.  (Mrs.)  (C)  Assoc.  Dean  of 
Students,  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Guidance  and 
Counseling 

VanCleve,  Dorothy  (Miss)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in 
Education 

Votaw,  Floyd  M.  (CS)  Head  of  Library  Technical 
Services 

Whitcomb,  John  C.  (Dr.)  (S)  Dir.  of  Doctoral 
Studies,  Prof,  of  Theology  and  Old  Testament 

Woodring,  Barbara  C.  (Mrs.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of 
Nursing 

Worth,  Beverly  (Mrs.)  (C)  Part-time  Instr.  in  Busi- 
ness 

Yeager,  Myron  D.  (Dr.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  English 

Yoder,  Marilyn  J.  (Mrs.)  (C)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Edu- 
cation 


Yoder,  Vance  A.  (Dr.)  (C)  Academic  Dean,  Prof, 
of  Music 

Zemek,  George  J.  (S)  Asst.  Prof,  of  Old  Testa- 
ment and  Homiletics 

Ziegler,  Mervin  L.  (Dr.)  (C)  Assoc.  Prof,  of  Speech 
Communication 

Emeritus  Faculty 

Boyer,  James  L.  (Dr.),  Professor  Emeritus 
Hamilton,  Benjamin  A.  (Dr.),  Librarian  Emeritus 
Hamilton,  Mabel  (Mrs.),  Librarian  Emeritus 
Hoyt,  Herman  A.  (Dr.),  President  Emeritus 
Kent,  Sr.,  Homer  A.  (Dr.),  Professor  Emeritus 
Kriegbaum,  Arnold  R.,  Dean  Emeritus 
Uphouse,  Norman  H.  (Dr.),  Professor  Emeritus 

Staff 

Ashby,  Robert,  Maintenance  Staff 

Ashman,  Joyce  (Miss),  Accounts  Receivable  Clerk 

Biggers,    Ruth    (Miss),    Secy,    to   Dir.   of  Food 

Service 
Brown,  Dennis  R.,  Field  Representative 
Buhler,   Norma   (Mrs.),   Secy,  to  Dir.  of  Place- 
ment 
Byers,  Dolores  (Mrs.),  Food  Service  Staff 
Cauffman,   Irene   (Mrs.),  Manager/Supervisor  of. 

Food  Service 
Cauffman,  Neal,  Maintenance  Staff 
Chapman,  F.  Ted,  Maintenance  Staff 
Chapman,  Lora  (Mrs.),  Accounts  Payable  Clerk 
Christie,  Vance,  Asst.  Dir.  of  Information 

Services 
Cowles,  Belinda  (Miss),  Part-time  Secy,  for  Ex- 
tension Ministries 
Cramer,  Don  R.  J.,  Dir.  of  Information  Services 
Davis,  Julie  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Registrar 
Deuel,   Nancy   (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Dir.  of  Alumni 

Relations  and  Extension  Ministries 
De Young,  Sally  (Mrs.),  Mailroom  Staff 
Dombek,  Olive  (Mrs.),  Food  Service  Staff 
Elliott,  Pearl  (Mrs.),  Switchboard  Operator 
Fahrbach,  Julie  (Mrs.),  Food  Service  Staff 
Fischbach,  Shirley  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Dean  of  the 

Seminary 
Fluke,  Donald  W.,  Dir.  of  Data  Processing 
Hammer,  Meredith  (Miss),  Secy,  to  Music  Depart- 
ment, Secy,  to  Teacher  Education  Department 
Heyman,    Patricia    (Mrs.),    Secy,    to    Seminary 

Faculty 
Hofto,  William  J.,  Controller 
Hollinger,  Ruth  (Mrs.),  Food  Service  Staff 
Howie,  Terry,  Maintenance  Staff 
Hoxworth,  Janet  (Miss),  Cashier 
Huggins,  Kevin  D.,  Chap,  and  Dir.  of  Christian 

Service 
Hurd,     Connie     (Mrs.),     Food     Service     Staff 
Ibach,  Paula  (Mrs.),  Part-time  Cataloguer 
Johnson,  Debbie  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Dir.  of  Business 
Affairs,  Secy,  to  Dir.  of  Physical  Plant 


Kalish,  Pat  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Executive  Vice  Presi- 
dent 
Kantenwein,  Phyllis  (Mrs.),  Mailroom  Supervisor 
Katip,  William  J.,  Director  of  Student  Aid 
Kavanagh,  Sharon  (Miss),  Food  Service  Staff 
Kelly,  Michele  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Dir.  of  Athletics 
LaFortune,  Barbara  (Mrs.),  Loan  Clerk 
Lee,  Helen  (Mrs.),  Library  Staff 
Lindelef,  Bette  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Dean  of  Students 
Longworth,    Deborah   (Miss),   Secy,   to   Dir.   of 

Housing 
Martin,  Dale  E.,  Maintenance  Staff 
Mathai,  Joel,  Food  Service  Staff 
Maziasz,  Robert,  Maintenance  Staff 
McClendon,  Winona  (Miss),  Library  Staff 
Melber,  Mary  Lou  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Controller 
Melton,  Dewey  J.,  Dir.  of  Supporting  Services 
Miley,  Catherine  (Mrs.),  Print  Shop  Supervisor 
Miley,  Richard  E.,  Maintenance  Staff 
Milliman,  Ruth  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Dir.  of  Student 

Aid 
Moore,  Elizabeth  (Mrs.),  Dir.  of  Campus  Housing 
Overstreet,  Linda  (Mrs.),  Payroll  Personnel  Clerk 
Pritchett,  Pam  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  College  Dir.  of 

Admissions 
Ramsey,  Denise  (Mrs.),  Library  Staff 
Ringler,  Ernest  A.,  Supv.  of  Grounds  and  Service 

Department 
Roy,  Thomas,  Asst.  to  Dir.  of  College  Admissions 
Simmons,  Robert,  Housing  Supervisor 
Simmons,  Roger,  Housing  Maintenance 
Snyder,  Ruth  (Mrs.),  Food  Service  Staff 
Soule,  Sharon  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Seminary  Dir.  of 

Admissions 
Stauffer,  Glenn  H.,  Maintenance  Staff 
Suk,  William,  Maintenance  Staff 
Taylor,  Joanne  (Mrs.),  School  Nurse 
Terrell,  Mildred  (Miss),  Secy,  to  Dir.  of  Support- 
ing Services 
Thomas,   Renee   L.   (Mrs.),   Secy,   to  Academic 

Dean,  Secy,  to  Registrar 
Thurston,  Earl  J.,  Dir.  of  Food  Services 
Thurston,  Genevieve  (Mrs.),  Asst.  Dir.  of  Food 

Services 
Twombly,  Gerald  H.,  Dir.  of  Alumni  Relations 

and  Extension  Ministries 
VanPuffelen,  Sherrie  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Seminary 

Faculty 
Vnasdale,  Ruth  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Asst.  to  the  Dean 

for  Student  Affairs 
Warner,  Carol  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  Dir.  of  Develop- 
ment 
Weimer,  Nancy  (Mrs.),  Secy,  to  President 
Wenzel,  Charles,  Maintenance  Staff 
Witzky,  Harold  E.,  Dir.  of  Physical  Plant 
Woodring,    Richard,    Student   Employment   Co- 
ordinator 


1980-81  Grace  College  Alumni 
Association  Officers 

President-Ron  Henry 

Vice  President-Theodore  Franchino 

Secretary-Gladys  Deloe 

Treasurer -Gary  Woolman 

Ex  officio  member  (P.  Pres.)-Bill  Katip 

1980-81  Grace  Seminary  Alumni 
Association  Officers 

President-James  Custer 

Vice  President-Knute  Larson 

Secretary-Richard  Mayhue 

Treasurer-Jesse  Deloe 

Ex  officio  member  (P.  Pres.)-Charles  R.  Smith 


STATEMENT    OF    CURRENT 

INCOME    AND    EXPENSES 

July  1,  1979,  to  June  30,  1980 

(Pre-Audit) 

Revenues: 

Educational  and  General- 
Tuition  and  fees     $2,553,473 

Educational  organized  activities    .  .  .        200,105 

Gifts  and  bequests 424,467 

Endowment  income 10,948 

Other     75,045 

Total  Educational  and  General    .  .  $3,264,038 

Auxiliary  Enterprises- 
Housing    482,800 

Food  service     614,534 

Other     107,291 

Total  Auxiliary  Enterprises   .  .  .  .  $1,204,625 
Total  Revenues $4,468,663 

Expenditures: 
Educational  and  General — 

General  administrative $    372,252 

Student  services     273,475 

Development 216,078 

General  institutional 127,631 

Instructional  and  departmental  ....    1,103,280 
Educational  organized  activities     .   .   .        266,944 

Library     169,891 

Operation  and  maintenance  of 

physical  plant 356,878 

Total  Educational  and  General    .  .  $2,886,429 

Student  Aid— $     275,873 

Auxiliary  Enterprises- 
Housing    $     484,199 

Food  Service 494,076 

Other     79,578 

Total  Auxiliary  Enterprises   .   .   .   .  $1,057,853 

Transfers—     $     241,000 

Total  Expenditures $4,461,155 

SURPLUS  (Deficit)     $  7,508 


BALANCE    SHEET 
June  30,  1980  (Pre-Audit) 
Assets: 

Current  Funds  (Unrestricted  and 
Restricted)— 

Cash  and  short  term $  193,561 

Investments 16,622 

Receivables 357,919 

Inventories 53,254 

Prepaid  expenses 20,296 

Total $  641,652 

Loan,  Endowment,  and 

Annuity  Funds- 
Cash—  NDSL     $  3,805 

Cash  and  short  term 214,174 

Receivables— NDSL     627,035 

Receivables— loans 118,213 

Receivables— other 9,496 

Investments 897,581 

Due  from  other  funds 168,000 

Total $2,038,304 

Plant  Funds- 
Cash  and  short  term $  426,316 

Receivables 106,894 

Investments 173,993 

Land  and  buildings 4,893,785 

Equipment  and  books 1,885,664 

Total $7,486,652 

Agency  Fund- 
Cash  and  short  term $  14,889 

Total $  14,889 


Liabilities  and  Fund  Balances: 
Current  Funds  (Unrestricted  and 
Restricted)— 

Accounts  payable     $  126,303 

Accrued  payroll      28,928 

Deposits 103,653 

Deferred  income 85,542 

Restricted  fund  balance 153,450 

Surplus  (general  fund) 143,776 

Total $  641,652 

Loan,  Endowment,  and 

Annuity  Funds- 
Liabilities    $  7,913 

Loan  fund  balance— NDSL 623,921 

Loan  fund  balance — inst 280,170 

Endowment  fund  balance 522,190 

Annuity  fund  balance 604,110 

Total $2,038,304 

Plant  Funds- 
Unexpended  plant  fund  balance    .  .  .$     707,203 

Notes  payable 127,783 

Bonds  payable 137,500 

Mortgages  payable 1,107,559 

Due  to  other  funds 168,000 

Net  investment  in  plant 5,238,607 

Total $7,486,652 

Agency  Fund- 
Deposits   $       14,889 

Total $       14,889 

The  books  of  Grace  Schools,  Inc.,  for  the  fiscal 
year  1979-80,  will  be  audited  by  Dahms  and 
Yarian,  Public  Accountants,  Warsaw,  Indiana. 
The  full  audit  report  may  be  examined  by  any 
corporation  member  at  the  office  of  the  Director 
of  Business  Affairs,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana. 


THE  BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  HERALD  COMPANY, 
INCORPORATED 

P.O.  Box  544,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


Board  of  Trustees 

(Term  ending  1981) 

Robert  Crees 
E.  William  Male 
Maynard  Tittle 

(Term  ending  1 982) 

Thomas  Hammers 

Gerald  Polman 

Robert  Sackett 

H.  Don  Rough 

(Term  ending  1983) 
James  Bustraan 

Dale  Forrest 
Ralph  Colburn 
Robert  Holmes 


Officers  of  the  Board 

Pres.— James  Bustraan 

V.  Pres. -Maynard  Tittle 

Secy.— Gerald  Polman 

Asst.  Secy.— H.  Don  Rough 

Treas.— Dale  Forrest 

Member-at-large-E.  William  Male 

Herald  Magazine  Editorial  Committee 

E.  William  Male,  Thomas  Hammers 
Maynard  Tittle 

Sunday  School  Editorial  Committee 

Charles  Turner,  Thomas  Hammers 

and  one  appointed  by  the 

GBC  Christian  Education  Committee 


Joint  Curriculum  Committee 

Charles  Turner,  Gerald  Polman, 
Dale  Forrest,  and  three  others  appointed 
by  GBC  Christian  Education  Committee 

Staff 

Exec.  Editor  and  Gen.  Mgr. -Charles  Turner 
Asst.  to  Gen.  Mgr.,  BMH  Books- 
Kenneth  Herman 
Finance  Supvr.— Jo  Disbro 
Finance  Office— Carol  Forbes 
Sunday  School  Sales  and  Herald  Subscrip- 
tions—Bobbette  Osborn 
Computer  Operator,  Mailing  Lists- 
Delia  Nagel 
Sunday  School  Sales  and  Mailing  Dept.- 
Frances  Ashman 
Design  and  Layout -Jane  Fretz 
Editorial  Secy.— Noreen  Irvin 
Maintenance  and  Mailing  Dept.— 
Kevin  Dishman 

Herald  Bookstore 

Mgr.  &  Director  of  Retail  Sales 

Tom  Smith 

Staff— Dotty  Smith,  Libby  Lauster 

Gail  Storkel 

BMH  Printing 

Mgr.  &  Director  of  Production 

Bruce  Brickel 

Pressroom  Supt.  — Don  Cake 

Pre-Press  Supt.  — David  Beeson 

Bindery  Supt.  — Charles  Koontz 

Pressmen  — Tom  Miller,  John  Leonard 

Typesetters  — Debbie  Kolakowski 

Omega  Sandy 

Staff— Charlotte  Austin,  Mike  Baker 

Scott  Franchino,  Scott  Kantenwein 

Mike  Prentovich 

FINANCIAL   STATEMENT 
January  1,  1979,  to  December  31,  1979 

ASSETS 
Current  Assets 

Cash  on  hand $       60,465.62 

Accounts  receivable 104,779.58 

Notes  receivable 16,500.00 

Inventory-merchandise     285,808.98 

Prepaid  expenses 12,977.54 

Total  current  assets     $    480,531.72 

Investments $       22,589.21 

Non-current  Assets 

Land $       29,500.00 

Buildings     252,837.15 

Furniture  and  fixtures 134,769.82 

Print  shop  equipment 151,279.90 

Vehicles 10,714.93 

Total $     579,101.80 


Less— accumulated 

depreciation 250,063.34 

Total  property  and 

equipment 329,038.46 

Total  assets $     832,159.39 

LIABILITIES    AND    NET  WORTH 
Current  Liabilities 

Notes  payable $       63,515.01 

Accounts  payable     6,730.63 

Total  current  liabilities     ...  $       70,245.64 

Non-current  Liabilities 

Annuities $       16,500.00 

Net  worth 745,413.75 

Total  non-current  liabilities  .  761,913.75 

Total  liabilities $     832,159.39 

CONDENSED    OPERATING    STATEMENT 
Income: 

Merchandise  sales $1,026,295.72 

Cooperating  boards     56,704.80 

Rentals     11,960.00 

Interest  and  misc 7,044.26 

Total  business  income   ....  $1,102,004.78 

Cost: 

Purchases $     574,521.02 

Salaries     258,171.22 

Operating  expenses 226,499.59 

Free  literature     6,389.40 

Contribution— GBC  CE 7,700.00 

Rental  expenses     15,283.68 

Total  business  costs $1,088,564.91 

Total  business  gain $       13,439.87 

One-time  gain,  transfer  of  secur- 
ities from  terminated  non-quali- 
fied pension  plan ■  $14,160.00 

Publication  offering $       55,121.11 

Expenses     (    8,151.14) 

Offering  net  gain $       46,969.97 

Note:  the  books  of  the  Brethren  Missionary  Her- 
ald Company  are  open  for  inspection  by  any 
member  of  the  corporation. 


THE   BRETHREN  WOMEN'S 
MISSIONARY  COUNCIL 


Theme  for  1980-81: 

"Treasures  in  Wisdom" 

(Proverbs  2:6  LB) 

WMC  Officiary 

Pres.-Mrs.  Dan  (Miriam)  Pacheco,  413 
Kings  Hwy.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

1st  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Dean  (Ella  Lee)  Risser, 
58  Holiday  Hill,  Lexington,  Ohio  44904 


2nd  V.  Pres.— Mrs.  James  (Triceine)  Custer, 

2515  Carriage  Ln.,  Powell,  Ohio  43065 
Secy.— Mrs.  Fred  (Margie)  Devan,  Jr.,  2507 

Vancouver    Dr.,    N.W.,    Roanoke,    Va. 

24012 
Asst.    Secy. -Mrs.  Donald  (Marilyn)  Welt- 

mer,    R.    1,    Box    131,    Gerrardstown, 

W.Va.  25420 
Fin.  Secy .-Treas.— Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602 

Chestnut  Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Asst.  to  Fin.  Secy. -Treas.— Mrs.  Bill  (Shirley) 

Stevens,  9390  W.  Thompson  Rd.,  R.  1, 

Box  59,  Lake  Odessa,  Mich.  48849 
Literature  Secy. -Mrs.  Ralph  (Betty)  Hall, 

R.  8,  Box  297,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Prayer  Chm.-Mrs.  John  (Sally)  Neely,  121 

S.  Walnut  St.,  Troy,  Ohio  45373 
Editor- Mrs.    Noel    (Linda)    Hoke,    R.    1, 

Hickory  Estates,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580 
Dir.  of  Girls  Ministries— Miss  Judy  Ashman, 

Box  386,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

District  Presidents  1980-81 

Allegheny-Mis.     Randolph    (Norma    Jean) 

McCracken,  R.  3,  Cameron,  W.Va.  26033 
Florida-Mrs.    Richard    (Marge)    Wells,   636    S. 

Hiawassee  Rd.,  Orlando,  Fla.  32811 
Hawaii-Mrs.  James  (Virginia),  98-426  Ponohale 

St.,  Aiea,  Hawaii  96701 
Indiana-Mrs.     Dale    (Barbara)    Castator,    9404 

Steven  Trail,  Leo,  Ind.  46765 
Iowa-Midlands-Mrs.  Jack  (Florence)  Lesh,  R.  3, 

LaPorte  City,  Iowa  50651 
Michigan-Mrs.  Robert  (Donna)  Moeller,  13626 

84th  St.,  Alto,  Mich.  49302 
Mid-Atlantic-Mrs.    Frank    (Jane)    Allen,    2    W. 

Howard  St.,  Hagerstown,  Md.  21740 
North  Atlantic-Mrs.  Ronald  (Irene)  Guiles,  400 

Bridle  Path  Rd.,  TH-39,  Bethlehem,  Pa.  18017 
Nor-Cal-Mrs.   Ben   (Martha)   Klus,   2888  Lantz 

Ave.,  San  Jose,  Calif.  95124 
Noithcentral  Ohio-Mrs.     Albert    (Zoeann) 

Hockley,  R.  2,  Greenwich,  Ohio  44837 
Northeastern  Ohio-Mrs.  Gerald  (Lillian)  Teeter, 

13500  Judy   Ave.,   N.W.,  Uniontown,  Ohio 

44685 
Northwest-Mrs.  Sam  (Beth)  Homey,  1217  Vista 

Ave.,  Sunnyside,  Wash.  98944 
Rocky  Mtn.  Region-Mrs.  Dale  (Betty)  Stewart, 

1399  S.  Seneca  Ct.,  Denver,  Colo.  80223 
So.    Calif  .-Ariz. -Mrs.    John    (Marjorie)    Mayes, 

8814  Highland  Ave.,  Whittier,  Calif.  90605 
Southeast-Mrs.  Fred  (Margie)  Devan,  Jr.,  2507 

Vancouver  Dr.,  N.W.  Roanoke,  Va.  24012 
Southern-Mrs.  Ray  (Sharon)  Feather,  508  Chest- 
nut Blvd.,  Anderson,  S.C.  29621 
Southern    Ohio -Mrs.    Randall    (Evelyn)    May- 
cumber,      8575      Covington-Bradford      Rd., 


Covington,  Ohio  45318 
Southwest-Mrs.  Nelson  (June)  Hall,  2306  Chel- 

wood  Park  Blvd.,  N.E.,  Apt.  2A,  Albuquerque, 

N.  Mex.  87112 
West   Penn-Mrs.   Richard  (Joanne)  Beach,  309 

East  Bell  Ave.,  Altoona,  Pa.  16602 

Number  of  councils  as  of  July  1980  ....  267 
Number  of  councils  reporting  July  1980  .  252 
Number  of  members  reported  as  of 

July  1980 4,612 

Conference  WMC  Pen  Pointers  1980-81 

PERSONAL   OBJECTIVES 

1.  Read  and  study  the  Bible  regularly. 

2.  Be  a  faithful  prayer  warrior  (see  Pen 
Pointer,  "Women  Manifesting  Christ"). 

3.  Active  in  evangelism  (see  Pen  Pointer, 
"Women  Manifesting  Christ"). 

4.  Encourage  increased  interest  in  SMM  or 
aid  in  the  establishment  of  SMM  in  your  local 
church. 

5.  Give  regularly  to  WMC-time,  talent,  and 
money  as  the  Lord  leads  and  prospers  (see  Pen 
Pointer  "Working  in  My  Church"). 

6.  Suppon  regular  tamily  devotions  (see 
Pen  Pointer,  "What  Is  W.M.C.?").  Use  of  Daily 
Devotions  is  suggested. 

COUNCIL   OBJECTIVES 

1 .  Observe  a  special  time  of  prayer  on  the 
fifteenth  day  of  the  month  (see  Pen  Pointer, 
"How  To"  and  Through  the  Years). 

2.  Emphasize  prayer  for  BSLV  members, 
for  district  youth  who  made  decisions  for  full- 
time  Christian  service. 

3.  Support  district  rallies  and  projects. 

4.  Contribute  to  major  offerings:  (Please 
send  all  money  to  the  national  WMC  Financial 
Secretary  Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  using  the  proper 
offering  slip  from  the  treasurer's  sheet  in  the  pro- 
gram packet.  Make  all  checks  payable  to  Grace 
Brethren  National  WMC). 

a.  September,  October,  November-HOME 
MISSIONS-Send  before  December  10.  Goal: 
$8,500.  Support  for  beginning  a  Navajo  high 
school. 

b.  December,  January,  February -GRACE 
SCHOOLS-Send  before  March  10.  Goal:  $8,500 
to  be  used  to  refurbish  the  seminary  lounge. 

c.  March,  April,  May-FOREIGN  MIS- 
SIONS-Send before  June  10.  Goal:  $10,000,  to 
be  used  as  follows:  1.  Building  of  new  missionary 
residence.  2.  Support  of  African  pastor  in  Grace 
Seminary.  3.  Typewriter  for  FMS  office. 

d.  June,  July,  August-WMC  OPERATION 
AND  PUBLICATION  EXPENSES- Send  before 
September  10.  Goal:  $8,000. 

e.  THANK  OFFERING  FOR  GRACE 
BRETHREN  JEWISH  MISSIONS-Send  any  time 
before  June  10.  We  suggest  a  minimum  of  $1.50 


a  year  per  member. 

f.  CHRISTIAN  EDUCATION  DEPART- 
MENT OFFERING:  (SMM  Giil-of-the-Yeai 
Scholarship  and  sponsorship  of  director  of  SMM). 
Send  before  April  30.  Goal  $6,000.  We  suggest  a 
minimum  of  $1.50  a  year  per  member. 

g.  BIRTHDAY  OFFERING  to  be  received 
during  the  year  toward  the  support  of  the  WMC 
Birthday  Missionaries  honoring  years  of  service. 
Send  before  June  10.  We  suggest  a  minimum  goal 
of  $1.50  a  year  per  member. 

BIRTHDAY  MISSIONARIES  FOR  1980-81 

1.  Mrs.  Martin  (Beverly)  Garber-C.A.R. 

2.  Mrs.  Lynn  (Mary)  Hoyt- Argentina 

3.  Miss  Barbara  Hulse-Brazil 

4.  Mrs.  Harold  (Margaret)  Mason-C.A.R. 

5.  Mrs.  Jean-Claude  (Martine)  Vieuble-C.A.R. 

5.  Encourage  the  reading  of  the  following 
books,  which  may  be  purchased  from  the  Breth- 
ren Missionary  Herald  Company,  Box  544, 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590: 

1.  God!  Who  Else?  by  Claire  and  Ruth 
Greiner  (Family  Christian  Inspiration, 
Inc.);  paperback,  $3.00 

2.  Disciplines  of  the  Beautiful  Woman  by 
Anne  Ortlund  (Word  Books);  paper- 
back, $4.95 

3.  The  Journey  by  Myrna  Grant.  This  is 
the  story  of  Rose  Warmer,  missionary 
to  Israel  (Tyndale  Publishers);  paper- 
back, $2.50 

6.  Use  Brethren  talent  when  available  and 
support  Brethren  works. 

7.  Aid  in  the  expenses,  if  possible,  of  local 
president  or  representative  to  attend  each  district 
meeting  and  national  WMC  conference. 

8.  Elect  officers  by  June  1  to  assume  their 
official  duties  in  September.  The  national  and 
district  annual  reports  compiled  by  the  retiring 
local  president  must  be  in  the  hands  of  the  dis- 
trict president  by  June  30,  1981,  and  shall  in- 
clude all  reports  from  July  1,  1980,  through  June 
30,  1981.  Seating  of  delegates  at  national  confer- 
ence is  permissible  only  if  annual  report  is  re- 
turned. 

9.  Keep  membership  cards  current  (see  Pen 
Pointer,  "How  To").  The  membership  chairman 
is  responsible  for  giving  her  card  to  any  member 
transferring  to  another  council,  and  see  that  a 
new  member  receives  and  signs  a  membership 
card  when  she  joins  the  local  council.  (These 
cards  are  available  from  the  national  Literature 
Secretary,  Mrs.  Ralph  Hall.) 

10.  Read  and  use  the  Pen  Pointers.  These 
and  other  WMC  literature  can  be  obtained  from 
the  national  Literature  Secretary,  Mrs.  Ralph 
Hall.  See  order  blank  enclosed  in  program  packet. 
It  is  suggested  when  possible  to  send  a  free-will 
offering  with  your  requests  to  help  cover  mailing 
costs.  / 


Pen  Pointers  available  are: 

"Beyond  Our  Borders" 
"Home  Frontiers" 
"How  To  in  W.M.C." 
"Pattern  for  W.M.C." 
"Ways  and  Means" 
"Women  Manifesting  Christ" 
"Working  in  My  Church" 
"What  is  W.M.C?"  (This  one  comes  in  pocket 
size  and  notebook  size) 


DISTRICT   OBJECTIVES 

1.  Honor  those  reading  the  entire  Bible. 

2.  Recognize  the  SMM  at  a  district  WMC 
program. 

3.  Use  Brethren  talent  when  available  and 
support  Brethren  works. 

4.  Send  district  newspaper  to  national  presi- 
dent, national  editor,  and  district  editors. 

5.  Sponsor  at  least  one  project,  said  project 
to  be  cleared  through  the  national  First  Vice 
President,  Mrs.  Dean  Risser,  to  avoid  dupli- 
cation. The  project  may  be  kept  within  the  dis- 
trict, but  the  national  first  vice  president  should 
be  advised  for  completion  of  her  report. 

6.  Send  all  district  offerings  for  national 
Brethren  works  to  the  national  WMC  Financial 
Secretary-Treasurer,  Miss  Joyce  Ashman. 

7.  Contribute  an  annual  free-will  offering, 
to  be  used  as  the  committee  in  charge  sees  the 
need,  toward  furnishing  and  repair  of  the  Foreign 
Missionary  residence  at  Winona  Lake,  Indiana. 
Send  to  the  national  WMC  Financial  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  Miss  Joyce  Ashman. 

8.  Pay  the  district  president's  expenses  to 
national  conference. 

9.  Give  financial  assistance,  so  that  the  dis- 
trict SMM  patroness  may  attend  national  con- 
ference, and/or  the  national  seminar  for  district 
patronesses. 

10.  Contribute  annually  to  the  national 
Operation  and  Publication  Expenses.  Send  to  the 
national  WMC  Financial  Secretary-Treasurer, 
Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  by  January  30. 

FINANCIAL    REPORT    1979-80 
Balance  on  hand— July  1,  1979  ...    $    7,823.29 

Receipts: 

Operation  and  Publication     $12,489.46 

Home  Missions 8,291.41 

Grace  Schools 7,463.56 

Foreign  Missions 11,856.81 

Thank  Offering 7,363.40 

Missionary  Birthday 7,374.44 

Missionary  Residence 1,604.30 

Home  Missions  Specials 3,241.25 

Foreign  Missions  Specials 8,729.37 

Christian  Education  Department 

Specials     2,206.53 

SMM— Christian  Education  Depart- 
ment      4,284.16 

Grace  Schools  Specials 643.63 

Total  Receipts $75,548.32 


Disbursements: 

Operation  and  Publication     $14,254.90 

Home  Missions 8,291.41 

Grace  Schools 7,463.56 

Foreign  Missions 11,856.81 

Thank  Offering 7,363.40 

Missionary  Birthday 7,000.00 

Missionary  Residence 1,604.30 

Home  Missions  Specials 3,241.25 

Foreign  Missions  Specials 8,729.37 

Christian  Education  Department 

Specials     2,206.53 

SMM — Christian  Education  Depart- 
ment      4,284.16 

Grace  Schools  Specials 643.63 

Prepaid  Expenses 924.25 

Total  Disbursements $77,863.57 


SMM 

Motto— "Serving My  Master" 

Colors 
The  SMM  colors  are  white  and  green.  White 
reminds  us  to  worship  God  and  symbolizes 
the  purity  of  Jesus.  Green  reminds  us  to 
serve  God  and  to  grow  in  Him. 

District  Patronesses  and  Presidents 

Allegheny-Pat.:  Mrs.  Lonnie  Cheek,  Box  24, 
Aleppo,  Pa.  15310.  Pres.:  Laura  Funderburg, 
119  Massachusetts  Ave.,  Cumberland,  Md. 
21502 

Amerimex-Pat.:  Linda  Lunsway,  2760  Daniel, 
San  Diego,  Calif.  92111 

Indiana-Pat.:  Colleen  Howell,  1301  St.  Rt.  15 
S.,  Warsaw,  Ind.  46580.  Pres.:  Michelle 
Henry,  407  Kings  Hwy.,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
46590 

Iowa-Midlands-Pat.:  Miss  Rose  Earnest,  2657 
Cedar  Terr.,  Waterloo,  Iowa  50702 

Michigan -Pat.:  Mrs.  Sally  Sherman,  Box  46, 
Fibre,  Mich.  49732.  Pres.:  Pam  Miller,  Alto, 
Mich.  49302 

Mid-Atlantic-Pat.:  Mrs.  Linda  Michael,  R.  4,  105 
Meadow  Dr.,  Martinsburg,  W.  Va.  25401. 
Pres.:  Angie  Blair,  112  Rathwell  Ave.,  Martins- 
burg, W.  Va.  25401 

Mountain-Plains-Pat.:  Mrs.  Dorothy  Ortega, 
1141  El  Paso  Rd.,  Denver,  Colo.  80221.  Pres.: 
Marti  Clason,  Box  334,  Beaver  City,  Neb. 
68926 

North  Atlantic-Pat.:  Carrie  Rodgers,  3312  Beau- 
fort St.,  Harrisburg,  Pa.  17111.  Pres.:  Kris 
Yoder,  414  Owl  Hill  Rd.,  Lititz,  Pa.  17543 

Northcentral  Ohio-Pat.:  Mrs.  Iris  Markel,  1834 
St.  Rt.  60,  R.  6,  Ashland,  Ohio  44805.  Pres.: 
Amy  Sellers,  1593  St.  Rt.  89,  Jeromesville, 
Ohio  44840 

Northeastern  Ohio-Pat.:  Mrs.  Pat  Jentes,  33 
Lane  St.,  Rittman,  Ohio  44270.  Pres.:  Ruth 
Garaux,  7415  Rolling  Ridge,  Canton,  Ohio 
44271 


Northwest-Pat.:  Mrs.  Colleen  Belles,  1610  N. 
First  St.,  Yakima,  Wash.  98901.  Pres.:  Devin 
Daniels,  R.  1,  Box  1225A,  Wapato,  Wash. 
98951 

Southeast-Pat.:  Wanda  Moore,  2314  Cedar  Ave., 
Buena  Vista,  Va.  24416.  Pres.:  Melody 
Thompson,  R.  11,  Box  162-Z,  Roanoke,  Va. 
24019 

Southwest-Pat.:  Norma  Lathrop,  Brethren  Nava- 
jo Mission,  Counselor,  N.  Mex.  87018 

Southern  California- Arizona-Pat.:  Mrs.  Gerry 
Hamilton,  1214  N.  Kenwood  PI.,  Anaheim, 
Calif.  92805. 

Southern  Ohio-Pat.:  Marilyn  Howdieshell,  9264 
Access  Dr.,  Brookville,  Ohio  45309.  Pres.: 
Jana  Johnson,  136  Loretta  Dr.,  Brookville, 
Ohio  45309 

West  Penn-Pat.:  Eloise  Smith,  R.  6,  Box  AA  224, 
Johnstown,  Pa.  15909.  Pres.:  Beth  Smith,  R. 
2,  Martinsburg,  Pa.  16662 

1980-81  SMM  OFFERINGS, 
GOALS,   RECOMMENDATIONS 

OFFERINGS 
(Make  checks  payable  to: 
GBC  Christian  Education) 

1.  Foreign  Missions  (due  December  10,  1980). 
$500  scholarship  to  Grace  College  for  MK 
Beverly  Hodgdon,  and  $800  for  Gestner  Mimeo- 
graph for  North  Brazil. 

2.  GBC  Christian  Education  (due  March  10, 
1981).Goal-$2,000. 

3.  Home  Interest-Grace  College  (due  June  10, 
1981).  Goal-$1,100  for  Sony  Video  Tape  unit 
for  Speech  and  Drama  department. 

4.  Operation  SMM  (due  September  10,  1981). 
Goal-$2,000. 

LOCAL  ORGANIZATION  GOALS 

1.  Each  member  have  her  own  handbook. 

2.  Each  active  member  completing  at  least 
one  goal  (not  counting  membership-for  Little 
Sister  and  Amigas);  or  75  percent  of  girls  earning 
at  least  one  charm  (for  Lumiere  or  Charis). 

3.  Complete  at  least  one  missionary  handwork 
project. 

4.  Have  one  (Amigas  or  two  Lumiere  and 
Charis)  officers  meetings  per  year.  One  should  be 
at  the  outset  of  the  year  and  one  at  the  end. 

5.  Take  part  in  your  church's  annual  SMM 
presentation. 

6.  Attend  at  least  one  district  rally  (not  ap- 
plicable if  district  does  not  have  a  rally  or  if  dis- 
tance is  prohibitive). 

7.  An  offering  given  for  the  district  SMM 
project. 

8.  An  offering  given  for  each  national  SMM 
offering. 


9.  Return  statistical  report  to  district  patron- 
esses and  GBC  Christian  Education  Department 
no  later  than  August  15. 

10.  Have  evangelism  or  outreach  emphasis 
(optional). 

DISTRICT  ORGANIZATION  GOALS 

1.  Each  district  choose  a  district  project 
yearly. 

2.  The  district  patroness  should  compile  sta- 
tistical blanks  from  local  SMM  patronesses  and 
send  a  district  report  to  the  director  of  SMM  by 
September  1.  She  should  also  keep  a  copy  for  her 
files. 

3.  The  district  should  help  to  send  its  presi- 
dent or  representative  to  attend  a  national  dis- 
trict officers'  meeting  if  being  held  at  national 
youth  conference. 

4.  The  district  patroness  should  contact 
newly  organized  churches  or  churches  without 
SMMs  and  help  to  organize  their  groups  or  give 
ideas  and  suggestions. 

5.  Each  district  submit  $10  or  more  toward 
the  "Girl-of-the-Year  Coronation"  expenses  each 
year.  This  should  be  sent  to  the  GBC  Christian 
Education  Department. 

6.  The  district  secretary  should  send  a  letter 
to  the  director  of  SMM  reporting  interesting 
activities  within  the  district  program. 

RECOMMENDATIONS 

We  recommend: 

1.  That  local  SMMs  meeting  all  local  organiza- 
tional goals  be  recognized  as  honor  SMMs  and  be 
sent  certificates  from  national  SMM. 

2.  That  districts  meeting  all  district  organiza- 
tional goals  be  recognized  as  honor  districts  by 
national  SMM. 

3.  That  the  SMM  "Girl  of  the  Year"  be  se- 
lected and  honored  at  Brethren  National  Youth 
Conference  with  all  district  nominations  being 
sent  to  the  director  of  SMM  before  July  15.  Only 
districts  following  the  same  rules  as  the  national 
contest  will  be  eligible  to  enter  a  district  candi- 
date. 

4.  That  each  local  SMM  award  their  girls 
awards  as  they  deem  necessary. 

5.  The  local  SMM  patroness  submit  the 
names  of  their  girls  completing  the  Bible  reading 
and/or  Bible  memorization  goals  to  the  director 
of  SMM  for  special  awards  from  national  SMM. 
Names  should  be  included  on  the  statistical  blank 
received  during  the  summer  and  submitted  to  the 
national  director. 


THE   NATIONAL   FELLOWSHIP 

OF  GRACE  BRETHREN 

MINISTERS 

Pres.-Bill  Smith 

V.  Pres.-JohnWillett 

Exec.  Secy.— Ralph  Colburn 

Rec.  Secy.— Milton  Ryerson 

Asst.  Rec.  Secy.— Tad  Hobert 

All  sessions  this  year  were  held  in  the 
sanctuary  of  the  Winona  Lake  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  and  the  edited  minutes 
of  these  sessions  follow: 

TUESDAY,  JULY   29 

After  a  welcome  by  President  Bill  Snell,  and 
prayer  by  Vice  President  Bill  Smith,  Knute 
Larson  introduced  our  president  for  his  keynote 
address:  "A  Word  About  Basics"  in  which  he 
dealt  with  three  questions:  "Who  is  the  God  who 
has  spoken?"  "Why  has  He  spoken?"  and  "What 
is  the  condition  of  those  to  whom  He  has 
spoken?" 

In  the  business  session,  the  membership  re- 
port was  presented  and  adopted;  and  the  finan- 
cial report  was  presented  and  adopted.  Member- 
ship cards  were  available  to  district  representa- 
tives. 

Mr.  Don  Phelps  of  Preferred  Risk  Mutual 
Insurance  Company  explained  how  our  churches 
could  take  advantage  of  a  new  group  plan  and 
save  considerable  insurance  money. 

WEDNESDAY,   JULY    30 

President  Snell  introduced  Dr.  John  Whit- 
comb  who  brought  a  timely  message  (with  avail- 
able notes)  on  the  timing  of  the  rapture,  entitled: 
"God  Does  Not  Want  the  Church  to  Become 
Israelite." 

Business  included  a  motion  to  approve  cor- 
rections and  additions  to  the  membership  report 
as  printed  in  the  daily  "Epistle."  Luke  Kauffman 
presented  the  nominating  committee  report, 
which  resulted  in  the  election  of  the  officers 
listed  above.  Charles  Ashman  reported  for  the 
Minister's  Handbook  Revision  Committee.  Their 
work  is  almost  completed  and  they  asked  for  the 
appointment  of  several  reviewers  who  will  submit 
suggestions  for  the  final  draft.  Reviewers  ap- 
pointed were:  Jesse  Deloe,  Bernard  Schneider, 
James  Custer,  Ed  Cashman,  Warren  Tamkin,  and 
Dean  Fetterhoff. 

A  statement  from  the  Southern  California- 
Arizona  District  Ministerium  concerning  inactive 
elders  was  distributed  for  consideration  and  pos- 
sible future  action,  and  some  discussion  followed. 


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THURSDAY,  JULY   31 

Pastor  James  Custer  introduced  our  speaker 
for  the  day,  Pastor  John  Willett,  who  brought  an 
excellent  message  from  John  15  on  "Pruning  for 
Fruitbeaiing."  Three  men  then  shared  testimonies 
illustrating  the  message  from  their  own  experi- 
ence. 

Memorials  were  given  for  two  men  now  with 
the  Lord:  Earle  Peer  spoke  in  memory  of  Adam 
Rager,  and  Glen  Welborn  in  memory  of  Paul 
Davis. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  adopt  the  corrections 
to  the  membership  list  as  printed  in  the  "Epistle." 
A  recommendation  of  the  executive  committee 
was  adopted  that  set  the  remuneration  of  the 
executive  secretary  at  $115  per  month.  The 
printed  copies  of  the  report  of  the  committee  on 
ministerial  discipline  were  made  available,  one  for 
each  pastor,  plus  one  for  each  church. 

FRIDAY,  AUGUST    1 

Bob  Collitt  introduced  our  guest  speaker, 
Dave  Breese,  who  spoke  on  current  happenings  in 
the  light  of  the  Bible. 

A  motion  prevailed  to  adopt  the  corrections 
to  the  membership  list  and  the  minutes  as  printed 
in  the  daily  "Epistle." 

There  was  some  discussion  on  the  paper  con- 
cerning inactive  elders.  North  Atlantic  District  re- 
ported they  have  a  manual  of  procedure  that 
deals  with  this  problem,  too.  The  new  officers 
were  installed  by  the  retiring  president,  and  the 
meeting  was  adjourned. 

FINANCIAL    REPORT 

July  15,  1980 

Balance  on  hand  (7/20/79) $   4,604.36 

Receipts: 

Withdrawn  from  B.I. F.  account      .   .  $    2,000.00 

National  dues 13,989.50 

District  dues     160.00 

National  dues  (over  payment)     ... 55.00 

Total  receipts $16,204.50 

$20,808.86 
Disbursements: 

Death  benefits $   6,000.00 

B.I.F.  deposits 4,000.00 

Exec.  Secy,  salary     1,200.00 

Newsletter 434.69 

Postage     40.00 

Ministerium  expense 687.65 

District  dues  (refunds) 160.00 

Miscellaneous  expense* 2  256.48 

Total  disbursements $14,778.82 

Checkbook  balance  (7/15/80)     ...  $   6,030.04 

B.I.F.  Account: 

Balance  (7/20/80) $21,592.47 

Deposits $  4,000.00 

Interest 1,184.46 

Total  in  account $26,776.93 

Withdrawals 2,000.00 


Balance  in  account  (7/15/80)  .   .     $24,776.93 

Total  funds  available $30,806.97 

Net  gain  for  the  year $  4,600.00 

'Miscellaneous  expense: 

Handbook  Committee $       109.30 

Discipline  Committee 
(includes  printing  of  booklet)    .   .  1,242.18 

Scholarships 850.00 

National  dues  (over  payments)    .  . 55.00 

Total  miscellaneous  expense    .  .  $   2,256.48 

Respectfully  submitted, 
Ralph  J.  Colburn 
Executive  Secretary 


GBC 
CHRISTIAN   EDUCATION 

P.O.  Box  365 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 

Pres. -John  Willett 

V.  Pres. -Galen  Wiley 

Secy.— Bernie  Simmons 

Exec.  Comm.  at  Large-Roy  Halberg 

and  Galen  Lingenfelter 

Exec.  Dir.— Knute  Larson 

Dir.  of  Youth  Ministries  and 

Associate  Director— Ed  Lewis 

Dir.  of  SMM-Judy  Ashman 

Asst.  Dir.— Kevin  Huggins 

Administrative  Assistants— 

Ginny  Toroian 
Mrs.  (Jesse)  Gladys  Deloe 
Bookkeeper— Mrs.  (Joe)  Mary  Nass 
Secretarial  Assistant- 
Mrs.  (Scott)  Carmen  Franchino 
Printing— Marilyn  Johnson 
Shipping  and  Mailing- 
Mrs.  (Ken)  Ann  Hynes 
Grounds  and  Building  Maintenance- 
Doug  Koontz 

(Board  members  are  listed  on  page  3) 

All  correspondence  relating  to  Christian  edu- 
cation, youth  and  church  growth  should  be 
directed  to  GBC  Christian  Education,  P.O.  Box 
365  (1003  Presidential  Drive),  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
46590. 

For  more  information  on  GBC  Christian  Educa- 
tion in  your  district,  contact  one  of  the  follow- 
ing: 


DISTRICT   REPRESENTATIVES 

Florida Chuck  Davis 

Southern  Ohio Roy  Glass 

Mountain  Region-Southwest    ....  Roy  Halberg 

Iowa-Midlands David  Plaster 

Nor-Cal David  Seifert 

Northwest Chuck  Thornton 

Northeast  Ohio Galen  Wiley 

Southeast-Southern Fred  Devan 

Southern  California- 
Arizona    David  Goodman 

Indiana-Michigan Galen  Lingenfelter 

Mid-Atlantic     Randy  Poyner 

Allegheny-West  Penn BUI  Snell 

North  Atlantic Roger  Wambold 

Northcentral  Ohio John  Willett 


NATIONAL  FELLOWSHIP 
OF  GRACE  BRETHREN  MEN 

Please  direct  correspondence  to: 
President— Harold  E.  Hollinger 
R.  R.  4,  Box  135 
Elizabethtown,  Pa.  17022 
Phone:  717/367-7654 

National  Administrative  Director 
(Grace  Brethren  Boys)— 

Rev.  Mike  Ostrander 
408  W.  Main  St., 
Flora,  Ind.  46929 
Phone:  219/967-3593 

Board  of  Directors  and  Officers 

Executive  Commit  tee - 

Pres.-Harold  E.  Hollinger 

V.     Pres.-Jack    Seitzinger,     6226    Taylor    Dr., 

Blacklick,  Ohio  43003.  Ph.:  614/866-8664 
Secy.-Marlin  Rose,  R.  R.  7,  Box  186,  Warsaw, 

Ind.  46580.  Ph.:  219/267-7320 
Treas.-Roger   Hancock,   R.   R.   5,   Touby   Rd., 

Mansfield,  Ohio  44903.  Ph.:  419/756-2655 
National     Administrative     Director-Rev.     Mike 

Ostrander 
Pastoral   Adviser-Rev.   Mick   Rockafellow,  432 

Hilltop  Cir.,  Elizabethtown,  Pa.  17022.  Ph.: 

717/367-4147;  Church  Ph.:  717/367-1281 


Grace  Brethren  Boys  Board- 
Mi.  Pete  Caldwell,  R.  R.  1,  Windsor,  Pa.  17366. 
Ph.:  717/246-1046 

Mr.  Jack  Cline,  R.  R.  3,  Box  362,  Smithburg,  Md. 
21783.  Ph.:  301/824-7452 

Mr.  Roger  Hancock,  R.  R.  5,  Touby  Rd.,  Mans- 
field, Ohio  44903.  Ph.:  419/756-2655 

Rev.  Edward  Jackson,  5425  S.  Apopka-Vrneland 
Rd.,  Orlando,  Fla.  32811.  Ph.:  305/876-3178 

Mr.  Nick  Jacobs,  1295  Fletcher  Dr.,  Reynolds- 
burg,  Ohio  43068.  Ph.:  614/861-2343 

Mr.  Clark  Miller,  13138  Michelle  Cir.,  Whittier, 
Calif.  90605.  Ph.:  213/941-5937 

Mr.  J.  Harold  Stayer,  304  E.  Main  St.,  Flora,  Ind. 
46929.  Ph.:  219/967-4313 

Mr.  Ray  Sturgill,  5331  Kenyon  Rd.,  Orlando, 
Fla.  32810.  Ph.:  305/299-3765 

Rev.  Ron  Taylor,  103  S.  Willow  St.,  Flora,  Ind. 
46929.  Ph.  219/967-3020 

Mr.  Lyle  Taylor,  R.  R.  3,  Box  3184,  Wapato, 
Wash.  98951.  Ph.:  509/848-2268 

Mr.  Glenn  Teeter,  R.  R.  1,  Box  546,  Hollidays- 
burg,  Pa.  16648 

Mr.  Bill  Weaver,  R.  R.  2,  Box  129,  Boonsboro, 
Md.  21713 

Members  at  Large- 
Mi.  James  Knepper  (81),  R.  R.  4,  York,  Pa. 
17404.  Ph.:  717/266-3572 

Mr.  Richard  Wells  (81),  2731  Blairstone  Rd., 
Tallahassee,  Fla.  32301 

Mr.  Clark  K.  Miller  (82),  13138  Michelle  Cir., 
Whittier,  Calif.  90605.  Ph.:  213/941-5937 

Mr.  Marlin  Rose  (82),  R.  R.  7,  Box  186,  Warsaw, 
Ind.  46580.  Ph.:  219/267-7320 

Mr.  Don  Fuelling  (83),  8165  Signal  Ct.,  Sacra- 
mento, Calif.  95824.  Ph.:  916/381-4057 

Mr.  Ben  Zimmerman  (83),  R.  R.  1,  Warsaw,  Ind. 
46580.  Ph.:  219/267-4735 

Members  of  the  Board  include  all  district  presi- 
dents. 

National  Conference  Head  Usher- 
Mr.    Ben   Zimmerman,   R.    R.    1,   Warsaw,   Ind. 
46580.  Ph.:  219/267-4735 


NATIONAL   FELLOWSHIP 

BRETHREN   RETIREMENT 

HOMES,  INC. 

P.O.  Box  337,  Wooster  Road 
Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Telephone:  219/269-2499 

Administrator- 
Sherwood  V.  Durkee 

Board  of  Directors 

Chm.-Ralph  C.  Hall  (81) 
V.  Chm.-Lee  Jenkins  (80) 
Secy. -Donna  Fuller  (82) 
Treas.— Marlin  E.  Rose  (80) 
Charles  H.  Ashman  (81) 
Robert  A.  Ashman  (82) 

NoelW.  Hoke  (81) 
Dewey  J.  Melton  (80) 
Donald  E.  Ogden  (80) 
Frank  J.  Poland  (81) 
William  W.  Smith  (82) 
William  L.  Walker  (82) 


BOARD  OF   EVANGELISM 

Dr.  Robert  B.  Collitt,  Executive  Director 

1511  Maiden  Lane,  S.W. 

Roanoke,  Virginia  24015 

Telephone:  703/345-5013 

Rev.  Ron  Thompson,  Pres. 

Rev.  Robert  Poirier,  V.  Pres. 

Rev.  Ed  Lewis,  Secy. 

Mr.  Joe  Dombek,  Treas. 

Rev.  J.  Keith  Altig  (83) 
Mr.  Joe  Dombek  (83) 
Mr.  Charles  Ditto  (82) 
Mr.  Bill  Faulkner  (81) 
Mr.  Mel  Garber  (82) 
Rev.  Vernon  Harris  (82) 
Mr.  Donald  E.  Kendall  (83) 
Rev.  Edward  Lewis  (81) 

Rev.  RonPicard(81) 
Rev.  Robert  Poirier  (81) 
Rev.  H.  Don  Rough  (83) 


District  Conference  Organizations 


ALLEGHENY 


Allegheny  Fellowship  of 
Grace  Brethren  Churches 

Next     conference:     Meyersdale    Grace 
Brethren  Church,  May  15-16,  1981 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Raymond  Davis 

V.  Mod.-DouglasWitt 

Secy.-Mrs.  Jack  D.  Monette,  R.  3,  Box  92, 
Meyersdale,  Pa.  15552 

Asst.  Secy. -Mrs.  Fred  McCartney 

Treas.-John  McClain,  R.  2,  Box  386K,  Washing- 
ton, Pa.  15301 

Stat. -Harold  Raymond,  726  Hiland  Ave.,  Cora- 
opolis,  Pa.  15108 

Members-at-large  -Albert  Valentine  and  Paul 
Mohler 

FGBC    EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

True  Hunt,  Raymond  Davis 

COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 

Larry  Weigle,  Gerald  Derham,  Idabelle  Markley 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 

Jack  Monette,  Edna  Hottle,  Elda  Phillippi 

AUDITORS 

Carl  Baker,  James  Miller,  Robert  Wingard 

CREDENTIALS 

Idabelle  Markley,  Albert  Valentine,  Mildred 
Derham 

RULES  AND  ORGANIZATION 

Robert  Markley,  Richard  McCarthy,  Harold 
Lowry 

CONFERENCE   GOALS 

True  Hunt,  Paul  Mohler,  Harold  Raymond 

DISTRICT   MISSION   BOARD 

Chm.-Paul  Mohler 

Secy.-Treas.-Larry  Weigle,  R.  3,  Stoystown,  Pa. 
15563 

Lay  Members- Ben  Callis,  George  Shumaker, 
George  Horner,  Harry  Nealis,  Carlton  Harsh, 
Paul  Alexander,  Ray  Weyand,  Phil  Hersh- 
berger,  Billy  Yoder,  Robert  Wingard,  Dan 
Opel,  Leroy  Hupp,  Gerald  Derham 


MINISTERIUM 

Chm.-Doug  Witt 

V.  Chm.-True  Hunt 

Secy .-Treas.- Harold  Raymond 

Asst.  Secy-Treas.-Carl  Baker 


MINISTERIAL   EXAMINING   BOARD 
Chm.-True  Hunt 
V.  Chm. -Larry  Weigle 
Secy.-Ronzil  Jarvis 
Asst.  Secy. -Carl  Baker 


GRACE   BRETHREN   MEN 
Pres.-Dave  Oliver 
V.  Pres.-Barry  Fisher 
Secy. -J.  Baker  Redd 
Treas.-Billy  Yoder,  R.  1,  Meyersdale,  Pa.  15552 


WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.-Norma  Jean  McCracken 

1st  V.  Pres.-Margie  Witt 

2nd  V.  Pres.-Doris  Valentine 

Secy.-Opel  McCartney,  R.  3,  Box  401,  Grafton, 

West  Va.  26354 
Treas.-Edna  Hottle,  R.  1,  Friedens,  Pa.  15541 
Prayer  Chmn. -Nancy  Funderburg 
SMM  Patroness-  Lonnie  Cheek 
Asst.  Patroness-Betty  McClain 
District  Editor-Diana  Grady 


SMM 
Pres.- Laura  Funderburg 
V.  Pres.-Wretha  Courtvvright 
Secy.-Myrtle  Smith,  Box  24,  Aleppo,  Pa.  15310 
Treas.-Rhonda    McLaughlin,    R.    3,    Box    134, 

Cameron,  W.  Va.  26033 
Patroness-Lonnie  Cheek 
Asst.  Patroness- Betty  McClain 
Jr.  Representative- Faith  Oliver 
Little  Sisters  Representative- Lisa  Newman 


CAMP 

Dir.- Raymond  Davis 
Mgr.- Michael  Funderburg 
Name  of  Camp-Albryoca 
Name  of  Campgrounds-Albryoca 
Location   and   phone   number-Meyersdale,   Pa.. 
area,  814/634-0023 


YOUTH 

Pres.-  Richard  McCarthy 
V.  Pres.  -Carl  Baker 

Secy. -Albert  Valentine,  R.  1,  Box  82,  Meyers- 
dale,  Pa.,  15552 
Treas.-Ronzil  Jarvis 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Accident,  Md. -First  Grace  Brethren 
Aleppo,  Pa.— Aleppo  Brethren 
Boswell,  Pa. -Laurel  Mountain  Grace 
Coolville,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 


Coraopolis,  Pa.-Bon  Meade  Grace  Brethren 
Cumberland,  Md.— Grace  Brethren 
Grafton,  W.  Va. -First  Grace  Brethren 
Jenners,  Pa.-Jenners  Brethren 
Listie,  Pa.-Listie  Brethren 
Meyersdale,  Pa.-Meyersdale  Grace  Brethren 
Meyersdale,  Pa. -Summit  Mills  Brethren 
Parkersburg,  W.  Va. -Grace  Brethren 
Stoystown,  Pa.-Reading  Brethren 
Uniontown,  Pa.-First  Brethren 
Washington,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 
Westernport,  Md.-Mill  Run  Grace  Brethren 


FLORIDA 


Florida  Fellowship  of  Grace 
Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  Okeechobee,  Florida, 
May  1  and  2,  1981. 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Mod. -John  Diaz 

V.  Mod. -Milton  Ryerson 

Secy.-Gladys   Keener,   7345    16th   St.,   N.,   St. 

Petersburg,  Fla.  33702 
Treas.-Layne  E.  Leoffler,  Sr.,  211  Hidden  Hills 

Dr.,  Ormond  Beach,  Fla.  32074 
Stat. -Mrs.  Jean  Luddeni,  640  N.  Nova  Rd.,  Apt. 

204,  Ormond  Beach,  Fla.  32074 

FGBC    EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 
R.  Paul  Miller 

COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 

Joe  Taylor,  Russell  Betz,  Ervin  Eaker 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 
William  Willard,  Dale  Wineland,  H.  S.  Conrad 

CREDENTIALS 

Kathleen  Williams,  Gerta  Schneiders,  Kay  Taylor 

MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 

Chm. -Milton  Ryerson,  Ed  Jackson,  Russell  Betz 

DISTRICT   MISSION   BOARD 

Chm. -Ed  Jackson 
Asst.  Chm. -Joe  Taylor 
Secy.-Treas.-Dale  Leppert 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -Charles  Davis 
Secy.-Treas.-Milton  Ryerson 


MINISTERIAL    EXAMINING    BOARD 

All  ordained  pastors  of  the  Florida  Fellowship  of 
Grace  Brethren  Churches 

GRACE    BRETHREN   MEN 

Pres. -Dick  Wells 

Secy .-Treas. -Glen  Emsberger,  705  Endicott  Rd., 

Melbourne,  Fla.  32935 
Project  Chm.-Layne  E.  Leoffler,  Sr. 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres. -Marge  Wells 

1st  V.  Pres. -Ruth  Latham 

Secy. -Pat  Turner,  222  Frederick  St.,  Daytona 

Beach,  Fla.  32014 
Treas.-Lela  Wineland,    100   E.  Anderson,  Apt. 

1207,  Orlando,  Fla.  32801 
Prayer  Chm. -Ruth  Lewis 

CAMP 

Name  of  Camp-Grace 
Location-Okeechobee,  Fla. 


YOUTH 

Chm.-Daryle  Emch 
Committee:    Ed    Jackson, 
Betz 


Earl   Moore,    Russell 


COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Brooksville,  Fla. -Grace  Brethren 
Clearwater,  Fla. -Grace  Brethren 
Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla.-Grace  Brethren 
Fort  Myers,  Fla.-Grace  Brethren  Bible 
Maitland,  Fla.-Grace  Brethren 
Melbourne,  Fla.-Grace  Brethren 
North  Lauderdale,  Fla.-Grace  Brethren 
Okeechobee,  Fla.-Grace  Brethren 
Orlando,  Fla.-Grace  Brethren 
Ormond  Beach,  Fla.-Grace  Brethren 
Pompano  Beach,  Fla.-Grace  Brethren 
St.  Petersburg,  Fla.-Grace  Brethren 


HAWAII 


Hawaii  District  Feliowship 
of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  Not  yet  determined. 


EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Mod. -J.  M.  Kennedy 

V.  Mod. -Kip  Coffman 

Secy.-Vince  T.  CanneUa,  91-1112  Kauiki  St., 

Ewa  Beach,  Hawaii  96706 
Treas.-Ron  Shinsato,  98-211  Puaalii  St.,  Aiea, 

Hawaii  96701 
Stat.-Jacque  Proctor,  92-374  Akaula,  Makakilo, 

Hawaii  96706 
Members-at-large-Foster  Tresise,  J.  Pittman,  K. 

Kepner,  Earl  Wagner,  R.  H.  L.  Au,  Hal  Stein- 

hoff,  Ray  Dennis,  Rick  Simafranca 


FGBC   EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

J.  M.  Kennedy 


NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 

Kip  Coffman,  Rick  Simafranca,  Foster  Tresise, 
John  Wyman,  J.  M.  Kennedy,  Earl  Wagner 

RULES  AND   ORGANIZATION 

Lloyd  Nakata,  Floyd  Loving,  Herman  Deuz 

DISTRICT   MISSION   BOARD 

Chm.-Ruth  Wagner 
Secy.-Treas.-Letitia  Coffman 
Steve  Proctor 

YOUTH 

Pres.-Ray  Dennis 

V.  Pres. -Victor  Wyman 

Secy.-Liz    Rivera,   91-915    Hanakahi  St.,  Ewa 

Beach,  Hawaii  96706 
Treas.-Joselyn  Igarashi 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Ewa  Beach,  Hawaii-Rainbow  Grace  Brethren 
Waimalu,  Hawaii-Waimalu  Grace  Brethren 
Waipio,  Hawaii-Waipio  Grace  Brethren 


INDIANA 


Indiana  District  Fellowship  of 
Grace  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  Oakwood  Park,  Syra- 
cuse, Ind.,  May  1-2,  1981. 

EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Charles  Ashman 

V.  Mod. -Russell  Simpson 

Secy  .-Donald  Taylor,   103  S.  Willow  St.,  Flora, 

Ind.  46929 
Asst.  Secy. -Kenneth  Bickel 
Treas. -Clarence     Eichorst,     1330    Alpine    Dr., 

South  Bend,  Ind.  46614 
Stat.-Frank    Poland,    P.O.    Box    587,   Winona 

Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Members-at-large-Sherwood   Durkee,   A.    Rollin 

Sandy 

FGBC    EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Gene  Witzky,  Ward  Tressler 

COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 

Chm. -Galen  Lingenfelter,  James  Marshall,  Forest 
Leistner 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 

Chm. -Everett  Caes,  Dave  Plaster,  Ralph  Burns 


AUDITORS 

Chm. -Steve  Mason,  David  Grant,  Larry  Cham- 
berlin 

CREDENTIALS 

Chm. -Russell  Simpson,  additional  members  to 
be  appointed 

RULES  AND  ORGANIZATION 

Chm. -Jesse    Deloe,    Galen    Lingenfelter,   Ward 
Miller 


RESOLUTIONS 

Chm. -Gordon    Bracker,    Donald    Taylor,    Sher- 
wood Durkee 

MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 

Chm. -Kenneth  Bickel,  Jay  Fretz,  Aldo  Hoyt 

DISTRICT  MISSION    BOARD 

Chm. -A.  Rollin  Sandy 

Secy.-Frank   Poland,   P.   O.   Box   587,  Winona 

Lake,  Ind.  46590 
Treas. -Ben    Zimmerman,    R.    1,   Warsaw,    Ind. 

46580 


MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -Scott  Weaver 

Secy. -James  Marshall,  P.O.  Box  552,  Peru,  Ind. 

46970 
Treas.  -Ralph  Burns,  P.  O.  Box  101,  Leesburg, 

Ind.  46538 


MINISTERIAL    EXAMINING   BOARD 

Chm. -Gordon  Bracker 

Secy. -Everett  Caes,  24775  CR  20  E.,  Elkhart, 
Ind.  46514 


GRACE   BRETHREN   MEN 

Pres.-Ted  Franchino 

V.  Pres.-Glenn  Holmes 

Secy  .-Treas. -George  Lord,  601  Marston  Ct.,  Fort 

Wayne,  Ind.  46825 
Pastoral  Adviser-Ralph  Burns 
Members-at-large-Ben      Zimmerman,     Gene 

Fahlsing 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.-  Barbara  Castator 

1st  V.  Pres.-Agnes  Tressler 

2nd  V.  Pres. -Gwendolyn  Lord 

Secy. -Margaret  Marshall,  P.  O.  Box  552,  Peru, 

Ind.  46970 
Corres.  Secy. -Martha  Tusing 
Treas.-Audrey    Leek,    3370    Hammond    Ave., 

Elkhart,  Ind.  46514 
Prayer  Chairman-Ruth  Kent 
SMM  Patroness-Colleen  Howell 
District  Editor-Barbara  Moyer 


SMM 

Pres. -Michelle  Henry 
V.  Pres.-Amy  Livers 
Secy. -Julie  Cline 
Treas. -Martha  Zimmerman 
Patroness-Colleen  Howell 

CAMP 

Camp  Coordinator-Ralph  Burns 
Name  of  Camp-I.D.B.Y.C. 
Name  of  Campgrounds-Camp  Mack 
Location-Milford,  Ind. 


YOUTH 

Pres. -Paul  Mutchler 
Secy  .-Treas. -Dixie   Eichorst, 
South  Bend,  Ind.  46614 


1330   Alpine   Dr. 


COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Berne,  Ind. -Bethel  Brethren 

Elkhart,  Ind. -Grace  Brethren 

Flora,  Ind. -Grace  Brethren 

Fort  Wayne,  Ind. -First  Brethren 

Fort  Wayne,  Ind. -Grace  Brethren 

Goshen,  Ind.— Grace  Brethren 

Indianapolis,  Ind. -Grace  Brethren 

Kokomo,  Ind. -Indian  Heights  Grace  Brethren 

Kokomo,  Ind. -North  Kokomo  Grace  Brethren 

LeesbuTg,  Ind. -Leesburg  Brethren 

New  Albany,  Ind. -Grace  Brethren 

Osceola,  Ind. -Bethel  Brethren 

Peru,  Ind. -Peru  Brethren 

Sidney,  Ind. -Sidney  Grace  Brethren 

South  Bend,  Ind. -Ireland  Road  Grace  Brethren 

Warsaw,  Ind. -Community  Grace  Brethren 

Winona  Lake,  Ind. -Winona  Lake  Grace  Brethren 


IOWA— MIDLANDS 


Iowa-Midlands  Fellowship  of 
Grace  Brethren  Churches 


FGBC    EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Alan  Jones 


Next  conference:  Springbrook  State 
Park,  Guthrie  Center,  Iowa,  June  19-20, 
1981 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Gary  Miller 

V.  Mod.-Richard  Bell 

Secy. -Mrs.  Larry  Kirkpatrick,  5002  Emmet, 
Omaha,  Nebr.  68104 

Treas. -Richard  Jensen,  3333  Randolph  St., 
Waterloo,  Iowa  50702 

Stat.-Mrs.  Sherry  Turner,  Udell,  Iowa  52593 

Members-at-large -Pastor  of  host  church  and  pas- 
tors of  such  churches  not  already  represented 
by  one  of  the  above  mentioned  offices. 


COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 

Robert  Whited 


NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 

Arthur  McCrum 


AUDITORS 

Roger  Herr,  Ralph  Grady,  Gilman  Halbakken 


CREDENTIALS 

Lee  Myers 


RESOLUTIONS 

Larry  Richeson,  Gilman  Halbakken,  Jack  Lesh 


DISTRICT  MISSION   BOARD 

Chm.-Glen  Welborn 
V.  Chm. -Richard  Bell 
Secy .-Treas.  -Jack  Lesh 


MINISTERIUM 

Chm.- Marvin  Meeker 
V.  Chm. -Richard  Bell 
Secy  .-Treas. -Ron  Weimer 


GRACE    BRETHREN   MEN 

Pres.- Roger  Hen 
V.  Pres.-Jack  Lesh 


WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.- Mrs.  Jack  Lesh 

1st  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Denny  Brown 

Secy. -Mrs.   Carol   Kouba,   R.    1,   Toledo,  Iowa 

52342 
Treas. -Mrs.  Zelda  Ritgers,  Dallas  Center,  Iowa 

50063 
Prayer  Chm. -Mrs.  Ray  Andrews 
SMM  Patroness- Miss  Rose  Earnest 
Asst.  Patroness- Mrs.  Terry  Kountz 
District  Editor-Mrs.  V.  W.  Schrock 


SMM 

Pres.-Bonnie  Burke 

V.  Pres.-Kerri  Hoover 

Secy. -Janet  Cochran,  725  Lynkalee  Dr.,  Water- 
loo, Iowa  50701 

Treas. -Paige  Fenn,  Dallas  Center,  Iowa  50063 

Patroness-Miss  Rose  Earnest 

Asst.  Patroness-Mrs.  Terry  Kountz 

CAMP 
Dir. -Ron  Weimer 

Name  of  Campgrounds-Springbrook  State  Park 
Location-Guthrie  Center,  Iowa 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa-Grace  Brethren 

Dallas  Center,  Iowa-First  Brethren 

Davenport,  Iowa-Grace  Brethren 

Des  Moines,  Iowa- First  Grace  Brethren 

Des  Moines,  Iowa-Grace  Brethren 

Garwin,  Iowa-Carlton  Brethren 

Kansas  City,  Mo. -Grace  Brethren 

Leon,  Iowa- Leon  Brethren 

Longview,  Texas-Grace  Brethren 

North  English,  Iowa-Pleasant  Grove  Brethren 

Omaha,  Nebr. -Grace  Brethren 

Udell,  Iowa-Udell  Brethren 

Waterloo,  Iowa-Grace  Brethren 

Winona,  Minn. -Grace  Brethren 


MICHIGAN 


Michigan  District  Fellowship 
of  Brethren  Churches 


Next    conference: 
April  23-25,  1981. 


Hastings,    Michigan, 


EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Bill  Stevens 

V.  Mod. -Christian  Becker 

Secy. -Mrs.  Linda  Erb,  R.  1,  Box  94,  Lake 
Odessa,  Mich.  48849 

Treas.-Loren  Gray,  123  Nash  St.,  Clarksville, 
Mich.  48815 

Stat.-Robert  Gahris,  1006  Wadena  Road,  St. 
Joseph,  Mich.  49085 

Members-at-large-Violet  Shipley,  Darrel  Haw- 
baker 

FGBC   EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Christian  Becker 

COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 

Win  Bennett,  Darwin  Thompson 


AUDITORS 

Bill  Stevens,  Bob  Gahris,  Linda  Erb 

RESOLUTIONS 

Christian  Becker,  Roy  Erb,  Loren  Gray 

DISTRICT  MISSION    BOARD 

Chm. -Robert  Moeller 
Secy. -Bill  Stevens 
Treas. -Roy  Erb 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -Bill  Stevens 

V.  Chm. -Russell  Sarver 

Secy  .-Treas. -Robert  Moeller 

MINISTERIAL    EXAMINING    BOARD 

Chm. -Bill  Stevens 
Secy. -Russell  Sarver 

All  ordained  pastors  of  the  Michigan  District  of 
Grace  Brethren  Churches 

GRACE    BRETHREN    MEN 

Pres.-Cecil  Stice,  R.  1,  Box  14,  Sawyer,  Mich. 
49125 


WOMEN  S  MISSIONARY  COUNCIL 

Ptes.— Donna  Moeller 

1st  V.  Pres.-Katherine  Geiger 

2ndV.  Pres.-Claii  Stice 

Secy. -America  Schmaltz,  R.  2,  Box  411,  Bu- 
chanan, Mich.  49107 

Treas. -Minnie  Mensinger,  R.  2,  Three  Oaks, 
Mich.  49128 

Prayer  Chairman -Fern  Tischer 

SMM  Patroness-Sally  Sherman 

District  Editor- Roselynne  Peters 


SMM 

Anything  for  the  district  SMM  should  be  sent  to 
the  patroness:  Mrs.  Sally  Sherman,  Fibre, 
Mich.  49732 


CAMP 
Dii.-  Bill  Stevens 
Mgr.-Robert  Moeller 

YOUTH 

Pres.-Bill  Stevens 

V.  Pres.-Robert  Moeller 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Alto,  Mich. -Calvary  Grace  Brethren 
Berrien  Springs,  Mich. -Grace  Brethren 
Hastings,  Mich. -Hastings  Grace  Brethren 
Jackson,  Mich. -Grace  Brethren 
Lake  Odessa,  Mich. -Grace  Brethren 
Lansing,  Mich. -Grace  Brethren 
New  Troy,  Mich. -New  Troy  Grace  Brethren 
Ozark,  Mich. -Grace  Brethren 


MID— ATLANTIC 


Mid-Atlantic  Fellowship  of 
Grace  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  Grace  Brethren  Church 
at  Temple  Hills,  Md.  Date  to  be  announced. 

EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Mod. -James  Dixon,  Jr. 

V.  Mod. -Randy  Poyner 

Secy.-Linda  Stenger,  R.  R.  4,  Box  351,  Hagers- 
town,  Md.  21740 

Asst.  Secy. -Larry  Sowers 

Treas. -Kenneth  Heefner,  259  Ringgold  St., 
Waynesboro,  Pa.  17268 

Stat.-Charlie  Worley,  4513  Roundhill  Rd.,  Alex- 
andria, Va.  22310 

FGBC    EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

James  Dixon,  Randall  Poyner 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 

Bob  Bittner  (chm.),  Dean  Walter,  Jerry  Michael, 
Jack  Peters,  Sr.,  Larry  Sowers 

AUDITORS 

E.   G.  Reese  (chm.),  Roland  Carpenter,  Daniel 


CREDENTIALS 

Curtis  Stroman 

RULES  AND  ORGANIZATION 

Jack    Peters,   Sr.    (chm.),  Don  Weltmer,   Larry 
Gegner 


COMMITTEE   ON   COUNSEL   AND 
RECOMMENDATION 

Dan  Eshleman  (chm.),  Carl  Miller,  Earl  Summers, 
Curtis  Stroman,  Randy  Poyner 

DISTRICT  MISSION   BOARD 

Chm. -Daniel  Eshleman 
V.  Chm. -Larry  Gegner 
Secy. -Robert  Bitner 

Treas. -Charles  Ditto,  1237  Salem  Ave.,  Hagers- 
town,Md.  21740 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -Gerald  Kelley 
V.  Chm.-Randall  Poyner 
Secy.— Curtis  Stroman 
Asst.  Secy. -Larry  Humberd 
Treas. -Paul  Dick 

MINISTERIAL    EXAMINING    BOARD 

Chm. -Gerald  Kelley 

V.  Chm.-Randall  Poyner 

Secy. -Curtis  Stroman 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.-Mrs.  Frank  (Jane)  Allen 

1st  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Russell  (Betty)  Ogden 

2nd  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Raphael  (Connie)  Boward 

Secy. -Mrs.  Howard  (Catherine)  Dorsey,  R.  R.  3, 

Box  198,  Hagerstown,  Md.  21740 
Treas.-Mrs.  Paul  (Elaine)  Miller,  224  W.  Main 

St.,  Waynesboro,  Pa.  17268 
Prayer  Chairman-Mrs.  Howard  (Edna)  Strickler 
SMM  Patroness- Linda  Michael 
Asst.    Patronesses  Committee-Pauline   Mitchell, 

Joyce  Humberd  and  Christine  Stouffer 
District  Editors-Jan  Kelley  and  Joyce  Fitz 


SMM 

Pres.-Angie  Blair 

V.  Pres.-MicheUe  Holzman 

Secy.-Fay  Butcher,  412  Smithfield  Ave.,  Win- 
chester, Va.  22601 

Treas.-Joan  O'Dell,  R.  R.  4,  Box  154-A,  Hagers- 
town,  Md.  21740 

Patroness-Linda  Michael 

Asst.  Patroness  Committee-Pauline  Mitchell, 
Joyce  Humberd,  and  Christine  Stouffer 


YOUTH 

Larry  Humberd,  Bob  Wagner,  Steve  Peters 


COOPERATING  CHURCHES 

Alexandria,  Va. -Grace  Brethren 
Chambersburg,  Pa.-Chambersburg  Grace  Breth- 
ren 
Hagerstown,  Md.— Calvary  Grace  Brethren 
Hagerstown,  Md. -Grace  Brethren 
Hagerstown,  Md.— Maranatha  Brethren 
Hagerstown,  Md.- Valley  Grace  Brethren 
Lanham,  Md. -Grace  Brethren 
Martinsburg,  W.  Va.-Rosemont  Grace  Brethren 
Seven  Fountains,  Va. -Trinity  Brethren 
Temple   Hills,  Md. -Grace   Brethren  of  Greater 

Washington 
Waynesboro,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 
Winchester,  Va. -Grace  Brethren 


MOUNTAIN  — PLAINS 


Mountain-Plains  District 
Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches 

Next   conference   will   be  held  at  Star 
Ranch,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo.,  June  1980. 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Tom  Inman 

V.  Mod. -Don  Eshelman 

Secy. -Pat  Reid,  125  Xavier  St.,  Denver,  Colo. 

80219 
Treas.- Doris   Shrauger,   Box   287,  Beaver  City, 

Nebr.  68926 
Stat. -Betty  Stewart,  1399  S.  Seneca  Ct.,  Denver, 

Colo.  80223 

FGBC    EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Gilbert  Hawkins 

MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 

Tom  Inman 

DISTRICT   MISSION    BOARD 

Don  Eshelman,  chm. 

Also,  all  district  pastors  and  one  layperson  from 
each  church 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -Clarence  Lackey 
Secy  .-Treas. -Lester  Reid 


WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.- Betty  Stewart 

1st  V.  Pres.-Geneva  Inman 

2nd  V.  Pres.-Rosella  Hawkins 

Secy. -Sharon  Walters,  Portis,  Kansas  67  474 

Treas. -Doris  Shrauger,  Box   287,  Beaver  City, 

Nebr.  68926 
Prayer  Chairman -Mary  Davis 
SMM  Patroness- Dorothy  Ortego 
Asst.  Patroness-Pat  Reid 
District  Editor-  Rosella  Hawkins 


SMM 

Pres.-Martha  Clason 

V.  Pres.-Donna  Ortega 

Secy  .-Treas. -Debie  Parker,  1231  Sherwood  Ln., 

Colorado  Springs,  Colo.  80906 
Patroness-Dorothy  Ortega 
Asst.  Patroness-Pat  Reid 


COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Arvada,  Colo.-Hackberry  Hill  Grace  Brethren 
Beaver  City,  Nebr. -Grace  Brethren 
Cheyenne,  Wyo. -First  Brethren 
Colorado  Springs,  Colo. -Colorado  Springs  Grace 

Brethren 
Denver,  Colo. -Denver  Grace  Brethren 
Portis,  Kansas-First  Brethren 
Wichita,  Kansas-Wichita  Brethren 


NORTHERN  ATLANTIC 


Northern  Atlantic  District  Fellowship 
of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  Messiah  College,  Gran- 
tham, Pa.,  May  29-31, 1981 

EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Wesley  Hallei 

V.  Mod.-Wairen  Tamkin 

Secy .-Treas.- Harold  E.  Hollinget,  R.  4,  Box  135, 

Elizabeth  town,  Pa.  17022 
Asst.  Secy.-Treas.-Donald  Light 
Stat.-John   Snow,   120   Main   St.,  Orleans,  Vt. 

05860 
Asst.  Stat. -Robert  Kern 
Business  Mgr.- Jerry  Young 
Asst.  Business  Mgr. -Donald  Shackleton 

FGBC   EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Wesley  Haller,  Roger  Wambold 

COMMITTEE   ON  COMMITTEES 

Chm.-Lee  Dice,  Ronald  Guiles,  Vernon  Harris 

NOMINATING  COMMITTEE 

Chm.-Luke  Kauffman,  Harold  Jones,  Guy  Bright- 
bill 

CREDENTIALS 

Chm. -Warren  Tamkin,  Harold  Gelsinger,  Warren 
Dolan 

RULES  AND   ORGANIZATION 

Chm. -Robert  Kern,  John  Snow,  Tim  Coyle 

DISTRICT  MISSION   BOARD 

Pres.-Luke  Kauffman 
V.  Pres. -Ronald  Guiles 
Secy. -Leslie  Nutter 

Treas. -Phillip  Simmons,  63  Willow  Valley  Dr., 
Lot  40,  Lancaster,  Pa.  17602 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -Leslie  Nutter 
V.  Chm. -Robert  Divine 
Secy. -Robert  Kern 
Treas.-Bernard  Simmons 


MINISTERIAL    EXAMINING    BOARD 

Exec.  Secy. -Wesley  Haller 
Asst.  Exec.  Secy.- Ronald  Guiles 


GRACE   BRETHREN   MEN 

Pres.-Nelson  Peters,  907   Perry  Rd.,  Lititz,  Pa. 

17543 
V.  Pres.-James  ICnepper 
2nd  V.  Pres.-Robert  Lutz 
Secy.-J.  T.  Otis,  R.  2,  Box  590,  Manheim,  Pa. 

17545 
Treas. -Lloyd  Haldeman 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY  COUNCIL 

Pres. -Mrs.  Irene  Guiles 

1st  V.  Pres. -Mrs.  Brenda  Brown 

2nd  V.  Pres. -Mrs.  Rhonda  Lynn 

Secy.-Mrs.  Kathy  Fath,  107  Bradley  Rd.,  R.  3, 

Annville,  Pa.  17003 
Treas.-Mrs.  Arlene  Ober,  R.  4,  Box  114,  Eliza- 

bethtown,  Pa.  17022 
Prayer  Chm. -Mrs.  Glenda  Wenger 
SMM  Patroness-Mrs.  Carrie  Rodgers 
Asst.  SMM  Patroness-Miss  Arlene  Blatnik 
District  Editor-Mrs.  Patti  Boren 

SMM 
Pres.-Kris  Yoder 
V.  Pres.-Beth  Russell 
Secy.-Sharon  Diffenderfer,  R,  3,  Box  770,  Mt. 

Joy,  Pa.  17552 
Treas. -Wanda  Hershey,  R.  5,  Box  278,  Manheim, 

Pa.  17545 
Patroness-Mrs.   Carrie   Rodgers,   3512  Beaufort 

St.,  Harrisburg,  Pa.  17111 
Asst.  Patroness-Miss  Arlene  Blatnik,  R.  R.  No.  4, 

Box  436-28,  Allen  town,  Pa.  18103 
Amigas  Representative -Connie  Snyder 
Little  Sisters  Representative- Bethany  Bergey 

YOUTH   COMMITTEE 

Pres. -Jerry  Young 

V.  Pres. -Wesley  Haller 

Secy. -Michael  Rockafellow 

Treas. -Willis  Frank,  164  Green  St.,  Silverdale, 
Pa.  18962 

Members:  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Divine,  Rev.  and 
Mrs.  Wesley  Haller,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Michael 
Rockafellow,  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Bernard  Simmons, 
Rev.  and  Mrs.  Jerry  Young,  Rev.  and  Mrs. 
Roger  Wambold,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Willis  Frank, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dale  Knepper,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wil- 
liam McCaughey,  Mr.  and  Mis.  Randy  Maxson, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  Kearns,  Dave  Rank, 
Doug  Ronco 

GRACE    BRETHREN   CENTER 
(Telephone:  1-215/267-2006) 

Chm.-Kenn  Cosgiove 
V.  Cmn.-Mark  Fahnestock 

Secy. -Boyd  Grove,  222  Bahney  Ave.,  Myers- 
town,  Pa.  17067 


Treas.  -Kenneth  Kohler 
Exec.  Secy.-Caty  Engle 

CAMP 

Caretakers-Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Cramer  (Tele- 
phone: 1-215/267-2541) 

Name  of  Camp-Camp  Conquest,  Grace  Brethren 
Center,  R.  2,  Forrest  Rd.,  Denver,  Pa.  17517 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Bethlehem,  Pa.-Lehigh  Valley  Grace  Brethren 
Dillsburg,  Pa. -Hope  Grace  Brethren 
Elizabethtown,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 
Harrisburg,  Pa.-Melrose  Gardens  Grace  Brethren 
Hatboro,  Pa. -Suburban  Grace  Brethren 
Hope,  N.J. -Grace  Brethren 
Irasburg,  Vt. -Grace  Brethren 


Island  Pond,  Vt. -Grace  Brethren 

Lancaster,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren  of  Greater 
Lancaster 

Lancaster,  Pa. -Southern  Lancaster  Grace  Breth- 
ren 

Lititz,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 

Manheim,  Pa.-Manheim  Grace  Brethren 

Mt.  Laurel,  N.J. -Grace  Brethren 

Myerstown,  Pa.-Myerstown  Grace  Brethren 

Newark,  Del. -Grace  Brethren 

New  Holland,  Pa.-Grace  Brethren 

Palmyra,  Pa.-Grace  Brethren 

Philadelphia,  Pa. -First  Brethren 

Philadelphia,  Pa. -Third  Brethren 

Pine  Grove,  Pa.-Grace  Brethren 

Telford,  Pa.-Penn  Valley  Grace  Brethren 

Wrightsville,  Pa.-Susquehanna  Grace  Brethren 

York,  Pa.-Grace  Brethren 


NOR— CAL 


Nor-Cal  Fellowship  of 
Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  LaLoma  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Modesto,  Calif.,  March  13-14, 
1981. 

EXECUTIVE     COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Richard  Cripe 

V.  Mod. -Ken  Silva 

Secy. -Bill  Johnson,  3401  Carver  Rd.,  Modesto, 
Calif.  95350 

Asst.  Secy. -Hal  Bissonette 

Treas. -Loren  Zook,  4946  Toronto  Way,  Sacra- 
mento, Calif.  95820 

Stat.-Randy  Gall,  1329  Coffee  Villa  Dr.,  Mo- 
desto, Calif.  95350 

FGBC    EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Fenton  McDonald 

COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES   AND 
NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 

Darrel  Anderson,  Lee  Burris,  G.  Arthur  Carey 

DISTRICT   MISSION   BOARD 
Chm.-J.  Paul  Miller 
Secy  .-Treas. -Loren  Zook 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -David  Seifert 
V.  Chm. -Joel  Richards 
Secy  .-Treas. -G.  Arthur  Carey 

MINISTERIAL    EXAMINING    BOARD 

Chm. -Fenton  McDonald 

All  ordained  pastors  of  the  Nor-Cal  District  Fel- 
lowship of  Brethren  Churches 


WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY  COUNCIL 

Pres.-Martha  Klus 

1st  V.  Pres. -Sharon  Asdell 

2nd  V.  Pres.-Gladys  Taylor 

Secy.-June   Ehrhardt,  5842  Larry  Way,  North 

Highland,  Calif.  95610 
Treas. -Lois    Burris,    4711    Bollenbacher    Ave 

Sacramento,  Calif.  95838 
Asst.  Treas. -Venitz  Jayne 
Prayer  Chm. -Barbara  Sparling 
District  Editor-Margaret  Zook 

CAMP 
Dir.-  District  Youth  Board 

YOUTH 

Pres.-Duane  Jones 

Secy.-Joel  Richards,  2501  Glasgow,  Ceres,  Calif. 

95307 
Treas.-Joel  Richards 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Auburn,    Calif. -Gold    Rush   Community    Grace 

Brethren 
Chico,  Calif.  -Chico  Grace  Brethren 
Grass  Valley,  Calif. -Community  Brethren 
Modesto,  Calif.-Big  Valley  Grace  Community 
Modesto,  Calif. -LaLoma  Grace  Brethren 
Placerville,    Calif.-Sierra    View   Grace    Brethren 

Community 
Ripon,  Calif. -Ripon  Grace  Brethren 
Sacramento,  Calif.-Sacramento  Grace  Brethren 
San  Jose.  Calif. -South  Bay  Community 
Tracy,  Calif.-Tracy  Grace  Brethren 


NORTHCENTRAL  OHIO 


Northcentral  Ohio  Fellowship 
of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  To  be  announced. 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Mod. -John  Viers 

V.  Mod. -Duke  Wallace 

Secy. -Dale  Forrest,  265  Westwood  Ave.,  Dela- 
ware, Ohio  43015 

Treas. -Quentin  Matthes,  1315  Falene  PI.,  Gallo- 
way, Ohio  43119 

Stat.-Art  Collins,  304  E.  Ross  St.,  Box  315, 
Danville,  Ohio  43014 

FGBC    EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

John  Viers,  John  Teevan 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 
Dean  Risser,  Tom  Bailey 

CREDENTIALS 

Maynard  Tittle,  Ron  Boehm 


RULES  AND   ORGANIZATION 

Bob  Morton,  J.  Hudson  Thayer 

RESOLUTIONS 

Knute  Larson,  John  Teevan 

DISTRICT   MISSION   BOARD 

Chm.  -James  Custer 

Secy. -Treas. -Morgan    Burgess,    834    E.    Dublin- 

Granville  Rd.,  Columbus,  Ohio  43229 
Hudson  Thayer,  George  Wallace,  John  Teevan  (all 

accompanied  by  laymen) 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -Dan  Boulton 
V.  Chm. -John  Viers 
Secy  .-Treas. -Hudson  Thayer 

MINISTERIAL   EXAMINING    BOARD 

Chm. -John  Viers 

V.  Chm. -Hudson  Thayer 

James  Custer,  George  Wallace,  Dean  Risser 


WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.-Zoeann  Hockley 

1st  V.  Pres.-Helen  Fields 

2nd  V.  Pres.  -Jeanne  Hopkins 

Secy. -Esther  Daniels,  19488  Fredericktown, 
Amity  Rd.,  Fredericktown,  Ohio  43420 

Treas.-Mary  Lelle,  3232  Park  Ave.,  West,  Mans- 
field, Ohio  44906 

Prayer  Chm. -Betty  Curtner 

SMM  Patroness-Iris  Markel 

Asst.  Patroness-Mrs.  Lois  Stanim 

District  Editor-Mary  Lou  Wertman 

SMM 

Pres. -Amy  Sellers  (Ashland -Southview) 
Secy . -Treas. -Karla  Niederhouser  (Ankenytown) 
Patroness-Iris  Markel  (Ashland-Southview) 
Asst.  Patroness- Lois  Stanim  (Worthington) 
Amigas  Rep. -Christy  Swift  (Worthington) 

CAMP 

Dir.-Dan  Boulton/John  Viers 
Name  of  Camp- Hidden  Hollow 
Location  and  phone  number-Possum  Run  Rd., 
Mansfield,  Ohio,  419/522-5221 

YOUTH 

Pres. -Bill  Keane 

Steve  Burns,  Steve  Miller 

COOPERATING    CHURCHES 

Ankenytown,  Ohio -Ankenytown  Grace  Brethren 

Ashland,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Ashland,  Ohio -Southview  Grace  Brethren 

Bowling  Green,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Columbus,  Ohio -East  Side  Grace  Brethren 

Columbus,  Ohio -Grace  Brethren  of  Columbus 

Columbus,  Ohio -Southwest  Grace  Brethren 

Danville,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Delaware,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Findlay,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Fremont,  Ohio -Grace  Brethren 

Fremont,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren  Chapel 

Galion,  Ohio -Grace  Brethren 

Lexington,  Ohio-Lexington  Grace  Brethren 

Lima,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Mansfield,  Ohio -Grace  Brethren 

Mansfield,  Ohio-Woodvilie  Grace  Brethren 

Marysville,  Ohio-Union  County  Grace  Brethren 

Pataskala,     Ohio-Grace     Brethren    of    Licking 

County 
Toledo,  Ohio-Maumee  Valley  Grace  Brethren 
Walbridge,  Ohio -Calvary  Grace  Brethren 


NORTHEASTERN  OHIO 


Northeastern  Ohio  District 
Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  To  be  announced. 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Bob  Combs 

V.  Mod. -Terry  Taylor 

Secy .-Treas.- Donna  Stair,  510  Oak  St.,  Wads- 
worth,  Ohio  44281 

Asst.  Secy. -Gloria  Armstrong 

Stat.-Dwight  Stair,  510  Oak  St.,  Wadsworth, 
Ohio  44281 

FGBC    EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Jerry  Teeter,  Stan  Nairn 

COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 

Chm. -Terry  Taylor,  Kenneth  Ashman,  Galen 
Wiley 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 

Chm. -John  Hartman,  Bob  Carmean,  Bob  Holmes 

AUDITORS 

Chm. -Carl  Martin,  Ora  Lance 

CREDENTIALS 

Chm. -Terry  Taylor,  Clair  Brubaker,  Jayne  Cole, 
Helen  Smith 

RULES  AND   ORGANIZATION 

Chm. -Galen  Wiley,  Roy  Polman 

RESOLUTIONS 

Chm. -Ken  Brown,  Tom  Homey,  Ora  Lance 

DISTRICT   MISSION    BOARD 

Chm. -Jerry  Teeter 
V.  Chm.-Williard  Smith 
Secy.-Treas.-Ken  Brown 
Asst.  Secy  .-Treas. -Stan  Nairn 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -Jake  Kliever 
V.  Chm. -Terry  Taylor 
Secy.-Treas.-Stan  Nairn 
Asst.  Secy  .-Treas. -Art  Sprunger 


MINISTERIAL    EXAMINING   BOARD 

Chm. -Jake  Kliever 
V.  Chm. -Terry  Taylor 
Secy. -Stan  Nairn 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.- Lillian  Teeter 

1st  V.  Pres.-Gloria  Armstrong 

2nd  V.  Pres. -Elsie  Wiley 

Secy. -Doris  Beichler,  R.  1,  Creston,  Ohio  44217 

Treas. -Sherry  Holenbaugh,  11 360  Imperial,  N.W., 

Magnolia,  Ohio  44643 
Prayer  Chm. -Betty  Stillwaggoner 
SMM  Patroness-Pat  Jentes 
Asst.    Patronesses- Josephine    Jankowski,    Lynn 

Sprunger 

SMM 

Pres. -Ruth  Garaux 
V.  Pres. -Kay  Rayer 
Secy. -Carol  Firebaugh,  3166  S.  Elyria,  Wooster, 

Ohio  44691 
Treas. -Ruthie    Combs,     1119    Shannon    Ave., 

Barberton,  Ohio  44203 
Patroness-Pat  Jentes 
Asst.    Patronesses-Josephine   Jankowski,    Lynn 

Sprunger 

YOUTH 

Chm. -Bub  Olszewski,  Dean  Strait 
Secy.-Treas.-Sam    Britton,    229    Franks    Ave.,] 

Wadsworth,  Ohio  44281 
Dave  Rohrer,  Dick  Wolf 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Akron,  Ohio  -  Fairlawn  Grace  Brethren 

Akron,  Ohio-Ellet  Grace  Brethren 

Canal  Fulton,  Ohio -Grace  Brethren  Chapel 

Canton,  Ohio -Grace  Brethren 

Cleveland,  Ohio-Lyndhurst  Grace  Brethren 

Cuyahoga    Falls,    Ohio -Cuyahoga    Falls   Grace 

Brethren 
Elyria,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 
Homerville,  Ohio-West  Homer  Brethren 
Middlebranch,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 
Minerva,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 
Norton,  Ohio -Grace  Brethren 
Rittman,  Ohio- First  Brethren 
Sterling,  Ohio-Sterling  Grace  Brethren 
Wooster,  Ohio -Grace  Brethren 


NORTHWEST 


Northwest  District  Fellowship  of 
Brethren  Churches 

Next  Conference:  Kenai  and  Anchorage, 
Alaska,  July  1-6,  1981. 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Charles  Thornton 
V.  Mod. -John  Mcintosh 
Secy. -Mrs.  Zelda  McClure,  2205  S.  18th  St.,  Sp. 

71,  Yakima,  Wash.  98903 
Asst.  Secy. -Mrs.  George  Christie 
Treas.-Neil  Paden,  Rt.  1,  Box  16B,  Harrah,  Wash 

98933 
Stat.-Ora    Gifford,    708    Hillcrest,    Grandview 

Wash.  98930 
Members-at-large-Harold  Peugh,  Roger  Falter 

FGBC   EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 
Dale  Hostetler 

COMMITTEE      ON      COMMITTEES     AND 
NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 

Greg  Ryerson,  Don  Brotherton,  Mrs.  Fern 
Williams 

AUDITORS 

Leroy  Sharpe,  Mrs.  Roger  Falter,  Miss  Pat  Morrell 

CREDENTIALS 

John  Mcintosh,  Dale  Brock,  Zane  Bull 

RULES  AND  ORGANIZATION 

George  Christie,  Duane  Jorgens,  Mel  Taylor 

RESOLUTIONS 

Dale  Hostetler,  Dan  White,  Mrs.  John  Harris 

MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 

Greg  Ryerson,  David  Marksbury,  Lou  Bonjorni 

GOVERNMENT  AFFAIRS 

George  Christie 

BOARD   OF   TRUSTEES 

Don  Williams,  Richard  Bacon,  Lyle  Taylor,  Mel- 
vin  Curfman,  Ted  Lukkes,  Warren  Hall,  Charles 
Winter 

DISTRICT  MISSION   BOARD 

Chm. -Charles  Thornton 
V.  Chm. -Zane  Bull 
Secy. -Neil  Paden 
Treas.-Greg  Ryerson 


MINISTERIUM 

Chm.-Dale  Brock 

V.  Chm. -Greg  Ryerson 

Secy .-Treas. -Dan  White 

MINISTERIAL    EXAMINING    BOARD 

Chm. -Duane  Jorgens 
Secy. -Charles  Thornton 

GRACE    BRETHREN   MEN 

Pres.-Caroll  Heatwole 

V.  Pres. -Gordon  Stover 

Secy.-Treas.-Lyle    Taylor,    Rt.    3,    Box    3184, 

Wapato,  Wash.  98951 
Pastoral  Adviser-Dale  Hostetler 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.-Mrs.  Beth  Homey 

V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Don  Brotherton 

Secy. -Mrs.  Bob  Snively,  2648  N.E.  201,  Box  17, 

Troutdale,  Oreg.  97060 
Treas. -Mrs.  DonCowles,  Rt.  1,  Grandview,  Wash. 

98930 
Prayer  Chm. -Mrs.  Earl  Dekker 
SMM  Patroness— Mrs.  Gary  Belles 
District  Editor-Mrs.  Ottho  Sions 

SMM 
Pres.-Devin  Daniels 
V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Jane  Scheenstra 
Secy. -Becky    Thornton,    Box    87,    Sunnyside, 

Wash.  98944 
Patroness-Mrs.  Gary  Belles 
Jr.  Representative- 

Lumiere-Susie  Aarstad 

Amigas-Janel  Hudson 

CAMP 

Mgr.-Dale  Hostetler 

Name  of  Camp-Brethren  Camp  Clear  Lake 

Location-Star  Route,  Naches,  Wash.  98937 

YOUTH 

Pres.-Melvin  Taylor 

V.  Pres.-Charles  Thornton 

Secy. -Mrs.  Al  Cherry,  205  S.  32nd  Ave.,  Yakima, 

Wash.  98902 
Treas. -Dale  Hostetler 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Albany,  Oreg. -Grace  Brethren 

Anchorage,  Alaska-Anchorage  Grace  Brethren 

Beaverton,  Oreg. -Grace  Brethren 

Goldendale,  Wash. -Community  Grace  Brethren 

Grandview,  Wash. -Grace  Brethren 


Hariah,  Wash.-Hairah  Brethren 
Kenai,  Alaska- Kenai  Grace  Brethren 
Kent,  Wash. -Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Kent 
Mabton,  Wash. -Grace  Brethren 
Prosser,  Wash. -Community  Grace  Brethren 
Spokane   Valley,  Wash. -Spokane  Valley  Grace 
Brethren 


Sunnyside,  Wash. -Grace  Brethren 
Toppenish,  Wash. -Grace  Brethren 
Troutdale,  Oreg. -Grace  Brethren 
Yakima,  Wash.— Grace  Brethren 


SOUTHEAST 


Southeast  District  Fellowship 
of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  Hosted  jointly  by 
Gospel  Brethren  Church,  Roanoke,  Va.; 
and  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Boones  Mill, 
Va.,  May  8-9,  1981.  Place  to  be  announced 
at  a  later  date. 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Mike  Wingfield 
V.  Mod.-Kurt  Miller 
Secy. -Mrs.   Marlene   Flynn,    1622   Maiden  Ln., 

Roanoke,  Va.  24015 
Asst.  Secy. -Mrs.  Margie  Devan 
Treas.-Bobby    Craghead,    236   W.    Phillips   St., 

Covington,  Va.  24426 
Stat.-C.   L.   Young,  5538  Twilight  Rd.,  N.W., 

Roanoke,  Va.  24019 
Host   Pastors-Calvin   B.   Fulton  and  J.  Donald 

Abshire,  Sr. 

FGBC   EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Ron  Thompson,  Mike  Wingfield 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 

James  Wingfield,  Bill  Whillhite,  Elwood  Kingery 

DISTRICT  CALENDAR   SECRETARY 

Mrs.  Charlotte  Cox 

AUDITORS 

Dayton  Cundiff,  Jerry  Cox 

CREDENTIALS 

Chm. -Charles   Flowers,   Kenneth  Teague,  Mike 
Taylor,  Jeff  Dunkle 

RULES  AND  ORGANIZATION 
COMMITTEE 

Chm. -Richard  Harstine,  Dean  Hertzler 

COMMITTEE   ON    RESOLUTIONS 
AND   MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 

Chm. -Ron    Thompson,    Richard    Harstine,    A. 
Harold  Arrington 


BOARD   OF   TRUSTEES 

Charles  Staton  ('83),  1.  J.  Minnix  ('82),  C. 
Coffey  ('81) 


DISTRICT  MISSION    BOARD 

Chm.-Kurt  MiUer 
V.  Chm. -Lester  Kennedy 
Secy. -A.  Harold  Arrington 
Treas. -Richard  Harstine 
Asst.  Treas. -Richard  Hall 


MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -Mike  Wingfield 
V.  Chm. -Kenneth  Teague 
Secy. -Kurt  Miller 
Treas. -Ron  Thompson 


MINISTERIAL    EXAMINING    BOARD 

Chm. -Kenneth  Teague 
V.  Chm. -Richard  Harstine 
Secy.— Charles  Flowers 
Treas.-Ron  Thompson 


GRACE    BRETHREN   MEN 

Treas.-Jim   Smals,   R.   R.    1,   Box   372, 

Vista,  Va.  24416 
Pastoral  Adviser-Kenneth  Teague 


WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.-Mrs.  Margie  Devan 

1st  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Annie  Mae  Staton 

2nd  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Janet  MinnLx 

Secy. -Mrs.  Evelyn  McDonald 

Asst.  Secy. -Mrs.  Lois  Linkous 

Treas. -Mrs.  Rhonda  Cauley,  1115  Mavwood  Dr., 

Vinton,  Va.  24179 
Asst.  Treas. -Mrs.  Lucene  Harstine 
Prayer  Chm. -Mrs.  Nell  Ulrey 
SMM  Patroness-Mrs.  Wanda  Moore 
Asst.  Patroness- Mrs.  Charlotte  Cox 
District  Editor-July  Coleman,  Mrs.  Lois  Linkous 


CAMP 

Mgr. -Richard  Haistine 

Name  of  Camp-Camp  Tuk-A-Way 

Name  of  Campgrounds-Boiling  Conference 
Grounds 

Location-Star   Route,   Box  444,  Catawba,  Va. 
24070 

Phone  No.-703/552-9571   (Blacksburg,  Va.  ex- 
change) 

YOUTH 

Chm. -Fred  Devan 
Secy. -Bill  Roberson 
Treas.  -Lester  Kennedy 
Bill  Clingenpeel,  Jeff  Dunkle 

BOLLING   CONFERENCE   GROUNDS 
DEVELOPMENT  COMMITTEE 

Chm. -Richard  Harstine 
Secy. -Charles  Flowers 
Treas.-Lester  Kennedy 


COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Boones  Mill,  Va. -Grace  Brethren 
Buena  Vista,  Va. -First  Brethren 
Covington,  Va. -Grace  Brethren 
Radford,  Va.-Fairlawn  Grace  Brethren 
Richmond,  Va. -Grace  Brethren 
Riner,  Va.-Free  Grace  Brethren 
Roanoke,  Va.-Clearbrook  Grace  Brethren 
Roanoke,  Va.— Garden  City  Grace  Brethren 
Roanoke,  Va. -Gospel  Grace  Brethren 
Roanoke,  Va. -Ghent  Grace  Brethren 
Roanoke,  Va. -Patterson  Memorial  Brethren 
Roanoke,  Va. -Washington  Heights  Brethren 
Salem,  Va.-Wildwood  Grace  Brethren 
Troutville,  Va. -Bible  Brethren 
Virginia  Beach,  Va. -Grace  Brethren 
Willis,  Va. -Grace  Brethren 


SOUTHERN 


Southern  District  Fellowship 
Grace  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  Anderson,  S.C,  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  May  1  and  2,  1981 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Mod.— A.  David  Mitchell 

V.  Mod. -Ray  Feather 

Secy. -Mrs.  Evelyn  Guinn,  R.  1,  Box  398,  Lime- 
stone, Tenn.  37681 

Asst.  Secy. -Karen  Routh 

Treas. -Gary  Harris,  R.  1,  Limestone,  Tenn. 
37681 

Stat.-Jack  Broyles,  1607  Whitehall  Rd.,  Ander- 
son, S.C.  29621 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -A.  David  Mitchell 
V.  Chm. -Ray  Feather 
Secy  .-Treas. -Steve  Taylor 


WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.-Mrs.  Sharon  Feather 

1st  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Evelyn  Guinn 

2nd  V.  Pres.-Mrs.  Marijo  Lamb 

Secy. -Mrs.  Cindy  Soule,  4-F  LeChateau  Apts., 

Anderson,  S.C.  29621 
Treas. -Mrs.  Betty   Lou  Mitchell,  R.  1,  Telford, 

Tenn. 37690 
Prayer  Chm. -Mrs.  Gina  Hannah 

COOPERATING    CHURCHES 

Aiken,  S.C. -Grace  Brethren 
Anderson,  S.C. -Grace  Brethren 
Atlanta,  Ga. -Grace  Brethren 
Charlotte,  N.C. -Grace  Brethren 
Johnson  City,  Tenn. -Grace  Brethren 
Johnson  City,  Tenn. -Grace  Brethren  Bible 
Telford,  Tenn. -Grace  Brethren 


SOUTHERN  CALIFORNIA— ARIZONA 


Southern  California-Arizona 
District  Conference  of  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  Whittier  Community 
jrace  Brethren  Church,  Whittier,  Cali- 
ornia,  April  29-May  1,  1981 


EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Milan  Yerkovich 

V.  Mod. -John  Gillis 

Secy. -Forrest    S.    Keeler.    2617    Roberta    Dr., 

Orange,  Calif.  92669 
Asst.  Secretary -Cornelius  Dalke 
Treas. -Dallas    Martin,   5464   Canton   St.,   Long 


Beach,  Calif.  90815 

Stat.-Edward  Trimmer,  1072  Palo  Verde  Ave., 
Long  Beach,  Calif.  90815 

Members-at-large-Keith  Altig,  Robert  Kliewer, 
Donald  Byers,  Frank  Coburn,  Richard  Harri- 
son, Woody  Mosley,  Terry  Ahlgren,  Bob 
Langdon,  Leo  Harmonson,  Conway  Purvis, 
Chester  Stewart,  Robert  Taylor 

FGBC    EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Ralph  Colburn  (81),  Edwin  Cashman  (81),  David 
Goodman  (82),  Thomas  Hughes  (82) 

COMMITTEE   ON  COMMITTEES 

Donald  Carter  (chm.),  David  Miller,  Harlan 
Ahlgren 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 

Glen  Harmonson  (chm.),  David  Willett,  Donald 
Byers,  Ray  Mueller,  Thomas  Hughes 

CREDENTIALS 

Richard  Deyarmond  (chm.),  George  Wilhelm, 
Larry  Marsh 

RULES  AND  ORGANIZATION 

Edwin  Cashman  (chm.),  Richard  Cron,  David 
Belcher 

RESOLUTIONS 

Ralph  Colburn  (chm.),  Ralph  McConahay,  Keith 
Altig 

MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 

Mike  Ryan  (chm.),  Brian  Smith,  Dan  Viveros 

SUNDAY   SCHOOL   AWARDS 
COMMITTEE 

Roscoe  Williams  (chm.),  Stuart  Newlin,  Dan 
Miles 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Chm. -Milan  Yerkovich 
V.  Chm.-John  Gillis 
Secy. -Forrest  Keeler 
Treas.-Dallas  Martin 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -Mike  Ryan 
V.  Chm.    Dan  Viveros 
Secy.-Treas.-Ralph  Colburn 

MINISTERIAL    EXAMINING    BOARD 

Chm.-John  Mayes  (83) 

Secy. -Ralph  Colburn  (81) 

Members-at-large -George  Peek  (81),  David  Miller 
(81),  Harold  Dunning  (82),  Ed  Cashman  (82), 
Don  Carter  (82),  Robert  KJiewer  (83),  John 
Gillis  (83) 


GRACE   BRETHREN  MEN 

Pres.-Tom  Chugg 

V.  Pres. -Chester  Stewart 

Secy. -Don  Spangler 

Asst.  Secy. -Pete  Bernal 

Treas.-DeWayne  Paul 

Asst.  Treas.-Bill  Wilson 

Members-at-large-Tom    Brannon,   Jim   Sullivan, 

Bob  Langdon,  Andrew  Blakley 
Pastoral  Advisor-Lloyd  Woolman 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.-Marjorie  Mayes 

1st  V.  Pres.-Marian  McBride 

2nd  V.  Pres.-Janice  Ball 

Corres.    Secy. -Roberta   Harrison,   6341    Knight 

Ave.,  Long  Beach,  Calif.  90805 
Treas.-Jayne  Reuter,  3500  W.  Manchester  Blvd, 

No.  439,  Inglewood,  Calif.  90503 
Prayer  Chairman-Vivian  Altig 
SMM  Patroness-Gerry  Hamilton 
Dist.  Editor-Ruth  Redding 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Alta  Loma,  Calif. -Grace  Brethren 

Anaheim,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 

Beaumont,  Calif. -Cherry  Valley  Brethren 

Bell,  Calif.-Bell  Brethren 

Bellflower,  Calif.-Bellflower  Brethren 

Cypress,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 

Glendora,  Calif.-Bible  Brethren 

Goleta,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 

Hemet,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 

La  Verne,  Calif. -First  Brethren 

Lakewood,  Calif.-Community  Christian  of  the 

Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 
Long  Beach,  Calif.-Community  Grace  Brethren 
Long  Beach,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 
Long  Beach,  Calif.-Los  Altos  Brethren 
Long  Beach,  Calif.-North  Long  Beach  Brethren 
Los  Angeles,  Calif.-Community  Brethren 
Mission  Viejo,   Calif. -Saddleback  Valley  Grace 

Brethren 
Montclair,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 
Norwalk,  Calif. -Norwalk  Brethren 
Orange,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 
Phoenix,  Ariz. -Grace  Brethren 
Phoenix,  Ariz. -Northwest  Brethren 
Rialdo,  Calif  .-Rialto  Brethren 
Riverside,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 
San  Bernardino,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 
San  Diego,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 
San  Ysidro,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 
Santa  Ana,  Calif. -Maranatha  Brethren 
Santa  Maria,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 
Seal  Beach,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 
Simi  Valley,  Calif.-Grace   Brethren  Church  of 

Simi  Valley 


South  Pasadena,  Calif.-Fremont  Avenue  Breth-     Westminster,  Calif. -Westminster  Brethren 


Temple  City,  Calif.-Temple  City  Brethren 
Torrance,  Calif.— South  Bay  Grace  Brethren 
Tucson,  Ariz.-Silverbell  Grace  Brethren 
West  Covina,  Calif.-West  Covina  Brethren 


Whittier,  Calif.-Community  Grace  Brethren  of 

Whittier  and  LaMirada 
Whittier,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 
Yucca  Valley,  Calif.-Grace  Brethren 


SOUTHERN  OHIO 


Southern  Ohio  District 
Conference  of  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  Dayton,  Ohio  (North 
Riverdale  church),  May  17  (eve.)  &  May  18 

EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Mod.-G.  Forrest  Jackson 

V.  Mod.-Westfield  J.  Redrow 

Asst.  Secy. -Stephen  D.  Knierim 

Treas. -James   L.    Poyner,   139  Whitehorn  Dr., 

Vandalia,  Ohio  45377 
Stat.-Herbert  Edwards,  Friendship  Village,  Apt. 

413,    5790    Denlinger    Rd..    Dayton,    Ohio 

45426 
Members-at-large -Merle  Garber,  Sam  Grice 

FGBC   EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Ron  Picard,  Tad  Hobert 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 

G.  Forrest  Jackson,  Harold  Huddleston,  Ron 
Picard 

AUDITORS 

Paul  Knierim,  Roy  Trissel 

CREDENTIALS 

Jack  Redrow,  Danny  Downs,  Herbert  Edwards 

RULES  AND  ORGANIZATION 

Russell  Ward,  Clyde  Landrum,  Charles  Lawson 

RESOLUTIONS 

Horace  Mohler,  Randy  Maycumber,  William 
Schaffer 

MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 

Jack  Redrow  (chm.),  Sam  Baer,  Jim  Poyner 

SUNDAY   SCHOOL   COMMITTEE 

Tad  Hobert,  Robert  Poirier,  Phil  Steele 

DISTRICT   RETIREMENT   HOME 

Harold  Huddleston,  Lon  Karns,  Clair  Brickel, 
Marion  Hoffman,  Guy  Bailey,  Eugene  Miller, 
Ed  Grill,  John  Annis 


DISTRICT  MISSION   BOARD 

Chm. -Harry  Shipley 

Secy  .-Treas. -Charles  Lawson 

Bill  Falkner,  Richard  Darby,  and  district  pastors 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -Jack  Redrow 
V.  Chm. -Jim  Poyner 
Secy  .-Treas. -Tad  Hobert 
Program  Committee-Tad  Hobert,  Charles 
Lawson,  Steve  Knierim 

MINISTERIAL    EXAMINING    BOARD 

Secy. -Charles  Lawson 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres. -Evelyn  Maycumber 

1st  V.  Pres.-Karen  Frazier 

Secy. -Betty  Dickey,  R.  4,  7920  National  Rd., 

BrookviUe,  Ohio  45309 
Asst.  Secy.-Katherine  Mohler 
Treas.-Kathy  Booker,  990  Lee  Rd.,  Troy,  Ohio 

45373 
Asst.  Treas.-Zella  Mohler 
Prayer  Chairman-Sally  Neely 
SMM  Patroness-Marilyn  Howdieshell 
Asst.  Patroness-Miriam  Johnson 
Dist.  Editor -Tonda  Tolbert 
Asst.  Editor-Marcille  Coppock 

SMM 
Pres.-Jana  Johnson 
V.  Pres.-Robbyn  Johnson 
Secy. -Penny  Tolbert,  4830  S.  Scarf f  Rd.,  New 

Carlisle,  Ohio  45344 
Asst.  Secy. -Wendy  Cooper 
Treas. -Pam  McKinney,  3919  Shiloh  Springs  Rd., 

Dayton,  Ohio  45426 
Asst.  Treas. -Pam  Tolbert 
Patroness-Marilyn  Howdieshell 
Asst.  Patroness-Miriam  Johnson 
Jr.  Representative-Laura  Newman,  Kim  Schenck 

YOUTH   COMMITTEE 

Jeff  Davis,  Roy  Glass,  Phil  Steele 


COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Brookville,  Ohio -Grace  Brethren 

Camden,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Centerville,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Clayhole,  Ky. -Grace  Brethren 

Clayton,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Covington,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Dayton,  Ohio-Basore  Road  Grace  Brethren 

Dayton,  Ohio-First  Brethren 

Dayton,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren  of  Huber  Heights 

Dayton,  Ohio-North  Riverdale  Brethren 


Dryhill,  Ky. -Victory  Mountain  Grace  Brethren 
Chapel 

Englewood,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Kettering,  Ohio-Calvary  Brethren 

Sinking  Springs,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Trotwood,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren 

Troy,  Ohio -Grace  Brethren 

Union,  Ohio-Community  Grace  Brethren 

Vandalia,  Ohio -Grace  Brethren 

West  Alexandria,  Ohio-Grace  Brethren  Com- 
munity 


SOUTHWEST 


Southwest  District  Fellowship 
of  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  Counselor,  N.  Mex., 
June  11-13,  1981. 

EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Robert  Salazar 

V.  Mod.-Jon  HaU 

Secy. -Sylvia  Jentes,  4104  6th  St.,  N.W.,  Albu- 
querque, N.  Mex.  87107 

Treas.-George  Trujillo,  c/o  First  Brethren 
Church,  P.O.  Drawer  1068,  Taos,  N.  Mex. 
87571 

Stat.-Donald  Jentes,  4104  6th  St.,  N.W.,  Albu- 
querque, N.  Mex.  87107 

FGBC    EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 

Jon  HaU 

MODERATOR'S  ADDRESS 

Robert  Salazar 

DISTRICT  MISSION   BOARD 

Chm. -Donald  Jentes 

DISTRICT  MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -Jon  HaU 

Secy .-Treas. -Donald  Jentes 


WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.-June  HaU 

1st  V.  Pres.-Elaine  Marpel 

2nd  V.  Pres.-MarUyn  Salazar 

Secy.-Sylvia  Jentes,  4104  6th  St.,  N.W.  Albu- 
querque, N.  Mex.  87107 

Treas. -Efren  Luna,  Box  32-B,  Talpa  Rte., 
Ranchos  de  Taos,  N.  Mex.  87557 

Prayer  Chm.-Celina  Salazar 

SMM  Patroness-Norma  Lathrop 

District  Editor-Norma  Lathrop 

SMM 

Pres.-Beth  Lathrop 

V.  Pres.-Gloria  Chiquito 

Secy.-Patty  Garcia,  P.O.  Box  274,  Taos,  N.  Mex. 

87571 
Treas.-JuUe  Eisenbraun,  P.O.  Box  1891,  Taos, 

N.  Mex.  87571 
Patroness-Norma  Lathrop 
Asst.  Patroness-Jonnie  Lou  Wedertz 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Albuquerque,  N.  Mex. -Grace  Brethren 
Albuquerque,  N.  Mex. -Heights  Grace  Brethren 
Counselor,  N.  Mex. -Cedar  HiU  Grace  Brethren 
Tonalea,    Ariz. -Red    Lake    Community    Grace 

Brethren 
Taos,  N.  Mex. -First  Brethren 


WESTERN  PENNSYLVANIA 


Western  Pennsylvania  District 
Fellowship  of  Brethren  Churches 

Next  conference:  Leamersville  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Duncansville,  Pa.,  May 
29-30,1981. 


EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Mod. -Robert  Burns 

V.  Mod. -Gerald  AUebach 

Secy. -John  E.  Gregory,  R.  2,  Box  538,  Duncans- 
viUe,  Pa.  16635 

Asst.  Secy. -Alan  CUngan 

Treas. -Rod  Lingenfelter,  104  Nason  Dr.,  Roar- 
ing Spring,  Pa.  16673 


Stat.-Miss    Rose    Snyder,    211    2nd   St.,   Con- 
em  augh,  Pa.  15909 
Members-at-large-Robert  Griffith,  Don  Rough 

FGBC   EXECUTIVE   COMMITTEE 

Robert  Griffith,  Don  Rough 

COMMITTEE   ON   COMMITTEES 

Bruce  Barlow,  Richard  Cornwell,  Alan  Clingan, 
John  Gregory 

NOMINATING   COMMITTEE 

Gerald  Allebach,  Robert  Arenobine,  Don  Rough 

AUDITORS 

Joe  Dilling,  Richard  Beach,  John  Donelson 

CREDENTIALS 

Willard  Gates,  Ken  Koontz,  Steve  Howell,  Homer 
Lingenfelter 

RULES  AND  ORGANIZATION 

William  Snell,  Robert  Griffith,  Charles  Martin 

DISTRICT   INSURANCE 

Richard  Horner 

DISTRICT  MISSION   BOARD 

Chm. -Charles  Martin 
Secy.-Treas.-William  Snell 

MINISTERIUM 

Chm. -Robert  Griffith 

V.  Chm.-Richard  Cornwell 

Secy.  &  Treas.-  Charles  Martin,  Don  Rager 

Asst.  Secy. -Bruce  Barlow 

MINISTERIAL    EXAMINING    BOARD 

Chm. -William  Snell 
V.  Chm. -Charles  Martin 
Secy. -John  Gregory 

GRACE    BRETHREN   MEN 

Pres. -Charles  A.  Miller 
V.  Pres. -James  Dodson 
Secy. -Rick    Stiffler,    501    Cherry   St.,   Roaring 

Spring,  Pa.  16673 
Treas. -Guy  E.  Woomer,  R.  1,  East  Freedom,  Pa. 

16637 

WOMEN'S  MISSIONARY   COUNCIL 

Pres.-Joanne  Beach 

1st  V.  Pres.-Ruth  Varner 

2nd  V.  Pres.-Delores  Hillard 

Secy. -Lou    Ellen    Holsopple,    R.    8,   Box    171, 


Johnstown,  Pa.  15909 
Treas. -Andra  Delozier,  2910  Pine  Ave.,  Altoona, 

Pa.  16601 
Prayer  Chm. -Ida  Mae  Anthony 
SMM  Patroness-Eloise  Smith 
Dist.  Editor-Gail  Bridenbaugh 

SMM 
Pres.-Beth  Smith 
V.  Pres.-Jennifer  Sell 
Secy.-Treas.-Sherry  Miller,  R.  2,  Box  420,  Dun- 

cansville,  Pa.  16635 
Patroness-Mrs.  Eloise  Smith 
Asst.  Patroness-Mrs.  Janice  Colbert 

CAMP 

Manager-Rick  Strappello 

Name  of  Camp-Mantowagan 

Location  and  Phone  No. -Near  Saxton,  Pa.,  on 

Little   Valley   Road   to   Trough  Creek  State 

Park  (814/658-3815). 

CAMP   BOARD 

Chm. -James  Dodson 
Treas.— Guy  Woomer 

YOUTH   STEERING   COMMITTEE 

Chm. -Bruce  Barlow 

Secy. -Bob  Arenobine 

Asst.  Secy. -Roger  Foor 

Treas. -Rick  Strappello 

Members:  Pastors-Steve  Howell,  Gerald  Alle- 
bach, James  Barnes,  Marvin  Lowery;  and 
Laymen-Rick  Stiffler,  Bob  Frick,  Cliff 
Ritchey,  Bob  Sollenberger,  and  Don  Heavener 

COOPERATING   CHURCHES 

Altoona,  Pa. -First  Brethren 
Altoona,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 
Armagh,  Pa. -Valley  Grace  Brethren 
Conemaugh,  Pa.-Conemaugh  Brethren 
Conemaugh,  Pa. -Singer  Hill  Grace  Brethren 
Duncansville,  Pa.-Leamersville  Grace  Brethren 
Everett,  Pa. -Everett  Grace  Brethren 
Hollidaysburg,  Pa.-Vicksburg  Grace  Brethren 
Hopewell,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 
Johnstown,  Pa. -First  Brethren 
Johnstown,  Pa.-Geistown  Grace  Brethren 
Johnstown,  Pa. -Pike  Grace  Brethren 
Johnstown,  Pa. -Riverside  Grace  Brethren 
Kittanning,    Pa. -Grace    Brethren   of  West  Kit- 
tanning 
Kittanning,  Pa. -North  Buffalo  Grace  Brethren 
Martinsburg,  Pa. -Grace  Brethren 
Milroy,  Pa.-Grace  Brethren 


Directory  of  Brethren  Churches 

Listing  279  churches  in  31  states  and  Puerto  Rico 


Listed  by  States;  Giving  City,  Pastor's  Name,  Church  Name,  Membership  as  of  January  1, 
1980,  Address,  and  Telephone  Number;  and  Name,  Address  and  Telephone  Number  of 
Secretary  or  Clerk. 


ALASKA 


CALIFORNIA 


ANCHORAGE  (Larry  Smithwick) 

Anchorage  Grace  Brethren  Church  (45) 
Huffman  and  Pintail  (Mailing  address:  SRA 

1547X,  99507)  (Tel.  907/349-3536) 
Dan  Benton,  5816  Tahiti  Loop  South,  99507 
(Tel.  907/344-7897) 


ALTA  LOMA  (Gary  Nolan) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Alta  Loma  (70) 
5719  Beryl  St.  (Mailing  address:  P.O.  Box 

394,  91701)  (Tel.  714/980-0727) 
Mrs.  Cathi  Malone,  7025  Teak  Way 

(Tel.714/989-5238) 


KENAI  (Howard  Snively) 

Kenai  Grace  Brethren  Church  (93) 
Drawer  3920,  99611  (Tel.  907/283-4379) 
Mrs.  Art  Waters,  Drawer  3920 


ARIZONA 


PHOENIX  (Mark  E.  Malles) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (149) 
2940  W.  Bethany  Home  Rd.,  (just  west  of 

Interstate  17),  85017 

(Tel.  602/242-1885) 
Sandra  Hurt,  same  as  church  address 


ANAHEIM  (David  Goodman) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (87) 
1546  E.  LaPalma  Ave.,  92805 

(Tel.  714/535-2073) 
Kay  Schenk,  211  Avenida  Santa  Anita, 

La  Habra,  90631  (Tel  714/526-1804) 


AUBURN  (A.  Duane  Jones) 

Gold  Rush  Community  Grace  Brethren 

Church  (12) 
2945  First  St.,  95603 

(Tel.  916/823-8330) 
Mrs.  Diane  Benedict,  10650  Atwood  Rd. 

(Tel.  916/885-8788) 


PHOENIX  (Russell  Konves) 

Northwest  Brethren  Church  (34) 
4114  W.  Greenway  Rd.,  85023 

(Tel.  602/938-5315) 
Mrs.  Carolyn  Vance,  3802  W.  Haywood, 

85021  (Tel.  602/937-8331) 


TONALEA  (John  Trujillo) 

Red  Lake  Community  Grace  Brethren 

Church 
Box  108,  Tonalea,  86044 


BEAUMONT  (Daryl  P.  Baker) 

Cherry  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church  (139) 
Beaumont  and  Vineland  Ave.  (Mailing  ad- 
dress: P.O.  Box  655,  92223) 
(Tel.  714/845-2653  or  714/797-1453) 


BELL  (Donald  L.  May) 

Bell  Brethren  Church  (41) 
6830  Wilcox  Ave.,  90201  (Tel.  213/582-7033) 
Mary  Hardy,  6520  Marlow 
(Tel.  213/773-1088) 


TUCSON  (Kenneth  A.  Curtis) 

Silverbell  Grace  Brethren  Church  (40) 
1477  N.  Silverbell  Rd.,  85705 

(Tel.  602/792-1114) 
Betty  Parsley,  Catalina  Rural  Branch, 

P.O.  Box  8819,  85738 


BELLFLOWER  (Edwin  E.  Cashman) 
Bellflower  Brethren  Church  (588) 
9405  E.  Flower  St.,  90706 

(Tel.  213/925-6561) 
Dorothy  Gibbons,  12932  E.  Wolverton 

Lane,  Cerritos,  90701  (Tel.  213/865-5769) 


CHICO  (Victor  S.Rogers) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Chico  (50) 
1505  Arbutus  Ave.,  95926 

(Tel.  916/342-8642) 
Dorothy  Yeater,  819  Nancy  Ln. 

(Tel.  916/342-6749) 

CYPRESS  (Steven  C.  Bradley) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Cypress  (69) 
9512  Juanita,  90630  (Tel.  714/826-6750) 
Mrs.  Linda  Alexander,  5661  Camp  St. 
(Tel.  714/995-5765) 

GLENDORA  (Kenneth  Churchill) 
Bible  Brethren  Chruch  (120) 
400  N.  Glendora  Ave.,  91740  (Mailing 

address:  P.O.  Box  892) 

(Tel.  213/914-2881) 
Sandra  Huntley,  200  N.  Minnesota  #30 

(Tel.  213/914-2660) 

GOLETA  (Louis  Amundson) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (36) 
5950  Cathedral  Oaks  Rd.,  93017 

(Tel.  805/967-9439) 
Mrs.  Walter  Cloonan,  6202  Momouth  Ave. 

(Tel.  805/967-4358) 

GRASS  VALLEY  (G.  Arthur  Carey) 
Community  Brethren  Church  (30) 
506  Walsh  St.,  95945 

(Tel.  916/273-9618;  273-2645) 
Mrs.  Leah  Carey,  10778  Footwall  Dr. 

HEMET  (Sheldon  Perrine) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Hemet  (44) 
26121  S.  Hemet  St.,  92343 
(Tel.  714/927-3031) 

LA  MIRADA  (Richard  Cron) 

Community  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 

La  Mirada  (45) 
12200  Oxford  Dr.,  90638 

(Tel.  213/947-5672) 
Mrs.  Marian  McBride,  13842  Valna  Dr., 

90605  (Tel.  213/693-1530) 

LA  VERNE  (David  Belcher) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (70) 
2600  White  Ave.  (Mailing  address:  P.O. 

Box  217,  91750)  (Tel.  714/593-1204) 
Mrs.  Garnet  Stahl,  9983  Pradera  St., 

Montclair,  91763  (Tel.  714/621-1176) 

LONG  BEACH  (Howard  K.  Altig) 

Community  Grace  Brethren  Church  (102) 
5885  Downey  Ave.,  90805 

(Tel.  213/634-1056) 
Mrs.  Pat  Bowers,  3502  Stevely,  90808 

(Tel.  213/421-4495) 

-ONG  BEACH  (David  L.  Hocking) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (2,249) 
3601  Linden  Ave.,  90807 

(Tel.  213/595-6881) 
Jackie  Fulbright,  send  to  church  address 


LONG  BEACH  (Richard  Rohrer) 
Los  Altos  Brethren  Church  (255) 
6565  Stearns  St.,  90815  (Tel.  213/596-3358) 
Pauline  Willems,  3821  E.  15th  St.,  90804 
(Tel.  213/433-4132) 

LONG  BEACH  (David  W.  Miller) 

North  Long  Beach  Brethren  Church  (1,373) 
6095  Orange  Ave.,  90805  (corner  of  61st 

and  Orange  Ave.)  (Tel.  213/423-5431) 
Bob  Cook,  6799  Atlantic  Ave.  90805 

(Tel.  213/422-9940) 

LOS  ANGELES  (Frank  J.  Coburn) 
Community  Brethren  Church  (61) 
5839  Whittier  Blvd.  (Mailing  address:  756 

S.  Keenan  Ave.,  90022) 

(Tel.  213/721-5972) 
Mrs.  Dorothy  Becker,  525  S.  Russell  Ave., 

Monterey  Park,  91754 

(Tel.  213/573-1570) 

MISSION  VIEJO  (Milan  Yerkovich) 

Saddleback  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church 

(130) 
Meeting  at  La  Madera  Elementary  School, 
25350  Serrano  Rd.,  El  Toro,  CA  92630 
(Mailing  address:  P.O.  Box  3527,  Mis- 
sion Viejo,  92690)  (Tel.  714/770-1025) 
Ralph  McConahay,  2137  C.  Ronda  Granada, 
Laguna  Hills,  92653 

MODESTO  (David  J.  Seifert) 

Big  Valley  Grace  Community  Church  (455) 
605  Standiford  Ave.,  95350 

(Tel.  209/577-1604) 
Ken  Schaffer,  412  Englewood  Lane, 
(Tel.  209/526-2677) 

MODESTO  (Joel  Richards) 

La  Loma  Grace  Brethren  Church  (228) 
1315  La  Loma  Ave.,  95354 

(Tel.  209/523-3738) 
Jim  Wise,  4042  Toomes  Rd. 

(Tel.  209/545-0238) 

MONTCLAIR 

Montclair  Grace  Brethren  Church  (102) 
5655  Palo  Verde  St.,  91763 

(Tel.  714/984-2323) 
Marguerite  Jerome,  9420  Columbine 

(Tel.  714/983-7176) 

NORWALK  (Nickolas  Kurtaneck) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (252) 
11005  Foster  Rd.,  90650  (Tel.  213/863-7322) 
Mrs.  Helen  Soverns,  14503  Crossdale  Ave. 
(Tel.  213/863-4458) 

ORANGE  (J.  Donald  Byers,  Jr.) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (78) 
2201  E.  Fairhaven  Ave.,  92669  (Fairhaven 

and  Newport  Freeway) 

(Tel.  714/633-8867) 
Mrs.  Ross  Strachan,  2315  N.  Hathaway  St., 

Santa  Ana,  92701  (Tel.  714/558-0978) 


PLACERVILLE  (R.  Darrell  Anderson) 

Sierra  View  Grace  Brethren  Church  (11) 
Hwy.  50  and  Missouri  Flat  Rd.  (Meeting  at 
the  Seventh  Day  Adventist  Church) 
(Mailing  address:  3020  Newtown  Rd., 
Box  20,  95667)  (Tel.  916/622-2015) 
Daryll  Keirn,  1875  Turkey  Feather  Lane 
(Tel.  916/626-6043) 

RIALTO  (Keith  L.  Zook) 

Grace  Community  Church  (86) 

690  W.  Etiwanda  Ave.,  (Mailing  address: 

Box  337,  92376)  (Tel.  714/875-0730) 
Mrs.  Nell  Netzley,  853  N.  Pampas  Ave. 

(Tel.  714/875-6632) 

RIPON  (Richard  Cripe) 

Ripon  Grace  Brethren  Church  (208) 
734  West  Main  St.,  95366 

(Tel.  209/599-3042) 
Floyd  Cover,  12813  W.  Ripon  Rd. 
(Tel.  209/599-4415) 

RIVERSIDE  (Brian  Smith) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (20) 
P.O.  Box  8532,  92515 

(Tel.  714/359-8195) 
David  Swift,  3363  Vallejo,  92503 

(Tel.  714/785-1677) 

SACRAMENTO  (Roy  Halberg) 

River  City  Grace  Community  Church  (110) 
4261  Whitney  Ave.,  95821  (corner  of 

Whitney  and  Eastern  Aves.) 

(Tel.  916/972-1106) 
June  Ehrhardt,  5842  Larry  Wy.,  North 

Highlands,  95660  (Tel.  916/332-5710) 

SAN  BERNARDINO  (James  D.  Ament) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (145) 
25700  Pacific  Ave.,  92404  (corner  of  Pacific 

and  Sterling)  (Tel.  714/889-8695) 
Mrs.  Andrew  Price,  28479  E.  3rd  St.,  Sp.  3, 

Highland,  92346  (Tel.  714/864-1341) 

SAN  DIEGO  (Lynn  D.  Schrock) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (92) 
3455  Atlas  St.,  92111  (Tel.  714/277-5364) 
Chuck  Graham,  4311  50th  St.,  92115 
(Tel.  714/287-7809) 

SAN  JOSE  (Fenton  McDonald) 

South  Bay  Community  Church  (63) 
4610  Camden  Ave.,  95124 

(Tel.  408/269-1289) 
Jerry  Langford,  1042  Parkinson  Court, 

95126  (Tel.  408/287-2385) 

SAN  YSIDRO  (Jesus  Davalos) 

San  Ysidro  Grace  Brethren  Church  (72) 
3756  Sunset  Ln.,  92173  (All  mail  to  pastor's 

address)  (Tel.  714/428-3445) 
Isavel  Avina,  1939  Isla  Del  Carmen  Way, 
San  Diego,  92713  (Tel.  714/428-5001) 


SANTA  ANA  (Francisco  Javier  Peraza) 
Maranatha  Grace  Brethren  Church 

(Spanish-speaking)  (27) 
Meeting  at  1704  W.  First  St.,  92703 

(Tel.  714/541-9312) 
Alva  Gonzales,  506  S.  Shelton  St. 

SANTA  MARIA  (Ralph  Schwartz) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (31) 
223  E.  Fesler,  93454  (Tel.  805/922-4991) 
Mrs.  Annette  Coleman,  4533  Eileen  Ln. 
(Tel.  805/927-4761) 

SEAL  BEACH  (Michael  Ryan) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (507) 
138  Eighth  St.,  90740  (Tel.  213/596-1605) 
Jim  Whitson,  701  Coastline 
(Tel.  213/431-1574) 

SIMI  VALLEY  (E.  John  Gillis) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Simi  Valley  (364) 
2762  Avenida  Simi,  93065 

(Tel.  805/527-0195) 
Mrs.  Diane  Clark,  3390  Wichita  Falls  Ave., 

93063  (Tel.  805/522-1279) 

SOUTH  PASADENA  (John  Sturley) 

Fremont  Avenue  Brethren  Church  (55) 
920  Fremont  Ave.,  91030 

(Tel.  213/799-6081) 
Mark  Wratten,  1173  E.  Lexington, 

Altadena,  91104  (Tel.  213/791-1060) 

TEMPLE  CITY  (David  L.  Willett) 

Temple  City  Grace  Brethren  Church  (74) 
5537  Temple  City  Blvd.,  91780 

(Tel.  213/286-6342) 
Mrs.  Geri  Wechtenhiser,  9659  Broadway 

Ave.  (Tel.  213/286-0782) 

TORRANCE  (Tom  Hughes) 

South  Bay  Grace  Brethren  Church  (68) 
4600  Merrill  St.,  90503  (Tel.  213/540-4338) 
Judy  Willeman,  (Tel.  213/379-7871) 

TRACY  (Darrell  Wenzek) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (59) 
1480  Parker  Ave.,  95376 

(Tel.  209/835-0732) 
Lori  Warner,  150  E.  Highland 
(Tel.  209/835-0843) 

WEST  COVINA  (Dan  Viveros) 

New  Life  Grace  Brethren  Church  (37) 
710  N.  Lark  Ellen,  91791 

(Tel.  213/332-0682) 
Sylvia  Villalpando,  15537  Ladysmith, 

Hacienda  Heights,  91745 

(Tel.  213/961-6561) 

WESTMINSTER  (Robert  C.  Kliewer) 
Westminster  Brethren  Church  (206) 
14614  Magnolia  Ave.,  92683 

(Tel.  714/893-5500) 
Carolyn  Hastings,  3283  Arizona  Ln., 

Costa  Mesa,  92626 


WHITTIER  (John  W.  Mayes) 

Community  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 

Whittier  and  La  Mirada  (541) 

11000  E.  Washington  Blvd.,  90606  (2  blocks 

east  of  605  Freeway)  (Tel.  213/692-0588) 
Mrs.  Marian  McBride,  13842  Valna  Dr., 

90605  (Tel.  213/693-1530) 

WHITTIER  (Lloyd  Woolman) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (312) 
6704  Milton  Ave.  (Mailing  address:  P.O. 
Box  174,  90608)  (Tel.  213/698-0914) 

YUCCA  VALLEY  (Roger  Mayes) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (35) 
6300  Ruth  Dr.,  92284  (Tel.  714/365-3005) 
Tom  Reed,  55543  El  Dorado  Dr. 
(Tel.  714/365-2839) 


COLORADO 


ARVADA  (Dayne  E.  Nix) 

Hackberry  Hill  Grace  Brethren  Church  (30) 
7100  Wadsworth  Blvd.  (Mailing  address: 

P.O.  Box  1225,  80001)  (Tel.  303/424-3116) 
Mrs.  Marvin  Page,  7042  Quay  St.,  80003 

(Tel.  303/424-4114) 

COLORADO  SPRINGS  (F.  Thomas  Inman) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (134) 
2975  Jet  Wing,  80916  (Tel.  303/390-8096) 
Shirley  Buck,  7320  Franconia,  Widefield, 
80911  (Tel.  303/390-8434) 


CLEARWATER  (Dan  Younger) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Clearwater  (34) 
Meeting  at  York  Rite  Masonic  Bldg.,  407 
Belcher  Rd.  N.,  Clearwater  (Mailing  ad- 
dress: P.O.  Box  522,  Palm 
Harbor,  33563)  (Tel.  813/937-5004) 
Mrs.  Val  Curtis,  2341  Haitian  Dr.,  33515 
(Tel.  813/443-0723) 


FORT  LAUDERDALE  (Charles  R.  Davis) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (144) 
1800  N.  W.  Ninth  Ave.,  33311 

(Tel.  305/763-6766) 
Ed  Caple,  6050  N.E.  6th  Terrace,  33334 

(Tel.  305/776-1959) 


FORT  MYERS 

Grace  Brethren  Bible  Church  (114) 

2141  Crystal  Dr.,  33907  (in  the  Villas,  one 

block  off  Rt.  41,  five  miles  south  of  city) 

(Tel.  813/936-3251) 
Mrs.  Paul  Manley,  8836  Geneva  St. 


MAITLAND  (R.  Paul  Miller) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (111) 

Wymore  Rd.  (Va  mile  north  of 

Maitland  Blvd.  Interchange  on  1-4)  (Mail- 
ing address:  Box  762,  32751) 
(Tel.  305/628-8816) 

Mrs.  James  Zirkel,  260  W.  Highland, 
Altamonte  Springs,  32701 
(Tel.  305/869-6384) 


DENVER  (Lester  Reid) 

Denver  Grace  Brethren  Church  (83) 
700  S.  Federal  Blvd.,  80219 

(Tel.  303/934-7876) 
Mrs.  Mary  Davis,  2855  W.  Kentucky  Ave., 

(Tel.  303/935-1429) 


MELBOURNE  (Earl  D.  Moore) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Melbourne  (11) 
2857  Pembroke  Rd.,  32935 

(Tel.  305/254-8993) 
Glenn  Ernsberger,  705  Endicott  Rd. 

(Tel.  305/259-6608) 


DELAWARE 


NEWARK  (Timothy  Coyle) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (13) 
Meeting  at  Newark  Center  for  Creative 

Learning,  401  Phillips  Ave.  (All  mall  to 

pastor's  address) 


FLORIDA 


BROOKSVILLE  (William  Willard) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (50) 
Meeting  at  Eastside  Elementary  School  in 

Hill-N-Dale,  6  mi.  east  of  Brooksville,  on 

Rt.  50-98.  (Mailing  address:  239  Fifth 

Ave.,  Hill-N-Dale,  33512) 

(Tel.  904/796-7172) 
Mrs.  Mary  Justice,  Rt.  9,  Box  1460 


NORTH  LAUDERDALE  (Jack  K.  Peters,  Jr.) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (57) 
6002  Kimberly  Blvd.,  33068 

(Tel.  305/972-0542) 
Claudine  Brooks,  4850  N.  W.  Tenth  Ter. 

(Tel.  305/776-5116) 


OKEECHOBEE  (John  L.  Diaz) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (200) 
701  S.  Parrott  Ave.  (Mailing  address:  Box 

656,  33472)  (Tel.  813/763-3218) 
Mrs.  Shirley  Conrad,  105  N.  E.  4th  St. 

(Tel.  813/763-3079) 


ORLANDO  (Edward  A.  Jackson) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Orlando  (54) 
5425  S.  Apopka-Vineland  Rd.,  32811 

(Tel.  305/876-3178) 
Sara  Wirick,  1404  Montclair  Ct,  32809 

(Tel.  305/273-8238) 


ORMOND  BEACH  (Gary  M.  Cole) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Ormond  Beach 

(80) 
Barberville  Rd.,  Rte.  40,  32074 

(Tel.  904/673-0145) 
Debra  Bagg,  as  above 

POMPANO  BEACH  (Russell  W.  Betz) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Pompano  Beach 

(68) 
3501  N.  E.  Third  Ave.,  33064 

(Tel.  305/941-3176) 
Fred  Paulison,  4030  N.E.  4th  Terrace 

(Tel.  305/781-6491) 

ST.  PETERSBURG  (Daryle  Emch) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  St.  Petersburg 
(88) 

6300  62nd  Ave.,  N.,  Pinellas  Park,  33565 
(Tel.  813/546-2850) 

Peggy  Richards,  14969  Newport  Rd.,  Clear- 
water, 33516  (Tel.  813/531-4982) 


GEORGIA 


ATLANTA  (Dean  Fetterhoff) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Greater  Atlanta 

(110) 
3079  Hidden  Forest  Ct.,  Marietta,  30066 

(Tel.  404/422-3844) 
Mrs.  Jerry  Hicks,  2002  Smith  Dr., 

Kennesaw,  30144  (Tel.  404/424-0254) 


HAWAII 


AIEA  (James  Kennedy) 

Waimalu  Grace  Brethren  Church  (103) 
98-404  Ponohale  St.,  96701 

(Tel.  808/488-6006) 
Mrs.  Harold  Steinhoff,  98-515  Kiliohu 

(Tel.  808/488-1867) 

EWA  BEACH  (C.  L.  "Kip"  Coffman) 
Rainbow  Grace  Brethren  Church  (52) 
91-779  Fort  Weaver  Rd.,  96706 

(Tel.  808/689-5035) 
Mrs.  Arleen  Alejado,  91-824  Oama  St. 

(Tel.  808/689-6398) 

WAHIAWA  (Foster  Tresise) 

Waipio  Grace  Brethren  Church  (84) 
95-303  Waioni  St.,  96786) 

(Tel.  808/623-5313) 
Miss  Ellen  Nagao,  95-108  Waimakua  Dr. 

(Tel.  808/623-2116) 


INDIANA 


BERNE  (Larry  Edwards) 

Bethel  Brethren  Church  (150) 

718  E.  Main  St.,  46711  (Mailing  address: 

P.O.  Box  46)  (Tel.  219/589-3381) 
Mrs.  Robert  Myers,  R.  R.  2 

(Tel.  219/589-3650) 


CLAY  CITY  (Robert  G.  Clouse) 
First  Brethren  Church  (35) 
Tenth  and  Cook  Sts.,  (Mailing  address: 

P.O.  Box  85,  47841) 
Miss  Lavaughn  Backfisch,  R.  R.  1, 

(Tel.  812/939-2620) 

ELKHART  (Everett  Caes) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (167) 
24775  CR  20  E.,  46517 

(Tel.  219/875-5271) 
Mrs.  Laverne  Stevens,  25573  CR  24  W. 

(Tel.  219/875-6645) 

FLORA  (Donald  R.  Taylor) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (96) 
103  S.  Willow  St.,  46929 

(Tel.  219/967-3020) 
Rosanna  Fife,  R.  R.  1,  Bringhurst,  46913 

(Tel.  219/967-3201) 

FORT  WAYNE  (Galen  M.  Lingenfelter) 
First  Brethren  Church  (255) 
3326  S.  Calhoun  St.,  46807 

(Tel.  219/744-1065) 
Mrs.  Linda  Burris,  2011  Graham  Dr.,  46808i 

(Tel.  219/489-3257) 

FORT  WAYNE  (Gene  Witzky) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (122) 
4619  Stellhorn  Rd.,  46815 

(Tel.  219/485-3021) 
Mrs.  Gene  Fahlsing,  4979  Mamie  Dr. 
(Tel.  219/486-3779) 

GOSHEN  (Kenneth  Bickel) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (95) 
1801  W.  Clinton  St.,  46526 

(Tel.  219/533-7546) 
Mrs.  Dorothy  Brumbaugh,  22864  St.  Rd. 

119  (Tel.  219/533-3715) 

INDIANAPOLIS  (Paul  E.  Woodruff) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (125) 
4400  N.  High  School  Rd.,  46254 

(Tel.  317/293-3372) 
Mrs.  Vera  Jackson,  6302  Legend  Ln., 
Apt.  3  (Tel.  317/297-0706) 

KOKOMO  (J.  Ward  Tressler) 

Indian  Heights  Grace  Brethren  Church 

(133) 
725  E.  Center  Rd.,  46901 

(Tel.  317/453-0933) 
Mrs.  Wanda  Burns,  R  2,  Frankfort, 

46041 

KOKOMO  (Jay  Fretz) 

North  Kokomo  Grace  Brethren  Church 

(103) 
105  W.  Cassville  Rd.,  46901 

(Tel.  317/457-8886) 
Mrs.  Dick  Helvig,  528  Cassville  Rd.  E. 

(Tel.  317/457-4842) 


LEESBURG  (Ralph  S.  Burns) 

Leesburg  Grace  Brethren  Church  (131) 
Church  and  Pearl  Sts.  (Mailing  address: 

Box  101.  46538)  (Tel.  219/453-3401) 
Mrs.  Shelly  Reeve,  1322  Copeland, 

Warsaw,  46580 

NEW  ALBANY  (Russell  E.  Simpson) 

New  Albany  Grace  Brethren  Church  (15) 
Meeting  at  411  W.  Harrison  Ave., 

Clarksville  (Mailing  address:  119  Hills 

Dr.,  Clarksville,  47130) 

(Tel.  812/283-5913) 
C.  Fred  Nieter,  RR  2,  Box  177,  Georgetown 

47122  (Tel.  812/951-3070) 

OSCEOLA  (Ward  A.  Miller) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (340) 
58343  Apple  Rd.,  46561 

(Tel.  219/674-5918) 
Richard  Smith,  28793  R4,  CR  24  W., 

Elkhart,  46514  (Tel.  219/295-5063) 

PERU  (James  B.  Marshall) 
Peru  Brethren  Church  (98) 
436  S.  Broadway  (Mailing  address:  P.O. 

Box  552,  46970)  (Tel.  317/473-3881) 
Richard  Holiday,  R.  R.  3 
(Tel.  317/985-2561) 

SIDNEY  (A.  Rollin  Sandy) 

Sidney  Grace  Brethren  Church  (103) 
(All  mail  to  the  pastor's  address) 
Miss  Enid  Heckman,  R.  R.  2,  North  Man- 
chester, 46962  (Tel.  219/839-5893) 

SOUTH  BEND  (Scott  L.  Weaver) 

Ireland  Road  Grace  Brethren  Church  (217) 
1701  E.  Ireland  Rd.,  46614 

(Tel.  219/291-3550) 
Mrs.  Jackie  Britton,  59303  Bremen  Hwy., 

Mishawaka  46544  (Tel.  219/255-1537) 

WARSAW  (David  Plaster) 

Community  Grace  Brethren  Church  (264) 
909  S.  Buffalo  St.,  46580 

(Tel.  219/269-2443) 
George  Zemek,  Jr.,  R.R.  1,  Box  424, 
(Tel.  219/269-1244) 

WINONA  LAKE  (Charles  H.  Ashman) 

Winona  Lake  Grace  Brethren  Church  (589) 
1200  Kings  Highway,  46590 

(Tel.  219/267-6623) 
Frank  Poland,  401  Wood  St. 

(Tel.  219/267-8339) 


IOWA 


DALLAS  CENTER  (Richard  Bell) 
First  Brethren  Church  (129) 
305  Hatton  St.,  (Mailing  address:  P.O.  Box 

477,  50063)  (Tel.  515/992-3235) 
Mrs.  Beverly  Foughty,  1103  Maple  Ave. 

(Tel.  515/992-3339) 

DAVENPORT  (M.  Lee  Myers) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (93) 
3919  N.  Elsie  Ave.,  52806 

(Tel.  319/391-5356) 
Mrs.  Dennis  Zuber,  313  N.  Mississippi, 

Blue  Grass,  52726  (Tel.  319/381-2444) 

DES  MOINES  (Richard  Sellers) 
First  Grace  Brethren  Church 
(Mailing  address:  909  Lyon  St.,  50316) 

(Tel.  515/266-9944) 
Mrs.  Dwight  Ellis,  5995  S.E.  104th  Run- 

nells,  50237  (Tel.  515/966-2284) 

GARWIN  (John  Sholly) 

Carlton  Brethren  Church  (138) 

R.  1,  50632  (6Vz  miles  southwest  of  Garwin) 

(Tel.  515/499-2358) 
Mrs.  Carl  Kouba,  R.  1,  Toledo,  52342 

(Tel.  515/499-2052) 

LEON  (Glen  H.  Welborn) 

Leon  Brethren  Church  (99) 

108  W.  Fourth  St.,  50144  (All  mail  to 

pastor's  address) 
Mrs.  Ray  Andrew,  R.  2  (Tel.  515/446-6563) 

NORTH  ENGLISH  (Arthur  McCrum) 

Pleasant  Grove  Grace  Brethren  Church  (66) 
R.  1,  Box  33,  52316  (2  miles  east  of 

Millersburg,  7  miles  northwest  of  North 

English)  (Tel.  319/664-3568) 
Gretchen  White,  323  E.  Oak  St. 

(Tel.  319/664-3108) 

UDELL  (Marvin  E.  Meeker) 

Udell  Grace  Brethren  Church  (40) 
Box  67,  52593  (Tel.  515/452-6472) 
Mrs.  Anna  Marrie  Selix,  RR1 
(Tel.  515/452-6431) 

WATERLOO  (John  P.  Burke) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (439) 
1760  Williston  Ave.,  50702 

(Tel.  319/235-9586) 
Mrs.  Ward  Speicher,  1314  Jersey  Ln., 
50701  (Tel.  319/232-6380) 


KANSAS 


DEDAR  RAPIDS  (Donald  Bowlin) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (68) 
2905  D  Ave.,  N.E.,  52402  (Tel.  319/363-1616) 
Mrs.  Monte  McClure,  4309  Sherman  St., 
N.E.  (Tel.  319/393-4468) 


PORTIS  (Clarence  Lackey) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Portis  (115) 
Box  6,  67474  (on  Highway  281) 

(Tel.  913/346-2085) 
Mrs.  Carol  Noel,  (Tel.  913/346-2911) 

WICHITA  (Donald  E.  Eshelman) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (10) 
1123  N.  Terrace,  67208 

(Tel.  316/688-0907) 
Jeannie  Cummings,  1451  N.  Kokomo, 

Derby,  67037  (Tel.  316/788-4132) 


KENTUCKY 


CLAYHOLE  (David  Schulze) 

Clayhole  Grace  Brethren  Church  (58) 
Box  219,  41317  (Highway  476,  4  miles  east 

of  Lost  Creek)  (Tel.  606/666-4913) 
Mrs.  Karen  Abner,  Brewer  Subdivision, 

Jackson,  41339  (Tel.  606/666-7843) 

DRYHILL  (Samuel  Baer) 

Victory  Mountain  Grace  Brethren  Chapel 

(31) 
R.  3,  Dryhill,  41749  (9  miles  north  of  Hyden 

on  Route  257)  (Tel.  606/672-2520) 
Lois  Jean  Valentine,  Confluence, 

41730  (Tel.  606/672-2455) 


MARYLAND 

ACCIDENT 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (54) 

Bumble  Bee  Rd.,  21520  (3  miles  south  of 

Accident)  (Tel.  301/826-8593) 
Mrs.  Shirley  Burns  (Tel.  301/387-6805) 


CUMBERLAND  (Michael  D.  Funderburg) 
Cumberland  Grace  Brethren  Church  (70) 
R.  2,  Box  497,  21502  (Williams  Road  at 
the  city  limits)  (Tel.  301/777-8362) 
Mrs.  Betty  Zembower,  R.  4,  Mexico  Farms 
(Tel.  301/722-7841) 

HAGERSTOWN  (Curtis  W.  Stroman) 
Calvary  Grace  Brethren  Church  (168) 
Bryan  PI.  and  W.  Franklin  St.,  21740 

(Tel.  301/733-6375) 
Rollin  Carpenter,  16  Springcreek  Rd. 
(Tel.  301/733-6638) 

HAGERSTOWN  (Daniel  S.  Eshleman) 
Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church  (76) 
Gay  and  Allen  Sts.  (Halfway  Area),  21740 

(Tel.  301/582-0155) 
Glenn  Ward,  221  Longview  Rd. 

(Tel.  301/739-6032) 


HAGERSTOWN  (Randy  Poyner) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (724) 
First  and  Spruce  Sts.  (Mailing  address:  837 

Spruce  St.,  21740)  (Tel.  301/739-1726) 
John  Sytch,  1610  W.  Washington  St. 

(Tel.  301/739-9345) 


HAGERSTOWN  (Jack  K.  Peters,  Sr.) 
Maranatha  Brethren  Church  (292) 
1717  Jefferson  Blvd.,  21740 

(Tel.  301/733-1717) 
Stanley  Grubbs,  Rt.  4,  Smithsburg  21783 
(Tel.  301/824-7126) 


LANHAM  (W.  Russell  Ogden) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (196) 
8400  Good  Luck  Rd.,  20801 

(Tel.  301/552-1414) 
Winfield  Buzby,  Huntington  Ridge  Apts., 

6940  Hanover  Pkwy.  301,  Greenbelt, 

20770  (Tel.  301/345-3866) 

TEMPLE  HILLS  (James  G.  Dixon,  Jr.) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Greater 

Washington  (400) 
5000  St.  Barnabas  Rd.,  20031 

(Tel.  301/894-2722) 
Mrs.  Grace  Thrift,  2417  Lisa  Dr.,  Waldorf, 

20601  (Tel.  301/843-6501) 

WESTERNPORT 

Mill  Run  Grace  Brethren  Church  (32) 
R.  R.  1,  Box  75,  21562  (4  miles  north  of 

Westernport,  west  off  Route  36) 
Diana  Grady,  Pearl  St.,  Piedmont,  W.Va. 

26750 


MICHIGAN 


ALTO  (Robert  C.  Moeller) 

Calvary  Grace  Brethren  Church  (98) 
13626  84th  St.,  S.  E.,  49302 

(Tel.  616/868-6151) 
Bernie  Smith,  11478  Potters  Rd.,  R.  3, 

Lowell,  49331  (Tel.  616/897-9549) 

BERRIEN  SPRINGS  (Christian  Becker) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (19) 
429  Rosehill  Rd.  (Mailing  address:  P.O.  Box 

194,  49103)  (Tel.  616/471-9579) 
Mrs.  Marion  Becker,  509  Krohn  Ave. 

(Tel.  616/471-9579) 

HASTINGS  (Russell  Sarver) 

Hastings  Grace  Brethren  Church  (25) 
600  Powell  Rd.  (Mailing  address:  2966  E. 

Center  Rd.,  49058) 
Alberta  Sarver,  2966  E.  Center  Rd. 
(Tel.  616/945-9224) 

JACKSON  (Harry  Froehlich,  Interim) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (70) 
4100  Clinton  Rd.,  49201  (Tel.  517/784-1048) 
Mrs.  Helen  Hamilton,  624  Kennedy,  49202 
(Tel.  517/787-5316) 

LAKE  ODESSA  (Bill  Stevens) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (115) 
Vedder  Rd.  (Mailing  address:  R.  1,  Box  59, 

48849)  (Tel.  616/374-7796) 
Mrs.  Orley  Hulliberger,  Tasker  Rd.,  R.  3, 
(Tel.  616/374-7818) 

LANSING  (Gerald  Polman) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (36) 
3904  W.  Willow  St.,  48917 

(Tel.  517/323-2424) 
Mrs.  Ray  Myers,  12381  Broadbent, 

48917  (Tel.  517/627-6385) 


NEW  TROY 

New  Troy  Grace  Brethren  Church  (100) 
Corner  of  Weechik  and  California  Rds., 

(Mailing  address:  Box  67,  49119) 

(Tel.  616/426-3121) 
Mrs.  Robert  Gahris,  1006   Wadena  Rd., 

Joseph,  49085  (Tel.  616/4290337) 


NEW  MEXICO 


St. 


OZARK  (John  Wm.  Lancaster) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (59) 
Ozark  Rt.,  Moran,  49760  (5'h  miles  east 

and  1  mile  south  of  Trout  Lake  on  H-40) 

(Tel.  906/643-9545) 
Edith  Sherman,  Box  42,  Fibre,  49732 

MINNESOTA    


WINONA  (Larry  Richeson) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (22) 
627  W.  Wabasha,  55987  (Tel.  507/454-2045) 
Mrs.  A.  E.  Bearden,  635  E.  Main  St., 
Lewiston,  55952  (Tel.  507/523-2510) 


MISSOURI 


KANSAS  CITY  (Robert  D.  Whited) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (16) 
N.E.  71st  and  Locust  (Mailing  address:  101 

N.E.  88th  Ter.,  64155) 
(Tel.  816/436-7346) 
Mrs.  Jeannette  Whited  (church  address) 


NEBRASKA 


3EAVER  CITY  (Gilbert  Hawkins) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (30) 
Corner  of  12th  and  "0"  Sts.  (Mailing 

address:  P.O.  Box  180,  68926) 

(Tel.  308/268-5821) 
Mrs.  Dortha  Greb  (Tel.  308/268-2271) 

DMAHA  (Gary  Miller) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (48) 
2502  N.  51st  St.,  68104  (Tel.  402/551-9996) 
Bob  McMaster,  12589  Orchard  St., 
(Tel.  402/895-3127) 


NEW  JERSEY 


<OPE  (John  R.  Moore) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Hope  (34) 
One-half  mile  south  of  Hope  on  Rt.  519 

(Mailing  address:  P.O.  Box  186,  07844) 

(Tel.  201/459-4876) 
Earl  Tarr,  Box  120  (Tel.  201/459-4811) 

/IT.  LAUREL  (Robert  M.  Spicer) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (90) 
822  S.  Church  St.,  08054 

(Tel.  609/234-3449) 
Mrs.  Kay  Lee,  126  Crest  Ave.,  Berlin, 

08009  (Tel.  609/767-8521) 


ALBUQUERQUE 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (54) 

149  Daniel  Circle,  N.W.,  87107 
(Tel.  505/898-2554) 

Mrs.  Esther  Leyba,  265  Mitchell  Dr.,  Bos- 
que Farms,  87068  (Tel.  505/869-2305) 

ALBUQUERQUE  (Jonathan  Hall) 

Heights  Grace  Brethren  Church  (15) 
2518  Eubank  Blvd.,  N.E.,  87112 

(Tel.  505/296-8087) 
Mrs.  Patricia  Wiley,  911  Claremont,  N.E., 

87107 

COUNSELOR  (Tully  Butler) 

Community  Navajo  Grace  Brethren  Church 

(Brethren  Navajo  Mission)  (18) 
Counselor,  87018  (35  miles  west  of  Cuba  on 

Hwy.  44)  (Tel.  505/568-4454) 

TAOS  (Robert  G.  Salazar) 

First  Brethren  Church  of  Taos  (237) 
Corner  of  Pandos  and  Witt  Rds.  (1  mile 

east  on  Raton  Rd.)  (Mailing  address: 

P.O.  Drawer  1068,  87571) 

(Tel.  505/758-3388) 
Linda  Sherer,  P.O.  Box  1007 

(Tel.  505/758-8060) 


NORTH  CAROLINA 

CHARLOTTE  (Stephen  Jarrell) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (14) 
All  Mail  to:  5534  #6  Northstream  Dr.,  2! 

(Tel.  704/393-1152) 
Mrs.  James  Tilley,  6700  Manderly  Dr., 

28214  (Tel.  704/394-3000) 


OHIO 


AKRON  (Kenneth  J.  Brown) 

Fairlawn  Grace  Brethren  Church  (40) 
754  Ghent  Rd.,  44313  (Tel.  216/666-8341) 
Maryanne  Crookston,  2488  Monica  Dr., 
Richfield,  44286  (Tel.  216/659-4294) 

AKRON  (Gerald  W.  Teeter) 

Ellet  Grace  Brethren  Church  (299) 
530  Stetler  Ave.,  44312  (Ellet  area) 

(Tel.  216/733-2520) 
Mrs.  Mary  Bry,  438  Stevenson  Ave. 

(Tel.  216/784-1582) 

ANKENYTOWN  (Thomas  A.  Bailey) 

Ankenytown  Grace  Brethren  Church  (228) 
R.  R.  1,  Bellville,  44813  (4'/2  miles  N.E.  of 

Fredericktown  on  State  Route  95) 

(Tel.  614/694-6936) 
Mrs.  Esther  Daniels,  Rt.  1,  Fredericktown, 

43019 


ASHLAND  (Knute  Larson) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (539) 
1144  W.  Main,  44805  (Tel.  419/289-8334) 
Mrs.  Leona  Miller,  1008  Wick  Ave. 
(Tel.  419/289-7657) 

ASHLAND  (Donald  G.  Farner) 

Southview  Grace  Brethren  Church  (137) 
Katherine  and  Budd  Sts.,  44805 

(Tel.  419/289-1763) 
Leonard  Aulger,  1105  Priscilla  Ln. 

(Tel.  419/289-1467) 

BOWLING  GREEN  (Ronald  E.  Boehm) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (41) 
121  S.  Enterprise  St.,  43402 

(Tel.  419/352-6635) 
Bernice  Aguilar,  402  E.  Court 

(Tel.  419/352-8806) 

BROOKVILLE  (Jeff  Davis,  Interim) 

Brookville  Grace  Brethren  Church  (275) 
12152  Westbrook  Rd.  (Tel.  513/833-5562) 
Kenneth  Landis,  11050  Old  Dayton  Rd., 
New  Lebanon,  45345 

CAMDEN  (William  H.  Schaffer) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (36) 
96  W.  Central  Ave.,  45311 

(Tel.  513/452-1290) 
Mrs.  Mary  K.  Howard,  R.  R.  2,  Box  118, 

New  Paris,  45347  (Tel.  513/437-8651) 

CANAL  FULTON  (Robert  V.  Carmean) 
Grace  Brethren  Chapel  (31) 
Meeting  at  Stinson  Elementary  School, 

8510  Erie  Ave.,  N.W.  (Mailing  address: 

Box  385,  44614) 

CANTON  (Terrance  Taylor) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (241) 
6283  Market  Ave.,  N.,  44721 

(Tel.  216/499-3818) 
Mrs.  Leo  Humbert,  173  Hines  St.,  S.W., 

North  Canton,  44720  (Tel.  216/494-1198) 

CENTERVILLE  (Wesfield  Redrow) 

Centerville  Grace  Brethren  Church  (80) 
410  E.  Social  Row  Rd.,  45459 

(Tel.  513/885-2029) 
Margaret  Elmore,  2140  Lake  Glen  Ct., 
Apt.  H,  45459  (Tel.  513/433-5032) 

CLAYTON  (Stephen  D.  Knierim) 

Clayton  Grace  Brethren  Church  (64) 
Box  8,  45315  (Salem  and  Kimmel  Rd.) 

(Tel.  513/836-1689) 
Jon  E.  Beam,  6617  Sweet  Potato  Ridge 

Rd.,  Englewood,  45322 

(Tel.  513/884-5363) 

CLEVELAND  (John  Hartman) 

Lyndhurst  Grace  Brethren  Church  (39) 
5564  Mayfield  Rd.  (U.S.  322),  Lyndhurst, 

44124  (Tel.  216/442-5353) 
Mrs.  Donald  Holder,  1351  Iroquois  Rd., 

Mayfield  Heights,  44124 

(Tel.  216/449-2885) 


COLUMBUS  (Randy  Bowman) 

East  Side  Grace  Brethren  Church  (287) 
7510  E.  Broad  St.,  Blacklick  43004  (3  miles 

east  of  1-270)  (Tel.  614/861-5810) 
John  Embaugh,  89  Wickfield  Rd.,  Blacklick, 

43004  (Tel.  614/861-0566) 

COLUMBUS  (James  L.  Custer) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Columbus  (1,710) 
6675  Worthington-Galena  Rd.,  Worthing- 

ton,  43085  (Tel.  614/888-7733) 
Daryl  Bell,  8974  Worthington  Rd., 

Westerville,  43081  (Tel.  614/882-6973) 

COLUMBUS  (Quentin  Matthes) 

Southwest  Grace  Brethren  Church  (24) 
Meeting  at  Briggs  High  School,  2555 

Briggs  Rd.  (All  mall  to  pastor's  address) 
Mrs.  Patricia  Fitzsimmons,  1059  Moncrief 

Ave.,  43207 

COOLVILLE  (Robert  Wm.  Markley,  Sr.) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (66) 
Seminary  and  Rock  Sts.  (off  Routes  50  and 

7  between  Athens  and  Belpre)  (mailing 

address:  Box  235,  45723) 

(Tel.  614/667-3710) 

COVINGTON  (Randall  E.  Maycumber) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (66) 
8575  Covington-Bradford  Rd.,  45318 

(Tel.  513/473-2128) 
Dorma  Wise,  6767  W.  Thomas  Rd.,  Plea- 
sant Hill,  45359  (Tel.  513/676-3692) 

CUYAHOGA  FALLS  (Bud  Olszewski) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (33) 
1736  E.  Bailey  Rd.,  44221 

(Tel.  216/923-8203) 
Mrs.  Jane  Cole,  2753  Elmwood  St. 

(Tel.  216/928-6968) 

DANVILLE  (Arthur  F.  Collins) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (54) 
302  E.  Ross  St.  (Mailing  address:  P.O.  Box 

315,  43014)  (Tel.  614/599-7390) 
Mrs.  Fred  Hughett,  P.O.  Drawer  U,  43014 
(Tel.  614/599-7583) 

DAYTON  (Russell  M.  Ward) 

Basore  Road  Grace  Brethren  Church  (108) 
5900  Basore  Rd.,  45415  (Tel.  513/837-3747) 
Miss  Barbara  Ward,  116  Commons  Ave., 
Englewood,  45322  (Tel.  513/836-9092) 

DAYTON  (G.  Forrest  Jackson) 
First  Brethren  Church  (403) 
1684  Earlham  Dr.  (at  Philadelphia  Dr.), 

45406  (Tel.  513/276-3981) 
Mrs.  Roy  Trissel,  church  address 

DAYTON  (James  L.  Poyner) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Huber  Heights 

(172) 
5001  Fishburg  Rd.,  45424 

(Tel.  513/233-4324) 
Linda  K.  Penn,  7259  Cohasset  Dr. 

(Tel.  513/236-1352) 


78 


DAYTON  (Tad  K.  Hobert) 

North  Riverdale  Brethren  Church  (168) 
4101  N.  Main  St.,  45405  (Tel.  513/274-2187) 
Mrs.  Barbara  Setser,  416  Ashwood  Ave., 
45405  (Tel.  513/274-2833) 

DELAWARE  (Dale  A.  Forrest) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (50) 
Meeting  at  Seventh  Day  Adventist  Church, 
104  N.  Sandusky  St.  (All  mail  to  pastor's 

Mrs.  Colleen  Bilsing,  18  Griswold  St.,  43015 

ELYRIA  (Roy  Polman) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (94) 
1305  Nash  Ave.,  44035  (Tel.  216/366-0755) 
Mrs.  Robert  Shultz,  521  Vermont  Rd. 
(Tel.  216/365-5414) 

ENGLEWOOD 

Englewood  Grace  Brethren  Church  (216) 
307  W.  Wenger  Rd.,  45322 

(Tel.  513/836-1467) 
Mrs.  Thomas  Tully,  Jr.,  R.  1,  Box  74-2 

Farmersville,  45425  (Tel.  513/696-2542) 

FINDLAY  (Thomas  E.  Goossens) 

Findlay  Grace  Brethren  Church  (61) 
209  Lexington  Ave.,  45840 
(Tel.  419/422-8148) 

FREMONT  (Leland  Friesen) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (239) 
900  Smith  Rd.,  43420  (Tel.  419/332-2623) 
Mrs.  Jack  Kimball,  551  Crestwood  Ave. 
(Tel.  419/332-6580) 

=REMONT  (Timothy  Waggoner) 
Grace  Brethren  Chapel  (61) 
1611  North  St.,  43420  (Tel.  419/332-8190) 
Nancy  Brown,  1013  Cleveland  St. 
(Tel.  419/332-0573) 

3ALION  (Maynard  G.  Tittle) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (64) 
1055  Winchester  Rd.,  44833 

(Tel.  419/468-6848) 
Mrs.  Carl  Gibson,  1975  Fairfield  Rd. 

(Tel.  419/468-3049) 


HOMERVILLE  (Robert  F.  Holmes) 

West  Homer  Brethren  Church  (178) 
8156  Firestone  Rd.,  44235 

(Tel.  216/625-3304) 
Donna  Crosby,  10115  Greenwich  Rd.,  Lodi, 

44254  (Tel.  216/948-1136) 

CETTERING  (Richard  D.  Robbins) 
Calvary  Brethren  Church  (38) 
2850  E.  Dorothy  Ln.,  45420 

(Tel.  513/293-5822) 
Mrs.  L.  B.  Ford,  265  E.  Whipp  Rd.,  Dayton, 

45459  (Tel.  513/434-2729) 


LEXINGTON  (C.  Dean  Risser) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (207) 
P.  O.  Box  3009  (On  State  Route  97  at 
corner  of  W.  Main  St.  and  Steam 
Corners  Rd.)  44904  (Tel.  419/884-2687) 
Mrs.  Janice  Ford,  R.  R.  7,  278  Frederick 
St.  (Tel.  419/884-1114) 

LIMA  (Bill  Crabbs) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Lima  (32) 
104  E.  Main  St.,  Elida,  45807 

(Tel.  419/339-7822) 
Don  Dollens,  2779  Lilly  Dr.,  Elida,  45807 


MANSFIELD  (J.  Hudson  Thayer) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (317) 
531  Marion  Ave.,  44903  (corner  of  Marion 

and  Forest)  (Tel.  419/522-3941) 
James  Rosser,  1673  Helena  Dr.,  44904 

(Tel.  419/756-3845) 

MANSFIELD  (George  Wallace) 

Woodville  Grace  Brethren  Church  (209) 
580  Woodville  Rd.,  44907 

(Tel.  419/524-8552) 
Mrs.  Evelyn  Ridenour,  Box  2626,  44906 

(Tel.  419/524-9811) 

MARYSVILLE  (Roger  Krynock) 

Watkins  Grace  Brethren  Church  (21) 
10837  Watkins  Rd.,  43061 
Richard  Liedtke,  15834  Valleyview  Dr., 
43040  (Tel.  513/644-2960) 

MIDDLEBRANCH  (Stanley  D.  Nairn) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (159) 
2911  William  St.,  N.E.  (Mailing  address: 

P.O.  Box  43,  44652)  (Tel.  216/499-6691) 
Mrs.  Kenneth  Kinsley,  245  James  St.,  S.W. 

North  Canton,  44720  (Tel.  216/494-5111) 

MINERVA  (Galen  W.  Wiley) 

Minerva  Grace  Brethren  Church  (74) 

22797  Ellsworth  Ave.,  44657 
(Tel.  216/868-6700) 

Amy  Bednar,  6299  Homeworth  Rd.,  Home- 
worth,  44634  (Tel.  216/862-2629) 

NORTON  (Robert  P.  Combs) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Norton  (130) 
3970  Cleveland-Massillon  Rd.,  44203 

(Tel.  216/825-6291) 
Fred  Thomas,  349  Highland  Ave., 

Wadsworth,  44281  (Tel.  216/336-3798) 

PATASKALA  (Frank  H.  Gardner,  Jr.) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Licking  County 

(80) 
3517  Headley's  Mill  Rd.,  43062 

(Tel.  614/927-6543) 
Dorothy  Crawford,  3723  Paris  Blvd., 

Westerville,  43081  (Tel.  614/882-8243) 


RITTMAN  (Robert  A.  Russell) 
First  Brethren  Church  (319) 
44  S.  First  St.,  44270  (Tel.  216/925-3626) 

SINKING  SPRING  (Alan  Seaborne) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (38) 
Box  55,  45172  (One  block  west  from  State 

Rte.  41  and  Rte.  124) 
Pamela  Thompson,  R.  4,  Pinhook  Rd., 

Hillsboro,  45133 

STERLING  (Art  Sprunger) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (109) 
14960  Seville  Rd.,  44276 

(Tel.  216/769-3078) 
Doris  Beichler,  R.  R.  1,  Creston,  44217 

TOLEDO  (Jeffry  A.  Carroll) 

Maumee  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church  (26) 
(All  mail  to:  1114  Harrow  Rd.,  43615) 

(Meeting  at:  3505  W.  Lincolnshire  Blvd.) 

(Tel.  419/537-9877) 
Lucy  Burris,  203  Promenade,  Swanton, 

43558  (Tel.  419/825-1764) 

TROTWOOD  (Charles  E.  Lawson) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (114) 
12  Strader  Dr.,  45426  (across  from  Trot- 
wood-Madison  High  School) 
(Tel.  513/854-2521) 
Mrs.  Ruth  Garber,  6100  Range  Line  Rd., 
West  Milton,  45383  (Tel.  513/698-6852) 

TROY  (Roy  E.  Glass) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (70) 

527  N.  Market  St.,  45373 
(Tel.  513/335-1852) 

Donna  Tolbert,  4830  Scarff  Rd.,  New  Car- 
lisle, 45344  (Tel.  513/845-0002) 

UNION  (Ronald  Picard) 

Community  Grace  Brethren  Church  (264) 
7260  S.  State  Rt.  48,  45322 

(Tel.  513/698-4048) 
Marty  Kuhns,  9080  W.  St.  Rt.  55 

(Tel.  513/947-1718) 

VANDALIA  (Philip  Steele) 

Vandalia  Grace  Brethren  Church  (100) 
810  Larry  Ave.,  45377  (Tel.  513/898-6666) 
Mrs.  Marilyn  Shoup,  7181  Peters  Rd., 
Dayton,  45414  (Tel.  513/890-3504) 

WALBRIDGE  (Toledo)  (Richard  Hopkins) 
Calvary  Grace  Brethren  Church  (63) 
209  N.  Main  St.,  43465  (Tel.  419/666-9789) 
Miss  Debbie  Slaven,  church  address 

WEST  ALEXANDRIA  (Percy  Miller) 

Grace  Brethren  Community  Church  (30) 
Rte.  35  and  Sample  Rd.  (All  mall  to  pastor: 
213  Marilee  Dr.,  New  Lebanon,  OH  45345) 

(Tel.  513/687-2987) 
Mrs.  Sandra  Swafford,  R.  2 

(Tel.  513/839-5291) 


WOOSTER  (Kenneth  B.  Ashman) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (621) 
1897  Burbank  Rd.  (Mailing  address: 

Box  1,  44691)  (Tel.  216/264-9459) 
Mrs.  Glenn  Moore,  church  address 

(Tel.  216/345-7470) 


OREGON 


ALBANY  (Melvin  J.  Taylor) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (53) 
801  S.  E.  Ermine,  97321  (Tel.  503/926-1836) 
Mrs.  Beulah  Davis,  Rte.  3,  Box  81,  Scio, 
97374  (Tel.  503/394-2724) 

BEAVERTON  (James  A.  Willett) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (103) 
980  N.W.  180th  St.,  97005  (corner  of  180th 

and  Walker  Rd.)  (Tel.  503/645-7471) 
Sue  Eastman,  4605  SW  180th,  Aloha,  97007 

(Tel.  503/649-5326) 

TROUTDALE  (Daniel  White) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (47) 
1303  S.  E.  Stark  St.  (Mailing  address:  R.  2, 

Box  969A,  97060)  (Tel.  503/666-6146) 
Mrs.  Nan  Bonneau,  5745  N.  Commercial 

Ave.,  Portland,  97217  (Tel.  503/289-2453) 

PENNSYLVANIA 


ALEPPO  (G.  Douglas  Witt) 

Aleppo  Brethren  Church  (111) 
P.O.  Box  32,  15310  (Tel.  412/685-5190) 
Bonnie  Riffle,  Rd.  1,  New  Freeport,  15352 
(Tel.  412/685-5249) 

ALTOONA  (Leslie  James  Cotsamire) 
First  Brethren  Church  (88) 
2932  Maple  Ave.,  16601  (Tel.  814/942-7642) 
Ray  Sell,  Jr.,  892  30th  St. 
(Tel.  814/942-8218) 

ALTOONA  (James  Barnes) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (26) 
Broadway  and  15th  Ave.  (Juniata),  16601 

(Tel.  814/942-8861) 
Miss  Kathleen  Field,  1828  12th  Ave. 

(Juniata)  (Tel.  814/942-5851) 

ARMAGH  (Alan  N.  Clingan) 

Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church  (130) 
Junction  of  Routes  56  and  22  (Mailing  ad- 
dress: Box  178,  15920) 
(Tel.  814/446-6685) 
Mrs.  Sandy  Stiles,  Box  82,  Seward, 
15954  (Tel.  814/446-5426) 

BETHLEHEM  (Ronald  A.  Guiles) 

Lehigh  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church  (140 
580  Bridle  Path  Rd.,  18017 

(Tel.  215/868-0004) 
Michael  O'Hare,  620V2  N.  Poplar  St., 

Allentown,  18102  (Tel.  215/439-4958) 


BOSWELL  (Carl  Baker) 

Laurel  Mtn.  Grace  Brethren  Church  (73) 
R.  R.  2,  15531  (One  mile  north  of  Jen- 

nerstown  on  Rt.  985) 

(Tel.  814/629-5545) 
Mrs.  Eva  Wheeler,  Box  97,  Jenners,  15546 

(Tel.  814/629-9467) 

CHAMBERSBURG  (Earl  Summers) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (49) 
315  Edwards  Ave.,  17201 

(Tel.  717/264-3767) 
Mrs.  Bonny  Poe,  R.  R.  1,  St.  Thomas,  17252 

(Tel.  717/369-2825) 

CONEMAUGH  (Don  K.  Rager) 

Conemaugh  Grace  Brethren  Church  (120) 
Corner  of  Second  and  Oak  Sts.  (All  Mail  to 

pastor's  address) 

(Parsonage  Tel.  814/539-5333) 
Mrs.  William  Gillespie,  278  Ross  Ln. 

(Tel.  814/322-4558) 

CONEMAUGH  (Marvin  Lowery) 

Singer  Hill  Grace  Brethren  Church  (220) 
R.  R.  8,  Box  121,  15909  (on  Rte.  271  2  miles 
south  of  Rte.  22  and  Mundy's  Corner) 
(Tel.  814/322-4581  or  322-4376) 
Opal  Stouffer,  Box  86,  Park  Hill 
(Tel.  814/539-3281) 

CORAOPOLIS  (H.  Raymond  &  S.  Edmonds) 
Bon  Meade  Grace  Brethren  Church  (68) 
Broadhead  Rd.  and  Locust  Rd.  15108  (All 

mail  to  church  address) 

(Tel.  412/264-0306) 
Jim  Talarico,  1029  Main  St.,  Aliquippa, 

15001  (Tel.  412/378-0280) 

DILLSBURG  (Lee  H.  Dice) 

Hope  Grace  Brethren  Church  (80) 

P.O.  Box  275,  17019  (One  mile  east  on  Old 

York  Rd.)  (Tel.  717/432-5332) 
Lester  Desenberg,  Box  17,  Rossville,  17385 

(Tel.  717/432-4651) 


EVERETT  (Homer  Lingenfelter) 

Everett  Grace  Brethren  Church  (233) 
14  W.  Main,  15537  (Tel.  814/652-2697) 
Charles  A.  Wright,  R.  R.  1 
(Tel.  814/652-2840) 

HARRISBURG  (Earle  Peer) 

Melrose  Gardens  Grace  Brethren  Church 

(188) 
2205  Swatara  St.,  17104 

(Tel.  717/238-4186) 
Paul  Dissinger,  230  Walnut  St.,  Highspire 

17034  (Tel.  717/939-7428) 

HATBORO 

Suburban  Grace  Brethren  Church  (68) 
749  W.  County  Line  Rd.  19040 

(Tel.  215/675-5818) 
Doris  Ide,  1171  W.  County  Line  Rd. 

(Tel.  215/675-5486) 


HOLLIDAYSBURG  (Robert  Griffith) 

Vicksburg  Grace  Brethren  Church  (124) 
Rd.  1,  Box  555,  16648  (Four  miles  south  of 

Hollidaysburg,  off  Rte.  36  at  Brooks 

Mill)  (Tel.  814/695-4240) 
Miss  Shirley  Delozier,  Rd.  1,  Box  97B,  East 

Freedom,  16637  (Tel.  814/695-8144) 

HOPEWELL  (Melvin  Van  Orman) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Hopewell  (51) 
Rt.  26  (two  miles  south  of  Hopewell)  (Mail- 
ing address:  Rd.  2,  Box  477,  Dun- 
cansville,  16635)  (Tel.  814/695-3855) 
Mrs.  Jane  Hoover,  Rd.  1,  Box  211,  16650 
(Tel.  814/766-3114) 

JENNERS  (Max  DeArmey) 

Jenners  Grace  Brethren  Church  (170) 
Box  151,  15546  (Rte.  601  south  of  Rte.  30) 

(Tel.  814/629-9105) 
Mrs.  Deloris  Flanigan,  Box  88 

(Tel.  814/629-9471) 


DUNCANSVILLE  (John  E.  Gregory) 

Leamersville  Grace  Brethren  Church  (193) 
R.  R.  2,  (Four  miles  south  of  Duncansville 
on  U.S.  Rte.  220)  (Mailing  address:  Box 
538,  16635)  (Tel.  814/695-3739) 
Jerry  Walter,  801  Walnut  St.,  Roaring 
Springs,  16673  (Tel.  814/224-4332) 

ELIZABETHTOWN  (Michael  Rockafellow) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (238) 
305  Anchor  Rd.,  17022  (Tel.  717/367-1281) 
Barry  Griffen,  Box  454,  Maytown,  17550 
(Tel.  717/426-3443) 

EPHRATA  (Edward  M.  Gross) 

Ephrata  Area  Grace  Brethren  Church  (44) 
(All  mail  to:  P.  O.  Box  144,  Ephrata,  17522) 

(Tel.  717/738-1109) 
Mrs.  Michael  Reich,  2002  W.  Main  St. 


JOHNSTOWN  (Charles  M.  Martin) 
First  Brethren  Church  (272) 
535  Napoleon  St.,  15901  (Tel.  814/539-7815) 
Mrs.  Earl  H.  Fitt,  59  Akers  St.,  15905 
(Tel.  814/539-5133) 

JOHNSTOWN  (Gerald  Allebach) 

Geistown  Grace  Brethren  Church  (134) 
730  Sunberry  St.,  15904 

(Tel.  814/266-9170) 
Darla  Studt,  100  Brumbaugh  St. 

(Tel.  814/266-9170) 


JOHNSTOWN  (Kenneth  Koontz) 

Pike  Grace  Brethren  Church  (277) 
R.R.  6,  Box  288,  15909  (old  Rt.  22  at 

Mundy's  Corner)  (Tel.  814/749-8721) 
Miss  Barbara  Teeter,  R.R.  6 
(Tel.  814/322-4889) 


JOHNSTOWN  (H.  Don  Rough) 

Riverside  Grace  Brethren  Church  (252) 
700  Liberty  Ave.,  15905  (Tel.  814/288-5746) 
Mrs.  Melvin  Bassett,  107  Walton  St. 
(Tel.  814/288-2342) 

KITTANNING  (Richard  H.  Cornwell) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  West  Kittanning 

(288) 
215  Arthur  St.,  16201  (Tel.  412/543-4019) 
Sharon  Hooks,  R.R.  3,  Box  147 

(Tel.  412/545-1155) 

KITTANNING  (Robert  L.  Burns) 

North  Buffalo  Grace  Brethren  Church  (116) 
R.R.  4,  Box  39,  16201  (Tel.  412/763-7871) 
Mrs.  Ella  Mae  Smith,  R.R.  4, 
(Tel.  412/763-9293) 

LANCASTER  (Wesley  Haller) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (184) 
911  Rohrerstown  Rd.,  17601 

(Tel.  717/397-9991) 
Mrs.  Lois  Goodpastor,  51  Farmland  Rd. 

Leola,  17540  (Tel.  717/656-8782) 

LANCASTER  (Vernon  Harris) 

Southern  Lancaster  Grace  Brethren 

Church  (68) 
300  Willow  Valley  Square,  17602 

(Tel.  717/464-2782) 
Mrs.  Diana  Lowe,  103  Spruce  Ln., 

New  Providence,  17560 

LISTIE  (William  Cochran) 

Listie  Brethren  Church  (215) 

P.O.  Box  111,  15549  (3  miles  north  of 

Somerset  on  Rte.  281,  1  mile  east  off 

Rte.  281)  (Tel.  814/443-2365) 
Mrs.  Sarah  E.  Graham,  R.R.  1,  Friedens, 

15541  (Tel.  814/445-5933) 

LITITZ  (Jerry  R.  Young) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Lititz  (348) 
501  W.  Lincoln  Ave.,  17543 

(Tel.  717/626-2155) 
Mrs.  Elaine  Youndt,  Rd.  1  Church  Rd., 

Ephrata,  17522  (Tel.  717/733-0815) 

MANHEIM  (Richard  Placeway) 

Manheim  Grace  Brethren  Church  (152) 
333  E.  High  St.,  17545  (Tel.  717/665-2334) 
Jeffery  Hoffard,  Box  86,  RR  2,  Paradise, 
17562  (Tel.  717/768-3063) 

MARTINSBURG  (William  H.  Snell) 

Martinsburg  Grace  Brethren  Church  (359) 
Mulberry  and  State  Sts.,  16662 

(Tel.  814/793-2513) 
Mrs.  Allen  Detwiler,  R.  1,  Box  313,  Roaring 

Springs,  16673  (Tel.  814/224-4115) 

MEYERSDALE  (Raymond  H.  Davis) 

Meyersdale  Grace  Brethren  Church  (317) 
112  Beachley  St.,  15552  (on  U.S.  219) 

(Tel.  814/634-5980) 
Mrs.  Doris  Sh6w,  Rd.  1  (Tel.  814/634-5390) 


MEYERSDALE  (Albert  Valentine) 

Summit  Mills  Grace  Brethren  Church  (63) 
R.  R.  1,  15552  (West  of  Meyersdale,  3  miles 

on  St.  Paul  Rd.) 
Mrs.  Carol  Evans,  R.  R.  1 

(Tel.  814/634-8645) 

MILROY  (Richard  Horner) 

Milroy  Grace  Brethren  Church  (26) 
Broad  and  Center  Sts.  (Mailing  address: 

R.R.  1,  Box  90A,  17063) 
Sandy  Dunlap,  Rd.  1,  Box  81-A 

MYERSTOWN  (Luke  E.  Kauffman) 

Myerstown  Grace  Brethren  Church  (701) 
430  E.  Lincoln  Ave.,  17067 

(Tel.  717/866-5704) 
Shirley  Behney,  119  W.  Franklin  Ave. 

Womelsdorf,  19567  (Tel.  215/589-2194) 

NEW  HOLLAND  (Robert  E.  Divine) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (211) 
S.  Kinzer  Ave.,  (All  mall  to  Box  12,  17557) 

(Tel.  717/354-9229) 
Mrs.  Robert  Riehl,  R.  R.  2,  Hill  Rd. 

Box  99A  (Tel.  717/354-5348) 

PALMYRA  (David  K.  Fath) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (104) 
236  W.  Main  St.,  17078  (Tel.  717/838-5447) 
Mrs.  Esther  Umberger,  112  Kenmar  Dr. 
(Tel.  717/838-5156) 

PHILADELPHIA  (Roger  L.  Wambold) 
First  Brethren  Church  (134) 
Oxford  Ave.  and  Knorr  St.,  19111 

(Tel.  215/745-2799) 
Mrs.  Robert  Shyer,  567  Comly  St., 

19120  (Tel.  215/742-4007) 

PHILADELPHIA  (Alan  Mangum) 
Third  Brethren  Church  (137) 
Ella  and  Tioga  Sts.  (All  mall  to  204  E. 

Tioga  St.,  19134)  (Tel.  215/423-8047) 
Helen  Bothwell,  617  W.  Elkins  Ave., 

19120  (Tel.  215/424-2215) 

PINE  GROVE  (Howard  H.  Gelsinger) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (37) 
49  Echo  Lane,  Tremont,  17981 

(Tel.  717/695-2136  or  695-2284) 
Mrs.  Frank  Mutschler,  Box  266,  R.  4, 

Pine  Grove  17963  (Tel.  717/345-8106) 

SOMERSET  (Clifford  Wicks) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Somerset 
R.  R.  3,  Felgar  Rd.,  15501 
(Tel.  814/445-8645) 

STOYSTOWN  (Larry  R.  Weigle) 
Reading  Brethren  Church  (54) 
R.  R.  3,  15563  (Hwy.  281,  9  miles  north  of 

Somerset) 
Mrs.  Marianne  Fisher,  R.  D.  2 

(Tel.  814/893-5582) 


TELFORD  (William  F.  Tweeddale) 

Penn  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church  (227) 
320  N.  Third  St.,  18969  (Tel.  215/723-5890) 
Mrs.  Ron  Heidenreich,  10  Church  Rd.  Apt. 
D  (Tel.  215/721-0338) 

UNIONTOWN  (True  L.  Hunt) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (284) 
Grace  Ln.,  15401  (off  Derrick  Ave.) 

(Tel.  412/437-3401) 
Mrs.  Gilbert  Ferree,  713  Morgantown  Rd. 

(Tel.  412/437-6121) 

WASHINGTON  (Shimer  E.  Darr) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (143) 
4  Waynesburg  Rd.,  15301 

(Tel.  412/225-8121) 
Mrs.  Dennis  Malone,  R.  R.  2 

(Tel.  412/228-0773) 

WAYNESBORO  (Gerald  L.  Kelley) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (246) 
250  Philadelphia  Ave.,  17268  (4th  St.  and 
Philadelphia  Ave.)  (Tel.  717/762-5826) 
Mrs.  Mary  Payne,  305  S.  Church  St. 
(Tel.  717/762-2018) 

WRIGHTSVILLE  (Leslie  D.  Nutter) 

Susquehanna  Grace  Brethren  Church  (68) 
R.  R.  2,  Box  99,  17368  (Tel.  717/252-1233) 
Nelson  Klinedinst  (Tel.  717/252-2936) 

YORK  (Kenneth  Cosgrove) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (170) 
661  N.  Newberry  St.,  17404 

(Tel.  717/843-7284) 
Mrs.  Delores  Shields,  2945  Broxton  Ln. 


PUERTO  RICO 


TENNESSEE 


SUMMIT  HILLS 

Grace  Brethren  Bible  Church  (29) 
1721  Adams  St.,  (Mailing  address:  P.O.  Box 
10144,  Caparra  Heights,  00922) 
(Tel.  809/792-4466) 


SOUTH  CAROLINA 

AIKEN  (Steve  W.  Taylor) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (58) 

R.  1,  Box  HOB,  Talatha  Church  Rd.,  29801 

(Tel.  803/649-3967) 
Robert  Anderson,  128  Burkwood  PI. 

(Tel.  803/648-7300) 

ANDERSON  (Ray  Feather) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (36) 
1603  Whitehall  Rd.,  29621  (at  Liberty- 
Anderson  178,  exit  off  1-85) 

(Tel.  803/224-7330) 
Mrs.  Jack  Broyles,  1607  Whitehall  Rd. 

(Tel.  803/225-6083) 


JOHNSON  CITY  (David  R.  Hitchman) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (70) 
803  Sunset  Dr.  (Mailing  address:  2305 

Larkspur  Dr.,  37601)  (Tel.  615/282-5513) 
Carolyn  Tipton,  1908  Kenwood  Dr.,  P.O. 

Box  3053,  CRS  (Tel.  615/282-0420) 

JOHNSON  CITY  (Manuel  A.  Diaz) 
Grace  Brethren  Bible  Church  (18) 
Greenwood  Dr.  (Mailing  address:  c/o 

Lawrence  Campbell,  1100  E.  8th  Ave., 

37601) 

TELFORD  (A.  David  Mitchell) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (120) 
R.  R.  1,  Box  431,  37690  (Hwy.  HE,  6  miles 

west  of  Jonesboro)  (Tel.  615/257-2880) 
Mrs.  Evelyn  Guinn,  R.  R.  1,  Limestone, 

34681  (Tel.  615/257-5943) 


TEXAS 


LONGVIEW 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (13) 
800  Doyle  St.,  75601  (Tel.  214/753-4912) 
Sheila  Peterson,  2223  S.  Mobberly,  Lot  602, 
75602  (Tel.  214/758-1560) 


VERMONT 


IRASBURG  (R.  John  Snow) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (37) 
R.  5  and  14,  South  of  Coventry,  05825 

(Tel.  802/754-2363) 
Mrs.  Marian  VanTassel,  Box  57,  Coventry, 

05825  (Tel.  802/754-6448) 

ISLAND  POND  (Warren  Tamkin) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (38) 
Rt.  105  (west  of  town)  (Mailing  address: 

Box  728,  05846)  (Tel.  802/723-4785) 
Claude  Marcoux  (Tel.  802/723-5942) 


VIRGINIA 


ALEXANDRIA  (W.  Carl  Miller) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (88) 
1301  Commonwealth  Ave.,  22301  (Mailing 

address:  P.O.  Box  2018) 

(Tel.  703/548-1808) 
Mrs.  Iva  Jane  Sisler,  8900  McNair  Dr., 

22309  (Tel.  703/780-2323) 

BOONES  MILL  (J.  Donald  Abshire,  Sr.) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (48) 
State  Rte.  739  (Mailing  address:  R.  R.  1, 

Box  41,  24065)  (Tel.  703/334-5798) 
Mrs.  Vivian  Young  (Tel.  703/334-5679) 


BUENA  VISTA  (Lester  W.  Kennedy) 
First  Brethren  Church  (611) 
100  E.  29th  St.,  24416  (Tel.  703/261-6425) 
Lois  Garrett,  RFD  1  (Tel.  703/261-6214) 

COVINGTON  (D.  Michael  Wingfield) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (194) 
2507  S.  Carpenter  Dr.,  24426  (on  Rte.  18 

south)  (Tel.  703/962-9541) 
Mrs.  Carl  Griffith,  2508  S.  Carpenter  Dr. 

(Tel.  703/962-1033) 

RADFORD  (A.  Harold  Arrington) 

Fairlawn  Grace  Brethren  Church  (129) 
Pepper  Ferry  Rd.  at  Lee  Ave.,  24141  (on 

State  Rte.  114)  (Tel.  703/639-0683) 
Mrs.  Glenn  Watson,  Jr.,  R.  R.  2,  Dublin, 

24084  (Tel.  703/674-5600) 

RICHMOND  (Kurt  A.  Miller) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (70) 
Robious  and  Cranbeck  Rds.,  23235  (near 

Rte.  60  southwest  of  Richmond) 

(Tel.  804/272-9000) 
Dennis  Dunnavant,  1118  Irby  Dr.,  23225 

RINER 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (39) 
R.  R.  8,  24149  (Three  miles  south  of  Riner) 
Mrs.  Patricia  Altizer,  R.  R.  3,  Box  765 
(Tel.  703/382-8849) 

ROANOKE  (Charles  A.  Flowers) 

Clearbrook  Grace  Brethren  Church  (82) 
R.  R.  8,  Box  391A,  24014  (Two  miles  south 

of  city  limits  of  Roanoke  on  Rte.  220) 

(Tel.  703/774-1265) 
Mrs.  Molly  Simmons,  R.  R.  8,  Box  468B 

(Tel.  703/774-9680) 

ROANOKE  (Richard  F.  Harstine) 

Garden  City  Grace  Brethren  Church  (170) 
3504  Bandy  Rd.  (Mailing  address:  R.  R.  7 

Box  449B,  24018)  (Tel.  703/774-3483) 
Mrs.  Jean  Sutphin,  5539  Oakland  Blvd., 
N.E.  24019  (Tel.  703/362-0131) 

ROANOKE  (Kenneth  L.  Teague) 

Ghent  Grace  Brethren  Church  (241) 
1511  Maiden  Ln.,  S.W.,  24015  (Wasena 

Ave.  and  Maiden  Ln.,  S.W.) 

(Tel.  703/345-2788) 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Leah,  4710-J  Sussex  Court, 

24018  (Tel.  703/989-7460) 

ROANOKE  (Calvin  B.  Fulton) 

Gospel  Grace  Brethren  Church  (31) 
R.  R.  5,  Box  515C,  24014  (Buck  Mt.  Rd.) 
Mrs.  Glenna  Minter,  Box  260-C  RFD  2, 
Salem,  24153  (Tel.  703/989-3245) 

ROANOKE  (Ron  Thompson) 

Patterson  Memorial  Brethren  Church  (213) 
6416  Hollins  Rd.  (Mailing  address:  P.O.  Box 

7649,  24019)  (Tel.  703/362-0336) 
Mrs.  Martha  Ellis,  2834  Neil  Dr.  N.W., 

24019  (Tel.  703/366-5323) 


ROANOKE  (Fred  W.  Devan) 

Washington  Heights  Grace  Brethren 

Church  (85) 
3833  Michigan  Ave.,  N.W.,  24017 

(Tel.  703/366-7040) 
Lois  Linkous,  1701  Barrington  Dr.,  N.  W. 

(Tel.  703/362-5943) 

SALEM  (Ralph  Miller) 

Wildwood  Grace  Brethren  Church  (50) 

R.  R.  5  (on  Wildwood  Rd.),  24153  (Take  exit 

40  off  1-80,  turn  left  at  stop  sign) 

(Tel.  703/387-3723) 
Mrs.  Lorene  Slusher,  2337  Mowles  Dr., 

(Tel.  703/389-0140) 

SEVEN  FOUNTAINS  (Paul  E.  Dick) 
Trinity  Brethren  Church  (102) 
Mrs.  Isabelle  Ritenour,  (Mailing  address: 

Fort  Valley  Rd.,  Rt.  Box  276,  Strasburg 

22657) 

TROUTVILLE  (Ralph  E.  Morgan) 
Grace  Bible  Brethren  Church  (40) 
Co.  Rt.  651,  P.O.  Box  367,  24175 

VIRGINIA  BEACH  (Dean  A.  Hertzler) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (108) 
805  First  Colonial  Rd.,  23451 

(Tel.  804/428-4254) 
Ellen  Sneed,  2605  Haven  Rd.,  23452 

(Tel.  804/486-1287) 

WILLIS  (George  W.  Hall) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (30) 

R.R.  3,  Box  138,  24380  (State  Hwy.  604, 

one  mile  off  St.  Hwy.  799) 

(Tel.  703/593-3693) 
Mrs.  Mary  M.  Hall,  R.  R.  3,  Box  138 

(Tel.  703/593-3693) 

WINCHESTER  (Paul  E.  Dick) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (498) 
645  Berryville  Ave.,  22601 

(Tel.  703/662-6360) 
Mrs.  Kenneth  Unger,  963  Kinzel  Dr. 

(Tel.  703/662-0520) 


WASHINGTON 


GOLDENDALE  (George  Christie) 

Community  Grace  Brethren  Church  (28) 
Meeting  in  Seventh  Day  Adventist  church 

(Mailing  address:  417  Allison  Wy. 

98620)  (Tel.  509/773-5882) 

GRANDVIEW  (Zane  Bull) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  (87) 
1111  W.  Third  and  J  Sts.,  98930 

(Tel.  509/882-3439) 
Margie  Peters,  609  Park  Ave. 

(Tel.  509/882-3359) 


HARRAH  (Charles  H.  Winter) 
Harrah  Brethren  Church  (97) 
17  W.  Pioneer  St.  (Mailing  address: 

P.O.  Box  69,  98933)  (Tel.  509/848-2609) 
Mrs.  Carol  Johnson,  Box  141 

(Tel.  509/848-2538) 

KENT  (David  Marksbury) 

Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Kent  (133) 
11135  S.E.  232nd,  98031  (Tel.  206/854-4248) 
Mrs.  Ruth  Pearson,  16554  119th  Ave.,  S.E. 
Renton,  98055  (Tel.  206/226-5739) 

MABTON  (John  R.  Mcintosh) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (101) 
Fifth  and  B  Sts.  (Mailing  address: 

Box  216,  98935)  (Tel.  509/894-4477) 
Mrs.  Peggy  Zeebuyth,  R.R.  1,  Box  309 

(Tel.  509/894-4824) 

PROSSER  (J.  Dale  Brock) 

Community  Grace  Brethren  Church  (38) 
1032  Sheridan  Ave.,  99350 

(Tel.  509/786-1675) 
Mrs.  Jo  Wilson,  R.  3,  Box  3477 

(Tel.  509/786-3359) 

SPOKANE  (Duane  S.  Jorgens) 

Spokane  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church  (43) 
E.  12407  16th  Ave.,  99216 

(Tel.  509/924-9575) 
Mrs.  Alma  Ahrendt,  E.  12111  Cataldo,  Apt. 

67,  99206 

SUNNYSIDE  (Charles  G.  Thornton) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (397) 
Seventh  and  Franklin  (Mailing  address: 

P.O.  Box  87,  98944)  (Tel.  509/837-6096) 
Mrs.  Sam  Horney,  1217  Vista  Ave. 

(Tel.  509/837-3865) 

TOPPENISH  (Greg  A.  Ryerson) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (44) 
507  S.  Juniper  St.,  98948  (Tel.  509/865-4007) 
Ruth  Crone,  Rt.  3,  Box  3980 
(Tel.  509/865-2340) 

YAKIMA  (Dale  C.  Hostetler) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (100) 
904  S.  26th  Ave.,  98902  (Tel.  509/453-3720) 
Mrs.  Jerry  Mcintosh,  1504  Roosevelt 
(Tel.  509/457-5259) 


WEST  VIRGINIA 


GRAFTON  (Richard  McCarthy) 

First  Grace  Brethren  Church  (122) 
45  W.  Saint  Charles  St.,  26354 

(Tel.  304/265-0043) 
Diane  Weaver,  Rt.  3,  Box  279 

MARTINSBURG  (Donald  Weltmer) 

Rosemont  Grace  Brethren  Church  (193) 
117  S.  Illinois  Ave.,  25401 

(Tel.  304/267-6330) 
Gene  Baker,  church  address 

PARKERSBURG  (Ronzil  Jarvis) 
Grace  Brethren  Church  (96) 
1610  Blizzard  Dr.,  26101 

(Tel.  304/422-5390) 
Mrs.  Jennie  Geibig,  No.  25  Meadowcrest 

(Tel.  304/422-7687) 


WYOMING 


CHEYENNE  (William  D.  Graf) 
First  Brethren  Church  (12) 
Meeting  at  1814  E.  17th  St.  (Capitol 

Mortuary  Chapel)  (Mailing  address: 

P.O.  Box  10208,  82001) 
Doris  Harper,  P.O.  Box  10208 

(Tel.  307/632-3032) 


Directory  of  Brethren  Ministers 


List  of  ministers  approved  by  District  Conferences  of  the  National  Fellowship  of  Brethren 
Churches,  giving  name,  address,  telephone  number,  and  church  membership.  Men  listed  are  ordained, 
unless  an  (L)  follows  name,  indicating  licensed.  Name  in  parentheses  following  minister  is  wife's  first 
name. 

Names  marked  with  an  asterisk  (*)  are  names  submitted  by  the  National  Fellowship  of  Grace 
Brethren  Ministers,  indicating  membership.  Membership  requirements  are  contingent  on  payment  of 
annual  dues  and  death  benefit. 

The  list  is  for  information  purposes  only  and  does  not  constitute  official  status.  Its  accuracy  is 
dependent  upon  information  supplied  to  the  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Co. 


ABSHIRE*,  J.  DONALD  (Colleen) 

R.R.  1,  Box  41,  Boones  Mill,  VA  24065 

(Tel.  703/334-5798) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ADAMS,  EVAN  M.  (Mary  Joan) 

812  El  Camino  Viejo,  Santa  Barbara,  CA 

93108  (Tel.  805/969-1474) 
Mansfield,  Ohio  (Grace)  church 

AEBY*,  JOHN  M.  (Joan) 

Friendship  Village,  600  Park  Lane, 

Waterloo,  Iowa  50702 
Pulpit  and  Bible  Conference  Ministry 
Arvada,  CO  church 

AHERN*,  GERALD  (Dorothy  C.) 

195  Tierra  Rejada  No.  167,  Simi  Valley,  CA 

93065  (Tel.  805/526-1498) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Simi  Valley  church 

ALLEBACH*,  GERALD  (Margaret) 
R.D.  2,  Box  57,  Windber,  PA  15963 

(Tel.  814/266-7330) 
Pastor,  Geistown  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ALTIG*,  HOWARD  K.  (Teresa) 
9577  Rose,  Bellflower,  CA  90706 

(Tel.  213/867-6224) 
Pastor,  Community  Grace  Brethren, 

Long  Beach 

ALTIG*,  J.  KEITH,  D.MIn.  (Vivian) 
13755  E.  Walnut,  Whittier,  CA 

90602  (Tel.  213/330-5645) 
Retired  Missionary,  Brazil 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Whittier 

ANIENT*,  JAMES  D.  (L)  (Lillian) 

1403  Windsor  Dr.,  San  Bernardino,  CA 

92404  (Tel.  714/889-8889) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


AMUNDSON*,  LOUIS  (L)  (Madeline) 

5535  Huntington  Dr.,  Santa  Barbara,  CA 

93111  (Tel.  805/964-9137) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Goleta 

ANDERSON*,  R.  DARRELL  (L)  (Irene) 

3020  Newtown  Rd.,  No.  20,  Placerville,  CA 

95667  (Tel.  916/622-2015) 
Pastor,  Placerville  church 

ARRINGTON*,  A.  HAROLD  (Dorothy) 
R.R.  2,  Box  309,  Radford,  VA  24141 
Pastor,  Fairlawn  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ASHMAN*,  CHARLES  H.  (Frances) 
Box  386,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

(Tel.  219/267-5566) 
Pastor,  Winona  Lake  Grace  Brethren 
Church 

ASHMAN*,  KENNETH  B.,  D.D.  (Harriet) 
3375  Lakeview  Dr.,  Wooster,  OH  44691 

(Tel.  216/264-0668) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ATKINS*,  DAVID  (L)  (Joyce) 

428  George  Ave.,  Mansfield,  OH  44907 

(Tel.  419/756-8464) 
Youth  Pastor,  Woodville  Grace 

Brethren  Church 

AUSTIN*,  GARY  (L)  (Jean) 

2032  E.  Market  St.,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/269-3725) 
Warsaw,  IN  church 

AUSTIN*,  GORDON  L.  (Charlotte) 

200  Sixth  St.,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

(Tel.  219/269-2507;  office,  219/267-5161) 
Director  of  Audiovisuals,  Foreign 

Missionary  Society  of  the  Brethren 

Church 
Winona  Lake  church 


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BAER*,  SAMUEL  S.  (L)  (Betty  Ann) 
Rt.  3,  Dryhill,  KY  41749 

(Tel.  606/672-2520) 
Pastor,  Victory  Mountain  Grace  Brethren 
Chapel 

BAILEY*,  THOMAS  A.  (L)  (Jean) 
R.  1,  Bellville,  OH  44813 

(Tel.  614/694-6936) 
Pastor,  Ankenytown  Grace  Brethren 

Church 

BAKER*,  BRUCE  (Marcella) 

83  Coach  Ln.,  Newburg,  NY  12550 

(Tel.  914/564-2567) 
Director,  Northern  Frontier  Camp 
Boswell,  PA  church 

BAKER*,  CARL  A.  (Donna) 

R.R.  2,  Box  121A,  Boswell,  PA  15531 

(Tel.  814/629-5545) 
Pastor,  Laurel  Mtn.  Grace  Brethren 

Church,  Boswell,  PA 

BAKER*,  DARYL  PAUL  (L)  (Michele) 
P.O.  Box  3094,  Beaumont,  CA  92223 

(Tel.  714/797-1453) 
Pastor,  Cherry  Valley  Grace  Brethren 

Church 

BAKER*,  W.  WAYNE  (Eunice) 

620  S.  School  St.,  Brownsburg,  IN  46112 

(Tel.  317/852-8447) 
Retired 
Indianapolis  church 

BARLOW,  BRUCE  (L) 

300  Woodlawn  Ave.,  Martinsburg,  PA 

16662 
Martinsburg,  PA  church 

3ARNARD*,  RUSSELL  D.,  D.D.  (Feme  A.) 
Grace  Village,  Box  337,  Winona  Lake,  IN 

46590  (Tel.  219/267-6986) 
Retired 
Winona  Lake  church 

3ARNES,  JAMES  (L)  (Judy) 

105  W.  15th  Ave.,  Juniata,  Altoona,  PA 

16601  (Tel.  814/946-1644) 
Pastor,  Juniata  Grace  Brethren  Church 

JARNHART,  HENRY  T.  (L)  (Lonnie) 

605  Cushing  Ave.,  Kettering,  OH  45429 

(Tel.  513/298-2212) 
Retired,  Pastor  Emeritus 
Kettering  church 

3ARTLE*,  DUANE  (L)  (Elaine) 

3  Highbourne  Ct.,  Greenville,  SC  29615 
Montclair  CA  church 

3ATTIS*,  RICHARD,  Sr.  (L)  (Carolyn) 
R.R.  3,  Box  85,  Rd.  225  S.,  Warsaw,  IN 

46580  (Tel  219/267-6871) 
Winona  Lake  church 


BAUM*,  F.  ARCHER  (Eileen) 

7105  Arillo  St.,  San  Diego,  CA  92111 

(Tel.  714/277-4992) 
Pulpit  Supply 
San  Diego  church 

BAUMAN*,  PAUL  R.,  D.D.  (Aldine) 
Box  8181,  Longview,  TX  75602 

(Tel.  214/758-8875;  753-0231,  ext.  239) 
Conference  Speaker,  Tour  Leader 
Longview  church 

BEACH*,  DENNIS  A.,  Ph.D.  (Louise) 

18007  S.  Gerritt  PL,  Cerritos,  CA  90701 

(Tel.  213/926-7452) 
LongTfeach,  CA  (Comm.)  church 

BEARINGER*,  CHARLES  E.  (Sally) 

12142  Bayer  Dr.,  Waynesboro,  PA  17268 

(Tel.  717/762-9235) 
Executive  Director,  The  Quincy  Home 
Waynesboro  church 

BEARINGER*,  E.  H.  (L)  (Elaine) 

%  Nat'l.  Bulk  Carriers  -  Jari,  1345  Ave.  of 

Americas,  New  York,  NY  10019 
Pastor,  Jari  Community  Church,  Monte 

Dourado,  Brazil 
Bellflower,  CA  church 

BEATTY*,  CHARLES  A.  (Ruby) 

1601  Harding  St.,  Long  Beach,  CA  90805 

(Tel.  213/424-3251) 
Minister  of  Evangelism 
Long  Beach  (Grace)  church 

BEAVER*,  JOHN  (L)  (Linda) 

4536  Levelside  Ave.,  Lakewood,  CA  90712 

(Tel.  213/425-8505) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Rossmoor  Grace  Brethren 

Church 

BEAVER*,  S.  WAYNE,  D.D.  (Dorothy) 

1508  Kings  Hwy.,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

(Tel.  219/269-1708) 
Professor,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake  church 

BECKER*,  CHRISTIAN  (L)  (Marion) 

509  Krohn  Ave.,  Berrien  Springs,  MI  49103 

(Tel.  616/471-9579) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Chruch 

BELCHER,*  DAVID  (L)  (Denise) 

2435  Magnolia  Ave.,  La  Verne,  CA  91750 

(Tel.  714/593-8759) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

BELL*,  RICHARD  E.  (Nancy) 

100  Rhinehart  St.,  Dallas  Center,  IA 

50063  (Tel.  515/992-3798) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

BERKEMER*,  CHARLES  F.  (L)  (Margaret) 

10331  Woodstead  Ave.,  Whittier,  CA  90603 

(Tel.  213/947-1479) 
Christian  Bookstore  Mgr. 
Whittier  (Community)  church 


BETONEY,  NELSON  (L) 

Tonalea,  AZ  church 

BETZ*,  RUSSELL  W.  (Kay) 

351  N.  W.  37th  St.,  Pompano,  FL  33064 

(Tel.  305/785-3926) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Pompano  Beach 

BICKEL*,  KENNETH  (L)  (Doris) 

1604  Hickory  PL,  Goshen,  IN  46526 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

BISHOP*,  DONALD  E.  (Hazel) 

12109  S.E.  276th  PL,  Kent,  WA  98031 

(Tel.  206/630-1270) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Kent  church 

BLAKLEY*,  MICHAEL  S.  (L)  (Tressa) 
Montclair,  CA  church 

BOEHM*,  RONALD  E.  (L)  (Chery) 

8600  Nelson  Rd.,  Bowling  Green,  OH  43402 

(Tel.  419/352-0898) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

BOLTON*,  ROBERT  (L) 

Johnstown,  PA  (Riverside)  church 

BOULTON*,  J.  DAN  (Vicky) 

RR  5,  8720  Taylor  Way  Dr.,  Westerville, 

OH  43081  (Tel.  614/882-7603) 
Christian  Education  Pastor  and 

Worthington  Bible  Institute  Director 
Columbus  (Grace)  church 

BOWLIN*,  DONALD  (L)  (Glenna) 

1724  J.  Ave.  N.E.,  Cedar  Rapid,  Iowa  52402 

(Tel.  319/363-1616) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

BOWMAN*,  EDWARD  D.  (Mildred) 

1503  Chestnut  Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  IN 

46590  (Tel.  219/267-7793) 
Materials  Secretary,  Foreign  Missionary 

Society 
Warsaw  church 

BOWMAN*,  RANDY  (Lois) 

1505  Rosehill  Rd.,  Reynoldsburg,  OH  43068 

(Tel.  614/864-6788) 
Pastor,  East  Side  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Columbus 


BRADLEY*,  STEVEN  (L)  (Bonnie) 

12872  Taylor,  Garden  Grove,  CA  92645 

(Tel.  714/892-5730) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Cypress 

BRENNEMAN*,  MAXWELL  (Elaine) 

No.  36  Merrywood  Park  (Mailing  address: 

Box  277,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590) 

(Tel.  219/269-2281) 
Retired 
Winona  Lake  church 

BRICKEL*,  CLAIR  E.  (Martha) 

14319  Brookville-Pyrmont  Rd.,  Brookville 

OH  45309  (Tel.  513/833-3630) 
Brookville  Church 

BROCK*,  JOHN  DALE,  Ph.  D.  (Marian) 
1814  Benson  Ave.,  Prosser,  WA  99350 

(Tel.  509/786-1049) 
Pastor,  Community  Grace  Brethren  Church 

BROWN*,  KENNETH  J.  (L)  Margie) 
754  Ghent  Rd.,  Akron,  OH  44313 

(Tel.  216/867-5317) 
Pastor,  Fairlawn  Grace  Brethren  Church 

BRUBAKER',  CLAIR  D.  (Ruth) 

201  Killian  Rd.,  Akron,  OH  44319 

(Tel.  216/644-6137) 
Cuyahoga  Falls  church 

BRUBAKER*,  MICHAEL  (L)  (Margery) 
402  Chestnut  Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  IN 

46590  (Tel.  219/269-3345) 
Warsaw,  IN  church 

BRYANT*,  JOHN  (L) 

Columbus,  OH  (Grace)  church 

BULL*,  ZANE  (L)  (Loraine) 

300  Douglas  St.,  Grandview,  WA  98930 

(Tel.  509/882-3690) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

BURK*,  BILL  A.  (Imogene) 

68445  Barcarena,  Para,  Brazil,  South 

America 
Missionary,  Brazil 
Los  Angeles,  CA  church 

BURKE*,  JOHN  P.  (Shirley) 

1434  Lyon,  Waterloo,  IA  50702 

(Tel.  319/233-9056) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


BOYER*,  JAMES  L.  Th.D.  (Velma) 

903  Presidential  Dr.,   Winona  Lake,  IN 

46590  (Tel.  219/267-6769) 
Professor,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake  church 

BRACKER*,  GORDON  W.  (Agnes) 
121  Oregon  St.,  Osceola,  IN  46561 

(Tel.  219/674-5063) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Osceola  church 


BURNS*,  JOHN  J.  (Inez) 

705  Wayne  St.,  Alexandria,  VA  22301 

(Tel.  703/548-0095) 
Temple  Hills,  MD  church 

BURNS*,  RALPH  S.  (Ruth) 

Box  101,  Leesburg,  IN  46538 

(Tel  219/453-4424) 
Pastor,  Leesburg  Grace  Brethren 
Church 


BURNS*,  ROBERT  L.  (Evelyn) 

R.R.  4,  Box  39,  Kittanning,  PA  16201 

(Tel.  412/763-7871) 
Pastor,  North  Buffalo  Brethren  Church 

BURRIS",  LEE  D.  (Lois) 

4261  Whitney  Ave.,  Sacramento,  CA  95821 
Retired,  Chaplain  (LTC),  U.S.  Army 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Sacramento  church 

BUTTON*,  BRUCE  L.  (Leonore) 

2140  Eastview  Ave.,  Louisville,  KY  40205 

(Tel.  502/452-1815) 
Director,  Louisville  Friends  of  Israel 

(AAJE  affiliate) 
New  Albany,  IN  church 

BYERS*,  GLENN  C.  (Dolores) 

R.R.  1,  Box  433A,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/269-1255) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Winona  Lake  church 

BYERS*,  J.  DONALD,  Jr.  (L)  (Cynthia) 
1920  Stearns  Ave.,  Orange,  CA  92666 

(Tel.  714/633-3432) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

BYERS*,  WILLIAM  A.  (Betty) 

3039  Hidden  Forest  Ct„  Marietta,  GA 

30066  (Tel.  404/422-6087) 
Southern  representative  for  Brethren 

Home  Missions  Council 
Atlanta  church 

BYRD",  RICHARD  (L) 

16512  Buena  Vista,  Orange,  CA  92665 
Orange,  CA  (Grace)  church 


CARROLL,  JEFFERY  A.  (L)  (Pamela) 
1114  Harrow  Rd.,  Toledo,  OH  43615 

(Tel.  419/537-9877) 
Pastor,  Maumee  Valley  Grace  Brethren 

Church 

CARTER*,  DONALD  F.  (Dorothy) 

2818  Yearling  St.,  Lakewood,  CA  90712 

(Tel.  213/531-9623) 
Retired 
La  Verne  church 

CASHMAN*,  EDWIN  E.  (Elizabeth) 

12346  Charlwood,  Cerritos,  CA  90701 

(Tel.  213/860-4576) 
Pastor,  Bellflower  Brethren  Church, 

Bellflower 

CHRISTIE*,  GEORGE  R.  (Phyllis) 

417  Allison  Wy.,  Goldendale,  WA  98620 

(Tel.  509/773-5882) 
Pastor,  Community  Grace  Brethren  Church 

CHRISTNER,  CRAIG  D.  (L)  (Lynda) 
288  Sundale  Rd.,  Akron,  OH  44313 
Principal,  Akron  Christian  School 
Akron  (Fairlawn)  church 

CHURCHILL*,  JACK  B.  (Miriam) 

2758  Caulfield  Dr.,  San  Diego,  CA  92154 

(Tel.  714/423-7903) 
Missionary,  Mexico 
Long  Beach  (North)  church 

CHURCHILL*,  KENNETH  (L)  (Virginia) 
19034  Hollyvale,  Glendora,  CA  91740 

(Tel.  213/963-3861) 
Pastor,  Glendora  Bible  Brethren  Church 


CAES*,  CLYDE  J.  (Nancy) 

6165  S.W.  First  St.,  Margate,  FL  33068 

(Tel.  305/974-7048) 
Asst.  Pastor,  Pompano  Beach  church 

CAES*,  EVERETT  N.  (Dorothy) 

58644  Co.  Rd.  Ill,  Elkhart,  IN  46517 

(Tel.  219/295-6337) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

CALLENDAR,  MERVYN 

P.  O.  Box  114,  Glendive,  MT  59330 
Akron,  OH  (Ellet)  church 

CAREY*,  G.  ARTHUR  (Leah) 

10778  Footwall  Dr.,  Grass  Valley,  CA  95945 

(Tel.  916/273-9618) 
Pastor,  Community  Brethren  Church 

CARMEAN,  ROBERT  (L)  (Pamella) 

5516  Bridgeport  N.W.,  Canal  Fulton,  OH 

44614  (Tel.  216/854-2167) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Chapel 


CLARK*,  EDWARD  (Eleanor) 

3132  St.  Albans  Dr.,  Los  Alamitos,  CA 

90720  (Tel.  213/596-6936) 
Asst.  Pastor,  Norwalk  church 

CLINGAN*,  ALAN  N.   (Frances) 

725  Wayne  St.,  Johnstown,  PA  15905 

(Tel.  814/535-5796) 
Pastor,  Valley  Grace  Brethren,  Armagh 

CLOUSE*,  ROBERT  G.  (Bonnidell) 

2122  S.  21st  St.,  Terre  Haute,  IN  47802 

(Tel.  812/235-5433) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church,  Clay  City 

COBURN*,  FRANK  J.  (Marjorie) 

13025  Bluefield  Ave.,  La  Mirada,  CA  90638 

(Tel.  213/943-0553) 
Pastor,  Community  Brethren  Church, 

Los  Angeles 

COBURN*,  RICHARD  (Sheryl) 

6232  Haviland,  Whittier,  CA  90601 
Whittier,  CA  (Grace)  church 


COBURN*,  ROLLAND  (L)  (Raquel) 

13025  Bluefield,  La  Mirada,  CA  90638 

(Tel.  213/692-5016) 
Instructor,  Grace  Graduate  School 

and  Bible  Institute 
West  Covina  church 

COCHRAN*,  WILLIAM,  Th.D.  (Sharon) 
P.  0.  Box  111,  Listie,  PA  15549 

(Tel.  814/445-5602) 
Pastor,  Listie  Brethren  Church 

COFFMAN*,  CLIFFORD  (L)  (Letitia) 

91-779  Fort  Weaver  Rd.,  Ewa  Beach,  HI 

96706  (Tel.  808/689-5035) 
Pastor,  Rainbow  Grace  Brethren  Church 

COLBURN*,  RALPH  J.  (Julia) 

3490  La  Jara  St.,  Long  Beach,  CA  90805 

(Tel.  213/630-2122) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Long  Beach  (North)  church 

COLE*,  GARY  M.  (Patricia) 

20  Nina  St.,  Ormond  Beach,  FL  32074 

(Tel.  904/677-9406) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

COLE*,  WILLIAM  E.  (L)  (Joan) 

60  N.  Greenway  Dr.,  Port  Orange,  FL 

32019  (Tel.  904/761-8944) 
Ormond  Beach  church 

COLLINS*,  ARTHUR  F.  (L.  Illene) 

304  E.  Ross  St.,  Box  315,  Danville,  OH 

43014  (Tel.  614/599-7390) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

COLLITT*,  ROBERT  B.,  D.D.  (Arlene) 

1511  Maiden  Ln.,  S.W.,  Roanoke,  VA  24015 

(Tel.  703/345-5013) 
Counselor,  Grace  Brethren  Missions 

Stewardship  Service 
Roanoke  (Ghent)  church 

COMBS',  ROBERT  P.  (Julie) 

1119  Shannon  Ave.,  Barberton,  OH  44203 

(Tel.  216/825-8966) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

CONE*,  GEORGE  EDWARD  (Grace) 
Box  156,  Portis,  KS  67474 

(Tel.  913/346-2733) 
Retired,  Pulpit  Supply 
Portis  church 

COOPER*,  MASON  (Alma) 

204  N.  Delaware  Ave.,  Martinsburg, 

W.  VA  25401  (Tel.  304/267-2039) 
National  Evangelist,  Board  of  Evangelism 
Roanoke  (Ghent)  church 

CORNWELL*,  RICHARD  H.  (Rosalie) 
215  Arthur  St.,  Kittanning,  PA  16201 

(Tel.  412/543-4019) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


COSGROVE*.  KENNETH  I.  (Gail) 
1197  Priority  Rd.,  York,  PA  17404 

(Tel.  717/764-0718) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

COTSAMIRE*  LESLIE  (L)  (Marilyn) 
2932  Maple  Ave.,  Altoona,  PA  16601 

(Tel.  814/942-7642) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

COUCH*,  BILL  (L)  (Pam) 

5682  Danny  Ave.,  Cypress,  CA  90630 

(Tel.  714/827-5682) 
Assistant  Pastor,  Bellflower  church 

COVER*,  ROBERT  (Joene) 

910  E.  Clark  St.,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/267-5719) 
Principal,  Warsaw  Christian  School 
Warsaw  church 

COYLE*,  TIMOTHY  (Mary) 

9  Jamison  St.,  Kimberton,  Newark,  DE 

19713  (Tel.  302/368-5052) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

CRABBS*,  WILLIAM  (Adele) 

1234  Seriff  Rd.,  Lima,  OH  45805 

(Tel.  419/999-5438) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Lima 

CREES*,  ROBERT  D.  (Beulah) 

104  Hillcrest  Ave.,  Waynesboro,  PA  17268 

(Tel.  717/762-3303) 
Retired 
Waynesboro  church 

CRIPE,  CARL  (L) 

3400  Royalton  Ave.,  Modesto,  CA  95350 
Modesto,  CA  (La  Loma)  church 

CRIPE,  GEORGE,  D.A.  (Eliane) 

606  Hartley  Dr.,  Modesto,  CA  95350 

(Tel.  209/529-1274) 
Modesto  (La  Loma)  church 

CRIPE,  RICHARD  (L)  (Mary  Gail) 
734  W.  Main  St.,  Ripon,  CA  95366 
Pastor,  Ripon  Grace  Brethren  Church 

CRON*,  RICHARD  (JoAnn) 

12200  Oxford  Dr.,  La  Mirada,  CA 

90638  (Tel.  213/947-5672) 
Pastor,  Community  Grace  Brethren  Church 

CULVER,  ROBERT  D.  Th.D.  (Celeste) 
R.R.  1,  Box  123,  Houston,  MN  55943 
Professor  of  Theology,  Author 
Harrah,  WA  church 

CUMMINGS,  DARRELL  (L)  (Sherr 
16Smc 
95350 


sherry) 
3316  Smoke  House  Ave.,  Modesto,  CA 

Modesto,  CA  (Big  Valley)  church 


CUNDIFF*,  C.  DAYTON  (Velma) 

3813  Long  Meadow  Ave.,  N.W.,  Roanoke, 

VA  24017  (Tel.  703/342-2876) 
Minister  of  Visitation,  Washington  Heights 

church 


CURTIS*,  KENNETH  A.  (Gretchen) 

1901  Calle  Campana  de  Plata,  Tuscon,  AZ 

85705  (Tel.  602/792-1114) 
Pastor,  Silverbell  Grace  Brethren  Church 

CUSTER*,  JAMES  L.  (Triceine) 

2515  Carriage  Ln.,  Powell,  OH  43065 

(Tel.  614/881-5779) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

of  Columbus,  Ohio 


DARR,  SHIMER  (Helen) 

4  Waynesburg  Rd.,  Washington,  PA  15301 

(Tel.  412/225-9168) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

DAVALOS*,  JESUS  (Maria) 

1406  Fern  Ave.,  Imperial  Beach,  CA 

92032  (Tel.  714/429-0321) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  San  Ysidro 

DAVIS*,  CHARLES  (L)  (Millie) 

1511  N.W.  9th  Ave.,  Ft.  Lauderdale,  FL 

33311  (Tel.  305/763-8668) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

DAVIS*,  JEFFREY  (L)  (Ann) 

411  Holderman  Place,  New  Lebanon,  OH 

45345  (Tel.  513/687-3316) 
Interim  Pastor,  Brookville  church 

DAVIS*,  JOHN  J.,  Th.D.  (Carolyn) 
R.R.  8,  Box  73,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/267-6033) 
Executive  Vice  President,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake  church 

DAVIS*,  RAYMOND  (L)  (Hebe) 

112  Beachley  St.,  Meyersdale,  PA  15552 

(Tel.  814/634-5980) 
Pastor,  Meyersdale  Grace  Brethren  Church 

DeARMEY*,  LARRY  (L)  (Vicki) 

7  rue  Paul  Gateaud,  71000  Macon,  France 
Missionary,  France 
Winona  Lake,  IN  church 

DeARMEY,  MAX  A.  (Helen) 
R.  D.  2,  Holsopple,  PA  15935 

(Tel.  814/629-9258) 
Pastor,  Jenners  Grace  Brethren  Church 

DeARMEY*,  RICHARD  P.  (Lois) 

1818  Staffordshire  Rd.,  Columbus,  OH 

43229  (Tel.  614/891-9063) 
Minister  of  Counseling 
Columbus  (Grace)  church 

DELANEY*,  TERRYL  (Pauline) 

43  Virginia  Ave.,  Monroe,  NY  10950 
Staff,  American  Bd.  of  Missions  to  the 

Jews,  Inc. 
First  Brethren  Church,  Whittier,  CA 


DELL*,  ROBERT  L.  (Marjorie) 

2225  Clover  Leaf  Rd.,  Hagerstown,  MD 

21740  (Tel.  301/582-3246) 
Minister  of  Adults  and  Visitation 
Hagerstown  (Grace)  church 

DELOE*,  JESSE  B.  (Gladys) 

706  Robson  Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

(Tel.  219/269-1313) 
Director  of  Church  Relations,  Foreign 

Missionary  Society  of  the  Brethren 

Church 
Winona  Lake  church 

DEVAN*,  FRED  W.,  Jr.,  (Margaret) 

2507  Vancouver  Dr.,  N.W.,  Roanoke,  VA 

24012  (Tel.  703/366-2843) 
Pastor,  Washington  Heights  Brethren 

Church 

DIAZ*,  JOHN  (Brenda) 

Rt.  7,  Lot  1,  R-Bar  Estates,  Okeechobee, 

FL  33472  (Tel.  813/763-6227) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

DICE*,  LEE  H.  (Reva) 

R.R.  5,  Box  89,  Dillsburg,  PA  17019 

(Tel.  717/432-2640) 
Pastor,  Hope  Grace  Brethren  Church 

DICE*,  ROY  M.,  Jr.,  (Faye) 

32  Holly  Dr.,  Palmyra,  PA  17078 

(Tel.  717/838-3361) 
Temple  Hills,  MD,  church 

DICK*,  PAUL  E.  (Esther) 

649  Berryville  Ave.,  Winchester,  VA 

22601  (Tel.  703/662-6360) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Winchester;  and  Trinity  Brethren 
Church,  Seven  Fountains 

DICKSON*,  G.  JAMES  (June) 

145  Rendova  Circle,  N.A.B.  Coronado, 

CA  92118  (Tel.  714/435-3321) 
U.S.  Navy  Chaplain,  "LCDR" 
Mansfield,  OH  (Grace)  church 

DILLING*,  JOHN  R.  (Patricia) 

2207  Edmar  St.,  Louisville,  OH  44641 

(Tel.  216/875-9468) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Canton  church 

DIVINE*,  ROBERT  (Loretta) 

R.R.  1,  Box  56S,  East  Earl,  PA  17519 

(Tel.  717/354-0455) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  New 

Holland 

DIXON*,  JAMES  G.,  Jr.,  (Dorothy) 

5920  John  Adams  Dr.,  Camp  Springs,  MD 
20031  (All  mall  to  church  address) 
(Tel.  301/449-5704) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Temple 
Hills 


DOWDY*,  J.  PAUL,  Sr.,  (Dortha) 
5864  Teal  Ln.,  El  Paso,  TX  79924 

(Tel.  915/751-5889) 
Retired  Missionary,  Agrentina 
Warsaw,  IN,  church 

DOWNING*,  HOWARD  (L)  (Mary) 

8240  Smith-Calhoun  Rd.,  Plain  City, 

OH  43064 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Columbus  (Southwest) 

church 

DUNKLE*,  JEFFREY  L.  (L)  (Ruth) 

1422  Freeborn  Circle,  Roanoke,  VA  24014 

(Tel.  703/982-2529) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Ghent  Grace  Brethren 
Church 

DUNNING*,  HAROLD  L.,  Lltt.D.  (Marguerite) 
4363  Paramount  Blvd.,  Lakewood,  CA 

90712  (Tel.  213/421-5727) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Long  Beach  (Grace)  church 

duPONT,  RICHARD  (Marie) 

4115  Manhatton  Ave.  (Seagate),  Brooklyn, 

NY  11224  (Tel.  212/266-8172) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Myersdale,  PA  (Summit  Mills)  church 

DURKEE*,  SHERWOOD  V.  (Joyce) 
R.R.  8,  Box  49,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/267-4510) 
Administrator,  Grace  Village 
Winona  Lake  church 


EDMONDS,  STEPHAN  J.  (L)  (Julie) 

726  Hiland  Ave.,  No.  2,  Corapolis,  PA 

15108  (Tel.  412/262-4890) 
Pastor,  Bon  Meade  Grace  Brethren  Church 

EDWARDS*,  LARRY  (L)  (Darlene) 
417  W.  Water  St.,  Berne,  IN 
46711  (Tel.  219/589-2006) 
Pastor,  Bethel  Brethren  Church 

EISELSTEIN*,  PAUL  (Mary) 

116  Maple  Dr.,  Hotchkiss,  CO  81419 

(Tel.  303/872-2123) 
Director,  Camp  Id-Ra-Ha-Je  West 
Arvada  church 

ELWELL*,  JAMES  T.  (Cynthia) 

Ch.  Capt.,  USAF,  2034-A  Mercury  Dr., 

Kirkland  AFB,  NM  87118 
Chaplain,  U.S.  Air  Force 
Columbus,  OH  (Grace)  church 

EMCH*,  DARYLE  (L)  (Janet) 
5290  70th  Ave.  N.,  Apt.  108-B 

Pinellas  Park,  FL  33565 

(Tel.  813/526-2471) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  St. 

Petersburg 


ENGLE*,  LOUIS  D.  (Dorothea) 

R.R.  1,  Box  52,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/267-4422) 
Leesburg  church 

ESHELMAN,  DONALD  E.  (L)  (Mary) 
1123  N.  Terrace,  Wichita,  KS,  67208 

(Tel.  316/688-0907) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ESHLEMAN*,  DANIEL  S.  (Nancy) 

424  Engelwood  Rd.,  Hagerstown,  MD  21740 

(Tel.  301/791-1467) 
Pastor,  Valley  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ESSEX*,  KEITH  (L)  (Louise) 

15723  Aravaca  Dr.,  Paramount,  CA  90723 

(Tel.  213/633-8763) 
Academic  Dean  of  Grace  Bible  Institute 
Long  Beach  (Grace)  church 


FARNER*,  DONALD  G.  (Joyce) 

938  College  Blvd.,  Ashland,  OH  44805 

(Tel.  419/289-1763) 
Pastor,  Southview  Grace  Brethren  Church 

FARNER*,  TIMOTHY  (Sandra) 

Rua  Joao  XXIII  No.  520,  38.400  Uberlan- 

dia,  Minas  Gerais,  Brazil,  South 

America 
Missionary,  Brazil  (Tel.  034/235-2887) 
Columbus,  OH  church 

FATH*,  DAVID  K.  (L)  (Kathy) 

107  Bradley  Rd.,  R.R.  3,  Annville,  PA 

17003  (Tel.  717/838-6522) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Palmyra 

FEATHER*,  RAY  I.  (Sharon) 

508  Chestnut  Blvd.,  Anderson,  SC 

29621  (Tel.  803/224-7885) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

FETTERHOFF*,  DEAN  (Billie) 

406  Truth  St.,  Marietta,  GA  30066 

(Tel.  404/428-8738) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Atlanta 

FETTERHOFF*,  ROBERT  D.  (L)  (Roxanne) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Wooster  OH  church 

FIELD*,  GREGORY  (L) 

136  E.  Harrisburg  Ave.,  Rheems,  PA 

17570  (Tel.  717/367-0849) 
Elizabethtown,  PA  church 

FINK*,  PAUL  R.,  Th.  D.  (Mary  Lou) 

Rt.  1,  Box  259,  Madison  Heights,  VA  24572 

(Tel.  804/384-2513) 
Prof.,  Liberty  Baptist  College 
Winona  Lake,  IN  church 


FLINN*  JOHN  (L)  (Beryl) 

11148  Bingham,  Cerritos,  CA  90701 

(Tel.  213/860-8758) 
Pastoral  Intern,  Minister  to  Young  Adults 
Bellflower  church 

FLORY*,  WAYNE  S.,  D.MIn.  (Jaqulyn) 
4257  Nelsonbark  Ave.,  Lakewood,  CA 

90712  (Tel.  213/421-7269) 
Professor,  Biola  College 
Long  Beach  (Grace)  church 

FLOWERS*,  CHARLES  A.  (Maxine) 

R.R.  8,  Box  391-A,  Roanoke,  VA  24014 

(Tel.  703/774-5697) 
Pastor,  Clearbrook  Grace  Brethren  Church 

FLUKE*,  W.  MAX  (Mary  Ellen) 
RR  8  Box  55,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/267-3704) 
Winona  Lake  church 

FORREST*,  DALE  (Joanne) 

265  Westwood  Ave.,  Delaware,  OH  43015 

(Tel.  614/369-3350) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

FRENCH*,  IVAN  (Arloeen) 

1123  E.  Smith  St.,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/267-3335) 
Assoc.  Professor,  Grace  Schools 
Warsaw  Church 

FRETZ*,  JAY  (L)  (Beth) 

2410  N.  Purdum  St.,  Kokomo,  IN  46901 

(Tel.  317/452-6521) 
Pastor,  North  Kokomo  Grace  Brethren 

Church 

FRIESEN*,  LELAND  J.  (Janelle) 

1735  Yingling  Rd.,  Fremont,  OH  43420 

(Tel.  419/332-4660) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

FULLER*,  CARLTON  J.  (Vivian) 

c/o  J.  S.  Dunbar,  Rt.  3,  Box  44,  Limestone, 

TN  37681  (Tel.  615/257-2340) 
Johnson  City  (Grace)  church 

FULTON*,  CALVIN  B.  (Josephine) 

1531  Riverdale  Rd.,  S.E.,  Roanoke,  VA 

24014  (Tel.  703/343-4881) 
Pastor,  Gospel  Grace  Brethren  Church 

FUNDERBURG*,  MICHAEL  D.  (Nancy) 

119  Massachusetts  Ave.,  Cumberland,  MD 

21502  (Tel.  301/724-7223) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


GARBER*,  MARTIN  M.  (Beverly) 

B.  P.  240,  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic 

Missionary,  Africa 

Modesto,  CA  (La  Loma)  church 

GARDNER,  FRANK  H.  (Adelaide) 
3524  Alward  Rd.,  Pataskala,  OH 

43062  (Tel.  614/927-2407) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 

Licking  County 

GARTLAND*,  CLAIR  W.  (Elizabeth) 

457  Lyman  Ln.,  Conemaugh,  PA  15909 

(Tel.  814/322-1830) 
Pulpit  Pastor 
Conemaugh  (Pike)  church 

GEGNER*,  LARRY  K.  (Mary) 

505  Winslow  Rd.,  Oxon  Hill,  MD  20021 

(Tel.  301/839-1036) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Temple  Hills  church 

GEGNER*,  PHIL  (L)  (Nancy) 

6,  place  de  la  Republique,  711000  - 

Chalon-sur-Saone  France 
Missionary,  France 
Dayton,  OH  (First)  church 

GEHMAN*,  ORD  (Thelma) 

151  Outer  Dr.,  Santa  Paula,  CA 

93060  (Tel.  805/525-3428) 
Retired 
Fillmore  church 

GELSINGER*,  HOWARD  H.  (L)  (Linda) 
49  Echo  Ln.,  Tremont,  PA  17981 

(Tel.  717/695-2284) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 

Pine   Grove 

GILBERT*,  RALPH  W.  (Nan) 

113  Woodway  Ln.,  Longview,  TX  75605 

(Tel.  214/759-4448) 
Professor,  LeTourneau  College 
Longview  church 

GILGAN*,  GILBERT 

450  N.E.  Edison,  Hillsboro,  OR  97123 
Beaverton,  OR  church 

GILLIS*,  E.  JOHN  (Ruth) 

2950  Sycamore,  Simi  Valley,  CA  93065 

(Tel.  805/527-2618) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


FUTCH*,  EARL  (L)  (Lita) 

Chaco  183  8°  "C",  1876  Don  Bosco 

Buenos  Aires,  Argentina,  South 

America 
Missionary,  Argentina 
Sidney,  IN  church 


GINGRICH*,  RAYMOND  E.,  Sr.,  Th.D.  (Edith) 
1720  Newport  Ln.,  Clearwater,  FL  33516 

(Tel.  813/581-0234) 
Bible  Conference  Speaker,  Overseas  Tour 

Director 
Clearwater  church 


GINGRICH*,  ULYSSES  L. 

70  Chipawa  Ave.,  Dover,  PA  17315 

(Tel.  717/292-4792) 
Pulpit  Supply 
York  church 

GLASS*,  ROY  E.  (Arlene) 

259  N.  Second  St.,  Tipp  City,  OH 

45371  (Tel.  513/667-8006) 
Pastor,  Troy  Grace  Brethren  Church 

GOOD*,  KENT  (L)  (Becky) 

21,  Bid.  de  la  Republique,  71100  Chalon- 

sur-Saone  France 
Missionary,  France 
Ft.  Lauderdale,  FL  church 

GOODMAN*,  DAVID  (Nancy) 

2315  W.  Rhodes  Ave.,  Anaheim,  CA 

92801  (Tel.  714/956-2303) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

GOODMAN*,  MARVIN  L.  (Dorothy) 

P.  O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

Missionary,  Africa 

Modesto,  CA  (La  Loma)  church 

GOOSSENS,  THOMAS  E.  (Martha) 

1225  Concord  Ct,  Findlay,  OH  45840 

(Tel.  419/424-0364) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

GRANT*,  RICHARD  E.  (Mildred) 

9776  Strausser  St.  N.W.,  Canal  Fulton,  OH 

44614  (Tel.  216/854-4476) 
Columbus  (Grace)  church 

GREGORY*,  JOHN  E.  (Betty) 

R.R.  2,  Box  538,  Duncansville,  PA 

16635  (Tel.  814/695-3739) 
Pastor,  Leamersville  Grace  Brethren 

Church 

GRIFFITH*,  DAVID  (L)  (Sue) 

Centre  Missionaire,  50  rue  des  Galibouds, 

73200,  Albertville,  France 
Telford,  PA  church 

GRIFFITH*,  ROBERT  (Joyce) 

R.R.  1,  Box  555,  Hollidaysburg,  PA  16648 

(Tel.  814/695-4240) 
Pastor,  Vicksburg  Grace  Brethren  Church 

GROSS*,  EDWARD  M.  (Maxine) 
P.  O.  Box  252,  Ephrata,  PA  17522 

(Tel.  717/733-3208) 
Pastor,  Ephrata  Area  Grace  Brethren 
Church 

GROVE*,  BOYD  A.  (L)  (Kathleen) 

222  Bahney  Ave.,  Myerstown,  PA  17067 

(Tel.  717/866-6046) 
Principal,  Grace  Christian  School,  Minister 

of  Christian  Education 
Myerstown  church 


GUERENA*,  PHILLIP  (Amy) 

Residence:  Playa  Cuyutian  272  Colonia 

Reforma  Iztaccihuati  Mexico  13,  D.  F. 
Mailing  Address:  Apartado  8-961,  Mexico  i 

D.  F.  (Tel.  905/590-4362) 
Missionary,  Mexico 
Long  Beach,  CA  (North)  church 

GUILES*,  RONALD  A.  (Irene) 

400  Bridle  Path  Rd.,  T/H  39,  Bethlehem, 

PA  18017  (Tel.  215/868-9215) 
Pastor,  Lehigh  Valley  Grace  Brethren 
Church 


H 


HAAG*,  WALTER  (Alys) 

3760  Sunset  Ln.,  San  Ysidro,  CA  92173 

(Tel.  714/428-1563) 
Missionary,  Mexico 
San  Ysidro  church 

HALBERG*,  ROY  (Andrea) 

4416  Plantation  Dr.,  Fair  Oaks,  CA  95628 

(Tel.  916/966-0456) 
Senior  Pastor,  River  City  (Sacramento) 
Grace  Community  Church 

HALL*,  GEORGE  W.  (L)  (Mary) 

R.R.  3,  Box  138,  Willis,  VA  24380 

(Tel.  703/593-3693) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HALL*,  JONATHAN  (L)  (Linda) 
2518  Eubank  Blvd.  N.E., 

Albuquerque,  NM  87112 

(Tel.  505/293-3892) 
Pastor,  Heights  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HALL*,  RALPH  C.  (Elizabeth) 

R.R.  8,  Box  297,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/267-3634) 
Secretary  of  Building  Ministries,  Brethren 

Home  Missions  Council 
Winona  Lake  church 

HALL*,  WARREN  (L)  (Clarissa) 

104  Hemlock,  Sunnyside,  WA  98944 
Sunnyside  church 

HALLER*,  WESLEY  (Virginia) 

210  Charmayne  Ave.,  Lancaster,  PA 

17603  (Tel.  717/299-0638) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HAMILTON*,  BENJAMIN,  Th.D.  (Mabel) 
Grace  Village,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 
Retired 
Winona  Lake  church 

HAMMERS*,  DANIEL  (L)  (Sherry) 

3455  Halpern.  St.,  Gahanna,  OH  43230 

(Tel.  614/475-9641) 
Teacher,  Worthington  Christian  Schools 
Columbus  (Grace)  church 


HAMMERS*.  THOMAS  E.  (Mary) 

604  Chestnut  Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  IN 

46590  (Tel.  219/267-5977) 
Visitation  Pastor 
Winona  Lake  church 

HANNAH*,  WAYNE  (L)  (Gina) 

1816-K  Lantern  Ridge  Dr.,  Marietta,  GA 

30062  (Tel.  404/973-1679) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Atlanta  church 

HARRELL*,  RICHARD 

B.  P.  240,  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic 

Missionary,  Chad 

Whittier,  CA  (Community)  church 

HARRIS*,  VERNON  J.  (Glyndowyn) 
323  Devon  Dr.,  Lancaster,  PA  17603 

(Tel.  717/299-2928) 
Pastor,  Southern  Lancaster  Grace 

Brethren  Church 

HARSTINE*,  RICHARD  F.  (Lucene) 

R.R.  7,  Box  449-B,  Roanoke,  VA  24018 

(Tel.  703/774-3483) 
Pastor,  Garden  City  Grace  Brethren 
Church 

HARTMAN*,  JOHN  E.  (Fern) 

1099  Irene  Rd.,  Lyndhurst,  OH  44124 

(Tel.  216/473-0432) 
Pastor,  Lyndhurst  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HATCH*,  BURTON  G.  (Marie) 

7742  Long  Lake  Ct.,  S.E.,  Olympia,  WA 

98503  (Tel.  206/456-2416) 
Retired  Chaplain  (Col.),  U.S.  Army 
Pulpit  Supply 
Long  Beach,  CA  (Grace)  church 


HAWKINS*,  GILBERT  (Rosella) 
1203  "O"  St.,  Beaver  City,  NE 

(Tel.  308/268-5821) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HAYES,  CHRIS  (L) 

Ashland,  OH  (Grace)  church 


HEIN*,  HERMAN  H.,  Jr.  (Luella) 

1316  S.  43rd  Ave.,  Yakima,  WA  98908 

(Tel.  509/966-3938) 
Evangelism  and  Supply  Pastor 
Yakima  church 

HEINSMAN*,  WILLIAM  G.  (L)  (Melba) 
Box  153,  Taichung,  Taiwan  400,  R.O.C. 
Director  of  TEAM  Radio -Taiwan 
Goshen,  IN  church 

HELDT*,  JAMES  D.  (L)  (Nancy) 

1003  Brunnerville  Rd.,  Lititz,  PA  17543 

(Tel.  717/626-9038) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HENNING*,  MARK  (L) 

25392  Shawnee  Dr.,  El  Toro,  CA  92630 
Mission  Viejo  church 


HERTZLER*.  DEAN  A.  (Janet) 

2916  Theodorus  Ct.,  Virginia  Beach 

VA  23456  (Tel.  804/468-4061) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HINKS*,  DONALD  R.  (Joan) 

12  Wade  Ave.,  Gettysburg,  PA  17325 

(Tel.  717/334-1282) 
Owner,  Christian  bookstore 
Dillsburg  church 

HITCHMAN*  DAVID  (L)  (Connie) 

2305  Larkspur  Dr.,  Johnson  City,  TN  37601 

(Tel.  615/282-1545) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HOBERT*,  TAD  K.  (Vivienne) 

4230  Crownwood  Ave.,  Dayton,  OH  45415 

(Tel.  513/898-1689) 
Pastor,  North  Riverdale  Brethren  Church 

HOCKING*,  DAVID  L.,  Ph.D.  (Carole) 

701  Marshall  PI.,  Long  Beach,  CA  90807 

(Tel.  213/595-6881) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HOCKING*,  DONALD  G.,  Ph.D.  (Betty) 
P.  O.  Box  588,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 
Missionary,  Africa 
Long  Beach,  CA  (Grace)  church 

HODGDON*,  EARLE  C.  (Dorothy) 
Caixa  Postal  861,  66.000  Belem, 
Para,  Brazil,  South  America 
Missionary,  Brazil 
Wooster,  OH  church 

HOFFMAN*,  PAUL(L) 

4550  Deal  Ave.,  Long  Beach,  CA  90807 
Long  Beach,  CA  (Grace)  church 

HOLMES*,  ROBERT  F.  (Alice) 

9409  Spencer  Rd.,  Homerville,  OH  44235 

(Tel.  216/625-3375) 
Pastor,  West  Homer  Brethren  church 

HOOKS*,  ROBERT  (L)  (Willa  Dean) 

R.  3,  Box  345A,  Kittanning,  PA  16201 

(Tel.  412/543-7469) 
Kittanning  (First)  church 

HOPKINS*,  RICHARD  (Jeanne) 

302  N.  Main  St..  Walbridge,  OH  43465 

(Tel.  419/666-9727) 
Pastor,  Calvary  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HORNER*,  J.  RICHARD  (L)  (Bettie) 
R.R.  1,  Box  90-A,  Milroy,  PA  17063 

(Tel.  717/667-2753) 
Pastor,  Milroy  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HOSTETLER*,  DALE  C.  (L)  (Dorothy) 
910  S.  27th  Ave.,  Yakima,  WA  98902 

(Tel.  509/452-4554) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


HOWARD*,  ANTONE  L.  (Dorothy) 

1731  Brookfield,  La  Habra,  CA  90631 

(Tel.  213/691-9387) 
La  Mirada  church 

HOWARD*,  WILLIAM  E.  (Mary) 

304  Porter  Dr.,  Englewood,  OH  45322 

(Tel.  513/836-6247) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Brookville  church 

HOWELL*,  GREGORY  M.  (L)  (Colleen) 
1301  Rd.  15  South,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/269-2114) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Warsaw  church 

HOWELL*,  STEVEN  (L)  (Sherie) 

816  Park  Ave.,  Apt.  2,  Johnstown,  PA 

15902 
Youth  Pastor,  Riverside  church 

HOWIE*,  TERRY  (L)  (Carolyn) 

P.O.  Box  713,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

(Tel.  219/267-7035) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Conemaugh,  PA  (Singer  Hill)  church 

HOYT,  ALDO  (L)  (Alice) 

1045  N.  Park  Ave.,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/269-2025) 
Missionary,  Argentina  (extended  furlough) 
Sidney  church 

HOYT,  GARNER  E.  (Myna) 

5015  South  Green  County  Line  Rd., 

Bloomington,  IN  47401 
Canton,  OH  church 

HOYT*,  HERMAN  A.,  Th.D.  (Harriet) 

1201  Presidential  Dr.,   Winona  Lake,  IN 

46590  (Tel.  219/267-6768) 
Educator  and  Minister 
Winona  Lake  church 


HUGHES*,  THOMAS  D.  (L) 

24216  Park  St.,  Torrance,  CA  90505 

(Tel.  213/373-6608) 
Pastor,  South  Bay  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HUGGINS*,  KEVIN  (L)  (Tina) 

Rt.  7,  Box  232,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/269-4213) 
Chaplain,  Grace  Schools, 

Asst.  Dir.,  GBC  Christian  Education 
Ashland  OH  (Grace)  church 

HUMBERD*,  LARRY  (L)  (Joyce) 

844  Maryland  Ave.,  Hagerstown,  MD  21740 
Hagerstown,  MD  (Grace)  church 

HUNT*,  JAMES  F.  Jr.,  (Mary) 

167  W.  Main  St.,  Newport,  VT  05855 

(Tel.  802/334-7807) 
Irasburg  church 

HUNT*,  TRUE  L.  (Lucille) 

Grace  Ln.,  Uniontown,  PA  15401 

(Tel.  412/437-4488) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

HUTCHENS*,  JAMES  M. 

Clayhole,  KY  church 


IMMEL*,  K.    HOWARD  (L)  (June) 

B.  P.  240,  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic 

Missionary,  Africa 

Columbus,  OH  (East  Side)  church 

INMAN*,  F.  THOMAS  (Geneva) 

2244  Fernwood  Dr.,  Colorado  Springs,  CO 

80910  (Tel.  303/597-2620) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


HOYT,  LOWELL  (Lola) 

1924  S.  169th  W.  Ave.,  Sand  Springs,  OK 

74063 
Everett,  PA  church 

HOYT*,  LYNN  (Mary) 

Calle  22,  No.  2350,  Barrio  Pargue  Field, 

(2000)  Rosario,  Santa  Fe,  Argentina, 

South  America 
Missionary,  Argentina 
Sidney,  IN  church 

HOYT*,  SOLON  (Kathryn) 

Calle  23,  No.  2471,  Pargue  Field,  (2000) 
Rosario,  Santa  Fe,  Argentina,  South 
America 
Missionary,  Argentina 
Canton,  OH  church 


JACKSON*,  EDWARD  A.  (Polly) 

714  Saxby  Ave.,  Orlando,  FL  32811 

(Tel.  305/298-1980) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

JACKSON*,  G.  FORREST  (Arlene) 

172  Burgess  Ave.,  Dayton,  OH  45415 

(Tel.  513/275-4211) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

JACOBSON*,  JON  RICHARD  (L)  (Margaret) 
P.  O.  Box  91015,  Auckland  Park  2006, 

Republic  of  South  Africa 
Campus  Crusade  for  Christ,  South  Africa 
Goleta,  CA  church 


HUDSON*,  ELLIOTT  (L)  (Betsy) 

La  Vieux  Palais  Bat.  C,  4  Rue  Georges 

Rozet,  71000  Macon,  France 
Missionary,  France 
Winona  Lake,  IN  church 


JARRELL*,  STEPHEN  (L)  (Linda) 

5534  No.  6,  Northstream  Dr.,  Forestbrook 

Apts.,  Charlotte,  N.  C.  28208 

(Tel.  704/393-1152) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


JAR  VIS  *,  RONZIL  L.  (Becky) 

604  Jamesson   St.,  Parkersburg,  WV  26101 

(Tel.  304/422-1499) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

JENKINS*,  CHARLES  LEE  (Janis) 
Box  273,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

(Tel.  219/267-6078) 
Director  of  Placement,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake  church 

JENSEN*,  RICHARD  S.  (L)  (Pamela  A.) 
5840  Corta,  Atascadero,  CA  93422 

(Tel.  805/466-1501) 
Administrator,  North  County  Christian 

School 
Modesto  (Big  Valley  Grace)  church 

JENTES*,  DONALD  (Sylvia) 

4104  Sixth  St.,  N.W.,  Albuquerque,  NM 

87107  (Tel.  505/345-4935) 
Albuquerque  (Grace)  church 


JONES*,  HAROLD  G.  (Fern) 

203  W.  Broad  St.,  Apt.  B,  Souderton,  PA 

18964  (Tel.  215/723-8759) 
Minister  of  Visitation 
Telford  church 

JORGENS*,  DUANE  (Vonnie) 

North  701  Walnut  Rd.,  Spokane,  WA 

99206  (Tel.  509/926-4916) 
Pastor,  Spokane  Valley  Grace  Brethren 

Church 

JULIEN*,  THOMAS  (Doris) 

4857  Polen  Dr.,  Kettering,  OH  45440 

Missionary,  France 

Fort  Wayne,  IN  (Grace)  church 

JURKE*,  RONALD  H. 

R.R.  5,  Green  Acres,  Kittanning,  PA  16201 

(Tel.  412/543-2208) 
Evangelist  to  Children  and  Youth 
Kittanning  (First)  church 


JOHNSON*,  GEORGE  A.  (Evelyn) 

Caixa  Postal  861,  66.000,  Belem,  Para, 

Brazil,  South  America 
Missionary,  Brazil 
Wooster,  OH  church 

JOHNSON*,  NORMAN  (Cleo) 
Rua  Coronel  Severiano  913, 

38.400  Uberlandia,  Minas  Gerais, 

Brazil,  South  America 
Missionary,  Brazil 
Ashland,  OH  (Grace)  church 

JOHNSON*,  RAYMOND  (Marilyn) 

505  W.  Kessler-Cowlesville  Rd.,  Troy,  OH 

45373  (Tel.  513/339-3213) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Englewood  church 

JOHNSON*,  STEPHEN  L.  (Jan) 

6571  Tait  St.,  San  Diego,  CA  92111 
San  Diego  church 

JONES*,  ALAN  (L)  (Ellen) 

23  Aden  St.,  Colorado  Springs,  CO  80909 

(Tel.  303/635-7533) 
Longview,  TX  church 


K 


KARNS*,  LON 

5757  Salem  Bend  Dr.,  Dayton,  OH  45426 

(Tel.  513/837-6421) 
Retired,  Pastor  Emeritus 
Englewood  church 


KAUFFMAN*,  LUKE  E.  (Sandy) 

613  Hilltop  Rd.,  Myerstown,  PA  17067 

(Tel.  717/866-6325) 
Pastor,  Myerstown  Grace  Brethren  Church 


KELLEY*,  GERALD  L.  (Janet) 

250  Philadelphia  Ave.,  Waynesboro,  PA 

17268  (Tel.  717/762-5826) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


KENNEDY*,  JAMES  M.  (Virginia) 

98-426  Ponohale  St.,  Aiea,  HI  96701 

(Tel.  808/488-6006) 
Pastor,  Waimalu  Grace  Brethren  Church 


IONES*,  A.  DUANE  (Katherine) 

247  Poet  Smith  Dr.,  Auburn,  CA  95603 

(Tel.  916/823-6702) 
Pastor,  Gold  Rush  Community  Grace 

Brethren  Church 

IONES*,  EMLYN  H.,  Th.M.,  D.D.  (Kay) 
Headquarters,  7th  Signal  Brigade,  APO 

NY  09028,  (U.S.  Res.  Tel.  717/566-0367) 
Chaplain  (Lt.  Col.),  U.S.  Army 
Temple  Hills,  MD  church 


KENNEDY*,  LESTER  W.  (Lois) 

251  E.  29th  St.,  Buena  Vista,  VA  24416 

(Tel.  703/261-6787) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 


KENT*,  HOMER  A.,  Jr.,  Th.D.  (Beverly) 
305  Sixth  St.,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

(Tel.  219/267-5706) 
President  of  Grace  Schools,  Professor  of 

New  Testament  and  Greek 
Winona  Lake  church 


KENT*,  HOMER  A.,  St.,  Th.D.  (Alice) 

Grace  Village,  Apt.  113,  Box  337,  Winona 

Lake,  IN  46590  (Tel.  219/267-6435) 
Professor  Emeritus,  Grace  Theological 

Seminary 
Winona  Lake  church 

KENT*,  WENDELL  E.  (Pat) 

P.O.  Box  362,  12417  Stine  Ave., 

Waynesboro,  PA  17268 

(Tel.  717/762-9550) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Waynesboro  church 

KERN*,  ROBERT  D.  (Dorothy) 

Box  246,  501  Poplar  St.,  Richland,  PA 

17087 
Minister  of  Counseling  and  Visitation 
Myerstown,  PA  church 

KEY,  CARL  B.  (Patricia) 

635  Karlson  Dr.,  Mansfield,  OH  44904 

(Tel.  419/756-1513) 
Director  of  Financial  Management  and 

Development,  Mansfield  Christian 

School 
Mansfield  (Grace)  church 

KINGSBURY*,  ROBERT  (L) 

Long  Beach,  CA  (North)  church 


KINZIE*,  FRED  V. 

19303  Fremont  N. 
Retired 
Harrah  church 


Seattle,  WA  98133 


KLIEVER*,  JAKE,  D.D.  (Freda) 

2755  Prospect  St.,  N.E.  (Mailing  address: 

P.O.  Box  108,  Middlebranch,  OH  44652) 

(Tel.  216/497-1461) 
Stateside  Ministries 
Middlebranch,  OH  church 

KLIEWER*,  ROBERT  C.  (Lillian) 

7612  Appleby  Dr.,  Huntington  Beach,  CA 

92648  (Tel.  714/848-2550) 
Pastor,  Westminster  Brethren  Church 


KOONTZ*,  CHARLES  H.  (L)  (Alice) 
R.R.  8,  Box  231,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/267-6013) 
Superviser  of  Bindery  Dept.,  BMH  Printing 
Winona  Lake  church 

KOONTZ*,  HERMAN  W.,  D.D.  (Myra) 
774  Hwy.  17-92,  Lot  27,  Fern  Park,  FL 

32730  (Tel.  305/830-9085) 
Retired 
Maitland  church 

KOONTZ*,  KENNETH  (Janice) 

R.R.  6,  Box  288,  Johnstown,  PA  15909 

(Tel.  814/749-8721) 
Pastor,  Pike  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Mundy's  Corner 

KREIMES*,  ROY,  E.  (Beverly) 

147  Madison  Ave.,  N.E.,  Concord,  NC 

28025  (Tel.  804/788-1781) 
Retired,  Underground  Evangelism  Rep. 
Meyersdale,  PA  church 

KRIEGBAUM*,  ARNOLD  R.,  Th.M.  (Laura  E.) 
Rt.  4,  Box  104-C,  Oakton  Ave.,  Dunnellon, 

FL  32630  (Tel.  904/489-5011; 

219/267-3869) 
Maitland  FL  church 

KRYNOCK*,  ROGER  (L)  (Susan) 

2328  Carr  Rd.,  Ostrander,  OH  43061 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Marysville 

KURTANECK*,  NICKOLAS  (Micky) 
6153  Pershing  Wy.,  Buena  Park,  CA 

90260  (Tel.  714/522-5044) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Norwalk 


LACKEY*,  CLARENCE  H.  (Marian) 
P.O.  Box  6,  Portis,  KS  67474 

(Tel.  913/346-2085) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


KNIERIM*.  STEPHEN  D.  (L) 

204  Church  St.,  Brookville,  OH  45309 

(Tel.  513/833-5192) 
Pastor,  Clayton  Grace  Brethren  Church 


LANCE*,  FOREST  F. 

4341  Dorthea  St.,  Yorba  Linda,  CA 

92686  (Tel.  714/993-7093) 
La  Verne  church 


KNIGHTING*,  ANDREW  (L)  (Charlotte) 
9106  4th  St.,  Lanham,  MD  20801 

(Tel.  301/459-5221) 
Lanham,  MD  church 


LANCASTER,  JOHN  (Regina) 
Ozark  Route,  Moran,  MI  49760 

(Tel.  906/569-3747 
Pastor,  Ozark  Grace  Brethren  Church 


KOCHHEISER*,  GARY  M.  (L)  (Carol) 
1445  E.  Churchill,  Apt.  101K, 

Mundelein,  IL  60060 
Warsaw  IN  church 

KONVES*,  RUSSELL  E.  (Lois) 

4114  W.  Greenway  Rd.,  Phoenix,  AZ 

85023  (Tel.  602/938-5315) 
Pastor,  Northwest  Brethren  Church 


LANDRUM*,  CLYDE  K.  (Ruby) 

1108  Chestnut  Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  IN 

46590  (Tel.  219/269-5381) 
Clayhole,  KY  church 

LANDRUM*,  SEWELL  S.  (Hazel) 

379  Broadway,  Jackson,  KY  41339 

(Tel.  606/666-5050) 
Clayhole  church 


LARSON*,  KNUTE  (Jeanine) 

340  Sloan  Ave.,  Ashland,  OH  44805 
(Mall  to  church  address) 

(Tel.  419/324-6802) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  and 
Executive  Director,  GBC  Christian 
Education 

LAWSON*,  CHARLES  E.  (Fayth) 

317  Whispering  Dr.,  Trotwood,  OH  45426 

(Tel.  513/854-2066) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

LEECH*,  EDMUND  M.  (Virginia  L.) 
19310  S.  Harvest  Ave.,  Cerritos,  CA 

90701  (Tel.  213/865-3161) 
Visitation  Pastor 
Bellflower  church 

LESKO*,  PHILIP  J.  (L)  (Wilda) 

Brethren  Navajo  Mission,  Counselor,  NM 

87018  (Tel.  505/568-4454) 
Warsaw,  IN  church 

LEWIS',  EDWARD  (Ruth) 

6117  N.W.  27th  St.,  Margate,  FL  33063 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 
Fort  Lauderdale 

LEWIS*,  EDWARD  A.  (L) 

P.O.  Box  365,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

(Tel.  219/267-3928) 
Director  of  Youth  Ministries,  GBC 

Christian  Education 
Winona  Lake  church 

LINDBERG,  PAUL  O.  (L)  (Ann  M.) 

8233  Krim,  N.E.,  Albuquerque,  NM,  87109 

(Tel.  505/821-8539) 
Chaplain,  U.S.  Army  Reserve 
Long  Beach  (North)  church 

LINGENFELTER*,  GALEN  M.  (Kathern) 
9320  Barbara  Ln.,  Fort  Wayne,  IN  46804 

(Tel.  219/432-3800) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

LINGENFELTER*,  HOMER  (Mary  Elizabeth) 
20  W.  Main  St.,  Everett,  PA  15537 

(Tel.  814/652-2697) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

LOGSDON*,  JEFFREY  (Katherine) 

1085  Topeka  St.,  Pasadena,  CA  91104 

(Tel.  213/791-3806) 
Long  Beach  (North)  church 

LORENZ*,  ORVILLE  A.  (Florence) 

684  Silver  Tree,  Claremont,  CA  91711 

(Tel.  714/621-9762) 
Chaplain  U.S.  Army,  Retired 
La  Verne,  CA  church 


LUNA,  TONY  (L) 

P.O.  Box  32-B,  Talpa  Rt.,  Ranchos  de  Taos, 

NM  87557 
Taos,  NM  church 

LYNN*,  THOMAS  (L) 

Long  Beach,  CA  (Grace)  church 


M 


MacMILLAN*,  ROBERT  (L)  (Sharon) 
P.  0.  Box  3732,  Ventura,  CA  93003 
Pastor,  Ventura  Grace  Brethren  Church 

MACONAGHY*,  HILL  (Dorothy) 

204  E.  Tioga  St.,  Philadelphia,  PA  19134 
Retired  Missionary 
Philadelphia,  PA   (First)  church 

MAHAFFEY*,  THOMAS  (L)  (Verlyn) 

2811  Lime  St.,  Temple  Hills,  MD  20031 

(Tel.  310/894-4907) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

of  Greater  Washington 

MALAIMARE*,  THEODORE  (Evelyn) 
69  Reata  Ave.,  Ventura,  CA  93003 

(Tel.  805/647-5258) 
Simi  Valley  church 

MALE*,  E.  WILLIAM,  Ph.D.  (Ella) 
R.R.  8,  Box  71,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/267-7427) 
Dean  of  Seminary,  Grace  Schools 
Warsaw  church 

MALLES*,  MARK  E.  (Phyllis) 

4024  W.  Rancho  Dr.,  Phoenix,  AZ  85019 

(Tel.  602/931-8530) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

MANDUKA*,  DAVID  (L)  (Kathy) 

Martin-Luther-Str.  100,  7  Stuttgart  50, 

West  Germany 
Missionary,  Germany 
Columbus,  OH  (Grace)  church 

MANGUM*,  ALAN  (Cheryl) 

112  W.  Godfrey  Ave.,  Philadelphia,  PA 

19120  (Tel.  215/924-7639) 
Pastor,  Third  Brethren  Church 

MARKEN*,  DONALD  M.  (Mabel) 

5  Marchand  St.,  Millersburg,  OH  44654 
Danville  church 

MARKLEY*,  ROBERT  WM.,  Sr.  (Idabelle) 
2525  Valley  View  Dr.,  Belpre,  OH  45714 

(Tel.  614/423-5102) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Coolville 


LOWERY*,  MARVIN  E.  (L)  (Dixie  Lee) 
R.R.  8,  Box  121,  Johnstown,  PA  15909 

(Tel.  814/322-4581) 
Pastor,  Singer  Hill  Grace  Brethren  Church 


MARKSBURY*.  DAVID  E.  (Claudia) 

24916  183rd  PI.  S.E.,  Kent,  WA  98031 

(Tel.  206/631-3783) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


MARSHALL*,  JAMES  B.  (Margaret) 

260  W.  Tenth  St.,  (Mailing  address:  P.O. 

Box  552),  Peru,  IN  46970 

(Tel.  317/473-6379) 
Pastor,  Peru  Brethren  Church 

MARTIN*,  CHARLES  M.  (Myra) 

Rd.  7,  Lot  69,  Camoset  Village,  Johnstown, 

PA  15905  (Tel.  814/288-4045) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

MARVIN*,  LYLE  W.,  Sr.  (Pat) 

1630  Glenview  Rd.,  Apt.  74-G,  Seal  Beach 

CA  90740  (Tel.  213/430-5106) 
Retired 
Long  Beach  (Grace)  church 

MATTHES*,  QUENTIN  L.  (Norma) 

1315  Falene  PL,  Galloway,  OH  43119 

(Tel.  614/878-6625) 
Pastor,  Southwest  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Columbus 

MAY,  DONALD  L. 

5015  Southhall  Ln.,  Bell,  CA  90201 

(Tel.  213/582-7033) 
Pastor,  Bell  Brethren  Church 

MAYCUMBER*,  RANDALL  E.  (Evelyn) 

8575  Covington-Bradford  Rd.,  Covington, 

OH  45318  (Tel.  513/473-5550) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

MAYES*,  JOHN  W.  (Marjorie  F.) 

8814  Highland  Ave.,  Whittier,  CA  90605 

(Tel.  213/698-7565) 
Pastor,  Community  Grace  Brethren  Church 

MAYES*,  ROGER,  (Ruth  Ann) 

7363  Palomar  Ave.,  Yucca  Valley,  CA 

92284  (Tel.  714/365-1514) 
Pastor,  Yucca  Valley  Church 

MAYHUE*,  RICHARD  L.  ("B") 

15117  Hiawatha  St.,  Sun  Valley,  CA  91345 

(Tel.  213/361-8062) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Grace  Community  Church 
Columbus,  OH  (Grace)  church 

McBIRNIE*,  ROBERT  S.,  Ph.D.  (Donna) 
5708  Yearling,  Lakewood,  CA  90713 

(Tel.  213/925-3414) 
President,  Grace  Graduate  School  and 

Bible  Institute 
Long  Beach  (Grace)  church 

MCCARTHY*,  RICHARD  D.  (Lee) 

45  W.  Saint  Charles  St.,  Grafton,  WV 

26354  (Tel.  304/265-0043) 
Pastor,  First  Grace  Brethren  Church 

McCLELLAN*,  JAMES  S.  (L)  (Vivian) 
24520  131  PI.  S.  E.,  Kent  WA  98031 

(Tel.  206/630-2552) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Kent  WA 


McCRUM*,  ARTHUR  E.  (Alice) 

R.R.  1,  Box  33,  North  English,  IA  52316 

(Tel.  319/664-3568) 
Pastor,  Pleasant  Grove  Grace  Brethren 

Church 

Mcdonald*,  grant  e. 

1664  Hanson  Ln.,  Ramona,  CA  92065 

(Tel.  714/789-1314) 
Retired 
San  Diego  church 

Mcdonald*,  h.  fenton  (Judy) 

1439  Melwood  Dr.,  San  Jose,  CA  95118 

(Tel.  408/269-9062) 
Pastor,  South  Bay  Community  Church 

MclNTOSH*,  JOHN  R.  (L)  (Carolyn) 

5th  &  B  St.,  P.O.  Box  216,  Mabton,  WA 

98935  (Tel.  509/894-4243) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

McKILLEN*,  J.C.  (Bill)  (Edna) 

511  S.  Sherwood  Village  Dr.,  (Mailing 

address:  P.O.  Box  18023),  Tucson,  AZ 

85731  (Tel.  602/298-1388) 
Jewish  Radio  Mission 
Arvada,  CO  church 

MEEKER*,  MARVIN  E.  (Jeralyn) 
Box  67,  Udell,  IA  52593 

(Tel.  515/452-6472) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

MENSINGER*,  EDWARD  (Linda) 

B.  P.  240,  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic 
Missionary,  Africa 
Arvada,  CO  church 

MESSNER*,  RICHARD  G.  (Yvonne) 
R.R.  8,  Box  235,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/267-7839) 
Director  of  Development,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake  church 

MILLER*,  CLARK  (Eunice) 

R.R.  3,  Greencastle,  PA  17225 

(Tel.  717/597-7356) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Waynesboro  church 

MILLER*,  DAVID  W.  (Sandra) 

7821  Linda,  La  Palma,  CA  90623 
(Tel.  213/865-3037) 
Pastor,  North  Long  Beach  Brethren 
Church 

MILLER*,  DONALD  F.  (Lois) 

B.  P.  240,  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic 
Missionary,  Africa 
Whittier,  CA  (First)  church 


MILLER*,  DOYLE  (L)  (Jaynie) 

Brethren  Messianic  Testimony,  469  N. 
Kings  Rd.,  Los  Angeles,  CA  (Mailing 
address:  P.O.  Box  48743,  90048) 
(Tel.  213/651-0643) 

Wooster,  OH  church 

MILLER*,  EDWARD  D.  (Eileen) 

Caixa  Postal  368,  66.000  Belem,  Para, 

Brazil,  South  America 
Missionary,  Brazil 
Modesto,  CA  (Big  Valley  Grace)  church 

MILLER*,  GARY  (Marilyn) 

6924  N.  65th  Ave.,  Omaha,  NE  68152 

(Tel.  402/571-6329) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

MILLER*,  HOMER  R.  (Donna) 

832  E.  Bank  St.,  Ashland,  OH  44805 

(Tel.  419/324-3841) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Ashland  (Grace)  church 

MILLER*,  J.  PAUL  (Ellen) 

1300  Payne  Ave.,  Modesto,  CA  95351 

(Tel  209/537-4060) 
Pulpit  Supply;  Bible  Teacher 
Ripon,  CA  church 

MILLER*,  KURT  A.  (L)  (Anecia) 

10909  Lucks  Ln.,  Midlothian,  VA  23113 

(Tel.  804/794-3365) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 
Richmond 

MILLER*,  R.  PAUL  (Esther) 

630  Laura  Ave.,  Altamonte  Springs,  FL 

32701  (Tel.  305/869-6192) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Maitland 

MILLER*,  RALPH  F.  (Nancy) 

216  Nancy  Dr.  N.W.,  Cherry  Hill  Park, 

Roanoke,  VA  24017  (Tel.  703/344-7113) 
Pastor,  Wildwood  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Salem 

MILLER*,  ROBERT  E.A.  (Althea) 

5772  Karen  Ave.,  Cypress,  CA  90630 

(Tel.  714/995-6140) 
American  Board  of  Missions  to  Jews,  Inc. 
Westminster  church 

MILLER*,  THOMAS  (Donna) 

R.R.  8,  Box  277,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/267-2533) 
Pressman,  BMH  Printing 
Winona  Lake  church 


MILLER*,  WARD  A.  (Lucille) 

11151  Wildwood  Dr.,  Osceola,  IN  46561 

(Tel.  219/674-5826) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

MITCHELL*,  A.  DAVID  (L)  (Bettylou) 
R.R.  1,  Box  431,  Telford,  TN  37690 

(Tel.  615/257-2880) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

MITCHELL*,  CURTIS  C,  Th.D.  (Patricia) 
14818  Mansa  Dr.,  La  Mirada,  CA  90638 

(Tel.  213/864-9694) 
Professor  of  Bible,  Biola  College 
Long  Beach  (North)  church 

MOELLER*,  ROBERT  C.  (L)  (Donna) 
13626  84th  S.E.,  Alto,  MI  49302 

(Tel.  616/868-6151) 
Pastor,  Calvary  Grace  Brethren  Church 

MOHLER*,  HORACE  H.  (Zella) 

63  East  Sherry  Dr.,  Trotwood,  OH  45426 

(Tel.  513/837-8685) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Dayton  (First)  church 

MOHLER*,  PAUL  L. 

707  Saint  John  St.,  Grafton,  WV  26354 

(Tel.  304/265-4624) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Grafton  church 

MONETTE*,  JACK  D.  (Judith) 

Rt.  3,  Box  92,  Meyersdale,  PA  15552 

(Tel.  814/634-0023) 
Caretaker,  Camp  Albryoca 
Myersdale  (Grace)  church 

MOORE,  EARL  D.  (L)  (Lynda) 

2857  Pembroke  Rd.,  Melbourne,  FL  32935 

(Tel.  305/254-8993) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 

Melbourne 

MOORE*,  GLENN  E.  (Beatrice  M.) 

44  Willow  Valley  Dr.,  Lancaster,  PA  17602 

(Tel.  717/464-4254) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Southern  Lancaster  Grace 

Brethren  Church 

MOORE,  JACK  R.  (Rosalee) 

RD  3,  Box  329,  Blairstown,  N.J.  07825 

(Tel.  201/362-8989) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Hope 

MORGAN*,  RALPH  (L)  (Jennifer) 

Rt.  2,  Box  210,  Fincastle,  VA  24090 

(Tel.  703/473-3863) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Troutville 


MILLER*,  W.  CARL  (Betty) 

10  E.  Luray  Ave.,  Alexandria,  VA  22301 

(Tel.  703/548-8359) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


MORRIS*,  MICHAEL  (Kathy) 

3705  Birch  St.,  Modesto,  CA  95356 
Administrator,  Big  Valley  Christian  School 
Big  Valley  Grace  Community  Church 


MORRIS,  PAUL  D.,  Ph.D.  (Patricia) 

9603  Baccarat  Dr.,  Fairfax,  VA  22030 

(Tel.  703/978-2085) 
Thesis  96,  Inc. 
Seal  Beach,  CA  church 

MORTON*,  ROBERT  (L)  (Mary) 

239  Oxford  Rd.,  Lexington,  OH  44904 

(Tel.  419/884-2307) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Woodville  Grace  Brethren 
Church 

MUNHOLLAND*,  LEROY  (L)  (Gloria) 

1019  N.E.  Maple  Dr.,  Kansas  City,  MO 

64118  (Tel.  816/452-8370) 
Kansas  City  church 

MUTCHLER*,  J.  PAUL  (L)  (Linda) 

58806  Elm  Rd.,  Mishawaka,  IN  46544 

(Tel.  219/259-0142) 
Asst.  Pastor,  Osceola  church 

MYERS*,  M.  LEE  (Lynette) 

2238  Aspen  Dr.,  Davenport,  IA  52806 

(Tel.  319/391-1947) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


N 


NAIRN*,  STANLEY  D.  (Betty) 

2253  Zircon  St.,  N.E.,  North  Canton,  OH 

44721  (Tel.  216/497-1741) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Middlebranch 

NEWLIN*,  STUART  (L)  (Sherry) 

20838  Arline  Ave.,  Lakewood,  CA  90715 

(Tel.  213/860-1645) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  of 

Cypress 

NIX,  DAYNE  (L)  (Linda) 

6746  Grove  St,  Denver,  CO  80221 

(Tel.  303/426-5879) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Arvada 

NOBEL*,  DAVID  (L)  (Nancy) 

7364  Worthington  Galena  Rd.,  Westville 

OH  43081  (Tel.  614/890-7268) 
Columbus,  OH  (Grace)  church 

NOLAN*,  GARY  (Gail) 

6274  Sunstone  Ave.,  Alta  Loma,  CA  91701 

(Tel.  714/989-3769) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

NONNEMACHER,  HARRY  (Sylvia) 

245  Allison  Ave.,  Washington,  PA  15301 

(Tel.  412/228-2050) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Washington  church 

NORWICK*,  STANLEY  (Elizabeth) 

18715  81st  Ave.  W.,  Edmonds,  WA  98020 
Chapain,  University  Hospital, 
University  of  Washington 
Long  Beach  (North)  church 


NUTTER*,  LESLIE  (Frances) 

R.D.  2,  Box  112,  Wrightsville,  PA  17368 

(Tel.  717/252-3554) 
Pastor,  Susquehanna  Grace  Brethren 

Church 


OGDEN*,  DONALD  E.,  M.M.  (Wanita) 
R.R.  8,  Box  245,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/267-7290) 
Professor,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake  church 

OGDEN*,  W.  RUSSELL  (Betty) 

8400  Good  Luck  Rd.,  Lanham,  MD  20801 

(Tel.  301/552-9660) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

OLSZEWSKI*,  BUD  (Ann) 

2327  Iota  Ave.,  Cuyahoga  Falls,  OH  44223 

(Tel.  216/920-1430) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

O'NEAL*,  GLENN  F.,  Ph.D.  (Phoebe) 

1312  W.  North  St.,  Anaheim,  CA  92801 

(Tel.  714/774-7399) 
Dean,  Talbot  Seminary 
Anaheim  church 

OSTRANDER*,  MICHAEL  (Judy) 
408  W.  Main,  Flora,  IN  46929 

(Tel.  219/967-3593) 
National  Director,  Grace  Brethren  Boys 
Flora  church 


PADEN*,  R.  BRUCE  (Anita) 

B.  P.  240,  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic 
Missionary,  Africa 
Covington,  VA  church 

PAINTER*,  HAROLD 

1050  Richards  Rd.,  Perris,  CA  92307 
Montclair,  CA  church 

PAPPAS*,  JOHN  (L)  (Becky) 

Karl  -  Braum  -  Weg  2,  7022  Leinfelden 

Echterdingen  1,  West  Germany 
Missionary,  Germany 
Columbus,  OH  (Grace)  church 

PATRICK*,  JOHN  B.  (Georgia) 

HHC,  440th  Signal  Battalion,  APO,  NY 

09175 
Brethren  Chaplain,  U.S.  Army 
Anaheim,  CA  church 

PEEK*,  GEORGE  O.,  D.D.  (Mabel) 
5772  Garden  Grove  Blvd.,  Sp.  560, 

Westminster,  CA  92683 

(Tel.  213/596-4836) 
Long  Beach  (North)  church 

102 


PEER*,  EARLE  E.  (Alice) 

2231  Swatara  St.,  Harrisburg,  PA  17104 

(Tel.  717/232-3416) 
Pastor,  Melrose  Gardens  Grace  Brethren 
Church 

PEER*,  PETER  (L) 

Rivadavia  454,  5800  Rio  Cuarto  (Cordoba), 

Argentina,  South  America 
Missionary,  Argentina 
Berne,  IN  church 

PERAZA*,  F.  JAVIER  (Ofelia) 

2414  W.  6th  St.,  Santa  Ana,  CA  92703 

(Tel.  714/835-6697) 
Pastor,  Maranatha  Grace  Brethren  Church 

PERRINE*,  SHELDON  (L)  (Nelda) 
991  Grace  Lane,  Hemet,  CA  92343 

(Tel.  714/652-4858) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Hemet 

PETERS*,  JACK  K.,  Jr.  (L)  (Deborah) 

7215  S.W.  4th  Ct.,  N.  Lauderdale,  FL  33068 

(Tel.  305/722-3039) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

PETERS*,  JACK  K.,  Sr.  (Maxine) 

505  Cherry  Tree  Dr.,  Hagerstown,  MD 

21740  (Tel.  301/797-3218) 
Pastor,  Maranatha  Brethren  church 

PETERS*,  STEPHEN  (L)  (Susan) 
Box  148,  Cavetown,  MD  21720 

(Tel.  301/824-2473) 
Minister  of  Youth,  Hagerstown 

(Maranatha)  church 

PEUGH*,  ROGER  D.  (Nancy) 

7  Stuttgart  (80)  Mohringen,  Ganzenstr.  13 

West  Germany 
Missionary,  Germany 
Elkhart,  IN  church 

PFAHLER*,  LARRY  (L)  (Linda) 

B.  P.  240,  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic 
Missionary,  Africa 
Wooster,  OH  church 

PICARD*,  RONALD  (LaDona) 

410  River  Rd.,  Englewood,  OH  45322 

(Tel.  513/836-0525) 
Pastor,  Community  Grace  Brethren 

Church,  Union 

PIFER*,  LESTER  E.,  D.D.  (Genevene) 

505  School  Ave.,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

(Tel.  219/267-7683) 
Executive  Secretary,  Brethren  Home 

Missions  Council 
Winona  Lake  church 

PLACEWAY*,  RICHARD  (Nancy) 

371  Penryn  Rd.,  Manheim,  PA  17545 

(Tel.  717/665-6622) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


PLASTER*,  DAVID  R.  (Virginia) 

1902  E.  Sheridan,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/269-9625) 
Pastor,  Warsaw  Community  Grace 

Brethren  Church 

POIRIER*,  ROBERT  (Ellen) 

3912  Bradwood  Dr.,  Dayton,  OH  45405 

(Tel.  513/274-8220) 
Minister  of  Outreach  Ministries 
Dayton  (First)  church 

POLMAN*,  GERALD  (Phyllis) 

405  Harvest  Lane,  Lansing,  MI  48917 

(Tel.  517/321-0864) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

POLMAN*,  ROY  (Judy) 

783  Finwood  Ct.,  Elyria,  OH  44035 

(Tel.  216/366-5195) 
Pastor,  Elyria  Grace  Brethren  Church 

POWELL*,  JAMES  A.  (L) 

8824  Cache  St.,  Leona  Valley,  CA 

93550 
Beaverton  church 

POWELL,  WILLIAM  (Rozella) 

1122  Hickory,  Sand  Springs,  OK  74063 
Waterloo,  IA  church 

POYNER*,  JAMES  L.  (Charlotte) 

139  Whitehorn  Dr.,  Vandalia,  OH  45377 

(Tel.  513/898-1550) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Huber 
Heights,  Dayton 

POYNER*,  RANDALL  (Betty) 

833  Spruce  St.,  Hagerstown,  MD  21740 

(Tel.  301/790-1896) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

PRICE*,  W.  JOE  (L) 

14212  Whiterock,  La  Mirada,  CA  90638 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Long  Beach  (Grace)  church 


RADFORD*,  HENRY  L.  (Vergie  E.) 
R.R.  8,  Box  511,  Roanoke,  VA  24014 

(Tel.  703/344-7239) 
Salem  church 

RAGER*,  DON  K.  (L)  (Hannah) 

115  Oak  St.,  Conemaugh,  PA  15909 

(Tel.  814/539-5333) 
Pastor,  Conemaugh  Grace  Brethren  Church 

RAMSEY*,  DAN  (L)  (Denise) 
Canton,  OH  church 


RAYMOND*,  HAROLD  (L)  (Elizabeth) 
726  Hiland  Ave.,  No.  1,  Coraopolis,  PA 

15108  (Tel.  412/264-0306) 
Pastor,  Bon  Meade  Grace  Brethren  Church 

REDROW*,  WESFIELD  J.,  (Jo  Ann) 

3757  Hertland  Dr.,  Kettering,  OH  45439 

(Tel.  513/294-6274) 
Pastor,  Centerville  Grace  Brethren  Church 

REID*,  LESTER  R.  (L)  (Pat) 

125  Xavier  St.,  Denver,  CO  80219 

(Tel.  303/934-8587) 
Pastor,  Denver  Grace  Brethren  Church 

REMPEL*,  HENRY  G.  (Helen) 

1120  Northwood  Rd.,  Apt.  186-F, 

Seal  Beach,  CA  90740  (Tel.  213/430-6658) 
Stewardship  Representative 
Bell  church 

RICHARDS,  JOEL  (L)  (Jane) 

2501  Glasgow  Dr.,  Ceres,  CA  95307 

(Tel.  209/538-4495) 
Pastor,  La  Loma  Grace  Brethren  Church 

RICHARDSON*,  K.  E.  (Virginia) 

193  Christian  Ave.,  N.E.,  Roanoke,  VA 

24012  (Tel.  703/563-1743) 
Visitation 
Roanoke  (Ghent)  church 

RICHESON*,  LARRY  (L)  (Norma) 

1280  Wincrest  Dr.,  Winona,  MN  55987 

(Tel.  507/452-7986) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

RINKS*,  LLOYD  D.  (Fran) 

1341  E.  Jackson  St.,  Long  Beach,  CA 

90805  (Tel.  213/422-4579) 
Pastor  of  Church  Ministries 
Long  Beach  (Grace)  church 

RISSER*,  C.  DEAN  (Ella  Lee) 

58  Holiday  Hill,  Lexington,  OH  44904 

(Tel.  419/884-3969) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

RITCHEY*,  GEORGE  S.  (Laura) 

P.  0.  Box  204,  Shawmut,  MT  59078 

(Tel.  406/632-4110) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Duncansville,  PA  church 


ROCKAFELLOW,  MICHAEL  (Bonnie) 
432  Hilltop  Circle,  Elizabethtown,  PA 

17022  (Tel.  717/367-4147) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ROGERS*,  VICTOR  S.  (Vivien) 

3198  Coronado  Rd.,  Chico,  CA  95926 

(Tel.  916/345-3438) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

ROHRER*,  F.  C.  (Pearl) 

774  Fern  Park,  Lot  59,  Fern  Park  FL 

32730  (Tel.  305/834-0369) 
Pastor,  Basinger  Christian  Brethren 
Church 

ROHRER*,  RICHARD  A.  (L)  (Cathi) 

9282  Nancy  Ave.,  Cypress,  CA  90630 

(Tel.  714/828-8965) 
Pastor,  Los  Altos  Brethren  Chruch 

ROOT*,  GERALD  H.  (Elizabeth) 

407  N.  Garland  Ave.,  Dayton,  OH  45403 

(Tel.  513/252-5294) 
Dayton  (Huber  Heights)  church 

ROUGH*,  H.  DON  (Dorothy) 

R.R.  3,  Box  151,  Johnstown,  PA  15904 

(Tel.  814/288-1163) 
Pastor,  Riverside  Grace  Brethren  Church 

RUSSELL*,  ROBERT  (Connie) 

50  Rittman  Rd.,  Rittman,  OH  44270 

(Tel.  216/925-5356) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

RYAN*,  MICHAEL  (Donna) 

9392  Souza  Ave.,  Garden  Grove,  CA 

92645  (Tel.  714/530-2990) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Seal  Beach 

RYERSON*,  MILTON  M.  (Sue) 
711  S.E.  12th  Ave.,  Apt.  135A, 

Cape  Coral,  FL  33904 
Fort  Myers  church 

RYERSON*,  GREG  (L)  (Jane) 

507  S.  Juniper  St.,  Toppenish,  WA 

98948  (Tel.  509/865-4007) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


ROBBINS,  DEAN  R.  (L)  (Betty  Jean) 

605  E.  Dorothy  Lane,  Kettering,  OH  45419 

(Tel.  513/293-5822) 
Pastor,  Calvary  Brethren  Church 

ROBINSON*,  RALPH  (Carolyn) 

Estanislao  del  Campo  1377,  1706  Haedo 
F.C.D.F.S.,  Buenos  Aires, 
Argentina,  South  America 
Missionary,  Argentina 
Orlando,  FL  church 


SALAZAR*,  ROBERT  G.  (Marilyn) 
P.O.  Drawer  1068,  Taos,  NM  87571 

(Tel.  505/758-3388) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 

SANDY*,  A.  ROLLIN  (Omega) 

900  Robson  Rd.,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

(Tel.  219/267-7002) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Sidney 


SARVER*,  RUSSELL  A.  (Alberta) 

2966  E.  Center  Rd.,  Hastings,  MI  49058 

(Tel.  616/945-9224) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

SAURER*.  ROGER  (L)  (Susan) 

958  Thomas  Dr.,  Ashland,  OH  44805 

(Tel.  419/289-7101) 
Director,  Ashland  Academy 
Columbus  (Grace)  church 

SCHAEFFER*,  DAN  (L) 

13018  El  Moro,  La  Mirada,  CA  90638 
Mission  Viejo  church 

SCHAFFER*,  WILLIAM  H. 

96  W.  Central  Ave.,  Camden,  OH  45311 

(Tel.  513/452-1290) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  church 

SCHNEIDER*,  BERNARD  N.,  D.D.  (Mary  E.) 
2436  Gorham  Ave.,  Fort  Myers,  FL  33901 

(Tel.  813/936-0912) 
Bible  Conference  work 
Fort  Myers  church 

SCHROCK*,  LYNN  D.  (Lois) 

3490  Atlas  St.,  San  Diego,  CA  92111 

(Tel.  714/278-3715) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

SCHROCK*,  NORMAN  E.  (Claudia) 
Calle  Alaske  V-15,  Ext.  Parkville, 
Guaynabo,  Puerto  Rico  00657 
Missionary,  Puerto  Rico 
Simi  Valley,  CA  church 

SCHROCK*,  VERNON  W.  (L)  (Loreta) 

226  Hammond  Ter.,  Waterloo,  IA  50702 

(Tel.  319/232-5485) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Waterloo  church 

SCHUMACHER*,  JOHN  W.  (Martha  Ann) 
422  Shelly  Way,  Salinas,  CA  93901 
Chaplain  (LTC),  U.  S.  Army 
Winona  Lake,  IN  church 

SCHWARTZ*,  RALPH  R.  (Martha) 

311  W.  Orchard,  Santa  Maria,  CA  93454 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

SEIFERT*,  DAVID  (Susan) 

3516  Rexford,  Modesto,  CA  95356 

(Tel.  209/527-8716) 
Pastor,  Big  Valley  Grace  Community 

Church 

SELLERS',  RICHARD  D.  (Virginia) 

909  Lyons  St.,  Des  Moines,  IA  50316 

(Tel.  515/262-5290) 
Pastor,  First  Grace  Brethren  Church 

SENIOR*,  RANDY  (L) 

904  Sunday  Lane,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 
Warsaw,  IN  church 


SHACKLETON*,  DONALD  (L)  (Mary) 

828  Stanwood  St.,  Philadelphia,  PA  19111 

(Tel.  215/745-7004) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Philadelphia  (First)  church 

SHEDD*,  DAN  L.  (L)  (Doris) 

1921  El  Portal  Dr.,  La  Habra,  CA  90631 

(Tel.  213/691-6925) 
Principal,  Brethren  Elementary  and  Junior 

High  School,  Whittier 
Whittier  (Community)  church 

SHELBY*,  WILLIAM  L.  (Dorothy) 

1111  Spokane  Ave.,  Prosser,  WA  99350 
Prosser  church 

SHOEMAKER*,  DONALD  PAUL,  D.  Mln.  (Mary) 
2251  Knoxville  Ave.,  Long  Beach,  CA 

90815  (Tel.  213/598-5298) 
Asst.  Prof,  of  Biblical  Studies,  Biola 

College 
Seal  Beach  church 

SHOLLY*,  JOHN  J.  (L)  (Jennie) 
R.R.  1,  Garwin  IA  50632 
Pastor,  Carlton  Brethren  Church 

SILVA,  KEN  (L)  (Diane) 

2413  Peppermint  Dr.,  Modesto,  CA 

95355 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Modesto,  CA 

(Big  Valley)  church 

SIMMONS*,  BERNARD  (Sue) 

R.R.  5,  Box  78,  Manheim,  PA  17545 

(Tel.  717/665-9444) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Lititz 

SIMMONS*,  PHILLIP  J.  (Ethel) 

63  Willow  Valley  Dr.,  Lancaster  PA 

17602  (Tel.  717/464-4848) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Southern  Lancaster  church 

SIMPSON*,  RUSSELL  E.  (L)  (Joanne  Lynn) 
119  Hills  Dr.,  Clarksville,  IN  47130 

(Tel.  812/283-5913) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  New 
Albany 

SKEEN*,  ROBERT  (L)  (Denise) 

B.  P.  240,  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic 
Missionary,  Africa 
Columbus,  OH  (Grace)  church 

SMALS*,  JAMES  R.  (Betty) 

R.R.  1,  Box  625,  Buena  Vista,  VA  24416 

(Tel.  703/261-6916) 
Buena  Vista  church 

SMITH*,  BRIAN  (L)  (Kathleen) 

10641  Zodiac,  Riverside,  CA  92503 

(Tel.  714/687-5427) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


SMITH*,  CHARLES  R.  (Ellie) 

1203  Presidential  Dr.,  Winona  Lake,  IN 

46590  (Tel.  219/269-2130) 
Professor,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake  church 

SMITH*,  ERIC  D.  (L)  (Debbie) 

2718  E.  57th  St.,  Long  Beach,  CA  90805 

(Tel.  213/630-6595) 
Director  of  Missions 
Long  Beach  (Grace)  church 

SMITH*,  JOHN  F.  (L)  (Sharon) 
Minister  of  Youth 
Philadelphia  (First)  church 


SNOW*,  R.  JOHN  (Lucille) 

120  Main  St.,  Orleans,  VT  05860 

(Tel.  802/754-2019) 
Pastor,  Irasburg  Grace  Brethren  Church 

SNYDER*,  BLAINE  (Ruth) 

200  13th  St.,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

(Tel.  219/267-7559) 
Accountant,  Winona  Lake  Christian 

Assembly 
Winona  Lake  church 

SNYDER*,  ROY  B.  (Ruth) 

B.  P.  240,  Bangui,  Central  African  Republic 

Missionary,  Africa 

Fort  Lauderdale,  FL  church 


SMITH*,  RICHARD  M.  (Eloise) 

R.R.  6,  Box  AA224,  Johnstown,  PA  15909 

(Tel.  814/322-1029) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Johnstown  (Riverside)  church 

SMITH*,  WILLIAM  W.  (Phyllis) 

Box  295,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

(Tel.  219/267-6537) 
Personal  Assistant  to  the  Executive 

Secretary,  Brethren  Home  Missions 

Council 
Lansing,  MI  church 


SOULE*,  DONALD  J.  (L)  (Cindy) 
Rt.  11,  Indian  Hills,  Anderson, 

S.  C.  29621 
Asst.  Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

SOWERS',  LARRY  B.  (L)  (Ruth) 

337  Wakefield  Rd.,  Hagerstown,  MD  21740 
Asst.  Pastor,  Maranatha  church 

SPICER*,  ROBERT  M.  (Kathryn) 

715  Mildred  Ave.,  Somerdale,  NJ  08083 

(Tel.  609/627-0246) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Mt.  Laurel 


SMITHWICK,  LARRY  (L)  (Shari) 

Star  Route  A  1622K  (Whispering  Spruce), 
Anchorage,  AK  99507 
(Tel.  907/344-9277) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

SMITLEY*,  LESTER  O.  (Elsie) 

537  Revere  Ter.,  Warminster,  PA  18974 

(Tel.  215/675-0943) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Mt.  Laurel,  NJ  church 

SNAVELY*,  JAMES  (L)  (Kitty) 

Rd.  1,  Box  81,  Manheim.  PA  17545 

(Tel.  717/665-3701) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Lititz,  PA  church 


SNELL*,  WILLIAM  H.  (Jean) 

306  S.  Mulberry  St.,  Martinsburg,  PA 

16662  (Tel.  814/793-3685) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

SNIDER*,  R.  WAYNE,  Th.M.,  M.A.  (Hyla) 
Box  691,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

(Tel.  219/267-4684) 
Professor  of  History,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake  church 


SNIVELY*,  HOWARD  M.  (Evelyn) 
Drawer  3920,  Kenai,  AK  99611 
Pastor,  Kenai  Grace  Brethren  Church 


SPRUNGER*,  ARTHUR  (Lynn) 

13388  Kauffman  Ave.,  Sterling,  OH  44276 

(Tel.  216/939-2841) 
Pastor,  Sterling  Grace  Brethren  Church 

STEELE*,  PHILIP  C.  (Elinor) 

100  Topsfield  Farm  Dr.,  Union,  OH  45322 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Vandalia 

STEVENS*,  BILL  (Shirley) 

9390  West  Thompson  Rd.,  R.R.  1,  Box  59 
Lake  Odessa,  MI  48849 
(Tel.  616/693-2315) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

STOLL,  KENNETH  J.  (Robin) 

85  Eayrestown  Rd.,  Mt.  Holly,  NJ  08060 

(Tel.  609/261-1887) 
Campus  Crusade  for  Christ,  Inc. 
Winona  Lake,  IN  church 

STROMAN*,  CURTIS  (Phyllis) 

241  Bryan  PL,  Hagerstown,  MD  21740 

(Tel.  301/733-0060) 
Pastor,  Calvary  Grace  Brethren  Church 

STURLEY*,  JOHN  (L)  (Laurie) 

712  Meridian,  South  Pasadena,  CA  91030 

(Tel.  213/799-0086) 
Pastor,  Fremont  Avenue  Grace  Brethren 
Church 


STURZ*,  HARRY  A.,  Th.D.  (Helen) 

4681  Newman  Ave.,  Cypress,  CA  90630 

(Tel.  213/860-9401) 
Professor  of  Greek,  Biola  College 
Cypress  church 

SUMMERS*,  EARL  L.  (Barb) 

850  Alandale  Dr.,  Chambersburg,  PA  17201 

(Tel.  717/264-7457) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


TAMKIN*,  WARREN  E.,  Th.M.  (Betty) 
P.  0.  Box  728,  Island  Pond,  VT  05846 

(Tel.  802/723-4785) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

TAYLOR*,  DONALD  R.  (Joyce) 

804  S.  Center  St.,  Flora,  IN  46929 

(Tel.  219/967-3382) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

TAYLOR*,  MELVIN  J.  (L)  (Joyce) 

3800  S.E.,  Mtn.  View  Dr.  #5,  Albany,  OR 

97321  (Tel.  503/928-1802) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

TAYLOR*,  STEVE  W.  (Patricia) 

8  Cardinal  Circle,  Aiken,  SC  29801 

(Tel.  803/648-7078) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

TAYLOR*,  TERRANCE  T.  (Elaine) 

143  Wise  Ave.  S.E.,  North   Canton,  OH 

44720  (Tel.  216/497-0924) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

TEAGUE*,  KENNETH  L.  (Mary) 

2212  Maiden  Ln.  S.W.,  Roanoke,  VA  24015 

(Tel.  703/342-2625) 
Pastor,  Ghent  Grace  Brethren  Church 

TEETER*,  GERALD  W.  (Lillian) 

13500  Judy  Ave.  N.W.,  Uniontown,  OH 

44685  (Tel.  216/699-3155) 
Pastor,  Ellet  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Akron 

TEEVAN*,  JOHN  (Jane) 

1141  Southview  Dr.,  Ashland,  OH  44805 

(Tel.  419/289-1815) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

rERAN*,  PHILIP  M.  (Colleen) 

4993  Zimmer  Dr.,  Columbus,  OH  43227 

(Tel.  614/837-9979) 
Minister  of  Evangelism,  church  growth 
Columbus  (East  Side)  church 

rHAYER*,  J.  HUDSON  (Cheryl) 

534  Forest  St.,  Mansfield,  OH  44903 

(Tel.  419/522-4433) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


THOMAS*,  MARION  R.  (L)  (Yvonne  M.) 
1125  Overcash  Dr.,  Dunedin,  FL  33528 

(Tel.  813/736-2003) 
Bible  Class  Teacher 
Dunedin  church 

THOMPSON*,  DAVID  (Mary) 

10807  Leffingwell  Rd.,  Norwalk,  CA  90650 

(Tel.  213/868-1374) 
Bellflower  church 

THOMPSON*,  RAYMOND  W.  (Mary) 

Brethren  Navajo  Mission,  Counselor,  NM 

87018 
Winona  Lake,  IN  church 

THOMPSON*,  ROBERT  W.  (Betty) 

433  Tremont,  Long  Beach,  CA  (Mailing 

address:  P.O.  Box  14759,  90814) 

(Tel.  213/434-5220) 
Western  Field  Secretary,  Brethren  Home 

Missions  Council 
Long  Beach  (Grace)  church 

THOMPSON*,  RON  E.  (Thelma) 

R.R.  11,  Box  162Z,  Robin  Hood  Circle, 

Roanoke,  VA  24019  (Tel.  703/992-4445) 
Pastor,  Patterson  Memorial  Grace 

Brethren  Church 

THORNTON*,  CHARLES  G.  (Janice) 
P.O.  Box  87,  Sunnyside,  WA  98944 

(Tel.  509/837-6163) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

TITTLE*,  MAYNARD  G.  (Kathleen  M.) 

620  Harding  Way  West,  Galion,  OH  44833 

(Tel.  419/468-9271) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

TOROIAN*,  SIMON  T.  (Louise) 
225  Willow  Ave.,  Altoona, 

PA  16601  (Tel.  814/942-3650) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Altoona  (Grace)  church 

TRENNER*,  ED  A.  (L) 

1413  Lael  Dr.,  Orange,  CA  92666 

(Tel.  714/538-2686) 
Staff  Director,  Orange  County  YFC 
Orange  church 

TRESISE*,  FOSTER  (Marguerite) 

95-303  Waioni  St.,  Wahiawa,  HI  96786 

(Tel.  808/623-2298) 
Pastor,  Waipio  Grace  Brethren  Church 

TRESSLER*,  J.  WARD  (Agnes) 

175  Country  Park  Estates,  Kokomo,  IN 

46901  (Tel.  317/453-9529) 
Pastor,  Indian  Heights  Grace  Brethren 

Church 

TRUJILLO,  JOHN  (L)  (Nora) 

P.O.  Box  108,  Tonalea,  AZ  86044 
Pastor,  Red  Lake  Community  Grace 
Brethren  Church 


TURMAN*.  FRANK  (L)  (Ethel) 

109  S.  Mansard  St.,  Martinsburg,  PA 

16662  (Tel.  814/793-4410) 
Hollidaysburg  church 

TURNER*,  CHARLES  W.  (June) 

P.O.  Box  336,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

(Tel.  219/269-2719) 
Executive  Editor  and  General  Manager, 

Brethren  Missionary  Herald  Co. 
Winona  Lake  church 


TWEEDDALE*,  WILLIAM  F.  (Carol) 

310  Washington  Ave.,  Telford,  PA  18969 

(Tel.  215/723-5935) 
Pastor,  Penn  Valley  Grace  Brethren 

Church 


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WAGNER*,  ROBERT  (Diana) 

6525  Halleck  St.,  District  Heights,  MD 

20028  (Tel.  301/736-3741) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Temple  Hills  church 

WALLACE*,  GEORGE  K.  (Judith) 

460  Brenda  Dr.,  Mansfield,  OH  44907 

(Tel.  419/524-5315) 
Pastor,  Woodville  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WALTER*,  DEAN  I.  (L)  (Peggy) 

9811  Caltor  Ln.,  Oxon  Hill,  MD  20022 

(Tel.  301/248-2213) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Temple  Hills  church 

WAMBOLD*,  ROGER  L.  (Phyllis) 

822  Knorr  St.,  Philadelphia,  PA  19111 

(Tel.  215/745-6021) 
Pastor,  First  Brethren  Church 


UPHOUSE*,  NORMAN  H.,  Ed.D.  (Miriam) 
R.R.  8,  Box  184,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/267-4742) 
Professor  Emeritus,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake  church 


VALENTINE,  AL  (L) 

R.R.  1,  Meyersdale,  PA  15552 
Pastor,  Summit  Mills  Grace  Brethren 
Church 

VAN  ORMAN*.  MELVIN  D.  (L)  (Dolores) 
RD  2,  Box  477,  Duncansville,  PA 

16635  (Tel.  814/695-3855) 
Pastor,  Hopewell  Grace  Brethren  Church 

VIERS*,  JOHN  D.  (Sandi) 

518  Sloan  Ave.,  Mansfield,  OH  44903 
Asst.  Pastor,  Mansfield  (Grace)  church 

VIVEROS*,  DAN  (L)  (Carol) 

1112  E.  El  Dorado,  West  Covina,  CA  91710 

(Tel.  213/331-7980) 
Pastor,  New  Life  Grace  Brethren  Church 

VOLOVSKI*,  MICHAEL  J.  (Amy) 

1111  N.  Juniata  St.,  Hollidaysburg, 

PA  16648  (Tel.  814/695-1681) 
Professor,  Manahath  School  of  Theology 
Altoona  (First)  church 

VULGAMORE*,  HOWARD  D.,  (Betty) 

1507  Southwood  Dr.,   Ashland,  OH  44805 

(Tel.  419/289-3005) 
Asst.  Pastor,  Senior  Ministries  and 

Visitation 
Ashland  (Grace)  church 


WARD*,  RUSSELL  M.  ("D.D.") 

4007  Loop  Dr.,  Englewood,  OH  45322 

(Tel.  513/836-8839) 
Pastor,  Basore  Road  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Dayton 

WARRICK*,  RONALD  (L)  (Carol) 

5640  Selby  Court,  Worthington,  OH 

43085  (Tel.  614/436-7283) 
Columbus,  OH  (Grace)  church 

WEAVER*.  SCOTT,  L.  (Betty  Lou) 

30887  Redbud  Ln.,  R.R.  3,  Elkhart,  IN 

46517  (Tel.  219/674-9674) 
Pastor,  Ireland  Road  Grace  Brethren 

Church,  South  Bend 

WEDERTZ*,  LARRY  (L)  (Jonnie  Lou) 

Brethren  Navajo  Mission  and  Boarding 
School,  Counselor,  NM  87018 
(Tel.  505/568-4454) 
Temple  City,  CA  church 

WEIGLE*,  LARRY  (Joyce) 

R.R.  3,  Stoystown,  PA  15563 

(Tel.  814/893-5422) 
Pastor,  Reading  Brethren  Church 

WEIMER*,  RON  (Vivian) 

3134  Violet  Dr.,  Waterloo,  IA  50701 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Waterloo  church 

WELBORN*,  GLEN  H.  (Agnes) 
606  N.  Main  St.,  Leon,  IA  50144 

(Tel.  515/446-6189) 
Pastor,  Leon  Brethren  Church 

WELTMER*,  DONALD  (Marilyn) 

R.  1,  Box  131,  Gerrardstown,  WV  25420 

(Tel.  304/229-3920) 
Pastor,  Rosemont  Grace  Brethren  Church 


WENZEK,  DARRELL  (L)  (Lois) 

236  West  Beverly  Place,  Tracy,  CA 

95376  (Tel.  209/836-3302) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WHITCOMB*,  JOHN  C,  Th.D.  (Norma) 
R.R.  8,  Box  232,  Warsaw,  IN  46580 

(Tel.  219/267-8243) 
Professor,  Grace  Schools 
Winona  Lake  church 

WHITE*,  DANIEL  A.  (Judith) 

1417  N.E.  Paropa  Ct.,  Gresham,  OR 

97030  (Tel.  503/665-0312) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Troutdale 

WHITED*,  ROBERT  D.  (Jeannette) 

101  N.E.  88th  Ter.,  Kansas  City,  MO  64155 

(Tel.  816/436-7346) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WILEY*,  GALEN  W.  (Elsie) 

22713  Ellsworth  Ave.,  Minerva,  OH  44657 

(Tel.  216/868-3296) 
Pastor,  Minerva  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WILHELM*,  GEORGE  F.  (Lou) 

8137  S.  Vicki  Dr.,  Whittier,  CA  90606 

(Tel.  213/695-3423) 
Minister  of  Evangelism 
Whittier  (Community)  church 

WILLARD*,  WILLIAM  (Phyllis) 

239  Fifth  Ave.,  Hill-N-Dale,  Brooksville, 

FL  33512  (Tel.  904/796-7172) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WILLETT*,  DAVID  (Helen) 

5537  N.  Temple  City  Blvd.,  Temple  City, 

CA  91780  (Tel.  213/286-6739) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WILLETT*,  JAMES  A.  (Geordina) 

18020  S.W.  Salix  Ridge,  Beaverton,  OR 

97005  (Tel.  503/645-3138) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WILLETT*,  JOHN  (Linda) 

1889  Greenglen  Ct.,  Columbus,  OH  43229 

(Tel.  614/891-1044) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Columbus  (Grace)  church 


WILLIAMS*,  ROBERT  (Lenora) 

201  Central  Ave.,  Kittanning,  PA  16201 

(Tel.  412/548-8290) 
Visitation  Minister 
Kittanning  (Grace)  church 


WILLIAMS*,  RUSSELL  L.  (Margaret) 

6213  Green  Eyes  Way,  Orangevale,  CA 

95662  (Tel.  916/988-5874) 
Pulpit  Supply 
Grass  Valley  church 

WILSON,  ROBERT  (Judy) 

4909  Pine  Valley  Dr.,  Pleasant  Hill,  IA 

50317  (Tel.  515/266-9944) 
Des  Moines  church 

WILT*,  KENNETH  E. 

2310  Manor  Rd.,  York,  PA  17404 

(Tel.  717/764-5363) 
Retired,  Pulpit  Supply 
Dillsburg  church 

WINGARD*,  EDWARD  N.  (Norma) 
107  Racindin  Rd.,  Butler,  PA  16001 

(Tel.  412/283-1239) 
Danville,  OH  church 

WINGFIELD*,  D.  MICHAEL  (Joyce) 
115  E.  Phillip  St.,  Covington,  VA 

24426 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WINGFIELD*,  JAMES  H.  (Mildred) 

Rd.  1,  Box  346-A,  Rocky  Mt.,  VA  24151 

(Tel.  703/344-3943) 
Roanoke  (Gospel)  church 

WINTER*,  CHARLES  H.  (L)  (Marilyn) 

18  W.  Pioneer  St.,  Harrah,  WA  (Mailing 

address:  P.O.  Box  69,  98933) 

(Tel.  509/848-2609) 
Pastor,  Harrah  Brethren  Church 

WITT*,  G.  DOUGLAS  (Margie) 
Box  32,  Aleppo,  PA  15310 

(Tel.  412/685-5360) 
Pastor,  Aleppo  Brethren  Church 

WITZKY*,  GENE  E.  (Margaret) 

5935  Red  Oak  Dr.,  Fort  Wayne,  IN  46815 

(Tel.  219/486-3158) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WOODRUFF*,  PAUL  E.  (Jan) 

4319  N.  Vinewood,  Indianapolis,  IN  46254 

(Tel.  317/293-1103) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 

WOOLMAN*,  LLOYD  (Elizabeth  L.) 

14404  Flomar  Dr.,  Whittier,  CA  90603 

(Tel.  213/693-8555) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church 


WILLIAMS*,  ROSCOE  (Fern  E.) 

121  S.  Colleen,  La  Habra,  CA  90631 

(Tel.  213/697-5860) 
Assoc.  Pastor,  Whittier  (Community) 

church 


YERKOVICH*,  MILAN  (Kay) 

23751  Via  San  Gil,  Mission  Viejo, 

CA  92691 
Pastor,  Saddleback  Valley  Grace  Brethren 

Church 


YOUNG*,  JERRY  R.  (Loreen) 

R.R.  5,  Box  434,  Manheim,  PA  17545 

(Tel.  717/665-2322) 
Pastor,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Lititz 

YOUNGER,  DAN  C.  (L)  (Beverly) 

214  Timberlane  Dr.,  Palm  Harbor,  FL 

33563  (Tel.  813/937-5004) 
Pastor,  Clearwater  Grace  Brethren  Church 

YUNKER*,  ROBERT  L.  (Evelyn) 

6091  N.  Poplar,  Apt.  E,  Fresno,  CA  93704 

(Tel.  209/439-7860) 
Elkhart,  IN  church 


ZIELASKO*,  JOHN  W.,  Th.M.  (Jeane) 

114  Fifteenth  St.,  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 

(Tel.  219/267-4808) 
General  Director,  Brethren  Foreign 

Missionary  Society 
Winona  Lake  church 

ZIMMERMAN*,  C.  S.  (Ruth) 

6945  W.  Coronado  Rd.,  Phoenix,  AZ  85035 

(Tel.  602/849-5541) 
Pulpit  Supply,  Bible  Teacher 
Trotwood,  OH  church 

ZOOK*,  KEITH  L.  (Millie) 

945  North  Park  Ave.,  Rialto,  CA  92376 

(Tel.  714/875-3836) 
Pastor,  Grace  Community  Church 


1981  District  Conferences 

Allegheny— Meyersdale  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Meyersdale,  Pa.,  May  15-16 

Florida— Okeechobee,  Fla.,  May  1-2 

Hawaii— Place  and  date  to  be  announced 

Indiana— Oakwood  Park,  Syracuse,  Ind.,  May  1-2 

Iowa-Midlands— Springbrook  State  Park,  Guthrie  Center,  Iowa,  June  19-20 

Michigan-Hastings,  Mich.,  April  23-25 

Mid-Atlantic— Grace  Brethren  Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md.  Date  to  be  announced 

Northern  Atlantic-Messiah  College,  Grantham,  Pa.,  May  29-31 

Nor-Cal-LaLoma  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Modesto,  Calif.,  March  13-14 

Mountain-Plains— Star  Ranch,  Colorado  Springs,  Colo.,  June 

Northcentral  Ohio— Place  and  date  to  be  announced 

Northeastern  Ohio— Place  and  date  to  be  announced 

Northwest— Kenai  and  Anchorage,  Alaska,  July  1-6 

Southeast— Place  to  be  announced,  May  8-9 

Southern— Grace  Brethren  Church,  Anderson,  S.C.,  May  1-2 

Southern  California-Arizona— Whittier  Community  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Whittier,  Calif.,  April  29-May  1 
Southern  Ohio— North  Riverdale  Brethren  Church,  Dayton,  Ohio, 

May  17  (evening)  and  May  18 
Southwest-Counselor,  N.  Mex.,  June  11-13 
Western  Pennsylvania— Leamersville,  Pa.,  May  29-30 


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Thank  God  for  Taste  Buds 


by  Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 

We  consider  the  month  of  No- 
vember as  the  time  for  thanksgiving! 
Because  of  tradition,  we  celebrate 
with  turkeys,  pumpkins,  and  the 
summer's  harvest.  We  hold  family 
gatherings  and  praise  services,  and 
stop  from  our  busy  activities  to  re- 
member how  good  God  has  been  to 
us  throughout  the  past  year. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  what 
some  people  are  thankful  for  when 
they  have  opportunity  to  give 
thanks  publicly.  It  certainly  must 
be  assumed  that,  for  the  Christian, 
the  spiritual  blessings  of  new  birth, 
and  the  gracious  provisions  of  God 
must  be  at  the  top  of  the  list.  But 
there  are  so  many  things  that  God 
gives  that  change  the  whole  outlook 
of  our  lives.  Sight,  health,  family, 
and  friends  just  cannot  be  dismissed 
as  being  very  important  to  us  all. 
But  have  you  ever  stopped  to  be 
thankful  for  taste  buds? 

I  frankly  do  not  know  how  they 
actually  work,  but  I  am  glad  they 


do!  Life  would  be  quite  dull  with- 
out them— everything  would  taste 
the  same.  There  might  be  some  ad- 
vantages, though,  because  spinach 
would  be  just  about  the  same  as  a 
good  steak.  The  reality  of  it  all 
came  to  me  when  I  drank  some  hot 
chocolate  and  suddenly  there  was 
no  taste.  Everything  was  just  plain- 
tasteless. 

There  are  a  few  things  that  are 
favorites  of  my  personal  taste  buds! 
I  have  a  firm  and  definite  liking  for 
peanut-butter  fudge,  and  my  taste 
buds  go  wild  over  doughnuts. 
Doughnuts  are  a  longstanding  love 
of  my  life,  dating  back  to  early 
childhood.  There  were  five  in  my 
family— three  children,  and  I  was  in 
the  middle.  For  some  reason,  I  was 
a  very  pooi  traveler  and  highly 
prone  to  motion  sickness.  So,  I 
traveled  very  little  which  resulted  in 
my  staying  home  with  my  father, 
with  him  as  chief  cook,  while  the 
balance  of  the  family  went  away  to 
my  grandparents.  My  father's 
favorite  meal  was  homemade  vege- 
table soup,  served  often  and  easily. 
But  he  did  permit  me  to  go  to  the 
store  with  him  and  buy  a  favorite 
of  mine— doughnuts!  On  one  occa- 
sion I  got  a  large  box  full— five 
dozen!  It  was  a  good  day  for  me  as 


I  was  able  to  handle  about  four 
dozen.  When  that  day  was  over,  I 
was  feeling  well  which  is  quite  an 
accomplishment  for  a  7  year 
old  .  .  .  after  eating  48  doughnuts! 

After  hitting  that  high  in  my 
life,  it  never  happened  again.  I  still 
love  doughnuts— glazed,  filled,  or 
sugared;  and,  if  nothing  else,  just 
plain.  This  is  not  a  big  deal  really, 
but  it  points  to  the  fact  that  God 
has  made  us  in  a  way  so  we  can  do 
many  things,  without  hardly  even 
thinking  about  it.  Since  we  do  not 
even  pause  to  think  about  what  we 
are  doing,  we  often  forget  to  be 
thankful  for  our  experiences.  God 
has  made  us  able  to  talk,  even 
though  the  words  are  not  great  in 
nature;  able  to  hear  the  sound  of  a 
beautiful  bird,  and  even  the  buzz  of 
a  mosquito  in  a  dark  bedroom  on  a 
summer  night;  able  to  see  a  glorious 
red  sunset,  or  the  object  thrust  to- 
wards us  that  endangers  our  well 
being;  able  to  touch  the  soft  skin  of 
the  newborn  child,  or  to  draw  back 
from  the  touch  of  pain  of  a  threat- 
ening force;  able  to  walk  in  the 
beauty  of  new-fallen  snow,  or  walk 
by  a  friend  in  the  hour  of  need. 
God  has  somehow  made  us  able  to 
experience  the  joys  of  life  and  share 
the  sorrows  of  hurt. 

These  are  all  gifts  from  God.  Be 
thankful  to  Him  for  all  His  blessings. 


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reported 
in  the  herald 

35  Years  Ago- 1945 

The  American  Bible  Society  reported 
that,  by  law,  11  states  required  Bible  read- 
ing in  the  public  schools.  They  were  Ala- 
bama, Arkansas,  Delaware,  Georgia,  Idaho, 
Kentucky,  Maine,  Massachusetts,  New  Jer- 
sey, Pennsylvania,  and  Tennessee.  .  .  .  Ken- 
neth Ashman  has  been  called  to  the  Wooster, 
Ohio,  First  Brethren  Church. 

15  Years  Ago- 1965 

The  Brethren  Youth  Council  had  avail- 
able three  young  men  for  a  Youth  Evan- 
gelism Team.  They  were:  Larry  Smithwick, 
Ed  Lewis,  and  Dan  Grabill.  .  .  .  Rev.  and  Mrs 
Mrs.  Herman  Koontz  left  their  ministry  in 
York,  Pa.,  to  go  to  Orlando,  Fla. 

5  Years  Ago-1975 

Grace  Schools'  enrollment  passed  the 
1,000  mark  for  the  second  year  with  a  total 

enrollment  of  1,037 Rev.  Ward  Miller 

was  installed  as  the  pastor  at  Bethel  Breth- 
ren Church  in  Osceola,  Ind. 


—  .BRETHREN  MISSIONARY  ' 


Volume  42      Number  11       November  1980 

Editor,  Charles  W.  Turner 

Managing  Editor,  Kenneth  E.  Herman 

Artist,  Jane  Fretz 

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Departmental  Editors:   Christian  Education: 

Knute  Larson.  Foreign  Missions:   Rev.  John 

Zielasko,  Nora   Macon.  Grace  Schools:  Dr. 

Homer   A.    Kent,   Jr.,   Don   Cramer.  Home 

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4  GIVING   THANKS  TO  GOD   AND   FRIENDS 

9  STUDYING   THE   BIBLE    IN   THE  CHAD 

15  THANKS  BE   TO  GOD- 

17  MINISTERING   TO   THE   AFFLICTED 

19  HARVEST   NEWS 

24  BIG  VALLEY  GRACE:  1980  "CHURCH  OF 
THE   YEAR" 

29  MISSIONARY   BIOGRAPHIES 

30  ARE   THEY   WORTH    IT? 
34  DISCOVERING   EUROPE 


•  Reflections  By  Still  Waters  2  • 
BMH   News  12      •  Guest  Editorial  14  • 


letter: 


Dear  Readers, 

I  want  to  express  my  thanks  to  each  who  has  taken  the  time  to 
send  us  gifts  for  the  new  Heidelberg  Press.  Each  gift  that  is  sent 
will  result  in  a  big  savings  in  interest  charges.  This  is  the  second 
Heidelberg  SORK  press  that  we  have  purchased.  In  the  passing  of 
the  five  years,  the  price  of  the  press  has  doubled  from  about 
$45,000  to  $90,000. 

We  are  happy  to  report  a  record  third  quarter  of  income  at  the 
Herald.  The  ministry  continues  to  grow  at  a  rapid  rate  and  we  are 
looking  forward  to  a  new  high  in  income  for  the  year  1980. 

The  new  press  has  been  delivered,  and  is  operating.  Watch     this 
your  mail  for  a  special  letter  about  the  press! 

Thankfully  yours, 


Charles  W.  Turner 


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Gegner  like  the  Thanksgiving  buffet. 

and  Friends 

by  Doris  Julien 

Not  many  castles  in  France 
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sought  to  observe  this  special 

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tongue  and  wanted  to  acquaint 

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American       tradition.       Like 
many  beginnings,  ours  of  1965 

Missionary  wives  prepare  the  meal.  Left  to  right:  Nancy 

Gegner,  Betsy  Hudson,  Vicki  De Armey,  and  Doris  J u lien. 

was    small.    There   were  only 
two  families  and  two  TIME 
cadets  in  this  part  of  France. 

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Within  six  years  the  neigh- 
boring missions  doubled,  each 
adding  numerous  families. 
This  made  our  guests  so  many 
that  only  the  parents  and 
toddlers  were  able  to  eat  in 
the  dining  room.  The  high 
schoolers  had  to  dine  in  the 
library  and  the  school-age  chil- 
dren in  the  parlor.  On  several 
occasions  the  Peughs,  our  only 
missionaries    to    Germany    at 


Doris  Julien  enjoys  the  "Ameri- 
can-style" food. 

that  time,  and  Brethren  stu- 
dents studying  in  France  drove 
long  distances  to  participate  in 
the  day. 

By  1971,  the  celebration 
had  become  so  large,  75 
guests,  that  we  had  to  limit  it 
to  our  own  missionaries.  This 
has  been  the  case  for  the  past 
8  years. 

Organizing  such  an  occasion 
outside  one's  culture  can  be 
complicated.  First  of  all,  there 
is  no  French  holiday  during 
the  latter  part  of  November  to 
free  everyone  from  work  and 
school.  A  time  must  be  chosen 
to  accommodate  the  mission- 


aries' schedules— the  most 
likely  time  being  an  evening  of 
Thanksgiving  week. 

Secondly,  the  traditional 
menu,  which  is  planned  and 
assigned,  can  also  be  a  chal- 
lenging feat  to  procure  and 
prepare. 

Turkeys  are  normally  raised 
and  stocked  in  the  stores  for 
the  Christmas  season.  This 
necessitates  ordering  in  ad- 
vance and  then  accepting 
whatever  comes.  Often  the 
young  turkeys  vary  in  size  and 
are  difficult  to  clean.  One  year 
we  received  eight  to  ten  small 
turkeys,  no  two  weighing  the 
same,  so  each  required  a  dif- 
ferent cooking  time. 

Since  sweet  potatoes  are 
more  commonly  found  in 
stores  catering  to  the  tastes  of 
Italians,  this  assignment  goes 
to  someone  living  near  this 
foreign    element.    And    some- 


from  home  or  recently  shopped 
in  Switzerland  where  it  is  im- 
ported from  England. 

Jello  salads?  Most  ladies  can 
contribute  this  dish  because  it 
is  the  most  common  item  in 
the  CARE  packages  sent  by  a 
friend  or  supporting  church. 
The  making  of  cranberry  salad 
no  longer  stumps  the  mission- 
ary wife  with  the  substitution 
of  canned  red  currants  or  cur- 
rant jelly. 

Corn,  at  times  difficult  to 
find  and  very  expensive,  is 
given  sometimes  by  an  Ameri- 
can military  friend.  Presently, 
it  can  be  found  more  easily 
but  continues  to  be  expensive. 
With  France's  vast  variety  of 
green  vegetables,  a  comple- 
mentary dish  of  brussel 
sprouts,  green  beans,  or  peas  is 
one  of  the  simplest  dishes  to 
add. 

And  dinner  rolls  in  this  land 


Mmmmmmm .... 


thing  as  simple  as  dressing  can 
become  a  disappointment  if 
the  neighborhood  grocery 
store  hasn't  yet  received  its 
fall  celery  from  Israel. 

Cranberries,  a  fruit  that  is 
not  known  by  the  Frenchman, 
can  appear  in  sauce  on  our 
tables  only  if  one  of  our  mis- 
sionaries  has   received  a   can 


of  delicious  French  bread? 
Many  of  us  have  learned  to 
make  yeast  breads  from  a 
clump  of  yeast  broken  from 
the  supply  of  the  neighbor- 
hood baker.  To  make  a  pump- 
kin pie,  one  of  the  ladies  will 
go  to  market  or  to  a  store  to 
buy  a  big  slice  of  pumpkin. 
Another  will  use  her  mother's 


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recipe  or  a  tiny  box  of  con- 
densed mincemeat,  received  in 
some  package,  to  make  a 
mincemeat  pie. 

Thirdly,  living  in  another 
country  develops  new  eating 
habits  and  appreciations  in  the 
missionary  family;  this  is 
noticed  at  occasions  like 
Thanksgiving.  Many  of  us  find 
the  Thanksgiving  table  a  real 


is  to  give  thanks  to  God  in 
song,  poems,  and  Scripture  for 
His  abundant  blessings  of  the 
past  year. 

Memorizing  selections  from 
an  Ideals  Thanksgiving  maga- 
zine or  some  other  similar 
publication  can  be  awkward 
for  the  younger  generation 
(and  even  humorous  to  the 
parents)  even  though  they  are 


The  "little  guys" 
like  Thanksgiving, 
too!  Left  to 
right:  Timmy 
Hudson,  Marc 
Gegner,  Marc 
De Armey,  Luc 
De Armey,  and 
Andy  Hudson. 


contrast  to  our  French  style  of 
eating  one  or  two  foods  at  a 
time.  Beginning  the  meal  with 
the  fruit  and  jello  salads  is 
helpful. 

Interestingly  enough,  the 
tastes  of  the  MKs  are  not  like 
those  of  their  parents,  so  the 
dressing,  sweet  potatoes,  cran- 
berries, and  American  pies  are 
often  bypassed  for  the  turkey, 
mashed  potatoes,  corn,  lots  of 
rolls,  and  a  cookie. 

After  the  men  do  the  dishes 
and  the  women  make  order  in 
the  kitchen  and  in  their  carry- 
in  baskets,  our  fellowship  con- 
tinues in  a  sharing  time  varied 
according  to  the  gifts  and 
talents  of  the  MC  and  the 
MKs.  The  purpose  of  the  hour 


champions  at  daily  reciting  a 
poem  in  French  class  or  a 
resume  in  history  class.  The 
adults,  too,  informally  share 
their  special  blessings.  Some- 
times this  is  done  by  a  sug- 
gested audiovisual,  like  a  slide 
presentation.  Or  a  chain  or 
horn-of-plenty  is  made  of 
colored  paper  on  which  praise 
notes  are  listed.  The  whole 
group  creates  these  together. 

In  many  of  these  sharing 
times  we  are  challenged  to 
practice  thanksgiving  on  a 
human  level  by  communicat- 
ing with  a  person  who  has 
been  of  special  help  to  us. 

A  story  is  told  of  a 
preacher-professor  suffering  a 
nervous    breakdown    and    in 


utter  despondency.  He  re- 
sponded to  a  friend's  sugges- 
tion and  wrote  a  note  of  ap- 
preciation to  an  old  school- 
teacher who  had  given  him  an 
appreciation  of  literature  and 
the  great  poets.  He  received  in 
reply  a  very  warm  and  touch- 
ing note  in  shaky  handwriting. 
The  teacher  wrote  that  she 
was  blinded  with  tears  in  read- 
ing his  letter.  In  her  50  years 
of  teaching  his  was  the  first 
letter  of  thanks  she  had  ever 
received  from  a  student ...  it 
would  be  cherished  until  she 
died. 

This  experience  developed 
so  much  joy  and  satisfaction 
for  the  man  that  it  became  his 
secret— that  is,  practicing  giv- 
ing thanks  to  God  and  friends 
—in  eliminating  depression. 

In  reliving  our  blessings  and 
sharing  them  with  our  co- 
workers, we  leave  the  Chateau 
with  hearts  full  of  gratitude 
for  the  many  things  that  God 
is  doing  in  our  lives.  Praise  the 
Lord  that  we  are  His! 


It's  over. 


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Chart  No.  1 


Chart  No.  2 


Your  1970  gift  of  $1.00 


is  now  worth 
only  354 


for  missionary  ministry  overseas 


Chart  No.  3 


The  Story  of  the 

American 
Dollar 


Newspapers  and  magazines  have 
graphically  displayed  the  "Story  of 
the  American  Dollar"  in  recent 
months.  Everyone  recognizes  what 
inflation  has  done  to  our  pur- 
chasing power.  For  example,  the 
goods  and  services  purchased  by 
one  dollar  in  1970  would  now  cost 
$2.15.  Every  trip  to  the  grocery 
store  or  gas  station  reminds  us  of 
that  sad  fact. 

When  you  couple  the  U.S.  rise  in 

costs  with  the  soaring  inflation  in 

many  countries  overseas,  and  then 

add  the  decreasing  value  of  the  U.S. 

dollar  abroad,  the  implications  for 

foreign  missions  endeavors  are  staggering!  Chart  No.  1 

shows  that  the  $2.15  cost  for  U.S.  expenditures  is 

another  154  higher  overseas. 

In  other  words,  your  1970  gift  of  one  dollar  to 
missions  is  now  worth  only  35c1  (chart  No.  2).  If  you 
gave  $1.00  in  1970,  you'd  have  to  give  $2.90  this 
year  just  to  keep  up. 

One  final  illustration.  Look  at  chart  No.  3.  In 
1970  a  missionary  could  be  supported  by  just  $4,522. 
In  1980  it  takes  $13,155!  (And  in  1981  it  will  most 
likely  be  at  least  10  percent  more.) 

In  light  of  these  revealing  statistics,  Grace  Brethren 
people  are  urged  to  pray  about  the  1980  Brethren 
Foreign  Missions  offering.  An  anticipated  deficit  of 
$60,000  must  be  cared  for  by  December  31  just  in 
order  to  maintain  the  status  quo.  New  opportunities 
can  be  pursued  if  the  sacrificial  gifts  of  the  Brethren 
exceed  the  current  need. 


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Rechbergstr.  7 
7031  Gartringen 
West  Germany 
August  16,  1980 

Beloved  Brethren, 

A  week  ago  today,  at  8  a.m.  Detroit  time,  we  began  the  last  day  of  our  visit  to  the  United  States. 
Some  5,000  miles  and  36  hours  later  we  crawled,  unkempt,  uncombed,  and  unshaven,  into  our  beds 
suffering  from  sheer  exhaustion.  I  don't  think  the  voyage  from  Plymouth  to  New  England  on  theMayflower 
could  have  been  more  strenuous. 

Now  that  1  have  practically  recovered  from  acute  "jet  lag,"  I  feel  compelled  to  put  pen  to  paper  in 
order  to  express  my  gratitude  for  the  way  in  which  you  folks  opened  your  hearts  and  homes  to  make  my 
wife  and  me  welcome.  You  made  us  feel  as  though  we  really  do  belong  to  you. 

From  the  time  we  arrived  in  Winona  Lake,  for  the  national  conference,  to  the  time  we  said  Auf 
Wiedersehen  to  our  friend  John  Pappas  at  the  airport  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  we  were  keenly  aware  of  your 
love  for  us  and  of  your  concern  for  our  well  being  and  comfort. 

While  visiting  Grace  Brethren  churches  in  Columbus.  Lima,  Bowling  Green,  Minerva,  and  Ashland, 
Ohio,  we  were  provided  with  comfortable  accommodations,  "diverse"  automobiles  (from  Fords  to 
Cadillacs),  a  mobile  home  (stately),  a  telephone  (for  local  and  long  distance  calls),  and  mountains  of  food. 
At  first  glance  these  things  may  seem  very  ordinary,  but  they  made  a  very  positive  impression  on  us.  We 
also  received  several  invitations  to  go  to  California,  Pennsylvania  and  Indiana,  either  for  a  visit  or  to  serve  in 
the  ministry. 

It  would  be  unkind  of  me  to  mention  any  one  in  particular,  for  the  main  thing  that  we  were  given 
much  of  (and  much  love  was  given  to  us)  was  given  by  you  all. 

If  God  sees  fit  for  us  to  return  to  the  United  States,  either  to  serve  in  some  kind  of  ministry  or  just 
for  a  visit,  I  hope  He  will  make  it  possible  for  us  to  meet  you  all  again. 

I  would  like  to  thank  you  all  and  extend  greetings  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  on  behalf  of 
my  wife,  Luise,  and  my  children,  Mike  and  Christina. 

^ Yours  sincerely  in  the  Lord, 

David  W.  Hill 


1  november  '80 


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Barrio  Santa  Isabel,  Section  I 

5000  Cordoba 

August  4,  1980 

The  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the  Brethren  Church 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 
United  States 

Dear  Brethren: 

Greetings  in  Christ  for  the  Brethren  Church  in  the  Republic  of  Argentina  upon  your  eightieth 
anniversary  in  missionary  work. 

The  representatives  of  the  National  Church,  who  met  Saturday,  August  2,  in  Almafuerte,  send  their 
greetings  and  thanks  to  the  Foreign  Missionary  Society  for  the  work  carried  out  over  the  years  in  our 
country.  We  give  thanks  to  the  Lord  for  this  missionary  effort,  used  as  an  instrument  of  God  to  reach 
us  for  Christ. 

We  are  happy  for  having  received  a  doctrine  with  solid  biblical  foundations  and  especially  in  days 
such  as  ours  when  there  is  no  profound  devotion  for  the  truth.  There  is  also  an  emphasis  being  made  upon 
unity  and  fellowship  of  love  because  "doctrine  divides  or  separates."  For  us  here  in  Argentina,  for  our 
church  in  the  United  States  and  in  other  countries  where  the  missionary  work  has  been  extended,  the  voice 
of  Jude  (v.  3)  is  for  us:  ".  .  .  that  you  earnestly  contend  for  the  faith  which  was  once  for  all  delivered  to  the 
saints." 

To  the  Brethren  Church  in  the  United  States,  to  the  Foreign  Missionary  Society,  and  to  all  the 
missionaries  who  have  been  or  who  are  in  Argentina: 

THANK  YOU  VERY  MUCH  IN  THE  NAME  OF  THE  LORD  OF  THE  HARVEST! 

"The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  and  the  love  of  God  and  the  fellowship  of  the  Holy  Spirit  be  with 
you  all"  (2  Cor.  13:14). 

For  the  Brethren  Church  in  the  Republic  of  Argentina, 


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Studying  the  Bible 
in  the  Chad 


by  Richard  Harrell 


When  I  say  that  the  training  possibilities  for  a 
pastor  run  out  in  the  Chad,  I'm  not  saying  that  the 
pastoral  student  has  no  further  possibilities.  However, 
in  order  to  avail  himself  of  these  possibilities  he  must 
leave  the  Chad. 

If  he  has  passed  the  Bible  Institute  entrance  exam, 
he  then  goes  to  the  Bible  Institute  (BI)  at  Bata, 
Central  African  Republic,  for  the  next  stage  of  his 
training.  This  move  is  not  as  easy  as  it  may  sound.  It 
involves  international  travel  with  all  the  attendant 
paperwork  and  hassle  for  the  poor  student;  it  is  not 
like  going  from  Ohio  to  California  to  school. 

Almost  all  of  the  students  have  families  of  three  or 
more  children.  (Would  you  believe  a  family  took 
nine  children  to  the  BI  this  year?  Fortunately  they 
are  not  from  the  Chad.)  Of  course,  the  whole  family 


has  to  go  along  if  at  all  possible. 

But  the  real  burden  for  the  student  changing 
locations  is  food.  He  has  to  take  enough  food  with 
him  to  last  for  his  family  until  he  can  plant  and 
harvest  a  garden  at  Bata;  not  quite  like  going  to  the 
local  supermarket,  even  if  it  is  only  for  a  loaf  of  bread 
and  some  milk. 

In  the  past  the  students  from  the  Chad  have  had 
problems  getting  all  the  food  they  need  past  the 
various  barriers  and  border  check  points.   But  the 
Lord  uses  these  trials  to  strengthen  the  faith  of  the 
students,  pastors,  and,  yes,  the  missionaries. 

Once  the  student  is  safely  settled  at  Bata  he  begins 
a  four-year  program  of  study  which  builds  upon  the 
basic  doctrines  and  facts  he  has  already  learned  while 
at  the  Preparatory  Bible  Institute  (PBI)  at  Bessao.  At 
the  BI  all  classes  are  taught  annually  unlike  at  the 
PBI.  However,  in  both  the  PBI  and  the  BI,  the  teach- 
ing load  is  divided  between  pastors  and  missionaries. 


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At  the  PBI  at  Bessao,  there  are  two  Chadian 
teachers  and  one  missionary  teacher;  the  BI  at  Bata 
has  the  faculty  almost  equally  divided  between 
pastors  and  missionaries.  Since  the  students  have  not 
had  much  formal  education,  at  BI  they  are  exposed 
to  subjects  that  would  normally  be  covered  in  general 
education  courses.  Their  real  work  is  Bible  study. 

After  four  years  at  BI,  the  student  packs  up  and 
goes  through  all  the  customs  and  immigration  for- 
malities that  he  had  to  face  in  order  to  get  to  school 
in  the  first  place.  When  he  returns  home  he  is  eligible 
to  seek  a  pastoral  position  in  one  of  our  Brethren 
churches  in  the  Chad;  or  he  can  start  a  new  church  in 
a  village  where  he  feels  there  is  a  need. 

The  local  pastor  has  little  or  no  chance  to  further 
his  education.  Once  he  has  finished  Bible  Institute, 
he  has  reached  his  plateau.  To  overcome  this  problem 
among  the  Chadian  pastors,  the  missionary  personnel 
offer  special  classes  each  year  to  the  pastors,  covering 


a  whole  range  of  Bible  subjects.  The  pastors  indicate 
that  they  benefit  from  these  classes.  The  hardest  part 
is  finding  enough  time  to  research  and  write  the 
lessons  used  in  the  classes.  The  next  hardest  is  getting 
a  date  when  all  the  pastors  can  come  to  the  classes. 
But  it  is  definitely  worthwhile.  Jake  Kliever  carried 
on  this  ministry  among  the  Chadian  pastors  for  many 
years.  His  efforts  have  had  continuing  results. 

One  other  possibility  for  training  remains  for  the 
Brethren  church  member  in  the  Chad.  However,  this 
is  limited  to  those  who  have  graduated  from  high 
school  (the  Chad  follows  the  French  educational 
system  which  is  based  on  13  years  of  study  rather 
than  the  1 2  years  common  in  the  States).  Only  a 
small  portion  of  the  population  has  the  opportunity 
to  enter  high  school  in  the  Chad.  And  because  the 
system  is  designed  to  eliminate  all  but  the  best,  a 
much  smaller  portion  ever  graduates. 

But  for  those  who  do  graduate  there  is  the  oppor- 


Bible  study  is  work 


He  can  read  and  study  the  Word 


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tunity  to  go  on  to  seminary.  This  is  a  new  develop- 
ment for  the  Brethren  churches  of  Africa.  This 
decision  was  made  by  the  General  Conference  of 
African  Brethren  Churches  which  met  at  Bozoum, 
Central  African  Republic  in  mid- January,  1980. 

The  Conference  delegates  voted  to  begin  a 
seminary  level  school  modeled  after  Grace  Theological 
Seminary.  The  school  will  be  located  at  Bata,  Central 
African  Republic,  and  classes  will  begin  in  1981. 

The  seminary  will  be  open  to  Brethren  students 
from  the  Chad,  the  Cameroun,  and  Zaire,  as  well  as  to 
non-Brethren  students  from  all  of  French-speaking 
Africa.  This  school  offers  the  work  in  the  Chad  the 
opportunity  in  the  future  to  begin  a  work  among  high 
school  and  college  students,  as  well  as  among  govern- 
ment officials. 

Unfortunately,  once  again  the  student  will  have  to 
leave  the  Chad  to  further  his  education.  However,  he 
would  probably  agree  that  this  hardship  is  insignificant 


when  compared  with  the  rewards  he  receives  for 
service  to  the  Lord. 

One  other  area  of  training  is  available  to  the 
Chadian  pastor.  He  can  read  and  study  the  Word  for 
himself  after  he  gets  out  of  school,  but  that  cannot 
replace  special  training. 

Now  that  you  understand  a  little  better  how  a 
church  member  or,  especially,  a  pastor  gets  biblical 
training,  you  can  pray  more  effectively  for  the  work 
here  in  the  Chad.  Possibly  you  could  see  yourself 
here  working  in  the  Preparatory  Bible  Institute,  or 
teaching  pastors  in  continuing  education  courses,  or 
teaching  in  the  proposed  Bible  Institute  which  the 
pastors  want  to  establish  in  the  Chad  when  there 
are  sufficient  personnel  to  run  it. 

Stop  and  think  about  that  for  a  minute.  If  you 
think  you  belong  here,  then  do  something  about  it. 
And  remember  to  pray  for  the  work  in  the  Chad  and 
your  missionary,  Richard  Harrell. 


for  himself  after  he  gets  out  of  school. 


november  '80 


From  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 


□  On  Sept.  7,  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Colorado 
Springs,  Colo.,  celebrated  their  tenth  anniversary. 
One  hundred  and  sixty-six  people  attended  Sunday 
school  on  this  day  and  206  were  in  the  worship  serv- 
ice. Between  150  and  200  were  served  at  a  noon  fel- 
lowship meal.  Tom  Inman,  pastor. 

□  After  passing  his  written  and  oral  district  exami- 
nation with  high  commendation,  assistant  pastor  of 
the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Ashland,  Ohio,  Chris 
Hayes  was  commissioned  in  an  official  way  to  the 
Christian  ministry  on  Aug.  31,  in  a  special  service  of 
licensure.  Chris  and  his  wife,  Liz,  are  parents  to  three 
children:  Joshua,  5;  Jeremy,  4;  and  Janel,  6  months. 
Knute  Larson,  pastor. 

□  Leslie  Cotsamire  received  a  unanimous  call  to  serve 
as  pastor  at  the  Altoona  First  Brethren  Church, 
Altoona,  Pa.,  on  Aug.  31. 

DThe  Community  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Warsaw, 
Ind.,  began  a  "flip-flop"  program  Sept.  14.  Half  of 
the  congregation  attends  the  worship  service  at  9:15 
a.m.  while  others  are  in  Sunday  school.  At  10:30  a.m. 
those  who  were  in  Sunday  school  go  to  the  worship 
service  and  those  who  have  been  in  the  worship  serv- 
ice attend  Sunday  school.  Pastor  David  Plaster  states 
that  this  plan  has  greatly  alleviated  the  over-crowding 
of  their  facilities  on  Sunday  mornings. 

D  On  Sept.  20,  1980,  a  big  birthday  party  was  held 
at  the  Orlando  (Fla.)  Grace  Brethren  Church  for  the 
two-hundredth  year  of  the  Sunday  school.  It  was  also 
the  kick-off  of  the  "Challenge  of  the  80s"  for  the 
Orlando  Sunday  school.  Seventy-two  people  gathered 
at  the  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dale  Leppert  for  a  day 
of  fun,  games,  fellowship,  and  food.  A  good  time  was 
had  by  all  and  the  Lord  really  blessed  with  a  perfect 
day  for  a  picnic.  This  Florida  church  is  looking  for- 
ward to  the  1980s  and  the  great  opportunities  for 
growth  which  God  is  providing.  Ed  Jackson,  pastor; 
Andy  Anderson,  Sunday  school  superintendent. 


□  Roy  Glass,  III,  has  accepted  the  call  to  serve  as  di- 
rector of  youth  ministries  of  the  First  Brethren  Church, 
Dayton,  Ohio.  Mr.  Glass  is  a  recent  graduate  of 
Liberty  Baptist  College,  and  is  the  son  of  Pastor  and 
Mrs.  Roy  Glass,  Troy,  Ohio  Grace  Brethren  Church. 

□  Bill  Kellerman,  superintendent  of  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  worked  creatively  during 
the  summer  month  of  July  to  keep  the  attention  and 
interest  of  "would-be"  vacationers.  Each  Sunday  Mr. 
Kellerman  and  Pastor  Dean  Fetterhoff  "took"  the 
congregation  imaginatively  to  various  vacation  spots, 
such  as  Hawaii  and  Brethren  mission  points. 

□  Rev.  Harry  Froehlich  has  begun  his  ministry  as 
interim  pastor  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  at  Jack- 
son, Mich.  He  will  be  working  under  the  direction  of 
the  Home  Missions  Council. 

□  Going  to  Florida?  A  directory  of  our  Florida  Grace 
Brethren  Churches  is  available  from  the  Herald  Co.  at 
no  charge.  This  directory  features  a  map  of  each 
church's  location,  a  picture  of  the  church  and  the 
time  of  services.  The  address  and  phone  number  of 
the  church  and  the  pastor  are  also  included.  To  ob- 
tain your  free  copy,  write  to  the  Herald  Co.,  P.O.  Box 
544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 


marriage 

Hearty  congratulations  to,  and  may  God's  blessings  rest  al- 
ways upon,  these  new  families  who  join  the  Brethren  Mis- 
sionary Herald  readership.  A  six-month  free  subscription  to 
the  Herald  is  given  to  newlyweds  whose  addresses  are  sup- 
plied by  the  officiating  minister. 

Jill  Halwick  and  Marcus  Goerdt,  April  12,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 

Nancy   Hawkins  and   Craig   Firestone,   May   10,  Sandusky, 
Ohio.  Pastor  Kenneth  Ashman  assisted  in  the  ceremony. 
Lori  Roller  and  David  Bingham,  May   17,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Wooster,  Ohio. 

Beth  Miller  and  Greg  Brenneman,  May  24,  Elyria,  Ohio.  Pas- 
tor Kenneth  Ashman  assisted  in  the  ceremony. 
Brenda  Maulfair  and  Bryan  Crouse,  May  31,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Myerstown,  Pa. 

Gail  Connell  and  Melvin  Gelsinger,  June  6,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Myerstown,  Pa. 

Deanna  Baker  and  Robert  Graybosch,  June  7,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Osecola,  Ind. 

Cindy  Buckland  and  Steve  Cisney,  June  7,  Ellet  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Akron,  Ohio. 

Linda  Denham  and  Kent  Sparks,  June  7,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Carmen  Garling  and  Scott  Franchino,  June  7,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 

Deborah  Myers  and  Marvin  Nelson,  June  7,  Winona  Lake 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 
Andrea  Ogden  and  Stephen  Moore,  June  7,  First  Brethren 
Church,  Buena  Vista,  Va. 

Robin  Fritz  and  Rus  Rosenberger,  June  14,  Penn  Valley 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Telford,  Pa. 


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Jean  Knauer  and  Phil  Steere,  June  14,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 

Pamela  McCloskey  and  Lance  Sneatn,  June  14,  First  Brethren 
Church,  Altoona,  Pa. 

Patty  Parrish  and  Max  Shull,  June  14,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 

Connie  Psolla  and  Steve  Workman,  June  14,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Wooster,  Ohio. 

Pamela  Sargeant  and  Larry  McMillan,  June  14,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Holly  Shiplett  and  James  Ridgeway,  June  15,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 

Mary  Ayer  and  Donald  Strawser,  June  21,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Deborah  Davis  and  Stan  Kolakowski,  June  21,  Winona  Lake 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  Dr.  John  Davis, 
father  of  the  bride,  officiated. 

Ann  Schaefer  and  Ken  Hynes,  June  21,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 

Jenifer  Wheeler  and  Henry  Hernandez,  July  27,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 

Sue  Keys  and  Wes  Lynch,  June  27,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Keana  Aungst  and  Ron  Stiffler,  June  28,  Leamersville  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Duncansville,  Pa. 

Carmella  Bologna  and  Mike  Rice,  Jr.,  June  28,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 

Jean  Harris  and  Bill  Baptiste,  June  28,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 

Noreen  Healy  and  Greg  Lefever,  June  28,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md. 

Sharon  Johnson  and  Phil  Harbaugh,  June  28,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Wooster,  Ohio. 

Margo  Moore  Jones  and  Dave  Merriam,  June  28,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Debbie  Mathis  and  Cecil  O'Dell,  June  28,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Terri  Mowry  and  Craig  Brooks,  June  28,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Brookville,  Ohio. 

Denise  Purdy  and  Doug  Neer,  June  28,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 

Deborah  Thomas  and  Ronald  Hostetler,  June  28,  Meyersdale 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  Meyersdale,  Pa. 
Kimberly  Assaf  and  Richard  Stover,  July  11,  Ellet  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Akron,  Ohio. 

Nancy  Kittle  and  James  Edwards,  July  12,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Wooster,  Ohio. 

Sue  Ann  and  Richard  Snyder,  July  12,  Susquehanna  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Wrightsville,  Pa. 

Tammie  Conover  and  James  Robinson,  July  19,  Ellet  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Akron,  Ohio. 

Deb  Hindenlang  and  Doug  Fisher,  July  19,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 

Heidi  Halterman  and  Steve  Howell,  July  19,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 

Vickie  Show  and  Todd  Sockslager,  July  19,  Meyersdale  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Meyersdale,  Pa. 

Barb  Leedy  and  Lonnie  Snyder,  July  26,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 

Nancy  Jones  and  Stan  Hess,  Aug.  2,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Ashland,  Ohio. 

Rachel  Keefer  and  Rod  Bugher,  Aug.  16,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 

Carol  Ruby  and  David  James,  Aug.  23,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Ashland,  Ohio. 

Mary  Lou  Steiner  and  Daniel  Moeller,  Aug.  23,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Wooster,  Ohio. 


Mindy  Miller  and  Greg  Roberts,  Aug.  30,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Wooster,  Ohio. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dick  Stephens,  New  Albany  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Clarksvillc,  Ind. 

□  Hawaii  anyone?  The  Brethren  Missionary  Herald  is 
planning  a  Hawaiian  tour  following  national  confer- 
ence in  California  in  1982.  Tentative  dates  are  Aug. 
6-16,  1982.  Start  saving  now  so  you  can  enjoy  a  super 
experience  .  .  .  visiting  the  beautiful  islands  and  shar- 
ing worship  with  the  Brethren  people  there. 


meeting' 


Dr.  Robert  B.  Collitt,  Stewardship  Counselor  for  the 
Grace  Brethren  Missions  Stewardship  Service,  will  be 
speaking  at  the  following  Grace  Brethren  churches: 

Geistown   Grace   Brethren  Church,  Johnstown,  Pa.; 

Nov.  30-Dec.  3;  Gerald  Allebach,  pastor. 

Grace  Brethren  Church,  Johnson  City,  Tenn.;  Dec. 

7-10;  David  R.  Hitchman,  pastor. 

Grace  Brethren  Church,  Telford,  Tenn.;  Dec.  14-17; 

A.  David  Mitchell,  pastor. 


Death  notices  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor. 

BERKEY,  Mabelle,  72,  Sept.  11,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Hemet,  Calif.  Sheldon  Perrine,  pastor. 

BIDDLE,  Herbert,  80,  Sept.  20,  Silverbell  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Tucson,  Ariz.  Ken  Curtis  pastor.  Mi.  Biddle  was 
previously  a  member  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Wooster, 
Ohio.  Ken  Ashman,  pastor. 

FUNDERBURG.  Earl,  67,  Sept.  24.  Earl  Funderburg  had 
pastored  churches  in  Alto,  New  Troy,  and  Ozark,  Mich.,  and 
had  helped  to  build  churches  in  several  other  states.  Funeral 
services  were  held  at  the  Grace  Brethren  Church  in  Ozark, 
Mich.,  with  Mick  Funderburg  officiating.  John  Lancaster, 
pastor,  Ozark  church. 

JORDAN,  Bert,  70,  Jan.  17,  a  faithful  member  of  the  Kit- 
tanning  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Kittanning,  Pa.,  for  57  years. 
Mr.  Jordan  had  also  served  on  the  Brethren  Construction 
Crew  and  had  been  employed  by  Grace  Schools.  Richard 
Cornwell,  pastor. 

KETTELL,  Raymond  H,  80,  Sept.  14.  Mr.  Kettell  pastored 
Grace  Brethren  Churches  in  North  English,  Leon  and  Garwin, 
Iowa;  Limestone,  Tenn;  Portis,  Kansas;  Roanoke  (Clear- 
brook),  Va.;  and  Accident,  Md.  Prior  to  retiring  at  Grace  Vil- 
lage in  Winona  Lake,  Ind.,  he  served  as  minister  of  visitation 
at  the  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Hagerstown,  Md.  Memorial 
services  were  held  at  the  Winona  Lake  Grace  Brethren  Church 
with  Pastor  Charles  Ashman,  officiating. 
KLINGER,  George,  74,  Aug.  26,  active  member  of  the  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Ashland,  Ohio,  for  40  years.  Knute  Larson, 
pastor. 

POFF,  Rhoda,  June  16,  Susquehanna  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Wrightsville,  Pa.  Leslie  Nutter,  pastor. 

SCREECHFIELD,  Homer,  83,  Aug.  23,  a  faithful  member  of 
the  First  Brethren  Church,  Dayton,  Ohio.  G.  Forrest  Jackson, 
pastor. 

SIMON,  Melvin,  Sept.  3,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Wooster, 
Ohio.  Kenneth  Ashman,  pastor. 


november  '80 


"It  is  the  most  devastating  legislation 
ever  to  occur  in  America."  This  is  what 
former  Senator  Sam  Ervin  has  said  about 
the  Equal  Rights  Amendment.  Some  of 
our  Congressmen  and  Senators  are 
saying  that  it  is  the  most  important  legis- 
lation to  have  occurred  in  America  because 
it  will  radically  change  the  social  order 
and  structure  of  our  country. 

In  spite  of  its  importance,  there  is 
widespread  ignorance  concerning  the 
Equal  Rights  Amendment.  Some  people 
read  the  Amendment  and  see  nothing 
wrong  with  it.  Most  people  do  not  even 
know  what  the  Amendment  states,  yet  it 
is  one  of  the  most  serious  things  to  have 
ever  happened  to  this  nation  as  it  relates 
to  morals  and  the  Word  of  God. 

But  what  is  the  Equal  Rights  Amend- 
ment (ERA)?  This  is  what  the  Amendment 
states: 
Section  1: 

Equality  of  rights  under  the  law  shall 
not  be  denied  or  abridged  by  the 
United  States  or  by  any  state  on 
account  of  sex. 

Section  2: 
The  Congress  shall  have  the  power  to 
enforce,  by  appropriate  legislation, 
the  provisions  of  this  Article. 

Section  3: 

This  Amendment  shall  take  effect  two 
years  after  the  date  of  ratification. 
Many  people  have  been  led  to 
believe  that  this  Amendment  means 
equal  pay  for  equal  work.  In  fact,  it's  the 
primary  promotion  of  the  media.  On 
national  television,  in  debate,  and  in 
actual  legal  action  in  court,  however,  it 
has  been  proven  that  the  ERA  will  add  no 
new  employment  rights.  Federal  employ- 
ment laws  are  already  completely  sex 
neutral.  The  Equal  Employment 
Opportunity  Act  of  1972  prohibits  all 
discrimination  in  hiring,  pay,  and  promo- 
tion. The  ERA  will  not  give  women  equal 
pay  for  equal  work  or  any  employment 
rights,  choices,  or  opportunities  that  they 
do  not  already  have. 

But,  if  this  is  true,  one  might  ask 
why  the  ERA  is  so  important.  I  have  in 
my  possession  'The  Document:  Declara- 
tion of  Feminism '  released  by  Nancy 
Lehmann  and  Helen  Sullinger.  Since 
many  Christians  are  unaware  of  the  impli- 
cations of  the  feminist  movement,  I  will 
quote  extensively  from  'The  Document' 


is  Mem  moral  issue? 


Dr.  David  L.  Hocking 
Edited  by  Keith  Essex 

so  that  the  reader  can  see  for  himself 
where  the  ERA  will  lead  us  as  a  nation. 

This  booklet  spells  out  in  detail  what 
the  ultimate  goal  of  feminism  is:  ".  .  .  to 
rescue  the  planet  from  the  deeds  of  patri- 
archy." This  entails  a  ".  .  .  revolutionary 
struggle  (where)  the  individual  wants  to 
make  the  greatest  contribution  possible 
toward  the  liberation  of  her  sisters  and  all 
people ...   This  is  the  slow  change  from 
being  individuals  in  isolation  to  becoming 
truly  collective  people." 

This  'revolutionary  struggle'  means 
nothing  less  than  the  complete  restructur- 
ing of  society  as  it  today  exists.  According 
to  the  feminist  writers,  "The  enslavement 
of  women  by  men  was  the  first  form  of 
oppression  to  appear  in  human  history.  It 
has  existed  in  every  culture  and  under 
every  type  of  economic  system.  It  has 
made  possible  the  oppression  of  class  by 
class,  race  by  race,  and  nation  by  nation." 
The  'liberation'  of  woman,  therefore, 
becomes  the  first  step  in  the  liberation  of 
all  people. 

Further,  according  to  'The  Docu- 
ment, '  "The  end  of  the  institution  of 
marriage  is  a  necessary  condition  for  the 
liberation  of  women.  Therefore,  it  is  im- 
portant for  us  to  encourage  women  to 
leave  their  husbands  and  not  to  live  indi- 
vidually with  men We  must  build 

alternatives  to  marriage  -  new  socializing 
forms,  new  ways  of  experiencing  com- 
panionship and  interdependence  with 
other  people.  This  must  go  hand  in  hand 
with  the  conscious  building  of  a  viable 
movement  of  women  to  confront  male 
power  and  overthrow  it."  Marriage  must 
end,  contend  the  feminists,  so  that 
women's  economic  and  social  dependence 
on  men  will  come  to  an  end. 

The  end  of  marriage  means  a  redefin- 
ing of  the  family.  'The  Document'  states, 
"The  nuclear  family  must  be  replaced 
with  a  new  form  of  family  where  indivi- 
duals live  and  work  together  to  help  meet 
the  needs  of  all  people  in  the  society  . 
With  the  destruction  of  the  nuclear  family 
must  come  a  new  way  of  looking  at 
children.  They  must  be  seen  as  the  re- 
sponsibility of  the  entire  society  rather 
than  individual  parents." 

Thus,  it  can  be  clearly  seen  that  the 
feminists  backing  the  ERA  want  more 
than  equal  pay  for  equal  work.  They  want 
nothing  less  than  the  destruction  of 


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marriage  and  family  as  it  is  taught  in  the 
Word  of  God. 

There  are  five  major  principles  and 
goals  of  certain  feminist  organizations  in 
this  country: 

1.  Man  is  the  enemy. 

2.  Babies  lead  to  bondage. 

3.  Total  equality  is  a  fact,  not  simply  a 
goal. 

4.  Marriage  must  be  eliminated. 

5.  Above  all,  Religious  belief  must  be 
changed. 

Since  religion  is  the  leading  advocate 
of  the  institution  of  marriage  and  the 
family,  the  feminists  know  that  religious 
belief  must  be  changed  in  this  country. 
Therefore,  the  ERA  crosses  all  political 
boundaries  and  is  a  moral  issue.  Since  it 
is  a  moral  issue,  as  a  proclaimer  of  the 
Word  of  God  I  must  speak  out  against  the 
ERA. 

Why  am  I  against  the  ERA?  Why  do 
I  believe  it  violates  the  Word  of  God? 
These  are  my  six  reasons: 

'  The  ERA  will  invalidate  all  state 
laws  which  require  a  husband  to 
support  his  wife. 

It  will  impose  upon  women,  by  law, 
an  equal  50%  financial  obligation  to 
support  their  family.  This  is  so  serious 
that  single  parents  who  are  women  are  in 
trouble.  Senior  women  whose  partners 
die  and  wish  to  leave  them  with  support 
are  also  in  serious  trouble.  Senior  women 
will  be  deprived  of  their  present  right  to 
be  supported  by  their  husbands  and  to  be 
provided  with  a  home. 

One  of  the  most  comprehensive 
modern  textbooks  on  American  law  is 
American  Juris  Prudence.  It  gives  a 
detail  summary  of  all  these  rights  in 
Volume  41  under  the  heading  entitled 
"Husband  and  Wife."  It  reads,  "One  of 
the  most  fundamental  duties  imposed  by 
the  law  of  domestic  relations  is  that  which 
requires  a  man  to  support  his  wife  and 
family.  In  some  jurisdictions,  the  duty  of 
support  is  imposed  on  the  husband  by 
statute,  but  it  exists  apart  from  statute  as 
the  duty  arising  out  of  the  marital  rela- 
tionship." Notice  that  it  says  the  funda- 
mental right  of  a  man  to  support  his  fam- 
ily arises  out  of  the  institution  of  marriage. 
The  document  on  feminism  quoted  pre- 
viously states  that  the  goal  is  to  destroy 
marriage  as.an  institution  of  this  country. 
(Continued  on  page  38) 


II  — it  november  '80 


Thanks  be  to  God — 

for  Blessing,  Triumph,  and  Victory 


by  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer 

The  Apostle  Paul,  a  man  whose  life,  heart  and  soul 
were  deeply  committed  to  God,  gives  us  one  of  the 
finest  expressions  of  thanksgiving  in  the  Bible.  After  a 
heart-searching  message  on  the  subject  of  giving  in  2 
Corinthians  9:1-10,  he  expresses  his  deep  apprecia- 
tion to  his  Heavenly  Father .  . .  "Being  enriched  in 
every  thing  to  all  bountifulness,  which  causeth 
through  us  thanksgiving  to  God"  (2  Cor.  9:11). 

Paul  was  a  church  planter.  By  precept,  personal 
life  and  public  ministry  he  wove  into  the  fabric  of 
every  church  a  continuous  ministry  of  prayer.  Fol- 
lowing him  from  church  to  church  one  is  amazed  at 
the  burden  of  prayer  that  Paul  builds  in  himself  for 
his  converts.  Time  after  time  he  is  constrained  to  bow 
the  knee  and  lift  his  people  to  God  for  their  spiritual 
development  and  growth.  He  demonstrates  every 
principle  and  facet  of  prayer  as  he  lifts  his  people  up 
to  God.  It  is  not  difficult  to  understand  the  progress 
of  these  early  churches,  in  the  midst  of  the  greatest 
of  difficulties,  when  a  warrior  of  prayer,  like  Paul, 
bombards  the  throne  of  grace  in  their  behalf. 

No  small  part  of  Paul's  prayer  ministry  is  given  to 
praise  and  thanksgiving.  His  awareness  of  his  divine 
source  of  power,  his  keen  appreciation  for  God's 
abundant  provision  and  his  utter  dependance  upon 
God  are  beautiful  lessons  for  our  learning.  These 
often  form  the  bases  for  his  prolific  praise. 

During  this  Thanksgiving  season  it  would  be  profit- 
able for  us  to  take  spiritual  inventory  of  God's  abun- 
dant provision  for  our  needs.  This  ought  to  be  done 
both  individually  and  collectively.  God's  blessings 
have  come  in  numerous  ways  to  us  as  individuals,  but 
it  has  also  been  in  evidence  upon  our  families,  our 
churches,  and  our  missionary  organizations.  Let  us 
take  the  time  to  praise  Him  and  express  the  deep  ap- 
preciation from  our  hearts  to  Him. 

In  Brethren  Home  Missions  we  are  trying  to  follow 


Anchorage,  Alaska,  Grace  Brethren  Church  celebrated 
their  building  dedication  on  May  4,  1980,  with  245 
people  present. 

Paul's  principles,  pattern  and  example  in  church 
planting.  The  burden  of  prayer,  praise  and  thanksgiv- 
ing plays  a  major  role  in  our  progress  and  develop- 
ment. Planting  praying  churches  is  a  major  goal  in 
Brethren  Home  Missions.  A  careful  inventory  will  re- 
veal many  aspects  of  Paul's  prayer  ministry  in  home 
mission  churches. 

Like  Paul  we  must  say,  ".  .  .  thanks  be  to  God, 
which  giveth  us  the  victory  through  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ"  (1  Cor.  15:57).  The  goal  of  52  new  churches 
in  5  years  made  in  the  Bountiful  Harvest  Program 
looked  almost  impossible;  but  thanks  to  God,  after 
one-and-a-half  years,  16  new  churches  are  underway! 
Seven  home  mission  churches  have  gone  self-support- 
ing already  this  year,  with  the  possibility  of  3  more 
by  the  end  of  the  year! 

The  Word  of  God  has  been  proclaimed,  the  Gospel 
has  been  explained  and  loving  compassion  has 
brought    633    souls   to   Christ    during    1979!    New 


november  '80  i> 


16 


The  Southern  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church  was  dedicated  on  September  27,  1980. 


The  Newark,  Delaware,  Grace  Brethren  Church  is  a 
growing  "Bountiful  Harvest"  point. 


records  for  this  year  in  attendance,  growth  in  mem- 
bership and  3  more  new  home  mission  buildings  are 
causes  for  rejoicing.  What  a  moving  moment  when  1 1 
new  Grace  Brethren  churches  were  added  to  our 
Grace  Brethren  Fellowship  at  our  national  confer- 
ence! 

Paul  said,  "...  I  thank  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord,  who 
hath  enabled  me,  for  that  he  counted  me  faithful, 
putting  me  into  the  ministry"  (1  Tim.  1:12).  Twelve 
men  joined  me  at  our  spring  Home  Missions  orienta- 
tion school  to  praise  our  Lord  for  placing  us  in  the 
home  mission  ministry.  They  were  going  to  growing 
home  mission  churches  in  Southern  California,  North- 


ern California,  New  Jersey,  North  Carolina,  Pennsyl- 
vania, Ohio,  Florida,  Indiana  and  Tennessee.  As  the 
harvest  ripens,  the  doors  open,  and  as  the  opportuni- 
ties arrive,  God  has  His  personnel  ready  to  thrust  into 
these  fields.  Praise  God  for  supplying  such  dedicated 
personnel! 

Paul  warned,  "Be  careful  for  nothing;  but  in  every 
thing  by  prayer  and  supplication  with  thanksgiving  let 
your  requests  be  made  known  unto  God"  (Phil.  4:6). 
There  are  many  anxieties  which  come  in  a  home  mis- 
sion year  of  activity.  Prayer  provides  the  way  through 
such  dilemmas.  What  do  home  mission  personnel  do 
when  a  pastor's  wife  narrowly  escapes  death  in  an 
auto  accident  in  Alaska,  4,500  miles  away?  How  can 
we  face  the  tragic  death  of  a  home  mission  construc- 
tion worker  who  falls  from  the  roof  of  our  new 
church  in  California?  Where  do  we  get  the  wisdom  to 
deal  with  home  mission  problems  in  churches  when 
Satan  tears  to  shreds  a  new  church  over  false  doctrine? 
How  do  we  build  when  loan  funds  are  not  available, 
or  how  do  we  cope  with  an  endless  spirit  of  inflation? 
The  answer  is  prayer!  God's  unlimited  source  of 
divine  help  is  available  and  ready.  He  delights  in  sup- 
plying our  needs.  Praise  the  Lord! 

In  Home  Missions  we  are  constantly  dealing  with 
new  areas,  new  people,  new  personnel,  new  condi- 
tions and  new  attacks  from  our  arch  enemy,  Satan. 
There  are  certain  fears  and  anxieties  as  we  enter  each 
new  field.  The  veteran  church  planter,  Paul,  had  an 
optimistic  answer  for  that,  too:  "Now  thanks  be  unto 
God,  which  always  causeth  us  to  triumph  in  Christ, 
and  maketh  manifest  the  savour  of  his  knowledge  by 
us  in  every  place"  (2  Cor.  2:14).  Paul  had  learned 
that  God  always  has  a  way  to  overcome  the  greatest 
difficulties.  He  will,  with  His  divine  resources,  bring 
to  light  "the  savour  of  his  knowledge  by  us  in  every 
place."  What  a  tremendous  encouragement!  God  is 
not  willing  that  any  shall  perish  but  desires  that  all  be 
saved.  Following  His  will,  under  the  direction  of  His 
Spirit,  His  Word  shall  not  return  void!  We  shall 
triumph  in  Christ.  Praise  Him! 

At  this  Thanksgiving  season,  our  entire  corps  of 
home  missionaries,  staff  and  board  of  directors  want 
to  pause  and  express  our  deep  appreciation  to  God 
the  Father,  God  the  Son,  and  God  the  Holy  Spirit  for 
their  triune  blessings.  We  acknowledge  our  depend- 
ence upon  God  and  say  with  Paul,  ".  .  .  that  the  ex- 
cellency of  the  power  may  be  of  God,  and  not  of  us" 
(2  Cor.  4:7).  Together  we  join  in  expressing  our 
thanksgiving  to  God  for  your  help— your  prayer  sup- 
port, your  generous  giving  and  your  fine  cooperation— 
as  we  seek  to  reach  America  for  Christ  through  vi- 
brant Bible-teaching  churches.  Join  us  in  praising  God 
in  advance  for  the  triumph  and  the  victory! 


november  '80 


Ministering 
to  the 

Afflicted 


by  Isobel  Fraser 

Missionary  to  the  Jews 

"Who  comforts  us  in  all  our  af- 
fliction so  that  we  may  be  able  to 
comfort  those  who  are  in  any  af- 
fliction with  the  comfort  with 
which  we  ourselves  are  comforted 
by  God"  (2  Cor.  1 :4  NASB). 

Physical  affliction  is  a  great  op- 
portunity for  ministry.  We  seek  to 
share  that  special  comfort  from 
God  during  this  difficult  time. 
After  being  gone  for  several  weeks 
because  of  national  conference, 
itineration  and  vacation,  I  was  con- 
cerned about  a  number  of  our  Jew- 
ish friends.  How  had  things  fared 
with  them  during  the  absence? 

Stopping  to  see  Flora  at  the  re- 
tirement home  I  was  glad  to  find 
her  preparing  for  a  new  day.  Now 
in  her  eighties,  she  always  enjoys 
the  fellowship  in  the  Word  and  in 
prayer.  For  many  years,  while  she 
was  physically  able,  she  regularly 
attended  our  evening  Bible  study 
and  Bet  El  meetings.  During  that 
time  she  came  to  trust  Jesus  as  her 
Saviour,  Messiah  and  God.  Her 
usual  last  words  to  me  are:  "You 
won't  forget  to  come  again?" 

Rae  had  been  in  the  hospital  be- 
fore I  left  and  I  hoped  that  by  now 


she  would  be  back  at  her  apart- 
ment. A  relative  staying  at  the 
apartment  informed  me  that  she 
was  in  the  convalescent  hospital. 
Visiting  there  I  found  her  in  a 
wheel  chair  in  the  hall,  where  we 
talked  for  a  time.  The  attendants, 
after  preparing  her  bed,  wheeled 
her  into  her  room.  They  left  for  a 
short  time  and  this  gave  me  oppor- 
tunity to  share  with  her  from  Psalm 
100  the  blessed  hope  that  we  have 
in  Messiah  Jesus,  and  to  have 
prayer.  She  never  objects  to  my 
sharing  with  her,  but  to  others  she 
says  that  she  will  never  believe  in 
Jesus.  This  is  quite  a  typical  re- 
sponse by  Jewish  people.  However, 
we  stand  upon  His  Word  which  says 
that  faith  comes  by  hearing  the 
Word  of  God. 

It  was  quite  a  disappointment 
to  learn  that  Ida  was  back  in  the 
hospital.  She  had  just  returned 
home  from  there  shortly  before  I 
left  for  the  East.  She  was  in  a  very 
happy  mood  even  though  she  had 
spent  the  morning  undergoing  tests 
and  even  now  had  a  tube  along  the 
side  of  her  face.  It  must  have  been  a 
tiring  time  for  her.  With  some  en- 
couragement from  the  words  of  the 


Lord,  whom  she  has  learned  to 
trust  in,  and  committing  her  needs 
into  His  hands,  I  left.  Later  I 
learned  that  it  had  been  more  than 
tests  that  morning.  An  ulcer  had 
been  dissolved  and  she  would  be 
able  to  go  home  by  the  end  of  the 
week.  He  had  met  her  need  most 
wonderfully. 

I  was  greatly  encouraged  when  I 
saw  Sally,  for  she  seemed  much 
more  alert  and  active  than  on  my 
last  visit.  She  was  quite  talkative 
and  shared  numerous  experiences 
from  her  childhood  in  Russia  and 
events  in  her  younger  days.  She 
regularly  attended,  with  her  blind 
husband  (now  deceased),  our 
Shalom  meetings.  As  yet  she  has 
not  opened  her  heart  to  the  Lord 
Jesus.  She  usually  permits  me  to 
read  from  the  Bible  to  her  and 
pray.  This  time  I  was  able  to  relate 
the  Scripture  to  Yom  Kippur  (Day 
of  Atonement)  which  was  not  too 
far  off.  She  remembered  her  family 
observing  a  special  rite  that  has 
been  a  tradition  among  orthodox 
Jews  at  this  time  of  the  year.  Then 
again  Jesus,  as  the  Lamb  of  God, 
was  presented  to  her. 

I  rejoiced  to  see  Fae  sitting  out- 


november  '80  I 


side  the  retirement  home  where  she 
lived.  Sometime  ago  she  had  fallen 
and  broke  a  bone  in  her  foot.  An- 
other Jewish  friend  vacated  her 
chair  so  that  I  could  sit  next  to  Fae. 
After  catching  up  on  events  since 
we  had  last  met,  even  there  in  the 
midst  of  a  group  of  other  Jewish 
people  she  permitted  me  to  pray 
for  her.  Not  yet  having  found  the 
true  comfort  through  faith  in  Jesus 
Christ,  she  has  at  times,  in  her  room 
or  in  the  lobby,  introduced  me  to 
individuals  and  asked  me  to  pray 
for  a  special  need  that  they  might 
have. 

"Say,  am  I  glad  to  see  you,"  was 
the  greeting  from  Ruth  Ann  whom 
I  found  out  on  the  patio.  We  went 
to  her  room  so  we  could  talk.  She 
was  always  one  of  the  best  in  Scrip- 
ture memorization  at  our  various 
meetings.  She  also  attended  church 
with  me;  always  ready  to  go  at  the 


drop  of  a  hat.  When  I  visit  her,  we 
sing  Christian  songs  and  quote 
Scripture  verses.  Her  favorite 
chorus  is  "Hallelujah,"  especially 
the  second  chorus:  "He's  my 
Saviour";  which  He  is! 

While  calling  on  Fae  I  learned 
that  the  husband  of  a  Jewish  friend 
was  in  the  hospital.  I  stopped  to  see 
this  man  but  a  sign  on  the  door  in- 
dicated that  he  was  having  some 
form  of  treatment.  I  called  the  wife 
later  that  evening  and  learned  that 
he  had  had  a  negative  reaction  to 
medication  he  was  taking.  There 
have  been  several  opportunities  in 
the  past  to  share  with  this  couple 
and  I  trust  that  in  this  affliction  the 
Lord  will  permit  me  to  again  minis- 
ter. She  expressed  her  appreciation 
because  I  cared. 

The  saddest  of  my  visits  was  to 
Sam.  This  past  year  has  brought 
both  joy  and  unhappiness  into  his 


life  because  of  physical  problems. 
The  basis  of  most  of  his  trouble  is 
diabetes.  It  caused  blindness 
several  years  ago  and  then  two 
years  ago  the  loss  of  one  leg. 
Through  some  new  surgery  partial 
sight  was  restored  this  past  year.  He 
rejoiced  in  the  Lord  Jesus  whom  he 
had  accepted  as  Saviour  several 
years  ago.  I  found  Sam  in  the 
dining  room  of  the  hospital  with  a 
group  of  others.  He  was  in  therapy, 
learning  to  walk  with  two  artificial 
legs— his  remaining  leg  had  been  re- 
moved because  of  poor  circulation. 
He  did  so  well  in  the  past  that  I 
know  by  looking  to  the  Lord  for 
strength  he  will  find  comfort  in  this 
affliction  as  well. 

As  each  of  these  find  His  com- 
fort, what  great  thanksgiving  there 
will  be.  Not  only  for  them  and  the 
Bet  Emet  staff,  but  also  for  each  of 
you  who  share  through  prayer! 


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Pastor  Larry  and  Shari  Smithwick 


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Decade  of  Opportunities 
Builds  Excitement! 


ff 


The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council's  theme  for 
the  eighties,  "Decade  of  Opportunities,"  is  creating  ex- 
citement among  church  planting  visionaries  in  the 
Grace  Brethren  Fellowship.  Throughout  our 
Fellowship  opportunities  for  church  planting  are 
developing  at  a  tremendous  rate. 

Coinciding  with  the  beginning  of  the  Council's  1980 
promotional  blitz  was  the  announcement  of  "A  Boun- 
tiful Harvest"  results.  After  the  first  year  of  the  Boun- 
tiful Harvest  Campaign  The  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council  reports  16  new  Home  Missions  points 
adopted.  With  a  prayer  goal  of  52  new  Grace  Brethren 
churches  by  1984,  only  36  future  churches  stand  be- 
tween the  current  ministry  and  the  aggressive  five- 
year  vision. 

The  church  planting  possibilities  for  1981  look  equal- 
ly impressive.  Eight  to  twelve  existing  Bible  classes 
could  be  up  for  Home  Missions  adoption  next  year, 
dependent  on  the  Lord's  leading.  Maintaining  this  ac- 
celerated growth  makes  52  new  churches  by  1984  very 
realistic. 

Your  prayer  support  and  financial  gifts  will  enable 
us  to  respond  to  this  Decade  of  Opportunities! 


"A  Bountiful  Harvest"  Campaign  Committee  met  October  7-9  for 
two-and-a-half  days  of  intensive  planning.  Fifty-two  new  churches 
by  1984  was  the  topic.  Watch  the  December  Herald  for  more 
details. 


'Harvest  News,"  a  publication  of  The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council,  Inc.     Vol.  2   No.  2 


I  Have  A  Question! 


Q.      I  THOUGHT  A  BOUN- 
TIFUL HARVEST  WAS 
OVER? 

A.  No,  it's  only  one  year  old. 
"A  Bountiful  Harvest" 
summarizes  The  Brethren 
Home  Missions  Council's 
five-year  goals,  which  will 
be  completed  in  1984. 

Q.      WHAT  EXACTLY  ARE 
THESE  GOALS? 

A.      Our  overall  goal  is  to  plant 
52  new  Grace  Brethren 
churches  by  1984.  Con- 
tributing to  this  five-year 
plan  are  four  "strategy" 
goals:  1.  Direct  all  (1979)  42 
existing  Home  Missions 
churches  into  self- 
supporting  works;  2.  Add 
new  points  to  the  existing 
budget,  replacing  self- 
supporting  works;  3.  Enter 
at  least  four  new  states, 
plus  Canada,  for  the  Grace 
Brethren  Fellowship;  and  4. 
Raise  $400,000  by 
December  31,  1979,  over 
and  above  our  current 
budget,  to  plant  10  new 
churches  beyond  our 
budgeted  expectations. 

Q.      HOW  ARE  YOU  DOING 
ON  THE  GOALS? 

A.      We  are  excited  about  our 
progress!  As  of  September 
15,  1980,  we  have  received 
$70,523  toward  the 
$400,000  goal.  Although 
this  is  behind  the  timing 
which  we  projected,  we 
have  squeezed  every  dollar 
to  plant  16  new  Home  Mis- 
sions points  during  1979 
and  1980!  Since  the  in- 
troduction of  "A  Bountiful 
Harvest"  nine  Home  Mis- 
sions churches  have  gone 
self-supporting!  Two  Bible 
classes  are  developing  in 
Canada.  Two  new  states, 
adopted  in  1979,  bring  us 
halfway  to  realizing  our 


goal  of  four  new  states  for 
our  Fellowship!  Fantastic 
church-planting  oppor- 
tunities are  developing 
throughout  our  Fellowship. 
We  praise  the  Lord  for 
what  He  is  doing! 

Q.      DO  YOU  REALLY  NEED 
THAT  $400,000? 

A.      After  rethinking  our  needs, 
we  have  confirmed  that 
those  funds  are  necessary 
to  plant  52  new  churches 
by  1984.  But  we're  not 
waiting  until  it  comes  in! 
We  are  aggressively  pursu- 
ing our  goals  and  endeavor- 
ing to  plant  new  churches 
in  the  most  efficient  way 
possible.  We  are  committed 
to  52  new  churches  and  if 
that  can  be  done  with  far 
less  money— then  praise  the 
Lord!  Our  research  in- 
dicates that  the  money  is 
needed  and  we  believe  that 
our  Fellowship  will  respond 
to  our  needs  as  they 
develop.  As  the  Lord  con- 
tinues to  open  the  doors  for 
new  churches,  we  know 
that  He  will  supply  our 
needs  and  our  goals  will  be 
met! 

Q.   HOW  ARE  YOU 

APPEALING  FOR  THE 

$400,000? 
A.      We  are  maintaining  our 
original  approach.  We  are 
asking  individuals  to  give 
$40  over  and  above  their 
regular  Home  Missions 
offerings  so  that  we  can 
plant  10  churches  in  addi- 
tion to  our  anticipated  42 
new  churches  by  1984. 

Q.      CAN  PEOPLE  GIVE  BIG- 
GER GIFTS? 

A.      Sure!  We  have  received 
many  gifts  from  $100  to 
over  $3000.  All  of  the 
money  received  is  used  in 


this  special  church-planting 
thrust. 

Q.      IS  THERE  ANYTHING 
ELSE  I  NEED  TO  KNOW 
ABOUT  MY  ABH  GIFTS? 

A.      Yes,  two  things.  First,  to 
become  involved  in  this 
visionary  program  we  are 
requesting  $40  for  single 
membership  and  $60  for 
joint  membership  ($20  for 
spouse).  Both  of  these 
options  may  be  carried  out 
by  four  monthly  payments 
of  $10  or  $15  respectively. 
Secondly—  we  need  the 
money  mailed  direct  to  The 
Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council. 

Q.      WHY  CAN'T  I  GIVE 
THROUGH  MY  LOCAL 
CHURCH? 

A.      The  local  church  would  be 
our  preference,  we  are  com- 
mitted to  working  WITH 
local  churches!  But  since 
we  are  planting  10  churches 
beyond  our  budgeted  expec- 
tations, we  need  money 
over  and  above  our  budget! 
The  only  way  we  can  deter- 
mine monies  "over  and 
above,"  and  directly  thank 
our  contributors  by  mailing 
our  attractive  lapel  pins— is 
by  asking  for  direct  gifts. 

Q.      WHAT  ABOUT  PEOPLE 
WHO  JOINED  A  BOUN- 
TIFUL HARVEST  LAST 
YEAR?  ARE  THEY 
STILL  A  PART  OF  THIS 
PROGRAM? 

A.      Most  certainly!!!  We  ap- 
preciate every  team 
member  that  gave  to  our 
general  budget,  this  Boun- 
tiful Harvest  campaign, 
and/or  gave  us  valuable 
prayer  support.  Because 
Brethren  gave  of  their 
resources,  God  was  able  to 
produce  great  results  in 
1979  and  1980.  Previous 
Bountiful  Harvest  con- 
tributors may  choose  to 

Continued  on  page  4 


JNew  unurcnes  ana 
Classes  Directory 


Beebe,  Canada 

Rev.  James  Hunt  T 
167  W.  Main  St. 
Newport,  VT  05855 

Butler,  Pennsylvania 
Rev.  Robert  L.  Burns  T 
R.R.  4  Box  39 
Kittanning,  PA  16201 

♦Canal  Fulton,  Ohio 

Rev.  Robert  Carmean  P 
Grace  Brethren  Chapel 
5516  Bridgeport 
Canal  Fulton,  OH  44614 

Charlotte,  North  Carolina 

Grace  Brethren  Church 
Rev.  Steve  Jarrell  P 
5534  #6  Northstream  Dr. 
Charlotte,  NC  28208 

♦Cincinnati,  Ohio 

Rev.  Mike  Clapham  T 
12066  Benadir  Rd. 
Cincinnati,  OH  45246 

♦Ephrata,  Pennsylvania 

Rev.  Ed  Gross  P 

Box  144 

Ephrata,  PA  17522 

Flossmoor,  Illinois 

Mr.  Keith  Neely  L 
711  Bruce 
Flossmoor,  IL  60422 

Frostburg,  Maryland 

Rev.  Wayne  Mensinger  T 
Route  1,  Box  379 
Frostburg,  MD  21532 

Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania 

Mr.  Larry  Coggins  T 
c/o  Hope  GBC 
P.O.  Box  275 
Dillsburg,  PA  17019 

•Hartford  City,  Indiana 

Rev.  Robert  Ashman  T 
c/o  Phil  Jones 
Route  4,  Box  461A 
Hartford  City,  IN  47348 

♦Henderson,  Nevada 
Don  Blakeley  T 
632  Apollo  Drive 
Henderson,  NV  89015 

♦Island  Pond,  Vermont 

Grace  Brethren  Church 
Rev.  Warren  Tamkin  P 
P.O.  Box  728 
Island  Pond,  VT  05846 


Jacksonville,  Florida 

Rev.  Gary  Cole  T 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Barberville  Road,  Rte.  40 
Ormond  Beach,  FL  32074 

Kaibito,  New  Mexico 

Navajo 

Rev.  John  Trujillo  T 

Brethren  Navajo  Mission 

Lakeland,  Florida 

Rev.  Ed  Jackson  T 
c/o  Mr.  Willard  Yothers 
126  E.  Palm  Drive 
Lakeland,  FL  33803 

Lakewood,  California 

Rev.  Al  Ramirez  P 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
11859  E.  209  St. 
Lakewood,  CA  90715 

Lexington,  Kentucky 

Mr.  David  Landrum  T 
3581  Bold  Bidder  Dr. 
Lexington,  KY  40502 

♦Melbourne,  Florida 

Rev.  Earl  Moore  P 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
2857  Pembroke  Rd. 
Melbourne,  FL  32935 

Newark,  Delaware 

Rev.  Timothy  Coyle  P 

Grace  Brethren  Church 

9  Jamison  St. 

Kimberton,  Newark,  DE  19713 

Newport,  Vermont 

Rev.  James  Hunt  T 
167  W.  Main  St. 
Newport,  VT  05855 

♦New  Port  Richey,  Florida 
Mr.  Lonnie  Miller  L 
Ja-Mar' Travel  Park 
1793  U.S.  Hwy  19  N. 
Port  Richey,  FL  33568 

♦Placerville,  California 
Rev.  Darrell  Anderson  P 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
3020  Newtown  Rd. 
Box  20 
Placerville,  CA  95667 

♦Riverside,  California 
Rev.  Brian  Smith  P 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
10641  Zodiac 
Riverside,  CA  92503 


Santa  Kosa,  Uaulornia 

Rev.  Melford  Grimm  T 
4355  Panorama  Drive 
Santa  Rosa,  CA  95404 

♦Sebring,  Florida 

Mr.  Stephen  Figley  L 
Route  3,  Box  2914 
Okeechobee,  FL  33472 

Stanstead,  Quebec 

Rev.  James  Hunt  T 
167  W.  Main  St. 
Newport,  VT  05855 

Toledo,  Ohio 

Rev.  Jeffry  Carroll  P 
Maumee  Valley  GBC 
1114  Harrow 
Toledo,  OH  43615 

Toledo,  Ohio 

Rev.  Richard  Hopkins  P 
Calvary  Grace  Brethren  Church 
302  N.  Main  Street 
Walbridge,  OH  43465 

♦Torrance,  California 

Rev.  Tom  Hughes  P 
South  Bay  GBC 
24216  Park  St. 
Torrance,  CA  90505 

Troutville,  Virginia 
Rev.  Ralph  Morgan  T 
c/o  Ghent  GBC 
1511  Maiden  Ln,  S.W. 
Roanoke,  VA  24015 

•Vertura,  California 
Rev.  Robert  MacMillan  P 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
P.O.  Box  3732 
Ventura,  CA  93006 

Waldorf,  Maryland 

Pastor  Jeff  Thronley  T 
c/o  Grace  Brethren  Church 
5000  St.  Barnabas  Rd. 
Temple  Hills,  MD  20031 

Directory  continued  on  page  4 


Please  contact  one  of  these  new 
groups  if  you  are  moving  to  their 
.area  and  could  be  used  of  the 
Lord  to  help  build  a  Grace 
Brethren  Church.  In  addition  to 
praying  for  these  new 
developments,  you  could  assist  in 
the  growth  of  these  churches  and 
classes  if  you  can  supply  the 
groups  with  names  of  friends  and 
family  members  who  might  be 
relocating  in  one  of  these  areas. 


BIF  Investors 
Contribute  to 

Anchorage 
Self -Support! 


October  26,  1980  marked  the  third  anniversary  for 
the  Anchorage,  Alaska,  Grace  Brethren  Church  and 
also  their  self-supporting  Sunday.  After  three  short 
years  the  Anchorage  Brethren  have  grown  from  a 
handful  of  believers  meeting  as  a  home  Bible  study  to  a 
congregation  of  over  150  meeting  in  their  own  sanctu- 
ary/multipurpose building.  Just  six  months  ago  the 
Anchorage  Grace  Brethren  were  dedicating  a  beautiful 
new  building— now  they  are  self-supporting! 

The  vision  and  commitment  of  Pastor  Larry 
Smithwick  and  his  lay  people  are  certainly  a  primary 
reason  for  the  church's  phenomenal  growth.  In  addi- 
tion to  that,  Pastor  Larry  sights  God  for  making  the 
impossible  a  reality,  and  the  Brethren  Investment 
Foundation  for  speeding  up  the  process. 

The  Anchorage  Brethren  were  able  to  build  three 
years  earlier  and  save  $300,000  in  interest  by  financing 
through  the  BIF  rather  than  some  other  financial  in- 
stitution! This  advanced  progress  and  lower  monthly 
payments  have  helped  these  believers  in  achieving 
their  self-supporting  goals. 

The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  praises  God 
for  what  He  has  done,  the  Anchorage  Brethren  for 
allowing  God  to  use  them  in  reaching  their  community 
for  Christ,  and  Brethren  Investment  Foundation  in- 
vestors for  making  this  necessary  "growth"  loan 
possible!  BIF  money  is  being  used  to  establish  strong 
gospel  outposts! 


Yes,  I  want  to  be  involved  in  this  exciting  church  planting  venture! 

Here's  my: 

□  $40  anniversary  gift,  over  and  above  my  normal  BHMC  offering. 

□  $40  anniversary  gift,  plus  $20  anniversary  gift  for  my  spouse. 

□  $10  —  first  of  four  monthly  payments  towards  my  special  anniversary  gift. 

D  $15  —  first  of  four  monthly  payments  for  the  anniversary  gifts  of  my 
spouse  and  I. 

□  I  will  pray  daily  for  the  success  of  "A  Bountiful  Harvest." 


Zip. 


Local  Church 


(Mail  to:  BHMC,  Box  587,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590) 


I  Have  A  Questions 

Continued 

give  again,  others  may  not  be  able 
to.  In  either  case,  they  are  a  vital 
part  of  our  active  team.  (Our  BHMC 
board  members  have  recommitted 
themselves  to  another  year  of  Bountiful 
Harvest  gifts.  We  anticipate  many 
others  to  follow  this  example.) 

Q.      WHAT'S  THE  MOST  SIGNIFICANT  WAY 
I  CAN  HELP  "A  BOUNTIFUL 
HARVEST?" 

A.     Pray!  Consistently  pray  for  our 

ministry,  our  Fellowship,  the  spiritual 
needs  of  our  nation  and  neighboring 
country,  your  local  church  and  finally 
your  own  personal  spiritual  impact  on 
others.  As  you  develop  a  global  vision 
for  reaching  souls,  and  personally 
become  involved  in  evangelizing  and 
discipling  your  sphere  of  contacts,  52 
new  churches  in  the  Grace  Brethren 
Fellowship  will  become  a  reality! 

THANKS  FOR  SUPPORTING  "A  BOUNTIFUL 
HARVEST! " 


New  Churches  and 

Classes  Directory 

Continued 


Watkins,  Ohio 

Roger  Krynock  P 
2328  Carr  Rd. 
Ostrander,  OH  43061 

Yucca  Valley,  California 

Rev.  Roger  Mayes  P 
7363  Palomar  Ave. 
Yucca  Valley,  CA  92284 


Possibilities: 

Ocala,  Florida 
Detroit,  Michigan 
Stockton,  California 
Vacaville,  California 
Vancouver,  Canada 


*New  1980  and  1981  Home  Mis- 
sions points. 

P=Pastor 
T=Teacher 
L= Layman 


Note:  This  list  may  not  represent  all  Bible 
classes  or  churches  being  developed  in  the 
Grace  Brethren  Fellowship.  We  request 
you  help  in  keeping  us  informed  of  current 
developments! 


GBC  Christian  Education  •  Box  365  •  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590 


hoping  to  help  in  Christian  ed, 
youth,  and  church  growth 


Thanksgiving -A  Cherished  Joy 


A  thankful  spirit  is  a  clean  one,  encouraged 
by  sovereignty  and  refreshed  by  the  joy  of  the 
Lord. 

May  God  bless  you  and  use  you  to  promote 
by  example  a  positive  spirit  of  thanksgiving  to 
God. 

This  is  my  story,  this  is  my  song, 
Praising  my  Saviour,  all  the  day  long. 

We  at  CE  have  long  lists  of  causes  for  grati- 
tude, and  you  who  sponsor  us  with  your 
prayers  and  gifts  are  in  all  caps.  Thank  you 


very  much.  You  cooperate  with  the  Lord  in 
keeping  many  very  special  works  going  for  His 
glory. 

I  thank  my  God  in  all  my  remem- 
brance of  you,  always  offering 
prayer  with  joy  in  my  every  prayer 
for  you  all,  in  view  of  your  partici- 
pation in  the  gospel  from  the  first 
day  until  now. 
Philippians  1 :3-5  says  it  for  me.  Thank  you. 


Psalm 


19:80-81 


GBC  Christian  Education  urges  you  to  join 
with  Brethren  from  all  over  Grace  churches  in 
praying  these  words  of  commitment  for  your- 
self and  each  other.  Salvation  will  come  to 
more,  and  we  will  be  more  of  a  Great  Com- 
mission church,  when  we  languish  for  His 
salvation  and  wait  for  and  obey  His  Word. 

Thank  you  for  the  daily  care. 


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november  '80  I 


Big  Valley  Grace; 


It  doesn't  get  old  naming  the 
same  church  year  after  year  as 
the  FGBC  "Church  of  the  Year." 
Not  when  they  have  the  kind  of 
heart  and  soul  and  growth  that 
Big  Valley  Grace  has  had  in 
Modesto,  California. 

They  grew  53.9  percent  in  the 


1980  Prayer  Goals 
of  Big  Valley  Grace 

1.  That  we  be  known  as  a  pray- 
ing church  and  make  prayer 
our  number  one  priority. 

2.  That  we  establish  and  main- 
tain vital,  effective  family 
ministries  which  result  in 
stronger  marriages  and  obedi- 
ent godly  children. 

3.  That  we  bring  300  new 
people  to  Jesus  Christ  as  per- 
sonal Saviour;  baptize  over 
150  obedient  disciples,  and 
add  200  responsible  new 
members. 

4.  That  we  expand  to  25  home 
Bible  studies  and  involve  over 
400  in  discipleship. 

5.  That  we  begin  3  new  adult 
Sunday  school  classes  and  see 
Sunday  school  attendance 
top  700. 

6.  That  we  enlist  250  students 
in  Big  Valley  Christian  Schools 
and  expand  through  fifth 
grade. 

7.  That  we  lead  in  the  establish- 
ment of  new  Bible-teaching 
church  in  Stockton. 

8.  That  we  grow  in  our  ability 
to  demonstrate  our  Lord's 
NEW  COMMANDMENT - 
"LOVE"  to  one  another. 

9.  That  we  step-up  equipping 
Christian  soldiers  to  impact 
our  community  morally,  and 
prepare  them  to  face  our 
changing  world. 

10.  That  we  expand  the  facilities 
of  BVG  campuses  to  meet  the 
needs  of  growth 


composite  numbers  of  Sunday 
school,  morning  worship,  and 
membership.   Morning  attend- 
ance: from  468  to  729;  and 
Sunday  school:  from  280  to  465, 
in  a  yearly  average. 

GBC  Christian  Education  joins 
the  rest  of  our  churches  in 
applauding  and  praising 
God  for  this  pace- 
setting  church  with  a 
bulging  program. 

Fellowship  Big  Valley  style. 

Dr.  David  Seifert, 
who  helps  CE  as 
"Church  Growth 
Consultant,"  said  the 
growth  success  is 
related  to  "people 
actively  sharing  their 
faith  and  ministering  to  one 
another's  needs  as  Jesus  taught." 

If  you  asked  those  people 
about  it  they  would  mention 
Seifert  too.   His  vision  and  goal 
to  meet  real  needs  come  through 
in  all  the  ministries  of  Big  Valley. 

A  recent  issue  of  their  church 
newspaper,  The  Big  Valley  Vine, 
included  a  front-page  account  of 
the  pro-family  conference  some 
of  the  church  leaders  had  attended 
in  Long  Beach;  a  testimony  from 
a  man  expressing  why  he  invests 
heavily  in  the  "Together  We 
Build"  expansion  drive;  news  of 
the  barbeque  held  by  the  new 
"Foundations"  class,  taught  by 
the  pastor;  and  details  about  the 
women's  Thursday  morning 
sessions  in  creative  homemaking, 
and  the  3-D  groups  for  dieting 
and  discipline. 

Inside  the  paper  held  a  picture 
and  story  of  a  doctor  and  his 
live-in  girlfriend,  and  how  they 
both  have  been  changed  by 


conversion  and  Christ's  Spirit  to 
begin  a  Christian  marriage  .  .  . 
news  about  children's  choirs 
beginning  with  Tuesday  practices 
.  .  .  the  college-career  study  and 
social  schedule  .  .  .  review  of  the 
teams  ministering  weekly  in  the 


hospital  and  rest  homes  .  .  . 
pictures  of  games  and  joy  at  the 
Labor  Day  "Old  Fashioned 
Country  Fair"  and  the  outside 
Sunday  evening  concert  the  day 
before  .  .  .  the  special  speakers 
for  the  men's  retreat  and  three 
Sunday  evening  guest  speakers 
.  .  .  the  "Senior  Saints  Appre- 
ciation Day"  ad  ...  a  scientific 
Genesis  and  evolution  rally  for 
three  days  with  Dr.  John  C.  (for 
creationism)  Whitcomb  .  .  .  law 
enforcement  day  at  the  church 
with  honors  and  thanks  for  local 
policemen  .  .  .  softball  league 
trophies,  with  Seifert  at  bat .  .  . 
VBS  stats  (526  children  daily) 
.  .  .  and  a  statement  of  concern, 
"Our  Freedom  Is  Diminishing" 
by  Seifert— no  wonder  the  place 
is  alive  and  well. 

The  back  page  pictures  the 
seven  handsome  healthy  staff 
members  of  the  growing  Christian 
school. 


1980  "Church  of  the  Year" 


The  discipleship  program  of 
six  levels  of  one-on-one  and 
group  instruction  is  a  real  strength 
of  the  church. 

Mike  Morris,  pastor  of  Christian 
education,  gave  us  charts  of  the 
well -organized  Sunday  school 
and  youth  ministries  with  the 
comment:  "We're  kind  of  like  a 
bunch  of  country  kids  in  the 
back  of  a  pickup  on  a  super 
summer  day— just  having  a  great 
time  going  along  for  the  ride.  We 
don't  necessarily  know  exactly 
where  the  pickup  is  going,  but 
it's  sure  great  being  along  for  the 
ride." 

If  it's  a  pickup  indeed,  it 
certainly  doesn't  seem  to  be 
wearing  out  or  getting  old. 

And  we're  glad. 


SUNDAY  SCHOOL  WORKERS'  COMMITMENT 

To  maintain  a  high  standard  for  the  teachers  and  workers  of  our  family 
Bible  school,  all  personnel  on  our  Sunday  school  staff  are  required  to  sign  this 
standard  annually,  indicating  that  you  are  in  complete  harmony  with  these 
standards. 

1.  Only  those  persons  may  teach,  supervise,  or  work  who  have  acknowledged 
Jesus  Christ  to  be  their  Saviour  and  Lord  (see  1  Tim.  1:15-16). 

2.  All  workers  must  have  read  and  agree  to  our  Statement  of  Faith  (found 
in  the  Church  Constitution)  and  that  nothing  shall  be  taught  contrary 
to  that  statement  (see  Gal.  1:8). 

3.  All  workers  are  expected,  by  God's  grace,  to  live  a  consistent  Christian 
life  as  set  forth  in  the  Word  of  God  and  to  refrain  from  those  practices 
and  pleasures  which  are  detrimental  to  the  cause  of  Christ  and  our  testi- 
mony before  men  and  the  children  we  teach  (see  1  Cor.  10:31-33). 

4.  All  workers  are  expected  to  be  faithful  in  attendance  at  all  public 
services  of  the  church  unless  providentially  hindered  by  the  Lord  (see 
Heb.  10:25). 

5.  All  workers  are  expected  to  honor  and  respect  those  in  authority  over 
them  (see  1  Thess.  5:12-13;  Heb.  13:7). 

Date 


Position 


Department 
Signature 


Check  your  church  out  by  looking  at  your  heart.  And  your  weekly  schedule. 

Here  they  are: 

eight  common  characteristics  of  growing  churches— compiled  from  GBC  Christian  Education 

from  lists  of  church  growth  doctors  and  studies  of  healthy  churches 

Factor                                                                 What  1  can  do,  or  our  church 

1 .     The  Sovereignty  of  God 

Ephesians  1:11 

He  does  what  He  wishes! 

A. 
B. 

Pray!   And  ask  others  to  pray  daily! 
Work  hard,  but  then  relax. 

2.     The  Lordship  of  Christ 
Colossians  1:18 
Through  the  Word  and  prayer 

A. 
B. 

Be  sure  all  boards,  especially  the  main  theology-policy  group,  really 
seek  biblical  guidelines  and  pray  in  unanimous  trust. 
Respect  and  obey  Scripture  personally. 

3.     The  Leadership  of  Love 

Hebrews  13:7,  17;  1  Peter  5:1-4 
The  leaders  really  shepherd  and 
care 

A. 

B. 
C. 

Support  your  leaders  with  daily  prayer,  cooperation,  and  direct 

suggestions. 

Spread  love  and  a  positive  spirit  around! 

Lead  with  servanthood,  teamwork,  and  joy. 

4.     The  Work  of  Many 

Ephesians  4:11-13 
The  passion  of  the  equipper:  to 
get  others  involved! 

A. 
B. 

Get  involved!   Ask  your  church  leaders  how  you  can  help  if  you 

are  not  already. 

As  a  leader,  always  share  ministries  with  others,  and  appreciate  it! 

It's  great  how  many  are  willing  to  serve.             ,_               ,                „_. 

(Continued  on  page  26) 

1980  National  Achievement  Competition  Winners 


Vocal  Solo  I— Men 

Joel  Mayer-  Mid-Atl.,  1st  place 
Keith  Holmes-NEO,  2nd  place 

Vocal  Solo  ll-Man 

Todd  Morgan— So.  Cal.-Ariz.,  1st  place 
Chris  Rice-Mid-Atl.,  2nd  place 

Vocal  Solo  I— Women 

Kelly  Gillis-So.  Cal.-Ariz.,  1st  place 
Lida  Glass-So.  Ohio,  2nd  place 

Vocal  Solo  II— Women 

Bari  Worrell-Mid-Atl.,  1st  place 
Melody  Thompson— SE,  2nd  place 

Small  Vocal  Ensemble 

New  Holland  Ensemble-N.  Atl.,  1st  place 
Foltz/Shepley-Mid-Atl.,  2nd  place 

Large  Vocal  Ensemble 

Living  Water— Mid-Atl.,  1st  place 
Transformed— N.  Atl.,  2nd  place 

Youth  Choir 

His  Promise-N.  Atl.,  1st  place 
Morning  Star— IMEO,  2nd  place 

Puppetry 

Englewood-So.  Ohio,  1st  place 
Winona  Lake— Ind.,  2nd  place 

Teen  Challenge  Speaker 

Dave  McClellan-NW,  1st  place 
Tom  Barlow-NCO,  2nd  place 

Teen  Evangelistic  Speaker 

John  Boal-Allegheny,  1st  place 
Gordon  Shuler— Ind.,  2nd  place 

Teen  Teacher 

Beth  Russell-N.  Atl.,  1st  place 
Susan  Johnson— Allegheny,  2nd  place 


Dramatic  Arts 

Martinsburg— West  Penn,  1st  place 
Temple  Hills— Mid-Atl.,  2nd  place 

Interpretative  Scripture  Memorization 

Adam  Raymond— NW,  1st  place 
Valerie  Canfield— Ind.,  2nd  place 

Original  Poetry 

Tom  Barlow-NCO 

Original  Art 

Jennifer  Waring— Mid-Atl.,  1st  place 
Luke  Dunlap— Allegheny,  2nd  place 

Media 

Waimalu-HI 

Instrumental  Solo 

Faith  Devin— Mid-Atl.,  1st  place 
Rick  Stair-NEO,  2nd  place 

Instrumental  Ensemble 

Wooster  Bell  Choir-NEO,  1st  place 
Osceola  Flutes— Ind.,  2nd  place 

Piano  Solo 

Jane  Henry— So.  Cal.-Ariz.,  1st  place 
Lori  Kunkelman— Mid-Atl.,  2nd  place 


Keyboard  Duet 

Henry/Kurtaneck— So.  Cal.-Ariz.  1  st  place 
Wharton/Wharton-lnd.,  2nd  place 

Congregational  Song  Leader 

Rick  Koontz— West  Penn,  1st  place 
Lynn  Newswanger— N.  Atl.,  2nd  place 

Bible  Quizzing 

1st  place— NEO— Tim  Moomaw, 
Ruth  Combs,  Jim  Grubb, 
Charlene  Bonar,  Tracey  Friddle 
Mary  Beth  Combs 

2nd  place-NCO-Beth  Farner, 
Kathy  Aulger,  Casey  Crabtree, 
Cheryl  Waggoner,  Vic  Forster, 
Steve  McCullen 

Girls'  Basketball 

1st— Southeast 
2nd- 

Boys'  Basketball 

1st— Allegheny 
2nd- 

Mixed  Volleyball 

1st— Allegheny 
2nd- 


LOOKING  LVICK  . . . 

Over  1,100  young  people  and  youth  leaders  attended  the  1980 

BN  YC  at  Manchester  College.   God  blessed  with  hundreds  of  decisions 

and  a  spirit  of  revival  and  real  joy! 


(CnntinupH  from  nnvp  25  J 

5. 

The  Fellowship  of  Love 

A. 

Open  your  life  to  others.   Be  hospitable  and  loving  and  especially 

Ephesians  2:19-22 

greet  new  people. 

The  doors  are  wide  open 

B. 

Help  set  the  mood  of  the  whole  church  with  every  word.    Realize 
how  important  your  part  is. 

6. 

The  Outreach  and  Discipleship 

A. 

Help  in  visitation  and  helping  new  people  not  only  receive  Christ 

Acts  1:8;  Matthew  28:19-20 

but  get  involved  in  ministry. 

The  Church  seeks  to  win  people  to 

B. 

Never  be  satisfied  or  just  relax  but  keep  growing  yourself  as  a 

Christ  and  responsible  church 

disciple! 

membership 

7. 

Effective  Simply  Organization 

A. 

Be  sure  you  aren't  creating  red  tape  but  seeking  to  have  vital 

with  Accountability  and  Flexi- 

ministry. 

bility  1  Corinthians  9:22-23; 

B. 

Help  church  leaders  keep  things  simple  and  give  direct  responsibili- 

14:33,40 

ties  to  people  rather  than  just  committees. 

Things  get  done 

C. 

The  larger  you  get,  the  simpler  the  main  organization  should  be. 

8. 

A  Biblical  Program  Big  Enough 

A. 

Be  sure  you  have  helps  for  all  ages  and  places  where  people  hurt 

to  Meet  Needs 

today.   Do  your  part. 

A  growing  church  finds  needs  and 

B. 

If  you  know  needs,  go  to  church  leaders  and  share  concerns  to  get 

meets  them 

something  started  to  help. 

C. 

Know  that  your  passions  and  concerns  won't  belong  to  everyone— 
a  growing  church  will  have  people  involved  in  many  different  areas 
But  unity  is  important! 

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Women  Manifesting 
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Mssionary  ^Birthdays 

JANUARY   1981 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  on  pages  32-34  of 
the  1981  Grace  Brethren  Annual.,! 

AFRICA 

Dr.  Harold  Mason    January  1 

Miss  Lois  Wilson January  5 

Miss  Clara  Garber January  16 

Mrs.  Beverly  Garber January  22 

Dr.  Larry  Pfahler January  27 

Mrs.  Martine  Vieuble January  30 

ARGENTINA 

Rev.  Lynn  Hoyt    January  3 

Miss  Alice  Peacock January  5 

Mrs.  Carolyn  Robinson January  27 

FRANCE 

Rev.  Kent  Good    January  12 

Mrs.  Becky  Good January  24 

GERMANY 

Rev.  John  Pappas January  13 

Lamar  Peugh January  17,  1976 

IN  THE  UNITED  STATES 

Dr.  William  Walker January  5 

Rev.  Philip  Gegner January  6 

Mrs.  Dortha  Dowdy January  27 

Mrs.  Minnie  Kennedy    January  28 


Offering  Opportunity 

This  year  our  Home  Missions  offering  goes  toward 
the  beginning  of  a  Navajo  high  school.  The  money 
will  not  be  used  for  construction,  but  towards  the 
salary  and  actual  operation  of  the  program.  The  pro- 
gram used  will  be  individualized  education  much  like 
ACE  used  in  Christian  schools  throughout  the 
country.  The  headmaster  charts  the  course  and  the 
student  is  encouraged  through  a  plan  of  personal 
study.  The  need  is  great,  as  prior  to  the  opening  of 
the  high  school  all  Navajo  students  and  missionary 
children  either  had  to  attend  government  schools  or 
go  far  away  from  home  and  familiar  environment  to 
Christian  high  schools. 

The  goal  is  $8,500.00. 
The  due  date  is  December  10, 1980. 


fid 


President 

Mrs.  Dan  (Miriam)  Pacheco.  413  Kings  Highway,  Winona  Lake.  Ind. 
46590—219/267-7603 
First  Vice  President 

Mrs.  Dean  (Ella  Lee)  Risser,  58  Holiday  Hill,  Lexington,  Ohio 
44904—419/884-3969 

Second  Vice  President 

Mrs.  James  (Triceine)  Custer,  2515  Carriage  Lane.  Powell.  Ohio 

43065—614/881-5779 
Secretary 

Mrs.  Fred  (Margie)  Devan  Jr.,  2507  Vancouver  Dr  N.W.,  Roanoke, 

Va   24012  —  703/366-2843 
Assistant  Secretary 

Mrs.  Donald  (Marilyn)  Weltmer.  Route  #1 ,  Box  131 ,  Gerrandstown. 

W   VA.,  21920—301/229-3920 
Financial  Secretary-Treasurer 

Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602  Chestnut  Avenue,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590—219/267-7588 
Assistant  Financial  Secretary-Treasurer 

Mrs.  Bill  (Shirley)  Stevens,  Box  59,  R.  R.  1 ,  Lake  Odessa,  Mich. 

48849—616/693-2315 
Literature  Secretary 

Mrs  Ralph  (Betty)  Hall,  Route  #8,  Box  297,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

46580—219/267-3634 
Editor 

Mrs.  Noel  (Linda)  Hoke,  R  R.  1 ,  Hickory  Estates,  Warsaw,  Ind. 

46580—219/267-3843 
Prayer  Chairman 

Mrs.  John  (Sally)  Neely,  121  S.  Walnut  Street,  Troy,  Ohio 

45373—513/335-5188 


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grant?  wisdom! 
His  every  word 

i5  a  treasure  of 
knowledge  and  understanding. 


november  '80 


-  Please  do  not  wholesale  youi  order  of  mem- 
bership cards.  Each  year  many  councils  order 
dozens  of  cards.  This  is  terrific  if  that  many  new 
ladies  are  added  to  the  membership  roll  of  your 
council.  Remember,  however,  that  a  council  mem- 
ber does  not  need  a  new  card  for  each  year  in 
WMC.  Some  use  stars  on  the  cards  to  indicate  how 
many  years  each  lady  has  been  a  member  of  WMC. 

-  Plan  a  get-together  sometime  during  the  year 
for  Mini-Maxi.  This  could  be  a  Christmas  social. 

-  Maxi,  you  can  plan  a  social  time  with  your 
Mini  without  the  entire  group  of  Maxis  partici- 
pating. Perhaps  several  of  you  with  Minis  the  same 
age  could  invite  them  over  together  for  a  special 
time  devoted  to  something  of  their  interest.  Bake  a 
batch  of  cookies  together  for  a  local  nursery  school 
or  the  kindergarten  department  at  church. 

-  Pray  for  the  outreach  of  your  local  SMM 
groups.  For  goals,  the  girls  at  some  time  are  to  in- 
vite guests.  While  they  receive  rewards  through  ac- 
complished goals  by  doing  this,  the  guests  can  also 
receive  an  eternal  reward  if  through  the  SMM  pro- 
gram they  are  reached  for  the  Saviour. 

-  Get    acquainted    with    your    BSLV   student 

through  correspondence  if  you  have  not  done  so 
yet  this  year.  Let  them  know  what  your  group  is 
doing  and  what  some  of  the  individuals  of  your 
group  are  involved  in.  Are  you  a  teacher?  Tell  them 
so.  Do  you  faithfully  pray  for  them?  Tell  them  so. 
Include  some  blessings  from  your  meetings  and 
share  yourself. 


When  I  was  a  youngster,  my  cousins  and  I 
loved  to  go  with  our  grandfather,  more  affec- 
tionally  known  as  Pappy,  for  an  ice  cream 
cone  or  another  treat.  Pappy  would  usually 
give  the  money  to  one  of  the  children  and 
allow  that  child  to  feel  a  little  more  mature 
by  paying  for  the  treats  of  her  cousins.  The 
feeling  was  super,  and  for  a  moment  the  one 
paying  was  "top  dog."  Pappy  was  careful  to 
rotate  the  honor  and  was  very  subtle  in  pre- 
senting the  money  to  the  child.  One  evening 
we  were  all  in  the  car  proceeding  to  our 
favorite  ice  cream  parlor  when  the  question 
was  asked,  "Who  will  treat  tonight?"  One  of 
the  cousins  replied,  "Let  Pap  treat;  he  never 
does!" 

As  recall  brings  the  humor  of  the  situation 
to  light,  one  might  also  apply  it  spiritually 
thus:  the  Lord  gives  many  blessings,  spiritual 
and  material,  and  we  in  our  naivete  somehow 
believe  that  the  money  in  our  pocket  or 
personal  well-being  is  self-produced.  God's 
subtle  leading  in  our  lives  is  rejected  as  such 
and  we  are  put  on  the  throne  of  our  lives. 
An  even  larger  blessing  would  result  if  we 
would  see  the  Lord  as  the  giver,  to  acknowl- 
edge that  He  who  gave  all  has  given  to  us. 


Could  you  be  a  source  of  encouragement  to  the  readers  of 
"Homespun"?  Share  with  other  Christians  the  way  in  which 
the  Lord  has  enriched  your  life  through  everyday  occur- 
rences. Send  each  article  of  200-250  words  to  Mrs.  Linda 
Hoke,  Route  1,  Hickory  Estates,  Warsaw,  Indiana  46580. 


movember  '80 


jjuinnc   uuiimc  uuimc_ 


Missionary  Biographies 


Beverley  Garber 

I,  Beverly  Garber,  greet  you  all 
in  the  name  of  our  wonderful 
Saviour.  I  have  been  a  missionary 
in  the  Central  African  Republic  for 
27  years.  Presently  I  am  living  at 
the  Bata  station  where  the  Bible  In- 
stitute is  located.  I  teach  9  hours  a 
week  in  the  school,  besides  keeping 
the  house  going  for  my  husband 
and  children,  and  acting  as  the 
station  hostess. 

My  husband's  name  is  Martin, 
and  he  keeps  busy  teaching  13 
hours  a  week,  and  does  mechanical 
work.  We  have  twins,  John  and 
Joyce,  who  are  15  years  old.  They 
attend  high  school  in  Zaire.  They 
get  to  come  home  on  vacation 
every  10  weeks.  It  is  always  a  hap- 
py occasion  when  we  hear  "88 
Charlie"  landing  on  our  air  strip 
with  our  vacation-bound  children. 
Our  youngest  daughter,  Lynda  Kay, 
who  is  almost  11,  lives  with  us  here 
at  Bata  where  she  is  attending  the 
missionary  children's  school. 

An  interesting  custom  here  in 
Africa  is  the  viewpoint  of  being 
heavy  or  slim.  When  I  first  came  to 
Africa,  I  was  young  and  slim, 
weighing  98  pounds.  Now,  years 
later,  I  arrived  back  from  furlough 
in  the  states  weighing  some  45 
pounds  heavier.  At  one  of  our  con- 
ferences there  were  people  there 
who  we  had  worked  with  years  ago. 
Since  that  time  we  have  worked  in 
several  other  areas.  When  these 
friends  saw  me  after  all  these  years 


they  said,  "Oh  Madame,  you  are 
pendere  mingui,"  meaning,  you  are 
very  beautiful  because  you  are  no 
longer  thin  like  you  were  years  ago! 

Just  recently  I  was  served  a  very 
special  dish;  one  that  I  could  never 
before  bring  myself  to  eat.  That 
dish  was  python  meat  (snake).  It 
took  me  all  these  years  to  try  it. 
Of  course,  someone  else  did  the 
cooking.  It  really  was  not  bad  at  all. 
In  fact,  it  was  very  good  and  tasty, 
but  still  I  had  a  hard  time  enjoying 
it.  I  kept  thinking,  "I  am  eating 
snake  meat!" 

One  of  the  most  rewarding  ex- 
periences is  to  revisit  the  area  where 
we  worked  years  ago,  and  to  realize 
that  the  people  we  had  worked 
with  and  trained  are  still  faithful  in 
pastoring  their  churches.  Continue 
to  pray  for  these  people  that  they 
may  always  stay  faithful  to  His 
Word.  Continue  to  pray  for  our 
children  as  they  go  off  to  school  in 
another  country.  We  thank  each 
and  every  one  of  you  for  your 
prayers  and  offerings. 


Mary  Hoyt 

My  name  is  Mary  Hoyt.  My  hus- 
band and  I  are  missionaries  in 
Argentina  and  our  job  as  missionar- 
ies is  church  planting,  although  I 
am  mainly  a  housewife.  We  have 
four  children:  Phillip— nine, 
Ka  thy —six,      Michael— five,      and 


Elizabeth— two.  All  of  our  children 
are  with  us  on  the  field. 

An  unusual  experience  happened 
to  us  when  we  were  in  the  process 
of  naming  our  fourth  child,  Eliza- 
beth. When  we  knew  we  were  ex- 
pecting another  child,  we  immedi- 
ately thought  about  names.  I  knew 
the  government  had  certain  laws 
about  the  names  that  could  be 
used,  but  I  really  didn't  know  how 
extreme  some  of  them  were.  We  got 
the  necessary  papers  to  fill  out  for 
the  birth  certificate,  and  we  put 
down  "Elizabeth  Anita."  The  of- 
ficial looked  at  "Elizabeth"  and 
said  it  had  to  be  spelled  "E-L-I-S-A- 
B-E-T."  Well,  that  wasn't  too  bad, 
because  on  the  birth  certificate 
from  the  embassy  we  could  spell  it 
like  we  wanted  it.  But  the  name 
"Anita"  was  not  acceptable.  The 
official  gave  us  the  list  of  approved 
names  and  said  to  pick  one  from 
the  list. 

One  of  the  hardest  things  for  us 
to  adjust  to  was  that  everything 
takes  time.  We  have  waited  in  the 
checkout  lane  of  a  store  10  to  15 
minutes,  until  the  clerk  finished 
talking  with  her  friend.  Once,  we 
were  looking  for  a  parking  space  in 
a  parking  lot,  and  we  happened  to 
see  a  man  sitting  in  his  car.  Lynn 
asked  him  if  he  was  leaving  and  he 
said,  "Yes,  but  don't  rush  me."  So 
it  does  take  time  to  adjust  to  these 
different  things. 

For  the  most  part  people  are 
very  friendly.  If  you  visit  in  their 
homes,  they  want  you  to  feel  at 
home  so  they  offer  you  matte. 
Matte  is  a  type  of  drink  which  is 
served  in  a  gourd  and  drunk  with  a 
straw.  When  one  person  is  finished 
it  is  given  to  the  hostess,  who  fills 
it  with  hot  water  and  gives  it  to  the 
next  person.  To  refuse  to  drink 
would  really  hurt  the  hostess'  feel- 
ings. 

Continue  to  pray  for  us  as  we 
serve  the  Lord  in  Argentina. 


november  '80  ( 


David  and  Louisa  Hill 


■ujitk   ujjtk  uumc, 


When  Life 

X5  et£  Si  H     by  Louisa  Hill 


I  cannot  lecture  or  enlighten  you 
on  how  to  bring  up  your  children 
or  how  to  treat  your  husband.  I  am 
not  an  expert  in  either  of  these 
things;  no,  in  fact,  I  am  still  a  stu- 
dent rather  than  a  teacher.  I  am 
still  learning  how  to  be  the  Chris- 
tian woman  the  Lord  would  like  me 
to  be. 

I  was  born  in  Western  Germany, 
into  a  family  with  a  Catholic  and 
Lutheran  background.  My  mother 
was  a  Catholic,  and  my  father  was 
Lutheran.  My  father  died  when  I 
was  six  years  old.  It  was  war-time 
in  Germany  and  I  was  separated 
from  my  mother.  When  the  war 
ended  and  my  family  was  reunited, 
my  mother  decided  to  keep  her 
promise  to  the  church  and  bring  up 
all  her  children  as  Catholics.  Both 
my  brother  and  I  were  baptized 
into  the  Catholic  Church. 

I  took  my  belief  very  seriously 
and  was  a  practicing  Catholic  up  to 
the  age  of  30.  To  me,  in  those  days, 
God  was  someone  very  far  away 
and  he  would  someday  judge  me 
according  to  my  deeds.  I  believed 
that  if  I  had  the  great  fortune  to 
die  without  a  deadly  sin  on  my 
heart,  I  had  a  chance  of  getting  into 
heaven  after  spending  a  given  time 
in  purgatory.  One  day  the  struggle 
of  keeping  all  the  laws  became  too 
much  for  me,  so  I  left  the  church 
and  put  God  and  religion  behind 
me. 

Now,  I  thought,  "life"  can  be- 
gin. But,  oh  dear,  what  a  mess  I 
made  of  it  all.  Nothing  could  bring 
me  happiness  for  long— no  job,  not 
even  my  marriage.  I  was  constantly 


searching  for  fulfillment. 

After  many  years  of  marriage 
and  many  operations,  my  yearning 
for  a  child  was  not  fulfilled.  David 
and  I  decided  to  adopt  a  child. 
Then,  I  thought,  I  would  be  happy 
and  content.  But  what  a  disaster  it 
was.  I  could  not  cope  with  all  the 
problems  such  a  child  brings  along 
with  it.  I  sunk  deeper  and  deeper 
into  depression. 

On  and  off  over  the  years,  the 
thought  of  God  did  not  leave  me. 
At  times  I  thought  He  had  created 
the  earth  and  people,  and  had  then 
gone  away.  Then,  as  my  need  was 
very  great  and  everything  seemed  to 
be  collapsing  around  me,  the  Lord 
stepped  in  and  I  met  an  American 
lady  by  the  name  of  Irene  Dilworth. 
Her  husband,  Freddy,  was  serving 
in  the  U.S.  Air  Force  in  Germany  at 
that  time.  Irene  told  me  about  her 
life  with  Jesus.  In  fact,  to  start 
with,  she  told  me  about  Him  far 
too  often  for  my  liking. 

Then  I  started  to  long  for  the 
love  and  freedom  she  was  enjoying 
in  Jesus.  One  day,  as  I  was  out 
walking,  I  met  her  again  and  she 
told  me  that  she  had  been  praying 
for  me  for  a  long  time.  I  must  say, 
that  for  a  moment  I  was  shocked 
that  someone  cared  enough  to 
spend  time  to  pray  for  me.  From 
that  time  on  I  started  to  read  every- 
thing Irene  gave  me  to  read.  More 
and  more  I  discovered  how  Jesus 
loved  us  and  what  His  death  really 
meant  for  us.  I  realized  that  I  had 
been  looking  for  happiness  instead 
of  for  Him,  and  that  I  had  been 
looking  in  the  wrong  places. 

As  I  sat  one  afternoon  in  our 
living  room  reading  the  Four  Spirit- 
ual Laws,  it  came  to  me  that  all  I 
had  to  do  to  obtain  everlasting  life 
was  to  kneel  down  and  accept  the 
Lord  into  my  life.  It  seemed  so 
easy;  too  easy.  I  argued  with  my- 
self, "I  don't  know  enough.  I  must 
learn  more.  What  if  I  make  a  mis- 
take?" Then  I  seemed  to  know  that 
I  should  do  it  now  and  read  about 
it  later.  After  a  struggle  with  my- 
self, I  knelt  down  and  accepted  the 
Lord  into  my  life. 

The  next  thing  I  felt  I  should  do, 
was  to  tell  someone  about  it.  Short- 


ly afterwards  my  husband  returned 
from  work.  I  thought  that  if  I 
didn't  tell  him  then,  I  would  not 
have  the  courage  later.  His  reaction 
was  one  of  amusement.  He  laugh- 
ingly asked  if  I  had  joined  the 
happy  people.  Come  to  think  of  it, 
that's  just  what  I  had  done!  My 
month-long  depression  had  lifted. 
My  nature  changed  almost  immedi- 
ately; so  much  so  that  my  husband 
noticed  it  and  mentioned  it  to 
Irene.  He  started  to  take  my  life 
with  Jesus  seriously. 

My  struggle  was  not  over,  by  any 
means.  I  was  often  tried  very  hard, 
but  now  I  was  not  alone  as  I  had 
Christ  to  fight  for  me  and  with  me. 
My  friend  Irene  and  I  visited  a  Bible 
study  group  once  a  week  and  I  grew 
quickly  in  the  Lord. 

One  of  the  first  hurdles  I  had  to 
take  was  to  get  rid  of  my  modern 
fetishes  such  as  religious  medallions 
and  crucifixes.  I  had  quite  a  strug- 
gle before  I  was  able  to  look  upon 
these  things  as  just  pieces  of  metal 
and  wood.  However,  after  a  long 
telephone  conversation  with  Irene 
and  a  few  Bible  verses,  I  was  con- 
vinced that  they  could  be  disposed 
of  in  the  rubbish  bin. 

I  still  had  many  other  hurdles  to 
clear.  Christina,  our  adopted  daugh- 
ter, was  so  different  than  I.  In 
many  ways  she  was  a  stranger  to 
me.  No  matter  how  hard  I  tried,  she 
remained  an  alien  to  me,  but  I  was 
determined  to  love  her.  I  could  not 
do  that  in  myself,  but  the  Lord  in 
my  life  helped  me. 

I  began  to  accept  her,  out  of  the 
hands  of  the  Lord  as  the  blessed 
child  He  had  given  me.  I  learned  to 
love  her  and  to  accept  her  for  what 
she  was.  It  was  wonderful  to  note 
the  change  in  her  personality.  She 
became  soft,  as  I  am.  She  showed 
me  love  as  I  showed  her  love,  and 
she  accepted  me,  finally,  as  I  ac- 
cepted her.  We  prayed  for  each 
other;  for  me  in  particular  that  I 
would  not  lose  my  patience  with 
her. 

It  was  through  the  correction  of 
our  Christina  that  David  learned 
more  about  what  it  was  to  be  a 
Christian. 

(To  be  continued. ) 


november  '80  i 


The  Journey 

A  book  review  by  Carolann  Oswald. 


The  Journey  is  a  verbal  trip  through  the  life  of  Rose  Warmer.   It  is  the  poignant  study 
of  an  Austro-Hungarian  Jewess  living  during  the  time  of  Hitler's  massive  invasions  in 
Europe. 

The  Journey  was  authored  by  Myrna  Grant,  a  member  of  the  faculty  at  Wheaton 
College  Graduate  School,  and  author  of  the  IVAN  series. 

The  Journey  begins  in  Hungary.   Rose  is  five  and  enjoying  a  somewhat  pampered  life. 
The  word  "war"  is  sometimes  casually  tossed  about,  but  the  word  "war"  is  soon  to 
become  synonymous  with  "life." 

The  Journey  progresses  from  the  Eden  of  Piestany's  well-known  health  spa  to  the 
canaled  ancient  city  of  Vienna;  to  Budapest;  to  England;  and  back  to  Czechoslovakia. 
Then  to  Auschwitz,  past  the  crematoriums,  to  the  doors  of  the  gas  chambers.  Travel,  free 
at  last,  to  Prague,  depart  for  Canada,  and  soar  to  Palestine.  When  the  last  words  of  The 
Journey  were  penned,  Rose's  final  destination  was  clearly  known,  though  not  yet  reached. 

The  Journey  offers  many  experiences  presented  in  word  pictures  so  clear  the  reader 
becomes  a  participant.  Readers  will  romp  with  a  free-spirited  child;  search  with  a  willful 
young  dancer/sculptress;  wrestle  with  screaming  demons;  taste  the  bitterness  of  ill-fated 
love;  warm  in  the  care  of  tenacious  Christians;  shiver,  nearly  naked,  in  the  coldness  of  a 
bombed-out  basement,  crowded  with  several  scrawny  women  and  flooded  with  six  inches 
of  human  excretion;  toil  under  the  brutal  eye  of  Nazi  guards;  worship  with  a  grateful 
heart;  start  over  again;  and  fulfill  God's  plan. 

The  Journey  introduces  the  reader  to  Poppa,  a  Jew  by  birth,  who  is  head  electrician  for 
an  exclusive  health  spa.  Poppa  is  totally  consumed  by  his  work  and  providing  material 
advantage  for  his  family-Momma,  a  nominally  reverent  Jewess  who  prays  daily;  Grandma, 
who  won't  visit  unless  the  whole  house  is  Kosher;  Uncle,  who  attends  daily  prayers 
because  he  likes  the  card  games  that  follow;  Auntie,  whose  stern  orthodox  ways  stir 
rebellion  in  a  young  heart;  Felice,  the  practical  sister;  Louis,  the  gnostic  husband;  cruel 
guards;  starving  prisoners;  countless  believers;  and  others. 

The  Journey  provides  clear  insight  to  early  childhood  influences;  the  power  of  the 
printed  page;  the  depths  of  human  depravity;  the  keeping  comfort  of  the  Holy  Spirit;  the 
effectiveness  of  fervent  prayer;  the  love  of  God  that  turns  surviving  into  living. 

The  Journey  is  not  a  book  of  atrocities.   But  on  its  pages,  woven  with  a  wealth  of 
picturesque  history,  is  an  ugly  thread  giving  account  of  the  holocaust  Hitler  and  his 
troops  imposed.  This,  as  bad  as  it  was,  simply  becomes  a  background  for  praise  to  God 
for  His  sustaining  grace  and  care. 

The  Journey  is  Rose  Warmer's  story.  It  is  an  exciting,  adventure-filled  literary  trip, 
well  worth  taking. 


Postscript:  Rose  Warmer 
now  lives  in  Palestine  in  a 
nursing  home.  At  least  once 
a  year  she  comes  to  the  USA 
to  visit  friends-especially 
those  affiliated  with  a 
Hebrew  Mission  in  Phila- 
delphia, who  have  taken 
special  interest  in  her  work 
over  the  years.  Several 
WMC  ladies,  traveling  with 
tour  groups  to  Palestine, 
have  met  Rose  in  person 
and  claim  she  is  a  warm 
and  radiant  personality. 


Grace  Brethren  Boys. 


Are  They 

Worth 

It? 


We're  talking  about 
the  boys  in  your  church 
—those  Grace  Brethren 
boys.  Are  they  worth 
it?  Are  they  worth  the 
time  it  takes  to  work 
with  them?  The  time  to  prepare 
for  the  weekly  meetings.  The  time 
spent  in  the  meetings,  and  the  time 
spent  after  the  meetings  helping 
with  problems. 

Love  and  patience  must  be  given. 
Love  to  see  beyond  dirty  faces  and 
tousled  hair,  to  see  the  spiritual 
needs  of  the  boys.  Patience  to  put 
up  with  all  of  the  noise,  pranks,  and 
discouragements  that  come  along. 
There  is  the  need  of  money  and  a 
lot  of  prayers  for  wisdom  and 
insight.  Also,  there  is  a  need  for 
dedicated  men— men  with  vision  for 
seeing  the  potential  of  what  God 
can  do  through  them. 

Are  the  boys  of  your  church 
really  worth  it? 

Before  you  answer,  consider  a 
man— a  Sunday  school  teacher 
named  Ezra  Kimball.  One  day  this 
shoe  clerk  met  a  young  boy ;  a 
young  boy  who  needed  Christ. 
Ezra  Kimball  led  the  young  lad  to 
Jesus  Christ,  and  in  turn  two  conti- 
nents were  shaken  for  Jesus  Christ! 
What  if  Mr.  Kimball  had  decided 
that  D.  L.  Moody  was  not  worth 
the  time  and  effort? 

Let  us  bring  it  a  little  closer 
home  to  the  potential  of  the  young 
people  in  your  church.  They  will 
not  be  boys  very  long,  and  the 
influence  of  you  and  your  church 
will  soon  be  gone.  Each  of  the 
boys  represent  a  unique  opportunity 
to  bring  glory  to  God.  It  will  not 
happen  unless  there  are  those  men 
who  will  help  make  it  happen.  The 


boys  must  be  led  to  the  Lord,  and 
then  guided  into  the  Christian 
growth  and  development. 

You  do  not  have  to  do  it  alone 
because  in  1972  Grace  Brethren 
Boys  was  brought  into  being  to 
assist  local  churches  in  meeting 
the  needs.  The  basic  philosophy  of 
Grace  Brethren  Boys  is  to  provide 
the  men  of  the  local  church  with 
the  tools  and  training  so  they  might 
win  boys  to  Jesus  Christ,  and  help 
each  boy  to  realize  his  own  unique 
individual  potential  for  God's  glory. 

Grace  Brethren  Boys  would  like 
to  train  the  men  of  your  church, 
showing  you  how  a  weekly  and 
yearly  program  can  be  tailored  to 
your  needs.  Devotional  and  pro- 
gram guides  are  available  to  enhance 
your  ministry. 

By  this  time  you  understand  we 
are  not  talking  about  a  babysitting 
service.  Our  mission  and  purpose 
are  clear— reach  that  boy  and  disciple 
him.  The  program  and  the  outings 
are  the  medium;  the  purpose  is  to 
change  lives. 

Are  the  boys  of  your  church 
worth  it? 

They  are  to  God  and  they  are  to 
us.  So,  please  join  in  working  with 
the  future  leaders  of  your  church. 

Grace  Brethren  Boys 

Mike  Ostrander,  Director 

103  S.  Willow  Street 

Flora,  Indiana  46929 


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■National  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Men,  Inc — 

"Faithful  men,  who  shall  be  able  to  teach  others  also"  2  Timothy  2:2 


Rally  Report 

The  annual  overnight  men's  rally  for  the  men  in  the  Northern  Atlantic 
District  was  held  September  19-20,  1980.  There  were  112  men  and  pastors 
present  for  this  special  event  in  the  district.  The  rally  was  held  at  Camp 
Conquest -Grace  Brethren  Center  located  about  7  miles  north  of  Ephrata, 
Pennsylvania,  home  of  the  newest  Grace  Brethren  church  in  the  district. 

The  rally  has  a  number  of  purposes  for  its  occurrence  each  year.  A  real 
effort  is  made  on  the  part  of  the  church  hosting  the  rally  to  provide  ample 
opportunity  for  fellowship  with  other  men  in  the  district.  There  is  a  built- 
in  time  for  relaxation  we  well  as  inspiration,  challenge,  sharing  and  mutual 
encouragement.  Pastors  in  the  district  are  included  in  this  function  which 
gives  them  an  opportunity  to  relate  with  men  from  their  church  in  a  dif- 
ferent setting  as  well  as  get  acquainted  with  men  from  the  district. 

At  the  rally  there  is  also  a  business  session  for  the  men  to  go  over  the 
year's  schedule  of  men's  activities  in  the  district  plus  caring  for  the  special 
projects  supported  by  the  District  Men's  Fellowship.  This  involves  projects 
relating  to  many  of  our  national  boards  which  our  district  supports  finan- 
cially. A  key  factor  considered  by  the  men  at  this  past  rally  was  more  sup- 
port for  the  director  of  Grace  Brethren  Boys  ministry,  Rev.  Mike  Ostrander. 

Rev.  Mike  Ostrander  presented  slides  of  the  High  Adventure  trip  and 
shared  the  exciting  developments  in  the  GBC  ministry.  Pastor  Bernie 
Simmons,  Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Lititz,  spoke  on  the  subject  "Our 
Great  God"  with  a  challenge  to  the  men  to  believe  in  a  God  who  is  able  to 
handle  man-sized  problems  and  difficulties.  Pastor  Mick  Rockafellow, 
Grace  Brethren  Church  of  Elizabethtown,  spoke  on  the  subject  "Family 
Building,  Does  It  Just  Happen?"  challenging  the  men  with  some  of  the 
necessary  building  blocks  for  effective  family  building. 


MEN 

NFGBM  OFFICIARY 


President 

Mr.  Harold  Hollinger,  R.  R.  4,  Box  135,  Elizabeth- 
town,  Pa.  17022 

Vice  President 

Mr.  Jack  Seitzinger,  6226  Taylor   Dr.,  Blacklick, 
Ohio  43004 

Secretary 

Mr.   Marlin   Rose,   R.R.7,   Box  186,   Warsaw,  Ind. 
46580 

Treasurer 

Mr.  Roger  Hancock,  R.  R.  5,  Touby  Rd.,  Mansfield, 
Ohio  44903 

Pastoral  Advisor 

Pastor  Mick  Rockafellow,  432  Hilltop  Circle,  Eliza- 
bethtown, Pa.  17022 

Members  at  Large 

Mr.  Don  Fueling  Mr.  James  Knepper 

Mr.  Clark  Miller  Mr.  Marlin  Rose 

Mr.  Richard  Wells  Mr.  Ben  Zimmerman 


At  the  rally  the  following  testimonies  were  given  by  men  from  the  various  churches  that  were 
represented.  These  items  relate  the  various  activities  of  the  men  to  their  local  churches  and  speci- 
fically their  local  men's  organization. 


A  number  of  men  are  involved  with  discipleship  train- 
ing classes  with  their  pastor.  This  is  a  time  of 
real  leadership  development  among  the  men. 

Some  of  the  men  in  the  district  are  going  door-to- 
door  doing  visitation  and  inviting  people  to 
attend  their  church.  This  has  been  a  real  "eye 
opener"  to  those  men  who  have  been  involved 
in  this  ministry. 

A  number  of  the  churches  are  using  a  Saturday  or 
Sunday  morning  for  a  meeting  time  for  their 
local  men's  meetings.  Most  of  the  churches  are 
meeting  on  a  monthly  basis;  others  are  meeting 
at  various  times  whenever  a  meeting  would  be 
helpful. 

The  men  shared  that  most  of  their  boys  ministries 
were  considered  an  auxiliary  of  their  Wednes- 
day evening  family  night  program.  Therefore, 
most  of  the  men  are  actively  working  in  the 
boys  program  during  this  particular  time. 


Words  of  appreciation  for  the  rally  were  expressed 
from  the  men  attending  from  our  newest  dis- 
trict churches.  Men  were  present  from  Ephrata, 
Pennsylvania;  and  Newark,  Delaware.  It  was  a 
joy  for  these  men  to  be  involved  with  other 
men  from  the  district  in  this  special  way. 

Some  of  the  men  shared  that  they  were  working  with 
their  wives  in  some  "team  ministries"  in  their 
particular  church.  Some  of  the  men  are  in- 
volved in  the  nursery,  toddler,  and  the  pre- 
kindergarten  programs. 

One  church  shared  that  they  have  a  committee  of 
men  to  help  with  their  boys  program.  This  com- 
mittee works  at  finding  help  for  the  leaders  plus 
securing  resource  people  who  can  share  in  the 
boys  work  and  be  available  to  help  with  the 
boys  ministry.  This  seems  to  have  brought  a 
good  feeling  of  help  to  the  boys  work  by  men 
who  are  not  able  to  contribute  to  this  ministry 
on  a  regular  weekly  basis. 


Ideas  and  suggestions  on  your  district  and  local  functions  and/ 'or  ministries  by  the  men  are  welcome. 
Please  send  this  information  to: 


Mr.  Harold  Hollinger 
R.  R.  4,  Box  135 
Elizabethtown,  Pa.  17022 


(Tel.  717/367-7654) 


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november  '80 


jrfltf  iWtfOrW 


Discovering  Europe 


by  Jerry  Twombly 

We  arrived  in  Vienna,  Austria, 
about  2:30  in  the  afternoon  on 
Sunday,  May  25.  Our  assignment: 
Make  final  preparations  for  the 
European  Discovery  Tour. 

Our  flight  from  New  York  City 


History, 
Bunk  or 
Beautiful? 

by  Steve  Grill 

Henry  Ford  didn't  like  the 
way  history  was  taught.   He 
thought  that  simply  reading 
about  the  past  gave  him  a 
distorted  view  of  history 
—he  wanted  to  truly  "see" 
history  firsthand.    That's  why 
Henry  Ford  said  "History  is 
bunk!" and  then  went  on  to 
build  one  of  the  world's 
greatest  "living"  museums- 
Greenfield  Village. 

We  agree  with  Henry.   We 
want  history  to  be  a  beautiful 
"living"  experience  for  you, 
and  it  will  become  just  that 
on  our  European  tour.    You  'II 
"meet"  kings  and  connivers, 
knights  and  peasants,  perse- 
cutors and  the  persecuted  as 
the  history  of  Europe  marches 
past  us  day  after  day.   In 
particular,  church  history  will 
take  on  a  dynamic  new 
dimension  for  you  as  we  walk 
the  streets  that  Luther 
walked,  stand  in  the  pulpit 
where  Calvin  preached,  and 
descend  into  the  dungeons 
which  held  our  Protestant 
forefathers. 

So  come  see  the  living 
sites  of  h istory.  And  learn 
for  yourself  that  history  is 
not  bunk  .  .  .  it's  beautiful! 


was  long  and  we  were  beginning  to 
feel  the  fatigue  caused  by  seven 
hours  in  the  air  and  a  seven-hour 
time  change.  Our  opening  minutes 
were  spent  going  through  customs, 
exchanging  some  American  dollars 
in  Austrian  shillings  and  picking  up 
our  Hertz  rental  car.  German  is 
spoken  throughout  Austria  and  we 
quickly  resorted  to  the  question  we 
would  ask  most  as  we  began  our  in- 
vestigative journey,  "Do  you  speak 
English?" 

"Zentrum,"  he  spoke  in  rough 
English,  "just  follow  signs  to  Zen- 
trum and  you  will  be  in  the  center 
of  the  city."  Oblivious  to  the  im- 
patient line  forming  behind  me,  I 
asked,  "Zentrum  .  .  .  will  you  spell 
that  for  me?"  Exasperated,  he 
reached  for  a  pen  and  spelled  out  in 
large  block  letters,  Z-E-N-T-R-U-M. 
I  eyed  my  wife,  Sandy,  with  assur- 
ance and  breathed  out  the  muttered 
words,  "There,  I  think  I've  got  it." 

We  made  our  way  to  the  car.  It 
was  a  Volkswagon  Derby.  There  we 
were  assisted  in  packing  our  final 
pieces  of  luggage.  Should  I  tip?  Not 
knowing  how  many  shillings  would 
be  appropriate,  I  reached  for  my 
billfold  for  an  American  dollar. 
"Maybe  he  won't  know  what  it's 
worth,"  I  thought.  Not  much,  as  I 
found  out  later! 

We  began  our  six-day  trip  con- 


fused and  overwhelmed.  Could  it  be 
that  in  seven  short  hours  we  were 
in  those  countries  that  we  had  read 
and  heard  about  all  our  lives?  So 
much  was  different.  There  we  were 
confronted  with  huge  road  signs 
blasting  out  their  announcements: 
Einsbaun,  Flaughauffen,  Zentrum. 
Traffic  moved  swiftly  leaving  us 
little  time  to  study  our  Berlitz 
Guide  to  Easy  German.  It  was  so 
new  to  us.  No  horns,  130  kilometer 
per  hour  speed  limits,  incredible 
countryside,  hospitality  from  an- 
other world  and  cleanliness  like  we 
had  never  seen  in  America.  Our 
short  excursion  gave  us  a  new  com- 
prehension of  the  breadth  and  di- 
versity on  our  tiny  globe.  We  met 
people,  all  kinds  of  people,  and  saw 
needs  in  a  sense  that  they  had  never 
grasped  us  before.  Our  six-day  ex- 
ploration took  us  to  Austria, 
Liechtenstein,  Switzerland,  and 
Germany.  The  experience  added  a 
dimension  to  our  understanding 
and  character  that  will  never  be  for- 
gotten. 

Why  a  trip  to  Europe?  Is  it 
worth  the  investment?  What  will  I 
see  and  would  it  be  better  alone  or 
with  a  group? 

Our  European  Discovery  Tour 
will  be  a  comprehensive  investiga- 
tive opportunity  to  see  Europe  as 
you    never   could  alone.   Not  only 


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will  we  visit  six  of  Western  Europe's 
most  intriguing  countries  (The 
Netherlands,  Belgium,  France, 
Switzerland,  Germany  and  Austria), 
but  we  will  also  see  them  from  a 
perspective  offered  in  very  few 
travel  opportunities.  Joining  us  for 
this  incredible  trip  will  be  Veteran 
European  Missionary  Tom  Julien, 
and  Dr.  Steve  Grill,  a  professor  at 
Grace.  As  we  see  new  and  honored 
sites,  something  of  their  signifi- 
cance as  it  relates  to  our  religious 
heritage  will  be  explained.  Many  of 
the  evenings  will  allow  time  for  per- 
sonalized lectures  in  the  plush  sur- 
roundings of  our  host  hotels.  There 
will  be  time  for  personal  explora- 
tion on  your  own— a  time  to  dis- 
cover all  the  grandeur  and  intrigue 
of  Europe. 

You'll  see  Paris  at  night  while 
traveling  down  the  Seine  River  and 
later  have  the  opportunity  to  grasp 
sight  of  the  Eifel  Tower,  the  Louvre 
and  those  other  sights  that  make 
this  city  the  cosmopolitan  center  of 
French  life.  The  majestic  Swiss  Alps 
will  be  overwhelming  and  another 
boat  ride  on  Lake  Lucerne  will  pro- 
vide you  the  opportunity  to  see  the 
majesty  of  Switzerland  while 
munching  on  famous  Swiss  fondue! 


The  Black  Forest  will  astound  you 
and  climbing  (or  riding  in  a  horse- 
drawn  carriage)  to  Ludwig's  famed 
castles  in  the  heart  of  the  Bavarian 
Alps  will  carry  you  into  another 
world. 

There  will  be  an  evening  in  the 
Chateau  de  Albain  in  France  and 
the  extraordinary  Word  of  Life 
castles  near  Munich.  You'll  discover 
a  new  way  of  life,  our  extraordi- 
nary religious  heritage  and  a  new 
glimpse  of  what  the  Lord  is  doing 
today  through  evangelical  mission 
activity. 

And  the  best  news  is  that  this 
can  all  be  done  for  $1,595.  The 
tour  cost  includes  round-trip  air 
fare  from  New  York  City,  all  ac- 
commodations, transportation  and 
meals.  An  additional  $30  per 
person  will  cover  all  tips  while  in 
Europe.  You'll  never  experience  the 
frustration  of  knowing  what  to  eat 
and  where  to  go.  Everything  will  be 
cared  for.  Here's  a  trip  that  will  be 
made  with  friends  who  know  and 
love  the  Lord  like  you  do! 

Everything  is  ready  for  a  trip 
that  you  will  never  forget.  Why  not 
plan  to  join  us  April  2-14,  1981,  for 
Europe  together ...  as  it  can  never 
be  seen  alone! 


Day  By  Day  Itinerary 


Thurs.,  April  2— Depart  from  New 
York's  Kennedy  airport  to  Amster- 
dam. 

Fri.,  April  3— Arrive  in  Amsterdam 
(during  the  annual  Tulip  Festival). 
A  brief  tour  of  the  city,  and  then 
to  the  hotel. 

Sat.,  April  4— Leave  Amsterdam  in 
the  morning  for  Paris.  A  brief  visit  to 
Brussels,  then  on  to  the  Eifel  Tower, 
and  the  Arch  of  Triumph.  An  evening 
boat  ride  down  the  Seine  River. 

Sun.,  April  5— Worship  together  and 
then  a  tour  of  Paris.  Free  afternoon 
for  individual  touring,  an  optional 
side  trip  to  Versailles  is  offered. 

Mon.,  April  6— Travel  to  St.  Albain, 
France,  to  visit  the  Chateau  Experi- 
ence. Guide  Tom  Julien  serves  as 
director  of  this  mission  point. 


Tues.,  April  6— On  to  Geneva,  Switz- 
erland. Points  of  interest:  Francis 
Schaeffer's  "L'Abri,"  and  the  city  of 
Interlacken  for  the  evening. 

Wed.,  April  8,  and  Thurs.,  April  9- 

A  morning  drive  to  Lauterbrunnen  to 
visit  Switzerland's  second  highest 
peak— Jungfrau— for  a  cable  car  ride. 
After  lunch  to  Brienz  and  its  famed 
woodcarving  industry.  Later  on  to 
Lucerne  for  the  next  two  nights. 

Fri.,  April  10— On  to  Zurich.  Later  to 
Germany's  Black  Forest;  a  visit  to  the 
Rhine  Falls;  then  to  Heidelberg  for 
the  evening. 

Sat.,  April  11— Visiting  the  Reforma- 
tion Era  sites  in  Heidelberg  and 
Worms.  South  to  Stuttgart  to  visit 
missionaries. 


A  Missions 
Perspective 

by  Tom  Julien 

"Lift  up  your  eyes,  and 
look  on  the  fields. " 

The  only  way  to  have  a 
vision  for  something  is  to 
look  at  it.   It  would  be 
ridiculous  for  someone 
driving  through  the  Swiss 
Alps  to  close  his  eyes  and 
pray,  "Lord,  give  me  a  vision 
of  these  beautiful,  snow- 
capped peaks. " 

Most  people  can  only  look 
at  the  mission  fields  through 
the  eyes  of  someone  else— a 
visiting  missionary;  a  report 
of  what  God  is  doing;  or  a 
missions  study. 

Some  of  you,  however, 
will  have  the  privilege  of 
seeing  the  "fields"  of  Europe 
firsthand.    Your  lives  are 
guaranteed  not  to  be  the 
same.    Your  prayers  will 
assume  a  new,  visual 
dimension. 

After  our  trip  the  spiritual 
needs  of  Europe  will  no 
longer  be  cold  statistics  that 
you  read;  it  will  be  something 
you  will  feel.    The  people  of 
Europe  will  assume  faces. 

Bon  voyage,  and  may  God 
lay  the  burden  of  Europe 
upon  your  hearts. 


Sun.,  April  12— Worship  and  break- 
fast together,  then  on  to  Bavaria  and 
the  foothills  of  the  Bavarian  Alps.  A 
stop  at  Fussen  and  one  of  Ludwig  ll's 
castles.  Journeying  to  Starnberg,  just 
south  of  Munich,  to  stay  at  the  Word 
of  Life  Castle  on  the  shores  of  Lake 
Starnberg. 

Mon.,  April  13— To  Austria!  A  stop 
in  Salzburg  in  the  Alps,  then  to 
Vienna  and  a  special  show  of  Austria's 
famed  horses. 

Tues.,  April  14— A  tour  of  Vienna, 
then  to  the  airport  for  home.  Ap- 
proximate arrival  at  Kennedy's  air- 
port: 7:00  p.m. 


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News  Notes 


POSITION  CHANGE 

Mr.  Ron  dinger.  Director  of  Business  Affairs,  re- 
ports that  Mr.  Don  Fluke  has  been  promoted  to  the 
position  of  Director  of  Data  Processing  at  Grace 
Schools.  He  was  employed  by  Grace  in  1977  when  he 
was  given  the  position  of  Supervisor  of  Data  Process- 
ing. Mr.  Fluke  majored  in  Data  Processing  at  Indiana 
University  in  Fort  Wayne,  and  had  been  previously 
employed  at  Dahms  and  Yarian  Auditors  in  Warsaw, 
Indiana,  where  he  was  responsible,  among  other 
things,  for  the  Grace  Schools  account. 

BASKETBALL  TEAM  ON  TOUR 

A  sixteen-member  basketball  team  from  Grace 
College  will  be  ministering  and  playing  for  two  weeks 
in  the  Pacific  Northwest  over  the  Christmas  break  this 
year.  Jim  Kessler,  head  coach  for  the  Lancer  hoopers, 
announced  that  twelve  players,  three  coaches  and  the 
team  manager  will  represent  the  school  on  the  court 
and  in  the  church. 

The  team  will  have  a  variety  of  ministries  in  Wash- 
ington churches.  On  January  4  the  players  will  be  in 
the  Kent  Grace  Brethren  Church,  and  on  January  1 1 
will  be  ministering  to  Grace  Brethren  congregations 
in  the  Yakima  Valley. 

The  Lancers  will  arrive  at  the  Sea-Tac  Airport  on 
Sunday,  December  28.  They  will  participate  in  a  dis- 
trict snow  retreat  at  beautiful  Camp  Clear  Lake  the 
following  three  days. 

On  Thursday  of  that  same  week  they  will  travel  to 
Vancouver,  Canada.  They  will  take  on  the  University 
of  British  Columbia  on  Friday,  January  2;  and  Trinity 
Western  College  on  Saturday,  January  3. 

The  following  week  will  see  the  team  taking  on 
high  caliber  competition  from  throughout  central  and 
western  Washington.  Teams  to  be  played  that  week 
include:  Northwestern,  University  of  Seattle,  St. 
Martins,  Central  Washington  State  and  Seattle  Pacific. 

Coaches  traveling  with  the  team  will  be  head 
mentor  Kessler  and  assistants  Ken  Taylor  and  Larry 
Vaughn. 


WHEATON   HONORS  MESSNER 

Grace  Schools  Director  of  Development  Dick 
Messner  has  been  inducted  into  the  Wheaton  College 
Crusader  Hall  of  Fame.  This  honor  is  bestowed  upon 
outstanding  Wheaton  alumni  athletes.  Only  28  athletes 
have  been  so  honored  to  date.  Dick  and  Yvonne  were 
guests  of  the  Crusader  Club  at  Wheaton  for  the  Octo- 
ber 17  induction. 

TURKEY  TOURNEY 

The  annual  Turkey  Basketball  Tourney  at  Grace 
College,  Wednesday  through  Saturday,  November 
26-29,  has  a  strong  field.  Joining  the  Lancers  in  this 
tourney  are  Taylor,  Bethel,  Anderson,  Manchester 
(Indiana),  Grand  Rapids  Baptist  (Michigan),  Olivet 
Nazarene  (Illinois),  and  Geneva  (Pennsylvania). 

RECORD   ENROLLMENT 

A  record  1,322  students  are  enrolled  at  Grace 
Schools  this  semester,  893  in  the  college  and  429  in 
the  seminary.  The  college  is  up  11  percent  from  last 
year's  804.  The  seminary  had  414  enrolled  last  fall. 

In  the  college  there  is  a  record  319  freshmen  in 
attendance.  Brethren  students  number  414,  com- 
pared to  355  a  year  ago,  followed  by  163  from  in- 
dependent churches  and  80  who  are  members  of 
General  Association  of  Regular  Baptist  Churches.  The 
remaining  26  percent  are  scattered  over  a  number  of 
denominational  groups.  Forty-six  percent  of  the  stu- 
dent body  come  from  Indiana. 

COLLEGE  CHAPELS   REORGANIZED 

A  new  concept  has  been  introduced  into  the  Grace 
College  chapel  program  by  Chaplain  Kevin  Huggins. 
Each  Tuesday,  upperclassmen  and  married  students 
break  into  21  groups  and  meet  in  classrooms  all  over 
campus  for  a  time  of  "caring  and  sharing." 

They  discuss  a  different  topic  each  week,  includ- 
ing: dealing  with  temptation,  sharing  your  faith, 
Christlike  relationships  on  campus  and  dealing  with 
frustration  and  disappointment.  The  main  purpose  of 
these  groups  is  for  each  person  to  share  needs  and 
have  the  support  of  others  in  praying  for  those  con- 
cerns. These  sessions  are  led  by  a  faculty  member  and 
a  student  leader. 

While  the  upperclassmen  are  meeting  around 
campus,  freshmen  gather  in  McClain  Chapel  for  a 
Ministry  Orientation  session.  In  these  chapels,  Kevin 
Huggins  and  Dan  Snively  speak  briefly  on  practical 
how-tos  regarding  the  Christian  life  and  ministry.  Fol- 
lowing this,  the  first-year  students  divide  into  smaller 
groups  of  about  20  to  further  discuss  the  topic  of  the 
week. 


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THE  SEPTEMBER   1980  HONOR  ROLL  is  as  follows: 


In  Memory  of: 

Gordon  Helvie 
George  Klingler 
Lula  S.  Painter 

Marty  Sears  Staton 

Mrs.  Hazel  Aylor 
Mrs.  Virginia  D earing 
Strocke 

Mrs.  Reba  Kolb 
Mr.  Fred  Hermann 


Given  by : 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Messner 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Messner 
Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Richmond,  Virginia 
Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Richmond,  Virginia 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Burns 
Ghent  Grace  Brethren  Church 

Men's  Bible  Class 

Roanoke,  Virginia 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kenneth  R.  Kohler 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  E.  Richards 


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nicest  things  you  can  do. 

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is  dhe  ERA  a  moral  iSBue? 


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A  person  can  obviously  see  why.  Marriage 
as  an  institution  is  obviously  the  moral 
right  behind  a  man  supporting  his  family 
and  behind  the  institution  of  family. 

The  ERA  proponents  are  attacking 
this  basic  principle  of  wife  support  by  the 
husband.  They  say  that  this  is  oppressing 
to  women.  On  the  contrary,  I  say  it  is  pro- 
tecting the  women.  With  one  stroke,  the 
ERA  will  wipe  out  the  most  basic  and 
precious  legal  rights  that  wives  now 
enjoy  -  the  right  to  be  a  full-time 
homemaker.  I  have  warned  people  in  pri- 
vate for  a  long,  long  time  about  the  dan- 
gers of  women's  liberation.  Not  because  I 
don't  believe  in  the  equality  of  women. 
People  who  know  our  ministry  here  know 
differently.  I  believe  women's  liberation 
is  the  tip  of  the  iceberg  that  will  lead  to 
an  all-out  male  liberation  movement  such 
as  this  country  has  never  seen.  And, 
ladies,  you  wait  and  see  what  will  happen 
when  the  men  start  reacting  to  this.  You 
think  they  have  an  "easy  out"  of 
marriage  and  family  responsibility  now, 
you  wait  until  the  ERA  Amendment  is 
enforced  and  you  are  going  to  see  mass 
departure  from  marriage! 

It  is  absolutely  unbelievable  what  the 
Equal  Rights  Amendment  will  do  to  all 
state  laws  in  this  nation.  It  has  already 
been  interpreted  in  courts  of  law  that  this 
will  apply  to  states  and  there  will  be  no 
way  they  can  change  this  law.  It  will  be 
federal  law.  It  will  apply  to  everyone. 

Now  why  do  I  say  that  this  is  a  moral 
issue?  I  don't  think  there  is  any  question 
about  it.  I  Timothy  5:8  states,  "If  anyone 
does  not  provide  for  his  own,  especially 
for  those  of  his  household,  he  has  denied 
the  faith  and  is  worse  than  an  unbeliever." 
Notice  that  the  term  is  masculine,  "he 
has  denied  the  faith."  Now  how  could  he 
be  worse  than  an  unbeliever?  The  non- 
Christian  is  on  his  way  to  hell  without 
Christ;  yet,  God,  in  His  evaluation,  says 
that  a  man  who  does  not  support  his  own 
family  has  denied  the  faith  and  is  worse 
than  an  unbeliever.  Under  ERA,  with  one 
stroke,  that  will  be  eliminated. 

This  is  not  my  personal  view  only, 
but  the  pro-ERA  people  have  said  it,  and 
the  anti-ERA  people  have  said  it.  Every- 
body agrees  the  Equal  Rights  Amend- 
ment will,  by  law,  remove  the  husband's 
responsibility  to  support  his  wife  and 
family. 


The  feminists,  when  confronted  with 
this,  get  excited.  They  say  that  this  is 
what  they  want.  This  leads  me  to  give 
this  challenge  to  the  Christian  women. 
There  have  to  be  some  godly  wives  and 
mothers  who  will  stand  up  on  this  ERA 
issue.  There  must  be  some  wives  who  are 
going  to  start  getting  excited  and  take  a 
stand.  God's  people,  who  are  women  and 
wives  and  mothers,  are  going  to  have  to 
stand  up  and  be  counted.  Otherwise, 
every  time  a  male  speaks  on  the  subject, 
it's  immediately  written  off  by  the  state- 
ment, "He's  a  male  and  that's  why  he 
said  it." 

>  ERA  will  encourage  and  at  times 
demand  homemakers  to  seek 
careers  and  economic  support 
outside  of  their  husbands  and 
homes. 

This  statement  is  not  just  my  own 
personal  opinion,  but  it  is  the  conclusion 
of  those  who  have  studied  the  effects  that 
the  ERA  will  have. 

'The  Document'  cited  above  states 
that  a  goal  of  the  Feminist  Movement  is 
to  establish  economic  independence  of  all 
wives  from  all  husbands.  They  are  very 
clear  that  the  ERA  will  do  this.  Some  say 
it  will  encourage  it;  others  say  that  at 
times  it  will  demand  it. 

After  extensive  research  into  the 
probable  effects  of  the  ERA,  Arthur 
Immon,  Jr.,  who  is  the  Professor  of  Law 
at  Drake  University,  made  the  following 
conclusions,  "The  ERA  will  cause  the 
states  to  adopt  a  wildly  permissive  ap- 
proach that  will  degrade  the  homemaker 
role  and  support  economic  development 
requiring  women  to  seek  careers  outside 
the  home." 

An  Ohio  Task  Force  that  studied  the 
implementation  of  the  ERA,  said  in  July 
1975  that  passing  the  ERA  will  require 
states  to  provide  child  care  services  in 
order  that  mothers  can  leave  home  and 
join  the  work  force.  Child  care  centers, 
under  the  ERA,  must  be  provided  for  all 
families  irrespective  of  their  income  level. 
It  is  still  a  great  question  as  to  whether 
families  will  be  required  to  send  their 
children  to  such  child  care  centers.  ERA 
proponents  have  argued  that  women  who 
are  mothers  need  to  enjoy  the  same  free- 
doms and  opportunities  as  men  who  are 
fathers.  Remember,  equality  regardless 
of  sex.  Therefore,  it  is  the  legal  opinion 


of  this  Task  Force  that  the  states  will  be 
required  to  supply  child  care  services  to 
allow  mothers  of  children  to  have  equal 
opportunity  in  the  work  force  as  surely  as 
fathers. 

Is  this  a  moral  and  Biblical  issue? 
This  is  what  Titus  2:3-5  says,  "Older 
women  likewise  are  to  be  reverent  in 
their  behavior,  not  malicious  gossips,  nor 
enslaved  to  much  wine,  teaching  what  is 
good,  that  they  may  encourage  the  young 
women  to  love  their  husbands,  to  love 
their  children,  to  be  sensible,  pure, 
workers  at  home,  kind,  being  subject  to 
their  own  husbands,  that  the  Word  of 
God  may  not  be  dishonored."  You  know, 
after  reading  a  passage  like  this  and  after 
reading  the  ERA,  it's  no  wonder  they  feel 
religious  belief  must  be  changed.  This 
passage  clearly  teaches  younger  women 
who  have  children  to  be  workers  at  home. 
Though  there  are  many  arguments  about 
the  meaning  and  impact  of  this  statement 
in  the  Word  of  God,  there  is  one  thing 
that  is  quite  clear:  The  right  to  be  at 
home  with  your  children  belongs  to  the 
wife.  The  right  to  be  supported  by  her 
husband  is  a  God-given  right. 
(Note:     The  argument  over  whether  a 
mother  should  work  or  not  according  to 
the  Bible  is  not  germane  to  this  discus- 
sion since  the  ERA  will  pressure  every 
woman  to  work  outside  of  the  home.  I 
personally  think  that  when  children  are 
not  in  school,  a  mother  should  be  at  home 
with  the  small  children.  All  psychologists 
and  sociologists  will  tell  you  that  those 
are  the  most  critical  years  of  any  person's 
life.  A  child  needs  the  warmth,  encour- 
agement, and  love  of  a  parent  and  of  a 
home  at  that  young  age.  And  most  all 
personality  development  is  developed  by 
the  age  of  five.) 

The  approval  of  the  ERA  will  force 
the  woman  outside  of  the  home.  This  will 
happen  because  the  ERA  Amendment 
will  remove  the  right  or  responsibility  of 
support  by  the  husband  and  everything  in 
the  marriage  will  be  determined  legally 
as  50%  hers  and  50%  his.  Each  of  the 
partners  is  going  to  have  to  support  all  of 
his  possessions,  including  taxes  and 
social  security.  The  ERA  proponents  have 
said  that  any  man  and  his  family  who 
decide  that  his  wife  will  not  work,  but  will 
stay  at  home  with  the  kids,  the  man 
being  the  bread  winner,  that  man  should 


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be  charged  double  taxes,  because  if  he 
had  to  have  a  housekeeper  in  his  home, 
he  would  have  to  pay  her.  So,  this  man 
will  be  taxed  because  he  won't  allow  his 
wife  to  go  out  and  work.  This  is  already 
legal  opinion. 

The  forcing  of  women  from  the  home 
is  definitely  un-Biblical.  The  ERA  will 
cause  more  damage  to  marriage  and 
family  than  can  be  presently  imagined. 
The  ERA  will  give  women  a  consti- 
tutional right  to  abortion  on 
demand. 

Abortion  is  currently  the  hottest 
legislative  item  in  our  Congress.  Abortion 
has  been  a  rallying  point  for  people  in 
this  country  such  as  the  pro-abortionists 
never  dreamed  possible.  One  Congress- 
man recently  said,  "Any  presidential  can- 
didate who  put  into  print  that  he  is  pro- 
abortion  has  lost  millions  of  votes." 
Senator  Sam  Ervin  said  on  September  22, 
1975,  that  there  is  no  doubt  that  the  ERA 
will  give  every  woman  a  constitutional 
right  to  have  an  abortion  at  will.  Profes- 
sor Charles  Rice  of  the  University  of 
Notre  Dame  Law  School  states  that  if  the 
ERA  were  adopted  it  would  make  clear 
that  the  states  would  be  disabled  from 
prohibiting  or  restricting  abortion  in  any 
significant  way. 

The  mandate  of  ERA  is  sex  equality. 
Abortion  is  essential  in  their  program. 
'The  Document'  unequivocally  states, 
"We  (women)  must  have  safe  and 
effective  birth  control  and  access  to  free, 
legal,  and  safe  abortions."  In  other 
words,  when  God  made  women,  fashioned 
and  designed  them  to  have  children,  God 
was  mistaken  and  wrong.  Of  course,  they 
deny  that  God  did  it.  They  believe  that 
pregnancy  is  the  number  one  way  that 
women  have  been  held  in  oppression  all 
these  years  of  our  history.  It's  unequal 
burden,  they  say,  to  bear  an  unwanted 
baby;  therefore,  the  constitutional  right 
to  abortion,  demanded  at  will  with  no 
cause  at  all,  is  definitely  a  part  of  the 
ERA  Amendment. 

The  ERA  will  be  the  step  needed 
to  legalize  homosexual  marriages 
and  permit  such  couples  to  adopt 
children  and  give  them  the  right  to 
teach  in  our  schools. 

Remember  that  Section  1  of  the 
Equal  Rights  Amendment  states, 
"Equality  of  rights  under  the  law  shall 


not  be  denied  or  abridged  by  the  United 
States  or  by  any  states  on  account  of  sex. ' ' 
The  key  phrase  is,  "on  account  of  sex." 
The  ERA  proponents  have  argued  that  all 
sexist  language  must  be  deleted  from  the 
laws  on  the  basis  of  the  ERA  Amendment. 
Words  such  as  'male'  and  'female'  will 
be  required  to  be  replaced  by  'person'  or 
'spouse.'  In  other  words,  if  sexist  lan- 
guage is  put  into  a  law,  it  will  be  liable 
for  suit  based  upon  the  ERA  Amendment. 
The  ERA,  all  legal  opinion  has  agreed, 
will  redefine  marriage  as  being  between 
a  person  and  a  person,  not  a  male  and  a 
female. 

Those  who  profit  from  the  ERA  in 
this  regard  are  not  women,  but  homo- 
sexuals and  lesbians.  In  spite  of  attempts 
that  the  ERA  people  have  done  to  con- 
vince Christians  that  the  ERA  will  not 
legalize  federally  all  homosexual  mar- 
riages, the  Yale  Law  Journal  in  a  January 
1973  article  said,  "The  proposed  Equal 
Rights  Amendment  in  this  country  argues 
strongly  for  granting  marriage  licenses  to 
homosexual  couples  and  there  is  nothing 
that  can  be  done  about  it. "  Even  Con- 
gressmen and  pro-ERA  people  have  said 
that  one  of  the  most  disturbing  parts  of 
the  ERA  is  going  to  be  the  widespread 
acceptance  of  homosexual  marriage  and 
the  adoption  of  children  by  homosexual 
families.  Even  those  who  are  for  the  ERA 
know  they  will  not  be  able  to  stop  it.  This 
is  going  to  be  a  constitutional  amendment 
to  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States. 
This  will  be  Federal  Law  imposed  on 
everyone. 

Is  this  a  moral  issue?  The  Bible  con- 
demns homosexuality  in  the  severest 
language  and  in  unmistakable  terms. 
» The  ERA  will  make  women  subject 
to  the  draft  on  an  equal  basis  with 
men. 

Those  of  you  who  have  been  reading 
your  newspapers  and  listening  to  the 
news,  know  this  item  has  already  been 
clearly  established  and  is  causing  quite  a 
furor  in  our  Congress.  The  United  States 
House  of  Judiciary  Committee,  in  its 
report  to  Congress,  said,  "Not  only 
would  women,  including  mothers,  be  sub- 
ject to  the  draft,  but  the  military  would 
be  compelled  to  place  them  in  combat 
units  alongside  of  men." 

Although  many  believe  mothers 
would  not  be  drafted,  the  facts  indicate 


that  with  the  passage  of  the  ERA,  mothers 
would  have  to  be  drafted.  Some  say  that 
even  if  women  were  drafted,  they  would 
serve  only  in  support  areas  and  not  in 
actual  combat.  However,  the  United 
States  Judiciary  Committee  has  already 
ruled  on  it  and  said  that  the  ERA  will 
force  us  to  place  them  in  combat  duty. 
When  the  heads  of  the  National 
Organization  of  Women  appeared  before 
Congress  on  this  matter,  they  answered 
the  Congressman  who  asked  concerning 
women  and  combat,  "Why,  of  course,  we 
want  combat  duty.  How  else  could  we 
win  the  Medal  of  Honor?" 

Some  people  have  used  the  example 
of  Israel  as  a  support  to  draft  women. 
They  reason  that  since  Israel  is  the  people 
of  the  Bible  and  women  are  drafted  by 
the  modern  nation  of  Israel,  there  must  be 
nothing  wrong  or  un-Biblical  about  it. 
However,  in  Israel  the  women  have  only 
one-half  of  the  service  of  men.  Also,  they 
have  no  combat  duty.  Women  fill  the 
positions  of  men  occupationally  when  a 
war  occurs,  because  of  the  conditions  of 
insecurity.  Israel,  in  the  War  of  Libera- 
tion of  1948,  did  make  the  mistake  of 
putting  women  in  combat  duty.  It  was 
because  of  that  war  and  what  the  other 
side  did  to  the  women,  that  Israel  now 
forbids  any  of  their  women  ever  to  be 
placed  in  the  front  lines  of  combat  duty. 
Israel  does  not  advocate  putting  the 
women  and  children  in  combat -not  at  all. 

Other  people  have  argued  that  the 
Bible  does  not  say  anything  about  women 
and  combat.  This  is  not  true.  There  are  a 
number  of  passages  which  deal  with  this 
issue. 
First  - 

Deuteronomy  20:13,  14  reads, 
"When  the  Lord  your  God  gives  it  (a  city 
being  fought)  into  your  hand,  only  the 
women  and  the  children  and  the  animals 
and  all  that  is  in  the  city,  all  its  spoil,  you 
shall  take  as  booty  for  yourself;  and  you 
shall  use  the  spoil  of  your  enemies  which 
the  Lord  your  God  has  given  you." 
Obviously,  the  women  were  not  a  part  of 
the  battle.  The  women  were  not  struck  by 
the  sword,  and  neither  were  the  children 
nor  the  animals. 
Second  - 

As  Samuel  was  speaking  to  the  chil- 
dren of  Israel  about  their  desire  for  a  king 
to  rule  over  them  like  the  other  nations  of 


november  '80 


!S  THE    ERA  A   MORAL    ISSUE? 

(Continued  from  page  39) 

the  world,  he  said  in  I  Samuel  8:11,  12, 
"This  will  be  the  procedure  of  the  king 
who  will  reign  over  you;  he  will  take  your 
sons  and  place  them  for  himself  in  his 
chariots  and  among  his  horsemen  and 
they  will  run  before  his  chariots.  And  he 
will  appoint  for  himself  commanders  of 
thousands  and  of  fifties,  and  some  to  do 
his  plowing  and  to  reap  his  harvest  and  to 
make  his  weapons  of  war  and  equipment 
for  his  chariots."  Notice  that  the  verses 
say  specifically  "sons."  8:13  continues,  & 

"He  will  also  take  your  daughters,"  for 
combat  duty?  No,  but  "for  perfumers  and 
cooks  and  bakers." 
Third  - 

Joshua  1:12-15  is  a  very  powerful 
passage  to  clear  up  this  issue  for  Israel  as 
it  was  coming  into  the  land  to  conquer  it. 
This  is  instruction  to  Reuben,  Gad,  and 
the  half-tribe  of  Manasseh  who  wanted  to 
stay  on  the  east  side  of  the  Jordan  River. 
This  is  how  the  matter  of  all  the  women 
and  all  the  children  who  were  with  them 
was  handled.  Joshua  said  to  them, 
"Remember  the  word  which  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord  commanded  you  say- 
ing, 'The  Lord  your  God  gives  you  rest, 
and  will  give  you  this  land.'  Your  wives, 
your  little  ones,  and  your  cattle  shall 
remain  in  the  land  which  Moses  gave  you 
beyond  the  Jordan,  but  you  shall  cross 
before  your  brothers  in  battle  array,  all 
your  valiant  warriors,  and  shall  help 
them,  until  the  Lord  gives  your  brothers 
rest,  as  He  gives  you,  and  they  also 
possess  the  land  which  the  Lord  your  God 
is  giving  them.  Then  you  shall  return  to 
your  land  and  possess  that  which  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  gave  you  beyond 
the  Jordon  toward  the  sunrise. "  Clearly, 
the  women  and  children  were  not  involved 
in  combat. 

Fourth  - 

Numbers  32  also  shows  that  the 
women  and  children  were  not  involved  in 
combat  duty  in  the  land  of  Israel.  Num- 
bers 32:20-27  reads,  "So  Moses  said  to 
them,  'If  you  will  do  this,  if  you  will  arm 
yourselves  before  the  Lord  for  the  war, 
and  all  of  you  armed  men  cross  over  the 
Jordan  before  the  Lord  until  He  has 
driven  His  enemies  out  from  before  Him, 
and  the  land  is  subdued  before  the  Lord, 
then  afterward  you  shall  return  and  be 
free  of  obligation  toward  the  Lord  and 
toward  Israel,  and  this  iand  shall  be  yours 
for  a  possession  before  the  Lord.  But,  if 
you  will  not  do  so,  behold,  you  have  sin- 
ned against  the  Lord,  and  be  sure  your 
sin  will  find  you  out.  Build  yourselves 
cities  for  your  little  ones,  sheepfolds  for 
your  sheep;  and  do  what  you  have  prom- 
ised.' And  the  sons  of  Gad  and  the  sons 


of  Reuben  spoke  to  Moses,  saying,  'Your 
servants  will  do  just  as  my  lord  commands. 
Our  little  ones,  our  wives,  our  livestock, 
and  all  our  cattle  shall  remain  there  in 
the  cities  of  Gilead;  while  your  servants, 
everyone  who  is  armed  for  war  will  cross 
over  in  the  presence  of  the  Lord  to  battle; 
just  as  my  lord  says.'  " 

It  is  very  obvious,  reading  these  pas- 
sages and  understanding  Israel's  history 
that  women  were  not  drafted;  they  did 
not  go  to  war;  they  never  fought.  It  was 
the  men  who  fought. 

The  ERA  will  lead  to  a  demand  for 
iofai  equality  in  our  churches  and 
private  schools. 

The  National  Organization  for 
Women  has  come  out  and  said  that 
churches  and  private  schools  will  not  be 
exempt  from  the  ERA.  It  will  be  a  matter 
of  our  constitution;  it  will  be  a  Federal 
Law.  They  have  said  that  in  order  to  get 
this  established,  the  state  should  even 
now  remove  tax  exemption  from  any 
church  that  actively  opposes  abortion  and 
homosexuality.  They  have  said,  further, 
that  any  church  that  refuses  to  ordain 
women  should  not  be  permitted  to  exist 
in  this  country. 

I  believe  in  a  separation  of  church 
and  state  when  churches  do  not  violate 
the  laws  of  the  land;  I  believe  in  the 
freedom  of  people  to  worship  and  conduct 
their  religious  beliefs  in  the  way  they 
wish  even  if  I  do  not  agree  with  their 
doctrine.  I  think  churches  should  be  free 
from  state  and  federal  regulations  in 
every  area  of  the  church  ministry  and  its 
life. 

What  this  ERA  Amendment  is  going 
to  do  is  serious.  And  remember  that 
phrase  "on  account  of  sex."  That  would 
eliminate  all  discrimination  on  this  issue 
even  in  the  churches  and  the  private 
schools.  They  have  already  agreed  that  is 
true  because  it  is  a  Federal  Constitutional 
Law.  Don't  tell  me  that  the  ERA  is  not  a 
moral  issue!  It's  a  very,  very  serious 
matter!  I  am  against  it  thoroughly.  I  speak 
out  against  it  as  a  pastor  because  it 
violates  the  principles  of  God's  Word, 
and  these  moral  issues  are  serious  issues 
in  our  nation  now  and  they  will  grow  and 
increase  unless  God's  people  stand  up 
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Answers  to  last  month 's  puzzle 


The  question  continually  asked  by 
Christians  is  what  can  be  done  in  light  of 
the  serious  threat  by  the  ERA.  I  believe  II 
Chronicles  7:14  applies  today  just  as 
surely  as  it  did  in  the  days  of  Israel:  "and 
(if)  My  people  who  are  called  by  My 
name  humble  themselves  and  pray,  and 
seek  My  face  and  turn  from  their  wicked 
ways,  then  I  will  hear  from  heaven,  will 
forgive  their  sins,  and  will  heal  their 
land."  It  isn't  enough  to  just  pray, 
although  a  lot  of  Christians  are  not  even 
doing  that.  Prayer  is  what  we  should  do 
first,  but  the  text  specifically  says  that 
prayer  is  backed  up  with  repentance  and 
getting  right  with  God. 

I  am  for  all  the  efforts  that  Christians 
can  be  involved  in  politically.  I  am  for 
that  as  a  private  citizen,  but  I  can  tell  you 
what  God's  people  can  do.  God's  people 
can  pray  and  get  right  with  God!  God, 
Who  is  in  control,  could  cause  a  massive 
revival  to  sweep  this  country  faster  than 
people  realize.  But,  He's  not  going  to  do 
it  until  Christians  follow  His  conditions 
and  His  prerequisites. 

I  think  every  believer  should  know 
about  the  candidates  and  where  they 
stand,  and  vote  appropriately  -  but  that's 
not  going  to  do  it.  Christians  can  go  and 
march  in  front  of  the  White  House;  some 
of  you  may  decide  to  do  that  -  but  that's 
not  going  to  do  it  either.  If  something  is 
going  to  be  done  in  this  country  to  change 
the  moral  climate  and  tide,  I'll  tell  you 
who  has  to  do  it.  God  Almighty! 
If  we  pray  and  seek  His  face  and 
turn  from  our  wicked  ways,  He  has 
promised  to  hear  from  heaven  and 
to  forgive  our  sin  and  heal  our  land. 

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IS  THE   ERA  A   MORAL   ISSUE? 

(Continued  from  page  39) 

the  world,  he  said  in  I  Samuel  8:11,  12, 
"This  will  be  the  procedure  of  the  king 
who  will  reign  over  you;  he  will  take  your 
sons  and  place  them  for  himself  in  his 
chariots  and  among  his  horsemen  and 
they  will  run  before  his  chariots.  And  he 
will  appoint  for  himself  commanders  of 
thousands  and  of  fifties,  and  some  to  do 
his  plowing  and  to  reap  his  harvest  and  to 
make  his  weapons  of  war  and  equipment 
for  his  chariots."  Notice  that  the  verses 
say  specifically  "sons."  8:13  continues, 
"He  will  also  take  your  daughters,"  for 
combat  duty?  No,  but  "for  perfumers  and 
cooks  and  bakers." 
Third  - 

Joshua  1:12-15  is  a  very  powerful 
passage  to  clear  up  this  issue  for  Israel  as 
it  was  coming  into  the  land  to  conquer  it. 
This  is  instruction  to  Reuben,  Gad,  and 
the  half-tribe  of  Manasseh  who  wanted  to 
stay  on  the  east  side  of  the  Jordan  River. 
This  is  how  the  matter  of  all  the  women 
and  all  the  children  who  were  with  them 
was  handled.  Joshua  said  to  them, 
"Remember  the  word  which  Moses  the 
servant  of  the  Lord  commanded  you  say- 
ing, 'The  Lord  your  God  gives  you  rest, 
and  will  give  you  this  land.'  Your  wives, 
your  little  ones,  and  your  cattle  shall 
remain  in  the  land  which  Moses  gave  you 
beyond  the  Jordan,  but  you  shall  cross 
before  your  brothers  in  battle  array,  all 
your  valiant  warriors,  and  shall  help 
them,  until  the  Lord  gives  your  brothers 
rest,  as  He  gives  you,  and  they  also 
possess  the  land  which  the  Lord  your  God 
is  giving  them.  Then  you  shall  return  to 
your  land  and  possess  that  which  Moses 
the  servant  of  the  Lord  gave  you  beyond 
the  Jordon  toward  the  sunrise."  Clearly, 
the  women  and  children  were  not  involved 
in  combat. 
Fourth  - 

Numbers  32  also  shows  that  the 
women  and  children  were  not  involved  in 
combat  duty  in  the  land  of  Israel.  Num- 
bers 32:20-27  reads,  "So  Moses  said  to 
them,  'If  you  will  do  this,  if  you  will  arm 
yourselves  before  the  Lord  for  the  war, 
and  all  of  you  armed  men  cross  over  the 
Jordan  before  the  Lord  until  He  has 
driven  His  enemies  out  from  before  Him, 
and  the  land  is  subdued  before  the  Lord, 
then  afterward  you  shall  return  and  be 
free  of  obligation  toward  the  Lord  and 
toward  Israel,  and  this  land  shall  be  yours 
for  a  possession  before  the  Lord.  But,  if 
you  will  not  do  so,  behold,  you  have  sin- 
ned against  the  Lord,  and  be  sure  your 
sin  will  find  you  out.  Build  yourselves 
cities  for  your  little  ones,  sheepfolds  for 
your  sheep:  and  do  what  you  have  prom- 
ised.' And  the  sons  of  Gad  and  the  sons 


e 


of  Reuben  spoke  to  Moses,  saying,  'Your 
servants  will  do  just  as  my  lord  commands. 
Our  little  ones,  our  wives,  our  livestock, 
and  all  our  cattle  shall  remain  there  in 
the  cities  of  Gilead;  while  your  servants, 
everyone  who  is  armed  for  war  will  cross 
over  in  the  presence  of  the  Lord  to  battle; 
just  as  my  lord  says.'  " 

It  is  very  obvious,  reading  these  pas- 
sages and  understanding  Israel's  history 
that  women  were  not  drafted;  they  did 
not  go  to  war;  they  never  fought.  It  was 
the  men  who  fought. 

The  ERA  will  lead  to  a  demand  for 
total  equality  in  our  churches  and 
private  schools. 

The  National  Organization  for 
Women  has  come  out  and  said  that 
churches  and  private  schools  will  not  be 
exempt  from  the  ERA.  It  will  be  a  matter 
of  our  constitution;  it  will  be  a  Federal 
Law.  They  have  said  that  in  order  to  get 
this  established,  the  state  should  even 
now  remove  tax  exemption  from  any 
church  that  actively  opposes  abortion  and 
homosexuality.  They  have  said,  further, 
that  any  church  that  refuses  to  ordain 
women  should  not  be  permitted  to  exist 
in  this  country. 

I  believe  in  a  separation  of  church 
and  state  when  churches  do  not  violate 
the  laws  of  the  land;  I  believe  in  the 
freedom  of  people  to  worship  and  conduct 
their  religious  beliefs  in  the  way  they 
wish  even  if  I  do  not  agree  with  their 
doctrine.  I  think  churches  should  be  free 
from  state  and  federal  regulations  in 
every  area  of  the  church  ministry  and  its 
life. 

What  this  ERA  Amendment  is  going 
to  do  is  serious.  And  remember  that 
phrase  "on  account  of  sex."  That  would 
eliminate  all  discrimination  on  this  issue 
even  in  the  churches  and  the  private 
schools.  They  have  already  agreed  that  is 
true  because  it  is  a  Federal  Constitutional 
Law.  Don't  tell  me  that  the  ERA  is  not  a 
moral  issue!  It's  a  very,  very  serious 
matter!  I  am  against  it  thoroughly.  I  speak 
out  against  it  as  a  pastor  because  it 
violates  the  principles  of  God's  Word, 
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BRETHREN   MISSIONARY 


DECEMBER   1980 


Reflections  By  Still  Waters 


by  Charles  W.  Turner 

Editor 

In  the  waning  days  of  this  year  I 
am  impressed— impressed  by  the 
speed  at  which  this  year  went  into 
the  history  books.  It  seems  that  Fri- 
days were  closer  together  in  1980 
than  ever  before.  Every  fifth  day 
was  Friday,  or  so  it  seemed,  instead 
of  Fridays  being  seven  days  apart. 

Suddenly  it  is  time  for  another 
midnight  engagement  to  watch  the 
New  Year  arrive.  I  do  not  understand 
why  someone  started  the  custom  of 
making  such  a  big  deal  out  of  watch- 
ing December  thirty-first  become 
January  first.  I  rather  imagine  it  be- 
gan with  a  promoter  at  the  Roman 
Coliseum,  a  few  thousand  years 
ago,  when  he  realized  business  was 
falling  apart  and  a  new  attraction 
was  needed.  So  he  billed  January 
first  as  the  biggest  lion  fight  in  his- 
tory and  called  it  "The  Fur  Bowl." 
We  have  been  doing  the  same  thing 
since  that  time,  and  no  one  asks 
why.  We  just  do  it! 

But  the  passing  of  another  year 
is  not  to  be  taken  lightly,  for  it  has 
just  taken  another  major  piece  of 
time  from  life.  That,  my  friend,  is 
serious  business,  because  time  is 
such  a  very  important  part  of  our 
lives.  We  all  have  a  certain  amount 
of  it,  but  it  seems  that  no  one 
knows  the  answer  as  to  the  exact 
amount  remaining.   We  live  in  the 


mystery  of  not  knowing  where  the 
border  line  between  time  and  etern- 
ity rests.  Maybe  it  is  best  that  way. 
It  has  been  said  that  one  of  the 
worst  things  for  us  to  know  would 
be  how  much  time  we  have  left. 
This  is  probably  a  very  true  state- 
ment. It  is  best  to  not  know  what 
our  tomorrows  will  bring.  If  some- 
thing "bad"  was  in  our  future,  we 
would  spend  the  days  until  then 
worrying  about  it.  Misery  would  be 
our  lot,  and  it  is  well  known  by  ob- 
servation that  if  misery  were  taken 
from  some  people's  lives  they 
would  have  no  joy  left.  But  if  our 
tomorrows  held  a  great  and  wonder- 
ful event,  we  would  waste  our  to- 
days in  anticipation  of  that  one 
event.  God,  in  His  wisdom,  has 
elected  that  we  do  not  know  the 
future,  and  thus  will  trust  Him  for 
each  day  as  it  comes. 

I  am  ready  to  say  some  sad  fare- 
wells to  this  passing  year.  It  has 
held  so  many  good  things  for  me 
and  I  accepted  them  in  great  grati- 
tude. It  was  a  good  year,  but  I  will 
not  hold  on  to  it  for  long.  This  is 
not  the  way  life  is  composed.  But 
before    it    departs    I   want   to   say 


thanks  that  it  was  a  part  of  my  life. 
Friends  were  good,  the  Lord  was 
more  than  gracious  to  me,  and  my 
family  and  home  all  added  to  make 
my  days  pleasant.  There  were 
changes;  and  things  will  never  be 
the  same  again,  neither  will  you, 
nor  I. 

The  brush  of  the  365  days 
against  my  mind,  my  heart,  my 
emotions,  and  my  body  have  all  left 
me  different  than  I  was  a  year  ago. 
I  trust  that  I  may  have  learned 
some  new  lessons  and  also  come  to 
love  my  friends  and  family  a  bit 
more.  I  also  hope  that  my  relation- 
ship with  my  God  is  stronger  and 
more  trusting. 

But  I  say  goodbye,  for  one  must 
not  linger  long— tomorrow  will 
come  in  the  good  providence  of  our 
God.  Looking  back  is  not  the 
direction  we  are  all  going.  It  is 
toward  tomorrow  where  we  are 
headed.  A  new  set  of  challenges  and 
possibly  some  disappointments  are 
before  us.  There  will  be  opportuni- 
ties given  to  us  from  God,  and  may 
we  use  those  opportunities  as  He 
wishes. 

HAPPY  NEW  YEAR! 


Good-bye 


£= decern ber  '80 


Cover  photo  by  H.  Armstrong  Roberts 

reported 

in 


35  Years  Ago- 1945 

R.  D.  Barnard  accepted  the  position  of 
general  secretary  of  the  Foreign  Missionary 
Society  of  the  Brethren  Church.  He  resigned 
his  pastorate  in  San  Diego,  Calif.  .  .  .  The 
graduating  class  of  Grace  Seminary  has  been 
announced -Charles  Bergerson,  Ward  Miller, 
Gerald  Polman,  Benjamin  Hamilton,  Leon 
Myers,  and  Samuel  Homey. 

15  Years  Ago- 1965 

Chet  Kammerer,  coach  of  the  Grace 
College  Lancers,  had  on  his  team  such 
names  as  Richard  Dick,  Mike  Grill,  Dave 
Goodman,  Bob  Cole,  Ned  Weirich  and  Bill 
Keane.  .  .  .  Robert  Combs,  pastor  at  Ster- 
ling, Ohio,  was  ordained  to  the  Christian 
ministry. 

5  Years  Ago -197  5 

Rev.  Russell  Ogden  was  installed  as 
pastor  of  the  First  Brethren  Church  of  Lan- 
ham,  Md.  .  .  .  The  Annual  Grace  Bible  Con- 
ference at  Winona  Lake  featured  Dr.  Charles 
Ryrie,  Dr.  Kenneth  Gangel,  and  Dr.  John 
White,  Jr. 


— ..BRETHREN  MISSIONARY,,' 


Volume  42       Number  12      December  1980 

Editor,  Charles  W.  Turner 

Managing  Editor,  Kenneth  E.  Herman 

Artist,  Jane  Fretz 

Production  Manager,  Bruce  Brickel 

Departmental  Editors:   Christian  Education: 

Knute  Larson.  Foreign  Missions:   Rev.  John 

Zielasko,   Nora  Macon.  Grace  Schools:  Dr. 

Homer   A.    Kent,   Jr.,   Don   Cramer.  Home 

Missions:   Dr.   Lester   E.   Pifer,  Brad  Skiles. 

WMC:  Linda  Hoke. 

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4  PLANS  SET   FOR    1981 

6  IT'S  TIME   TO   LEAVE   HOME  .  .  .  MISSIONS 

8  THE   ADVENTURES  OF  A   BIG   YELLOW   BUS 

10  WORKING  AS  A   TEAM 

14  THE   SERMON   THAT  WAS  NEVER   PREACHED 

16  PYGMIES-AN   UNDREACHED  PEOPLE 

18  TEMPEST    IN   A  TEAPOT? 

24  HOW   TO   HAVE   FUN    IN   MARRAIGE! 

28  GBB-BUILDER  OF   MEN 

30  WHEN   LIFE   BEGAN 

33  NAVAJO  WMC  MAKES  A    FIRST    IMPRESSION 


ires 


•  Reflections  By  Still  Waters  2  • 

•  BMH  News  Report  13  •  Moderator's  Address  34  < 

•  Now  40  • 


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that  have  been  arriving.  With  all  of  those  nice  comments  are 
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Plans  Set 
for  1981 


Above:  Administrative  staff 
members  met  for  two-and-a-half 
days  of  intensive  planning  on 
October  7-9, 1980. 


Left:  Larry  Chamberlain,  admin- 
istrative coordinator,  guided 
some  of  the  sessions  and  pre- 
sented detailed  studies. 


After  three  months  of  brainstorming,  dreaming,  eval- 
uating, projecting,  and  budgeting,  the  Brethren  Home 
Missions  Council  is  ready  to  enter  1981  with  a  "blue- 
print" for  accomplishing  their  goal  of  52  new  Grace 
Brethren  churches  by  1984. 

The  strategic  planning  for  1981  began  in  October 
when  the  Council's  western  field  secretary  and  their 
southern  field  representative  joined  the  Winona  Lake 
administrative  staff  for  two-and-a-half  days  of  intensive 
planning.  The  first  day  of  planning,  October  7,  began  at 
7:00  in  the  morning.  Enjoying  the  privacy  of  a  local 


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Below:  Dr.  Bob  Thompson, 
western  field  secretary,  repre- 
sented the  western  states. 


hotel,  this  full  day  was  devoted  to  evaluating  strengths 
and  weaknesses  and  formulating  specific  strategies  for 
reaching  1 5  objectives  in  1981. 

An  analysis  of  external  and  internal  factors  influenc- 
ing the  ministry  proved  helpful  in  objectively  recogniz- 
ing strong  qualities  along  with  areas  for  improvement.  A 
detailed  report  of  a  survey  to  FGBC  pastors  gave  the 
Home  Missions  staff  a  good  perspective  of  the  ministry 
from  the  pastorate.  A  five-year  comparative  income 
study  of  FGBC  offerings,  a  report  of  the  growth  of  cur- 
rent Home  Missions  churches,  and  a  six-year  study  of 
new  points  and  self-supporting  churches,  were  valuable 
tools  in  establishing  new  plans.  An  updated  draft  of  pro- 
jected self-supporting  dates  for  current  Home  Missions 
churches  also  helped  to  "cement"  particular  objectives. 

The  special  three-day  planning  session  and  the  numer- 
ous committee  meetings  that  followed  have  created  an 
enthusiastic  anticipation  for  1981.  Brethren  Home  Mis- 
sions office  staff  and  board  members  are  anxious  to 
share  how  God  has  been  directing!  Members  in  the 
Brethren  Home  Mission  church-planting  team  (now 
10,000  strong),  can  look  forward  to  a  great  year  in  ex- 
panding Christ's  church!  Begin  to  pray  now  for  new 
fields,  more  pioneering  pastors,  souls  brought  to  Christ 
and  for  the  effective  discipleship  of  Grace  Brethren 
believers. 

And  .  .  .  watch  the  January  Herald  for  more  BHMC 
news. 


Right:  Executive  Secretary 

Lester  E.  Pifer  moved  the  staff 

into  agreement  on  specific  1981 

objectives. 


Promotional  Secretary  Brad 
Skiles  shared  plans  for  1981 
promotions. 


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It's  Time 
to  Leave  H 

Missions 


by  Pastor  Sam  Baer 

Victory  Mountain 

Grace  Brethren  Chapel 

Dryhill,  Ky. 

"When  Jesus  turned  30  years 
old,  He  left  home  and  started  the 
ministry  that  His  Heavenly  Father 
had  for  Him.  Dear  God,  in  17 
months  it  will  be  our  thirtieth  an- 
niversary, grant  that  we  will  be  able 
to  leave  Home  .  .  .  Missions." 

Arriving  in  Dryhill,  Kentucky, 
in  March,  1979, 1  was  excited  about 
this  new  ministry.  I  wrote  Home 
Missions  for  a  history  of  Dryhill  to 
see  if  any  anniversaries  or  special 
events  were  coming.  When  we 
found  out  that  our  thirtieth  anni- 
versary was  only  17  months  away,  I 
just  couldn't  shake  the  opening 
sentence  of  this  article.  When  I 
shared  it  with  our  congregation, 
they  felt  the  same  way.  However,  it 
wasn't  until  our  November  1979 
business  meeting  that  we  took  our 
first  steps  to  do  this. 

HOW  WE  DID  IT 

We  didn't  know  the  steps  toward 
self-support,  if  there  are  any,  but 
one  thing  we  could  nail  down  and 
trust  God  for  was  the  pastor's 
salary.  "If  we  assume  10  percent 
more  of  the  pastor's  salary  each 
month  until  the  end  of  September, 
the  church  will  then  be  paying  my 
full  salary."  It  seemed  like  a  big 
step  because  the  church  was  always 
used  to  paying  its  pastor  $50.00  a 
week  and  Home  Missions  would 
take  care  of  the  rest.  "Let's  step 
out  into  the  deep  and  let  our  nets 
down  in  faith  like  Peter  did,"  one 
of  our  members  said.  We  did,  and 
God  has  seen  us  through  this  past 
year. 


February  1980  was  perhaps  our 
roughest  month.  Our  people  de- 
cided to  fast  and  pray  and  in  one 
week's  time  the  need  was  met 
again.  We  have  never  had  more  than 
$12.00  in  the  checking  account 
since  the  beginning  of  the  year,  but 
one  of  our  members  reminded  us, 
"Well,  the  Lord  promised  to  supply 
our  needs,  not  our  wants." 

IMPROVING  OUR  IMAGE 

At  our  November  1979  business 
meeting,  we  decided  to  remodel  the 
inside  of  our  building.  We  put  new 
carpet  on  top  of  our  cold  hardwood 
floor  and  a  duct  system  was  in- 
stalled by  Harold  Van  Dyke  and 
Charlie  Redman  from  Englewood, 
Ohio.  We  also  had  a  man  come  and 
re-do  the  ceiling  (he  is  now  coming 
to  our  church)  and  we  painted  the 
walls.  Our  church  is  a  lot  warmer 
now,  and  twice  as  attractive.  Up  un- 
til November  we  were  carrying 
about  a  $1,000  balance  in  the 
checkbook.   With   this  remodeling 


job,  it  wiped  out  our  checking  ac- 
count. Had  it  not  been  for  some 
small  love  gifts  from  churches  and 
$546.00  from  the  Lexington,  Ohio, 
Grace  Brethren  Church,  I  don't 
know  what  we  would  have  done— 
but  God  knew,  and  He  balanced 
our  books. 

In  January  of  1980  we  experi- 
enced our  greatest  percentage 
growth  rate— 211  percent  increase 
over  last  year  in  Sunday  school.  We 
were  in  the  contest  standings  and 
there  was  a  possibility  of  our 
church  coming  in  first  place.  Our 
people  had  never  won  anything  and 
we  became  excited  about  this  pos- 
sible victory.  After  much  prayer, 
we  decided  to  commit  our  ministry 
to  victories.  We  want  Dryhill  be- 
lievers to  live  victorious  Christian 
lives.  So  we  renamed  our  church 
"Victory  Mountain  Grace  Brethren 
Chapel."  God  seemed  to  seal  the 
decision  when  we  stepped  back  and 
counted  1 5  first-time  decisions  for 
Christ  from  July  of  1979  to  Janu- 
ary 1980.  We  were  on  our  way! 


'  decern  ber  '80 


Newspapers  have  been  a  real 
help  in  promoting  our  ministry.  We 
have  two  very  cooperative  news- 
papers here  and  they  will  print  any- 
thing you  give  them,  even  sermons. 
I  try  to  capitalize  on  that  and  let 
the  county  know  what  is  happening 
at  Victory  Mountain. 

After  national  conference  we 
were  delighted  to  find  out  that  we 
had  the  largest  percentage  increase 
of  all  the  Sunday  schools-80  per- 
cent—so we  had  a  rubber  stamp 
made  that  said,  "Come  and  See  and 
Be  a  Part  of  the  Fastest  Growing 
Grace  Brethren  Sunday  School  in 
the  Nation  .  . .  79-80-80%  In- 
crease over  Last  Year."  I  used 
every  opportunity  I  had  to  "brag" 
on  my  people  and  our  church.  They 
had  done  something  they  had  never 
accomplished  before.  They  won 
two  first  place  plaques  in  Sunday 
school  growth.  We  celebrated  with 
a  Victory  Celebration  Banquet  in 
August  and  had  a  special  speaker 
and  a  carry-in  meal. 

NO  STOPPING  US  NOW! 

At  our  business  meeting  in 
August  of  1980,  our  people  were 
really  excited  and  set  some  more 


goals— higher  goals  than  last  year! 
We  were  delighted  to  find  out  that 
we  averaged  for  the  year  the  exact 
number  of  souls  that  were  saved  in 
that  year— 54.  So  we  reasoned,  "If 
we  want  to  average  80  for  the  year, 
then  our  goal  for  souls  saved  needs 
to  be  80!"  We  are  also  trusting  God 
to  see  40  people  baptized  in  this 
year. 

Two  weeks  after  conference  was 
our  hardest  financial  time.  We  were 
$546.00  behind.  We  shared  the 
need  and  our  people  decided  to 
pray  and  fast  again.  Three  different 
people  from  the  outside  who  love 
the  work  here,  sent  in  love  gifts  and 
along  with  the  offerings,  we  met 
that  need  in  two  weeks. 

WHY  BE  AGGRESSIVE? 

About  three  weeks  before  our 
thirtieth  anniversary,  as  I  was  read- 
ing about  David  and  Goliath,  the 
story  came  alive  to  me  in  the  area 
of  going  self-supporting.  From  the 
story  in  1  Samuel  17,  I  gleaned:  1) 
"Is  there  not  a  cause?"  (v.  29).  The 
cause  and  purpose  for  us  going  self- 
supporting  was  certainly  something 
worthy  to  attempt.  2)  Verse  33: 
"Thou  are  not  able  .  ..."  A  lot  of 


people  have  told  us  that  we  could 
not  do  it— humanly  speaking  they 
were  right.  But  our  God  is  bigger 
than  Goliath.  3)  Verse  34:  David 
drew  on  his  past  victories  to  gain 
the  faith  he  needed  for  the  big 
victory.  Our  past  victories  were  suc- 
cessfully coming  through  those  10 
months  financially  and  seeing  God's 
blessings  in  souls  saved  and  the 
church  growing.  4)  David  defeated 
Goliath  in  a  way  that  no  man  had 
used  before.  We  feel  that  our  way 
of  going  self-supporting  is  a  way 
that  was  not  only  unique  but  a  way 
that  God  will  bless.  5)  The  purpose 
of  this  whole  contest  was  for  one 
scriptural  reason— verse  46,  ". .  .that 
all  the  earth  may  know  that  there  is 
a  God  in  Israel  (Dry hill,  Kentucky). 
And  all  this  assembly  shall  know 
that  the  Lord  saveth  not  with 
sword  and  spear:  For  the  Battle  is 
the  Lord's  .  .  .  ." 

When  I  read  verses  46  and  47, 
my  heart  leaped  with  joy.  I  preached 
that  to  our  people  three  weeks  be- 
fore we  went  self-supporting.  Our 
main  purpose  for  going  self- 
supporting  was  to  give  glory  to  God 
"that  all  the  earth  may  know  that 
there  is  a  God  in  Dry  hill,  Kentucky. " 


decern ber  '80 


The  Adventures  of  a 


BigT^H^w  Bus 


by  Becky  Jarvis 

Honk,  Honk!  Want  to  hear  my 
story? 

I  am  a  48-passenger  school  bus. 
And,  as  you  might  guess,  I  started 
life  carrying  children  to  school.  I 
could  hardly  wait  for  each  new  day. 
Every  run  was  filled  with  excitement 

Then,  with  no  warning,  the 
school  board  decided  to  sell  me. 
Was  I  ever  disappointed! 

Fortunately  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church  at  Parkersburg,  West 
Virginia,  bought  me.  They  wanted 
to  use  me  for  a  Sunday  school  bus. 
They  gave  me  a  new  coat  of  white 
paint  and  trimmed  me  in  maroon.  I 
was  so  proud!  After  all,  yellow 
busses  are  a  dime  a  dozen.  Now  I 
had  real  class. 

It  was  a  special  privilege  to  take 
boys  and  girls  to  Sunday  school.  I 
thought  I  had  it  made.  My  goal  was 
to  work  for  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church  as  long  as  I  could  chug. 


Then  one  day  I  heard  some 
rumblings.  The  church  had  gotten 
word  that  the  Brethren  Navajo 
Missions  needed  a  bus.  They  decided 
to  send  me!  Was  I  ever  scared!   I 
had  heard  some  stories  about 
Indians  and  somebody  said  there 
were  hardly  any  paved  roads  in 
New  Mexico. 

Nobody  asked  my  opinion  and 
before  I  could  protest  I  was  on  my 
way  to  the  Brethren  National 
Conference.  Pastor  Ronzil  Jarvis 
drove  me  to  Winona  Lake,  Indiana, 
and  handed  over  my  keys  to  Larry 
Wedertz,  superintendent  of  the 
mission.  He  seemed  like  a  nice 
enough  fellow  and  I  had  a  chance 
to  rest  for  a  few  days.  I  became  a 
little  more  optimistic  about  my 
career. 

After  conference  Mr.  Larry  and 
his  son  unbolted  my  seats  and  piled 
them  up  front.  That  same  day  a 
young  lady  named  Rhoda 


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Leistner  came  with  her  dad  and 
brought  a  whole  bunch  of  stuff  for 
me  to  carry  to  New  Mexico.  She 
said  she  was  going  there  to  teach 
school. 

Next  we  went  down  the  hill  to 
the  Thompson's  house.  Bud  and 
Mary  were  their  names.  They  were 
moving  to  the  mission  too  and  did 
they  ever  pack  me  full!  When  I 
thought  I  couldn't  hold  another 
box  someone  remembered  that  the 
Lathrops  had  some  canned 
vegetables  they  wanted  me  to  take. 
Well,  Mr.  Larry  crammed  them  in 
and  we  were  off  for  New  Mexico. 

We  soon  left  the  beautiful  woods 
of  Indiana  and  came  across  cornfield 
after  cornfield.  I  never  saw  so 
much  corn  and  wheat  in  my  entire 
life.  Mr.  Larry  must  have  been  in  a 
hurry  because  we  didn't  stop  much 
and  drove  on  into  the  night. 

On  the  second  morning,  as  it 
began  to  get  light,  I  noticed  there 
was  no  more  corn  or  wheat.  Instead 


I  saw  little  gray  bushes  and  some 
short  trees  with  twisted  trunks. 
Then  I  noticed  the  mountains. 
Some  of  them  were  flat  on  top  with 
pretty  colors.  Mr.  Larry  called  the 
flat  mountains  "mesas."  This  sure 
wasn't  like  West  Virginia,  but  it  was 
kind  of  interesting.  I  decided  I 
might  like  New  Mexico.  Then  .  .  . 
there  it  was,  a  big  sign  that  said 
"Brethren  Navajo  Mission  and 
Boarding  School." 

I  climbed  up  the  hill.  Boy,  was  I 
tired!   But  after  a  few  days  of  rest 
and  a  little  TLC  from  Mr.  Bob 
Lathrop,  I  felt  like  a  new  bus.  I 
was  ready  to  tackle  my  next  assign- 
ment. 

I've  been  at  my  new  job  for 
almost  five  months.  Every  morning 
I  get  up  at  5:00  and  take  off  down 
the  hill.  After  about  200  yards  I 
leave  the  paved  highway  and 
bounce  down  some  dirt  roads.  I 
pick  up  three  or  four  children  at 
one  hogan,  then  on  we  roll  over  the 


hills,  around  the  mesas,  through  the 
cedar  and  pinon  trees  to  the  next 
house.  Before  long  I  have  a  full 
load  and  back  we  go  to  the  mission. 
We  arrive  just  in  time  for  all  the 
kids  to  eat  breakfast.  Wow,  do 
they  have  good  food.  It  sure  beats 
oil  and  gas! 

I  rest  while  the  children  go  to 
school  where  they  learn  to  read  and 
write,  do  arithmetic,  and  learn 
English.  Best  of  all,  they  learn 
about  Jesus.  It  makes  my  spark 
plugs  tingle  to  know  I  have  a  part  in 
God's  work. 

Sure,  it's  a  rough  life.  My  paint 
is  always  dusty  and  my  body  is 
beginning  to  squeak  and  rattle  from 
all  the  ruts  and  bumps.  But  Navajo 
kids  are  becoming  Christians!  They 
are  learning  to  read  God's  Word  and 
to  obey  Him. 

That's  my  story.  I'm  looking 
forward  to  more  exciting  days  at 
the  Brethren  Navajo  Mission.  Visit 
us  sometime  and  I'll  give  you  a  ride! 


THE     BIF    DIFFERENCE 


,«<■*.-•■ 


Southern  Lancaster, 

Pennsylvania, 

Grace  Brethren  Church 

Savings  -  $200,000 

Not  only  does  banking  with  the  Brethren  Invest- 
ment Foundation  help  churches  grow,  but  it  also 
yields  the  investor  6.18%  interest.  Bank  with  the 
BIF.  Become  involved  with  this  exciting  church 
growth  ministry. 

The  Brethren  Investment  Foundation 
Where  Your  Money  Works 


write  to  us  for  more  information:  Box  587  •  Brethren  Missions  Building  •  Winona  Lake,  IN  46590 


december  '8C 


An  artist's  drawing  of  the  future  building  for  the  Pine  Grove  Grace  Brethren  Church. 

Working  as  a  Team 


by  Brad  Skiles 

Promotional  Secretary 

Possibly  the  "unsung  heroes"  of  the  Brethren 
Home  Missions  Council,  the  Brethren  Investment 
Foundation  and  the  Brethren  Building  Ministries  are 
vital  links  to  Grace  Brethren  Church  growth.  If  it 
were  not  for  these  auxiliary  organizations  167  Grace 
Brethren  churches  and  schools  would  have  had  to 
face  higher  interest  rates,  over  100  Brethren  facilities 
would  have  been  constructed  at  much  higher  costs 
and  the  current  growth  in  Brethren  Home  Missions 
would  not  have  been  realized. 

"One  of  our  ministry's  commitments  has  been  to 
quality  church  facilities  that  create  a  positive  image 
within  the  community,"  states  Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer,  ex- 
ecutive secretary  for  the  Brethren  Home  Missions 
Council.  "Since  our  beginning  the  leaders  of  Brethren 
Home  Missions  have  shied  away  from  poorly  con- 
structed buildings  that  may  be  a  result  of  cost  cutting 
or  second-rate  work.  We  are  in  this  for  the  'long  haul.' 
We  expect  our  churches  to  have  a  permanent  ministry 
of  the  Gospel  to  their  community." 

Such  a  commitment  is  not  making  buildings  more 
important  than  people.  "Bringing  people  to  Christ 
and  discipling  them  in  their  faith  is  the  heartbeat  of 
Brethren  Home  Missions,"  says  Dr.  Pifer.  "With  that 
as  our  goal,  we  have  found  that  our  society  has  tradi- 
tionally placed  an  importance  upon  buildings.  People 
want  a  building,  and  usually  an  attractive  building, 
that  they  can  worship  in.  Only  in  recent  years  have 
we  seen  this  trend  begin  to  change." 

Working  as  a  team  the  Brethren  Home  Missions 


Council,  the  Brethren  Investment  Foundation  and  the 
Brethren  Building  Ministries  are  assisting  in  the  estab- 
lishment of  growing  Grace  Brethren  churches. 

Over  3,600  investors  are  utilizing  the  services  of 
the  Investment  Foundation.  By  placing  their  savings 
in  the  BIF,  investors  receive  6.18  percent  annual  in- 
terest in  addition  to  also  knowing  that  their  money  is 
being  used  to  finance  growth  loans  for  Grace  Breth- 
ren churches.  Open  passbook  accounts  allow  investors 
easy  access  to  their  savings  and  postage-paid,  business- 
reply  envelopes  make  this  system  as  convenient  as  the 
mailbox. 

Because  Brethren  invest,  growing  churches  are  ex- 
periencing substantial  savings.  "The  vast  majority  of 
our  churches  would  not  have  their  current  buildings  if 
it  were  not  for  the  BIF,"  states  Dr.  Pifer.  "Banks  and 
other  secular  lending  institutions  don't  make  loans 
based  on  faith!  When  we  consider  a  loan,  we  evaluate 
how  God  has  been  working  and  how  we  believe  He 
will  continue  to  work.  Thus,  we  sometimes  grant  a 
loan  that  the  secular  world  would  have  rejected. 

"But  supposing  that  a  young  growing  church  could 
obtain  a  loan  from  another  source,  they  are  faced 
with  interest  rates  of  1 2  percent  or  higher.  Our  inter- 
est on  mortgage  loans  range  from  9-10  percent. 
That's  why  the  Anchorage  (Alaska)  Grace  Brethren 
Church  will  save  $300,000  in  interest;  the  Southern 
Lancaster  (Pa.)  Brethren  Church,  $200,000;  and  the 
Alta  Loma  (Calif.)  Brethren  Church,  $142,000." 

Savings  can  also  be  experienced  with  the  Brethren 
Building  Ministries.  The  history  of  this  department 
reveals  an  average  construction  savings  up  to  $6  per 
square  foot  and  a  significant  savings  in  architectural 


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fees.  For  the  Hope,  New  Jersey,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  that  means  a  savings  of  over  $36,000  for 
using  the  services  of  the  Brethren  Building  Ministries. 

"I  think  the  main  benefit  that  churches  receive 
from  the  Brethren  Building  Ministries  is  not  the 
savings,  although  that  is  realized,  but  they're  good! 
Ralph  Hall  and  his  staff  are  experienced  in  church  de- 
sign and  construction.  When  they  give  estimates, 
whether  it's  construction  time  or  cost,  they  know 
what  they  are  talking  about.  We  have  several  churches 
that  thought  they  were  getting  a  better  deal  some- 
where else  only  to  wish  later  that  they  would  have 
utilized  our  Building  Ministries,"  comments  Dr.  Pifer. 

Are  times  changing?  Are  buildings  still  within  the 
program  of  Brethren  Home  Missions?  Dr.  Pifer  shares 
his  thoughts:  "In  many  parts  of  our  country  people 
are  changing  their  priorities  due  to  inflation.  Family 
budgets  are  cut  back,  vacations  are  shorter  or  more 
local,  and  maybe  that  new  car  is  now  kept  for  a  few 
more  years.  In  the  church  planting  business,  many 
congregations  are  favoring  a  rented  school  or  fellow- 
ship hall  rather  than  moving  into  a  large  indebtedness. 
I  think  that's  good. 

"The  Brethren  Home  Missions  Council  is  also  find- 
ing past  methods  changing.  We  are  finding  it  difficult 
to  financially  maintain  our  previous  building  patterns. 
It  takes  more  money  now  in  the  BIF  to  carry  what 
has  become  inflated  construction  loans.  So  we  are 
becoming  more  selective.  We  have  to  say  'no'  more 
often.  But  buildings  are  still  needed.  The  Anchorage 
Grace  Brethren  Church  would  not  have  grown  as 
rapidly  without  their  new  facility.  The  Southern  Lan- 
caster Grace  Brethren  Church  needed  their  building 
to  move  forward  and  reach  that  particular  ministry 
area.  The  Alta  Loma  Brethren  need  to  be  in  their 
building  now.  We  just  recently  had  to  tell  our  second 
church  in  Vermont  to  find  money  elsewhere.  They 
need  to  have  a  permanent  building  so  they  have 
turned  to  higher  interest  rates. 

"In  the  eighties,  Home  Missions'  churches  will  be- 
come more  dependent  on  the  services  of  the  BIF  and 
the  Brethren  Building  Ministries.  That  will  necessi- 
tate more  loanable  funds." 

Fifty-two  new  Grace  Brethren  churches  by  1984  is 
becoming  more  and  more  of  a  reality.  Strategies  are 
adjusting,  plans  are  being  carefully  thought  through 
and  new  goals  are  being  established.  But  no  matter 
how  much  strategies  change,  buildings  are  still  impor- 
tant. In  this  decade  of  inflation,  continued  growth 
patterns  will  happen  only  as  the  Brethren  Home  Mis- 
sions Council,  the  Brethren  Investment  Foundation 
and  the  Brethren  Building  Ministries  team  up  with 
Brethren  all  across  America  and  make  church  planting 
apriority. 


Southern  Lancaster 

GBC  Dedicates 

New  Building 


by  Pastor  Vernon  J.  Harris 

Southern  Lancaster  GBC 
Lancaster,  Pennsylvania 

A  four-year  dream  was  finally 
realized  for  the  Southern  Lancaster 
Grace  Brethren  congregation  in 
Lancaster,  Pennsylvania.  The  new 
auditorium  was  filled  twice  for  the 
two  Saturday  night  services  on  Sep- 
tember 27. 

Excellent  singing  by  the  Jacobs 
Brothers  Quartet  got  each  program 
off  to  a  good  start.  They  also  served 
as  an  added  attraction  in  this  com- 
munity for  the  otherwise  all  "Grace 
Brethren"  celebration.  Twenty 
Brethren  pastors  from  other 
churches  were  there  and  1 1   took 


part.  They  came  from  all  over  the 
Northern  Atlantic  District,  includ- 
ing Tim  Coyle  from  Delaware,  and 
Warren  Tamkin  from  Vermont. 

Our  own  folks  were  greatly  en- 
couraged by  the  number  of  people 
who  came  from  area  Grace  Breth- 
ren churches.  Many  local  people 
commented  on  the  bond  of  fellow- 
ship and  love  that  exists  among  our 
churches.  We  thank  God  for  this. 
Without  it  our  church  would  not 

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(Continued  from  page  11) 

have  been  possible. 

Dr.  Lester  E.  Pifer,  executive 
secretary  of  the  Brethren  Home 
Missions  Council,  gave  a  profound 
message  at  each  service.  He  touched 
on  the  needs,  goals,  and  challenges 
of  a  church  like  ours  in  today's 
world.  Our  visiting  friends  certainly 
found  out  why  we  are  here. 

Pastor  Luke  Kauffman  spoke  in 
behalf  of  district  missions.  He  has 
been  involved  with  us  since  the  be- 
ginning. Our  architect,  Ralph  Hall, 
represented  the  Brethren  Building 
Ministries  and  the  Brethren  Invest- 
ment Foundation.  We  are  grateful 
for  all  his  fine  work  on  the  plans 
and  for  the  Brethren  Investment 
Foundation  that  made  the  funding 
possible. 

Our  associate  pastors,  Phillip 
Simmons  and  Glenn  Moore,  also  as- 
sisted me  in  the  services. 

Mr.  John  Thomas  and  his  son, 
Martin,  spoke  in  behalf  of  Willow 
Valley  Associates.  They  each  ex- 
pressed gratitude  and  thanks  to 
God  that  this  spiritual  ministry  has 
been  added  to  the  Willow  Valley 
complex.  Needless  to  say,  we  are 


60  single-dwelling  homes,  plus  a  re- 
tirement home  and  some  condo- 
miniums. Our  challenge  is  to  minis- 
ter to  all  of  these  residents,  the 
tourists,  apartment  houses,  and  this 
part  of  the  county. 

Add  to  this  the  fact  that  Willow 
Valley  is  owned  by  a  Christian 
family  that  has  dedicated  all  of  this 
to  God  to  be  used  for  His  glory. 
After  careful  examination,  they  felt 
that  a  Grace  Brethren  group  could 
come  in  and  build  the  type  of  build- 
ing and  total  ministry  that  would 
meet  the  challenge  this  unusual  place 
would  offer.  Our  lovely  building 
completes  our  first  responsibility. 
Won't  you  pray  that  God  will  use 
us  for  the  greater  work  that  lies 
ahead— reaching  and  teaching  many 
for  the  glory  of  our  Lord? 

The  church  is  built  on  land  with 
a  slight  slope,  so  it  has  two  walk-in 
levels.  The  lower  one  has  two  of- 
fices, kitchen,  fellowship  hall,  three 
classrooms,  mechanical  room,  two 
storage  rooms,  and  rest  rooms.  The 
main  floor  has  a  spacious  vestibule, 
restrooms,  auditorium  that  seats 
240,  and  two  side  rooms  off  the 


Another  big  job  was  done  by  our 
building  fund  treasurer,  Patrick 
Klugh.  Not  only  did  he  handle  the 
money,  but  he  was  responsible  for 
putting  in  our  excellent  sound  sys- 
tem. 

My  personal  contribution  was  to 
look  after  the  painting  and  decorat- 
ing. Believe  me  when  I  say  that 
everybody  had  ideas  on  the 
decorating.  All  those  ideas  were 
pooled  until  we  could  agree.  We 
wanted  to  give  our  building  a  touch 
of  class  and  beauty.  It  was  fun.  Our 
ladies  made  all  the  drapes  for  the 
auditorium. 

One  of  our  goals  was  to  com- 
plete the  work  in  time  to  move  in 
on  our  fourth  anniversary  on  Sep- 
tember 7.  The  building  permit  was 
given  just  three  days  before  that 
date,  so  we  made  it! 

At  9:30  a.m.  that  Sunday  our 
old  meeting  place  was  jammed  for  a 
20-minute  "thanksgiving"  service,  a 


Foreground— Part 
of  Willow  Valley 
Square  and  back- 
ground: the 
Southern 
Lancaster 
church 


very  happy  to  be  a  part  of  this  near- 
ly 200-acre  development  which  has 
so  much  to  offer  Southern  Lancaster 
County  people  and  tourists  from 
everywhere. 

The  miracle  of  our  church  can- 
not be  fully  appreciated  without 
seeing  it  in  its  setting.  We  purchased 
Vh  acres  in  the  middle  of  the  latest 
84-acre  development.  On  one  side  is 
a  shopping  center,  which  gives  us 
unlimited  parking  privileges  on  Sun- 
days. Around  us  will  be  more  than 


platform. 

Mr.  Harry  Fahnestock,  construc- 
tion supervisor  for  the  Brethren 
Building  Ministries,  did  a  fine  job  of 
coordinating  the  work  and  seeing 
the  job  through  to  completion.  Our 
building  committee  chairman, 
Richard  Mowrer,  did  all  the  elec- 
trical work,  with  help  from  other 
men  in  the  church.  He  donated  his 
time  and  gave  the  materials  at  cost. 
This  saved  thousands  of  dollars,  and 
gave  us  many  extra  features. 


group  picture,  and  then  a  police  es- 
corted caravan  trip  for  the  three 
miles  to  Willow  Valley  Square's 
parking  lot.  The  cars  stretched  out 
for  more  than  a  half-mile.  It  was  ex- 
citing. 

There  were  170  people  at  the 
10:30  a.m.  worship  and  praise  serv- 
ice in  the  new  auditorium. 

It  took  the  next  few  weeks  to 
get  ready  for  the  great  dedication 
day  services. 

The  closing  song  we  sang  on  that 
exciting  night  was  "To  God  Be  the 
Glory."  That's  where  all  the  credit 
belongs. 


decern  ber  '80 


From  the  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 


□  The  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Temple  Hills,  Md.,  be- 
gan a  branch  church  ministry,  Sunday,  Sept.  28. 
Meeting  at  the  J.  P.  Ryon  elementary  school,  there 
were  76  in  attendance  with  Pastor  Jeff  Thornley  lead- 
ing the  service.  Pastor  Thornley  is  on  the  staff  of  the 
Temple  Hills  church.  James  Dixon,  pastor. 


□  "A  Time  to  Remember"  was  the  theme  for  the 
fortieth  anniversary  celebration  of  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Waterloo,  Iowa,  held  Sept.  19-21.  Special 
guest  speakers  at  the  celebration  meetings  and  former 
pastors  of  the  church  were:  Rev.  Arnold  Kriegbaum, 
Rev.  Lewis  Hohenstein,  Rev.  Richard  DeArmey,  and 
Rev.  John  Aeby.  Music  was  furnished  by  Rev.  and 
Mrs.  Randall  Poyner,  Mrs.  Jesse  Deloe,  and  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Dick  Eaves.  John  Burke,  pastor. 

□  Warsaw  Christian  School,  909  S.  Buffalo  St.,  War- 
saw, Indiana,  recently  appointed  Mr.  Gary  Austin  as 
administrative  aide  to  Principal  Robert  Cover.  Mr. 
Austin  is  on  extended  furlough  from  Brethren  For- 
eign Missions  while  attending  Grace  Theological 
Seminary.  He  will  have  oversight  of  promotions  and 
development.  WCS  is  a  ministry  of  Warsaw  Commun- 
ity Grace  Brethren  Church. 


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□  The  recording  secy,  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
San  Bernardino,  Calif.,  is:  Mrs.  James  F.  Lamm,  609 
W.  25th  St.,  San  Bernardino,  Calif.  92405.  (Tel. 
714/882-9873).  (James  F.  Lamm  has  been  named  as 
the  associate  pastor  of  this  church.) 

□  The  address  for  Dan  Eshleman,  page  92,  should  be: 
424  Englewood  Rd.  On  page  76,  the  secretary  for  the 
Valley   Grace    Brethren   Church,  Hagerstown,  Md., 


should    be:    Cletus    Fowler,    123    Englewood    Rd., 
Hagerstown,  Md.  21740  (Tel.  301/733-5570). 

DThe  box  number  for  Ron  Thompson,  page  107, 
should  be  Box  237. 


meeting1 


□  Dr.  Robert  B.  Collitt,  stewardship  counselor  for 
the  Grace  Brethren  Missions  Stewardship  Service,  will 
be  speaking  at  the  following  Grace  Brethren  churches: 
Ghent  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Roanoke,  Va.;  Dec. 
18-20;  Kenneth  Teague,  pastor. 

Grace  Brethren  Church,  Hagerstown,  Md.;  Dec.  21- 

Jan.  2;  Randy  Poyner,  pastor. 

Grace  Brethren  Church,  Anderson,  S.C.;  Jan.  4-7;  Ray 

Feather,  pastor. 

Grace    Brethren   Church,   Aiken,  S.C.;  Jan.    11-14; 

Steve  Taylor,  pastor. 

□  John  Whitcomb  will  be  speaking  at  the  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Ashland,  Ohio,  Dec.  14-16. 


□  In  fulfillment  of  a  promise  made  earlier  by  Pastor 
Thomas  Inman  to  the  congregation  of  the  Colorado 
Springs  (Colo.)  Grace  Brethren  Church  that  when  the 
worship  celebration  attendance  reached  or  passed  200, 
he  would  preach  from  the  church  roof,  Pastor  Inman 
preached  from  the  roof  of  the  conversation  poich  on 
Sunday,  Sept.  28.  The  "supporting"  text  was  from 
Matthew  10:27  and  the  message  on  "Tragic  and  Tri- 
umphant Roof  Tops"  was  drawn  from  the  experiences 
of  David  and  Peter  on  roof  tops.  One  hundred  fifty- 
three  people  came  to  witness  the  fulfillment  of  this 
rash  promise.  One  remark  was  that  this  would  be  the 
"high  point"  of  the  pastor's  ministry.  Two  hundred 
and  six  were  present  for  the  worship  celebration  on 
the  church's  tenth  anniversary  Sunday,  Sept.  7. 

□  Pastor  Edward  Lewis,  Sr.,  from  Fort  Lauderdale, 
Fla.,  held  evangelistic  meetings  at  the  Clayton  Grace 
Brethren  Church  in  Clayton,  Ohio.  The  evidence  of 
God's  blessings  were  seen  as  many  Christians  rededi- 
cated  their  lives  to  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  The  attend- 

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14 


The  Sermon  that  was  Never  Preached  — 

or  was  It? 


by  Jack  B.  Churchill 

"What  shall  we  do  for  the  Christ- 
mas program  this  year?" 

Who  knows  how  many  times 
that  question  has  been  asked? 
Several  years  ago  the  members  of 
the  Brethren  Church  in  Mexicali, 
Baja  California,  Mexico,  decided  to 
do  something  they  had  never  done 
before. 

One  of  their  members  had  ac- 
quired a  movie  camera.  "Why  not 
film  the  Christmas  story?"  he  won- 
dered. The  first  time  they  filmed, 
they  learned  a  lot.  That  was  in 
1977.  The  movie  made  for  Christ- 


mas of  1978  turned  out  better. 
Without  fully  knowing  what  was 
going  to  happen,  I  got  involved  in 
the  filming  of  the  1979  version. 

Invited  to  preach  in  their  Sun- 
day evening  service,  I  arrived  early 
in  the  afternoon— just  in  time  to  be 
commandeered  to  help  transport 
actors  and  equipment  to  the  film- 
ing location  out  in 'the  country. 

"We'll  be  back  for  the  evening 
service.  It's  just  that  we  have  to 
film  the  play  today  or  it  won't  be 
ready  for  Christmas.  If  we  hurry, 
we  can  be  back  before  dark."  So 
off  we  went! 

In  20  minutes  we  were  on  loca- 


tion—a deserted  farm  house  in  the 
Mexicali  Valley.  It  had  been 
cleaned  and  painted  several  days  be- 
fore by  some  of  the  folks  who  had 
asked  permission  of  the  owner  to 
use  it.  Soon  props  were  being  put  in 
place,  costumes  unfolded,  and  a 
couple  of  calves  borrowed  from  a 
neighbor  for  the  manger  scene. 

The  fellow  who  was  to  have 
played  Joseph  had  not  shown  up, 
so  a  substitute  was  frantically  read- 
ing the  script  to  take  his  place.  I 
helped  carry  bales  of  hay,  string 
lights,  and  do  anything  else  to  help. 

As  I  noticed  the  shadows  length- 
ening,  I   mentally  went  over  the 


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message  for  the  evening  service. 
After  a  word  of  earnest  prayer  and 
a  little  pep  talk  from  the  director 
that  "we  had  to  do  a  good  job  for 
the  Lord,  and  quickly,  so  we  could 
be  back  for  the  evening  service"  the 
filming  began. 

I  had  my  doubts  by  now  of  get- 
ting back  in  time.  On  the  other 
hand,  I  sensed  that  something  was 
happening  that  was  as  important 
and  as  pleasing  to  the  Lord  as  any- 
thing else  the  group  would  do  that 
Sunday. 

A  real  sense  of  "doing  this  for 
the  Lord"  seemed  to  fill  the  cast. 
Several  times  scenes  had  to  be  re- 
done because  of  omitted  lines  or 
wrong  entrances.  Once  Javier,  the 
cameraman,  forgot  to  flip  the 
switch  for  recording  the  sound  of 
one  whole  scene.  Some  good- 
natured  ribbing  took  place,  but  no 
tempers  flared;  no  gripes  sounded. 
"Let's  do  it  again  and  get  it  right" 
was  the  attitude. 

By  now  it  was  dark  and  the 
work  had  to  go  on  under  the  head- 
lights of  several  cars  moved  into 
position.  Things  rolled  along  fairly 
smoothly. 

Suddenly  somebody  thought  to 
look  at  a  watch.  "It's  eight  o'clock 
already!"  Church  would  have  al- 
ready started  in  town.  Anyway, 
how  could  I  leave  while  my  car 
lights  were  still  needed? 

The  manger  scene  still  had  to  be 
filmed,  the  equipment  gathered  up 
and  the  borrowed  props  (the  neigh- 
bor's calves)  returned. 

Finally,   the   filming  was  com- 
pleted.   With    a   prayer  that  the 
film   would   turn   out    all   right 
when     processed,    the    caravan 
headed     for     the     church. 

The  service  had  just  ended 
as  we   arrived.   Someone  had 


:  Jfci 


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filled  in  for  the  preacher  who  did 
not  show  up.  I  felt  bad  about  that, 
but  actually  the  Mexicali  church 
had  two  services  that  evening. 
At  the  farm  a  message  had  not 
been  so  much  preached  as  en- 
acted in  living  color  and  loving 
service  for  Christ.  The  Holy 
Spirit  had  presided,  the  calves 
and  some  crickets  had  pro- 
vided special  music,  and  a 
wonderful   harmony    had 
prevailed.      A   work  of 
love   had  been  accom- 
plished.  The    story  of 
Jesus'    coming   to   the 
world  to  save  sinners 
and  change  lives  had 
been  filmed  by  those 
who  were  experienc- 
ing it  in  their  lives. 

If  it  is  valid  to 
add  to  the  text  at 
the  end  of  the  ser- 
mon, here    is  one 
that      comes      to 
mind:  "And  what- 
soever you  do,  do 
it  heartily,  as  to 
the     Lord,    and 
not  unto  men" 
(Col.  3:23). 


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us 


by  Dorothy  Goodman 

Are  we  animals?  Who  would  ask  mis- 
sionaries such  a  question?  The  pygmies 
asked  us  that  many  times. 

Why?  Because  the  other  Africans  use 
them  as  slaves  and  tell  them  that  they 
are  animals. 

Pygmies  are  little  people— under  five 
feet  tall.  They  are  excellent  hunters  and 
support  themselves  in  this  way.  From 
the  animals  they  catch,  they  trade  the 
meat  for  mush,  flour,  tobacco,  and 
liquor.  The  women  gather  the  koko  leaf, 
a  delicacy  among  African  people. 
Shredding  the  leaves,  these  people  also 
trade  this  for  things  they  want. 

The  pygmies  are  a  very  primitive 
people  with  few  possessions.  They  live 
in  small,  fragile,  temporary,  round  huts 
made  of  pliable  branches  bent  from  end 
to  end  and  inserted  in  the  ground  for  the 
frame  work.  On  this  they  put  a  few 
leaves-barely  enough  to  keep  out  most 


of  the  rain.  The  only  item  of  furniture 
in  a  hut  is  a  bed  made  of  small  branches 
laid  on  the  floor  and  animal  skins  laid  on 
top.  These  skins  on  the  ground  are  also 
used  instead  of  chairs. 

When  we  visited  these  people,  the 
only  chairs  in  the  village  were  the  ones 
we  brought  with  us.  Personal  possessions 
include  their  bows  and  arrows,  a  pot  or 
two  for  cooking,  and  the  clothes  they 
are  wearing. 

Many,  especially  the  women,  wear  a 
loin  covering  of  leaves  and  a  sling  made 
of  animal  skin  to  carry  a  baby  on  then- 
sides.  Children  have  no  clothing  but 
some  of  the  men  may  have  a  pair  of 
shorts  or  a  shirt.  The  more  prosperous 
pygmies  have  both  a  shirt  and  shorts  in 
various  degrees  of  disrepair. 

There  are  probably  20,000  of  these 
little  people  in  the  south  district  of  the 
Central  African  Republic.  Who  will 
reach  them?  It  looks  like  it  will  have  to 
be  missionaries.  The  Africans  are  not 


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an  Unreached  People 


concerned  to  have  them  changed.  Even 
the  Africans  who  know  what  the  Gospel 
can  do  and  has  done  for  them  still  want 
to  keep  the  pygmies  as  slaves. 

Undoubtedly  there  are  a  few  who 
have  a  burden  for  the  pygmies,  but  they 
would  encounter  much  criticism  if  they 
were  to  attempt  to  evangelize  them.  We 
do  not  have  any  missionaries  on  the  field 
now  who  are  available  for  such  a 
ministry.  To  reach  the  pygmies  would 
require  a  very  dedicated  couple  or  single 
man,  willing  to  live  a  rugged  life  in  the 
forest.  Pygmies  are  transient,  and  mis- 
sionary headquarters  would  have  to  be 
made  in  the  center  of  their  activities  in 
order  to  be  accessible  to  them. 

The  Sango  language  could  be  used  to 
reach  the  pygmies,  but  the  most  effective 
way  would  be  to  utilize  their  own 
language.  These  little  people  need  to 
hear  the  good  news  of  Jesus  Christ  and 
have  some  of  their  own  tribesmen  trained 
to  read  and  reach  others. 


Missionaries  Eddie  Mensinger  and  Margaret  Hull  pose  with  the  pygmies  during 
a  ministry  trip. 


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Tempest  in 
a  Teapot? 


by  John  W.  Zielasko 


The  article  "Catholics,  Evangelicals  and 
Catholic  Evangelicals"  by  Ralph  Martin  ap- 
pears in  the  new  book  Serving  Our  Generation, 
a  World  Evangelical  Fellowship  publication 
edited  by  Walden  Scott.  Since  the  article's 
theme  affects  the  understanding  of  mission- 
aries and  believers  with  respect  to  Catholicism 
in  missionary  situations  (for  example,  on  page 
251  the  article  leads  them  to  the  conclusion 
that  Roman  Catholic  territories  are  no  longer 
in  need  of  evangelization  since  "to  be  a  good 
Catholic  one  must  be  a  good  evangelical"),  I 
feel  it  is  necessary  to  challenge  the  validity  of 
equating  Roman  Catholicism  with  evangelism. 

Can  it  be  that  the  Reformation  was  just  a 
tempest  in  a  teapot  and  that  Martin  Luther 
did  not  understand  the  official  position  of  the 
Roman  Catholic  Church? 

Ralph  Martin,  a  man  identified  as  a  leading 
figure  of  the  Catholic  Charismatic  Renewal 
Movement,  wrote  an  article  in  a  new  book 
that  implies  this.  He  seeks  to  demonstrate 
that  a  good  Roman  Catholic  is  an  evangelical 
and  that  only  misunderstandings  separate  the 
Catholic  evangelical  from  the  Protestant  evan- 
gelical. 

He  writes:  "As  a  matter  of  historical  fact, 
no  pope  has  ever  taught  anything  officially 
not  in  harmony  with  the  Scriptures  .  .  .  there 
have,  in  fact,  been  no  official  teachings  of  the 


Catholic  Church  not  in  harmony  with  the 
Gospel."  And  later,  "The  Catholic  Church  has 
never  taught  at  any  time  in  its  history  that 
Mary  was  on  the  same  level  as  Christ  and  was 
to  be  worshipped." 

Now,  that  is  a  mouthful  that's  hard  to  swal- 
low—not that  we  aren't  glad  for  Mr.  Martin's 
confession  concerning  his  own  belief  and  that 
of  thousands  of  Roman  Catholics  like  him. 
The  present  trend  among  some  in  the  Roman 
Catholic  Church  to  emphasize  personal  con- 
version, to  involve  themselves  in  serious  Bible 
study,  and  to  worship  Christ  alone  is  com- 
mendable, but  to  imagine  that  our  differences 
were  based  only  on  past  misunderstandings  is 
to  strain  credulity  to  the  point  of  rupture. 

The  Protestant  Reformation  emphasized 
three  important  distinctions  between  the 
teachings  of  the  Scriptures  as  compared  to  the 
teachings  of  Roman  Catholicism: 

1 .  The  Authority  of  the  Scriptures  over 

Tradition 

2.  The  Ascendancy  of  the  Laity  over  the 

Priestly  Class 

3.  The  Primacy  of  Faith  over  Works 

Mr.  Martin,  in  the  relaxed  environment  of 
the  Roman  Catholic  Church  since  Vatican  II, 
may  find  his  evangelical  (Protestant)  views 
tolerated  by  Rome.  But  to  claim  that  Roman 
Catholicism   always  believed  as  he  does,  or 


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that  even  now  the  "evangelical  position"  is 
the  official  doctrine  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
Church  sounds,  as  even  he  admits,  "outrageous 
and  preposterous"  (p.  254). 

For  example,  in  view  of  his  claim  concern- 
ing official  teachings  and  statements  by  popes 
speaking  ex  cathedra,  what  are  we  to  make  of 
the  following  statements  gleaned  from  history? 

On  the  pope— the  bull  of  Pope  Boniface 
VIII,  "we  declare,  affirm,  define,  and  pro- 
nounce it  to  be  necessary  to  salvation  for 
every  human  creature  to  be  subject  to  the 
Roman  pontiff." 

On  the  Virgin  Mary— "O  Lady  .  .  .  the 
tenderness  that  thou  showest  us  in  heaven  .  .  . 
obliges  us  to  acknowledge  that  in  heaven  we 
have  but  one  Advocate,  and  that  is  thyself." 

Quoting  Bonaventure,  "If  my  Redeemer  re- 
jects me  on  account  of  my  sins  and  drives  me 
from  His  sacred  feet,  I  will  cast  myself  at 
those  of  His  beloved  mother  Mary  .  .  .  until 
she  has  obtained  my  forgiveness."  Saint  Bona- 
venture has  parodied  the  Te  Deum  thus:  "We 
praise  thee  O  Mother  of  God;  we  acknowledge 
thee,  Mary  the  Virgin.  All  the  earth  doth  wor- 
ship thee,  the  spouse  of  the  eternal  Father." 
The  Jesuit  Theophilus  Raynaud  tells  us  that 
both  Saurez  and  Mendoza  maintain  "that  by 
reason  of  her  eternity,  the  Virgin  Mary  might 
be  worshipped  with  the  worship  with  which 
God  is  worshipped— the  adoration  of  Latria." 

On  Scripture  over  tradition:  "I  also  admit 
the  Holy  Scriptures  according  to  that  sense 
which  our  Holy  Mother  the  Church  has  held 
and  does  hold  to  which  it  belongs  to  judge  of 
the  true  sense  and  in  interpretation  of  the 
Scriptures.  Neither  will  I  ever  take  and  inter- 
pret them  otherwise  than  according  to  the 
unanimous  consent  of  the  fathers"  (Creed  of 
Pope  Pius  IV,  1564  A.D.). 

Tuberville,  in  his  Manual  of  Controversies, 
says,  "Our  tenet  is  that  the  true  rule  of  Chris- 
tian faith  is  apostolic  tradition." 

On  justification  by  faith  alone:  "If  anyone 
sayeth  that  by  faith  alone  the  impious  is  justi- 
fied; in  suchwise  as  to  mean,  that  nothing  else 
is  required  to  cooperate  in  order  to  the  ob- 
taining the  grace  of  justification,  and  that  it  is 


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not  in  any  way  necessary,  that  he  be  prepared 
and  disposed  by  the  movement  of  his  own 
will;  let  him  be  anathema"  (Sess.  VI,  Canon 
IX.,  Council  of  Trent). 

If  one  should  protest  that  these  are  anti- 
quated quotes  and  not  the  present-day  doc- 
trine of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church,  we 
would  be  happy  to  accept  the  repudiation  of 
past  false  doctrine  and  praise  the  Lord  for  the 
change.  However,  recent  statements  do  not 
encourage  one  to  believe  that  there  is  a  de- 
cidedly evangelical  commitment  among  the 
majority  of  Roman  Catholic  clergy. 

For  example,  a  recent  Gallup  poll  con- 
ducted for  Christianity  Today  revealed  the 
following: 

"Although  98  percent  of  the  Roman 
Catholic  clergy  would  agree  with  the  evangel- 
ical position  that  Jesus  Christ  is  both  fully 
God  and  fully  man,  61  percent  chose  the 
statement  in  the  survey  that  'Heaven  is  a  di- 
vine reward  for  those  who  earn  it  by  their 
good  life.'  This  high  percentage  prompted 
Mariano  DiGangi,  Canadian  Director  of  the 
Bible  and  Medical  Missionary  Fellowship  to 
remark,  'The  fact  that  61  percent  of  Roman 
Catholic  clergymen  suppose  heaven  to  be  the 
reward  of  man's  good  works  should  provide 
fresh  incentive  for  the  evangelization  of  such 
a  significant  segment  of  Christendom  still 
plagued  with  the  misunderstanding  of  the 
Gospel'  "  (Christianity  Today,  June  6,  1980). 

When  it  comes  to  the  Bible,  "Only  5  per- 
cent of  the  Catholic  clergy  would  turn  to  the 
Bible  first  as  their  religious  beliefs,  while  77 
percent  would  turn  first  to  the  Church." 

Mr.  Martin's  use  of  the  word  "evangelical" 
seems  to  allow  far  more  diversity  of  belief 
than  traditional  evangelicalism  would  sanction. 

It  appears,  therefore,  that  a  large  segment 
of  those  who  are  identified  as  Roman  Catho- 
lics need  to  be  evangelized.  So-called  Roman 
Catholic  countries  continue  to  be  valid  and 
needy  mission  fields. 

Quotations  are  from  the  book  The  One 
Hundred  Texts,  by  T.  C.  Hammond,  Marshall 
Morgan  and  Scott,  Ltd.,  London. 


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FMS  IHews 


You  can  give  to  refugee  and  disaster  relief 
through  RAB  (Relief  Agency  Brethren).  This 
agency,  administered  by  the  Foreign  Mission- 
ary Society,  enables  Grace  Brethren  Churches 
to  help  the  victims  of  draught,  famine,  earth- 
quakes, and  floods,  plus  the  refugees  made 
homeless  by  such  disasters. 

Funds  are  channeled  through  Brethren  mis- 
sionaries and  churches  in  the  needy  areas  or, 
if  outside  the  influence  of  Brethren  Churches, 
are  sent  through  international  evangelical 
organizations  such  as  World  Relief,  World 
Vision,  and  M.A.P.  (Medical  Assistance  Pro- 
gram). 

The  Board  of  Trustees  of  Brethren  Foreign 
Missions  determines  where  undesignated 
funds  will  be  sent.  No  administrative  costs  are 
deducted  by  the  Society. 

This  Christmas  season  consider  giving  a  gift 
to  RAB  and  help  a  needy  person  in  the  world. 
You  can  give  through  your  local  church;  mark 
your  gift  "RAB." 

We'd  like  to  apologize  to  the  Calvary  Grace 
Brethren  Church  in  Alto,  Michigan.  They 
were  the  fourth  highest  church  in  per  capita 
giving  in  1979.  The  Berrien  Springs  (Mich.) 
church  was  mistakenly  credited.  Thank  you 
for  your  financial  support. 

The  third  annual  FMS  Candidate  School 
will  be  held  in  Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  Decem- 
ber 26,  1980,  to  January  13,  1981.  Fifteen 
missionary  candidates  are  expected  to  attend 
the  sessions. 

The  Tom  Stallter  family  is  living  in  a  suburb 
of  Paris,  France.  Tom  will  be  teaching  in  the 
new  Seminary  in  the  Central  African  Republic 
when  he  arrives  on  the  field.  In  order  to  pre- 
pare for  that  ministry,  he  is  taking  further 
French  language  study  at  L'Alliance  Francaise 
and  a  French  Bible  Institute. 


At  the  Central  African  Field  Conference,  a 
decision  was  made  to  revise  the  Sango  transla- 
tion of  the  Bible.  This  will  be  a  joint  effort 
with  the  Baptist  mission  with  active  partici- 
pation by  Africans.  A  new  ecumenical  edition 
of  the  Sango  Bible  is  coming  out  soon,  so  it  is 
important  to  begin  on  the  revision  of  a  con- 
servative Sango  edition.  Hopefully,  the  Sco- 
field  notes  will  also  be  translated  and  added. 
A  Bible  Revision  Committee  has  been  ap- 
pointed. 

The  Lord  is  blessing  the  youth  group  in 
Stuttgart,  Germany.  A  young  man  who  had 
not  been  living  for  the  Lord  or  attending 
church  rededicated  his  life  to  God.  At  a  testi- 
mony meeting  for  the  youth,  he  shared  some 
very  honest  and  deep  thoughts  about  God's 
working  in  his  life.  Other  young  people  shared 
how  they  met  Christ  or  something  they  had 
experienced  with  Him  in  recent  days.  Pray 
that  this  group  will  continue  to  grow  and 
reach  out  to  their  friends. 

September  28  was  a  memorable  day  for  the 
mission  in  the  Central  African  Republic.  That 
day  the  ground  breaking  and  cornerstone 
laying  ceremony  for  the  library  and  class- 
rooms of  the  new  seminary  took  place.  Work 
immediately  began  the  next  day.  In  addition 
to  the  main  building,  living  quarters  need  to 
be  provided  for  the  students  and  their  families. 
Since  there  is  no  builder  on  the  field,  the 
plans,  preparations,  and  supervision  of  the 
work  for  these  buildings  are  the  responsibility 
of  missionary  Martin  Garber. 

The  Chateau  de  St.  Albain  has  central  heat- 
ing at  long  last!  TIME  missionary  Dick 
Schilperoort  and  Glenn  Day  of  the  Columbus, 
Ohio,  Grace  Brethren  Church  installed  the 
system  which  will  make  the  heating  of  the 
castle  more  efficient.  Brethren  Foreign  Mis- 
sions publicly  expresses  its  great  thanks  to  Mr. 
Day  for  his  work. 

Dick  is  working  on  other  projects  at  the 
Chateau,  including  cleaning  the  roof  of  a  little 
house  on  the  grounds.  All  the  tiles  had  to  be 
scraped  because  they  had  a  couple  inches  of 
moss  on  them. 


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Pictured,  counterclockwise,  starting  at  top  right:  Marvin  Goodman; 
students  involved  in  the  seminar;  Peter  Peer;  a  season  of  prayer  for 
missions;  Tom  Julien  converses  with  a  student;  John  Zielasko. 


The  Brethren  Foreign  Missionary  Society 
was  featured  in  four  chapel  services  at  Grace 
Seminary  the  first  week  of  September.  Mis- 
sionaries Tom  Julien  (France),  Marvin  Good- 
man (Africa),  and  Peter  Peer  (Argentina) 
joined  members  of  the  home  staff  to  chal- 
lenge students  to  involvement  in  the  unfinished 
task  of  Foreign  Missions. 

The  week  was  climaxed  with  a  Missions 
Seminar  on  Saturday  morning,  September  6, 
at  the  Missions  Building.  Twenty-six  college 
and    seminary    students    participated   in  the 


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ance  at  the  services  was  very  good,  including  many 
people  from  other  Grace  Brethren  churches  in  the 
Dayton  area.  Pastor  Lewis  is  well  known,  having  held 
similar  meetings  in  many  churches  in  the  Southern 
Ohio  District.  We  at  the  Clayton  Grace  Brethren 
Church  thank  the  Lord  for  the  ministry  of  Pastor  Ed 
Lewis  in  our  midst.  Stephen  Knierim,  pastor. 

□  Faith  Kristen  was  born  to  Daryle  and  Janet  Emch 
on  Oct.  5 .  Daryle  is  the  pastor  of  the  Grace  Brethren 
Church  of  St.  Petersburg,  Fla. 

□  On  October  7,  the  Southern  Ohio  District  Minis- 
terium  held  their  monthly  meeting  at  the  Victory 
Mountain  Grace  Brethren  Chapel  in  Dryhill,  Ky.  The 
men  from  Ohio  got  up  at  4:00  a.m.  and  met  at  the 
Centerville  Grace  Brethren  Church  at  6:00  a.m.  for 
the  five  and  one-half  hour  trip. 

After  the  meeting  at  Dryhill,  they  traveled  to  Elk- 
horn  Grace  Brethren  Chapel  which  is  only  five  and 
one-half  miles  away,  but  takes  forty-five  minutes  over 
the  rough  dirt  mountain  road.  There  they  had  devo- 
tions, and  had  a  meaningful  prayer  time.  Eleven  men 
made  the  crowded  trip  in  the  four-wheel-drive  Ram- 
charger  that  has  seats  made  for  hauling  five  adults 
comfortably.  The  tailgate  came  in  very  handy  as  it 
accommodated  three  more  men. 

Later  they  drove  to  the  biggest  and  longest  swing- 
ing bridge  in  Leslie  County.  It  is  420  feet  long  and  is 
probably  100  feet  above  the  water.  Some  of  the  men 
were  brave  and  went  across,  and  others  were  wise  and 
didn't  try  it.  It  was  a  good  experience  for  all  of  them 
and  they  had  a  laughing-good  time.  It  was  a  real  joy 
for  the  host  pastor,  Sam  Baer,  to  have  the  minis- 
terium  come  all  the  way  from  Ohio.  It  was  a  real  en- 
couragement to  the  work  at  Victory  Mountain  as 
this  was  the  first  week  after  the  step  of  faith  to  go 
self-supporting. 


Ministerial  meeting  in  the  basement  of  the  parsonage.  Pic- 
tured (right  side  of  the  table,  from  front  to  back)  are:  Pastors 
Mike  Clapham,  James  Poyner,  Ron  Picard,  and  Layman  Mike 
Lewis.  (Left  side,  front  to  back)  Mikie  Baer,  Rich  Wroughton, 
Pastors  Dave  Schulze,  Roy  Glass,  Jack  Redrow,  Sewell 
Landrum,  and  Bill  Schaffer. 

□  Going  to  Florida?  A  directory  of  our  Florida  Grace 
Brethren  Churches  is  available  from  the  Herald  Co.  at 
no  charge.  This  directory  features  a  map  of  each 
church's  location,  a  picture  of  the  church  and  the 
time  of  services.  The  address  and  phone  number  of 


the  church  and  the  pastor  are  also  included.  To  ob- 
tain your  free  copy,  write  to  the  Herald  Co.,  P.O.  Box 
544,  Winona  Lake,  Ind.  46590. 


Death  notices  must  be  submitted  in  writing  by  the  pastor. 

BOOHER,  Leslie,   Sept.   15,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Long 

Beach,  Calif.  Dave  Hocking,  pastor. 

CLITES,  Mary,  June  15,  Geistown  Grace  Brethren  Church, 

Johnstown,  Pa.  Gerald  Allebach,  pastor. 

FRYE,  Alva,   88,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Winchester,  Va. 

Paul  Dick  pastor. 

HAWK,  Ruth,  Sept.  5,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Long  Beach, 

Calif.  Dave  Hocking,  pastor. 

MUNNEKE,  Simon,  Sept.  8,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Long 

Beach,  Calif.  Dave  Hocking,  pastor. 

PARSONS,  Marita,  Sept.  6,  Grace  Brethren  Church,  Long 

Beach,  Calif.  Dave  Hocking,  pastor. 

PLUMMER,    Fern,    Aug.    15,   a   faithful   member    of   the 

Geistown  Grace   Brethren  Church,   Johnstown,  Pa.  Gerald 

Allebach,  pastor. 


Congratulations  to  these  new  families  who  join  the  Brethren 
Missionary  Herald  readership.  A  six-month  free  subscription 
to  the  Herald  is  given  to  newlyweds  whose  addresses  are  sup- 
plied by  the  officiating  minister. 

Patti  Hoke  and  Brad  Grieshimer,  June  21,  Community  Grace 
Brethren  Church,  Union,  Ohio. 

Jayne  Dabner  and  Jeff  Hallaian,  July  11,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Karen  Hauser  and  Jerry  King,  July  12,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Linda  Mayhew  and  Steven  Binns,  July  19,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Karen  Pawlowski  and  Dave  Champness,  July  19,  Grace  Breth- 
ren Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Denise  Reisch  and  Rick  Brightbill,  July  19,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Myerstown,  Pa. 

Donna  Bowser  and  Arthur  Johnson  III,  July  25,  North  Buf- 
falo Grace  Brethren  Church,  Kittanning,  Pa. 
Juli  Mendoza   and  Jim  Johnson,  July  26,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Sylvia  Ossen  and  Dave  Riggs,  July  29,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Alana  Cowley  and  Mike  Schwartz,  Aug.  1,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Karolee  Chase  and  Steve  Shaw,  Aug.  2,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Janice  Nanaumi  and  Harvey  Magnani,  Aug.  9,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Kathy  Dissinger  and  Mark  Litton,  Aug.  23,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Myerstown,  Pa. 

Ruth  Mathis  and  David  Converse,  Aug.  30,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Long  Beach,  Calif. 

Donna  Hawswelland  Phillip  Melott,  Sept.  12,  Grace  Brethren 
Church,  Middlebranch,  Ohio. 

Debra  Adams  and  Al  Vair,  Sept.  13,  Grace  Brethren  Church, 
Myerstown,  Pa. 


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Redemption  Plan 

Friend-wife  and  I  were  cycling  along  a  lonely  beautiful  country  road  when  she  called 
for  a  quick  stop.  A  butterfly  was  in  danger.  Caught  in  a  fine  and  rather  beautiful  spider 
web,  the  colorful  butterfly  was  about  to  be  had  for  lunch.  The  spider  was  right  at  him, 
and  death  was  soon  .... 

Jeanine  dismounted  and,  while  I  watched  for  other  spiders,  broke  the  web  and  saved 
the  butterfly.  It  flew  away.  Redeemed. 

As  usual,  I  was  pleased  with  my  wife's  soft  heart.  But  had  it  been  necessary  for  her 
to  become  a  butterfly  to  free  that  butterfly,  I  would  have  resisted.  No  way  no  how. 
That  would  have  been  too  much  of  a  price.  A  butterfly  can't  be  worth  that. 

Happy  Christmas.  We  were  all  caught  in  the  web  and  still  are.  It  is  a  fine  web;  often 
beautiful.  But  we  are  caught  and  about  to  be  had  forever.  But  God  sent  His  Son,  to  re- 
deem. And  the  distance  between  God  and  man  is  much  greater  than  the  distance  be- 
tween man  and  butterfuly. 

But  He  did  it.  And  at  Christmas  we  celebrate  the  incarnation.  Watching  the  butterfly 
fly  off  freely,  and  thinking  through  the  sacrifice  of  our  Lord,  makes  it  even  more 
meaningful  to  me. 

Committed  to  helping  churches  break  the  webs,  and  educate  the  free,  we  at  GBC 
Christian  Education  wish  you  a  very  meaningful  holiday  season  and  a  December  of  de- 
light in  Christ.  If  we  can  serve  you  in  any  way  better,  or  meet  your  personal  or  church 
needs  in  our  ministry  of  helping,  say  the  word.  . 

— K^utJj.+OASOn 


Let  the  Children  ShOUt  and  (^Ockle 

Children's  education  in  church  often  comes  last,  but  has  found  excellence  in  many  of  our  GBC  churches.  Car- 
ing for  a  child  in  a  group  for  Christian  education  or  Sunday  school  or  midweek  is  a  high  privilege.  Just  maybe 
Jesus  would  have  skipped  some  of  the  other  classes  to  go  where  the  kids  were.  And  some  CE  workers  get  that 
same  privilege,  and  handle  many  years  of  potential  as  they  teach  God's  truth  to  precious  little  ones. 

One  thing  for  sure:  a  good  children's  program  needs  a  challenge,  poster  contest,  memory  assignment,  involve- 
ment with  a  project,  action,  shuffling  of  the  feelings  and  getting  into  the  lesson  and  applying  it  and  doing  some 
activities  that  make  it  live  forever.  It  was  God  who  made  children  so  they  would  move  around  a  little  and  would 
need  extra  special  planning  and  projects  that  have  special  interest. 

It's  churches  who  must  provide  all  that  and  honor  their  workers  as  if  they're  the  most  important  of  all ! 


How  to  Have  Funl 


by  Pastor  Knute  Larson 

Fun  is  not  the  purpose  of  life. 
Neither  is  joy,  nor  laughter. 

The  prime  purpose  of  life  is  to 
obey,  trust  and  glorify  our  Creator. 
But  glorifying  God  in  a  spirit  of  trust 
does  have  side  effects,  one  of  which  is 
joy.  Under  proper  conditions,  fun  is 
another  result.  And  some  of  those  con- 
ditions are  up  to  us. 

This  we  know:  we  all  like  fun  and 
we  need  it.  In  Genesis  2:18  God 
looked  at  the  man  He  had  made  and 
said,  "It  is  not  good  that  man  should 
live  alone.  I  will  make  him  a  helpmeet 
or  a  helper  who  will  fit  together  with 
him."  Then  He  said  that  was  good. 
Good  marriage,  someone  wrote,  is  "a 
new  beginning  of  life,  a  new  starting 
point  for  happiness." 

I  am  responsible  for  my  own  self. 
I  must  accept  that  as  a  believer.  I  am 
even  responsible  for  my  own  joy.  I 
must  take  that  and  work  with  Christ. 
F-U-N.  Not  joy,  not  Christian  joy 
because  Christ  is  Lord,  but  fun  in 
marriage.  There  are  some  things  that 
we  must  all  do: 

IN  RELATION  TO  YOURSELF 

1.  Keep  your  own  spirit  up.  Gala- 
tians  5:22-23.  "The  fruit  of  the  spirit 
is  love,  joy  and  peace  .  .  .  ."  Unless 
you  keep  your  own  spirit  up  with 
Christ  you  are  never  going  to  be  fun  to 
be  with!  And  you  are  the  only  one 
who  can  keep  your  relationship  to 
the  Lord  where  it  should  be.  Agreed? 

Walk  in  the  Spirit.  Enjoy  His  con- 
trol. 

2.  Have  a  fun  diversion.  If  you 
work  with  your  body  most  of  the 
time,  you  will  want  it  to  be  a  time 
when  you  work  with  your  mind.  If 
you  work  with  your  mind  most  of  the 
time,  you  will  want  it  to  be  a  time  that 
you  work  with  your  body.  What  is 
that  for  you? 

3.  Do  your  work  with  fun,  at  least 
as  unto  Christ.  Can  your  work  be  fun? 

Did  you  ever  pull  into  a  service 
station  and  feel  like  the  guy  was  say- 
ing, "What  are  you  doing  here?" 
"What's  the  big  idea?"  Then  you  pull 
in  another  place  and  it  looks  like  the 

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guy  is  so  delighted  to  see  you.  You 
make  friends.  He's  having  fun  in  a 
good  way.  It  can  be  the  same  way  at 
your  job. 

4.  Laugh  at  yourself.  Sometimes 
we  take  ourselves  much  too  seriously. 
I  mean,  there  are  times  you  speak  ex 
cathedra,  but  there  are  other  times 
when  you  really  say  dumb  things.  We 
take  ourselves  so  seriously  that  we  are 
embarrassed  that  somebody  could 
possibly  ever  disagree,  especially  our 
wives  or  our  husbands,  and  especially 
if  they  are  wrong!  Laugh  at  yourself! 
If  you're  going  to  have  fun  as  you  look 
at  yourself,  you're  going  to  have  to 
know  that  you  are  a  failure  in  many 
cases.  Be  willing  to  learn  and  change 
and  grow. 

5.  Practice  smiling.  It  does  take 
practice.  It's  hard  to  smile.  It  takes 
work.  But  what  a  difference  when 
somebody  walks  in  the  home  or  walks 
toward  their  partner  with  a  smile. 
Also,  it  does  help  to  open  your  arms. 
Let's  all  practice!  (You  that  are  single, 
forget  all  this  until  later,  perhaps.)  It 
helps  grouchy  children  in  the  morning 
too! 

Practice  smiling. 

6.  Reach  out.  Push  yourself  to  have 
fun.  Get  yourself  in  there.  Remember 
how  often  as  a  child  you  stood  on  the 
sidelines  and  wished  someone  would 
make  you  play  too?  Sometimes  we  are 
like  that  with  fun.  Push  yourself  to 
have  fun.  Relax.  Plan  "together" 
times. 

7.  Obey  and  follow  and  trust  all 
the  rules  for  marriage.  The  husband  is 
to  love  and  the  wife  to  honor.  Proverbs 
says  it  is  better  to  dwell  on  the  roof- 
top than  with  a  nagging  woman  or  an 
unhappy  man  or  woman.  It's  better  to 
eat  vegetables  than  it  is  to  eat  steak  if 
there  is  grouchiness.  Remember  steak, 
anybody? 

IN   RELATION  TO   EACH  OTHER 

Annas  Duff  writes  something  I  like 
a  lot: 

Successful  family  living  strikes  me  as 
being  in  many  ways  like  playing 
chamber  music.  Each  member  of  the 
ensemble  has  its  own  skills;  his  own 
special  knack  with  the  part  he  chooses 
to  play.    But  the  grace  and  strength 


and  sweetness  of  the  performance 
come  from  everyone's  willingness  to 
subordinate  individual  virtuosity  and 
personal  ambition  to  the  require- 
ments of  balance  and  blend. 

That's  good. 

Joy  and  fun  are  part  spontaneous, 
part  planned,  half  and  half,  or  maybe 
40  percent  and  60  percent.  We  must 
work  at  having  fun.  Work  hard.  You . 
have  to  get  serious  about  this  business 
if  you're  really  going  to  have  fun,  and 
sometimes  it's  hard,  hard  work!  In 
fact,  sometimes  you  can  work  hard  for 
three  weeks  and  never  have  any  fun 
until  you  finally  have  some!  We  must 
schedule  joy  and  the  atmosphere  of  re- 
laxation. You  have  to  plan  it.  You 
have  to  decide  you're  not  going  to  be 
a  grouch. 

Now  fun  is  meaningful  only  against 
the  background  of  deciplined  work, 
and  spiritual  seriousness.  Otherwise, 
when  a  guy  is  giddy  all  of  the  time  you 
think,  "What's  wrong  with  him?"  You 
know,  it  gets  old.  We're  working  hard 
and  serving  the  Lord  and  our  heart  is 
right  with  the  Lord— that's  all  serious 
business.  Now  let's  talk  about  fun.  An 
example  of  that  is:  did  you  ever  take 
two-  or  three-weeks  vacation  all  at: 
once,  and  you're  climbing  the  walls 
the  tenth  day,  and  you  think  "I've  got 
to  get  back  to  work"  on  day  thirteen? 
Fun  is  only  meaningful  against  the 
backdrop  of  disciplined  work.  If  you 
just  sit  there  and  giggle  all  day,  it  hurts 
your  stomach!  Try  it  sometime.  By 
11:30  in  the  morning  your  stomach 
aches,  I  would  imagine. 

1.  Love  each  other  unselfishly.  That 
sounds  just  philosophical,  but  I  had  to 
say  it  somewhere.  Love  each  other  un- 
selfishly. When  somebody  loves  you 
unselfishly,  the  result  is  fun.  Isn't  it 
nice  to  be  loved  unselfishly? 

2.  Plan  fun.  Don't  just  hope  it  will 
happen.  TV  has  killed  us  this  way, 
hasn't  it?  We  just  sit  and  look.  Plan 
fun. 

3.  Schedule  dual  things.  DUAL, 
that  you  both  enjoy.  You  have  to 
schedule  them.  What  are  they?  Well 
the  man  says  immediately,  "going  to  a 
football  game."  "Honey,  every  Fri- 
day night,  I'll  meet  you  at  the  stadi- 
um. We'll  have  fun."  Well,  it  depends 


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on  who  he  is  and  who  she  is.  That 
might  be  fun,  but  for  others  it  might 
be  going  to  a  knitting  match  or  you 
might  have  to  compromise!  Schedule 
fun  things  that  you  both  enjoy.  What 
are  they?  Everybody  is  different,  but 
buying  your  wife  a  pool  table  for 
Christmas  is  not  all  love.  Schedule  dual 
things  you  both  like.  We  invested  in 
cross-country  skis,  at  a  big  sale,  and 
that  is  fun!  The  kids  love  it,  Jeanine 
and  I  love  it. 

Before  they  get  married  most  fellas 
and  gals  do  things  like  take  walks  and 
talk  or  turn  off  the  TV  and  just  talk. 
Then  after  they  get  married  they  say 
we  did,  or  we  used  to.  Nothing  like  a 
good  sermon  tape— maybe  that's 
what's  fun!  What's  30V?  50V?  I  bought 
a  bar  of  soap  for  Jeanine  the  other  day 
that  was  on  sale,  I  won't  tell  you  for 
how  much.  I  mean  it  is  nice!  It  smells 
good.  You  don't  have  to  have  a  lot  of 
money  to  do  something  fun! 

5.  Relax  together  a  few  minutes 
everyday.  Try  to.  Usually  that 
might  be  after  supper.  Make  a  rule. 
Men,  don't  leave  the  table  until 
your  wife  is  finished  talking.  Make 
rules  for  yourself  about  fun  and 
time  to  relax  together  as  a  couple. 

6.  Sort  out  chores.  One  of  the 
real  pressures  I  see  in  marriage: 
they  don't  really  know  who  is  as- 
signed what.  I  think  you  should 
start  right  out  at  the  beginning  and 
say,  "Honey,  you  change  the  oil"— 
that  could  be  a  man  or  a  woman, 
but  decide  which  is  which  so  there 
isn't  always  tension.  Who's  going  to 
make  the  bed  in  the  morning?  De- 
cide. 

Often  with  children,  that's  a  real 
hassle.  If  you  expect  kids  to  volun- 
teer to  put  the  dishes  in  the  sink, 
you  have  unusual  kids.  Assignments 
are  needed. 

7.  Give  quality  to  the  sexual 
union.  Here  everything  gets  very 
quiet.  That's  an  area  of  expression, 
not  an  area  of  disease.  It's  more  of 
a  symptom  or  a  thermometer  than 
it  is  the  real  problem,  in  almost 
every  case.  But  if  you're  working 
on  the  real  problem,  then  give 
quality  to  this  union. 

It's  a  gift  from  God,  creative  and 


beautiful.  It  takes  work,  unselfish- 
ness. If  you  skipped  Total  Woman, 
The  Husband  Book,  and  The  Act  of 
Marriage,  at  least  read  The  Song  of 
Solomon.  It's  pretty  explicit,  and  by 
God,  about  married  love;  physical 
symptoms. 

8.  Plan  at  least  one  extended  break 
annually.  Everybody  needs  that.  Vaca- 
tion—if you  can.  Most  jobs  allow  for 
that.  It  doesn't  have  to  be  expensive, 
but  there  are  memories  and  traditions 
that  come  with  time  away  from  the 
home  that  are  very  special.  I  think 
families  need  that  for  a  break.  There 
are  some  advantages  to  repetition  in 
where  you  go  and  not  being  exhausted 
from  traveling,  but  each  family  is  dif- 
ferent. Never  knock  another  person's 
vacation  hopes.  The  Husband  Book, 
on  driving,  says  stop  frequently.  Boy,  I 
don't  practice  what  he  preached  there 
but ...  . 

9.  Know  what  fun  or  competition 
you  should  not  do  together.  There  are 
some  things  husbands  and  wives 
should  not  do  together.  Agree?  Some 
people  can  play  tennis  together  and 
some  people  can't.  There  are  some 
things  you  don't  have  to  do  together 
unless  it's  live  together.  If  you  can't 
hang  wallpaper  together,  don't  try  it. 

10.  Live  with  forgiveness.  You  can't 
have  fun  unless  you  forgive  and  are 
forgiven.  If  you  have  a  grudge  against 
anybody  as  you  read  this,  it's  not  as 
much  fun  for  you  tonight  as  it  is  for 
somebody  who  doesn't  have  any 
grudges.  In  marriage  if  you  carry  some- 
thing against  your  partner  you  can't 
relax.  It's  just  impossible. 

1 1 .  Have  fun  expressions.  Every  mar- 
ried partner  has  fun  things  they 
remember;  little  expressions  or  things 
that  have  just  social  or  physical  or  per- 


sonal connotations.  I  don't  mean  that 
you  tell  secrets  and  wink  across  the 
room.  Not  sarcasm.  Just  relaxing  with 
each  other,  or  joy  in  being  like  chil- 
dren. 

12.  Relax  about  "iddlies."  Iddly- 
piddly  is  the  way  some  people  spell  it. 
Can  you  imagine  standing  in  front  of 
the  Lord  some  day  and  saying,  "He 
squeezed  his  toothpaste  at  the  wrong 
end,"  and  the  Lord  says,  "He  did?!" 
Some  things  are  just  iddly-piddly  and 
we  need  to  relax  about  them.  Maybe 
we  need  to  discuss  them.  What's  three 
minutes?  Somebody's  late  three 
minutes  and  it's  like  the  world  has 
ended.  "I  was  sitting  here  waiting 
three  minutes!"  Now  seven  or  eight 
minutes— that's  different! 

Iddlies.  Relax  about  them.  We  all 
need  to. 

13.  Very  important.  Realize  you 
married  a  "failer."  Are  you  aware  of 
that?  Did  you  know  it  from  the  begin- 
ning? With  few  exceptions  our 
partners  fail  less  than  we  do,  but  we  all 
marry  people  who  fail.  If  we  don't  re- 
lax about  that,  we're  always  uptight. 

Did  you  know  when  you  got  mar- 
ried that  there  would  be  times  when 
she  would  fail  you?  He  would?  Say 
something  they  shouldn't,  have  a  bad 
day?  Sure,  we  all  fall  short  of  the  glory 
of  God  and  of  the  glory  of  marriage, 
but  isn't  it  nice  to  be  forgiven?  Two 
failers  can  love  in  grace  and  do  better 
and  get  up  and  help  each  other  up  and 
keep  going. 

14.  Rest.  Especially  if  you  need  it  in 
special  ways.  Help  each  other  that 
way. 

There  they  are.  Guaranteed. 

Have  good  fun,  all  the  while  thank- 
ing God  for  the  great  purpose  of  life— 
to  glorify  Him. 


GBC  Christian  Education  is  committed  to  serve  churches 
in  the  area  of  serving  families.    This  article  by  Pastor  Knute 
Larson,  GBC  CE  Executive  Director,  is  shared  with  a  sincere 
smile  that  your  home  will  be  increasingly  joyful  in  Christ. 


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For  Youth  Pastors 
and  Sponsors 

Coming  in  1981!! 

Youth  Evangelism  Leadership  Conference 
April  20-25,  1981,  at  Ridgecrest,  North  Carolina 

Sponsored  by  Reach-Out  Ministries 
with  outstanding  youth  speakers,  such  as: 

Gordon  MacDonald 
Josh  McDowell 

E.  V.  Hill 
Barry  St.  Clair 

The  regular  Leadership  Conference  ends  on  Friday  morning, 
but  all  Grace  Brethren  people  attending  will  stay  through  to 
Saturday  morning  for  our  own  D-DAYS  sessions. 

The  "Modeling"  concept  in  Grace  Brethren  Church  youth 
ministries  will  be  introduced  at  this  conference. 

All  youth  pastors,  sponsors  and  their  wives,  as  well  as  senior 
pastors,  are  encouraged  to  attend. 

All  Grace  Brethren  should  register  through  the  GBC  Christian 
Education  office  because  of  the  added  benefit  of  an  extra  day 
of  housing  and  sessions. 

Watch  for  further  information. 

Brethren  National  Youth  Conference  Goes 


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NOTE   THESE  CHANGES 

DATE 

SUNDAY,  AUGUST  9  -  SATURDAY,  AUGUST  15,  1981 
(Later  than  previously  announced) 

PLACE 

BEAUTIFUL  CAMPUS  OF  NORTHERN  COLORADO 

UNIVERSITY,  AT  GREELEY,  COLORADO 

50  miles  North  of  Denver 

50  miles  East  of  Estes 

50  miles  South  of  Cheyenne,  Wyoming 

Different  date  and  location  from  the  July  adult 
conference  in  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  .  .  .  (You  can  attend 
both!) 

Transportation  by  train  is  easy.  If  you  fly  in  to  Denver's 
Stapleton  Airport  you  can  take  a  charter  bus  to  Greeley  for 
under  $10  (round  trip). 
More  information  coming  .  .  . 

*  Slide/tapes  available  by  December  15. 

*  Gift  Certificates  available  for  Christmas  and  other. 

COST:  REGISTRATION-due  by  June  15-$55 
REMAINDER-due  at  conference  $100 


The  Growing  Church 


Plan  your  own 

Christian 

Action 

Night 


Community 
Grace  Brethren  Church 
Whittier  and  La  Mirada,  California 
John  Mayes,  Sr.,  pastor 

Community  GBC  of  Whittier  and  La  Mirada, 
California,  has  a  heart  for  the  Great  Commis- 
sion. And  the  leaders  saw  the  need  for  more  in- 
volvement by  the  people  of  the  church. 

But,  in  the  rush  of  a  southern  California 
life  style,  there  had  to  be  a  way  to  stimulate 
some  participation  in  visitation  and  outreach. 
That's  when  the  idea  of  C.A.N.  (Christian 
Action  Night)  came  up. 

C.A.N,  consists  of  dinner  at  6:00  p.m.,  pre- 
pared by  two  ladies  of  the  church,  served  to 
anyone  involved  in  boys  and  girls  clubs,  leader- 
ship, teacher  training  or  visitation.  The  success 
of  the  venture  is  measured  by  good,  faithful  re- 
sponse, good  food,  rich  fellowship  and  peace  in 
the  heart  because  you  know  that  after  dinner 
you  are  obeying  the  Lord  by  putting  the  GO  in 
the  GOSPEL. 

Pastor  George  F.  Wilhelm,  minister  of  evan- 
gelism, had  this  to  say: 

Lay  people  are  making  assigned  visits 
to  the  homes  of  new  attenders  and  pros- 
pects. In  this  manner  they  are  sharing 
their  faith  which  results  in  conversions, 
dedications  and  rededications.  In  turn, 
this  brings  happy,  excited  people, 
strengethened  in  "the  faith  once  de- 
livered unto  the  saints." 
Another  involved  person,  Mrs.  Edward  Bel- 
tran,  had  this  response: 

C.A.N,  is  a  good  challenge  to  come 
every  week  to  be  faithful  to  the  Lord  by 
caring  for  babies  while  their  parents  go 
out  on  visitation,  or  are  in  teacher  train- 
ing. 
"C.A.N."  it  work  for  you? 


■National  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Men,  Inc., 


Making  Christmas  More  Meaningful 

by  Roger  Hancock 

Before  my  family  and  I  knew  of  Jesus  and  His  salvation,  we  did 
not  appreciate  His  birthday  celebration.  After  we  came  to  a  personal 
relationship  with  Christ,  we  decided  to  make  Christmas  a  more  mean- 
ingful time,  centered  around  Christ. 

A  new  meaning  was  found  for  us  as  we  decorated  the  tree,  which 
goes  something  like  this:  The  Branches:  Represent  Christ's  out- 
stretched arms  on  the  cross.  The  Lights:  Jesus  is  the  Light  of  the 
World.  Icicles:  The  tears  that  Jesus  shed  for  us.  The  Round  Balls: 
Represent  the  world.  Jesus  said,  "We  are  to  preach  the  Gospel  to  all 
the  world."  The  Star:  The  star  that  shone  on  the  night  of  our 
Saviour's  birth. 

Since  God  gave  us  the  very  first  and  best  Christmas  gift,  we  de- 
cided to  make  Jesus  the  first  on  our  Christmas  list.  A  container  is 
placed  on  the  counter  marked,  "Birthday  Gift  for  Jesus."  Each  one 
in  the  family  is  given  the  opportunity  of  contributing  to  this  gift. 
The  money  is  then  sent  to  an  orphanage,  where  a  small  gift,  and  a 
Bible  is  given  to  some  orphan  child  in  Jesus'  name. 

Christmas  is  a  joyous  family  time  as  we  hear  the  Christmas  story 
and  know  why  we  celebrate.  We  just  thank  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  for 
giving  us  a  real  reason  to  celebrate  Christmas  Day. 

Roger  has  been  a  member  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Boy's 
Committee  since  its  inception,  and  has  also  served  for 
a  number  of  years  as  the  secretary  /treasurer  of  the 
NFGBM.  He  lives  in  Mansfield,  Ohio. 


MEN 


President 

Mr.  Harold  Hollinger,  R.  R.  4,  Box  135,  Elizabeth- 
town,  Pa.  17022 
Vice  President 

Mr.  Jack  Seitzinger,  6226  Taylor  Dr.,  Blacklick, 

Ohio  43004 
Secretary 

Mr.   Marlin   Rose,   R.R.7,    Box  186,   Warsaw,  Ind. 

46580 
Treasurer 

Mr.  Roger  Hancock,  R.  R.  5,  Touby  Rd.,  Mansfield, 

Ohio  44903 
Pastoral  Advisor 

Pastor  Mick  Rockafellow,  432  Hilltop  Circle,  Eliza- 

bethtown,  Pa.  17022 
Members  at  Large 

Mr.  Don  Fueling  Mr.  James  Knepper 

Mr.  Clark  Miller  Mr.  Marlin  Rose 

Mr.  Richard  Wells  Mr.  Ben  Zimmerman 


What  Christmas  Means  to  Me 

by  Ray  Sturgill 

Christmas  in  the  past  has  meant  many  things  to 
me.  As  a  child  in  a  home  where  the  Word  of  God  was 
not  taught,  Christmas  meant  food  of  a  variety  (fruit, 
candy  and  nuts)  that  was  served  only  on  special  occa- 
sions. It  also  meant  a  week  of  no  school.  As  a  young 
man,  it  was  a  time  to  celebrate.  (Celebrate  what?  I 
didn't  know.  But  to  prove  I  had  celebrated  properly  I 
always  had  a  rotten  feeling  for  several  days  after- 
wards.) 

At  the  age  of  25,  the  meaning  of  Christmas 
changed  very  much  for  me.  It  meant  that  God,  who 
knows  all,  knew  my  depraved  condition,  and  that  the 
birth  (and  death)  of  Jesus  Christ  became  my  way  to 
eternal  life.  Knowing  this,  Christmas  means  eternal 
life;  sins  forgiven;  life  changed;  fellowship  with  like 
believers;  fellowship  with  the  Holy  Family:  Father, 
Son  and  Spirit;  encouragement  to  live  the  life  here; 
Christ  in  me— the  hope  of  glory.  This  was  all  made 
possible  because  of  Christmas  (Christ's  birth). 

Ray  Sturgill  has  been  a  member  of  the  Grace  Brethren  Boy's 
Committee  since  its  inception,  and  he  resides  in  Orlando, 
Florida. 


Christmastime  Reflections 
for  Men  in  the  Lord's  Church 

by  Harlan  Ahlgren 

Thoughts  of  our  Saviour's  birth  brought  to  mind 
at  the  Christmas  season  include  Christ's  mission  on 
earth. 

The  men  in  the  Lord's  church  should  emphasize 
Christ's  mission  and  our  commission  on  the  earth. 
This  is  done  by  being  an  example  in  leadership,  moti- 
vation, dedication,  commitment,  evangelism,  and  dis- 
cipleship;  in  following  of  Christ's  Word  (the  Bible)  by 
reading,  studying,  and  meditation  of  the  Word  on  a 
daily  basis  for  self  and  family.  The  strong  points  of 
the  Christmas  season  are  love,  prayer,  music,  encour- 
agement, being  a  light,  witnessing,  and  telling  of 
Jesus'  birth  and  the  salvation  offered  to  us  through 
Him. 

Men  can  set  an  example  the  year-round  as  Christ 
did,  by  serving  in  the  Lord's  work  in  areas  of  pastoral 
assistance,  holding  office,  Sunday  school  service, 
tithing,  prayer,  choir,  youth  ministries,  and  work 
days. 

As  we  glorify  God,  His  Son,  and  the  Holy  Spirit 
during  the  Christmas  season,  we  note  Philippians  2:4: 
"Do  not  merely  look  out  for  your  own  personal  inter- 
est, but  also  for  the  interest  of  others." 

Harlan  has  served  on  the  Grace  Brethren  Boy's  Committee 
and  on  the  1979-80  NFGBM  Executive  Committee  and  lives 
in  Westminster,  California. 


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Many  churches  involved  in  Grace  Brethren  Boys 
are  finding  that  their  boys'  ministry  is  doing  as  much, 
if  not  more,  for  the  men  involved  than  for  the  boys. 
As  the  men  study  the  Word  of  God  in  preparation  for 
the  weekly  meeting,  God  often  challenges  their  own 
hearts  first.  The  men  are  encouraged  to  live  a  consist- 
ent and  godly  life  because  of  the  watching  eyes  of 
their  boys.  A  number  of  men  got  their  first  experi- 
ence in  soul  winning  by  introducing  one  of  their  boys 
to  Jesus.  For  some  men,  their  very  first  teaching  ex- 
perience is  before  a  group  of  eager-squirming  boys. 

Grace  Brethren  Boys  is,  in  truth,  not  only  a 
builder  of  boys  but  a  builder  of  men. 

/  would  like  to  share  with  you  how  working  with 
Grace  Brethren  Boys  has  been  a  spiritual  blessing  to 
me.    In  spite  of  occasional  frustrations  and  discour- 
agements, working  with  the  program  has: 

7.  Given  me  an  opportunity  to  share  Jesus  Christ 
with  others. 

2.  Taugh  t  me  new  skills. 

3.  Made  me  more  conscious  of  my  need  to  walk  in 
fellowship  with  Christ,  since  young  lives  are 
watching  me. 

4.  Kept  me  informed  with  what  is  on  the  mind  of 
young  fellows  today,  thus  helping  me  with  my 
own  two  sons. 

Tom  Hartman 
Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania 

Since  I've  begun  working  with  Grace  Brethren 
Boys,  I'm  really  conscious  of  using  my  body  members 
as  instruments  of  unrighteousness.    I  am  acutely 
aware  that  the  boys  are  patterning  themselves  after 
me. 

North  Atlantic  District 


Thank  you  for  a  program  such  as  Grace  Brethren 
Boys  which  encourages  and  develops  Christian 
maturity  in  our  young  men.    We  are  a  Home  Missions 
church  with  little  more  than  a  year  of  existence 
behind  us.    With  most  of  our  people  young  in  the 
faith,  we  need  to  quickly  begin  developing  our  men  as 
future  leaders. 

Home  Missions  Pastor 

My  pastor  wanted  someone  to  take  the  boys  on 
the  nights  when  the  girls  have  SMM.  I  volunteered  to 
assist,  but  wound  up  being  the  leader.    I  was  more  or 
less  supposed  to  just  babysit,  but  I  wanted  more  for 
the  boys.   I  have  never  done  any  teaching  before,  but 
I  follow  your  suggestions  in  the  Chopping  Block. 
Some  of  these  boys  are  asking  for  more  lessons  and 
goals  they  can  strive  for  on  some  of  the  topics. 
Midwest 

It  is  a  real  thrill  to  watch  the  Lord  at  work  in  the 
lives  of  the  men  who  work  with  our  Grace  Brethren 
Boys  unit.    We  are  seeing  as  much  growth  in  the  men 
as  we  are  in  the  boys. 

Pastor 

I'm  learning  much  more  about  the  needs  (spiritually 
and  emotionally)  of  this  age  group  as  I  get  to  really 
know  my  boys.    I'm  reading  every  supplemental  book 
I  can  find  on  boys'  ministry.    I  really  get  excited 
when  a  boy  comes  to  Christ.  I'm  realizing  how  very 
important  it  is  to  lean  on  Christ  for  strength  when 
leading  the  club  activities,  strength  to  be  a  good 
Christian  example,  and  of  cardinal  importance,  to 
reach  these  boys  for  Christ. 

West  Coast 


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Women  Manifesting 
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Jftssicnary  (Birthdays 

FEBRUARY  1981 

(If  no  address  is  listed,  the  address  will  be  found  on  pages  32-34 
of  the  1981  Grace  Brethren  Annual.,/ 

AFRICA 

Mr.  George  Peters February  1 

Stacey  Pfahler February  1,  1979 

Mrs.  Linda  Mensinger    February  4 

Rev.  Eddie  Mensinger February  1 3 

Heidi  Pfahler February  17,  1970 

BRAZIL 

Heidi  Johnson February  5,  1972 

FRANCE 

Rev.  Dave  Hobert February  1 6 

Miss  Janet  Varner February  28 

MEXICO 

Mrs.  Miriam  Churchill February  2 

IN  THE  UNITED   STATES 

Miss  Mary  Lois  Miller    February  2 1 

Mrs.  Vivian  Altig    February  26 


fhflrf  offerin9 

3iwu.  Opportunity 


This  year's  project  for  Grace  Schools  goes  toward 
the  refurnishing  of  the  Seminary  lounge  and  towards 
the  addition  of  more  student  mailboxes.  The  furni- 
ture in  the  lounge  at  this  time  is  original  equipment 
and  with  the  increase  in  student  enrollment  the  mail- 
boxes are  a  vital  need.  Money  designated  towards  this 
offering  should  be  received  during  the  months  of 
December,  January,  and  February,  and  the  due  date 
for  the  project  is  March  10. 

REMEMBER  THE   NAVAJO  MISSION  PROJECT 

TOWARDS  THE   HIGH  SCHOOL 

IS    DUE  DECEMBER   10 


wmc  officiary 


President 

Mrs  Dan  (Miriam)  Pacheco,  413  Kings  Highway,  Winona  Lake.  Ind 

46590—219/267-7603 
First  Vice  President 

Mrs  Dean  (Ella  Lee)  Risser.  58  Holiday  Hill,  Lexington.  Ohio 

44904  —  419/884-3969 
Second  Vice  President 

Mrs  James  (Triceine)  Custer.  2515  Carriage  Lane.  Powell.  Ohio 

43065—614/881-5779 
Secretary 

Mrs  Fred  (Margie)  Devan  Jr.,  2507  Vancouver  Dr.  N  W..  Roanoke, 

Va   24012  —  703/366-2843 

Assistant  Secretary 

Mrs  Donald  (Marilyn)  Weltmer.  Route  #1.  Box  131,  Gerrandstown, 

W   VA,  21920— 301/229-3920 
Financial  Secretary-Treasurer 

Miss  Joyce  Ashman,  602  Chestnut  Avenue,  Winona  Lake,  Ind. 

46590—219/267-7588 
Assistant  Financial  Secretary-Treasurer 

Mrs.  Bill  (Shirley)  Stevens.  Box  59.  R,  R,  1.  Lake  Odessa.  Mich 

48849—616/693-2315 
Literature  Secretary 

Mrs  Ralph  (Betty)  Hall,  Route  #8,  Box  297.  Warsaw.  Ind. 

46580—219/267-3634 
Editor 

Mrs.  Noel  (Linda)  Hoke,  R   R   1,  Hickory  Estates,  Warsaw.  Ind 

46580—219/267-3843 
Prayer  Chairman 

Mrs  John  (Sally)  Neely.  121  S  Walnut  Street,  Troy,  Ohio 

45373  —  513/335-5188 


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"Tor  the  Cord 
grant;  wisdom! 
Hi;  every  word 

i?  a  treasure  of 
knowledge  and  understanding. 


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David  and  Louisa  Hill 


When  Life  Began 


Louisa  Hill,  a  German  believer,  came  to  Christ  as 
Saviour  from  a  Catholic  background.  Her  personal 
struggle  was  one  of  depression,  indecision  and  lack  of 
love  for  the  adopted  daughter  she  had  so  long  desired. 
Following  her  conversion  she  found  a  new  love  for 
Christina  and  although  her  personal  struggle  was 
being  solved  through  trust  in  Christ,  her  atheistic  hus- 
band was  confounded  by  the  change  in  his  wife. 

David,  not  being  a  Christian,  did  not  want  to  ac- 
cept the  biblical  method  of  bringing  up  a  child.  He 
had  been  rather  severely  punished  by  his  father  and 
resented  it  to  that  very  day  and,  thus,  had  an  aversion 
towards  any  kind  of  physical  punishment.  I  tried  to 
show  him  from  the  Bible  that  making  a  child  obey 
was  God's  way,  but,  of  course,  not  believing  in  the 
Bible  he  would  not  accept  it  at  all.  I  was  thrown  into 
conflict  on  many  occasions  as  David  forbid  me  to  cor- 
rect Christina  in  the  way  the  Lord  wants  us  to.  One 
day  things  were  very  bad  again.  Christina  was  consist- 
ently disobedient  about  a  certain  matter  and  David 
was  at  a  loss  for  what  to  do,  as  neither  his  nor  my 
method  brought  any  positive  results.  We  were  con- 
stantly at  logger-heads  about  it  and  that  did  not  help 
either.  So  I  asked  David  to  call  Roger  Peugh,  whom 
we  had  met  a  little  while  earlier  at  Irene's  place  on 
Valentine's  Day.  David  picked  up  the  phone,  there 
and  then,  and  called  Roger  to  make  an  appointment. 
We  had  a  very  long  discussion  on  how  to  bring  up 
children  and  he  loaned  David  a  book  on  the  subject 
entitled:  Dare  to  Discipline  by  Dr.  James  Dobson. 
On  reading  the  book,  David  decided  that  the  method 
was  good  and  right.  So  another  problem  was  solved 
and  things  started  to  run  smoother  and,  of  course, 
Christina  started  to  notice  that  both  Mummy  and 
Daddy  were  pulling  in  the  same  direction.  She  started 
to  take  the  whole  matter  more  seriously. 

By  this  time,  Christina  was  five  years  old  and  I  had 
been  reading  the  Bible  to  her  every  day  and  talking  to 
her  about  Jesus.  One  day  we  came  to  a  passage  that 
said  that  all  people  who  do  not  have  Jesus  in  their 
hearts  will  go  to  hell.  This  bothered  Christina  quite 


a  bit.  That  very  same  evening,  as  she  went  to  say  her 
night  prayers,  she  came  out  of  her  bedroom  and  told 
me,  "Mummy  I  have  asked  Jesus  into  my  heart."  I 
was  thrilled. 

Then  she  asked  me  one  day:  "Why  doesn't  Daddy 
pray?  Why  are  you  always  praying  at  the  table?" 
Well,  I  had  to  tell  her  that  Daddy  did  not  have  Jesus 
in  his  heart  and  that  he  did  not  believe  in  God,  and 
asked  her  to  pray  for  him,  as  I  had  been  doing  every 
day  since  I  had  become  a  Christian. 

To  me,  it  seemed  impossible  that  David  would  ever 
accept  the  Lord.  He  was  such  an  ardent  atheist  and  a 
believer  in  evolution.  He  had  accepted  me  and  re- 
spected me,  and  allowed  me  to  practice  my  belief.  In 
fact,  he  even  took  me  to  Sunday  services  at  Roger's 
church  and  to  Bible  study  as  I  was  unable  to  drive 
our  car  due  to  a  fault  in  my  eyes.  So,  in  this  way, 
God  used  my  bad  sight  to  bring  my  husband  to  hear 
His  Word,  which  was  presented  to  him  very  strongly 
every  Sunday  by  Roger.  Many  discussions  followed 
and  many  prayers  were  offered  to  overcome  whatever 
was  blinding  David. 

Then  we  went  to  the  "Word  of  Life"  camp  near 
Munich,  where  David  was  really  steeped  in  the  Word. 
Following  a  great  deal  of  heated  discussion,  he  finally 
accepted  the  Lord  into  his  life.  What  a  wonderful 
thing  that  was!  Now  we  were  a  family  of  three;  a 
Christian  family  of  three. 

Shortly  after  David  became  a  Christian,  we  were 
confronted  with  the  question  concerning  baptism.  My 
first  reaction  was  one  of  rejection.  I  did  not  see  the 
need  to  be  baptized  again.  I  had  already  been  bap- 
tized into  the  Lutheran  church  and  once  into  the 
Catholic  church.  What  reason  did  I  need  to  be  bap- 
tized again?  Following  a  sermon  given  by  Roger 
Peugh,  I  realized  that  I  had  not  been  baptized  at  all 
and  that  I  should  be  baptized  just  as  the  Lord  com- 
mands it.  David  made  up  his  mind  quickly  about  it 
and  so  we  were  both  baptized  in  February  of  1978  in 
Roger's  church. 

One  thing  led  to  another  in  rapid  succession.  Not 
long  afterwards,  David  felt  the  call  of  the  Lord  into 
full-time  ministry.  He  struggled  with  his  thoughts  for 
quite  some  time  before  he  got  around  to  telling  me 
about  it.  This  he  did  very,  very  gingerly  to  see  what  I 
felt  about  it  and  what  my  reactions  were,  l  must  say 
that  it  did  not  surprise  me  a  great  deal  nor  did  it  seem 
to  surprise  Roger  when  David  told  him  about  it.  Six 
months  later  the  question  came  up  about  where  we 
would  study.  Praise  the  Lord  that  we  did  not  have  to 
leave  our  home,  as  this  difficulty  was  overcome  by 
the  starting  of  a  Bible  institute  in  Mohringen,  Stutt- 
gart. David  has  been  studying  two  years  already  in 
preparation  for  full-time  ministry.  As  a  result  of  this, 
we  came  to  America  to  visit  churches  and  to  meet 
Christian  brothers  and  sisters. 

Just  over  a  year  ago  the  Lord  gave  us  another 
child.  His  name  is  Mike.  He  was  six  years  old  at  the 
time  and  in  need  of  parents.  We  accepted  him  into 


December  '80 


Mission  Study  Personalities 

NOVEMBER  STUDY 
Mrs.  Maryan  Schroeder  is  pictured  with  her  husband 


DECEMBER  STUDY 
Roland  and  Evi  Bosch,  Germany 


i    V"                  'V'   Mi 

our  home  and  several  months  later  he  also  accepted 
the  Lord  into  his  life.  He  told  me  one  day:  "Mummy, 
I  am  a  Christian  too  now."  I  said,  "How  do  you 
know?"  "Well,"  he  said,  "I  knelt  down  and  I  asked 
the  Lord  to  come  into  my  heart  and  wash  me  clean." 
How  wonderfully  the  Lord  works  in  our  lives! 

We  cannot  thank  Him  enough  for  what  He  did  on 
the  cross  for  all  of  us.  It  seems  unbelievable  that  the 
Lord  loves  sinners  like  us,  but  praise  Him  that  He 
does! 


Adopt  a  shut-in.  Encourage  through  prayer, 
gifts  of  time  and  substance  these  less  fortu- 
nate in  attending  regular  services  of  your 
church.  The  WMC  of  a  church  in  eastern 
Pennsylvania  set  up  a  display  with  pictures 
and  necessary  information  of  each  shut-in 
ministered  to  by  the  church.  The  ladies,  in 
turn,  took  pictures  and  pledged  to  pray  for 
and  encourage  these  shut-ins. 

1.  Take  black  and  white  pictures  (to  eliminate 
high  cost  factor)  of  each  shut-in  within 
church  family. 

2.  Get  enough  prints  (optional)  to  give  each 
lady  at  WMC  meeting  one  picture. 

3.  If  pictures  are  not  used,  a  reminder  to  pray 
for  the  individual  could  be  made  in  another 
attractive  fashion. 

4.  On  back  of  each  picture  or  reminder,  place 
name,  address  of  lady,  and  telephone  num- 
ber if  applicable.  Also  attach  birthday  dates 
or  other  suitable  occasions  for  remembrance. 
Attach  a  strip  of  magnetic  tape  to  the 
reverse  side  of  the  picture. 

5.  Prepare  a  bulletin  board  or  poster  for  use  at 
church  or  WMC  introducing  the  idea. 

6.  At  the  meeting,  show  the  poster  and  tell  a 
bit  about  each  shut-in.  Emphasize  the 
importance  of  frequently  remembering  these 
dear  ones.  Pray  for  them  faithfully  and  help 
them  in  any  way  they  might  need  assistance. 

7.  Allow  each  WMC  lady  to  adopt  a  shut-in 
equaling  out  the  number  assigned  to  each 
one. 


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Missionary  Biographies 


Margaret  Mason 


Greetings  to  all  of  you.  I  am 
Margaret  Mason— a  missionary  to 
the  C.A.R.  Harold,  my  husband,  is 
a  medical  doctor.  We  have  six  chil- 
dren in  the  U.S.;  four  of  whom  are 
happily  married  (we  also  have  six 
grandchildren).  Joyce,  our  daughter 
who  is  20,  is  in  the  nursing  program 
at  Grace  College.  Sharon,  our  17- 
year-old  daughter  is  a  freshman  at 
Grace.  We  count  on  your  prayers 
for  these  girls  as  they  are  in  college 
while  we  are  in  Africa,  and  that  the 
Lord  will  bless  them  during  our 
separation. 

My  duties  in  Africa  are  varied. 
I'm  the  hostess  at  the  station  where 
we  live,  and  this  requires  that  I  find 
a  place  for  visitors  to  stay.  I  also 
help  in  a  junior  Bible  school,  teach- 
ing the  ladies.  Sometimes  I  teach 
reading  and  writing  and  part  of  the 
time  I  teach  Bible.  I  enjoy  teaching 
the  Bible  the  most,  but  the  ladies 
also  need  to  know  how  to  read  to 
know  more  about  the  Bible. 

Teaching  women  in  Africa  is 
very  difficult  because  many  of  the 
ladies  have  young  babies  with  them. 
Trying  to  concentrate  on  reading 
and  caring  for  a  young  one  at  the 
same  time  is  difficult,  as  you  can 
imagine.  As  I  observe  the  OTN— 
Africa's    WMC    group— it    is    very 


interesting  to  note  how  the  ladies 
have  grown  in  the  Lord.  Some  have 
become  mature  leaders  in  the 
church,  and  many  of  them  have 
been  able  to  give  the  Bible  study 
themselves.  We  thank  the  Lord  for 
the  ladies  and  their  desire  to  learn 
more  about  the  Lord  and  for  help- 
ing their  fellow  women  in  the 
villages. 

That's  what  mission  work  is  all 
about.  Going  to  another  land  and 
helping  others  to  teach  their  own 
people  about  Jesus.  Thank  you  for 
including  me  as  one  of  your  birth- 
day missionaries  for  this  coming 
year  and  for  the  prayers  as  well  as 
the  financial  support.  May  the  Lord 
bless  each  one  of  you. 


Marline  Vieuble 


A  French  lady  is  a  Brethren 
missionary  in  the  Central  African 
Republic.  Yes,  I  teach  mathematics 
and  Bible  in  the  James  Gribble  High 
School  organized  by  the  mission. 
My  name  is  Martine  Vieuble  (view- 
blay).  Jean-Claude  and  I  have  two 
children.  Sundrine,  our  daughter,  is 
4;  and  Nicholas  is  3.  They  are  not 
in  school  yet  and  are  at  home  with 
us.  I  have  a  young  African  girl  who 
keeps  them  while  I  teach  in  the 
morning.  Her  name  is  Esther.  We 
came  to  Africa  for  the  first  time  in 
September     1975.     We    lived    in 


Bangui,  the  capital,  for  one  year.  It 
was  not  too  hard  to  adapt  to  a  new 
kind  of  life.  The  following  year  we 
left  for  Yaloke,  a  village  in  the  in- 
terior. Life  here  is  exciting  and  we 
don't  have  time  to  get  bored,  even 
without  television.  There  are  so 
many  things  going  on;  it  is  very 
colorful. 

For  example,  I  learned  to  make 
bread.  What  an  exploit!  A  French 
wife  never  makes  her  own  bread. 
The  first  time  I  tried,  the  bread  was 
barely  edible,  but  now  it  is  excel- 
lent. I  have  also  learned  how  to 
smoke  meat,  because  ham  is  too  ex- 
pensive in  Bangui. 

I  have  also  had  to  learn  to  share 
my  life  with  certain  little,  strange 
insects  that  are  always  where  you 
do  not  want  them  to  be— in  the 
flour,  the  rice,  or  the  spaghetti. 
Then,  too,  we  have  parasites  on  the 
fruits  and  vegetables.  We  have  to 
wash  them  carefully  with  a  little 
soap  and  then  rinse  them  off  in 
filtered  water.  These  precautions 
are  annoying  but  absolutely  neces- 
sary. After  five  years,  you  don't 
think  about  it  anymore.  Sometimes 
we  find  a  little  scorpion  or  a  snake 
that  reminds  us  to  never  walk 
around  barefooted.  We  have  to  take 
medicine  daily  to  ward-off  malaria. 

Of  course,  you  want  to  know 
how  I  came  here.  I  received  Christ 
into  my  life  in  1973  through  the 
witness  of  the  missionary  team  of 
the  "Chateau  de  Saint-Albain"  near 
Macon  in  France.  God  showed  me 
that  my  life  should  be  for  His  serv- 
ice. I  was  married  in  1974  to  Jean- 
Claude  Vieuble,  whom  I  met  at  the 
Chateau.  We  went  to  Paris  for  a 
year  of  Bible  study.  After  this  we 
received  a  letter  from  the  Steudlers, 
who  were  serving  in  Africa,  telling 
us  there  was  work  for  us  to  do  in 
Africa.  Thus,  God  led  us  here  on 
African  soil  where  we  are  serving 
Him.  Please  continue  to  pray  for  us. 


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Navajo  WMC 

Makes  a  First  Impression 

Dear  WMC  ladies, 

We,  here  at  the  Navajo  mission,  thought  you  might  like  to  hear  about  the  WMC  meetings  at  Cedar 
Hill.  The  group  meets  every  Thursday,  but  Norma  Lathrop  and  I  go  out  every  other  week  to  give  them  a 
hand  with  the  Bible  study  and  mission  study.  They  usually  meet  at  the  church,  but  this  time  they  were 
meeting  at  one  of  the  homes  since  they  were  having  a  baby  shower. 

Norma  and  I  climbed  in  the  Datsun  pickup  and  joggled  along  over  the  dirt  roads.  About  five  miles 
from  the  mission  we  came  upon  two  Navajo  women  who  had  been  to  the  clinic  at  the  mission.  They  were 
also  going  to  the  shower  on  their  way  home  so  they  climbed  into  the  bed  of  the  pickup.  The  older  woman 
was  wearing  the  traditional  Navajo  costume— gathered  skirt,  blouse,  scarf  on  her  head.  The  younger  woman 
was  wearing  pants.  (It  looks  like  the  old  colorful  Navajo  costume  is  in  its  last  season.  The  older  women  still 
wear  it,  but  all  the  younger  women  wear  slacks.) 

The  contrast  between  the  new  and  the  old  is  evident  everywhere.  When  we  arrived  at  the  place  of  the 
meeting  little  Joey,  the  guest  of  honor,  was  sleeping  on  a  cradle  board— wearing  store-bought  clothes  and 
wrapped  in  a  K-Mart  blanket.  Year-old  Vicky  toddled  around  in  a  fancy  nylon  dress  and  buckskin 
moccasins. 

Many  of  the  Navajos  still  live  in  the  old  hogan,  but  this  house  was  plastered  and  had  two  rooms; 
though  nothing  fancy,  I  assure  you.  Across  the  back  of  the  house  was  built  a  brush  arbor  lean-to.  The 
arbor  was  a  frame  of  poles  with  dry  branches  stacked  on  top.  Even  though  the  sun  was  hot,  there  was  a 
breeze  blowing  and  it  was  quite  cool  under  the  shelter. 

Sheep,  goats  and  several  dogs  wandered  around  the  edge  of  the  arbor.  Cooking  was  done  on  a  wood 
stove  with  clay  piled  around  it  (I  suppose  to  conserve  the  heat). 

Norma  and  I  sat  on  an  old  daybed  with  no  mattress,  but  it  had  a  folded  quilt  for  padding.  There  was 
a  long  stool  and  several  assorted  chairs  where  more  of  the  ladies  sat  and  a  rough  table  for  serving.  But  even 
in  these  humble  surroundings  the  fellowship  was  just  like  down-home,  and  the  refreshments  were  more 
sumptuous  than  at  any  shower  I've  ever  attended— lamb  stew,  sliced  cantaloupe,  potato  chips,  sliced  hot 
chiles,  fry  bread  and  chocolate  cake.  They  also  served  Kool-Aid  and  coffee. 

After  the  shower  the  ladies'  meeting  finally  got  underway.  I  gave  the  WMC  Bible  study  on  Proverbs, 
and  Mary  Butler  translated.  I  had  given  this  same  study  at  the  staff  WMC  meeting,  but  it  had  to  be  changed 
a  lot  for  these  ladies— the  applications,  not  the  Scripture.  Proverbs  has  been  translated  into  Navajo,  but  it  is 
not  very  familiar  to  the  people  yet.  Its  truths,  however,  are  very  relevant  to  the  Navajo  way  of  life.  They 
have  problems,  just  as  we  do,  with  untamed  tongues,  wayward  children,  marital  breakups,  and  alcohol.  All 
these  issues  are  dealt  with  in  Proverbs. 

One  sad  remembrance  I  have  of  the  afternoon  is  that  inside  the  house,  on  a  pile  of  quilts,  an  old 
Navajo  lady  was  propped  against  the  wall.  The  women  said  she  was  nearing  a  hundred— maybe  older.  But 
she  is  not  a  Christian.  She  has  heard  the  message,  but  has  never  responded.  Now  she's  blind  and  deaf. 
Pray  for  the  many  Navajos  who  have  not  responded;  or  who  have  heard  the  call  of  Christ,  then  turned 
aside. 

With  love, 

Mary  Thompson  " 

Editor's  Note:  Mary  Thompson  along  with  her  husband,  Ray  "Bud"  Thompson,  have  recently  assumed 
staff  positions  at  the  Navajo  Mission  in  New  Mexico.  Ray  served  faithfully  on  the  Foreign  Missions  staff  in 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana,  for  many  years. 


december  '80 » 


A  Mid-Year  Message  from  the  Moderator  about  Mood. 


It's  Nice  to  be  Brothers  .  .  .  and 
Even  Nicer  to  Have  Such  a  Father 


by  Knute  Larson 

1980-1981  Moderator  of  Fellowship  of  Grace  Brethren  Churches 


Thank  you  for  the  call  to  moderate. 
I  accept. 

I  am  a  moderate  at  heart  anyway;  at  least  in  issues 
that  are  not  cut  and  dried. 

As  we  celebrate  Christmas  this  year,  may  I  urge 
you  to  do  it  with  the  passion  of 

Psalm  119:80-81 

Those  theme  verses  for  our  conference  year  speak 
of  honor  to  His  Word  and  passion  for  His  salvation. 

My  soul  languishes  at  times,  but  usually  gets  lazy 
unless  I  discipline  myself  with  the  fervor  of  a  commit- 
ment made  strong  by  an  honest  look  at  the  needs  of 
the  world. 

And  that  includes  the  needs  of  my  church.  And 
our  churches. 

We  have  a  long  way  to  go.  We  have  come  a  long 
way.  We  have  a  great  heritage,  in  many  ways.  But  we 
have  not  finished  the  race.  In  fact,  some  of  us  have 
died  on  "Heartbreak  Hill,"  when  the  running  gets 
steep  and  hard. 

When  my  heart  and  our  hearts  are  with 
Psalm  119:80-81 

then  we  will  be  doing  His  priorities. 

First,  Christians,  linked  to  the  Father,  in  the  Son, 
controlled  by  His  Spirit. 

Then,  Brethren. 

Who  Are  We  Anyway? 

What  Does  It  Mean  to  Be  Grace  Brethren? 

We  are  first  Christians.  We  are  tied  with  believers 
around  the  world  in  a  calling  that  is  higher  than  a  fel- 
lowship of  churches,  or  denomination.  We  are  chil- 
dren of  God,  because  we  believe  in  the  need  for 
personal  faith  and  salvation. 

We  know  that  church  is  a  means,  but  Christ  is  the 
end. 

We  find  it  uplifting  that  He  is  calling  people  all 
over  the  world,  of  every  background,  to  His  Son, 
Jesus  Christ.  And  that  we  can  have  a  part  in  that  as 


we  stay  with  the  mission. 

We  arose  with  many  other  vibrant  fellowships  out 
of  the  Reformation,  a  little  bit  away  from  it,  because 
we  thought  it  was  not  traveling  quite  far  enough.  We 
stand  in  a  tradition  of  holiness,  in  a  fellowship  of 
churches  that  has  always  called  for  personal  integrity 
with  Christ.  For  honesty  in  front  of  His  Word. 

We  like  what  Martin  Luther  did,  and  we  like  it  so 
much  that  we  have  added  to  it  with  the  same  senti- 
ment—to get  back  to  the  Word  in  many  areas  of 
practice. 

So  we  like  our  heritage,  and  we  worship  Jesus 
Christ  with  bonds  of  love  for  each  other  and  for 
Christians  who  may  not  have  concluded  their  studies 
of  Scripture  with  the  same  exact  practices  we  have, 
but  who  have  indeed  continued  their  studies  with  the 
same  love  for  Jesus  Christ. 

But  Why  Do  We  Need  the  Fellowship? 

There  are  things  we  can  do  together  that  need 
done  and  that: 

1.  Some  churches  could  not  do  alone  or  without 
the  cooperation  of  others. 

In  fact  most. 

2.  Things  that  are  so  big  in  scope  that  they  take  all 
of  us  standing  together  and  reminding  each  other— the 
Great  Commission  is  that  giant,  and  all  the  processes 
of  Christian  education  that  go  together  to  make  it 
happen. 

So  we've  banded  together  to  help  each  other. 
Those  who  are  richer  help  the  poorer.  We  throw  our 
resources  together  without  jealousy  to  come  out  with 
mutual  aid.  Not  equal  giving,  but  equal  sacrifice.  And 
caring. 

But  I  Don't  Hear  Enough  about  Our  Heritage. 
Can't  We  Say  More? 

We  are  the  victims  of  a  time  when  traditions  and 
memories  are  often  too  short.  I  guess  we  all  know 
that.  "People  don't  neighbor  like  they  used  to,"  and 
"they  don't  remember  like  they  used  to." 

But  it's  also  because  we  feel  so  strongly  the  chal- 


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lenge  of  today  and  tomorrow.  The  signs  of  the  dis- 
solution of  the  world  are  so  clear,  that  we  feel  bound 
to  make  a  last-quarter  burst  to  accomplish.  We're 
challenging  each  other  to  double  in  decades,  to  plant 
a  lot  of  new  churches,  to  get  those  missionaries  over 
there.  We  feel  like  this  is  no  time  to  stall  or  major  on 
exact  width  of  the  line  on  the  side  of  the  football 
field,  but  to  head  toward  the  touchdown:  helping 
people  be  redeemed  in  Jesus  Christ  and  grow  in  His 
Word. 

So,  yes,  sometimes  we  don't  look  back  enough 
perhaps.  But  we're  looking  forward  with  all  the 
energy  we  have  toward  a  thrust  into  the  world  by  the 
means  of  today's  communication,  by  the  love  of 
every  church  attender,  by  the  strong  preaching  of  the 
Word  so  that  men's  hearts  melt  with  conviction. 

And  we  really  need  each  other  to  do  that,  as  much 
as  we  need  Christians  all  over  the  country  and  the 
world. 

We're  in  this  until  death. 

How  Could  We  Be  More  United  in  This  Passion 
to  Touch  the  World  for  Christ? 

Well  the  silliest  thing  would  be  to  get  together  as 
a  fellowship  of  churches  every  month  or  so.  The  hard 
work  is  at  the  home  front. 

The  answer  is,  we  could  stress  the  commission  and 
do  the  work  of  love  and  unity  in  every  local  church 
so  that  people  band  together  to  head  for  the  touch- 
down and  the  score,  instead  of  tasting  the  cotton 
candy  up  in  the  stands  or  arguing  about  the  width  of 
the  field.  Churches  that  are  growing  with  love  and 
reaching  out  with  joy  are  doing  that.  The  people  are 
feeling  the  excitement  of  giving  answers  to  people 
who  are  indeed  asking  questions.  In  a  world  that  is 
bursting  apart,  literally  and  physically  as  well  as 
spiritually. 

The  real  strength  of  our  Fellowship  is  the  local 
church,  where  people  serve  with  love  and  admit,  in 
the  integrity  and  piety  that  was  always  meant  to 
characterize  us,  that  they  are  strugglers  who  need 
each  other. 

As  a  fellowship  we  can  help  each  other  with  com- 
mon goals  and  missions  and  the  serving  of  the  smaller 
by  the  larger. 

Sometimes  I  Get  the  Attitude  from  Some  of  Us 
that  We  Are  the  Only  Ones. 
Does  Anyone  Think  That? 

Not  really.  We  know  we  are  bound  for  heaven 
along  with  many  others.  Secretly  we  think  that  Christ 
will  show  them  that  our  convictions  were  the  ones 
that  were  right  on  the  issues  where  we  differ  (after 
all,  what  is  a  conviction  if  it's  not  something  that  you 


think  is  right?).  But  our  confession  is  with  Christ  and 
is  a  call  to  serve  Him  realizing  that  we  are  actually 
very  little  and  very  meaningless  without  His  grace. 

If  because  we  love  our  Fellowship  and  enjoy  the 
friendship  of  people  with  whom  we  have  had  close 
contact  in  huddles  and  pep  rallies,  then  forgive  us  if 
at  times  we  sound  provincial. 

We  do  like  the  church. 

We  do  like  the  direction  we're  taking  when  our 
eyes  are  on  Christ  and  the  world  He  loves,  and  not  be- 
ing Brethren  alone,  or  better  than  someone  else. 

So  sometimes  we  speak  with  special  joy. 

And  we're  glad  when  people  from  other  churches 
do  that  about  theirs,  when  they're  committed  to 
Jesus  Christ  and  His  Word. 

What  Are  Our  Biggest  Needs? 

On  with  the  work.  We  so  easily  assess  and  meet 
just  to  meet  and  look  at  the  past  or  just  get  lazy  and 
glad  to  be  a  part  of  a  "Bible-believing  church." 

In  a  sense,  there's  no  such  thing  as  a  Bible-believing 
church.  There  are  people  who  believe  the  Bible  and 
those  people  must  individually  stay  strong  in  the 
Word  and  in  the  Spirit,  sharing  with  love. 

So  we  do  that,  and  we  grow  in  Christ  and  in  His 
love.  Love,  with  truth.  But  love.  Open  love.  Caring 
love.  Reaching  love.  Unselfish  love. 

"Graceous"  love. 

When  Will  We  Get  Together  Again? 

Sunday?  Or  perhaps  Wednesday  or  Thursday? 
No,  I  mean,  as  a  Fellowship. 

Sunday.  Or  Wednesday  or  Thursday.  Or  maybe  for 
a  ministry  in  between  those  days. 

That's  really  when  Grace  Brethren  meet— in  the 
individual  churches— we  don't  have  to  be  all  under 
one  roof.  We  are  meeting  as  God's  children,  to  honor 
the  Father  and  serve  Him. 

And  there's  where  the  energy  starts— to  serve  Him 
and  then  get  together  in  the  local  church  and  then 
reach  out  to  the  world. 

And  as  we  can  help  each  other  as  a  fellowship,  we 
will  and  we  have  and  we  can  and  we  must. 

But  When  Does  that  Fellowship  Gather  in  Conference 
to  Hear  Reports  and  Do  More  for  the 
Great  Commission  Together? 

Our  next  national  conference  is  July  25-August  1, 
in  Winona  Lake,  Indiana— beginning  on  that  Sunday 
morning;  actually  Saturday  evening  with  a  delightful 
concert. 

And  we  do  want  people  to  come  because  we  love 
each  other  and  can  give  inspiration  to  go  back  and  do 
the  work  of  love  and  mission  on  the  local  scene. 


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78GRAD  STUDIES  FOR  PH.D. 
by  Vance  Christie 

Eugene  Inman,  one  of  only  two  students  in  the 
history  of  Grace  College  to  graduate  with  a  4.0  grade 
point  average,  is  in  his  third  year  of  the  analytic 
chemistry  program  at  the  University  of  Florida.  He  is 
studying  for  the  Ph.D. 

Inman,  a  1978  graduate  of  Grace  with  majors  in 
chemistry  and  mathematics,  was  able  to  complete  39 
hours  of  chemistry  courses  during  the  first  year  of  his 
program.  Last  year  he  held  a  teaching  assistantship 
while  taking  courses  toward  a  computer  science 
minor.  The  classes  he  taught  were  quantitative  analysis 
and  instrumental  analysis.  He  was  also  required  to 
complete  a  number  of  cumulative  examinations  last 
year.  His  final  two  years  will  be  dedicated  to  research 
and  will  be  subsidized  by  the  federal  government's 
National  Institute  of  Health. 

Inman  decided  to  attend  the  University  of  Florida 
after  receiving  offers  by  several  other  postgraduate 
schools.  The  university  of  32,000  students  is  located 
in  Gainesville,  Florida,  situated  in  the  northcentral 
part  of  the  state,  about  50  miles  from  the  Atlantic 
Ocean  and  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  A  year-round  moderate 
climate  is  afforded  the  state-sponsored  institution, 
which  is  nationally  ranked  in  the  fields  of  law,  engi- 
neering, communication,  science  and  medicine.  The 
university  is  a  center  for  extensive  sponsored  research. 

Inman  has  successfully  completed  his  first  two 
years  with  an  outstanding  3.97  grade  point  average. 
His  high  academic  accomplishment  in  no  way  reflects 
a  simple  program.  The  analytic  chemistry  division  of 
the  University  of  Florida  is  among  the  top  10  in  the 
country. 

Eugene  attributes  his  success,  rather,  to  his  under- 
graduate training.  He  says:  "I  was  well  prepared  when 
I  left  Grace.  This  was  due  especially  to  the  efforts  of 
Dr.  (Ray)  Gsell  and  Dr.  (Vilas)  Deane."  Gsell  is  a 
chemistry  professor  at  Grace,  and  Deane  teaches 
mathematics. 

For  the  next  two  years,  Inman  will  be  working 
with  a  "very  large"  chemistry  research  group.  The 
group  consists  of  about  20  graduate  students,  6  post- 


Ph.Ds.  and  8  undergraduates.  Beginning  this  past 
summer,  25  percent  of  his  time  is  taken  up  in  review- 
ing current  literature  and  study,  and  75  percent  is 
taken  up  in  laboratory  work.  The  laboratory  work 
consists  of  instrumental  design,  computer  interfacing 
and  learning  of  current  laser  techniques. 

Upon  completion  of  his  studies  at  the  university, 
Eugene  would  like  to  either  teach  at  the  college  level 
or  take  a  position  in  industry.  If  he  does  enter  indus- 
try, he  hopes  to  work  in  the  development  of  analytic 
techniques,  specifically  as  they  apply  to  problem 
solving.  While  these  are  his  present  desires,  he's  not 
setting  any  limits  on  future  possibilities,  saying:  "I'll 
graduate  in  June  of  1982.  From  there,  anything  is 
possible." 

Eugene  is  24  years  old.  He  and  his  wife,  Wanda,  re- 
side in  Gainesville.  Among  his  non-academic  interests 
are  softball,  fishing  and  golfing. 

Inman  is  the  second  oldest  of  four  children.  His 
older  sister,  Gena,  was  also  a  1978  graduate  of  Grace 
College.  His  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eugene  Inman,  Sr., 
live  in  Mt.  Carroll,  Illinois. 


DR.  AND  MRS.  WILLIAM  WALKER,  right,  are  presented 
the  Grace  College  Parents  of  the  Year  award  by  Dr.  Homer  A. 
Kent,  Jr.,  at  the  1980  homecoming  coronation.  Janet  Walker, 
a  senior  at  the  college,  wrote  the  winning  essay  about  her 
parents  who  serve  as  medical  missionaries  in  the  Central 
African  Republic. 


GRACE  COLLEGE   HOMECOMING 

Hundreds  of  parents  joined  Grace  alumni  from 
around  the  United  States  on  October  3-4  at  this 
year's  Homecoming-Parents  Weekend.  The  weekend 
began  with  coronation  activities  at  the  Rodeheaver 
Auditorium  on  Friday  evening.  "Passport  to  Paradise" 
was  the  weekend  theme.  Grace  senior  Connie 
Whitcomb,  daughter  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  John  Whitcomb, 
Warsaw,  Indiana,  was  crowned  the  1980  Homecoming 
Queen.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  William  Walker,  also  of  Warsaw, 
were  honored  as  the  1980  Grace  Parents  of  the  Year. 

Traditional  Homecoming  activities  made  Saturday 


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most  exciting.  Students  had  worked  for  weeks  con- 
structing giant  floats  for  the  parade  on  Saturday 
morning,  the  Lancers  were  victorious  over  visiting 
Bellarmine  College  from  Louisville,  Kentucky,  at 
the  annual  soccer  game,  and  the  afternoon  saw  18 
Grace  scholars  inducted  into  the  national  Alpha  Chi 
honor  society.  The  evening  was  crowned  with  a  huge 
Homecoming  Banquet  at  the  Rodeheaver  Auditorium 
where  710  guests  enjoyed  dinner  and  a  musical  con- 
cert featuring  Christine  Wyrtzen  of  Schroon  Lake, 
New  York. 


CONNIE  WHITCOMB,  center,  daughter  of  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
John  C.  Whitcomb,  receives  a  lai  after  being  crowned  the 
1980  Grace  College  homecoming  queen  by  last  year's 
royalty,  Mrs.  Gail(Bonar)  Vaughn.  Gail's  escort,  her  husband, 
Larry,  holds  Miss  Whitcomb's  cape  at  right  The  theme  of  the 
homecoming  extravaganza  was  "Passport  to  Paradise." 


SIX   FROM  HAWAII 

A  Grace  Brethren  church  located  4,000  miles  from 
Winona  Lake,  Indiana— the  Waimalu  (Hawaii)  Grace 
Brethren  Church— has  six  of  its  students  attending 
Grace  College  this  fall.  Chrystal  Duncan,  Harold  (Hal) 
Steinhoff,  Gary  Johnson,  Tina  Takeuchi,  Nathan 
Zakahi  and  Derrick  Niibu  have  all  been  influenced 
through  the  church  to  attend  Grace  College. 

The  160-member  Waimalu  Grace  Brethren  Church 
is  located  on  Oahu,  1  of  8  islands  which  collective- 
ly make  up  the  state  of  Hawaii.  Waimalu  is  a  suburb 
of  neighboring  Aiea,  a  city  of  12,000  people,  and  is 
located  8  miles  from  Honolulu. 

The  church  is  pastored  by  Rev.  James  Kennedy,  a 
1964  Grace  Seminary  graduate.  He  has  been  at  the 
church  for  three  years.  Many  of  the  students  attend- 
ing Grace  this  year  credit  Pastor  Kennedy  as  having  a 
large  influence  on  their  decision. 

Chrystal  Duncan  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Herbert  Duncan,  Makakilo,  Hawaii.  In  the  Waimalu 
church  she  was  involved  with  the  puppet  ministry, 
the  young  adult  Bible  study  and  the  choir  cantatas. 
Chrystal  is  a  junior  and  is  majoring  in  behavioral 
science;  specializing  in  counseling.  She  decided  to 
come  to  Grace  to  take  Bible  courses  and  to  learn 
more  of  God's  Word. 

Tina  Takeuchi  attended  the  Waimalu  church  for 
five  years  before  leaving  for  college  on  the  mainland. 
A  freshman,  Tina  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Masaji  Takeuchi  of  Aiea,  Hawaii.  Tina  was  very  active 
in  the  puppet  ministry  of  the  church  and  in  the  ninth 
grade  took  a  trip  to  Alaska  and  Washington  state  to 
minister  with  the  team.  The  summer  before  her  junior 


GRACE  COLLEGE  TRAVELING  GROUPS 

Grace  College  traveling  groups  will  be  quite  active  during  the  winterim  (Jan. 
tion  (April  5-12).  Here  are  the  areas  of  travel  for  these  groups. 


Group 

Concert  Choir 

Resounding  Brass 


Area 

West  Virginia,  Virginia,  North 
Carolina,  South  Carolina 

Tennessee,  Georgia,  Florida 


Men's  Basketball  Team     Northern  California,  Northwest, 
Canada 


Freshman  Choir 


Sound  Investment 


Drama  Team 


Michigan,  Ohio, 
Western  Pennsylvania 

Eastern  Pennsylvania,  Maryland, 
Washington,  D.C. 

Arizona 


Dates 

January  4-18 

January  4-18 
January  2-13 

April  5-12 

April  5-12 

April  5-12 


4-18)  and  the  Easter  vaca- 

Contact  Person 

Professor  Don  Ogden 

Professor  Dennis  Herrick 
Coach  Jim  Kessler 

Professor  Don  Ogden 

Professor  Paul  Milliman 

Dennis  Brown 


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year  she  was  on  Operation  Barnabas  in  the  Southeast 
and  this  experience  led  her  to  decide  definitely  to  at- 
tend Grace.  She  was  attracted  to  Grace  because  of  its 
Christian  course  offerings  and  atmosphere. 

Nathan  Zakahi,  a  senior  at  Grace  and  the  son  of 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Masao  Zakahi,  Aiea,  Hawaii,  grew  up  in 
the  Waimalu  Grace  Brethren  Church  when  it  was  first 
being  founded  by  Pastor  Edmond  Leech.  Nathan 
transferred  to  Grace  after  two  years  in  the  University 
of  Hawaii  to  learn  more  about  the  Bible.  He  would 
like  to  use  his  business  major  from  Grace  as  a  back- 
ground for  work  in  a  business  firm  or  for  further  edu- 
cation in  seminary. 

Hal  Steinhoff,  a  junior  who  is  also  majoring  in 
business,  is  the  son  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  Steinhoff, 
Aiea,  Hawaii.  He  first  became  active  in  the  Waimalu 
church  when  Kip  Coffman  was  pastoring.  Hal  states 
that  Pastor  Coffman  had  a  sizable  influence  in  his  de- 
cision to  attend  Grace.  Another  person  who  played  a 
part  in  the  decision  was  Rich  Harrell,  now  a  mission- 
ary to  Africa,  who  Hal  visited  with  at  national  youth 
conference  the  summer  of  his  junior  year  in  high 
school.  Hal  found  Grace  appealing  because  it  allowed 
him  to  study  the  Bible  more  thoroughly  and  to  come 
back  to  see  old  friends. 

Derrick  Niibu  and  his  wife,  Lauren,  are  living  in 
Winona  Lake  while  Derrick  is  on  sabbatical  from  the 
Konewaene  High  School  where  he  teaches  physical 
education  and  math.  Konewaene  High  is  located  on 


the  largest  of  the  eight  islands,  Hawaii.  Lauren 
teaches  home  economics  there.  They  have  been 
married  since  July  of  this  year.  Derrick  attended  the 
Waimalu  church  for  two  years  and  one  summer  while 
in  school  for  the  master's  degree  at  the  University  of 
Hawaii.  During  that  time  he  talked  to  students  from 
the  church  and  was  impressed  by  their  reports,  so  de- 
cided to  attend  Grace  this  year.  He  is  studying  Bible, 
physical  education  and  speech. 

Gary  Johnson  is  the  final  Waimalu  Grace  Brethren 
student  attending  Grace.  Gary  is  the  son  of  Colonel 
and  Mrs.  William  Johnson,  Honolulu,  Hawaii.  His 
father  serves  in  the  military  at  Fort  Shafter,  two  miles 
from  Honolulu.  Gary  attended  the  Waimalu  church 
for  two  years  after  his  family  moved  to  the  area.  He 
decided  to  attend  Grace  after  looking  at  a  few  other 
colleges.  He  thought  Grace  would  provide  a  good 
Christian  atmosphere  to  begin  his  studies  and  to 
grow.  Gary,  a  sophomore,  is  interested  in  an  engineer- 
ing career. 

FACULTY  MEMBER 
NEEDED   IN  ACCOUNTING 

Grace  College's  business  department  has  need  of 
an  accounting  faculty  member  who  meets  spiritual 
and  academic  qualifications.  OP. A.  and  master's  de- 
gree preferred.  Recommendations  or  application  in- 
quiries may  be  sent  to  Office  of  Academic  Dean, 
Grace  College,  Winona  Lake,  Indiana  46590. 


THE  OCTOBER   1980  HONOR   ROLL  is  as  follows: 


schools 

Winona  Like,  Indiana  46590 


In  Memory  of: 
Mrs.  Hallie  G.  Coffey 
Mr.  A.  W.  Johnson 

Rev.  Raymond  Kettell 

Mrs.  Doris  Votaw 
Mrs.  Ruth  Johnson 


In  Honor  of: 

Mr.  George  Heaton 
(Retirement) 


Given  by: 

Mrs.  W.  H.  Greenwood 
Southeast  District 

Ministerium 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Everett  Simmons 
Sadie  Minnix 
Dr.  Myron  Yeager 
Southeast  District 

Ministerium 

Given  by: 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Messner 


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Dr.  Warren  W.  Wiersbe 

Miller  Lectureship 


Dr.  Jay  E.  Adams 

Dr.  Adams  presently  serves  as  visiting  pro- 
fessor of  practical  theology  at.  Westminister 
Theological  Seminary  and  Dean  of  the  Institute 
of  Pastoral  Studies.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Johns 
Hopkins  University,  Reformed  Episcopal 
Seminary,  Temple  University  School  of  Prac- 
tical Theology,  and  the  University  of  Missouri. 
Dr.  Adams  has  pastored  several  churches  and 
has  served  on  the  faculty  of  the  University  of 
Missouri.  Dr.  Adams  is  a  frequent  conference 
speaker  and  has  authored  over  25  books.  He  is 
best  known  for  his  nouthetic  counseling  ap- 
proach which  has  received  wide  acceptance 
among  evangelical  pastors. 


Dr.  Harold  Lindsell 

Dr.  Lindsell  studied  and  graduated  from 
Wheaton  College,  the  University  o\  California 
at  Berkeley,  New  York  University,  and  Fuller 
Theological  Seminary.  He  has  served  as  both  a 
college  and  seminary  professor,  but  is  best 
known  as  the  former  editor  of  Christianity 
Today.He  has  authored  over  15  books  in- 
cluding The  Battle  for  the  Bible-  and  has  travel- 
ed extensively  surveying  church  work 
overseas.  Dr.  Lindsell  is  listed  in  Who's  Who  in 
America,  The  Directory  of  American  Scholars, 
and  Who's  Who  in  the  World. 


Featured  Speakers 
Dr.  Warren  W.  Wiersbe 

Warren  W'.  Wiersbe's  ministry  as  a 
le  teacher,  radio  speaker,  and  author  has 
taken  him  throughout  the  world.  He  has 
studied  at  Northern  Baptist  Theological 
Seminary,  Indiana  University  and  Roosevelt 
University  (Chicago).  Dr.  Wiersbe  has  authored 
over  30  books  and  has  edited  and  compiled 
several  others.  Recognized  as  a  "pastor's 
pastor,"  Dr.  Wiersbe  is  a  popular  conference 
and  seminar  speaker.  He  lives  in  Chicago  with 
his  wife  and  family  and  divides  his  time  be- 
tween writing  and  speaking  engagements. 


Mrs.  Sue  Burnham 

Mrs.  Sue  Burnham  is  the  wife  of  Pastor  David 
Burnham,  pastor  of  The  Chapel  in  University 
Park,  Akron,  Ohio.  She  has  a  B.S.  in  education 
and  an  M.S.  in  counseling.  She  is  the  mother  of 
three  children  and  is  employed  at  Agape 
Counseling  Service  while  also  teaching  and 
coordinating  the  women's  ministries  at  The 
Chapel  in  University  Park.  Mrs.  Burnham  has 
also  authored  several  Bible  study  booklets  for 
Moody  Press. 


Women's 
Conference 

"How  to  Develop 

Identity 

for  Yourself" 


1 

Mrs.  Sue  Burnham 


Christian 

Education 

Workshops 


with 


Faculty 
Workshops 

Vhi'.comb      Dr.  Donald  C 
n  Sproule      Professor  Jim 

..  Smith  Dr   R.  Wayn. 


£m 


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current  news  items  of  help  and  interest  to  you  as  Brethren 


A  degree  of  peace  and  quiet  has  returned  to  the  land  since  the  election  is  now  complete,  and 
with  this  peace  are  the  good  thoughts  of  Christmas  and  an  outlook  for  a  good  new  year. 

The  November  issue  of  the  Herald  contained  an  article  which  we  trust  all  of  you  read.  It  had  to 
do  with  the  ERA  movement  and  an  evaluation  of  it  in  the  light  of  Scripture.  In  the  January  and 
February  issues  we  will  share  with  you  some  of  the  thoughts  and  letters  which  the  article  will 
generate.  From  time  to  time  we  like  to  present  articles  that  will  stimulate  you  and  that  are 
current  and  contemporary  in  nature . 

We  at  the  Herald  are  looking  at  the  closing  days  of  1980  as  all  the  material  is  put  together  for 
this  final  issue  of  the  year.  The  Herald  Ministries  has  indeed  been  a  record  breaker  in  many 
ways.  Much  new  equipment  has  been  added  and  since  then  it  seems  difficult  to  keep  up  with  new 
demands.  The  ministry  of  the  printed  page  continues  to  grow  and  the  scope  and  areas  of  in- 
fluence of  the  Herald  through  books  and  Christian  literature  continues  to  reach  wider  circles. 

It  seems  that  the  thinking  and  feelings  of  America  are  taking  on  an  increasingly  conservative 
outlook.  America  has  experimented  with  the  school  system  and  the  quality  of  education  has  been 
dropping  as  tested  by  a  number  of  different  standards.  Certainly  our  economic  stance  in  the 
world  has  been  on  a  steadily  declining  level.  Some  have  said  that  the  influence  of  the  United 
States  is  not  what  it  once  was  and  this  is  probably  true.  Our  seemingly  noble  experiments  have 
not  produced  the  right  results.  The  call  for  the  old-time  values  is  heard  more  and  more.  It 
seems  a  most  appropriate  time  for  the  local  church  to  be  speaking  out  on  these  values  and  let- 
ting their  community  know  that  the  answers  are  found  in  the  Word  of  God.  The  Word  must  be 
preached  and  communicated  in  such  a  fashion  that  the  people  can  hear  and  understand  through  the 
influence  of  the  Holy  Spirit.  Does  the  program  of  your  local  church  meet  the  needs,  and  are  you 
speaking  in  that  clear,  understandable  voice? 

Of  general  service  to  you  all,  here  is  a  suggestion.  Have  you  ever  sent  in  a  form  to  the  Social 
Security  Administration  to  check  the  status  of  your  Social  Security  record?  You  should  do  so. 
It  is  very  easy  to  do.  Obtain,  from  your  post  office,  a  post  card  Form  OAR  -  700<+  and  fill  in  a 
few  of  the  necessary  blanks .  In  a  few  weeks  you  will  receive  a  Statement  of  Earnings  and  infor- 
mation on  the  status  of  your  account.  There  is  no  charge  for  the  service. 

Plans  for  the  1981  national  conference  are  well  under  way,  and  if  you  want  to  stay  at  your 
favorite  spot  in  the  Warsaw-Winona  Lake  area,  you'd  better  make  the  necessary  reservations.  A 
musical  concert  will  be  held  on  Saturday  night  July  25,  and  will  be  sponsored  by  the  Brethren 
Missionary  Herald.  The  conference  sessions 
will  close  at  noon  on  Friday,  July  31.  So  get 
those  vacation  days  requested  and  lodging 
reserved,  and  be  with  us  for  a  week  of  bless- 
ings and  challenge .  Knute  Larson  will  serve  as 
moderator  this  year.