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HERALD/ January 15, 1990
EDITORIAL
Here we are, standing on the
edge of another great opportuni-
ty. Not just because it is the 90's,
but because we are alive and
have a few more days to serve.
The world is exploding with
change, and most of us are not
great on change. It brings the ele-
ment of uncertainty - when we
do not know what is going to
happen we feel a bit uneasy.
It is certain that this year will
not be like the old one. There is
change in the world and
everyone is talking global.
"Global" may well be the fad
word of this decade. There is
change in the political structure
of the East European countries.
They want change from a system
that has not been working well.
What form that change will take
is not certain. If things are nor-
mal the change will not come
fast enough for people . . . old
systems do not die with ease and
new ones are not formed in a
perfect state.
This unrest and change
presents a challenge to the
church. Will the church be ready
for the challenge? I hear of
businesses getting ready for the
change and the new global era,
but churches are still struggling
with old problems. They cannot
decide where to attack the prob-
lems or even which problem to
attack. The old role of the
evangelical church was to
change persons and society by
an internal change of heart. This
meant that the Gospel of Jesus
Christ was the centerpiece of the
attack. We picked up another old
idea of change through society
and a need to help society. Keep
in mind that both truths are
necessary to win the battle.
Our present society is short-
term oriented in solutions to
problems. They must see results
now and not in the distant future
" so we have set out to change
laws and rulers on this earth.
There is the Biblical reminder
that we are pilgrims and when
we put our roots down too deep-
ly here, we tend to lose sight of
our mission of redemption and
salvation.
What a dilemma to be in when
the needs are so great! The
global concept fits well into the
prophecy of the Bible. I think our
newspapers and TV are telling us
that we are about to see the Word
of God fulfilled. If our media is
telling us about it, we need the
same awareness from the pulpit.
Men are becoming lovers of
pleasure more than lovers of God
— yet mankind has always been
self-centered and eager to please
self. Whether we are more so in
our age is open to debate.
The real question is: What is
our clear-cut mission? What are
we seeking to accomplish? This
will sharpen our vision and get
us headed in the right direction
for God. The opportunities and
avenues of service to preach the
Gospel have never been better.
Yes, the church has "egg" on its
face from religious figures who
have recently fallen by the way.
However, that does not change
the fact that if there is any hope
at all for humanity, it must come
through Jesus Christ. There are
not a lot of "right ways" that will
lead to Heaven. The Bible states
there is only ONE . . . the way to
the Father is through the Son.
We may be accused of being
narrow with such an approach,
but we had better get the
message back in focus. If it is
narrow, that is not our problem.
We did not make the Bible, so it
is not our task to reshape it. It is
our responsibility to preach it
and the working of the Holy
Spirit will activate it. The Grace
of God will take care of the
results.
The opportunity of a New Year
- whether to a global society or
your neighbor - is tell them of
the love of God and the awful
consequences of rejecting Christ.
The opportunity is open, what
will we do about it?
A
Wonderful
Year
of
Opportunity
by Charles W. Turner
HERALD/ January 15. 1990
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Brethren Missionary
Volume 52
January 15, 1990
3 Editorial
A Wonderful Yeeir
of Opportunity!
Charles W. Tlirner
5 Current Christian Issues
The 1990
Freedom Holocaust
Fran Fredericks
8 Devotional
Victory Through
Agony
J. Timothy Coyle
14 WMC
Three Reasons
Why I Don't Pray
and One Reason
Why I Do
Mary Thompson
10 Home Missions
The Realization of
a 40 Year Dream is Fellowship News
Lloyd Wenger
6 Foreign Missions
Memories of
a Friend
12 Home Missions
News
18 BEM
The Parable of the
Life Saving Station
BIBLE READING HONOR ROLL
If you have read through the Bible in 1989, we'd like
to list your name on our honor roll. In this first issue
of 1990, we're pleased to have responses from several
persons:
"I finished reading my Bible thru for 1989, and am ready to start
over in 1990. I think this is 19 times."
-- Mrs. Ray Andrew, Leon, Iowa
"The past two years, I have read through the Bible each year."
-- Thelma Boren, Findlay, Ohio
"We have read through the Bible in 1988 and again in 1989. Thanks
for the encouragement. We plan to do it again in 1990.
-- Phyllis and Russ Dunlap, Winona Lake, Indiana.
Publisher Charles W. TUrner
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Tom Julien
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Grace Schools
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Home Missions
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Women's Missionary Council
Linda Unruh
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HERALD/ January 15, 1990
CURRENT CHRISTIAN ISSUES
The 1990 Freedom Holocaust
FREEDOM! The Berlin wall is now open. Tens
of thousands of East Germans are fleeing across
the border in search of freedom. As missionaries
in West Germany, my family is living in the mid-
dle of history in the making. But will the world's
refugees find real freedom? Will we find real
freedom?
As a parent in our "freedom society," fear grips
my heart from time to time. An example -- my re-
cent visit to the local grocery store. While 1 waited
in line to check out, 1 stood next to the magazine
rack. My eyes swept across the selection of porn-
ographic magazines openly displayed at eye level.
There is a 13 year old boy standing behind me. It's
. . . my own son! Our eyes meet briefly and my
heart sinks. How will he possibly escape the
misuses of freedom at every turn in this "freedom
society?" He needs a power greater than his own.
"Holocaust" - this word immediately brings
graphic pictures to mind from some fifty years ago
. . . pictures of suffering, torture, starvation, and
injustice. All flowing from the hands of a madman
through the power of his SS officers, Gestapo and
war machinery. If you haven't read about the World
War II Holocaust, pick up an encyclopedia and get
the highlights. To learn about the Holocaust of the
year 1990. pick up your daily newspaper, visit a
courtroom or your local hospital.
We have a runaway, modern-day holocaust in
1990. It is accelerating at a frightening speed.
Abortion, drug abuse, AIDS, pornography, family
deterioration is today's "freedom holocaust." It is
not inflicted by the power of others, but by each
one of us exercising our personal freedom to make
a deliberate choice. For every baby that is term-
inated, there is a web of involved individuals who
exercise their freedom. Recreational drug users
seldom look ahead to the mainliners, whose bodies
appear to have known their own concentration
camp. AIDS provides its own sentence in a death
camp. Porno is the gas chamber that is available
in the privacy of our own homes. Here in West Ger-
many pornographic magazines are at the finger-
tips of every child and adult. Families in the 1990s
are not separated by a wall or jerked apart by rifle-
wielding soldiers. They are torn apart by mutual
incompatibility or infidelity, because parents have
lost touch with the whole concept of home and
love. Children, who once represented a hopeful
future, are too often placed before the firing squad
of television, negligent supervision and immediate
gratification advertising. Parents who have
by Fran Fredericks
prioritized their time and energy are elsewhere.
How can we possibly escape the lust and self-
seeking at every turn in our freedom society? Oh,
you say, "I know missionaries need to know and
talk about freedom and the power of choice in one's
life. But for me it's not so critical."
If that couple's unborn baby is to live . . . If that
teenager is to be able to say "no" when certain
well-understood, but questionable matters come
up . . . if our youth group is to remain in the world,
and yet not be swayed by its spirit . . . if our families
are to reflect love and commitment ... if our
churches are to be radiant with worship, and led
by the Holy Spirit ... if our work is to be free of
those compromising entanglements, then each
one of us must have a rare persuasive power in his
freedom. Yes, more power than some of us know
anything about . . . yet.
Here is the wonder. God has provided for all our
needs in life. Where His Holy Spirit is "there is
liberty." Freeing power! Power for every choice -
power for every strong temptation, for every cry of
need, every sigh of disappointment, every disheart-
ened look into tomorrow. Every longing heart has
that ringing promise of His - "If the Son shall
make you free, you shall be free indeed."
Let us begin afresh today to humble ourselves
on bended knees with an open Bible, listening to
the Liberator's voice of promise. Let us learn
through the empowering of His Holy Spirit the
marvelous wonder that we may be "free" . . . real-
ly free!
Fran Fredericks (lower center in photo above), her hus-
band Jim and their four children serve as missionaries
in Calw, West Germany with Grace Brethren Foreign
Missions.
HERALD/ January 15. 1990
FOREIGN MISSIONS
Memories of
A Tribute to Jake Kliever
"I told the Lord if He
could do something with
nothing, then I would do
my best. He wanted
nothing so He could do It
all." Jake Kliever Is living
proof that God can use
whoever is willing to do
His will. His former
teammates and friends
remember how willing
Jake was to be about the
Lord's work. Here are a few of their memories of him.
Dr. Jacob Kliever was a man that, once met, was
not easily forgotten. His quick grasp of humor in any
situation and his zest for life were quickly perceived.
But who was Jake I^iever, once you really got to
know him? What was he like on the mission field?
Jake was a man who left his mark on the fields
of Central African Republic and Chad where he
served for so many years. He was a tender, loving
man who at times found it necessary to hide it
under a stern crust. He was steadfast in his princi-
ples and his philosophy of missions. He believed in
an indigenous church that would stand on its own.
Wherever Jake was, there was always a crowd --
especially an awe struck group of kids. His slighest
of hand tricks drew "oohs and ahs", and also won
him a hearing for a gospel message.
Jake was a man of varied and considerable
talents. He was a composer. Some of the most loved
songs sung in our African churches came from his
pen. He was an organizer and the African churches
benefited from his ability to help them organize and
to do so along New Testament lines. He was a stu-
dent. Anyone, working on the station with Jake
knew that a couple of hours before dawn, Jake
would be up and at his study of the Word. He was
a communicator. Jake was a student with a purpose
- to communicate in the most effective way possi-
ble the truths of God's Word to the people whom he
served. He was a pioneer in Bible School ministry,
in developing refresher courses and further study
for pastors to help keep their ministry fresh. Jake
has left a legacy of written Bible teaching materials
that have helped younger missionaries and Central
Africans alike to study and teach more effectively.
Many, have, and will continue to miss this man,
Jake Kliever. Yet who would ask him back? He has
gone to be with the Lord and his beloved Freda,
- Rev. Marvin Goodman
Three days before his death I was with him for the
afternoon, and after reading scripture and praying.
I felt awkward because I needed to leave and yet I
realized the gravity of his condition. Jake, I will pray
for you. You can count on it,' I promised. He looked
a bit perplexed, and then said, 'Well, thank you, .
. . but 1 should pray for you. I'm gonna go home
soon, and you will be stuck down here. You have a
hard ministry. I will pray for you.'
Jake was my
Paul. Even up
to the last
hours of his
life, he was
concerned for
someone else
who was labor-
ing in the
church that
Jake dearly
loved. But that
was Jake."
- Rev. Jeff Hoffard
Almost every morning at 4:00, he was in his office
studying God's Word and praying. He showed his
devotion to Jesus Christ by spending much time
talking to Him each morning and he allowed God
to talk to him through His Word.
- Rev. Roy Snyder
What do I remember of Jake? Flashes of unrelated
incidents go through my mind: Jake teasing the
children at bedtime: traveling along the road
sighting an antelope, shooting it, and taking meat
wherever he was going: organizing his "chop box"
and trunks for his many trips to the bush; Jake
pelting the intruding goats with BB shots; suffering
deeply from slights big or little; Jake eating little,
sleeping little; talking a lot, always ready to throw
a sermon into the conversation.
As a young man he laid aside the prospects of a
successful business career so that he might obey
God's calling to Africa. All the long years of service
never changed his conviction that Africa was God's
place for him. And so, Jake,
Thou art gone to the grave!
but we will not deplore thee.
Whose God was thy ransom,
thy guardian amd guide:
He gave thee. He took thee,
and He will restore thee.
And death has no sting,
for the Savior has died.
(Heber) - Miss Ruth Snyder
HERALD/ January 15, 1990
FOREIGN MISSIONS
A Friend
A Tribute to Fred Franco
Fred Franco, an American who was a member
of the Chalon, France GBC went home to be with
the Lx>rd September 19, 1989. Although not an of-
ficial member of the missionary team in France,
Fred was an honorary member. As Larry DeArmey
said, "he did regularly and practically the work of
a missionary." Fred was always looking for and
creating opportunities to share Christ with others.
Fred's life appeared to be a difficult one. He had
a promising future as a printer which was inter-
rupted by a tour of duty in Vietnam, and then at
the age of 29 he contracted Hodgkins Disease
which required cobalt treatments. The treatments
left Fred physically handicapped. At first this
handicap had negative effects on his morale. He
became quite dependent on those around him.
Because he was no longer able to work, he had
plenty of time to think and search for answers to
why all this had happened to him. His search
began in books on ecology, astrology, world
history, Judiaism and many more, but finally end-
ed in the Bible. After reading the Book of Romans
and the Gospel of John, Fred committed his life
to Christ.
When people spoke to Fred of his handicap he
would respond, "If I hadn't had this physical
condition, I believe
I never would have
met God. Be care-
ful that the same
thing doesn't hap-
pen to you so that
you'll trust God as
I did."
The mission-
aries in France
and the French
believers loved
Fred. They shared
some of their feelings and memories of him. One
thing that impressed all of them was Fred's passion
for the Word and his conviction concerning its im-
pact. Fred was never without a stock of books or
tracts which he distributed with great liberality. He
rarely missed a chance to give a stranger something
eternally significant to think about.
One of Larry DeArmey's clearest memories of
Fred took place at a cafe in Lyon, where he met Fred
to discuss some business. Fred excused himself to
use the restroom, Larry watched him limp across
the cafe and up the stairs, an ardous process that
took him about 15 minutes round-trip. When at last,
Fred returned to the table, he was scolding himself
for not having taken
any tracts upstairs
with him. He'd
talked with one of
the cleaning ladies
and regretted not
having a tract to
leave with her. Larry
said he would've
been glad to have
run one up to her,
but Fred insisted
that he do so himself
because he was sure
it would mean more
to her. Larry sat there for the next fifteen mmutes
feeling quite inspired by Fred's passion to share
Christ in spite of what it cost him.
Carolyn Nord related this incident: "While taking
a walk in the park in Chalon-sur-Saone with my
husband and I, Fred noticed a little league baseball
team practicing in a nearby field. Right away he
said, 'You know, as Americans, we ought to go over
and talk to that coach about baseball. Everyone
knows that's an American sport.' So Fred did and,
as always, baseball was just an opportunity to meet
someone and tell them about their need for Christ."
Kent Good: "Fred was one of the most honest men
I've ever met. He sought to know what the scriptural
principles were relative to any issue. Laws that
others chose to ignore, Fred sought to know and
respect because God demanded it.
Regine Sigot (French believer's testimony at the
funeral): One of the things that impressed me about
Fred was his concern for others. He rarely thought
about himself, but always thought about his son, his
parents, or his brothers and sisters in the church.
When he was sick, we would try to help and com-
fort him, but in fact we were the ones who received
love and consolation. I think we each have some-
thing for which we could thank Fred personally.
Chris Nord. Fred's pastor: Fred left to his friends
a legacy of courage in the face of the great difficul-
ty which his handicap caused him. It was hard to
complain about one's circumstances when Fred was
unwilling to complain about his.
Both of these men had a strong conviction about
the impact of the Word of God. They studied many
long hours and practiced and shared what they had
learned. These men have impacted many lives £ind
their testimonies live on in our memories and in
other's lives. And by faith they still speak, even
though they are dead.
HERALD/ January 15. 1990
DEVOTIONAL
Victory Through Agony
by J. Timothy Coyle
When the apostle Paul wrote to the believers in
Rome he was able to say to them that their faith
was being proclaimed throughout the known
world (Rom. 1:8). When he wrote to the Thessalo-
nian believers he was able to say the same thing
of them. In fact, their reputation travelled faster
than Paul could (1 Thess. 1:7-9). These believers
were living such exemplary lives that their faith
was the talk of believers everywhere. And to think
that all of this happened without the aid of
telephones, modern transportation, or denomina-
tional magazines! Even with all our advanced
technology though, we need to ask ourselves
where the churches are that have this kind of
reputation today. As we read the New Testament
and early church history, it seems as though the
first Christians were taking the world by storm.
That does not seem to be the case today though,
at least not within our Fellowship. Something has
gone wrong, and we are falling short.
Perhaps part of the problem is that we know little
by way of experience of a concept that was a part
of the lives of the early believers. In Philippians
1:27, Paul encouraged the believers at Philippi to
conduct themselves in a manner worthy of the
gospel of Christ. Then he commented on their "ex-
periencing the same conflict which you saw in me,
and now hear to be in me" (vs. 30). If we live as
God intended and take a stand for Christ, we will
experience conflict in this world. The word "con-
flict" translates a word in the original Greek from
which we get our word "agony". The word was
taken from the world of the Greek games. Ap-
propriately, it has been immortalized in our own
culture by the introduction to ABC's Wide World
of Sports: "The thrill of victory and the agony of
defeat."
It is clear though, that there is also agony in vic-
tory, for the original word referred to the striving
with every muscle fiber, the agonizing to the very
limit of one's own strength, in order to win the con-
test. The term was then used figuratively by the
New Testament writers to refer to the struggle and
conflict that we endure in this life as we strive for
a heavenly prize. Or perhaps we should say if we
strive. The New Testament makes it clear that this
effort is to be made in every facet of the Christian
life. At least seven areas are mentioned in which
we are to strive.
Becoming A Believer
In Luke 13:24 Jesus said to strive to enter by the
narrow door. It is clear that the entering that He
spoke of was that of becoming a believer. Our word
for agonize here is translated by the word "strive".
Of all the talk there is today about evangelism, this
is a concept that is rarely if ever mentioned. Yet
it is consistent with what Jesus said elsewhere
when He invited people to come to Him. He said
that a person must deny himself, take up his cross
daily, and follow Him.
When we share the gospel though, we tend to
focus on the good things that result from accep-
ting Christ and say that all one has to do is just
believe in Him. But Jesus also said to count the
cost. Perhaps one reason that this striving does not
characterize the lives of more Christians later on
in life is because we do not stcirt them off on the
right foot. No wonder the commitment of many
believers today seems so shallow. Yet many
outstanding Christians of the past like Martin
Luther, John Bunyan, and John Wesley, knew
what it meant to strive to enter by the narrow door.
The same needs to be true today.
The Daily Christian Life
Living the Christian life consistently on a daily
basis involves this same kind of striving, and it is
taught throughout the epistles. In 1 Timothy 4:7-8
Paul is writing about the pursuit of godliness.
Then in verse 10 he says, "It is for this we labor
and strive." Every Christian is to become more and
more like Christ, but this does not come easily or
naturally. Later Paul refers to this life as a contest
and he tells Timothy to "fight the good fight of
faith" (vs. 6:12). Forms of our word for agonize are
used twice in this verse, and both times they are
translated by the word "fight". We are in a strug-
gle against the world, the flesh, and the devil, and
we gain no ground without striving.
In Hebrews 12:1 we read, "Let us run with en-
durance the race that is set before us". Once again
the figure of the games is used, but this time of
a different event. Here our word is translated as
"run". Just as the runner must draw from his
reserves and endure pain and exert every bit of
energy if he is to win, so in this life we must strive
to be consistent in every area of our lives and on
a day-by-day basis.
Facing Trials
As the writer of Hebrews continues, he focuses
on a specific problem that these believers were ex-
periencing. In verse 4 he says to them, "You have
not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood in
your striving against sin." The sin that they are
striving against is not their own personal sin.
Rather, it is the unjust sinful persecution that they
were experiencing at the hands of others. The
HERALD/ January 15, 1990
DEVOTIONAL
shedding of blood refers to martyrdom. To en-
courage them, the writer reminds them of the
hostility that Jesus Himself endured for us (vs. 3).
The Bible makes it clear that trials are a normal
part of the Christian life. While some fall away
because they feel that God is not being fair to them,
God actually allows trials to be a part of our lives
in order to develop us into something truly worth-
while. God has something much higher in mind
than our present comfort and ease.
Overcoming Sin
Not only do we need to strive against the unfair
treatment of others, we also need to deal with our
own personal sin. In 1 Corinthians 9 Paul uses the
figure of the gEimes to illustrate a point concerning
the proper exercise of the library that believers have
in Christ. In verse 25 he says, "And everyone who
competes in the games exercises self-control in all
things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but
we an imperishable." Here our word is translated
"competes". The context makes it clear that Paul is
speaking of the training which an athlete subjects
himself to in preparation for his event. Because he
wants to win he watches what he eats and does not
indulge himself. He also builds up his body and in-
creases his endurance, even at a painful cost, so that
he will be in the best shape possible. As Paul said,
"I buffet my body and make it my slave" (vs. 27).
He then ran according to the rules.
Tbday, we see a number of people who strive, even
agonize, to keep physically fit. But that is the extent
to which we see self-discipline exercised in society.
The zeal for physical fitness is matched by an un-
paralleled spiritual and moral unfitness. In our cul-
ture of anything goes, self-indulgence has replaced
self-control. Unfortunately, believers are not exempt.
Our Prayer Life
Another area in which we are to strive is our
prayer life. TVue prayer is hard work. Therefore in
Romans 15:30 Paul wrote, "Now I urge you,
brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love
of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your
prayers to God for me." Of course, we are to pray con-
cerning our own needs and ministry, but we also are
to pray for the needs and ministries of others. An
example of one who did pray like this is mentioned
by Paul in Colossians 4:12: "Epaphras, who is one
of your number, a bondslave of Jesus Christ, sends
you his greetings, always laboring earnestly for you
in his prayers, that you may stand perfect and fully
assured in all the will of God." Here a form of our
word is translated as "laboring earnestly". It is worth
noting that Epaphras did not pray for health pro-
blems of the Colossians or that physical needs would
be met. Rather, he prayed for their spiritual needs
and for their standing before God. And he prayed
so earnestly that he agonized for them.
Ministry Tb Others
Not only are we to work at those things that lead
to our own spiritual growth, but we are eilso to strive
in our own ministry to others. In Colossians 1:28
Paul states that he sought to present every man
complete in Christ. In the next verse he adds, "And
for this purpose also 1 labor, striving according to
His power, which mightily works within me." For-
tunately God has not called us to minister in our
own ability and strength, but in His. Nevertheless
it does take work on our part. Paul then wrote, "For
1 want you to know how great a struggle I have on
your behalf . . ." (vs. 2:1). Here our word is translated
"struggle", and Paul says that it was great.
It is clear in 1 Thess. 2:2 that the struggle that
Paul experienced sometimes involved physical con-
flict: "But after we had already suffered and been
mistreated in Philippi, as you know, we had the
boldness in our God to speak to you the gospel amid
much opposition." Here "opposition" could also be
translated "struggling" or "agony". It is one thing
to endure the agony that comes as we ourselves seek
to grow in Christ, but it is something else to endure
it as we seek to minister to others. And yet this is
part of what Jesus called us to when He said that
we are to make disciples of all the nations.
Preserving IWith
Finally, we are also told that we are to strive as
we uphold the truth. In Jude 3 we read that believers
are to "contend earnestly for the faith which was
once for all delivered to the saints". Here a form of
our word is translated "contend earnestly". It is true
the Lord is sovereign and that His Word is divinely
powerful. But as the body of Christ that is involved
in a spiritual battle, we are told that we are to
contend earnestly for what we know to be true.
Conclusion
In nearly every area of the Christian life that we
can think of, from our conversion to the various
facets of daily Christian living, to our ministry to
others - we are told to work hard, even agonize. Not
that the Christian life is meant to be a dreary series
of struggles, but when called to do so we are to strive
to overcome the battle with the flesh, as well as the
influences of the world and the devil. As an athlete
agonizes, drawing from his deepest reserves and
pushing every muscle to the limit so that he might
win the prize, so we are to strive in the Christian
life to win a heavenly prize.
The theme of our National Conference last year
was "Deepening Our Commitment". It is hard to im-
agine how we can truly deepen our commitment to
God, to His Church, and to the world, without en-
countering some of this kind of striving. In the last
letter that Paul wrote he said, "I have fought the
good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept
the faith (2 Tim. 4:7). May we all live by that same
standard so that we have that same assurance.
J. Timothy Coyle is pastor of the Grace Brethren Church.
Newark. Delaware.
HERALD/ January 15. 1990
9
HOME MISSIONS
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Africa as a teenager
in the early forties.
Mary Emmert, was pioneer
Brethren missionary from
our church in Dallas
Center, Iowa, to the
Central African Republic
(then, French Equatorial
Africa). She was
responsible for my early
interest. As I saw her
pictures and heard her
account of the work,
I was enthralled.
HOME MISSIONS
by Lloyd Wenger
After marriage to Barbara in
1950, there were two of us to
share the dream. Our home
has always been open to mis-
sionaries. We particularly
sought those who served in
Africa. Who could tell what ef-
fect regular contact with mis-
sionaries might have on our
family?
We count it a privilege to Barbara Wenger
have been personally acquainted with the late Dr.
Orville Jobson, another pioneer Brethren mis-
sionary to Africa. He certainly encouraged us to
pursue our dream. The Goodmans, Snyders, and
Mensingers are other missionaries to Africa who
have influenced our lives.
Even though we never met
Al Balzar, we followed with in-
terest his career in Africa. He
directed in the building of
many of the missionary
homes, schools, dispensaries,
and churches still in use today.
Noting that he was a layman
with special skills, we
wondered if there might be a
place for us in Africa, also.
Our interest in the dark con-
tinent was so great that
whenever we were invited to
go on a tour of the Holy Land
or some other exotic place, our
response was always the same,
"Let us know when you are go-
ing to tour Africa."
One of life's surprises came
to us in 1984 when I was
elected to serve on the Board
of Directors of Grace Brethren
Home Missions. What an honor and challenge! I
began to realize that America is a great mission
field itself.
I also realized that if Grace
Brethren missions are to grow
and prosper, two things must
happen. First, we Christians
must become acutely aware of
the necessity of making in-
vestments with eternity's
values in view. Secondly, the
Grace Brethren Fellowship of
America must expand its
Lloyd Wenger numbers to provide prayer
warriors and financial supporters to undergird its
missions efforts.
I am convinced that the Lord will hold His
children accountable for the investment of their
Lloyd Wenger recently completed service on the Board of Directors of the Grace Brethren
Home Missions Council. He and his ivife Barbara, long (I'me members of Dallas Center. loiva
CBC are retiring to take a volunteer assignment with Grace Brethren Foreign Missions in (he
Central African Republic.
tithe, offerings, and time. I am also convinced that
Grace Brethren ministries provide an excellent
vehicle for sound investment.
As people approach their mid-sixties, they give
considerable thought to retirement - should they,
or not? If so, when, and what follows? As Barbara
and I considered our alternatives about a year ago,
we agreed that one option could be to retire at 62
and turn our long time dream into reality.
In February 1989 we made contact with Tom
Julien of Grace Brethren Foreign Missions to see
if we could be of service to the mission in Africa.
Later contact with CAR field superintendent Dave
Daughterty brought assurance that there would be
places of service for us.
We are now planning to leave for the Central
African Republic in June 1990. We want to serve
in maintenance or in whatever
area of need where we can be
helpful. Our desire Is to serve
a year or so, come home to the
States for a brief visit, and
then return to Africa for
another period of service. We
would hope to continue that
cycle for at least five years,
God willing.
Our relationship with the
Home Missions Council has
been fulfilling and rewarding.
I have appreciated getting to
know the Home Missions staff
and directors. I have seen the
dedication and sacrifice of the
staff, the missionaries, and
their families. Now, I have
resigned from the Board of
Directors to be available to
serve with our missionaries in
the CAR. This will be the
fulfillment of a life-long dream.
Please pray with us that the Lord will give us
health and finances to carry on our ministry. Pray
that we might be a useful part of the African work
for as long as God may desire.
Lloyd and Barbara Wenger
HERALD/ January 15, 1990
11
HOME MISSIONS
Home Mission News
New Pastors Orientation meetings were held
in the Home Missions office in Mid-November. Pic-
tured are the twelve men in attendance. This
number included ten pastors who have begun
their ministries since the last orientation session
in 1988 and two who are hoping to be involved in
Home Missions churches in the near future.
Sessions were led by
Home Missions staff per-
sonnel and included sub-
jects like Targeting and
Reaching the Un-
churched, Discipleship
and Leadership, Church
Finances, and The Pastor
and the IRS. There were
presentations also on
Home Missions policies
and procedures, as well as
introduction to the
ministry of the Grace
Brethren Investment
Foundation.
A special feature of the three day session was a
visit to the offices of CE National with an
introduction to the leadership in that ministry.
Director Ed L^wis presented the men with samples
of the great number of resources available from CE
National as aids to their ministry in
church-planting.
Dave Marksbury
Western Regional Director
Back Row: Bill Crabbs, Dale Jenks, Dave Kowalke, Mitch Cariaga,
Will Marling, Perry Huesmann, Brian Chronister.
Front Row: Greg Perry, Tim Enderle, Al Edgington,
Steve Makofka, Davis Harbour.
One new pastor wrote about the seminar: "I im-
agine by now you have already determined that
these orientations are useful and even necessary.
Let me add my
voice to the
chorus. For me,
in particular, it
helped to make
me feel part of a
larger team and
to deepen my
respect for the
Home Missions
staff."
Dave Kowalke, Tim Enderle, Dale Jenks
News excerpts from pastors' reports
Around The Nation:
Columbia, SC, Pastor Jim Jackson - "God is bless-
ing our efforts to reach out among our neighbors.
Recently three families from the street on which we
live were In our Sunday morning services. Out of those
ten people, two have come to know the Lord."
Hartford, Ct, Rastor Louis Huesnuum - "Attendances
have been in the mid to high 60s during the fall. More
people are committing to vauious tasks and ministries.
Thirteen attended a teachers training program taught
by Howard Hendricks in Massachusetts. It is exciting
to see this vrillingness to lesirn and pursue excellence!"
North Port, FL, Pastor Lester E. Pifer - "Our church
has now settled on a permanent site of 3.48 acres of
land in a newly developing area of North Port. The
Lord enabled us to make the down payment of $6,960.
Two new members have been added; and our first
threefold communion and baptismal services have
been held."
Moreno Valley, CA, Pastors Chris Suitt and Mikal
Smith - "We completed our first new members class
with ten participants. Our attendance has stayed with
an average of 70. TWo new teachers are beginning in
our Sunday School, and two women's groups have
started meeting."
Charleston, WV, Pastor Emory Young - "We added
another family to our flock last quarter. We had our
record attendance with Operation Barnabas during
the summer - 101! We have secured more satisfac-
tory meeting facilities, and our giving increased dur-
ing the quarter."
Philadelphia, PA, Pastor Steve Makofka - "We
started from nothing when we moved here in June.
We had four converts (two families) in July and spent
much of the summer in discipleship. We started Sun-
day morning services in September with an average
for the month of 20. This includes the Pappas family
that moved from Ephrata, PA. Cindy Harding, former
summer missionary. Is coming from Penn Valley to
help with our children's ministry."
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HERALD/ January 15, 1990
An Interview with Jim Johnson,
Director of the Grace Brethren
Investment Foundation
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Brethren
Investment
Foundation, inc.
The Grace Brethren Investment Foundation, Inc.
is celebrating 35 years of service to the Fellowship
of Grace Brethren Churches. From a good beginning
in 1955 which saw 300 depositors invest $800,000
to our current base of 3,650 accounts and
$18,500,000, we have seen the blessing of God upon
this ministry.
We are extremely appreciative of leaders over the
years who gave so much to the organization and
success of the GBIF. We gratefully acknowledge the
contributions of Dr. L.L. Grubb, Dr. Lester Pifer, Dr.
Bob Thompson, Directors Elmer Tkmkin, Ken
Rucker, and Walter Fretz, and Brother Frank Poland,
long time office adminstrator as well as the
members of our Board of Directors, past and present.
The following interview was conducted by Jesse
Deloe, Director of Administration at Grace Brethren
Home Missions. Responding to his
questions is Jim Johnson, Director
of the Grace Brethren Investment
Foundation.
Deloe: How has the GBIF helped
the Fellowship in the church plant-
ing efforts of the Grace Brethren
Home Missions Council?
Johnson: Over these 35 years we
have loaned $30.5 million dollars on
203 loans to Grace Brethren con-
gregations. More than 60 percent of
our churches have received loans
from us.
Deloe: What are the advantages
and savings to our Fellowship in
borrowing from the GBIF?
Johnson: First priority has always
been to our Home Missions points.
Many of these churches could not
qualify for commercial bank loans
because of limited funds for down payments and the
lack of a credit history. God has been so good: we
have never had a church default to the GBIF.
During the past 15 months alone we have made
22 loans totaling $5 million dollars. Estimated sav-
ings in closing fees (points) on this group of loans
is $80,000 to $100,000. In many cases borrowers
have saved 1 percent or more on interest rates (more
than 2 percent for Home Missions Churches). Sav-
ing just 1 percent on an average loan of $250,000
would effect a savings of $40,000 over 20 years.
Deloe: Is there really a need for additional deposits
in the GBIF?
Johnson: I am so glad you asked. We can probably
exceed another $4 or $5 million dollars in new
Jim Johnson, Director
Grace Brethren
Investment Foundation
"Investments with eternal values"
commitments in 1990 if our Fellowship will respond
with new deposits. We have used as much of our
reserves as we dare with current commitments. We
want to say "yes" to several substantial loans that
are now in the inquiry stage. These potential bor-
rowers want the interest they would pay to go back
into Grace Brethren ministries.
Deloe: Are there advantages to depositors in the
GBIF?
Johnson: You bet. First, there is a high return to
depositors. We are currently paying 6.77 percent on
our investment passbook. That yields 7 percent an-
nually with compounding. We require no minimum
balance and we make no service charges.
Secondly, with the GBIF, you know exactly where
your money is invested - in the building of Grace
Brethren Churches.
Third, convenience. We like to say
that "your investment account with
GBIF is as close as your mailbox,"
and, we pay postage both ways.
Finally, there's safety. We have
never missed an interest payment to
our depositors.
Deloe: What are your goals for
GBIF?
Johnson: We've set a goal of 20,000
accounts, and we really feel that is
an obtainable goal. Everyone needs
to save from his or her earnings. It's
a matter of investing in the future.
We will pay our investors a good
return now, but only in Heaven will
it be revealed what eternal dividends
have been earned through the invest-
ment of these funds in ministry.
Our second goal is to be able to
respond to the needs of our entire Fellowship to pro-
vide loans for all their building needs.
Third, we want to be of service and responsive to
each depositor and every borrower
Deloe: Thanks. Jim. for your candid and helpful
answers. It ought to be apparent to our readers
that your heart is in ministry to the Fellowship.
The Grace Brethren Investment Foundation pro-
vides a way that all of the Grace Brethren people
can help in building new churches and following
good stewardship at the same time. Small deposits
- or larger ones - will yield good earnings for the
investor and make it possible for the GBIF to lend
money to congregations who are seeking to provide
facilities for ministry to their communities.
Tb open an account, or for more information, call 219/267-5161.
Remember, interest is 6.7 percent (7 percent annual yield with compounding).
HERALD/ January 15, 1990
13
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Three Reasons Why I Don't Pray
and One Reason Why I Do
by Mary Thompson
While we worked with the Navajo people I
learned some things about praying. Mostly I
learned that I know so little, but I'd like to share
some of the little I've learned about prayer. Here
are three reasons why I don't pray and one reason
why 1 do.
The first reason I don't pray is BECAUSE THE
NEEDS ARE TOO BIG - I feel overwhelmed. In
working with the Navajo people 1 became over-
whelmed with their great needs -- poverty, lack of
education, poor home conditions and many other
serious problems brought on by alcohol and drug
abuse. I'm convinced that this is the situation on
every mission field. Every missionary is over-
whelmed with the need. (Something to remember
when you pray for missionaries.)
And you experience the same frustration here,
don't you? As you become concerned about other
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people you can become overwhelmed with their
problems. When you read the papers, the news
magazines, listen to TV cind radio, and observe peo-
ple in your family and your neighborhood you
become aware of political problems, moral problems,
problems between naUons and all sorts of situations
that seem too big even to pray for.
Jeremiah offers a solution to the feeling of being
overwhelmed because the needs are so great. He
says, "Ah. Sovereign Lord, you have made the
heavens and the earth by your great power and
outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you."
(Jeremiah 32:17)
The second reason I don't pray is that I'M DISAP-
POINTED WITH PEOPLE. Even though the Navajo
people are so needy they often don't respond to
God's Word.
My husband Bud had a continuing concern for
two brothers who had attended Grace Brethren
Navajo School. Both had rejected any claim of Christ
upon their lives. The younger had been in jail
numerous times and a police officer described him
as an alcoholic at age seventeen. The older brother,
a handsome young man, personable and with good
ability, had graduated from a Christian high school
in another state but had dropped out of college. He
returned home to New Mexico without any purpose
in life and spent most of his time loafing around and
drinking more and more.
Mary Thompson, with her husband Bud.
ministered for a number of years at the Grace
Brethren Navajo Mission. Counselor. New Mexico.
Now retired, they are living in Winona Lake.
Indiana.
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HERALD/ January 15. 1990
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
One evening Bud was taking the two young men
out to their home in the back country. He had just
picked up the younger at the hospital where he
had been patched up after a drunken fight.
Realizing that we would soon be leaving the mis-
sion. Bud wanted to take one more opportunity to
urge these fellows to give up their lives of sin and
the misery it was bringing them.
They listened, then the older brother spoke up:
"Mr. Thompson, don't you realize some people
don't want to change?"
It's true some people don't want to change. And
we become disappointed when people don't re-
spond to the gospel. But James says, "Be patient,
brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the
farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable
crop and how patient he is for the autumn and
spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm,
because the Lord's coming is near." (James 5:7)
The third reason I don't pray is that I DON'T
KNOW HOW TO PRAY - I don't know what 1
should ask for. If you've had any involvement in
a family dispute you know the story is different,
depending on whom you talk to. Who is right? How
should you pray?
This is just as true in dealing with Navajo peo-
ple. Nobody regardless of the shade of his skin,
likes to admit he or she is at fault. And being
foreigners to the Navajo culture we often don't
understand their customs or the way they think.
How to pray?
Regarding this problem, Paul writes, "The Spirit
helps us in our weakness. We don't know what
to pray for, but the Spirit intercedes for us with
groans that words cannot express. And he who
searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit,
because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in ac-
cordance with God's will." (Romans 8:26)
I'm sure you could add to my list of reasons (ex-
cuses) why I - and you - don't pray.
But here's the reason I DO pray. I pray because
God's Word tells me to pray. Jesus gave His
disciples the sample prayer that we call the Lord's
Prayer. He often prayed and said we should always
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pray and not faint. In the epistles we're told to
"pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17),"
"pray for one another (James 5:16)," "and pray
when you're in trouble (James 5:13)."
That's it! That's the reason 1 pray! Because God
says 1 should. He wants me to pray and He's
pleased when 1 do. 1 don't have to understand why.
I just trust Him and do it!
And. by the way, prayer brings results. You may
think from the stories I've told you that nothing
good is happening with Navajo people. We saw God
answer many prayers during our eight years with
the Navajos. Here's one of them.
A primary need of the Navajo church is trained
Christian leadership. In answer to many prayers,
three Navajo youth, Dino Butler, Joanne Smith
and Daron Butler have graduated from Grace Col-
lege and two other girls are presently students. All
of these young people are graduates of Grace
Brethren Navajo High School at Counselor, New
Mexico. These Navajo youth have great potential
to minister to their own people - as we continue
to hold them up in prayer. I'm glad God answers
prayer. I'm glad we can pray even though we don't
feel adequate for the responsibility. Keep on pray-
ing and trust God to do great things.
Come, my soul, thy suit prepare,
Jesus loves to answer prayer;
He Himself has bid thee pray.
Therefore will not say thee nay.
Thou art coming to a King;
Large petitions with thee bring;
For His grace and power are such,
None can ever ask too much.
John Newton (1725-1807)
HERALD/ January 15, 1990
15
FELLOWSHIP NEWS
NEWS UPDATE
The 1990 Brethren National Youth
Conference will be held on the cam-
pus of Western Carolina University,
Cullowhee, NC, August 4-10, 1990.
Cullowhee is located near Asheville,
NC; Knoxville, TN; and the Great
Smoky Mountain National Park.
"Gl Gospel Hour" is trying to make
contact with people who had a part
in Christian mission activities while
they were in military service in the
Pacific area during World War II.
"People who found ways to
promote Christian missions during
the ravages of war will be gathering
for a reunion next August. 'Gl
Gospel Hour' activities by
servicemen and women in the
Pacific theatre during World War II
resulted in establishing a Bible
college in Manila and an organiza-
tion of hundreds of missionaries now
spread around the Pacific rim. For
information about the reunion, con-
tact: Ken Lundell, 6624 N. Talman,
Chicago, IL 60645. Telephone
312/262-8863."
Indianapolis, IN. The Board of
Directors of Grace Brethren Home
Missions has approved Indianapolis,
Indiana, as the location for the
newest church-planting project.
Beginning January 1, 1990, Pastors
Al Edgington and Ron Smals will
head up a core group of families,
largely from Pastor Edgington's
former pastorate at the Community
Grace Brethren Church in Warsaw,
Indiana, to establish a new church
in Northeast Indianapolis.
Pastor Edgington was formally
commissioned by the Warsaw
Church as their missionary church-
planter on his last Sunday as their
pastor (Nov. 19). In cooperation with
the Indiana District Mission Board
and with a special relationship with
the Bethel Brethren Church of
Berne, Indiana, the Home Missions
Council has established a three-year
plan for the new group to arrive at
self-support status.
Northwood, OH. The above picture shows the damage to the Trinity Grace
Brethren Church.
A gust of wind apparently knocked over the 40-foot long wood frame as
workers tried to put it in place. The piece fell against a row of other trusses
and like a line of dominoes they came crashing down, knocking one man
off his scaffold and trapping him beneath debris from the roof and walls.
Rev. John Fahrbach, pastor, had just signed the mortgage papers for
the church and drove past the construction site when he saw the damage
to the new church building. This along with the many other drawbacks and
trials ~ commuting from Fremont where his family lived with relatives; hav-
ing to move the house he purchased "across a field of mud" in order to
make adequate room for the new church building; and losing a child to
crib death. Said the chairman of the building committee, Nick Mariano:
"Being pastor is hard enough, let alone building a church, moving into a
new home, and having a child die. He didn't buckle amidst adversity. It's
a strong Christian testimony. A lot of guys would have cashed it in. No one
would have blamed him if he did, but he came out like a real storm trooper."
Pastor Fahrbach was called to the church four years ago with the
membership at 20. The congregation now consists of over 100 members.
"God teaches us through trials," said Pastor Fahrbach reflecting on his
hectic year. "Life sometimes isn't very optimistic but you have to realize
God is in control. All things work together for good." Paraphrasing a Bible
verse, he said: "There is a purpose in all of this."
The pastor has already seen some good come from the turmoil, like the
congregation pulling together and his chance to minister to other hurting
parents who have lost children. "All in all," he said, a few damaged timbers
weren't much to be upset about. It has slowed us down a bit, but I've felt
God's sustaining power in the midst of trials and that's what Christianity
is all about.
A new church has been started in
the Orangevale, California, area,
according to word received from
Pastor Russell Williams. Their first
worship service was held on
November 26, 1989, with 20 people
present.
Some of their needs are signs to
direct people to the place of meeting
and also in the area of music.
They request prayer for the need
to be recognized by the State of
California so they can set up proper
banking procedures.
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HERALD/ January 15. 1990
FELLOWSHIP NEWS
Paul Fink, formerly with Grace
Schools, Winona Lake, IN, and now
with Liberty University, Lynchburg,
VA, suffered a heart attack several
months ago. He is now "back in the
saddle" carrying on normal activities.
Hagerstown, MD. The congregation
of the Calvary Brethren Church ob-
served their 50th Anniversary with
services Nov 5-8, 1989. Dr Luke
Kauffman, Myerstown, PA, highlighted
the activities. Norm Mayer, pastor
David and Cindy Kowallie, former
missionaries to England, have moved
to Richmond, VA, to begin work plant-
ing a new church. This is in advance
of the Richmond Project in relation to
National Conference in 1990.
Rev. R. Paul Miller, former pastor of
the Grace Brethren Church of Mait-
land, FL, for 21 years, assumed his
new duties as minister of senior
adults at the Grace Brethren Church
of Myerstown, PA. He will also serve
as chaplain of the Grace Community
Retirement Center.
The Grace Brethren Church of Nor-
ton, OH, pastored by Bob Combs,
held a mortgage-burning service for
their sanctuary on Dec. 3, 1989. The
15-year loan was paid off in 7 years.
Rev. Paul Dick has completed his
ministry at the Winona Lake Grace
Brethren Church, Winona Lake, IN.
He had been minister of visitation for
several years. He previously served
as pastor of the Grace Brethren
Church, Winchester, VA, for 40 years.
Mrs. George Johnson, who serves
along with her husband as mission-
aries to Brazil, returned to the States
in December for knee replacement
surgery. They returned to Brazil on
Jan. 10, 1990, to continue their work.
Several missionaries returned (or
will be returning) to their respective
fields of service; they are; Dan and
Rachel Jackson (Germany, Jan. 3),
Brenda Welling (Mexico, Jan. 26), and
Roger Stover (Germany Jan. 31).
MARRIAGES
BLAIR: Wendy Fink and Douglas
Blair were married November 18,
1989, in the Grace Brethren Church
of York, PA. Daniel White, pastor
GROSE: Rachel Jeffreys and Jeff
Grose were married June 24, 1989 in
the Winona Lake Grace Brethren
Church, Winona Lake, IN. Charles
Ashman, pastor
HOOVER: Lynette Nutter and Gary
Hoover were married Dec. 2. 1989, in
the Susquehanna Grace Brethren
Church, Wrightsville, PA. Les Nutter,
father of the bride, and Don Fowler
took part in the ceremony
HUNSBERGER: Teffinie Wallace
and Ned Hunsberger were married
Oct. 28, 1989, at the Winona Lake
Grace Brethren Church, Winona
Lake, IN, by Ralph Burns.
KELLER: Gale Wenger and Walter
Keller, Jr., were married on Oct. 7,
1989, at the Fontana Union Chapel by
their pastor, Gerald Allebach of the
Grace Brethren Church, Palmyra, PA.
MINEAR: Polly Hicks and Tim
Minear were married on June 10,
1989, at the Winona Lake Grace
Brethren Church, Winona Lake, IN, by
Dan Michaels.
TRAVIS: Amy Ridenour and Ron
Travis were married Oct. 21, 1989 at
the Winona Lake Grace Brethren
Church, Winona Lake, IN. Charles
Ashman, officiated.
ZELLNER: Brenda Wilcoxson and
Brian Zellner were married on
Apr 29, 1989, at the Winona Lake
Grace Brethren Church, Winona
Lake, IN. Pastor Charles Ashman was
assisted by the groom's grandfather
Edward Lewis, and uncle Ed Lewis.
DEATHS
FIRESTONE, MILES, 76. Miles was
actively engaged in the Lord's work
at the Grace Brethren Church in
Wooster OH. He was also involved in
the work of the Gideons and loved the
Lord demonstrating it by his will-
ingness to do the Lord's bidding. He
had been a board member of Grace
Brethren Foreign Missions, and in
1988 was honored by the Grace
Brethren Christian Education National
Board when he received their annual
Senior Medal of Honor in recognition
of his faithful service in Christ.
$48,000 in
Scholarships Granted
Something happened at Brethren
National Youth Conference last sun>
mer that made the crowd cheer For
the first time, Grace College, through
the work of the Financial Aid Depart-
ment and the Office of College
Recruitment, made available $48,000
in scholarships to eight high school
juniors and seniors planning to attend
in the coming semesters.
The final big announcement re-
vealed the following scholarship win-
ners: Lynette Courson, East Side
GBC, Columbus, OH: Stephanie
Gregory. Leamersville GBC, Pinellas
Park, FL: Jerri Hoover Grace Com-
munity Church of Ruber Heights,
Dayton, OH: Randy James, Worth-
ington GBC, Dublin. OH: Stephen
Lausch, Ephrata Area GBC, Denver
Pennsylvania: Christy Shay, Worth-
ington Grace Brethren Church, Co-
lumbus, OH: and Danielle Thompson,
Community GBC, Naples, FL.
The scholarships will be offered to
high school seniors at the 1990
BNYC.
Three New Degrees
Three new masters degrees have
been added to the Grace Seminary
curriculum, with an additional masters
degree and doctoral degree program
presently under consideration.
According to Dr David R. Plaster,
vice president for academic affairs in
the seminary, students now may earn
a masters degree in Old Testament.
The curriculum, he said, features
heavy requirements in Hebrew
language exegesis and related
cognate languages and is designed
primarily for pre-Ph.D. work. Dr
Plaster emphasized that the M.A. in
Old Testament is not designed to
prepare students for the pastorate, but
for further academic pursuits.
Two new tracks also have been
added in the seminary's Division of
Christian School Education. Students
may now earn their M.A. in Elemen-
tary Education and M.A. in Cur-
riculum and Instruction.
The two new degree programs cur-
rently under study are the M.A. in
New Testament and a Doctor of
Ministry degree. The D. Min. degree
may be offered as soon as January
1991, he said.
HERALD/ January 15, 1990
17
BRETHREN EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES
The Parable
of the Life-Saving Station
On a dangerous seacoast where shipwrecks were
frequent, a crude little life-saving station was built.
The building was just a hut, and there was only
one boat, but the few devoted crewmen kept a con-
stant watch over the sea. With no thought for
themselves, they went out day or night, tirelessly
searching for any who might need help. Many lives
were saved by their devoted efforts. After a while
the station became famous. Some of those who
were saved, as Well as others in the surrounding
area, wanted to become a part of the work. They
gave time and money for its support. New boats
were bought, additional crews were trained, and
the station grew. Some of the members became
unhappy that the building was so crude. They felt
a larger, nicer place would be more appropriate as
the first refuge of those saved from the sea. So they
replaced the emergency cots with hospital beds
and put better furniture in the enlarged building.
Soon the station became a populeir gathering place
for its members to discuss the work and to visit
with each other. They continued to remodel and
decorate until the station more and more took on
the look and character of a club. Fewer members
were interested in going out on lifesaving missions,
so they hired professional crews to do the work on
their behalf. The lifesaving motif still prevailed on
the club emblems and stationery, and there was
a liturgical lifeboat in the room where the club
held its initiations.
One day a large ship was wrecked off the coast,
and the hired crews brought in many boats of cold,
wet, half-drowned people. They were dirty bruised,
and sick; and some had black or yellow skin. The
beautiful new club was terribly messed up, and so
the property committee immediately had a shower
house built outside, where the shipwreck victims
could be cleaned up before coming inside. At the
next meeting there was a split in the club member-
ship. Most of the members wanted to stop the
club's lifesaving activities altogether, as being
unpleasant and a hindrance to the normal social
life of the club. Some members insisted on keep-
ing lifesaving as their primary purpose and
pointed out that, after all, they were still called a
lifesaving station. But those members were voted
down and told that if they wanted to save lives they
could begin their own station down the coast
somewhere. As the years went by, the new station
gradually faced the same problems the other one
had experienced. It, too, became a club, and its
lifesaving work became less and less of a priority.
The few members who remained dedicated to
lifesaving began another station. History
continued to repeat itself: and if you visit that coast
today you will find a number of exclusive clubs
along the shore. Shipwrecks are still frequent in
those waters, but most of the people drown.
What a striking illustration of the history of the
church. Yet the work of evangelism, of spiritual
lifesaving, is nonetheless the purest, truest,
noblest, and most essential work the church will
ever do. The work of fishing men and women out
of the sea of sin, the work of rescuing people from
the breakers of hell, is the greatest work the
church is called by God to do.
Rescuing men from sin is God's great concern.
Evangelism has been called the sob of God. Con-
cern for the lost caused Jesus to grieve over
unbelieving Jerusalem: "O Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
who kills the prophets and stones those who are
sent to her! How often I wanted to gather your
children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks
under her wings, and you were unwilling"
(Matthew 23:37).
Oh God, give us that same compassion that
Jesus had for a lost world. And may our churches
be true life-saving stations to the spiritually
shipwrecked!
Submitted by a Grace Brethren pastor, Author unknown
Brethren Evangelistic
Ministries Goes Abroad!
Through the generous support of Christian
businessmen, directors Phil Guerena and Tony
DeRosa traveled to Mexico City and Guatemala in
November and December in order to encourage
and stimulate evangelism in our FGBC churches
in Latin America. Warmly received by national -
pastors, they preached, ministered, and were
invited to return for future evangelistic campaigns.
Joined in Puerto Rico by Ed Waken, Orlando
Vasquez, Pastor George TVaub, Executive Director
Ron Thompson and his wife, Thelma, their
daughter. Angle Ellis, and Juan Isais, a First Love
Renewal was held in our Grace Brethren Church
of San Juan, pastored by Carmelo Arbona. The
seminar was also attended by people from area
Baptist and Christian and Missioneiry Alliance
churches. The team was interviewed on a local
Christian radio station. Several people were saved
in a downtown tent service following the seminar.
Pray for our Grace Brethren people in these Eireas!
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Can you believe the news? The
Berlin WALL is tumbling down
and they are selling the pieces as
souvenirs. It is cheaper without
graffiti and they are selling it by
the pound! Just a few short
weeks ago if you had attempted
to get a piece of the concrete --
you may have been shot.
However, there are now more
holes in the WALL than there are
in the National Budget.
The people of Eastern Europe
are asking for new governments
and getting it. Things are chang-
ing so fast that you do not know
the difference between fact and
fiction. Maybe . . . Just maybe
. . . Elvis is still alive!
You had better get a "Piece of
the Rock" before it is all over
because it may not be as plea-
sant as it all seems. The cry for
change does not necessarily
mean it is all going to turn out so
everyone will live happily ever
after. A few changes in the
government does not mean there
will be more food on the table. If
they do not get it, out will go the
next set of leaders.
There is something else that is
of interest to us as Christian
believers - it is an awareness of
change and uncertainty. Keep in
mind you are hearing about
people who are not classified
with the saints. They are like all
other persons - fallen in nature
and interested in themselves.
But behind all of this you have to
remember that a call for a
different form of government is
not the same thing as a call to
God.
We in the United States
learned a long time ago that a
democratic government is not
the same thing as a Christian
conversion and the millennial
state. However, I am interested in
all of the change and the reunion
of some of the governments. It
could be something really BIG -
it could be the continued move-
ment of the hand of God. Israel
was reborn as a state in 1948 -
still in unbelief, but the dry
bones are there and they could
begin to get some flesh one of
these days.
Remember the ten toes of
Daniel and that big statue with
feet made of clay! It appears to be
reforming again in the ECC -
European Common Community.
They talk of common money and
common trade and the elimina-
tion of borders. The big get-
together that was mentioned by
Daniel some thousands of years
ago!
The people who want some
help are assured of a world leader
in the future. It will come to pass.
It seemed all of the pieces to
bring together the biblical
prophecy was too complicated
and hard to understand. It's not
so difficult to comprehend these
days as the world rushes on to
completion. No date setting will
be done here I assure you, but
there is at least proof that it can
all happen. When you begin to
get enough pieces in their proper
place in the puzzle, you just
know that the rest of the pieces
will come easier.
I am positive these days are
days when you are glad to be a
child of God - even with the con-
fusion, uncertainty and excite-
ment. It is time to get out those
old books on prophecy and that
old, old book called the Holy
Scriptures. It is time to take a
fresh look at the possibilites of
what God is doing. Mankind
works and manipulates his
endeavors -- while God goes on
working out His eternal plan.
The efforts of man to attain
peace outside of the peace that
God has offered leads to frustra-
tion. Earthly peace is a goal for
which to strive, but the peace of
God and peace with God is of
supreme importance.
But There
Was No
Peace Is
Busting
Out
All Over?
by Charles W. Turner
HERALD/ February 15. 1990
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Brethren Missionary
Volume 52
February 15, 1990
3 Editorial
Peace . . . Peace
But There
Was No Peace!
Charles W. Turner
6 Home Missions
Multiplying
By Subtraction
8 Home Missions News
10 WMC
Meet Your WMC
Missionaries of
the Year
12 Grace Schools
A Continuing
Commitment
Liz Miller
14 Foreign Missions
From Earthly
Treasures to
Eternal Treasures
Herta Wohnhas
16 BEM
Still in
My First Love
Marion R. Thomas
17 Poetry
TV or not TV
Dean I. Walter
18 Fellowship News
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HOME MISSIONS
Multiplying
Subtraction
(Editor's note: Not all Home Missions
churches begin in exactly the same way
or with the same early results, but here's
the story of an amazing beginning for a
new church that began late last summer.)
Pastor Brian Chronister introduced a
Missions Moment tape recently this way.
"Greetings from the cold, foreboding
land of igloos and dog sleds in
Anchorage, Alaska.
"Actually," he said,
"that's not true.
Anchorage is a city
of about 200,000
people and no ig-
loos. Dog sleds are
only a novelty.
"It is actually
warmer here than it
is many times in
such large metrop-
olises in the lower
48 states as Boston,
New York, or even
Winona Lake."
All kidding aside,
however, some real-
ly unusual things
are happening in
Anchorage. Pastor
Pastor Brian Chronister, his
and children, David and
Chronister says there are a lot of people in Alaska
and a lot of people who don't attend church. The
largest Grace Brethren Church in the state of
Alaska is the Anchorage Grace Brethren Church,
pastored by Larry Smithwick. That's where Brian
served on the pastoral staff for 5 years.
He reports, "Anchorage Grace
Brethren had the courage to sub-
tract from its number and send out
a core group of people (about 100) to
start another church in the city."
The result has been a doubling of
churches and people.
To the amazement of everyone, on
the last Sunday of August, 1989, a
new church held its first services,
and 170 people attended! Since that
time the Grace Community Grace
Brethren Church has multiplied the
core group to more than double the
original number. Late in the fall 220 to 250 peo-
ple were attending services in the new church.
Children have come to know the Lord through
the church's Awana program which began in
September. There have been eleven conversions
since that time.
wife, Happy,
Charity.
HERALD/ February 15, 1990
HOME MISSIONS
since its start in Angnst, 19S9, the Anchorage Grace
Conunnnlty Grace Brethren Church has now reached
an average attendance of 220-2SO people.
Tha pastor comments, "We're thrilled at what
God has done. In fact, we're astounded at what He's
done." At the same time as we are growing, the
mother church continues to attract visitors.
He challenges the rest of us: "We hope that
maybe this will be an encouragement to those of
you in other places in the country. Maybe, there's
something like that you might he able to do.
The Grace Community Grace
Brethren Church has multiplied
the core group of 100 to more
than double the original number.
"As for us, we have the dream of being able to
do it again in this city some day in the future." He
FIFTY • Y^E A*^R S
concludes, "We hope that you're praying for us as
we try to plant some roots and reach the lost and
unchurched of this city. And, we are praying for
you, too, that you might be able to do the same.
A core group of
families were sent
out from the
Anchorage church
to start another
church in the city.
HERALD/ February 15. 1990
HOME MISSIONS
Home Missions News
Congratulations, IH-County Grace Brethren
Church, Royersford, Pennsylvania! Pastor Kenn
Cosgrove has brought this congregation to the
point of self-support status, beginning January 1,
1990.
The church had its beginning in 1981 as a Bible
study led by Pastor Bob Divine, then pastor at the
New Holland Grace Brethren Church. From those
few families, a church began in 1983. Penn Valley
Grace Brethren Church's pastor. Bill TWeeddale,
sent his Minister of Christian Education, Tom
Carlson, to be their first pastor. The church was
adopted as a Home Mission point in August of
1983. Today attendance averages between 30 and
35.
Congregation of TH-County Grace Brethren Church,
Royersford, Pennsylvania.
The congregation has been supported both by
the Home Missions Council and the Northern
Atlantic District for five years. The Council will
continue helping by providing health insurance for
the pastor's family for a brief period of time and
will be available for counsel and assistance as
needed.
Praise God with the Ti^i-County Brethren and the
Council for this step of faith and indication of solid
growth!
Pastor Dale Jenks, on the field in Saratoga
Springs, NY, only a few months, reports that
eleven believers were baptized in late November
and thirteen new members were received into
membership. That included representatives from
at least three families.
Although without a senior pastor for several
months, the Bradenton, FL, Grace Brethren
Church is progressing well under the leadership
of three elders in the church. Ralph Hall, former
pastor and later head of building ministries in the
Home Missions office; Lynn Schrock, former
missionary in Argentina, and retired pastor: and
Ernie Bearinger, former missionary in Brazil --
these three men are filling the pastoral gap in
Bradenton, and the work is progressing well. They
The church has recently moved into a renovated
home.
have just recently moved into their new facilities,
a renovated home, and are seeking to remodel an
existing garage for use as Sunday School space.
News Excerpts from
Pastor's Reports
Around the Nation:
Anchorage, AK, Pastor Brian Chronlster — "We are
consolidating now. and our attendance appears to have
settled on an average per Sunday of 220-250. The elders are
working on formulating our long term goals."
NE Columbus, OH, Pastor Will Marling and Perry
Huesmann -- "Rocky Ridge GBC is conducting Sunday
evening meetings. The core group is beginning to get a vision
for what church planting is all about, and God is using many
individuals to impact people for Christ."
Lakeland, FL, Pastor Jim Tkylor -- "It is a real en-
couragement to see visitors at almost ever\' Sunday morning
service. The children's ministry is growing and there is much
enthusiasm with those who are working in this area."
Escanaba, MI, Pastor Gary Hable -- "Last fall we
focused on prayer on Wednesday evenings. Our Bible study
was also on prayer. As one person put it. 'Since we have been
praying for our contacts, everyone has visited the church
at least once and some have made it their home.'"
Mishawaka, IN, Pastor Scott Weaver ~ "We are
regularly having 60 in A.M. worship services. After baptizing
two men. our membership reached 60. We have had two
more good decisions which could result in a new family for
our church."
Bradenton, FL, Pastor Ralph Hall — "We are seeing
improvement in many areas for which we praise the Lord!
We reached a high of 45 in the morning service. In recent
weeks we have had at least four new families who have
indicated their interest in becoming a part of the work. Our
offerings are averaging between $550 and $600 per week
which are meeting our expenses at present. We have
submitted the plans for remodeling the garage to the County
for approval. I frankly believe we are seeing some of the
greatest results of our work just in the last few weeks."
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WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Meet Your WMC
Missionaries Of The Year
Each year the Foreign Missions office supplies
us with the names of five missionary ladies to be
honored as the WMC Missionaries of the Year. The
1989-90 Missionaries of the Year are: Mrs. Jim
Fredericks, Germany; Mrs. Dan Green, Brazil; Miss
Brenda Welling, Mexico; Mrs. Jim Hocking, CAR;
Mrs. Ted Ruiz, Philippines.
Mrs. Jim (Fran) Fredericks
Fran Fredericks grew up in a Christian home, but
it wasn't until 1974 that she surrendered her life to
Christ. Husband Jim was a 25-year-old accountant
when he received Christ, and immediately he
discovered a hunger 4o know .God's, Wocd.. Three
years later, he and his family uprooted to study at
Grace Seminary, where Jim graduated in 1981. He
then served on the staff of North Long Beach
Brethren Church (now Grace Fellowship Church).
The Fredericks' made a trip to Germany in Decem-
ber 1985, and this sealed the decisions in their
hearts to serve the Lord in Germany and ignited a
deep burden for the German people. They went to
Germany for language study in the fall of 1986. The
Fredericks have four children: Debbie, Mike, Angle
and Liz.
Miss Brenda Welling
Brenda first became interested in Mexico while
studying at the University of Mexico. Later, under
the TIME program, she was personally challenged
by the spiritual needs in that country and the great
need for workers. Brenda is a West Virginia native
but was raised in Indiana. Through the influence of
her parents and her church, she came to know
Christ as her Savior at age seven. The hospitality
of her parents brought many missionaries into their
home. This exposure initiated her interest in
missions. God used many things to help in Brenda's
preparation - a Spanish major at Grace College,
TIME experience in Mexico City, teaching one year
in Canton, OH, studying at Grace Seminary, parti-
cipating on a Timothy Tfeam, Evangelism Explosion
training, serving in her local church, and a missions
internship in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Brenda is a mem-
ber of the Grace Brethren Church of Goshen, IN.
Mrs. Jim (Faye) Hocking
Faye Hocking, who grew up in Ohio, was raised
in a Christian home, accepted Christ when she was
a child, and committed her life to Christian service.
Husband Jim's background was similar except in
one respect: he was raised in the Central African
Republic, the son of missionaries Don and Betty
Hocking. Jim and Faye met at Grace College from
which they both graduated; Jim went on to earn his
M.Div. from Grace Seminary. Jim and Faye served
on a short-term basis in the CAR for 1 1 months. In
1985, after a year of French language study, they
returned to the CAR as career missionaries. They
were already familiar with the Sango language. The
Hockings are working with young people and train-
ing them for leadership roles in the African church.
Jim is also an excellent mechanic and is helping in
that area. They have four children: Jay, Jenny, Joel
and John.
Mrs. Ted (Vivien) Ruiz
Vivien Ruiz, who comes originally from east Ttn-
nesse, came to know the Lord while in college. She
met Tfed, a southern Califomian, when they were in
preparation for mission work with the Agape Move-
ment of Campus Crusade for Christ. Being assigned
to the same team to Guatemala from 1976 to 1978
gave them valuable experience in mission work as
well as an opportunity to get to know each other.
After returning to the U.S., their relationship grew
and they were married in 1979. Additional prepara-
tion for full time mission work included involvement
in evangelism, discipleship, missions, visitation, and
Deacon Board at the GBC of La Verne, California,
where they are members, and by Tted's training at
Tklbot Seminary, from which he graduated. In the
fall of 1985 they joined Clay and Kim Hulett as the
pioneer missionary team to the Philippines. They
have two children, David and Rebecca.
Mrs. Dan (Nancy) Green
Nancy Emch grew up in Rittman, OH, where she
received Christ at the age of seven. After graduation
from Grace College, she taught vocal music in a
Milwaukee, WI, Christian School, then moved to Col-
umbus, OH, to become a receptionist at Worthington
GBC. Her husband, Dan, whom she met while at
Worthington, received Christ at the age of twelve,
but in 1975 he gave total control of his life to the
Lord. In 1978 he spent the summer as a TIME mis-
sionary in Brazil, and it became clear to him that
he could serve the Lord in that country. After their
marriage in 1979, Dan and Nancy assisted in
starting the Cincinnati, OH, Grace Brethren Church
before their departure for Brazil in July 1982. They
now live and minister in Brasilia, and are the parents
of three children, Mary Hamnah, Aaron Daniel, and
Caleb Jeremiah.
HERALD/ February 15. 1990
11
GRACE SCHOOLS
A Continuing Commitment
The message of Dr. Bill Male, a 30-year veteran of Grace College and Seminary,
is that planned giving helps further a vital educational ministry
and helps the giver be a good steward.
Following is an interview with Dr. E. William
Male, who is Adjunct Professor of Pastoral
Ministries at Grace Theological Seminary and
planned giving officer in the Department of In-
stitutional Advancement at Grace College and
Theological Seminary. The interview was con-
ducted by Liz Miller, a Grace College student.
Miss Miller is an intern working in the depart-
ment this year.
Question: I know that you have been asso-
ciated with Grace College and Seminary for
a number of years, but I understand that you
began in a new position here last fall. What
is it that you are doing in this new position?
Dr. Male: It's true that I've been around here for
quite a while. As a matter of fact, this past school
year was my 30th as a member of the faculty and
administration here at Grace -- and I thank God
for the privilege of serving Him in these capacities
over all those years.
The new position to which I have been appointed
is that of a Planned Giving Officer. It is part of our
Department of Institutional Advancement. I'm
excited with this opportunity to continue serving
Grace by helping to raise the level of gift income
that is so necessary for the health and growth of
our schools.
Who are the people that you are serving?
I'm working primarily with present and future
friends of the school who are in a position to make
contributions to our ministry by including Grace
in their wills, through purchasing annuities, or by
entering into one of a variety of available trust
agreements.
Could you share a little more information
concerning these giving programs? For
starters, what is an annuity?
An annuity is a contribution based on a contract
made with the school. Its provisions allow for
significant income tax savings, as well as a
guaranteed life income for the annuitant. But
perhaps I can better explain it by giving an
example.
Let's say Mrs. Jones, a 76-year-old widow, invests
in a $10,000 Grace Gift Annuity. She will receive
an 8.7 percent rate of return. This means she will
receive a guaranteed income of $870.00 per year
for the rest of her life, with $484.46 of this $870.00
taxable and the other $384.54 tax-free. In addition,
a $5,504.54 deduction from her federal income
taxes is received in the year she makes her annui-
ty purchase.
You mentioned trust agreements. What are
they?
There are several kinds of Charitable Remainder
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GRACE SCHOOLS
TVust programs. These are especially attractive for
people with real estate or other securities which
have appreciated in value. I get really excited when
I see the possibilities of these programs, because
not only does Grace receive a needed contribution,
the donors often benefit financially.
How are you building on past planned giv-
ing efforts?
Happily, a lot of groundwork has already been
done in this area in recent years. I'm especially ap-
preciative of the work of Dewey Melton, who was
my predecessor in this position. Through his ef-
forts, and those of Read Morrison, our former
comptroller, and others, we now have over 70
annuities worth more than $1,130,000 to Grace.
We also have a file of well over 300 individuals
who have indicated at some time or other that
their wills include a provision for Grace College
and/or Grace Seminary. We thank God that so
many people have made these arrangements to
help us continue to educate young people.
I have already begun to correspond with all our
annuitants, both to let them know how much we
appreciate their interest in Grace Schools and to
let them know that we stand ready to assist them
any time they want to consider increasing their in-
vestment in this ministry.
Of course, many new potential investors will be
identified through responses to advertising, direct
mail, and personal contacts. This is already begin-
ning to happen, and it is my responsibility to follow
up on all of them.
How is your background assisting you in
working with these people?
In one way I think I may be uniquely qualified
to minister to them. Such people want to know
more about the ultimate beneficiary of their
"planned gift."
My major function on their behalf is not to figure
out all of the specific details of the various options
available to them. We make sure sound financial
planning is available for all of these donors. And
in the cases involving wills, they will need the ser-
vices of a knowledgeable attorney.
My major functions will be twofold. First. I serve
as the contact person who can introduce people
to Grace College and Seminary and to the various
options available for such major investments.
Second, it is my job to answer most of the
questions our friends may have about the exciting
things that God has done -- and is continuing to
do -- here at the college and seminary. My yeairs
of experience in the academic spiritual life of both
schools are invaluable here.
After spending 30 years in the academic
world, is this new position satisfying to you?
Yes, because I see tremendous ministry
possibilities in this position. Let me stress that I'm
not approaching this program only with the idea
of getting money for Grace. I want to help each per-
son find the best option for his or her
circumstances.
Of the older people I've learned to know, I've
discovered that many don't know what to do with
their resources. If I can help them to feel confident
about what happens to their money following their
death, I know I'll be satisfied in my new ministry.
The primary goal is to help people be good
stewards of what God has given to them.
I see tremendous ministry
possibilities in this position.
Let me stress that I'm not
approaching this program
only with the idea
of getting money for Grace.
I want to help each person
find the best option
for his or her circumstances.
You obviously are committed to the mission
of Grace Schools. Why do you think other
people would consider giving to Grace?
Grace is well known for its stand on the
inerrancy of Scripture. This makes it unique. Of
course, high academic standards are stressed as
well, but these are always coupled with an em-
phasis on equipping students for the ministry of
the Lord Jesus.
These may sound like standard buzz words, but
the more I travel around, the more I realize that
this is no longer the norm for so-called Christian
institutions. The Christian community wants to
support schools that maintain these foundational
principles.
How can people get in touch with you?
They can call me at (219) 267-7427 or write in
care of Grace Department of Institutional Advance-
ment. I'll be happy to answer any questions.
HERALD/ February 15. 1990
13
FOREIGN MISSIONS
From Earthly Treasures
to Eternal Treasures
The Story ofHerta Wohnhas
August 8, 1947 our first child. Slbylle, was bom.
The war had been over for two years and we were
lix-lng ven.- comfortably. My husband had started
a successful construction company with a friend.
They employed 160 workers. Nothing we wanted
to buy \^"as out of our reach. We had all our needs
met and could afford all of our wants.
Two years after our daughter's birth. Falk was
bom. At first 1 stayed home to care for him. but
there was an inner emptiness that drove me out
of the house. I lo\'ed my children and my husband,
but there was something missing. After Falk v,-rs
a year old I took emplo^Tnent in a china and cn.-stal
shop while my sister tended my children. Since
there was no financial need for me to work, my
husband could not understand my desire to be
employed. I reasoned that if I worked I cotild fUl
the void in my life and keep my mind occupied so
that my thoughts would not wander to subjects
like heaven and hell. As the years passed I began
to realize that work was not helping. I told myself
that if I had another child, then maybe things
would chamge. However, when Frithjof was bom
in 1956 nothing changed.
In 1961. Sibylle was to be confirmed, but she
refused to do so. We were concerned because the
Mrs. Herta Wohnhas
state church taught us that with Confirmation one
seals the faith that has been imparted by infant
baptism, and without it one can not be sure if he
is going to heaven. We pleaded wixh her and final-
ly she gave in and participated in Confirmation.
When Sibylle married James, she changed and
things changed around our home. They u-anted to
pray at the table and use their own words instead
of church prayers.
Then one day James told us that he was giving
up his job as a stock broker and going to the United
States so he could study theolog\-. Why was he
uprooting his family and taking our daughter and
granddaughter to America? When my husband
asked. "Who will take care of the three of you?"
They replied. "God. our heavenly father."
I loved my children
and my husband^ but there
was something missing.
When my husband finally began to write to them
in the United States, e\'er\' letter James and Sib\'lle
■wTote to us had a tract in it with the pro\'oking title:
How to get to heaven from Albstadt. (The town that
we lived in -was called Albstadt.) Often we would
throw the tract away, but sometimes someone in the
family read it. Some of the sentences were strange.
We were told that we were sinners, one of the worst
swear words in German. Surely we were not sinners
We were sprinkled as infants! We were confirmed!
We had a nice Church wedding! We raised our
children as good Christians!
My husband was in America \'isiting Sib\ile and
her family when my sister died of cancer. They all
{[ev,- back to Germany for the funeral. After the
funeral, my husbatad, the man that could not live
^Aithout his work, that only took a 10-minute lunch
break, never darkened the door of his business
again. Shortly thereafter his partner had a heart
attack and could not go back to work. Their com-
pany went dowTihill and finally they were forced
to declare bankruptcy. My husband did not cEu^e.
He would only say. "AH that is left of one's life is
a cam of ashes" (as was e\'idenced by my sister's
cremation). Mv husbamd died Januairv 4. 1986,
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FOREIGN MISSIONS
we are .'
literally of a broken heart. His death was sudden.
Who would take care of me now? I had always
depended on either my sister or my husband and
now God had taken both of them. In addition. He
had taken my daughter away from me. she would
never return to Germany. Before I had even.-thing
and now 1 had nothing. 1 had to live on social
security. Is this a fair God? Why me. Lxird?
WTien my husband died Sibylle was in Germany
with Euro-Missions Institute. She stayed on in Ger-
many and helped me straighten out some things,
but she soon returned to the States. In the spring
of 1987. James and Sibylle wrote and told me that
they were coming back as missionaries. 1 thought.
"What do I tell my friends and neighbors? We do
not need missionaries in Germany, we are a Chris-
tian nation! What do they think
Heathen?" My sons and I decided that
we would not pick them up at the air-
pon nor did we want them to live at
my house. It would be too em-
baLTrassingl Dan Ramsey picked them
up at the airpon and they stayed with
the Remiseys until James went to
language school. In December, be-
tween terms of language cmd Bible
schools they needed a place to stay
and I reluctantly agreed that they
could stay with me. Where was their
Heavenly Father now; could He not
even pro\ide a place for them to live?
No one in my family or my hus-
band's had ever reached the age of
se\-enty. Wotild I? The night before my
seventieth birihday. a strange thing
happened. Ever>-one was in bed when
James remembered that he had left
his wallet in the car. He got out of bed.
went through the basement to the car.
He noticed a strong smell of gas. He discovered we
had a gas leakl He woke ever\-one up and we open-
ed the windows, put on coats and hats and called
the gas company. We sat in the li\ing room waiting
anxiously for them to come and fix the leak. It
never occurred to us to leave the house. If James
would not have forgotten his wallet and noticed the
leak, we would either have died from gas inhala-
tion or from the explosion that would have occur-
red when my son who smokes came to wish me
a happy birthday. Why did God let me celebrate
my seventieth birthda\-? Why had He spared me
in such a strange wa}-?
One day I lay on my bed
just wishing I could die.
After finishing Bible School. James and Sibylle
moved in with me until they could move to Calw.
Life seemed totally hopeless to me. One day 1 lay
on my bed just wishing I could die. James came
in and asked. "Mama, why do you lie here waiting
to die?" I responded. "Life has no more meaning
to me. but according to you and Sibylle I am not
ready to die because I wont go to heaven." James
told me that I would be separated from God forever.
Then he explained to me how I could get to heaven.
That very afternoon 1 asked Jesus to be my Lord
and Savior and my burden was lifted.
I still live only on my social security, but I would
not trade this lifestyle for the one I had without
Christ. I am now a child of the King of kings and
Lord of lords. I have eternal treasures waiting for
me in heaven where I will live with my Heavenly
Father forever.
by Herta Wohnhas
James, Sabine and Sibylle Belton
HERALD/ February 15, 1990
15
BRETHREN EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES
Still In My First Love
by Marion R. Thomas
I greatly love First Love Renewal. The ideas
taught in this dynamic flow of witness for Christ
I have used for many years. Speak for the Lord
wherever you are in whatever the circumstances
you are in, and take advantage of all happenings
to witness of Christ and His marvelous love for us
and His ability to meet all our needs. After having
planted five Grace Brethren Churches in Ohio,
South Carolina, and Florida, and being active in
sowing seed for churches in Arizona and Indiana,
I can say with great confidence and joy, witness
where you are! Use any open doors to make a
friend to win him or her to the Lord. Have good
literature to back up or spearhead your witness.
Sow in tears and we shall reap, without any doubt,
the Word of God assures us. I could write books
about the many occasions when just a hunger to
witness for my Lord caused him to open unusual
contacts and results in soul-winning. God uses
every willing person. First Love Renewal is just you
and me, any of us willing, being used of our Lord
for rekindling the fires of soul-winning.
It is easy to talk of the person you are in love
with. Oh, I love You, my Lord Jesus! I worship and
praise You today. My eyes sparkle to think on You
in the night time, and all the day. When I sing
hymns I am thrilled with Your salvation given to
all of us in the family of God. It is great joy to tell
those I meet in any place. He is wonderful. A happy
heart is a great advertisement in this sad world.
A bright light shines a long way in the dark. I am
the lamp. You be the light, my Lord! Joyful tears
wash my eyes as I think of You, Lord Jesus, and
it is joy to tell those folks of You! After some time
with You, I want them all to know You, my Lord!
Worship and praise singing prepares us to over-
come fears that the Devil gives and seeks to hinder
us in the only business that will last. Cause me
to put first things first. We are not charismatics,
but I tell you, we are happy, happy believers.
"We are not charismaticSf
but happy believers."
Brethren, join us across the nation in all our
Grace Brethren Churches, missions, schools,
homes, and hearts in fresh awakening and return
to first love that will sweep through all our Grace
Brethren Fellowship in fresh revival and Holy
Spirit, New Tbstament, great awakening that will
cross America again like when the Wesleys came
to these beloved shores!
Get churches together for First Love Renewals.
This is a movement of design by the Holy Spirit
for the terrible needs of these endtime days.
Pastor Marion R. Thomas is a retired elder,
serving in the Findlay Ohio Grace Brethren
Church. He and his wife. Yvonne, reside in
Bluffton. Ohio.
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POETRY
TV or not TV
by Dean I. Walter
I heard this message on TV:
"Your Ufe's not what it ought to be!"
They said I need more loving care . . .
And this is what they had to share:
I need some Cheez-Whiz with my snack,
And Carter's pills to soothe my back;
A box of Bufferin for my head,
And Nitol "Z's" 'ere going to bed:
Then Folger's Coffee in my cup
lb help me with my getting up.
And for my breakfast, I should plan
lb eat a bowl of Fruit and Bran . . .
No sucrose, but a SugarTXvin
lb cut the fat and keep me thin.
But I may have fried eggs and ham.
If first 1 spray the grill with PAM.
Alas, my teeth will fill with cracks
Unless I brush them well with Plax:
And if my words come out with clicks,
I need a tube of Orafix.
My hair needs something called Finesse
If I would win my wife's caress.
And when 1 wear my Sunday suit,
I need to add a touch of Brut.
All this I needed to keep well,
Plus things of which 1 cannot tell.
A score of things were for my wife
lb help her live a long, rich life;
And add another score to that
lb have a healthy dog or cat.
In one short hour 1 took these notes
From Quaker Oil to Quaker Oats . . .
And this is just a partial list . . .
I tremble at the things I've missed.
For I may die and miss the one
Without which 1 become undone!
(Editors note; Dean I. Walter is Associate Pastor
of the Grace Brethren Church of Greater
Washington. D.C. I think it would be appropriate
to call him the "Poet Laureate" of the Fellowship
of Grace Brethren Churches! - CWT)
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FELLOWSHIP NEWS
NEWS UPDATE
Carl J. Beridon
Dr. John J.
Davis, President
of Grace College
and Grace Theo-
logical Seminary
announced that
Carl J. Beridon
has joined the col-
lege and seminary
administra-
tion as Dean of Enrollment.
Beridon, a Michigan native,
moves to Grace from his position as
president of Trans Continental
Underw^riters, Inc., an aviation
insurance agency, and Sources
International Corporation, a
marketing firm. He is a sales agent
for Datex USA, Inc., and previously
was vice president and general
manager of another Michigan
aviation insurance agency.
Beridon has served as principal of
Oakland Christian School in Pontiac,
Michigan, and The Kings Christian
School in Cherry Hill, New Jersey,
and he was an associate pastor at
Easton Union Church in Mount
Holly, New Jersey.
As Dean of Enrollment at Grace
College and Grace Theological
Seminary, Beridon heads student
recruitment, admissions administra-
tion, student financial aid, and
career planning and placement
services.
The Grace Brethren Church of
Lititz, PA, is accepting resumes for
the position of Maintenance Super-
visor This is a full-time position in
charge of all volunteer, staff and con-
tract workers in the areas of
maintenance, equipment, janitorial
services, and grounds. Resumes
should be sent to the church at 501
W. Lincoln Ave., Lititz, PA 18543,
directed to the attention of Tom Avey
Eddie IViiiler, missionary to Brazil,
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EDITORIAL
The bitter cold of December had
given way to the mild
temperatures of January. The
snow was replaced with the slow
gentle rain. This was great for
February when you consider the
other possibilities. Rain, wind, eind
a mild 40 degree day -- not too bad
to get around and do a little bit of
the daily activities.
First, a stop at the post office to
see what the mail person has left
in the box. A couple of bills and
a half dozen appeals from my
favorite mission projects. Normal
day so far, but all was to change
soon. The rain was picking up and
the wind was a little stiffer com-
ing off of beautiful Lake Winona.
So with head down and face to the
ground 1 headed for the car. There
was the first find of the day. A
shining new penny in the middle
of Park Ave. Without hesitation I
did not feel a ripple of temptation
-- it remained in its little pothole
in the pavement.
Off to the super market to get
some calorie counters for the
morning coffee break at the
Herald. A couple of jelly filled and
a half dozen caramel covered
beauties and some unsugared
ones for those sensitive to good
things. Back to the car and the
wind and the rain brings my head
down to keep the cold out. This
time to my surprise there were
two pennies in the midst of some
dirt and grime that had fallen off
a car. Again, no temptation -- I
kept moving and the pennies re-
mained for someone else to
discover.
1 did have a conscience problem
about this because I remember
when a penny found would bring
joy for days. Then, however, a pen-
ny could change a young kid's life.
A nickel was a major problem
because it resulted in making
more decisions than 1 was
prepared to make. It could mean
fifteen or twenty pieces of candy.
That meant big decisions. But
now a penny was not as much a
problem to my budget as it was to
whether or not I wanted to expend
the energy for so little return. A
penny is not what it used to be!
But then came Sunday and as
I walked down the aisle of the
church I spied another object. Tb
my surprise it was a 357
magnum shell -- alive and
useable! I had been hearing
about the disagreements among
the Brethren but this helped
focus how intent we were all
becoming. I did pick this one up
and turned it over to the police.
So that was the week - two
finds of pennies without a stop.
One bullet ... a quick pickup.
Monday 1 found a quarter, it was
worth the time.
What does it take to make us
stop and pay attention in our cur-
rent world? We hardly pause for
a moment when we see folks
shot or maimed on TV. We see it
happen so often it hardly upsets
our sensitivity any more. Almost
daily the news brings us word of
another politician involved in
some compromise of his duties.
We just seem to know that is
about average. Do we pause
when we hear another bank just
went under? No use getting ex-
cited about the fact that several
hundred had to re-open under
another name during the past
several years.
Pause when you see the latest
price on sneakers at $175.00 a
pair? You can pump them up to
the right pressure! Stop and
think it over when you hear the
newest church in town is going to
cost two million, three million or
about $30 million. No, we have
reached the place when it is
about like a penny in a puddle in
the parking lot. Too much trou-
ble to pause and pick it up. It just
isn't worth that much time or
effort.
Not many things in an increas-
ingly jaded society retain a sense
of great worth. We take a glance,
do not hestitate and go on our
way. We Christians are about as
guilty as everyone else. It is a
rather sad commentary on our
times. We have been inundated
with commercials, false claims
and materialism for so long, it
just does not come through very
often. Indeed, we are losers by it
all.
A Penny In
The Puddle
In a
Parking
Lot!
Time Tb
Pause
And Pick
It Up?
by Charles W. Turner
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Brethren Missionary
IIERALD
ITolume R2 No. 3 ^^^ March 15. 199(
March 15, 1990
3 Editorial
A Penny in the
Puddle in a
Parking Lot. Time
to Pause £ind
Pick It Up?
Charles W. Turner
6 Foreign Missions
Living Under a
Death Sentence
Beverly Sharp
7 Foreign Missions
Celebration 90
8 FGBC
Guidelines for
Forums on Church
Membership
Issue
10 CE National
CE Day at
National
Conference
11 CE National
TIME That Counts
for Eternity
12 Fellowship News
14 Home Missions
An American
in Paris
Larry Chamberlain
16 Home Missions
From Around
the Nation
17 WMC
WMC at Work
18 BEM
A Visit to Three
Mission Fields
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FOREIGN MISSIONS
Living Under A Death Sentence
by Beverly Sharp
"If you were told that the Lord was coming back
on a certain day and hour or you were told you had
only a short time to live, what would you do with
the time you had left?" As a Sunday School
teacher I have used this question to encourage
myself and my students to evaluate our lives, never
dreaming it would become something I would have
to actually deal with in my family.
In August of 1988 my son, Tom Sharp, mis-
sionary to Mexico, became very ill. It seemed to be
a severe attack of Crohn's disease which he had
had for a number of years. It had been a very
stressful time in their family life as 2V2 year old
Mandy had had a TVa hour life threatening surgery
in April. Then their son Benjamin was born in
June. By August 20th Tom had to have an
emergency operation to take care of a blockage in
the colon. Suzie, his wife, anxiously waited for
surgery to be over. The doctor came to her and
said, "Your husband won't be going home with
you."
"What do you mean?" she asked.
"He won't live through the next 72 hours. He has
advanced colon cancer. It is everywhere." It was
the beginning of a death sentence.
In God's planning Tom did live through that time
period and got out of the hospital. It was decided
that they should move back to Ohio so our family
could help with transportation, baby-sitting, and
encouragement. Tom did not want to move their
belongings home because he was determined that
with God's help he would return to the mission
field.
The missionaries on the border, the San Diego
and Pasadena Churches were such a help. Thanks
for all you did. At home in Bellville, the
Ankenytown church cleaned, painted, papered,
and filled with furniture, bedding, pots and pans
- everything needed for Tom and Suzie and the
children to live a normal life. What a blessing that
was!
Our first visit to the doctor in Ohio was not any
better. His opening words were "Tom, you know
this cancer is going to kill you, don't you?" So what
do you do when you are 36 years old with a wife
and three children that you love dearly?
First of all Tom chose to live positively with hope
and faith in the Lord that he would be able to raise
his family. We didn't talk about dying. Cancer
means doctors, nurses, hospitals and other
patients. It was an opportunity to witness for his
Lord.
His chemo treatments were new for this area,
and he had to stay at the hospital for a week each
month. Soon he asked to take them as an outpa-
tient so that he could be home with his family.
Time was precious.
Tom worked part time at Ankenytown Grace as
he was able. So eight months came and went and
we became quite confident that the doctors were
wrong. But each 20th of the month we looked at
the calendar and thanked the Lord for another
period of time, it was so special.
In March, just before Easter, Tom found a growth
in the lymph gland of his neck. He didn't tell
anyone -just went to prayer meeting, played his
guitar and taught the lesson on the end times. The
next day he showed the doctor, but he had given
Suzie one more worry free night. It meant two
more kinds of chemo plus the ones he already was
getting.
There were many good days, and some very bad
ones. Extra time in prayer and with his Bible and
a loving, caring wife were the things that kept Tom
going. There were some difficult things that hap-
pened apart from the physical illness, for Satan
was busy.
If you live under a death sentence you do the im-
portant things. He spent a lot of time with the girls,
a lot of time holding Benji while he slept but no
one teased him about spoiling him. When Grand-
ma Reed died they took the girls to the funeral and
explained about dying and heaven with Jesus. In
spite of an ileostomy, a catheter and a chemo
pump, he got in a few games of church softball.
He told his sister he couldn't run like he used to
but he always made sure he came in standing up,
and that's the way he was dealing with his life.
Tbm and Suzie Sharp, Cristi, Amanda. Benjamin.
HERALD/ March 15, 1990
FOREIGN MISSIONS
In July an opportunity came to go back to
Tijuana, Mexico. He had the special privilege to
dedicate a meeting place for the Mexicans at Otay
Mesa. He came home so excited. What a gift from
God that trip was!
But it was the beginning of the end, for the next
week great pain set in. He made a trip to Winona
Lake to the Missions Conference to give his testi-
mony but it was right to the hospital on his return.
Three weeks later the doctor's prediction came
true: but it was one year and seven days later in-
stead of 72 hours. 1 believe this was a result of
dedicated prayer across our Fellowship. Our
families can never express our appreciation ade-
quately for the encouragement the Foreign Mis-
sions staff, the missionaries and our churches gave
during this time and since Tom's homegoing.
Grace Brethren people do care! We thank you.
Tom didn't win his hard fought battle with
cancer for God chose otherwise, but he ac-
complished with great courage and faith a good
testimony for his Lord.
CELEBRATION 90
You did it! YOU PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT PART IN SOMETHING
ETERNAL. As part of your Grace Brethren church, you have par-
ticipated in the planting of over 720 Grace Brethren churches
overseas. Thousands of people have come to know Jesus Christ as
their Lord because people like you were faithful to the Great Com-
mission. That's something to celebrate.
Grace Brethren Foreign Missions is commemorating its ninetieth
anniversary with a Celebration 90 in your area. This exciting rally
will acquaint you with the work the Lord has accomplished through
Grace Brethren Churches in the last ninety years and will encourage
you to even greater commitment to the Great Commission during
the next decade. Come join us for this special presentation of music,
media, and missions.
March 3 Findlay, OH September 14
March 4 Fremont Grace. OH September 15
March 16 Parkersburg, WV September 16
March 17 Washington. PA September 21
March 18 Myersdale, PA September 22
March 25 Ashland, PA September 23
March 30 Johnstown. PA (Riverside) October 5
April 1 Martinsburg. PA October 6
April 6-7 Hastings, MI iDist. Conf) October 7
April 8 Alto. MI October 12
April 20 Norton,OH October 13
April 21 Canton, OH October 14
April 22 Wooster. OH October 20
April 27 Anchorage, AK October 21
April 27 Eagle River, AK October 26
May 6 Soidotna, AK October 27
May 6 Homer, AK October 28
May 27 Warsaw, IN November 4
June 8-9 Garwin, lA iDist. Conf.) December 2
June 10 Waterloo, lA
Philadelphia 1st, PA
Telford. PA
Myerstown, PA
York, PA
Lititz, PA
Elizabethtown, PA
Columbus, OH lEast Side)
Licking County, OH
Columbus, OH
Hagerstown, MD
Lanham, MD
Temple Hills, MD
Richmond. VA
Virginia Beach, VA
Telford, TN
Aiken, SC
Greater Atlanta, GA
Port is, KS
Sunnyside, WA
For further information call or write to:
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P.O. Box 588, Winona Lake, IN 46590
(219) 267-5161
Attention Mary Ann Barlow
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Guidelines for Forums on
Church Membership Issue
The 1 989 Conference passed the following motion
(Annual, p.24): "A motion prevailed to refer the mat-
ter of the Baptism-Church Membership issue to the
Fellowship Council with the directive that they
prepare for a forum of study and discussion and
come back to the conference with creative alter-
natives as soon as feasible but not more than 3 years
from now. The following action was taken at the
meetings of your Fellowship Council in Simi Valley.
California. Jan. 13-16.- Roger D. Peugh. Moderator.
I. Goal/Purpose of the fortiin(s) mandated by
1989 National Conference regarding Baptism
and church membership: the WHY.
To effectively communicate with one another at every
level in order
A. to properly understand one another in an at-
mosphere of mutually demonstrated Christlike
humility and respect, maintaining highest commit-
ment to the biblical standards of spiritual unity and
integrity in all communication of and discussion
of differences.
B. to study and come to a mutually shared deeper
understanding of the biblical and practical issues
involved in the whole discussion.
C. to seek to arrive at a consensus which will then
be converted into inductive Bible study
discipleship tools useable at several levels of
discipleship and leadership training in all churches,
districts and in our training institutions.
D. to recommend creative alternatives for the
resolution of as many tensions as possible to the
Fellowship Council for presentation to National
Conference.
II. Suggested (not exhaustive) list of forum
topics arranged in order of importance: the
WHAT.
A. Baptism:
1. What is biblical baptism? Is trine immersion
the "best" mode or the "exclusive" mode
taught in the Scriptures?
2. What does the Bible teach about the rebap-
tism of a believer who claims to have been
"baptized," subsequent to salvation, by a form
other than trine immersion?
B. Membership:
1. What is church membership as defined from
the Scriptures? (Are all of the aspects of our
"legal membership" biblically derived or does
our culture influence our practice
significantly?)
2. Are there allowable exceptions for taking peo-
ple into membership who cannot be baptized
C.
because they are sick or have some other
"legitimate" reason for not being baptized?
Must baptism always be public? (Are private
baptisms biblical?)
3. What are the required practical steps to show
that one agrees with the Statement of Faith?
Local churches:
1.
What does the Bible teach about the
autonomy of the local church?
2. What does the Bible say about how churches
relate to each other? (Under whose jurisdic-
tion do our districts fall and how do our
presently constituted districts relate to the Na-
tional Conference?)
3. What authority does a central ecclesiastical
body have in determining policy in a local
church (e.g. National Conference through the
Fellowship Council?)
4. What biblical teaching on separation would
mandate the dividing of Grace Brethren from
Grace Brethren over the issue of open and
closed membership policies? (What does the
Bible teach about the issues over which Chris-
tians should separate from other Christians?
What are the implications of such separation
for fellowship with or support of other Chris-
tian groups?)
D. The matter of our common mission:
What does the Bible teach about tolerance of
something in the practice of another brother (or
church) which 1 may not be willing to reproduce?
E. Faithful perpetuation:
1. How can we ensure the perpetuation of our
fellowship since we are a voluntary organiza-
tion and since there are no "policemen" to en-
force the rules?
2. How is pastoral leadership to be trained, ex-
amined and certified?
F. Honoring commitments:
If agreement over these membership matters cannot
be reached, how will the binding commitments which
have been made to our FGBC ministries (e.g. care for
pension of widows of pastors) be honored? What are
the biblical ramifications of simply dropping or ignor-
ing these promises made?
m. Means of reaching the goal: the WHO and
HOW.
A. A forum Coordinator appointed by the Moderator
will assemble existing study materials and make
them available to those requesting them (expenses
to be borne by those requesting materials).
B. The Forum Coordinator will assign study articles
addressing the above questions, to be written from
as broad a spectrum as possible.
8
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE
C. District ministeriums appoint a contact person as
representative of the district at the broader level.
Any expenses incurred to be borne by districts.
(Fellowship Council members are not to be con-
sidered for the position of District Representative.)
D. Lay representation be appointed in each district
by the District Conference officers. Any expenses
incurred to be borne by districts.
E. These representatives, in cooperation with the
Forum Coordinator, solicit materials, arrange and
chair district-sponsored open forums, giving
careful attention to all sides of the issues as fairly
as possible. Lay participation is to be actively en-
couraged. Forum meetings are to be opened with
prayer session and interspersed with prayer times,
recognizing that without God's help we will not ar-
rive at His conclusions on the issues.
IV. Plan for reaching the goal: the WHEN.
A. District-level forums held by the fall of 1990. Dates
for these fall meetings set by District Conferences
or Ministeriums spring 1990.
B. Input from these district forums reviewed and
revised at a three-day meeting of the district
representatives immediately prior to Jan. 91
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CE NATIONAL
NATIONAL
Continuing Education Day
Monday, July 30, 1990
CE DAY
Also included in the day will be the two 1990
Operation Barnabas teams to present their
ministry of music and drama following the lun-
cheon. This complementary day of "Continuing
Education" is an integral part of the National Con-
ference of the FGBC. Won't you Join CE National
in Richmond?
CE National Providing Challenging Seminars
The CE Day will include over 30 seminars from
CE National. This year's theme is "Developing A
Ministry Mindset." The seminar topics are
resources and ideas to help in church leadership,
children's work, youth work, adult ministries, and
with senior pastors. All seminars are "how to" ses-
sions to enhance local church ministries.
Operation Barnabas Teams Sharing in Music Ministry
Continue to pray for the
YEAR OF YOUTH OUTREACH
Listen to some of
the encouraging
quotes being
received from our
churches:
"Heather was one of the girls in my
counseling group at conference this year.
She has been witnessing to a boy she met
in Kentucky during conference. Since con-
ference he has become a Christian! She
wrote and told me of this. She keeps in
touch with him and savs he is growing in
our L^rd! PTL!"
"We are seeing great things this year as
a result of YOYO. Our teens are talking to
friends, and our attendance has increased
from 6-10 a week to 12-16 a week! Our
teens are sharing Christ!"
"I have had great opportunities to share
with a boy at school, whose name is
Richard (If you could pray for him and
many others). I have seen at least eight big
answers to prayer in the last two months,
and I'm excited about what the Lord has
in store for me for the rest of the year!"
"I had the opportunity to talk to Sharon
about what would happen if she didn't ac-
cept Christ and about how Christ
purchased a place for her in Heaven, and
she could have it if she wanted. She said
she did. My pastor then came over and
talked with her about the commitment she
would be making. And she accepted Christ
as her personal Savior."
I've been involved with Teen Evangelism
Explosion for three semesters now and it's
amazing to go out and share Jesus Christ
with other youth. The reason I say it's
amazing is because people are really
shocked when they discover teenagers go-
ing out and sharing their faith . . . This was
such an encouragement to me because
they showed me that people do need the
Lord!"
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CE NATIONAL
that counts for eternity • . .
CE National's TIME pro-
gram (Training in Mis-
sionary Endeavor) is an in-
vestment that can count for
eternity. TIME affords young
people short-term missions
opportunities allowing them
to investigate missions and to develop a heart for the lost.
This year's TIME teams will experience TIME orientation
training in inner-city Chicago and leave
TIME participants share their faith at inner-city Chicago orientation
for the fields in France.
Spain. Brazil, Africa, the
Mexico border and the
Navajo mission.
Please prav for the
1990 TIME applicants as
they prepare for their
ministries, as they in-
\'estigate missions and as
they develop a heart for
the lost.
Investigating missions
develops church leaders • • •
CE National's 1990 Operation Barnabas teams give
growing senior high youth a thirst for ministry and train
them for future ministry inside and outside the body of
Christ. OB teams encourage our churches as they
minister to them during their five week summer tour The
1990 tour begins June 29th with orientation in
Myerstown. PA and concludes as they minister at Na-
tional Conference in Richmond. Virginia.
Please pray for the 1990 Operation Barnabas team
members.
Operation Barnabas participants share their faith
Developing a thirst for ministry
CE National
P.O. Box 365 • Winona Lake, IN 46590
For Further Information, Contact:
Chery Otermat • Associate Director of Short-term Missions
NATIONAL
)0l HERALD/ March 15, 1990
11
FELLOWSHIP NEWS
NEWS UPDATE
Tim Hawkins has recently been
licensed to the Brethren ministry. He
and his wife, Julie, are preparing to go
to Portugal as missionaries. A special
day has been planned in their honor
by the Grace Brethren Church of Ritt-
man, OH. It will be held on July 15,
1990.
Piiil Valentine, son of Grace College
student Rod Valentine, had surgery
for a cancerous tumor on Feb. 6. Phil
is 2 years old and has had one and
one-half years of chemotherapy treat-
ment. There are plans for a bone
marrow transplant.
Pastor Wayne Hannah is "back on
the job" following his recent surgery.
He is pastor of the Grace Brethren
Church of Richmond, VA. He wants
to say "thanks" for the many who
prayed for him.
Paul Bauman and Ralph Gilbert are
conducting a tour to the Holy Land
and Austria and back to the Oberam-
mergau Passion play May 15-28. If in-
terested, you may contact them either
by mail or telephone: 214-758-8875, or
mail to: Paul Bauman, P.O. Box 8181,
Longview, TX 75607
Warren Tamkin and wife are plan-
ning a trip to Europe June 8-17 The
Tamkins will be visiting such places
as the Oberammergau Passion play,
the Chateau in France, and also Stutt-
gart, Germany. If you are interested
in joining the Tamkin party, the cost
is $1595 from New York City. For more
information, call 717/432-4177.
Roy and Ruth Snyder are working
with a Haitian group from the Grace
Brethren Church of Fort Lauderdale,
FL. On a recent Sunday there were
59 present. Dr Herman Hoyt's mater-
ial on "Brethren Beliefs" is being
translated into French for their use.
James Taylor was ordained to the
Christian ministry in November 1989.
He is pastor of the Lakeland, FL,
Grace Brethren Church. Members of
the ministerium were on hand to
assist in the service, along with Pastor
Dan Eshleman of the Grace Brethren
Church of Elizabethtown, PA. Pastor
Taylor was licensed to the ministry in
1986 at the Valley Grace Brethren
Church where he served as associate
pastor prior to assuming his respon-
sibilities at Lakeland.
DEATHS
DAVIS, MARTHA B. 68. She was a
member of the West Kittanning
Grace Brethren Church, Kittanning,
PA. Richard Cornwell, pastor
GREENLEAF, MARY M. 89.
January 15, 1990. She was a faithful
and the oldest member of the
Vicksburg Grace Brethren Church,
Hollidaysburg, PA. Rev. Dean
Walter, a son-in-law, and Pastor Grif-
fith conducted the memorial service.
Robert Griffith, pastor
MARRIAGES
JEFFREYS: Leslie VanDeWater
and Doug Jeffreys were married on
December 9, 1989, at the Winona
Lake Grace Brethren Church by Roy
Roberts, Chaplain at Grace College.
John Teevan, pastor
MORENO: Becky Disbro and
Martin Moreno were married
December 23, 1989, at the Winona
Lake Grace Brethren Church by
Charles Turner John Teevan, pastor
Editor's Note: The following information is
presented to make available the same material to
all members of the fellowship. This and other ar-
ticles are for the purpose of information ~CWT.
Submitted by Keith Merriman and John Fahrbach:
Recently, two meetings were held at the Orrville Grace
Brethren Church in Orrville. Ohio. The primary purpose of
the first meeting (Nov. 13. 1989) was to gather together a group
of pastors who had a desire to rescind the 1964 Resolution,
to have questions answered and theological, biblical convic-
tions put into print to be presented to the Fellowship. Many
hours of work were put into a statement that reflected the con-
victions of a majority of those who were present. The state-
ment was not able to befinished in the time allotted so it was
decided that a second meeting was necessary. The primary
purpose of the second meeting (Feb. 2-3. 1990) was to finish
the "We Believe" statement begun at the first meeting and
to inform those pastors at the meeting of the complexity and
depth of the problems now facing our Fellowship.
The following "We Believe" statement was finalized at the
Feb. 2-3 meeting.
We Believe
1. We believe Matthew 28:18-20 is the only definitive
passage in the New Testament concerning the
form, function, and formula of water baptism.
2. We believe that trine immersion and the practices
of threefold communion are vital in the life and
identity of the church.
3. We believe the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Chur-
ches must safeguard and perpetuate all biblical
truth which includes baptism by trine immersion.
4. We believe that Christ commanded the church to
baptize all believers by trine immersion (Matt.
28:18-20).
We believe, therefore, that Point 9 ("Ordinances")
of the Statement of Faith ("the Christian should
observe the ordinances of our Lord Jesus Christ
. . .") should be understood to mean "the Christian
must observe ..."
5. We believe that all members of New Testament
churches were trine immersed upon entering the
local assembly for the purpose of being discipled
in all that Christ commanded (Matt. 28: Acts,
passim), [scattered passages]
6. We believe that the resolution made at the 1964
National Conference has helped to foment even
greater disunity in our Fellowship.
7. We believe that we as a Fellowship of Grace
Brethren Churches must rescind the resolution of
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FELLOWSHIP NEWS
1964 and must require that every church belong-
ing to the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches
have trine immersed members only (except for
medical limitations), in accordance with the
Scriptures.
We believe that when an individual becomes a
member of a Grace Brethren Church that he is to
understand the Statement of Faith to be a descrip-
tion of his own personal conviction concerning the
basic truths taught in the Bible for faith and
practice.
"Accordingly, the Fellowship of Grace Brethren
Churches. Inc., believing the Bible, the whole
Bible, and nothing but the Bible to be the infallible
rule of faith and of practice, and feeling the respon-
sibiHty to make known the divine message of the
Bible, presents the following articles as a statement
of those basic truths taught in the Bible which are
common to our Christian faith and practice."
(Article II. Covenant and Statement of Faith, page
5. BYLAWS of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren
Churches. Inc.. adopted August 7, 1984.)
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13
HOME MISSIONS
An
American
In
Paris
by Larry N. Chamberlain
Larry Chamberlain is Executive
Director of the Grace Brethren Home
Missions Council. Grace Brethren Nava-
jo Ministries, and the Grace Brethren In-
vestment Foundation. He writes here of
his experience as a participant in the
World Missions Institute in France last
fall. Seeing missions, not as local, home,
or foreign, but as world-wide, Mr.
Chamberlain comments on what he
considered to be significant lessons
from his experience.
Lt began with a simple invitation from Tom
Julien. Executive Director of Grace Brethren
Foreign Missions: "Larry we'd like you to join us
this year at the Chateau of Saint-Albain in France
for the Institute of World Missions." What followed
was an odyssey of unforgettable significance.
It wasn't the travel that was significant,
although, except for some brief trips across the
border into Canada, this was to be my first visit
to a foreign country. It was a great challenge,
especially the lang-
uage. Using a handy
translation book, I was
able to get around, but
simple things, like
ordering lunch or
purchasing a bus ticket, took on new meaning --
especially for those taking my order or issuing my
ticket, Reading a map of downtown Paris -- where
I spent a day as a walking, unguided tourist - was
a thrilling accomplishment. I felt as though I had
personally discovered Notre Dame and the Eiffel
Tbwer!
No, although it was exciting, it wasn't the travel
that was signficant. Of great significance was the
opportunity to see first-hand the vastness of our
Lord's Great Commission. To realize anew that the
earth is indeed round and doesn't simply drop off
at the protective shores of the USA. To meet, on
their tough turf, the faithful missionaries
representing
our Fellow-
ship as a
European
team. To
hear them
speak about
their minis-
tries , , .
"We are
fighting
great
spiritual
battles in
England." -
Bill Kiddoo,
"Cults
are waiting
at the
doors of
eastern
countries.
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HOME MISSIONS
East Germany is opening up for evangelism, op-
portunities." -■ Dan Ramsey
"France's hour is coming. We are at the begin-
ning of exponential growth in France." ■■ Larry
De Armey
"Never before have I seen more people open to
the Gospel. Yet. the people are very philosophical,
very argumentative." - Florent Varak
"God is choosing a team of churches that will
rise to a sense of destiny." - Tom Julien
What was of great significance
was the opportunity to see
first-hand the vastness of our
Lord*s Great Commission,
Of great significance was the fellowship with key
people attending the conference from churches in
the States: Jeff Dunkle (Myerstown, PA), Bob
Belohlavek (Columbus-Worthington, OH), Lloyd
and Nancy Bartel (Wooster, OH), Norm Johnson
(Ashland, OH), Mike and Margie Brubaker
(Philadephia, PA), Steve and Paula Popenfoose
(Warsaw, IN), and Madelyne Underwood (Colum-
bus, OH). To pray with them, walk and talk with
them, hold communion with them. These were
precious times, unforgettable, significant times.
Of great significance was the time set aside for
"A Day with God," hiking up the steep hillside at
Solutre. finding a quiet place, alone, with a
panoramic view of the French countryside, with
time enough to read through the entire Book of
Psalms. To pray for America. To pray, with univer-
sal vision, for the nations of the world. To pray,
with renewed appreciation, for our faithful church-
planters at home and abroad.
High In the hills of Solutre, France, Larry Chamberlain
finds a quiet place alone to spend "A Day with God."
neighborhoods of America and the nations of the
world. And thank you for this great opportunity,
at the World Missions Institute, to expand my
horizons to see our ministry in America as com-
plementary as essential for the ongoing fruit-
fulness of world missions.
God be gracious to us and bless us.
And cause His face to shine upon us -
That Thy way may be known on the earth.
Thy salvation among all nations.
(Psalm 67:1-2, highlighted in my Bible on a
hillside in France, September 27, 1989.)
Key people were in attendance for the Institute of World
Missions.
HERALD/ March 15. 1990
HOME MISSIONS
From Around the Nation
^
M
Mayport, FL, Chaplain John Diaz, U.S.
Navy - "Attendances have increased in
youth and morning worship services. I bap-
tized four, including three adults, in a re-
cent month."
i
Willoughby, OH, Fastor Joe Cosentino
"We are thankful for God's faithfulness
as we reflect upon the recent celebration
ol' our first anniversary as a church. We
liave experienced good attendance, a com-
mon sense of purpose, and greater
exposure in the Cleveland area."
Lakeland, FL, Pastor Jim Taylor - "We are
grateful for a couple who recently transferred
membership here and for seeing new faces in our
congregation each week. We praise the Lord for our
people and their willingness to be involved in
ministry."
NE Columbus, OH, Pastors Will Marling
and Perry Huesmann - "It is going well. There
is vitality, growth, and excitement. Praise the Lord!
Plans are on schedule for public services in April."
Blain, PA, Pastor Dennis Huratiak - 'Praise
the Lord for the election of two new elders to the
leadership of our church and for some new folks
visiting the church as well as additional prospects.
Belmont Heights, CA, Pastor Greg Perry -
"The Lord has been increasing our numbers this
past month. Sheena Butler received the Lord in
December, and a recent addition to our Church
brought the membership to 20."
North Port, FL, Pastor Lester Pifer - "We
are on a 60-day waiting period to clear all con-
tingencies for the purchase of our property. Clos-
ing will be around March 1st. Our people are
faithful to all meetings and are concerned about
reaching new people. The offerings have held up
well with another record of over $1200 recently."
Bradenton, FL, Pastor Ralph Hall - "We
recently had a new high attendance of 45. An adja-
cent homeowners' association met in our facility
with 40 people from the immediate area, and we
established a favorable contact with these people."
Yakima Valley, WA, Pastor Abner
Solano - "We continue to hold Bible
studies in Grandview, Sunnyside. and Mab-
ton. We also have a family training pro-
gram. We have about nine family units and
six other contacts with possible additions."
Indianapolis, IN, Pastors Al
Edgington and Ron Smals - "We
have six core families and a single
man moving from the Warsaw, In-
1
^
diana area and Pennsylvania to
become the ministry team in In-
dianapolis. T\vo of these families
have already moved to the area and
the third hopefully will be moving
around the end of March. We have
8-10 good contacts that need to be
followed up on in the Indianapolis
area and that will happen soon. The
ministry's off to a great start!"
Albuquerque, NM, Roger Moore, elder - "We
now have two Bible studies weekly and plan on a
third soon. Without a pastor we are striving to keep
busy and keep our few families strengthened and
faithful." (Please pray that God will send a pastor to
this congregation very soon.)
Anchorage, AK, Pastor Brian Chronister -
"We are surprised and pleased to notice that our at-
tendance on Wednesday nights is averaging 60 per-
cent of our Sunday A.M. service. Our most effective
evangelism of children is occurring then with nine
professions of faith last Fall."
FIFTY
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WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
WMC at Work
Thank You's
I want to thank you for your gift of $1,721.00 for
the Brethren Biblical Seminary at Bata. The gift
is designated for Library books and we are
delighted that this addition to the library will
enable more students to work more efficiently with
their studies and research. It is a "on-going" gift
and will be used and appreciated by many
students in the coming years. I am also sure that
many of the faculty members will use these new
books as resource tools.
Through the years, the Africa Team has been
conscious of your good-will and financial support
and they join me now in sending our sincere
thanks. We also appreciate your strong prayer sup-
port of the missionaries out here.
David S. Daugherty
C.A.R. Field Superintendent
We would like to express our deep appreciation
to the ladies of the national WMC for their con-
tribution to our support this year. It means so
much to us to have a nationwide network of pray-
ing saints for us. Please extend our thanks to all
the appropriate ladies.
Tom and Laura Hickey. France
Thanks to all those who saved Campbell labels
and bonuses (117,000 total). We were able to pur-
chase the following for the Navajo Mission School:
1 - Bell & Howell 16mm projector
2 - Sewing Machines for Home Economics
I - Film strip projector
" Elaine Marpel
Principal
Grace Brethren Navajo Mission School
Meeting Idea
The April Meeting is on
Saturday morning, April 7
It's a Breakfast Meeting!
NOTE: IT'S ELECTION OF OFFICERS
We've never done it that way before, you say??
You're right!!
(Isn't that GREAT?)
District News
The Mid-Atlantic District provides a booklet for
the year which includes WMC National Conference
Highlights. Also, it contains information about the
program packet, plus district and national goals.
A pie shaped graph of our national offerings is
included and is a very helpful visual.
North-Central Ohio District puts out a publica-
tion called "Lead-Her" which includes a district
president's moment, SMM Happenings, Officer's
Roster, reports from each circle, recipes, an-
nouncements, and other helpful information.
Thanks for a well done publication!
WMC Offering:
March, April, May
Foreign Missions
Goal: $9,000
Send before June 10.
Multi-Nations: Argentina, Chad,
England, Japan, Spain.
Missionaries of the Year
Offerings may be given in the month of your
birthday or at a special emphasis throughout the
year toward the support of WMC Missionaries of the
Year honoring their service. We suggest a minimum
of $1.50 per member. Send before June 10.
Missionaries of the Year
for 1989-90 are:
Fran Frederlclcs - Germany: Nancy Green -
Brazil: Faye Hocking - C.A.R.: Vivien Ruiz - Philip-
pines: Brenda Welling - Me.xlco
HERALD/ March 15. 1990
17
BRETHREN EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES
A Visit to
Three Mission Fields
Last November and December Brethren
Evangelistic Ministries Directors Phil Guerena and
Tony DeRosa had an opportunity to visit and
minister in three beautiful Latin cultures:
Guatemala City, Mexico City, and San Juan, Puer-
to Rico.
Children participated in the seminar in Puerto Rico.
Guatemala City was overwhelmingly heart-
shaking with all its contrasts. It is blessed with
gorgeous scenic views - lakes, volcanos and moun-
tains, but over half the Indian population with its
24 languages seems to be poverty-stricken. Our
Grace Brethren Church in this capital city is
pastored by Rodrigo Argueta. The work began nine
years ago through missionaries from Mexico City
and today has over 50 members. Rodrigo displays
a willingness to learn and has a vision to reach out
and start other Grace Brethren Churches. It was
a moving experience visiting Wycliffe Bible
Translators Tim and Lois Carey who are laboring
sacrificially in an Indian Village. Brethren
Evangelistic Ministries hopes to conduct an
evangelistic seminar in Guatemala in the future.
Mexico City became the location for a
delicious Thanksgiving meal, including roast
suckling kid (goat). Mariano Azcarate pastors our
Pastor Rodrigo stands with his children and Phil Guerena.
Grace Brethren Church
in Mexico City, a group
blessed with young
couples and a thriving
youth group. Mis-
sionaries Brenda Welling
and Bess Farrell assist
with women's work and
youth. Martin and Kristy Missionaries Bess Farrell
Guerena are the newest ^^^ Brenda Welling
missionaries on the field. Time did not permit a
visit to two other Brethren outposts in Mexico.
Puerto Rico was the final leg of the tour. Nine
individuals from the mainland associated with
Brethren Evangelistic Ministries met to plan future
strategy and lead in an evangelistic seminar at the
Grace Brethren Church of Summit Hills, located
in a suburb of San Juan. This church, now a part
of the South Florida District, is pastored by
Carmelo Arbona. Several other evangelical
denominations were represented by those who at-
tended the seminar. The warmth and hospitality
of the people was very evident. Pray that God will
lead His people there to new heights of spiritual
growth.
Seeing these ministries gives one the impression
that they have a bright future. They do. But much
depends on our Fellowship of Grace Brethren
Churches reaching out in prayer and ministry to
these brothers and sisters in Christ. They are
hungry to learn from us and to be with us.
Phtl Guerena and Wycliffe Bible Ttanslators Tim. and
Lois Carey (standing). Seated are Guatemala national
translators.
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I have been around for so
long that I remember when a
standing ovation was impor-
tant. In the present day, it ap-
pears that if someone can
whistle a couple stanzas of
Dixie with a bit of accuracy
they are in line for a standing
ovation. I have been to a cou-
ple of concerts recently when
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in the house was the artist.
Not knowing the full back-
ground of where all of this
started makes it a little difficult
to be fully objective. I grew up
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it required a very special
recognition -- it was time for a
standing ovation. Now it is a
matter of just showing up to
perform and you are in line for
the ultimate compliment.
Maybe the thing which
upsets me is because we are so
quick to honor the mediocrity
of our times. We have used
language in such a cheap
manner that we have nothing
left in the vocabulary to use
when there is a need for it.
"Awesome" is one of those
words and "awesome's" cousin
- "fantastic" get tossed about
like they had meaning. God is
"awesome" but is "awesome"
meaningful to a pair of
sneakers or an overpriced
automobile? I think not.
It is all part of our times,
part of the madison avenue
"hype" that has entered our
vocabularies. We have brought
the truly important down to
the level of the everyday and
the mundane. Our sense of
values is so distorted we can-
not recognize those things of
value. If you use your standing
ovation on the average what do
you have for the truly great?
Can you find a description
for the work of man's hands
and then move on to describe
the work of God in creation? It
is interesting how God
handled it. "In the beginning
God created the heavens and
the earth." We praise the work
of an artist in a painting which
we cannot understand, or see
what he is attempting. His
work looks like it came out of
a kindergarten first wet paint
session. People will pay a
million for it and say he is a
genius. But we hardly lift our
heads to see God paint a pic-
ture on the horizon in the late
summer sky - in brilliant
oranges, blues and multi-hues.
When the end comes and
mankind has terminated his
endeavors, it will not end in a
standing ovation as much as a
bowing of the knee in submis-
sion. To stand in the presence
of God -- the truly great one --
is almost a sacrilege. Drue
greatness does not permit us
the luxury of lifting our heads,
true greatness demands a
bowed head and body that are
prostrate at his feet.
We need to use care in
extending words that are
beyond their actual meaning
and reserve for the true great
times in life those special acts
of tribute. Having used our
symbols and words to
recognize the average, we need
to have something to say that
will be special when that time
comes.
Standing
Ovations
Reserved
for the
Ordinary!
Awesome
for the
Awful and
Fantastic
for the
Futile!
by Charles W. Turner
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Brethren Missionary
Volume 52
April 15, 1990
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3 Editorial
StEUiding Ovation
Reserved for
the Ordineiry!
Awesome
for the Awful euid
Fantastic for the
Futile!
Charles W. Tlirner
6 BEM
How "Great"
is the Great
Commission?
Pastor George Traub
8 Home Missions
Reflections from
Red Lake
Larry N. Chamberlain
10 Home Missions
Reports from
Around the Nation
11 FGBC
You Are Invited
to the 1990
National
Conference
12 Foreign Missions
Nationals
in Training
MaryBeth Kaylor
14 WMC
A Dream
Come Tl-ue
Elaine Brenneman
15 Devotional
The Feud Between
Form and Freedom
Pastor Paul Anderson
16 Church Humor
Bulletins, Babies,
Pulpits, Pews ~ If
Anything Can Go
Wrong, It Will
Tbm Raabe
17 Fellowship News
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How ''Great"
is the Great Commission?
Have you ever had a chat with a friend so warm
and engaging that you wished you could talk
another couple of hours? I recently had that kind
of conversation with a very dear friend who is a
foreign missionary. Inevitably, our thoughts
turned to the Great Commission. As we talked
about Matthew 28:18-20 he shared his concerns
that very few people seem to understand that our
commission is to make disciples. In an age
where evangelistic methods abound, somewhere
lost in the shuffle is the fact Christ has asked us
not only to evangelize, but to make disciples as
well. Anyone who comes to Christ and then enters
the process of maturity through the impact of a
believer is vastly different from someone becom-
ing a Christian and being left alone to flounder in
a dog-eat-dog world. The responsibility to help
someone goes beyond leading them to Christ: it
also involves a willingness to be involved deeply
with a new believer as he struggles to mature.
1 couldn't agree more! With more crazy things
going on in our world than ever before, the in-
fluence and impact of a maturing believer on a
newborn Christian is essential. It is required if
we are going to fulfill the Great Commission.
Curiously enough, though, I've had to come to
grips with a gnawing reality as I have visited many
of our Grace Brethren churches in the last two
years. When I spoke of evangelizing the lost and
discipleship, I saw reactions mixed with fear, guilt,
and even cynicism. I began to inquire about these
reactions, and to my surprise, many, many people
were not hearing the Great Commission as "great".
They were afraid to share anything of the Gospel
because they would not be able to see people ac-
cept Christ, much less develop a discipling rela-
tionship. Some had tremendous guilt because,
although they were witnessing and people were
coming to the Lord, something invariably had
broken down a discipling relationship (a move,
death, or a falling away from the Lord). Others were
downright cynical, feeling the Lord had asked
them to do something they did not have the gifts
or abilities to accomplish. It became apparent to
me that many people were not hearing the Great
Commission as an exciting opportunity to be us-
ed by God. Instead, they were perceiving conver-
sion and discipleship as something that had to
be accomplished every time, or they were
by Pastor George Traub
not evangelizing! Unless sharing the Gospel
produced this result, one was not obeying Christ's
command.
I remember a conversation I had with a woman
after I taught a CE track at National Conference.
As soon as I explained some Biblical principles
found in the Gospels and Acts about the freedom
we have to share the Good News, she said, "George,
I've been trained and trained, even re-trained on
how to share the Gospel and disciple people (about
seven years altogether), but I never did it! When
I asked why, the same answer I've run across for
the last two years came back: "I couldn't do it the
right way. The more I was trained, the more afraid
1 grew because I didn't want to mess up." And
because she wasn't witnessing, the guiltier she
became as well.
Not long ago I talked to a teenage Christian at-
tending a Catholic high school. She confided she
was petrified of sharing her faith because she
didn't know if she could do it the right way, or how
she could handle the criticism that might occur.
Consequently, she never shared the Gospel at all,
much less considered discipleship.
As I thought about all of this, it occurred to me
that the key word between evangelizing and
discipling is balance. The Lord Himself en-
courages us to be ready to witness at any time,
without worry or premeditation, because He will
provide words for us through the Holy Spirit (Mat-
thew 10:18-20: Mark 13:9-11). The parable of the
sower in Mark 4:1-20 instructs us to sow regardless
of the type of soil it falls upon. Paul explains when
you meet someone and share with them, you
become involved in a process (I Corinthians
3:5-8). Some plant, some water, others will gather
the harvest, but God does all the work. If I am sow-
ing the Gospel and it falls on "thorny" ground, or
I am planting a seed that someone else may water
later on, does that mean I have not obeyed sim-
ply because I did not bring that person to conver-
sion and a discipling relationship? Again, I think
the word is balance. I must be willing to obey the
Lord's command to be an ambassador at
whatever level or situation He brings
along. If I plant a seed, I cannot feel guilty or
afraid to share the next time simply because I did
not see someone come to the Savior and thus be
able to disciple him. Christ Himself discipled
HERALD/ April 15, 1990
BRETHREN EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES
twelve, but there were many others He did not
disciple (see Mark 5:1-20 for example). On the
other hand, if, through the power of the Holy
Spirit. I am used to lead others to Christ, my
responsibility to them is just beginning.
Discipleship is essential and required according to
Matthew 28:18-20. Too often we feel conversion is
the major work, leaving the new believer's develop-
ment into a committed disciple as a job for some-
one else. Not so!
Is discipleship the missing dimension in
evangelism? 1 would say it may be a missing
dimension. We must always be ready to disciple
if that is where we find ourselves in the process
of someone's salvation. 1 personally feel the miss-
ing dimension in evangelism is our conscious, pas-
sionate awareness of our own relationship to
Christ, and our dependency on Him to use hum-
ble, earthen vessels through the power of the
Holy Spirit. When I am able to shift my thinking
in evangelism from "doing it the right way" to
understanding my love relationship with the
Savior, and the freedom from fear and guilt that
results when 1 am able to evangelize, or disciple,
or both (depending on the opportunity He gives),
then I will be willing to do it! When I realize that
Revelation 2:4 implies a living, breathing relation-
ship with Christ is at the core of my efforts to obey
Him, and out of that union comes a natural,
competent ability to share because the Holy
Spirit is the agent of impact (II Corinthians 3:4-6),
then 1 will he free to plant, water, reap and disci-
ple -- whatever opportunity the Lord provides in
His ultimate plan!
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HOME MISSIONS
Reflections From Red Lake
Red Lake. Arizona.
If you look for it in a Rand-McNally Road Atlas,
you wont find it, not even in the map's index. It's
located on the 25.000 square mile Navajo reserva-
tion, extending into four Southwestern states. But
if you call the good folks at the Navajo Mission at
Counselor Post. New Mexico, you'll get good
directions.
According to missionary Steve Galegor. assistant
superintendent: "From Flagstaff, go north on Rt.
160 to Tonelea. There is a trading post on the right.
Go six or seven miles and there is a rock forma-
tion called Elephant Feet. The Red Lake GBC is
about a half-mile further on the left."
(Guestimating the location on the map, I notice
that the Grand Canyon is only 60 miles to the
west.)
I'm driving with fellow Navajo Committee
members Luke Kauffman. Al Bowman, and GBIF
Director, Jim Johnson. It's Sunday morning and
we're on an indirect route to the Navajo Mission for
committee meetings in order to visit with Navajo
Pastor John Ti"ujillo and his congregation. It's cold
(17 degrees), not unusual in the 7,000 ft. high-
mesa country of Navajoland.
Sure enough, there's the trading post. A few
miles later. "That sure looks like elephants feet to
me." so much so that it resembles the petrified legs
of a prehistoric elephant, stopped dead in its
tracks. And the church is only a little ways beyond,
just like Steve said.
We're a little early, about 9:45 for the 10:00 a.m.
services. The church is small, approximately 20
X 40. with several out-buildings for pot-lucks and
outdoor services during the summer. There is no
indoor plumbing, so two other small woodframe
structures are located about 100 feet away, ap-
propriately bannered "Adam" and "Eve".
Inside the church, a few people are already
gathered: they greet us warmly. The woodburning.
cylindrical furnace was fired-up several hours ago
and it's doing a good job. This attractive church
was built several years ago by the Navajo people
under Pastor John's leadership. The smell of a
fresh coat of paint testifies to the special prepara-
tions for the guests expected this morning. You
sense, as well, a special pride of ownership in this
house of praise and worship.
Others arrive now, including Navajo Pastor John
by Larry N. Chamberlain
T^ujillo and his wife, Nora, dependable servants of
Christ for many years. John has been a faithful
shepherd of this flock of believers. The service
begins with a lot of singing, in Navajo, which is a
challenge for a not-so-very-good lip-syncher. (I'm
about one and a half notes behind).
Marvin and Arnold and Bessie (Arnold's wife),
students at Southwestern Indian Bible College in
Flagstaff, commute each weekend to help John in
his ministry. This week. Marvin is teaching the
adult Sunday School:
"My people think that there are many gods, but
there is only one true God. the One who created
us. This true God is the One that we should wor-
ship. The more time you spend with Him, the more
you know Him. 'Faith comes by hearing, and hear-
ing by the Word of God.' Since I have been saved,
it's like Spring . . . showers, green grass, trees . .
. and I want to pass it on. I want someone else to
know."
Arnold shares his testimony:
"It's a tremendous blessing to be going to school
and to be learning about the Word. I'm willing to
give my life to the Lord. And I hope you do that,
too."
Pastor John is sitting in the front row and it
looks like he is cleaning his glasses. No. he is weep-
ing. He is weeping because, as he will share later,
these young men have been miraculously saved
Marvin currently attends Southwestern Indian Bible
College and travels over 100 miles each weekend to help
the Red Lake church.
HERALD/ April 15, 1990
HOME MISSIONS
out of alcohol, drugs, and Navajo religions. They are
an answer to his prayers of many years, that God
raise up Navajo people to reach his nation for Christ,
"I used to do everything in the church. Now Mar-
vin, Arnold, and Bessie teach Sunday School and
lead in the singing. And all I have to do is preach!"
And preach he does. A seven-point sermon
entitled, "New Things for the New Year": faith, posi-
tion, assurance, service, joy, prayer life, testimony.
"Faith should be centered in Christ. No matter
where you are, live for Christ ... in the hogan, at
the trading post, at work, with your family , . . live
for Christ! When you have Jesus, you have joy."
IVventy-two Scripture references are listed with the
outlines on the blackboard. The pages of Navajo
Bibles are rustling throughout the sermon with
verses underlined with varied-colored markers. As
the verses are read by the Pastor, the congregation
voices the words along with him in a murmured,
reverant response.
It's now 2:00 p.m. (Navajo Sunday "morning" ser-
vices normally run to mid-afternoon), and Pastor
John leads in an invitation hymn. We sing several
verses: nine Navajos of various ages come forward
and kneel at the altar to pray, to cry. Some are pray-
ing and weeping for their unsaved family, an alcohol-
ic husband, or wayward children. Some are praying
for a closer walk with Christ. It is a powerful scene
of the Spirit working in the hearts of these dear peo-
ple, a people forgotten by the rest of America,
"tucked away" against their will in a rugged, bar-
ren country, a reservation, far from their homelands.
Afterward, we take a group picture of the con-
gregation and guests, reproduced on this page with
yours truly holding the camera (unseen, of course).
We enjoy a pot-luck dinner of frybread, soup, and
The children of the Red Lake Grace Brethren Church.
snacks. We learn names, we shake hands, we talk
about families, we compliment them on their
building and their gracious spirit and warm
hospitality. We hug and say our good-byes.
As we begin the sLx-hour drive east to the Mission,
we look back In our minds to the preceding hours
and praise God for the good and faithful ministry
of John and Nora, for the life-changing Good News
of the Gospel received so joyfully by these people.
For those who support Grace Brethren Navajo
Ministries we are so very thankful. God has blessed
your gifts and answered your prayers with three
Grace Brethren Navajo churches, led by Navajo
pastors, and a school of 120 precious children who
are learning to live for Jesus.
Because of you Navajos of all ages are coming to
Christ. On behalf of them, I thank you very, very
much.
The Navajo congregation at Red Lake, Arizona, Grace Brethren Church.
HERALD/ April 15, 1990
HOME MISSIONS
Here are Home Mission reports from
Around the Nation:
Atlanta, GA, Pastor Ernest Usher - "The at-
titude here is great! We are seeing growth in our
men that is very encouraging. We have started a
men's group and also a weekly mens Bible study,
and we are in the planning stages of a full-fledged
Sunday School program. The church also adopted
our largest budget ever for which we have filled our
first month's obligations totally.
Lakeland, FL, Pastor Jim Taylor - "There has
been an expansion of our mission outreach pro-
gram . . . We are experiencing visitors almost every
Sunday morning ... It is a real encouragement
to see the interest on behalf of our children's
ministry."
Mishawaka, IN, Pastor Scott Weaver - "God
gave us our best year in 1989 with an average of
61 per AM service. Recently a young man was
saved for whom we had been praying for two
years."
Columbia, SC, Pastor Jim Jackson - "We are
targeting the unchurched through radio advertis-
ing on a popular, contemporary station. God is
answering the prayers of many as the number of
non-believers in our midst climbs and our hearts
rejoice. God is at work here!"
Charleston, WV, Pastor Zeke Young - "Our
work is progressing nicely. We have set some ex-
citing goals for 1990: hoping to have an average
attendance of 60 by year's end and secure land for
a future church home."
Anchorage, AK, Pastor Brian Chronister -
"We had a record high 286 in attendance and more
than 80 in Awana. The Lord overwhelms us! We
have selected three more elders in the congregation."
Brunswick, ME, Pastor Darrrel Taylor - "It
has been a good month. TWo new families began
attending, and our people have received them
openly. It is great to see love in action and to see
how unbelievers are attracted to the real thing."
Hartford, CT, Pastor Louis Huesmann - "We
began 1990 with a spirit of enthusiasm and
renewed vision for ministry in the Greater Hart-
ford area. We have had visitors every week which
is very encouraging."
US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, PA,
Chaplain John Schumacher - "We are now in
the Advance Course phase of the academic year.
I am responsible for the Ethics Advance Course
and find it totally fascinating. Opportunities
abound for ministry in relationships with faculty
and students."
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The girls of the Grace Brethren Navajo
Boarding school say thanks to the ladies of
the National WMC for their generous gift of
nearly $9,000 to equip the home economics
classrooms in the new Navtech Center. This
gift will provide appliances and utensils for
training in food preparation and sewing.
HERALD/ April 15. 1990
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
YOU ARE INVITED TO
FELLOWSHIP OF
GRACE BRETHREN CHURCHES
1990 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
July 28th - August 2nd
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
BONDING TOGETHER FOR MINISTRY
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
• Come and go RECEPTION - Sat. 7/28, 7:00-9:00
p.m. Fellowship with friends and meet some of
our leaders.
• SUNDAY WORSHIP & MODERATOR ROGER
PEUGH'S MESSAGE - Sun. 7/29, 9:00 a.m.
Great music, wonderful worship and a powerful
challenge.
• GRAND MISSIONS RALLY (Foreign & Home) -
Sun. 7/29, 7:00 p.m. Meet our missionaries and
hear the up-to-date reports.
• CE NATIONAL DAY - Developing a Ministry
Mindset - All day Monday, 7/30. A great day full
of challenges and seminars galore.
• Tbesday, Wednesday & Thursday will be three
exciting days packed with Bible Hour
Challenges, Prayer Times, Conference Business
and the organizational meetings of the Women's
Missionary Council, Grace Brethren Men and
Grace Brethren Ministers. After lunch enjoy the
Challenge Hours of Grace Schools and Grace
Brethren Home and Foreign Missions.
• THE GRAND FINALE CELEBRATION will be
held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. A climax of great
fellowship and rejoicing.
• Late afternoons and evenings on Mon.-TUe.-Wed.
will be open for special ministry and sightseeing
opportunities.
CHILDCARE AND CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE
will be provided at the hotel during all the regular
sessions of the Conference. Nominal daily or
weekly fees will be charged.
THE RICHMOND MARRIOTT IS OUR CONVEN-
TION HOTEL
At 500 E. Broad St. in downtown Richmond it is
located right next door to the new Richmond
Center and to the Sixth Street Marketplace - a
unique mall where you'll enjoy shopping and
eating.
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PROGRAM SCHEDULES
• Please contact your pastor (Information has been
sent to all the churches).
• Or contact our Fellowship Coordinator,
Charles Ashman, P.O. Box 386, Winona Lake, IN
46590. Phone (219) 269-1269.
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OUR CONFERENCE HOTEL IS LOCATED IN
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There are numerous historic, cultural and
entertainment attractions. Richmond itself is
full of interesting places to visit. Historic
Williamsburg, Jamestown and Washington D.C.
are a short trip away. Williamsburg Pottery and
Kings Dominion theme park are exciting
possibilities. SIGHTSEEING TOURS AND
INFORMATION will be available at the
Hospitality desk at the Conference. Plan to
come early and see on your own or join one of
our group opportunities during the conference
or on the FRIDAY AFTER CONFERENCE.
HERALD/ April 15, 1990
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FOREIGN MISSIONS
Nationals In Training
Grace Brethren Foreign Missions seeks to plant in-
digenous churches or in other words, it seeks to
plant churches that will be under the leadership of
the nationals without the help of our missionaries.
On most of the mission fields GBFM has Bible In-
stitutes and/or other forms of leadership training.
They seek to train young men for eldership and
eventually a few will become pastors.
Daniel Dutruc of France and Adan Panizales of the
Philippines are just two of the young men being
trained to take over leadership responsibilities in
their churches. GBFM is looking forward to what the
Lord will do through these men.
Daniel Dutruc
A nationally recognized modem French Christian
author or thinker just cannot be found today. Men
of God who submit themselves to God's Word, are
rarely recognized in the salons of Paris. While there
is no modern French Francis Schaeffer. Billy
Graham, C.S. Lewis, J.R. Tblkien, there is at least one
French Christian today who has literary ability. You
won't find Daniel Dutruc-Rosset listed anywhere on
the roster of the Academic Francaise in Paris. But
you might find him taking a walk somewhere in the
countryside near the city of Lyon, with his wife and
two daughters. You might also notice him shopping
or doing some other routine task. What you wouldn't
notice is that he is probably deep in thought about
God and Scripture. He might relate some
fashionable new product he sees displayed in a shop
window to an end-time prophecy.
On most weekdays you can find Daniel working
behind a post office window in Lyon. That's where
a German couple found him about six years ago
after they had been robbed of everything except the
clothes on their backs. They were telephoning for
emergency funds so they could return to Germany
and Daniel offered them a place to sleep. Even
though Daniel and his wife, Julia, couldn't com-
municate in German, their prayers before meals and
hospitality during the stay left a lasting impression
of Christian love on the couple.
Daniel has done much thinking and praying
about his fellow Frenchmen. He believes that the
French people and particularly the French
Evangelicals need "recognized" writers, thinkers,
musicians, poets, artists who see things from the
BiblicaJ view rather than the man-centered view
which pervades everything in the French culture.
by Mary Beth Kay lor
But Daniel himself doesn't feel called to pursue
recognition of his own literary or musical talents, at
least not yet, he says. He keeps busy working a full-
time job, spending time with his wife, and trying to
teach his two daughters, Gabrielle, 16, and Rachel,
12. how to cope in an increasingly hostile, non-
Christian society. Besides, it would not be
characteristic of Daniel to week worldly recognition.
Daniel has a burden for the souls in France. He
believes the most important thing in life is whether
or not people know the Lord. It's not owning one's
own home (every Frenchman's dream): it's not wear-
ing a suit and tie and polished shoes to work or
church; and it's not recognition from the world; it's
simply knowing that people have put their faith and
trust in God. Daniel's father, a long time skeptic of
Christianity, made a profession of faith just before
dying of stroke complications. What could be more
important or special to Daniel than seeing his own
father come to know the Lord?
He has been associated with the Chateau de Saint
Albain and Grace Brethren foreign missionaries
since 1964. He was a student at Lamorlaye Bible
School between 1967-1969 and an active missionary
and evangelist with Dan Hammers between
1970-1975. These experiences have been good
preparation for Daniel and the work that he is com-
mitted to doing for the Lord in France today.
Since 1986, Daniel has translated four Bible com-
mentaries from English to French. He translates
every other afternoon using his computer. In
In the 1970s Daniel Dutruc was very involved in music
ministries.
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FOREIGN MISSIONS
addition to that work, he teaches Bible studies one
evening each week and preaches in the church in
Lyon at least once every three months. He has
taught himself Biblical Hebrew, modem Hebrew,
Dutch, Spanish, and English.
Much conscientious study of the Word and put-
ting it into practice, has given Daniel a desire to
become an elder in the Lyon church where he can
act as a peacemaker among his sometimes divisive
French brothers in Christ.
Larry DeArmey, long-time friend of Daniel, whole-
heartedly agrees that the Lord has used Daniel's
youthful talents in the past to help win souls for
Christ. The Lord is continuing to use Daniel and his
sharp objective mind, as well as his abilities as an
artist and a dreamer. Only the Lord knows for sure,
but perhaps Daniel Dutruc-Rosset will also become
one of the "recognized" French Christian thinkers,
writers, or spokesmen which the Evangelical
Church in France needs so very much.
Adan Panizales
God has been blessing the new church at Valle
Verde, located in Metro Manila. Our Valle Verde
church is the second begun in the Philippines. The
attendance has reached about 50 per Sunday and
continues to grow. The dedicated national leaders
are a blessing God has provided. Adan Panizales is
one of those leaders. Here is his testimony:
My life was a mess! I was involved with drugs,
alcohol and women. In fact, 1 was under the in-
fluence of drugs at my own wedding. Esmeralda, the
beautiful woman I married, became thinner and
thinner because of the heartache I had brought her.
Our marriage was in ruins.
We were blessed with a daughter and then a son.
When our son was only a month and 10 days old
he became sick. His heart had a hole in it that grew
larger and larger. I asked God to spare his life, but
my son died three days later.
During this time of grief, 1 began to search for a
Bible study. I found the little church at the top of
the tenement building. My shame and lack of
understanding kept me from making a decision that
first Sunday. On the fourth consecutive Sunday that
I attended, I accepted Christ as my Savior. As I came
forward tears ran down my face. That was the begin-
ning of a new life! I put away my old vices and
started to study the Bible every day. My wife,
Esmeralda, began to harass me. She asked, "Why
did you change your religion?" She was a devout
Roman Catholic, a leader in Fatima (Followers of
Mary). I continued to study the Bible and to obey
the Lord. As a result my wife accepted Christ two
years later.
I had been working in a high class restaurant
since 1977, but I transferred to a different one and
forfeited my "days off on Sundays. That was the
beginning of my spiritual backslide. I couldn't go to
Adan and his family.
church and 1 didn't have time to read my Bible or
pray. Little by little 1 slipped back into the ways of
the world. I applied to work abroad to make more
money so I could eventually go to Bible school full-
time because even though I was living in sin, 1 knew
that God had called me into the ministry.
My uncle, who was a new Christian, invited me
to a Wednesday night Bible study. The speaker was
Brother Bob Juday, a missionary from Virginia. As
he spoke the Holy Spirit began working in my heart.
That night 1 surrendered my life completely to
Christ. Afterwards 1 spoke with Brother Bob and told
him 1 was going abroad to work because 1 could
make more money for Bible school. He said, "1 will
pray that God will give you wisdom concerning your
desire to go abroad." I'll never forget that! I asked
if services were held on Sunday because I wanted
to be faithful until 1 left. As I began to study the Word
again, the Lord made it clear to me that it would not
be best for me to go abroad!
1 still desired to become a pastor, but financially
it seemed impossible. But God provided through the
Educational Assistance Program and 1 am now stu-
dying full-time to be a Grace Brethren pastor.
1 give thanks to my Lord and God for saving me
on the rooftop of a tenement building in Manila. We
also thank the Juday family for their love, support
and encouragement. Thank you, too, for your
prayers and support.
Brother Adan is being trained to assume pastoral
leadership of the Valle Verde Grace Brethren
Church. He is a tremendous leader and student of
the Word. God has already used him and his wife
to lead many Filipinos to Himself We thank the Lord
for sending Adan and his family to us and for the
extraordinary qualities we see in his life. He is a
"pastor" as well as a "preacher."
Pray for these men tn training as they prepare
to become leaders and help to establish indigenous
Grace Brethren churches.
HERALD/ April 15, 1990
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WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
A Dream Come True
by Mrs. Elaine Polman Brenneman
From a little girl's praying for the missionaries
in the 'cornfield" to visiting a daughter and family
who are missionaries was really a mother's prayer
and dream come true.
My visit to Spain will never be forgotten. Sun-
day is a special day to me and this was true in
Valencia, Spain. Getting to Bible study was ex-
citing " the traffic was terrible. To get into the
apartment building where the believers meet, we
had to ring a door bell. That opened the door. Then
we walked up to the second floor where we rang
another bell. Carmen Laper, the TIME worker
welcomed us with a kiss on both cheeks (a Euro-
pean greeting I like!). The smell of coffee warmed
us.
At 11:00 a.m. we sat down in a big circle with
a cup of coffee in one hand, a song sheet in the
other and we sang. The only song that sounded
familiar to me was "Hay Poder" (There is Power in
the Blood).
Bible study is what the Sunday service is called.
It is very informal and is taught by my son-in-law.
Walter Poupart. While he is teaching the adults,
Ruth, my daughter teaches the children in another
room. (The Spanish that Walter and Ruth learned
growing up in Puerto Rico is a big help!).
Ruth Poupart with her children's class.
At 12:00 noon, after their Bible lesson, the
children gather in the kitchen for their hot
chocolate and cookies. (No, that doesn't spoil their
lunch for the noon meal is usually at 2:00 p.m.).
Even though Valencia is on the Mediterranean,
it is not tropical in the winter. It was raining and
cold. The summers are very hot and dry and no
air conditioning. The town is old - lots of apart-
ments, and the people are very friendly.
My grandsons, Joshua and Joel, attend a
Spanish speaking school and are learning the
language. Missionary children are a plus in
missions for their playmates make some good con-
tacts for the Bible study.
Yes, a dream come true . . . but returning home
I realize that I must pray harder for those mis-
sionaries in Spain, and for the new babes in Christ
like Alex, Margarita, and the children in Ruth's
Sunday School class. Will you pray with me?
Mrs Elaine Polman Brenneman. active WMC
lady and retired missionary from Puerto Rico
visited her daughter and family (The Walter
Poupart's) in Spain. She shares some experiences
from her trip.
The Bible study group in the Poupart home.
WMC Offering:
March, April, May
Foreign Missions
Goal: $9,000
Send before June 10.
Multi-Nations: Argentina, Chad,
England, Japan, Spain.
Missionaries of the Year
Offerings may be given in the montti of your
birthday at a special emphasis throughout the year
toward the support of WMC Missionaries of the Year
honoring their service. We suggest a minimum of
$1.50 per member. Send before June 10.
Missionaries of the Year
for 1989-90 are:
Fran Fredericks -- Germany; Nancy Green -
Brazil: Faye Hocking - C.A.R.: Vivien Ruiz - Philip-
pines: Brenda Welling - Mexico
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DEVOTIONAL
The Feud Between Form and Freedom
An effervescent woman wandered into a liturgical
service. As the pastor preached, she echoed his
words with "Praise the Lord!" Another woman
leaned over to say. "Excuse me. but we don't praise
the Lord In the Lutheran church." A man down the
pew corrected her: "Yes we do; it's on page 19."
In a charismatic service, an old man stood up and
said, "I just got word from the Lord. He says He's
sick to death of guitars and tambourines."
These light-hearted stories illustrate the continu-
ing conflict between form and freedom. 1 think of
it as a continuation of the Old Testament feud be-
tween priest and prophet.
The priest is part of the establishment: the
prophet points out the weaknesses of the status quo.
The priest comforts the afflicted: the prophet afflicts
the comfortable. The priest represents the people
before God: the prophet represents God to the peo-
ple. While the priest offers, "Peace, peace," the
prophet thunders about repentance and judgment.
He challenges the hierarchy, usually with the tact
of a marine sergeant. There appear only two options
- fight or switch.
A prophet shows up out of nowhere. Headquarters
certainly did not give him credentials. His ap-
pearance and manner do not endear him to anyone
but his disciples.
You feel like asking. "Where do you get your
authority?" His only answer is that God has put a
word in his mouth and he must speak it.
Prophets can be compelling, and that makes it
hard on priests who have been trying to point peo-
ple to God all along. Agreeing with the prophet
automatically reveals their guilt or negligence. So
the priest goes back to his dally sacrifices. The pro-
phet yells, "That's not what God wants: he wants
your life on the altar, not your bull."
So the fight goes on.
The cry for change, whether from prophets In the
past or renewal movements in the present, calls us
to self-evaluation. Some modern-day prophets urge
more freedom and spontaneity: others preach digni-
ty and form.
When does ritual become "rut-ual"? When is "let-
ting the Spirit lead" simply an excuse for lack of
preparation?
Even If renewal movements want to Identify with
the church they address, they have an anti-
establishment ring. In calling for change, they are
judging the present state of affairs. Psychiatrist Karl
Menninger says, 'AH people regard all changes as
loss, and it Is followed by anger." Can you blame
them? Who wants to hear they will be missing God's
by Pastor Paul Anderson
intent if things don't correct themselves? Renewal
movements tend to look suspiciously at "office." The
feelings are mutual.
So the tension between God-ordained structure
and spontaneous, unstructured authority continues.
We have both sides in our congregation. Some
wish we would throw out the liturgy so we could be
free to "move with the Spirit." Others are tired of the
changes we are always introducing and want us to
return to the good ol' days when they could follow
the bulletin play by play.
Is it possible to have the best of both worlds?
We say a resounding yes. The issue of structure and
freedom is not either/or. God has no preference for
formless spiritualism over Spiritless formalism: He
rejects both. Spontaneity offers no innate advantage
over liturgy. Liberty is where the Spirit Is, not where
the preacher has thrown away his notes. Order and
ardor can be happily wed. Thjth is cannonized but
style is not. Even in our liturgical church we have
learned to enjoy varieties of creative expression in
worship.
In the past decade we have been waking up to the
fact that worship deserves a higher priorty. Pro-
testants have traditionally been better workers than
worshipers. Pastors may spend 15 hours on sermon
preparation and 15 minutes throwing the service
together. Can we accurately call a preaching service
a worship service? Are good listeners good
worshipers?
God wants worshipers before he wants
anything else. Jesus told the Samaritan woman
that "the Father seeketh such to worship Him." Karl
Barth wrote that "Christian worship is the most
momentous, the most urgent, the most glorious ac-
tion that can take place in human life." If we agree,
then worship is not what we do before we get to the
Important stuff One glimpse Into heaven reveals
worship is of eternal significance. The entire Book
of Leviticus was written to teach a nation how to
worship. The feasts of Israel were not add-ons to an
otherwise secular life, but an acknowledgment that
at the center of life Is the worship of God.
Like so many other disciples of the Christian life,
worshiping in spirit and truth requires that we find
the balance between two often-contradictory poles.
The paradox of praise calls for harmony between
such emphases as the priestly and the prophetic,
the objective and the subjective, the transcendent
and the imminent, the corporate and the individual,
the timely and the timeless.
Reprinted with permission from Christianity Tbday.
HERALD/ April 15. 1990
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CHURCH HUMOR
Bulletins, Babies, Pulpits, Pews —
If Anything Can Go Wrong, It Will
by Tbm Raabe
We all know Murphy's Law, the universal dictum
of despair made famous by a man whose vision of
life was summed up in the fatalistic axiom: "If
anything can go wrong, it will."
While such cynicism has no rightful place in the
Christian faith -- we are a hopeful people -- we all
must admit to having entertained such a defeatist
attitude from time to time. While on this side of
eternity, we can count on our share of unpredic-
table and embarrassing turns of events.
This law even makes its way into the worship
service. Sermons riddled with sound system feed-
back, ushers running out of bulletins just as they
come to you, clergy singing erroneous hymn
verses while their microphones are on - these
things do happen.
Who has not sung with the other gender during
"men only" or "women only" hymn verses? Who
has not blurted out the first note of a hymn stan-
za when an organist was embarking upon an in-
terstanza solo? Can you explain why when one
baby in the sanctuary starts crying, all the rest of
them stcirt crying, too? Or why, when you don't
have a bulletin, you can stand on your pew wav-
ing railroad flags, and the ushers still won't see
you?
What is a Christian's proper response to these
things? Does he slam his book shut and refuse to
sing for the remainder of the service? Or does he
laugh? If we can't laugh at ourselves, how can we
smirk at our pastor when he moves into the pulpit
three verses too early during the sermon hymn?
Given the logical premise that the more the
laughter, the better the tonic it becomes, here is
a list of churchly applications of Murphy's Law:
Usherology
• The number of bulletins available is inversely
proportional to the importance of those bulletins
in following the service.
• When all the pews in a church are half-filled,
the usher will shoe-horn the party of nine that
wants to sit together into your pew.
• The pew pencils are never sharpened.
• At an average service, in a building equipped
with average-sized thermostats, four ushers are
needed to adjust one thermostat.
• If the service is crowded, it takes six.
• Ushers who aren't adjusting the thermostat are
checking the doorstops.
• Usher Fact: The last usher actually to have
listened to a sermon while on usher duty died in
1963.
Pewspersonship
• When you are early for church, attendance
that Sunday will be down, but when you're run-
ning late the narthex will be filled with occupied
folding chairs.
• As a latecomer, the distance you must march
up to the front in search of a seat during a crowded
service is equal to the distance you must march
back when you don't find a seat there.
• At some point in every service you will have
to crawl over somebody's legs.
• Those lucky enough to avoid crawling over
somebody's legs will have somebody crawl over
theirs.
• When you want to sit at the end of the pew,
the person sitting there will refuse to move to the
center,
• The attentiveness of a congregation during a
sermon is inversely proportional to the number of
Greek words the preacher explains.
• When you have no offering envelope and no
bills and must deposit coins in the plate, nothing
will be in it to muffle the clanking,
• When you accidentally drop your bulletin, it
never lands at your feet but sails away.
• The distance the bulletin travels corresponds
directly to the number of inserts implanted therein.
Babyology
• The church growth potential for a given con-
gregation is directly proportional to the number
of babies in attendance at the early service.
• The meaningfulness of that service for a given
parishioner is inversely proportional to the
number of those babies in the next pew.
• The babies that stop crying when taken from
the sanctuary will begin crying again upon re-entry.
• The kid who becomes lost on his way back from
children's church is always your kid.
And, to add perspective to this body of cynicism
- Murphology is, after all, a negative science - we
should keep in mind this concluding postulate,
"Murphy' we are told, "was an optimist,"
Tbm Raabe is a free-lance writer from Aurora. CO.
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FELLOWSHIP NEWS
NEWS UPDATE
Rodger Williams, former pastor of
the Grace Brethren Church, Mabton,
WA, announced his resignation. He
and his family will be moving to Blue
Springs, MO, where he will continue
to serve the Lord.
Ocala, FL Grace Brethren Church
congregation has held its first
service in their new building.
Art Johnson has returned to the
Christian ministry after fifteen years
of Christian school teaching. He is
now pastoring the Grace Brethren
Church of Pompano Beach, FL.
Randy Poyner has moved to Port
Orange, FL, and will be a marriage
and family therapist with a treatment
center with the desire to build a
Christian counseling center.
Jeff Thornley, Pastor of the Grace
Brethren Church of Greater
Washington, D.C. - Waldorf Branch,
was included in the 1989 edition of
Who's Who Among American Chris-
tian Leadership. The branch church
he started in Waldorf in 1980 will be
completing its second-phase building
program this summer, almost tripling
the size of their first-phase facility
Currently the church holds three wor-
ship services (one on Saturday even-
ing) with 435 in attendance. Their
dramatic Easter musicals in the past
have drawn over 1,000 people to the
church. This year they are an-
ticipating an attendance of approx-
imately 1,400. Almost 100 of their
members have been certified in
"Evangelism Explosion." Professions
of faith occur weekly.
The New Holland, PA, Grace
Brethren Church has announced
that a call has been extended to Dr
Roy Roberts to become their pastor
He has accepted the call and will
shortly assume pastoral duties.
Richard Sellers will complete his
pastoral duties at the Grace
Brethren Church of Flora, IN. He will
be involved in special speaking
assignments in various churches as
he is anxious to be involved in Chris-
tian ministry.
Ray Sturgill has been released from
the Veterans' Hospital in Lexington,
KY, and is now back at work.
Rob Mayes will assume his duties
in April as associate pastor of the
Grace Brethren Church in Fremont,
OH. He will also work in the area of
administration.
Grace Theological Seminary,
Winona Lake, IN, announced that its
West Coast Campus ministry will be
phased out at the end of the current
semester. Slower enrollment growth
than anticipated sadly requires the
main campus to conclude its finan-
cial subsidy of this operation.
The Grace Brethren Church of
Waterloo, lA, will observe its fiftieth
anniversary May 4-6, 1990. The
celebration will include messages
from four former pastors of the
church: Reverends Arnold
Kriegbaum, Lewis Hohenstein,
Richard DeArmey, and John Aeby.
Former associate pastors, choir
directors, charter members, and
alumni now serving the Lord
elsewhere have also been invited to
return for the occasion. Everyone is
invited to attend. For more informa-
tion contact the church, or call
319/235-9586.
Rev. Robert Divine has accepted
the call to pastor the Grace Brethren
Church of Norwalk, CA. He began
his pastoral duties April 1, 1990.
The Grace Brethren Church of
Orlando, FL, will hold a mortgage-
burning service at 2:00 p.m. on June
23, 1990. All past members and
friends are invited to this time of
celebration. Earl Futch, pastor.
The Fremont, OH, Grace Brethren
Church held its fiftieth anniversary
on Saturday evening, March 24,
1990. The meeting held at 7:00 p.m.
was followed by a reception. Former
pastors in attendance were: Lee
Friesen, Ormond Beach, FL; Lester
Pifer, Bradenton, FL; Tom Hammers,
Winona Lake, IN; Robert Culver,
Houston, MN; and Ward Tressler of
Fremont. Associate pastors Buck
Summers and Phil Johnson were also
present. Special music by an alumni
choir was presented.
The Eastside Grace Brethren
Church of Columbus, OH, held their
missions conference recently On Fri-
day evening, fellowship times with
missionaries were hosted in eight
homes. On Saturday there was a
morning breakfast, an afternoon door-
to-door evangelism outreach, and a
banquet was held that evening. Roger
Peugh, current moderator of the Na-
tional Fellowship of Grace Brethren
Churches and on the faculty of Grace
Schools, spoke on Sunday morning.
David and Becky Schwan, mis-
sionaries planning to serve in
England, presented a concert during
the evening service.
Will Marling, pastor of the Rocky
Ridge Grace Brethren Church,
Gahanna, OH, reported that this new
church celebrated its premier public
service on March 25, 1990.
Ed Trenner, pastor of the Grace
Brethren Church, Orange, CA, recent-
ly spent some time in the Central
African Republic for a master-
planning session on evangelism.
DEATHS
CRAPUCHETTES, MARC, 26, was
killed in an auto accident on February
22, 1990. He was the son of Jacques
and Mickie Crapuchettes. Lew Ing-
waldson, pastor. South Bay Com-
munity Church, San Jose, CA.
EARLEY, HAROLD "BUCK," 59,
February 17, 1990. He was a member
of the Grace Brethren Church of
Hagerstown, MD. Ray Davis, pastor
GRAHAM, DONALD, 84, January
20, 1990. He was a member of the
Grace Brethren Church of Kenai AK.
Glen Welborn, interim pastor.
HOUSTON, FRANK, February 12,
1990. He was a member of the Grace
Brethren Church of Meyersdale, PA.
Larry Gegner, pastor.
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FELLOWSHIP NEWS
KNEPPER, EMALINE, March 12,
1990. She was a member of the
Grace Brethren Church, York, PA.
She and her husband, Jim, were
familiar faces at all our national con-
ferences. Dan White, pastor
MON, JULIE, 79, March 5, 1990.
She was a member of the South Bay
Community Church of San Jose,
CA. Lew Ingwaldson, pastor.
WHITTINGTON, ETHEL, 78, March
18. 1990. She was a member of the
Grace Brethren Church, Hagers-
town, MD. Ray Davis, pastor.
MARRIAGE
DePACE: Addie Reed and Foster
DePace were married March 3,
1990. The ceremony was performed
by Tim Coyle, pastor of the Grace
Brethren Church of Newark, DE.
CHANGE
YOUR ANNUAL
DAVID MITCHELL. His new phone
number is 808/671-3619.
POMPANO BEACH, FL. Art
Johnson is the new pastor of the
Grace Brethren Church of Pompano.
HOPE, NJ. Gene Wall has resigned
from the Hope Grace Brethren
Church and accepted the call from
the Community Grace Brethren
Church of Vienna, WV
LONDON, OH. Tim Enderle is no
longer the pastor of Grace Brethren
Church of London, OH.
ROBERT KULP. He has resigned
from the Everett Grace Brethren
Church, Everett, PA, and has ac-
cepted the call of the Grace Brethren
Church of Island Pond, VT. His new
address is P.O. Box 432, Island
Pond, VT 05846.
DONALD HALL. He is the secretary
of the Grace Brethren Church of
Willis, VA. His address is Rt. 2, Box
347-A, Boones Mill, VA 24065.
SIDNEY, IN. The phone number for
the Grace Brethren Church of
Sidney, IN is 219/839-0400.
EAGLE RIVER, AK. Chris Hay has
resigned, effective January 31, 1990,
from the ministry of the Grace
Brethren Church of Eagle River, AK.
GILBERT HAWKINS, has resigned
as pastor of the Beaver City, NE,
Grace Brethren Church. Gilbert has
pastored the church for the past 10
years. He is seeking the leading of
the Lord for a new field of service.
HAROLD PAINTER. Mountain
Shadows R.V. Resort, 1295 S.
Cawston Ave., Sp. 42, Hemet, CA
92343 (Tel. 714/766-1045).
CENTERVILLE, OH. The zip code
for the Grace Brethren Church
should be 45459.
FIRST GRACE BRETHREN
CHURCH. Their address should be
changed to 3324 S. Calhoun St.,
Fort Wayne, IN. The mailing address
remains the same.
MITCH CARIAGA. 7588 Sweetwater
Lane, Highland, CA 92346. (Tel.
714/864-7178).
DALE JENKS. 50 Hathorn Blvd.,
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
JOHN SCHUMACHER. His home
address is: 19A Garrison Lane, Car-
lisle Barracks, PA. 17013.
CHAP. PHIL SPENCE. United
States Chaplains' School, Ft. Mon-
mouth, NJ 07703.
ZEKE YOUNG. 5232 Bethany Dr.,
Cross Lanes, WV 25313.
DAN GREEN. Av. Joao XXIII, No.
520, 38.400 Uberlandia, M.G., Brazil,
S.A.
JIM HOCKING. B.P 240, Bangui,
Central African Republic.
GEORGE JOHNSON. His phone
number should be (011-55)
91-226-6641.
R. PAUL MILLER. 11 Wilhelm Ave.,
Lebanon, PA 17042.
MICHAEL PRENTOVICH. 44 Elm
St., Rittman, OH 44270. Tel.
216/926-1536.
FOSTER TRESISE. 95-303 Waioni
St., Mililani, HI 96789.
BRUCE TRIPLEHORN. c/o Inter-
class, Coronel Silva Telles 132,
Bairro Cambui, 13023 Campinas,
SP, Brazil, S.A.
GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH OF
OCALA, FL Their new address is:
6474 N.E. 7th St., Ocala, FL 32671.
The temporary address is no longer
needed.
STEVE BAILEY. 1875 Wilde,
Buenos Aires, Argentina, South
America.
BESS FARRELL. (page 32). Xola
125-103, Colonia Alamos, 03400,
Mexico D.F., Mexico.
BRENDA WELLING, (page 31). Xola
125-103, Colonia Alamos, 03400,
Mexico D.F., Mexico.
BARRY ROWE'S (wife's name,
Jean) home address is 321 27th
Ave., Altoona, PA 16601 (Tel.
814/942-0907). His membership is
held by the First Grace Brethren
Church of Altoona, PA.
MARK BRITTON. 24320 Hospital
St., Cassopolis, Ml 49031.
HERMAN HEIN. 2400 Miller Or,
Niles, Ml 49120.
WILLIAM HEINSMAN. P.O. Box
13-395, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
TERRY POSTLE. 1638 W. Mound
St., Columbus, OH 43223.
RANDY POYNER. Covenant
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Orange, FL 32129. Tel 904/760-2424.
JOHN TEEVAN. 1200 Kings
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EDITORIAL
The high-tech age has reached
even the hamburger crowd!
Having just returned from San
Jose, California (which is in the
center of SiHcon Valley). I
returned amused and con-
fused. Amused, because it
seems that in the midst of all
the high-tech of that computer
area there was something
different.
Most of the major companies
of the computer industry have
headquarters buildings in that
part of the world south of San
Francisco. Being a computer
bug. I had to wander around the
territory and see what was go-
ing on. (My wife accuses me of
being an easy touch for anyone
with a gadget.) I confess that 1
did bring home a new com-
puter, but that is not what I
wanted to tell you about. I went
into the local McDonalds for a
bit of refreshment and there by
the cash register was what
brought the amusement.
A fax machine was conve-
niently located -- ready for
business. The sign read "fax
your Macs." It was not a joke,
just an up-to-date method of
ordering your Big Mac by fax.
Now many people are not used
to this new instrument of com-
munication. We brought one in-
to the Herald operation a cou-
ple of years ago and it proved to
be a time and money saver. You
can send written copy to
another fax machine anywhere
in the world by a simple phone
call. The cost averages about
twenty-three cents - less than
a first class stamp.
McDonalds knows the ter-
ritory and so they have local
customers fax in their orders
and their Macs will be ready at
the drive-up. When I asked
about it they said, "The
customers love the idea". No
mixed up orders and it is in
writing. I was amused and
delighted. Isn't it interesting to
note how the secular World is
able to take the latest devices
and turn them into profitable
use? I admit the wisdom of the
world will not get them saved.
but I must admire their ability
to do their task with such great
skill.
Now I admitted to not only
being amused but I also con-
fessed to being confused. The
church and the Lord's work is
so often carried out with such
dull imagination. This is a com-
pliment because I almost had
to say "no" imagination. While
the world communicates in
split seconds to get the
message to their customers, the
church is still etching their
message in a pencil and paper
era. You can fax an order for a
Mac but you have to wait till
Sunday at 9:30 for your
message on the subject of eter-
nal truth. Yes, a few visionaries
have used the air waves and TV
to hurry things up -- but they
have received mainly criticism
. . . justly so in many cases.
We have tried to speed up the
news to you and now it takes 10
minutes to report where it used
to take six weeks. We want to
begin to fax materials to you,
but there are no fax machines
in the churches to receive the
message. Times are not chang-
ing -- they have already
changed!
Please accept in good faith
my comment, but it seems to
me that it takes a long time to
accomplish things in the
church. We hold meetings, ap-
point committees, come up
with a mediocre decision and
take one year, two years or
longer in the process.
I can fax a Mac in thirty
seconds for which I am both
amused and confused. Are we
doing something important? If
so, what is the big delay?
Pax for
Macs!
Everything
Is
Up
lb
Date
In San Jose!
by Charles W. Turner
HERALD/ May 15. 1990
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Brethren Missionary
"HERALD
Volume 52 No. 5 ^i^ Mav 15, 19S
May 15, 1990
3 Editorial
Fax for Macs!
Everything
Is Up lb
Date in San Jose!
Charles W. Tiirner
5 FGBC
Fremont, OH GBC
Celebrates Fifty
Years of Ministry
6 Foreign Missions
Meet
Stephany Craig
7 Foreign Missions
Churches Planted
in Buenos Aires
and Lyon
8 Fellowship Happenings
Our Brothers
in Brazil
Russ Ogden
10 Home Missions
Spiritually United
Larry N. Chamberlain
12 Home Missions
Reports From
Around the Nation
13 BEM
My Home
Church ... A Look
at the Evangelism
of Our Influence
Ron E. Thompson
14 WMC
Fbcus on SMM ~
WMC's Daughter
15 WMC
1990-1991 WMC
Reading Books
16 CE National
Developing a
Ministry Mindset
Continuing
Education Day at
National
Conference
17 FGBC
You Are Invited to
the 1990 Nationed
Conference
18 Fellowship News
BIBLE READING HONOR ROLL
"I read my Bible through in 1989 and have started to read it
through in 1990." - Irvin Harbaugh, Warsaw. IN
The following persons from the Ankenytown Grace Brethren
Church. Bellville, Ohio have read through the Bible in 1989:
Vonnie Bradrick Tkmsin Denman Ernie Rousseau
Rex Brokaw Donna Gamble
Clarence Denman Reta Ridenour
Publisher Charles W. TUmer
Printer BMH Printing
Department Editors:
Christian Education
Ed Lewis
Foreign Missions
Tom Julien
Stephany Craig
Grace Schools
John Davis
Joel Curry
Home Missions
Larry N. Chamberlain
Jesse Deloe
Women's Missionary Council
Linda Unruh
Cover Photos:
The Grace Brethren
Church of Fremont.
Ohio. Lower left: Jack
Peters, Jr. and Pastor
Gene Klingler. Lower
right: The group of
former pastors able to
be present for the
50th Anniversary Ser-
vice. (Photos by Lois
Michaels.)
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BRETHREN CHURCHES IN ACTION
Fremont, Ohio Grace Brethren Church Celebrates
Fifty Years of Ministry
On March 24th the Grace Brethren Church of
Fremont, Ohio celebrated their fiftieth anniversary'
not only with a special service at 7:00 p.m., but
Eilso with a day that was different and memorable.
Many former members and former pastors were
present from all over the country -- many from
Florida, some from Indiana, Minnesota, Penn-
sylvania, Michigan, Texas, Iowa, and many parts
of Ohio. The charter members present were young
people when the church began. They have often
spoken of those great, exciting and difficult first
days. To start a church fifty years ago was not easy,
but the charter members proved that they had the
stamina to do it, and now they especially enjoyed
the reunion fifty years later.
It was a pleasant surprise at 8:30 a.m. when we
came for the Christian Workers' Breakfast to find
our guests had already arrived, and the fellowship
we enjoyed continued all day. The breakfast of
omelets with cheese, ham, homemade coffee cake,
bran muffins and a drink was filling. The
Fellowship Commission with Paul Kuieck. Minister
of Music, and some young people as servers did
an excellent job of making everything run
smoothly.
After breakfast, many guests attended the
seminars for Christian workers led by Dr. Kenneth
Gangel from Dallas Theological Seminary.
During the free time until the evening service
there was more time for fellowship, reminiscing
and seeing Fremont for the first time in many
years.
However the evening celebration at 7:00 p.m.
was the service to which we had all looked forward.
As we entered the sanctuary, we were handed a
gold booklet put together with a gold cord and
tassel. If we had not been in the mood for celebra-
tion before this, this booklet would make us aware
of the significance of this time. In it was the pro-
gram for the evening along with a short synopsis
of what each pastor had done since leaving Fre-
mont, a brief history of the church, the charter
membership list, the special ministries of the
church and the statement of faith.
The program included former and present musi-
cians playing the piano and organ, leading the
singing, singing in the choir, and playing their in-
struments. In between these musical numbers
each former pastor gave a brief greeting. To con-
clude the program. Voices of Grace sang "Thank
You", Pastor Klingler gave his closing remarks, and
the congregation sang "The Family of God."
The hors d'oeuvres reception was held in the
Friendship Hall. With cameras clicking and much
talking and hugging, everyone celebrated. Lois
Michaels contributed significantly to our pleasant
memories of this outstanding evening, with many
pictures of former and present members.
Past and present choir members joined together to form a special choir for the evening service.
HERALD/ May 15, 1990
FOREIGN MISSIONS
Meet
Stephany Craig
Stephany Craig remembers a missionary couple
she met when she was nine years old: "The man
had the most beautiful pictures I had ever seen.
There was one picture with an African lady. She
had bracelets hanging from her long arms and
necklaces draped around her rich, dark neck. Sit-
ting in her lap was a little girl wearing a huge smile
and a green t-shirt! I couldn't believe it — where
did that little girl get a t-shirt in the jungle? For
the first time, I realized that little girls in Africa
were just like me."
Stephany says the missionary noticed her
fascination with the picture and told her all about
the little girl and her mother. The missionary's
name was Jake Kliever. "From that day on, I was
hooked. I fell in love with Jake and his wife, Freda,
for showing me what 1 could do with my Chris-
tianity. Whether it meant sharing Christ with
others next door or across the ocean, at that point
I knew my faith was to be given away."
Today, Stephany serves as the Communications
Coordinator for Grace Brethren Foreign Missions.
She joined the staff in March. Stephany is a
member of the Wooster (OH) Grace Brethren
Church, and her parents, Keith and Diana Glanco,
attend the Rittman (OH) Grace Brethren Church.
Stephany and her husband, Mark, were married
in October of 1989, They come from Chicago,
where she was employed at Awana Clubs Interna-
tional as an Editor, and Mark worked at the
Lincoln-Belmont YMCA as Youth/Family Program
Director. Mark is now employed at the Huntington
(IN) YMCA as Camp/Youth Program Director.
The couple met at Moody Bible Institute.
Through the advice of her father, Stephany
attended the school and was convinced that she
could best participate in the Great Commission
after learning technical skills as a Communica-
tions Major. Mark felt the Lord's leading to minister
to unchurched youth and completed his degree in
Youth Leadership/Physical Education at Judson
College in Elgin (IL).
"I feel an indebtedness to Grace Brethren
Foreign Missions and to the Fellowship as a whole
because of the influence that godly Brethren men,
women, Sunday school teachers, missionaries,
pastors, and youth leaders have had on my life,"
says Stephany. "I am excited about my new oppor-
tunity at the Grace Brethren Foreign Missions
home office to serve the Lord by communicating
what the Lord is accomplishing around the world
through our fellowship."
Mark and Stephany Craig
HERALD/ May 15, 1990
FOREIGN MISSIONS
Churches Planted in
Buenos Aires and Lyon
The first Sunday of the new year and a new
decade saw the formal dedication of a new Grace
Brethren Church — the Community of Grace in
Buenos Aires. Argentina. TVenty-two believers
signed a covenant of membership showing their
commitment to Christ and His church.
Five from
the Com-
munity of
Grace were
baptized
March 11.
■5 HMDR
Missionary Stan Nairn, with Community of
Grace Church members.
The day began with the baptizing of five in a
neighbor's pool. In the afternoon, three-fold com-
munion was held, and the founding members were
registered. Also, a commission of men was named
to study the Scripture and divide ministry
responsibilities.
This church-planting endeavor was initiated in
1985 by a handful of missionaries. In spite of times
when several made decisions yet did not follow
through, and other times when there were no deci-
sions at all, God has been faithful. Todays 45 ac-
tive believers worship at the Community of Grace.
Stan and Betty Nairn and Alice Peacock remain
at the work. Valuable ministry input must be ac-
credited to Earl and Lita Futch, Dave and Sue
Guiles, and Steve and Wilma Bailey. Benjamin
Navarro, graduate of Word of Life Bible Institute,
has been working in the church for the past three
years. He is currently being considered for a
pastoral leadership position.
Pray for the Community of Grace. It has moved
from birth and infancy to a childhood level of
maturity. The entire mission staff in Buenos Aires
is grateful for your prayers.
Grace Brethren Foreign Missions
is pleased to announce
the official incorporation
of another church
under the leadership of
missionary, John Viers.
The Lyon Grace Brethren Church
registered 37 charter members
on March 11.
HERALD/ May 15, 1990
FELLOWSHIP HAPPENINGS
Our Brothers in Brazil
The spiritual high points of my life have been
visits to mission fields. I've had seven of them, and
every one has been a thriller. 1 confessed this to
a veteran missionary, and said it's probably true
because I stay such a short time. He said. "No, it's
always the same." This seems to me a great incen-
tive for becoming a life-long missionary.
So. when Eddie Miller and our Brethren in Brazil
invited me to minister ten days last November, 1
was eager to go. Here are my impressions and sug-
gestions. They bear no official authority.
The Evangelical Church of the Brothers of Brazil
(Portuguese doesn't have a word for Grace) were
meeting November 22-26. 1989. for their Thirtieth
Annual Convention. Their program honored
"Jeronimo" ("Jerome" Keith Altig) as founder of
the mission more than forty years ago. The con-
verts of our pioneers are still the pillars of the
church.
The convention met in the Marambia church in
a suburb of Belem, a city of over one-and-a-half-
million people on the south shore at the mouth of
the Amazon River. We have about a dozen chur-
ches in the area, and a dozen more spread from
Macapa in the north to Brasilia inland and
Uberlandia in the south. Most of the churches were
represented at the convention.
A new generation
is now arising
to lead
our churches in Brazil.
It was great to see my missionary friends on
their own turf. I have known most of them since
school days, but had never seen them function as
Brazilians. As on other mission fields, the spiritual
appetite was keen, the singing exuberant, the food
delicious, and the hospitality overwhelming.
At their request I spoke to the convention each
evening on the person and work of the Holy Spirit,
and conducted a series of seminars for pastors and
leaders on the same theme. Why so much interest
in the Holy Spirit? They are troubled by the same
question we often hear at home, "Why are charis-
by Russ Ogden
matic churches growing faster than ours?" (My
answer won't fit in this article.) Pray for a greater
realization of the power of God's Spirit in the lives
of our brothers and sisters in Brazil (and in the
U.S.) as we labor with Christ to build his church.
A new generation is now arising to lead our chur-
ches in Brazil. The president of this convention
was Pastor Ivanildo TVinidade. His father was led
to Christ and trained by "Amazon Bill" Burk,
started six churches along the river, and has been
pastor at Macapa since 1966. His sister was con-
vention choir director, and his brothers are active
in the churches.
Ivanildo is a graduate of the University of Belem,
and of Grace Theological Seminary at Winona
Lake, Indiana. He is a gifted preacher and leader
who has a vision for reaching all of Brazil with the
gospel. He supports his family by promoting
tourist products for the State of Para, and editing
their English publications.
Most of the pastors are young men with families.
All of them work part time Jobs to support their
families. This is a hardship on both churches and
families. Many are discouraged and thinking of
leaving the ministry. Some of their wives are urg-
ing them to do so. The problem is not lack of
dedication, but the stringent demands of survival.
Financial help is a great need in our Brazilian
churches -- as in all economically emerging coun-
tries. The inflation rate (2,000 percent last year)
raises costs faster than incomes. It takes all the
work a family can do to put food on the table and
clothes on their backs. They simply have no
resources for paying a pastor adequately. A salary
of only $100 a week would enable a pastor to give
full time ministry to his church.
Neither do they have resources to pay for church
buildings. The Marambaia church where the con-
vention met is led by Pastor Tiago (James, in
English). A wall was knocked down to combine two
large rooms, creating an auditorium that will seat
about 300 people. The church has a goal of
reaching 400 people. An attached building next
door is for sale, and could be used now for Sunday
School. The cost is $20,000 -- little to us, but out
of reach to them. Many of our Brazilian church
buildings were provided by gifts of love from
8
HERALD/ May 15. 1990
FELLOWSHIP HAPPENINGS
Christians in the United States. More love of this
kind will enable more church growth in Brazil.
Our Mid-Atlantic Grace Brethren Churches en-
couraged the Brazilian pastors by helping them at-
tend a training seminar in Brasilia January 29 to
February 2, 1990. "Generation 90" drew
evangelical leaders from many countries and of-
fered a life-transforming view of Christian
ministry. The cost in U.S. money was only $100
per man for the entire five days, including
transportation, room, and meals. We asked each
church to sponsor one pastor. The gifts were
enough for a dozen men, but only seven were able
to go. The balance of the fund will be used for other
projects to help the churches.
Grace Brethren Foreign Missions recognizes the
need for American churches to encourage sister
churches in other countries. We cannot give to indi-
viduals (our tax laws forbid this), but churches can
help other churches. We recognize the danger of
developing dependence upon the United States sub-
sidies; but we also recognize the Christian mandate
to show God's love to our brothers by sharing our
"material possessions" (I John 3:16-18). As we move
toward an International Fellowship of Grace
Brethren Churches - our target date is 1995 - 1
believe this kind of tangible love will be essential.
Ivanildo TWnidade will be in the U.S. this sum-
mer to enlist our churches at home in working
partnerships with our churches in Brazil. He will
have a list of church growth priorities developed
in Brazil. I have agreed to help as his contact per-
son in the U.S. If you want information about
Ivanildo's visit and Brazil church partnerships,
please get in touch with me.
In my opinion, it is time for us who have so
much, to share our substance with our brothers
and sisters who have so little. Our investment is
in making disciples of Jesus Christ in all nations.
The benefits are eternal.
Russ Ogden is pastor of the Grace Brethren Church. Lanham.
Maryland. He is also a member of the Brethren Missionary
Herald Co. Board of Trustees.
Mtt -T^-Tjr
! • n -1
Pastors on platform at convention
m'¥mn
Convention choir, led by Celeste Hodgdon (Ivanildo's
sister married Hodgdon's son)
Marambia Church, where National Convention met
Pastor Tiago, Eddie Miller, Ivanildo Trinidade
New baptistry in remodeled Marambia church
Dorothy Hodgdon on the Casio Keyboard, and Daniel (a
pastor's son, age 14] on electric guitar
HERALD/ May 15, 1990
9
HOME MISSIONS
Spiritually United
by Larry N. Chamberlain
X he Grace Brethren
Home Missions Council
is committed to the
establishment of new
Grace Brethren Chur-
ches throughout North
America. Reaching the
nations of our world
with the Gospel of
Christ should be the
highest priority on all of
our agendas, consistent
with the post-Resur-
rection commands of
Christ recorded in Mat-
thew and Acts:
Larry Chamberlain is Execu-
tive Director of the Grace Bre-
thren Home Missions Council,
Inc.
Go therefore and make disciples
of all nations . . . (Matt. 28:19)
You shall be my witnesses ... to the
remotest part of the earth. (Acts 1:8)
The Apostle Peter, following the dramatic. Spirit-
filling experience on the day of Pentecost, preached
a powerful sermon to the crowds of people who had
gathered to hear the apostles speaking in different
languages. Three thousand of this multi-national
crowd immediately responded to Peter's message
and were baptized!
I believe that the task of reaching
our world for Christ was never
intended to be a solo effort; rather,
it is a shared responsibility.
These converts represented the first recorded
group of believers in the church age. What
characterized their unified response to the Gospel?
How can we, in our churches today, be encouraged
by their spiritual unity as we seek to fulfill the
commands of Christ? Please read the exciting text
of Acts 2:37-47, reproduced on the opposite page.
I see in these verses three factors
which created a significant sense
of spiritual unity in the hearts of
these new believers. In verses
37-41, there is A Shared Objec-
tive . . . they were spiritually
united behind a common cause. What united
them that day was a common submission to the
claims of Christ and a united response to the global
message of the Gospel . . . "For the promise is for
you and your children, and for all who are far off,
as many as the Lord our God shall call to Himself."
Our churches today must be challenged to place
the Great Commission, the global message of the
Gospel, at the top of their agendas. How distracted
we become with lesser things in our programming.
The church today must rethink its focus, redirect
its engergies, reprioritize its agenda, and collective-
ly, with spiritual unity, cross geographic and ethnic
boundaries, . . . yes, even the high fences of indif-
ference . . . reaching the nations of the world for
Jesus Christ.
Second, these early believers
sensed A Shared Responsibili-
ty .. . they were spiritually
united with prayer and sup-
port. From the very beginning,
the early church taught us
selflessness, not selfishness. They taught us how to
look out for one another, totally contrary to the
American philosophy of "looking out for number
one." They pooled their resources, they gave of
themselves. Their response was spontaneous and
generous, a natural spill-over of their new-found faith
in Christ. Our church-planters in America and
around the world need our prayers and financial
support. How much more could be done in Great
Commission outreach if our giving today followed
the example of spontaneous, sacrificial generosity
demonstrated by these new believers in Jerusalem.
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HOME MISSIONS
Third, there was A Shared
Celebration . . . they were
spiritually united with joy
and praise. The early church
was characterized by mutual en-
couragement, not criticism. They
came together, some in the midst of significant
persecution, for the purpose of praising God and
encouraging one another.
When we come together as groups of churches,
on district or national levels, we ought to celebrate
our victories and uphold one another in our strug-
gles. We should celebrate the new churches
established in the USA and in nations abroad. We
need to present, with joy and praise, our church-
planters and their families as the courageous heros
that they are. conquering new frontiers at the cut-
ting edge of the Great Commission. They need to
hear our applause and our words of appreciation.
I believe that the task of reaching our world for
Christ was never intended to be a solo effort;
rather, it is a shared responsibility, as we spiritual-
ly unite behind a common cause. The task is too
large to accomplish alone. And with generous
prayer and support we must labor together in an
environment of joy and praise.
God has uniquely prepared the Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Churches to meet the significant
challenges and opportunities of this next decade
and the century beyond. We must stand together
in our commitment to Christ and to His Word, and
to the world for whom He died. We must stand
together, with oneness of purpose and resolve.
Spiritually united, we can usher in a decade not
of decline or dissension, but a decade of renewed
dependency upon God and an accelerated ad-
vancement of the Gospel of Jesus Christ in
America and around the world.
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FIFTY • Y^E A^R S
Acts 2:37-47 (NASB)
37 Now when they heard this, they were
pierced to the heart, and said to Peter
and the rest of the apostles. '"Brethren,
what shall we do?"
38 And Peter said to them. "Repent, and let
each one of you be baptized in the name
of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of
your sins; and you shall receive the gift
of the Holy Spirit.
39 "For the promise is for you and your
children, and for all who are far off. as
many as the Lx)rd our God shall call to
Himself."
40 And with many other words he solemn-
ly testified and kept on exhorting them,
saying. "Be saved from this perverse
generation!"
41 So then, those who had received his word
were baptized; and there were added that
day about three thousand souls.
42 And they were continually devoting
themselves to the apostles' teaching and
to fellowship, to the breaking of bread
and to prayer.
43 And everyone kept feeling a sense of
awe; and many wonders and signs were
taking place through the apostles.
44 And all those who had believed were
together, and had all things in common;
45 and they began selling their property
and possessions, and were sharing them
with all, as anyone might have need.
46 And day by day continuing with one
mind in the temple, and breaking bread
from house to house, they were taking
their meals together with gladness and
sincerity of heart,
47 praising God, and having favor with all
the people. And the Lord was adding to
their number day by day those who were
being saved.
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HOME MISSIONS
Mayport, FL, Chaplain
John Diaz, US Navy - 'We had
a very successful marriage enrich-
ment weekend with Dr. Randy
Poyner. Ten couples attended of
which eight were new to the
chapel. We praise God, too, for the
salvation of a young Navy father
of two children. We had a new
record attendance in January of 90 in our Sunday
School program."
Ocala, FL, Pastor Chuck Davis - "Our
building program was completed and the con-
gregation held their first services in the new
building on January 28, and a baptismal service
was held the second Sunday. First-time visitors are
present at almost every service. Plans are being
made now to launch out into the community with
the Gospel." (Dedication service was March 31.)
McAllen, TX, Pastor Bob
Soto - "Our youth program
recently had an 'All-Night Shut-
in.' At one point there were 32
young people attending. It was a
very fruitful event with six
teenagers coming to know the
Lord. I also had an opportunity to
meet with parents of three of the
teens, and they expressed great interest in atten-
ding our church."
Macedonia, OH, Pastor Ron Boehm - "In
1986 (our first full year) we averaged 52 in worship
and 36 in Sunday School. This past year we
averaged 92 and 58. We have received $16,017.61
toward the Building Fund since paying off our
land. General Fund offerings have averaged
$898.07, or nearly $100 more per week than we
anticipated at the beginning of the year. Conse-
quently, $4,893 was sent out to missions, over
$500 more than we had budgeted. PTL!"
Seattle, WA, Pastor Bob Gentzel "The
planning team has begun to worship together on
Sunday morning. About 27 of us were involved in
the planning for our birthday service on April 15."
(152 attended the inaugural service.)
Atlanta, GA, Pastor Ernest Usher - "Attend-
ance has remained steady, although it has not in-
creased. However, our membership has increased by
eleven! We had the great Joy of baptizing eleven peo-
ple, nine as the result of confession of salvation and
two from another denomination."
Saratoga Springs, NY, Pastor Dale Jenks
- "Things are progressing nicely so far this year.
A family of six has joined us from the Island Pond,
VT, church. This not only broadens our financial
base but also gives us much needed help in our
Christian Education department and in music. A
young Navy couple has also started attending and
give every indication of continuing. This will give
us contacts with others at the local Navy base."
Mishawaka, IN, Pastor Scott Weaver -- "Our
attendance in the AM service is 20 percent ahead
of last year's. We have a new young man attending
whom we are discipling. David Newhouse, a new
member, is doing a great Job as Music Director."
Belmont Heights, CA, Pastor Greg Perry -
"Since January first, six people have come to know
Jesus Christ as their personal Savior. We have
celebrated five baptisms. Our offering has grown
significantly."
NE Columbus, OH, Pastors Will Marling
and Perry Huesmann - "We have been public
since March 25 (PTL!) There is excitement and
momentum. The church family really does want
to reach unsaved people. We continue to grow.
What a joy to be in God's commission!"
NE Indianapolis, IN, Pastors Al Edgington
and Ron Smals - "The Smals are now settled in
Indy, and the Edgingtons moved to the area in late
March. Another family has already moved to In-
dianapolis as well. The Indy team has been travel-
ing to Indiana District churches, as well as others,
to encourage prayer support for this new endeavor.
Many folks in the northeast area are responding
positively to the new church." (First public worship
services were held on Easter Sunday.)
Anchorage, AK, Pastor
Brian Chronister - "Attendance
in January averaged 250 people
which was a dramatic increase
from the average of 217 in
December. Suddenly we are strug-
gling to provide adequate parking
and seating. We started a
children's church service which
enabled us to dismiss the kids early and provide
more seating for adults. But this is not going to be
enough. In mid-February we had 293 in attend-
ance and were overwhelmed!"
FIFTY • y/eA^R S
/
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BRETHREN EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES
My Home Church . . •
A Look at the Evangelism of our Influence
by Ron E. Thompson
Today I visited my home church. I see changes
everywhere. The building is new, as are many of
the people who have become members since I
moved away. Wow! Has it been 37 years already
since I was a part of the teen group there? A
beautiful new edifice now sits miles away from the
little wooden frame building where I first attend-
ed as a junior boy. Modern heating and air-
conditioning have replaced the old pot-bellied
stove that stood near the door of the place where
once I worshipped. Spacious and neatly-decorated
classrooms bring to mind memories of green
burlap divider screens that served as walls where
1 sat in Sunday School. The old upright piano on
which I nervously played hymns for the congrega-
tion to sing has given way to an electronic digital
organ and a modern, console piano. But some
things never change! On a poster still at the front
of the beautiful new sanctuary are those same
familiar words we quoted every month when some-
one had a birthday. I vividly remember the tears
welling up in my grandmother's eyes as she stood
one Sunday while everyone in the congregation
quoted that meaningful poem:
Many happy returns on the day of thy birth.
May sunshine and gladness be given.
And may the dear Father prepare thee on earth
For a beautiful birthday in Heaven!
I miss those saints who made such a profound
impression on my life. Some of them have long
since been promoted to Heaven, but their finger-
prints are still on me. Part of what I am today is
the direct result of their prayers, support and love
for me. Had it not been for them, I wonder who,
or what, or where would I be? Directly or indirect-
ly they discipled me by their words and ways.
Today I stood in the pulpit and preached in my
home church. Jesus spoke about how a prophet
has little or no honor in his own country, yet I felt
exceptionally honored to be where I am today. I
respected and revered "Preacher" H the
man I remember most behind this sacred desk. He
left his mark upon my life. Now that I have been
a pastor, I too can appreciate the privilege and
honor of ministering to God's people. What an
awesome responsibility it is to shepherd the flock
of God over which He has made us overseers. How
I pray that my words and my life will impact the
lives of others as I was ministered to in this place.
Today I worshipped God in my home church.
Some folks look familiar, but many 1 do not know.
I am singing and praying with a different genera-
tion now. These are the children and relatives of
those who were my elders when I was younger.
The influence and legacy of those who have gone
on before me is still strangely present. It is
manifested in their children. As I engage in some
humor with two retirees I recall that twinkle in
their mother's eye when this sage of the church
laughed with me as a preacher boy, then gave me
some wise counsel. 1 miss Mrs. C "s fancy
hats and those touching children's stories she
often told. But I caught a glimpse of her en-
thusiasm as I greeted and looked into the eyes of
David, her son. I observed some of that meek and
quiet spirit of Ethel J as her daughter
served me punch at a reception in the fellowship
hall last night.
Yes, there are also the familiar faces of people
who still worship at the church, entire families
who have stood faithful through the years. How
blessed I am because God gave me Thelma, my
wife of 33 years, from one of them. This is the place
where I spent much of my life as a child and
teenager. Here is where I was introduced to the
Savior and challenged to serve Him. My spiritual
roots go deep into the heart of this church: not this
building, but this body of believers. Whatever I am
today 1 am because of God's grace, but people
played an important and vital role in it all. How
I thank them for their prayers, their faith and pa-
tience, their investment in my life. And thank You,
Lord Jesus, for giving me an opportunity to visit
my home church once again!
Rev. Ron Thompson is the Executive Director of
Brethren Evangelistic Ministries. He served for 1 7
years as pastor of the Patterson Memorial Grace
Brethren Church in Roanoke. Virginia, and for five
years as pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in
Richmond. Virginia.
HERALD/ May 15, 1990
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WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Eocus On SMM -- WMC's Daughter!
Thank You . . . WMC!
The month of May brings to mind the special holi-
day known as "Mother's Day" As I think of a
mother/child relationship, 1 am reminded of the
parenting role WMC has with our SMM program.
WMC has consistently overseen the needs of SMM,
provided financially and given prayer support and
spiritual direction. Just as a mother oversees the
needs of her child, so WMC provides for the girls of
our fellowship involved in SMM.
This past year, WMC has provided financially by
encouraging each WMC member to contribute $3
to SMM. This support, while being a small amount
for each member, collectively totals over $11,000.
WMC has faithfully given input to our revisions
whether through participating as SMM cabinet
members or as one who has reviewed the revisions
and given input. WMC members serve as SMM
leaders providing hands-on involvement in the lives
of our SMM girls.
Our WMC ladies have faithfully provided the
prayer support that is the foundation upon which
we have based our SMM revisions. The prayers of
WMC along with our SMM leaders are allowing us
to realize our goal of completing the revisions and
meeting our target date of July 6 to have Books 1-6
available for sale.
NEW IDEA! BrookviUe, OH WMC ladies have sweat
shirts with our WMC logo on them. They are available
for all the ladies in the district, with a small profit going
to a missionary project. Modeling the sweatshirts are
Sally Neely and Margaret McBride of the BrookviUe WMC.
Just as many of us have expressed our love and
appreciation to our mothers this month, we at CE
National and the girls of our fellowship involved in
SMM want to express our gratitude and sincere ap-
preciation to the ladies of WMC. Your investment is
one that will return eternal rewards.
FROM THE PAST
In 1939, 4 months after the beginning of WMC,
the president, Mrs, Homer Kent, Sr wrote the follow-
ing letter to councils, which was printed in the
Herald:
"Several months have passed since we stepped out
upon faith to undertake a new ministry for our Lx)rd.
We began in such an pretentious manner, yet so
much has already transpired. We cannot help but
witness the hand of blessing upon our efforts. We
began with no financial endowment - in fact, we
began with a very loose organization. But these very
facts have thrust us upon Him to clear each step of
the way. We have His inexhaustible grace as our en-
dowment, and what more could any child of God
need?"
WMC Offering:
March, April, May
Fbreign Missions
Goal: $9,000
Send before June 10,
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On February 19. 1934 Margaret Jensen entered Chicago's
Norwegian American Hospital to begin her nurse's training.
Here you will meet many of the patients, co-workers and
doctors she met over the years, share their suffering and
their triumphs and marvel at the power of faith and
dedication.
THEY FOUND THE SECRET
by V. Raymond Edman
"Every now and then," writes V. Raymond Edman, "we
come across a life that is radiant, revealing a richness, a
warmth, a triumph that intrigues and challenges us." These
are the kinds of lives to offer as models for our young peo-
ple, for ourselves. This book traces the lives of 20 such peo-
ple . . . D. L. Moody, Walter Wilson, J. Hudson Taylor and 17
others.
BEYOND THE GREAT DARKNESS
by Barbara Flory Reed
A thrilling story of modern missionary pioneering in the
jungles of the Philippines. Russell and Barbara Reed thought
they had spent eight "fruitless" years learning the Tkwbuid
language . . . but God used them in a marvelous way.
WMC Study Guide for 1990-1991
THE FRIENDSHIPS OF WOMEN
by Dee Brestin
She will make you cry and laugh as she takes a close look
at the power and pain in female relationships.
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MONDAY, JULY 30, 1990
at the National Conference in Richmond, Virginia
at the Marriott Hotel • 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
FEATURED SPEAKER
REV. ROD TOEWS
"Challenge for
the Ministry Mindset"
Rev. Toews has experience in
church planting, and has served as
Director of Christian Education for
a local church, as Senior Pastor,
and as a staff member with Gospel
Light Publishers. He is presently
Director of Educational Ministries of Scripture Press
Publications. Rev. Toews is an excellent and
challenging communicator.
DINNER PROGRAM
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Two high school aged ministry
teams and their leaders will
challenge through music, drama
testimonies and more.
The Dinner Program will also
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EDUCATION SEMINARS
Thirty three practical SEMINARS
from which to choose. You select three.
Some of the topics include;
How to Set an Effective Ciiurch
Calendar for Evangelism
How "Churches Alive" Could
Strengthen a Discipleship Ministry
How to Build an Effective Youth
IViinistry
Biblical Management of Personal
Finances
Assistance for Sunday School
Superintendents
How to Cope with Life in a Fishbowl
(Pastors and Wives only)
How to Build Effective Pre-School
Ministries
Spiritual Warfare In and Out of the USA
How to set a Church Budget,
Accountability and Controls
Strategies for Strengthening Marriage
and Family
Strategies to Develop Strong Churches
How to Build an Effective Twenties
Ministry
How to Develop Backyard Bible Clubs
How the FGBC Strategy Can Help Our
Churches
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Sponsored by CE National for the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. These seminars are available
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE
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FELLOWSHIP OF
GRACE BRETHREN CHURCHES
1990 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
July 28th - August 2nd
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
BONDING TOGETHER FOR MINISTRY
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:
• Come and go RECEPTION - Sat. 7/28. 7:00-9:00
p.m. Fellowship with friends and meet some of
our leaders.
• SUNDAY WORSHIP & MODERATOR ROGER
PEUGH'S MESSAGE - Sun. 7/29, 9:00 a.m.
Great music, wonderful worship and a powerful
challenge.
• GRAND MISSIONS RALLY (Foreign & Home) -
Sun. 7/29, 7:00 p.m. Meet our missionaries and
hear the up-to-date reports.
• CE NATIONAL DAY - Developing a Ministry
Mindset - All day Monday, 7/30. A great day full
of challenges and seminars galore.
• Tbesday, Wednesday & Thursday will be three
exciting days packed with Bible Hour
Challenges, Prayer Times, Conference Business
and the organizational meetings of the Women's
Missionary Council, Grace Brethren Men and
Grace Brethren Ministers. After lunch enjoy the
Challenge Hours of Grace Schools and Grace
Brethren Home and Foreign Missions.
• THE GRAND FINALE CELEBRATION will be
held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. A climax of great
fellowship and rejoicing.
• Late afternoons and evenings on Mon.-TUe.-Wed.
will be open for special ministry and sightseeing
opportunities.
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THE RICHMOND MARRIOTT IS OUR CONVEN-
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There are numerous historic, cultural and
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cire a short trip away. Williamsburg Pottery and
Kings Dominion theme park are exciting
possibilities. SIGHTSEEING TOURS AND
INFORMATION will be available at the
Hospitality desk at the Conference. Plan to
come early and see on your own or join one of
our group opportunities during the conference
or on the FRIDAY AFTER CONFERENCE.
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FELLOWSHIP NEWS
NEWS UPDATE
Louis Huesmann, former pastor of
the Grace Brethren Church of
Greater Hartford, Hartford, CT, has
been called to serve as the new
pastor of the Grace Brethren Church
of Long Beach, CA. He began his
duties there on May 1.
Robert Whited has announced his
retirement as pastor of the Cherry
Valley Grace Brethren Church,
Beaumont, CA. He will continue to
live in the area. The new pastor of
the Cherry Valley Grace Brethren
Church is Robert Kliewer, former
pastor of the Grace Brethren Church
of Westminster, CA.
Mick Roclofellow pastor of the First
Brethren Church of Buena Vista, VA,
has resigned and will assume the
pastorate of the Grace Brethren
Church of Lansing, Ml.
New Grace Brethren churches
desiring official membership in the
Fellowship of Grace Brethren
Churches should write and request
an F.G.B.C. Membership Application
from our Fellowship Coordinator,
Charles Ashman, P.O. Box 386,
Winona Lake, IN 46590. This
application should be secured and
returned by July 1 in order to be
processed in time for this year's
national conference.
Ed Jackson, director of Church-
Planting and Development for Home
Missions, plans to retire from his pre-
sent ministry in October of this year
In his retirement he will again lead
the Grace Brethren Men's organiza-
tion as he did some twenty years
ago. He and his wife, Polly, will move
to Columbus, Ohio, where he will
maintain an office in the Grace
Brethren Church of Worthington. He
will be assisting the districts in that
area as a consultant in church
planting.
A new daughter-church is being
started by the Grace Brethren
Church of Waynesboro, Pennsyl-
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vania. Four couples from the
mother-church will be assisting in
this effort, as well as Home Missions
and the Mid-Atlantic District. Alan
Clingan has been called as pastor
and arrived on the field the end of
May.
Paul Bauman will be conducting a
tour to Jordan, Israel, Austria, Ger-
many, Holland, and the world-
famous Passion Play in Oberam-
mergau. Date of departure is
September 15, 1990. If interested,
you may contact Paul Bauman at
214/758-8875; or write to RO. Box
8181, Longview, TX 75607
Glen Welborn, interim pastor for the
past 16 months at the Grace
Brethren Church, Kenai, Ak, has
completed his ministry there and
returned to his home in Leon, lA. (An
interesting testimony of God's grace
in Glen's life appeared in the Nov.
1989 Brethren Missionary Herald.)
For those interested in the history
of Winona Lake, the International
Friendship House has been re-
turned to the name of the
Westminster Hotel, since the Free
Methodist Church headquarters has
been moved to Indianapolis. There
are plans to use the area surround-
ing the old Free Methodist head-
quarters with multi-units of housing.
It would involve about 95 units when
completed.
For those who have a Fax machine
available and would like to speed up
their Sunday School orders, the
Brethren Missionary Herald Co. is
now accepting orders by Fax. Our
number for this special service is
1-219-267-4745.
Mrs. Edith Gingrich, wife of Dr Ray-
mond Gingrich, underwent surgery
in Texas in early April. The surgery
was for the repair of a heart valve.
She has returned to her home at
Grace Village, Winona Lake, In-
diana. The Gingrichs' son, Sam,
who is a physician, returned from
Hawaii to accompany his parents to
Texas.
Change Your Annual
Barnhill, Charles. R. 1, Box
593, Adrian, PA 16210.
Bryant, Tom. The former
pastor of the Grace
Brethren Church of
Lynchburg, VA, is no
longer associated with
the Fellowship of Grace
Brethren Churches. He
should be removed from
the Annual.
Hay, Chris. 406 McCullum
Dr., Kenai, AK 99611.
Simmons, Bernie, 6726
Worthington-Galena Rd.,
Worthington, OH 43085.
Smals, Ron. 9324 Champ-
ton Dr, Indianapolis, IN
46256.
Vbung, Emory (Zeke). The
correct address is: 5321
Sunrise Ln., Charleston,
WV 25313.
Lynchburg, VA. The Grace
Brethren Church's
phone number is in-
correct and should be
deleted.
Weddings
Krause: Rhonda Cox and
Bill Krause, Jr., were
united in marriage on
March 31, 1990, at the
l^eyersdale Grace
Brethren Church,
Meyersdale, PA. Larry
Gegner, pastor
Deaths
Landis, Anna E., 71. She
was a special member
of the "Pearls of
Wisdom" group of the
Meyersdale Grace
Brethren Church,
Meyersdale, PA. Larry
Gegner, pastor.
Landis, Carrie M., 93,
December 28, 1989. She
was a charter member
of the Jenners Grace
Brethren Church,
Jenners, PA. Max
DeArmey pastor
IWoehler, Chester J., 76,
January 13, 1990. He
was a faithful member
of the Conemaugh
Grace Brethren Church,
Conemaugh, PA. Tom
Goossens, pastor.
Parton, Harry E., 92, April
11, 1990. He was a
60-year member of the
Harrah Grace Brethren
Church, Harrah, WA.
Chuck Winter, pastor
Sheehan, Zelda P., 79,
March 8, 1990. She was
a member of the Cone-
maugh GBC, Cone-
maugh, PA. Tom
Goossens, pastor
Wall<er, John H., April 19,
1990. He was a charter
member of the Grace
Brethren Church,
Parkersburg, WV.
Richard Placeway
pastor
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EDITORIAL
On April 22nd the nation
took time out to celebrate the
twentieth anniversary of Earth
Day. There were celebrations
all over the place and in all of
the right places ... on the
steps of the Capital in
Washington and on the streets
of Chicago. Just about
anyplace or everyplace was a
good place for Earth Day.
There was a lot of cleaning up
after Earth Day as the
celebrators left behind a lot of
work for the street crews. It is
reported that there were more
styrofoam cups left over than
would have been appropriate --
the litter was enough to lend
credence to the opinion that
the message was not getting
through.
Details aside, the churches
were a little silent to the
activities and seemed hopeful
that the whole thing might go
away. I must personally admit
to some sense of frustration to
it all. Where did the Christian
community fit into it and what
is our position on Earth Day
and the environment?
First let me be a little critical
to help cover some feelings of
guilt. I did not hear or see any
mention of the creator of the
universe. The attention
centered on doing good things
to keep our physical universe
a bit cleaner. I have no prob-
lem with this because we
should not abuse the land
about us. However, the ap-
proach was not a biblical one
and the general approach was
as though there was not a God
who in the beginning created
the heaven and the earth. It
seemed to miss the point.
I do not want to excuse our
duties as Christians. God
created the heavens and the
earth and the major problem
is that we Eire aJl fighting the
curse that God put on the
earth because of the sins of the
first couple. They were ban-
ished from the garden because
of disobedience and hence-
forth would earn their bread
and butter by the sweat of
their brow. Since then we all
have been trying to beat the
curse.
We also have the knowledge
as Christians that this is not
our home and we are pilgrims
and strangers. Our homes are
eternal in nature - but this
does not excuse us from our
duties as commissioned by
Adam to tend and care for the
earth. All of the meaning in
the command to subdue the
earth escapes me a bit, but
there are duties to be done.
So, somewhere between the
Earth Day folks and the Chris-
tian community there must be
the middle ground of care and
concern for the earth. The
world does have a fixation on
the here and now. Why not?
This is all they have without
God and they had better take
care of it because it is not go-
ing to get any better. In fact, it
is going to get a lot worse for
them than living on this
cursed earth. For the Christian
there is the hope of eternity
and the knowledge of some-
thing much better than earth
even though it may be beauti-
ful and still have a lot of
problems.
With only an earth to honor
and no knowledge of God the
creator, it is a futile effort to get
too excited about the here and
now. There is also the
knowledge that one of these
days the earth will burn with
a fervent heat and that will be
the time for a new heaven and
a new earth.
Earth Day -
But
Where
Was
the
Creator?
by Charles W. Turner
HERALD/ June 15, 1990
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Brethren Missionary
3 Editorial
Earth Day ~
But Where Was
the Creator?
Charles W. Tltrner
5 FGBC
A Mission Field
in the
United States
Roy Snyder
6 Home Missions
Daughter Church
Planting
William J. Vermeulen
8 Home Missions
Church Planting
in Seattle
Bob Gentzel
9 BEM
Who Is
Missing Here?
10 Current Issues
Rethinking the
Harvest
Kenneth O. Gangel
13 SMM
Tbday's SMM
14 Foreign Missions
GBFM Employee
Profiles
15 Foreign Missions
God Protects
His Children
Sue Weaver
16 Grace Schools
Spirituality •
Significance •
Service •
Dr. John J. Davis
18 WMC
See You at
Conference
Betty Ogden
19 Fellowship News
A Word About the Daily Devotions Book ~
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In all the years I've been reading and using Daily Devotions I've often
wondered what the person looked like who wrote the message. Today's was
one of those times. It was such a moving testimony. I am a teacher in Sun-
day School and I often wonder if I ever leave an impact on one of my little
students. -- Wilma R. Sommer, Columbia, PA
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FELLOWSHIP HAPPENINGS
A Mission Field in the United States
by Roy Snyder
In August 1988 several Haitian men visited the
Grace Brethren Church in Ft. Lauderdale. They
liked the message they heard. Later, after another
service, they spoke to Pastor Steve Edmonds about
the possibility of beginning a church service in
French in the building. Pastor Steve said he would
have to contact the elder board of the church. The
board replied that since it is a Grace Brethren
Church, any regular meetings there should be held
by a Grace Brethren group.
This did not discourage the Haitian men. The
more they heard about triune immersion and the
three-fold communion service, the more they
became convinced that Brethren beliefs and prac-
tices were correct. In January 1989. Wilfred Jean
was baptized eind became a member of the Ft.
Lauderdale Grace Brethren Church.
As a young teenager in Haiti, he had accepted
Christ as Savior. Later in his teens, God called him
to preach the Gospel. He had his education in the
French school system until he was 21 years of age.
At graduation he received top honors and his bac-
calaureate diploma. (The equivalent of a Jr. College
education).
Following his French studies, he graduated from
Bible School and a School of Commerce. He also had
additional studies at a School of Theology in Haiti
before assuming pastoral duties.
After the removal of "Baby Doc" Duvalier in Haiti
in 1986. the military took over the government. One
of their first moves was the imprisonment of profes-
sional people. Many of the professionals left Haiti,
including Wilfred Jean.
In Florida he had several jobs. In his first job he
was a driver for a company delivering security
papers. He also worked as a security guard at night.
However, he was not happy with these jobs as God
had called him to preach. It was at that time, he
came to Pastor Edmonds and told him he wanted
to start a church.
The actual beginning of the Haitian Grace
Brethren Church took place May 7, 1989. There
were 30 at the first service, mostly visitors. Then
they dropped to ten and built up from there.
In September 1989, we received an invitation from
the Ft. Lauderdale church to come for three months
to work with a Haitian pastor in French. This was
a challenge for me as it had been more than seven
years since I had worked in French. After much
prayer, we accepted the challenge. Upon our arrival
in Ft. LauderdEile, I met with Pastor Edmonds and
Wilfred Jean. Pastor Steve said that my goal should
be to prepare Wilfred for his licensure in the South
Florida district, especially teaching him Brethren
A partial view of the Haitian congregation (103 were pre-
sent on Easter Sunday.)
beliefs and practices. Much time was spent
translating materials into French and teaching him
two afternoons a week. In early March he took an
eleven page written exam that was translated into
French for him. Later, Wilfred had a two and a heilf
hour oral exam before the district examining com-
mittee. He did well and was accepted for licensure.
The exciting thing about the Haitian work for us
was to watch the growth in three months. From 40
at our first meeting to 80 at our last meeting we at-
tended April first. The Ft. Lauderdale church now
has the problem of finding more space for the Hai-
tian believers as the Fellowship Hall of the church
is becoming crowded. We believe many Haitians are
coming because of Pastor Wilfred's radio ministry
and his visitation program. Pray for his ministry and
that permission may soon be granted for his wife
and two small sons to join him in the U.S.A.
This mission field of Haitians in South Florida
alone is made up of more than 200,000 people.
Pastor Wilfred has a burden for these people and
also for large numbers of Haitians from Paris to
Venezuela. This burden also is for his people in Haiti
where there are 7 million inhabitants. His great
desire is to have Grace Brethren missionaries go to
Haiti. For a start, CE National is hoping to send a
team to Haiti in the summer of 1991.
Roy Snyder and Wilfred Jean. Roy
comes from Altoona, PA. He attended
Penn State and spent three years in
military service during WW II, mostly
overseas. While in Europe, God
called him to missionary service. He
later went to Grace Seminary where
he met his wife, the former Ruth
Croker They both graduated in 1949.
They went to France that fall and then
to Africa. After 35 years there, Roy
went on medical retirement because
of a heart attack. Snyders now live in
Winona Lake. Indiana.
HERALD/ June 15. 1990
HOME MISSIONS
Daughter Church Planting
by William J. Vermeulen
Editor's Note: The following article was written by William
J. Vermeulen of the Association of Baptists for World
Evangelization. It first appeared in The Church Planter and
is used here by permission of the publisher. The article will
be concluded in the July issue of the Herald.
W^
hat best indicates faithfulness to
evangelism and a church's mission? It is not the
number of people who profess Christ; it is the
growth and multiplication of churches. We who
labor in church planting believe the means and
end of our missions are local churches -- especially
mother churches giving birth to daughter con-
gregations, and daughter churches maturing with
a vision of giving birth to granddaughters. The
adding of new churches, as good as it is, is not
enough. If we are going to even begin to meet the
challenge of propagating the gospel in our day,
congregations must multiply.
But occasionally we are met with some challeng-
ing questions such as these: "Aren't there enough
local churches in America that are faithful in
preaching the gospel?" and "Don't we have a lot
of small churches with plenty of room for growth?"
In answer to the latter question, a study was con-
ducted in the community of one questioner's
church. The shocking statistics that came from
the study revealed that if all the churches of his
persuasion in the area (there were seven) were
filled to capacity on Sunday morning, the
combined attendance would be less than six per-
cent of the population! Furthermore, if all the
churches in the community - Catholic and Pro-
testant " were filled to capacity twice on Sunday
morning, less than 20 percent of the population
would be in attendance!
lb answer the former question of whether there
aren't enough churches already, consider the
following concerns:
Why Plant New Churches?
• There were 28 Protestant churches in America
per 10,000 people in 1900, 22 in 1950 and 12 in
1985. The Southern Baptist judge the present
figure to be about 10.
• There are over 80 million people in the US who
have no allegiance to a Christian group while
another 60 million are on the rolls but inactive!
And these figures are rising rapidly.
• The planting of new churches is Biblical.
Church historians tell us that church planting was
a major part of the early church's expansion.
• The planting of new churches is necessary to
fulfill the Lord's command to "go into all the world
and make disciples . . . baptizing . . . and teaching
..." These things are to be done in the church.
• As much as we may wish the situation were dif-
ferent, older churches generally are not effective
in reaching the unchurched and new residents.
Statistics clearly show that the ability of new chur-
ches to add new souls through conversion usual-
ly declines. The problem is compounded even fur-
ther as communities experience ethnic and
cultural changes.
• Movements of people in the US demand new
churches in growth areas. There has been general
movement of large numbers to the Sun Belt.
California, Florida and Arizona are the three
fastest growing states in the US. San Diego Coun-
ty in Southern California is growing at the rate of
117 people per day! And there have been the par-
ticular movements to economically attractive
areas such as the hi-tech development in the
greater Boston area and the diversified growth of
places like Kansas City.
• Statistics indicate that the planting of new chur-
ches is the most effective form of evangelism and
is a creative way of reaching the unchurched with
the gospel.
• Studies indicate that new churches are helpful
in keeping our adult children within our own chur-
ches at a time when the attrition rate of Christian
young people is alarming.
• New churches tend to be more relevant to con-
temporary society and to demonstrate an ability
to effectively assimilate the unchurched. There is
less of an assimilation and acculturation problem
in new churches. They are more open to new ideas
and approaches to reaching the lost.
• New churches are needed to reach the tremen-
dous influx and variety of ethnic and cultural
groups entering our borders as well as to provide
for the differing socio-economic groups in
America.
Daughter Church Planting
By far the most effective way to approach the
problem is seeing healthy churches give birth to
daughter congregations. But why should existing
congregations plant new churches? In addition to
considering the answers given to the question,
"Why plant new churches?" consider first the ad-
vantages to the mother church.
HERALD/ June 15. 1990
HOME MISSIONS
• Part of the strategy of the early church was to
multiply churches. In Acts 9:31 we are told the
churches were edified and multiplied.
• Daughter church planting assists the congrega-
tion of the mother church in clarifying its purpose
and maintaining its mission priority.
• Daughter church planting fosters unity in the
mother congregation as members rally around a
common vision and goal in the church's mission
project. It becomes a focal point of new
commitment.
• Daughter church planting stimulates the
mother church's prayer life and leads to a greater
emphasis on Biblical priorities.
• Members of the mother church grow in their
concern for finding and enfolding the lost sheep
Christ died to redeem.
• There is an observable growth in faith among
members who are meaningfully involved in the
church's extension project demonstrating trust in
the Lord for the many important elements re-
quired to bring a new church into existence.
• The mother church usually realizes new growth
as its members develop concern and as some
become involved in reaching the unchurched on
behalf of the daughter church. The new urgency
for the mission usually spills over into the ex-
perience of the mother congregation.
• Daughter church planting extends the ministry
of a local church into new areas, broadening its
geographical impact.
• Daughter church planting involves the unor-
dained in a significant and meaningful respon-
sibility. Some of them may not have had a par-
ticular role to play in the mother church.
If we are going to even begin to
meet the challenge of
propagating the gospel
in our day,
congregations must multiply.
• Daughter church planting stimulates better
stewardship in the mother church and leads to an
expanded mission budget, something always
desirable for a church and honoring to the Lxjrd.
• Daughter church planting helps move the
church's mission philosophy from theory to reali-
ty, testing and improved effectiveness.
As compelling as these possibilities are, we have
not yet considered the advantages of the daughter
church. Consider these eight significant factors
concerning the value of a new church rather than
in the vacuum of an unattached pioneer work:
• Needed leadership is usually more available.
The daughter church can draw upon a larger
numl^er and variety of spiritual gifts to provide a
good "gift mix" for the new work.
• A stronger agreement concerning purpose and
philosophy of ministry exists, and the people em-
brace a common vision of what this new church
is to become.
• The mission church has an important resource
bank to draw upon for assistance in realizing a
healthy beginning.
• The daughter church will have a better atten-
dance in its early days, a factor experience tells us
is of great importance in seeing first-time visitors
return. Without a good attendance in the beginn-
ing worship services, it is very possible the new
church will experience a "trickle start," a factor
that discourages visitors to return. I interviewed
people who did not return to new mission works
begun with a few people. Their comments
included the following. "The group wasn't as big
as my former Sunday School class . . . They're on-
ly playing church." "It will take too long for this
tiny group to come to a place of being able to
minister to the needs of my family," and "A church
group this size is not credible and is not a viable
option for my family."
• The body life of the new church develops more
rapidly when a number of its people are already
in regular fellowship with each other. And
fellowship " especially in small groups - is very
important to the early development of a new
church.
• There is a stronger prayer support when there
is a mother church committed to pray for the new
work.
• The daughter church and its leadership receive
hands-on guidance.
• The mother church provides a strong en-
couragement and support mechanism so impor-
tant to effective church planting. This is especial-
ly needed by the organizing pastor and his family
in the early days of the new start.
Used by permission from The Church Planter, adapted from
an article by William J. Vermeulen.
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HOME MISSIONS
Church Planting in Seattle
Starting a new church is difficult, exhausting,
challenging, and sometimes even frightening. But
it is also something else. It's enjoyable and very
satisfying!
My family and I moved from central Alaska in
the Fall of 1989 to start a new Grace Brethren
Church in the greater Seattle, Washington, area.
Seattle is one of the most rapidly growing areas
of the U.S. Its unemployment rate is among the
lowest in the country. It was recently selected by
Money Magazine as the most favorable city in
America in which to live. Places Rated Almanac
called it the best recreational area in the country,
and Savvy Magazine identified it as the second-
best place to raise children.
Large numbers of people are reading these
reports and moving to Seattle, and there are many
suburbs in which church planting has not yet
caught up with population growth.
We are making a start, though. A new church,
Grace Bible Fellowship G.B.C., held its first public
worship service on Easter Sunday, April 15, with
152 people in attendance. The congregation is
meeting in an elementary school gymnasium in
Maple Valley, about 10 miles east of the other
Grace Brethren Church in the Greater Seattle area,
in the suburb of Kent.
What is it that attracts men to a ministry of start-
ing new churches? What causes people to want to
attend a newly-planted church? Let me suggest
several reasons why I have enjoyed this ministry
so fully.
First, it is very gratify-
ing to watch something
take shape and begin to
grow. When we came to
Seattle, we had no one
committed to being a part
of this project. We had no
building, no chairs, no
C.E. materials. By the
time our birthday had
arrived, though, God had
provided all of those
things. He had also pro-
vided an organization
that has given so much in
Pastor Bob Gentzel j^g ^^y ^f prayer, and
financial support, and encouragement — Grace
by Pastor Bob Gentzel
Brethren Home Missions — and a "Mother
Church" that has helped in ways too numerous to
count — the Grace Brethren Church of Kent,
Washington.
Second, I enjoy church planting because of the
kinds of problems that are encountered in new
churches. Ministry is problem-solving. Whether
the problem is the need of an unsaved person to
come to the Lord, an immature believer to grow,
a broken marriage to be healed, or a lonely per-
son to find friendship — ministry is
problem-solving.
Planting a new church is an attractive ministry,
in the third place, because such churches tend not
to be bound by traditions. My point is not that
there is anything necessarily wrong with tradi-
tions but that new churches are generally not
bound by them. Some people find that attractive.
When we decided to mail 16,500 invitations to
our first service, when we stayed up late stuffing
and addressing envelopes, when we remained at
the school until 3:00 a.m. preparing for our first
service, when we purchased our music on
overhead slides instead of hymnals, no one said,
"We've never done it that way before." The fact is,
in a new church, you haven't done anything any
way before!
The longer I'm in ministry, the clearer it
becomes that ministry is the process of imparting
vision. It is problem-solving, as I've said, but we
solve problems by planting in people's hearts a
biblical vision of what God wants them to become,
what He wants them to do, how He wants them to
serve.
Finally, church planting can provide a great
sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. The
greatest sense of satisfaction comes from minister-
ing within the context of your God-given spiritual
giftedness.
Evaluate your giftedness, your personality, your
strengths, and desires. Whether it is in a pastoral
position or in some other capacity, maybe being
a part of a new church would be a source of great
joy for you.
Editor's Note: This article is a summary of Pastor Bob
Gentzel's chapel address at Grace Theological Seminary.
Winona Lake. Indiana, in April 1990.
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CURRENT CHRISTIAN ISSUES
Rethinking The Harvest
Mandate for the Mission -- Matthew 9:35-38
by Kenneth O. GangeU Ph,D.
Winston Churchill spoke of that "special mo-
ment" when a person is "figuratively tapped on
the shoulder and offered the chance to do a special
thing, unique to him and fitted to his talents; what
a tragedy if that moment finds him unprepared or
unqualified for the work which would have been
his finest hour" (quoted by William Spoor in a
speech at Dartmouth College, February 1986).
Such was the experience of the disciples in the
early Galilean ministry described in some detail
by Matthew. In his record, verses 35 of chapter 9
through 42 of chapter 10 are second only to the
Sermon on the Mount (chapters 5-7) on the say-
ings of Jesus.
Interesting too that the mandate for the mission
appears at the end of a chapter in which Matthew
has not only described his own call but one in
which Jesus had turned away from the Pharisees
several times, probably cementing rift between
their traditional theology and the radical gospel
he came to proclaim.
The Perfect Model
(Matt. 9:35)
Already the Lord had acquired a strong reputa-
tion for mercy. In verses 27 through 33 of Matthew
9 we read,
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men
followed him, calling out, "Have mercy on us. Son
of David!" When he had gone indoors, the blind
men came to him, and asked them, "Do you believe
that I am able to do this?" "Yes, Lord," they replied.
Then he touched their eyes and said, "According
to your faith will it be done to you"; and their sight
was restored. Jesus warned them sternly, "See that
no one knows about this." But they went out and
spread the news about him all over that region.
While they were going out, a man who was demon-
possessed and could not talk was brought to Jesus.
And when the demon was driven out, the man who
had been dumb spoke. The crowd was amazed and
said, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in
Israel" (Matt. 9:27-33).
This perfect demonstration of ministry was
played out before the eyes of the disciples and the
spiritually starving residents of Jerusalem. As
they watched the Lord move among people
displaying the characteristics of the Father in His
care, they could only shake their heads and pro-
claim, "Nothing like this has ever been seen in
Israel."
That was only one side of the response. As the
Pharisees watched this heavenly model, they
reacted differently and said, "It is by the prince of
demons that he drives out demons" (v. 34). They
had voiced this opinion on more than one occasion
and one of those times Mark was led to record the
discussion that led to the passage we commonly
call the description of the unpardonable sin. About
these Pharisees Jesus proclaimed, "Whoever
blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be
forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin." He said this
because they were saying, "He has an evil spirit"
(Mark 3:29-30).
Throughout the chapter the Lord had already
been building a theme of restoration. Verses 9-13
describe the restoration of a sinner (Matthew);
verses 14-17 describe the restoration of John's
disciples who had been troubled about the
behavior of Jesus' disciples since it did not appear
to them to be sufficiently ascetic; verses 18-26 tell
about the restoration of a family as Jesus brings
their twelve year old daughter back to life; and
verses 27-34 describe the restoration of two blind
men who, in typical response to Jesus' warning
about telling other people what happened to them,
"went out and spread the news about him all over
that region" (v. 31).
Then we come to verse 35 which tells us that
"Jesus went through all the towns and villages,
teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good
news of the kingdom and healing every disease
and sickness." Jesus' ministry of restoration built
his reputation for mercy, called down the rejection
of the Pharisees and invoked significant reaction
on the part of the population. The common folks,
the sick, the diseased, the boat people, the
refugees, the prisoners, the poor, the broken, the
dispossessed -- these began to understand the
Father's mandate now carried out by the Son. After
all, was this not the One who had just said, "I
desire mercy, not sacrifice ... I have not come to
call the righteous but sinners" (v. 13)?
The Shepherdless Multitudes
(Matt. 9:36)
The model Servant opens His pastoral heart and
Matthew records, "When He saw the crowds, he
had compassion on them, because they were
harassed and helpless, like sheep without a
shepherd" (v. 36).
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This analogy was not a new one, appearing
numerous times in the Old Testament.
lb go out and come in before them, one who will
lead them out and bring them in, so the Lxjrd's peo-
ple will not be like sheep without a shepherd
(Numbers 27:17).
Then Micaiah answered. "I saw all Israel scat-
tered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd,
and the Lord said, 'These people have no master.
Let each one go home in peace'" (I Kings 22:17).
How bad is it? What kind of a harvest do we face
compared to the "crowds" that Jesus dealt with
personally during the years of His earthly
ministry? According to one estimate (Barnes) there
were 600 million non-Christians on planet earth
in the year 1840. In 1980 the Missions Advance
Research Center suggested that figure had become
3 billion. Tkking just those two figures we see a 500
percent increase in unsaved people over 140 years
of human history. Obviously rethinking the
harvest forces us to ask questions about both need
and strategy.
But our text tells us there were specific reasons
why Jesus had compassion on the people -- they
were harassed and helpless. The word "compas-
sion", by the way, is used only in the New Tfesta-
ment of Christ. But the words "harassed" and
"helpless" are more common both in Greek and
in English; both in the first century and at the end
of the twentieth. The first (harassed) comes from
eskulmenoi which means weary and frustrated.
The second (helpless) translates the word er-
rimenoi which literally means "prostrate on the
ground."
How this verse reminds us of the beloved TWenty-
third Psalm! How we see ourselves as part of that
harassed and helpless multitude, sheep without a
shepherd, welcoming the coming of the Good
Shepherd and prepared to cast our weary, frustrated
selves on the ground in his path, seeking and
finding no other resource of dependable hope.
Think how often the human servants of God
have languished in this posture since the days of
this encounter in Galilee. Picture missionaries car-
rying the gospel unto the darkness of heathen
tribes; pastors crying with broken-hearted widows
in the quiet of a study: parents praying with a
teenager desperately struggling to break a drug or
alcohol habit; Sunday school teachers putting
their arms around dirty, sweaty little kids from the
wrong side of the tracks whose parents don't even
care whether they eat much less whether they
come to Sunday school!
Like the martyrs of old, these are those of whom
the world is not worthy. These servants shepherd
the multitudes following the model of Jesus and
they form a remnant minority who have become
the messengers of the mission.
But what can they do? What are their qualifica-
tions for such an enormous task? How can they
carry out the mandate for the mission? In the
movife "Funny Girl" Fanny Brice (played by Bar-
bara Streisand) was asked by the director to do a
roller-skating scene. She had never skated before
but with a little practice she went out to do the
scene. Later the director asked her, "Why did you
agree to do that when you've never done it before?"
lb which she responded, "I didn't know I couldn't."
How like the Savior's volunteers! How many of
those who serve do so not out of wide experience
and elaborate training but out of willingness and
at times even naivete which tells them to try it
because they really don't know that they can't.
The Single Mandate
(Matt. 9:37,38)
Matthew has painted a dramatic word picture.
We see Jesus wandering through the dusty
bypaths of Galilee, up and down the sun baked
plains, in and out of little villages and through the
streets of what passed in that day and time for ma-
jor cities teaching, preaching and healing. We see
the crowds gathering around, harassed and
helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Against
that vivid scenario Matthew writes, "Then he said
to his disciples. 'The harvest is plentiful but the
workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest,
therefore, to send out workers into his harvest
field'" (v 37-38).
We almost expect a missionary invitation at this
point; instead we get a command to pray. Rather
than thrusting out His own disciples (which He
will do very shortly), the Lord begins by requiring
their prayer. The verb rendered "ask" at the begin-
ning of verse 38 is what Greek scholars would call
an aorist of urgency, emphasizing that the
disciples must do it as a specific act, and must do
it now. Interestingly, we find the reverse order in
Luke's record where the text of Scripture says.
After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others
and sent them two by two ahead of him to every
town and place where he was about to go. He told
them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are
few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send
out workers into his harvest field" (Luke 10:1-2).
What seems clear from a comparison of the texts
(to say nothing of the emphasis in John 4) is that
praying and going are two dimensions of the same
task. Or to put it another way, those who are
serious about praying for harvest workers may
9
Dr. Kenneth O. Gangel is Professor and Chair-
man of the Department of Christian Education at
Dallas Theological Seminary. He is a graduate of
Thylor University IB. A.): Concordia Theological
Seminary ISt.M.): Grace Theological Seminary
IM.Dlv.j: and the Uniuerslty of Missouri (Ph.D.). He
has also authored a number of books and articles.
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ver\- well find themselves the answer to their own
prayers. And those who are walling to go as har\'est
workers, will soon discover that their going is
useless wthout a dynamic commitment to prayer.
Obviously then, as now. the ratio of work and
workers seemed incorrect. What had happened in
the divine accounting system? Had God produced
too many unsaved people and too few saved peo-
ple? Had He miscalculated the response to the pro-
phets in the Old Testament, or to John the Bap-
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No. Within the fabric of human freedom the Lord
of the har\'est has allowed workers to determine
how they would respond to His mandate. But
Jesus doesn't ask the disciples to pray for the
enlightened vision of mildly interested church
members. The phrase rendered "to send out" is
ekballo which literally means to thrust or push or
force. I take it from this text that missionary prayer
should center on a compulsion of workers for the
har\'est field, thnast out. not by some emotional
reaction nor the heavy-handedness of human
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FOREIGN MISSIONS
GBFM Employee Profiles
Meet Cindy Byers
Our family moved to the Winona Lake area two
years ago this summer from Southern California,
where my husband, Don, had been the senior
pastor at Grace Church of Orange for the past 1 1
years. Our oldest daughter, TVacy, is an Elemen-
tary Education major and active in student govern-
ment as a freshman at Grace College. Our
daughter, Kerry, is finishing her Junior year at War-
saw High School and is actively involved in the
leadership of her church youth group. Our son,
Dave, keeps busy with the wrestling and track
team at Warsaw Middle School. Along with work,
1 have been taking classes in the business and art
department at Grace College, as time permits.
"Ministry is an
attitude in action."
I was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, though
the better part of my life has been lived in
Southern California. It was while 1 lived in
Michigan that I gave my life to God. It was through
a childhood misbehavior that my heart was con-
victed of sin. The realization that I personally
could not rid myself of guilt compelled me to seek
forgiveness from Christ. It was then that I
committed my life to love Him and serve Him,
anywhere. This is still an active commitment that
I consider very essential to my walk with God.
I have had the privilege of being both a
"preacher's kid" and a pastor's wife. I learned early
that ministry is more than a title or label. Ministry
is an attitude in action.
Two things I have desired since childhood: First,
to walk with God and to enjoy personal worship,
intimacy, and fellowship with Him, Second, to live
my life as a reflection of God's wisdom. In other
words, to walk with God in such a way as to
respond wisely to life's circumstances, because I
know Him and His Word.
My ministry resume lists many different
"things" I have done in service for the Lord, but
they are secondary to my relationship with God
Himself. I desire God more than I desire ministry.
I do desire ministry, though, and with the cur-
rent changes in my life I am actively seeking ways
to serve God best. My husband, Don, is the Direc-
tor of Constituent Relations for Grace College and
Seminciry. It was this job change that brought us
to Indiana, a change in which we prayerfully
sought God's leading and believed it to be a part
of the "anywhere" commitment we both made to
God. We had both been "stretched" greatly the
previous fall at the Pastoral Institute in France.
All that has been a part of my life is a direct
result of God's "kind intention" toward me. Some
situations have been harder than others, but God's
faithfulness has never ceased. I cannot com-
prehend His love. I rest in the promise that He is
still conforming me to the image of His Son.
Whatever that may mean, my joy comes from
obeying Him. I just want my life to be significant
for His kingdom.
Introducing
Larry
Hubartt
Having been reared in a Christian home, I heard
the Gospel and received Jesus as my Savior at an
early age. However, our church taught nothing
about the believer's assurance of salvation, and it
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was not until I was a young man in the army that
I finally began to grow up as a Christian.
I met my wife, Nicki, at our church's college. But
soon I became spiritually despondent and decided
to drop out of college to join the army. There I met
committed Christian men of the Navigators who
taught me the importance of living daily in God's
Word and memorizing Scripture. Particularly
because of scripture which we memorized, new joy
and confidence in our Lord flooded into our lives
as both my wife and I learned of our security in
Christ. Soon we joined the fellowship of a Bible-
teaching church and began to msike rapid progress
in our spiritual growth.
During this time, we began to consider the
possibility of my attending Bible college. I had
such an intense desire for Bible teaching that the
Sunday and Wednesday services of the church
simply were not enough. As soon as I had fulfilled
my military enlistment, I enrolled in Washington
Bible College in D.C.
Under the daily teaching of the Word, my ap-
petite for Bible study at last began to be satisfied,
and I developed a deep desire to minister the Word
of God to others, particularly in the area of mis-
sionary church-planting. This desire finally
became so compelling that I could no longer envi-
sion doing anything else. We recognized that the
Lord was leading us, and we committed ourselves
fully to Him for the work of the ministry, whatever
it involved.
Eventually we learned of the desperate need for
missionaries in Iceland, a country without a single
Bible-teaching church. After graduation, a year in
an assistant pastorate, and a two year deputation
ministry, we departed for Iceland.
Within a year the Lord gave us two Icelandic
"Timothies" who felt that God was leading them to
prepare as pastors of the churches which we had
come to establish. So we found ourselves with a
pastoral training ministry, which we had not for-
seen. We finally returned to the U.S. with the Icelan-
dic men to participate in their training in the pastor
training school of a local church. One of the men
was finally ordained and both of them returned to
Iceland at the completion of their training.
By this time, our children, Becky, Paul, aind
Rachel were getting older, and there were urgent
financial needs which needed to be taken care of
So we decided to return to the Midwest. With our
two oldest children now of college age, we feel ready
to resume our career in full-time Christian service.
Presently, I am attending Grace College where
I am studying secondary education to become a
teacher in a Christian school. In the meantime, I
consider it a real privilege to be working with
Grace Brethren Foreign Missions as a maintenance
and darkroom assistant. It is great to be in this
support role to the missionaries you have sent
around the world.
God Protects His Children
by Sue Weaver
It started out as a normal TUesday morning. After
taking my two older children, Ben and Julie, to
school, my two-year-old, Philip, and I headed to the
neighboring village, called Pont de Vaux. I needed
to make deposits in our account and the Chateau
account, and I agreed to deposit our neighbors'
checks in their bank, too. And there were a few
things we needed to pick up at the grocery store.
We parked the car and began crossing the street
to our neighbors' bank. When we had almost com-
pleted crossing the street, I saw out of the comer
of my eye two people coming my direction. They
were walking very fast in the middle of the street.
The first one was a young lady with wet hair. She
walked quite close to me and yelled in passing, "He's
going to shoot!" A man with long dark curly hair
carrying a large gun followed her. He, too, passed
just several feet from me, but said nothing.
It seemed like I should do something, but what?
They were farther down the street now, and people
were coming out of stores to see what the yelling
was about. I figured that maybe the best thing to
do was to get Philip off the sidewalk, even though
I wasn't really afraid he'd shoot us, assuming the
whole thing involved some kind of lovers' quarrel.
As we headed to the second bank, I saw most of
the population of Pont de Vaux out on the sidewalk.
One group gathered around the wet-haired woman,
so I knew that she was all right. Everyone was talk-
ing excitedly, but I couldn't understand exactly what
had happened. The bank teller thought she had
heard shots, but wasn't sure.
Pulling into the grocery store parking lot, I saw
a policeman standing near one of the entrances
guarding a man who was lying face down on the
ground. It was the man I'd seen carrying the gun
earlier. Soon other policemen came and took the
man away.
The next day after an CEirly morning hair dresser
appointment in Pont de Vaux, I bought a newspapjer
It was only after reading the newspaper article that
I began to realize how fortunate I was to still be en-
joying my family and my ministry.
The man with the gun had started at home, kill-
ing his own mother, his doctor, and wounding a
neighbor. Then he took the neighbor's car and drove
to Pont de Vaux where he entered a beauty shop and
killed the woman working there. The woman I had
seen with wet hair had been her client. Just down
the street from where he had passed me, the man
killed a woman pushing her baby in a stroller. He
was finally stopped when a young man who worked
at the grocery store recognized the man as a
neighbor of his and went out to talk to him. He was
able to overpower the man and take the gun from
him. Praise God, for His protection!
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GRACE SCHOOLS
Spirituality ■ Significance ■ Service
A message from Dr. John J. Davis
President^ Grace College and Grace Theological Seminary
We live in a world of rapid, volatile, and often un-
predictable change.
No better example exists than the changes that
have taken place during the last year £is Eastern
Europe and some Soviet republics have raced toward
democracy.
Some changes societies go through are strictly
cultural and economic. Those changes often are for
the better when they mean more freedom or a
higher standsird of living for oppressed peoples.
Other social changes, however, involve moral and
spiritual issues which rarely result in meaningful
progress. Mankind has demonstrated over and over
again that morcil and spiritual values degenerate
when they are not founded on principles God has
established in His Holy Word for a well-ordered
society.
That brings me to an important mission God has
given us at Grace College and Grace Theological
Seminary.
These institutions of Christian higher education
are both well known for their unwavering commit-
ment to the Word of God as the source of truth and
life. This provides an important foundation for
everything we do and every course we teach here.
That does not mean there are no changes on the
campus, however, because we are constantly refin-
ing instructional techniques and organizational
structure to better accomplish the tasks God has
given to us.
One cirea of change this year has been in the way
we are organized to manage this ministry. We have
refined the way we operate internally in order to pro-
vide greater mobility in the decision-making pro-
cess, greater efficiency, and to create greater impact.
That kind of change does not affect our doctrines
or spiritual values. But any educational institution,
if it is going to be viable and have strength in the
1990s and beyond, will need to be able to change
methodology in order to accomplish its objectives
in very rapidly shifting economic and political
environments.
Sometimes changes involve reduction or
elimination of programs that are too costly or
ineffective. That is the chief reason we have had to
very reluctantly phase out the seminary's extension
campus in Long Beach, California, after the end of
the spring semester.
We are phasing it out not because of a lack of
vision or change in principles, but because it has
proved just too costly to sustain without a higher
level of donor support and more students enrolling
for seminary education.
Many such decisions are mandated by students
themselves as they choose to enroll or not enroll in
certain academic programs. At Grace College, low
numbers of history and computer science majors re-
quired that we phase out these programs for the mo-
ment. A computer science minor, however, remains
intact.
Some other programs have experienced healthy
increases in enrollment. That is part of the process
of change, and we are determined to respond as
students' needs become known.
Similarly, we have added some academic pro-
grams in the seminary in response to the needs of
prospective students and the churches they
represent.
In order to make God-honoring
decisions in life,
Grace students must
receive a strong foundation
in the Word of God
In the Division of Christian School Education,
Grace Theological Seminary now offers M.A. degrees
in Elementary Education and in Curriculum and In-
struction, in addition to the original M.A. in Chris-
tian School Administration degree program.
Two other new seminary degrees will be added to
our traditional programs this fall. They are the M.A.
in Theological Studies and M.A. in Specialized
Ministry. I am especially excited about this latter
program because it will have majors in Youth and
Family Ministries as well as Outreach and
Discipleship.
We have previously announced the addition of the
M.A. in Theological Studies and M.A. in Old Tfesta-
ment, enhancements to the M.Div. and M.A. in Mis-
sions programs, Eind our intention to seek accredita-
tion of a new Doctor of Ministry degree.
All this illustrates that we operate in an environ-
ment of constant change. We must respond to the
changing needs of students and churches if our
ministry is to remain vital and ongoing.
Let me turn my attention now to the future and
our commitment to students.
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One important goal we have for Grace College
students is to continue to help them develop writ-
ten and oral communication skills. Such skills are
mandatory if graduates are to enjoy success in the
corporate world, but those skills are even more im-
portant if they are to share their faith in accurate,
effective, and practical ways.
For some of our students, that occurs in
evangelistic ministries in the jails, rest homes,
retirement centers, and other outreach ministries
in which they participate while at Grace. For other
students, the experience is in a local church con-
text, where they teach Sunday school and minister
to young people.
Another continuing goal for both college and
seminary students as we look to the future is that,
through their educational experience in and out
of the classroom, they learn to be critical
discerners of valid ideas and behavior in a very
complex world.
The Christian life is made up of very serious
choices. In order to make God-honoring decisions
in life, the student must receive a strong founda-
tion in the Word of God through godly instructors.
Developing discernment skills - learning how to
make proper choices -- is an integral part of the
Grace College educational process.
These factors form the foundation for three very
clear visions 1 have for the campus in the 1990s.
First is a vision for spirituality - spirituality in
a world characterized by materialism, the loss of
sensitivity for others' needs, and the breakdown
of relationships at every level. My vision is to help
our students become Christian adults who are
determined to honor God and meet the needs of
a lost world despite its hostile environment.
Second, I have a vision for significance. I want
Grace College and Grace Theological Seminary to
continue their tradition of spiritual, theological,
and academic significance. That can come about
only by being distinctively Christian and at the
same time distinctively committed to excellence
in the academic process.
Third is the vision for service to God and
humanity. Education is mere intellectual enter-
tainment if it does not produce a lasting impact
on our world. Service must be our response to the
msmdates of Scripture and the needs of the world
we see around us.
While our students are here, we want them to
develop a disposition that best reflects the life of
Christ as He reached out into different cultural and
economic levels and as He ministered to despised
people as well as leaders. We want them to be will-
ing to serve all people in all environments, and to
have ministries that cross ethnic, racial, economic,
and cultural lines for the impact of the gospel.
That is my vision for the '90s aind beyond ~ for
spirituality, for significance, and for service.
Dr. John J. Davis
Rethinking the Harvest --
(Continued from page J2i
In the immediate and historical context, of course,
the disciples became the messengers for the mis-
sion. In our day, we talk about missionaries,
evangelists, counselors and other "professionally
trained" ChristiEin workers. And, of course, each of
them stands strategically important to the harvest.
But in the broad sweeping sense of the New Tfesta-
ment, the mandate for the mission falls upon all
who know the Savior, all who wish to follow His
perfect model, all who have been plucked by Him
out of the shepherdless multitudes - these come
under the mandate to pray. With what motivation?
Love for the Savior which responds to His love for
us. For what reward? His blessed peace now and an
eternity with Him in the heavenly home.
When Mother Tferesa was interviewed by a famous
television commentator in Calcutta, he asked,
"Mother Tferesa I wouldn't do what you're doing for
all the money in the world." Her response was im-
mediate and brief: "Neither would I." Those who
hear and respond to the mandate serve for purposes
known only to Him and His disciples, then and now.
'HERALD/ June 15. 1990
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WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
See You at Conference!
In 1737, more than a century after the first col-
onists came to Virginia, Cal William Byrd founded
a new settlement on the James River 90 miles
from the sea. It was named Richmond because it
was situated much like the Richmond-on-the-
Thames in England. Tbday Richmond is the chief
manufacturing city of Virginia and a leading
southern trading center. Ocean vessels use a deep
water terminal as they move cargo in and out.
The town was built, like Rome, on seven hills and
is also the capital of Virginia. In addition to being
an important educational center, it is a city rich
with historical heritage.
I trust many of you are planning to attend FGBC
National Conference July 28 through August 2 at
Richmond, Virginia. The theme of the conference
is Bonding Tbgether for Ministry.
If this reads like a travel folder, this is intentionsil.
You will have three late afternoons and evenings
free for sightseeing and fellowship.
Strategically tucked into the conference pro-
gram are three days of Women's Missionary Coun-
cil sessions, July 31 through August 2, 10:45 a.m.
TREASURES
One by one He took from me.
All the things I valued most.
Until I was empty-handed;
Every glittering toy was lost.
And I walked earth's highways, grieving
In my rags and poverty.
Till I heaird His voice inviting,
"Lift your empty hands to Me."
So I held my hands toward heaven,
And He filled them with a store
Of His own tremscendent riches,
'Till they could contain no more.
And at last I comprehended
With my stupid mind and dull.
That God could not pour His riches
Into hands cdready full!
Martha Snell Nicholson
to 12:15 p.m. The ladies of the Mid-Atlantic District
have prepared stimulating and challenging sessions.
We promise to feature as many missionaries as time
allows and streamline business.
Richmond embodies the tradition of southern
hospitality! What a great place to present our theme
for 1990-91, FYiends in a World of Strangers.
If you have never attended a National Con-
ference, you are really in for a treat. See you there!
Y'all come!
- Betty Ogden
National WMC President
WMC OFFERING
June, July, August
WMC Operating Expenses
Goal: $8,000
Send before September 10
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FELLOWSHIP NEWS
NEWS UPDATE
William Cochran has been promoted
to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel as
an USAFR Chaplain. He will be
transferred to Prescott, AZ, next
month taking a new position at the
VAMC with the assignment of
Chaplain in Geriatric.
The Fort Myers, FL Grace Brethren
Church has accepted the resignation
of Pastor Randall Smith. He has
received a call to move back to
Jerusalem, Israel, and will be
teaching at Biblical Resources Study
Center outside Bethlehem.
The Poyners
Pastor Jim and Charlotte Poyner,
serving the Lord at the Gulfview
Grace Brethren Church, Port Ritchey,
FL, were surprised recently with a
"This Is Your Life" theme celebration.
Many gifts, cards, and mailograms
were received. The highlight of the
evening was the presentation of a sur-
prise vacation trip to Hawaii. Cake
and ice cream were enjoyed by all.
Special guests at the occasion
were: LaVera Heidemann, Pastor
Poyner's mother, of Jessup, Iowa; and
his brother and wife. Randy and Betty
Poyner of Port Orange, Florida. Dick
and Mary Moore, Mrs Poyner's
parents, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania,
were also in attendance. There were
more than 150 guests present for the
special event. The unique "This Is
Your Life" program unfolded as the
family members, concealed behind
closed drapes, participated. Special
music was furnished by Randy and
Betty Poyner and Thomas and Judy
Hale. Angle and Paul Poyner, children
of the honorees, presented their
"PK.'s" family experiences. Lonnie
Miller, of Jamar Travel Park, one of the
founding families, gave the ten-year
history of the church, with James
Poyner being called as pastor
Pastor and Mrs. Robert Whited are
"retiring," after nearly 30 years of
ministry in many churches across the
U.S., with the past nine years served
at the Cherry Valley Grace Brethren
Church of Beaumont, CA.
In appreciation of their ministry the
Cherry Valley church surprised the
Whiteds with a reception where they
were presented with an all-expense
trip to Hawaii.
Besides the future trip to Hawaii,
other plans for the Whiteds include
more traveling and a continuing
ministry as opportunities arise.
Marion, IN. Jerry Franks, 51, passed away May 8, 1990. Jerry had developed
the "Dimensions in Brass" at Grace College and later at Indiana Wesleyan
University, formerly Marion College, in Marion, IN. He was artist in residence
and director of instrumental music and bands at Grace College from 1966
to 1979, and at Wesleyan University he was in charge of instrumental music.
He was loved, respected and admired by all who knew him. Memorial ser-
vices were held at Marion, IN, and also later in Uniontown, PA, his hometown.
Shown above are some of his former students from Grace College, Winona
Lake, IN, and from Wesleyan University who prior to his death were able to
attend a celebration in his honor
Change Your Annual
Brown, Jeff. 6204
Newberry Rd., Apt. 304,
Indianapolis, IN 46256.
Centerville, OH. The infor-
mation given on the
Centerville zip code was
incorrect. The informa-
tion given in the Annual
is correct.
Clingan, Alan. P.O. Box
604, Greencastle, PA
17225.
Duncansvllle, PA. The ad-
dress for the
Leamersville Grace
Brethren Church has
been changed to 14
Donnertown Ln., Dun-
cansville, PA 16635.
Edgington, Allen. 7617
Madden Dr, Fisher, IN
46038.
Gregory, John. 14 Donner-
town Ln., Duncansville,
PA 16635.
Harrah, WA. The address
for Carol Johnson is
9290 Branch Rd., Har-
rah, WA 98933. The
telephone number re-
mains the same.
Hein, Herman. His new
phone number is:
616/684-8542.
Milroy, PA. The address tor
the Grace Brethren
Church of Milroy is: 99
Taylor Dr, Reedsville,
PA 17084.
Smith, Randall, c/o TAN-
TUR, P.O. Box 1955a
Jerusalem, Israel.
Phone:
011-972-2-760-911. Fax
number:
011-972-2-767-434.
Spence, Phil. 243 Riley
Rd., Apt 24a Fayet-
teville, NC 28030. His
home phone is:
919/487-0962. His office
phone is: 919/396-3019.
Deaths
Hughett, Fred, 69. March
14, 1990. He was a
Nehemiah-type of per-
son and served as
moderator and trustee
for many years at the
Grace Brethren Church
of Danville, OH. Albert
Hockley pastor
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Here we are in the month of
July and the world is going wild
with what appears to be a new-
found freedom. By the time I
write this editorial and get it
printed the major part of the
world could have changed.
"Check-point Charlie" is history
and the Berlin Wall is going for
a pretty piece of change. You can
buy your piece of the rock for a
couple of dollars!
Who knows what tomorrow
will bring? Will Gorby decide he
wants to run for a bigger office
than the presidency of the
USSR? I understand the Job of
the mayor of Washington, DC is
open and an election is coming
up soon. The world is a delightful
place to be these days if you have
a sense of humor and are not too
opposed to change.
In fact, we are all having so
much fun that it is difficult to
wait until the evening news to
find what is the big change for
the day. It is so much fun living
today that everyone seems to
want more of it ... on credit.
Even the mighty are falling.
Donald TVump needs a few extra
million a week to keep up with
the banks who call him daily to
check on his well being.
Remember when credit had a bit
of a stigma to it? No, you cannot
be that old.
Gold was in our coins in the
"old days" but it got too expen-
sive to do something like that.
Then the silver went from the
coins and copper in a penny
became more valuable than the
penny. Now we talk about doing
away with the things because
they are a waste of time. But we
have a good substitute - it is
plastic. What would we do
without plastic today? It fills our
gas tanks and makes our pur-
chases. We can even buy our Big
Macs at McDonalds! Think of it
. . . buy now and pay for McNug-
gets in the next six months with
only 18 percent interest.
Something is very wrong out
there in a world that moves so
fast it cannot keep up with itself.
We have mortgaged our future to
the failing savings and loan in-
dustry and the picture is not very
nice. We have not only run out of
good credit but we also have run
out of moral values. We have to
try to pass a law to stop people
from burning the flag on the
fourth of July. Murder, abortion
and a creeping new virus is mov-
ing across the land.
The church is not guiltless in
all of this. Often we will put
theological principles aside for
the convenience of the times.
Situation ethics is having a field
day and we respond more to the
effects rather than starting with
the scriptures as the basis of our
action. In a plastic world we dare
not become plastic Christians.
The fourth of July is past for
this year and we trust that the
work of the Lord will become the
command of our lives. We are
proud to be Christians in
America and we need to fulfill
the duties of God and country.
The plastic of our times reminds
us that we need to be laying aside
and ahead . . . gold and silver in
the spiritual realm.
Gold, Silver,
Copper, Paper,
Mixed Metals
and Plastic!
Celebrating
the Fk}urth
in a Plastic
Boat.
by Charles W. Jiimer
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Brethren Missionary
Volume 52 No. 7
July 15, 1990
3 Editorial
Gold, Silver,
Copper, Paper,
Mixed Metals
and Plastic!
Celebrating the
Fburth in a
Plastic Boat.
Charles W. Thrner
5 Fellowship Happenings
Waterloo, Iowa
Grace Brethren
Church Celebrates
50th Anniversary
Jody Delagardelle
6 Foreign Missions
A Day in the Life
of Grace Brethren
Fbreign Missions
7 Foreign Missions
News Items from
Grace Brethren
Fbreign Missions
8 WMC
Welcome to a New
Year in WMC!
Knitting With
Three Strands
Becky Pappas
10 Home Missions
Daughter Church
Planting
William J. Vermeulen
11 Home Missions
Postpartum
Depression
Among Pastors
12 Home Missions
Liberty GBC
Outreach Day
13 Fellowship News
14 Fellowship Happenings
Personal
Reflections -
The Baptism/
Membership
Debate
Donald P. Shoemaker
17 BEM
What Does
Brethren
Ehrangelistic
Ministries Offer?
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Women's Missionary Council
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BRETHREN CHURCHES IN ACTION
Waterloo, Iowa Grace Brethren Church
Celebrates 50th Anniversary
by Jody Delagardelle
The Grace Brethren Church of Waterloo, Iowa
celebrated its 50th anniversary May 4-6 with a
weekend of services and activities.
Former pastors Arnold R. Kreigbaum, Lewis C.
Hohenstein, Richard P. DeArmey and John M. Aeby
were guest speakers.
A worship celebration service was held on Friday
evening to begin the special weekend. Saturday
evening a "Charter Members Dinner" was enjoyed,
and this was followed by a potluck on Sunday, and
an afternoon anniversary progrEim. Music for the
weekend was furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Dick Eaves,
Mrs. Jesse B. Deloe, Mrs. Donna Miller, Mrs. John
Aeby and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lear.
"Former pastors and worshipers traveled from all
areas of the United States, including Ohio, Illinois,
Indiana, Pennsylvania, Washington, Arizona and
Florida," Senior Pastor John Burke said.
The Waterloo Grace Brethren Church had its
beginning in late 1939 when a group of Brethren
Former pastors assisting In cutting the annlversitry cake in-
cluded (left to right) Rev. Richard P. DeArmey, Rev. John M.
Aeby, Rev. Lewis C. Hohenstein and Rev. Arnold R. Krlegbaum.
Interior of the Waterloo Grace Brethren Church.
Pastors' wives also took their turn at cutting the cake. Left
to right are Mrs. John Burke, Mrs. Arnold Kriegbaum, Mrs.
John Aeby, Mrs. Richard DeArmey and Mrs. Lewis Hohenstein.
" HERALD/ July 15. 1990
FOREIGN MISSIONS
A Day in the Life of
Grace Brethren Foreign Missions
• In late spring, Jim Hocking, Reinhold Hiller, and
Bob Skeen traveled to Cameroon with $80,000 in
checks to buy two trucks. When they arrived in
Duala, they found that the bank was insolvent and
wouldn't honor their checks. Stranded with no
money and without a vehicle, they called Dan
Hocking in Florida, who contacted Steve Popen-
foose, GBFM Finance Director. "I worked for the
next week to get another $80,000 through New
York to the bank in Cameroon," says Steve.
• Recently, GBFM received a request from a former
missionary couple to have a plaque placed on the
grave of Pastor Marc. Marc had been very helpful
to them as new missionaries many years before,
and they now wanted to honor him with the
engraving of his name and a verse of Scripture.
Such a plaque is very rare in the Central African
Republic. As a new missionary in the Central
African Republic, Lila Sheeley attended his funeral
in March 1972. Pastor Volongou Marc was a
respected man, mourned by believers and pagans
alike. "It was impressive. There was not the wailing
and crying that I later associated with death in
that culture. Instead, the people sang hymns in
praise of the man's life and testimony," Lila reflects.
Lila currently serves in the home office as
Distribution Coordinator. She order the plaque
and shipped it to a missionary who will attach it
to the gravestone behind the Grace Brethren
Church of Bossembele.
• Converts in England are few and far between. In
a letter early this summer to Terry Julien, who
redesigned the Life's Most Important Question
tract for the England team. Bill Kiddoo writes: "As
a friend of mine here would say, I am really chuffed
about the new tract. (In a British dictionary that
means pleased or delighted.) I think they are ex-
cellent! Thanks for your hard work. We all have a
good list of people with whom we have shared the
gospel that we will hand them out to right away.
It's great to have the tracts in time for our big
outreach at the Carnival. I think they have all the
ingredients to make them a very usable tool for the
Lord. Thanks!"
Imagine your missionary's ministry without the support services of
the Home Office. Now picture the Home Office without support! Thanks
for designating a portion of your giving to Operation Lifeline.
You Are Invited!
You won't want to miss the Grand Missions Rally of Grace Brethren
Home and Foreign Missions at this year's National Conference. It will
be held on Sunday evening from 7:00 to 9:00. This exciting event
promises vision for the next century. Come join us for a special
presentation of music, media, and missions.
Grace Brethren Foreign Missions is commemorating its ninetieth
anniversary Thursday afternoon from L30 to 3:30. Join us for the
commissioning of new missionary appointees, our corporation
meeting, and the chance to meet nationals and our missionaries.
You will enjoy an exciting time of sharing what the Lord has ac-
complished through Grace Brethren churches in the last ninety
years and be encouraged to an even greater commitment to the Great
Commission during the next decade!
Visit Our Table and Receive a Free Poster
You'll want to mount our attractive, four-color poster in a special
place to commemorate our Fellowship's 90-year commitment to
church planting.
In commemoration of our 90th
anniversary, Grace Brethren
Foreign Missions has published an
attractive and Inspiring 55-page
picture book.
If you enjoyed the current issue
of Significant Times and want to
read more about the little-known
ventures into Persia and China,
tent meetings in Argentina where
stones were hurled by angry
nationals, and Allen Bennett's
touching last words, as he "went
from a little mud hut at Gazel, in-
to the presence of the One most
dear to him," you may wish to
" REMEMBERfeCOMMITMlT
A. STORY OF VISION
Send $5.00 to:
Grace Brethren Foreign Missions
P.O. Box 588
Winona Lake, IN 46590
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FOREIGN MISSIONS
Ninety Years
of Commitment
During this year teams of missionaries and
GBFM staff have been visiting churches
throughout our Fellowship in anniversary rallies.
Celebration '90, a service commemorating 90
years of history, has had a double purpose; to re-
mind us of the commitment of those who have
faithfully served and to allow us to renew our own
commitment as we face the 1990's, the most
significant period of history the world has yet seen.
The GBFM staff sees Celebration '90 as an an-
niversary not of missionary organization, but of a
Fellowship of churches faithful to the Great Com-
mission. We hope most every church that has
faithfully participated in world evangelism during
the past 90 years will be able to rejoice in the
victories.
At each rally, participants have been urged to
renew their commitment in a three-fold way. First,
to pray three minutes a day for one named mis-
sionary during the coming year. Second, to give
the equivalent of three days wages to foreign mis-
sions during the coming year. Third, to share the
gospel with three people.
Doors Open
in Eastern Europe
Europe Director, Roger Peugh, and his wife Nan-
cy, recently returned from an investigative trip to
Eastern Europe. They were accompanied by Dan
Ramsey, Germany Field Superintendent, and Bill
Cook, currently in language study with his wife,
Mona. The Cooks hope to eventually serve in
Eastern Europe.
Roger Peugh reports that 300 different Christian
groups are studying opportunities for evangelism
in Eastern Europe, but that few are committed to
church-planting. Grace Brethren Foreign Missions
is dedicated to evangelism and discipleship
leading to the formation of local churches.
Reports of this trip indicate unusual oppor-
tunities for evangelism at this critical period in
history. The new-found freedom of Eastern Euro-
peans has created an almost unprecedented
responsiveness to the gospel.
Grace Brethren Churches both in Germany and
France are responding to needs for Bibles and
literature and are inviting American Christians to
join them in this effort.
President Namsene
Studies in
United States
Through the years, the James Gribble High
School has been the only Christian Academy in
Central African Republic with impact not only on
the churches but also the government. Children
of influential government officials attend the
school in Yaloke. The Ministers of Economic
Development, Water and Forest, Commerce, and
other departments of government have children in
the school. Graduates of the school are found in
many government positions, among them the
Secretary of State and the Director of National
Education.
Elie Namsene, Director of the James Gribble
High School and President of the Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Churches in Central African
Republic, is currently visiting the United States to
complete his doctoral dissertation on the history
of the Grace Brethren Foreign Missions in Africa.
He will receive his degree from the University of
Lyon III in France. He and his wife, Martha, have
eight children and are expecting their ninth.
lb Be
Commissioned
at
National Conference
□ Ken and Kim Burk - Portgual
n Tim and Julie Hawkins - Portugal
n Ralph and Martha Schwartz - Portugal
D C. Bess Farrell - Mexico
HERALD/ July 15, 1990
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Welcome to a New Year in WMC!
From; Janet Minnix, National WMC Program.
Chairman and the Program Packet Committee for
1990-91. Elsie Wiley. Rene Wheeler. Darlene
Edwards.
We don't know how you feel, but we feel like
we've been around the world this past year -- in
WMC, that is. And truly we have, for we've visited
every one of our mission fields, and shared with
our missionaries in the excitement of seeing God
at work, even as we've discovered more about each
country and seen many of the problems faced in
cross-cultural evangelism. But we're back home
now, and it's time to turn our thoughts to the
future and what's in store for WMC this year.
1990-91 is Year I in the five-year WMC Program
Planning Cycle (Ibpical Study), and our programs
this year will focus on the topic of Friendship.
When God created woman. He placed in her a
special ability to develop intimate relationships. In
His Word, God has given us models after which to
pattern our own friendship-relationships. We will
be studying these scriptural examples as we learn
how to become FRIENDS IN A WORLD OF
STRANGERS, friends not only with others in the
Body of Christ, but friends with those outside the
Body, seeking by loving them to draw them into
the circle of God's redeeming love.
The Missions emphasis will feature "Friendship
Experiences" written by home and foreign mis-
sionaries. These women have shared from their
hearts some of their own experiences and lessons
learned about friendship. The following article is
a preview of the March missionary challenge by
Becky Pappas from West Germany. Becky has
served with her husband, John, in Aalens, West
Germany, since 1977.
Knitting With Three Strands
Ten years ago when Edna Haak arrived in Ger-
many to begin her missionary service, little did we
realize how God would knit our ministries and
lives together. Today with the advantage of hind-
sight, 1 can appreciate how God directed cir-
cumstances and events to bring about that "weav-
ing" process.
Since her first apartment still lacked two
month's worth of renovating effort, Edna moved in-
to our home. "Way back then" we only had two lit-
tle girls, and our Thomas was well "on-the-way".
In those shared quarters there was much "shar-
ing" " relating language school experiences,
learning about one another's families and
backgrounds, asking and answering questions
concerning German culture, reading books aloud
to the girls, laughing at the crazy things kids say,
discussing insights from God's word, praying for
one another. This fellowship revealed our shared
commitments to the spiritual task before us and
was the beginning of a friendship bonding. We
could not know then that those two months would
serve as a springboard to much contact with Edna.
Several years later she moved to our very
neighborhood, and eventually joined our church-
by Becky Pappas
Missionary, West Germany
planting team in the city of Aalen. Time shared
with one another and with God has strengthened
that friendship and sharpened that commitment.
Our time together is seldom an extended
amount. Neither of us enjoys the luxury of a "laid-
back", slow-pace schedule, so we don't often have
the pleasure of leisurely chatting (and cross-
stitching) over a cup of tea, nor do we have the
uninterrupted conversations we might desire. But
God has blessed me with "a sharer of burdens" in
my teammate. Our commitment to the spiritual
battle causes us to ache (agonize) over the tragic
"casualties" we encounter. At times we are inward-
ly shaken at the depravity and darkness around
us " our sadness over Frau S.'s decision to divorce
her husband and her total rejection of biblical
counsel; the ban in certain circles on our
Children's Work and the bribing methods some
parents used to prevent their children's attending;
our frustration at the unfair treatment given to
refugees (to whom we're ministering); the ag-
gressive behavior in the supermarket and most
especially on the roads!
Special burdens are also in the family context.
I've observed Edna's response of compassion and
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WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
prayer when she would hear our loner-offspring
sob, "Edna, I don't have any friends!"; a will-
ingness to minister in practical ways by cooking
meals and caring for kids when I was ill or woozy
with morning sickness; offering to oversee the
children to give John and 1 a day together with
God.
Our spirits are not always sober and serious. God
certainly gives needed balance, and my teammate-
friend is "a sharer of Joys"! I recall many phone
conversations (at unearthly hours), when we just
had to share a special witnessing opportunity; or
a positive response or encouraging comment after
a public presentation in which we tried to include
a testimony to our faith; or the unexpected
spiritual alertness of a mischievious six-year-old
in the Bible club; or the thrill of seeing those we're
discipling sharing the "good news" with others.
And again out of the personal realm we've reasons
to rejoice - remembering birthdays and helping
to make them special; planning and anticipating
a Pappas-Haak outing (whether it includes a
basketball game or a stop at McDonald's, a hike
or an afternoon for music-making); sharing each
child's delight when he/she returns from a special
time at Edna's (depending on the child's "bent",
it might have been to bake, sew, or plant flowers).
My most vivid memories from this collage of
shared joys center around John and I departing
for the hospital for the birth of a baby. Those
scenefs capture for me the heart-bonding that God
has granted in our relationship. Those times were
very emotional for me -- saying good-bye to the
children and wondering what the next few hours
would hold. But Edna always sent me off with a
comforting hug, and she'd promise "We'll be pray-
ing!", and 1 knew she meant it and would en-
courage our children to talk with God on this ex-
citing occasion. That hug and the assurance that
the children were in loving hands quieted my fears,
and somehow I was then "ready".
"A cord of three strands is not quickly broken."
(Eccl. 4; 12b) Our gracious God has skillfully knit
hearts together on this mission team. 1 praise HIM
for the "three-fold cord" relationship 1 have with
God and Edna; a bond made stronger through
shared time, and shared commitment, shared
burdens and shared joys.
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Waterloo 90th Anniverary
continued from page 5
met in the A. A. Bontrager home for prayer and
Bible Study.
Within a matter of weeks a charter was drafted,
church ofiicers were elected and 39 members signed
the original charter.
By the end of the year lots were purchased,
building plans were approved and construction of
a meeting place was well under way. During the
building of the church the group met in the facilities
of Lowell School.
One year later, in November of 1940, the original
building was dedicated with Dr. Charles W Mayes
as the dedication speaker. Since those beginning
days, the building has been expanded three times
to make room for a growing congregation. Major
remodeling was done in 1961 and 1962.
Over the 50 years of its history, the Waterloo Grace
Brethren Church has been led by seven pastors.
They include Dr. J. C. Beal and Rev. Frank Coleman,
both deceased. Rev. Arnold R. Kriegbaum, Rev.
Lewis Hohenstein, Rev. Richard R DeArmey, Rev.
John Aeby and Rev. John R Burke.
Presently, the church also has an associate pastor,
J. Ron Weimer and youth pastor Rob Barlow. The
youth ministry, known as Inheritance, based on
I Peter 1:4, has many levels of outreach programs
for 120 7th to 12th graders who attend activities
from Waterloo and surrounding areas. Inheritance
Alive, music, puppet and drama teams traveled to
Colorado in June as part of their ministry tour.
The church has a membership of 566 people. Its
morning worship service is carried live each Sun-
day at 10;50 a.m. on KNWS radio.
Over 15 families who originally worshiped at the
Waterloo Grace Brethren Church have now gone
on to full time Christian service throughout the
world including Kay Lane; Mike and Judy Chris-
tian; Ralph and Nancy Miller: Jim and Charlotte
Poyner: Randy and Betty Poyner: Tom and Donna
Miller; Tom and Jane Grady; Steve and Bonnie
Garcia; Lynn and Lois Schrock: Mark and Rober-
ta Saunders; Mike and Diane Henry; Jerry and
Janet Kelley; Tom and Jeannlne Shipley: Gene and
Ellner Billington; Rex and Eunice Jones; Ron and
Willa Henry and Joan Lesh.
Senior Pastor John Burke stated: "As 1 reflect
upon the fifty years of faithful labor here in
Waterloo, 1 am reminded of Paul's words when he
wrote, '1 thank my God upon every remembrance
of you, always in every prayer of mine for you mak-
ing request with joy' (Phil 1:3-4). 'I thank my God'
for a host of committed men and women who have
sacrificed, served, and supported the work over
these many years. Most important, 'I thank my
God' for the way in which He has kept His hands
upon the work and used it over this half century."
HERALD/ July 15. 1990
HOME MISSIONS
Daughter Church Planting
Part 2 by Williani J. Vermeulen
Editor's Note: This is the conclusion of a two part article
written by William J. Vermeulen of the Association of Bap-
tists for World Evangelization. It first appeared in The Church
Planter and is used here by permission of the publisher.
Taking the Necessary Steps
What commitments are necessary for your
church to develop a daughter congregation?
• The first commitment needed is to develop a
plan. This responsibility may be designated to an
existing group such as the Missions Committee,
or the church might assign the work to a new
group such as a Church Extension Tksk Force. The
group responsible for the planning of the new work
needs to develop its knowledge aind understanding
of the task and solidify its vision. It will need to
gather and analyze data, set goals and plan its
strategy.
• The second commitment needed is good promo-
tion. The group should report its findings to the
entire congregation who should place stress on
both the need and the potential. The committee
should present the project as an exciting adven-
ture for the entire congregation! It should assist
the congregation in getting its eyes lifted up and
away from itself to see the broader horizon of what
Christ wants to accomplish through them in
building His church.
• The third commitment needed is to pray. Prayer
is one of the most important factors in church
planting. It is essential to making a healthy begin-
ning as well as to facing the challenges of the
future, and it should be organized in a definite way.
We should not just pray over our plans, but plan
over our prayers! The plan should include specific
prayer strategy for broad involvement of members
and organizations, the whole congregation, and
other concerned churches.
• The fourth commitment needed is to expand
participation. The challenge here exists in two
areas. First, build a team of people who will play
an important role in beginning the new work while
remaining attached to the mother church. Some
of them may even commit themselves to attend
the new church for a limited period such as six
months or a year. They will be an integral part of
building the new church's core group, making the
new church known in its community, participating
in the task of getting people out to the worship
services (especially the first one) and helping with
the chores and ministry of weekly services, group
meetings, and follow-up.
Second, find families who will commit
themselves to church planting and be willing to
move out from the mother congregation to become
part of the nucleus of the new church. Beginning
with a strong core group that has mature Chris-
tians and people with leadership skills is a tremen-
dous asset. A strong core is also important to the
task of providing needed ministry to the
unchurched whom the Lord will bring into the
new fellowship. Find people with gifts and interest
in church planting. Seek out people who have
strong evangelistic zeal, a personal faith that is
contagious, and a creative contribution to the new
church's development.
• The fifth commitment needed is to implement
the plan. Give the responsible group the authori-
ty, resources, and initiative to see the plans car-
ried out, evaluated, and reshaped until they are
most effective. Assure the group of the church's
support and give them on-going encouragement
and assistance in seeing the plan carried out.
Existing churches need to make church
planting one of their priorities. The pastors of
churches are central to making progress in this ex-
citing challenge and need to encourage their
churches toward specific steps of action. The
majority of church members need to be educated
about church planting and to become more aware
of the Scriptural imperative and the incredible
need to develop new congregations.
Great opportunities lie at the doorsteps of many
local churches who need to come to grips with the
challenge to extend themselves into new and
needy areas. They need to move away from center-
ing just on present realities: they need to envision
new possibilities -- from the static sight of what is,
to the faith-expanding contemplation of what
could be. The church is called to live and act by
faith, expecting great things from God. One of the
best ways the church can exercise faith corporately
is to multiply through planting a daughter church.
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HOME MISSIONS
Postpartum Depression
Among Pastors
Mother church pastors may very well suffer from
postpartum depression after giving birth to a new
church. It hurts to lose people and resources from
your regular attenders and supporters. But, God
is gracious to provide for the "mothers," too. Larry
Smithwick made an amazing announcement to
the Northwest District Conference in late May. He
said that the mother church in Anchorage, Alaska,
had 700 in attendance a year ago. They gave up
150 people to a new church plant last Fall. This
Easter, the new church had more than 400 in
attendance, and the original church had 800.
That's a gain of 500 people between the two
churches! Praise the Lord!
Another mother-daughter church combination
has been underway in northeast Ohio for more
than a year-and-a-half now. The Western Reserve
Mother-Daughter Churches
Churches Planting Churches
Grace Brethren Church of Macedonia, Ohio, is
only four years old itself, but Pastor Ron Boehm
and his congregation have a vision to reach the lost
for Christ and to plant Grace Brethren churches
in the Greater Cleveland area. So, they launched
the Lake County church in Willoughby, Ohio, in
the fall of 1988 with Pastor Joe Cosentino.
Now the mother church reports nine recent bap-
tisms and eleven new members, bringing the
membership total to 63. They have hit a high at-
tendance of 165. They already have more than
$21,500 in their building fund and are studying
the architect's preliminary drawings for their first
building. Projected cost "will be $308,000, and
some are wondering if the facility may not be too
small! Thanks for praying for both new and
mother churches!
From Around the Nation .
Here are reports from Home Mission churches:
Charleston, WV, Pastor Emory Young - 'We
continue to grow with new families joining each
month. We now have a group of about 60. Our
Mother's Day Celebration saw 64 attenders!"
Ocala, FL, Pastor Chuck Davis - "The work is
progressing well. Attendance is up 50 percent over
last year at this time. New visitors are at every Sun-
day AM service. For the first time we have several
teens coming regularly. People's lives are being
changed. Many are now ready to become
members, and we anticipate real growth in
membership this year."
Philadelphia, PA, Pastor Steve Makofka - "As
we are doing a better job of meeting the spiritual
needs of our people, they are becoming more ex-
cited about reaching their friends for Jesus. One
of our families has started an SMM-type program
for the girls in their daughter's school. One of our
men is working on a Bible literature class for
foreign students at a major university. And we are
holding Sunday evening services in the park to be
available to more people."
Marion, OH, (self-supporting Sept. 1), Pastor
Dave Kennedy - "A single parent came forward
to dedicate her two young children to the Lord on
Mother's Day. Another family in the church invited
this new family over for dinner and lovingly in-
troduced them to real care in the body."
Mishawaka, IN, Pastor Scott Weaver - "Our AM
Worship attendance averaged 78 for April! This is
cause for joy and rejoicing. We baptized two young
couples May 20. Bids for the new building (were
to be received) in mid-June."
North Pole, AK, Pastor Davis Harbour -
'"Rventy-six attended communion on Easter Sun-
day evening, six for the first time!"
Northeast Columbus, OH, Pastor Will Marling
- "We are working on formal organization, train-
ing of leaders, and implementing some new
teaching opportunities. We are also solidifying the
two keys to our ministry: Sunday morning celebra-
tion and our small groups, called Care Groups."
North Port, FL, Pastor Lester Pifer - "We have
had a fine response from our people in raising
funds for our property purchase and, also, to
assume a higher rental hgure for our current
meeting place. We hope to raise $14,600 for our
property before closing."
Navajo Ministries, Counselor. NM, Steve
Galegor, Assistant Superintendent "The new
building project (Navtech Center) is underway but
about a week behind because of bad weather. Six
seniors graduated from the school at the end of
May. Recently, the entire Kindergarten class
prayed to receive Christ."
HERALD/ July 15. 1990
11
HOME MISSIONS
Liberty GBC Outreach Day
Here's a good test for your judgment and com-
mon sense. Should someone try to get eight Grace
Brethren Churches to cooperate and have them
give up a Saturday morning to go door
to door in the inner-city? Wait, don't
answer yet. It's on the same day as a
youth rally, so we'll have to rely on
adult volunteers. Do you think it
sounds like a bad idea? You say going
door to door doesn't work any more,
and besides, what adult is going to
want to go door to door in the inner-
city on a Saturday morning? You say
the Fellowship of Grace Brethren
Churches is fast becoming an oxy-
moron (like "jumbo shrimp")? Maybe
you're right. Maybe it is a bad idea.
But Liberty GBC went ahead and did
it anyway.
Rev. Steve Makoflai, pastor of
the Liberty GBC, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
We have what the people
need^ they just don*t know it.
Saturday morning, March 17, saw forty people
from eight Grace Brethren Churches praying
together in preparation for making an impact on
Philadelphia. The group included seven pastors
and a cross section of laymen. Their purpose was
to conduct a Bible Knowledge Survey in the
Fishtown area of Philadelphia. The survey had ten
questions which dealt with Adam, Noah, and
Jesus Christ, all of whom experienced God's judg-
ment for sin. This led to a question regarding the
person's own eternal destiny. Steve Makofka, pastor
of Liberty GBC said, "Our purpose was to try to
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find those who were already under conviction of
sin and to aid the Holy Spirit's work in their lives.
To those who were interested we offered the plan
of salvation, information about our
church, and a visit from the pastor."
The survey team knocked on 265
doors to get 45 completed surveys.
This generated a list of fifteen homes
where people were interested in learn-
ing more about Christianity, the Bible,
or the church. What would have taken
one person weeks to accomplish was
done by the team in a little over two
hours. Such are the benefits of team-
work and cooperation.
But the benefit of the survey was
not limited to Liberty GBC. All of
those who participated received per-
sonal benefits as well. One pastor's
wife, anticipating the possibility of be-
ing mugged, left her diamond ring at
home, but she didn't let that fear keep her from
coming. Afterwairds, she had this to say: "It wasn't
as bad as I thought it would be. I actually enjoyed
it. People were not suspicious of us as I thought
they would be. I was surprised how many people
think that you get to heaven by good works. I felt
like we were just getting started. I want to come
back and do it again."
Others responded in different ways. One par-
ticipant was encouraged to see the pastors
I was surprised
how many people think
that you
get to heaven by good works.
"practicing what they preach" and leading the way
in outreach by being examples. Others found the
experience to be a real eye opener. One man,
almost overwhelmed by the needs he saw, said,
"We have what the people need, they just don't
know it." All returned to their home churches
challenged to increase their prayer efforts on
behalf of this church and its community.
So, what should you do next time someone
wants to do something for outreach that doesn't
sound like a good idea? Think about it. Pray about
it. Pursue it. Fortunately for us, God doesn't con-
fine Himself to our limited perceptions of good
judgment and common sense.
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FELLOWSHIP NEWS
NEWS UPDATE
NBA Star Speaks at
New Holland, PA, GBC
Every day thou-
sands of young-
sters in our country
"shoot the hoop."
Many entertain
dreams of some
day playing at
Carolina under
Dean Smith, play-
ing on an Olympic
team, or playing on
an NBA Champi-
onship team. Bobby Jones is a true
example of following dreams, achiev-
ing goals and overcoming adversity.
He was a 1970 high school All
American, who after graduating
played at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, and was a
member of the 1972 Olympic Basket-
ball Team. Upon graduation in 1974
from UNC, he achieved All American,
and a B.A. in Psychology. He went on
to play twelve years of outstanding
professional basketball.
Bobby is the only player to make
the all-defensive first team ten years
in a row, playing in five all-star games
and winning the cherished NBA
Championship in 1983 with the
Philadelphia 76'ers.
Bobby shared his simple, clear
testimony on Memorial Day Sunday,
May 27, at the evening service of the
Grace Brethren Church, New
Holland, PA. This growing church was
packed on Easter Sunday as the
overflow room was used. Bobby
Jones drew a crowd that exceeded
Easter's attendance by 100 plus on a
holiday weekend.
Dr Roy Roberts, the new Senior
Pastor, plans to schedule a profes-
sional sports personality at least twice
a year in order to reach men and boys
who would not otherwise come to
church. Dr Roberts will draw on his
contacts of conducting pre-game
chapels for professional teams span-
ning three decades.
Kenai, AK. An installation service
was held for Chris Hay as he
assumed the pastoral duties at the
Kenai Grace Brethren Church. Those
taking part included James Welborn,
William Schaffer, Glen Welborn, and
Ted Titus. Mark Welborn and Richard
Stables were also installed as elders
of the Kenai church.
Dan Allan is now the senior pastor
at the Grace Brethren Church of
Ashland, OH.
The offices of the Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Churches located in
Winona Lake, IN, are on Central
Standard Time — one hour behind the
East Coast and 2 hours ahead of the
West Coast. This remains in effect
from April 1 to October 28 (most of the
state of Indiana does not change to
Daylight Saving Time.)
Howard Immel is the new pastor of
the Grace Brethren Church of
London, OH.
David Rosner is the new pastor of
the Grace Brethren Church of Flora,
IN. He began his ministry on June 1.
Richard Sellers was the interim
pastor of the Grace Brethren Church
at Lansing, Ml, until Mick Rockafellow
assumed the pastorate on July 1.
John Townsend is the new pastor of
the Everett Grace Brethren Church,
Everett, PA. He began his ministry as
of May 20.
Ron Guiles has resigned from the
Grace Fellowship Church of Fort
Worth, TX, and has accepted a
unanimous call to be the senior
pastor at Grace Brethren Church of
Maitland, FL.
Steve Edmonds has resigned at the
Grace Brethren Church of Fort
Lauderdale, FL, and has accepted the
pastorate of the Grace Brethren
Church of Murrysville, PA.
Bill Stevens, former pastor of the
Grace Brethren Church of Lake
Odessa, Ml, has resigned and has
accepted the pastorate of the
Brookville, FL, Grace Brethren
Church.
Carl Miller, former pastor of the
Ankenytown Grace Brethren Church,
Bellville, OH, has announced his
resignation. He is open to future
pastorate ministry.
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Death
Hastings, Ed, 84. October
20, 1989. He accepted
Christ as his Savior,
and along with his wife
served the Lord in the
Grace Brethren Church
in Homerville, OH, until
they moved to Califor-
nia in 1946. They con-
tinued to serve the Lord
in the South Gate
Brethren Church and
then later in the Com-
munity Grace Brethren
Church of Long Beach.
For many years, Ed
was head usher at the
national conferences.
Many pastors and mis-
sionaries were the reci-
pients of Hastings-
Hospitality, assistance
in packing, moving, and
so forth. Practical
spiritual counsel was
the trademark of the
Hastings. One pastor
remarked: "When I felt
in need of good advice,
I always went to Ed."
An informal memorial
service was led by Dr.
Harold Dunning of the
Grace Brethren Church
of Long Beach, CA.
HERALD/ July 15, 1990
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FELLOWSHIP HAPPENINGS
Personal Reflections
/ have been encouraged by many to open up a limited
number of pages of the Herald magazine to the
expression of opinions and beliefs regarding the
baptism! membership issue in the Grace Brethren
Church. No practical means of such an exchange has
been available to persons following last year's national
conference. A forum plan was adopted at the 1 989
conference, but has not been implemented in a
workable fashion to date. No exchanges which involve
the names of other persons will be included. The use
of the Herald magazine makes the information
available to lay persons as well as to ministers. No
editing will be done on any of the articles and it is
understood that the material does not have the
endorsement of the Herald or the Fellowship — it
reflects the personal position of the individual author.
— Charles W. TUrner. publisher
The Baptism/Membership Debate in the
Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches:
Some Personal Reflections
By Donald P. Shoemaker, Senior Pastor
Grace Community Church, Seal Beach, California
ON BAPTISM
1. Jewish proselyte baptism serves as an impor-
tant backdrop to the NT practice (William Sanford
LaSor, "Discovering What Jewish Miqva'ot Can Tfell
Us About Christian Baptism", Biblical
Archaeological Review, 1987, 13(1), pp. 52-59).
Jewish proselyte baptism was a purificatory rite
administered by immersion.
2. While NT baptism was most likely
administered by immersion, the evidence is insuf-
ficient to conclude that Matthew 28:19 or any other
baptismal text can be interpreted to say that only
immersion baptism is biblical baptism.
3. It cannot be established with any high degree
of certainty that Matthew 28:19 either demands a
triple action or that the passage was originally
intended to be a liturgical formula (which it later
became).
4. To say that the trinitarian formula focuses on
the work of the triune God in our salvation is true
but this is not expressed by Matthew in his final
discipleship passage. It is very possible that
Matthew's account of the "Great Commission"
focuses back on the baptism of Jesus. His baptism
was trinitarian, too (though certainly not in mode
or formula). Disciples are to follow their Lord in
baptism. As God was His Father, as He was a
Beloved Son, as the Holy Spirit descended on Him,
so we, too, are beloved sons of the Father through
the Son and endowed by the Spirit and ready now
to follow Him in obedience, ministry and suffering.
5. It is unsound and eisegetical to demand that
the various baptisms in Acts were by TYine Immer-
sion. The variation of language between the
various passages suggests that no fixed liturgical
formula is in view, although allegiance to the Lord
Jesus Christ appears to be an invariable factor
(which is also what the "Great Commission"
affirms).
6. The best defense for T^-ine Immersion comes
from church history, like it or not. The Didache
presents the earliest inference to T^ine Immersion
but with a clear acknowledgement of the accept-
ability of another mode (pouring). Historian Philip
Schaff says that this document may indicate a
tightening of practices because liturgical
ceremonies tend to compound rather than
diminish.
7. T^ine Immersion is "biblical baptism" in that
it fufills the intent and spirit of the Great Commis-
sion and the biblical theology of baptism. Our duty
to our Lord is fulfilled in this mode. That is, Jesus
is pleased with our performance of this ritual when
it is done in faith. But saying this does not exclude
the validity of other modes when done in faith.
8. TVine Immersion is, in my opinion, the best
mode of baptism in light of all the relevant infor-
mation that can be gleaned from systematic
theology, church history, historical theology and
pastoral theology.
9. Baptism is initiatory. It was the normal sign
of entrance into the believing community. Delayed
baptism is not to be found in the NT and therefore
introduces an element of confusion into the mean-
ing of the rite.
10. Scripture does not supply sufficient specifici-
ty on mode for this factor to be made a test of
orthodoxy or fellowship /membership. The prin-
cipal motif of "cleansing" is satisfied by any of the
three major modes. Baptism by pouring draws a
focus on the outpouring of the Spirit, which can-
not be divorced from baptism and which is a key
theme of the Lukan corpus.
11. The lack of NT specificity as to mode of bap-
tism is harmonious with New Covenant worship
"in spirit and truth". Undue focus on form con-
stitutes a violation of our Lord's criticism of the
same with regard to ceremonial washings.
12. While baptizo can carry the notion of immer-
sion when indicated by the context, the thought
of an overwhelming rite is the key idea. There is
no way that baptizo in 1 Corinthians 10:1,2 can
be removed from the debate by giving it a
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FELLOWSHIP HAPPENINGS
metaphorical meaning. The sacramental images
are too strong in this chapter to eliminate them
from the debate. And there is no way that baptizo
can mean immersion in this passage. The
Israelites were baptized but they were not
immersed. The Egyptians were immersed but they
were not baptized.
13. Rebaptism is to be rejected if the former
baptism was believer baptism. Rebaptism casts
aspersion on both the initiatory nature of baptism
and on our understanding of the meaning of the
rite of feetwashing (John 13:10).
ON HBRMENBUTICS
1. It is hermeneutically unwise to read Matthew
28:19 into the Lukan baptism passages, whether
or not Matthew 28:19 teaches TVine Immersion.
Such a tactic does not allow the authors to tell their
own, independent messages. Biblical theology
must precede systematic theology, not the other
way around.
The tendency in many conservative circles to do
the above often tends toward a "docetic" view of
Scripture whereby it only pretends to be the
product of human hands, the "authors" being
more like stenographers than authors in their own
right. The nature of Scripture as the inspired,
inerrant Word of God does not mitigate against my
observation. It is at once both the Word of God and
the words of men who were genuine authors.
2. In the defense of TVine Immersion a tendency
toward an existentialist, esoteric hermeneutic is to
be noted. This is hard to "place a finger on", but
the atmospherics for such a hermeneutic are
apparent.
This is to be noted when it is implied that "fuller
understanding" is available to the more "spiritual"
person. I quote from the 1984 National
Conference's ^o/ Three Year Study Committee's
report No. 1 (|because this line of thinking has
re-entered into the current debate):
But where do we draw the line on this delicate
but infinitely important question of THE CLARI-
TY OF SCRIPTURE? Actually, there is no such
thing as an absolute "line" of theological dlscern-
nient which finite minds can draw. Instead,
THERE IS A CONTINUUM WHICH GOD HIMSELF
PROVIDES: the closer we walk with our Lord the
clearer will be our understanding of His will (John
7:17) — "if any man is willing to do His will, he
shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God."
[J 985 Annual, p. 24]
To arrive at this view of "fuller understanding",
it is necessary to take John 7:17 out of context
(which the above report does) and turn the
grammatical - historical method of interpretation
and its corollary, the perspicuity of Scripture, on
their heads. Emergence of spiritual elitism can
result.
ON DISCIPLESHIP AND BAPTISM
Mat|;hew's concept of discipleship is not the
modern notion that a disciple is a special sort of
Christian who has gone on to deeper commitment.
In Matthew, being a disciple is congruent with
being a Christian. If Matthew 28:19 clearly teaches
and demands TVine Immersion, then a non-trine-
immersed person is not a disciple and the follow-
ing syllogism becomes appropriate:
MAJOR PREMISE: In Matthew, being a
disciple equals being a Christian.
MINOR PREMISE: TVine Immersion is an
essential aspect of being a disciple.
CONCLUSION: One who is not trine
immersed is not a Christian.
ON CHURCH POLITY
1. "Church Membership" in its modern con-
struct is absent from the NT. Rather, it is an
ecclesiastical concept which attempts to make
biblical concepts concrete in our modern context
(like church weddings and baby dedications). We
will therefore search in vain for firm biblical
specifics on "Church Membership".
2. What we commonly call "being in fellowship
with the church" comes closer to NT patterns of
"belonging to the church". People can be fulfilling
their NT responsibilities to their church whether
they formally "join" or not.
3. Whatever the NT does lay down as
requirements for being enfranchised into the local
church refers more to "being in fellowship with the
church" than being a "church member".
4. Therefore, if the Bible demands TVine
Immersion, no one who lacks it should be
considered as being in any sort of fellowship
relationship with the church at all. Those who
strongly believe the Bible demands TVine Immer-
sion should not sustain a fellowship relationship
with those who do not.
5. It is incongruous to have someone minister
in any exemplary leadership capacity (such as
teaching, mission work or pulpit supply) who can-
not meet the standards of membership that bind
the man and woman in the pew.
6. Ephesians 2:13-22 argues for the full enfran-
chisement into the life of the church of anyone who
is in Christ and who has access to the Father
through the Spirit with us. My dictum: "Anyone
who is accepted by Jesus is acceptable to us."
7. Because of my connections to Pentecostalism
in my teens and early 20's, I recoil at any distinc-
tions created between Christians due to
water/spirit baptism. I reject any notion which
might say: "You are a Christian. You are following
truth as you know it. But we have this 'Full Gospel'
teaching on 'The Baptism' and if you will only get
'The Baptism' you can be counted one with us."
(Continued on page 16)
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FELLOWSHIP HAPPENINGS
(Continued from page 15)
ON THE DEBATE WITHIN OUR FELLOWSHIP
From twenty-one years' experience as a minister
in our Fellowship I see three positions:
1) The Restrictive ("closed") Position Trine
Immersion is the only true mode of baptism and
therefore all members ought to be trine immersed.
2) The Moderate ("conformity") Position -- Tt^ine
Immersion is a "denominational distinctive." It is
reasonable to ask incoming members to conform
to this key mark of our movement for the sake of
unity. Rebaptism is testimonial and in no way
repudiates one's earlier baptism.
3) The Inclusive ("open") Position - Trine
Immersion should not be required for membership
in the local church (at least for transfer members)
because Scripture doesn't demand it and/or
because of some church polity reason(s).
My cautious opinion is that many who hold to
the restrictive position do not acknowledge the
existence of the moderate position. Yet, I have
probably heard more people argue for this view
than either of the other two. Nonetheless, I regard
the moderate position as indefensible and having
an unstable, short half-life. It is only a matter of
time until many of these people move to the
inclusive position.
ON STANDARDS OF CERTAINTY
As in the judicial system, there are different
levels of certainty in doctrine. Some issues fall into
the category of "beyond a reasonable doubt." Other
issues fall into the category of "supported by a
preponderance of the evidence."
That baptism and communion are rites for the
church is "beyond a reasonable doubt." But the
mode of baptism and the exact ritual of commu-
nion fall into the category of support by a
preponderance of the evidence. It is my opinion
that issues which fall into this latter category must
not be issues over which Christians divide or over
which judgments as to one's orthodoxy or accept-
ability as a member should be made.
It is my opinion that large numbers of pastors
would accept Ti-ine Immersion as "biblical
teaching" and personally hold to a "closed " policy
while at the same time feeling that the level of cer-
tainty falls short of being "beyond a reasonable
doubt." Therefore, these pastors are willing to let
inclusive membership policies operate in the
Fellowship without sensing inconsistency or
compromise.
Nothing is wrong with holding positions with
tentativeness due to the absence of conclusive
evidence. Now we see through a glass dimly, for
a variety of legitimate reasons. The nature of
inductive reasoning (as well as our "Motto" —
"The Bible, The Whole Bible and Nothing but The
Bible") forces changes and even reversals in posi-
tions previously held.
May God be glorified as we search His truth with
willing and loving hearts!
-Alan Millard-
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What Does Brethren Evangelistic Ministries Offer?
I. Who Are We
A. Creation of National Conference in the early
days of our Fellowship
1. Formerly known as the Brethren United
Crusade Committee
2. Later known as the Brethren Board of
Evangelism
3. Since 1987 known as Brethren Evangelistic
Ministries
4. Past leadership: Dr. R. Paul Miller, Dean Fet-
terhoflf. Bill Smith, Scott Weaver, Jim Custer,
Mason Cooper, Bob Collitt, and Ron Picard
5. Present structure: Board of Directors
composed of 6 pastors and 6 laymen, elected
by National Conference
B. Purpose: "Tb promote in every way possible the
cause of evangelism in the Fellowship of Grace
Brethren Churches" (FGBC Handbook)
n. What We Are Doing
A. Our past ministry
1. Evangelistic crusades in churches
2. Church growth strategy
3. Cooperated in GROW '73: Personal
evangelism program for FGBC
4. DEO 80's: Regional seminars in personal
evangelism
5. Supportive role in evangelism with C.E. Na-
tional in N.A.C. and in evangelism training at
Grace Schools
B. Our financial base
1. Project offerings from Grace Brethren men (in
years past)
2. Offerings from churches where crusades are
held (10%)
3. Gifts from Fellowship of Grace Brethren
Churches and individuals (90%)
C Our present ministry
1. Revival crusades in churches
2. Collitt Memorial Award: Honoring those ex-
celling in evangelism; Operation Barnabas,
Doug Bray, Ron Picard, Noel Gaiwaka,
Edward Lewis, Edward A. Lewis
3. International opportunities: Mozambique,
Guatemala, Mexico, Puerto Rico
4. Information on evangelism: Herald articles,
BEM Newsletter, books, tapes, tracts for con-
ference delegates, and videos on prayer
5. Working with C.E. National in Conference
workshops and BNYC Fastracks
6. First Love Renewal seminars using teams: 1 1
sponsored by BEM
CGBC, Long Beach, CA Island Pond, VT
Patterson Memorial, Roanoke, VA Brookville, OH
St. Petersburg, FL Limestone, TN
Riverside, Johnstown, PA San Juan, PR
Southern Lancaster, PA Yorl<, PA
Pil<e, Johnstown, PA
a. Pastors attending FLR seminars (about 9% of
our ministerium)
Don Abshlre Roy Glass III Ken Koontz Kim Robertson
Jerry Allebach Tom Goossens Brad Lambright Don Rough
Keith Altig Eldon Grubb Nathan Leigh Lynn Schrocli
Carmelo Arbona Phil Guerena Edward Lewis Steve Shipley
Sam Baer Vemon Harris Scott Libby Richard Smith
Robert Bums Dicl( Harstine Henry Mallon Donald Soule
George Christie Tad Robert Bob Marldey Lyie Sweeney
Rick Clark Bill Howard Dick McCarthy Marion Thomas
Ron Cohen Jim Hunt Paul Michaels Si Toroian
Robert Combs Steve Jarrell Kurt Miller George Traub
Mason Cooper Dale Jenks Ralph Miller Emest Usher
Tim Coyle Mike Johnson Lester Pifer Randy Weekley
Chuck Davis Les Kennedy Bob Poirer Daniel White
Gene deJongh Robert Kern James Poyner Mike Wingfeld
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c. No serious criticisms from any FLR alumni!
d. FLR products: The Other Evangelism,
sheet music and cassette, syllabus
III, Where We Are Going
A. Revival Crusades scheduled for 1990: Clear-
brook, Roanoke, VA; Brunswick, ME: Union-
town, PA: Manheim, PA
B. Nightlighters: Youth evangelism program with
Mike Williams begins March 23
C. CIA Band: Children's program using rhythm
instruments now under development
D. Free literature to FGBC pastors: "101 Ways You
Can Use Scripture in Evangelism"
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Prayer Meeting"; "Praying with Others"
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National Conference, Richmond, VA
G. Working with National Strategy Committee
and C.E. National in Vision for 90's
H. Participating in C.E. Convention and Brethren
National Youth Conference
I. First Love Renewal Seminars using team
approach
1. Tentative schedule: Winchester, VA: North-
west District; Grafton, WVA; Port Richey, FL
2. Possible international ministries in
Guatemala and Mexico
3. Women's ministry team: North Atlantic
WMC Retreat
4. Operation Barnabas Orientation:
Myerstown, PA
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EDITORIAL
It was a bit oversold. In fact,
it has become a joke ... a
telescope so powerful that it
could tell you which side of a
dime was up-- at about 100
miles. The cost was high also,
at about $2,500,000,000
(billions). The trouble is the
telescope cannot see now that
it is in orbit. A minor problem
"it was not constructed
properly- but you just do not
get much for two billion
dollars anymore.
The "Hubbie" was to be able
to see "The edge of time". We
were told by the scientists that
now we could unlock the
secrets of time and creation
and we would know more
about how the world was
created. I could have saved
them a lot of money. For a lot
less than $2,500,000,000 they
could have picked up the Bible
and read where it says, "In the
beginning God created . . .".
Inasmuch as Hubbie did not
discourage our myopic scien-
tists, they have a new one for
you as a taxpayer. For just
$8,000,000,000 they are going
to build a space station for us
... a place to live in outer
space. This orbital station will
have three laboratories and liv-
ing quarters for eight. It will
take 28 space shuttle shots to
carry the 18 pieces of equip-
ment to space and assemble.
Instructions probably will be
in Japanese!
For some reason I cannot get
too excited about the thought
of living in space. There is no
mention of a McDonalds on
the corner of the next cloud
and what do you use for an
automatic teller machine?
Now let me save the tcix-
payers another 8 billion plus,
because there will be cost
overuns on this project. We
can all go free and live in
space, somewhere beyond the
eyesight of the Hubbie
Tfelescope. It is called "Heaven"
and the living quarters aire
literally out of this world.
Jesus gives a brief description:
"In my father's house are
many mansions, if it were not
so, I would have told you . . .".
John gives a great description
in the book of Revelation . . .
gold streets and all kinds of
precious stones adorning the
place. It is free by faith.
Here are the details for the
greatest reservation of outer
space accommodations that
have ever been offered! We are
all sinners and have fallen
from God and His truth. He
made a promise and gave the
provisions of forgiveness of sin
and a gift of eternal life. The
provisions for forgiveness were
made when Jesus died on the
cross. We accept the offer and
repent of our sins and accept
His offer of life eternal.
Forgiven sinners should live
the life of a believer as set forth
in the scriptures. When earth-
ly life is ended, we enter into
our new living quarters for
eternity. These living quarters
did not cost $8 billion, they
cost a lot more . . . the death
of the Son of God. He over-
came that death in the resur-
rection. This place in space
certainly beats the scientist's
bungling and from our view-
point is far more certain and
secure.
The Eye
In The
Sky . . .
Was Not
Exactly
Pie
In The
Sky!
by Charles W. Turner
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Brethren Missionary
Volume 52 No. 8
August 15, 1990
3 Editorial
The Eye In The
Sky . . . Was Not
Exactly Pie
In The Sky!
Charles W. Thrner
5 BEM
Open Doors,
Money and Men
J. Keith Altig
6 Home Missions
What Goes
Around Comes
Around
Edward A. Jackson
9 Fellowship News
10 Grace Schools
The Waters of
Bitterness Made
Sweet
Alva J. McClain
12 WMC
Are You Part
of a
Growing WMC?
14 FGBC
An Unusual
Approach
for Building at
Cincinnati, Ohio
Ned Denlinger and
Mike Clapham
16 Foreign Missions
Meet Your
Missionaries
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Home Missions
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Jim Folsom
Women's Missionary Council
Viki Rife
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nati. Ohio. Mike Williams ministers
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the Cincinnati, Ohio GBC: and
Pastor Mike Clapham encourages
some new converts. (Photos by
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Open Doors,
Money and Men
The Missionary Society Director had just made
an astounding statement. He said. "We would like
to open a new field and we have the money to do
it, but we do not have the people to send." The
young pastor of the church in which the Director
was speaking felt his heart burn within him. The
next evening the pastor and his wife went to hear
the Mission executive speak again and after the
serv^ice they inquired, "If we would offer to go,
would you send us?" The Director responded, "Dry
us and see."
In this way the movement was born which
ultimately, with the cooperation and labor of other
missionaries, resulted in thousands of people
hearing the gospel for the first time, multiplied
hundreds accepting the Lord proclaimed by those
who preached the Word, a number of churches
being planted and scores of young people trained
or in training for the important task of themselves
taking the message to others.
God had brought three important ingredients
together to produce the work He wanted done: an
open door, people eager to do His will and the
finances to enable the work to be done.
Once again our Brethren Fellowship is faced
with two of these ingredients which are, 1) an
amazing open door and 2) the people eager to
enter it. If the third element, the necessary
finances, is supplied, there is every possibility that
again we will see an explosive work done for
Christ.
The open door is Guatemala. In the person of
Rodrigo Argueta we have an ordained Brethren
pastor currently on the field where he and his wife
and three beautiful children are working, despite
great difficulties, to establish a church and bring
the message of salvation to the teeming millions
of their fellow countrymen. Their vision is to
branch out into other localities, even into other
Hispanic American nations with the gospel
message.
Their vision includes a complex which will
house the church, Sunday School and a training
school for those men and women who feel the call
of God in their lives. The fact is that at the present
time there are four men and two women enrolled
and studying in Just such a school. One of the men
is about ready to assume the duties of a pastor
under Rodrigo's supervision. The need now is for
a building suitable for housing these activities
which currently meet in homes or other
temporary facilities.
Not only is there this capable pastor already on
the field but there are an American businessman
and a pastor whose hearts God has touched who
stand ready to go and assist Pastor Rodrigo on a
short term basis in the areas of evangelism and
soul winning.
Our Fellowship is faced with an exciting
challenge. This could well be the launching pad
for a tremendous work in all of Latin America.
Pastor Rodrigo has requested help of Brethren
Evangelistic Ministries in teaching his people and
encouraging them to witness to their families,
friends and neighbors, and the two men
mentioned above Eire ready to go to Guatemala and
minister in this way. About $3000.00 will be
needed for this project. As a Fellowship we need
prayer for guidance. We need concerted action and
support if we are to realize the great blessings our
Lord has in store for us.
-- Dr. J. Keith Altig
Member Board of Directors, B.E.M.
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HOME MISSIONS
What Goes Around Comes Around
By
Edward A. Jackson
On April 29, 1970, the Lord
spoke to my heart through the
student riot on the Ohio State
University campus. His
message was so loud and clear
that shortly thereafter I re-
signed my commission as a
Lieutenant with the Ohio State
Highway Patrol to become the
founder and Executive Director
of the National Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Men, Inc.,
formerly the laymen's organiza-
tion. This full-time ministry
grew, and out of that growth the
Grace Brethren Boys' Ministry
was born.
Ed and Polly Jackson with Joe Tkylor
tional. Some years
ago the men did a
project at the Chateau
in France. In January
and February, 1991,
approximately ten
men will be traveling
to the Central African
Republic on a Yoke-
fellow construction
project. It is our goal
to see the men in-
volved in at least one
overseas project each
year. Presently there
are five state-side
Those were hard times financially for the
organization, and it was clear we needed a full-
time director for the growing boys' ministry, so I
felt led to enter the pastoral ministry and give my
salary from the men's organization to the director
of the boys' work. The boys' ministry has been pro-
ductive, and today many young men are in full-
time Christian service because of it. Since the
early days of the men's work, many men have been
faithful to the boys' ministry; however, there is a
much broader ministry for the men that has not
been developed.
Today there are two groups which are the best
kept secrets in the Grace Brethren Fellowship:
Yokefellows, and Acquillas and Priscillas. Both
groups are a part of the Grace Brethren Men's
organization. Yokefellows are men or couples who
volunteer their time and expertise, at their own
expense most of the time, to help where they are
needed. A group of such men assisted recently in
the construction of the
Ocala, Florida, Grace
Brethren Church, and
about fifty, including
wives who helped in the
kitchen, worked this
summer to build the
Navtech Center at the
Grace Brethren Navajo
Mission.
Because of its Yoke-
fellow activities the
Grace Brethren Men
have now become Grace
Ed with Yokefellows Brethren Men Interna-
projects in the planning stages.
The second group we refer to as Priscillas and
Acquillas (see Acts 18). These are men and women
who assist in a church-planting project while
supporting themselves in secular occupations. For
example, five families have moved to Indianapolis,
Indiana, selling their homes and finding new
employment in order to assist in the planting of
the Northeast Grace Brethren Church in that
metropolitan area.
It is my prayer that for whatever time the Lord
gives me, I will be able to see the Grace Brethren
Men extend to many other areas of ministry in the
Fellowship. Second Timothy 2:2 is our theme
verse, "... faithful men able to teach others also."
On March 10, 1990, in light of my retirement
this Fall from the executive staff of Grace Brethren
Home Missons, I volunteered to lead the men's
organization after I leave Winona lake. This was
just about 20 years to the date when the laymen's
organization asked me the first time to lead their
organization on a full-time basis.
"■What goes around comes around," they say.
But let me give testimony to these last 20 years,
and the Lord's blessing.
During these 20 years I have also been involved
with Home Missions, first becoming a board
member in 1967. I served in this capacity until
1974 when the Lord called me into the pastorate,
and Polly and I took up residence in Kenai, Alaska,
as Pastor and wife. Our teenage son, Jim, (now a
Home Mission pastor at the Carolina Grace
Brethren Church, Columbia, South Carolina) also
accompanied us to the North Country.
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HOME MISSIONS
The Lx)rd was so good! For the five years we were
in Alaska, we saw our church go self-supporting
at Kenai. We also saw a church started in
Anchorage and land purchased in Homer, Alaska,
for a church plant. Yet, we still did not know — and
even at times doubted — that we were church-
planters. It was only after a call all the way to
Orlando, Florida, and seeing our Home Missions
church go self-supporting in only 18 months, plus
seeing three other churches started — Melbourne,
Lakeland, and Orange City — that we began to
perceive that the Lord was leading us as
church-planters.
Some of us are slow learners. Praise the lord for
his ever enduring patience!
"What goes around comes around."
Bob Thompson and Ed Jackson in Alaska
Now it was back to Alaska again, namely Homer,
to plant a church on the land purchased some two
years earlier. With the help of three families of
Priscillas and Acquillas — the Jerry Sunthimers,
the Dick Hammers, and the Jim Jacksons — a
church was planted in Homer.
The Lord blessed, and in two years Polly and 1
were off to North Pole, Alaska, a suburb of
Fairbanks to plant another Grace Brethren church.
It's called North Pole, not because of its geographic
location — for it is 150 miles south of the Arctic
Circle, but because it is one of the coldest places
in the Arctic. Polly and I were only one year at
North Pole when the Lord called us back to Ohio
to pastor the church at Findlay, leaving a congrega-
tion of 35 who were meeeting in a log house that
had a sod roof.
In Ohio, I was asked to assist the Northcentral
Ohio District in planting new churches in that
area. That year we saw eight new churches planted
in the district.
What goes around comes around.
We were only one year at the Findlay, Ohio,
Grace Brethren Church, and assisting in district
missions, when Dr. Bob Thompson asked me to
Homer, Alaska— 1978
join the Home Missions
Staff as the Eastern Field
Director. With the North-
central Ohio District's
blessing, I accepted the
offer.
It has now been nearly
five years that I have served
as the Eastern and
Southern Director of
Church Planting, with a
travel schedule that
averaged over 50,000 miles
a year. We have seen many
answers to prayer, many
new churches planted, and
have been blessed far beyond our fondest imagina-
tion. (For a fisherman to live 20 feet from Winona
Lake, well, "it don't get any better than that.") The
Lord surely is good.
Now, as of October of this year, Polly and I will
move to Columbus, Ohio, and retire (better said,
"change hats") because we have arrived at that
age. The Grace Brethren Men have been very
gracious and will allow me to lead them as their
Executive Director once again. I will also assist the
Northcentral and Northeastern Ohio Districts in
their church-planting ministries.
What goes around comes around.
What a great privilege to serve a great God!
As I look to the future and the potential ministry
that can be developed by the men of the
Fellowship, 1 am as excited as the day I quit the
troops to lead the men's work the first time. I relate
very well to Caleb of old, who said, "... give me
this mountain." I also know, as Caleb knew, that
the mountain is still possessed by the enemy, but
I also know, as he did, that we serve a great God,
and He knows we are here.
These years I have had in the ministry, and the
years spent with Home Missions, have been great
and very rewarding times. The experiences, both
positive and negative, have not dimmed my vision
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HOME MISSIONS
at all, but have caused it to be sharpened.
As I approach this new challenge. I also feel like
Nehemiah as he looked to the rebuilding of the
wall at Jerusalem. I am going to take the same tac-
tic by going to prayer about the task, and 1 am go-
ing to call the men across the nation to prayer.
One of my goals for the future is to see a men's
prayer time every week in each church in the
Fellowship. This would be a time when the men
pray with and for their pastors. For some churches,
this is already an on-going ministry. I just feel it
is something all men should be involved in. lb me,
this makes a men's ministry functional instead of
just existing as an organization.
As Nehemiah had his Tbbiah and Sanballat, I am
sure that we also will experience the opposition of
Satan's workers. But as Nehemiah prayed and
picked up the sword and trowel — God blessed.
With this example from God's Word, 1 look for
the men's ministry to serve in the Fellowship to the
honor and glory of the Lord. And as Nehemiah saw
revival through the rebuilding of the wall, we can
see revival in our churches because of the prayers
of men.
Ed in his office at Grace Brethren Home Missions
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FELLOWSHIP NEWS
JVEWS UPDATE
A director of development for the
Grace Christian School of
Myerstown, PA, is being sought
and resumes may be sent to
Randy Maxson, chief administrator
and principal. He may be con-
tacted through the Grace Brethren
Church of Myerstown, or by phone
at 717/866-7891.
Norton, OH. -The youth group, 9
youth and 3 adults, spent some
time at the Grace Brethren Church
of Clayhole, KY, helping with Daily
Vacation Bible School and clean-
ing the church inside and out.
Thirty years ago Ray Sturgill, the
present pastor of the Clayhole
church, helped with the youth work
at the Norton (Barberton) Grace
Brethren Church, and now the
Norton youth are helping at
Clayhole. Also, Bob Combs was
originally from the Clayhole area.
Roger Scarboro is the youth pastor
and Robert Combs, pastor.
Tim and Julie Hawkins were com-
missioned for their missionary
work in Portugal. They plan to go
to the field this month. The com-
missioning service was held on
Sunday June 17 Those taking part
were: Dick Conover and John
Gurishner of Akron, OH; George
Hawkins of Winona Lake, IN;
Homer Miller of Ashland, OH; and
Gene Moine and George Allen-
baugh of Rittman, OH. Several of
the pastors of the district spoke at
the service- Doug Jensen of
Cuyahoga Falls and Lee Dice of
Wooster, OH. Mike Prentovich and
Pastor Olszewski, both from the
host church of Rittman, OH, also
took part. Tim Hawkins was also
licensed to the Christian ministry
at the commissioning service.
Clayhole, KY. The Grace Brethren
Church celebrated its fiftieth
anniversary on August 5, 1990.
The Grace Brethren Church,
Limestone, TN, welcomed Tom
Kiefer to their pastoral staff on May
22, 1990. He came from the
Fairlawn Grace Brethren Church,
Akron, OH, and was a recent
graduate from Grace Theological
Seminary, Winona Lake, IN. His
main role as associate pastor will
be to oversee children, youth, and
young adult ministries. His wife,
Laurie, gave birth to their second
child, Joshua, ten days after their
arrival.
The position of youth pastor is
open at the Martinsburg, PA,
church. Chalmer Naugle, who has
served in this capacity for six
years, will be attending the Denver
Theological Seminary in the fall.
Resumes may be sent to Pastor
Bill Snell if you have an interest in
this ministry.
IVIike Wingfield, pastor of the
Grace Brethren Church, Lime-
stone, TN, is the founder and presi-
dent of a new ministry: Prophecy
Today Ministries. This ministry
publishes an eight-page monthly
newsletter which relates current
events to biblical prophecy. If you
would like to receive a complimen-
tary issue, please send a written
request to: Prophecy Today
Ministries, P.O. Box 97, Limestone,
TN 37681, or call Pastor Wingfield
at 1-615-257-2880.
Anderson, SO -Tim Betz, one of
the youth leaders at the Grace
Brethren Church of Anderson, SC,
is currently in the process of start-
ing a puppet ministry team. Since
the youth are starting from scratch
and come from a small church,
they cannot afford to buy a collec-
tion of quality puppets.
If you are interested in helping
this youth group get the necessary
materials, either by cash contribu-
tion or supplying old quality
puppets, kindly contact Mr. Betz in
care of the Anderson church.
Grace Village in Winona Lake,
IN, a retirement and health care
facility operated by a National
Board of the Fellowship of Grace
Brethren Churches, is looking for
a Licensed Health Care
Administrator and a General
Administrator of the Retirement-
Health Care facility or a combina-
tion of the two positions in one. If
interested, please send resume or
inquiry to Mrs. Marie Owen, 2262
So. Old Ditch Rd., Warsaw IN
46580 (Phone 219-267-6454).
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Collins, Benjamin.
1 Hodges PI., Hinesville,
GA 31313.
Haag, Walter. 705 Twin
Oaks Ave., Chula Vista,
CA 92010.
Immel, Howard. 510 N.
Main St., London, OH
43140.
Jenks, Dale. 455V2 Maple
Ave., Saratoga Springs,
NY 12866. (This is also
the address for the
church.)
Marling, Will. 7973 Central
College Rd., New
Albany, OH 43054.
Shackelford, Dave. 5716 E.
Parkcrest St., Long
Beach, CA 90808.
Smith, Mikal. 28355
Camino Alcala, Sun
City, CA 92355.
Stallter, Tom. c/o Dale
Terrell, 612 N. Miami,
West Milton, OH 45383.
Stevens, Bill. 6176 Sumter
Dr., Rolling Acres,
Brooksville, FL 34602
(Tel. 904/799-3736),
Teevan, John. 102 Apple
Ct., Winona Lake, IN
46590. (Tel.
219/269-2258).
Marriage
Pecoraro: Lisa Beth
Lauffer and Richard
Garfield Pecoraro, May
19, 1990, were married
at the Riverside Chris-
tian School in Lost
Creek, KY, by Pastor
Ray Sturgill of the
Clayhole Grace
Brethren Church,
Clayhole, KY
Death
Ybder, Billy, February 2,
1990. He was a faithful
member of the Summit
Mills Grace Brethren
Church, Meyersdale,
PA, for many years.
Albert Valentine, Pastor
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9
GRACE SCHOOLS
The Waters of Bitterness Made Sweet
A sermon by the late Dr. Alva J. McClain
(Editor's note: The following has been adapted from a sermon Dr. McClain wrote which was
among som.e of his papers and books sent last year to Morgan Library by his widow. Josephine
McClain. who lives in Waterloo. Iowa. The sermon is dated December 4, 1921. when Dr.
McClain was pastor of First Brethren Church of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. Dr. McClain was
one of the founders of Grace Theological Seminary and its president from 1937 until 1962.)
* '*t>.
"So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and
they went out into the wilderness ofShur: and
they went three days in the wilderness, and
found no water.
"And when they came to Marah, they could not
drink of the waters of Marah, for they were bitter:
therefore the name of it was called Marah. And
the people murmured against Moses, saying.
"What shall we drink?" And he cried unto the
Lord: and the Lord showed him a tree, which
when he had cast into the waters, the waters
were made sweet: there he made for them a
statute and an ordinance, and there he proved
them." — Exodus 15:22-25
The greatest triumph in the whole history of
Israel was the marvelous deliverance from the Red
Sea, through which they had just passed, by the
overthrow and destruction of Pharaoh and his
hosts.
The history of Israel is crowded with great
experiences at the hand of God. The walls of
Jericho, how they fell down, entirely at the hand
of God. The battle against Amalek — Moses mere-
ly held up his hands, and when they grew tired,
the people supported him. The bread from heaven,
the manna, the invasion of Sennacharib — how
that when the nation of Israel was "up against it,"
the Angel of the Lord went forth and smote
180,000 in one night and saved Israel!
These are great experiences. But none of them
ever paralleled the splendor of that moment when
the people stood on the banks of the Red Sea and
watched the rushing waters close forever over the
heads of the tyrannical king of Egypt and his
much-vaunted armies!
So great and glorious was that deliverance at the
Red Sea that it became the measure of God's holy
power in the Scriptures. When the prophets and
the singers wanted to proclaim Jehovah as a God
of power, they spoke of Him as the God who
brought the fathers up out of the land of Egypt and
destroyed their enemies in the Red Sea.
We might suppose that Israel would never forget
such a magnificent and triumphant experience.
Surely the memory of this experience would lead
them to follow the path that God directs. But this
is not what we find. Our expectation is not borne
out. The notes of their triumphant song had
scarcely passed away until we find them murmur-
ing against God.
"And when they came to Marah, they could not
drink of the waters of Marah. for they were bitter."
I think the lesson that we may draw from this verse
is that the most triumphant experiences in life are
often followed by the most vexing and trying
circumstances. They had just passed through the
Red Sea, and now they have come to water they
cannot drink.
Here is a people that God has chosen for His very
own. He has delivered them out of the bondage of
Egypt, He has delivered them out of the Sea; He
has destroyed their enemies in the midst of the
Sea; He has promised to lead them into a land flow-
ing with milk and honey; He has declared that He
will go before them and keep them in all their
ways. And they are following God — 1 want you to
remember that. They have turned their faces
toward the "good land," and lo, they have gone but
three days' journey when they come to the bitter
waters that they cannot drink, and they murmur.
Surely, this mystery can be explained. These
people must have strayed from the definitely
appointed path. This is what results when people
disobey the voice of God. This experience is God's
punishment for their disobedience.
It sounds plausible as an explanation, but it is
not true. Mark you, the nation of Israel is walking
in the very path that God has laid out for them.
As they walk that path, God is leading them and
they come to the place where the waters are bitter.
Doesn't it often happen like that in your life, and
in mine? We have given ourselves, body, soul and
spirit to Christ and He has delivered us wondrous-
ly from the power of sin; we are walking in the
path, conscious of His leading, and suddenly we
come to the waters that are bitter. It seems
impossible to drink of them. Yes, it is impossible
to drink of them. We cannot do it.
The waters of life are bitter when we lose prop-
erty, when we lose our health, when loved ones are
taken away from us, or when our friends forsake
us and prove false. In all these things we come to
the "waters of Marah."
It is true sometimes that God permits trials to
come into our lives to chastise us from straying
from the right path. So we would have every Chris-
tian turn the searchlight within and see whether
he is in the will of God.
But the great central truth of the text is that God
sometimes permits us to suffer affliction even
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GRACE SCHOOLS
when we are walking in the right path. There are
some people that do not believe that, but we do.
Some people think that whenever you are sick or
get into trouble, you are lost, or something like
that. But it is not true! These people were walking
in the path of God, and they came to the waters
and could not drink.
Was it not true of our Lord? Can you find any
sin in Him? Was He ever selfish? And yet, walking
in the very path God had appointed Him, He was
led into the garden of Gethsemane and to the
Cross itself. Sometimes things come into our lives
that are hard to bear, even when we are in the path
of God and in His will. Sometimes He permits us
to get into trouble.
"And the people murmured against Moses."
The lesson that is taught here is that the greatest
services of life are often soon forgotten. Moses had
been a great leader, hadn't he? He had forsaken
Egypt where he might have had every material ad-
vantage; he had cast his lot with a despised nation
of slaves in order that he might faithfully lead the
people into the "land of promise." The book of
Hebrews testified that Moses was faithful as a
leader, and yet Israel had forgotten Moses' faithful
service in three short days. They had forgotten the
10 plagues that he had brought upon the land of
Egypt, in order that they might be free; forgotten
the Red Sea; forgotten the enemy overcome. And
they murmured as if it were Moses' fault that the
waters were bitter!
Is it not a universal trait of human nature today?
We still contend with the flesh. We cannot count
ourselves a great deal better than these Israelites.
Such murmuring is against God in the final
analysis. Moses had not chosen the path that
brought the people to Marah. God chose it. God
was leading. And our experience may indeed be
bitter, but let us not forget that when we murmur,
it is against God, for the bitter experiences come
only by His 'permission. That is one of the blessed
facts in His Word. Romans 8:28 — 'And we know
that all things work together for good to them that
love God, to them who are the called according to
His purpose." Because that is true, 1 shall rest in
Him, being fully persuaded that when He has
allowed me to suffer sufficiently. He will take me
out. I believe that is what the Word of God teaches.
So, let us not forget that when we murmur about
our circumstances, we are really murmuring
against God Himself.
"And he cried unto the Lord." I love that! Moses
cried unto the Lord when the people murmured.
The lesson is that it is better to pray than to resign.
It is better to pray when the way is hard. It mat-
ters not what it is.
Note the contrast — the people murmured
against Moses, but Moses cried unto the Lord.
There is a difference. Some people murmur and
some pray. Thank God for those who pray. They
are the ones that help us. Moses could have
turned around and murmured against the people.
He might have said. "Have I not guided you where
God directed? Am I God that I can cause streams
of pure water to break forth? Is the bitter water
more of a hardship to you than to me?" He might
have answered their murmuring thus, but he did
not. He kept still but cried only unto the Lord.
Moses could have resigned officially but he did
not do that. He prayed! It is better to pray than to
resign, no matter the circumstances. Don't resign
and then pray. Pray first, and then there will be no
occasion for resignation.
Then the greatest of all blessing. In the midst
of difficulty the Lord showed him the tree which
he cast into the waters. The waters were made
sweet! The lesson is this: For every bitter ex-
perience in the Christian's life there is an antidote.
No matter how bitter it may become there is
always something that will always sweeten. Have
you lost money? They use gold for paving material
in that city whose builder and maker is God. This
is where our citizenship is! Have you lost your
home? Then remember the place Christ is prepar-
ing for you! Have you lost loved ones? Think and
meditate upon that new heaven and new earth
where God shall wipe away all tears! Have you suf-
fered much from bodily pain? Remember that "our
light affliction which is but for a moment, works
for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of
glory." Have you been humbled— ^'stepped on"
perhaps? Humiliated? Then remember that "he
that is abased shall be exalted." It doesn't matter
what your experience may be, God always has an
antidote for it just as He did for the bitter waters.
Moses did not discover the remedy. A native of
the country did not point it out. God showed him
the tree. Apart from God, life must always remain
a bitter thing.
Note that it was a tree that sweetened the waters.
1 love that! So, there is a tree which alone is able
to sweeten the waters of life which are bitter — the
tree on which our Lord was made a curse for
us — the cross! The cross of Christ sweetens life.
Ask the men who have suffered, who have come
again and again to the waters of Marah. They will
bear no uncertain testimony that this tree turns
ashes into garlands of flowers that never fade. They
can tell you best how God sweetens the bitter
experiences of life.
So, fellow Brethren, here is something that we
must remember. We cannot side-step the bitter
experiences of life. Let us settle that here in our
hearts. We will come upon them even when we
tread the way which leads unto life. Though our
path today may be strewn with roses, rest assured
that in time we will come to the waters of Marah.
And when we come to them and cannot drink,
let us not murmur. Let us, by faith, take the won-
drous cross of Christ and cast it into the waters so
they will be made sweet. The cross of Christ will
not keep you from bitter waters but thank God that
it will make them sweet.
HERALD/ August 15. 1990
11
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Are You Part of a
Growing WMC?
How can we tell whetJier our WMC group is grow-
ing? We can count the number of women who at-
tend the meetings and compare that number with
the size of our group a year ago, or five years ago.
But can we see evidence that the WMC members
are growing in the Lord? Here are some character-
istics that should be developing in our groups as
they grow. You might want to discuss these
evidences at your first meeting this year as you set
growth goals for your group. This list is not
comprehensive-your group may want to add other
evidences to your list.
A GROWING WM.C. . . .
• Has members who enjoy meeting together.
• Gives each lady opportunities to use her gifts to
help the group.
• Emphasizes service for others rather than
convenience for ourselves.
• Encourages its members to contribute to group
unity by being willing to consider the ideas and
suggestions of others above their own.
• Keeps the pastor and church leaders informed
of the group's progress and activities, and
welcomes input from them.
• Is eager to meet missionaries who are on home
ministries and to help them feel welcome.
• Actively seeks opportunities to help and
encourage missionaries on the field through
correspondence and special projects.
• Can count on its members to pray specifically
for the needs of other individuals in the group,
in their church and around the world.
• Encourages both the older and the younger
members to respect and appreciate each other,
and to support one another in their spiritual
growth.
• Consists of ladies who are reaching out with love
to those around them.
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Discovering how to use a womgin's God-given gift
for intimacy to become a reflection of Christ and
an agent of His love in the lives of others.
Theme Passage: John 15:12-14 NIV
"My command is this: Lxjve each other as I have
loved you. No one has greater love than the one
who lays down his life for his friends. You are
my friends if you do what I command."
Theme Song: "What a Friend We Have
in Jesus"
Theme Chorus: "This Is My Commandment"
FRIENDSHIP QUILTS
Several versions of the "Friendship Quilt" were
popular in this country from Colonial times through
the nineteenth century. Frequently, these quilts
were made by young women for purely social
reasons. A "friendship melody party", usually a sur-
prise party, would be given by a girl's best friend.
Each guest would fashion her own pattern from
fabrics she had at home, and any materials that
were needed for setting the blocks together would
be supplied by the person giving the party. Each
block in the completed quilt, therefore, would be dif-
ferent in design and color. Later, the girl for whom
the melody party was given would reciprocate by
inviting the same group to a quilting bee at her
home. (Continued on page 13)
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WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
(Continued from page 12)
Sometimes the group of friends would settle on
a basic motif for the quilt, then each quilter would
design and make a block, carrying out the friend-
ship idea by signing her name. Another version of
this quilt was to have a quilter ask each of her
friends to supply material for a block, and then
complete the entire quilt herself, using the cloth
donations as a reminder of her friends.
Similar to the Friendship Quilt was the Album
Quilt or Presentation Quilt. This quilt was made
in blocks, each block a different design, created by
the qdilter making it, who also supplied the
material. In most instances the block was signed
with an embroidered signature. The quilt, when
set together and quilted, was presented to a
minister, the minister's wife, a teacher, a family
leaving the area, or a leader in the community, as
an expression of friendship.
Sources: Quilting As a Hobby by Dorothy
Brightbill; Quilting Manual by Dolores A. Hinson;
Quilt World magazine, May/June 1981.
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Artists' rendering of proposed building for Grace Brethren Church, Cincinnati, Ohio
"Trusting God for Great Things Together"
An Unusual Approach for Building at Cincinnati, Ohio
By Ned Denlinger, Administrator and Mike Clapham, Pastor
The land has been purchased. The building
plans have been fine-tuned and approved. All that
remains is to raise the necessary funds to build the
new facility debt free. It sounds so simple -- allow
God to pay for the project before it is even started!
This is the essence of the "Constructing the
Vision" program at the Cincinnati GBC. It is an
unusual approach, one that requires significant
faith. But before describing it in detail, perhaps we
should relate how this adventure first began.
It began with a vision. It is a vision of reaching
lost souls for Jesus Christ. It is a vision of disci-
pling believers so that they in turn might spiritual-
ly reproduce themselves. It is a vision of planting
New Tfestament churches in the Greater Cincinnati
area and beyond. The vision is for us to be used
by God to advance His kingdom until He, in His
perfect timing, returns to call us home.
As the dream took shape, we were able to ar-
ticulate the philosophy of ministry behind it as
well. Every church, every spiritual leader, and
every believer should desire to see God's kingdom
advanced as His Spirit leads us and empowers us
to accomplish what is humanly impossible. How
do we set out to achieve the unachievable? This is
what distinguishes church from church, pastor
from pastor, and believer from believer. The task
that needs to be completed is not up for dispute;
God has given us our marching orders! How we ac-
complish it means everything as we consider our
spiritual gifts, our culture, our circumstances, and
the resources that God has given us. While we
must keep in mind that Biblical principles Eire not
to be violated, God has given us a variety of
methods to finish the task at hand.
Our philosophy is dependent upon a diversity of
people who are unified in fulfilling a singular pur-
pose. Cincinnati GBC has attracted and cultivated
ministry minded people who share the vision to
use their spiritual gifts to help the local body ad-
vance His kingdom. As a result, whenever we have
asked for resources that will lead directly to the
ministry of changed lives, God has provided abun-
dantly through our people.
The story begins in the early summer of 1986.
The church in Cincinnati was prepared to go total-
ly "self-supporting" on September 1st. Many were
involved with a diligent search for property where
we could build a pemanent facility. Then it hap-
pened! We began to pray -- consistently and
fervently, and God answered our prayers.
Shortly before National Conference, one of the
couples in our church, Dave and Sue Collins,
discovered an available piece of property that met
our three basic criteria:
1) It must be close to 1-71, 1-75, or 1-275 to pro-
vide accessibility.
2) It must be a minimum of 5 acres to meet
building requirements.
3) It must be affordable.
It was the last requirement that ultimately drove
us to our knees. From the human perspective, we
were asking God for the impossible since the go-
ing rate at that time was at least $50,000 per acre.
The living God answered with overwhelming
abundance! He provided us six acres for the price
of one and the property had been on the market
for over five years!
Since the church was about to go self-supporting
and was seriously considering the purchase of
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property, the leadership team came to pastor Mike
with what appeared to be a reasonable request. It
involved preaching a series on giving and biblical
stewardship. The request was considered by Pastor
Mike, but because of a personal commitment he
had made to the Lxjrd years before, he suggested
an alternative approach which was acceptable to
all involved.
An invitation was extended to Ned Denlinger,
who at the time was serving at the TVoy, Ohio GBC,
to teach on biblical stewardship for four weeks. Ned
was willing to "commute" to Cincinnati during the
month of October. God's timing and choice were
clear and unmistakable. We had already made the
commitment to pay cash for the property even
though our numbers were few and our families
were young. During those four weeks two incred-
ible things happened! First, we raised the
necessary funds to buy the land and second, the
Lord planted the seed for something even more
visionary.
It took approximately two years for that seed to
germinate. After the property was purchased, the
leadership team began to dream. Since we trusted
the Lord to "do the impossible" with the land, why
not do the same with the building? By the time
we had secured an circhitect, the body was begin-
ning to grasp the vision as well. 11 Corinthians 12:9
became our rallying point. Because of the Lord's
sufficient grace. He desires to perfect His power
through our weakness.
As we considered what our building should look
like, how large it should be, and how the rooms are
laid out, the first question asked was "Why do we
need a building?" What ministries are we current-
ly successful with that can be improved with the
use of our own building? What future ministries
do we have gifted people for, but require a facility
to accomplish? Through our people, God answered
these questions. We developed lists of reasons of
how a permanent building could aid us in reaching
our community, and serve as a launching pad for
ministries in the greater Cincinnati area and
beyond.
Next we pursued how the building should be
constructed and what its floor plan and features
should be. We contracted to have architectural
drawings made of our vision. These drawings have
since been completed and unanimously approved
by our congregation. The cost of the drawings was
$25,000, half of which was paid for by the en-
couraging support of the Southern Ohio District
of Grace Brethren Churches. The rest was raised
by our own people as we understood this to be the
next step in our building ministry.
During the time that the drawings were being
assembled, our leadership concluded that the Lord
was leading us to build debt free as well. We
presented this position to our people and it too was
affirmed unanimously! Some of our main reasons
for this decision are as follows:
1) Being a ministry minded church, we don't
want the burden of long term debt to distract from
our participation in local, district, and global
missions.
2) Being an evangelistic church, we want to in-
vite the unchurched without any expectations that
we need them for financial reasons.
3) Having a desire to be involved in church
planting, we want to be in a position to fund future
churches around the globe.
4) Being desirous of God's will and timing, we
feel that His provision of the finances through His
people is perhaps the best door that He can open
and close. Using the philosophy that we could bor-
row, it would be easy to build in our timing,
perhaps missing out on God's best for us.
Since we trusted the Lord to
**do the impossible** with the
landf why not do the same with
the building?
We established a plan to raise funds that has 3
stages. Stage 1 was to challenge our church body
of approximately 30 families to pledge sacrificial-
ly. They subsequently pledged to give $100,000
above their regular giving from July through
December of 1989. This was an exciting commit-
ment, in that it is well beyond our operating
budget for the entire year! When December 31st
came and not all of the funds were in, we con-
tinued to pray, and a month later we saw our goal
exceeded by almost $10,000!
Having successfully concluded Stage I, we are
now launching the second stage of our plan. We
believe that with a total of $250,000, we can break
ground, erect the building, and have a functional
facility. Stage 3 would be the raising of funds to
put the finishing touches on the interior of the
building, as well as provide furnishings and equip-
ment. Obviously, we need to raise an additional
$150,000 before we can break ground, lb ac-
complish this goal, we are trusting God to move
in the hearts of many people and several local
churches to provide the necessary funds to initiate
the construction process, hopefully by September
1st, 1990.
The goal of Stage 2, "Constructing the Vision",
is to confirm God's will for our church body to
begin construction this year. God can confirm His
desire by providing $150,000, or He can close the
door whereby we will acknowledge His perfect
plan and timing for our church.
Therefore, in an effort to be good stewards and
"Count the Cost" of our project, we are seeking
150 commitments of $1,000, which when raised,
(Continued on page 18)
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Meet Your Missionaries
The following are photos of missionaries on Home Ministries this summer. Missionaries attending
Field Superintendent Meetings in Richmond, Virginia, include: Jack and Rosa Churchill, Dave and
Karen Daugherty, Larry De Armey, Dave and Sue Guiles, Rich and Kathy Harrell, Clay Hulett. George
Johnson, Bill Kiddoo, Cecil O'Dell, Dan Ramsey, Walt Poupart, and Ralph and Martha Schwartz.
Elie Namsene, president of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren churches in the Central African Republic,
and Pastor Ivanildo TYindadefrom Brazil are also visiting the United States this conference season.
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Erin, Megan, Nathan
Central African Republic
Larry and Vicki DeArmey
David, Marc, Ginette, Luc, Mathieu
France
Bob and Brenda Juday
Philippines
Harold and Margaret Mason
Central African Republic
Jack and Marilyn Wainwright
Timmy, Brian, Philip, Rebecca
Central African Republic
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(Continued from page 15)
would hopefully be received by September 1, 1990.
In other words, we want to receive commitments
of 150 units of $1,000 before anyone sends any
money. In this manner, everyone taking part has
become a member of the team which makes it
possible for us to begin the construction process.
As of late June, we have diligently worked to
solicit the prayers of hundreds of believers around
the world for our project. With those whom we feel
might be interested, we have shared the vision of
our church and asked for them to consider making
a financial commitment. While the concept has
been overwhelmingly appreciated, we have yet to
receive the necessary financial commitments. In
His wisdom, the Lord may be telling us that it is
not our plan that is going to work, but His Spirit
that provides exceedingly abundantly above what
we could think or ask. Therefore, we are still
looking to God, the Creator of this universe, to
provide what is necessary to see our vision
accomplished. Should our target date come and
go without sufficient commitments to break
ground, it will be apparent that His timing for our
project is yet to be revealed.
As we have encouraged many to do in the past
months, we ask you to join us in prayer as we
pursue this worthy effort. We pray that when our
building is complete, that all who hear the story
will come to the conclusion that "God did it." Un-
til that time, we will continue to pursue our vision.
A vision of reaching lost souls for Jesus Christ. A
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EDITORIAL
There are a couple of in-
dividuals to whom I would like
to express my thanks. They
have worked hard at their tasks
and have done a very good job.
Since they are about to take
leave of their present duties, it
is time to say, "Thanks".
The individuals are Ed
Jackson of Grace Brethren
Home Missions and Sherwood
Durkee of Grace Village. Ed has
served as the field represen-
tative in the eastern part of the
United States to help Home
Missions churches and pastors.
Sherwood has served as ad-
ministrator at Grace Village. Ed
will be returning to a great love
of his — working with men in a
number of projects. Sherwood
will be working in some new
area of interest.
It has been a pleasure to
know Ed Jackson — he is
refreshing, open and never
finds a challenge too big or too
hard. 1 knew his folks in
Rittman, Ohio when 1 pastored
there. Ed was a State Trooper in
Ohio and he served the men
and boys works in the Brethren
church. When you get to know
Ed, you will learn not to be sur-
prised. He held pastorates in
Alaska and then in Florida . . .
if that is not variety, 1 do not
know what variety is all about.
To me, Ed seems to be a kind of
Pied Piper of men.
Ed can get men involved as
very few people have done in
the Grace Brethren Church. In
the early days of our fellowship
of churches, R. Paul Miller
would have men putting up
tents and pulling them down
and having them do jobs they
had not even thought about
trying.
Ed has that same ability. He
is mobile, from the Navajo work
to Iowa district conference to
heaven alone knows where next
week. Polly was right there with
Ed and she always has
that smile. Ed, you may be
changing addresses, buf I know
God has some good things in
store as you inspire men to
reach their full potential.
Thanks for the work thus far,
we will be hearing more from
you in the future. Hopefully, the
Lord will protect the rest of us
because you will probably have
us doing things we have never
even thought about until you
show up.
Sherwood Durkee, my thanks
to you for doing a job that cer-
tainly was a big one. Living
next door to the village at
Winona. I saw it all happen.
You, my friend, have kept dust
on my window sill for years.
One project followed another
and addition after addition was
built at the village. When I was
too busy to find time to speak
at another chapel program, I
somehow made it for you, the
Lord and all of the good people
at Grace Village.
The village grew and new
rooms were added. New health
care facilities went into place.
Very few people realize how
much it took to do what need-
ed to be done or even had the
vision to see what could be
done. What a changed place
from the one you took over
years ago! 1 just went by the
village and walked through the
new independent housing now
under construction. You had a
vision and you did it so quietly
that many missed what was be-
ing accomplished. It is a big
area now and it took millions of
dollars and careful oversight to
bring it to pass. 1 was next door
and watched it all happen!
What you have done for per-
sons who have needed this kind
of care is great. To you and
Joyce a big vote of thanks from
all of us in the brotherhood.
So, to Ed and Sherwood and
Polly and Joyce the best to you
as you continue to serve Him
and others.
Thanks,
Ed and
Sherwood!
by Charles W. Turner
Ed Jackson
Sherwood Durkee
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Brethren Missionary
Volume 52 No. 9
September 15, 1990
3 Editorial
Thanks, Ed
and Sherwood
Charles W. Thrner
6 Foreign Missions
Portugal Team
Commissioned
7 Foreign Missions
Church Planting
Defined
Field Leaders
Meet in
Richmond, VA
8 WMC
WMC President's
Address to
National
Conference
Betty Ogden
10 Home Missions
Conference
Wrap-Up
12 Fellowship News
14 Fellowship Happenings
Personal
Reflections:
The Baptism/
Membership
Debate
Jim Fitch
18 BEM
Evangelism
John R. Reid
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Jim Folsom
Women's Missionary Council
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FOREIGN MISSIONS
Portugal Team
Commissioned
A highlight of National Con-
ference was the commissioning
of the team to Portugal. In 1988
investigative work was done by
Rev. and Mrs. John Zielasko in
Portugal as a first step in open-
ing this field for Grace Brethren
Missions. As a result of their
challenge, seven missionaries
were commissioned on Thurs-
day, August 2, as the pioneer
team for church planting in that
country.
Rev. Ralph Schwartz and his
wife, Martha, formerly served as
missionaries in Brazil. Ralph is
currently pastor of the Santa
Maria Grace Brethren Church in
California. They have committed
themselves to Portugal, and if
their support is available, they
will join Tim and Julie Hawkins,
who depart in September to
begin language study. Later, they
will welcome Ken and Kim Burk.
Miss Margaret Hull, who has just
finished 25 years of ministry in
After 25 years of
missionary service
in the Central
African Republic,
Margaret Hull is
commissioned to
Portugal
Africa, will be transferring to
Portugal to be a part of the team.
Joining them in the commis-
sioning Service was Bess Farrell,
appointed as a career missionary
to the church-planting team of
Mexico City. Bess has already
served in Mexico City from the
Grace Brethren Church in Long
Beach (CA).
A total of 53 missionaries were
present at National Conference
in Richmond (VA).
Foreign and Home
Missions Bond
Together Fbr Ministry
Grace Brethren Home and
Foreign Missions shared the
opening Missions Rally on Sun-
day evening of National Con-
ference. This Rally featured
testimonies from church-
planting teams around the
world, both in the United States
and abroad.
In their opening remarks,
Larry Chamberlain and Tom
Julien, Directors of Home and
Foreign Missions, shared ways
that the two organizations have
been working together and ex-
pressed the desire that this team-
work continue. Both organiza-
tions share the same philosophy
of ministry — that of serving local
churches and their Great Com-
mission ministries.
It was pointed out that the
world is not divided between
home and foreign, but Jesus has
sent us to Jerusalem, Judea,
Samaria, and the uttermost
parts.
In a feature media presenta-
tion, tiny points of light on maps
both of the United States and of
the world indicated that the
Fellowship has seen significant
growth during the past 50 years.
This encourages many in the
goal of seeing every church
involved in planting a new
church during the next 10 years.
Plans Discussed
for an International
Fellowship
One of the goals of the
Fellowship strategy is the crea-
tion of an international fellow-
ship of Grace Brethren churches.
The Fellowship Council has
assigned this goal to Grace
Brethren Foreign Missions.
Participants in discussions con-
cerning an international
fellowship included Pastor Ellie
Namsene from the Central
African Republic, and Pastor
Ivanildo Tttndade from Brazil.
Steps discussed toward a closer
fellowship between churches
worldwide: the identification of
churches and leaders from coun-
tries with Grace Brethren chur-
ches and the establishment of a
communication network; the ex-
change of pastors internationally;
a conference of delegates from
each country in 1995; and the
eventual creation of a missionary
society that would allow nationals
of any country to become mis-
sionaries to any other country.
The coordination of these steps
will be largely under the respon-
sibility of the regional coordi-
nators of the four continents
where Grace Brethren mission-
aries are serving. Plans are
already made to bring together
representatives from the Latin
American churches during the
coming year in an effort to bond
together for ministry.
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FOREIGN MISSIONS
Church Planting
Defined
The National Strategy Com-
mittee has assigned to Grace
Brethren Home and Foreign Mis-
sions the task of tracking new
church planting around the
world. In the United States,
many new churches are started
directly as daughter churches
from existing congregations.
Further, a number of ethnic
churches have begun through
the efforts of other congre-
gations.
In other countries much of the
church planting is done by
nationals rather than mission-
aries. The most dramatic exam-
ple of this is in the heart of Africa
where there is rapid church
growth both in the number of
congregations and in the num-
ber of members. At a meeting of
Grace Brethren pastors in the
city of Bangui, it was asked why
American Christians were not as
interested in churches planted
by nationals as those planted by
missionaries. The answer is lack
of communication. It is hoped
that in coming months, a system
of tracking new churches will be
developed so that churches all
over the world will be able to
rejoice at the birth of new
congregations.
In order to accomplish this, the
assignment was made to Home
and Foreign Missions to define
the basic elements of the New
Tfestament Church. The purpose
of this assignment was to define
the criteria that would distin-
guish between an organized
church and any group of Chris-
tians meeting together for prayer
or study. This document was pre-
sented to the Fellowship Council
GBFM Board
members
participated
in the prayer of
com.missioning
at National
Conference in
Richmond (VA).
Board Sees Progress
Much of the focus of the
annual meeting of the Board of
Ti"ustees of Grace Brethren
Foreign Missions was on the
progress of ministry in 12 fields
where Grace Brethren mission-
aries are serving. The presence
of the field superintendents
allowed board members to have
firsthand information and to
make decisions on the basis of
field representation. A large
number of missionaries were
interviewed during the week
and were approved for return to
the fields. Tom and MaryAnn
Barlow were appointed for mis-
sionary service to France.
The new nominees for the
board for next year are the
following: Pastor Jay Bell from
Long Beach (CA), Pastor Roger
Wambold from Telford (PA),
Pastor Terry Hofecker from
Northwest Chapel in Columbus
(OH), and Pastor Steve Tkylor
from Aiken (SC). Pastor Tkylor
was nominated from the floor
during the annual corporation
meeting at National Conference.
The lay nominee will be submit-
ted at a later date.
and will be reviewed during the
coming year.
Field Leaders Meet
in Richmond
A leadership council included
the 12 field superintendents of
Grace Brethren Foreign Mis-
sions, two board members, and
the home office administrative
staff. They met for a week of
reflection and planning July
16-20. This meeting was the first
time since 1985 that the field
superintendents gathered, and
some of them were meeting col-
leagues for the first time ever.
The week was spent in sharing
reports from the field, studying
leadership principles, and work-
ing through strategies for the
1990s. The highlight of the week
was a communion service led by
Roger Peugh on the final
evening.
Out of this meeting grew 10
mission goals for the 1990s
presented to the board of trustees
and adopted the following week:
100 active missionaries by the
year 2000; 100 new churches; 10
new countries; five new people
groups; 50 new national elders
who meet the scriptural
qualifications for eldership; each
missionary to seek a Great Com-
mission partner in each support-
ing church; 100 World Mission
Churches in the U.S.; yearly
visits from U.S. pastors to each
continent; establishment of a
million-dollar endowment fund;
and participation in the develop-
ment of an international
fellowship.
Ninety Years
Celebrated
On September 4, a ceremony
was held under the trees at
Winona Lake (IN), to com-
memorate 90 years of ministry
for Grace Brethren Foreign Mis-
sions. At that spot in 1900, Jacob
Cassel and 53 others met to com-
mit themselves to getting the
gospel to "the foreign field."
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WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
WMC President's Address
to National Conference
In WMC this year we truly did "Go ... to all the
world."
Beginning in September with Marie Mishler
urging us to "go in love." we learned that we should
go in response to His great love in sending His Son
to die for us. Marie learned to love the Africans
personally because of God's great love for her.
In October, June Immel encouraged us to go in
obedience because "God commands us to go."
Althea Miller in November said. "Go . . . expect-
antly," for Psalm 62:5 states: "My expectation is
from Him."
December's mission study by Alice Peacock
from Argentina emphasized, "Go . . . and find."
She encouraged us to go. find and ask, for a lost
world awaits us.
Brenda Juday. who works with her husband in
the Philippines, declared in February, "Go . . . and
tell." This command is not for the career mis-
sionary only, but for every one of us to be ready
to give an answer for the hope that is in us.
Alice Haag, retired missionary to Mexico, wrote
in March, "Go . . . and teach." We are to teach God's
ways that transgressors will be converted. Many
times this is done by simply sharing our own
testimony of what God has done for us.
In April, Becky Kiddoo urged us to "go and shcire
. . . joyfully." Becky said. "The Christian's joy
depends not on his circumstances but on the
eternal promises of God keeping him going when
things are hard."
In May, Nancy Graham from Japan wrote, "Go
. . . swiftly." As in America. Japan is in a
hurry — rushing everywhere, but no time for Christ.
Thirty-nine people die as I say these words.
Every hour 5,417 people go to meet their Maker.
What am I doing to reach them with the Gospel
by
Mrs.
Betty
Ogden
before it is too late?
In June, Brenda Welling, Mexico, pointed out in
her devotional that we should, "Go ... to glorify
God." (I Chron. 16:24, 25) "Declare His glory
among the nations, his marvelous deeds among
all peoples. For great is the Lord and most worthy
of praise . . . ."
In July. Marilyn Salazar, former missionary to
Spain, cheered, "Go WMC, go!" Marilyn urged,
"Doors are opening around the world as never
before." Rev. 3:8: "Behold, I have set before thee
an open door . . ." As Marilyn encouraged us, "let
us go in and possess the uttermost parts of the
world" in the strength and power of the Lord.
Althea Miller in her August summary of this
year's devotions said, "Give Him the sacrifice of
your body. Be a joyous modern-day missionary."
Rom. 12:12: "I implore you by the mercies of God
that you present your body a living sacrifice."
God has given each of us as Christians a
spiritual gift, and it could be that He wants us to
devote our entire life to using that gift, (I Cor. 12)
Ask God to show you what your gift is. If it is the
gift of helps, see to it that it is used. Many churches
are suffering today because Christians are not
exercising their gifts to the local body. Individuals
are suffering because of our neglect.
The Church of Jesus Christ should not be
floundering for lack of workers. If we as believers
had identified our gifts and were properly exercis-
ing our gifts in obedience to the Holy Spirit and
if we were fulfilling our mission of winning the lost
and making disciples (not just running programs),
we would have people waiting in line to care for the
little ones on the nursery, to sing in the choir, to
teach a Sunday School class, to serve as an officer
in WMC. Eph. 4:11-16 states that every part of the
body is to supply something so that the body will
grow and mature in love. Gifts are given by the
Spirit of God and not by one's own energy. These
gifts are not for building the ego of the gift reci-
pient but for the purpose of benefitting others. God
is glorified best when believers are exercising their
gifts in ministering to others.
Have you asked God to help you discover those
victories, successes and strengths in your attempts
at ministry that seem to go beyond any natural
explanation?
Along with the successes, how about determin-
ing weaknesses? Evaluate why some events
seemed not to work out as you ministered. Look
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WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
at some ineffective attempts at ministry and see
if you discover a pattern. Tbo often folks are
recruited and placed into service in the church
before their ministry gifts have been identified.
This often results in mediocrity in performance or
total discouragement for the person.
Consult Christian friends, mature believers who
know you well and have observed you during times
you have ministered.
Evaluate carefully those gifts you desire to
use — the ones which give you Joy and effec-
tiveness. "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will
give you the desires of your heart" (Psalm 37:4).
Then develop your gift as part of your lifetime com-
mitment. Be in constant prayer and study of the
Word, seeking God's will and His glory in the ex-
ercise of your gift. "We are God's workmanship
created in Christ Jesus to do good works."
Is your gift teaching, exhortation, words of
wisdom, words of knowledge, serving, helps,
leadership, administration, giving, showing mercy,
discernment, feiith or hospitality? All of you have
at least one gift. Some of you have many gifts. How
are you using your gifts to the glory of God?
Recently Moody Monthly reported that one con-
gregation had to cancel thirty Sunday School
classes because of lack of teachers. Almost
everywhere the shortage of volunteers for
evangelism, missions and Christian education has
produced a crisis in the church today.
Why are so many reluctant to serve? Some feel
inadequate because of limited training. Others are
afraid to risk failure, but the largest majority are
just too comfortable. They only want to be fed.
There are so many takers in the church today and
so few givers. Many want their freedom and in-
dependence to pursue their own desires.
Jesus, our greatest example of a servant, was
obedient to all the Father asked of Him (Phil.
2:6-8). In the same way, we serve, not as an option.
WMC Offering:
Sept., Oct., Nov.
(send before December 10)
Home Missions . . . Goal: $9,000
Yakima Valley Church $2,000
Computer Software for
Home Missions Office $3,500
Capital Improvements for
Dryhill, Ky. GBC $3,500
Thank Offering
(Send before December 10)
• Children's Ministries of Brethren Evangelistic
Ministries
• FAX machine for CE National
• Financial Assistance for Herald News Service
, b.*<W
1990-I99t
but because it is an essential response for all who
seek to obey their Lord.
Life is so brief It is merely a series of happy
hellos and sad goodbyes. Nothing is permanent.
Those possessions we guard so carefully will one
day be taken from us. As a young person I learned,
"Only one life will soon be past, only what's done
for Christ will last."
In light of eternity and the brevity of this life, 1
challenge you to be obedient to God's command
to serve Him. There is so little time left.
We need to serve Him with our time and with our
resources.
My special concerns are for the three offerings
that have had a shortfall the past several years.
SMM is the heartbeat of WMC. How many of you
are former SMM members? I would like to chal-
lenge all of the councils to give to the ministries
of SMM - even those who do not have SMM groups
in their churches.
The second offering that fell below our recom-
mended goal is for the missionaries of the year.
This is a wonderful opportunity for us to honor the
service of our Grace Brethren missionary ladies.
Lastly, we need to increase our support of the
Missionary Residence offering. The repair and
replacement fund has been seriously depleted by
necessary projects and there is a constant need to
replace vacuum sweepers, towels, linens and other
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9
HOME MISSIONS
Conference Wrap-Up
Home Missions pastors and wives
enjoyed a special historical
presentation at the Staff Appre-
ciation Dinner.
Home Missions Staff Appreciation
More than one hundred Home Missions person-
nel attended an appreciation dinner at the site of
National Conference
on the Friday before
the FGBC meetings
convened. Pastors
and their wives were
joined by staff mem-
bers and members of
the Board of Direc-
tors and their wives
for a delicious dinner
followed by a unique
program. Actors,
dressed in period
costumes, related
something of the
historical character
of Richmond's people
and her churches
during the Revolu-
tionary War and
Antebellum periods.
Missions and Church Planting
Again this year. Missions was a central theme
at several sessions of the 51st annual Conference
of the FGBC. A two-hour Missions Rally, jointly
sponsored by Home and Foreign Missions, empha-
sized Church Planting both in America and over-
seas. National representatives from several foreign
countries were joined by pastors of mother
churches. District Mission Board representatives,
and pioneer Home Missions pastors in interviews
and discussions of their ministries.
Tom Julien and Larry Chamberlain, Executive
Directors of Foreign and Home Missions, respec-
tively, introduced the meeting and led in the
interviewing and discussion.
A brief history of the Fellowship, its membership
and church growth, and the missions accomplish-
ments of its first five decades were portrayed in an
audiovisual presentation.
The program was concluded by a challenge from
Pastor Jim Custer who led the large audience in
making decisions regarding commitment to mis-
sions and church planting. More than 200 filled
out and handed in decision cards following the
service.
More than 200 responded to a
special invitation regarding
commitment to missions and
church planting at the Missions
Rally. Pastor Jim Custer led the
challenge.
Chaplains Recognition
Six active military chaplains were present for
Conference week. They were hosted at a special
luncheon sponsored by the Chaplaincy Commit-
tee of the Home Missions Board of Directors. Each
gave a very brief report on his current place of
service and ministry.
Present were Lt. Cmdr. John Diaz and his wife,
Brenda, U.S. Navy; Lt. Col. Jim Elwell, U.S. Air
Force: Maj. John Patrick and his wife, Georgia, U.S.
Army; Col. John Schumacher and his wife,
Martha, U.S. Army; Capt. Phil Spence and his wife
Minda, U.S. Army; and Capt. Charles Card, U.S.
Army.
In addition, reserve chaplains Jerry Young and
his wife, Lorene, U.S. Army, and Darrel Tkylor, U.S.
Charles Card. Jim Elwell. and Phil Spence,
present at the Chaplain's Appreciation Luncheon,
have been deployed to Saudi Arabia.
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HOME MISSIONS
Navy, ministering to the Coast Guard. part;icipated
in the dinner meeting.
Brethren are asked to pray for Chaplains Elwell.
Card, and Spence who have been deployed to
Saudi Arabia in recent weeks to minister to the
troops in the staging area of the war-threatened
Middle East.
Corporation Meeting
At the annual meeting of the Home Missions.
Investment Foundation, and Navajo Ministries
Corporation, presided over by President Luke E.
Kauffman, several awards and introductions were
made. Ed and Polly Jackson were recognized for
twenty-three years of ministry with Home
Missions. Ed was presented with a plaque, and he
and Polly received gifts from the Board of Directors
in anticipation of Ed's retirement from the
executive staff next month.
Pastor Bill Snell. Martinsburg. PA. and Pastor
Kurt Miller. Palm Harbor. PL. were introduced as
new Home Missions staff members. Snell will
replace Ed Jackson as Director of Church Planting
and Development with responsibilities in the East
and South. Miller will assist Snell, on a part time
basis, as Associate Director.
Pastors Bill Snell and Kurt Miller introduced as
new Home Missions staff members.
Home Missions Challenge Hour
"Rvo audiovisuals were premiered at Conference.
"History and Opportunity" presents the story and
challenge of the ministry at the Grace Brethren
Navajo Mission in New Mexico. Featuring Daron
Butler, graduate of the mission school and now a
student at Grace Seminary, this eight-minute
presentation is being sent to all FGBC churches
in video format for use in connection with National
Indian Heritage month in November.
The second presentation. "Church Planting Is
Evangelism." consists of quotations and scenes
from the seven Home Mission churches which
have begun since the 1989 Conference. All were
the result of a mother-daughter effort to launch
new congregations.
Executive Director Larry Chamberlain
presented awards to Home Missions pastors whose
ministries during the last year were worthy of
special note. Those so honored were Brian
Chronister, Anchorage. AK; Bob Gentzel, North
Pole. AK. and Seattle. WA: Ron Boehm. Macedonia,
OH; Charles Davis. Ocala, FL; Darrel Tkylor,
Brunswick, ME; Jim Tkylor, Lakeland, FL; Mike
Wallace, Pine Grove, PA; and Emory Young,
Charleston, WV.
Awards were presented to Home Missions pastors
whose ministries during the past year merited
special note. (Pastor Darrel Taylor receives his award
from Larry Chamberlain).
District Missions Dinner
Pastor Bob Fetterhoff, Missions Board chairman
of the Northeastern Ohio District, challenged
representatives of District Mission Boards across
America, by relating the work of his own district
in church extension. He was assisted by Pastors
Ron Boehm and Joe Cosentino. Ron is a Home Mis-
sions pastor, but his congregation in Macedonia,
Ohio, served as mother church to daughter a new
church in Willoughby, Ohio, pastored by Joe.
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11
FELLOWSHIP NEWS
NEWS UPDATE
News Release from the
Conservative
Grace Brethren Association
A major (but certainly not the
only) irritant among Grace Brethren
people currently is the baptism
issue.
The 1964 decision, which allows
for churches to receive non-trine im-
mersed members contrary to biblical
teaching, is now appealed to as the
norm for the Fellowship of Grace
Brethren Churches.
Many Brethren of traditional con-
victions are disheartened by this
betrayal of trust. They hold to the
position which is still the official posi-
tion of Grace Schools, namely:
"... we hereby declare that the
meaning of paragraph 11 in our
Covenant of Faith is in harmony with
the historic practice of the Brethren
Church, being understood by the
founders of the school, namely that
triune immersion is a requirement
for entrance into church member-
ship." (Jerry Young letter to pastors,
March 28, 1990 release.)
In order to honor the Scriptural,
historical and traditional convictions
of the Brethren Church, an associa-
tion was recently incorporated. Its
purpose is to be an agency through
which people with Brethren convic-
tions may support conservative
Grace Brethren ministries in obe-
dience to Matthew 28:18-20. The
association is intended to work
within the National Fellowship.
Inquiries and gifts may be ad-
dressed to The Conservative Grace
Brethren Association, Post Office
Box 576, Winona Lake, Indiana,
46590.
Confirmed Board Members: Dr.
Herman Hoyt, Dr. James Boyer, Dr.
John Whitcomb, John W. Zielasko,
Robert Moeller, Keith Merriman,
Dale Denlinger, Nick Mariano,
William Crabbs.
Advisory Board: Robert Devine,
Marion Thomas, Gary Crandall,
Frank Poland, John Firebaugh, J.
Hudson Thayer.
Perry Huesmann has accepted a
position on the pastoral staff at the
Bellflower Brethren Church in
Bellflower, CA, with Pastor Ed
Cashman. He began his new duties
on September 1, 1990.
Pastor Ron Boehm reports that the
Western Reserve Grace Brethren
Church, Macedonia, OH, has voted
to go self-supporting on December
1, 1990, marking their fifth anniver-
sary as a church.
Pastor Chuck and Marilyn Winter
were surprised with a plaque and
reception following the morning ser-
vice on July 15. The plaque read: "In
grateful appreciation of 20 years of
faithful service to God at Harrah
Grace Brethren Church. Your con-
sistent dedication and hard work
have been an inspiration to us all."
The Winters arrived in Harrah, WA
on July 6, 1967. In 1970 they returned
for three years to a previous mis-
sionary radio ministry in California.
In 1973 they were called again to the
Harrah church in the Yakima Valley
"Brethren Helping Brethren" On
July 14, 1990, a crew of 18 men from
the Iowa Midlands District helped
put a new roof on the Sunday school
addition of the Pleasant Grove
Grace Brethren Church, North
English, lA. The need for a new roof
was mentioned at district conference
and with the encouragement from
Ed Jackson, the men quickly
responded.
Pleasant Grove Grace Brethren
Church was organized over a cen-
tury ago with 16 charter members in
1880. This was the church home of
many who have served the Lord
faithfully over the years: Estella
Myers, Pastor Don and Lois Miller,
Pastor Paul and Ellen Miller, and
Change Vbur Annual
Bamhill, Charles. 131 E.
Third St., Perrysville, OH
44864.
Cochran, William. 7701 E.
Spouse Dr., No. 1,
Prescott, AZ 86314.
Dickson, CDR. James.
CHC, USN, Chaplain's
Office, Naval Air Station,
Fallon, NV 89406
Edwards, Larry. P.O. Box
498, State College, PA
16804.
Gentzel, Robert. 30605
188th Ave., S.E., Kent,
WA 98042.
Guiles, Ron. Spring Lake
Hills, 895 S. Wymore
Rd., No. 907-A,
Altamonte Springs, FL
32714.
MacMlllan, 1480 Parker
Ave., Tracy, CA 95376
Patrick, Maj. John. United
States Chaplain School,
ATSC-DCD-OM, USA,
Fort Monmouth, NJ
07703.
Roberts, Roy. 215 Cindalyn
Dr., New Holland, PA
17557
Ryeison, Greg. 39 Peach
Grove Ave., Centerville,
OH 45458.
Marriages
Coldren: Yvonne Koch and
Timothy Coldren
were married on June
23, 1990, at the Grace
Brethren Church of
Myerstown, PA. Luke
Kauffman, pastor.
Giorgio: Donna Smith and
Michael Giorgio were
married on December
16, 1989 at the Grace
Brethren Church of
Myerstown, PA, by
Jeffrey Dunkle. Luke
Kauffman, pastor
Miller: Alicia Albert and
Randy Miller were mar-
ried on June 16, 1990,
at the Grace Brethren
Church of Myerstown,
PA. Luke Kauffman,
pastor
Moore: Amy Hauser and
Bret Moore, August 17
1990, Kenai Grace
Brethren Church, Kenai,
AK. The ceremony was
performed by Chris
Hay, pastor.
Deaths
Andrews, Robert K., 77,
went to be with the
Lord on August 7, 1990.
He was a member of
the Grace Brethren
Church of Hagerstown,
MD, for 17 years. Ray
Davis, pastor
Beltler, Mrs. Virginia, 69,
July 13, 1990. She was
a member of the Grace
Brethren Church,
Hagerstown, MD, for 31
years. Ray Davis,
pastor
Sliirato, Matthew, 81, June
6, 1990. He attended
the Grace Brethren
Church of Myerstown,
PA. Timothy George,
associate pastor, of-
ficiated at the memorial
service. Luke Kauffman,
pastor.
Valentine, Philip, three-
year-old son of Rod and
Jan Valentine of
Clayhole, KY, passed
away on Friday, July 13,
1990, after a long bout
with cancer. He was
conscious to the end. A
memorial service was
held on Sunday, July
15, at Hyden, KY.
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Edwin and Connie Jordan. Many
faithful young people grew up, went
on to higher education at Grace Col-
lege and other Christian colleges,
became teachers. Christian workers,
and established Christian homes.
Pleasant Grove Grace Brethren
congregation is happy to have
Pastor Gilbert and Rosella Hawkins
as their new spiritual leaders.
Needless to say, they have been
very busy since their arrival in June.
"Thank you," Ed Jackson, and all
the men of the churches in the Iowa
Midlands District who not only
helped but also to those who sent
gifts and words of encouragement.
A big "thank you" to the ladies who
served all the delicious food to a
group of hard-working men. May
everyone continue to be faithful in
His service. — Mrs. Gretchen White,
Secretary of the Pleasant Grove
Grace Brethren Church.
Brian Roseborough joined the
pastoral staff of Redlands, CA as
co-pastor working with Pastor Mitch
Cariaga. He began his duties on
September 1, 1990. He had-1ormerly
been serving as evangelism co-
ordinator at the La Verne, CA, Grace
Brethren Church.
Carl Miller, former pastor of the
Ankenytown Grace Brethren
Church, Bellville, OH, has accepted
the pastorate and began his ministry
on August 28, 1990, at the Grace
Brethren Church of Goshen, IN. His
father, the late R. Paul Miller, had
ministered to this congregation a
number of years ago.
Gerald Kelley has resigned as
pastor of the Indian Heights Grace
Brethren Church, Kokomo, IN. He is
seeking the Lord's leading for his
future ministry.
Everett Caes, former pastor of the
Grace Brethren Church of Elkhart,
IN, has resigned and has moved to
the Dayton, OH, area. He is open to
a staff ministry with a Brethren
church in that area.
The Community Grace Brethren
Church of Coraopolis, PA, has left
the Grace Brethren Fellowship and
have become affiliated with the
Evangelical Free Church. The
church is located in the Pittsburgh
area.
Gary and Jean Austin, having
served 15 years in the Central
African Republic, have announced
their intended resignation following
their state-side ministry.
Nineteen people from the
Columbus, Ohio East Side Grace
Brethren Church spent a week at
the Navajo Mission doing a variety
of manual labor tasks as part of the
Men in Ministry program.
Fax your order to the Brethren
Missionary Herald! The Herald Co.
is now accepting orders by this
method and churches with a Fax
machine can speed up their Sunday
School or merchandise orders. Our
number for this special Fax service
is 1-219-267-4745. Customers outside
Indiana can also use our toll-free
number for orders— 1-800-348-2756.
WMC President's Address . . .
(Continued from page 9)
necessary items.
WMC ladies are notorious for responding to
needs when they are informed. Will you challenge
your ladies to increase their offerings in these
areas this new year in WMC?
In the 1990-91 program, we will focus on the
topic of Friendship: "Friends In a World of
Strangers."
My heart was blessed this past winter as I read
Dee Brestin's The Friendship of Women. When
God created woman. He placed within her a
special ability to develop intimate relationships.
Her strength can also be her weakness, for with
this comes the danger of her depending on a
human relationship rather than on God. Dee
Brestin says. "One of the costliest mistakes we can
make is having a weak Christian for a best friend."
I Cor. 5:11: "You must not associate with anyone
who calls himself a brother but is sexually
immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a
drunkard or a swindler." This does not mean we
should not befriend non-Christians. Certainly we
have a responsibility to reach beyond our Chris-
tian friendships and truly love the lost to Christ.
But our best friends should be strong Christians.
I made many mistakes in my lifetime, but I learned
as a preteen to surround myself with friendships
of those girls who lived in obedience to Christ.
That changed the course of my life. If your best
friend cuts down others with gossip, you will
become like her. She will drive you to God or to sin.
As older women, we have the responsibility to
pass on to the younger women the importance of
obedience to the Lord: to be self-controlled and
pure, to love their husbands and children, to be
busy at home, to be kind and submissive
(Titus 2:3-5).
When we consider the drastic moral changes
that have taken place in our country during the
last ten years and the rapidity at which it
continues to decline, it is certain the years
1990-2000 will result in total moral bankruptcy
unless the Lord intervenes on a miracle level.
We need to teach the younger women of the
unique privilege that is theirs to serve the Most High
God! They need to know that our Sovereign God
who needs absolutely nothing in order to complete
His plan for this world, carefully equips each believer
to be His means to accomplish that plan.
And now, "May the God of peace . . . equip you
with everything good for doing His will, and may He
work in us what is pleasing to Him. through Jesus
Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."
HERALD/ September 15. 1990
13
FELLOWSHIP HAPPENINGS
Personal Reflections
/ have been encouraged by many to open up a limited
number of pages of the Herald magazine to the
expression of opinions and beliefs regarding the
baptism! membership issue in the Grace Brethren
Church. No practical means of such an exchange has
been available to persons following last year's national
conference. A forum plan was adopted at the 1989
conference, but has not been implemented in a
workable fashion to date. No exchanges which involve
the names of other persons will be included. The use
of the Herald magazine makes the information
available to lay persons as well as to ministers. No
editing will be done on any of the articles and it is
understood that the material does not have the
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The Baptism/Membership Debate in the
Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches:
Some Personal Reflections
By Jim Fitch
Grace Brethren Church. Sebring, Florida
Please consider this article an attempt to comply
with your request for input from the laity regard-
ing the baptism/membership issue. This reply is
in 3 parts.
A. Results of a 3 week study in the Mid- Adult
Sunday School Class.
B. Results of my own personal independent
study.
C. Recommendations.
The class study was too short to cover all the
topics suggested in the guidelines considering that
the results had to be in by July 23. Consequently,
we concerned ourselves with only the first 2
questions.
1. What is biblical baptism? Is trine immersion
the best mode, or the exclusive mode taught in the
Scriptures?
2. What does the Bible teach about the re-
baptism of a believer who claims to have been bap-
tized subsequent to salvation, by a form other than
trine immersion?
By way of comment, it's fair to say that some of
the class saw it as less than a "burning issue", lb
maintain Interest and to encourage co-operation
and input, (I mention it here for "our" benefit) I
suggested that the method whereby we arrive at
our conclusions pertaining to "baptism", should
be the exact same method that we use to establish
all other foundational doctrine by which we live.
And further, that the conclusions we reached.
whether on baptism or any other subject, would
influence what we believe and thus how we behave.
If that's correct, that our actions stem from what
we perceive as truth, we'd better be mighty careful
about what we believe whether we're studying bap-
tism or anything else.
lb help us be careful, and because this particular
issue has such diverse considerations, we chose
Deuteronomy 29:29 as a "guideline" scripture for
the study.
"The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those
things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children
forever, that we may do all the words of this law."
In other words, we determined to keep our focus
on "those things which are revealed", and to not
give consideration to what God has not chosen to
reveal. This was not always easy! It was however,
absolutely necessary to keep from going in circles.
I find it necessary even now, to say again with the
utmost conviction and for the benefit of any and
all who may chance to read this, "We do not have
license to formulate doctrine on what God has not
revealed."
His revealed work is the only beacon by which
we can travel.
So then, we proceed to questions 1 and 2. The
following conclusions were unanimously approved
by the class, and were arrived at via the considera-
tion of 98 references to baptism, baptize, baptized,
and baptizing found in a concordance. If others
have knowledge of still more pertinent passages
we welcome knowing about them.
gi. (Part 1) What is biblical baptism?
Baptism is a God ordained rite.
". . . ; but He that sent me to baptize with water, the same
said unto me " John 1:33
John the Baptist is speaking, and if there is any
concern about "who" sent him, we refer to John
1:6, "There was a man sent from God. whose
name was John."
The ordinance is reinforced by Christ Himself;
"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost."
Matthew 28:19.
The above scriptures should serve as authority
for the rite, to legitimatize it as doctrine, and to re-
inforce it as God's will for us.
Ql. (Part 2] Is trine immersion the best mode
or the exclusive mode taught in the
scriptures?
Our answer is based on the following passages;
Matthew 3:6, "baptized of him in Jordan"
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Matthew 3:16 "And Jesus, when he was baptized, went
up straightaway out of the water."
Mark 1:5 "and wereall baptized of him in the river Jordan"
Mark 1:9 "and was baptized of John in Jordan"
Acts 8:39 "and when they were come up out of the water."
Our study of the scriptures leads us to believe
that "immersion in water" is the exclusive mode
of baptism taught by example in the word of God.
92. What does the Bible teach about the re-
baptism of a believer who claims to have been
baptized subsequent to salvation by a form
other than trine immersion?
We could find no passage that we felt referred
to such a situation. Acts 19:5 mentions re-baptism,
but not because of wrong methodology original-
ly. Our answer to this question is, "nothing."
This covers what we were able to consider as a
class. Hopefully we will go on to the other ques-
tions and look forward to the results and findings
that come from national conference.
My own personal reply touches some different
areas.
I appreciate the prudent decision to poll the
membership, believing that concerned and in-
volved lay people may have much to contribute,
and from a fresh perspective.
Let me also say, not by way of admonition but
by way of encouragement, to those charged with
the responsibility of gathering, evaluating and
acting on this information, "make haste." I detect
a note of impatience in the tone of the writer of
Hebrews when he too encourages his hearers to
"go on unto perfection" instead of building again
foundations that have already been established
and are sound, Hebrews 6:1, 2. Nothing can or will
be gained by an extended debate of the issue ex-
cept the continued festering of an already irritated
lesion, and that at the expense of the functioning
of the body. Make haste!
I have heard it suggested that if we had sufficient
and well defined leadership at a national level that
matters such as this could be resolved by those
discerning and Godly men. Perhaps, but this
seemingly could be a two edged sword to those
who prefer to maintain the autonomy of the local
church.
I feel a need to expand on what the class has said
in reply to the question "What is biblical baptism?"
Certainly that answer is literal and sufficient for us
to see it as an "ordinance to obey", but to see it as
only that and not to consider the figurative
meanings is to miss a blessing. The New Dic-
tionary of Theology, quoting another source, calls
it "a participation in the death and resurrection
of Christ, a washing away of sin, a new birth, an
enlightenment by Christ, a re-clothing in Christ,
a renewal by the Spirit, the experience of renewal
by the flood, an exodus from bondage, and a libera-
tion into a new humanity in which barriers of
division are transcended." That may be a bit
wordy./ but could more properly describe what
many feel about baptism than the class's answer.
Personally, I feel that Romans chapter 6 best
answers the question, "what is biblical baptism?"
1 won't elaborate, feeling that those responsible for
evaluating this will be familiar with the
significance of "death" and all that it means in ch.
6. The second half of question 1 concerning the
"exclusive" mode or the "best" mode was
answered satisfactorily by the class. I won't com-
ment except to say that there is an exclusive mode,
and by virtue of that fact it becomes the best mode.
Also in question 2, I feel that the class answer
was sufficient if we only consider a "bottom line"
approach. It may be prudent however, to consider
further Acts 19:1-5.
"And it came to pass, that, while Appolos was at Corinth.
Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to
Ephesus: and finding certain disciples, he said unto them.
Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed? And they
said unto him. We have not so much as heard whether there
be any Holy Ghost. And he said unto them. Unto what then
were ye baptized? And they said, unto John's baptism. Then
said Paul. John verily baptized with the baptism of repent-
ance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on Him
which should come after him. that is. on Christ Jesus. When
they heard this, they were baptized In the name of the Lord
Jesus." Acts 19:1-5
From these passages ask this question: What
was Paul's concern? Was it with ritual and method,
or was it with men? The question that was of ut-
most importance to him was "Have ye received
the Holy Ghost since ye believed?" vs. 2. 1 had to
reflect on this for a while in order to grasp the
significance of his concern. Let me call to mind
some words that bring me much joy and comfort.
"Hereby know we that we dwell in Him and He In us.
because He hath given us of His Spirit." I John 4:13
"And hereby we know that He abideth in us. by the Spirit
which He hath given us." 1 John 3:24
"In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of
truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that
ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise,
which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption
of the purchased possession, unto the praise of His glory."
Ephesians 1:13-14
"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we
are the children of God." Romans 8:16
There are other passages, but these will remind
us of what Paul knew. If men are truly born again
of the spirit, they'll know it by the Spirit. These
men, by their answer, gave Paul no assurance that
they had been brought to a place of repentance
and union with Christ.
He wasted no time in correcting that situation,
first by the word, "Then said Paul. John verily
baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying
unto the people, that they should believe on Him
which should come after him. that is. on Christ
Jesus." Acts 19:4, and then by deed, "When they
heard this, they were baptized in the name of the
Lord Jesus." vs. 5. (Continued on page 16)
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(Continued from page 15)
His example speaks loud and clear to me.
Examine the men. not the method.
I am convinced, regarding those issues that are
vital to a full and complete life in Christ, what 1
call "the fullness of the Gospel of Christ", that God
has spoken volumes.
Old Tfestament, New Tfestament, by proclamation
and revelation He presents again and again those
things that are both difficult and absolutely
necessary. An example would be "faith". Over and
over the subject of "faith" is brought before us until
we recognize it as the vital ingredient by which we
must live. God doesn't spare the horses when it
comes to expounding on "faith".
Conversely, when it comes to matters that are
simple, or should be, God speaks "sufficiently". So
it is with re-baptism. To my knowledge He allots
only one brief mention in the whole of scripture
to the matter. Acts 19:1-5. If we are to abide by the
guidelines of Deuteronomy 29:29 we must for-
mulate our doctrine on what is revealed in this
passage in Acts.
I am further convinced, and this by way of revela-
tion, that for us, as a Fellowship, to dogmatically
adhere to a policy that promotes dissension is to
be outside the revealed will of God.
"Now I beseech you, brethren, by the nan\e of our Lord
Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there
be no divisions among you: but that you be perfectly Joined
together in the same mind and in the same Judgment."
I Corinthians 1:10
1 believe that this can be a reality. I also believe
that this verse stands as an admonition to and
instruction for, those who disagree with our
existing requirements for membership. Much
could be written about the freedoms that we have
in Christ, the great tolerance that He extends to
us in those areas that require "judgment". Suffice
it to say that, in those areas, the same tolerance
that is extended to believing brothers must be in
turn, practiced by them.
My recommendation(s) can be summarized
briefly and acted on simply and scripturally.
Change our focus . . . Instead of looking at what
"method" was used to baptize a candidate for
membership, be more concerned with the stand-
ing of the individual before God. Look on the heart,
not the baptismal certificate. I'm not suggesting
that we throw caution to the wind as far as method
is concerned, but I am suggesting that we accept
all forms of immersion in water, everything else
considered. If the decision is made to not accept
other forms, sprinkling etc., at least we Ccin cite
biblical precedent for our requirements without
requiring unusual or individual interpretation.
A major problem, if not the major problem with
this whole issue stems at least in part from the
fact, that when we refuse membership to Christian
brethren based on what cannot be supported
plainly and clearly in scripture, we encroach on
the very freedoms that Christ has allowed. I don't
blame them for getting angry. I'm sure that they
feel exactly like I do when a Charismatic asks me
if I've been baptized in the Spirit. Now we all know
what they're talking about, they're asking if I
speak in tongues. But what they're insinuating is
that if I haven't been, (according to their belief), I
lack something in the Lord. Those are fighting
words, spoken or unspoken. Yet, we do basically
the same thing to our brothers. This is why I say
that we are outside the revealed will of God when
we adhere to our present policy.
Our attitude cannot be supported scripturally.
Our insinuation is unscriptural, and the fact that
we insinuate is also unscriptural.
There are added benefits to merely changing our
focus.
By establishing a board, or using one already in
place, to examine candidates for baptism, we can-
not only more properly address the condition of
the heart, but we can also do it locally, thus
maintaining the autonomy of the local church.
Also, by creating such a process, we can evaluate
the degree of spiritual maturity, or lack of it, in an
individual, and better disciple that one to a con-
tinued growth in Christ and possible opportunities
for service.
There are other benefits that will be readily
discernible merely by changing our focus. Con-
cerning ourselves with that with which the
Apostle Paul was concerned will, I'm convinced,
open the door to other blessings.
1 leave it to your prayerful consideration.
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EVANGELISM
There are two aspects of
evangelism which I have been
considering lately. The first is
that God communicates the fact
of His person and righteousness
quite independently of us. For
instance, David speaks of the
heavens proclaiming God's glory
and in another place of His
righteousness (Ps. 19:1-4; Ps.
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and women's hearts when he
preached in Athens. He spoke of
God making us that we should
seek Him and in turn we live and
move. It is important to reflect on
what this means in our under-
standing of evangelism. It means
that evangelism depends on God
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means that the work is His. He
can make sons and daughters
from the very stones. Moreover,
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His person and His providences
to many of the people to whom
we speak long before we ever
open our mouths. God is active
in this world and in a sovereign
way touches the lives of whom
He wills.
The second aspect I have been
considering is that God willingly
Evangelism
depends on God
rather than on
us, God is the
great evangelist,
and He is the
situation long
before we ever
arrive.
shares the task of evangelization.
There are lots of things which
God does which he never shares
with men and women. It is His
glory alone to sustain all things
by His powerful work. It is His
glory alone to provide the
purification of our sins. However,
the task of evangelization which
is so central to His purposes for
the whole of humanity. He will-
ingly and carefully shares with
His sons and daughters. He does
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which enable them to do the
work of an evangelist. He does
this by giving them the Holy
Spirit who enables them to make
the good confession. He does this
by giving them His own words
which, if they abide in the mind,
make His people powerful in
speech. He does this by sharing
His own infinite love which
enables His children to persuade
by John R. Reid
their peers to be reconciled to
God. He does this by enabling
His people to reinforce the
preaching of the gospel by
sacrificial service. Consequently,
there is a tension in our thinking
of evangelization. It is important
to keep these two aspects in
balance. Evangelization is God's
work. He is the Evangelist. He
constantly communicates
Himself to men and women. On
the other hand, God has en-
trusted His own task of
evangelization to His people. He
has made us His fellow workers.
He has not chosen the ministry
of angels to be the messengers of
the Gospel but His own children.
There is tension here. God com-
municates Himself without our
aid. God has chosen His people
to be the instruments of
evangelization. These two facts
give us great encouragement.
When we speak and serve, we
know that God has been active
before us. When we speak and
serve, we know that God is enter-
ing into a fresh partnership with
us to make known how deep and
long and high and deep is the
love of Christ.
The Right Reverend John R. Reid
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EDITORIAL
There seems to be a cry in the
land, "whatever happened to
good old fashioned dedication in
the church?" We all seem to miss
it and expect it in even^'one else,
but it is really tough to find some
in our personal lives. In the early
days of the church there was the
"no paid ministry'" for preachers,
we then changed it to the
"under-paid ministry'" and that
created a lot of problems, too.
There were so many needs in
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Someone was chosen for the
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man for the mature folks (the
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Someone was available to care
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might have.
There was a lot to be said for
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doing what untrained people
(volunteers) used to do. But with
every good idea there are a few
flaws. Flaw one was that we
accepted the new staff member
as a trained professional. Now
there is no question that this
takes a lot of money to pay for
these new professional staff
members. The budget increased
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But flaw two in the plan may
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ed a new group called "Ministers
of Giving". They were formerly
called the laity or the volunteers.
They found they could be used of
God to help pay the bills. They
became specialists in giving. It
did not take too long for the
ministers of giving to figure out
if they performed their work in
giving, it would free them up for
the weekends and the summers.
They used to do cdl of the work
around the church . . . teaching,
visiting, caring for the music and
building maintenance, but now
someone was doing it for them.
We all became specialists at
our tasks and the church lost the
most precious possession and
motivation it had — a love for God
that moved us to action and
dedication. We lost our calling
and found ourselves as real
professionals — similar to Doc-
tors. Lawyers and the respected
people of the community. But if
you are a professional, it seems
that people judge on the basis of
performance, not on dedication.
Now we see the ministry as
persons who are professionals
and if they do not perform as
their employers — the people in
the pew — e.xpect them to. they
are invited to take the e.xit gate at
the ne.xt annual call. There is a
rapidly increasing cry for help
from the ministers that they just
do not get any respect. It is
obvious that they are getting less
respect.
The number of young people
headed for the ministry' is drop-
ping at an alarming rate — this
former group of volunteers took
a fresh look at the system. Most
seminaries are showing dramatic
drops in the numbers of incom-
ing ministerial students. At some
seminaries, enrollment is 50
percent off and their ministerial
candidates are down about 75
percent over the past ten years.
If we are going to be professionals
and can ser\e God anywhere,
why not choose a profession
other than the ministry-?
We have lost the call of God
and this is the call that keeps a
person dedicated. Ask any
minister who has been at it a
long time, "why do you keep
going?" The answer will be "God
called me to preach. I cannot do
otherwise". A large group starts
on the pathway to the ministry',
few there be who finish it.
Now before you pick up your
Endangered
Species—
"Volunteers"
Whatever Happened
Jb Dedication?
by Charles W. Turner
phone and call my toll-free
number at the Herald, let me say
that I am not against the use of
multiple staff in a church. Many
could not survive without it as a
basis of operation. Others like to
staff because the "big boys" do it.
A lot of lay persons like it
because they can pay the bills
and do what they want to do. But
there is not a lot of dedication
showing up to get the job done.
We have accepted the plan of
"pay for performance" in the
church and it is costing us a lot
in dedication and acceptance
from God.
Lets keep volunteers and
dedication alive in the church or
the downward trend will
continue.
HERALD/ October 15. 1990
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Brethren Missionary
IIERAID
/olume 52 No. 10 ^^"^ October 15. 199(
October 15, 1990
3 Editorial
Endangered
Species—
"Volunteers"
Charles W. Turner
5 CE National
Tbp 25
Praise Notes
6 A Church-
Sponsored Basket-
ball Camp — Crazy
Idea?
Chip Heim
8 BEM
Is Jesus Again
Healing Bhnd
Jewish Eyes?
Mike Wing^field
9 FGBC
Statistical Report
Highlights
Reported
at National
Conference
10 Foreign Missions
Grace Brethren
Foreign Missions
Observes
Ninetieth
Anniversary
Larry Hubant
1 1 Foreign Missions
Our Ties in
Middle East
Lynn Mackaben Brown
It Was the
First Time They
Had Ever Heard
the Gospel
John Viers
12 Fellowship News
16
14 WMC
1990-1991
WMC Yearly Goals
16 Home Missions
A Letter to Mother
David Kowalke
17 Home Missions
Eid, My Comrade
and Friend . . .
Larry Chamberlain
18 Fellowship Happenings
Personal
Reflections:
The Baptism/
Membership
Debate
Dean Risser
Publisher Charles W Turner
Printer BMH Printing
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Christian Education
Ed Lewis
Foreign Missions
Tom Julien
StephEiny Craig
Grace Schools
John Davis
Joel Curr>'
Home Missions
Larr\- N. Chamberlain
Jesse Deloe
^fomen's Missionary Council
Linda Unruh
Cover Photos:
Top: The 1990 East Side Basket-
ball Camp. Left: Lee Car>-er. a
church elder and member of the
camp steering committee, meets
with players before team com-
petition. Right: K\Ta Robinson, a
former college basketball player
and cjimp counselor, prepares to
lead a rebounding drill. (Photos
by Jay Firebaugh.)
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GBC CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Praise Notes
I^ATlONAL
CE National praises God for many, many answers to prayer.
1. for Grace College's greatly increased scholarships
to Grace Brethren youth.
2. for the 1750 people who attended Brethren
National Youth Conference and the 1100 who
participated in the BLITZ!
3. for the 964 new believers who accepted Christ as
a result of the Year of Youth Outreach!
4. for successful completion of teaching seminars at
CE Day: at National Conference with Rev. Rod Toews
and at the North East Ohio's seminar on "Teaching
in the Local Church" concentrating on Sunday
Schools.
5. for safety for the 100 persons who traveled on
summer ministr\' teams.
6. for growing churches such as the East Side Grace
Brethren Church. 1990 Church of the Year, and for
the Grace Brethren Church of Delaware. Ohio. 1990
Sunday School of the Year, and for the exciting
"people involvement" in churches.
7. for the changed lives on Operation Barnabas
teams, hearing such comments as "It was awesome,
powerful. I'm closer to God than ever before. I learned
that God is in control of evers-thing and can use me
to encourage other. This summer has changed mv
life.-
8. for the ministry- in Brazil, stimulated by the Brazil
'90 TIME team and for the effective ministries of the
present TIME workers: Tina Walker. CAR: Sterling
Snyder. France: Helen Garrett and Jennifer
Ritchey. NaN'ajo Mission.
9. for the numerous new locations for TIME in 1991
including Japan. Romania. Argentina.
Czechoslo\-akia and more.
10. for the excellent location of the 1991 Brethren
National Youth Conference scheduled for Flagstaff
AZ from August 3-9. 1991.
11. for a new 1990 Brethren National Youth Con-
ference video done as a surprise gift to CE National
by Gary Henley from Worthington. Ohio.
12. for the exciting SMM reports — new groups
starting, changed lives, and enthusiasm.
13. for the teamwork with Grace Brethren Home Mis-
sions in relation to preliminaPk- church-planting work
in Canada by two Operation Barnabas teams next
summer.
14. for the great CE Celebration in Lancaster. PA area
where over 200 friends joined together at the Good-
n-Plenty restaurant for a complimentan.' meal
donated by Chris and Dolly Lapp.
15. for the "pro-active" board members who are
assisting in ministries such as CE banquets, home
meetings, and scheduling "Spotlight on CE National"
in churches.
16. for the good response to the meeting that was led
by CE National board member. Steve Peters, to pro-
mote an evangelism /discipleship emphasis within
the Fellowship.
17. for the new class at Grace Seminary- for Master
of Divinity seniors entitled. "Christian Education
Philosophy and Methods."
18. for the "College Care Program" to encourage
Grace Brethren students who are attending state
schools or non-Brethren Christian schools.
19. for the National Youth Cabinet's plans (meeting
from November 29 - December 2) to discuss the youth
ministries in local churches, districts. Grace Schools
and various national emphases.
20. for the National Children's Cabinet meeting in
Chicago to discuss a strategy to enhance children's
ministries in the FGBC.
21. for the newly established CE Resource Network
that categorizes church resources combining written
materials, books, ideas, with the 25 resource network
consultants.
22. for the gift of over S12.400 from the National
WMC to help the SMM program this past year and
for other gifts received from Grace Brethren Invest-
ment Foundation, the youth at BNYC. individual
SMM groups, and districts.
23. for the CE emphasis that will be in Grace
College/Seminar>- chapels. November 13-15. when
Dr. Dann Spader challenges students with the needs
in youth ministries.
24. for the many en-
couraging notes and let-
ters from people like you
who are prayer partners
with CE National as we
seek to assist and en-
courage our churches in
leadership development.
25. for a wonderful God
who makes all these
ministries possible!
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BRETHREN CHURCHES IN ACTION
A Church-Sponsored
Basketball Camp . . . Crazy Idea?
It was only an idea in February". A crazy idea,
maybe, but an idea all-the-same: a church-
sponsored basketball campi WTioever heard of
such a thing?
Tim Osbom conceived the idea after reading an
article about a basketball camp sponsored by
Focus on the Family. "Why couldn't \re do
something like that in our area?" he asked me. 1
jumped at the idea. The "vre" was East Side Grace
Brethren Church. Blacklick. Ohia In July we saw
the crazA" February" idea come true. We sponsored
a week long basketball day camp (8:00 a.m. - 5KX)
pLm.) for junior high school bo\-s finom srngje-farent
homes.
Tim share z h:? idea with two other men in our
church - Cru :k Tole and Lee Car\-er. The^" jumped
at the idea to-c 7h^ four of us - Tim. Chuck. Lee
and 1 - formed :r.r ; amp steering committee. Our
first formal decision about the camp concerned
goals. WTiat could a church-sponsored basketball
camp accomplish? We agreed on four goals: see 50
boA's anend the camp: put the bo\-s in contact with
male role models: make it possible for each boy to
know what it means to be a Christian: and secure
key people to speak on drugs^cohol and
education.
Early in March we made what was to be our
most critical decision. It was a decision that
affected virtually e\'ery aspect of the campi And it
was a decision that e\-entually made the camp
unique. We decided the camp would be free. Since
our target group was bo>3 from sin^e-parent
homes we belie\-ed no boy should be excluded for
financial reasons. We were confident this decision
was from the Lord.
The decision to make the camp fiiee produced
a charitable response fiiom many we approached
about the campi Our local junior high school prin-
cipal enthusiastically offered the school gym-
nasium for the campi "Til help you in any w»- 1
can."' he said.
We approached senior adults in our church who
form a group called LAF (Life After Fifty)- Would
the>- help us I wondered? Of course they would.
The LAFers oflFered to purchase camp shirts and
basketballs, develop the camp pictures, and pro-
vide lunch on two erf" the days. Another person ga\Te
the camp extra basketballs and shirts for awards.
Three local restaurants- Donato"s Pizza. Snapp's
Hamburgers, and Subway - provided limch on the
three remaining da\"s. Our fi"ee camn now had a
by Chip Heim
gymnasium. fi\e lunches, shirts, balls, pictures,
awards, and volunteers from within and without
our church (49 \T>lunteers in all). But there was one
Thing missing.
Bo\-s. >ATiat if we gave a basketball camp and
nobody came? How Avould we attract our target
group of bo\-s? How could we promote the camp
to bo\"s from single-parent homes?
One of our steering committee members. Chuck
Cole, submitted articles about the camp to local
suburban newspapers. His articles described in
detail the nature of the campi. These articles pro-
vided exposure to the east side of the Columbus
metro area. The articles effectively advertised the
camp but they did not cost us an\T±iing. Ironical-
ly. Chuck was paid for each article he submlned.
B>" early June only ten bo>"s had registered for
the campi I suggested to Chuck. Lee, and Tim that
we open the camp to all junior high age boys. Not
exacdy a suggestion of great faith. But all three
men. nervous like me about the ""success" of our
camp, reiterated our initial dream we believed
came &om the Lord. Regardless of how many bo\"5
registered, the camp would remain for boys from
single-parent homes.
Lee, who also serves as a church elder, once
published a basketball magazine. This experience
gave him main- connections within college basket-
ball. As a result three former college basketball
team captains, two current college coaches, a
former XBA player, and two Columbus TV sports
anchors spoke at the camp and also the director
of the Ohio High School Athletic Association. And.
th^- spoke for free! They wanted to help, toa
But what w^re the results? Fifty-three bo\-5 at-
tended the East Side Basketball Camp and none
of them were pre%-iously from our church. One boy
came from a family of five children. His mother is
a widow. Two other bo%-5 were remo%-ed firjin their
home due to severe fanuly problems. They are
being raised b\- their grandmother, .\nother bo^-
Uves only a few blocks ftom downtown Columbus.
But during the camp the\- heard Brad HoSman.
former captain at the University- of North Carolina,
speak about his relationship with Jesus Christ and
his shooting touch. They heard Lany- Hunter, head
coach at Ohio University-, speak about Christ as
well as demonstrate inside play. Local T\" sports
anchor Jimmy Crum pressed the boys about the
importance of a good education.
There Is no question we affected the lives of 53
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BRETHREN CHURCHES IN ACTION
boys. A few made commitineiits to Christ. Several
mentioned that it was the best basketball camp
they had attended. One mother told me that the
camp w^ exactly what her son needed. "He's
reaDy having a difficult time ri^t now &mlly-
wise." she added. Another mother said a church
that would sponsor a &ee basketball camp for her
son was a church she wxiuld Uke to visit. A father
wrote a note saying. "My son enjo5i"ed all the
fellowship and the basketball experience. Your
ministry is a great way to reach out to kids."
I Teamed meiny things from th<
experience. "Rmo thou^ were significant. I learned
that Ood ^ves us dreams and ideas and we must
take the risks to achieve them. Second. 1 learned
that m>- faith or lack thereof does not limit God.
Our camp was a success not because of our ^th,
hard woi^ luck, great speakers or &ee lunches. It
was a success because our God was at wtxk behind
the scenes to reach boys that he loves. Our camp
was simply a vehicle for him to reach them.
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BRETHREN EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES
Is Jesus Again Healing
Blind Jewish Eyes?
by Mike Wingfield
In John 9 Jesus heeded a Jewish man from his
physical and spiritual blindness (read John 9:1-41).
After the physical miracle, this man openly
accepted Jesus as his Messiah (verse 38). Perhaps
most people reading this passage today would con-
clude that the greatest miracle recorded here is the
physical healing of this man's blind eyes. Howev^er.
those who have been involved with Jewish
evangelism would agree that the greatest miracle
here is the healing of this man's spiritual
blindness.
Later, speaking to a Jewish audience. Jesus said:
For judgment 1 came into this world, that those
who do not see may see: and that those who see
may become blind" (verse 39). The Pharisees in
His audience clearly understood the application of
His statement to refer to them and therefore
responded: 'We are not blind too. are we? " In reply
to their question Jesus gave them the parable of
the Good Shepherd (John 10:1-18). In this parable
He couched the prophetic truth that only a few
believing Jews would grasp in the future: "And 1
have other sheep, which are not of this fold: 1 must
bring them also, and they shall hear my voice: and
they shall become one flock with one shepherd"
(verse 16). The context and a study of the book of
Acts demonstrates that Jesus was telling them
that the futiire church would be mostly made up
of Gentiles, and that Jewish believers would
proportionately be in the minority. Jewish
evangehsm down through the centuries has been
a testimony to our Lord's statement.
How'e\'er. in light of all of this we must remember
that our Lord has made it very plain in His Word
that Jewish evangelism is to be a priority in the
ministn,- of His body, the Church. In Acts 1:8 He
made it clear that Jerusalem and Israel were to be
the center of their e\'cmgelistic efforts. You might
be thinking: "But that is where the apostles lived
and it is only logical that He would tell them to
make this their priority. But. that does not indicate
that it is to be a priority for the church living in
America today, is it?" The answer is found in
Romans 1:16. where Paul writes to the beUevers
in the capital city of the Roman Empire and tells
them (about 27 years after Acts 1:8) that
evangehsm is still "to the Jew first."
Why is this to be the God ordained priority of
evangehsm? Scripture teUs us that we as beUevers
owe a great debt to the Jews because everything
precious to us (Old Testament. New Testament our
Savior, our Scdv'ation. etc.) has come through them.
Also, the Scriptures teach us that Israel is the
"apple of His eye" (Deuteronomy 32:10 &
Zecharicih 2:8). Therefore, what is precious to our
God ought to be precious to us as well!
The Church today needs to au-aken to the priori-
ty of Jewish evangelism! Wh\-? First, we must
accept the priority given to it in Scripture. Second,
we must bring into focus the hour in which we live.
A detailed study of Romans 9-11 reveals that God
is not through with Israel. Her spiritual blindness
(resistance to the gospel) uill dissipate as we
approach the End Times and "the fullness of the
f
jfi J
Jewish blindness is most evident at the Wailing Wall (or Western
Wall) in Israel today. Here hundreds, and sometimes thousands,
of Jews come from all over the world to pray for the coming
of the Messiah.
Sheep are seen grazing here in Israel on the Golan Heights, only
a few miles from the Syrian border.
8
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BRETHREN EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES
Gentiles be come in" (Romans 11:25).
As a matter of fact, it is possible that we are NOW
witnessing the beginning steps of a new spiritual
openness within Jewish circles. Perhaps the blind-
ness of God's special chosen people is gradually
being healed. Jews are fleeing by the thousands
from Russia. Eastern Europe, and other countries
to Israel because of anti-Semitic threats. Many
Jewish evangelism agencies are reporting an
amazing, sudden openness to the gospel by the
Jews as they wait in Rome and other places for exit
visas and transportation to Israel. These agencies
are crying out for more manpower, money, and
materials to meet the demand for the Jewish
hunger for the gospel. Even in Israel reports are
pouring in that many Jewish eyes are opening to
the gospel as never before. Praise the Lord!
As Jewish hearts and eyes are opening to the
gospel where are we in the Grace Brethren
Fellowship? What can we do? Statistics indicate
that there are appro.ximately 15 million Jews
living today. Of this number. 6.6 million live in
countries where English is the first language of the
Jewish population. The majority of these English
speaking Jews, 5.7 million, live in the U.S.
(2.094.600 in the New York Citv metro area:
501.000 in the L.A. metro area: 250.000 in
Philadelphia: 248.000 in Chicago: 238.000 in
Dade County. Florida: 228.000 in Boston: 196.000
the San Francisco Bav area: 165.000
Washington D.C. area: 93.000 in Baltimore: and
70.000 in Detroit). Surely we can do something!
If we really love our Lxjrd. we will be concerned
about "the apple of His eye'— the Jewish people.
We will be in tune to these End Times as the Holy
Spirit is restoring Israel physically (500.000 Soviet
Jews alone are expected to immigrate to Israel in
1990 and 1991) and spiritually (see Ezekiel 37).
The Holy Spirit holds the key to spiritual blindness
and vision and He will make us sensitive to the
plan of God and the needs of men.
The same Scriptures that testify that the End
Times will bring an "apostasy" in the church (2nd
Thessalonians 2:3) tell us that God will restore His
program with Israel, which includes the gradual
healing of their spiritual blindness. Therefore, it
is time to open our eyes to the Jewish fields that
are "white already to han-est" (John 4:35).
in
in
Pastor Mike Winqfield is the senior pastor of the
GBC in Telford. Tennessee. He is also the Founder
and President of Prophecy Today Ministries IP.O.
Box 97. Limestone. Tennessee 376811. publishing
an 8-page monthly newsletter that relates current
events to Biblical Prophecy. In these ministries, he
is u-orking with 8 different Jewish missions'
agencies in his attempt to keep current with
developments in the area of world-wide Jewish
evangelism. If you are interested In obtaining a
complimentary issue of his newsletter, please
write to him
STATISTICAL REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
REPORTED AT NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Professions of Faith
Total Baptisms
MEETING ATTENDANCES
Sunday Morning
Sunday School
Sunday Evening
MEMBERSHIP
Tbtal Membership
THne-Immersed Membership
All Expenditures $39.
U.S. CHURCHES
Total Number of Churches
CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Number of churches operating schools
Total Enrollment
FOREIGN FIELD STATISTICS
Number of churches
Foreign field average attendance
1988
1989
cheinge
4.061
4.040
-21
2.427
2.511
-(-84
41.973
42.068
-1- 95
30.151
29.513
-638
16.610
16.445
- 165
39.856
39.481
- 375
35.806
35.437
- 369
400.824
S40.604.479
-1- SI. 203. 665
318
319
+ 1
41
43
+ 2
10.573
8.823
- 1.750
721
733
-1- 12
94.534
193.075
- 1.459
HERALD/ October 15. 1990
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FOREIGN MISSIONS
Under the oak trees near
Rodeheaver Auditorium, 43
held hands to pray at the close
of a service commemorating the
founding ofGBFM 90 years ago.
GBFM Observes Ninetieth Anniversary
by Larry Hubartt
Forty-three missionaries, home office staff
members, and friends ofGBFM met September 4,
to observe the ninetieth anniversary of the mis-
sion. Since its birth, 440 foreign missionaries have
been sent into 17 countries. But there was less
than complete agreement on the historic occasion.
At the 10th General Conference in 1900. Jacob
C. Cassel, an influential elder from Philadelphia,
presented a paper: Are We Ready to Enter the
Foreign Missionary Field? There were a variety of
responses. Some heartily approved. Others were
hesitant, not sure that the time was right for such
a venture. Others opposed.
The conference moderator sympathized with
Cassel and gave him the opportunity to present the
idea to the delegates. But there was little
enthusiasm for the proposal. The moderator then
encouraged Cassel and his group to discuss the
formation of a missionary organization outside
under the trees.
"The group betook themselves to a little knoll
to the north of the building where the conference
was being held . . . On this spot these missionary
enthusiasts who refused to have their ardor cooled,
conceived and brought to birth The Foreign
Missionary Society of the Brethren Church," wrote
Louis S. Bauman, one of the participants.
Last month's celebration was held under the
trees near Rodeheaver Auditorium in Winona Lake
(IN), the site of the original meeting. Wendell Kent,
Director of Information Services, read the minutes
from the historic meeting and names of the 53
charter members.
Tom Julien, GBFM Executive Director,
emphasized the challenge of the nineties. He
repeated Cassel's question, "Are we ready to enter
the foreign missionary field?" Are we ready?
In commemoration of our 90th anniversary, Grace Brethren Foreign Missions
has published an attractive and inspiring 55-page picture book. If you enjoyed
reading about the formation of the mission, you may want to read more about
little-known ventures into Persia and China, tent meetings in Argentina where
stones were hurled by angry nationals, and Allen Bennett's touching last words
as he "went from a little mud hut at Gazel into the presence of the One most
dear to him." Send $5.00 for your copy of Remember the Commitment: A
Story of Vision to GBFM, P.O. Box 588, Winona Lake, IN 46590.
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FOREIGN MISSIONS
Missionaries
must contin-
ually concern
themselves
with raising
their support,
but you*d be
surprised at
which mis-
sionary has
the greatest
support need!
Ws the home
office funded
by Operation
Lifeline. The
France team
is at a 98
percent level;
the Brazil
team is lOO
percent sup-
ported. But
Operation
Lifeline giv-
ing is only at
56 percent.
Our ties in Middle East
by Lynn Maclcaben Brown
Although GBFM does not
presently have missionaries
assigned to the Middle East, the
mission has a special historical
interest in the area of conflict.
The first missionary supported
by the Foreign Mission Society of
the Brethren Church, now Grace
Brethren Foreign Missions, was
Yonan Y. Auraham, an Iranian. In
1903 the Foreign Missionary
Society sent Yonan and his
family to their native city, the
area around Lake Urmia
(modern day Reza'iyeh).
His salary was $400 a
year — half for personal expenses
and half to support the ministry.
The field was closed in 1906 at
the recommendation of Charles
F Yoder whose travels in the area
confirmed wholesale slaughter
in the vicious war between the
TUrks and the Armenians.
Yonan stayed in his home
country on a self-supporting
basis and remained a missionary
until his death in 1915.
It Was the First Time
They Had Ever Heard
the Gospel
by John Viers
Following are highlights from the Romanian trip made early
this summer. Five from Lyon. France, reported to the church on
the Sunday of their return.
There were several occasions to preach the gospel. Both Daniel
Dutruc and Florent Varak preached, and the other members of
the team shared their testimonies. One of the most surprising
events of the trip was totally unplanned.
The team was visiting a museum when Florent snapped a pic-
ture of a child playing nearby. Moments later the teacher asked
that he take a picture of the whole class and send it to them. When
it was learned that the team was French, a meeting was organ-
ized in the school for all who wanted to attend.
They wanted to hear all about France, so Daniel spoke of his
country. Then Florent gave a message on John 3:16. By then the
room was packed with both students and adults. Some were
weeping, saying that it was the first time they had ever heard the
gospel. On another occasion more than 1000 people gathered for
a worship service.
The team distributed 1500 Bibles and New Testaments in
addition to 1000 gospels of John. They also took specific types
of medication, food items, and clothing requested by a contact in
Romania. The Grace Brethren Church of Lyon, France, donated
an electronic typewriter, printing supplies, and a public address
system. Two printing presses will also be shipped.
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FELLOWSHIP NEWS
NEWS UPDATE
Change \bur Annual
Belton, James. Am Herren-
garten 12, 7712
Blumberg, West
Germany.
Card, Charles. HHC 1-805
PIR. 82nd Airborne Div.
SSN: 576-60-9569. APO.
NY 09656. (Tel.
919/864-5735).
Craigen, Trevor Hauprtstr.
55, 7842 Kandern 1,
Germany.
Durkee, Shenwood. R.2,
Box 225, Butler TN
37640.
Eady, Kevin. 222 Gill Ave.,
Galion, OH 4483a (Tel.
419/468-1708).
Edmonds, Steve. 745
McArthur Dr.,
Greensburg, PA 15601.
Edwards, Larry. 241 First
Ave. (Mailing address:
RO. Box 1026), Lemont,
PA 16851, (Tel-
814/234-8631).
Fajrman, Rick. 163 E.
DelMew Dr., Warsaw, IN
46580.
Gentzel, Robert. 30603
188th Ave., SE, Kent,
WA 98042, (Tel.
206/631-7777.)
Gkjiles, Ron. 895 S.
Wymore Rd., Apt. 907A,
Altamonte Springs, FL
32714, (Tel.
407/8694831).
Jackson, Ed. 3612 E.
Dublin-Granville Rd.,
Wtesterville, OH 43081,
(Tel. 614/523-3388).
Miller, W. Carl. 1735
Oatfleld Ln., Goshen, IN
4652a
Poyner, Randy. 460 Cham-
pagne Circle, Port
Orange, FL 32127
Smith, Eric. This name
should be removed from
the mailing lists.
Smith, Mikal. 28955
Camino Alcala, Menifee
\^ley, CA 92355.
Sellers, Richard. 14281
76th, Clarksville, Ml
48815.
Snell, William. 1210 W. 100
South. Warsaw, IN
46580.
Stallter, Tom. 2809 S.E.
Clinton, Portland, OR
97202.
FL, Maitland. The address
of the Grace Brethren
Church is: 1185 N.
Wymore Rd., 32751.
IN, Fort Wayne. The ad-
dress of the First Grace
Brethren Church of Fort
Wayne is 8631 U.S.
Hwy. 27 S. (Mailing ad-
dress: P.O. Box 12718),
Fort Wayne, IN 46816
(Tel. 219/447-6369).
PA, Greencastle. The ad-
dress of the Con-
ococheague Grace
Brethren Church is: Box
604. 17225.
fVk, State College. The ad-
dess of the Grace
Brethren Church is P.O.
Box 498, 16801 (Tel.
814/234-8631.
SC, Aiken. The correct ad-
dress for the Grace
Brethren Church is: 142
Talatha Church Rd.,
Aiken, SC 29803.
Correction:
Haag, Walter The address
is correct as listed in
the present Annual.
Weddings
Drudge: Heidi MacGregor
and Darrin Drudge were
married on June 1,
1990, at the Winona
Lake Grace Brethren
Church, Winona Lake,
IN. John Teevan, pastor.
Oeize: Linda Horton and
John OeIze were united
in marriage on August
11, 1990, by Dale Doron
at the Winona Lake
Grace Brethren Church,
Winona Lake, IN. John
Teevan, pastor.
Owen: Jackie Johnson and
Ken Owen were united
in wedlock on May 26
1990. by Lee Jenkins at
the Winona Lake Grace
Brethren Church,
Winona Lake, IN. John
Teevan, pastor
Swing: Doris Fluke and
Steve Swing were mar-
ried June 2, 1990, by
Charles Ashman at the
Winona Lake Grace
Brethren Church,
Winona Lake, IN. John
Teevan, pastor
Deaths
Bish, Dorothy 65, August
4. 1990. She was a
member of the West Kit-
tanning Grace Brethren
Church, Kittanning, PA.
Richard Cornwell,
pastor
Reeves, Joseph Andrew,
was promoted to glory
on September 19, 1990.
He was the father of
Betty Hocking, wife of
Don Hocking of the
Cameroons. He was the
grandfather of Jim and
F^ye Hocking of the
C.A.R. and Tom and
Tammy Hocking, short-
term missionaries to the
Cameroons. On
September 17, a great
grandson was bom
bearing his name. The
parents — Tom and
Tammy Hocking.
Lehmann, Karen Marie
Steiner, 29, killed in an
auto accident. She was
a graduate of Grace
College and served as
secretary to the youth
pastor at the Grace
Brethren Church of
Columbus, OH. A
memorial service was
field in the Grace
Brethren Church of
Wooster, OH, on
September 20, 1990.
Robert Fetterhoff, pastor.
The Grace Brethren IVien Interna-
tional, have moved their offices
from Winona Lake, IN, to Columbus,
OH. This includes the Yolkfellows
Ministries. The new address is: 6675
Worthington-Galena Rd., Wor-
thington, OH 43085 (Tel. 614/
888-7733). Please direct all inquiries
to Ed Jackson, Executive Director.
As a result of the Year of Youth
Outreach between August 1989 and
August 31, 1990, 964 became
believers! This year CE National is
encouraging a continuation of the
20/20 goal by encouraging
churches to report their "target
three." The TARGET THREE
program is to encourage members
to pray for three non-believers daily
and seek to make contact with them
monthly in an attempt to share
Christ.
Warren Zellner, a member of the
Board of Brethren Evangelistic
Ministries, experienced a bad fall
while doing roof construction on a
church in Ohio. He is hospitalized in
Lima, OH with severe breaks in both
his left wrist and left leg. Surgery
took place on September 29 to put
a pin in his leg. He will be confined
to a wheel chair for several months
of recuperation when he returns to
his home in Winona Lake, IN.
Robert Griffith, former pastor of the
Vicksburg Grace Brethren Church of
Hollidaysburg, PA has announced
his resignation after 12 years of
service to the church. He is open to
further leading of the Lord in Chris-
tian service. The church is open to
contacts from interested individuals
to pastor the church. Pastor Griffith
will complete his ministry there in
late November.
The Grace Brethren Church of
Marion, OH, held a dedication
service recently. The church has
also gone self-supporting. David
Kennedy, pastor, stated that Dean
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FELLOWSHIP NEWS
Risser was the morning speaker and
Ed Jackson spoke in the afternoon.
About 140 people from the church
and community gathered for the
service. With much volunteer labor
and their own construction, the
quarter-million-dollar plant has a
$57,000 mortgage.
Over 1700 attended Brethren
National Youth Conference in
Cullowhee, North Carolina this past
August. Eleven hundred participated
in the BLITZ and 51 people in the
Cullowhee/Sylva community
became believers as a result of their
ministries. Plans for next year are to
have Brethren National Youth
Conference and the Twenties
conference at Northern Arizona
University in Flagstaff, AZ. It will
include opportunities to see the
Grand Canyon and the majestic
scenery in that area. The dates are
August 3-9. It follows the adult
conference that will be at the
exciting Worthington. OH church.
The First Brethren Church of
Buena Vista, VA, is searching for a
senior pastor. The church is
celebrating its 100th anniversary,
and is located in the Blue Ridge
Mountains of Virginia. Resumes of
experienced men may be sent to
Ralph Dyer, chairman of the Pastoral
Search Committee. 100 E. 29th St..
Buena Vista, VA 24416: or phone the
moderator. Buddy Smals at
703/261-3683.
This fall churches have been
encouraged to send the names of
college students who are not
attending Grace Schools in Winona
Lake. CE National is coordinating
the "College Care Program" to keep
contact with Grace Brethren college
students by mailing them informa-
tion on the TIME program and
Twenties program. We will be
working with others in finding people
who will visit students throughout
the year letting them know of Grace
Brethren opportunities and that the
Grace Brethren care for them.
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WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
1990-1991
WMC Yearly Goals
PERSONAL GOALS
1. Read and study the Bible regularly.
2. Be a faithful prayer warrior.*
3. Active in Evangelism.*
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.*
6. Support regular family devotions.*
Use of Daily Devotions is suggested.
* Refer to WMC Handbook.
LOCAL GOALS
1. Observe a special time of prayer on the 15th day
of each month.*
2. Emphasize prayer for local youth and those 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 WMC Financial
Secretary using the proper offering slip from the
TVeasurer's sheet in the Program Packet. Make
checks payable to - Grace Brethren National WMC.
A. September, October, November
HOME MISSIONS- Goal $9,CXX)
Project: Yakima Valley church: computer software-
Home Missions Office; capital improvements-
Dryhill, Kentucky. Send before December 10th.
WMC Offering:
Sept., Oct., Nov.
(send before December 10)
Home Missions . . . Goal: $9,000
Yakima Valley Church $2,000
Computer Software for
Home Missions Office $3,500
Capital Improvements for
Dryhill, Ky. GBC $3,500
Thank Offering
(Send before December 10)
• Children's Ministries of Brethren Evangelistic
Ministries
• FAX machine for CE National
• Financial Assistance for Herald News Service
THANK OFFERING- We suggest a minimum of
$1.50 a year per member.
Send before December 10th.
Project: Brethren Evangelistic Ministries- $1,400 for
children's mmistries; CE National- FAX machine for
office: Herald News Service expenses
B. December, January, February
GRACE SCHOOLS- Goal $8,000
Send before March 10th.
Project: Entrances to McClain Hall
NATIONAL SMM OFFERING
Sponsorship of Director of Girls' Ministries (SMM,
CE National) Note: SMM is the heart of WMC. We
suggest a minimum of $3.00 a year per member.
Send before March 10th.
C. March, April, May
FOREIGN MISSIONS- Goal $9,000
Send before June 10th.
Project: Printing of Hungarian tracts- $3,000:
Vehicle for Portugal- $6,000
MISSIONARIES OF THE YEAR OFFERING may be
given in the month of your birthday or at a special
emphasis throughout the year toward the support
of WMC Missionaries of the Year honoring their ser-
vice. We suggest a minimum of $1.50 per member.
Send before June 10th.
Missionaries of the Year for 1990 - 1991 are: Rosa
Churchill-Mexico, Kathy Harrell-Chad, Becky Kiddoo
-England, Berta Kuns-C.A.R., Betty Nairn-Argentina
D. June, July, August
WMC OPERATING EXPENSES- Goal $8,000
Send before September 10th.
5. Encourage the reading of the following books,
which may be purchased from the Brethren
Missionary Herald Company, Box 544, Winona Lake,
IN 46590. Violets for Mr. B by Margaret Jensen; A
Light In Darkness by Barbara Reed: They Found
the Secret by Erdman.
6. Use Brethren talent when available and support
Brethren works, support SMM.*
7. Aid in expenses, if possible, of local president or
representative to attend each district meeting and
National WMC Conference.
8. Elect officers in April or May to assume their
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HERALD/ October 15. 1990
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
duties in September. The local Annual Reports
compiled by the retiring local presidents must be
in the hands of the district president by May 31.
Seating of the delegates at National Conference is
permissible only if annual report is returned.
Reports will not be accepted at National
Conference.
9. Keep membership cards current.* The member-
ship chairman is responsible for giving her card
to any member transferring to another council and
seeing that a new member receives and signs a
membership card when she joins the local coun-
cil. (These cards are available from the National
Literature Secretary.)
10. Refer often to the WMC Handbook. This can
be obtained from the National Literature Secretary,
Box 7n, Winona Lake. IN 46590.
DISTRICT OBJECTIVES
1. Honor those reading the entire Bible or tapes of
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 to be
cleared through the National First Vice President,
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. Send before March 10.
6. Send all district offerings for National Brethren
works to the National WMC Financial
Secretary-TVeasurer.
7. Contribute an annual freewill offering, to be
used as the committee in charge sees the need,
toward furnishing and repair of the Brethren
Foreign Missionary Residence at Winona Lake,
Indiana. Send to the National WMC Financial
Secretary-'n-easurer.
8. Pay the District President's expenses to National
Conference.
9. Give financial assistance, so that the District
SMM Leader may attend National Conference.
10. Contribute annually to the National WMC
Operation Expenses. Send to the National WMC
Financial Secretary-TYeasurer, by September 10.
^ 1990 -199i
NATIONAL WMC OFFICIARY
President- Mrs. Betty Ogden, 8400 Good Luck
Road, Lanham, Maryland 20706, (Tel.
301/522-9660).
1st Vice Pres.- Mrs. Geneva Inman. 2244 Fernwood
Dr.. Colorado Springs, CO 80910, (Tel.
719/597-2620)
2nd Vice Pres.- Mrs. Janet Minnix, 3314 Kenwick
TVail S.W.. Roanoke, VA 24018, (Tel. 703/774-4078)
Secretary- Mrs. Nancy Eshleman. 3395 Bossier
Road, Elizabethtown, PA 17022, (Tel.
717/367-7771)
Asst. Sec- Mrs. Lucy Snow, P.O. Box 6. Portis. KS
67474, (Tel. 913/346-2085)
Financial Sec.-IVeas.- Miss Joyce Ashman, 602
Chestnut Ave,, Winona Lake, IN 46590, (Tel.
219/267-7588)
Asst. Fin. Sec.-IVeas.- Mrs. Donna Miller. R.R. 8, Box
277, Warsaw, IN, (Tel. 219/267-2533)
Literature Sec- Mrs. Lillian Teeter, 2706 Sharon
St., Winona Lake, IN 46590, (Tel. 219/267-5513)
Prayer Chairman- Mrs. Joyce Griffith, R.D. 1, Box
555, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648, (Tfel. 814/695-4240)
Editor- Mrs. Viki Rife, 2186 W. 350 S.. Warsaw, IN
46580, (Tel. 219/267-4252)
HERALD/ October 15, 1990
15
HOME MISSIONS
/pitm'^ A Letter to Mother
HURCHES
Editor's preface: The following is a letter written by the new Grace
Brethren Church in Short Pump. Virginia, (Pastor David Kowalke) to its
mother church in Richmond (Pastor Wayne Hannah). The families making
up the core group of the new congregation were commissioned by the
sending congregation on May 13. 1990. and the new group held its first
public services on May 20th. Mother's Day.
MOTHER AND BABY IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA ARE HEALTHY!!
May
6. 1990
Wayne Hannah
Dear Mother. ,^ ^.ni a -ek away, but 1 :ittl^^}xZ
pves of hope ana ui ^^^ °5 The birth might be, as ^ of
Lss after birth- m^gW ^^^^^,,^ ^^^'^^'ant Y^^ ^° ^"""'elen hough you
..U,ok how pretty ho ^^^ deUvery? _ l ^^^^ you. even
^nat about f r^Xt^ent that 1 already ^^^ ^^ y„,
the love and cornm ^^^ ^'^^'t ken from you.
doht see me yetj ^ ^^^^ . fingers, toe-, ^Y^ .^ T' u'b dTff"rent. Doht
Jd^rsfpSr^ro-^^^^ have that
and rm glad'- Even ^^oug^ ^, ^^ ^he differs ^^^^^^, ^^^
S that -ake you afrajfo the P-P;f,^:J^Jhter. 1 warit tobey^^^^^^^
^-y^' 'T. m%mgVt°gether. we eould beeo ^^ ^^
"^ "^'^ Uties want that. too. But. Mom, eireumstances
SafsTeSaS ^our Lovmg Daughter
o habv sister^'.
^ I fjoing to have a baoy
PS. When am 1 gotrife
Dave Kowalke
Editor's footnote: Pastor Kowalke adds this
note: "We hope that the sentiments above will
encourage some (other churches j to consider
the Joy of daughtering a church. Churches
Planting Churches. Isn't that God's
strategy?!"
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HERALD/ October 15, 1990
HOME MISSIONS
Ed, My Comrade and Friend . . .
by Larry Chamberlain. Executive Director
On January 29 of this year, Ed
Jackson came into my office and
announced to me his plans for
retirement on October 10, the
date of his 65 th birthday. For
twenty-three years, Ed has been
involved with Home Missions,
serving as a member of our
board of directors, next as a
pioneer church-planter in
Alaska. Florida, and Ohio, then
as director of church-planting
and development for the eastern
and southern divisions. I've had
the personal privilege of working
with Ed for thirteen of those
years, since 1977, the year I
signed on the team.
I've never known Ed to relax
his intensity for life, for the Lord,
for the Church. Now, you'd think
that while he's fishing (his
favorite pastime), he'd relax, yet
he even fishes with such intensi-
ty that the Indiana Fish and
Game Commission has con-
sidered confiscating his boat and
bait bucket in order to conserve
the fish population in Winona
Lake.
January 29 was a tough day
for me. My feelings for Ed and
Polly are very strong. He desired
for me to keep his plans con-
fidential for the time being, so
when he left my office I penned
a "confidential," hand-written
note which I am privileged to
share with you now as a public
tribute.
^MCSn&N i^!i^i=^- January 29, 1990
Ed, my comrade and friend . . .
Thank you for advising me of your plans for retirement
this year. I am very happy for you and Polly, to know that
this decison will allow for your life to be less distracted,
less interrupted, than the demanding schedule of the past
would permit.
For the entire time I've had the honor to know you. Ed,
you've given us 200 percent of your energy, time, and
prayer life. Your schedule and level of spiritual intensity
would have buried the best of men long ago.
My confidence in your leadership is extremely high. My
appreciation for your management/people skills is best
seen in the rarity of my personal direction of your division
of this ministry. Rarely have I felt ill at ease with your
judgment calls.
The great sense of teamwork in the eastern/southern
division is a direct tribute to your personal example and
encouragement.
Even throughout the turbulent times of our Fellowship.
I've keenly sensed your loyalty, your commitment to the
team, your personal affection, your companionship and
prayers.
My heart is very sad as I consider the loss of your
presence here in the office. You are a joy to be around and
one in whom I confide for counsel, for a spiritual lift.
We have many memories, you and I, and I hope to
continue to enjoy your companionship for many, many
years to come. Your contribution to the team will continue,
I am sure.
Well, here I am . . . eulogizing as if you were already
retired . . . but I'd rather you hear my praise and feelings
now, my good friend, as I feel them most keenly today.
I love you.
Ed Jackson
%
Larry Chamberlain is Executive
Director of the Grace Brethren Home
Missions Council.
HERALD/ October 15, 1990
17
FELLOWSHIP HAPPENINGS
Personal Reflections
/ have been encouraged by many to open up a limited number
of pages of the Herald magazine to the expression of opinions
and beliefs regarding the baptism I membership issue in the
Grace Brethren Church. No practical means of such an
exchange has been available to persons following last year's
national conference. A forum plan was adopted at the 1989
conference, but has not been implemented in a workable
fashion to date. No exchanges which involve the names of
other persons will be included. The use of the Herald
magazine makes the information available to lay persons as
well as to ministers. No editing will be done on any of the
articles and it is understood that the material does not have
the endorsement of the Herald or the Fellowship — it reflects
the personal position of the individual author.
— Charles W. Turner, publisher
Maintaining Our Distinctives
By Dean Risser
I was reading in Exodus about the golden calf
episode at the foot of Mt. Sinai. Moses had taken
so much time up on the mountain with God that
the Jews doubted he was coming back down, so
Aaron made them a golden idol shaped like a calf
and told them this was the god who brought them
out of Egypt.
When Moses descended from Sinai he saw the
dancing and heard the singing as the Jews
worshiped the idol. In his anger he threw down the
stone tablets with the engraved commandments
and broke them. Three thousand people died for
their wickedness that day.
But the worst thing that happened was when the
Lord said he was not going to lead the people into
the Promised Land personally, but would send an
angel to do it instead. Moses, in a face to face
conversation with God, said to him.
"If your presence does not go with us. do not send
us up from here. How will anyone know you are
pleased with me and with your people unless you go
with us? What else will distinguish me and your
people from all the other people on the face of the
earth?" Exodus 33:15-16
What is to distinguish the people of God from
other people? What sets us apart from the ungod-
ly? What are our "distinctives?"
Through the years I have heard it mentioned
many times that we Grace Brethren people need
to maintain our distinctives. The thought was, "We
need to remain different from other Christians." At
least, that's what the term spoke to me.
I've asked myself, "Just what are those distinc-
tives, and from whom are we trying to distinguish
ourselves?"
Coming back to Exodus 33. it seems that Moses
wants himself and the Jewish people to be
distinguished from all other peoples because the
Jews were the only true people of God, the only
ones who had a covenant relationship to Him. All
the other ethnic groups were pagans and
idolaters — good reason to be different from them.
What was it that Moses said made the Jews
different from all the pagan nations about them?
Circumcision? Passwords? Wearing some symbol
about their neck? The way they dressed? Riding
only white camels? A pious manner? No, none of
these.
What made the Jews different, if we can believe
Moses, was the presence of God in their midst. The
kind of Deity Jehovah was made the Jews the kind
of people they were. His Presence, and its effect on
the Jewish nation, were the "Israelite distinctives."
We as Grace Brethren want to be different from
the unsaved people of our day, and for much the
same reason. There should be a distinction
between us and the unregenerates that surround
us, but just what should it be that distinguishes
us? Style of baptism? I don't think I need to prove
that triune immersion doesn't always make a per-
son a dedicated Christian who is distinct from the
pagans who surround us.
But does God really want us to be distinct from
dedicated Christians that are not Grace Brethren?
I don't think so. According to Ephesians 4:3. we are
to make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit
through the bond of peace. Paul goes on to say that
there is only one body, one Spirit, one Lord, one
faith, one baptism (I Cor. 12:13).
We have a clear command in the New Testament
to work hard at maintaining the unity of the Spirit,
but I can't find a single command to maintain
practices that distinguish us from true believers
in other churches.
I believe the same thing that distinguished the
people of God in the Old Testament should
distinguish God's people in the New
Testament — there should be evidence in our lives
that the presence of the Living God is with us. And
frankly, baptism Just doesn't do that, regardless of
what style it is.
What distinctives should mark the true believef?
They should be something visible to everyone who
knows him or her. Baptism is not visible to all our
friends, unless they happened to be there when it
happened.
^A^hat our friends, both saved and unsaved,
would like to see in us is a life-style filled with the
fruit of the Spirit. This is what you would like to
see in me, and I in you. The Lord would like to see
it in both of us. Shouldn't this be our emphasis,
our basis for fellowship and working together?
Wouldn't this move us forward toward a unity of
the Spirit through the bond of peace?
These are "distinctives" worth maintaining!
Dean Risser is Associate Pastor of the Grace Brethren
Church. Delatvare. Ohio.
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EDITORIAL
There is a lot of criticism of
pastors, but they are a great
group as a whole. There are
some who should be in another
profession, but the same is true
of school teachers, doctors,
lawyers or any other line of
work. So be nice to them and
accept them as a gift from the
Lord.
However, I heard about one
preacher who got into the
ministry' that 1 fully believe was
unqualified. He is now ordain-
ed and the name "Fluffy" does
leave me with a little confusion.
The age of the newly ordained
minister also caused me a bit of
concern inasmuch as he is just
six months old. It certainly
makes the individual a little
young for making mature
judgments.
Well, here is the whole story
on the newly ordained minister.
He is a 6 month old half-
Pekingese. half-Poodle dog. The
owTier is a Chicago detective by
the name of Bruce Walsted. He
has the identification papers to
prove it and the ministerial card
reads "Reverend Fluffy
Walsted." The ordaining source
is the American Fellowship
Church in Rolling Bay,
Washington.
Mr. Walsted filled out all of
the papers for Fluffy, sent in the
application and of course the
necessary' fee. Back came the
OK and Fluffy, the beige-
colored puppy was declared an
ordained minister. Now if you
will excuse the pun ... we have
an ordained minister who is a
real dog.
The Walsteds haw tried to find
a clerical coUar to fit Fluffs', but
up to now ... no luck. Fluffy 's
human mother is a Catholic
and her husband is a Lutheran
... so fax, the newly ordained
dog has not admitted to any
denominational inclination.
Now the storv' is cute on the
surface, but there is a rather
sad note to it all.
The most obxious of the prob-
lems is a group that calls
themselves a church — ^The
American Fellowship Church in
this case. It has nothing better
to do than to pass out ordina-
tion certificates for a few
dollars. The church does not
care whether the applicant is
human or canine as long as
there is the necessary ap-
plication and the enclosed
payment.
Christianity has been under
a great deal of abuse of late. We
have let the standards drop to
the level where it matters not
what is done as long as there is
a dollar. The sharpness of the
message is edged more by the
circumstances rather than by
the conviction of the heart. The
church has recently undergone
a number of public scandals in
the full view of the public and
TV cameras. It has not been a
good time for us and the world
has lost much of their respect
for Christianity by it all.
The illustration of the or-
dained puppy is an outrageous
example of the misuse of the
name "church" in the 20th cen-
tury. But the church has in all
periods of time done some
rather outlandish acts. You
could pay for your sins through
the channel of money in the
Middle Ages. Even in Biblical
times there was the necessity of
Jesus cleansing the temple.
The Corinthian church was fill-
ed with a lack of understanding
of the Lord's supper. So it goes
. . . the need to be alert to what
is the main purpose of the
church in preaching the Word
of God and bringing men into
a closer understanding of His
will.
However, from time to time, it
may just happen that a dog gets
ordained.
The
Preacher
That
Was
Really
a Dog
by Charles W. Turner
HERALD/ November 15. 1990
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Brethren Missionary
IIERALD
Volume 52 No. 11 ^i^ November 15. 199
November 15, 1990
3 Editorial
The Preacher
That Was
Really a Dog
Charles W. Jhrner
5 BEM
How Is Your
Love Life?
Lyle Sweeney
6 Foreign Missions
GBFM
Report Card
9 Fellowship News
10 Home Missions
On Their Own!
11 Home Missions
National Indian
Heritage Month
12 Fellowship Happenings
Personal
Reflections:
The Baptism/
Membership
Debate
James L. Boyer
14 WMC
Letters to
Our WMC
Ladies
Publisher Charles W. Tlimer
Printer BMH Printing
Department Editors:
CE National
Ed Lewis
MaryBeth Kaylor
Foreign Missions
Tbm Julien
Stephany Craig
Grace Schools
John Davis
Joel Curry
Home Missions
Larry N. Chamberlain
Jim Folsom
Women's Missionary Council
ViKi Rife
Cover Photo:
Camerique
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HERALD/ November 15. 1990
BRETHREN EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES
HOW IS YOUR LOVE LIFE?
by Lyle Sweeney
I used to be quite an authority on the family.
Then the Lord was kind enough to bless me with
a wife and three children! Since then my percep-
tion of being an "expert" on the family has been
radically altered. Have you ever experienced
similar feelings?
It is interesting when we as groomsmen walk the
aisle to become one with our brides, how eager we
are to assume our roles as husbands. We can
hardly wait! We firmly believe that we will be
caring, that we will remember all the special
events, that we will be gracious in opening car
doors and that we will give our best to be perfect
gentlemen. However, experience soon reveals how
far short we fall of being godly husbands. You do
not have to be a Greek scholar to figure out that
it takes a lifetime to live out the directive that God
gave husbands in Ephesians 5:25, "Husbands. love
your wives."
As children of the living God we have been given
an equal privilege to love those who do not have
a relationship with the Lord. That too, is a difficult
task to live out. It is impossible in the flesh, but
probable in the strength of the Holy Spirit. When
we consider the privilege of sharing the love of
Jesus Christ with others, we ought to be chal-
lenged far beyond mere fulfillment of a duty. It is
for this that we ought to earnestly dedicate
ourselves to sharing that Good News, the Gospel
of Jesus Christ.
I recall my first attempt of sharing that love of
Jesus Christ with a friend who was very familiar
with my ways before the grace of God came into
my life. 1 was so enthused that I felt I just had to
share the gospel with him. Our conversation in the
mornings before we left for work on a construction
site consisted of the usual small talk and it
continued on into a discussion about the weather
and where the day's assignment might take us.
Finally, I was determined to share this love of
Christ that I had experienced. I asked him the
question, "Are you interested in knowing God?"
"Well, I am not really interested in talking about
God." With that I put my pocket New Ttestament
back in my lunch box, determined that I was not
called to "share the Good News of the Gospel."
IVIy motives were noble but my method of
"witnessing" left much to be desired, similar to my
naivete as husband. Of course scripture
commands us to be witnesses for Christ, (Acts 1:8).
But somehow my 20th Century approach to
evangelism actually missed the mark of what it
meant to be a witness of the love of Christ. To that
point in my life. Christian witness consisted of a
nice, neatly packaged presentation of the "Four
Spiritual Laws." 1 had an attitude of "one size fits
all" for squeezing the gospel message into a few
carefully selected scripture passages only suited
to "instant" conversions.
There are many methods that can help us clear-
ly communicate the Good News of Jesus Christ,
but we need to remember that the Lord never asks
us to "do witnessing," rather to "be witnesses."
It has been a personal privilege for me to be
spiritually rejuvenated by the principles offered by
a First Love Renewal. The primary tenant of First
Love Renewal is that there are as many methods
of communicating the gospel as there are people.
Each individual who is willing to share the gospel
should do so in their own unique style. There is
no solitary method. Each new opportunity is
different than the last.
Just as I am continuing to learn how to be
flexible in my marriage role. 1 am learning also to
be flexible and sensitive in "being a witness." As
a husband, my greatest task is to willingly allow
God to change and mold me. It is likewise true in
evangelization. My task is to be yielded to the Holy
Spirit. As unique opportunities come into my life,
I need only to be willing to share. So. how's your
love life today?
Lyle Sweeney is pastor at Pike Grace
Brethren Church in Johnstown.
Pennsylvania.
HERALD/ November 15. 1990
5
FOREIGN MISSIONS
GBFM Report Card
The following is an update on six of 12 fields where GBFM serves.
Next month, you will read exciting news from the remaining six fields.
ENGLAND
The England team lives in the
Solihull area, a suburb of Birm-
ingham. The team of seven in-
cludes: the Kiddoos, the Shipleys,
Roy Angle, and the Schwans, who
arrived this summer.
Though a church has not yet
been organized, in early fall, more
families were reported to be
attending Sunday morning wor-
ship. Please pray for the England
team members as they search
suburban Birmingham for a
church site and continue in their
Bible study ministries.
PHILIPPINES
The work of GBFM in the
Philippines was begun in 1985
with the arrival of Clay and Kim
Hulett in Metro-Manila, a city of
15 million people. They settled in
the Calumpang neighborhood, an
area with 80,000 people and not
a single church. Tfed and Vivien
Ruiz joined them a year later.
After eight months of evan-
gelistic work by the Judays, who
also arrived in 1985, the first
Grace Brethren church in the
Philippines was organized. By
1989, a second church had been
established. In the past year, the
Philippines team was joined by a
fourth missionary family, the
Beavers. The Grace Brethren Bible
Institute has also been organized
in which seven men and their
wives are preparing for the
ministry. Each of the men will
soon be sent out to pastor a Grace
Brethren church.
CENTRAL AFRICAN
REPUBLIC
As a mission field, the Central
African Republic (C.A.R.) had a
beginning full of foreign viruses,
negative answers from author-
ities, ill-suited living conditions,
and prolonged waiting.
James and Dr. Florence
Gribble led the first group of mis-
sionaries to the C.A.R. in the
early part of this century. After
three years at Camp "Wait-Some-
More," the Gribbles were granted
permission from the French
government to begin a ministry
that has made the country the
most evangelized GBFM field.
Missionaries are stationed in
five cities: Bangui, Yaloke,
Boguila, Bata, and Bossangoa.
Bangui is the capital of the
C.A.R. with 320,000 people.
Yaloke is where the James
Gribble High School is located.
Boguila has suffered a cut of at
least half of its missionaries due
to retirement; Bata is home to
the most C.A.R. missionaries;
and Bossangoa has only one mis-
sionary couple.
Pygmy ministry is a recent and
exciting outreach in the C.A.R.
During a five-year ministry.
Pastor Jadin, a national, bap-
tized 52 pygmies. In the last year,
there have been more than 400
baptisms.
6
HERALD/ November 15, 1990
FOREIGN MISSIONS
BRAZIL
1990 mEirks the 40th Einniver-
sary of GBFM operations in Brazil.
The original church-planting
effort was launched by pioneer
missionaries, Keith and Vivian
Altig, in the northern Brazilian
city of Icoaraci in 1949. Within a
year there were 13 new believers.
Forty years later in 1990, there are
13 Brazilian Grace Brethren
Churches with more than 1200
members. Seventeen missionaries
now serve in both north cmd south
Brazil.
Currently second and third-
generation believers are being
trained at the Grace Bible
Institute in Belem, as future Grace
Brethren pastors. Meanwhile,
other missionaries have arrived.
Bruce and Lisa Triplehom have
completed eight months in
language school and have moved
to Uberlandia, joining Dan and
Nancy Green in church planting
and development.
CHAD
More than 70 yeeirs ago. Miss
Estella Myers was the first GBFM
missionary to French Equatorial
Africa, modern day Chad. In
1935, Reverend and Mrs. Curtis G.
Morrill opened the Bekoro station
in southern Chad. Four years
later, Reverend and Mrs. Jacob R
Kliever joined the Morrills.
During the civil war in the
Chad, missionaries were forced to
leave. But eager Chadians pur-
sued a gospel education, cmd the
church continued to grow.
Missionaries, Rich and Kathy
Harrell, returned to a formerly
occupied home, but their library
had been preserved. Les and Ruth
Vnasdale arrived in Chad in 1988
to aid the Harrells in their
ministry. But 71 churches and
two GBFM missionary couples in
the Chad are unable to reach
5,200,000 Chadians. Pray for
more missionaries.
JAPAN
The O'Dells and the Grahams
were the first GBFM missionaries
to Japan. They began their work
in 1984 and were joined by the
Kirnbauers in 1986. A year later,
28 Japanese met together in
Tokyo, for the first Grace
Brethren Church service in
Japan. Soon after, the Grahams
in Osaka, saw the first convert
when a college coed received
Christ as her Savior.
Although Japan is often
regarded as a difficult mission
field, the Japan team is grateful
for the fruitful results they con-
tinue to see. This past spring, the
Grahams reported a conversion
every month since October 1989.
HERALD/ November 15, 1990
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FELLOWSHIP HAPPENINGS
NEWS UPDATE
The La Loma Grace Brethren
Church, Modesto, California,
celebrated fifty years of existence
during the past year with a catered
barbeque dinner for 350 people on a
Saturday evening where lots of
fellowship was enjoyed. The following
morning attendance reached over
300 people, including four former
pastors: Peter Bury, who served the
church from 1944-45; Harold Painter,
pastor during 1945-1953; J. Paul
Miller, 1954-1973; Darrell Anderson,
1973-1978; and Joel Richards, to the
present. Each of these men shared
in the morning service in special
ways.
The La Loma church has truly been
a missionary church as a number of
our missionaries were or are being
supported, some having been reared
and nurtured by this church. Among
them are: Eddie and Eileen Miller and
Ed, Jr and Susan Miller, Brazil;
Marvin and Dorothy Goodman, Don
and Lois Miller, Martin and Beverley
Garber, and Mary Cripe (all retired
and now stateside). Mary Beth Munn
had also been supported by this
church.
The congregation is looking forward
to continuing to serve the Lord in
Modesto.
The Allegheny District observed a
"Day of Prayer" September 29, 1990,
at Camp Albryoca in the south-
western part of Pennsylvania. A good
number of pastors and lay people at-
tended. The day focused on seeking
God's face and petitioning for His
blessing upon our district.
The Allegheny District "Day of
Prayer" is in harmony with one of the
basic objectives set forth by the
Strategy Committee of the Fellowship
of Grace Brethren Churches. (Submit-
ted by Emory Young)
James Kennedy has resigned from
the pastorate of the Makakilo Grace
Brethren Church, Ewa Beach, HI. He
and his wife plan to return to the
mainland sometime during 1991.
Charles Card, Grace Brethren
Chaplain serving in Saudia Arabia,
reports the following: "We have
started a soldier's Bible study which
meets six days a week. We have a
Wednesday night 'Praise and Prayer'
service. Every Sunday we conduct
three Protestant worship services.
During this time of crisis, there's a
heightened awareness of spiritual
things."
The North Central Association has
approved the accreditation of the
Doctor of Ministry degree for Grace
Theological Seminary, Winona Lake,
IN, according to the Director and
Dean David Plaster. Classes will
begin in the summer of 1991.
The Bowling Green, OH, church is
seeking a pastor Contacts may be
made directly to the church by letter
The Makakilo, HI, GBC is seeking a
pastor Interested person(s) may
contact the church by calling
1-808-672-4542.
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Austin, Gary. 9390 W.
Thompson Rd., R. 1,
Box 59, Lake Odessa,
Ml 48849.
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Grove Dr, Dayton, OH
45415.
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23693.
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437, Homer City, PA
15748.
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telephone number is
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Oakbridge Pkwy., No.
113, Lakeland, FL
33803.
Weddings
Boyce: Rana Seal and
Scott Boyce were united
in marriage on October
5, 1990, at the
Meyersdale Grace
Brethren Church of
Meyersdale, PA. Larry
Gegner, pastor
Durst: Tami Joy Rumsey
and Jeffrey Wayne Durst
were united in holy
wedlock on October 13,
1990, at the Grace
Brethren Church of
York, PA. Larry
Humberd and the
pastor, Daniel White,
officiated at the
wedding.
Miser: Pamela K. Hillard
and Steve Miser were
married in the Grace
Brethren Church of
Altoona, PA, on August
18, 1990. Tim Waggoner,
pastor
Deaths
Anderson, John A., 58,
was promoted to the
heavenly choir on
September 27, 1990. He
was choir director at
Grace Community
Church of Huber
Heights, Dayton, OH, for
the past four years.
Howard Mayes, pastor
Barndt, Ruth, 71, went to
be with the Lord on
October 12, 1990. She
was a member of the
Riverside Grace
Brethren Church of
Johnstown, PA, for over
35 years where she was
involved In various
ministries, such as
retired church counselor,
former Brownie leader,
and a Sunday school
teacher. Don Rough,
pastor.
Dorman, Mabel A., 88,
went to be with the Lord
on October 22, 1990
She was a faithful
member of the
Vicksburg Grace
Brethren Church. Robert
Griffith, pastor
Jensen, Matilda B., 90,
went to be with the Lord
on September 12, 1990.
She was a long-time
member of the Grace
Brethren Churches in
Harrah and Yakima,
Washington. Chuck
Winter, pastor
Richardson, K. E., 92,
August 31, 1990. He had
served as the pastor of
the Fairlawn Grace
Brethren Church in Rad-
ford, VA, for 18 years.
He had also held
pastorates in Grafton,
WV; Johnson City, TN;
and Riner, VA. He had
retired in Roanoke, VA,
where he served as
visitation pastor at
Ghent Grace Brethren
Church for many years.
Memorial services were
conducted by Pastors
Kenneth Teague, Nathan
Leigh, and Daniel
Wright. His membership
was held by the Ghent
church in Roanoke.
Nathan Leigh, pastor.
Winkler, Ruth, 67,
September 19, 1990.
She was a member of
the Grace Brethren
Church of Canton, OH,
and also served for a
number of years at the
Brethren Navajo Mission
in Counselor, NM.
Terrance Taylor, pastor
HERALD/ November 15. 1990
9
HOME MISSIONS
On Their Own!
Three Home Missions Churches are step
ping out on their own this fall. After five years,
seven years, and thirteen years, they are leaving
the relative safety of their district and Grace
Brethren Home Missions oversight to go it alone.
Sufficient growth has been achieved so that,
without the financial assistance of district and
national agencies, these congregations will be able
to provide the resources necessary to carry on
their ministry and continue to grow.
Marion, Ohio.
Pastor David Kennedy led his church in a
celebration of self-support and building dedication
on September 9. Ed Jackson was the guest
speaker at the dedication service, and Jim
Johnson, Director of the
Grace Brethren Invest-
ment Foundation, also
participated. Begun in
1983, the core families
were from three area Bap-
tist churches. Daryl Emch
and Dean Risser preceded
Dave Kennedy as pastors.
Risser was one of the
speakers on self-support
Sunday. Membership is
now in the forties.
Home Mission
Churclies Going
Self-supporting
1990-91
Jan. 1. 1990- Makakilo,
HI, GBC. Pastor Jim
Kennedy. Church began
1982: membership 23.
Jan. 1. 1990-
Royersford, PA, Ti-i-
County GBC. Pastor Kenn
Cosgrove. Church began
1982: membership 31.
Aug. 1, 1990- Anchor-
age, AK, Comm. GBC.
Pastor Brian Chronister.
Church began 1989.
membership 100.
Sept. 1, 1990- Marion,
OH, GBC, Pastor Dave
Kennedy. Church began
1984; membership 46.
Oct. 14, 1990- Pine
Grove, PA, Echo Valley
GBC. Mike Wallace.
Church began 1979:
membership 87.
Dec. 1. 1990-
Macedonia, OH, Western
Reserve GBC. Pastor Ron
Boehm. Church began
1985, membership 62.
Jan. 1, 1991- Nortli
Pole, AK, GBC. Pastor
Davis Harbour. Church
began 1983: membership
24.
Jan. 1. 1991- Ocala, FL,
GBC. Pastor Chuck Davis.
Church began 1984;
membership 44.
Jan. 1, 1991- Redlands,
CA, Orange Grove Com-
munity Church. Pastor
Mitch Cariaga. Church
began 1986: attendance
81.
Pine Grove,
Pennsylvania.
The Myerstown. PA,
church started this work
in September of 1977.
Howard Gelsinger was the
founding pastor and
served for nearly nine
years. Ground breaking
for the building was in
May, 1982, and the project
was completed in 1983.
Construction funds were
provided by the Grace
Brethren Investment
Foundation. Home Mis-
sions Executive Director
Larry Chamberlain was
present for the self-
support celebration on
October 10. The church is
known as the Echo Valley
Grace Brethren Church,
and its mailing address is
in TVemont, PA. Member-
ship is in the eighties.
Macedonia, Ohia
Pastor Ron Boehm met with two interested
families in the fall of 1985, and five years later, the
Western Reserve Grace Brethren Church will
achieve self-support status on December 1. Land was
purchased on their third anniversary, and construc-
tion of a worship facility is scheduled for 1991 with
financing by the Grace Brethren Investment Foun-
dation. The congregation launched another new
church in 1988 when they themselves were only
three years old. The EasUake GBC (Pastor Joe
Cosentino) is the daughter church of WRGBC. The
mother church currently has more than fifty
members.
Three other churches have indicated their
intention to go self supporting on the first of
Jfinuary, 1991:
North Pole, Alaska.
Pastor Davis Harbour recently asked us to pray
that the church in North Pole would be able to go
self-supporting by July, 1991. Since then, the con-
gregation has planned to move up its self-support
status to the first of the New Year. Praise the Lord!
Pastor Harbour has been on the field only one
year. The North Pole work was begun by Ed and Pol-
ly Jackson in 1983. Its current membership is 24.
Ocala, Florida.
Dr. Charles Davis' congregation will also be arriv-
ing at self-support at the beginning of the year.
Pastor Davis has led the church in a building pro-
gram this year and, aided by the Yokefellow men,
a beautiful new facility was dedicated earlier this fEill.
With a current membership of 44, the church
looks back on 6 years of history, having begun as
a Bible study led by Arnold Kriegbaum, former
pastor and retired Dean of Students from Grace
College.
Redlands, California.
In 1986 Mitch Cariaga graduated from Grace
Seminary and moved back to his home area to plant
a church. He began building his dream all alone.
Home Missions was asked to help out for a couple
of years. Now, Pastor Mitch and his people have con-
tinued to grow and to work out unique ministries
in connection with a wedding chapel where they
hold their services. Their attendance is currently in
the nineties and they expect to leave the Home Mis-
sions support roster on January 1,
We offer our congratulations to these churches
who join Makakilo, Hawaii; Anchorage, Alaska; and
Royersford, Pennsylvania, who went self-supporting
at the beginning of 1990. They are all grateful for
the help given them by the churches of the FGBC
through contributions to The Grace Brethren Home
Missions Council and District Missions Boards.
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HOME MISSIONS
National Indian
Heritage Month
November is National
Indian Heritage Month.
During this month we
encouraged the pastors
and churches of the
Fellowship to become ac-
tive participants in the
Provider of the Promise
campaign.
Since 1946 the Home
Missions Council has
been involved in a
ministry of compassion
to the Navajo Indiam.
Through our Grace
Brethren Navajo Mission
the promise of hope
through Christ is offered
by programs of
evangelism and educa-
tion on the Navajo reser-
vation, housing the
largest tribe of native
Americans in the United
States.
Like all Home Mis-
sions programs, the
Navajo Mission must
develop its own support
base; it must be funded
by gifts designated solely
for this work. The "Pro-
viders of the Promise," a
support group of Brethren interested in Navajo
Ministries, has been established for this purpose.
By becoming a contributor, donors will be respon-
ding to the Great Commission, assisting in bring-
ing some of the more than 200,000 Navajo people
to Christ. They will also provide young people and
adults with a Christian education.
Readers of the Herald are invited to become "Pro-
viders of the Promise" by making a generous con-
tribution today and regularly through their local
Back Row (left to right): Pat Harris, Larry Edwards, Scott Miles,
Steve Edmonds. Mike Govey. Gary Austin. Front Row (left to
right): Wilfred Jean, Bob Belohlavek, Tim Marlier, Don Bowlin,
Howard Immel, Ed DeZago. Alan Clingan.
church or directly to the Mission at Grace Brethren
Navajo Ministries. Inc., Counselor. NM 87018.
New Pastors' Orientation
New Home Missions pastors attended a three day
orientation workshop in Winona Lake October 16-18.
Five current Home Missions pastors and nine men
considering Home Missions work attended. The cur-
rent pastors of Home Mission churches were Don
Bowlin, Rio Rancho, NM; Alan Clingan, Greencas-
tle. PA; Steve Edmonds. Murrysville. PA; Larry
Edwards, State College, PA; and Howard Immel, Lon-
don Ohio.
Among the guests was Pastor Wilfred Jean of the
Haitian church meeting in the facilities of the Grace
Brethren Church in Fort Lauderdale, FL. This
church has made application to become a part of
the Home Missions family.
During the three day seminar, the men received
an overview of Home Missions and the Grace
Brethren Investment Foundation. Members of the
Home Missions staff led sessions on targeting and
reaching the unchurched, prayer, discipleship, and
leadership development.
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FELLOWSHIP HAPPENINGS
Personal Reflections
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and beliefs regarding the baptism I membership issue in the
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fashion to date. No exchanges which involve the names of
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magazine makes the information available to lay persons as
well as to ministers. No editing will be done on any of the
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the endorsement of the Herald, the Fellowship or the local
church — it reflects the personal position of the individual
author. — Charles W. TUrner. publisher
Baptism as a Requirement
for Church Membership
By James L. Boyer
Probably the most commonly used argument for
the acceptance of members into Brethren
churches without requiring trine immersion is a
claimed distinction between "convert baptism"
and "church membership baptism". Put very
briefly the argument is that Biblical baptism was
for new converts, that there is often no connection
between that and admission to a local church
today, therefore all Biblical arguments for baptism
or for mode of baptism as a requirement for church
membership are inapplicable.
More specifically, the "open membership" posi-
tion claims that there is "no clear biblical link"
between water baptism and local church member-
ship: therefore we must use "logical inferences"
to decide. Within that group there is wide
difference of logical inferences, some arguing that
there should be no baptism at all required, simply
a confession of faith. Others, probably most of
them, would at least require immersion, without
insisting on trine action.
Argument Proves Tbo Much
Before exploring the validity of this claim, let it
be pointed out that the same argument would rule
out all Biblical teaching for anything done by
Grace Brethren Churches, since there is no
"Biblical authorization" for the banding together
of local churches into a fellowship, nor for home
and foreign mission boards, nor for Grace Schools,
nor for any program of our Grace Brethren
fellowship; and the same is true of every other
church or Christian ministry in existence today.
The only movement with "clear Biblical authoriza-
tion" is the individual, autonomous, local
congregation in each locality. Fortunately most
people are not consistent in their logic.
Baptism and Church Membership
It is my intent to show that there is indeed a
Biblical link between Universal Church member-
ship and local church membership, and that the
link specifically involves the requirement of Chris-
tian baptism.
There are only two ways in which the word
"church" is used in the NT (not including a couple
of places where the word is used in a non-Christian
sense, for the OT "congregation" and for the
political "assembly" in a Greek city). These two
"churches" are (1) the Universal Church which is
the body and bride of Christ, the true Church, the
so-called "invisible" Church, and (2) the local
congregation of believers in a city, a country, and
ethnic group, or which meets in someone's home.
References to the Universal Church are few (chiefly
Matt. 16:18, 1 Cor. 12, Eph. 5:25-32). References
to the local church are many (too many and too
commonly known to need listing).
What is the relation between these two
churches? Simply put, they are counterparts. The
one is the real, the true body of believers, those
who genuinely have been transformed by grace
into His family. The other is the actual group of
"believers" who meet for worship and instruction
in any place. It certainly included all the members
of the THie Church in that locality, but there would
be also the "tares", the mere professors who
claimed to be part of Christ but were not.
What were the requirements of membership in
the Ti^ue Church? The Bible is very explicit. In
answer to the crowd who on the day of Pentecost
(the "birthday" of the True Church) asked Peter,
"What shall we do?" he answered, "repent and be
baptized." The scriptural account continues,
"those who had received his word were baptized,
and there were added that day about 3000 souls"
(Acts 2:37-41). In the next verses the same group
is called, "those who had believed." In our termi-
nology, the requirement for membership in the
TVue Church is salvation by faith, demonstrated
by water baptism.
What were the requirements of membership in
the local church at Jerusalem? Obviously it was
the same as required for the TVue Church, for there
was no hint of a distinction nor of an exception.
The claim that the Bible does not give any re-
quirements for local church membership is sim-
ply not true. And note that not only was baptism
plainly included in the requirement, but also that
it was Christian baptism — by trine immersion. The
claim that we can "only assume" that the baptism
at Pentecost was trine immersion (because "the
Bible doesn't specifially say so"!) even though we
(Brethren) agree that Christ taught trine immer-
sion in the Great Commission, is to impugn the
character of Peter by implying that he knew Christ
had commanded trine action but refused to obey
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FELLOWSHIP HAPPENINGS
that command. That is not exegesis, it is twisting
the scriptures for one's own purposes.
Changed Circumstances
But it is insisted that the situation is different to-
day in two major respects: (1) that in Bible times all
candidates for church membership were new con-
verts and had never been baptized; also. (2) that
there was not a plurality of churches in a given
locality (each with its own mode of baptism) be-
tween which the convert must choose. There was
no such thing as Baptists wanting to join a Brethren
church. For better or for worse, that is correct.
Does that mean that we have a right to relax
"membership baptism" to include other modes,
but retain trine immersion for "convert baptism"?
This seems to be the "open membership" position.
Let it be noted that this is a far more drastic
change on the authority of "logical inference" than
anything we have spoken of yet. It is the invention
of an entirely new "baptism" never hinted at in
scripture, one therefore which needs no Bible
support and could be made to consist of a simple
"hand of fellowship". Some of the "open" advocates
indeed insist that there should be no baptism at
all in the reception of members into local
churches, a position which is more consistent, but
of course further yet from Brethren convictions
concerning the Word of God.
Denominational Distinctives
Are denominational distinctions and multi-
plicity of church groups un-scriptural and wrong
simply because they are not mentioned in Scrip-
ture? Admittedly they have often come about
because of doctrinal disagreements or errors,
sometimes from some leader's lust for worldly
power or position or riches, too often from
personality conflicts. And it is always a wrong
when God's people cannot get along as brothers.
But also the wrong has often been over-ruled and
used by God to cleanse His church and to further
His work. I believe we can see a scriptural exam-
ple in Paul and Barnabas (Acts 15:36-40).
There is no Biblical teaching which authorizes
such divisions and groupings, but neither is there
any Biblical teaching forbidding them. Certainly
there is no reason why autonomous local churches
cannot cooperate with other churches with which
they are in agreement. If they wish to build a
denominational superstructure for mutual
support, encouragement and fellowship there is
nothing improper about that. In fact, it has been
blessed of God again and again in the past
experiences of our own Grace Brethren fellowship.
It follows that such a superstructure is depen-
dent on those common distinctives which brought
those churches together and characterizes them.
If any of those churches finds itself no longer in
agreement with the basic distinctives of the group.
the honorable thing is to withdraw. For such a
church, or a group of such, to try to change the
standards already used in building the structure
is to undermine this basis of cooperation; it is
treachery and betrayal.
A Warning from the Past
Dr. Alva J. McClain, in a letter dated June 25,
1959, clearly stated the historical, and some
resulting legal, facts:
"The Brethren Church is a denomination, in the ordinary
sense of that term, with a legal charter of incorporation
under the laws of the state of Ohio in 1883. The
organizers at that time declared themselves and their
churches to be 'the true conservators of the doctrines of
the Brethren church', with no purpose 'of secession or
departure from the original church organized in Germany
in 1708'. In the 1940 division, the organizers of our pre-
sent national conference (NFBC) likewise declared
themselves and their churches to be the continuation of
the original church of 1708 . . . the second general con-
ference of the Brethren Church (1887) declared that "the
apostolic idea of congregational church government
relates alone to the incidental affairs of the congregation,
and not to doctrinal practices, which must be universal."
The third general conference (1892) defined these doc-
trinal practices, the first being '1. That the ordinance of
baptism is trine immersion only.'. . . Thus defined, water
baptism has been practiced as the Biblical initiatory rite
into the Brethren Church from its beginning in 1708.
There is no recorded official action to the contrary until
the recent action of the two Southern California congrega-
tions. (The action of the Church of the Brethren cannot
be recognized because it was under a modernistic and
apostate leadership). The notion that water baptism
should be observed as a Biblical command, but not as
the required initiatory rite into the visible church, is con-
trary to both Biblical and church history. On this point,
among all branches of Christendom, there is probably
no instance of greater uninimity in the interpretation of
Scriptures."
He goes on to speak of the legal jeopardy brought
on by a person "from a position within a religious
organization" who would seek to violate or destroy
the principles for which it was established", or "to
alienate its funds and properties for other purposes
"No better basis for a successful law suit could possibly
be found than an official departure from the Brethren
practice of trine immersion as a requisite for church
membership .... We who are Brethren should be men
of honor, not needing civil courts to decide questions of
ethics."
It seems obvious then, that for a Brethren
church or organization or person to alter the
historic requirement for membership in the
Brethren church, is the most serious violation of
both legal and ethical standards that it is possible
to conceive; it is a criminal betrayal of trust.
Dr. James L. Boyer is Professor Emeritus at Grace
Theological Seminary. Winona Lake. Indiana. For
many years. Dr. Boyer taught Greek and New
Testament at the Seminary.
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NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF GRACE BRETHREN MINISTERS
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1991
GRACE
BRETHREN
ANNUAL
CONTAINING: MINUTES OF THE
lOlST ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF THE
FELLOWSHIP OF GRACE BRETHREN CHURCHES
HELD JULY 28 - AUGUST 2, 1990
AT RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
December 1990
Published by
THE BRETHREN MISSIONARY HERALD CO.
Charles W. Turner, Publisher and General Manager
P.O. BOX 544 / WINONA LAKE, INDIANA 46590
Table of Contents
DISTRICT CONFERENCES
Allegheny ^^
Arctic ^
East Central Florida 53
Florida Suncoast 54
Hawaii °*
Indiana 55
lowa-Mldlands 56
Michigan • • •■ 56
Mid-Atlantic 57
Mountain-Plains 58
Nor-Cal 58
Northcentral Ohio 59
Northeastern Ohio 60
Northern Atlantic 61
Northwest 52
Southern California-Arizona 63
South Florida-Caribbean 64
Southern Ohio 65
Southern 66
Southwest 66
Virginia 67
Western Pennsylvania 67
NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
Churches, Directory of Brethren 69
Districts, Directory of 50
Ministers, Roster of 88
Minutes of 1990 National Fellowship-
Business Sessions ''3
Moderator's Address 5
Organization and Committees 3
Statistical Report 21
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Brethren Evangelistic Ministries 48
Brethren Missionary Herald Company 38
Brethren Women's Missionary Council 40
CE National ^^
Grace Brethren Foreign Missions 25
Grace Brethren Home Missions Council 31
Grace Brethren Investment Foundation 34
Grace Brethren Financial Planning Service 35
Grace Brethren Men International 46
Grace Schools 35
National Fellowship of Brethren Retirement
Homes, Inc ^^
National Fellowship of Grace Brethren Ministers 44
SMM ■*2
ellowship of Grace Brethren Churches
OFFICERS
Moderator — Jerry R. Young
Vice Moderator/Moderator-Elect — David Plaster
Conference Secretary — Ken Koontz f
Treasurer — Steve Popenfoose
Statistician —
Fellowship Coordinator — Charles Ashman
FELLOWSHIP COUNCIL
srator, ('90:91), (Ex OfTicio)
f R. Young
srator-Elect ('90:91) (Ex Officio)
srator ('9i:92)
i Plaster
Moderator ('89:90) (Ex Officio)
sr Peugh
wship Coordinator
les Ashman
(r E. Pifer, ('91), Eastern
Luke Kauffman, ('92), Eastern
H. Don Rough, ('93), Eastern
Ray Davis, ('94), Eastern
Michael Funderburg, ('91), Central
James Custer, ('92), Central
Jesse Deloe, ('93), Central
John Mayes, ('94), Central
Larry Smithwick, ('91), Western
John Mcintosh, ('92), Western
Greg Howell, ('93), Western
John Snow, ('94), Western
COMMITTEES AND APPOINTMENTS
lOWSHIP COORDINATOR
irles Ashman
AUDITING
Donald Eshelman
INATING COMMITTEE
ry Wedertz, Chm.
le Brubaker
Guiles
ry Gegner
me Hannah
er Wambold
ERATOR'S ADDRESS
IJITTEE
er Peugh and two of his selection
JERSHIP/CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
)ry Young, ('91) Chm.
Davis, ('91)
Thornton, (92)
srt MacMillan, ('92)
I Woodruff, ('93)
Boehm, ('93)
AMENTARY COMMITTEE
e Deloe, ('91), Chm.
Belohlavek, ('92)
; Howell, ('93)
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
Jim Poyner, ('91), Chm.
Curt Miller, ('92)
Brian Smith, ('93)
SOCIAL CONCERNS COMMITTEE
(Terminus - 1993)
Donald Shoemaker, Chm.
Russell Ogden
Bob Fetterhoff
John Teevan
PASTORLESS CHURCHES & AVAILABLE
MEN COORDINATOR
Greg Howell
RETIREMENT PLANNING COMMITTEE
Larry Chamberlain, Chm.
Morgan Burgess
James Custer
Dewey Melton
Charles Turner
F.G.B.C. CHAPLAIN ENDORSING AGENT
Lee Jenkins
For information regarding the national organizations and cooperating boards of e
Fellowstiip of Grace Brethren Churches please refer to the section of this ann i
entitled "National Organizations" beginning on page 25
PAST MODERATORS
1940-Charles H. Ashman, Sr*
1941-L. S. Bauman*
1942-Roy Patterson*
1943-Herman A. Hoyt
1944_Russell D. Barnard*
1945— Kenneth Ashman*
1946-Bernard Schneider*
1947-W. A. Ogden*
1948-Paul Bauman
1949-Miles 'Kiber*
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 T^ber*
1958-Paul Dick
1959-Harold Etling*
1960-Ralph Colburn
1961-John Aeby
1962-Mark Malles
1963-Kenneth Ashman*
1964-L. L. Grubb*
1965-Richard Grant
1966-Glenn O'Neal*
1967-Homer A. Kent, Sr*
1968-Russell D. Barnard*
1969-Wesley Haller
1970-William Tweeddale
1971-Robert Collitt*
1972-Wayne Beaver
1973— Charles Ashman
1974-Scott Weaver
1975-Charles Turner
1976-Robert W. Thompson
1977— James Custer
1978-David Hocking
1979-Jesse Deloe
1980-Knute Larson
1981 -Luke Kauffman
1982-Homer A. Kent, Jr.
1983-Edwin Cashman
1984-Lester E. Pifer
1985— John Mayes
1986-'Ibm Julien
1987-Dean Fetterhoff
1988- John J. Davis
1989-Roger Peugh
Year listed denotes the year in which the pen
was elected moderator. (*Denotes deceased.)
BONDING TOGETHER FOR MINISTRY
1990 Moderator's Address
by Roger D. Peugh
gather with joy and anticipation here in
jreat historic city of Richmond, Virginia
ir annual conference and especially to the
host Grace Brethren Churches of
nond for the warm welcome we have
ved. Special thanks to Pastors Wayne
lah and Dave Kowalke and Coordinator
iryant for the countless hours of prepara-
you have invested in us. And, being
led myself and knowing what I do about
len work, we want to say a special thanks
o your wives for their tireless support at
(Sides, to your secretary Morag Spence,
0 Childcare Coordinator Donna Mesiano
ieir loving support and hard work,
have been chosen by you to be your
irator is a great honor. I have been
oled by literally hundreds of you who have
■ed me throughout the year that you have
praying for me and intensely interested
e spiritual purity, vitality and global
liveness of our precious Fellowship of
3 Brethren Churches.
1 Analysis of Our Situation
3 my job to analyze our situation and I
I by first looking at the very significant
.1 context into which God has placed us
r. The Communist grip has been broken
inuch of Eastern Europe! The Berlin Wall
jtory! On May 6 I walked through the
of real estate which had been severed by
/all. I had the privilege, directed by East
tan border Guards, of picking up this
of the Berlin Wall. I also got several other
3 - 56 pounds to be exact! I never thought
Id see the day. I stood there as a teenager
61-62, thinking many times: "This will
■ open up again." And now Germany is
ng to reunify. The barbaric regime of
sescu in Romania has fallen and
plied thousands have turned to Christ
since them. Tsams have been preaching
5 streets of Russia this past year, sharing
ospel openly with PA systems. These are
utely amazing historic developments!!
;lobe has also been rocked by devastating
quakes and natural catastrophes. Our
n heaven has again made His great love
jn by freeing untold millions from a prison
had been in for half a century. They now
freedom we have long since taken for
ed! Multitudes have also suffered
ndous pain this past year as oxir God has
at work.
1. Some of the positive things in our FGBC
But not only in the lives of interesting people
in exotic and faraway places has our loving
Father been working. He has also been doing
a highly significant work in our midst as a
Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches.
Precious people have been won to Christ,
ruined lives have been reclaimed from the junk
heap of sin and fractured families have been
reunited by our Lord. Over 800 have found
Christ because of The Year of Youth Outreach
started last year at National Youth Conference.
Seven new churches were established by Home
Missions last year and there are 10 new Home
Missions pastors. In this calendsu- year 6
churches plan to go self-supporting. The new
chiu-ch in Anchorage, Alaska was self-
supporting within just 10 months after
starting and the combined Easter Sunday
attendances of mother and daughter churches
was 500 higher than Easter a year ago! Grood
numbers growth has forced double services in
some churches and many of our facilities are
being maximized for the Great Commission.
Hundreds of Sunday school teachers have
faithfully taught their classes and seen many
come to Christ, grow in Him and become active
in service. Youth and children's workers have
labored faithfully week by week, and a host
of unrecorded life-changing decisions have
been made in quiet corners across the nation.
VBS ministries touched thousands this
summer! My own son returned from a district
junior camp with the remark: "It was
awesome!" speaking specifically of the
influence of the Bible messages upon his life.
Over 100 from across the country have rolled
up their shirtsleeves together to build at the
Navajo Mission. Your sacrificial giving has
sent out TIME and BARNABAS teams who
have touched the lives of thousands of others.
Grace Seminary has seen a 55 percent jump
in new M.Div. applications over a year ago at
this time. Dr. Davis reports we see the highest
interest expressed in the Seminary in 10 years.
Some district conferences were reported to
have been outstanding because of God's
evident working in all who attended. 250,000
Grow tracts and over 10 tons of books from our
BMH publishing evangelized and edified
countless thousands of readers here as well as
beyond our shores this past year. We are a team
of churches in this country which has
experienced great blessing - and where we
have labored together harmoniously that
blessing has been greatly multiplied by our
God.
God also is working cross culturally!
Missionaries on all of our fields have had the
thrill of seeing people choose to follow Jesus
Christ, become baptized and move forward in
spiritual growth. The Bafio Grace Brethren
Church in Bangui, Central African Republic
had an evangelistic crusade in January and
followed this with the bapism of 900 new
converts! There are 34 Grace Brethren
Churches in the city of Bangui alone! Several
hundred Pygmies were baptized in the C.A.R.
Believers in Lyon France, Aalen, West
Germany, Manila, Philippines have consti-
tuted themselves legally as churches and God
has wonderfully renewed a church in
Argentina that had been struggling. About
2000 have come to Christ, been baptized and
a church with 15 full-time workers has been
established in Site B Cambodian refugee ceimp
on the Thai border of Cambodia through the
ministry of Cambodian Pastor Vek Huong
Tking, a Grace Brethren elder who is a full-
time Campus Crusade worker and a member
of our GBC Long Beach. Our GBC Long Beach
and some other churches of the Southern
California district have been vitally involved
in supporting this outreach endeavor to
Cambodians living in Thailand. Senior
Citizens have gone overseas to labor and have
been greatly blessed and been a blessing to
many. Financial giving to Grace Brethren
Foreign Missions is excitingly stronger than
ever before with thousands in our FGBC
sacrificially involved. Faithful growth in your
prayer support continues to thrill us all. Many
of you have visited mission fields this past year,
returning home with a much deeper under-
standing of the work and a commitment to
pray and give as never before.
God has continued to be God this past year
and to show us that He loves us! Though we
have not deserved His kindness, and never
vdll, He has taught us, changed us, helped us
and used us to bless others - in spite of some
serious difficulties. In researching this list of
Grod's blessings I concluded: It's been a great
year in our fellowship of churches.
And by the way, we must always begin
looking at things from this perspective, for our
perspective determines what we see. It's like
when you line up your closest friends to take
a picture. You forget and put the sun behind
them, and when you take the picture you end
up with blackened silhouettes. Your camera
was looking from the wrong perspective and
the image of your friends was black! However,
when you change your perspective and put
light on the subject, you get a great picture.
Tbday, with God's good light on the subject
we see that Christ is still on the throni
is still all-powerful, still all-knowing,
sovereign and still doing a superb job of ri
the universe. He has also richly blessed
Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. W(,
His and He will ultimately bring us to
perfection He has planned for us. Please c
misunderstand! I am not blaming the Lop
the things we did wrong or left undone -
simply reminding us that He has gracio
and sovereignly blessed us this past yeaii
also has excellent solutions ready for
problems - solutions which He is anxio\|
show us. He has good plans to bless us in c
to make us a blessing to many others.
2. Four major problems of this past ;
in the FGBC:
However, the job of the Moderator is n
look at things through rose tinted gla
Problems and tensions force me to tell you
all has not been well. It is my responsil
to assess our spiritual state, as fairly
accurately as possible, and to give prac!
recommendations for improvement
On the one hand, because of God's mate'
grace, we are doing much better thai
deserve. On the other hand, quite frank
has been a hard year for many of us ii
family of churches. There has been much
and confusion and the rumormill has
working overtime. Let me briefly discusi
clarify four major things:
1) The debate we experienced ove:
rebaptism/ church membership issue pr
and at last year's conference cont,
throughout the year. The rumblings of c
division have been heard and we have;
deeply disturbed by them.
2) Serious allegations of supposed doc,
deviation on the part of some profess^
Grace Seminary have been made. As
Moderator, I investigated the charges an(
personally questioned those professor;
had been charged regarding their sup
doctrinal deviations.
I report to you that the allegation that
Seminary is on a subtle drift away ft-O)
inspiration and authority of the Bij
absolutely untrue. Tb a man the fac\ilt
administration are joyfully committed w
reservation to the inspiration and aut
of the whole Bible. The whole facu,
committed to biblical creation, believir
teaching that God created everything
nothing as literally reported in the G
account. The charges of drift from C
historic position on what the Bible ti
about God's coming kingdom and other
events proved to be without substancf
Though Grace Theological Seminary
perfect, all faculty members demor
1!
ifci
;i(i
uestioned integrity in their commitment
ir Lord, to the inerrancy and authority of
original text of Scripture, to the use of
id principles of biblical interpretation and
;he theological heritage of Grace as
essed in the Statement of Faith. In fact the
ied stance of today's Grace professors on
teral and recent creation week, while
ting any accommodation to the theory of
iition, is much more narrow than the
sion taught there 50 years ago. I fervently
gree with the charges that Grace
inary is defecting from its historic
tnmitments to God's inspired and perfect
d faithfully interpreted with sound
aeneutics.
The membership debate
Grace Seminary
Grace Brethren Foreign Missions, and the
)pean Ifeam in particular, have been the
Bt of serious allegations. The governing
•d of Trustees of the mission made a
ough investigation of the charges and
limously reported that though there were
3 very unfortunate communications
Iups, no insubordination or sin was or is
Ived. Our foreign mission administration
(missionary staff are not drifting away
\ our theological heritage.
;]A number of pastors began expressing
t intention to stay away from Richmond
iiuse of the official involvement of
erence in the Richmond Project. They saw
consciences violated by being involved in
^ly assisting in the establishment of a
ch with an "open" membership policy. On
12, and writh great reluctance, the
)wship Council voted to cancel official
Ivement of this conference in the
mond Project because the Council did not
t to see Conference be the mechanism of
iion in our Fellowship,
btors Wayne Hannah and Dave Kowalke
Coordinator Bob Bryant and our two
:e Brethren Churches here in Richmond,
ell as Project Coordinator Lee Dice - sis
erator I express to you our deep sorrow
the pain and confusion this decision has
ed all of you.
liblical Solutions for our Problems:
^was a good year, but it was also a tough
for many. Brethren, we urgently need
3 help! We have a host of wonderful things
g for us, but year after year our unresolved
ions are blocking the blessing of God,
ing our resources and seriously hindering
orporate witness. The Lord has laid on my
t three biblical absolutes as the direction
e solution for our problems,
ese three things are the eternal basics
1 to us by the Holy Spirit in 1 Cor. 13:13:
"And now abide faith, hope, love, these three;
but the greatest of these is love." These words
were written to the Corinthian church plagued
with serious carnal disunity over spiritual
gifts! The context in Corinth, in many waj^,
is similar to ours and the solution they were
given is so fitting for us in our present
situation.
1. Faith
First, it is the hour to trust our infinite God
together! It is not the time to spread doubt and
pessimism. God is still alive! He is sovereign
and His excellence in managing our universe
is unexcelled, including His oversight of the
Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. Trust
every promise of His perfect Word and rest in
His care. His protection and His provision.
Missionary candidate needing support, you
can Irust HIM! Pastor, needing help and
guidance for a painful time in your ministry,
you can trust HIM! In a recent meeting, a
number of those present said this has been the
most difficult year of their lives. Perhaps you
are here with that same testimony. Congrega-
tions having a difficult time relating to your
church leadership - you can trust God to give
wise help. Youth worker, Grod has all the
resources you need for the challenge of work-
ing with broken young people in this per-
missive age! District leadership facing wide
open ministry challenges, you can trust our
God for guidance and provision! Grace Schools,
Foreign and Home Missions, CE National,
BEM, BMH, Men's, Ladies' and Youth
ministries, WE CAN TRUST HIM
TOGETHER TO BE GOD. HE WILL LEAD
AND PROVIDE!! THERE IS NO NEED TO
BE DISCOURAGED AND PESSIMISTIC.
Some years ago it was our privilege as a family,
along with my parents, to visit the orphanage
in Bristol, England which had been estab-
lished by George Mueller. We found a quote
there which my Dad put on the refrigerator
at home. It reads: "I steadily refuse to gratify
the devil by becoming discouraged - Isa. 41:10."
Let me name four things which biblical faith
does:
1) Biblical faith in God leads to
dependence. Christ said: "Without me, you
can do nothing" and faith says: "I will trust
God to do His work!" Faith leads to humble
dependence on God, and the dependent
Christian prays and asks God for the help and
resources he needs. Prayer, among other
things, is telling God I love Him and I really
trust Him. At the end of this message
"Destiny" will sing Eifter which we will go to
prayer in small groups of two and three. We
will be praying together much at this
Conference and living out the conviction that
without Him we can do absolutely nothing to
please Him. We cannot find our way in the
dark without His help.
2) Faith in God leads to obedience. Faith
in His Word will drive us to trust Him and then
to obey every single directive His Word has
given. A hallmark of our fellowship of churches
is its unbending faith in the absolute truth of
all of God's Word coupled with the desire to
obey it all. I see no evidence of a shift away
from this commitment among us (though our
practice is somewhat different!). We are
obviously not agreed on some important issues
• but in our disagreement we have not said that
a certain portion of the infinitely precious
Word of God is of no valua Forbid the thought!
Rather we say, humbly, we don't completely
understand it and study harder, learning from
one another in the process.
3) Faith in God rests the past with Him.
The decisions of previous Conferences were
much prayed over and, by faith, we must accept
the fact that the Lord sovereignly directed the
outcomes of 1964 and 1989. We prayed for His
will to be done, we agonized together over the
matter, and now we can and we must rest con-
fidently in the fact that He did indeed direct us.
4) Faith in God confidently anticipates
His help in problems. The great God who
opened the Berlin Wall 9 months ago is the
same almighty and all-wise God who can break
down the walls which have been erected
between us. According to James 1, let us ask
Him for the wisdom we need to find the
solutions we do not have. He tells us that if
we ask IN FAITH, unmixed with doubt. He
will joyfully give us His wisdom.
2. Hope
Our second absolute and lasting value is
Hope. What is hope? We hope our picnic doesn't
get rained out. We hope the farmer has a good
harvest at the end of the summer. We hope the
new shirt fits. But this vague uncertain hope
which is dependent on stmshine, good fertilizer
or an accurate guess of someone's shirt size is
not the hope the Bible means here. The hope
of the Christian is sure and certain - Christ
is coming again. Amen? Recent world events
hint that His coming may be very soon! Christ
will finish what he started! Christ wiU solve
our problems, one way or the other. He will
either use us significantly as a fellowhip of
churches in the 90's, or He will take us out of
the way so that He can use others! Christian
hope gives a steady light at the end of the
tunnel.
I know something about a dark tunnel. Just
10 years ago right now, following the peiinful
division of the Stuttgart church, I suffered a
period of despair for about 4 months. My
prolonged focus on the circumstances of the
problem only pushed me deeper into despair
- and then I began lesirning to look for h<
apart from the immediate circumstances - hi
found only in God himself.
lb focus on the problems and the failurei
people only increased my pessimism, lb fa
on Christ Himself brought light and hop
began to learn the practical importance
obeying Philippians 4:8 to meditate constai
on things which are true, lovely, noble, p\
of good report, virtuous and praiseworthy. (
day late in the fall of 1980 a verse of Script;
met the problem and God's truth turned on
lights in my heart again. That verse was: '"
Lord has given, the Lord has taken, bles
be the Name of the Lord." Our God.
sovereign. God directed all of those preci
people away from the Stuttgart church to 1
me begin learning something about His H :
in my affairs. He restored my hope - and I ■
that His promise to never leave me nor fors<
me had been true all along, I just had i
grasped it.
I believe that our Fellowship of churches j
well be suffering with depression. Many f
have spoken with me seem to have lost h»
Brethren, may I reverently and confidel
say: Our God has not gone to sleep! He ^
been watching and working among us fron ]
beginnings including this past yesir. Hei
heard our groanings and our prayers. At
these things have happened to us for some ;«
purpose. There is no reason to lose hope i
there is no reason to manipulate peoplo
situations to accomplish what I might pen:ii
to be God's will for them. He, who began a na
work in us, will complete it until the di d
Jesus Christ (Phil. 1:61 This is not a ca a
passive inactivity but rather a call to s,ee.<i
as ultimately responsible for His churclfll
bought her. He owns her and He is perfei o)
her This is the crucial perspective which it
(jod's light on the subject.
If I am filled with evil stispicions li
interpret everything my Christian brna
does with the eyes of the cynic, imagining jl
to have sinister motives in all that he d i
am sinning! This perspective chooses ta
only the blackened silhouette of a brottj
imagines that a fellow Christian is only le
with devious and wicked motives, ii
discredits the certain work of God's Spi ; i
him.
The Apostle I^ul did not view other bel: «
in this way. In Romans 15:14 he s£iid: "I r 3fi
am confident concerning you, my bret i
that you also are full of goodness, filled n
all knowledge, able also to admonisl*
another." Where did their fullness of goon
come from? From the Lord. Where did ii
knowledge and their counselling ability ^
from? From the Lord! Paul chose firs a
foremost to focus on what God was doigl
he life of his fellow-believers. When he met
new believer, I believe he did not start that
slationship from the perspective of cynical
listrust, but rather with the confidence that
iod was at work in his brothers. And he not
aly saw that and thought it, HE TOLD
HEM HE SAW IT!!!
A study of 1 Cor 1:4-9; 2 Cor. 7:4 & 13-16
lows he had this confident hope of God's
orking in the Corinthians. In 2 Thess. 1:3-5
e also read: "We are bound to thank God
ways for you, brethren, as it is fitting,
!cause your faith grows exceedingly, and the
ve of every one of you all abounds toward
ich other, so that we ourselves boast of you
nong the churches of God for your patience
id faith in aU yovir persecutions and tribula-
)ns that you endure, which is manifest
idence of the righteous judgment of God, that
u may be counted worthy of the kingdom of
xi, for which you also suffer." Paul told the
lessalonians of his joy over God's working in
em, and he boasted about God's working in
em behind their backs,
fhis is a vital part of the practical solution
our despair as a fellowship of churches. Let
learn from the example of the Apostle Paul
d make the choice to first look for God's
ident working in our brother or sister
mndly, let us tell them we see it. Thirdly,
us talk about God's working in them behind
!ir backa (By the way, husband, when is the
t time you told your beloved wife you saw
d evidently working in her life and boasted
)ut His work in her to others? Wife, when
i« you told your husband you saw Christ
rking in him and let others know how
Jikful you are for it? F^ents, tell your
ieving children you see Christ in them'!
lat God wants in us as a fellowship of
uxhes. He also wants for our homes!),
his perspective reminds me of a very
ctical illustration my father once used in
'home church of Harrah, Washington. One
i he brought a huge piece of white paper
>> class with a black dot up in one comer
•he course of the Sunday School lesson, he
li up that paper and said: "What do you
•" One of us very wise young men in the
i row raised his and and said: "I see a black
I' My father asked: "Doesn't anyone see the
te paper?" We sat in sheepish silenca
de biblical perspective of confident hope
\3 for the white paper - looks for God's hand
Iwk in the life of my Christian brother and
;r Catch them doing something good and
^em you see it. Let's pray for the boldness
► at this conference to tell our brother or
sr how happy we are about God's evident
.ting in them! Instead of gossip sessions in
hallways, let's be found encouraging each
ir and boasting about God's work in each
I 9
other behind our backs! Let's huddle for times
of prayer and rejoicing in the halls.
Now, don't get me wrong. The black dots are
still there, and they still have to be dealt with.
But Christ commanded that this confrontation
be done face to face, not behind backs fMatt.
18:15-18). The purpose of that confrofitation
is the restoration of my brother!! SEEN FROM
THIS PERSPECTIVE OF CONFIDENT
HOPE, THE BLACK DOTS ARE NOT THE
CENTER! Christ and His work in the other
person are the center of my perspective - and
that gives us hght and hope when confronta-
tion is needed. And sharing with other
believers that we see God working in them
does tremendous things to bind us together in
Christ, encouraging us to ministry. Just tell
me how you would feel if the Apostle Paul
would walk up to you today and say: "I'm
confident that God's at work in you!" Just tell
me how you would feel about ftul?
3. Love
The third thing we have in our text is that
great bibUcal word; Love! "FAITH, HOPE, and
LOVE. Let's rescue this wonderful biblical
word back from the enemy who has twisted
and perverted it. I am not ashamed to say the
biblical word love. I'm not ashamed to tell
people I love them and I don't believe any of
us should be. Christians committed to the
Bible don't mean some kind of warm feeling
or sweet sentimentality or ecumenical
compromise when they use this word. Christ
said that to love God and to love our neighbors
is THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT OF
THE LAW, the kingpin of the Old Testament.
God's Spirit through Paul said that love is the
fulfillment of the law (Romans 13:8-10).
The Bible teaches that six good things are
worthless without biblical love. Here in 1 Cor.
13:1-3 are five of them: first, eloquence without
love is just irritating noise; second, great
insight and wisdom are empty bubbles without
biblical love; third, visionary faith which can
remove mountains is valueless without bibhcal
love; fourth, generosity which motivates one
to give it all away is an empty shell without
biblical love; fifth, martyrdom - the sacrifice
of one's own life for a cause - is a waste without
biblical lova Revelation 2 adds a sixth, name-
ly that theological orthodoxy and correct prac-
tices without bibUcal first-love fall under God's
judgment. Brethren, if it is that important,
then we must passionately rediscover what it
means to live out this directive of our Lord.
A. First we need to love God - seek liim
fervently, daily and live only for Him. At last
year's conference we were called to commit-
ment. Love for God commits to put Him above
everyone and e\'erything - It motivates a joyful
servant spirit which seeks to obey every single
directive He gave us to follow. It motivates us
to CtasUike purity in every thought, m every
word and in every deed Brethren o-
thoughts cannot be dominated by God s Word
and fhe wicked mindset of TV cnme and
violence. Many foreign beUevers visiting in our
Country have been appalled at the grea
American love affair with TV entertainmen
and material pleasures. Our visitors are most
shocked to see many true believers swept along
^^h the tide. Many who find 15 minutes a day
in God's Word and in prayer an impossiblity,
hink nothing of 15 hours of TV a week^
Runaway personal indebtedness due to greedy
pursuit of this world's trinkets is causing a
landslide of bankruptcies nationwide. As
followers of Christ, we are to march m step
with God's word, rather than keep pace «ath
a world running fast and far from God. Let s
invest our minds, our time, our resources and
our lives for ONE thing: Loving God and
bringing Him glory.
B We also need to biblically love our brothers
and sisters. Christlike "brothering and sister-
ing" means that we will pray for and seek the
highest good of fellow believers. We will give
a call to encourage. We will send a note. We
will bind up the wounds and cheer the faint-
hearted. But, since biblical love is perfectly
balanced and rejoices in the truth we will also
admonish the wayward; we will kindly but
directly confront those in sin; we will gently
but firmly correct and discipline the rebellious.
Whom the Lord loves. He chastens, and if we
are Christlike, we must be ready not only to
give a hug, but to gently speak words which
L hard to hear - face to face to the offender.
Biblical love will lead us to stop evil suspicions,
to stop sinful judging and gossip and will drive
us to go to others in order to help them and
to build them up.
This mandate to be men and women ot
biblical faith, biblical hope and biblical love
must become practical in our fellowship ot
churches. We have dissipated countless hours
and untold energy on conflict. However, none
of us has any more time and spiritual energy
to expend on anything but the Great Commis-
sion The vote of last year's conference made
the clear statement that most of us in our
Fellowship do not desire to divide over the
issue of rebaptism and church membership. A
great many of you have told me in the course
of this year: "Roger, we are tired and wea^J
of the conflict with its evil suspicions, its cW
secretive meetings, the continued striving.
A very small group in our midst has
theological convictions of conscience which
apparently hinder them fi-om continuing to
iovfully cooperate in harmonious mimstry with
those in our Fellowship whose interpretations
are not identical to theirs. I have been assure
that they intend to continue to tight to
conviction on these issues. . . . .
I repeat the obvious: The majority of oi,
churches and our leaders desire to remw
toeether in cooperative mimstry under tl
conditions of the 1964 Conference decisio
Most of those with a "closed Practice a:
willing to accept and minister with the:
whose position and practice is oper
something we have been doing together no
with no basic change, for 26 years There is : ,
sinister plan to push our whole fellowship ir
an open position and practice.
This is the hour for faith in our great &
confident hope in God's working and God s Ic
for our brothers which leads us to resolve t
conflict. I believe the Bible teaches us we c
and ought to resolve this and that all of us c
continue in cooperative ministy together. 1 1
no biblical mandate to separate over the fc
of issue which is involved. Let us biblics
reconcile our differences and begin to m
ahead again, believing that God will guide
However, Brethren, with great heavines
heart I state publicly to us all what I have (
some, face-to-face, who told me it is their de
to keep striving over these issues: It i
evident that biblical reconciliation, clear
spiritual unity and harmonious coopera
i^nistry are not possible because of differei
on the rebaptism and church member.
issue, then the sooner there is a grac
separation between us, the better it will b
all concerned. By "gracious separation In
that we will make an organizationa b)
with each other but we will keep talkir
each other and treating each other Witt
love and mutual respect charactensfc
mature men and women of God.
First, God is concerned. He is not gloi'
in the Church when we carnally strive ag
each other. He has equipped us with His
in order that we might be spiritually owi
as there is unity in the triune Godhead (
17-21-23). The Glory of God in our midst
be the very highest priority in ^1 of our h
Anything that falls short of His glory
and must be dealt with. Tbday I call th
us who have sinned and who have not
with it to repent and to seek God s forgiv
Then go to your brother and cleanse
relationship with him. This is no tin
waiting until the other person comes t
We must humble ourselves before God ai
Brethren and take the initiative to resol
existing conflicts we are aware of We
have a passion that God's glory be restc
our midst where it has been tarnished
sin The honor of His Name is attache.,
and the credibility of our witness is at
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Second, each side is concerned. Neither
ide is edified and built up, rather both are
eing injured and torn down by the strife
leither group can focus fully on obedience to
le Great Commission while they are wasting
recious time and spiritual resources on
jnflict.
Third, those caught in the middle are
urt and concerned. Missionaries overseas
-e demoralized by the fight much like the
jyastated children of divorced parents. You
in't know how we've wept overseas over the
■oblems in the States. National churches are
atching with anxiety and intense interest,
n African pastor in Bangui recently asked
GBC pastor visiting there: "How are mother
id father doing?" (meaning how are we do-
g in the FGBC who have parented the huge
lowship of churches in Africa). He said- "I
ve heard that mother and father are fighting
d might get a divorce. Please tell them that
;hey do, it will tell us here that the way to
ve our differences is to simply get a divorce"
ace Brethren seminary students are
tching how we resolve this conflict. We have
eady lost some tremendous future leaders
other denominations and para-church
listries because they lost heart for ministry
ong us as they observed the conflict in our
1st. Others are right now in the throes of
decision about where they will invest their
rs in future ministry.
iurth, the watching world is vitally
Icemed about our solving the conflicts
have
[ The watching world is also waiting for
\ s love through us. We are commanded to
' God, then fellow-believers and thirdly to
; Chnstlike love for the lost He died to
pm. Do we really love the lost of this world
I God's selfless, compassionate love''
iiren, we stand before unprecedented
irtunities to share the Gospel and plant
fches nationwide and worldwide
is a world of more open doors now than
Ibefore I travelled 16 days in May with
Iral others through E. Germany
loslovakia, Hungary and Romania. The
)se of our visit was ministry as well as
estigate what God is doing over there We
3d to learn if we as a Fellowship and
on have work to do in evangelism, leader
ng and church planting behind what
o be called the Iron Curtain. Everywhere
mt we found the doors wide open and
>elievers anxious for us to send in teams
kers to reach the lost in their countries
establish new churches. A TIME team
»ted for Romania for next summer Our
Prance church sent a ministry team to
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Romama in June and the German churches
are bonding together to send a ministry team
to former East Berlin in October We can now
freely get the Gospel into Eastern Europe's
bewildered and spiritually hungry millions,
further millions in western Europ«, Asia
Africa and Latin America languish, waiting
for us to cease our conflict and to bring them
the Gospel. Fteople everywhere need the Lord"
Do we really care? We must bond together for
ministry - to love the lost beyond our borders
to Him!
It's a great thing to send missionaries to
faraway places to share Christ in exotic sur-
roundings. But it is just as glorious and urgent-
ly needed that we share Christ with people this
week here in Richmond, and next week in your
home town. Millions across this land need the
Lord we know so well. Without fervent
evangelism and churh planting here in North
America, there are some serious limits impos-
ed on our mvolvement in global outreach Are
we ready and willing to reach out and love the
lost right around us?
I make the following practical recommenda-
tions. Be sure to view these recommendations
in the light of the commendations given at the
outset of the message.
I appeal to each individual to:
1) Commit to the abiding Biblical values of
taith in our great God, hope because of His cer-
tain work in our world and our Christian
brother, and biblical Christlike love which is
both gentle and firm, kind and confi-ontiva
2) Tb commit anew to personal holiness and
to a passion to become Christlike in every area
of your personal conduct.
3) 'lb commit to personally share the Gospel
regul^ly with unsaved people everywhere you
can. Personal evangelism must become a
regul^ prayer burden and passion of our daily
lives. Smg the prayer chorus every day "Lord,
lay some soul upon my heart and love that soul
through me, and may I humbly do my part to
win that souJ to thee."
4) Tb commit to avoid evil suspicioning Let's
not put the most negative interpretation on
everything we hear. Give fellow believers the
benefit of the doubt, just like you would
appreciate having the same fi-om them. Check
out rumors carefully and personally before
being forced by the facts to conclude that a
brother is driven by evil motives.
5. lb commit to looking for God's good work
m your Brother and Sister, and then tell them
you see It; boast as Paul did about God's work
in others behind their backs.
6) lb commit to biblically confi-onting those
who are sinning face to face with gentleness
and firmness, according to the biblical direc-
tives m Matt. 5:18, Gal. 6:1 and 2 Tim. 2:24-26.
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9 Report on the progress in developing the
forums for discussion of the Baptism-
Church Membership and related issues as
directed by last year's conference,
Fellowship Council .
10 Report on Fellowship Council activities
■ and the time and place of the 1991 and
future conferences, Charles Ashman,
Fellowship Coordinator
11. Additional Reports
12. Unfinished business
13. New business
14. Installation of the 1991 conference officers
15. Adjournment (sine die)
Ed Cashman reported for the Nominating
Committee. The following were presented tor
nomination: Office of Moderator-Elect: James
Dixon and David Plaster; Fellowship Council:
Western Region - David Mitchel John Snow,
Glen Shirk; Central Region - Steve Peters,
Tterrance Taylor, John Mayes; Eastern Region
- Steve l^ylor, Ray Davis, Emory Young.
A motion prevaUed to place these names in
nomination. Additional nominations were made
from the floor Moderator-Elect ^ Charles
Turner; Eastern Region - Jay Fretz, Jett
Thomley , ...
A motion prevailed that the nominations
cease. The election was then carried out.
The following appointments were announced
by Charles Ashman in behalf of the Fellowship
Council. Conference Secretary, Ken Koontz;
Conference Treasurer, Steve Popenfoose, Con-
ference Statistician, Sherwood Durkee.
A motion prevailed to ratify these
appointments. .
Charles Ashman gave the list of appoint-
ments of Conference Committees.
STRATEGY COMMITTEE
Jerry Young presented the following report |
the Strategy Committee.
Introduction
A Masterplan for the Fellowship of Gri:
Brethren Churches was approved by delega*
at Annual Conference last year. Adoption of ' !
report included the recognition that everyth ^
is "written in pencil, not ink." Goal refinemt
and implementation is a continmng w!
assigned to the Strategy Committee. The gci
of the Fellowship Masterplan can be achieve( a
each church, district and organization revi j
the goals and determines on which goals t
will focus their energy and resources.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
APPOINTMENTS
Moderators Address - Roger Peugh and two
of his selection.
Parliamentary - Jesse Deloe ('91) Chm., Bob
Belohlavek ('92), Greg Howell ('93);
Resolutions - Jim Poyner ('91), Curt Miller
('92), Brian Smith ('93).
Pastorless Churches / Available Men - Greg
Howell
Auditing - Donald Eshelman
Membership /Credentials - Emory Young
(■91) Chm ; Ray Davis ('91); Dan Thornton (92),
Robert MacMillan ('92); Paul Woodruff ( 93),
Ron Boehm ('92). ,„„o>r^ u
Social Concerns - (Tferminus - 1993) Donald
Shoemaker Chm., Russell Ogden, Bob
Fetterhoff, John Tfeevan
Retirement Planning Committee - Larry
Chamberlain Chm., Morgan Burgess, James
Custer Dewey Melton and Charles Turner.
Progress Report j
1 The Strategy Conunittee gathered the-
visory Group during the 1989 Conference,
purposes of goal refinement and implemei
tion Using a workshop format, members d i
Group provided written reports on each olgj
six objectives in the Masterplan. |
2 The Committee met again in Winona J
on November 16 - 17 to initiate implement; l
strategies. The meeting included a workmi '.
sion with leaders of cooperating organiza i
in the Fellowship. Regional meetings r
established to encourage implement
strategies at the district level. Projected
and places are as follows: ., „,. .^d
Eastern -Harrisburg, PA-April 3/4 19t
Central - Winona Lake, IN-October 9/10 1
Western -Los Angeles, CA-February .
1991
3. The Elizabethtown GBC hosted the Es
regional meeting as scheduled, with 20 pe
in attendance. Evaluation of the meetings
attending is very positive. District rep
tatives were able to give input to the bti
Committee and executives of the Fellc
organi2ations. Each representative now h
tools to begin implementing the strategy ui
own districts. The meeting cost of $3,b/
almost entirely borne by districts, church
conferees.
4 The Committee met again on July 27
sider recommendations for goal refmeniei
newly refined Masterplan is attached i
report.
5. A new member will be appointed to )
Tbm Julien. It is recommended that there
member from each region, and that Ed 1
be retained as a consultant. Accordingly
Plaster will leave the committee m 19
Jerry Young will leave in 1992.
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lASTERPLAN
f the Fellowship of
race Brethren Churches
Sis, 1990^'"""°^"'^ ^^ Fellowship Council
In the light of the needs of our world, the con-
rns within our churches, and the mandates
T I'u y,^^^ ^^'^^^^ Committee recom-
snds the following purpose statement, six ob-
tives and goals for the 1990's. We believe the
lowing dreams reflect the kind of Fellowshin
^desire in the year 2000 AD...a Fellowship
th alive with faith and pleasing to our Lord
JRPOSE STATEMENT
e Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches
ists to Encourage and Enable Member
arches in Equipping and Uniting the Saints
Fulfilling the Great Commission.
Continuing Objectives of FGBC
Tb encourage personal fellowship with
Jesus characterized by love and obedience
to His Word.
LipTs^r '"""^' '^^"^^"^"" ^"'^
lb disciple leaders for present and future
ministries throughout the Fellowship
To plant Grace Brethren Churches
world-wide.
To develop clear communication
throughout the Fellowship
^ strategize and implement vision
throughout the Fellowship
XS OF FGBC
encourage personal fellowship with Jesus
icterized by love and obedience to His
disc'SJl/shir''' '"""' '''"^^"^" ''''
Pvl„^"'^"/..'*'"^'^^ t'^^t promotes
StX?nS£.''^"^--"°-"^^'^
B. Encourage every pastor and missionary to
formulate a personal strategy of evangelism
^tSy "^ ^"^"^'^"^ ^°^'^ ^"^
3^ Tb disciple leaders for present and future
ministries throughout the Fellowship
A. Design an integrated training process that
develops and mobilizes leaders among our men
women, children and youth
iHpnrf"'T^^^ T^ '"'*"'=* ministerium to
iTr, '' 1 ! "'^^^ °^ ''' P^^t"'-^ ^nd provide
training help in maximizing their leadership
4. To plant Grace Brethren Churches
world-wide v.-nuii.nes
nl^nf^! ^^^ Conference prayerfnlly assist the
w^h n f>, ^ "'^ ^'^'' ^"-^thren Church
sT e InH .^^"""'""^u"^*^' y^^''' <^onference
t nn,1 r / ^"^"^ ^^^^ y^^^ thereafter Na-
tional Conference convene in a major city for
the same purpose.
rSi^R^ *°u" ^^^ identifying elements of a
SrTdUr''"" ^'^"^'^ '" ->' -•*"-
rh^;r^r°"^i? ^^I^ ^''''""S Clrace Brethren
Church world-wide to initiate a daughter
church by the year 2000. ""Snier
...^K^Tiul'^P'^ ™°deis of church planting
usable both here and abroad utilizing ivailawf
resources and lay leadership
Stimulate a renewed and creative em-
s on the systematic practice of prayer bv
encouraging a "Day with God" in each
church at least once a year
encouraging each district to conduct a
ct Prayer Retreat at least every three
naking a "Day with God" and Commu-
egular events at National Conference
ncourage each pastor to make himself ac-
ible on a monthly basis to another pastor
personal holiness, prayer and example
■courage spiritual revival in our churches
ncouraging every pastor to adopt the
mt of Spiritual Unity
reaching that encourages obedience to
Vord, and is in harmony with the State-
1 raith,
'deling a standard of holy living for our
to follow,
oviding ministry opportunities that de-
ourageous faith and sacrifice.
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fhe'^Fea.t" "'^™"- *^-^hout
A. Create a central information gathering
and distribution center for the Fellowship ^
R,«fn • 1^ ^"^ ^^'"y revisable, pictorial
P&stor s Prayer Directory.
tin^ni"""""!^^ ^^^^^' communication, rela-
chu^J/ .T°""'''''"'y ''^*^««" Pasto.^,
2n2 t^""^ '^"*"'*' °" ^^^ basis of natura
geographic clusters.
D. Track our progress in fulfilling the goals
of our Masterplan by developing a reportTng
system for churches, districts ^d organSadonf
bLstgT ^'^"^"^^"' achievements and
s.roihr^hS^iiir'^-^"^ ^^^^-
A. The strategy committee continue its work
of coordinating a Fellowship strategy.
Sori^nlti^on^""^^ "' -plementition^Zd
dint' t^U^^^u""^^^'. ^'^^ suggestions for fun-
ding to be submitted by the committee.
c. Provide for lay participation in all
decision-making bodies of the Fellowship.
B. Implement plans to establish an Interna-
tional Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches.
a. Identify the leadership of the interna-
tional fellowship.
b. Establish a communication system to
track church planting world-wide.
C. Organize an international conference by
1995 with representation from each country.
COVENANT OF SPIRITUAL UNITY
Spiritual unity is necessary for the blessings
of God in the midst of our earthly spiritual
conflict.
Areas of disagreement are inevitable;
however, spiritual disunity must be dealt with
and the principle of reconciliation be applied.
Gossip and destructive criticism need to be
dealt with quickly.
When problems arise, they should be resolved
vdth the person concerned and not with others.
Constructive criticism is welcomed, but must
be directed to the individual concerned.
Manipulation of others to fulfill a personal
desire is to be avoided.
Consideration, sensitivity, grace, love, and
tolerance of personal differences must be shown
to each other in the spirit of Matthew 18;15-17,
Galatians 6:1-2 and I Corinthians 13:1-8.
THE ELEMENTS OF A GRACE
BRETHREN CHURCH
A Grace Brethren Church is a local assembly
of believers in Jesus Christ who are affiliated
with the Fellowship of Grace Brethren
Churches, or its counterpart Fellowship in other
nations, and are committed to:
1. One another as a spiritual family;
2. The Statement of Faith as a summary of
our biblical belief and practice;
3. The practice of triune-immersion, baptism
and three-fold communion;
4. Oversight by an elder (or elders) who fulfill
(s) scriptual qualifications; and
5. The observance of regular worship services.
The purpose of a local church is the worship of
God, the edification and fellowship of believers,
and the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
A motion prevailed to adopt this report.
MODERATOR'S ADDRESS COMMITTEE
John Davis presented the Moderator's Ad-
dress Committee's report.
The committee wishes to express its deep ap-
preciation to Moderator, Roger Peugh, for a well
prepared, thoughtful and challenging address.
His mandate to assess the fellowship noting its
strengths and weaknesses was carried out with
care and loving concern. Equally important and
very relevant to the future vitality of thi
fellowship were his very practical admonitiorii
and suggestions.
His emphasis on what is right and biblicall;
honorable about the Fellowship of Graci
Brethren Churches was most welcome and ver
appropiate. Indeed, God has been at work in ou
midst in very substantive and measurable ways
Very vital to his assessment was a globs
perspective which reminded us that we are, iij
effect, an international fellowship. j
But a physician who only praises the stron
and vibrant parts of the body to the neglect (
the bleeding parts will do little to restor,
complete health. Roger is to be commended ft,
his forthright accurate and carefully researche ,
analysis of where we're hurting and why. H
dealt with four very tough issues gracefully anij
lovingly
After proper attention was given to problei:
analysis, he suggested godly solutions based di
I Cor 13:13 which relate to faith, hope and lov
Spiritual problems demand spiritual solution,
he insisted, and he was right on target. j
Continued carnal strife without any dispof j
tion to resolution is of concern to God, each si(
in the conflict, those in the middle and
watching world, he noted. Biblical harmoi
and cooperation he viewed as great necessiti
if we ever intend to impact our world for Chrii
In the light of the above, we fully support h
call to commit ourselves to the abiding biblic
values of faith in our God, to holiness in cc
duct, to personal evangelism, to end exercis
in evil suspicions, to look for God's work II
others and to directly confi-ont those for whi)
we have concerns.
We further support and commend to eve
church in our fellowship the challenge to praj)
evangelism and church planting. 1
His encouragement to broad involvemenb
the F.G.B.C. Strategy goals, the forums and.
annual meeting between national boards a|
district leaders we support and heartily recol
mend. We strongly suggest the fellowship mi
in the direction of expanding the current ps|
time position of Fellowship Coordinator!
full-time. '
Moderator Pfeugh has not only established!
exciting and God-honoring contact for t
year's conference, but he has provided
spiritual agenda that will move our enlj
fellowship into the decade of the 1990's W|
power and a world-wide impact for our Gdj
A motion prevailed to adopt this reportii
The Covenant of Spiritual Unity was r
aloud by the Moderator (See end of Stratij
Report for the Covenant.) |
A proposed change for the by-laws was t( f
read.
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A motion prevailed that this be added to the
agenda.
The proposed change was presented by Greg
Howell.
BY-LAW AMENDMENTS
FELLOWSHIP COUNCIL
REPRESENTATIVES
1. ARTICLE VII Committees
Section Three: Nominating committee, pp
18-19
6. Each cooperating district shall annual-
ly submit to the nominating committee the
name of one member of a church within its
district as a nominee for the Fellowship Coun-
cil. These names shall be placed on the ballot.
If a district fails to submit a name in timely
fashion, the committee may add a nominee of
its own choosing from that particular district.
2. ARTICLE V Fellowship Council
Section Four: Election, p. 12
1. Members of the Council shall be elected
by vote of the delegates present and entitled to
vote at the Conference from a ballot presented
by the Nominating Committee.
2. Voting for nominees from each of the
three regions shall be restricted to delegates
from the churches in those regions.
3. Nominees elected to the council shall be
the one from each region receiving the largest
number of votes from the delegates represen-
;ing those regions.
J. Section Five. Responsibilities
Add #13. Each elected member of the Coun-
;il shall be responsible to communicate with
me or more districts in his region as deter-
nined by the Council.
A motion prevailed that these by-law
imendments be received.
A motion prevailed to adjourn.
5EC0ND SESSION,
iVednesday, August 1, 1990
Moderator Peugh called the second business
lession to order.
The moderator led in prayer
The printed minutes of the first session were
listributed and corrected.
A motion prevailed that the minutes from
I\iesday be approved as corrected.
The membership conunittee gave a corrected
eport that totaled 359 lay delegates and 289
ninisterial delegates for a total of 648
elegates.
The results of the election were given.
Vestern Region representative elected was
ohn Snow.
! Further elections were needed for Moderator-
llect between David Plaster and Charles
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Turner; Central Region • Steve Peters and John
Mayes; Eastern Region - Steve Taylor and Ray
Davis. This election was then carried out.
A report was given by the Rules Committee
concerning the proposed by-laws changes.
A motion was made and seconded to adopt
these by-laws.
A motion prevailed to table this motion
until a recommendation from the Indiana
District could be discussed.
A motion from the Indiana district was made
and seconded.
The motion was as follows:
1. That we expand the membership of the
Fellowship Council to the number correspon-
ding to one representative for each district.
2. That the district representatives be
nominated and elected by the individual
districts for a three year term, with one third
of the total number of district representatives
being elected each year
3. That the following portions of the existing
by-laws be repealed: Article V, section 2, and
section 4; and Art. VII, section 3, #1-7.
4. That an equitable plan of transition be im-
plemented by the Fellowship Council that will
allow present Fellowship Council members to
finish their terms while district-elected
representatives join the Council.
After much discussion a motion prevailed
to move the previous question.
The motion of the Indiana district was then
voted on and defeated.
A motion prevailed to bring back the tabled
motion to amend the by-laws.
After much discussion a motion prevailed to
move the previous question.
The motion on the by-law change as recom-
mended by the Fellowship Council was voted
on and passed.
A motion prevailed to adjourn.
TfflRD SESSION,
Thursday - August 2, 1990
Moderator Roger Peugh called the session to
order and led in prayer.
A motion prevailed that the minutes of the
second business session be approved as printed.
The Membership Committee gave a final
report that gave the final total of delegates at
359 lay delegates and 289 ministerial delegates
for a total of 648.
BRETHREN EVANGELISTIC
MINISTRIES REPORT
Ron Thompson introduced the Brethren
Evangelistic Ministries report.
What an honor and privilege it is to serve the
Lord . . . and you . . . working together in God's
harvest field, promoting evangelism throughout
our great fellowship of churches. Brethren
Evangelistic Ministries is really an extension of
you. As the offspring of National Conference, we
are especially appreciative of your prayers,
criticisms and support. Our new slide-tape
presentation, "Tbuch Your People Once Again",
will better acquaint churches with our burden
and ministry. Here are a handful of gleanings
God has given us since our last conference:
* Edward A. Lewis, Executive Director of CE
National in Winona Lake, IN, was recipient of
the 1989 Robert B. CoUitt Memorial Award for
excellence in evangelism.
* A housewife in Ohio has ordered her checks
with Scripture verses printed on them! It is one
way she wants to share Christ in her own in-
dividual way!
* A teen group in Ohio has decided to write
and distribute their own Gk)spel tract.
* A young man stands at the altar in a church
in Ftennsylvania and smswers God's call to enter
the Christian ministry!
* A junior-age girl in Virginia, after attending
a CIA Band seminar, relates to her pastor that
she wants to be a helper to him in the work of
building God's Church.
■* A church in California provides the means
for a slide-tape production of the ministry of
BEM, as well as needed computer equipment
and a portable keyboard and public address
system to enhance our road ministry!
* Open doors to a future international
ministry in Mexico and Guatemala!
* A pastor in Pennsylvania reports a dynamic
turnaround in the spirit of the church he
shepherds!
Thank you again for allowing us to represent
your evangelistic interests in the fellowship.
Respectively Submitted,
Ron E. Thompson, Executive Director
BRETHREN EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
January 1, 1989 to December 31, 1989
Checking
Balance on hand
Received to 12-31
Transferred from Savings
Disbursed to 12-31
Balance on hand
Savings
Balance on hand 1-1
Deposited
Withdrawn
Balance on hand 12-31
Tbtal Cash on Hand
Income
Churches General
Churches Thompson
Individuals General
Individuals Thompson
First Love Renewals
Districts
Interest
Misc.
Tbtal Income
EXPENSES
President's Support
President's Expenses
Insurance
Board Meetings
Herald & Annual
Promotion
First Love Renewals
Office Salaries
Phone
Office supplies, etc.
CoUit Memorial
Misc.
Tbtal Expenses
Balance on Hand 1-1-89
Checliing
Savings
Tbtal Cash on Hand
Tbtal Income
Tbtal Expenses
$ 2,549.41
42,489.09
6.600.00
51,638.50
51,689.41
(50.91-)
$ 8.063.90
333.01
8,396.91
6,600.00
1.76.91
$26,7£,31
3,ie8l
l,8tX)(
2,7; 6i
3,8flS
3' 00
3; 01
'*
39,0! '9S
518,31 0(
2,7:6!
2,21 01
2,2' ,8
1.8',^
2,8a
11,3 ,i6
2(8
9 2
3,3 ,(
1,0 1
_6[
47,9]
2,5
8^
$10,6
$39,c'
47^
$ 1,'
$ 1,746.00
Balance on Hand *
A motion prevaUed to accept this report
Chuck Davis then presented the ballot ft,
B.E.M. board. Laymen: Don Dollens, Elida,
*Fred Sorrick, AUentown, Pennsylvanii^
Waken, Lakewood, California; *Warren Ze^
Winona Lake, Indiana. Ministers; *G,
Christie, Spokane, Washington; *Chuck 1;
Ocala, Florida; George Traub, Roanoke, Vir
Ratification of 1 year term replacing Don F
Timothy George, Lebanon, Pennsyh
* denotes incumbent.
A motion prevailed to receive this balk i
place the names in nomination.
A motion prevailed that nominations ')
The election was carried out.
Don Shoemaker gave the following repll
the Social Concerns Cormnittee.
SOCIAL CONCERNS COMMITTr
The world of mid-1990 is a very different
from when our conference last gathered i
the wisdom of Daniel could have foreset
world events between our gatherings,
moral sphere we are facing challenges wi
not thinking about one year ago. The re i
vigor and determination of the so-callec
choice" movement is a strong example ol
challenges.
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lb help our fellowship of churches be a voice
b our world, this conference established a Social
loncerns Committee. In the past year your
^cial Concerns Committee has been active
jveral ways.
■Our first mailing to the churches was in
jovember, 1989, and focused on how to start a
xial Concerns Committee in your own church,
ji materials for a Sanctity of Life Sunday, on
ws and court decisions relative to church
jscipline, on the phenomenon known as
jleconstructionism" and on abortion and
^thanasia.
Our second mailing was in May, 1990. It
bused on church activism relative to "homo-
Kual rights", on church policy regarding AIDS,
' public attitudes and religious viewpoints
jivard abortion and on Operation Rescue,
pur committee members are frequently called
iOn to offer guidance to our churches, pastors
jd laypeople on various social issues,
j^ goal of our committee is to see our fellowship
churches as active in social concerns as is
^isonable and appropriate, lb achieve this, we
In to produce a manual on how to create and
bate a social concerns ministry in the local
Ijrch. We urge each church to consider begin-
Ig such a committee and developing the
Sources you will need. We wish to facilitate you
fhis all we can.
i/e also urge our churches to inform
mselves and prepare to be active in such
tters as (1) euthanasia and the "right to die",
lomosexuality and the social goals of the gay-
its movement, (3) the abortion issue and the
;wed determination of the pro-abortion move-
it, (4) the threat of secularism and the erosion
sligious liberty, and (5) the right and duty
1 Christians and Christian churches have to
ress social problems from the standpoint of
istian values and to act upon those values,
ir expenses in the past year totalled $836.83.
jr ministry is renewed, we anticipate ex-
ies up to $1,000 in the coming year,
spectfully submitted by the Social Concerns
imittee,
Donald P. Shoemaker, Chairman
luss Ogden
•3ob FetterhofT
lohn Tfeevan
otion prevailed to receive this report.
'Ction results were given by the Moderator
[oderator-Elect (1990-1991) - David Plaster
=llowship Council-
•entral Region— John Mayes
'.astern Region— Ray Davis
In Guiles gave the following report of the
:'lutions Committee.
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RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
The Resolution Committee, after examining
the continuing resolutions now before Con-
ference and after inviting recommendations to
the committee from the pastors and the lay peo-
ple of the Fellowship, and after corresponding
with the chairmen of the district ministeriums
asking for suggestions or resolutions that the
districts may have adopted, presents no addi-
tional resolutions to Conference at this time.
We call on Conference to reaffirm its commit-
ment to the continuing resolutions adopted in
previous years. They are:
1985 Sanctity of Life
1987 Free exercise of religion as guaranteed
by the First Amendment of the Constitution.
1988 Greater personal devotion to Jesus
Christ, the Word of God and prayer, to fellowship
and ministry, to evangelism, and to living in ex-
pectancy of His coming.
We urge each local church to review these con-
tinuing resolutions and to adopt them as part
of its ministry if it has not already done so.
We recommend that these resolutions be
published in the Herald magazine so that they
will be available for the Brethren to review. We
further recommend that each pastor set a goal
to devote either a sermon or a series of sermons
to these resolutions to explain their implications
and applications to the life of each believer
Respectfully Submitted,
The Resolutions Committee
Ron Guiles, Chairman
Jim Poyner
Kurt Miller
A motion prevailed to receive this report.
RETIREMENT PLANNING COMMITTEE
Larry Chamberlain gave the following report
for the Retirement Planning Committee.
We met on May 29. I was asked to continue
as chairman.
1. Pension Investment Plan.
$380,000 -(- with about 100 participants.
New additions: Worthington, Columbus, and
Grace Brethren Home Missions.
An Aetna representative was present at the
ministerium to review several plan
enhancements.
2. Our Promise of Honor
$ 61,702.35 Cash
77,043.97 receivable from FGBC
$138,746.32 total cash and receivables.
Monthly checks issued - $4,000 to nearly 40
participants, each accompanied with a personal
letter of encouragement.
Materials will be made available to member
churches in the FGBC for a one-time offering ap-
peal to continue an objective of fully-funding this
obligation into the next several years. We en-
courage the enthusiastic participation of all of
our member churches in promoting this annual
appeal.
Respectfully submitted,
Larry Chamberlain, Chairman
Morgan Burgess, Jim Custer, Charlie Turner,
Dewey Melton
A motion prevailed to receive this report.
Larry Chamberlain gave the chaplains
ministries report.
Report from Morgan Burgess, Chairman of
the GBHMC Chaplaincy Committee and Lee
Jenkins, endorsing agent.
This past year has been one of uncertainty
because of the events that have and are taking
place in Europe and in particular in Russia and
the Eastern Block countries. These events are
cause for rejoicing because there have been
reductions of military arms and military forces
in Europe.
With the reduction of forces comes the
diminishing need for service personnel and since
the quota for chaplains is based on service
population, this affects chaplains. Our
Fellowship has been affected already in that we
have been denied a request to bring a chaplain
into the U.S. Air Force as a reserve chaplain and
it will also undoubtedly affect some of our
chaplains who have enough years for retirement.
It will affect us also in our ability to replace any
chaplain that does retire.
The chaplains that represent our Fellowship
have been carrying out their ministry in an
outstanding manner. This has been reflected by
the reports of Commanding Officers and Com-
mand Chaplains received by the Endorsing
agent. Presently there are:
* two chaplains that are in a teaching assign-
ment, one at the Army Chaplains School and
one at the Army War College.
* four chaplains are assigned to combat units,
an air borne division, an infantry division, and
a tactical air force base.
* three chaplains are assigned to training unity
(one to a navy submarine school, one to a navy
air training station, and one to a marine corp
recruit training base).
* one chaplain is assigned to a navy base.
* four of our reserve chaplains serve in an ac-
tive reserve unit.
During this reporting period three of o
chaplains have been reassigned.
* Chaplain Ben Collins, USA, has been assii
ed to an infantry unit on the DMZ in Kore
* Chaplain Jim Dickson, USN, has b(
assigned to the Naval Air Station, Fall
Nevada;
* Chaplain Dayne Nix, USN, has been assit
ed to the U.S. Marine Recruiting Depot, Sj
Diego, California;
* and Chaplain Phil Spence, USA, has co
pleted his Chaplain Indoctrination Course a
is now assigned to a Military Police Battalii'
Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
The Endorsing Agent, through the faithful g
ing to the Eagle Commission, was able to vi'
all of the active duty chaplains and three oft
reserve chaplains during this past year and
continue to keep our expenses below our incoi
levels.
This past June the Executive Director, Lai
Chamberlain, was the guest of Chaplain Jo)i
Schumacher, USA, at the War College, Carlii!
Barracks, PA. The Executive Director sp«
several days attending classroom lectur
special presentations, and interacting vnth fac
ty and students attending the War College
It is with encouragement that I send tl
report. Encouragement because our chaplai
are not only skilled men in the scripture and i
by the Holy Spirit but they also possess zeal
be fit servants both to their calling and to th
particular command.
Our chaplains in attendance vnth us this we
were recognized and honored at the GBHl |
Challenge Hour this afternoon. J
Respectfully submitted,
Larry Chamberlain,
ex. dir., G.B.H.M.C.
A motion prevailed to receive this repo
I
Charles Ashman presented for the Coimcil i
following nominees for the Nominating Comr- •
tee: Mike Brubaker, Ron Guiles, Larry Gegi',
Wayne Harmah, Robert Kliewer, Ffeul Mutch ',
Steve Taylor, Ed Trenner, Dan Thompson, Ro '
Wambold, Larry Wedertz
The name of Duane Jones was placed-)
nomination.
A motion prevailed that the nominatis
cease. The election was then carried out.
Steve Rjpenfoose gave the following confers')
treasurer's report.
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i
THE FELLOWSraP OF GRACE BRETHREN CHURCHES
STATEMENT OF CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1990
CASH BALANCES, JULY 1, 1989
Checking — First National Bank
Savings — Grace Brethren Inv. Found.
Prior Period Adjustments
Ibtal
CASH RECEIPTS:
Credential Fees
Conference Expense Offerings
Designated Offerings:
GBFM-Argentina
GBHMC-Fishtown
Grace Schools
CE National
Child Care
Meal Tickets for Boards
Other
Ibtal Cash Receipts
CASH DISBURSEMENTS:
Facilities/Equip Rental
Child Care
Printing and Promotion
Music
; Speaker Travel/Honoraria
I Committees and Officers
i Pension Investment Plan
j Designated Offerings
! Meal Tickets for Boards
I Grace Brethren Annual
Other
I Ibtal Cash Expenditures
Surplios (Deficit)
i CASH BALANCES JUNE 30, 1990
Checking-First National Bank
, Savings-Grace Brethren Inv. Found.
I Ibtal
A motion prevailed to accept this report.
nrestricted
Restricted
Total
$(22,176.05)
$28,461.07
$ 6,285.02
9.06
-0-
9.06
573.49
0.30
573.79
(21,593.50
28,461.37
6,867.87
72,873.90
48,582.60
121,456.50
1,556.22
1,556.22
4,687.87
4,687.87
962.91
962.91
925.77
925.77
1,747.07
1,747.07
1,124.00
1,124.00
2,618.00
2,618.00
3,560.26
3,560.26
79,114.38
59,524.22
138,638.60
4,519.07
4,519.07
7,055.73
7,055.73
12,965.59
12,965.59
2,059.33
2,059.33
1,618.85
1,618.85
22,583.55
22,583.55
12,488.48
12,488.48
8,323.62
8,323.62
2,618.00
2,618.00
11,129.15
11,129.15
689.39
689.39
75,109.14
10,941,62
86,050.76
4,005.24
48,582.60
52,587.84
(1,928.10)
(19,516.36)
$(17,588.26)
77,043.97
$77,043.97
1,928.10
57,527.61
$59,455.71
1 Sherwood Durkee gave the following statisti-
cians report.
1 FGBC STATISTICAL REPORT 1989
PROFESSIONS OF FAITH 1989 1988
Regular Senices 1,733 1,613
Other 2,307 2,448
\ TOTALS 4,040 4,061
llbtal Baptisms 2,511 2 427
MEETINGS: AVERAGE ATTENDANCES
^Sunday Morning Services ... . 42,068 41,973
Sunday School 29,513 30,161
Sunday Evening Services 16,445 16,610
Midweek Services 14,438 U^SSg
Communion Services 19364 19,902
MEMBERSHIP
Ibtal Last Year
39449*
40,666
3,049
Ibtal Added This Year
2,979
Ibtal Lost This Year
3,035
3,769
Net Gain or (Loss)
(56)*"
(710)***
Ibtal Membership
at End of This Year
39,481
39,866
TVine-Immersed Members ....
35,437*
36,806*
AUXIUARY ORGANIZATIONS
Vacation Bible School
17,455
17,041
Women's OrganizationB
4,540
5,049
Men's Organizations
1,323
1,414
Coed Youth Minstries
4,474
3,982
Girls' Ministries
2,527
2,660
Boys' Ministries
1,997
6,007
1,932
4,170
Other
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INCOME
Tbtal Gift Receipts
for the Year 37,615,376 36,044,626
Ibta! Non-Gift receipts
for the year 5,791,836 4,993,484
Grand Tbtal of All Income.. . 43,407,211 40,983,264
EXPENDITURES
Brethren Foreign Missions . . 3,728,547 2,607.947
Brethren Home Missions 823,245 854,699
Grace Schools 408,532 420,346
District Missions 243,258 222,727
CE National 180,635 124,202
Brethren Evangel. Ministries 31,247 24,683
Brethren Missionary Herald . 32,315 28,918
All Other
Grace Brethren Ministries . 50,729 546,348
All NonBrethren Ministries . 1,146,691 1,100,618
TOTAL 7,175,736 5,791,571
All Pastoral Staff Salaries , . 11,891,276 11,374,727»
All Other Local Expenditures 21,241,703 20,855,144
TOTAL 33,249.595 32,281,433"
Auxiliary Organizations 1,026,816 1,616,608
GRAND TOTAL
OF ALL EXPENDITURES . 40,604,479 39,400,824
CHRISTIAN DAY SCHOOLS
Number of Churches
Operating Schools 43 41
Tbtal Enrollment 8,823 10,573
Tbtal Income 16,489,629* 14,005.202*
Faculty-Administrative
Expense 12,680,382 10,686,434*
Other Expenses 4,412,131* 3,829,714*
TOTAL EXPENSES . . 17,100,504* 14,583,466**
Number of Churches Reporting
District 1989 1988
Allegheny 18 18
Arctic 8 7
East Central Florida 6 6
Florida Suncoast 7 6
Hawaii 4 4
Indiana 19 22
Iowa Midlands 13 13
Michigan 7 7
Mid-Atlantic 12 12
Mountain-Plains 6 6
Nor-Cal 6 8
North Central Ohio 29 28
Northeastern Ohio 17 16
North-Atlantic 29 29
Northwest 13 13
Southern Florida 6 6
Southern 8 6
Southern Cal & Arizona 36 34
Southern Ohio 22 22
Southwest 5 4
Virginia 15 15
Western ftnnsylvania 20 20
TOTAL 306 302
Number of Churches Not Reporting
District 1989 1988
Allegheny 1 1
Arctic 2
Iowa Midlands 1
Nor-Cal
1
North Central Ohio
1
Southern
Southern Cal & Arizona
4
South Florida
1
Southwest
1
Virginia
1
TOTAL
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TOTAL CHURCHES . . 319
*Not all churches reported this item.
**Some churches reported only total.
***Some churches did large roll revisions.
FOREIGN FIELD STATISTICS 12-31-89
Number of
Country Churches Membership
Argentina .
Brazil
CAR
Chad
England . . .
France ....
Germany . .
Japan
Mexico ...
Philippines
Spain
17
20
594
71
1
6
5
2
14
2
1
733
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE
Argentina 900
Brazil 1,378
CAR 172,800
Chad 16,750
England 20
France 205
Germany 315
Japan 30
Mexico 568
Philippines 114
Spain 13
193,093
A motion prevailed to accept this report with one corr g
concerning the B.E.M. name as given in the report.
AUDITING COMMITTEE REPOR!
Don Eshelman gave the auditing comnr
report.
One mark of integrity of a responsible
poration is accvirate financial accountabili
it's constituencies. The by-laws of our fellow
have mandated that the Fellowship Coi
examine reports of those Boards that are u
the oversight of the Fellowship of G
Brethren Churches,
I am pleased to report to this Fellow
Council and Conference that the folio
organizations have submitted their fina:
statements for this examination.
The Fellowship of Grace Brethren Chui
(Statement of Cash Receipts and Expendit
Brethren Evangelistic Ministries (Aui
Financial Statement)
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I have examined the financial statements and
ports for each of these organizations. The
ports appear to be accurate and properly
fleet the financial position of the
ganizations.
[ recommend that these financial reports be
cepted as presented.
Respectfully submitted,
Donald E. Eshelman
\ motion prevailed to receive this report.
toward Mayes gave the report on the com-
ittee on Pastorless Churches and Available
EPORT OF THE COORDINATOR OF
PASTORLESS CHURCHES &
AVAILABLE MEN
)ur activity involved in bringing available
.itoral candidates into contact with Pastorless
urches continues to grow,
'he present function of this office is to be a
aring house where resumes of available men
available by request to churches desiring
m.
/e are very grateful that of the 36 churches
king our assistance last year, 15 found
tors from among the 35 candidates whose
ames we have made available. Currently we
e resumes available for 20 Pastoral can-
ates and are involved in some way with 19
rches who are seeking a Pastor.
has been a privilege to serve as the coor-
ator of this service for the past five years.
Administrative Assistant, Mrs. Linda ftnn
invested hundreds of hours in keeping up-
ate with the many churches and Pastoral
didates we have attempted to help during
time. Few weeks have gone by that I have
ibeen involved in trying to be an encourage-
it to churches or Pastors that have sought
help.
fiave asked the Fellowship Council to name
jjw coordinator to assume this work effec-
with the close of the 1990 conference,
le council has appointed Pastor Greg Howell
irry on this important ministry and con-
3 should be made with him at his address
sted in the Brethren Annual.
ftespectfully submitted,
Castor Howard Mayes
motion prevailed to accept this report.
aderator Peugh gave the report on the
ilopment of the forums.
imber 9 on your Thursday agenda is the
rt on the progress in developing the forums
liscussion regarding baptism and church
ibership and related issues as directed by
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last year's conference. As your moderator, I
followed the directive of Fellowship Council in
seeking to find a forum coordinator through the
spring. We discussed and made the plan for the
forums and dispersed this plan throughout the
fellowship following the January Council
meeting. Throughout the spring we sought in
vain to find a brother who was ready to agree
to be the forvmi coordinator. And the Fellowship
Council met this past week and discussed at
length the purpose of the original motion and
the intent and our present status and I am
pleased to announce to you that Brother Jim
Custer has agreed to serve as coordinator of the
forum. And I have asked him to come and give
a brief report of the plans ahead.
James Custer reported: Mr Moderator, I'm
confused. I don't know how many times I heard
that last year, but often enough to remind me
that the issues before us are more complex than
what we would like to admit. And I accept the
appointment of the moderator, to be a
coordinator— not a dictator Coordinator means
that I receive, I colate, I distribute information
that you generate. And I suggest to you today
that there are at least five very serious
problems that are interlocked into that issue
that we commonly call the baptismal-
membership issue.
First of all, we're still struggling to find out
how, independently, congregationally governed
groups of people ought to network in the
National Fellowship. We're sure not sure that
we have all the answers about that yet.
A second thing is that we need a system of
discipline. There may be among us some who
do not hold the values of our distinctives. And
there needs to be a biblical, balanced, proper,
gracious way for those brothers and sisters to
be confronted and instructed, and if not respon-
sive, to be properly encouraged to seek active
ministry in other fellowships. Now that system
is not, at the moment, in tact.
Thirdly, we need to settle in on what is our
biblical hermeneutic What are the presupposi-
tions that we carry into the interpretation of
scripture as Brethren? Which are valid and
which are maybe personally preferred? And
which are really not to be expected ft-om all of
us. That becomes a pressing question.
The fourth besides the ones I've listed here
is that we desperately need to network and
learn how to communicate. In our present
system we are becoming so efficient that the
only place that you can get a hearing is on the
conference business floor I don't think it's
anyone's intention at any conference to be
disruptive, but I do believe that we need to learn
to listen. It is easier to talk than it is to listen.
"The forums, therefore, were designed by the
Fellowship Council. A structure was suggested
in last January's Fellowship meeting. That
information was distributed throughout the
Fellowship and there has been a variety of
responses. I'm here to report to you today that
the issue of the forum is anything, but dead.
There are a number of very active involvements
taking place. Some have indicated that they do
not wish to participate; that they have arrived
at all the truth there is to have on these sub-
jects, and for them to participate— well they are
not interested in participating. In a free socie-
ty, you are free to do that. Others are very ac-
tively pursing answers to these questions. So
through the fall I'll be working with the com-
mittee on coordinating as best we can, those
activities, collecting the fruit of that hard study,
and then trying to follow through with a
scheduled implementation of the rest of our
forum discussion and come to those conclusions
that are biblical and that are Brethren.
"Without apology I ask for your prayers and
your enthusiastic participation. I move the
acceptance of the report."
A motion prevailed to accept this report.
Charles Ashman gave a report as to the time
and places for coming conferences.
1991 Columbus, Ohio, July 19-Aug.l
(inclusive dates).
1992 Winona Lake, Indiana, July 31-Aug.
6 (core dates).
1993 Place to be announced, July 30-jg,
5 (core dates).
Jerry Young presented the following mo m
from the Fellowship Council.
A motion prevailed that the ofFicfof
Fellowship Coordinator be organized as a 11
time paid position in order that it may rec ^e
expanded responsibilities. Research id
development of the ofBce will proceed as foU s:
1990-91 - Concept development of the a »
by the Fellowship Council including fum ig
requirements.
1991-92 - Presentation to conference ir
approval followed by the development jf
necessary documents.
1992-93 - Search and screen process f a
full time coordinator.
1993-94 - Selection of the Fellow: p
Coordinator.
A motion was made and seconded to an id
the report of the Strategy Committee to b ig
it in line with our constitution by inserting le
2 onlys into #3 of the Elements of a G :e
Brethren Church.
A motion prevailed to extend the mee ig
for 5 minutes for discussion.
A motion prevailed to refer this prev i;
motion to the Strategy Committee for inclu :
into the strategy.
A motion prevailed to adjourn (sine c
24
National Organizations
GRACE BRETHREN FOREIGN MISSIONS
1401 Kings Highway, Winona l^ke, IN 46590
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 588, Winona Lake, IN 46590
Staff
Ixecutive Director
Rev. Tbm Julien
Hrector of Administration
Mr. Greg Weimer
Krector of Information Services
Rev. Wendell Kent
inancial Officer
! Mr. Steve Popenfoose
■jchnical Coordinator
Rev. Gordon Austin
'andidate Coordinator
Mr. Blaine Horst
Dmmunications Coordinator
Mrs. Stephany Craig
)ecial Ministries Coordinator
Rev. Roger Pfeugh
stribution Coordinator
Rev. Larry Hubartt
.counts Payable Manager
Mrs. Lee Ann Horst
1 ceipts Manager
Mrs. Cindy Shuler
5:retary to the Executive Director
Mrs. Cindy Byers
5:retary, Administration
Mrs. Kathy Herman
S:retary, Information Services
Mrs. Lillian Teeter
[iative Consultant (part time)
Mr. Tferry Julien
Board of Trustees
(Term ending 1991)
Rev. Wesley Haller
Rev. Edwin Cashman
Dr. Peter Peponis
5282 River Forest Road
Dublin, OH 43017
Rev. Scott Weaver
1
(term ending 1992)
Rev. Dean Fetterhoff
Mr. Kenneth Balmer
Box 30, Meetinghouse Road,
Itelford, PA 18969
Rev. John Teevan
Dr. David Plaster
(Term ending 1993)
Dr. S. Wayne Beaver
Rev. Robert GrifTith
Rev. Wayne Hannah
Mr. Lenard Moen
7914 Michigan Ave.
Whittier, CA 90602
Officers of the Board
President— Rev. Dean Fetterhoff
Vice President— Rev. John Tfeevan
Secretary— Rev. Wesley Haller
Treasurer— Dr. David Plaster
FOREIGN MISSIONARY DIRECTORY
(Phone numbers follow addresses)
'Home Ministries - Send mail to home office
ARGENTINA
Bailey, Rev. Steve and Wilma
Guamini 6498, 1875 Wilde
Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA, S.A.
(011-54) 1-207-9673
Guiles, Rev. David and Susan
Ortega 6260, 1875 Wilde
Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA, S.A.
(011-54) 1-207-9673
Nairn, Rev. Stanley and Betty
J V Gonzales 2218, 1879 Quilmes Oeste
Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA, S.A.
(011-54) 1-250-1215
*Home Ministries: Nov-Mar
Peacock, Miss Alice
Alem 119, 9 C, 1878 Quilmes Oeste
Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA, S.A.
(011-54) 1-253-9204
*Home Ministries: May-Aug
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BRAZIL
Burk. Rev. Bill and Imogene
C:s 101. 65.447 Vila dos Cabanos. PA
BRA7TT. 5_A
CThev may be reached at ( 011-55t 753-1138^
&een. Rev. Daniel and Nancy
Av. Joao XXm. Na 520
3S.400 Uberlandia. M.G.
BRATTT SA.
(011-55^ 61-274-9915
Hodfidon. Rev. Earle and Dorothy
Carsa Pbstal S61. 66.000 Belem. Para
BRAZIL. SA.
011-55 91-231-1716
Johnson. Rev. George and Evelyn
CaiKa Rjstal S61. 66.000 Belem, Para
BRAZn> SJL
(011-551 91-226^641
Miller, Rev. Eddie and Eileen
Caixa Pbstal 368. 66.000 Belem. P&ra
BR-A7TT.. SA.
011-55 i91-2a5-2192
Triplehom. Dr. Bruce and Lisa
RUA Jose Miguel Saramago 1372
35-400 L1)erlandia. MG
BRAZIL. SA.
'011-55 i 34-234-4620
CEXTR.AL .\FRIC.AN' REPLBUC
Address for all C.A-R. mi^ioruiries is:
RP. 240. Bansui
CENTR-AJL -AFRICAN' REPL'BUC. .Africa
Dial "O"; ask for operator 1602-36:
give phone number 61-65-23 at Bangui.
CEXTR-AL .AFRICAN' REPUBLIC
Daugherry. Dr. Dave and Karen
*Home Ministries: Summer
Davis. Miss Diana
Foster. Miss Karen
*Home Ministries: Jan-May
Habegger. Miss Mary .Ann
*Home Ministries: Summer
Hocking. Rev. Jim and Faye
Kanfman iliss Cheryl
Runs. Mr. Paul and Berca
*Home Ministries: Jan-Jun
Mensinger. Miss Carol
Men Finger. Rev. Eddie and Linda
*Home Ministries: May-May
MoeUet Rev. Dan and Mary Lou
Inters. Mr. Tom and Sue
•Home Ministries: Jul-Jnl
Skeen, Rev. Bob and Denise
Stallter. Rev. Tom and Sharon
*Home Ministries: Jan-May
Taylor. Mr. Mike and Myra
*Home Ministries: Jvm-Dec
Tschetter. Miss Evelyn
*Home Ministries: Jan-Jul
Uphouse Mrs. Miriam
*Home Ministries: July
Vamer. Miss Janet
*Home Ministries: Dec-Dec
Volovski. Dr. Mike and .Amy
Wainwright. Rev. Jack and Marilyn
Wenger. Mr. Lloyd and Barbara
Wilson. Miss Lois
*Home Ministries: .A.pr-Apr
Wooler. Miss Barb
CILAD
Harrell. Rev. Richard and Kathy
BJ>. 1S3. Moundou
REPL'BUC OF CH-AD. .Africa
Dial "O" ask for operator - 160235,
give phone number 397 at Moundou,
Republic of Chad
*Home Ministries: Jan-Msy
Vnasdala Rev. Les and Ruth
BJ. 153. Mondou
REPL'BUC OF CH-AD. -Africa
ENGL.AN'D
.Angle Rev. Roy
100 Langlev HaU Rd.. Olton, Solihii::
B92 7HD. EXGUAXD
(011^4' 21-706-1539
Kiddoa Rev. BiU and Beckie
25 Rainsbrook Dr.. Monkspath. Solih
West Midlands. B90 4TH. EXGL-ANl
'011-441 21-744-7277
Schwan. Rev. Dave and Becky
16 Bishopton Close Shirley. Solihull
W«st Midlands. B90 4TH. "eXGL-ANI
(011-44 '21-744-5223
Shipley. Dr. Greg and Cheryl
146 Knightsbridge Rd.. Olton, Solihi
West Midlands. B92 SRB. EXGL.AXI
1 011-i4 1 21-722-3595
*Home Ministries: Summer
FR-AS'CE
Burgess. Mr. Greg
S3, cours de la Republique
69100 ViUeurbanne FR-AN'CE
f011-33i 78-85-60-59
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Uyne, Mrs. Ruth Ann
5, rue Garibaldi
9006 Lyon, FRANCE
)11.33i 72-44-98-26
teArmey, Rev. Larry and Vicki
OOD, cours Lafayette
9003 Lyon. FRANCE
)ll-33» 78-95-38-44
ktod. Rev. Kent and Becky
4B blvd. de la Mame
1000 Dijon, FRANCE
ni-33i 80-74-09-30
rtiffith. Rev. Dave and Susan
3A, rue de Strasbourg
1200 Le Creusot, FRANCE
ni-33» 85-80-10-07
pckey. Rev. Tom and Laura
3 Place de la Ferrandiere
9003 Lyon. FRANCE
Jll-331 60-11-01-51
iobert. Rev. Dave and Susie
i rue Georges Clemenceau
1230 St. Vallier. FRANCE
11-331 85-58-32-50
lawitter. Rev. I^ul and Louise
, rue Ejnest Lorv
000 Dijon. FRANCE
11-331 80-66-54-63
»ris. Miss Patty
, me Lalande
006 Lvon. FRANCE
.1-331 72-74-23-10
rd. Rev. Chris and Carolyn
T rue de Martv^rs de la Resistance
ioO Chalon sur Saone, FRANCE
1 1-33 1 85-41-53-02
, IS, Rev. Mark and Joy
^ ue de Longwy
=■ 00 Le Creusot. FRANCE
L-33) 85-80-24-06
[ome Ministries: Summer
.^s. Rev. John and Soni
"'Irue Docteur Oilier
DO Villeurbanne. FRANCE
-33) 78-68-98-52
ver, Mr. Marlin and Sue
teau de St. Albain
» Lugnv. FRANCE
-33) 85-33-14-28
teau (011-33) 85-33-12-95
GERMANY
Belton. Rev. James and Sibylle
AM Herrengarten 12
7712 Blumberg
GERMANY
(011-49) 7702-3562
*Home Ministries: Jul-Jan
Dobrenen, Miss Beverly
Roemerstr. 159
7250 Leonberg
GER^L\N'Y
(011^9' 7152-26104
Fredericks, Rev. James and Ftan
Breite Heerstrasse 76 1
7260 Calw iHeumadem
GER>LAN'Y
(011-49/ 7051-12552
*Home Ministries: Summer
TTaak, Miss Edna
Hegelstr. 123
7080 Aalen
GERMANY
(011-49) 7361-35282
*Home Ministries: SiimmfT
Jackson. Rev. Daniel and Rachel
Kolomanstr. 41
7070 Schwaebisch Gmuend
GER^L^N^Y
(011-49' 7171-76817
Manduka, Rev. Da^id and Katbjr
Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 167
7070 Schwaebisch Gmuend
GER>L\N'Y
'011-491 7171-83068
I^ppas. Rev. John and Becky
Liebigstr. 7 1
7080 Aalen-Unterkochen
GER^L\N'Y
(011-49 > 7361-87896
Ramsey, Rev. Dan and Denise
Egerlaenderstr. 3
7250 Leonberg
GER^L^L^'Y
1011-49' 7152-45609
*Home Ministries: Jun-Aug
Stover. Mr. Roger
Oberbenringerstr. 104
7070 Schwaebisch Gmuend
GERMANY
(011-49) 7171-68229
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JAPAN
Graham, Rev. Ike and Nancy
Grand Mezon Shin Itami 714
Itami shi
Minami Machi, 2-1-20
Hyogo-ken 664
JAPAN
(011-81) 727-72-7725
Huesmann, Miss Natalie
Fukujuso Higashi Mune 1-F, Minami Hashi
4-18-8, Cho Me Itami
Itami City 664,
JAPAN
(011-81) 727-84-2474
Kirnbauer, Rev. Ted and Kristen
Canvon Mansion Hibarigaoka #108
Kurihard 3-3-16 Niiza-shi
Saitama-ken, T352,
JAPAN
(011-81) 424-23-1480
O'Dell, Rev. Cecil and Debbie
Dai-ichi Kooshin Mansion #102
Kurihara 5-6-12, Niiza-shi
Saitama-ken, T352
JAPAN
(011-81) 424-22-7452
MEXICO
Churchill, Rev. Jack and Rosa
2758 Caulfield Dr.
San Diego, CA 92154
(619) 423-7903
Farrell, Miss Bess
Xola 125-103
Colonia Alamos
03500 Mexico D.F.
MEXICO
(011-52) 5-579-9550
Guerena, Rev. Martin and Kristy
Apdo. Postal # 173
Cuautitla Izcalli
54700 Edo. de Mexico
MEXICO
(011-52) 5-579-9550
Welling, Miss Brenda
Xola 125-103
Colonia Alamos
03400 Mexico D.F.
MEXICO
(011-52) 5-579-9550
PHILIPPINES
Beaver, Mr. Daniel and Tori
P.O. Box A.C. 527
Quezon City, 1109
PHILIPPINES
(011-63) 2-673-48-34
Hulett, Rev. Clay and Kim
P.O. Box A.C. 527, Quezon City, 1109
PHILIPPINES
(011-63) 2-673-31-51
Juday, Rev. Robert and Brenda
P.O. Box A.C. 527
Quezon City, 1109
PHILIPPINES
(011-63) 2-673-67-09
Ruiz, Rev. Tfed and Vivien
P.O. Box A.C. 527
Quezon City, 1109
PHILIPPINES
(011-63) 26-99-28-35
PORTUGAL
Hawkins, Rev. Tim and Julie
Av. DR. ELISLO de MOURA, 443
2''B
3000 COIMBRA
PORTUGAL
Hull, Margaret
*Home Ministries: Jan-May
SPAIN
Poupart, Rev. Walter and Ruth
Casino 2, pta. 26
Tterramelar (Pateran)
46989 Valencia
SPAIN
(011-34) 6-138-7672
Satterthwaite, Rev. Rick and Twinky
C. Virgen de Africa 18, 3-C
28027 Madrid
SPAIN
(011-34) 1-404-7640
EXTENDED FURLOUGH
Hines, Dr. Jim and Martha
4424 Lynndale Dr.
Saginaw, MI 48603
(517) 792-2635
APPOINTEES
France
Barlow, Mr. Tbm and MaryAnn
R.R. 8 Box 182
Warsaw, IN 46580
(219) 269-5100
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Mexico
Pieters, Mr. John (SOWer)
1117 % Hope St.
South Pasadena, CA 91030
I 818)- 799-4535
Portugal
Burk, Mr. Kenneth and Kimberly
1452 Elm Ave. # 108
.ong Beach, CA 90807
213) 424-4950
chwartz, Rev. Ralph and Martha
11 W. Orchard
anta Maria, CA 93454
i05) 922-7184
ETIRED
Itig, Dr. Keith and Vivian
175 E. Walnut
hittier, CA 90602
13)693-5182
: ilzer, Mr. Albert and Eulah
'!8 Aloha Circle, Villa P
I ng Beach, CA 90805
: chran. Miss Rosella
i». Box 588
fnona Lake, IN 46590
19)269-4657
pe. Miss Mary
0 Teresa St.
!iesto, CA 95350
!)) 527-7709
•/dy. Rev P^ul and Dortha
S4 Ibal Lane
1,'aso, TX 79924
) 751-5889
ner. Rev Martin and Beverley
J Box 588
isna Lake, IN 46590
11269-4657
'!man, Rev Marvin and Dorothy
Chestnut St.
'na Lake, IN 46590
269-5068
; . Rev Walter and Alys
JVin Oaks Ave.
u Vista, CA 92010
S 428- 1563
' Rev Solon and Kathryn
RO. Box 295
r w, IN 46580
> 269-7215
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Jones, Miss Gail
R.D. 4, P.O. Box 59
Johnstown, PA 15905
(814) 479-7428
Kent, Miss Ruth
RO. Box 588 i
Winona Lake, IN 46590
(219) 269-4657
Maconaghy, Rev Hill and Dorothy
4061 58th Ave. N., Lot #206
St. Petersburg, FL 33714
(813) 525-4576
Mason, Dr. Harold and Margaret
2075 Chapman Lake Dr.
Warsaw, IN 46580
(219) 269-7187
Miller, Rev Donald and Lois
24600 Mountain Ave., Sp. 40
Hemet, CA 92344
(714) 927-7298
Mishler, Miss Marie
62 Coach Ln.
Akron, OH 44312
(216) 794-8728
Sickel, Mrs. Loree
1462 (Jolden Rain Rd. Apt. 49B
Seal Beach, CA 90740
Snyder, Rev Roy and Ruth
901 Robson Rd.,
Winona Lake, IN 46590
(219) 267-3234
Snyder, Miss Ruth
RO. Box 588
Winona Lake, IN 46590
(219) 269-4657
Thurston, Miss Marian
RO. Box 588
Winona Lake, IN 46590
(219) 269-4657
Tresise, Rev Foster and Marguerite
95-303 Waioni St.
Wahiawa, HI 96786
(808) 623-2298
Williams, Rev Robert and Lenora
150 W Warren St., Box 41
Peru, IN 46970
(317) 472-4016
Zielasko, Rev John and Jean
114 15th St.
Winona Lake, IN 46590
(219) 267-4808
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
BALANCE SHEET
December 31, 1989
Assets:
General Fund-
Cash and Investments « 551,039
Accounts Receivable
Advances and Prepaid ^^ ^gg
Expenses .•■;■'" Ws91
Equipment (less depreciation) .... 347 105
Land and Buildings 172691
Other :
„vx , 1,193,049
Tbtal -^^:^^:^^
Restricted Fund— . . „
Cash and Investments ddu.u^u
Notes Receivable ^ ^^g
Other '-
Tbtal ^^i^
Annuity Fund- ^.
Cash and Investments qo'672
Notes Receivable •^"' ^
Accrued Interest
TV* I . . 353,089
Tbtal
Endowment Fund- ^^ ^^^
Investments '.
^ , 14.355
Tbtal
TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS ^1-893,111
Liabilities and Fund
Balances:
General Fund—
Notes Payable .... .^ « 15,091
Missionary Outfit Funds ofAin
Other Liabilities _ ^bl.4ju
Tbtal Liabilities 304,621
Fund Balance SSiJA^a
Tbtal J^^
Restricted Fund- .^g,^
Accounts Payable
Fund Balance - Relief ^ ggs
Fund'salance - Field Projects . . . _ 328,976_
Tbtal ^J5MH
Annuity Fund-
Annuity Payments Payable ^.^^0
Annuities in Force ]lAa\
Fund Balance 1°'*'°'''^
Tbtal _i!2l2^
Endowment Fund—
fund balance J*'™
Tbtal ^-^
TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS $1.893,11
INCOME AND EXPENSE STATEMENT ii j
For the calendar year ending December 31, 198!
GENERAL FUND
Income:
Operation Lifeline * 354,3:
Field „ „ . „ ,
Support and Relocation 251
Estates —
TV* 1 . 3,242,8
Tbtal ' „„
Interest and Miscellaneous ^"'^
TOTAL INCOME $3,261,S
Expenses:
Administrative-
General Office
Office Rent
Legal and Audit
Office Personnel
Board and Office Travel
Candidate Expenses
Tbtal
Promotional-
Publications
Publicity
Conferences and Deputation .
Office Personnel
Tbtal
Missionary and Field-
Residences
Missionary Personnel
Missionary Travel
Field needs
Tbtal
Other-
Interest
Memberships and
Contributions
Miscellaneous
Tbtal
TOTAL EXPENSES ....
68.:
31,:
3,
219,
20,
1,
344,
27
66 ■
84
63 -
242 i .;.
$3^
The financial records of the GBFM for the year 19i
been audited by Dahms and Yarian, Certified .
Accountants, Warsaw, Indiana. The complete i^
report is available for inspection at the GB*M1
Sii
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THE GRACE BRETHREN HOME MISSIONS
COUNCIL, INCORPORATED
1401 Kings Highway, Winona Lake, Indiana 46590
IMaiJing Address: P.O. Box 587
Officers and Staff
res.-Dr. Luke E. KaufTman, 613 Hilltop
Koad, Myerstown, PA 17067
Pres.— Rev. James L. Custer, 2515
Carriage Lane, Powell, OH 43065
3cy. and Exec. Dir.-Mr. Larry N.
Chamberlain, 108 Apple Court, Winona
Lake, IN 46590
eas.-Mr. Homer Waller, EO. Box 612,
Sunnyside, WA 98944
rector of Administration— Rev. Jesse B
Deloe, 102 Third Street, Winona Lake,
1 m 46590
] rectors of Church- Planting
and Development
1st and South-Rev. William H. Snell
1210 W 100 South, Warsaw, IN 46580
(^sociate Director-South— Rev. Kurt A.
Miller, 154 Lake Shore Drive, N., Palm
Harbor, FL 34684
V 3t-Rev David E. Marksbury, RO. Box
17148, Long Beach, CA 90807
Sector of Finance and Information
Systems-Mr. Allan Bowman, P.O. Box
^ 144, Winona Lake, IN 46590
^' amunications Coordinator— Mr. James
='olsom, Rt. 2, Box 313, Pierceton, IN
, ,6562
fc-etary to Executive Director-
Mrs. Judi Rose
l}!;utive Secretary-Mrs. Marilyn Orlando
(S^stant to Director of Finance/
?ookkeeper-Mrs. Linda Leonard
<c unting Assistant (part time>-
bs. Joyce Clinger
0' dinator of Donor Services—
Irs. Cashel Taylor
3C!tary-Mrs. Jeanette Scofield
?C5tionist-Mrs. Carla Noll
Board of Directors
(Term Ending 1991)
r. ark Curtis, 3646 California Ave., Long
1 ach, CA 90807
'V.lichard P DeArmey, 1963 Noble Run
Vy, Columbus, OH 43229
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Dr. Luke E. Kauffman, 613 Hilltop Rd.,
Myerstown, PA 17067
Mr. Joseph Tkylor, 2412 Hidden Creek
Circle, Sebring, FL 33870
(Tirm Ending 1992)
Mr. Morgan Burgess, 163 N. Franklin
Street, Delaware, OH 43015
Rev. Robert D. Fetterhoff, 912 Douglas Dr
Wooster, OH 44691
Rev. John R. Mcintosh, 2735 N. Beth Place,
Simi Valley CA 93065
Mr. Jerry Michael, Route 4, 105 Meadow
Dr., Martinsburg, WV 25401
Mr. Clair Floyd, 11251 Lipscomb St
Anchorage, AK 99516
(Tirm Ending 1993)
Mr. Jack Broyles, 1607 Whitehall Rd ,
Anderson, SC 29621
Rev James L. Custer, 2515 Carriage Lane
Powell, OH 43065
Rev C. Lee Jenkins, PO. Box 273, Winona
Lake, IN 46590
Dr. John W Mayes, Route 9, Box 559B
Longview, TX 75601
Mr. Homer Waller, RO Box 612, Sunnyside,
WA 98944
Home Mission Directory
Atlanta, GA, (East)-Dekalb Community
Grace Brethren Church. P&stor Ernest
Usher.
Austin, TX-Calvary Bible Fellowship.
Pastor, Fenton McDonald.
Belmont Heights, (Long Beach), CA-
Belmont Heights Grace Brethren
Church. Pastor, Greg Perry.
Blain, PA-Sherman's Valley Grace
Brethren Church. Pastor, Dennis
Huratiak,
Bradenton, FL-Grace Brethren Church.
Brunswick, ME-Down East Grace
Brethren Church. Pastor, Darrel Tkylor.
Charleston, WV-Cross Lanes Grace
Brethren Church. Pastor, Emory Young.
Columbia, SC— Carolina Grace Brethren
Church. Pastor, James Jackson.
Columbia City, IN— Columbia City Grace
Brethren Church. Pastor, Robert
Ashman.
Columbus, OH, N.E.-Rocky Ridge Grace
Brethren Church. Pastor, Will Marling
Dryhill, KY— Victory Mountain Grace
Brethren Chapel. Pastor, Samuel Baer.
Escanaba, MI— Bay De Noc Grace Brethren
Church. Pastor, Gar>' Hable.
Greencastle, PA— Conococheague Grace
Brethren Church. Pastor, Alsm Clingan.
Hartford, CT-Grace Brethren Church of
Greater Hartford. Pastor, Kenneth
Carozza.
Homer, AK— Kachemak Bay Grace
Brethren Church. Pastor, Frank
Gardner
Hurst (Dallas-Fort Worth), TX-Grace
Fellowship Church.
Indianapolis, (Fishers), EN— Northeast
Grace Brethren Church. Pastors, Allen
Edgington and Ronald Smals.
Lakeland. FL — Grace Brethren Church.
Pastor, James Taylor
London, OH— Grace Brethren Church.
Pastor. Howard Immel.
McAllen, TX— McAllen Grace Brethren
Church. Pastor, Robert Soto.
Menifee Valley, CA— New Hope Community
Church. Pastors, Chris Suitt and Mikal
Smith.
Millersburg, OH— Grace Brethren Church.
Pastor, Charles Thornton.
Mishawaka, IN— Mishawaka Grace
Brethren Church. Pastor, Scott Weaver
Murn,'s\'ille, PA— Grace Brethren Church.
F^stor, Stephan Edmonds.
Naples, FL— Community Grace Brethren
Church. Pastor, Daniel Thompson.
North Rile, AK-North Pble Grace Brethren
Church. Pastor, Da\'is Harbour.
North Port, FL— Grace Brethren Church.
Pastor. Lester Pifer.
Philadelphia, PA— Liberty Grace Brethren
Church. Pastor, Steve Makofka.
Richmond (Short Pump), VA.— Fellowship
Grace Brethren Church, Pastor, David
Kowalke
Rio Rancho, NM— La Mesa Grace Church.
Pastor, Donald Bowlin.
Saratoga Springs, NY— Grace Brethren
Church of Saratoga Springs. Pastor, Dale
Jenks.
Maple Valley (Seattle), WA-Grace Bib
Fellowship Grace Brethren Churc!
I^stor, Robert (jentzel.
State College, PA— Happy Valley Cor
munity Grace Brethren Church. I^t(
Larry Edwards.
Willoughby, OH-Lake County Gra
Brethren Church, ftstor, Joe Cosentii
Yakima Valley, WA-Grace Brethn
Chxirch (Hispanic). F^stor, Abner Solai'
GRACE BRETHREN
CHAPLAINS MINISTRY
- P.O. Box 587, Winona Lake, IN 46590
(Telephone: 219/267-5161)
Endorsing Agent— Rev. C. Lee Jenkins, F
Box 587, Winona Lake, IN 46590.
Chaplains: Capt. Charles Card, Arr
Capt. Ben Collins, Army; Lt. Cdr. John .
Diaz, Navy; Cdr. G. James Dickson, Na :
Lt. Col. James T Elwell, Air Force; Lt. Jc ;
Galle, Navy; Lt. Dayne Nix, Navy; Lt. C
John B. Patrick, Army; Col. Jc .
Schumacher, Army; Capt. Phil Spei
Army. (For current address cont ;
endorsing agent).
GRACE BRETHREN
NAVAJO MINISTRIES, INC.
- Counselor, NM 87018 -
(Ttelephone: 505/568-4454)
Officers and Staff
Pres.-Dr. Luke E. Kauffman, 613 Hil
Road, Myerstown, PA 17067
V. F*res.— Rev. James L. Custer, i
Carriage Lane, Powell, OH 43065 '
Secretary and Exec. Dir.— Mr. LeirriN
Chamberlain, 108 Apple Court, Win
Lake, IN 46590
Treas.— Mr. Homer Waller, RO. Box
Sunnyside, WA 98944
Larry and Jonnie Lou Wedertz, superii
dent and secretary.
Steve and Chris Galegor, assis
superintendent, promotion and bookk«,j
Wayne and Terrie Aites, girls dorm ps
Karen Broach, high school teacher, (j
Dino Butler, high school teacher, coj
John and Velma Champion, boys
parents
Sheilah Champion, 3rd and 4th |(
teacher
Bob and Betty Clifton, building,^
grounds maintenance, kitchen supeJl
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J^gie Garber, visitation missionary
flelen Garrett, kindergarten teacher
'ohn and Donna Juday, 5th and 6th grade
eacher, high school teacher
iob and Norma Lathrop, vehicle
laintenance, secretary
laine Marpel, principal and high school
■acher
•etty Masimer, visitation missionary
.ndy Moyer, high school teacher, coach
oy and Ladina Sam, 7th and 8th grade
;acher
hurches sponsored by the Navajo Mission:
edar Hill Navajo Grace Brethren Church
;! (Tully and Mary Butler)
ay Mesa Navajo Grace Brethren Church
n (Johnson and Nancy Chiquito)
- ;3d Lake ( AZ) Community Grace Brethren
: I Church (John and Nora Trujillo)
Officers and Staff
Navajo Committee
-*. Allan Bowman, Mr Jack Broyles, Mr.
rry Chamberlain, Rev. Jesse Deloe, Mr.
lir Floyd, Dr. Luke Kauffman, Dr. John
'lyes, Mr. Jerry Michael.
Board of Directors
'. Jack Broyles, Mr. Morgan Burgess, Mr
!irk Curtis, Rev. James Custer, Rev.
•^khard DeArmey, Rev. Robert Fetterhoff,
V- Clair Floyd, Rev C. Lee Jenkins, Dr.
. ijke Kauffman, Dr. John Mayes, Rev. John
: Slntosh, Mr. Jerry Michael, Mr Joseph
J 'lor, Mr Homer Waller
iibined Financial Statements of The Grace
hren Home Missions Council, Incorporated and
— 'i;e Brethren Navajo Ministries, Incorporated
cietJ
«li
STATEMENT OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION
December 31, 1989
jpen
aiiii
wkk STS;
rmpl ent Assets
and cash investments
ings and other receipts
transit .
iildinl
cash and cash equivalents
int portion of notes
ceivable
r Current assets
ints receivable
$ 153,194
238,343
391,537
5,781
44,152
56,528
Property and Equipment:
Land 36,000
Buildings 369,697
Mission Real Estate 403,849
Autos & Trucks 204,932
Photo Equipment 25,220
Other Equipment 218,527
f,258,225
Less Accumulated Depr. (416,089)
$ 842,136
Investments & Other Assets;
Notes Receivable 61,096
Contributed Property 2,700
Annuities Invested 590,016
Leasehold Interest, net 17,923
$ 671,735
TOTAL ASSETS $2,011,869
LIABILITIES:
Current Liabilities:
Notes Payable $ 475,805
Current portion of Long Tferm Debt 7,643
Accounts Payable 34,520
Accrued Annuity Installments 14,159
Payroll Withholdings 597
Deferred rental income 2,600
Tbtal Current Liab $ 535,324
Long Tferm debt,
net of current portion 183,920
Annuities & Trusts 822,363
TOTAL LIABILITIES $1,541,527
EQUITY 470,262
TOTAL LIAB. & EQUITY $2,011,869
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS:
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31. 1989
Revenues:
Offerings $1,220,573
Contributed assets
Estates & Annuities 64,350
Rent 45,900
Interest 64,194
Other 16,316
Total Revenues $1,411,333
Operating Expenses:
Direct Assistance 1,098,270
Administration 446,715
Promotion 137,183
Payments to Annuitants 69,764
Total Operating Expenses $1,751,932
Excess (deficit) of revenues over
operating expenses $ (340,599)
Other Income (expense):
Income from church dissolutions . . . 398,597
Interest (47,561)
Net expenses relating to prior periods (10,052)
il Current Assets $ 497,998 Total Other Income
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$ 340,984
Excess (deficit) of revenues
over expenses 385
Equity, beginning of year 469,877
Equity, end of year $ 470,262
These reports and the supporting records are audite
by the CPA firm Ashman, TVggart and Manion, P.(
A copy of its report is available upon written reques
GRACE BRETHREN INVESTMENT
FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
P.O. Box 587, Winona Lake, IN 46590
The Grace Brethren Investment Founda-
tion has the same officiary as The Grace
Brethren Home Missions Council, Inc.,
Winona Lake, Indiana.
Officers and Staff
Pres.-Dr. Luke E. Kauffman, 613 Hilltop
Road, Myerstown, PA 17067
V. Pres.— Rev. James L. Custer, 2515
Carriage Lane, Powell, OH 43065
Secy, and Exec. Dir.— Mr. Larry N.
Chamberlain, 108 Apple Court, Winona
Lake, IN 46590
Treas.-Mr. Homer Waller, P.O. Box 612,
Sunnyside, WA 98944
Dir of GBIF-Mr James W Johnson, 2704
William Dr., Winona Lake, IN 46590
Secy.— Mrs. Florence Figert
Bookkeeper— Mrs. Wanita Ogden
TfeUer/Data Processing— Mrs. Lori Judson
Comptroller— Allan L. Bowman
Board of Directors
Mr. Jack Broyles
Mr. Morgan Burgess
Mr Mark Curtis
Rev. James Custer
Rev. Richard DeArmey
Rev. Robert Fetterhoff
Mr. Clair Floyd
Rev. C. Lee Jenkins
Dr. Luke Kauffman
Dr. John Mayes
Rev. John Mcintosh
Mr. Jerry Michael
Mr. Joseph Tkylor
Mr. Homer Waller
(Copies of the audited statements, also containing the Auditor's
opinion, are available at our offices at 1401 Kings Highway.
Box 587, Winona Lake, Indiana 46590.
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION
May 31, 1990
ASSETS:
Cash and Cash Equivalent $4,221,2
Investments 3,312,3
Accrued Interest Receivable 115,2
Loans Receivable 13,317,4
Vehicles and Equipment (Net) . . . 56,5
Other Assets 3
Tbtal Assets $21,023,2
LIABILITIES AND FUND \
BALANCE:
Savings Accounts $18,796,5,
Accrued Interest Payable 213,5
Other Liabilities 12,£|
Ibtal Liabilities 19,023,C
Fund Balance 2,000,1
Tbtal Liabilities and Fund Balance $21,023,5'
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For Year Ended May 31, 1990
OPERATING INCOME:
Interest on Loans $1
Interest on Investments
Tbtal Operating Income 1
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Interest on Savings Accounts .... $1
Salaries and Services
Contributions
Data Processing
Other Administrative Expenses . .
Tbtal Operating Expenses 1
Other Income and (Expenses) . . .
NET INCOME
,169,a
662,111
832,S'
,274,11
130,i
83,:
15,j;
144,<
648,1
146,
^!
$ 330,11
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GRACE BRETHREN FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVIQE
P.O. Box 587, Winona Lake, IN 46590
Phone: 219/267-5161
(A joint ministry sponsored by
The Grace Brethren Home Missions Council, Inc. and
Grace Brethren Foreign Missions)
Director - Mr. Russel Dunlap, P.O. Box 587, Winona Lake, IN 46590
fest Coast Representative — Rev. Donald Miller, 24600 Mountain Ave., Sp. 40, Hemet, CA 92344
'ield Representative — Mr. Ronald Dorner, 8115 Green Valley Rd., Mohave Valley, AZ 86440
Administrative Assistant — Miss Brenda S. Kent, 1401 P&rk Ave., Winona Lake, IN 46590
Executive Committee:
Larry N. Chamberlain, chairman
Brenda S. Kent, recording secretary
Thomas Julien, Allan Bowman, Jesse Deloe, James Johnson, Wendell Kent, Stephen
Popenfoose, Greg Weimer
GRACE SCHOOLS
200 Seminary Drive, Winona Lake, IN 46590
General Administration
John J. Davis, President
Ronald E. Manahan, Provost
David R. Plaster, Vice President for
Academic Affairs
'illiam Darr, Director of Library Services
oy Lowrie, Director of the Division of
Christian School Education
Sozella Sherman (Miss), Director of
'. Nursing
m Shipley, Registrar
ary Meadors, Director of Doctoral Studies
Enrollment Services
irl Beridon, Dean of Enrollment
m Henry, Director of Admissions
ark Booth, Seminary Recruitment
Coordinator
"m Abbitt, Recruitment Counselor
eve Wishart, Recruitment Counselor
eve Petty, Director of Financial Aid
Student Services
uce Barlow, Dean of Student Life
iriam Pacheco, Coordinator of Women's
Ministries
fie Poyner, Co-Director of Women's
; Counseling
Idlip Dick, Director of Athletics
I'bert Mathisen, Director of SAAC
liinette Hieb (Miss), Housing Director
Doug Wilcoxson, Director of Career
Counseling and Placement
Joanne Tkylor (Mrs.), School Nurse
Business and Financial Matters
*Ronald E. Clinger, Vice President for
Business Affairs
Reid DePace, Director of Supporting
Services
Paul DeRenzo, Director of Food Service
Audrey Tobias (Miss), Director of Data
Processing
Steven Fleagle, Controller
Marlin Rose, Director of Physical Plant
Advancement Department
*Reid Morrison, Vice President for Institu-
tional Advancement
Andrew Galvin, Director of Development
Don Ogden, Director of Alumni Affairs
Joel Curry, Director of Information Services
E. William Male, Planned Giving
Representative
*Members of the President's Administrative
Council
Officers of the Corporation
President— Dr. John J. Davis
Secretary/Treasurer —
Mr. Ronald E. Clinger
Assistant Secretary — Mr. Ronald J. Kinley
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Board of Trustees
(nrm Ending 1993)
Mr. Larry Downs, 4 Stone Camp Trail,
Winona Lake, IN 46590
Rev. Lester W. Kennedy, 25 Dudley Ferry
Road, Radford, VA 24141
Dr. Nickolas Kurtaneck, 6153 Pershing
Way, Buena Park, CA 90260
+Dr. John P. Morgan, 6213 Myers Road,
West Salem, OH 44287
Rev. Las Nutter, 509 Cherry Street,
Wrightsville, PA 17368
Mrs. Miriam Pacheco, 413 Kings Highway,
Winona Lake, IN 46590
Chap. John Schumacher, 19A Garrison
Lane, Carlisle Barricks, PA 17013
Rev Charles G. Thornton, 3% North
Crawford, Millersburg, OH 44654
(Term ending 1991)
Mr. John Armstrong, 544 West Pleasant
Home Road, Wooster, OH 44691
Dr. Robert L. Boze, Route 1, Box 224-D,
Berne, IN 46711
Rev Ronald A. Guiles, 895 W Wymore
i*907-A, Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
Dr. Donald Hedrick, 15033 Lodosa Drive,
Whittier, CA 90605
+Mr. Richard Holmes, secretary, 427 David
Street, Smithville, OH 44677
Mr. Thomas Homey, 2811 Prospect N.E.,
Box 59, Middlebranch, OH 44652
Rev Clyde K. Landrum, 1108 Chestnut
Avenue, Winona Lake, IN 46590
+Rev. Jerry Young, chairman, 414 S. Cope
Hill Dr., Manheim, PA 17545
(Term Ending 1992)
Rev. John Burke, 1434 Lyon, Waterloo, Iowa
50702
Mr. Ralph H. Grady, 1168 Ridgemont Road,
Waterloo, Iowa 50701
+Mr. John Haller, 5021 Buffalo Run,
Westerville, OH 43081
Mr. Mark J. Holbrook, 4445 San Antonio
Road, Yorba Linda, CA 92686
Mr. Ronald J. Kinley, 841 Center St.,
Ashland OH 44805
Mr. Fred C. Mills, 2001-H N. Williamsburg,
Decatur, GA 30033
+Mr. William Snoddy, 197 Twp. Road 530,
West Salem, OH 44287
Mr. H. Dwight Stair, 510 Oak Street,
Wadsworth, OH 44281
Trustee Emeritus
Rev P^ul E. Dick, 1012 East Walnut Stree
Warsaw, IN 46580
+Members and officers of the Executi
Committee
1990-91
Faculty Members and
Administrative Officers
C=College, S=Seminary
CS=Both College and Seminary
Avallone, Anthony J. (C) Assistant Profess
of Business
Barlow, Bruce S. W. (C), Dean of Studeri|
Benyousky, Frank (C), Assistant Profess'
of Communications
Beridon, Carl (CS), Dean of Enrollmen
Bickel, Kenneth (S), Instructor in Paste
Ministries
Bowling, James (Dr) (C), Associate P
fessor of Education and Psychology
dinger, Ronald E. (CS), Vice President
Business Affairs
Clutter, Ronald T. (Dr) (S), Professor '
Theology
Coverstone, Jean L. (Mrs.) (C), Associi
Professor of Art
Curry, Shara B. (Mrs.) (C), Assistant F ■
fessor of Education
Darr, William E. (CS), Director of Libr^
Services
Davis, Arthur W. (C), Associate Professo i
Art
Davis, John J. (Dr.) (CS), President, I.-
fessor of Old Tfestament and Hebre
Decker, Allyn (C), Assistant Professoil
Communications
DeYoung, Donald B. (Dr) (C), Professo:
Physics
Dick, E. Philip (C), Director of Athlet'
Associate Professor of Health
Physical Education
Dilling, Richard A. (Dr.) (C), Professo
Mathematics and Science Educatic.
Ellsworth, Viann (Mrs.) (C), Associate 1
fessor of Nursing
Faber, Ardis (Miss) (C), Associate Profes,
of Music
Fairman, Richard (Dr.) (S), Professoxj
Theology
Felts, Verna M. (Mrs.) (C), Associate
fessor of Music (Piano)
Forbes, W Mervian (Dr) (C), Professo'
Biblical Studies
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!ffreys, Richard E. (Dr.) (C), Professor of
Biochemistry
breman, Janet (Mrs.) (C), Assistant Pro-
fessor of Business
'owler, Donald L. (Dr.) (CS), Professor of Old
Tfestament and Hebrew
lordon, William P. (C), Associate Professor
of Economics and Business
lorrell, David, (C), Assistant Professor of
Mathematics
rill, E. Michael (Dr.) (C), Professor of
Psychology
ienry, Ron (CS), Director of Admissions
ildebrandt, Theodore (Dr.) (C), Professor
of Biblical Studies
umberd, Jesse D. (Dr.) (C), Professor of
. Science and Mathematics
iinocent, Priscilla (Miss) (C), Associate Pro-
fessor of Nursing
f
j
hnson, Darrell L. (C), Associate Professor
of Education
■mt. Homer A., Jr. (Dr.) (S), Professor of
ii New Tfestament and Greek
ssler, James C. (C), Associate Professor
of Health and Physical Education
rdus, Raymond N. (C), Assistant Athletic
i Director, Adjunct Instructor in Health &
Physical Education
k, Marcia (Dr.) (C), Associate Professor of
Biology
"icohi, Gerald (CS), Assistant Director for
Library Tfechnical Services
velady, Edgar J. (Dr.) (C), Professor of
.English, Greek, and Linguistics
KTie, Roy (Dr.) (S), Director of the Divi-
sion of Christian School Education; Pro-
fessor of Education
i,le, E. William (Dr.) (CS), Planned Giv-
ing Officer
/jnahan, Ronald E. (Dr.)(C), Provost, Pro-
ifessor of Biblical Studies
(thisen, Robert R. (Dr.) (C), Director of
3AAC, Professor of History
hdors, Gary T. (Dr.) (S), Associate Pro-
essor of New Tfestament and Greek
iTison, Reid (CS), Vice President of In-
ttitutional Advancement
f bitt, James (Dr.) (C), Professor of Modem
-.anguages
'i en, Donald E. (CS), Director of Alumni
delations
^street, R. Larry (Dr) (S), Professor of
lomiletics
Peugh, Roger (CS), Director, Graduate
School of Missions, Associate Professor
of Missions
Plaster, David R. (S), Vice President for
Academic Affairs; Associate Professor of
Theology
Sauders, Paulette (Dr) (C), ProfeSsor of
English
Sherman, Rozella (Miss) (C), Director and
Associate Professor of Nursing
Shipley, Jim A. (CS), Registrar
Slaughter, George F. (Dr.) (C), Professor of
Psychology
Smeltzer, Tferesa (Mrs.) (C), Assistant Direc-
tor of Libraries
Snider, R. Wayne (C), Professor of History
Taylor, Kenneth N. (C), Professor of
Sociology
Williamson, Dana (CS), Assessment
Administrator, Part-time Instructor in
Business
Zimmerman, Timothy M. (C), Assistant
Professor of Music and Artist in
Residence
Emeritus Faculty
Beaver, S. Wayne (Dr), Professor Emeritus
Boyer, James L. (Dr.), Professor Emeritus
Felts, W. Roland, Professor Emeritus
Hamilton, Mabel (Mrs.), Librarian Emeritus
Hoyt, Herman A. (Dr.), President Emeritus
Kriegbaum, Arnold R., Dean of Students
Emeritus
Uphouse, Miriam M. (Mrs.), Associate Dean
of Students Emeritus
Alumni Associations
Donald Ogden, Director
College Alumni Executive Committee
Christy Barlow
Gary Herbruck
Charles Hunter
Donna Miller
Miriam Pacheco
Gary Woolman
Seminfiry Alimmi Executive Committee
Robert Arenobine
James Nesbitt
Ed Lewis
Dave Plaster
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Condensed Financial Report
Statement of Revenues,
Expenditures, and Transfers
For the Year Ended May 31, 1990
REVENUES:
Educational & General:
Tuition & fees $4,759,176
Gifts 1,018,481
Endowment income 19,168
Other 135,639
Tbtal educational and
general $5,932,464
Auxiliary Enterprises:
Housing $ 836,158
Food service 762,239
Other 414,193
Tbtal auxiliary
enterprises $2,012,590
Other sources $ 114,652
TOTAL REVENUES . . . $8,059,706
EXPENDITURES:
Education & general:
Instructional $2,339,27:
Academic support . . .
Student services . . . .
Institutional support.
Operation of plant . . .
Student aid
Transfers
449,141
925,44;
1,512,971:
639,40
619,45
158,58
Total educational and
general $6,644,28
Auxiliary enterprises:
Housing
Food service
Other
689,02
590,31
374,8E
Tbtal auxilieiry
enterprises $1,654,11
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $8,298,4S
SURPLUS /(DEFICIT) . . ($ 238,75
THE BRETHREN MISSIONARY
HERALD COMPANY, INCORPORATED
P.O. Box 544, Winona Lake, IN 46590
Board of Trustees
(Term Ending 1991)
George Allenbaugh
Larry Gegner
Gterald Polman
H. Don Rough
(Term ending 1992)
James Bustraan
Ralph Colburn
Gerald Kelley
Paul Woodruff
(Term ending 1993)
E. William Male
Russell Ogden
Maynard Tittle
Officers of the Board
Pres. — James Bustraan
V. Pres. — Maynard Tittle
Secy. — Gerald Polman
Asst. Secy. — H. Don Rough
Treas. — Ralph Colburn
Member-at-Large — E. William Male
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Herald Magazine Editorial CommitU
E. William Male, Gerald Polman
Maynard Tittle
Staff
Publisher & General Manager —
Charles Turner
Asst. to Gen. Mgr., Printing —
Kenneth Herman
Asst. to Gen. Mgr., Finances and Reta
Sales — Jo Disbro
Finance Office — Mike Baker
Sunday School Sales —
Bobbette Ridenour and John Leonar
Computer Operation, Mailing Lists -
Delia Nagel
Herald Subscriptions —
Bobbette Ridenour I
Mailing Department — John Leonard i
Larry Unruh
Maintenance — Larry Unruh j
Herald Bookstore
LaNita French, Ralph Burns
Amy Burley, Ron Clutter, Dan Pache
Herald Magazine
Publisher — Charles W. Turner
Composition — Charlotte Austin
Daily Devotions
)omposition and Copy Acquisitions ■
Omega Sandy
BMH Printing
lanager and Director of Production —
Kenneth E. Herman
Pressroom Supt. — Don Cake
Composition — Charlotte Austin
Pressmen — Don Cake, Tbm Miller
Bindery — Gurney Smith
Pre-Press — Ray Maurer
i
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
January 1, 1989 to December 31, 1989
ISETS:
Trent Assets
'ash and Certs, of Deposit . $ 127,309.25
Accounts Receivable 88,503.22
tefundable Payroll T^x 30.00
nventory-Merchandise .... 706,636.50
)eposit -0-
Jontract Receivables -0-
■repaid Expenses 25,878.00
Ibtal Current Assets $ 948,356.97
Investments $ 692,717.72
n-Current Assets
-and $ 5,000.00
iuildings 327,443.93
"umiture and Fixtures .... 198,568.32
■rint Shop Equipment 265,691.34
fehicles 30,087.95
Ibtal $ 826,791.54
3s— accumulated
)epreciation $ 596,318.26
let Property — Equip 230,473.28
her Assets
'ontract Receivables -0-
.ess Current Portion -0-
btal Other Assets -0-
TOTAL ASSETS $1,871,547.97
LIABtLITIES AND NET WORTH
Current liabilities '
Accounts payable $ 39,274.76
Employee Payroll Deductions 10.00
Notes Payable 96,200.00
Income Tkx Payable 4,455.00
Accrued Interest 865.22
Sales Tax Payable 730.39
Ibtal Current Liabilities . $ 141,535.37
Long-lbrm Liabilities
Notes Payable -0-
Less Current -0-
Tbtal Long Tferm Liabilities -0-
Other Liabilities
Gift Annuities $10,000.00
Ibtal Liabilities $ 151,535.37
Fund Balance 1,720,012.60
Ibtal Liabilities and
Fund Balance $1,871,547.97
CONDENSED OPERATING STATEMENT
Income
Merchandise Sales $1,296,978.24
Cooperating Boards 61,326.50
Rentals 3,110.00
Interest and miscellaneous . 40,578.52
Sale Fixed Assets &
Securities 27,021.99
Bequest 54,498.63
Finance Charges and
Special Offerings 11,307.30
Ibtal Business Income . . . $1,494,821.18
Cost
Purchases $ 653,100.32
Salaries 286,660.80
Operating expenses 399,854.91
Free Literature 5,218.93
Rental Expenses 4,493.45
Administrative Expense . . . 28,852.59
Ibtal Business Costs $1,378,181.00
Ibtal Business Gain 116,640.18
Publication Offering 32,438.81
Expenses 25,392.71
Offering Net Gain $7,046.10
T)tal Net Income $123,686.28
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THE BRETHREN WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Theme for 1990-91
Friends in a World of Strangers
WMC Officiary
President-Mrs. Betty Ogden, 8400 Good
Luck Road, Lanham, Maryland 20706
(Tel. 301/552-9660)
1st Vice Pres.- Mrs. Geneva Inman, 2244
Fernwood Dr., Colorado Springs, CO
80910, (Ttel. 719/597-2620)
2nd Vice Pres.- Mrs. Janet Minnix, 3314
Kenwick Trail S.W., Roanoke, VA 24018,
(Tel. 703/774-4078)
Secretary- Mrs. Nancy Eshleman, 3395
Bossier Road, Elizabethtown, PA 17022,
(Tel. 717/367-7771)
Asst. Sec- Mrs. Lucy Snow, P.O. Box 6,
POrtis, KS 67474, (Ttel. 913/346-2085)
Financial Sec.-Treas.- Miss Joyce Ashman,
602 Chestnut Ave., Winona Lake, IN
46590, (Ttel. 219/267-7588)
Asst. Fin. Sec.-Treas.- Mrs. Donna Miller,
R.R. 8, Box 277, Warsaw, IN, (Tfel.
219/267-2533)
Literature Sec- Mrs. Lillian Tfeeter, 2706
Sharon St., Winona Lake, IN 46590, (Tfel.
219/267-5513)
Prayer Chairman- Mrs. Joyce Griffith, R.D.
1, Box 555, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648,
(Tel. 814/695-4240)
Editor- Mrs. Viki Rife, 2186 W 350 S.,
Warsaw, IN 46580, (Tfel. 219/267-4252)
District Presidents 1990-91
Allegheny— Mrs. Kathleen Opel, 23 Patricia
Lane, Uniontown, PA 15401. Tel.
412-437-0422
Florida, East Central— Mrs. Nancy Heldt,
333 Banyan, Maitland, FL 32751. Ttel.
904-834-8923
Florida, Suncoast— Mrs. Ann Davis, 1870
Florida Ave., Palm Harbor, FL 34683.
Tfel. 813-785-0733
Hawaii— Mrs. Letitia Coffman, 91-779 Ft.
Weaver Rd., Ewa Beach, HI 96706. Tfel.
808-689-5035
Indiana— Mrs. Martha Tusing, 3966 E. 300
N., Warsaw, IN 46580. Tfel. 219-267-4245
Iowa-Midlands— Mrs. Glendolyn McClure,
4309 Sherman St. N.E., Cedar Rapids,
LA 52402. Ttel. 319-393-4468
Michigan— Mrs. Nancy Funderburg, 13626
84th St., Alto, MI 49302. Tel.
616-868-6151
Mid-Atlantic— Mrs. Alice Hartman, 3'
Cherry Tree Circle, Hagerstown, it
21740. Ttel. 301-797-7346
Mountain-Plains— Mrs. Geneva Inme
2244 Fernwood Drive, Colorado Sprin
CO 80910. Ttel. 719-597-2620
Northern-Atlantic— Mrs. Sue Meyers,
Hertzog Drive, Leola, PA 17540. 1
717-656-7459
North Central Ohio-Mrs. Ruth Berry, 2;
Kentwood Dr., Mansfield, OH 44903
419-589-3494
Northeastern Ohio— Mrs. Joan GalV
11849 Keener Dr., Orrville, OH 446
Ttel. 216-682-1922
Northwest— Mrs. Phyllis Christie, E. Jjl
14th Ave., Apt. #107B, Spokane, H
99202. Ttel. 509-838-4337
Southern California-Arizona— Mrs. Heo
Miller, 13138 Michelle Circle, Whittf,
CA 90605. Tfel. 213-941-5937
South Florida-Caribbean— Mrs. Agi
Metzger, 1513 N. W 6th Avenue, :,
Lauderdale, FL 33311. Tfel. 305-462-51
Southern Ohio— Mrs. Arlene Glass, 25i(i
Second St., Tipp City, OH 45371. J
513-667-8006 ,
Southeast— Mrs. Karen Merrick, 4444 1 i
Rd., Marietta, GA 30066. 'J
404-422-3844
Southwest— Mrs. Chris Galegor, GBH
Counselor, NM 87018. Ifel. 505-568-4 'i
Virginia— Mrs. Molly Simmons, 5,'i
Yellow Mountain Rd., Roanoke, i
24014. Itel. 703-774-9680
West Penn— Mrs. Kathy Bowers, !
Thomas St., Roaring Spring, PA 16'{
Tfel. 814-224-4059 I
WMC YEARLY GOALS, 1990-J
PERSONAL GOALS
1. Read and study the Bible regulll|i
2. Be a faithful prayer warrior.*
3. Active in Evangelism.*
4. Encourage increased interest in £ 1
or aid in the establishment of SM :i -
your local church.
5. Give regularly to WMC — time, ta il:;
and money as the Lord leads i k
prospers.* (;
6. Support regular family devotioii*
Use of Daily Devotions is suggesd v
♦Refer to WMC Handbook.
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LOCAL GOALS
Observe a special time of prayer on the
15th day of each month*
Emphasize prayer for local youth and
those who made decisions for full-time
Christian service.
1. Support district rallies and projects.
. Contribute to Major Offerings:
Please send all money to the WMC
j Financial Secretary using the proper
offering slip from the Treasurer's sheet
I in the Program Packet. Make checks
( payable to - Grace Brethren National
WMC.
r).. September, October, November
!1 HOME MISSIONS- Goal $9,000
Project: Yakima Valley church; com-
puter software- Home Missions Office;
,k capital improvements- Dryhill,
Kentucky. Send before December 10th.
1" THANK OFFERING- We suggest a
''•-* minimum of $1.50 a year per member.
I Send before December 10th.
^'' Project: Brethren Evangelistic Min-
- istries- $ 1 ,400 for children's ministries;
"jCE National- FAX machine for office;
25^1 Herald News Service expenses
•) December, January, February
„.IGRACE SCHOOLS- Goal $8,000
"^'.jiSend before March 10th.
Project: Entrances to McClain Hall
ATIONAL SMM OFFERING
Sponsorship of Director of Girls'
nistries (SMM, CE National) Note:
iMM is the heart of WMC. We suggest
' la minimum of $3.00 a year per member
J3end before March 10th.
I 'jjMarch, April, May
TOREIGN MISSIONS- Goal $9,000
(send before June 10th.
)ject: Printing of Hungarian tracts -
!3,000; Vehicle for Portugal- $6,000
SSIONARIES OF THE YEAR
)FFERING may be given in the
lonth of your birthday or at a special
S mphasis throughout the year toward
tfSM lie support of WMC Missionaries of the
ear honoring their service. We suggest
U minimum of $1.50 per member.
is end before June 10th.
nSSIONARIES OF THE YEAR for
(votioipBO- 1991 are: Rosa Churchill -Mexico,
fathy Harrell-Chad, Becky Kiddoo-
■lin
England, Berta Kuns-C.A.R., Betty
Nairn -Argentina
D. June, July, August
WMC OPERATING EXPENSES -
Goal $8,000
Send before September 10th. ;
5. Encourage the reading of the following
books, which may be purchased from
the Brethren Missionary Herald
Company, Box 544, Winona Lake, IN
46590. Violets for Mr. B by Margaret
Jensen; A Light In Darkness by
Barbara Reed; They Found the Secrethy
Erdman.
6. Use Brethren talent when available
and support Brethren works, support
SMM.*
7. Aid in expenses, if possible, of local
president or representative to attend
each district meeting and National
WMC Conference.
8. Elect officers in April or May to
assume their duties in September The
local Annual Reports compiled by the
retiring local presidents must be in the
hands of the district president by May
31. Seating of the delegates at National
Conference is permissible only if an
annual report is returned. Reports will
not be accepted at National Conference.
9. Keep membership cards current.*
The membership chairman is responsi-
ble for giving her card to any member
transferring to another council and
seeing that a new member receives and
signs a membership card when she joins
the local council. (These CEirds are
available from the National Literature
Secretary.)
10. Refer often to the WMC Handbook.
This can be obtained from the National
Literature Secretary, Box 711, Winona
Lake, IN 46590.
DISTRICT OBJECTIVES
1. Honor those reading the entire Bible or
tapes of 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.
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5. Sponsor at least one project, said project
to be cleared through the National First
Vice President, 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. Send before
March 10.
6. Send all district offerings for National
Brethren works to the National WMC
Financial Secretary-Treasurer.
7. Contribute an annual freewill offering,
to be used as the committee in cheirge
sees the need, toward furnishing and
repair of the Brethren Foreign
Missionary Residence at Winona Lake,
Indiana. Send to the National WMC
Financial SecretaryTreasurer
8. F^y the District President's expenses to
National Conference.
9. Give financial assistance, so that the
District SMM Leader may attend
National Conference.
10. Contribute annually to the National
WMC Operation Expenses. Send to the
National WMC Financial Secretary -
Treasurer, by September 10.
FINANCIAL REPORT 1989-90
Balance on Hand — July 1, 1989$12,593.50
RECEIPTS:
Operation Account $15,832.33
Home Missions 9,022.94
Grace Schools 7,371.68
Foreign Missions 9,689.89
Thank OfTering 5,784.43
Missionary of the Year 5,863.29
Missionary Residence 2,047.27
Home Missions Specials 2,563.54
Foreign Missions Specials . . .
SMM-CE National
CE National Specials
Grace Schools Specials
Prepaid Income and Expense
50th Anniversary
Candidate School
TOTAL RECEIPTS .
DISBURSEMENTS:
Operation Accoimt
Home Missions
Grace Schools
Foreign Missions
Thank Offering
Missionary of the Year
Missionary Residence
Home Missions Specials ....
Foreign Missions Specials . . .
SMM-CE National
CE National Specials
Grace Schools Specials
Prepaid Income and Expense
50th Anniversary
TOTAL
DISBURSEMENTS
Balance on Hand —
June 30, 1990
6,178.'
6,622.-
2,014.
2,310.,
2,738.
18.
293.
$76,3491
$17,391
9,022|
7,371
7,689
5,784
7,00C
l,45f
2,56c i
6,17fi
6,62;,
2,01<
2,31(1
2,13!/
1,46:1
$79,00'
$ 9,93 5
RECAPITULATION OF CASH ACCOUNT
Balance on Hand — June 30, 1990 $ 9,9c
Operation Account
Missionary of the Year Account
Missionary Residence Account .
Prepaid Income & Expense
Account
Candidate School
TOTAL
$ 2(S
5,3' S
1,3H
2,4i ;
5::
Ibtal Investment & Interest in the
GBIF not included in the above:
$ 9,9 .;
$ 8,7'.'
SMM
Motto— "Serving My Master"
Colors
The SMM colors are white and green.
WTjfte reminds us to worship God and sym-
bolizes the purity of Jesus. Green reminds
us to serve God and to grow in Him.
District Coordinators
Allegheny: Joyce Weigle, R 3, Box 35A,
Stoystown, PA 15563
East Central Florida: Yvonne Maxson, 2400
NE 146 Ct. 52, Silver Springs, FL 32688
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Indiana: Viki Rife, R. 2, Box 2991, Wat
IN 46580
Iowa-Midlands: Miss Rose Earnest, E
Cedar Terr, Waterloo, I A £
Cltel. 319/296-2261).
Michigan: Lila Mensinger, 350
Glendora Rd., Three Oaks, MI ■
(Itel. 616/426-8262).
Mid-Atlantic: Miss Sally Miller, U
Morris St., Apt 4, Shippensburi ie-
17257 (Itel. 717/532-7980)
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llountain Plains: Penny Coby, 950 N.
I Ridgewood, Wichita, KS 67208
I Obi. 316/683-3235)
lorth Atlantic: Dawn Garner, 10 Sweitzer
Dr., Jacobus, PA 17407
orthcentral Ohio: Vicki Page, 42 Glen
Beck Lane, Mansfield, OH 44906
brtheastern Ohio: Linda Nolt, 28 HiUcrest
Dr., Rittman, OH 44270
CItel. 216/925-1348)
orthwest: Mrs. Ann Glover, 110 N. Main
St., Harrah, WA 98933
(uthem California/Arizona: Helen Miller,
c/o 13138 Michelle, Whittier, CA 90605
uthem Ohio: Joy Cornelius, 808 W. Race
St., Troy, OH 45373
uthern: Jill Moody, R. 1, Box 415-A,
Tfelford, TN 37690
rginia: Denise Grubb, 5183 Yellow Mt.
Rd., Lot 62, Roanoke, VA 24014
Clfel. 703/982-5549).
st Perm: Sue Dinsmore, 206 E. Julian St.,
iMartinsburg, PA 16662
1990-91 SMM OFFERINGS
AND GOAL OFFERINGS
(Make checks payable to:
CE National)
jA Operation SMM (Due November 10,
:j 1990). Goal - $2,000.
S Foreign Missions (Due January 10,
1991). Goal - $1,000. 1 computer
printer, $500 - Spain; 2 tape recorders,
$100 • Argentina; Literature fund,
$400 - C.A.R.
CE National (Due March 10, 1991).
Goal-$2,000. $200 office doors; $1,500
Video Camera; $300 Landscaping.
Home Interest. (Due May 10, 1991).
Goal - $1,000. Children's church
material, $200 - McAllen, TX;
Typewriter and slide projector, $375 -
State College, PA; NKJV pew Bibles,
$170 - Yakima Valley, WA; Slide pro-
jector, $250 - Millersburg, OH.
!A 'OCAL ORGANIZATIQN GOALS
le Sisters
m Each member carries her Bible to
.^B' church and to SMM.
Each member invites one friend to
If, j attend an SMM meeting.
yjjB Each member demonstrates one way to
honor her parents.
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4. Each member prays weekly for a
missionary.
5. An offering is given for the district
SMM project and each national SMM
offering.
Amigas
1. Each member has a consistent Bible
reading program.
2. Each member learns one evangelistic
tool.
3. Each member participates in a scrip-
ture memory and review program.
4. Each member prays weekly for foreign
and home missions, CE and Grace
Schools.
5. An offering is given for the district
SMM project and each national SMM
offering.
Lumiere
1. Each member has a consistent quiet
time.
2. Each member shares the gospel with
a non-believer.
3. Each member learns to share her per-
sonal testimony.
4. Each member can define TIME and
Operation Barnabais.
5. An offering is given for the district
SMM project and each national SMM
offering.
Charis
1. Each member has a consistent quiet
time and weekly application.
2. Each member learns follow-up training
of a new believer
3. Each member participates in an
outreach ministry.
4. Each member is a prayer partner with
a TIME worker.
5. An offering is given for the district
SMM project and each national SMM
offering.
DISTRICT ORGANIZATION GOALS
1. Each district choose a district project
yearly.
2. The district should help to send the
district leader to any national work-
shop dealing with girls' ministries or
SMM.
3. The district leader should contact
newly organized churches or churches
without SMMs and help to organize
their groups or give ideas and
suggestions.
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4. The district secretary should send a
letter to the Director of SMM reporting
interesting activities within the
district program.
5. The district leader should send an
updated list of women working ai
leaders in SMM to GBC Christiai
Education at the beginning of the falJi
THE NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
OF GRACE BRETHREN MINISTERS
Pres. — Bernard Simmons
V. Pres. — John Mcintosh
Recording Secretary — Mike Brubaker
Asst. Recording Secretary — Lee H. Dice
Executive Secretary — Ralph J. Colburn
TUESDAY, July 31, 1990
The meeting opened with the singing of
"Grace Greater Than our Sins" and
"Amazing Grace", led by Roger Myers, with
Ron Thompson at the piano. President
Wendell Kent led in opening prayer.
Announcements included the need for six
ministers to serve as ushers, and for the
workshop led by Tex Hudson of "Churches
Alive" at 3:30 p.m. Wendell then had all the
missionaries stand and introduce
themselves, recognizing their presence in
this 90th anniversary year of Grace
Brethren Foreign Missions.
The 1947-49 Seminary Quartet, com-
prised of Ken Marken, Charles Ashman,
Jack Churchill and Martin Garber sang
"I'm On The Battlefield For My Lord"
backed by 40 years of front-line experience!
Vice President Bernie Simmons
presented President Wendell Kent for the
President's Address, based on Acts 27:29,
entitled: "Abandon Ship or Drop Anchor?"
His message caused us to take a humorous
look at ourselves, and a hard look at our
priorities. He reminded us that our four
anchors might well be: (1) God, who never
fails. (2) the Bible, His eternal Word. (3) The
Church, whom Christ loved, and gave
Himself for; and (4) Prayer, for our
Fellowship, ourselves, and our ministries;
for a new daybreak in our personal and
corporate experiences.
Copies of his message were available and
quickly snatched up after the session.
Wendell reminded us of two former
reports adopted by the Ministerium which
were made available at these sessions also:
"Ministerial Discipline" and "Ministerial
Ethics", the latter of which might ne
updating and revising, with specific deta
Ralph Colburn presented the members)
report, and the financial report, each
which was properly received by motioij
A motion from the Executive Commiti
prevailed that the death gratuities be ra
to $2500 for ministers and their wi'l
effective immediately.
Pastor Tim Boal presented a memoria
I^stor Charles Martin, who was usher
to the Lord's presence by a heart attack!)
day after Conference last year (Augusi t
Larry Chamberlain presented an upc (
of the Ministerial Pension Plan, which )ii^
has over 100 participants and is growjj
well. He introduced Martin A. Brounst
a representative of Aetna, by whom ]
plan is managed, who spoke of the streil
and interest of the company, and of gre I
benefits and lower costs to us in the revi
plan. They were available for quest|
after the session.
After several announcements, a mol
prevailed that we adjourn.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1990
The meeting opened at 10:50 witfcj
singing of "Blessed Assurance" and|
How I Love Jesus", led by Roger Myers,'
Ron Thompson at the piano. Wendell *|
led in prayer.
Bernie Simmons presided over the i'|
duction of 13 new men. The mil
Chaplains present were also acknowlt
and introduced.
Bernie Simmons presided over a pj
three former "Pastors of the Year", Cl:|
Ashman, James Dixon and Robert C(ll
getting their practical responses'
wisdom in answer to several questioi
as:
(1) What are some of the blunders jl
men fall into by looking at heroes i]
ministry?
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!) On management style, what and how do
DU delegate?
0 How do you handle discouragement and
isappointment?
I) What have you learned since seminary
lat you wish they had taught you?
These questions led to other related ones
nd brought excellent, heart-warming
)unsel.
The business session opened with a
otion to approve the minutes of yester-
ly's session as printed in the "Epistle." A
cond motion adopted the additions and
rrections to the membership list. Both
Dtions prevailed.
3a ve Plaster presented the report of the
; minating committee, ballots were
( ;tributed and opportunity was given for
! ditional nominations. The results of the
t'Ction are:
'resident: Bernie Simmons (by
■ cession)
'ice President: John Mcintosh
:ecording Secretary: Mike Brubaker
; assistant Rec. Secy: Lree Dice
xecutive Secretary: Ralph Colburn (re-
1 :ted in '88 for 3 year term)
[emorials were presented for Tbm Sheirp,
■ of our faithful missionaries who died
'. ancer late last August, by his pastor,
' ' 1 Miller. And for Jake Kliever, beloved
1 sionary who died last November at the
j of 85, by his pastor Wesley Haller
le floor was open for old or new business.
' e was introduced, so after a few
touncements, a motion to adjourn
•ailed.
1 JRSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1990
.' e meeting opened with the singing of
,li Church's One Foundation" led by
) r Myers, with Ron Thompson at the
; 3. President Wendell Kent led in prayer.
I was a joint session with the laymen.
: Jackson introduced Mike Penn, who
3tered to us in song.
: nie Simmons led introductions of new
(jthen a motion prevailed to approve the
, ^( tes as printed in the "Epistle."
^ ler motion prevailed to approve the
^ :tions to the membership list as
' sd in the "Epistle."
h Colburn presented the "Pastor of
ar" award to H. Don Rough, for 27
distinguished ministry at the River
side Grace Brethren church of Johnstown,
PA. Steady, significant growth has
characterized his ministry there through
local depression, a flood, a major building
program, and a personal tragedy in the loss
of a son. The board of his church nominated
him for this honor, which includes a lovely
plaque and a $500 check. His wife, Dottie,
joined him on the platform to receive the
award.
After another song by Mike Penn, Ed
Jackson introduced the speaker, an
industrialist from Bucyrus, Ohio, Ray
Kincaid, an active layman in the Christian
& Missionary Alliance. He warmed our
hearts and challenged us from Eph. 4:1-16.
The meeting concluded with a brief
installation of new officers, and prayer by
president-elect Bernie Simmons.
FINANCIAL REPORT
Balance, Farmers and
Merchants Bank, 7/7/89 . . $ 7,239.75
Receipts:
National dues $36,281.50
District dues 45.00
Alamo Rebates 82.21
36,408.71
TOTAL $43,648.46
Disbursements:
"Epistle" costs 1,485.30
Exec. Secy. Salary 2,100.00
Postage & phone 30.63
Nat'l Ministerium 1,224.15
Dist. dues refund 45.00
Nat'l dues ref 295.00
NAC Scholarships 1,350.00
GBIF deposit 3,000.00
Chase Manh. dep 30,000.00
Annual space 410.60
$39,940.68
Balance, F & M Bank, 7/16/90 3,707.78
$47,617.29
3,336.31
Balance, G.B.I.F, 7/7/89.. .
No withdrawals.
Interest earned
Deposit, from F & M Bank
6/21/90
TOTAL
3,000.00
$53,953.60
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Balance, Chase Manhattan
Bank, 7/7/89 4,976.06
Interest to 6/12/90 419.46
Deposits during year .... 30,000.00
TOTAL 35,395.52
Death gratuities payments 9,900.00
TOTAL, 7/16/90 25,495.52
Tbtal Funds Available, 7/16/90 83,156.9"
(net gain over last year ($58,833.10 )
$24,323.8
Respectfully and gratefully submitted
Ralph J. Colburn, Executive Secretan
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CE NATIONAL
P.O. Box 365, Winona Lake, IN 46590 (Tel. 219/267-6622)
Pres. — Bernie Simmons ('91)
V. Pres. - Steve Peters ('90)
Secy. - Bud Olszevk^ski ('92)
At Large-
Denny Brown ('92)
Mike Brubaker ('93)
Ron Cohen ('90)
Greg Howell ('91)
Mitch Picard ('92)
Richard Todd ('91)
Exec. Dir. — Ed Lewis
Dir. of Finance and Associate Dir. of BNYC
— EJ Underwood
Dir. of Girls' Ministries & Personnel; Ass
Din of Short Term Missions
— Chery Otermat
Staff Accountant — Jesse Deboest
Administrative Assts. —
Melissa Butler, Mary Beth Kaylor, Jenn
Gregory, Kim Cooke
Resource Asst./Data Entry — Becky Hi
All correspondence relating to Christian ed-
tion, youth and church growth should be dire
to CE National, P.O. Box 365, Winona Lake
46590.
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GRACE BRETHREN MEN INTERNATIONAL
Please direct all correspondence to:
Grace Brethren Men International
(Yokefellow Ministries)
6675 Worthington-Galena Road
Worthington, OH 43085
Phone: 614/888-7733
Executive Director
Edward Jackson
Pastoral Advisor
James L. Custer, Grace Brethren Church
6675 Worthington-Galena Road,
Worthington, OH 43085
Board of Directors
Herb Houts (93), 7996 Guilford Rd.,
Seville, OH 44273. Phone:
216/336-4814
Marlin Rose (93), 384 E. CR 300 N.,
Warsaw, IN 46580. Phone:
219/267-7320
Pfete Caldwell (92), R. 1, Windsor, PA
17366. Phone: 717/246-1046
Greg Stamm (92), 507 S. Juniper,
Tbppenish, WA 98948. Phone:
509/865-4007
Morgan Burgess (91), 163 N. Frankli
St., Delaware, OH 43015. Phone:
614/369-2455.
Roger Hancock (91), P.O. Box 2055,
Mansfield, OH 44905. Phone:
419/589-5714
Ron Batroff, 2820 Hidden Forest Ct.
Marietta, GA 30066. Phone:
404/426-1682
W Tted Bland, 1876 Spruce Creek Blf
E., Daytona Beach, FL 32124. Plj
904/756-7850 |
Bob Cam, 209 W. Yates, Findlay, OB
45840. Phone: 419/422-8744
Clair Floyd, 11251 Lipscomb Street,'
Anchorage, AK 99516. Phone:
907/346-3580
Elmer Gable, 11849 Keener Rd.,
Orrville, OH 44667. Phone:
216/682-1922
Robert Grew, RD #1, Meyersdale, Rl
15552. Phone: 814/634-8945
John Hetrick, 5980 Spearman Circ
North Port, FL 34287. Phone:
813/426-4529
Slijljt
Gfl,
Carol
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Ddney Lingenfelter, 104 Nason Drive,
Roaring Springs, PA 16673.
andy Meyers, 72 Hertzog Drive, Leola,
PA 17540. 717/656-7459
;rry Michaels, Rt. 4, 105 Meadows
! Drive, Martinsburg, WV 25401.
I Phone: 304/229-2477
jark Miller, 13138 Michelle Circle,
Whittier, CA 90605.
nmy Millhollin, 327 S. E. Porter, Des
Moines, lA 50315. Phone:
515/285-1186
cil Stice, P.O. Box 355, Sawyer, MI
49125. Phone: 616/4264003
lyd Welling, 1703 W. Clinton, Goshen,
IN 46526. Phone: 219/533-7229
ace Brethren Boys
ase direct all correspondence to:
ice Brethren Boys
•. Box 2055
Wield, OH 44905
e: 419/756-8381
Staff
Administrator — Roger Hancock
Office Secretary — Cindy Dawson
GBB Director
Alan Channell
Field Representative
Harold Stayer
District Representatives
gheny—
Battis, 10 Waynesburg Rd.
fashington, PA 15301
Florida-
Chuck Young, 357 San Miguel, Winter
Springs, FL 32708
Indiana-
Harold Stayer, 304 E. Main St., Flora, IN
46929
Iowa-Midlands—
Gib Hawkins, Pleasant Grove Grace
Brethren Church, R. 1, Box 33, North
English, lA 52316
Michigan-
Cecil Stice, P.O. Box 355, Sawyer, MI 49125
Mountain Plains-
Northern Atlantic—
Pfete Caldwell, R. 1, Windsor, PA 17366
Northwest-
Lyle Taylor, R. 3, Box 3184, Wapato, WA
98951; Greg Stamm, 507 S. Juniper St.,
Tbppenish, WA 98948
Ohio-
Roger Hancock, 1012 Neil Circle North,
Mansfield, OH 44905
Alan Channell, 757 Main St., R. 5, Bailey
Lakes, Ashland, OH 44805
Southern California-Arizona—
Clark Miller, 13138 Michelle Circle,
Whittier, CA 90605
Virginia-
Fred Devan, Clearbrook GBC, R. 5, Box 357,
Roanoke, VA 24014
John Townsend, 7826 Shadwell Dr.,
Roanoke, VA 24019
Western Pennsylvania-
Bill Rummell, R. 6, Box 257, Johnstown, PA
15909
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NATIONAL FELLOWSHIP
BRETHREN RETIREMENT HOMES, INC.
GRACE VILLAGE HEALTH CARE FACILITY, INC.
ROBIN HOOD LEISURE HOMES
raiale.1
■945
jaiif''«
P.O. Box 337
Winona Lake, IN 46590
Tfelephone: 219/372-6200
Interim Administrator
National Fellowship
Irethren Retirement Homes
Carol A. Schuler
lealth Care Administrator
Michael Andrew
Board of Directors
iChm. - Wendell Kent ('91)
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V. Chm. - Donald Ogden ('92)
Secy. — Elaine Brenneman ('92)
Treas. - Donald Quine ('92)
Charles Ashman ('90)
Ftobert Ashman ('91)
Paul Dick ('92)
Noel Hoke ('90)
Tbm Miller ('90)
Marie Owen ('91)
William Walker ('91)
Sam Yager ('90)
BRETHREN EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES
Executive Director
Ron E Thompson, 3580 Robin Hood Circle,
Roanoke, VA 24019 (Tel. 703/992-6595)
Send all gifts to:
P.O. Box 333, Winona Lake, IN 46590
Officers
Pres. — Charles Davis ('93)
3807 N.E. 19th St. Circle, Ocala, FL 32670
V. Pres. — Vernon Harris ('91)
104 Dianne Circle, Willow Street, PA 17584
Secy. - Fred Sorrick ('93)
4569 N. Hedgerow Drive, Allentown, PA 18103
Treas. — Warren Zellner ('93)
103 E. 12th St., Winona Lake, IN 46590
Board of Directors
J. Keith Altig ('92), 13755 E. Walnut, Whitti.
CA 90602
George R. Christie ('93), E. 309 14th Ai
107-B, Spokane, WA 99202
Tony DeRosa ('91), 7026 Glengarry, Whitti
CA 90606
Earl R. Dohner ('91), 584 Westbrook R
Brookville, OH 45309
Timothy George ('91), 324 Ebenezer E
Lebanon, PA 17042
Phillip Guerena ('91), 9853 Cedar St.
Bellflower, CA 90706
Bill Kellerman ('92), 2978 Hidden Forest (
Marietta, GA 30066
Donald Kendall ('92), 224 Jackson A
Hagerstown, MD 21740
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DISTRICTS:
Arctic — (Alaska)
Hawaii
1 — Allegheny
2 — East Central Florida
3 — Florida Suncoast
4 — Indiana
5 — Iowa-Midlands
6 — Michigan
7 — Mid-Atlantic
8 — Mountain-Plains
9 - Nor-Cal
10 — Northcentral Ohio
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19
20
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Northern Atlantic
Northwest
Southern
Southern California-Arizona
Southern Ohio
South Florida
Southwest
Virginia
Western Pennsylvania
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District Conference Organizations
ALLEGHENY
Allegheny Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Churches
Nest conference: Meversdale Grace Brethren
Church. May 18. 1991
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mod.— Emory Young
V. Mod.— Michael Ocealis
Past Mod.-Richard Battis
Sec%-.-Mrs. Robert lElda i PhiUippi. RD.2. Bos
94. Somerset. PA 15501
Asst. Secv.— Ruth Johnson
Treas.-Robert Riffle. R. 2. Box 106.
Washington. PA 15301
J^sst Treas.- Wilson Romesburg
Stat -Larry Weigle. R. 3. Box 35A. Stoystown.
PA 15563
Members-at-Large-Albert Valentine
Shimer Darr
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
RonzQ Jarvis (Chm.), Richard Placeway, Kathy
Opel
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Albert Valentine tChm. i. Mary Kay Nicholson.
Harold Lowry
AUDITORS
Wilson Romesburg, Peggy McCoy, Dale Moon
CREDENTIALS
Raymond McCoy. Joe Nass. David Lund
RULES AND ORGANIZATION
Larry R- Weigle, Larr>- Gegner, Richard
Placeway
DISTRICT MISSION BOARD
Chm-— Larry Weigle
V Chm-— Ronzil Jarvis
Secy.-Treas.— Joe Nass
Asst. Secy.-Treas.— Shimer Darr
MINISTERIUM
Chm.— Richard Place-sray
V. Chm-— Emory Young
Secy.-Treas —Richard Battis
Asst. Secy.-Treas.— Ronzil Jarvis
MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
Chm.- True Hunt
V. Chm.— Larry Weigle
Secy.— John Lancaster
Asst. Sec— Shimer Darr
GRACE BRETHREN MEN
Pres.— Robert Grew
V. Pres.-Robert Riffle
Secy.-Ted Evans, KD. 1, Meyersdale, PA 155E
Treas.— Robert Riffle
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Pres.— Kathy Opel
1st V.Pres.-^oyce Weigle
2nd V.Pres.— Ruth Johnson
Secy.-Marv Kay Nicholson. 419 Beachley S
"Meversdale," PA 15552
Treas.— Anna Bertha Yoder, R. 1. Me>-ersda
PA 15552
Prayer Chm.— Norma Jean McCracken
SMSi Leader-Ruth Johnson
Asst. Leader— Joyce Weigle
Dist. Editor— Becky Jar%-is
SMM
Sec>-.-Erin G'Donnel, R. 1. Box 1-A, Sma
"pa 15480
Treas.— Mar%- Ann E-vans, R. 1, Box
Meyersdale. PA 15552
Leader— Ruth Johnson
Asst. Leader— Jp>-ce Weigle
Little Sister Rep.-Christine Trexel
Amigas Rep— Rachel Yoder
CAMP ALBRYOCA CORPORATION
Pres.— Larn.- Weigle
VPres.-Perry Yoder
Name of Camp-^Albryoca
Location of Campgroimd— R. 3, Box
Meyersdale, PA 15552. Between Salisb
and Pocahontas, PA
Telephone Na -S14 634-0023
Caretaker— Shimer Darr
Secy— Harold Lowry
Asst. Sec>-.— Robert Grew
Treas.— Al Valentine
Asst. Treas— Paul J. Yoder
CAMP AND YOUTH BOARD
Chm.— Joe Nass
V. Chm.— Randy Haulk
Secy.-Richard Battis. 10 Wa>-nesburg
'Washington. PA 15301
Business Mgr.— Ray McCoy
Asst. Bus. Mgr.— \iike Ocealis
Member-at-Large— Al Valentine
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Accident, MD— First Grace Brethren
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Jeppo, PA— Aleppo Brethren
Dswell, PA— Laurel Mountain Grace Brethren
oolville, OH— Coolville Grace Brethren
ross Lanes, WV— Cross Lanes Grace
Brethren
umberland. MD— Cumberland Grace
Brethren
rafton. W\'— Grafton First Grace Brethren
.nners, PA— Jenners Grace Brethren
stie, PAr-Listie Grace Brethren
Meyersdale, PA-Meyersdale Grace Brethren
Me>-ersdale PA^-Smmnit Mills Grace Brethren
Parkersburg, W\'-Parkersburg Grace
Brethren
Stoystown, PA— Reading Grace Brethren
Uniontown, PA— Uniontown Grace Brethren
Washington, PA^Washington Grace Br«hren
Westemport, MD— Mill Run Grace Brethren
WLndber, PA— Shade Grace Brethren
Vienna, WV— Community Grace Brethren
ARCTIC
Arctic Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Churches
iext conference: Solid Rock Bible Camp,
Scddotna, AK; April 22 - 23, 1991
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
L— Larry Smithwick
lfod.-John Gillis
(f.- Brian Chronister
^ Box 111505, Anchorage, AK 99511
t. — John Snyder
Aih Ave, Kenai. AK 99611
MINISTERIUM
Q— Larn.- Smithwick
l.'hm.— John Gillis
DISTRICT MISSION BOARD
Chm.— Lam- Smithwick
V. Chm. John Gillis
MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
Chm.— Larry Smithwick
Asst. Chm.— John Gillis
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Anchorage, AK— Anchorage Grace Brethren
Anchorage, AK— Grace Communitv
Anchorage, AK-Greatland Grace' Brethren
Church
Eagle River, AK— Grace Brethren
Homer, AK— Kachemak Bay Grace Brethren
Kenai, AK— Kenai Grace Brethren
North Me AK-North ftle Grace Brethren
Soldotna, AK— Ifeninsula Grace Brethren
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
East Central Florida District of
Grace Brethren Churches
Ixt conference: Ocala, Plorida
li EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
—Ken Koontz
od—
-Sally Boger, CMaitland), 971 Foxfire Tr
viedo, FL 32765
5,— Gerda Rench, (Maitland), 20 Carriage
ill Circle, Casselberry, FL 32707
-Janet Howell. (Ormond Beach i
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
les Da^-is - Ocala. r)a\-id Herdg - Orlanda
[chard Maxson - Ocala
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Patch (Chm. I. Bill Dragomir. Ted Boger
IDERATORS ADDRESS COMMITTEE
Dd Kreigbaum -Chm.i. Mike Champion
DISTRICT MISSION BOARD
•-Leland Friesen
t'reas.— John Graton
MINISTERIUM
Chm.— Kenneth Koontz
V. Chm.-Earl Futch
Secj-.-Treas.— Chuck Davis
MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
Chuck Davis
Additional members; Ordained Sr Pastors
GRACE BRETHREN MEN
Pres.-Ted Bland
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Pres— N'anc>- Heldt - Maitland
2nd V. Pres.— L>"nne Bustraan
Secj-.— Shirley Moore - Melbourne
Treas.-Gerda Rench, 20 Carriage Hill Circle,
Casselberry, FL 32707
I*rayer Chm.— Janice Koontz - Deltona
SMM I^troness — Marianne Romanowski
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Deltona, FL-€al\-ar>- Grace Brethren
Maitland, FL— Grace Brethren Church of
Maitland
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Melbourne. FL — Community Grace Brethren
Church - Suntree
Ocala, FL — Ocala Grace Brethren Church
Orlando, FL — Grace Brethren Church i
Orlando i
Ormond Beach, FL — Grace Brethren Churdi ■!
Ormond Beach
FLORIDA SUNCOAST
Florida Suncoast District of
Grace Brethren Churches
Next conference: Brooksville Grace Brethren
Church. Februarr 2-3. 1991
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mod. — Jim Tarlor
V. Mod.— Alan Clingan
Sec.-.-Mary Reed 11033 Basquin Ct., Pbrt
Richey, FL 34668
Treas.-John Ilka 6541 72nd Ave N. #1.
Pinellas Park. FL 34665
Stat.— ETelyn Shane, 6639 Hammock Road,
Pbrt Richey. FL 34668
Members-at-large —
Past Moderator - hester Pifer
Host Pastor • BrookFs-ille
NOMINATING COMMITTEE &
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
Jay Ciine Ciun. . John Stooke}'
CREDENTIALS
Peggy Richards -Chm.i. Jeff Davis. Sally Dko
MODERATOR'S ADDRESS
Bob Richards 'Chm. '. Ernie Bearinger, Eugene
Bums
MINISTERIUM
Chm.— Kurt Miller
V. Chm —Jim Taylor
Secy.-Treas.— Lester I*ifer
Asst. Secy.-Treas. — Jim Poyner
YOUTH
ftstoral Advisor & Chairman— Randy Weekley
Secy.— Cheryl Underwood
Treas.— Chuck Underwood
X.AC — Cheryl Camerino
Quizzing — Bill Jordan
.Advertisement— Cheryl Underwood ,
.-Vti-i-itj- Co-ordinator— Mike Gold j
DISTRICT MISSION BOARD '
Chm.— Randy Weekley
V. Chm.-Lester Pifer
Secv.— Kiut Miller, 2255 Nebraska .Aveni
Pahn Harbor, FL 34683
Treas. — Jim Poyner
MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
Chm.— Alan Clingan
.Additional Members— Ordained Ftetors
WMC
Pres.- Ann Davis -
1st V. Pres.— Lois McDevitt
2nd V. Pres — Susan Taylor
Secv.— Linda CarroU. 2255 Nebraska, fe"*'
Harbor. FL 34683
Treas.-PhyUis Wyxe, 7414 E. King ArthuiiPf
Richey, FL 34668
Prayer Chm.— Lois Schrock
District Editor— Bettv Hall
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COOPERATING CHURCHES
Bradenton, FI^Bradenton Grace Bretln i
Church
Brooksville, FL— Brooksville Grace Bretir
Church
Lakeland, FL — Lakeland Grace Brett
Church .
North Port, FL-North Port Grace Bretkf
Church
Palm Harbor. Fl^-Palm Harbor &ace Bretb
Church
Port Richey, FL — Gulfview Grace Bretb
Church
St. Ftetersburg, FL — St. fttersburg Gi
Brethren Church
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HAWAII
Hawaii District Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Churches
Next conference: Waimalu Grace Brethren
Church. .Aiea. HI. March 9 & 10, 1991
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mod. — Richard Simafranca
V. Mod.— Gabriel Marquez
Treas.— Stephen Procter, 92-374 Akaula
Ewa Beach, HI 96707
Stat.-Letitia Coffinan, 91-779 Fort Wea
Rd., Ewa Beach, HI 96706
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MINISTERIUM
Chm.— David Mitchell
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MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
im.— James Kennedy
Ministerium
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
:sident— Mrs. Clifford Coffman
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Aiea, HI— Waimalu Grace Brethren Church
Ewa Beach, HI— Rainbow Grace Brethren
Church
Makakilo, HI— Makakilo Grace Brethren
Church
Mililani, HI— Waipio Grace Brethren Church
INDIANA
Indiana District Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Churches
ext conference: Winona Lake Grace
Brethren Church - May 3 & 4, 1991
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
S i.— Ron Bowland
r-Iod.-Ken Miller
li /.-Roger Krynock, 1701 E. Ireland Rd.
South Bend, 46614
t;. Secy.— Tbny Webb
k is.-Gerald Kelley, 318 Maple Ct., Kokomo,
N 46902
;t -Ralph Burns PO. Box 284, Winona Lake,
N 46590
Inbers-at-Large— Frank Poland, Louis
Itroup
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
loild Smals (Chm.), Robert Arenobine,
xjbert Ashman
. COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
'« rt Ashman, Kenneth Bickel, Everett Caes
AUDITORS
h wood Durkee (Chm.), Al Disbro
RULES AND ORGANIZATION
h les Ashman (Chm.), Richard Cron,
!S Deloe
CREDENTIALS
iMiller
M DISTRICT MISSION BOARD
■i- Keith Shearer
( m.— Everett Caes
* -Frank Poland
« .—George Lord
Ibional Members— Paul Woodruff, Dave
Uick, Ron Smals
MINISTERIUM
II -Roger L. Krynock
C m,— Davy Troxel
^Veas.- CJerald Kelley
St Secy.-Treas.— Dave Jodry
n:er's Shepherd— Charles Ashman
INISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
n -Charles Ashman
C n.-Ken Bickel
Secy.— Everett Caes
Members-at-Large- All Grace Brethren
pastors who are ordained and members of
the Indiana District Ministerium.
GRACE BRETHREN MEN
Pres.-Floyd Welling
V.Pres.-lbm McKinley
Secy.-Treas.— George Lord, 601 Marston Ct.,
Fort Wayne, IN 46825
Pastoral Adviser— Ron Bowland
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Pres.— Martha Tusing
1st V. Pres— Isobel Eraser
2nd V. Pres-Ruth Kent
Corresponding Secy.— Dorothy Brumbaugh,
22864, SR 119, Goshen, IN 46526
Recording Secy.— Linda Trimble
Treas.-Donna"Welborn, P.O. Box 623, Warsaw,
IN 46580
Prayer Chm.— Mary Stayer
SMM Patroness-Viki Rife, 219-267-4252
Asst. Patroness— Karen Loher
Editor— Dorothy Caes
YOUTH
Pres.- Dan O'Deens
Secy.— Greg Serafino, 21 Barberry Dr., Osceola,
IN 46561
Treas.— Larry Richeson
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Berne, IN— Bethel Brethren Church
Columbia City, IN— Grace Brethren Church
Elkhart, IN— Grace Brethren Church
Fishers, IN— Northeast Grace Brethren,
Church
Flora, EN— Grace Brethren Church
Ft. Wayne, IN-First Brethren Church
Ft. Wayne, IN— Grace Brethren Church
Goshen, IN— Grace Brethren Church
Hartford City, IN-Grace Brethren Church
Indianapolis, IN— Eagle Creek Grace Brethren
Church
Kokomo, IN— Indian Heights Grace Brethren
Church
Kokomo, IN— North Kokomo Grace Brethren
Church
Leesburg, IN— Leesburg Grace Brethren
Church
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Mishawaka— Mishawaka Grace Brethren
Church
New Albany, IN— New Albany Grace Brethren
Church
Osceola, IN— Grace Brethren Church
Peru, IN, Peru Brethren Church
Sidney, IN— Sidney Grace Brethren Church
South Bend, IN— Ireland Road Grace Brethre
Church .
Warsaw, IN— Community Grace Brethrt
Church
Winona Lake, IN— Winona Lake Gra',
Brethren Church
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IOWA— MIDLANDS
Iowa-Midlands Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Churches
Next conference: Leon Brethren Church,
June 7-8, 1991
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mod.— Milton Ryerson
V. Mod— William Faas
Secy.— Vivian Weimer, 3134 Violet Drive,
Waterloo, lA 50701
Treas.-Robert Foote, 2314 Emerald Drive,
Davenport, lA 52804
Stat.-Glen Welborn, 702 N. Main, Leon, lA
50144
MINISTERIUM
Chm.— Steve Burns
V. Chm.-Russell Betz
Secy.-Treas.— Robert Barlow
DISTRICT MISSION BOARD
Chm.— John Burke
V. Chm.-Robert Foote
Secy.-Treas.— Jack Lesh
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Pres.— Glendolyn McClure
1st V. Pres.— Kathy Bums
Secy.-Kay Betz, 604 N. Main St., Leon,
50144
Treas.— Zelda Rittgers
Prayer Chairman— Margaret Andrews
SMM Patroness— Rose Earnest
Dist. Editor— Florence Sackett
YOUTH
Fin. Secy.-Steve Burns, R.R. 1, Box 243
Dallas Center, lA 50063
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Cedar Rapids, lA— Grace Brethren Churcj
Dallas Center, lA— Grace Brethren Churo'
Davenport, lA— Grace Brethren Church
Des Moines, lA— First Grace Brethren Chm]
Garwin, lA— Carlton Brethren Church
Leon, lA— Leon Brethren Church
North English, lA— Pleasant Grove Gri
Brethren Church
Udell, lA-Udell Brethren Church
Waterloo, lA— Grace Brethren Church
Morrill, KS-Morrill Brethren Church
Austin, TX— Calvary Bible Fellowship
Fort Worth, TX-Grace Fellowship Churc
Longview, TX-Grace Brethren Church
McAllen, TX-Grace Brethren Church
MICHIGAN
Michigan District Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Churches
Next conference: Alto, April 5, 6, 1991
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mod.— Art McCrum
V. Mod.— Russ Sarver
Secy.-Linda Erb, 3749 Brown Rd., Lake
Odessa, MI 48849
Treas.-Leo Peters, 14070 E. Fulton, Lowell, MI
49331
Stat.-John Wedding, 2916 Colchester,
Lansing, MI 48906
Members-at-Large— Bob Mensinger, Arnold
Erb
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
Arnold Erb, John Wedding, Darrel Hawbaker
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NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Cecil Stice, (Chm.), Kevin Eady, Arnold
AUDITORS
Leo Peters, John Wedding
RESOLUTIONS
Dan Funderburg, Pete Van Stee
CREDENTIALS
Russ Sarver
DISTRICT MISSION BOARD
Chm.— Art McCrum
V. Chm.— Bill Stevens
Secy.— Darrel Hawbaker
Treas.— Arnold Erb
MINISTERIUM
Chm.-Russell Sarver
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. Chm.— Michael Punderburg
ecy.-Treas.— Mick Rockafellow
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MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
hm.— Mike Ostrander
: Chm.-Gary Hable
cy.— Art McCrum
GRACE BRETHREN MEN
Bs.— Cecil Stice
cy.— Bob Mensinger, Route 2 Box 192, Three
Oaks, MI 49128
:';as.-Leo Inters, 14070 E. Fulton, Lowell, MI
49331
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
F s.— Shirley Stevens
I V. Pres.-Violet Shipley
2 1 V. Pres.— Alice McCrum
Biy.-Sandy Hawbaker, 705 E. State St.,
■Hastings, MI 49058
kt. Secy.— Deloris Wedding
rias.-Katherine Geiger, 9327 Keim Rd.,
- piarksville, MI 48815
\.i. Treas.— Marg Bjork
^ er Chm.— Alberta Sarver
^ . Prayer Chm.— Judy Ostrander
il A Coord.— Lila Mensinger
li Coord.— Clair Stice
)i Editor— Roselynne Peters
SMM
Pres.— LeAnna Punderburg
1st V. Pres.— Mindy King
2nd V. Pres.— Carrie Ostrander
Secy.— Tina Miller
Treas.— Mrs. Lila Mensinger, 3505 W. Glendora
Rd., Three Oaks, MI 49128 i
(send all correspondence to Mrs. Mensinger)
CAMP
Gen. Director— Art McCrum
Jr. Camp Dir— Gary Hoble
YOUTH
Chairman— Mick Rockafellow
V. Chairman— Art McCrum
General Camp Director— Michael Ostrander
Secy.-Treas.— Darrel Hawbaker, 705 E. State
Rd., Hastings, MI 49058
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Alto, MI— Calvary Grace Brethren Church
Escanaba, MI— Bay De Noc Grace Brethren
Church
Hastings, MI— Hastings Grace Brethren
Church
Lake Odessa, MI— Lake Odessa Grace
Brethren Church
Lansing, MI— Lansing Grace Brethren Church
New TVoy, MI— New Troy Grace Brethren
Church
Ozark, MI— Ozark Grace Brethren Church
MID— ATLANTIC
Mid-Atlantic Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Churches
h it conference: Tb be determined, April 26,
', 1991
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
tK-Russ Ogden
1 )d.— Dan Pritchett
c -Christine Blackwell, 8400 Good Luck
.,., Lanham, MD 20706; Phone (301)
• 7-4091
Bi— Ken Heefner, 140 Snider Ave., Apt. 1,
Viynesboro, PA 17268
It John Fitz, 16 S. Grant St., Waynesboro,
I 17268
COMMITTEE ON COUNSEL
& RECOMMENDATION
& NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Ht TiSowers (Chm.), Bob Wagner, Bob Dell,
Ri Shank, Ray Davis
AUDITORS
d ecker, Wayne Tucker, David Muritz
e langes
CREDENTIALS
RULES AND ORGANIZATION
Norman Mayer, Larry Humberd, Carl Baker
DISTRICT MISSION BOARD
Chm.— Larry Sowers
V. Chm.-Carl Baker
Secy.— Dan Pritchett
Treas.— Dave Manges
MINISTERIUM
Chm.— Roger Myers
Secy.— Dan Pritchett
Treas.— Larry Humberd
MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
Chm.— Roger Myers
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Pres.— Alice Hartman
1st V. Pres.— Verlyn Mahaffey
2nd V. Pres.-Eloise Smith
Secy.— Connie House, 4 W. Wilson Blvd.,
Hagerstovra, MD 21740
Treas.— P&t Stroop, Rt. 4 Box 136, Martinsburg
WV 25401
Prayer Chm.— Lou Ann Myers
SMM Co-Leaders-Sally Miller & Cindy Goetz
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YOUTH
Chm— Ron Shank
SMM
Pres.-Sally Miller & Cindy Goetz
CAMP
Director— Carl Baker
Name of Camp-Camp Albryoca
Name of Campgrounds— Camp Albryoca
Location— Pennsylvania
YOUTH
Pres— Ron Shank
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Chambersburg, PA— Chambersburg Grace
Brethren Church
Greencastle, PA— Conoco League Grace
Brethren Church
Hagerstown, MD-Calvary Grace Brethren
Church
Hagerstown, MD— Grace Brethren Church
Hagerstown, MD— Maranatha Grace Brethri
Church
Hagerstown, MD-Valley Grace Brethn
Church
Lanham, MD— Lanham Grace Brethn
Church
Martinsbiarg, WV— Rosemont Grace Brethr
Church
Tfemple Hills, MD-Grace Brethren Church
Greater Washington
Alexandria, VA— Grace Brethren Church
Greater Washington, Alexandria Bran
Calvert, MD— Grace Brethren Church
Greater Washington, Calvert Branch *
Frederick, MD— Grace Brethren Church'
Greater Washington, Frederick Brand
Waldorf, MD— Grace Brethren Church '
Greater Washington, Waldorf Branch
Waynesboro, PA-Grace Brethren Church
Winchester, VA— Blue Ridge Grace Brethi i
Church
Winchester, VA— Grace Brethren Church
MOUNTAIN— PLAINS
Mountain-Plains District Fellowship of
Grace Brettiren Ciiurches
Next conference: Beaver City, NE (Grace
Brethren Church) June 7 ■ 9, 1991
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mod— R. John Snow
V. Mod.-Chris Ball
Secy.-Ginger Pletcher, 304 E. 2nd, Smith
Center, KS 66967
Treas.-Mack McDonald, 2375 Jet Wing Dr.,
Colorado Springs, CO 80916
Stat.-Aldo Hoyt, 725 S. Eliot, Denver, CO
80215
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Mack McDonald, Paul Pletcher, Dave Page
CREDENTIALS
Mack McDonald
DISTRICT MISSION BOARD
Chm— Thomas Inman
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Pres.— Geneva Inman
1st V. Pres.— Marsha Ball
2nd V. Pres.— Melodie Crawford
Secy.— Lucy Snow, Portis, KS 67473
Treas.-Kim Page, 7700 Depew St. No. 18
Arvada, Colorado 80003
Prayer Chairman— Evelyn Keezer
SMM Patroness— Penny Koby
District Editor— Alice Hoyt
MINISTERIUM
Chm.— Tom Inman
Secy.-Treas.— Aldo Hoyt
MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD '
Chm.— Tbm Inman;
Secy.— Aldo Hoyt
Additional Member— R. John Snow and!
ordained pastors in the District.
YOUTH
Pres.— Clark & Sharon Wolters
Jerry & Kim Hooper, Tim & Polly Mini
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Arvada, CO-Hackberry Hill Grace Bret i
Church
Beaver City, NE— Grace Brethren Chur
Colorado Springs, CD-Grace Brethren CI J
Denver, CO-Denver Grace Brethren Ch t
Pbrtis, KS— Grace Brethren Church i
Wichita, KS— Grace Brethren Church
NOR— CAL
(No district conference held)
MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
Chm.-Glen Shirk
Secy.-Treas.— David Glenwinkel
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Auburn, CA-Auburn Grace Brethren 01
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iiico, CA— Chico Grace Brethren Church
odesto, CA— LaLoma Grace Brethren Church
rangevale, CA— Ambassadors Grace Brethren
Church
pon, CA— Ripon Grace Brethren Church
Sacramento, CA— River City Grace
Community Church
San Jose, CA— South Bay Community Church
Tracy, CA— Tracy Grace Brethren Church
NORTHCENTRAL OHIO
Northcentral Ohio Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Churches
Jext conference: Northwest Chapel GBC,
Dublin, OH, April 13, 1991
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
id.-Jeff Gill
,Mod.— Ken Brown
■ y,— Russ Simpson, 740 Boyd Blvd., Gallon,
OH 44833
\:t. Secy.— Brad Lambright
fas.- Dean Risser, 110 Pennsylvania Ave.,
Delaware, OH 43015
}t.-Sarah Fudge, c/o GBC of Columbus,
5675 Worthington-Galena Rd., Wor-
hington, OH 43085
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
) id Kennedy, Doug Forsythe, Jack
jeitzinger
AUDITORS
i Kanzeg, Don Young, Ron Kuck
CREDENTIALS
b Scoles, Carl Miller, Brad Gibson
RULES AND ORGANIZATION
pii ard DeArmey, Earle Bser, Gary Crandall
RESOLUTIONS
a Melton, Howard Stouffer, Craig Snyder
MINISTERIUM
1 —Dean Risser
DISTRICT MISSION BOARD
^'— Jim Custer
UIINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
1 —J. Hudson Thayer
GRACE BRETHREN MEN
e -Bob Hann
t/OMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
e: -Ruth Berry
'. Pres.— Ella Lee Risser
d . Pres.— Zoe Ann Hockley
5-Debbie Poole, 1425 Barbara Lane,
I'lnsfield, OH 44905
!a-Ruthe Witzky, 2404 Middle Bellville
I , R. 10, Mansfield, OH 44903
ij Chm.— Carolyn Page
^ Zloord.— Victoria L. Page
Asst. Coord.— Deedee Osborne
Dist. Editor-Sheryl Hawk
SMM
Pres.— Vickie Page
V. Pres.— DeeDee Osborne
YOUTH
Chm.— Dave Bogue
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Ashland, OH— Grace Brethren Church
Ashland, OH— Southview Grace Brethren
Church
Bellefontaine, OH— Mad River Valley Grace
Brethren Church
Bellville, OH— Ankenytown Grace Brethren
Church
Bowling Green, OH— Grace Brethren Church
Columbus fWesterville), OH— Grace Brethren
Church of Columbus
Columbus, OH— East Side Grace Brethren
Church
Columbus, OH— Hilltop Grace Brethren
Church
Columbus, OH— Southwest Grace Brethren
Church
Columbus, OH— Trinity Grace Brethren
Church
Danville, OH— Grace Brethren Church
Delaware, OH— Grace Brethren Church
Dublin, OH— Northwest Chapel Grace
Brethren Church
Elida, OH— Grace Brethren Church of Lima
Findlay, OH— Findlay Grace Brethren Church
Fremont, OH— Grace Brethren Chapel
Fremont, OH— Grace Brethren Church
Gallon, OH— Grace Brethren Church
Lancaster, OH— Lancaster Grace Brethren
Church
Lexington, OH— Grace Brethren Church
London, OH— London Grace Brethren Church
Mansfield, OH— Cornerstone Grace Brethren
Church
Mansfield, OH— Grace Brethren Church
Mansfield, OH— Woodville Grace Brethren
Church
Marion, OH— Grace Brethren Church
Mifflin, OH-Mifflin Grace Brethren Church
Mt. Vernon, OH— Grace Brethren Church in
Mt. Vernon
Northwood, OH— Trinity Grace Brethren
Church
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Ontario, OH-Marantha Grace Brethren Tbledo, OH— Maumee Valley Grace Brethri
Church Church
Pataskala, OH-Grace Brethren Church of Tbledo, OH-Tbledo Grace Brethren Churc
Licking County
NORTHEASTERN OHIO
Northeastern Ohio District Feiiowship of
Grace Brethren Churches
Next conference: Rittman, Ohio, Saturday,
April 13, 1991
EXECUTIVE COIVIMiTTEE
Mod.— Bud Olszewski
V. Mod— Ronald Boehm
Secy.-Treas.— Donna Stair, 510 Oak Street,
Wadsworth, OH 44281
Asst. Secy.-Treas— Curt Frame
Stat.-Dwight Stair, 510 Oak St., Wadsworth,
OH 44281
NOMINATING COMiMiTTEE
Doug Jensen (Chm.), Robert Holmes, Charles
Thornton
AUDITORS COMMITTEE
Chm.— Doug Courter, Tom Romine, William
Snoddy
CREDENTIALS
Chm.— Ronald Boehm, Glen Bechtel, Joe
Cosentino, Chuck Buriff
RULES AND ORGANIZATION
Chm.— Robert Moeller, Wesley Haller,
Najimian
Dan
SOCIAL CONCERNS COMMITTEE
Chm.— Dave Gaston, Ronald Boehm, Stanley
Watson, Lynn Fish
DISTRICT MISSION BOARD
Chm.-Bob Fetterhoff
V. Chm.-lbrry Taylor
Secy.Treas.— Mike Prentovich, 303 N. Seneca,
Rittman, OH 44270
MINISTERIUM
Chm.— Joe Cosentino
V. Chm.-Galen Wiley
Secy.— Doug Courter
Treas.— Doug Jensen
MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
Chm.-Galen Wiley
Secy.— Wesley Haller
GRACE BRETHREN MEN
Rep. to National Boys— Elmer Gable
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Pres.— Joan Gable
1st V. Pres.— Harlene Steiner
2nd V. Pres.— Donna Stair
Secy.— Doris Beichler, 10662 Irvine 1
Creston, OH 44217
Treas.-Ruth Dunlap, 1626 23rd. St. N„
Canton, OH 44709
Prayer Chm.— Marie Mishler
SMM
Leader— Mary Beth Jensen
Asst. Leader— Carole Knop
CAMP
Director— Bob Combs
Name of Camp— Camp Buckeye
Name of Campground— Camp McPhears*
Location of Campground— Loudonville, C
Tblephone No.-l-614/599-7110
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YOUTH
Chm.— Dennis Erb
V. Chm.— Steve Cisney
Secy.Treas.-Doug Courter, 625 Weber h
North Canton, OH 44720
Asst. Secy.Treas.— Dave Krizon
Other Members— Wes Haller, Mary ll
Jensen and Carole Knop
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Akron, OH— Ellet Grace Brethren Chur
Canton, OH-Grace Brethren Church
Cuyahoga Falls, OH-Grace Brethren Chi
Elyria, OH— Spring Valley Community G I (
Brethren Chiu'ch
Homerville, OH-Grace Brethren Churc
Macedonia, OH— Western Reserve G
Brethren Church
Medina, OH-Grace Brethren Church
Middlebranch, OH-Grace Brethren Ch
Millersburg, OH-Grace Brethren ChuT'
Millersburg
Minerva, OH-Grace Brethren Church
Norton, OH-Grace Brethren Church
Orrville, OH— Grace Brethren Church I
Rittman, OH-Grace Brethren Church
Sterling, OH-Grace Brethren Church
Willoughby, OH-Lake County G
Brethren Church -. -
Wooster, OH-Grace Brethren Church l! liii
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NORTHERN ATLANTIC
Northern Atlantic District Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Churches
>Jext conference: Messiah College,
I Grantham, PA, May 31 - June 2, 1991
i EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
|d.-Dan White
Mod— Mike Brubaker
y.-Treas.— Gerald Allebach, 799 Airport Rd.,
Palmyra, PA 17078
It. Secy.-Treas.— Warren Diffendefer
Illness Mgr.— Harold Hollinger, 748 Amosite
,Rd., Elizabethtown, PA 17022
It. Bus. Mgr.— Carroll Bingaman
lK,.-Rick Clark, 289 W. Hernley Rd.,
Manheim PA 17545
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
Ife Makofka (Chm.), Randy Meyers, Jim
Cnepper,
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
)i Eshleman, Dennis Huratiak, Robert Lutz
AUDITORS
iC^utter (Chm.), Eric Barter
I CREDENTIALS
lif Brubaker (Chm.), Dale Jenks
RULES AND ORGANIZATION
t€! Blake, Darrell Taylor, Dennis Huratiak.
DISTRICT MISSION BOARD
re -Luke Kauffman
les.— Vernon Harris
5c-Timothy George, 52 Lehman St.,
V (banon, PA 17042
«'.- Warren T^mkin
.; DISTRICT INSURANCE
■"mBower, Mike Lutz, Les Nutter, Luke
lirtin
IINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
. in - Warren 'Kimkin, Box 275, Dillsburg,
I 17019
Cm.— Dave Hitchman
i^dJOnal members— All ordained elders of
tj district
MINISTERIUM
in Bob Kerns
CI 1.— Ken (josgrove
y. -eas.- "Ibm Avey
't. ecy.-Treas.— Dan White
GRACE BRETHREN MEN
s. landy Meyers
/•ijij. (1st)— Richard Snavely
',t<M\
, (2nd)-Reed DePace
68 Nutter, R. 2, Box 1 12, Wrightsville,
17368
Treas.— Ray Derstine, 324 Railroad Avenue,
Souderton, PA 18964
Pastoral Advisor— Roy Roberts
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Pres.— Sue Myers, 72 Hertzog Dr., Leola, PA
17540 (Tfel. 717-656-7459)
1st V. Pres.-Mary Ellen Leckrone, 665
Madison Ave., York, PA 17404
(Tfel. 717-845-2396)
2nd V. Pres.— Susan Haldeman
Secy.— Lois Kaylor, 532 N. 8th St., Lebanon,
PA 17042
SMM
Patroness.— Dawn Garner
10 Sweitzer Road, Jacobus, PA 17407
CAMP
Name of Camp— Camp Conquest
Name of Campground— Grace Brethren
Retreat Center
Location of Campground— R. 2, Forrest Road,
Denver, PA 17517
Dir.- Mgr.— Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lutz
Tfelephone No.-215/267-2006
YOUTH COMMITTEE
Chm.— Roger Wambold
V. Chm.— Leslie Nutter
Secy.— Michael Wallace, 20 Laurel St., Pine
Grove, PA 17963
Treas.— Abner Zimmerman
Other Members: Eric Allebach, Dave AUem,
Jack Brown, Mike Brubaker, Rick Clark,
Don Dodson, Joan Dodson, Mike Doutrick,
Steve Doutrick, Beth Hyle, Dave Johnson,
Annette Knepper, Dale Knepper Sr., Dave
Knepper, Darrel Martin, Dennis Martin,
Jeanne Mautin, Les Nutter, Tim Placeway,
Dave Rank, Bob Salsgiver, John Smith,
Mike Wallace, Roger Wambold, William
Willard, Doris Wolpert, Pat Wolpert, Abner
Zimmerman, Joanne Zimmerman.
GRACE BRETHREN
RETREAT CENTER BOARD
Chm.— Carroll Bingaman
V. Chm.— Lloyd Haldeman
Exec. Secy.— Harvey Stoneback
Treas.— Jerry Goodpastor
Secy.-Mark Saunders, 234 W Main St.,
Ephrata, PA 17522
Grounds Supt.— Robert Lutz
Other members: Dave Humberd, Lon Myers.
CHURCH GROWTH AND
DEVELOPMENT BOARD
Chm.— Timothy George
V. Chm.— Vernon Harris
Secy.— Fred Sorrick
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Treas -Harold E. Hollinger, 748 Amosite Rd.,
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Other members: Robert Lutz, Doug Tressler,
Steve Blake, Mitch Picard, Dan Eshleman.
GRACE BRETHREN BOYS
Chm.-Gary Tucker
V Chm.-Richard Lenhart
Secy.-lbm Bowman, 501 King St., Lebanon,
PA 17042
Treas— Carl Kaylor
Nat'l Rep.-Pete Caldwell
Pastoral Adv.-Daniel White
HISTORICAL COMMITTEE
Chm.-Donald Hinks
Jeremiah Kauffman, James Knepper, Warren
T^mkin, Roger Wambold, Jerry Young
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Bethlehem, PA-Lehigh Valley Grace Brethren
Church „ „ ,.
Blain, PA- Sherman's Valley Grace Brethren
Church
Brunswick, ME-Down East Grace Brethren
Church , _,, ,
Dillsburg, PA-Hope Grace Brethren Church
Elizabethtown, PA-Elizabethtown Grace
Brethren Church
Ephrata, PA-Ephrata Area Grace Brethren
Church
Gettysburg, PA-Grace Brethren Church
Harrisburg, PA-Melrose Gardens Grace
Brethren Church
Hartford, CT-Greater Hartford Grace
Brethren Church
Hatboro, PA-Suburban Grace Brethren
Church
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Hope, NJ-Hope Grace Brethren Church
Irasburg, VT-Irasburg Grace Brethre*
Church
Island Pond, VT-Island Pond Grace Brethren
Church
Lancaster, PA-Greater Lancaster Grao
Brethren Church
Lancaster, PA-Southern Lancaster GraC
Brethren Church
Lititz, PA-Lititz Grace Brethren Church
Macungie, PA-Southern Lehigh Valley Gra(«| k
Brethren Church W
Manheim, PA-Manheim Grace Brethren
Church
Myerstown, PA-Myerstown Grace Brethre
Church , „ ,11,
New Holland, PA-New Holland Grai |3
Brethren Church
Newark, DE-Newark Grace Brethren Chur. .
Palmer, ME-New Beginning Grace Brethril P
Church ^, ilh
palmyra, PA-Palmyra Grace Brethren Chun F
Philadelphia, PA-First Brethren Church ••
Philadelphia, PA-Liberty Grace Brethr^'jf^
Church ;
Philadelphia, PA-Third Brethren Churchiji,
Pine Grove, PA-Pine Grove Grace Brethr
Church I
Royersford, PA-Tri-County Grace Brethijjl
Church .
Saratoga Springs, NY-Saratoga Sprir
Grace Brethren Church
Tfelford, PA-Penn Valley Grace Brethri >
Church '
Wrightsville, PA-Susquehanna hn
Brethren Church
York, PA-York Grace Brethren Church
NORTHWEST
Northwest Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Churches
Next conference: Harrah, WA, Feb 14-16,
1991
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mod— Jack Rants
V Mod— Duane Jones
Secy.-Bob Gentzel, P.O. Box 916, Maple Valley,
WA 98038 , „^,
Treas.-Neil Paden, R. 1, Box 16-B, Harrah, WA
98933
Stat.-Ora Gifford, 708 Hillcrest, Grandview,
WA 98930
Members-at-Large-Leroy Bussert, Roger
Falter
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES
Dwight Cover, Greg Howell, Greg Stamm
AUDITORS
Patricia Falter, Bob Smithwick
CREDENTIALS
Homer Bussert, George Christie
RULES AND ORGANIZATION
LeRoy Bussert, Dale Hostetler, Greg Ho -I
RESOLUTIONS
George Christie, Jim Holder, Greg Stair
MODERATOR'S ADDRESS
Paul Brook, Duane Jones, Gordon Stove
MINISTERIUM I
Chm.-Dwight Cover
V. Chm.-Greg Stamm
Secy.Treas.-Paul Brook '
Asst. Secy.Treas.-Charles Winter
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MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
im— Greg Howell
Id'l. Members— All ordained men.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
in Williams
DISTRICT MISSION BOARD
m.— Duane Jones
Chm.-Paul Brook
g'.— Ray Feather
!as.— Dale Hostetler
stors and one layman from each district
church
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
is.-Phyllis Christie
V. Pres.-Enid Paden
y.-Zelda McClure, 2205 S. 18th St., Sp. 71
Union Gap, WA 98903
as.-Valerie Cowles, 630 Pfecan Rd., Grand-
view, WA 98930
yer Chm.-Nelda Dekker
M Patroness— Alma Arndt
trict Editor— Carol Johnson
CAMP
ne of Camp-Clear Lake Grace Brethren
Damp
Location of Campground— HC 62, Box 221-G
Naches, WA 98937 /
Phone Number-<509) 848-2746 office
(509) 848-2725 camp
Caretakers: Del and Kasey Culver
DISTRICT INSURANCE
Charles Winter, Greg Howell
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
Charles Winter
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Albany, OR— Grace Brethren
Beaverton, OR— Grace Brethren
Troutdale, OR-Grace Brethren
Goldendale, WA— Community GBC of
Goldendale
Grandview, WA— Grace Brethren
Harrah, WA-Grace Brethren
Kent, WA-Grace Brethren
Mabton, WA-Grace Brethren
Maple Valley, WA-Grace Bible Fellowship
GBC
Prosser, WA— Community GBC of Prosser
Spokane, WA-Spokane Valley GBC
Sunnyside, WA-Grace Brethren
Tbppenish, WA-Grace Brethren
Yakima, WA-Grace Brethren
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - ARIZONA
Southern California-Arizona District
llowship of Grace Brethren Churches
!xt conference: April 28, 1991 Grace
Jrethren Church of Long Beach
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
.—Ed Trenner
[od— John Mcintosh
.-Ward Miller
10 Pacific St., San Bernardino CA 92404
s.— Dallas Martin
E. Canton St., Long Beach, CA 90815
—Norm Schrock
S. Newlin Ave. #1, Whittier, CA 90601
ibers at Large-Jay Bell (91), Edwin
ashman (92), Tferry Daniels (91), Phil
uerena (91), Roy Halberg (91), Dave
[arksbury (91), Roger Mayes (92), Richard
3dd (91).
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
' Daniels, Chm. (91), Jim Behrens (91),
oward Johnson (91)
MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
-Ed Cashman (91)
-Ibm Hughes (91)
:ional Members-Jay Bell (92), Harold
unnmg (91), Roy Halberg (93), Robert
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Kliewer (93), Dave Marksbury (92) Ward
Miller (92).
MINISTERIUM
Pres.— John Mcintosh
V. Pres-Roy Halberg
Secy-Treas.-Ralph Colburn
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Pres.-Helen Miller, 13138 Michelle Circle
Whittier, CA 90605
1st V.Pres— Marjorie Coburn
2nd V.Pres-Helen Rempel
Rec. Secy.— Roxanne Kuns
Corrsp Secy-Sandy Crawford, 3361 Cortese
Drive, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Treas.-Jayne Reuter, 3500 W Manchester
439, Inglewood, CA 90305
Prayer Chm.— Joyce Sterrenburg
Editor-Marian McBride, 13842 Valma Drive
Whittier, CA 90605
Luncheon Chm.— Fanchon Willard
Retreat Chm.— Jayne Reuter
YOUTH COUNCIL
Pres.-Bob Hetzler
CHURCH PLANTING TASK FORCE
Neil Cole, Chm., Jay Bell, Ibm Hughes, Dave
Marksbury, Greg Perry, Mikal Smith
CHILDREN'S TASK FORCE
Dave Shackleford, Chm.
YOUTH TASK FORCE
Denny Brown, Chm.
WOMEN'S TASK FORCE
Marilyn Moll, Chm.
MEN'S TASK FORCE
Clark Miller, Chm.
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Alta Loma, CA-Grace Brethren Alta Loma
Beaumont, CA-Cherry Valley Brethren
Church
Bell. CA-Bell Brethren Church
Bellflower, CA-Bellflower Brethren Church
Covina, CA-New Life Grace Brethren Church
Cypress, CA-Grace Brethren Church
La Mirada, CA-Creek Park Community
Church , . <-,. 1,
La Verne, CA-Grace Brethren Church
Lakewood, CA-Iglesia Cristiana de la
Comunidad
Long Beach, CA-Community Grace Brethren
Church , _,, ,
Long Beach, CA-Grace Brethren Church
Long Beach, CA-Grace Cambodian Church
Long Beach, CA-Iglesia Evangehca de los
Hermanos
Long Beach, CA-Koinonia Grace Brethr*
Church
Long Beach, CA-Los Altos Brethren Chun
Los Alamitos, CA-Grace Church
Los Angeles, CA-Community Brethr.
Church
Menifee Valley, CA-New Hope Communi
Church
Norwalk, CA-Grace Brethren Church i
Orange, CA-Grace Church !
Paramount, CA-Iglesia de los Hermanos,
Phoenix, AZ-Grace Brethren Church ,
Redlands, CA-Orange Grove Communj
Church
Rialto, CA-Grace Community Church !
Riverside, CA-Grace Brethren Church
San Bernardino, CA-Grace Brethren Chui
San Diego, CA-Grace Brethren Church
Santa Ana, CA-Maranatha Brethren Chu;
Santa Maria, CA-Grace Brethren Churc
Santa Paula, CA-Grace Brethren Churcl ,,
Seal Beach, CA-Grace Community Chui i
Simi Valley, CA-Grace Brethren Chmch :
South Pasadena, CA-Grace Brethren Chu i.;
Tfemple City, CA-Grace Brethren Churcl ,
Tucson AZ-Silverbell Grace Brethren Chi: i
Westminster, CA-Grace Brethren Churc
Whittier, CA-Community Grace Breth
Church ^, 1. ■
Whittier, CA-Grace Brethren Church
Yucca Valley, CA-Grace Community Chu
SOUTH FLORIDA - CARIBBEAN
South Florida Caribbean District of
Grace Brethren Churches
DISTRICT COUNCIL
Mod.-Bill Tweeddale
V Mod —Jay Fretz
Secy.-Rich Schnieders, 18529 Phlox Dr, Ft
Mvers FL 33912
Treas-James Bustraan, 2158 NE 65th St., Ft.
Lauderdale, FL 33308
Statistician-Ed Dearborn, 1509 S.E. 7th St.,
Okeechobee, FL34972
Members-at-large-Dan Ward Lynn Hoyt,
Wilfred Jean, Art Johnson, Dan Thompson,
Larry Zimmerman, Chris Jose, Vernon
Luther, Steve Ott, Tbny Schnieders.
MINISTERIUM
Chm.-Bill Tweeddale
Secy.-Treas.— Rich Schnieders
DISTRICT MISSION BOARD
Chm.-Lynn Hoyt
Treas.— Marvin Good
MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOAR! |
Chm.-Jay M. Fretz
Additional Members-All ordained m J
ministerium
CAMP
Dan Ward
Name of Camp-Camp Grace
Name of Campgrounds-Camp Grace !
Location— Bassinger, FL
YOUTH I
Pres.-Jay M. Fretz j
Secy.-Treas.-Rich Schnieders j
GRACE BRETHREN MEN
I>i-es.— Jim Bustraam ;
COOPERATING CHURCHES I
Bassinger, FL-Christian Brethren
Fort Lauderdale, FL-Grace Brethren t
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rt Myers, FL— Grace Brethren Bible Church
iples, FL— Community Grace Brethren
Fellowship
teechobee, FL— Grace Brethren, Inc.
Pompano Beach, FL— Grace Brethren of
Pbmpano
Sebring, FL— Sebring Grace Brethren Church
San Juan, Puerto Rico— Iglesia Hermanos Pbr
Gracia
SOUTHERN OHIO
Southern Ohio District Feiiowship of
Grace Brethren Churches
pfext conference: Brookville Grace Brethren
Church, Brookville, OH, date to be
announced
EXECUTIVE COIMMITTEE
id.— Steve Peters
Mod.— Greg Ryerson
y.— Linda Penn, 7456 Elru Drive, Dayton,
OH 45415
as.— Roy Trissel, First Grace Brethren
Church, 2624 Stonequarry Rd., Dayton, OH
45414
t.— G. Forrest Jackson
mbers-at-Large— Henry Mallon, Brian
White
COMIWITTEE ON COMMITTEES
n.— "Rid Hobert, Henry Mallon, Greg
Syerson
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
jn.-T^d Hobert, Brian White, Henry Mallon
j AUDITORS
.a.— Tim Nixon, Patrica Logan
, CREDENTIALS
Ifi.— Greg Ryerson, Ned Denlinger, Mike
!)lapham
RULES AND ORGANIZATION
1 1.— Charles Lawson, Ray Johnson, Howard
Hayes
RESOLUTIONS
tV-Dan Grabill, Jack Peters
MODERATOR'S ADDRESS
t .-Paul Michaels, Roy Glass, III
DISTRICT INSURANCE
■' nerhood Mutual
YOUTH COMMITTEE
1 —Scott Distler
*Treas.-Roy Glass III
l«. Members— Bill Brown, Ed Stutz, Carl
•imble, Tim Nixon, Tyronne Curtis
DISTRICT RETIREMENT HOME
GRACE BRETHREN VILLAGE
ules Lawson, Acting Administrator, 1010
ywood, Englewood, OH 45322
MINISTERIUM
u -Forrest Jackson
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V. Chm.-Dan Grabill
Secy.-'ftid Hobert
MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
Chm.-Secy— Charles Lawson
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Pres.— Arlene Glass
1st V. Pres.-Sally Neely
2nd B. Pres.-Wilma Hartley
Secy.— Janice Landis
Treas.-Faith Shock
Prayer Chm.— Elnora Schopp
SMM Patroness— Sylvia Koeller
District Editor— Chris Huddleston
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Brookville, OH— Brookville Grace Brethren
Church
Camden, OH— Camden Grace Brethren
Church
Centerville, OH— Centerville Grace Brethren
Church
Cincinnati, OH-Grace Brethren Church of
Greater Cincinnati
Clayhole, KY-Clayhole Grace Brethren
Church
Clayton, OH-Clayton Grace Brethren Church
Covington, OH— Friendship Grace Brethren
Church
Dayton, OH— Basore Road Grace Brethren
Church
Dayton, OH-Calvary Grace Brethren Church
Dayton, OH— First Grace Brethren Church
Dayton, OH— North Riverdale Grace Brethren
Church
Dryhill, KY-Victory Mountain Grace
Brethren Church
Englewood, OH-Englewood Grace Brethren
Church
Huber Heights, OH-Grace Community
Church
Kettering, OH— Calvary Brethren Church
Lexington, KY— Grace Brethren Church
Sinking Spring, OH-Grace Brethren Church
Trotwood, OH-Grace Brethren Church
Troy, OH-Grace Brethren Church
Union, OH— Community Grace Brethren
Church
Vandalia, OH— Vandalia Grace Brethren
Church
West Alexandria, OH-Grace Brethren
Community Church
SOUTHERN
Southern District Feliowship of
Grace Brethren Churches
Next conference: Anderson, SC
May 17-18, 1991
EXECUTIVE COMMiTTEE
Mod.— Don Soule
V. Mod.— Jerry Sunthimer
Secy.— Marguerite Howard, 446 Springfield
Dr., Woodstock, GA 30188, Phone:
404/591-9218
Treas.-Bob Carroll, 4492 Dunmovin Dr.,
Kennesaw, GA 30144
Stat.-lbny Merritt, 980 Pineview Dr., New
Ellenton, SC 29809
MINISTERIUiU
Chm.— Steve Howell
V. Chm.— Steve Jarrell
Secy.— Steve Jarrell
Treas.— Don Soule
DiSTRiCT MiSSION BOARD
Chm.— Jack Broyln
GRACE BRETHREN MEN
Representative— Ron Batroff
YOUTH COMMITTEE
Michael Fortier, Sr.; Kent Archer; Sb'
Jarrell; Dave Menzel; Jerry Sunthime
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Aiken, SC— Aiken Grace Brethren Churc
Anderson, SC— Anderson Grace Breth
Church
Charlotte, NC— Charlotte Grace Breth
Church
Columbia, SC— Columbia Grace Breth
Church
Atlanta, GA— DeKalb Community Or
Brethren Church
Atlanta, GA— Marietta Grace Breth
Church
Johnson City, TN— Johnson City Gr-
Brethren Church
Ttelford, TN-Ttelford Grace Brethren Chu ;
SOUTHWEST
Southwest District Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Churches
Next conference: Grace Brethren Navajo
Ministries, May 3-4, 1991
EXECUTIVE COMMiTTEE
Mod.— Bob Salazar
V. Mod— Steve Galegor
Secy.-Beth Winter, 7608 Basin Creek Ct. NW,
Albuquerque, NM 87120
Treas.-Roger Moore, 7608 Basin Creek Ct.,
NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120
Stat.— Betty Masimer, Grace Brethren Navajo
Ministries, Counselor, NM 87018
MINISTERIUM
Chm.-Tully Butler
Secy.— Bob Salazar
Treas.— Steve Galegor
RULES AND ORGANIZATION
Larry Wedertz
DISTRICT MISSION BOARD
Chm.— Steve Galegor
Secy.— Celina Salazar
Treas.— Roger Moore
Additional Members— Bob Lathrop, Bob
Salazar, Don Bowlin
MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
Chm.-Bob Salazar; Add'l. Memb.-Tj
Butler, John Trujillo, all ordained ell
within district
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WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL^
Pres.— Chris Galegor
1st V. Pres.— Larren Msires
2nd V. Pres.— Norma Lathrop
Secy.-Beth Winter, 7608 Basin Creek Ct,
Albuquerque, NM 87120
Treas.-Dottie Moore, 7608 Basin Creel'
NW, Albuquerque, NM 87120 *
Prayer Chm —Celina Salazar
COOPERATING CHURCHES ijd
Counselor, NM— Cedar Hill Grace Bretf-i
Church
Counselor, NM— Day Mesa Grace Breti
Church
Counselor, NM— Grace Brethren Ni i
Ministries
Rio Rancho, NM— La Mesa Grace Breti|hl
Church
Tkos, NM— First Grace Brethren Churc
Tbnalea, AZ— Red Lake Navajo Grace Bre■^ r
Church
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VIRGINIA
Virginia Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Churches
Text conference: Ghent Grace Brethren
Church, Roanoke, VA, April 5-6, 1991
EXECUTIVE COiMiMiTTEE
d— Doug Witt
ilod.— George Traub
jr.-Steve Shipley, 119 E. 28th St., Buena
Vista, VA 24416
as.-Bobby Craghead, 236 W. Phillip St.,
Covington, VA 24426
^-Jerry Cox, 5693 Valley View Drive
Oublin, VA 24084
nbers-at-Large-Carl Ratcliffe -1 yr., Wayne
Hannah -2 yr., Lester Kennedy -3 yr.; Lay
Member, Gary King
NOMiNATiNG COMMITTEE
il Devan, Chm., Buddy Smals, ('91)- Bill
milhite ('92)
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
< Field ('91), Tbm Quilliams ('91), Sonny
.lartin ('92), Bill Willhite ('92), C. L. Young
■92), Dick Harstine ('93), Don Minnix ('93),
-ester Kennedy ('93), James Smals ('91)
DISTRICT MISSION BOARD
(■ .— Mike Johnson
hm Secy.— Lester Kennedy
: —Fred Devan
"3.— Wayne Hannah
MINISTERIUM
1..— Danny Wright
Km.— Steve Shipley
»-Don Eshleman
«;.— Nathan Leigh
.^MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
I —Fred Devan
<im— Lester Kennedy
c'-Doug Witt
It. Members— Don Eshelman, Nathan
ngh
VOMENS MISSIONARY COUNCIL
BhMolly Simons
, §alem.
1st V. Pres.-Denise Grubb
2nd V. Pres.-Charlotte Cox
Secy.-Carolyn Trail, 515 Decatur St
VA 24153
Treas.-Estelle Coffey, 2946 Garden City Blvd
Roanoke, VA 24014
Prayer Chm.-Margie Witt
Dist. Editor-Sadie Weddle
CAMP
Chm.('91)— Sonny Martin
Manager-Mr. & Mrs. Webb
Name of Camp— Camp Tuk-A-Way
Name of Campground-Boiling Conference
Grounds
Location of Campground— Star Rt., Box 630
Catawba, VA 24070
Telephone No.-703/552-9571
YOUTH COMMITTEE
Chm.-Eldon Grubb ('91)
Secy.-Patty Willhite ('91), 3058 Pfebble Dr.,
Roanoke, VA 24014
Treas.-Don Eshleman ('93)
Add'l. Members-, Edith Staton ('92), Danny
Wright ('92). Gary King ('93)
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Boones Mill, VA-Boones Mill Grace Brethren
Church
Buena Vista, VA-First Brethren Church
Covington, VA-Grace Brethren Church
Radford, VA-Fairlawn Grace Brethren Church
Richmond, VA-Grace Brethren Church
Riner, VA-Grace Brethren Church
Roanoke, VA-Clearbrook Grace Brethren
Church
Roanoke, VA-Garden City Grace Brethren
Church
Roanoke, VA-Ghent Grace Brethren Church
Roanoke, VA-Patterson Memorial Grace
Brethren Church
Roanoke, VA-Washington Heights Grace
Brethren Church
Salem, VA-Wildwood Grace Brethren Church
Troutville, VA-Grace Bible Church
Virginia Beach, VA-Grace Brethren Church
Willis, VA-Grace Brethren Church
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
>rn Pennsylvania District Fellowship of
Grace Brethren Churches
:* conference: Riverside Grace Brethren
Curch, Johnstown, PA, April 27, 1991
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mod.— Norris Mason
V. Mod.— Lyle Sweeney
Secy-John Gregory, Box 538, Duncansville
PA 16635
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Asst. Secy— Dolores Van Orman
Treas— Rodney Lingenfelter, 104 Nason Dr.,
Roaring Spring, PA 16673
Stat.-Rose Snyder, 211 Second St.,
Conemaugh, PA 15909
Members-at-Large— Timothy E. Boal, Rick
Strappello
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Craig Manges (Chm.), Chalmer Naugle, Scott
Pranchino, Timothy Waggoner, Robert
Griffith
AUDITORS
Richard Beach (Chm.), Richard Antoine, Lloyd
Davis
CREDENTIALS
Don Rager (Chm.), Willard Gates, Mike Sterne
RULES AND ORGANIZATION
Ron Carnevali (Chm.), Barry Rowe, Doug
Sabin
MODERATOR'S ADDRESS
Norris Mason, Box 188, Vintondale, PA 15961
MINISTERIUM
Chm.-William Snell
V. Chm.— James Snavely
Secy.— Rick Daam
Asst. Secy.— Timothy Waggoner
Treas.— Norris Mason
Insurance— J. Richard Horner
DISTRICT MISSION BOARD
Chm.-Timothy E. Boal
V. Chm.— James Snavely
Secy.-Treas.— William Snell
Publicity Din- Doug Sabin
MINISTERIAL EXAMINING BOARD
Executive Secy.— James Snavely
Asst. Executive Secy— H. Don Rough
YOUTH
Chm.-Robert Griffith
Secy.-Wanda Webb, R. D. 1 Box 279A, Sidman,
PA 15955
CAMP
Director— Rick Strappello
Name of Camp— Camp Mantowagan
Location of Camp-Box 95, Saxton, PA 16678
Tfelephone No-814/658-3815
GRACE BRETHREN MEN
Pres.— Rodney Lingenfelter
Secy.-Charles Miller, R.D. 2, Box 430,
Duncansville, PA 16635
Boys' Rep.— Bill Rummel
Treas.— Dan Eshelman
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Pres.— Kathy Bowers
1st V. Pres.— Dottie Closson
2nd V. Pres.-Nellie Diehl
Secy.-Mrs. Gail Travis, R.D. 4, Box
Kittanning, PA 16201
Treas.-Joanne Beach, 309 E. Bell Ai
Altoona, PA 16602
Prayer Chm.— Alice Pollard
SMM Patroness— Susan Dinsmore
Asst. Patroness— Mary Lingenfelter, G
Bridenbaugh
District Editor— Karen Wingard
I
SMM
President— Susan Dinsmore
Leader— Gail Bridenbaugh, Rt. 1, Box 1
Martinsburg, PA 16662
Leader— Mary Lingenfelter, 104 Nason Dr
Roaring Spring, PA 16673
COOPERATING CHURCHES
Altoona, PA— First Grace Brethren Churl
Altoona, PA— Juniata Grace Brethren Chi
Armagh, PA— Valley Grace Brethren Chi
Avis, PA— Tiadaghton Valley Grace Brett
Church
Conemaugh, PA— Conemaugh Grace Bretl i
Church
Duncansville, PA— Leamersville Gi|
Brethren Church
Everett, PA— Community Grace Bretl li
Church
Everett, PA— Everett Grace Brethren Ch
Export, PA— Murrysville Grace Bretl a
Church
HoUidaysburg, PA— Vicksburg Grace Bret n
Church
PA— Hopewell Grace Bret
PA— Geistown Grace Bret n
Hopewell,
Church
Johnstown
Church
Johnstown, PA— Johnstown Grace Brettq-
Church
Johnstown, PA— Pike Grace Brethren Ch
Johnstown, PA— Riverside Grace Bre
Church
Johnstown, PA-Singer Hill Grace Bret
Church
Kittanning, PA— Grace Brethren Chur,
West Kittanning
Kittanning, PA-North Buffalo Grace Bre>
Church .
Martinsburg, PA— Martinsburg G
Brethren Church
Milroy, PA— Milroy Grace Brethren Ch
State College, PA-State College (
Brethren Church
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Hi
Directory of Grace Brethren Churches
Listing 328 churches in 33 states
sted by States; giving city, pastor's name, church name, membership as of January 1, 1990,
Jdress, and telephone number; and name, address and telephone number of recording
icretary or clerk.
ALASKA
"JCHORAGE (Larry Smithwick)
Anchorage Grace Brethren Church (200)
Huffman and Pintail, 12407 Pintail St
99516 (Tfel. 907/345-3741)
Mrs. Fran Dunham, 11221 Forest Dr,
99516
VJCHORAGE (Brian L. Chronister)
Grace Community Church (98)
10900 O'Malley Center Dr. (Mailing
Address: P.O. Box 111505, 99511)
(Tel. 907/344-7780)
Cmdy Leonard, 8431 Stacey Cir., 99507
(Tel. 907/522-3969)
ttCHORAGE (E. John Gillis)
IGreatland Grace Brethren Church (37)
Meeting temporarily at 1709 S. Bragaw
(Mailing address: 17645 Tbakoana,
Eagle River, 99577)
mi 907/694-5331)
Mary Herndon, 16240 Baugh Cir.,
99516 (Tfel. 907/345-0462)
E3LE RIVER
■' 'Grace Brethren Church (83)
.i'.O. Box 770430, 99577 (Mile 1.8 - S
: i Birchwood Loop)
(Tfel. 907/688-4010)
virs. Jill Lester, 18618 S. Lowrie Loop
(Tfel. 907/694-8198)
KIER (Frank Gardner)
Cachemak Bay Grace Brethren Church
(36)
- '.0. Box 2749, 99603
(Tfel. 907/235-8213)
iz Hejl, P.O. Box 2089, 99603
(Tfel. 907/235-6788)
EAI (Chris Hay)
lenai Grace Brethren Church (57)
56McCullom Dr., 99611
(Tfel. 907/283-4379)
rs. Rhea Stables (church address)
OFH POLE (Davis Harbour)
orth Pole Grace Brethren Church (23)
lailing address: RO. Box 56982,
99705, (Tfel. 907/488-1789)
ndy Harbour, Church address and
telephone
SOLDOTNA (Daniel E. Thornton)
Peninsula Grace Brethren Church (143)
34640 Kalifornsky Beach Rd., 99669
flbl. 907/262-6442)
Debi Stone, Box 2752, Kenai, 99611
(Tfel. 907/776-5316)
ARIZONA
PHOENIX (Kevin Zuber)
Grace Brethren Church (88)
2940 W. Bethany Home Rd., (just west
of Interstate 17), 85017
dfel. 602/242-1885)
Mrs. Sandra Hurt, 4220 W. Keim Dr
85019 (Tel. 602/841-4676)
TONALEA (John Trujillo)
Red Lake Community Grace Brethren
Church
Box 108, 86044
TUCSON (Kenneth A. Curtis)
Silverbell Grace Brethren Church (25)
1477 N. Silverbell Rd., 85745
(Tfel. 602/792-1114)
Michelle Curtis, 1901 Campana de
Plata, (Tfel. 602/792-1114)
CALIFORNIA
ALIA LOMA (Neil Cole)
Grace Brethren Church of Alta Loma
(90)
5719 Beryl St., 91701
(Tel. 714/980-0727)
AUBURN (Paul G. Hoffman)
Auburn Grace Brethren Church (136)
P.O. Box 6446, 95604-6446
(Tfel. 916/823-8330)
Mrs. Diane Benedict, 10650 Atwood Rd
(Ttel. 916/885-8788)
BEAUMONT (Robert Kliewer)
Cherry Valley Grace Brethren Church
(59) 10257 Beaumont, (Mailing
address: RO. Box 655, 92223)
(Tfel. 714/845-1821)
Mrs. Robert Wines, 11076 Sandra Dr
Cherry Valley, 92223
BELLFLOWER (Edwin E. Cashman)
Bellflower Brethren Church (688)
9405 E. Flower St., 90706
(Tel. 213/925-6561)
Connie Becker, 2724 Yearling, Lakewood
(Tel. 213/531-2459)
CHICO (Louie Ricci)
Grace Brethren Church of Chico (46)
1505 Arbutus Ave., 95926
(Tel. 916/342-8642)
Dorothy Yeater, 819 Nancy Ln.
(Tel. 916/342-6749)
CYPRESS (Charles Covington)
Grace Brethren Church of Cypress (35)
9512 Juanita, 90630
(Tel. 714/826-6750)
Mrs. Gloria Zuelch, 3063 Ladoga, Long
Beach, 90808 Clfel. 213/420-9357)
LAKEWOOD (Juan L. Arregin)
Iglesia Cristiana de la Comunidad (52)
11859 E. 209th St., 90715
(Tel. 213/865-9522)
LA MIRADA (Jim Behrens)
Creek Park Community Church (161)
12200 Oxford Dr., 90638
(Tel. 213/947-5672)
Brenda Bashor, 11817 La Serna,
Whittier, 90604
(Tel. 213/947-0064)
LA VERNE (Boy Halberg)
Grace Brethren Church (176)
2600 White Ave., 91750
(Tel. 714/593-1204)
Denise Locker
LONG BEACH (Thomas Hughes)
Community Grace Brethren Church
(111)
5885 Downey Ave., 90805
(Tel. 213/634-1056)
Sandy Brannon, 5106 Obispo Ave.,
Lakewood, 90712
(Tel. 213/633-8381)
LONG BEACH (Louis Huesmann)
Grace Brethren Church (1,440)
3590 Elm Ave, 90807
(Tbl. 213/595-6881)
Lissa Cannon, church address
GRACE CAMBODIAN CHURCH
(Vek Huong Tbing)
3590 Elm St., Long Beach, CA 90807
(Tel. 213/423-6312)
IGLESIA EVANGELICA de los HERMANOS
(Alfonso Ramirez)
16342 Bradbury Huntington Beach, CA
92647 (Tel. 714/840-8777)
i
KOINONIA GRACE BRETHREN CHURCH
(Greg Perry)
291 Nieto Ave., (Belmont Hgts. sectioi
Long Beach, CA 90803
(Tel. 213/439-7174
LONG BEACH (John K. Nagle)
Los Altos Grace Brethren Church (16<
6565 Stearns St., 90815
(Tel. 213/596-3358)
LOS ALAMITOS (Mick Ukleja)
Grace Church (862)
3021 Blume Dr, 90720
Jean Summers, 3619 Arbor Rd.,
Lakewood, 90712
LOS ANGELES (Frank J. Coburn)
Community Brethren Church (51)
5839 Whittier Blvd., 90022
(Tel. 213/721-5972)
Mrs. Dorothy Becker, 525 S. Russell
Ave., Monterey Park, 91754
(Tel. 818/573-1570)
MENIFEE VALLEY (Chris Suitt and
Mikel Smith, Co-paslJ
New Hope Community Church
P.O. Box 2066, Sun City, 92381
(Tel. 714/656-2729)
MODESTO (Joel Richards)
La Loma Grace Brethren Church (1^
1315 La Loma Ave., 95354 j
(Tel. 209/523-3738)
Judy Williams, 1244 Grinnell St., 91511
(Ttel. 209/524-1613)
NORWALK (Robert Divine)
Grace Brethren Church i
11005 Foster Rd., 90650 ■■
Clfel. 213/863-7322)
Mrs. A. Adams, 14503 Crossdale Avi
(Tfel. 213/868-6628)
ORANGE (Ed Trenner)
Grace Church of Orange (83)
2201 E. Fairhaven Ave., 92669
(Ttel. 714/633-8867)
ORANGEVALE (Russell Williams)
Ambassadors Grace Brethren Chun
8201 Green Eyes Way (Mailing
Address: 6213 Green Eyes Way, 95 1
(Ttel. 916/988-5874)
PARAMOUNT (Phil Guerena)
Iglesia De Los Hermanos
Vivos en Cristo
15733 Orange Ave., 90723
(Tel. 213/634-5587)
Martha Valdelamar, 2007 Ward,
Compton, 90221
(Tel. 213/603-9391)
70
M
lEDLANDS (Mitchell D. Cariaga and Brian
L. Roseborough)
Orange Grove Community Church
2064 Orange Tree Ln., 92374
(Tfel. 714/798-8883)
lALTO (Roy L. Polman)
I Grace Community Church (64)
I 690 W. Etiwanda Ave., 92376
Cftl. 714/875-0730)
! Robin Fleming, 785 N. Arrowhead
; (Tel. 714/874-9492)
PON (Glen W. Shirk)
Ripon Grace Brethren Church (200)
, 734 West Main St., 95366
(Tel. 209/599-3042)
Dorothy Schaffer, P.O. Box 506
■ (Tfel. 209/599-6344)
/ERSIDE (Brian Smith)
Grace Brethren Church (100)
P.O. Box 8532, 92515
(Tel. 714/359-8195)
Roger Feenstra, 3243 Winnebago St ,
92503 CVel. 714/688-9821)
fcRAMENTO (Thomas Lynn)
River City Grace Community Church
(59)
4261 Whitney Ave., 95821 (corner of
! Whitney and Eastern Aves.)
(Tfel. 916/972-1106)
i BERNARDINO (Ward Miller)
jrace Brethren Church (46)
•^5700 Pacific St., 92404
' (Te]. 714/889-8695)
jonna Carel, church address
1 1 DIEGO (Philip Teran)
Jrace Brethren Church (97)
1455 Atlas St., 92111
1^ Clfel. 619/277-5364)
^lolleen Tferan, church address
' JOSE (Lew Ingwaldson)
outh Bay Community Church (27)
610 Camden Ave., 95124
CM. 408/269-1289)
toistopher Burke, 1411 Blackstone Ave.
(Tfel. 408/267-2935)
kJA ANA (Francisco Javier Peraza)
•laranatha Grace Brethren Church
I (Spanish-speaking) (39)
[eeting at 1704 W. First St., 92703
(Tfel. 714/541-9312)
Iva Gonzales, 3817 S. Sycamore St.
trA MARIA (Ralph Schwartz)
race Brethren Church (47)
i3 E. Fesler, 93454
(Tfel. 805/922-4991)
mdy Coleman, 4533 Eileen Ln.
nfel. 805/9274761)
SANTA PAULA
Grace Brethren Church (42)
107 a 8th St., Santa Paula 93060
(Tfel. 805/525-5080)
SEAL BEACH (Donald P Shoemaker)
Grace Community Church of Seal Beach
(258) f
138 Eighth St., 90740
(Tfel. 213/596-1605)
Linda Strong (church address and
telephone)
SIMI VALLEY (John Mcintosh)
Grace Brethren Church of Simi Valley
(464)
2762 Avenida Simi, 93065
(Tfel. 805/527-0195)
Mrs. Diane Clark, 3390 Wichita Falls
Ave., 93063 (Tfel. 805/522-1279)
SOUTH PASADENA Clfeny Daniels)
Grace Brethren Church of South
P&sadena (63)
920 Fremont Ave., 91030
(Tfel. 818/799-6081)
Betty Mitchell, P.O. Box 944, 91031
(Tfel. 818/799-6461)
TEMPLE CITY (Stephen Helm)
Tfemple City Grace Brethren Church (26)
5537 Tfemple City Blvd., 91780
(Tfel. 818/286-6342)
Colleen Helm, church address
TRACY (Robert MacMillan)
Grace Brethren Church (60)
1480 Parker Ave., 95376
(Tfel. 209/835-0732) •
WESTMINSTER (Robert Thompson, Interim)
Westminster Grace Brethren Church
(192)
14614 Magnolia Ave., 92683
(Tfel. 714/893-5500)
Carolyn Hastings, 3283 Arizona Ln.,
Costa Mesa, 92626
WHITTIER (Richard Tbdd)
Community Grace Brethren Church of
Whittier (353)
11000 E. Washington Blvd., 90606 (2
blocks east of 605 Freeway)
(Tfel. 213/692-0588)
Mrs. Virginia Menke, 11026 Abbotsfonl
Rd., (Tfel. 213/695-7525)
WHITTIER (Stephen Kuns)
Grace Brethren Church (81)
6704 Milton Ave. (Mailing address: PO
Box 174, 90608) (tfel. 213/698-0914)
Aracely Villaovos, 6326 Whittier Ave.,
90601 (Tfel. 213/695-8824)
71
YUCCA VALLEY (Roger Mayes)
Grace Communitv Church (26)
6300 Ruth Dr., 92284
iTel. 619 228-1785)
Mrs. Lillian Dohertv. RO. Box 976.
Joshua Tree, 922"52
(Tfel. 619 365-1922)
COLORADO
ARVADA (Chris Ball)
Hackberr^- Hill Grace Brethren Church
(117> "
7100 Wadsworth Blvd.. 80003
(Tel. 303 424-3116) (Tester's home
phone: 303 430-8537
COLORADO SPRINGS (F. Thomas Imnan)
Grace Brethren Church (61)
2975 Jet Wing. 80916
(Tel. 719 390-8096)
Sallv McDonald. 2375 Jet Wing Dr.,
(Tel. 719 597-8177)
DENVER (Aide Ho\-t)
Denver Grace Brethren Church (25)
700 S. Federal Blvd. 80219
(Tel. 303 934-7876)
Mrs. Alice Ho\t. 725 a EUot St.,
(Ttel. 303/934-7876)
CONNECTICUT
HARTFORD 'Kenneth Carozzai
Grace Brethren Church of Greater
Hartford il2)
(Mailing address: P.O. Box 11459. New-
ington. 06111* (Meeting in the
Wallace Middle Schcxjl, 71 Halleran,
Newingtoni (Tel. 203 667-12451
Michael San\ille, 16 Pheasant Hill Rd.,
Salem, 06415
DELAWARE
NEWARK I J. Timothy Coylei
Grace Brethren Church (33i
Meeting at the Newark Dav Nursery,
921 Barksdale Rd. (All mail to
pastor's address)
(Tel. 302 834-1722)
Ron Bove, 6 VS^stfield Dr.. 19711
Tel. 302 737-0932)
FLORIDA
BASINGER 'Larry Zimmerman)
Christian Brethren Church (30)
700 A(Mailing address: 12585 N.W.
144th Trail Okeechobee, 34972)
(Location; ^2 mile N. of Hwy.98)
(Tel. 813467-1863)
BRADENTON (Ralph HaU, Interim)
Grace Brethren Church (24)
5535 33rd St. E.. 34203
(Tel. 813/758-1556)
Mrs. Elaine Bearinger, 1200 Aurora
Blvd.. #150B. 34202
BROOKSVILLE (Bill Stevens)
Grace Brethren Church (42)
6259 Faber Dr.. Rolling Acres. 34602
(Tel. 904796-7172)
Mrs. Romavne Wentz, 27313 Framptor
Ave., (itel. 904/799-0472)
DELTONA (Kenneth Koontz)
Calvar\- Grace Brethren Church (42)
3165 Rowland Blvd., 32725
(Tel. 904 789-1289)
Mrs. Charles Dudley, (Tel. 904775-68;;
FORT LAUDERDALE (W'ilfred Jean)
Eglise Evangelique Des Freres De La
Grace
oo 1800 N. W. Ninth Ava, 33311
(Tfel. 305763-6766)
FORT LAUDERDALE (Ralph Wiley, Inter
Grace Brethren Church (147)
1800 N. W. Ninth Ave., 33311
(Tel. 305 763-6766)
Mrs. Diane Pbtts, 3821 N.W. Fourth
Ave., Pbmpano Beach 33064
(Tel. 305 782^408)
FORT MYERS (Steven Shipley)
Grace Brethren Church (50)
2141 Crj'stal Dr., 33907 (in the ViUa;(
one block off Rt. 41, five miles soi
of city) (Tel. 813 936-3251)
Mrs. Marci Webb, 6317 Hoffstra Ct
LAKELAND (James l^vlor)
Grace Brethren Church (38)
6410 Lunn Rd.. 33811, t
(Tel. 813 647-5770)
Tim Howe, 4804 Creek Meadow Tr.,
33809 (Tel. 813 859^745)
MAITLAND (Ron Guiles)
Grace Brethren Church (691
1185 N. Wvmore Rd., 32751
(Tel. 407 628-8816)
Sally Boger, co church address
I
MELBOURNE (Bill Smith, Interim)
Community Grace Brethren Church
Suntree (37)
1001 Pinehurst Ave N. (Suntree) 32i
CExit 73 on U.S 95 to Wickham, f ;
on Pinehurst Ave)
Tel. 407 254-8993)
Mrs. Shirley Moore 486 Kale St.,
Satellite Beach, 32937
(Tfel. 407773-4905)
72
'APLES fDan Thompson)
Community Grace Brethren Church f25)
I 740 Clarendon Ct., 33942 (Meeting
I in the Naples Family YMCA, Pine
I Ridge Rd. I (Tel. 813598-9222)
PoRTH PORT (Lester E. Piferi
Grace Brethren Church (16i
Temporary- address: North R)rt Mall,
Room 109, 13000 Tamiami Tr. (Mail-
ing address: 6602 23rd Ave,
Bradenton, 34209)
iTel. 813 426-to49, Pastor's phone
813794-2008)
Mrs. John Stookev, 915 Queen Rd.,
Venice, 34293 ' (Tel. 813/493-8013)
SSRING (Jay Tretz)
Sebring Grace Brethren Church (72 1
3626 Thunderbird Rd., 33872
(Tel. 813385-3111)
Elsie Miller, 1010 Wightman Ave.,
OfeL 813/385-5774)
ST. PETERSBURG (Randy Weekle>i '
Grace Brethren Church of St. Ittersburg
1 85 1
6300 62nd Ave., N., Pinellas Pkrk. 34665
(Tel. 813546-2850)
Linda Richards, 9830 Oaks St., Tampa,
33635 'Tel. 813888-7841)
GEORGIA
CALA (Charles Davis i
'Ocala Grace Brethren Church (40)
5474 N.E. 7th St., 32671,
iTfel. 904 236-236-22111
Richard Maxson, 2400 N.E. 146th Ct.,
No. 52, Sih-er Springs. 32688
^Tel. 904 625-3043)
C EECHOBEE iWilliam Tweeddale)
rrace Brethren Church Inc (150)
■jl & Parrott Ave. 34974
iTel. 813 763-3218)
•Irs. Brenda Fortner, 401 &W. 12th St.,
34974 Ofel. 813^63-3082)
ATLANTA ■ Ernest Usher i
Dekalb Communitv Grace Brethren
Church (21)
PO. Box 370837, Decatur, 30037
ATLANTA "Dean Fetterhoffi
Grace Brethren Church of Greater
Atlanta ilSSi
3079 Hidden Forest Ct., Marietta, 30066
(Tel. 404422-3844)
Mrs. Linda JarreU, 450 Springfield Dr.,
Woodstock, 30188 Ofel. 4049244841)
HAWAII
X.ANDO (Earl Futch)
>ace Brethren Church of Orlando f87)
425 & Apopka-Vineland Rd.. 32819
iTfel. 407 876-3178)
a%-id Herzig Ofel. 407/656-4727)
AIEA iNathan Zakahii
Waimalu Grace Brethren Church (124)
98-323 Rjno St., 96701
iTel. 808 488-6006 1
Harriett Young 98-139 Olepe Lot^
iTel. 808488-3180)
N10ND BEACH
irace Brethren Church of Ormond
Beach (61)
060 St. Rd. 40, 32174
(Tel. 904 673-0145)
Dhn Graton. 1060 State Rd. 40,
fifel. 904677-7919)
I HARBOR iKurt Miller)
I Harbor Grace Brethren Church (83)
• Nebraska Ave.. 34683
Ofel. 813 789-21241
\N0 BEACH (Art Johnson)
Brethren Church of ftimpano
Beach 1 34)
91 N.E. Third Ava, 33064 (Tfel.
1 305'941-3176)
EWA BEACH C. L. "Kip" Coffman)
Rainbow Grace Brethren Chureh (42)
91-779 Fort Weaver Rd., 96706
(Tfel. 808689-5035)
Mrs. Arleen Alejado, 91-824 Oama St.
(Tel. 808689-6398)
MAKAKILO
Makakilo Grace Brethren Church (21)
P.O. Bos 2097. Ewa Beach. 96706
MILILANI I A. David Mitchell)
Waipio Grace Brethren Church i90)
95-035 Waimakua Dr., 96789
iTel. 808623-5313)
Miss EUen Nagaa 95-108 Waimakua Dr.
iTel. 808623-2116)
INDIANA.
iiSM
IWCHEYiJimRjyner)
iew Oace Brethren Church (108)
Hammock Rd., 34668 iHammock is
1 1 mile south of State Rd. 52, off
I Highway 19) (Tel. 813 862-7777)
. Evelyn Shane, c o church address
BERNE Robert Griffith'
Bethel Brethren Church il73.
718 E. Main St., 46711 (Mailing address:
PO. Bos 46) iTfeL 219 589-3381'
Mrs. Larrv Leistner, 1265 Haupstrasse
St., (TfeL 219 589-2237)
73
CLAY CITY (Robert G. Clouse)
First Brethren Church (37)
Ttenth and Cook Sts., (Mailing address:
P.O. Box 85, 47841)
Miss Lavaughn Backfisch, R. 1,
(Tfel. 812/939-2620)
COLUMBIA CITY (Robert Ashman)
Columbia City Grace Brethren Church
(34)
2390 E. 100 S.(Two miles east of Colum-
bia City on Route U.S. 30), 46725
Marion Bolinger, R. 1
Obi. 219/723^259)
ELKHART (Ron Welsh)
Grace Brethren Church (124)
24775 CR 20 E., 46517
Clfel. 219/875-5271)
Susan Sigsbee, 59020 Peppermint Dr.
(Tfel. 219/522-9911)
FLORA (David Rosner)
Grace Brethren Church (58)
103 S. Willow St., 46929
(Tel. 219/967-3020)
Rosanna Fife, R. 1, Bringhurst, 46913
Ofel. 219/967-3201)
FORT WAYNE (Larry Richeson)
First Grace Brethren Church (202)
8631 U.S. Hwy 27 S., 46816
(Tbl. 219/744-1065)
Ruth Hammer, 8001 Harrisburg Ln.,
46835
FORT WAYNE (Robert Arenobine)
Grace Brethren Church (79)
4619 Stellhorn Rd., 46815
(Ibl. 219/485-3021)
Mrs. Kathleen Hohl, 7222 Valley Dr.,
Leo, 46765
(Tfel. 219/627-3105)
GOSHEN (W. Carl Miller)
Grace Brethren Church (128)
1801 W Clinton St., 46526
(Tfel. 219/533-7546)
Mrs. Dorothy Brumbaugh, 22864 St.
Rd. 119 (Tfel. 219/533-3715)
INDIANAPOLIS (Paul E. Woodruff)
Eagle Creek Grace Brethren Church
(150)
7001 W. 46th St., 46254
(Tel. 317/293-3372)
Jan Wilson, 4965 W. 12th St., 46224
(Tbl. 317/241-4484)
INDIANAPOLIS (Al Edgington and Ron
Smals)
Northeast Grace Brethren Church (21)
P.O. Box 269, Fishers, 46038
Otel. 317/578-0535)
KOKOMO
Indian Heights Grace Brethren Church
(57) 725 E. Center Rd., (300 South)
46902 (Tfel. 317/453-0933)
Mrs. Bev Phillabaum, 1106 Tbmahawk
Blvd. (Ifel. 317/453-1243)
KOKOMO (Dick Cron)
North Kokomo Grace Brethren Church
(88)
37 W. 550N, 46901
(Tel. 317/457-8886)
Tish Carter (Tfel. 317/457-4884)
LEESBURG (Jeffrey Hoffard)
Leesburg Grace Brethren Church (79)
Church and Pearl Sts., (Mailing
address: Box 370, 46538)
(Tbl. 219/453-3401)
MISHAWAKA (Scott L. Weaver)
Mishawaka Grace Brethren Church (65)
4001 N. Main St., (Mailing address:
P.O. Box 5143, 46544)
(Tfel. 219/256-5940)
Mrs. Barbara Kelley, 30822 Oakcrest
Dr., Granger, 46530
(Tbl. 219/674-5069)
NEW ALBANY (Davy L. Troxel)
New Albany Grace Brethren Church
(42)
3725 St. Joseph Rd., 47150
(Tel. 812/948-PRAY)
Mrs. Tbresa Belles, 2806 Victoria Dr.,
Sellersburg, 47172
(Tbl. 812/246-5826)
OSCEOLA (Keith A. Shearer)
Grace Brethren Church (200)
58343 Apple Rd., 46561
(Tbl. 219/674-5918)
Donna Davis, 55949 Guilford PI.,
Mishawaka, 46545
Cltel. 219/674-0469)
PERU (Ron Bowland)
Pferu Grace Brethren Church (173)
436 S. Broadway (Mailing address:
P.O. Box 552, 46970)
(Tfel. 317/473-3881)
Kay Gapski, 470 S. Broadway
(Tbl. 317/473-3887)
SIDNEY (Glenn Byers)
Sidney Grace Brethren Church (44)
P.O. Box 1, 46566
(Tfel. 219/839-0400)
Harold Brandenburg, Box 153,
(Tbl. 219/839-3292)
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SOUTH BEND (Roger Krynock)
Ireland Road Grace Brethren Church
(153)
1701 E. Ireland Rd., 46614
(Tbl. 219/291-3550)
Mrs. Doug Milewski, 1325 Lincoln Waji
East, Mishawaka, 46544
(Tbl. 219/255-4140)
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URSAW Clbny Webb)
Community Grace Brethren Church
(332)
I 909 S. Buffalo St., 46580
(Tel. 219/269-2443)
Bonnie Bowman, 301 Esplanade,
Winona Lake, 46590
(Tfel. 219/267-7304)
\ NONA LAKE (John Teevan)
Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church
(732)
1200 Kings Highway, 46590
(Tfel. 219/267-6623)
Alice Koontz, R. 8, Box 231, Warsaw,
46580 (Tel. 219/267-6013)
DWA
COAR RAPIDS (Gary Kochheiser)
Grace Brethren Church (51)
2905 D Ave., N.E., 52402
(Tfel. 319/363-4983)
Sue Schellenburg, Apt. 2, 308 8th St.,
Marion, 52302
D .LAS CENTER (Stephen Burns)
jrace Brethren Church (81)
)05 Hatton St., (Mailing address:
P.O. Box 477, 50063)
(Tbl. 515/992-3235)
virs. Glenn B. Perkins, 400 Kellogg
(Tfel. 515/992-3325)
WENPORT (Bob Foote)
rrace Brethren Church (71)
919 N. Elsie Ave., 52806
(Tel. 319/391-5356)
lary Anderson, 3011 W 67th St.
. (Tel. 319/391-1447)
IE MOINES
irst Grace Brethren Church (41)
11 Lyon St. (Mailing address:
909 E. Lyon St., 50309)
(Ttel. 515/262-5290)
ean Travis, 1425 York St., 50316
(Tel. 515/265-1077)
iiMI
A VIN (Milt Ryerson)
Iton Brethren Church (73)
1, Box 172, 50632 (6Vi miles
southwest of Garwin)
fifel. 515/499-2358)
1. Carl Kouba, R. 1, Tbledo, 52342
(Tfel. 515/499-2052)
I (Russell Betz)
on Brethren Church (71)
ner of North Church and N.W. 7th
ISts. (All Mail to: 604 N. Main St.,
150144) (Tfel. 515/446-7576)
, Ray Andrew, R. 1
iCIfel. 515/446-6563)
NORTH ENGLISH (Gilbert Hawkins)
Pleasant Grove Grace Brethren Church
(27)
R. 1, Box 33, 52316 (2 Miles east of
Millersburg, 7 miles northwest of
North English)
(Ifel. 319/664-3568)
Gretchen White, 323 E. Oak St. '
(Tfel. 319/664-3108)
UDELL
Udell Grace Brethren Church (11)
(All mail to: Lawrence Powell, R. 1,
52593) mi. 515/452-6620)
WATERLOO (John R Burke)
Grace Brethren Church (566)
1760 Williston Ave., 50702
(Tfel. 319/235-9586)
Mrs. Ward Speicher, 953 Lynda Rd.,
50701 (Tfel. 319/232-6380)
KANSAS
MORRILL (Richard Kinson)
Morrill Grace Brethren Church (21)
(Mail to: P.O. Box 65, 66515)
(Tfel. 913/459-2487)
Doris Martney, R. 3, Falls City, NE
68355 (Tfel. 402/245-3698)
PORTIS (R. John Snow)
Grace Brethren Church of Portis (85)
Box 6, 67474 (on Highway 281)
(Ttel. 913/346-2085)
Darrel Wolters (Tel. 913/346-2097)
WICHITA (Larry Hoffman)
Grace Brethren Church (6)
1108 N. Oliver, 67208
(Ttel. 316/683-3235)
Penny Koby, 950 N. Ridgewood
KENTUCKY
CLAYHOLE (Ray Sturgill)
Clayhole Grace Brethren Church (55)
H.C.R. 79, Box 219, 41317 (Highway
476, 4 miles east of Lost Creek)
(Tfel. 606/666-7767)
Mrs. Dixie Lee Noble, Box 189-A, Lost
Creek, 41348 (Tfel. 606/666-2094)
DRYHILL (Samuel Baer)
Victory Mountain Grace Brethren
Chapel (50)
H.C. 62, Box 640, Dryhill, 41749 (9 miles
north of Hyden on Route 257) (Ttel.
606/672-2520)
Lois Jean Valentine, Confluence, 41730
(Tfel. 606/672-2455)
75
LEXINGTON (Paul Michaels)
Grace Bible Church of Lexington (10)
(Mailing address: 3575 Caulder Rd.,
40517) (Tel. 606/273-2868)
Mrs. Veronica Walker, 140 Edgemoor
Rd., 40503 (Tel. 606/278-1009)
LANHAM (W. Russell Ogden)
Grace Brethren Church (203)
8400 Good Luck Rd., 20706-2802
Clfel. 301/552-1414)
Lloyd Sampson, 9501 Van Buren St.,
Seabrook, 20706 (Tfel 301/577-6836)
MAINE
BRUNSWICK (Darrel Tkylor)
Down East Grace Brethren Church (15)
Near U.S. 1 and Maine St. (Mailing
address: P.O. Box 916, 04011)
Clfel. 207/729-8283)
Michael D. Hebert, church address
MARYLAND
ACCIDENT (Paul Mohler, Interim)
Grace Brethren Church (38)
Bumble Bee Rd., 21520 (1 mile south of
Accident)
Mrs. Shirley Burns, Marsh Hill Rd.,
McHenry, 21541
Clfel. 301/387-6805)
CUMBERLAND (Raymond McCoy)
Cumberland Grace Brethren Church (86)
R. 2, Box 497, 21502 (From Rt. 48 take
Willow Brook Rd. to end, turn right
on Williams Rd.)
Ofel. 301/777-8362)
Mrs Nancy Miller, 518 Lousiana Ave.
HAGERSTOWN (J. Norman Mayer)
Calvary Grace Brethren Church (92)
115 Bryan PI., 21740
Clfel. 301/733-6375)
Mrs. Yvonne Trumpower, R.3, Box 291,
Williamsport, 21795
Clfel. 301/582-2379)
HAGERSTOWN CRaymond H. Davis)
Grace Brethren Church (520)
First and Spruce Sts. (Mailing address:
837 Spruce St., 21740)
Clfel. 301/739-1726)
Mrs. Linda Buchanan, 247 Sunrise Dr.
Clfel. 301/797-6917)
HAGERSTOWN (Larry B. Sowers)
Maranatha Brethren Church (205)
1717 Jefferson Blvd., 21740
Clfel. 301/733-1717)
Mrs. Robin Himes, 57 Scott Hill Dr.,
Clfel. 301/791-1152)
HAGERSTOWN (Daniel J. Pritchett)
Valley Grace Brethren Church (123)
2275 Gay St. (Halfway Area), 21740
Clfel. 301/582-0155)
Pam Pritchett, 2019 Virginia Ave.
Clfel. 301/582-3248)
TEMPLE HILLS
Grace Brethren Church of Greater
Washington (One church in six
locations)
BRANCH CHURCHES:
TEMPLE HILLS (James G Dixon)
5000 St. Barnabas Rd., 20748 (844)
Clfel. 301/894-2722)
Mrs. Doris Homan, 3712 Gull Rd.
Clfel. 301/894-6709)
ALEXANDRIA (VA)
Grace Brethren Church (59)
1301 Commonwealth Ave., 22301
Clfel. 703/548-1808)
Mrs. lone Hile, 16 W. Del Ray Ave
Clfel. 703/836-7893)
CALVERT CO. (Robert W. Wagner)
Grace Brethren Church
9870 Old Solomon Island Rd., Owingsj'
20736 (Mailing address: P.O. Box 4)
Clfel. 301/855-2955)
Mrs. Janet Smith, 4007 Lakeview Tur
Dunkirk, 20754 Clfel. 301/855-69
FREDERICK ("R." Dallas Greene)
Grace Brethren Church of Frederick
(109)
5102 Old National Pike, 21701 ',
Clfel. 301/473-4337)
Mrs. Verlyn Mahaffey 1808 Rustic Hii,
Ct. Clfel. 301/694-7063) M
WALDORF (Jeff M. Thomley)
Grace Brethren Church
Hwy. 5 (5 miles S.E. from Waldorfl, Bi,
283-1, 20601 Clfel. 301/645-0407) . i
Barry Goodson, 2685 Yowaiski Mill B
Mechanicsville, 20659
Clfel. 301/884-3317)
WESTERNPORT (John Lancaster)
Mill Run Grace Brethren Church (25)!'
R.R. 1, Box 75, 21562 (4 miles north':
Westemport, west off Route 36)
Kay Clark, HCR Box 175A Michael I
Barton, 21521 Clfel. 301/463-664.
MASSACHUSETT
PALMER
Grace Brethren Church of Palmer '
Shaw St. (Mailing address: 54 South l<
Three Rivers, 01080) ^
Clfel. 413/283-7458) I
Phil Mead, 54 South St., Three Riveiil
01080 Clfel. 413/283-7458) '
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NEW JERSEY
,lTO (Michael Funderburg)
Calvary Grace Brethren Church (118)
13626 84th St., S.E., (corner of 84th St.
and Pratt Lake Rd.), 49302
fifel. 616/868-7440)
ftte Van Stee, 14385 68th St.,
Ofel. 616/869-6345)
ICANABA (Gary Hable)
Bay De Noc Grace Brethren Church (10)
4391 "K" Rd., Bark River, 49807
Cltel. 906/789-9066)
I- STINGS (Gerald Polman, Interim)
Hastings Grace Brethren Church (9)
'600 Powell Rd. 49058 (Mailing address:
2222 E. State Rd., 49058)
Darrel Hawbaker, 705 E. State Rd.,
(Tfel. 616/945-9219)
L <E ODESSA (Gary Austin)
prace Brethren Church (69)
Vedder Rd. (Mailing address: 9390
W. Thompson Rd., 48849)
(TO. church: 616/374-7796;
parsonage: 616/693-2315)
.hs. Orley HuUiberger, Tksker Rd.,
^ 3, (Tfel. 616/374-7818)
JISING (Mickael Rockafellow)
irace Brethren Church (41)
904 W. Willow St., 48917
(Tfel. 517/323-2424)
Irs. Barb Shannon, 217 E. South St.,
Morrice, 48857 (Ttel. 517/625-7586)
IE' TROY (Ai-thur McCrum)
ew Troy Grace Brethren Church (45)
orner of Weechik and California Rds.,
(Mailing address: Box 67, 49119)
(Tfel. 616/426-3121)
rs. Robert Gahris, 1006 Wadena Rd.,
St. Joseph, 49085 (Tfel. 616/429-0337)
•Z^K (Michael Ostrander)
'ace Brethren Church (48)
1, Box 212, Moran, 49760 (5V2 miles
east and 1 mile south of Trout Lake
on H-40) (Tfel. 906/569-3212)
lolet Shipley, P.O. Box 125, Trout Lake,
49793
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:R city (Michael Page)
ce Brethren Church (35)
■ner of 12th and "0" Sts. (Mailing
address: P.O. Box 180, 68926)
(Tfel. 308/268-5821)
!lyn Keezer (Tfel. 308/268-4950)
HOPE
Grace Brethren Church of Hope (58)
One-half mile south of Hope on Rt. 519
(Mailing address: P.O. Box 490,
07844) (Tfel. 201/459-4876) ,
Stanley M. Dick, P.O. Box 167
NEW MEXICO
COUNSELOR (Tully Butler)
Cedar Hill Navajo Grace Brethren
Church (20)
c/o Brethren Navajo Mission, Counselor,
87018
(Tfel. 505/568-4454)
RIO RANCHO (Don Bowlin)
La Mesa Grace Church
P.O. Box 15863, 87174
(Tfel. 505/891-9431)
TAOS (Robert Salazar)
First Brethren Church of "Kios (180)
Corner of Pandos and Witt Rds. ( 1 mile
east on Raton Rd.) (Mailing address:
P.O. Drawer 1068, 87571)
(Tfel. 505/758-3388)
Charlene Anglada, Box 5498,
(Tfel. 505/758-8505)
NEW YORK
SARATOGA SPRINGS (Dale Jenks)
Grace Brethren Church of Saratoga
Springs (35)
455 '/2 Maple Ave., 12866
(Tfel. 518/587-1907)
Len Kellogg, PO. Box 547, Stillwater
12170 (Tfel. 518/664-8894)
NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE (Stephen Howell)
Grace Brethren Church (37)
5110 Tuckaseegee Rd., 28208
(Tfel. 704/399-1015)
OHIO
AKRON (A. Harold Arrington)
Ellet Grace Brethren Church (181)
530 Stetler Ave., 44312
(Tfel. 216/733-2520)
Charlotte Marky, 807 Danner Rd.,
T^lmadge, 44278
(Tfel. 216/633-5517)
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AKRON (Jim Hostetler)
Fairlawn Grace Brethren Church (181)
754 Ghent Rd., 44333
(Tfel. 216/666-8341)
Nancy Adams, 4679 Ranchwood Rd.,
(Ttel. 216/666-9637)
ANKENYTOWN
Ankenytown Grace Brethren Church
(147)
20601 Old Mansfield Rd., Bellville,
44813 (4V4 miles N.E. of
Fredericktown on State Route 95)
(Tfel. 614/694-6936)
Mrs. Darlene Smith, 8491 Yankee St.,
Fredericktown, 43019
ASHLAND (Daniel Allan)
Grace Brethren Church (613)
1144 W. Main, 44805
(Tfel. 419/289-8334)
Mrs. Leona Miller, 952 St. Rt. 511
North, R. 3 (Tbl 419/289-7657)
ASHLAND (Gary L. Tkylor)
Southview Grace Brethren Church (132)
810 Katherine Ave., 44805
(Tbl. 419/289-1763)
Susan Howman, 1629 SR 603, R. 1,
(Tbl, 419/289-0749)
BOWLING GREEN
Grace Brethren Church (50)
121 S. Enterprise St., 43402
(Tfel. 419/352-6635)
Tferry Lawrence, 229 E. Merry
(Tfel. 419/353-7482)
BROOKVILLE (Henry C. Mallon)
Brookville Grace Brethren Church (280)
12152 Westbrook Rd. (Mailing address:
P.O. Box 113, 45309)
(Tfel. 513/833-5562)
Eileen Faulkner, church address
CAMDEN (Elgin L. Green)
Grace Brethren Church (22)
96 W. Central Ave., 45311
(Tfel. 513/452-1290)
Mrs. Frank (Penny) Brewster, 2170
Painter PI., Miamisburg, 45342
(Tfel. 513/847-8480)
CANTON (Tferrance Tkylor)
Grace Brethren Church (225)
6283 Market Ave. N., 44721
(Tfel. 216/499-3818)
Mrs. Richard Pakel, 1069 Applegrove Rd.
N.E., North Canton, 44721
(Tfel. 216/499-4669)
CENTERVILLE (Greg Ryerson)
Centerville Grace Brethren Church (87)
410 E. Social Row Rd., 45459
(Tfel. 513/885-2029)
Stephen Grice, 2357 Arrowridge Ct.,
Miamisburg, 45342
(Tfel. 513/433-2312)
CINCINNATI (Michael Clapham)
Grace Brethren Church
P.O. Box 388, Loveland, 45140
(Tfel. 513/683-6246)
Jeff Seebohm, 3550 Verbena Dr., Share)
ville, 45241 (Tfel. 513/733-8385)
CLAYTON (Darryl Ditmer)
Clayton Grace Brethren Church (63)
Box 9, 45315 (Salem and Kimmel Rd.)
(Tfel. 513/836-1689)
Mrs. Don Dickey, 7920 National Rd.,
Brookville, 45309 (Tfel. 513/833-513
COLUMBUS (Kenneth Brown)
East Side Grace Brethren Church (312)
7510 E. Broad St., Blacklick 43004
(3 miles east of 1-270)
(Tbl. 614/861-5810)
Millie Hedges, 2100 Birchwood Dr,
43068 (Tfel. 614/866-2966)
COLUMBUS (James L. Custer)
Grace Brethren Church of Columbus
(2,630)
8225 Worthington-Galena Rd.,
Westerville, 43081(Mailing address: 6K
Worthington-Galena Rd.,
Worthington, 43085)
(Tbl. 614/888-7733)
Darwin Jones, 1069 Jobar Ct.,
Westerville, 43081
COLUMBUS (Tbrry Postle)
Hilltop Grace Brethren Church (5)
West Side of Columbus (Mailing AddrS'
P.O. Box 23573, 43223)
(Tfel. 614/274-6865)
COLUMBUS
Southwest Grace Brethren Church (80
3150 Demorest Rd. (SDA church next
Beulah Park, west of Grove City)
(Mailing address: c/o Mrs. Bonnie Smi
643 Dovalon PI., Galloway, 43119)
(Tfel. 614/851-0697)
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COLUMBUS (Howard Stouffer)
Trinity Grace Brethren Church (196) .
1712 Courtright Rd., 43227
(Tbl. 614/236-0616) ■'•
Jenny McAllister, 7463 E. Broad St.
(Tbl. 614/864-4616)
111
COOLVILLE (George Horner)
Grace Brethren Church (30)
Seminary and Rock Sts. (off Routes 5
and 7 between Athens and Belprei; ■
(Mailing address: Box 235, 45723;;'
(Tbl. 614/667-3710)
Shirley Bowman, R. 1, Box 27A |ty
COVINGTON (Don Staley)
Friendship Grace Brethren Church
5850 St. Rt. 41 West, 45318
(Tbl. 513/473-2128)
Virginia Pfeters, 4666 St. Rt. 41 Wesi
(Tbl. 513/473-2667)
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UYAHOGA FALLS (Doug Jensen)
Grace Brethren Church (26)
1736 E. Bailey Rd., 44221
(Tfel. 216/923-8203)
Mrs. Heidi McClure, 600 Woodside Dr
Kent, 44240
VNVILLE (Albert E. Hockley)
Grace Brethren Church (17)
302 E. Ross St. (Mailing address: P.O
Box 509, 43014)
(Tbl. 614/599-6467 or Tfel. 614/599-6350)
lYTON (Brian L. White)
Basore Road Grace Brethren Church
(176)
5900 Basore Rd., 45415
(Tel. 513/837-3747)
Sylvia Koeller, 335 Leisure Dr
Brookville, 45309
YTON (Robert Poirier)
Calvary Grace Brethren Church of
Dayton (31)
|2000 Catalpa, (IMailing address: 3912
Bradwood Dr., 45405)
(Tfel. 513/277-5900)
Ann Felkley, 1010 T^ywood Rd., No
402, Englewood, 45322
(Tfel. 513/822-2223)
TON (G. Forrest Jackson)
'irst Grace Brethren Church (305)
!624 Stonequarry Rd., 45414
(Tfel. 513/890-6786)
Ars. Roy Trissel, church address
TON (Howard W. Mayes)
Jrace Community Church of Huber
Heights (197) 5001 Fishbure Rd
45424 (Tfel. 513/233-4324)
.mda K. Penn, 7456 Elru Dr, 45415
(Tbl. 513/832-3778)
TON CRid K. Hobert)
forth Riverdale Grace Brethren Church
j (105)
!l01 N. Main St., 45405
• (Tbl. 513/274-2187)
trs. Sally Blades, 203 W. Main St
Medway, 45341 (Tel. 513/849-6249)
AWARE (Jeffrey A. Gill)
race Brethren Church (134)
'5 Hills-Miller Rd., 43015
CM. 614/363-3613)
rs Jennie Ecker, 9090 Ashley Rd
Ashley, 43003
tlN (Tferry Hofecker)
brthwest Chapel Grace Brethren
Church (114)
fOO Rings Rd., (Mailing address: PC
Box 1234, 43017) ' '
(1^1.614/761-0363)
san Catlin, church address and
telephone
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ELYRIA
Spring Valley Grace Brethren Chjurch
(62)
1305 Nash Ave., 44035
(Tel. 216/366-0755)
Rebecca Dale, 46041 R. 20 W Oberlin
44074 (Tfel. 216/775-2073)
ENGLEWOOD (James F. Hunt, Jr)
S?^',?^??'^ '^'■^'^e Brethren Church (100)
307 W. Wenger Rd., 45322
(Tfel. 513/836-1467)
FINDLAY (Gary Crandall)
Fmdlay Grace Brethren Church (95)
209 Lexington Ave., 45840
(Tfel. 419/422-8148)
Tbm Cornwall, 945 Bernard Ave.
FREMONT (Craig Snyder)
Grace Brethren Chapel (75)
1611 North St., 43420
(Tel. 419/332-8190)
Melissa Esker, 1355 Buckland Ave
(Tfel. 419/332-4937)
FREMONT (Gene Klingler)
Grace Brethren Church (303)
900 Smith Rd., 43420
(Tfel. 419/332-2623)
Judy Loudenslager, 15 Crockett Dr
Clyde, 43410
(Tbl. 419/547-7290)
GALION (Russ Simpson)
Grace Brethren Church (67)
1055 Winchester Rd., 44833
(Tfel. 419/468-6848)
Sandy Lane, 726 Jackson Rd.
(Tfel. 419/468-4979)
HOMERVILLE (Robert F Holmes)
Grace Brethren Church (168)
8156 Firestone Rd., 44235
(Tfel. 216/625-3304)
Nancy Lilly, 10259 Spencer Rd, West
Salem, 44287
KETTERING (Daniel Grabill)
Calvary Grace Brethren Church (59)
2850 E. Dorothy Ln., 45420
(Tfel. 513/293-5822)
LEXINGTON (Dave Atkins)
Grace Brethren Church (176)
215 W. Main St., (Mailing Address-
PO. Box 3009, 44904)
(Tel. 419/884-2687)
Mrs. Edna Wirick, R. 9
(Ifel. 419/884-2140)
LIMA (Brad Lambright)
Grace Brethren Church of Lima (38)
1812 University Blvd., 45805
(Tfel. 419/225-5636)
Mary Hurley (Tfel. 419/228-2459)
LX)NDON (K. Howard Immel)
Grace Bretliren Church (64)
715 St. R. 42W) (Mailing address:
P.O. Box 446, 43140)
(Tbl. 614/852-4761)
Marzaima Krupp, P.O. Box 266
(Tfel. 614/852-5272)
MACEDONIA/Cleveland (Ronald Boehm)
Western Reserve Grace Brethren
Church (52)
Meeting in the Dodge Middle School,
Twinsburg (Mailing address: Box 53,
44056)
(Tfel. 216/467-7436)
MANSFIELD (Gene Witzky)
Cornerstone Grace Brethren Church (38)
500 Logan Rd., (Meeting at the
Mansfield Christian School) (Mailing
address: 381 Fox Rd., Lexington,
44904) (Tfel. 419/884-0692)
Donald Tterry, 130 LaSalle St., 44906
(Tel. 419/529-8531)
MANSFIELD (J. Hudson Thayer)
Grace Brethren Church (243)
531 Marion Ave., 44903 (comer of
Marion and Forest)
fifel. 419/522-3941)
Carol Harvey, 2061 Ranchwood Dr.
Obi. 419/756-2204)
MANSFIELD (Tlobert Russell)
Woodville Grace Brethren Church (148)
580 Woodville Rd., 44907
(Tfel. 419/524-8552)
Mrs. Stanley Petras, 210 Malone Rd.,
(Tfel. 419/522-8821)
MARION (Dave Kennedy)
Grace Brethren Church (45)
2813 Gooding Rd., 43302
(Tel. 614/382-6270)
Bob Gliem, 6284 Gearhiser Rd., Waldo,
43356 (Tel. 614/387-0426)
MEDINA (Daniel Najimian)
Grace Brethren Church (61)
P.O. Box K, 44258
(Tel. 216/723-0040)
Gene High, 7121 Stone Rd., 44256
Clfel. 216/723-4290)
MIDDLEBRANCH (Wesley Haller)
Grace Brethren Church (166)
2911 William St., N.E. (Mailing
address: RO. Box 43, 44652)
(Tel. 216/499-6691)
Mrs. Mona Collins, 3363 Kinsley Dr.,
N.E. Hartville, 44632
(Tfel. 216/877-2037)
MIFFLIN
Mifflin Grace Brethren Church (104)
1149 Co. Rd. 30A, 44805
(Tel. 419/368-3580)
Alan Channell, 757 Main St., Bailey
Lakes, 44805 (Tfel. 419/962-46U
MILLERSBURG (Charles G. Thornton)
Grace Brethren Church (45)
Meeting in a church about 4 miles i
on S.R. 39 (Mailing address: P.O. E
202, 44654) (Tfel 216/674-1228)
Mrs. Miriam Weaver, 6521 CR 189, R'
(Tel. 216/674-6268)
MINERVA (Galen W. Wiley)
Minerva Grace Brethren Church (88)
22797 Ellsworth Ave., 44657
(Tfel. 216/868-6700)
Mrs. Marilyn Christen, 16395 Marvir
dale Dr, S.E., 44657
(Tfel. 216/868-6726)
MOUNT VERNON (John E. Bryant)
Grace Brethren Church in Mt. Vemo:'
(22)
12426 Old Mansfield Rd., Mount
Vernon, 43050 (Tel. 614/392-42)
Martha Jacobs, 6361 Crouch Rd.
(Tel. 614/397-3074)
NORTON (Robert R Combs)
Grace Brethren Church of Norton (2.''
3970 Cleveland -Massillon Rd., 4420^
(Tfel. 216/825-6291)
Winifred McCune, 1111 Kenmore 31^
Akron, 44314 (Tfel. 216/745-29;"
ONTARIO (Mark Benzie)
Maranatha Grace Brethren Church (
920 N. Lexington-Springmill Rd., 44
(Tel. 419/747-3959)
Trudy Benzie, 112 S. Mill St.,
Lexington, 44904
(Tel. 419/884-3284)
I
ORRVILLE (Keith Merriman)
Orrville Grace Brethren Church (25i
2200 Paradise Rd., 44667
(Tel. 216/683-3526) ^
Mrs. Janice Hochstetler, 819 N. Kaii
Rd. (Tel. 216/682-6994)
PATASKALA (Stephen Miller)
Grace Brethren Church of Licking i|
County (139)
3517 Headley's Mill Rd., 43062
(Tel. 614/927-6543)
Peggy Giffin, 309 Poplar St.,
(Tel. 614/927-4318)
RITTMAN (Bud Olszewski)
Grace Brethren Church (246)
44 S. First St., 44270
(Tel. 216/925-3626)
Joan Anderson, 153 Douglas Dr.
(Tel. 216/927-2496)
I la
80
J
i KING SPRING (Frank Crotinger)
jrace Brethren Church (27)
Box 55, 45172 (One block west from
State Rt. 41 and Rte. 124)
_ iTel. 513/588-4675)
N'ma Couser, Sinking Spring
r RLING (Robert Moeller)
>ace Brethren Church (56)
4960 Seville Rd., 44276
Tel. 216/769-3078)
.aura Young, 9116 Geyer Chapel Rd
Creston, 44217
:ED0 (Jeffrey A. Carroll)
: mee Valley Grace Brethren Church
Garden Rd., Maumee, 43537
el. 419/867-93391
*ID0 (W. Ray Miller)
)ledo Grace Brethren Church ( 12)
■)02 Dorr St., 43615
'Tel. 419/536-3284)
-tty .J. Miller, 4860 Catalina Dr
43615 (Tfel. 419/537-0175)
KDO (John Fahrbach)
inity Grace Brethren Church
'35 Williston Rd., Northwood, 43619
1 (Tel. 419/698-2201)
ichele Mariano flfel. 419/697-0759)
: WOOD (Charles E. Lawson)
'ace Brethren Church (119)
Strader Dr., 45426 (across from
. Trot wood-Madison High School)
■Tel. 513/854-2521)
' u.^''^^?^''^®''' ^100 Range Line Rd
West Milton, 45383
'Obi. 513/698-6852)
'Roy E. Glass IH)
3ce Brethren Church (48)
-\ -Market St., 45373
Tel 513-335-1852)
;h.v Booker, 990 Lee Ave.
Tei 513 339-3263)
I 'Stephen Peters)
nmunity Grace Brethren Church (351)
0 b. State Rt. 48, 45322
Tel 513 698-4048)
lehne Prim, 950 S. Johnson Rd
-udlow Falls, 45339
Te! 513'676-8733)
LIA
dalia Grace Brethren Church I57)
La.Tv Ave., 45377
Tel 513/898-8222)
iT Crist, 219 Dellsing Dr.
Tel, 513/890-1496)
WEST ALEXANDRIA (Perey Miller)
JllO U.S. 35E (All mail to pastor- 213
Marilee Dr., New Lebanon, OH
45345) (Tel. 513/687-2987)
• Mrs„ Sandra Swaffbrd, 5793 Halderman
Rd. (Tfel. 513/839-5291)
WILLOUGHBY (Joe Cosentino)
Lake County Grace Brethren Church
(10) P.O. Box 148, 44094
(Tfel. 216/975-9844)
Chuck Laughlin, 469 Riverview
Eastlake, 44095
(Tfel. 216/942-5618)
WOOSTER (Robert D. Fetterhoff^
Grace Brethren Church (767)
1912 Burbank Rd., 44691
(Tel. 216/264-9459)
Mrs. Glenn Moore, church address
(Itel. 216/345-7470)
OREGON
81
ALBANY
Grace Brethren Church (25)
801 S.E. Ermine. 97321
(Tel. 503 926-1836)
Velma Cundiff", 2758 S.E. 7th, No 1
(Tel. 503/926-6181)
BEAVERTON lA. Duane Jones)
Grace Brethren Church (70)
980 >^W 180th St., 97006 (corner of
180th and W'alker Rd )
(Tel. 503 645-7471)
Barbara Gilgan. 450 N.E. Edison,
Hillsboro, 97123 (Tel. 503/640-4187)
TROUTDALE (Jim Holder)
Grace Brethren Church (30)
27938 S.E. Stark St. 97060
(Tel. 503 666-6146)
Mrs. Linda Graham, 4340 24th Ave
Gresham. 97080
(Tel. 503 663-0736)
PENNSYLVANIA
ALEPPO (David Lund)
Aleppo Brethren Church (62)
P.O. Box 66, 15310
(Tel. 412 685-5190)
Bonnie Riffle, R. 1, New Freeport
15352 (Tfel. 412/685-5249) '
ALTOONA (Richard Horner)
First Grace Brethren Church (88)
2934 Maple Ave., 16601
(Tel. 814942-7642)
David Wriston. 2823 Maple Ave
'Tel. 814-942-2835)
ALTOONA (Timothy Waggoner)
Grace Brethren Church { 100)
Broadway and 15th Ave. (Juniata),
16601 (Tel. 814/942-8861)
Mrs. Ruth Swartz, 204 25th Ave.
(Tel. 814/943-4606)
DILLSBURG (Warren E. Tkmkin) |
Hope Grace Brethren Church (108) '
P.O. Box 275, 17019 (One mile east oi
Old York Rd.) (Ttel. 717/432-533
Michael Doutrich, P.O. Box 82, 315
Main St., Wellsville, 17365
ARMAGH (Norris B. Mason)
Valley Grace Brethren Church (94)
Junction of Routes 56 and 22 (Mailing
address: Box 178, 15920)
(Tel. 814/446-6685)
Sherry Fritz, R. 1, Box 85, Homer City,
15748 (Tbl. 814/446-6680)
AVIS (James Snavely)
Tiadaghton Valley Grace Brethren
Church (76)
P.O. Box 299, 17721
(Tel. 717/753-3275)
Mrs. Kathie Mitchell, P.O. Box 345,
(Tfel. 717/753-3239)
BETHLEHEM
Lehigh Valley Grace Brethren Church
(110)
580 Bridle Path Rd., 18017
(Tfel. 215/868-0004)
Phil Ronco, 17 Briarcliff Rd., Allentown,
18104
BLAIN (Dennis Huratiak)
Sherman's Valley Grace Brethren
Church (20)
South Main St., (Mailing address: P.O.
Box 147, 17006)
(Tfel. 717/536-3676)
Tkmmy Sue Strube, 18 Pine Tree Ln.,
Shermansdale, 17090
(Tel. 717/582-7031)
BOSWELL (Ellwood Keller)
Laurel Mtn. Grace Brethren Church (76)
R.R. 2, Box 121-A 15531 (One mile
north of Jennerstown on Rt. 985)
(Tfel. 814/629-5545)
Dale Moon, R. 1 (Tfel. 814/629-7268)
CHAMBERSBURG (David Manges)
Grace Brethren Church (64)
315 S. Edwards Ave., 17201
(Tfel. 717/264-3767)
Mrs. Barbara Poe (church address)
CONEMAUGH (Thomas E. (Joosens)
Conemaugh Grace Brethren Church (64)
Corner of Second and Oak Sts. (All mail
to 115 Oak St., 15909)
(Parsonage Tfel. 814/539-5333)
Mrs. William Gillespie, 278 Ross Ln.
15909-1989 (Tfel. 814/322-4558)
DUNCANSVILLE (John E. Gregory)
Leamersville Grace Brethren Church
(192)
14 Donnertown Ln., 16635 (Four mile
south of Duncansville on old U.S.
220) (Tfel. 814/695-3739)
Mrs. Kathie Smith, R. 1, Box 336, Ei,
Freedom, 16637
(Tfel. 814/695-5966)
ELIZABETHTOWN (Daniel Eshleman)
Grace Brethren Church (223)
305 Anchor Rd., 17022
(Tel. 717/367-1281)
Mrs. Carol Barger, 440 Hillside Aval
(Tfel. 717/367-3755)
EMMAUS (William Crabbs)
Southern Lehigh Valley Grace Bretb
Church (10)
3333 Lehigh St., (All Mail to: 170 E.'
Main St., Macungie, 18062)
Mrs. Sherri Picard, Apt. P2F, Living,
and 24th, Allentown, 18104 ^
(Tfel. 215/776-1608)
EPHRATA (Mark E. Saunders and Robe
D. Kern)
Ephrata Area Grace Brethren Chur.
(122)
62 Hahnstown Rd. (All mail to: P.O.;
144, 17522)
(Tfel. 717/738-1109)
Mrs. Glenn Burkholder, R. 2, Box 7
(Tfel. 717/859-2240)
EVERETT (Timothy Boal)
Community Grace Brethren Churcl
(124)
P.O. Box 63, Everett, 15537
(Tfel. 814/652-5405)
Jeff Troutman, R. 3, Box 476
■:
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EVERETT (John Ibwnsend)
Everett Grace Brethren Church (11
14 W Main, 15537 (Tel. 814/652-
Charlie Wright, 121 Locust Dr.,
(Ifel. 814/652-2840)
GREENCASTLE (Alan Clingan)
Conococheague Grace Brethren (12
Meeting at the Old Train Station, I
Baltimore and Jefferson Sts., (W
ing address: P.O. Box 604, 172!
k
rRRISBURG (Carroll Bingaman)
Melrose Gardens Grace Brethren
Church (111)
2205 Swatara St., 17104
CM. 717/238-4186)
Shirley Winter, 998 Pieffers Ln., 17109
(Tfel. 717/564-6536)
HrBORO
Suburban Grace Brethren Church (63)
749 W. County Line Rd. 19040
■ (Tfel. 215/675-5818)
\Vm. Robertson (Tfel. 215/672-1166)
■i .LIDAYSBURG
v'icksburg Grace Brethren Church (121)
■{. 1, Box 555, 16648 (Four miles south
of Hollidaysburg, off Rt. 36 at Brooks
Mill) (Tel. 814/695-4240)
virs. Paul Magill, R. 1, Box 533
(Tel. 814/695-2191)
«i>EWELL (Melvin Van Orman)
Trace Brethren Church of Hopewell (55)
tt. 26 (two miles south of Hopewell)
(Mailing address: 350 Route 36
South, Duncansville, 16635)
(Tel. 814/695-3855)
Irs. Dolores Van Orman, 350 Route 36
South, Duncansville, 16635
lE^ERS (Max DeArmey)
enners Grace Brethren Church (125)
5546 (Rt. 601 south of Rt. 30)
(Tel. 814/629-9105)
Irs. Delores Flanigan, Box 88
(Tel. 814/629-9471)
i
STOWN
eistown Grace Brethren Church (100)
•30 Sunberry St., 15904
(Tel. 814/266-9170)
D JSTOWN (Alan Myers)
ihnstown Grace Brethren Church (152)
15 Napoleon St., 15901
(Tel. 814/539-7815)
rs. Pamela Dukery, 558 Highland
Ave., 15902 (Tel. 814/539-1092)
Is
STOWN (Lyle Sweeney)
ke Grace Brethren Church (264)
R. 6, Box 185, 15909 (old Rt. 22 at
Mundy's Corner) (Tel. 814/749-8721)
ncy Wozniak, R. 1, Box 233, Mineral
iDt.BFbint, 15942 (Tel. 814/322-4983)
JOHNSTOWN (Ron Carnevali)
Singer Hill Grace Brethren Church
(206)
R. 8, Box 121, 15909 (on Rt. 271, 2
miles south of Rt. 22 and Mundy's
Corner) (Tel. 814/322-4376)
Opal Stouffer, 202 Ash St., Parkhill,
15945 (Tel. 814/539-3281)
KITTANNING (Richard H. Cornwall)
Grace Brethren Church of West
Kittanning (255)
215 Arthur St., 16201
(Tel. 412/543-4019)
Sharon Hooks, R. 5, 424-A
(Tel. 412/543-4030)
KITTANNING (Robert L. Burns)
North Buffalo Grace Brethren Church
(128)
R. 4, Box 39, 16201
(Tel. 412/763-78711
Cindy Burns, R. 4
(Tel. 412/545-2702)
LANCASTER (William S. Davis)
Grace Brethren Church of Greater
Lancaster (160)
911 Rohrerstown Rd.. 17601
(Tel. 717/397-9991)
Mrs. Ruth Ebersole, 617 Janet Ave.
(Tel. 717/397-6400)
LANCASTER (John F. Smith)
Southern Lancaster Grace Brethren
Church (149)
300 Willow Valley Square, 17602
(Tel. 717/464-2782)
Nancy Nelson, 729 Sherrv Ln.. 17601
(Tel. 717/392-7595)'
LISTIE (Ronzil Jarvis)
Listie Grace Brethren Church (112)
P.O. Box 111, 15549 (3 miles north of
Somerset on Rt. 281, 1 mile east off
Rt. 281) (Tel. 814/443-2365)
Mrs. Sallie Graham, R. 1, Friedens,
15541
LITITZ (Jerry R. Young)
Grace Brethren Church of Lititz (528)
501 W Lincoln Ave., 17543
(Tel. 717/626-2155)
Joan Dombach, 230 Reifsnyder Rd.
(TO. 717/626-6537)
STOWN (H. Don Rough)
^erside Grace Brethren Church (255)
4, Box 61A, 15905
Ifltel. 814/479-2525)
s. Linda Gallus, R. 3, Box 222 Fair
|St., 15904 (Tel. 814/266-6761)
MANHEIM (Rick Clark)
Manheim Grace Brethren Church (88)
333 E. High St., 17545
(Tel. 717/665-2334)
Cynthia Clark, 289 W. Hernley Rd.
(Tel. 717/664-2986)
83
MARTINSBURG
Martinsburg Grace Brethren Church
(428)
Mulberry and State Sts., 16662
Cltel. 814/793-2513)
Mrs. Gail Bridenbaugh, R. 1, Box 718,
(Tel. 814/793-3911)
MEYERSDALE (Larry K. Gegner)
Meyersdale Grace Brethren Church (266)
112 Beachley St., 15552 (on U.S. 219)
(Tel. 814/634-5980)
Mrs. Joanne Berkley, 240 High St.
(Tfel. 814/634-5083)
MEYERSDALE (Albert Valentine)
Summit Mills Grace Brethren Church
(102)
R.R. 1, 15552 (West of Meyersdale, 3
miles) (Tfel. 814/634-8200)
Mary Sgaggaro
MILROY (Doug Sabin)
Milroy Grace Brethren Church (68)
Taylor Dr., Taylor Park, Reedsville,
(Mailing address: 99 Taylor Dr.,
Reedsville, 17084) (Del.
717/667-6031)
Mrs. Vivian Hosterman, 136 Center St.,
17603 (Tel. 717/667-2652)
MURRYSVILLE (Stephan Edmonds)
Grace Brethren Church (12)
Meeting at 1010 Corporate Dr., Export,
(Mailing address: Murry Corporate
Park-Suite E, 1010 Corporate Dr.,
Export, 15632 (Tfel. 412/733-5133)
Steve Martin, 1042 Saybrook Dr.,
Greensburg, 15601
(Tfel. 412/834-2748)
MYERSTOWN (Luke E. Kauffman)
Myerstown Grace Brethren Church
(1,041)
430 E. Lincoln Ave., (Mailing address:
P.O. Box 409, 17067)
(Tfel. 717/866-5704)
Sherrie Stohler, 18 S. Fairlane Ave.
(Tfel. 717/866-4010)
NEW HOLLAND (Roy Roberts)
Grace Brethren (!;hurch (218)
415 S. Kinzer Ave., 17557
(Tfel. 717/354-9229)
Mrs. Dotty Smith, 225 W. Spruce St.,
CVel 717/354-8205)
PALMYRA (Gerald Allebach)
Grace Brethren Church (64)
799 Airport Rd., 17078
(Tfel. 717/838-5447)
Mrs. Margaret Allebach, R. 3, Box 370
(Tfel. 717/838-3899)
PHILADELPHIA (Michael Brubaker)
First Grace Brethren Church (136)
Oxford Ave. and Knorr St., 19111
(Tfel. 215/745-2799)
Mrs. April Johnson, 1059 Tyson Ava
(Ttel. 215/742-9076)
PHILADELPHIA (Steve Makofka)
Liberty Grace Brethren (8)
2061 E. Dauphin St., 19133
(Ttel. 215/423-5308)
John Jurkiewicz,
2208 E. Huntingdon St.
PHILADELPHIA (Stephen Blake)
Third Brethren Church (39)
Ella and Tioga Sts. (All mail to 204 I
Tioga St. 19134)
(Tbl. 215/423-8047)
Helen Bothwell, 617 W. Elkins Ave.,
19120 (Ttel. 215/424-2215)
PINE GROVE (Michael Wallace)
Echo Valley Grace Brethren Church 1
17 Birch St., Tremont, 17981 '
(Tbl. 717/695-2136)
ROYERSFORD (Kenn Cosgrove)
Tri-County Grace Brethren Church G
(Mailing address: P.O. Box 249, 1946
CM. 215/326-5684)
Marlene Shugars, 161 Larchwood Ct
Collegeville, 19426
CM. 215/489-3604) |
SOMERSET (Bob Parker) J
Grace Brethren Church of Somerset ■
R.R. 3, Felgar Rd., 15501 i,
(Tfel. 814/445-8645) 1
STATE COLLEGE (Larry Edwards)
Happy Valley Community Grace Brethi ,
Church J
P.O. Box 498, 16804 1
(Ttel. 814/234-8631)
STOYSTOWN (Larry R. Weigle)
Reading Grace Brethren Church (50
R.R. 3, 15563 (Rt. 281, 9 miles nortl
Somerset) CItel. 814/234-8631)
Mrs. Virginia Barron, R. 2
11
TELFORD (Roger L. Wambold)
Ftenn Valley Grace Brethren Church ■'!)
320 N. Third St., 18969 ■
CM. 215/723-5890) |
Christine Allem, 155 Dietz Mill Rd. )
CM. 215/721-1513)
UNIONTOWN (True L. Hunt)
Grace Brethren Church (195)
Grace Ln., 15401 (off Derrick Ave.)
Clbl. 412/437-3401)
Mrs. Gilbert Ferree, 713 MorgantowiT-
Clfel. 412/437-6121)
f
IM
84
liSHINGTON (Richard H. Battis, Sr.)
Grace Brethren Church (103)
4 Waynesburg Rd., 15301
(Ttel. 412/225-8203)
Mrs. Pauline Minnear fifel. 412/222-1268)
rVNESBORO (Roger K. Myers)
Grace Brethren Church (208)
250 Philadelphia Ave., 17268 (4th St.
and Philadelphia Ave.)
(Tfel. 717/762-5826)
Mrs. Joyce Fitz, 16 S. Grant
(Tfel. 717/762-6907)
MDBER (Michael A. Ocealis)
5hade Grace Brethren Church (15)
t242 Dark Shade Dr., 15963
Obi. 814/467-4578)
Cheryl Black, 1333 Hillsboro Rd.
(Tfel. 814/467-7188)
«f GHTSVILLE (Leslie D. Nutter)
iusquehanna Grace Brethren Church
(92)
:. 2, Box 99, 17368
Cltel. 717/252-1233)
X. K (Daniel White)
trace Brethren Church (133)
61 N. Newberry St., 17404
(Tfel. 717/843-7284)
acquelyn Aby, 1005 N. (3eorge St.
(Tfel. 717/854-4005)
5)UTH CAROLINA
If N (Steve W. Taylor)
race Brethren Church (136)
i2 Tklatha Church Rd., 29803
(Tfel. 803/649-3967)
lil Clepper, 3 Glencoe Ln.
J. j (Tfel. 803/648-2544)
N(:RSON (Donald J. Soule)
ace Brethren Church (50)
03 Whitehall Rd., 29625
(Anderson 178, exit off 1-85)
(Tfel. 803/224-7330)
: s. Don Soule, Rt. 11, Box 274
(Tfel. 803/225-6844)
31 MBIA (James Jackson)
( rolina Grace Brethren Church (14)
Iv Box 2025, Irmo, 29063
( esently meeting at Friarsgate Park
Recreation Center, Chadford Rd, Irmo)
.. (Tfel. 803/732-3029)
NNESSEE
)h SON CITY (Michael Fortier, Sr.)
I ace Brethren Church (34)
!3 Sunset Dr., 37604
(Tfel. 615/282-5513)
TELFORD (Mike Wingfield)
Grace Brethren Church (142)
R. 1, Box 431, 37690 (Hwy. 11-E, 6
miles west of Jonesboro)
(Tfel. 615/257-2880)
Mrs. Evelyn Henry, R. 6, Jonesborough,
37659 (Tfel. 615/753-3855)
TEXAS
AUSTIN (Fenton McDonald)
Calvary Bible Fellowship
Pflugerville, 78660
(Mailing address: P.O. Box 1489,
512/251-0332)
(Tfel.
FORT WORTH
Grace Fellowship Church
Meeting at 1244 Karla Dr, Hurst (Mail-
ing address: 1209 Princess Ln.,
Hurst, 76053) (Tfel. 817/282-6593)
LONGVIEW (John W. Mayes)
Grace Brethren Church (73)
800 Doyle St., 75601
(Tfel. 903/753-4912 or 903/753-8133)
Joyce Roden, 135 Lincoln Way, 75603
(Tfel. 903/643-3759)
McALLEN (Robert Soto)
McAllen Grace Brethren Church (10)
4206 N. 23rd St., 78504
(Tfel. 512/686-5757)
Mrs. Bernice Intermill (acting secy.),
R.l, Box 51, Lot 925, Alamo, 78516
(Tfel. 512/783-7016)
VERMONT
IRASBURG (Scott M. Libby)
Grace Brethren Church (53)
Rt. 14, S. of Coventry near Jet. R. 5 and
14 (Mailing address: P.O. Box 41,
Coventry, 05825
(Tfel. 802/754-2363)
Monica Libby, church address
ISLAND POND (Robert Kulp)
Grace Brethren Church (69)
Rt. 105 (west of town) (Mailing address:
P.O. Box 432, 05846)
(Tfel. 802/723-4785)
Claude Marcoux (Tfel. 802/723-5942)
VIRGINIA
ALEXANDRIA
(Note: See listing Tfemple Hills, MD)
BOONES MILL (Ralph Miller)
Grace Brethren Church (32)
State Rte. 739 (Mailing address: R. 1,
Box 84, 24065) (Tfel. 703/334-5798)
Mrs. Vivian Young (Tfel. 703/334-5679)
85
BUENA VISTA (Paul Fink, Interim)
First Brethren Church (315)
100 E. 29th St., 24416
(Tel. 703/261-6425)
COVINGTON (Dan Gillette)
Grace Brethren Church (134)
2507 S. Carpenter Dr., 24426
(Tel. 703/962-9541)
Gary Malcom, 214 E. Trout St.
(Tel. 703/962-4360)
FORT VALLEY (Hugo Ronk)
Trinity Brethren Church (15)
Mrs. Ruth Corman, 112 North River
Dr., Woodstock, 22664
(Tel. 703/459-5115)
LYNCHBURG (Brad Kelley)
Grace Brethren Church (8)
Meeting at 100 Timheroak Ct., B-1
(Mailing address: P.O. Box 11272,
24506) (Tel. 804/528-3944)
Brenda Firebaugh, 7106 Richland Dr,
24502 (Ttel. 804/237-2587)
RADFORD (Lester W. Kennedy)
Fairlawn Grace Brethren Church (83)
R. 4, Box 275, 24141
(Tbl. 703/639-1245)
Arleta Boyd, 30 Brandon Rd.
(Tbl. 703/639-0975)
RICHMOND (David Kowalke)
Fellowship Grace Brethren Church
P.O. Box 29753, 23229
(Ibl. 804/360-1433)
ROANOKE (Nathan Leigh) I
Ghent Grace Brethren Church (200) '
1511 Maiden Ln., S.W., 24015 (Wasem
Ave. and Maiden Ln., S.W.)
(Tel. 703/345-2788)
Mrs. Doris Greenwood, 3522 Greenlar
Ave., N.W., 24012 (Tel. 703/362-347
ROANOKE (Don Eshelman)
Patterson Memorial Grace Brethren
Church (191) -
5512 Rollins Rd. (Mailing address: Pj
Box 7649, 24019) (Tel. 703/362-03£
Mrs T^nya Webster,
4714 Pennsylvania Ave., N.E.
ROANOKE (George Traub)
Washington Heights Grace Brethren i
Church (85)
3833 Michigan Ave., N.W., 24017
(Tel. 703/366-7040)
Jackie Pace, 2919 Neil Dr., N.W. 240)
(Tel. 703/562-0115)
SALEM (Ralph Morgan)
Wildwood Grace Brethren Church (7!
2222 Wildwood Rd., 24153 (Tkke exit
off 1-81, turn left at stop sign)
(Tbl. 703/387-3723)
Mrs. Loretta Kennedy, 1734 Pexton .
(Tel. 703/986-0110)
TROUTVILLE (Charles L. Young)
Grace Bible Brethren Church (31)
Co. Rt. 651, P.O. Box 367, 24175
Mrs. Betty Dobbins, R. 4, Box 467
(Tel. 703/992-3780)
RICHMOND (Wayne L. Hannah)
Grace Brethren Church (131)
Robious and Cranbeck Rds., 23235 (near
Rt. 60 southwest of Richmond)
(Tel. 804/272-9000)
Bob Smith, 7932 Epic Rd.
RINER (Carl D Ratcliffe)
Grace Brethren Church (63)
R. 8, (Three miles south of Riner) (Mail-
ing address: P.O. Box 87, 24149)
(Tel. 703/382-7571)
Mrs. Linda Snavely, 3794 Five Points
Rd. (Tbl. 703/382-8394)
ROANOKE (Fred Devan)
Clearbrook Grace Brethren Church
(111)
5922 Brethren Rd. (4 miles south of Rt.
419), 24014 (Tel. 703/774-1265)
Mrs. Molly Simmons, 5677 Yellow
Mountain Rd. (Tel. 703/774-9680)
ROANOKE (G. Douglas Witt)
Garden City Grace Brethren Church
(88)
3504 Bandy Rd., 24014
(Tel. 703/427-0103)
Eldon Grubb, 5183 Yellow Mtn. Rd.,
S.E., Lot 62, (Tel. 703/982-5549)
VIRGINIA BEACH (Michael Johnson)
Grace Chapel (89)
1725 Salem Rd., 23456
(Ibl. 804/471-5148)
Gaynelle Day, 3836 Jousting Arch
(Tbl. 804/471-3446)
WILLIS
Grace Brethren Church (17)
R.R. 3, Box 138, 24380 (State Hwy.
one mile off St. Hwy. 799)
(Tel. 703/593-3693)
Don Hall, R. 2, Box 347 A, Boones l!
24065 (Tel. 703/593-3693)
WINCHESTER (Kim G. Robertson)
Blue Ridge Grace Brethren Church
(138)
R. 4, Box 501-T (Vi mile west of Wa i
Plaza on Cedar Creek Grade), 2 |
(Tel. 703/667-9399)
Don Gregory, R. 1, Box 157-A, Clef
brook, 22624 (Tel. 703/667-5C
WINCHESTER (Bichard Bell)
Grace Brethren Church (206)
645 Berryville Ave., 22601
(Tbl. 703/662-6360)
Nancy Bell, 1425 Williams Dr.
(Tbl. 703/662-6189)
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iLDENDALE (Gregory M. Howell)
Community Grace Brethren Church (35)
1180 S. Roosevelt St., 98620
) (Tfel. 509/773-3388)
Mrs. Miriam Short, 2769 Hwy. 142
flbl. 509/773-4146)
■ VNDVIEW (Dwight Cover)
Jrace Brethren Church (132)
111 W. Third St., 98930
(Tel. 509/882-3439)
lita Harper, 303 Avenue "D"
Cftl. 509/882-1479)
IctRAH (Charles H. Winter)
iarrah Grace Brethren Church (92)
.701 N. Harrah Rd. (Mailing address:
■ P.O. Box 69, 98933)
(Tel. 509/848-2609)
Irs. Carol Johnson, 9290 Branch Rd.
(Tel. 509/848-2661)
ET I Jack Rants)
race Brethren Church of Kent (207)
■11135 S.E. 232nd, 98031
(Tfel. 206/854-4248)
arraine Nystrand, 23224 100th, S.E.
(Tel. 206/852-7475)
(TON
race Brethren Church (66)
ifth and B. Sts. (Mailing address: Box
216, 98935) (Tbl. 509/894-4477)
rs. Dianne Artz, P.O. Box 365
(Ttel. 509/894-4266)
».E VALLEY (Bob Gentzel)
■ace Bible Fellowship Grace Brethren
Church (18)
eeting at the Lake Wilderness Elem.
Sch. 24216 Witte Rd. S.E. (Mailing
address: P.O. Box 916, 98038)
(Tel. 206/432-1818)
. dy Miller, 25505 217th Ave. S.E.
(Tbl. 206/432-3677)
USER (Chariie Mitchell)
•'immunity Grace Brethren Church (50)
32 Sheridan Ave., 99350
I Tel. 509/786-1675)
s. Alta Ball, R. 2, Box 2283-B
(Tel. 509/973-2781)
SUNNYSIDE (Ray Feather)
Grace Brethren Church (200)
Seventh and Franklin (Mailing address:
P.O. Box 87, 98944)
(Tfel. 509/837-6096)
Cindy Allen, 3671 Sheller Rd.
TOPPENISH (Greg Stamm)
Grace Brethren Church (82) '
507 S. Juniper St., 98948
(Tfel. 509/865-4007)
Jean Henriksen (Tel. 509/829-5364)
YAKIMA (J. Paul Brook)
Grace Brethren Church (44)
904 S. 26th Ave., 98902
(Tfel. 509/453-3720)
Mrs. Earl Dekker, 3505 Emma Lane,
90803 (Tfel. 509/248-0558)
WEST VIRGINIA _
CROSS LANES (E. "Zeke" Young)
Cross Lanes Grace Brethren Church (20)
5386 Big Tyler Rd. (Mailing address:
P.O. Box 7571, 25356) meeting at the
TVler Mtn. V.F.D. Community Bldg.
(tfel. 304/776-1355)
Phillip Scott, 2 Graystone Est., Pinch,
25071
GRAFTON (Joseph E. Nass)
First Grace Brethren Church (112)
45 W. Saint Charles St., 26354
(Tfel. 304/265-0043 or 265-0048)
Kay Mayfield, R. 3, Box 98
(Tfel. 304/265-5392)
MARTINSBURG (Carl A. Baker)
Rosemont Grace Brethren Church (148)
117 S. Illinois Ave., 25401
(Tfel. 304/267-6330)
Mrs. Mary Blair, 577% Rock Cliff Dr.
(Tfel. 304/267-8062)
PARKERSBURG (Richard Placeway)
Grace Brethren Church (87)
1610 Blizzard Dr., Rt. 14 S., 26101
(Tfel. 304/422-5390)
Wayne Meadows, church address
VIENNA (F. Eugene Wall)
Community Grace Brethren Church (15)
(Mailing address: P.O. Box 5284,
26105)
Jennie (Jeibig, 25 Meadowcrest,
Parkersburg 26101
(Tfel. 304/422-7687)
: ANE (George Christie)
: jkane Valley Grace Brethren Church
(30)
: 12407 16th Ave., 99216
(Tfel. 509/924-9575)
I ry Roush, E. 2707 DeSmet. 99202
(Tfel. 509/534-7359)
WYOMING
CHEYENNE
First Brethren Church (12)
Meeting in homes (10 a.m.) Information:
call 307/632-0613 (Mailing address:
P.O. Box 5838, 82003)
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Directory of Grace Brethren Ministers
List of ministers approved by District Conferences of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Chur( «
giving name, address, telephone number, and church membership. Men listed are ordained, ui ss
an (L) follows name, indicating licensed. Name in parentheses following minister is wife's st
name.
Names marked with an asterisk (*) are names submitted by the National Fellowship of G i
Brethren Ministers, indicating membership. Membership requirements are contingent on y
ment of annual dues.
The list is for information purposes only and does not constitute official status. Its accL ;^
is dependent upon information supplied to the Brethren Missionary Herald Co.
ABSHIRE*, J. DONALD (Colleen)
R. 1, Box 84, Boones Mill. VA 24065
(Tel. 703/334-5798)
Assoc. Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
AEBY*, JOHN M. (Joan)
3404 Kennedy Ln., Lot No. 233,
Waterloo,
LA 50701 (Ttel. 319/296-3331)
Denver, CO, church
AHERN*, JERRY (Dottie)
1751 W. Citracado Pkwy. No. 235,
Escondido, CA 92029
Evangelism and Pulpit Supply
Simi Valley church
ALLAN*, DANIEL (Holly)
206 Sharon Ave., Ashland, OH 44805
(Tel. 419/289-8878)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
ALLEBACH*, GERALD (Margaret)
R. 3, Box 370, Palmyra, PA 17078
(Tel. 717/838-3899)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
ALLEM*, DAVID (L)
409 E. Broad St., Souderton, PA 18964
Telford, PA, church
ALTIG*, J. KEITH, D. MIN. (Vivian)
13755 E. Walnut, Whittier, CA
90602 (Tbl. 213/693-8182)
Retired Missionary, Brazil
Pastor Emeritus
Grace Brethren Church
AMUNDSON*, LOUIS (Madeline)
P.O. Box 1203, Homer, AK 99603
(Tbl. 907/235-8695)
Anchorage (Greatland) church
ANDERSON*, R. DARRELL (L) (Irene)
3020 Newtown Rd., No 20, Placerville,
CA 95667 (Tbl. 916/622-2015)
Placerville church
ANGLE*, ROY (L)
100 Langley Rd., Olton, Solihull, B8
7HD England
(Tbl. (011-44) 21.708.1539)
Missionary, England
Waynesboro, PA, church
ARENOBINE*, ROBERT D. (Joy)
7619 Regina Dr., Fort Wayne, IN 46
(Tbl. 219/493-2841)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
ARGUETA*, RODRIGO
do Iglesia de Los Hermanos Vivos (
Christo, Paramount
5885 Downey Ave., Long Beach, CA
90805
Paramount church
ARMENT*, ALAN (L) (Cheryl) J
51 W. Lincoln Ave., Lititz, PA 1754:
(Tbl. 717/627-0531)
Associate Pastor, Grace Brethren i
Church and Administrator, Litit
Christian School
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ARRINGTON*, A. HAROLD (Dorothy) i
315 South Ave., Apt. 12, Tkllmadgel
44278 (Tbl. 216/633-9272)
Pastor, Ellet Grace Brethren Churc
Akron
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ASHMAN*, CHARLES H. (Frances)
Box 386, Winona Lake, IN 46590 \
(Tbl. 219/267-5566)
FGBC Coordinator, (Tbl. 219/269-15;
Winona Lake Church
ASHMAN*, ROBERT A. (Bernice)
602 Chestnut, Winona Lake, IN 46
(Tbl. 219/267-7588)
Pastor, Columbia City, EM, Grace
Brethren Church
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ATKINS*, DAVID (L) (Joyce)
1909 Sandy Ct., Mansfield, OH 4411^
(Tbl. 419/756-2993) jj
Pastor, Lexington Grace Brethren i
Church
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;USTIN*, GARY (Jean)
' 9390 W. Thompson Rd., R.l, Lake
Odessa, MI 48849
("Ifel. 616/693-3002)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
LISTIN", GORDON L. (Charlotte)
200 Sixth St., Winona Lake, IN 46590
(Tfel. 219/269-2507;
office, 219/267-5161)
Technical Coordinator, Grace Brethren
Foreign Missions
Winona Lake church
'EV, TOM (Sandra)
100 Homestead Dr., Lititz, PA 17543
(Tfel. 717/627-4113)
Church administrator, Lititz church
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l;ER*, SAMUEL S. (Betty Ann)
,H. C. 62, Box 640, Dryhill, KY 41749
(Ttel. 606/672-2520)
Pastor, Victory Mountain Grace
Brethren Chapel
EILEY*, STEVE (L) fWilma)
Guamini 6498, 1875 Wilde, Buenos
Aires, Argentina, S.A.
(Tfel. (011-54) 1.254.1438)
Missionary, Argentina
Warsaw, IN, church
B<ER*, BRUCE (Marcella)
:■ 63 Coach Ln., Newburgh, NY 12550
(Tfel. 914/564-2567)
director. Northern Frontier Camp
3oswell, PA, church
S..CER*, CARL A. (Donna)
*36 New York Ave., Martinsburg, WV
25401 (Tfel. 304/263-2272)
^ij, ^cStor, Rosemont Grace Brethren
tftJ Church
ILOW, BRUCE (L) (Christi)
l04 5th St., Winona Lake, IN 46590
(Tfel. 219/267-7286)
ean of Students, Grace College
Winona Lake church
W, ROB (L)
407 W 7th St., Waterloo, lA 50702
Waterloo church
<HILL', CHARLES W. (Lauretta)
31 E. Third St., Perrysville, OH 44864
(Tfel. 419/892-3408)
t'adenton, FL, church
BATTIS*, RICHARD H., Sr. (Carolyn)
10 Waynesburg Rd., Washington, PA
15301 (Tfel. 412/228-7412)
I^stor, Grace Brethren Church
BAUM*, F. ARCHER (Eileen)
7105 Arillo St., San Diego, CA 92111
(Tfel. 619/277-4992) t
Retired
San Diego church
BAUMAN*, PAUL R., D.D. (Aldine)
809 Gordon St., Longview, TX 75603
(Tfel. 903/758-8875)
Conference Speaker
Longview church
BEARINGER', E. H. (L) (Elaine)
1200 Aurora Blvd., No. 150-B,
Bradenton, FL 34202
(Tfel. 813/747-2324)
Pulpit Supply
Bellflower, CA, church
BEAVER*, S. WAYNE, D.D. (Dorothy)
P.O. Box 1531, McCall, ID 83638,
(Tfel. 208/634-7403) (Winter Address:
9350 Bolsa Ave., #40 Westminster,
CA 92683)
Professor Emeritus, Grace Schools
Winona Lake, IN, church
BECKER*, CHRISTIAN J. (L) (Marion)
RO. Box 323, Winona Lake, IN 46590
(Tfel. 219/269-4457)
Pastor, Paul's Chapel Church, Winamac
Annual Fund Director, Grace Schools
Warsaw church
BEESON, JOSEPH (L)
c/o Community (jrace Brethren Church
7260 S. State, Rt. 48, Union, OH 45322
Union church
BELCHER*, DAVID (Denise)
23831 Via de Gema Linda, Murrieta,
CA 92362 (Tfel. 714/677-2656)
La Verne church
BELL*, JAY (Jan)
3909 Senasac Ave., Long Beach, CA
90808 (Tfel. 213/421-9038)
Missions Pastor,
Grace Brethren Church, Long Beach
BELL*, RICHARD E. (Nancy)
1425 Williams Dr., Winchester, VA
22601 (Tfel. 703/662-6189)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
[LETT*, ROGER F.
feS N. Miami Ave., Sidney, OH 45365
(Tfel. 513/498-7572)
nsfield (Grace) church
BELOHLAVEK*, ROBERT (Lois)
239 Rosslyn Ave., Columbus, OH 43214
(Tfel. 614/848-8456)
Columbus, OH, (Grace) church
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BELTON*, JAMES O. Jr. (Sibylle)
Am Herrengarten 12,
7712 Blumberg, Germany
Missionary to Germany
Winona Lake, IN, church
BENZIE*, MARK J. (L) (Trudy)
112 S. Mill St., Lexington, OH 44904
(Tbl. 419/884-3284)
Pastor, Maranatha Grace Brethren
Church
BERKEMER*, CHARLES F. (L) (Margaret)
10331 Woodstead Ave., Whittier, CA
90603 (Tel. 213/947-1479)
Retired
La Mirada church
BETZ*, RUSSELL W. (Kay)
604 N. Main St., Leon, lA 50144
(Tel. 515/446-7397)
Pastor, Leon Brethren Church
BICKEL', KENNETH (Doris)
312 6th St., Winona Lake, IN 46590
(Tbl. 219/267-7253)
Instructor of Pastoral Ministries, Grace
Theological Seminary
Leesburg church
BINGAMAN*, CARROLL J. (Betty)
2231 Swatara St., Harrisburg, PA 17104
(Tfel. 717/236-4909)
Pastor, Melrose Gardens Grace Brethren
Church
BITNER*, ROBERT O. (L) (Nona)
752 Summit Ave., Hagerstown, MD
21740 (Tbl. 301/733-5084)
Hagerstown (Calvary) church
BLAKE*, STEPHEN (Ruth)
4743 "A" St., Philadelphia, PA 19120
(Tel. 215/329-1414)
Pastor, Third Brethren Church
BOAL*, TIMOTHY (%mmy)
R. 3, Box 116, Everett, PA 15537
(Tel. 814/652-6228)
Pastor, Community Grace Brethren
Church
BOEHM*, RONALD E. (Chery)
1410 Meadowlawn Dr., Macedonia, OH
44056 (Tfel. 216/467-6123)
Pastor, Macedonia Western Reserve
Grace Brethren Church
BOWLIN*, DONALD (Glenna)
489 Chippewa Dr. S.W., Rio Rancho, NW
87124 (Tel. 505/891-9431)
Pastor, La Mesa Grace Brethren Churcl
BOWMAN*, EDWARD D.
Grace Village, P.O. Box 337, Winona
Lake, IN 46590 (Tel. 219/372-6237'
Retired
Warsaw church
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BOYER*, JAMES L. Th.D. (Velma)
308 Sunset Dr., Winona Lake, IN 46l
(Tel. 219/267-6769)
(Winter address: 800 E. 6th St.,
Englewood, FL 34223)
(Tfel. 813/474-3303)
Professor Emeritus, Grace Schools
North Port, FL, church
BRICKEL*, CLAIR E. (Martha)
14319 Brookville-Pyrmont Rd.,
Brookville OH 45309
(Tfel. 513/833-3630)
Pulpit Supply
Brookville church
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BROOK*, JOHN PAUL (L) (Sue) ,
910 S. 27th Ave., Yakima, WA 98902 1 '
(Tfel. 509/453-6695) I
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church ||l){
BROWN*, DENNIS R. (L) (Chris)
17415 Gerritt, Cerritos, CA 90701
(Tfel. 213/404-0938)
Superintendent, Greater Long Beach ^^
Christian Schools
Los Altos church
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BROWN, JEFFREY H. (L) (Joyce) fcli
6204 Newberry Rd., Apt. 304,
Indianapolis, IN 46256
Indianapolis (Northeast) church
BROWN*, KENNETH J. (Margie)
1415 Crest St., Reynoldsburg, OH 4:
(Tfel. 614/860-9183)
ftistor, East Side Grace Brethren
Church P'S;
BROWN*, RICHARD (Joan) _, .
8222 Somerdale Ln., La Palma, CA'W^''
90623 (Tel. 714/828-7726)
Principal, Brethren Elementary Scltalli'iE
Long Beach (Grace) church Bi)j{ |
BRUBAKER*, CLAIR D. (Ruth)
201 Killian Rd., Akron, OH 44319 1
(Tel. 216/644-6137)
Cuyahoga Falls church
BOWLAND*, RON (Ruth)
R. 2, Peru, IN 46970
(Tfel. 317/472-2368)
Pastor, Peru Brethren Church
BRUBAKER*, MICHAEL P. (Margery)
822 Knorr St., Philadelphia, PA ISl
(Tfel. 215/745-6021)
Pastor, First Grace Brethren Churiil
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RYANT*, JOHN E. (Janie)
; 5 Northgate Dr., Mt. Vernon, OH 43050
(Tfel. 614/393-3537)
ftstor, Grace Brethren Church of Mt
Vernon
JCKINGHAM-, DON (L) (Gay)
^^^PoP^"'^^*" *^'<^n Rd-. Columbus, OH
43221 Clbl. 614/771-6138)
Assoc. Pastor, Northwest Chapel
Grace Brethren Church
l»RK*, BILL A. (Imogene)
C'' 101.68^447 Vila dos Cabanos, PA
Brazil, S.A. (Tfel. (011-55) 753-il38)
Missionary, Brazil
Los Angeles, CA, church
IRK*, Kenneth (L)
c/o Bellflower Brethren Church
9405 E. Flower St., Bellflower, CA
90706 (Tfel. 213/925-6561)
Bellflower church
BUTTON*, BRUCE L. (Leonore)
3333 N. Flowing Wells Rd., No 121
Tucson, AZ 85705
(Tfel. 602/293-6744)
Representative, International Ministries
to Israel
New Albany, IN, church
BYERS*, GLENN C. (Dolores) '
2691 E. Robby Dr., Warsaw, IN 46580
(Tfel. 219/269-1255)
ftstor, Sidney Grace Brethren Church
^^lof9''-.°°'^f'FP' t' °- "'"• (Cynthia)
.,^^"°P°'"* D""-' Warsaw, IN 46580
(Tfel. 219/269-5078)
Director of (Constituent Relations, Grace
bchools, Winona Lake church
BYERS-, WILLIAM A. (Betty)
^^^o^H.^^"^^" ^"'■es' Ct., Marietta, GA
30066 (Tfel. 404/422-6087)
Atlanta church
RKE*, JOHN P. (Shirley)
1434 Lyon, Waterloo, lA 50702
(Tfel. 319/233-9056)
ftstor, Grace Brethren Church
RNS*, JOHN J. (Inez)
Grace Village, Box 337, Winona Lake.
IN 46590 (Tfel. 219/372-6287)
vVinona Lake church
INS*, RALPH S. (Ruth)
^.O. Box 284, Winona Lake, IN 46590
(Tfel. 219/269-3223)
'ulpit Supply
Terald Bookstore
Vinona Lake church
INS*, ROBERT L. (Evelyn)
'■ f^°^ ^^' Kittanning, PA 16201
(Tfel. 412/763-7871)
^stor. North Buffalo Brethren Church
NS*, STEPHEN (Cathy)
■ k?5'' 2'*2A. Dallas Center, lA
50063 (Tfel. 515/992-3798)
istor, Grace Brethren Church
IIS*, LEE
3X 991, Cabazon, CA 92230
(Tfel. 714/849-2994)
istor, Cabazon Cummunity church
laplain LTC, U.S. Army, Retired
IS Angeles church
■ER, TULLY
' Grace Brethren Navajo Ministries,
Counselor, NM 87018
stor. Cedar Hill Navajo Grace
Brethren Church
91
CAES*, EVERETT N. (Dorothv)
i\t^^I^ t^t""? ^'■- Dayton, OH 45415
t-lkhart, IN church
CARD*, D. CHARLES
HHC, 1-505 PIR, 82nd Airborne
Division, APO NY, NY 09659
Chaplain, U.S. Army
Waipio, HI, church
CAREY*, ARTHUR
436 Poppy St., Long Beach, CA 90805
Long Beach (Grace) church
^^7l;«?^c:* "'TCHELL D. (L) (Susan)
^^^°^^'"<^etwateT Ln., Highland, CA
92346 (Tfel. 714/864 7178)
Ristoral Tfeam, Orange Grove
Community Church, Redlands
K- », Box 121, Johnstown, PA 15909
(Tfel. 814/322-1625)
P&stor, Singer Hill Grace Brethren
Church
^'^""°LL*, JEFFRY A. (L) (Pamela)
,2^^T^™^" ^■' Maumee, OH 43537
(Tfel. 419/537-9877)
P&stor, Maumee Valley Grace Brethren
Church
CARTER*, DONALD F. (Dorothy)
''\Tfe?S3f'9623t^"'°°'' ^^ '''''
Retired Chaplain, U.S. Army
Long Beach (Grace) church
CASHMAN*, EDWIN E.
12346 Charlwood, Cerritos, CA 90701
(Tfel. 213/860-4576)
Pastor, Bellflower Brethren Church,
Bellflower
COHEN*, RONALD N. (L) (Bobbi)
491 Fieldcrest Dr., Willow Street, PA
17584 (Tel. 717/464-4817)
Southern Lancaster Grace Brethren
Church
CHRISTIE*, GEORGE R. (Phyllis)
E. 309 14th, Apt. 107-B, Spokane, WA
99202 (Tbl. 509/838-4337)
Pastor, Spokane Valley Grace Brethren
Church
COHEN*, STEVE (L) (Sheri)
13759 Gardenland, Bellflower, CA 907t
(Tbl. 213/920-2577)
Pastor of Christian Education
Bellflower church
CHRONISTER', BRIAN
4805 Manytell, Anchorage, AK 99516
Pastor, Grace Community Church
CHURCHILL*, JACK B. (Rosa)
2758 Caulfield Dr., San Diego, CA
92154 (Ttel. 619/423-7903)
Missionary, Mexico
Los Alamitos church
CLAPHAM*, MICHAEL C. (Elizabeth)
10927 Bloomfield Ct., Loveland, OH
45140 (Tbl. 513/677-3664)
F^stor, Grace Brethren Church,
Cincinnati
CLARK*, RICK (Cynthia)
289 W. Hernley Rd., Manheim, PA
17545 (Tfel. 717/664-2986)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
CLINGAN*, ALAN N. (Frances)
P.O. Box 604, Greencastle, PA 17225
Pastor, Conococheague Grace Brethren
Church
CLOUSE*, ROBERT G. (Bonnidell)
2122 S. 21st., Tferre Haute, IN 47802
(Tel. 812/235-5433)
Pastor, First Brethren Church, Clay
City
COBURN*, FRANK J. (Marjorie)
13025 Bluefield Ave., La Mirada, CA
90638 (Tfel. 213/943-0553)
Ffestor, Community Brethren Church,
Los Angeles
COBURN*, RICHARD (Sheryl)
6052 Haviland Ave., Whittier, CA 90601
(Tfel. 213/696-6648)
Los Angeles church
COCHRAN*, WILLIAM A., Lt. Col. (Sharon)
7701 E. Spouse Dr., No. 1, Prescott
Valley, AZ 86314
(Tfel. 602/772-1305)
Pulpit Supply — Veteran's Affairs
Chaplain
Tfemple Hills, MD, church
COFFMAN*, CLIFFORD (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)
Associate Pastor, Pastoral Care, Gracej
Church, Los Alamitos
COLE*, NEIL (Dana)
7408 Butterfield, Rancho Cucamonga,.
CA 91730 (Tfel. 714/941-6998)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
of Alta Loma
COLLINS*, BENJAMIN F. Ill (Philinda)
1 Hodges Place, Ft. Stewart, GA 3131
Service address: CH (Cpt.) HHB 8
FAR, APO San Francisco, CA
96524-0240
(Tfel. 011-82351-870-5666)
U.S. Army Chaplain
Simi church
COMBS*, ROBERT P. (Julianne)
647 Parkway Blvd., Norton, OH 4420
(Tfel. 216/825-8966)
Foster, Grace Brethren Church
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COOK*, WILLIAM "Bill " (L)
c/o Grace Church, 3021 Blume Dr., L
Alamitos, CA 90720
Los Alamitos church
COOPER*, MASON (Alma)
204 N. Delaware Ave., Martinsbiu-g, >
VA 25401 (Tfel. 304/267-2039) '
Pastor / Evangelist
Roanoke, VA, (Ghent) church
Sil
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CORNWELL*, RICHARD H. (Rosalie)
215 Arthur St., Kittanning, PA 162*!m
(Tel. 412/543-4019)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
COSENTINO*, JOE (L)
251 Parkway Dr., East Lake, 4409f«ffc
(Tfel. 216/942-2404)
Pastor, Lake County Grace Brethre
Church, Willoughby
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COSGROVE*, KENNETH I. (Gail)
1706 Walnut Ridge, Sanatoga, PA
(Tfel. 215/326-5684) _ ..
Pastor, Tri-County Grace Brethren^ JS
Church, Royerford
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OURTER*, DOUGLAS A. (Barbara)
- 625 Weber, N.E., North Canton, OH
44720 (Tfel. 216/497-5998)
■Vbuth and Music Pastor, Grace Brethren
Church
CUSTER*, JAMES L. (Triceine)
2515 Carriage Ln., Powell, OH 43065
Clfel. 614/881-5779)
raster, Grace Brethren Church
of Columbus
DVER*, DWIGHT (Sherrill)
623 E. Second St., Grandview, WA
98930 (Tbl. 509/882-5083)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
(VER*, ROBERT (Joene)
258 Fairlawn St., Smithville, OH 44677
Administrator, Wooster Christian School
Wooster church
CVlNGTON*, CHARLES (L) (Eva)
6701 Wilcox Ave., Bell, CA 90201
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church, Cypress
:i'LE*, J. TIMOTHY (Mary)
700 Clifton Dr, Hickory Woods, Bear,
DE 19701 (Tfel. 302/834-1722)
^stor, Grace Brethren Church, Newark
;UBBS*, WILLIAM (Adele)
70 E. Main St., Macungie, PA 18062
(Tfel. 215/965-9487)
"astor, Grace Brethren Church,
Emmaus
F IGEN*, TREVOR (Colleen)
lauptstr 55, 7842
iandern 1, CJermany
eru, IN, church
F NDALL*, GARY (Sherrie)
02 College St., Findlay, OH 45840
istor, Findlay Grace Brethren Church
> IE*, CARL E. Ph.D. (L) (Marjorie)
mo Royalton Ave., Modesto, CA 95350
(Tfel. 209/526-5001)
iculty, Modesto Junior College
odesto church
RICHARD (JoAnn)
kl Raleigh, Galveston, IN 46932
J (Ttel. 219/699-7110)
|Stor, North Kokomo Grace Brethren
Church
P.U1ER, ROBERT D. Th.D. (Celeste)
1, Box 166, Houston, MN 55943
ofessor of Theology, Author, Pastor
irrah, WA, church
U44I) IFF*, C. DAYTON (Velma)
13 Long Meadows Ave., Roanoke, VA
24017
)any, OR church
is, KENNETH A. (Gretchen)
11 Calle Campana de Plata, Tucson,
lAZ 85745 CM. 602/792-1114)
|tor, Silverbell Grace Brethren
Church
DANIELS*, TERRY (L)
c/o Grace Brethren Church of South
Pasadena
920 Fremont Ave., South Pasadena, CA
91030 (Tfel. 818/799-6461)
ftistor, Grace Brethren Church of South
Pasadena
DARR*, SHIMER (Helen)
R. 3, Box 92, Meyersdale, Pa 15552
(Tfel. 814/634-0023)
Caretaker and Overseer, Allegheny
Brethren District Youth Camp
(Albryoca)
Asst. Pastor, Summit Mills Grace
Brethren Church, Meyersdale
DAUGHERTY*, DAVE (L) (Karen)
B.P 240 Bangui, Central African
Republic, Africa
Missionary
Columbus (Grace), OH, church
DAVIS*, CHARLES R., D. MIn. (Millie)
3807 N.E, 19th Street Circle, Ocala, FL
32670 (Tfel. 904/629-5056)
Pastor, Ocala Grace Brethren Church
DAVIS*, JEFFREY (L) (Ann)
1870 Florida Ave., Palm Harbor, FL
34683 (Tfel. 813/787-5254)
Palm Harbor Grace Brethren Church
DAVIS*, JOHN J., Th.D., D.D. (Carolyn)
P.O. Box 635, Winona Lake, IN 46590
(Tfel. 219/267-6033)
President, Grace Schools
Winona Lake church
DAVIS*, RAYMOND H. (Hebe)
833 Spruce St., Hagerstown, MD 21740
(Ttel. 301/790-2927)
Pastor Grace Brethren church
DAVIS*, WILLIAM (Karen)
2090 Broad St., East Petersburg, PA
17520 (Ttel. 717/560-0440)
Pastor, Greater Lancaster Grace
Brethren Church, Lancaster
DeARMEY*, LARRY (L) (Vicki)
100-D Cours Lafayette, 69003-Lyon,
France (Ttel. (011-33) 78.95.38.44)
Missionary, France
Winona Lake, IN, church
93
DeARMEY*. RICHARD P. (Lois)
1963 Noble Run Way, Columbus, OH
43229 (Tbl. 614/891-9063)
Minister of Counseling
Grace Brethren Church
DELL*, ROBERT L. (Marjorie)
2225 Clover Leaf Rd., Hagerstown, MD
21740 (Tel. 301/582-3246)
Minister of Adults and Visitation
Grace Brethren Church
DIVINE*, ROBERT, D. MIn. (Loretta)
11040 Foster Rd., Norwalk, CA 90650
Clbl. 213/868-2970)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
DIXON*, JAMES G., Jr., (Dorothy)
5920 John Adams Dr., Camp Springs,
MD 20748 (All Mail to church
address) (Tfel. 301/899-7945)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church of
Greater Washington, Tfemple Hills
DELOE*, JESSE B. (Gladys)
102 Third St., Winona Lake, IN 46590
(Tbl. 219/269-7925)
Director of Administration, Grace
Brethren Home Missions
Winona Lake church
DENLINGER*, NED (L) (Kathy)
110 E. North St., Mason, OH 45040
(Tel. 513/398-4176)
Administrator, Cincinnati Grace
Brethren Church
DEVAN*, FRED W., Jr., (Margaret)
5922 Brethren Rd., Roanoke, VA 24014
(Tel. 703/774-5697)
F^stor, Clearbrook Grace Brethren
Church
DIAZ*, JOHN L. LCDR (Brenda)
548 Ozbourn Ave., Mayport, FL 32227
Chaplain, U.S. Navy
Orlando church
DICE*, LEE H. (Eeva)
1909 Neal Dr, Wooster, OH 44691
(Tfel. 216/345-7826)
Assoc, pastor, Grace Brethren Church
DICK*, PAUL E. (Esther)
1912 E. Walnut St., Warsaw, IN 46580
(Tel. 219/269-6360)
Pulpit supply
Winona Lake church
DICKSON*, GROVER J. CDR, (June)
Chaplain's Office, NAS, Fallon, NV
89406
Chaplain, U.S. Navy
Mansfield, (Grace), OH, church
DILLING*, JOHN R. (Patricia)
2207 Edmar St., Louisville, OH 44641
(Tel. 216/875-9468)
Pulpit Supply, Chaplain, Deer Meadow
Campground, Cook Forest, PA
Canton church
DISTLER*, SCOTT K. (L) (Laura)
28 W Cross St., Pbtsdam, OH 45361
(Tel. 513/947-1434)
Youth Pastor, Community Grace
Brethren Church, Union
DOUTRICH*, MICHAEL (L) (Karen)
315 Main St., (Mailing Address: P.O.
Box 82, 17365), Wellsville, PA
Asst. Pastor, Hope Grace Brethren
Church
DOUTRICH*, STEPHEN D. (Donna)
419 Twin Elm Rd., Strasburg, PA 175
(Tel. 717/687-6792)
Youth Pastor and Director of C.E
Southern Lancaster Grace Brethr*
Church
DOWDY*, J. PAUL, Sr., (Dortha)
5864 Tbal Ln., El Paso, TX 79924
(Tfel. 915/751-5889)
Retired Missionary, Argentina
Warsaw, IN, church
DUNKLE*, JEFFREY L. (Ruth)
535 Cherry St., Lebanon, PA 17042
(Ttel. 717/272-4075)
Minister of Christian Education
Myerstown church
DUNNING*, HAROLD L., D.LItt.
(Marguerite)
4363 Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, C
90712 (Tel. 213/421-5727)
Assoc. Pastor, Grace Brethren Churo
Long Beach
DURKEE*, SHERWOOD V. (Joyce)
R. 2, Box 225, Butler, TN 37640
(Tel. 615/768-2284)
Winona Lake, IN, church
EADY*, KEVIN (L) (Jill)
222 Gill Ave., Gallon, OH 44833
(Tel. 419/468-1708)
Assoc. Pastor/Youth & Music, Grace:
Brethren Church
lb
ami
EDGINGTON*, ALLEN D. (Sharon)
7617 Madden Dr, Fishers, IN 4603*ijn
(Tel. 317/578-8007)
ftstor. Northeast Grace Brethren
Church of Indianapolis
94
EDMONDS*, STEPHAN J. (Julie)
745 McArthur Dr., Greensburg, PA
15601 Clfel. 412/832-9281)
Foster, Grace Brethren Church,
Murrysville
EDWARDS*, LARRY (Darlene)
241 E. First Ave., Lemont, PA (Mailing
address: P.O. Box 1026, 16851)
(Ttel. 814/234-8631)
Pastor, Happy Valley Community Grace
Brethren Church
ELWELL*, JAMES T. (Cynthia)
108 Sheffield Lane, Yorktown, VA 23693
Chaplain, U.S.A.F.
Columbus (Grace) OH, church
ENDERLE*, TIM (L)
c/o Grace Brethren Church
8255 Worthington/Galena Rd. Wester-
ville, OH (Mailing address: 6675
Worthington/Galena Rd.,
Worthington, OH 43085)
(Tbl. 614/888-7733)
Columbus (Grace), OH, church
ESHELMAN*, DONALD E. (Mary)
P.O. Box 7649, Roanoke, VA 24019
Pastor, Patterson Memorial Grace
Brethren Church
ESHLEMAN*, DANIEL S. (Nancy)
3395 Bossier Rd., Elizabethtown, PA
17022 (Tfel. 717/367-7771)
Pastor, Elizabethtown Grace Brethren
Church
FETTERHOFF*, DEAN (Billie)
406 Truth Ave., Marietta, GA 30066
(Tel. 404/428-8738)
Ristor, Grace Brethren Church, Atlanta
FETTERHOFF*, ROBERT D. (Roxanne)
912 Douglas Dr., Wooster, OH 44691
(Tbl. 216/262-1191) '
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
FINK*, PAUL R., Th. D. (Mary Lou)
R. 1, Box 259, Madison Heights, VA
24572 (Tel. 804/384-2513)
Prof., Liberty University, School of
Religion
Buena Vista church
FLORY*, WAYNE S., Ph.D. (Jaqulyn)
4257 Nelsonbark Ave., Lakewood, CA
90712 (Tfel. 213/421-7269)
Professor, Biola University
Long Beach (Grace) church
FLOWERS*, CHARLES A. (Maxine)
P.O. Box 754, Fulton, TX 78358
(Tbl. 512/729-4076)
Retired
Roanoke (Clesu-brook), VA, church
FLUKE*, W. MAX (Mary Ellen)
990 S. 250 E., Warsaw, IN 46580
(Tel. 219/267-3704)
Winona Lake church
FOLDEN*, DON (L) (Willie)
13423 Bechard Ave., Norwalk, CA 90650
(Tbl. 213/863-2216)
Pastor, Bell Brethren Church, Bell
FAHRBACH, JOHN (L) (Julie)
4095 Williston Rd., Northwood, OH
43619 (Tel. 419/693-0652)
Pastor, Trinity Grace Brethren Church
■AIRMAN*, RICK (Judy)
163 Dell view Dr., Warsaw, IN 46580
(Tbl. 219-267-7732)
Professor, Grace Theological Seminary
Winona Lake church
ARNER, TIMOTHY (Sandra)
635 Chase Rd., Columbus, OH 43214
(Ibl. 614/431-9355)
Missionary, Brazil
Columbus (Grace), OH, church
EATHER*, RAY I. (Sharon)
804 Tbylor, Sunnyside, WA (Mailing
address: P.O. Box 87, 98944)
Pastor, Grace Brethren (ihurch
ELABOM*, Jr., LOREN (L) (Janine)
417 W. Water, Berne, IN 46711
(Tbl. 219/589-8964)
Assoc. Pastor, Bethel Brethren Church
FOOTE*, ROBERT (Peggy)
2314 Emerald Dr., Davenport, lA 52804
(Tel. 319/391-7209)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
FORSYTHE*, DOUGLAS M. (L) (Debbie)
55 W Henderson Rd., Columbus, OH
43214 (Tbl. 614/268-0030)
Adult Christian Education
Worthington church
FREDERICKS*, JAMES (Fran)
Breite Heerstrasse 76/1, D-7260 Calw
(Heumaden) (3ermany
(Tbl. (011-49) 7051.12.552)
Missionary, (Germany
Los Alamitos, CA, church
FRETZ*, JAY M. (Beth)
226 Robin Ave.. Sebring, FL 33872
(Tbl. 813/382-4640)
ftistor, Grace Brethren Church
FRIESEN*, LELAND J. (Janelle)
386 Military Blvd., Ormond Beach, FL
32074 (Tel. 904/673-2486)
Ormond Beach church
95
FULLER'. CARLTON J. (Vivian)
R. 2, Box 257, Unicoi, TN 37642
Chaplain. Veteran's Home
(Tfel. 615 743-8136)
Tfelford church
GENTZEL*, ROBERT (Jamie)
30603 188th Ave. S.E., Kent, WA
98042 (Tfel. 206/631-7777)
I^stor, Grace Bible Fellowship Grace
Brethren Church
FUNDERBURG*, MICHAEL D. Wancy)
13626 S4th St.. SE. Alto. ^^ 49302
iTel. 616 868-6151)
ftstor. Calvary Grace Brethren Church
FUTCH', EARL (L) (Lita)
7218 Prato Ava. Orlanda FL 32819
(Tel. 407 352-3881)
ftstor. Grace Brethren Church of
Orlando
GEORGE*, TIMOTHY iKanc\i
324 Ebenezer Rd., Lebanon. PA 17042
(Tel. 717/273-9536) ,;
Minister of Evangelism ]
Grace Brethren Church, Myerstown j
GIBSON, J. BRAD (L) (Ginger)
CO P.O. Box 1234, Dublin, OH 43017
(Tel. 614761-0363)
Elder, Northwest Chapel Grace
Brethren Church
GALEGOR*, STEVE (L)
Navajo Ministries, Inc., Counselor, NM.,
87018
Asst. Superintendent. Grace Brethren
Navajo Ministries
(joshen. IN. church
GALLE'. JOHN Judvi
124 Mallard Dr.. Groton, CT 06340
Chaplain. U.S. Navy
Bethlehem. PA, church
GARBER'. MARTIN M. Beverleji
CO P.O. Box 588. Winona Lake, IN
46590
Missionary, Africa, Retired
Modesto, CA church
GARDNER, FRANK (Adelaide)
CO Kachemak Grace Brethren Church
PO. Box 2749. Homer AK 99603
'Tel. 907 235-8213)
I^stor. Kachemak Grace Brethren
Church
GILBERT*. RALPH W. (Nan)
113 Woodwav Ln.. Longview, TX 756
(Tel. 903759-4448)
Professor, LeToumeau College
Tour director
Longview church
GILES*, JERRY (Pat I
6918 (joldcrest Ave., Long Beach, CA
90815 (Tfel. 213/430-1659)
Adult Ministries
Long Beach (Grace), church
GILL*, JEFFREY A. (Katherine)
361 Trov Rd.. Delaware, OH 43015
(Tel. 614363-1438)
F^stor, Grace Brethren Church
GILLETTE*, DAN (Lois)
115 E. Phillip St.. Covington. VA 24|
(Tel. 703 962-9541)
Ristor. Grace Brethren Church
GILLIS*, E. JOHN (Ruth)
17645 Toakoana Wav, Eagle River, Mi.
99577 rrel. 907 694-5331)
Pastor. Greatland Grace Brethren
Church. Anchorage
GARTLAND*, CLAIR W. (Elizabeth)
457 Lvman Ln.. Conenaaugh. PA 15909
(Tel. 814 322-1830)
Pulpit Pastor
Conemaugh (Pike) chiuxh
GASTON*. DAVE
3236 Easton Rd.. Norton. OH 44203
(Tel. 216 825-35191
Assoc Pastor. Norton Grace Brethren
Church
GEGNER*, LARRY K. (Mary)
112 Beachlev St.. Meversdala PA 15552
(^onU.S. 219 1
(Tel. 814634-8690)
F^stor. Meyersdale Grace Brethren
Church)
^r.
GINGRICH*, RAYMOND E.,Th.D. (Edits
Grace Village, Box 337, Apt. 255-1
Winona Lake, IN 46590
(TeL 219 372-6255)
Professor Emeritus, LeToumeau CcJ
Bible Conference Speaker, Chril
Educator
Winona Lake church
GINGRICH*. ULYSSES L. _
70 Chipawa Ave.. Dover. PA 173151^.:
(Tel. 717 292-4792)
Pulpit Supply
York church
GLASS*, ROY E., (Arlene) fc*
259 N. Second St., Tipp City. OH l^.T
(Tel. 513 667-8006)
Troy church
96
ASS*, ROY E., Ill (L) (Carol)
■08 S. Clay St., Troy, OH 45373
(Tel. 513/339-4584)
^lastor. Grace Brethren Church
I NWINKEL*, DAVID (L) (Linda)
2760 Luther Rd., Auburn, CA 95603
. (Tel. 916/823-8330)
(lSSOC Pastor, Church Administration,
Auburn Grace Brethren Church
r GEY', GARY P.
0 Box 484, Horsham, PA 19044
Tel. 215/674-5920)
uburban Grace Brethren Church,
Hatboro
CD*, KENT (Becky)
,iB Blvd.. de la Mame, 21000 Dijon,
■' France (Tel. (011-33) 80.74.09.30)
jssionarj-, France
;. Lauderdale, FL, church
:DMAN*, DAVID (Nanc>)
?6 Elm St., Winnetka, IL 60093
:= .Alamitos, CA, church
IDMAN*, MARVIN L. (Dorothy)
)0 Chestnut Ave.. Winona Lake, IN
46590 (Tel. 219 269-5068)
jtired Missionary, Africa
inona Lake church
13SENS, THOMAS E. rMarthai
5 Oak St.. Conemaugh. PA 15909
Tel. 814539-5333)
s;or. Conemaugh Grace Brethren
Church
ilILL*, DANIEL J. (Joan)
'24 Wilmington Pk.. Dayton, OH
45419 (Tel. 513 298-6734)
- :r. Calvarj- Grace Brethren Church.
Kettering
I AM", IKE (Nanc>)
and Mezon Shin Itami 714, Itami
Shi. Minami Machi 2-1-20, Hyogo-
Ken 664, Japan
Tel. (011-81) 727.72.7725)
ijssionap.-. Japan
imerville, OH, church
T*, RICHARD E. Mildred)
8, Box 268L. Warsaw, EN 46580
(Tfel. 219 372-6301)
ice Village. Supt. of Maintenance
nona Lake church
V, DANIEL B. (Nano,)
Joao XXin. No. 520. 38.400
Uberlandia. M.G. Brazil, S.A.
sionary. (Tel. (011-55) 61-274-9915)
umbus (Grace), OH, church
GREENE*, "R." Dallas (Debbie)
7098 Limestone Ln., Middletown, MD
21769 (Tel. 301 371-7390)
F^stor. Grace Brethren Church of
Greater Washington at Frederick,
GREGORY*, JOHN E. (Betty)
14 DonnertowTi Ln., Duncansville, PR
16635 (Tel. 814 695-3739)
festor, Leamers\"ille Grace Brethren
Church
GRIFFITH*, DAVID (Sue)
13A rue de Strasbourg. 71200-Le
Creusot. France
(Tel. (011-33) 85.80.10.07)
Missionary France
Tfelford. PA. church
GRIFFITH*, ROBERT (Jovce)
RO. Box 322, Berne, IN 46711
(Tel. 219589-8108)
Ristor, Bethel Brethren Church
GRUBB*, ELDON E. (L) (Denise)
5183 Yellow Mt. Rd., Lot 62, Roanoke,
VA 24014 (Tel. 703 982-5549)
Assoc, pastor. Garden City Grace
Brethren Church
GUERENA*. MARTIN (L) (Cristy)
Apdo. Postal No. 173, Cuautitla
Izcalli, 54700 Edo. de Mexico. MEXICO
(Tel. (011-52) 5-579-9550
Missionary- to Mexico
Dublin, OH, church
GUERENA*. PHILLIP lAmv)
9853 Cedar St.. Apt. 7. Bellflower CA
90706 (Tel. 213 920-79561
I^stor, Iglesia de los Hermanos Vivos
en Cristo, I^u-amount
GUILES*. DAVID A. (Sue)
Ortega 6260. 1875 Wilde, Buenos Aires,
Argentina, S. A.
(Tfel. (011-54) 1.207.9673)
Missionary to Argentina
Warsaw. IN, church
GUILES*, RONALD A. ilrene)
895 S. Wymore Rd.. No. 907 A,
Altamonte Springs, FL 32714
(Tel. 407 869^831)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
H
HAAG*, WALTER lAlvs)
PO. Box 8369, Chula Vista. CA 92012
Retired Missionarj-. Mexico
San Diego church
97
HABLE', GARY (Marie)
4391 K Rd., Bark River, MI 49807
(Tel. 906/789-9066)
F^stor, Bay De Noc Grace Brethren
Church
HALBERG*, ROY (Andrea)
2435 Magnolia, La Verne, CA 91750
Senior Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
HALL*, RALPH C. (Elizabeth)
6611 Heritage Ln., Bradenton, FL
34209 (Tfel. 813/792-4256)
Architect & Professional Engineer
(Office: 813/792-6051)
Interim Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
of Bradenton
HATCH*, BURTON G. (Marie)
7742 Long Lake Ct., S.E., Olympia, A
98503 (Ifel. 206/456-2416)
Retired Chaplain (Col.), U.S. Army
Pulpit Supply
Long Beach (Grace),
CA, church
HAUSER*, RAY
Christian Service Center
34-2 Wakamatsu Cho, Yokosuka,
Japan 238
Los Altos, CA, church
HAWKINS*, GILBERT (Rosella)
R. 1 (Mailing address: P.O. Box 33, '
52316) North English, lA
(Tbl. 319/664-3568)
Pastor Grace Brethren Church
1
HALLER*, WESLEY (Virginia)
2487 Aspen St., N.E. North Canton, OH
44721 (Tfel. 216/499-8368)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church,
Middlebranch
HAMMERS*, THOMAS E. (Mary)
604 Chestnut Ave., Winona Lake,
46590 (Tfel. 219/267-5977)
Winona Lake church
IN
HANFT*, (Rocky) WENDELL (L) (Bonnie)
18 East Ave., Hagerstown, MD 21740
Pulpit Supply, Evangelistic Ministry,
Revival Meetings
Hagerstown (Grace) church
HANNAH*, WAYNE (Gina)
2108 Unicorn Ln., Richmond, VA 23235
(Te\. 804/272-4413)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
HARRELL*, RICHARD (Kathy)
B.R 183 Moundou, Republic of the
Chad, Africa
Missionary, Chad
Whittier (Community), CA, church
HARRIS*, VERNON J. (Glyndowyn)
104 Dianne Cir., Willow Street, PA
17584 (Tel. 717/464-9235)
Assoc. Pastor, New Holland Grace
Brethren Church
HARSTINE*, RICHARD F. (Lucene)
6733 Musical Lane, Roanoke, VA 24018
(Tbl. 703/774-3483)
Minister of Music and Asst. Pastor,
Patterson Memorial Grace
Brethren Church
HARTMAN*, JOHN (Fern)
1908 Manzana Rd., Carlsbad, NM
88220 (Tfel. 505/885-8772)
Norton, OH, church
HAWKINS*, TIM (L) (Julie)
Av. DR. Elisio de Moura, 443 2° B,
3000 Coimbra, Portugal
Rittman, OH, church
HAY*, CHRIS (Dawn)
P.O. Box 444, Kenai, AK 99611
(Tfel. 907/283-5789)
Pastor, Kenai Grace Brethren Churc
HAYES*, CHRIS A. (Liz)
4711 Pavalof, Anchorage, AK 99507
Anchorage church
HEIM*, JEFFREY D. "Chip"
6777 Laird Ave., Reynoldsburg, OH
43068
Assoc. Pastor, Grace Brethren Churc
(East Side), Columbus
HEIN*, HERMAN H., Jr. (Luella)
2400 Miller Dr., Niles, MI 49120
(Tfel. 616/684-8542)
Evangelism and Supply Pastor
New Troy church
HEINSMAN*, WILLIAM G. (L) (Melba) _
13232 Lakeview Dr., Leo, IN 46765,*
Director of TEAM Radio-China
(joshen, IN, church
HICKEY*, THOMAS W. (Laura)
13 Place de la Ferrandiere, 69003 LI
France
(Tfel. 72.36.35.52)Missionary, France
Ormond Beach, FL, church
HINKS*, DONALD R. (Joan)
12 Wade Ave., (Gettysburg, PA 1732
(Tfel. 717/334-1282)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
ROBERT*, DAVID (Susan)
5, rue Georges Clemenceau, 71230
St-Vallier, France
(Tfel. (011-33) 85.58.32.50)
Missionary
Winona Lake, IN, church
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98
)BERr*, TAD K. (Vivienne)
4230 Crownwood Ave., Dayton, OH
45415 (Tel. 513/898-1689)
Pastor, North Riverdale Grace Brethren
Church
iCKING*, DONALD G., Ph.D. (Betty)
B.P. 6924 Yaounde, Republic of
Cameroon, Africa
Missionsiry, Gospel Fellowship Assoc
Long Beach (Grace), CA, church
CKING*, JIM (Taye)
B.P. 240, Bangui, Central African
Republic
.Missionary, Africa
Winona Lake, IN, church
ICKING", THOMAS G. (Ikmra)
13918 Carpintero Ave., Bellflower, CA
90706
^sistant Pastor, Bellflower Brethren
Church
I3KLEY*, ALBERT (Zoe Ann)
19840 Danville-Jelloway Rd., Danville,
■ OH 43014 (Tel. 614/599-6350)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church of
Danville
lOGDON*, EARLE C. (Dorothy)
Caixa Postal 861, 66.000 Belem, Para.
Brazil, South America
(Tfel. (011-55) 91-231-4716)
Missionary, Brazil
' "Vooster, OH, church
« ECKER", TERRY DMin. (Debbie)
827 Rings Rd., Amlin, OH (Mailing
address: P.O. Box 68, 43002)
(Tel. 614/771-9748)
■astor, Northwest Chapel Grace
Brethren Church, Dublin
CFARD*, R. JEFFREY (L) (Judy)
03 E. Prairie St., Leesburg, IN 46538
(Tel. 219/453-3960)
astor, Leesburg Grace Brethren Church
SFMAN*, PAUL (Lvn)
125 Riverwood D"r., Auburn, CA 95603
(Tel. 916/888-8094)
istor. Auburn Grace Brethren Church
HORNER*, GEORGE (L) (Judy)
P.O. Box 243, Tuppers Plains, OH 45783
(Tel. 614/667-6243)
Foster, Grace Brethren Church,
Coolville
HORNER', J. RICHARD (Bettie)
2934 Maple Ave., Altoona, PA 16601
(Tel. 814/942-2665)
ftistor, First Grace Brethren Church
HOSTETLER", DALE C. (L) (Dorothy)
504 Englewood Place, Yakima, WA
98909
(Tfel. 509/965-6498)
Yakima church
HOWARD*, A. L. (Dorothy)
1731 Brookfield. La Habra. CA 90631
(Tel. 213/691-9387)
Retired
LaMirada church
HOWARD*, WILLIAM E. (Mary)
304 Porter Dr., Englewood, OH 45322
(Tel. 513/836-6247)
Retired, Pulpit Supply
Brookville church
HOWELL*, GREGORY M. (Colleen)
129 N.W. Second St., Goldendale, WA
98620 (Tel. 509/773-3996)
festor. Community Grace Brethren
Church
HOWELL*, STEPHEN (L) (Sherie)
1835 Thriftwood Dr, Charlotte, NC
28208 (Tel. 704/394-8747)
F^stor, Grace Brethren Church
HOYT*, ALDO (L) (Alice)
725 8. Eliot St., Denver, CO 80219
(Tel. 303/934-7876)
Foster, Denver Grace Brethren Church
HOYT*, GARNER E. (Myna)
235 Edgewater Dr. Dayton, TN 37321
(Tel. 615/775-6981)
Educator and Missionary
Canton, OH, church
HOYT*, HERMAN A., Th.D. (Harriet)
101 Florentine Dr., Willow Street, PA
17584 (Tel. 717464-5860)
Educator and Minister
Lancaster (Southern) church
UER*, JIM(L)(Elta)
■ S Grace Brethren Church, 27938 S.E.
Stark St., Trout dale, OR 97060
(Tfel. 503/661-7632)
istor. Grace Brethren Church
I^ES*, ROBERT F. (Alice)
09 Spencer Rd., Homerville, OH
44235 (Tel. 216 625-3375)
stor, Grace Brethren Church
HOYT*, LOWELL (Rebecca)
Box 1, Davton, TN 37321
(Tel. 615775-1948)
Everett (Grace), PA, church
HOYT*, LYNN iMarv)
522 N.E. 26 Dr, Wilton Manors, FL
33334
(Tfel. 305/568-2140)
Pulpit Supply B.I. Teacher
Ft. Lauderdale church
HOYT*, SOLON (Kathryn)
R. 8, Box 292 Va, Warsaw, IN 46580
(Tel. 219/269-7215)
Canton, OH, church
HUDSON*, ELLIOTT "Tex" (Betsy)
3307 Martin Farm Rd., Johnsonville,
TN 37601 (Tfel. 615/929-3876)
Johnson City church
HUESMANN II*, LOUIS (L) (Laurie)
3548 Orange Ave., Long Beach, CA
90807 (Tfel. 213/988-0453)
Senior Pastor, Grace Brethren Church of
Long Beach
HUESMANN*, PERRY (L)
do Bellflower Brethren Church
9405 E. Flower St., Bellflower, CA
90706
Bellflower church
HUGHES*, THOMAS D. (Joyce)
9310 V4 Ramona, Bellflower, CA 90706
(TO. 213/920-3349)
Pastor, Community Grace Brethren
Church, Long Beach
HULETT*, CLAYTON (Kim)
P.O. Box AC-527, Quezon City, 1109,
Philippines, (1^1.(011-63) 2-673-31-51)
Missionary, Philippines
Long Beach (Grace), CA, church
HUMBERD*, LARRY (Joyce)
R. 9, Box 110, Hagerstown, MD 21740
(Tbl. 301/739-2792)
Assoc./Youth Pastor, Grace Brethren
Church
HUNT*, JAMES F. Jr., (Mary)
185 Hilltop Dr., Dayton, OH 45415
(Tfel. 513/836-0411)
Pastor, Englewood Grace Brethren
Church
HUNT*, TRUE L. (Lucille)
Grace Ln., Uniontown, PA 15401
(Tfel. 412/437-4488)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
HURATIAK*, DENNIS (L) (Trudy)
P.O. Box 132, Ickesburg, PA 17037
(Ttel. 717/438-3068)
Pastor, Sherman's Valley Grace
Brethren Church
IMMEL*, K. HOWARD (June)
510 N. Main St., London, OH 43140
{Te\. 614/852-1311)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
INBODEN*, BUZZ (Deb)
182 Longshore Rd., Sunbury, OH 430
(TbI. 614/965-5392)
Columbus (Grace) church
INGWALDSON*, LEW (L) (ftarl)
5913 Hillview Ave., San Jose, CA 951
(Tfel. 408/225-8100) ,
Pastor, South Bay Coimnunity Churc!
INMAN*, F. THOMAS (Geneva)
2244 Fernwood Dr., Colorado Springs;
CO 80910 (Tbl. 719/597-2620)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
J
JACKSON*, DANIEL (Rachel) ,
Kolomanstr. 41, 7070 Schwaebisch
Gmuend, Germany
(Tfel. (011-49) 7171.76817)
Missionary, Germany
Osceola, IN, church
JACKSON*, EDWARD A. (Polly)
3612 Dublin-Granville Rd., Westervi'
OH 43081 (Ttel. 614/523-3388)
Executive Director, Grace Brethren
International, Church Planting
Consultant
Columbus (Grace) church |
I
JACKSON*, G. FORREST (Arlene)
172 Burgess Ave., Dayton, OH 4541
m\. 513/275-4211)
I^stor, First Grace Brethren Churcl
JACKSON*, JIM (L) (Sheryl)
RO. Box 2025, Irmo, SC 29063
(Tfel. 803/732-3029)
Pastor, Carolina Grace Brethren CH|
JACOBSON*, JON RICHARD (L) (Marg
7543 S. Ogden Wy., Littleton, CO S
(Tbl. 303/795-8850)
Campus Crusade For Christ, City
Venture, Colorado Uplift
Los Alamitos, CA, church
JARRELL*, STEPHEN (Linda) _,
450 Springfield Dr., Woodstock, GA
30188 (Tfel. 404/924-4841)
Assoc. Pastor, Grace Brethren Chujj
Atlanta '
100
JARVIS*, RONZIL L. (Becky)
P.O. Box 69, Listie, PA 15549
(Tfel. 814/445-5602)
Pastor, Listie Grace Brethren Chui
JEAN*, WILFRED (L)
do Grace Brethren Church
1800 N.W, 9th Ave., Fort Lauderda
33311
I^stor, Haitian congregation
ItP
INKINS*, CHARLES LEE (Janis)
Box 273, Winona Lake, IN 46590
(Tfel. 219/267-6078)
jHome Missions/Military Chaplains'
Endorsing Agent
Winona Lake church
I JKS', DALE (Dorothy)
'455V2 Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY
12866
(Tbl. 518/587-1907)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
IIISEN*, DOUGLAS (Jacquie)
371 N. Thomas Rd., Tbllmadge, OH
44278 (Tel. 216/945-7086)
, f'^stor, Grace Brethren Church,
' Cuyahoga Falls
IE SEN', RICHARD (L)
5737 Citronella St., Simi Valley, CA
93063 Clfel. 805/583-1707)
•Superintendent, Grace Brethren Schools
iimi Valley church
C RY*, DAVID (Susan)
472 Maple Dr., Peru, IN 46970
(Tbl. 317/473-4717)
issoc. Pastor, Peru Grace Brethren
Church
JNSON*, ARTHUR G. (L) (Pfenny)
60 S.E. 2nd Ave., D215, Deerfield
Beach, FL 33441
>1. 305/941-5257)
astor, Grace Brethren Church
>NSON*, GEORGE A. (Evelyn)
aixa Pbstal 861, 66.000 Belem, Para,
Brazil, S.A.
(Ibl. (011-55) 91-226-6641)
issionary, Brazil
boster, OH, church
ilJSON*, HOWARD (L) (Sue)
17 Park Ave., Long Beach, CA 90803
(Tfel. 213/438-2621)
isoc. Pastor, Grace Community Church
of Seal Beach
IISON', MICHAEL (Shirley)
69 Marvel Rd., Virginia Beach, VA
23462 (Tfel. 804/463-1005)
stor, Grace Brethren Church
^ SON*, NORMAN (Cleo)
1 0 Sandusky, Ashland, OH 44805
(Tbl. 419/289-3712)
I St. Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
ISON*, RAYMOND (Marilyn)
5 W. Kessler-Cowlesville Rd., Trov,
*1 OH 45373 (Tel. 513/335-3516)
Ipit Supply
; srton, (Basore Road) church
JONES', A. DUANE (Katherine)
18430 S.W. Broad Oak Blvd., Aloha, OR
97007 (Tel. 503/642-2276)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church,
Beaverton
JONES*, ALAN (Ellen)
P.O. Box 63, New Troy MI 49119 f
(Tfel. 616/426-8262)
New Troy church
JONES*, EMLYN H., Th.M., D.D. (Kay)
27 Shetland Dr., Hummelstown, PA
17036 (Tel. 717/566-3999)
Chaplain (Lt. Col.), U.S. Army (Ketired)
Tfemple Hills, MD, church
JONES*, HAROLD G. (Fern)
204 W. Broad St., Souderton, PA 18964
(Tel. 215/723-8759)
Minister of Visitation
Telford church
JUDAY*, ROBERT H. (Brenda)
PO. Box A.C. 527, Quezon City 1109,
Philippines
(Tfel. (011-63) 2-673-67-09)
Missionary, Philippines
Lynchburg, VA, church
JULIEN*, THOMAS (Doris)
545 S. Circle Dr. E., Warsaw, IN 46580
(Tel. 219/269-3874)
Executive Director, Grace Brethren
Foreign Missions
Winona Lake church
JURKE*, RONALD H.
R. 5, Kittanning, PA 16201
(Tel. 412/543-2208)
Visual Evangelist
Kittanning (First) church
K
KAUFFMAN*, LUKE E., D.MIN. (Sandy)
613 Hilltop Rd., Myerstown, PA 17067
(Tfel. 717/866-6325)
ftistor, Myerstown Grace Brethren
Church
KELLEY*, GERALD L. (Janet)
318 Maple Court, Kokomo, IN 46902
(Tfel. 317/453-4579)
Kokomo (Indian Heights) church
KENNEDY*, DAVID W. (Nancy)
1325 Sunset Rd., Marion, OH 43302
(Tel. 614/389-1095)
I^stor, Grace Brethren Church of
Marion
KENNEDY*, JAMES M. (Virginia)
92-944 Palailai St., No. 91, Makakilo,
HI 96707 (Tfel. 808/672-4542)
Makakilo Grace Brethren Church
101
KENNEDY*, LESTER W. (Lois)
25 Dudley Ferrv, Radford, VA 24141
(Tel. 703/639-6885)
lister, Fairlawn Grace Brethren Church
KONVES*, RUSSELL E. (Lois)
2650 W. Union Hills, 374, Phoenix,
85023 (Tel. 602/582-3609)
Tucson church
KENT*, HOMER A., Th.D. (Beverly)
305 Sixth St., Winona Lake, IN 46590
(Tel. 219/267-5706)
Professor of New Testament and Greek,
Grace Schools
Winona Lake church
KENT*, WENDELL E. (Pat)
R. 1, Box 97, Warsaw, IN 46580
(Tel. 219/594-2565)
Director of Information Services, Grace
Brethren Foreign Missions
Winona Lake church
KERN*, ROBERT D. (Dorothy)
13 Cardinal Dr., Stevens, PA 17578
(Tel. 215/267-2073)
Co-Pastor, Eohrata Area Grace Brethren
Church
KERN*, STEVE (Celeste)
389 Jennings Ave., Mansfield, OH
44907
Assoc. Pastor, Woodville Grace Brethren
Chui-ch
KIDDOO*, WILLIAM (Becky)
28 Rainsbrook Dr., Monkspath, Solihull,
West Midlands England B 90 4th
(Tel. (011-44) 21.744.7277)
Missionary, England
Lanham, MD, church
KINGSBURY*, ROBERT D. (L) (Beverly)
4117 Avenida Sevilla, Cypress, CA
90630 (Tel. 714/952-2507)
Executive Pastor, Grace Church of Los
Alamitos
KIRNBAUER*, TED (L) (Kristen)
Canyon Mansion Hibarigaoka #108,
3-3-16 Kurihara, Niiza shi, Saitama
Ken, T352, Japan
(Tfel. (011-81) 424-23-1480)
Missionary, Japan
Long Beach (Grace), CA, church
KLAWITTER*, PAUL (L) (Louise)
3c, rue Ernest Lory, 21000 Dijon, France
(Tel. (011-33) 80.66.54.63)
Missionary, France
Tfelford, PA, church
KLIEWER*, ROBERT C. (Lillian)
7612 Appleby Dr., Huntington Beach,
CA 92648 (Tel. 714/848-2550)
Pastor, Cherry Valley Grace Brethren
Church
KLINGLER*, GENE A. (L)
2819 Buchanan Rd., Fremont, OH
43420 (Tel. 419/334-2112)
ftistor, Grace Brethren Church
KOONTZ*, KENNETH (Janice)
855 Trumbull, Deltona, FL 32725
(Tel. 904/789-6512) ,
Pastor, Calvary Grace Brethren Chun
VA
KOWALKE*, DAVID 0.) (Cindy)
2612 Tracewood Circle, Richmond,
23233 (Tel. 804/360-1433)
Pastor, Fellowship Grace Brethren
Church
KRIEGBAUM*, ARNOLD R. (Laura)
2400 N.E. 146th Ct., No. 7,
Silver Springs, FL 32688
(Tbl. 90.4/625-1991)
Ocala church
KRYNOCK*, ROGER (Susan)
6240 Exeter Ct., South Bend, IN 466
(Tel. 219/299-0236)
Pastor, Ireland Road Grace Brethren i,
Church
KULP*, ROBERT (Susan)
P.O. Box 432, Island Pond, VT 05846
(Tel. 802/723-4785)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
KURTANECK*, NICKOLAS (Micky)
6153 Pershing Wy., Buena Park, CAj
90620 (Tel. 714/522-5044)
Norwalk church
LACKEY*, CLARENCE H. (Marian)
2800 Agusta Lane, # 115, Hays, KS
67601 (Tel. 913/625-5582)
Retired
Portis church
LAMBRIGHT*, BRAD L. (L) (Dawn)
969 Richie Ave., Lima, OH 45805
(Tel. 419/229-1847)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
LANCASTER*, JOHN WM. (Regina) ,
Kyle Hill, P.O. Box 297, Barton, Mil
21521 (Tel. 301/463-6654)
Pastor, Mill Run Grace Brethren CI
of Westernport
102
LANDRUM*, CLYDE K. (Ruby)
1108 Chestnut Ave., Winona Lake,
46590 ("^1.219/269-5381)
Warsaw church
LAWSON*, CHARLES E. (Fayth)
317 Whispering Dr., Trotwood, OH
45426 (Tel. 513/854-2066)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
i:
tai
LECH*, EDMUND M. (Virginia L.)
19310 S. Harvest Ave., Cerritos, CA
90701 (Tfel. 213/865-3161)
Pastor Emeritus of Missions, Mercy and
Visitation
Bellflower Brethren Church
LIGH*, NATHAN (Armida)
^529 Maiden Ln., S.W., Roanoke, VA
24015 (Ttel. 703/982-6910)
^astor, Ghent Grace Brethren Church
J VIS*, EDWARD (Ruth)
5117 N.W. 27th St., Margate, FL 33063
(Ttel. 305/973-7344)
ivangelist/Guest speaker
^ompano Beach church
.(/IS*, EDWARD A.
'0. Box 365, Winona Lake, IN 46590
(Tel. 219/267-3928)
executive Director, CE National
Vinona Lake church
I JY*, SCOTT M. (L) (Monica)
■ 2, Box 455, Newport, VT 05855
(Tel. 802/334-8203)
enior Pastor, Grace Brethren Church,
Irasburg
IDELEF*, GARTH
634 Cedar St., Bellflower, CA 90706
a Mirada church
inSERG*, PAUL O.
233 Krim, N.E., Albuquerque, NM
87109
— eserve Chaplain, U.S. Army
OS Alamitos, CA, church
rENFELTER*, GALEN M. (Kathern)
0. Box 684, Dolan Springs, AZ 86441
ummer address: P.O. Box 8, East
Freedom, PA 16637)
uncansville, PA, church
LUNA*, TONY T. (L) (Efren)
P.O. Box 32-B, Tklpa Rt., Ranches de
T^os, NM 87557 (Tel. 505/758-9244)
T^os church
LYNN*, THOMAS (Debbie)
4266 Hartlepool Way, Sacramento, CA
95842
Pastor, River City Grace Community
Church of Sacramento
M
MacMILLAN*, ROBERT (Sharon)
236 W Beverly Place, Tracy, CA 95376
(Tbl. 209/836-4848)
Pastor, Tracy Brethren Church
MACONAGHY*, HILL (Dorothy)
4061 58th Ave. N., Lot 206, St.
Petersburg, FL 33714
(Tfel. 813/525-4576)
Retired Missionary
Philadelphia (First), PA, church
MAHAFFEY*, THOMAS (Verlyn)
1808 Rustic Hill Ct., Frederick, MD
21701
Frederick church
MAKOFKA*. STEPHEN (L) (Loretta)
2061 E. Dauphin St., Philadelphia, PA
19133 (Tel. 215/423-5308)
Pastor, Liberty Grace Brethren Church
MALAIMARE*, THEODORE (Evelyn)
1550 Rory Ln., Sp. 125, Simi Valley, CA
93063 (Tfel. 805/581-4223)
Retired
Simi Valley church
MALE*, E. WILLIAM, Ph.D. (Ella)
1615 S. Cherry Creek Ln., Warsaw, IN
46580 (Ttel. 219/267-7427)
Planned Giving Officer, Grace Schools
Warsaw church
S ENFELTER*, HOMER (Mary Elizabeth)
3, Box 190, Everett, PA 15537
(Itel. 814/652-2697)
■tired — Pulpit supply, Bible conf.,
-u Evangelist
ferett (Grace) church
iLaks
ENFELTER*, RODNEY (L)
4 Nason Dr., Roaring Spring, PA
16673
mcansville church
jitk
NZ*, ORVILLE A. (Florence)
4 Silver Tree, Claremont, CA 91711
(Tfel. 714/621-9762)
aplain U.S. Army, Retired
Verne church
MALLES*, MARK E. (Phyllis)
4024 W. Rancho Dr., Phoenix, AZ
85019 (Tfel. 602/841-5031)
Retired
Phoenix church
MALLON*, HENRY (Joan)
11 Vienna Ct., Brookville, OH 45309
(Tfel. 513/833-2554)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
MANDUKA*, DAVID (Kathy)
Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 167, 7070
Schwaebish, Gmuend, CJermany
(Tfel. (011-49) 7171.83068)
Missionary, (Jermany
Columbus (Grace), OH, church
103
MANGES*, CRAIG (L) (Denise)
P.O. Box 104, New Enterprise, PA 16664
(Tel. 814/766-3353)
Pulpit Supply
Everett (Community Grace) church
MANGES', DAVID (Rosie)
2090 Hi 11 view Dr., Fayetteville, PA
17222 (Tel. 717/352-3241)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church,
Chambersburg
MANGUM, ALAN (Cheryl)
P.O. Box 36, Ferguson, lA 50078
(Tel. 515/478-3313)
Pastor of an independent church
Modesto, CA, church
MARKEN*, DONALD M. (Mabel)
440 Marchand St., Millersburg, OH
44654
Millersburg church
MARKLEY*, ROBERT WM., Sr. (Idabelle)
P.O. Box 205, Coolville, OH 45723
(Tel. 614/667-3523)
Coolville church
MARKSBURY*, DAVID E. (Claudia)
2981 Daisy Ave., Long Beach, CA (Mail-
ing address: P.O. Box 17148, 90807)
(Tel. 213/492-9751)
Director of Church Planting and
Development, Grace Brethren Home
Missions Council
Los Altos church
MARLING*, WILL (L) (Cheryl)
7973 Central College, New Albany, OH
43054
Pastor, Rocky Ridge Grace Brethren
Church
MARSHALL*, JAMES B. (Margaret)
571 S.R. 28 W., New Vienna, OH 45159
(Tel. 513/987-2140)
Retired
Dayton (North Riverdale) church
MASON*, NORRIS (L) (Sue)
R. 1, Box 437, Homer City, PA 15748
(Tel. 814/749-7031)
I^stor, Valley Grace Brethren Church,
Armagh
MASSEY*, SCOTT (L) (Taffy)
815 E. Birdsong, Longview, TX 75602
(Ttel. 214/757-3961)
Asst. Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
MATTHES*, QUENTIN L. (Norma)
1315 Falene PI., Galloway, OH 43119
(Tel. 614/878-6625)
Hospital Chaplain Intern
Columbus (Trinity) church
MAYER*, J. NORMAN (L) (Dorothy)
791 Hamilton Blvd., Hagerstown, ML
21740 (Tfel. 301/733-3058)
Pastor, Calvary Grace Brethren Churi
MAYES*, HOWARD, D.R.E. (Nancy)
4955 Longford, Huber Heights, OH
45424 (Tel. 513/236-4423)
Pastor, Grace Community Church of i
Huber Heights
MAYES*, JOHN W., D.Min. (Marjorie F.)
R. 9, Box 559B, Longview, TX 75601
(Tfel. 903/753-3143)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
MAYES*, ROGER (Ruth Ann)
7363 Palomar Ave., Yucca Valley, CAt
92284 (Tfel. 619/365-1514)
Pastor, Yucca Valley Grace Communii
Church
MAYHUE*, RICHARD L., Th.D ("B ")
23553 Arlen Dr Santa Clarita, CA
91321 (Tel. 805/253-1418)
V. Pres. & Dean of The Master's
Seminary
Long Beach (Grace) church
McCLAIN*, DOUGLAS M. (Kathy)
831 Hemlock St., Celina, OH 45822;
(Tfel. 419/586-5997)
Cross Lanes, WV, church
McCOY*, RAYMOND (Peggy)
R. 2, Box 467, Cumberland, MD 21£!
(Tel. 301/724-7223)
Pastor, Cumberland Grace Brethren
Church
McCRUM*, ARTHUR E. (Alice)
Box 67, New Troy, MI 49119
(Tel. 616/426-4710)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
Mcdonald*, h. fenton (Judy)
801 Pigeon Forge Rd., Pflugerville,
78660 (Tel. 512/251-5784)
Pastor, Calvary Bible Fellowship
Church, Austin
MclNTOSH*, JOHN R. (Carolyn)
2735 N. Beth PL, Simi Valley, CA £
(Ttel. 805/584-6488)
F^stor, Grace Brethren Church
McKILLEN*, J.C. (Bill) (Edna)
511 S. Sherwood Village Dr., Tucso
85710 (Tfel. 602/298-1388)
Retired
Arvada, CO, church I
MEEKER*, MARVIN E. (Jeralyn)
2621 Wayside Ct., Warsaw, IN 465fi
(Tfel. 219/269-1298)
Winona Lake church
104
MENSINGER', EDWARD (Linda)
B.P. 240, Bangui,
Central African Republic
Missionary, Africa
Arvada, CO, church
MILLER*, GARY (Marilyn)
6213 Constitution Dr., Dayton, OH
45415 (Tfel. 513/276-3581)
Assoc. Pastor, First Grace Brethren
Church
MENZEL*, DAVE (LJ (Carol)
3507 Catawba St., Anderson, SC 29624
(Tel. 803/224-1718)
Assoc. Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
MERRIMAN*, KEITH A. (Nancy)
1532 Harding Ave., Orrville, OH 44667
(Tfel. 216/683-0850)
Pastor, Orrville Grace Brethren Church
MESSNER*, RICHARD G. (Yvonne)
18817 Nautical Dr., #306, Huntersville,
NC 28078 (Tfel. 704/892-4318)
Ketchum, Inc. Fund Raising Counsel
Charlotte church
MICHAELS*, DAN (Sue)
3445 E. Eastridge Dr., Warsaw, IN
46580 (Tfel. 219/267-6455)
Youth pastor
Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church
MILLER*, J. PAUL (Ellen)
3375 Alpine View Ct., Carson' City, NV
89705 (Tfel. 702/267-3244)
Retired
Ripon, CA, church
MILLER*, KURT A. (Anecia)
154 Lake Shore Dr. N., Palm Harbor,
FL 34684 (Tfel. 813/937-0234)
Pastor, Palm Harbor Grace Brethren
Church
MILLER*, R. PAUL (Esther)
11 Wilhelm Ave., Lebanon, PA 17042
(Tfel. 717/273-4573)
Myerstown church
MILLER*, RALPH F. (Nancy)
5353 Starkey Rd., S.W, Roanoke, VA
24014 (Tfel. 703/774-9293)
Pastor, Boones Mill Grace Brethren
Church
MICHAELS*, PAUL (L) (Cynthia)
3575 Caulder Rd., Lexington, KY 40502
Clbl. 606/273-2868)
Pastor, Grace Bible Church
MILES,* SCOTT (L) (Mindy)
1610 Chestnut Ave., Winona Lake, IN
46590 (Tfel. 219/269-6297)
Youth Pastor
Community Grace Brethren Church,
Warsaw
MILLER*, CLARK (Eunice)
12088 Gearhart Rd., Greencastle,
17225 (Tfel. 717/597-7356)
Hagerstown (Valley), MD, church
PA
VIILLER*, DELANE (L) (Sharon)
1007 Sunday Ln., Winona Lake, IN
46590 Cltel. 219/269-3081)
Pulpit Supply
Indianapolis (Northeast) church
/IILLER*, DONALD F. (Lois)
24600 Mountain Ave., Sp. 40, Hemet,
CA 92344 (Tfel. 714/927-7298)
» Retired Missionary, Africa
11(4 Whittier (Grace) church
IILLER*, EDWARD D. (Eileen)
Caixa Pbstal 368, 66.000 Belem, Para,
Brazil, South America
(Tfel. (011-55) 91-235-2192)
Missionary, Brazil
Modesto, CA, church
1^
MILLER*, ROBERT E. A. (Althea)
5772 Karen Ave., Cypress, CA 90630
(Tfel. 714/995-6140)
Chosen People Ministries
Westminster church
MILLER, STEPHEN (L) (Jan)
3517 Headley's Mill Rd., Pataskala, OH
43062 (Tfel. 614/927-9458)
Senior Pastor, Grace Brethren Church of
Licking County
MILLER*, THOMAS (Donna)
R.R. 8, Box 277, Warsaw, IN 46580
(Tfel. 219/267-2533)
Pressman, BMH Printing
Winona Lake church
MILLER*, W. CARL (Betty)
1735 Oatfield Ln., Goshen, IN 46526
(Tfel. 219/534-0393)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
MILLER*, W. RAY (L) Betty)
4860 Catalina Dr., Tbledo, OH 43615
(Tfel. 419/537-0175)
Pastor, Toledo Grace Brethren Church
MILLER*, WARD A. (Lucille)
3130 Valaria Dr., Highland, CA 92346
(Tfel. 714/864-5136)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church of San
Bernardino
MITCHELL*, A. DAVID (Bettylou)
94-1070 Hanauna St., Waipahu, HI
96797 (Tel. 808/671-3619)
Pastor, Waipio Grace Brethren Church
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MITCHELL*, CURTIS C, Th.D. (Patricia)
3109 San Juan Dr., Fullerton, CA 92635
Cltel. 714/525-2964)
Professor of Bible, Biola University
Los Alamitos church
MOELLER*, DANIEL P. (Mary Lou)
B.P. 240, Bangui, Central African
Republic, Africa
Missionary, Africa
Winona Lake, IN, church
MOELLER*, ROBERT C. (Donna)
4584 Fulton Rd., Smithville, OH 44677
Clfel. 216/669-3768)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church, Sterling
N
NAGLE*, JOHN (L) (Becky)
6809 E. Killdee St., Long Beach, CA
90808 (Tbl. 213/425-6061)
Pastor, Los Altos Grace Brethren
Church
NAIRN*, STANLEY D. (Betty) I
J.V. Gonzales 2218, 1879 Quilmes Oes
Buenos Aires, Argentina, S.A.
Clbl. (011-54) 1.250.1215)
Missionary, Argentina L
Middlebranch, OH, church I
MOHLER*, PAUL L.
707 Saint John St., Grafton, WV 26354
(Ifel. 304/265-4624)
Pulpit Supply
Grafton and Accident, MD, churches
MOORE*, EARL D. (L) (Lynda)
P.O. Drawer 4344, Kenai, AK 99611
(Ifel. 907/283-7327)
Kenai church
MORGAN*, RALPH E. (L) (Jennifer)
1852 North Rd., Salem, VA 24153
(Tel. 703/389-8835)
Pastor, Wildwood Grace Brethren
Church
MORTON*, JIM (L)
c/o Grace Brethren Church
6675 Worthington-Galena Rd.,
Worthington, OH 43085
Columbus (Grace) church
MUTCHLER*, J. PAUL (Linda)
1015 Pine Hill Rd., Lititz, PA 17543
Director of Christian Education and
Assoa Pastor, Grace Brethren
Church
MYERS, ALAN L. (L) (Billee Jo)
79 Bronx St., Johnstown, PA 15905
(Tel. 814/255-2837)
Pastor, Johnstown Grace Brethren
Church
MYERS*, M. LEE (Lynette)
1240 Melrose Dr., Mansfield, OH 44905
(Ifel. 419/589-5009)
Retired/Available for Evangelistic and
Prophetic Conferences
Winchester (Blue Ridge), VA, church
MYERS*, ROGER K. (L) (Lou Ann)
250 Philadelphia Ave., Waynesboro, PA
17268 (Ifel. 717/762-3610)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
NAJIMIAN*, DANIEL T. (Billie Jo) '
352 W Park Blvd., Medina, OH 4425i
(Ifel. 216/723-0040)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
NASS*, JOSEPH E. (Mary)
45 W. St. Charles St., Grafton, WV
26354 (Ifel. 304/265-0043)
Pastor, First Grace Brethren Church !|
NEWLIN*, STUART (L) (Sherry)
310 E. Pliler Precise Rd., Longview, 1
75601 (Ifel. 214/663-4693)
Principal, Grace Christian School (E
Longview church
NIX*, DAYNE (Linda)
954 Laniwai Ave., Pearl City, HI 967
(Tel. 808/455-5803)
U.S. Navy chaplain
Wiamalu church
NONNEMACHER, HARRY (Sylvia) I Hi
223 St. Barnabas St., Pfensacola, Fli
32503 (Ifel. 904/476-9953)
Bible Teacher, Pensacola Christian
College
Westernport, MD, church
NORD*, CHRISTOPHER D. (Carolyn)
18 rue de Martyrs de la Resistancei
71100 Chalon Sur Saone, Franc*
(Tfel. (011-33) 85.41.53.02)
Missionary, France
Bellflower, CA, church
NORWICK*, STANLEY (Elizabeth)
4111 164th S.W. #1, Lynwood, WA I
(Ifel. 206/745-4228)
H.C.M.A. Chaplain (Retired)
Los Alamitos, CA, church
NUTTER*, LESLIE (Frances)
509 Cherry St., Wrightsville, PA
17368 (Ifel. 717/252-3554)
Pastor, Susquehanna Grace Brethri
Church
P.
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NUZUW, RICK (L) (Tkmmy)
7276 Terry Jill Ln., Westerville, OH
43081 (Tfel. 614/890-8362)
Director of Personnel and Deacons
Columbus (Grace) church
PATRICK*, JOHN B. Lt. Col. (Georgia)
202-B Riverside Ave., Fort Monmouth,
NJ 07703 Office Info: USACHCS
(Tfel. 201/532-5147)
Chaplain, U.S. Army
La Mirada, CA, church
OCEALIS*, MICHAEL A. (Susan)
4242 Dark Shade Dr, Windber, PA
15963 (Itel. 814/467-4578)
Ristor, Shade Grace Brethren Church
O'DEENS*, DAN (L) (Gay)
57070 Lake St., Osceola, IN 46561
(Tfel. 219/674-0711)
Youth Pastor
Grace Brethren Church
PEEK*, GEORGE O., D.D. (Phyllis)
6917 Andrew Way, Cypress, CA 90630
(Tel. 714/894-7070)
Los Alamitos church
PEER*, EARLE E. (Alice)
721 Vancouver Dr., Westerville, OH
43081 (Tfel. 614/891-6659)
Hospital and Nursing/
Retirement Home Ministries
Grace Brethren Church of Columbus
O'DELL*, CECIL (L) (Debbie)
Dai-ichi Kooshin Mansion, No. 102,
Kurihara 5-6-12, Niiza-shi, Saitama-
Ken T352, Japan
(Tfel. (011-81) 424.22.7452)
Missionary, Japan
Long Beach (Grace), CA, church
pGDEN*, DONALD E., M.M. (Wanita)
, R. 8, Box 245, Warsaw, IN 46580
(Tel. 219/267-7290)
Director of Alumni Relations, Grace
Schools
Winona Lake church
i)GDEN*, W. RUSSELL (Betty)
8400 Good Luck Rd., Lanham, MD
20706-2802 (Tel. 301/552-9660)
F^stor, Grace Brethren Church
.iLSZEWSKI*, BUD (Ann)
50 Rittman Rd., Rittman, OH 44270
(Tfel. 216/925-5356)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
STRANDER*, MICHAEL (Judy)
R. 1, Box 212, Moran, MI 49760
(Tfel. 906/569-3212)
Pastor, Ozark Grace Brethren Church
ilNTER*, HAROLD (Margaret)
1295 S. Cawston Ave., Sp. 42, Hemet,
CA 92343 (Ifel. 714/766-1045)
Beaumont church
fPPAS*, JOHN (Becky)
|Liebigstr 7/1, 7080 Aalen-Unterkochen,
(jermany
(Tfel. (011-49) 7361.87896)
iMissionary, (Jermany
IColumbus (Grace), OH, church
PEER*, PETER
R. 1, Box 170G, Martinsburg, WV
25401 (Tfel. 304/267-6759)
Missionary — On Furlough
Winona Lake, IN, church
PENFOLD*, MARK (Robin)
900 Charles Dr, Winona Lake, IN
46590 (Tfel. 219/269-5468)
Chaplain, U.S. Army Reserve
Assoc. Pastor, Winona Lake Grace
Brethren Church
PERAZA*, F. JAVIER (Ofelia)
2414 W 6th St., Santa Ana, CA 92703
(Tfel. 714/835-6697)
F^stor, Maranatha Grace Brethren
Church
PERRINE*, SHELDON (Nelda)
7430 Crescent Ave., Apt. No. 101, Buena
Park, CA 90620
(Tfel. 714/527-5156)
Chaplain, Kaiser Hospital (Anaheim),
Pastor, Church of Reflections, Knotts
Berry Farm
Beaumont church
PETERS*, JACK K., Jr. (Deborah)
356 Kenilworth Ave., Dayton, OH 45405
(Tel. 513/277-1717)
Grace Brethren Church, Vandalia
PETERS*, JACK K., Sr. (Maxine)
127 Cedar Dr., West Milton, OH 45383
(Tfel. 513/698-5338)
Minister at Large, Community Grace
Brethren Church, Union
PETERS*, STEPHEN (Susan)
600 S. Main St., West Milton, OH 45383
(Tel. 513/698-3664)
Pastor, Community Grace Brethren
Church, Union
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PEUGH*, ROGER D. (Nancy)
401 Wood St., Winona Lake, IN 46590
(Ttel. 219/269-1957)
Missions Professor, Grace Schools
Elkhart church
PICARD*, MITCHELL S. (L) (Deborah)
1523 E. Newport, Lititz, PA 17543
Minister of Children's Ministries, Grace
Brethren Church, Myerstown
POUPART*, WALT (L) (Ruth)
Caisino 2, pta. 26, Tferramelar (Paterna
46989 Valencia, Spain
(Tbl. (011-34) 6.138.7672)
St. Petersburg, PL, church
POWELL, WILLIAM (Rozella)
1122 Hickory, Sand Springs, OK 74063ii
Waterloo, lA, church
PIFER*, LESTER E., D.D. (Genevene)
6602 23rd Ave. W, Bradenton, PL 34209
(Ttel. 813/794-2008)
F^stor, Grace Brethren Church, North
Pbrt
POYNER*, JAMES L. (Charlotte) 1
10934 Peppertree Ln., Port Richey, FL'l
34668 Clfel. 813/862-2821)
Pastor, Gulfview Grace Brethren
Church
PITTMAN, EARL (L)
212 W. Parkwood Dr., Dayton, OH
45405
Kettering church
PLACEWAY*, RICHARD (Nancy)
2201 Highland Rd., Parkersburg, WV
26101 (Tel. 304/422-6143)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
PLACEWAY*, TIM (L) (Joellen)
127 Foxbury, Elizabethtown, PA 17022
(Tel. 717/361-8729)
Assoc. Pastor, Youth and Music
Grace Brethren Church
PLASTER', DAVID R. Th.D. (Virginia)
R. 8, Box 232, Warsaw, IN 46580
(Tbl. 219/269-9625)
V. Pres. for Academic Affairs, Grace Col-
lege and Grace Theological Seminary
Warsaw church
POIRIER*, ROBERT (Ellen)
3912 Bradwood Dr., Dayton, OH 45405
(Tel. 513/274-8220)
Pastor, Calvary Grace Brethren Church
POLMAN*, GERALD (Phyllis)
P.O. Box 385, Winona Lake, IN 46590
(Tel. 219/269-6772)
Retired, Pulpit Supply
Winona Lake church
POLMAN*, ROY (Judy)
759 S. Glenwood Ave., Rialto, CA 92376
(Tbl. 714/874-3526)
Pastor, Grace Community Church of
Rialto
POSTLE*, TERRY (L)
1638 W. Mound St., Columbus,
OH
43223
(Tbl. 614/274-6865)
Pastor, Hilltop Grace Brethren Church,
Columbus
POYNER*, RANDY, D.Min. (Betty)
460 Champagne Cir., Port Orange FLf|
32127 (Tel. 904/760-2424)
Family Therapist, Stewart Treatment^ ''
Ctr; Director Covenant Ministries
Waterloo, lA, church Jfiii
PRENTOVICH*, MICHAEL
44 Elm Dr., Rittman, OH 44270
(Tbl. 216/925-1536)
Assist. Pastor, Grace Brethren Churclf
PRITCHETT*, DANIEL J. (L) (Pam)
2019 Virginia Ave., Hagerstown, MD
21740 (Tel. 301/582-3248)
Pastor, Valley Grace Brethren Churcl'
ki
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QUICK*, DAVID C. (L) (Elaine)
134 Ewing St., Peru, IN 46970
(Ttel. 317/473-8526)
Pastoral Asst., Peru church
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RAGER*, DON K. (L) (Hannah)
667 Highland Ave., Johnstown, PA
15902 (Tel. 814/288-4869)
Retired, Pulpit Supply
Conemaugh church
RAMSEY*, DAN (Denise)
Egerlanderstr. 3, 7250 Leonberg,
Germany (Tbl. (011-49) 7152.4E1
Missionary, Germany
Canton, OH, church
RANTS*, JACK V. (L) (Pamela)
26312 Woodland Way S., Kent, WA
98031 (Tel. 206/852-1665)
Senior Pastor, Grace Brethren Chuii'
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FtCLIFFE*, CARL D. (L) (Doris)
P.O. Box 2634, Christiansburg, VA
24068 (Tel. 703/382-4654)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church, Riner
ROGERS*, VICTOR S. (Vivien)
P.O. Box 546, Dolan Springs, AZ 86441
Pastor, Mt. Tipton Community Church
Yucca Valley, CA, church
niLLY, AL
2000 Burlingame Dr., Huntsville, AL
35803 (Tfel. 205/880-6921)
(Lexington, KY, church
Pastor of C.E.E. Outreach
RONK*, HUGO (L) (Sylvia)
R. 2, Box 186A, Martinsburg, WV
25401 (Tfel. 304/274-1708)
I^stor, Trinity Brethren Church, Fort
Valley, VA
RVIPEL*, HENRY G. (Helen)
L120 Northwood Rd., Apt. 186-F,
Seal Beach, CA 90740
(Tbl. 213/430-6658)
tetired
jOng Beach (Grace) church
GUARDS*, JOEL (L) (Jane)
.■ mi Glasgow Dr, Ceres, CA 95307
(Tfel. 209/538-4495)
astor. La Loma Grace Brethren Church
UtHESON*, LARRY (Norma)
330 Winnebago Dr, Fort Wayne, IN
46815 (Tfel. 219/749-5721)
astor. First Grace Brethren Church
I! ER*, C. DEAN (Ella Lee)
LO Pennsylvania Ave., Delaware, OH
43015 (Tel. 614/369-1113)
ssoc. Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
1 HEY*, GEORGE S. (Laura)
J. Box 76, Shawmut, MT 59078
(Tfel. 406/632-4110)
ilpit Supply
ancansville, PA, church
""jHINS*, D. RICHARD (L) (Betty Jean)
: 54 Sweet Potato Ridge Rd.,
Englewood, OH 45322
liion church
i RTS*, ROY R. D.R.E. Ph.D. (Patti)
5 5 Cindalyn Dr., New Holland. PA
17557 (Tfel, 717/355-0234
iitOT, Grace Brethren Church
B^TSON*, KIM (L) (Susan)
'c '4i Woodside Dr., Stephens City, VA
22655 (Tel. 703/869-7262)
|tor. Blue Ridge Grace Brethren
jhurch
FELLOW*, MICHAEL (Bonnie)
l7 Geraldine Dr, Lansing, MI 48917
Silial Ifel- 517/886-0525)
^or, Grace Brethren Church
ROOT*, GERALD H. (Elizabeth)
407 N. Garland Ave., Dayton, OH
45403 (Tfel. 513/252-5294)
Dayton (Huber Heights) church
ROUGH*, H. DON (Dorothy)
R. 3, Box 135, Holsopple, PA 15935
(Tfel. 814/288-1163)
Pastor, Riverside Grace Brethren
Church
ROWE, BARRY (L) (Jean)
321 27th Ave., Altoona, PA 16601
(Ttel. 814/924-0907)
Director: Child Evangelism Fellowship
of Blair County
Altoona (First Grace) church
RUIZ*, TED (Vivien)
P.O. Box A.C. 527, Quezon City, 1109,
Philippines
(Tfel. (011-63) 2-699-28-35)
Missionanf, Philippines
LaVerne, (5a, church
RUSH*, DAVID (L) (Christie)
735 Dixie Ln., Ripon, CA 95366
(Tfel. 209/599-6912)
Ripon church
RUSSELL*, ROBERT (Connie)
460 Brenda Dr, Mansfield, OH 44907
Pastor, Woodville Grace Brethren
Church
RYERSON*, GREG (Jane)
39 Peach Grove Ave., Centerville, OH
45458 (Tfel. 513/439-4742)
F^stor, Grace Brethren Church
RYERSON*, MILTON M. (Sue)
R. 1, Box 172, Garwin, lA 50632
(Tel. 515/499-2358)
Pastor, Carlton Brethren Church
3ER*, STEVE (L)
jJrace Brethren Church
iHills-Miller Rd., Delaware,
13015
■ware church
OH
SABIN*, DOUGLAS (Barbara)
R. 2, Box 118, Milroy, PA 17063
(Tfel. 717/667-3885)
ftistor, Milroy Grace Brethren Church
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SALAZAR*, ROBERT G. (Marilyn)
Drawer 1068, Ikos, NM 87571
(Tel. 505/758-3388)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church of Tiios
SALSGIVER*, Jr., ROBERT L. (L) (Janice)
305 E. Lexington Rd., Lititz, PA 17543
(Tel. 717/626-1191)
Asst. Pastor/Youth
Grace Brethren Church
SANDY*, D. BRENT, Ph.D. (Cheryl)
103 Sparrow Dr., Lynchburg, VA 24502
(Tfel. 804/525-3531)
Professor of New Tfestament, Liberty
University
Roanoke (Ghent) church
SARVER*, RUSSELL A. (Alberta)
2222 E. State Rd., Hastings, MI 49058
(Tfel. 616/945-9224)
Pulpit Supply; Chaplain, Thornapple
Manor and Tbnder Care Nursing
Homes
Pastor Emeritus
Hastings Grace Brethren Church
SATTERTHWAITE*, RICHARD (L) (Twinky)
C. Virgen de Africa 18, 3-c, 28027,
Madrid, Spain
(Tfel. (011-34) 1-404-7640
Indianapolis (Eagle Creek) church
SAUNDERS*, MARK E. (Roberta)
234 W. Main St., Ephrata, PA 17522
(Tel. 717/733-6018)
Co-Pastor, Ephrata Area Grace Brethren
Church
SCARBRO*, ROGER (L)
1266 Overlook Dr, Norton, OH 44203
(Tel. 216/825-2639)
Assoc. Pastor, CE, and Youth
Grace Brethren Church of Norton
SCHAEFER*, JAMES (L) (Elizabeth)
10 East Luray St., Alexandria, VA
22301 (Tfel. 703/548-8359)
Alexandria church
SCHAFFER*, WILLIAM H.
311 Kulila PL, Kenai, AK 99611
(Tfel. 907/283-3216)
Minister of Missions
Kenai church
SCHNIEDERS*, RICHARD G. (L) (Linda)
18529 Phlox Dr, Ft. Myers, FL 33912
(Tel. 813/267-7568)
Interim Pastor
Grace Brethren Church of Ft. Myers
SCHROCK*, LYNN D. (Lois)
148 Avenue B, 1200 Aurora Blvd.,
Bradenton, FL 34202
(Tfel. 813/746-6207)
Bradenton church
SCHROCK*, NORMAN E. (Claudia)
6726 S. Newlin Ave., No. 1, Whittier, (
90601 (Tel. 213/693-5101)
Pulpit Supply
Bellflower church
SCHROCK*, VERNON W. (L) CLoreta)
226 Hammond Ter, Waterloo, lA 5070
(Tel. 319/232-5485)
Pulpit Supply
Waterloo church
SCHUMACHER*, JOHN W. (Martha Ann)
19A Garrison Ln., Carlisle Barracks,
17013
(Tfel. 717/243-7563)
Chaplain, (Col.) U.S. Army
Winona Lake, IN, church
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SCHWAN*, DAVID (L) (Becky)
16 Bishopton Close, Shirley, Solihull
B90 4AH, England
(Tfel. (011-44) 21-744-5223)
Missionary to England
Winona Lake, IN, church
SCHWARTZ*, RALPH R. (Martha)
311 W. Orchard, Santa Maria, CA
93454 (Tel. 805/922-7184)
Missionary to Portugal
Santa Maria, CA, church I
SCOLES*, TODD (L)
3581 Oaklawn St., Columbus, OH 43^,,
(Tfel. 614/267-1843) Ji
Pastoral Staff f
Grace Brethren Church of Columbus ■
SCOTT*, DAVID E. (L)
c/o Dekalb Community Grace Brethr
Church
P.O. Box 370837, Decatur, GA 30037
Atlanta (DeKalb) church •
SELLERS*, RICHARD D. (Virginia)
14281 76th St., Clarksville, MI 488]
(Tel. 616/868-0938)
Retired, Pulpit Supply
(Tfel. 616/868-0938)
Flora, IN, church
SENIOR*, RANDY (L)
6234 Eckleson St., Lakewood, CA 9
Cypress church i
SHACKELFORD*, DAVE
5716 Parkcrest, Long Beach, CA 9C
(Tfel. 213/425-6268)
Assoc. Pastor (Children's Ministries
Grace Brethren Church of Long Be-
ft'S
SHACKLETON*, DONALD (L) (Mary)
828 Stanwood St., Philadelphia, ?;>
19111 (Tel. 215/745-7004)
Minister, Senior Adults
First Grace Brethren Church
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HANK*, RONALD (L) (Nancy)
P.O. Box 65, Maugansville, MD 21767
(Ibl. 301/733-7322)
Assoc./Youth Pastor, Maranatha
Brethren Church, Hagerstown
SjEARER*, KEITH (Laura)
158343 Apple Rd., Osceola, EST 46561
(Tfel. 219/674-6098)
ftistor, Grace Brethren Church
SEDD*, DAN L. (L) (Doris)
5254 Grasswood Ct., Concord, CA 94521
Cltel. 415/672-8634)
(Adminis. of Ygnacio Valley Christian
School
La Mirada church
S PLEY*, GREG Th.D. (L)
146 Knightsbridge Rd., Olton, Solihull,
West Midlands, B92 8RB, England
(Tbl. (011-44) 021.722.3595)
vlissionary to England
Philadelphia (First), PA, church
SIMPSON', RUSSELL E. (Joanne Lynn)
740 Boyd Blvd., Gallon, OH 44833
(Tfel. 419/468-7363)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
SKEEN*, ROBERT (Denise)
B.P. 240 Bangui, Central African
Republic, Africa *
Missionary to C.A.R.
Columbus (Grace), OH, church
SLUSHER*, DAVID S. (L) (Jane)
1615 Timberlane Ln. NE, Grand
Rapids, MI 49505
(Tfel. 616/364-5528)
Director of Library and Asst. Professor
of Theology, Grand Rapids Baptist
College and Seminary
Winona Lake, IN, church
SMALS*, JAMES R. (Betty)
R. 2, Box 163B, Fairfield, VA 24435
Buena Vista church
JPLEY*, STEVEN (Hally)
)366 Chandler Ave., Fort Myers, FL
33907
r Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
♦•IK*, GLEN W. (Lois)
007 Manor Dr., Ripon, CA 95366
Cltel. 209/599-4685)
istor, Ripon Grace Brethren Church
HEMAKER*, DONALD PAUL, D. MIn.
lary)
!51 Knoxville Ave., Long Beach, CA
90815 (Ttel. 213/598-5298)
■nior Pastor, Grace Community
Church of Seal Beach
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<i.a
MinisB
■RT*, AL (L) (Johanna)
21 Dawson St., Long Beach, CA
90806 (Tfel. 213/494-1037)
lecutive Director, Greater Long Beach
1 Youth for Christ
llflower church
ll*, RAUL
llglesia de Los Hermanos Vivos en
IChristo, Paramount
15 Downey Ave., Long Beach, CA
190805
lamount church
ks*, BERNARD (Sue)
i Worthington-Galena Rd.,
Vorthington, OH 43085
" " 614/433-0272)
loral Staff, Grace Brethren Church
If Columbus
MARK (L) (Joy)
le de Longwy, 71200 Le Creusot,
■ance (Tfel. (011-33) 85.80.24.06)
;hington, OH, church
SMALS*, RONALD A. (Susan)
9324 Champton Dr, Indianapolis, IN
46256 (Ifel. 371/578-0535)
I^stor, Northeast Grace Brethren
Church
SMITH*, BRIAN (Kathleen)
10641 Zodiac, Riverside, CA 92503
(Ttel. 714/687-5427)
F^stor, Grace Brethren Church
SMITH, DAN (L) (Michelle)
4591 Orange Ave. #102, Long Beach,
CA 90807 (Tfel. 213/422-7526)
Long Beach (Grace) church
SMITH*, ERIC D. (Debbie)
P.O. Box 450, Davao City, Mindanao,
8000, Philippines
Missionary, Overseas Crusades
Long Beach, CA, (Grace) church
SMITH, JEFFERY (L) (Brenda)
4496 Algire, Mansfield, OH 44904
(Tel. 419/884-0139)
Church Growth Pastor
Grace Brethren Church
SMITH*, JOHN F. (Sharon)
109 Main St., P.O. Box 72, Refton, PA
17568
(Ttel. 717/786-1591)
Pastor, Southern Lancaster Grace
Brethren Church
SMITH*, MIKAL (L) (Barbara)
28955 Camino Alcala, Menifee Valley,
CA 92355 CRl. 714/679-5642)
Co.Pastor, New Hope Grace Community
Church of the Valley
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SMITH*, RANDALL D. (Dorothy)
do 'Kintur P.O. Box 19556, Jerusalem,
Israel (Tfel. (011-972) 2-760-911)
Instructor, Biblical Resource Study Ctr.
Ft. Myers, FL, church
SMITH*, RICHARD M. (Eloise)
547 Elder St., Chambersburg, PA 17201
(Tfel. 717/263-1887)
Pulpit Supply
Chambersburg church
SMITH*, WILLIAM W. (Phyllis)
9133 Northbay Blvd., Northbay, Orlan-
do, FL 32819 (Tfel, 407/876-4158)
Interim Pastor, Community Grace
Brethren Church, Melbourne
SMITHWICK*, LARRY (Shari)
13540 Baywind, Anchorage, AK 99516
(Tel. 907/345-4082)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
SMITLEY*, LESTER O. (Elsie)
R. 2, Box 268B, Palmyra, PA 17078
(Tel. 717/964-2032)
Pulpit Supply
Palmyra church
SNAVELY*, JAMES (Kitty)
R. 4, Box 180-A, Jersey Shore, PA 17740
(Tel. 717/398-0586)
Pastor, Tiadaghton Valley Grace
Brethren Church
SNELL*, WILLIAM H. (Jean)
1210 W. 100 South, Warsaw, IN 46580
(Tel. 219/269-5647)
Director of Church Planting and
Development, Grace Brethen Home
Missions Council
Martinsburg, PA, 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)
1289 N. CR 350 W, Warsaw, IN 46580
Soldotna, AK, church
SNOW*, R. JOHN (Lucy)
P.O. Box 6, Portis, KS 67474
(Tel. 913/346-2085)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
SNYDER*, BLAINE (Ruth)
200 13th St., Winona Lake, IN 46590
(Tel. 219/267-7559)
Retired
Winona Lake church
SNYDER, CRAIG (Vicki)
1002 N. Fifth St., Fremont, OH 43420
(Tel. 419/332-5018)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Chapel
SNYDER*, ROY B. (Ruth)
901 Robson Rd., Winona Lake, IN 465!
(Tel. 219/267-3234)
Retired Missionary, Africa
Fort Lauderdale, FL, church
I
SOTO*, ROBERT (L) (Iris)
1913 Camellia, McAllen, TX 78501 '
(Tfel. 512/686-6696)
Pastor, McAllen Grace Brethren Churc
SOULE*, DONALD J. (Cindy)
R. 11, Box 274, Anderson, SC 29625
(Tel. 803/225-6844)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
SOWERS*, LARRY B. (L) (Ruth)
337 Wakefield Rd., Hagerstown, MD
21740 (Tel. 301/790-1231) !
Pastor, Maranatha Brethren Church
SPARLING*, PHILIP J. (L) (Ruth)
199 College Way, Auburn, CA 95603
(Tel. 916/823-9307)
Assoc. Pastor, Outreach, C.E.,
Discipleship
Auburn church
SPENCE*, PHIL (Minda)
HHD 503D MP BN, APO New York,
NY 09657; Home: (Tel. 919/822-36
CH (Cpt.) 503rd Military Police
Battalion, Fort Bragg
Mishawaka, IN, church
STALE Y*, DON (L)
139 N. Wall St., Covington, OH 4531
(Tel. 513/473-2429)
Pastor, Friendship Grace Brethren
Church
STALLTER*, THOMAS (Sharon)
2809 S.E. Clinton, Portland, OR 9720
(on Home Ministry)
Missionary, Africa
Osceola, IN, church
STAMM*, GREG (Sally)
507 S. Juniper St., Toppenish, WA
98948 (Tel. 509/865-3877)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
STEELE*, PHILIP C. (Elinor)
105 Morgan Ave., Ashland, OH 4480
(Tel. 419/281-9512)
Mifflin church
STEVENS*, BILL (Shirley)
6176 Sumter Dr., Brooksville, FL 34i
(Tel. 904/799-3736)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
t
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112
ITOUFFER*, HOWARD (Linda)
7402 E. Broad St., Blacklick, OH 43004
Pastor, Trinity Grace Brethren Church
of Columbus
TAYLOR", STEVE W. (Patricia)
132 Summerall Ct., Aiken, SC 29801
(Tel. 803/648-7078)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
TOWE*, LANCE (Betsy)
I 6305 Mariquita St., Long Beach, CA
90803 (Tel. 213/596-2832)
Evangelism/Church Growth
Long Beach (Grace) church
UITT*, CHRIS (L) (Jan)
13181 Running Deer Rd., Moreno
Valley, CA 92388 (Tfel.
714/656-2729)
Co-Pastor, New Hope Grace Community
Church of Menifee Valley
JMMERS', EARL L. (Barb)
850 Alandale Dr., Chambersburg, PA
17201 (Tel. 717/264-7457)
Pastoral Counseling and Consulting
Chambersburg church
WANNER*, WILLIAM E. (Bill) (L)
18192 Bedford Lane, La Palma, CA
90623
Family, Marriage, Child Counseling
Bellflower church
SEENEV, LYLE L. (Lori)
R. 6 Box 185, Johnstown, PA 15909
(Tfe!. 814/749-0002)
Pastor, Pike Grace Brethren Church
TAYLOR*, TERRANCE T., D.Min. (Elaine)
143 Wise Ave. S.E., North Canton, OH
44720 (Tel. 216/497-0924) ,.
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
TEEVAN*, JOHN (Jane)
102 Apple Ct., Winona Lake, IN 46590
{Te\. 219/269-2258)
Senior Pastor, Winona Lake Grace
Brethren Church
TERAN*, PHILIP M. (Colleen)
3490 Atlas St., San Diego, CA 92111
(Tel. 619/278-3715)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
THAYER*, J. HUDSON (Cheryl)
534 Forest St., Mansfield, OH 44903
(Tel. 419/522-4433)
ftistor, Grace Brethren Church
THOMAS*, MARION (Yvonne)
Swiss Estates, 608 Lausanne Ave.,
BlufTton, OH 45817
CM. 419/358-7110)
Pastor, Bluffton Brethren Church,
Findlay
THOMPSON*, DAN (L) (Jacquelynne)
740 Clarendon Ct., Naples, PL 33942
(Tel. 813/597-2275)
I^stor, Community Grace Brethren
Church
■/ JG*, VEK HUONG (L) (Samoeun)
715 California Ave., Long Beach, CA
90805
(Tbl. 213/423-6312)
'astor, Grace Cambodian Church
VKIN*, WARREN E., Th.M. (Lois)
S. Seasons Dr, Dillsburg, PA 17019
(Tel. 717/432-4177)
istor, Grace Brethren Church
OCR*, DARREL G. (Carolyne)
'■ Riverview Dr., Brunswick, ME 04011
(Tel. 207/729-5775)
stor, Down East Grace Brethren
Church
Y5R*, JAMES (Susan)
00 Oakbridge Pkwy NO. 113,
Lakeland, FL 33803
(Tfel. 813/647-2201)
Istor, Grace Brethren Church
THOMPSON*, RAYMOND W. (Mary)
405 Administration, Winona Lake,
46590 (Tel. 219/269-7316)
Winona Lake church
IN
THOMPSON*, ROBERT W. (Betty)
433 Tremont, No. 1, Long Beach, CA
90814 (Tel. 213/439-6974)
Retired
Long Beach (Grace) church
THOMPSON*, RON E. (Thelma)
3580 Robin Hood Circle, Roanoke, VA
24019 (Tel. 703/992-4445)
Executive Director, Brethren
Evangelistic Ministries
Roanoke (Washington Hgts.) church
THORNLEY*, JEFFREY (Cindy)
378-H Leman Ln., Waldorf, MD 20601
Pastor, Waldorf Branch of Grace
Brethren Church of Greater
Washington
R*, MIKE (L)
flB. 240, Bangui, Central African
nRepublic, Africa
iiBth iten, SC, church
THORNTON*, CHARLES G. (Janice)
56 N. Crawford, Millersburg, OH 44654
(Tfel. 216/674-1228)
ftistor, Grace Brethren Church
113
THORNTON*, DANIEL E. (L) (Susan)
34640 Kalifornsky Beach Rd., Soldotna,
AK 99669 (Ttel. 907/262-1008)
Pastor, Peninsula Grace Brethren
Church
TRIPLEHORN*, BRUCE (L)
c/o Interclass, Cornwell Silva Tfelles 1
Bairro Cambui, 13023, Campinas,
SP, Brazil, S.A.
Wooster, OH, church
TITTLE*, MAYNARD G. (Kathleen M.)
Kreamer, PA 17833
(Tel. 717/347-3679)
Milroy church
TODD*, RICHARD E. (L) (Claudia)
6242 Washington Ave., Whittier, CA
90601 (Tfel. 213/945-6891)
Senior Pastor, Community Grace
Brethren Church
TOROIAN*, SIMON J. (Louise)
225 Willow Ave., Altoona, PA 16601
(Tfel. 814/942-3650)
Pulpit Supply
Duncansville church
TOWNSEND*, JOHN C. JR. (Yvonne)
20 W Main St., Everett, PA 15537
(Tfel. 814/652-9325)
Senior Pastor, Everett Grace Brethren
Church
TOWNSEND*, KENNETH G.
P.O. Box 7351, Newport Beach, CA
92658 (Tbl. 714/721-0852)
Principal, Mariner's Christian School,
Newport Beach
Whittier (Community Grace) church
TRAUB*, GEORGE (Charlotte)
8325 Willow Ridge Rd., Itoanoke, VA
24019 (Tbl. 703/362-9580)
Pastor, Washington Heights Grace
Brethren Church
TRAVIS*, DAN (L) (Joanne)
1900 Normandy Dr., Wooster, OH 44691
(Ttel. 216/262-4942)
Assoc. Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
TRENNER*, ED (L) (Carla)
1413 Lael Dr., Orange, CA 92666
(Tfel. 714/538-2686 or 714/633-2454)
ftstor, Grace Brethren Church of
Orange
TRESISE*, FOSTER (Marguerite)
95-303 Waioni St., Mililani, HI 96789
Cltel. 808/623-2298)
Retired
Waipio church
TROXEL*, DAVY (Ronda)
102 Glenmill Rd., New Albany, IN
47150 (Tbl. 812/945-PRAY)
ftistor. New Albany Grace Brethren
Church
TRUJILLO, JOHN L. (Nora)
P.O. Box 74, Tbnalea, AZ 86044
(Tfel. 602/283-4461)
Pastor, Red Lake Grace Brethren
Church I
TURNER*, CHARLES W. (June)
P.O. Box 336, Winona Lake, IN 4659'
(Tbl. 219/269-2719)
Publisher and General Manager, i
Brethren Missionary Herald Co.
Winona Lake church
TWEEDDALE, WILLIAM F. (Carol)
1277 S.W. 18th Tferr., Okeechobee, FL
34974 (Tfel. 813/467-2915)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church, Inc.
u
USHER*, ERNEST (L) (LaVon)
3158 Columbia Woods Dr., Decatur, |i
30032 (Tbl. 404/286-0503)
ftistor, Dekalb Community Grace
Brethren Church
V
VALENTINE*, AL (Doris)
R. 1, Meyersdale, PA 15552
(Tbl. 814/634-8200)
Pastor, Summit Mills Grace Brethre
Church
VAN ORMAN, MELVIN D. (L) (Dolores) i
350 Route 36 South, Duncansville, I
16635
(Tbl. 814/695-3855)
Pastor, Hopewell Grace Brethren
Church
VIERS', JOHN D. (Soni)
54, rue Docteur Oilier, 69100 Villeii
banne, France ;
(Tbl. (011-33) 78.68.98.52)
Missionary, France
Centerville, OH, church
TRESSLER*, J. WARD (Agnes)
1005 Birdseye Blvd., Fremont, OH
43420 (Tbl. 419/334-7106)
Minister of Visitation and Counseling
Grace Brethren Church
VNASDALE*, LESTER, A. (Ruth)
B.P 183 Moundou, Republic of Cha(i|
Africa
Missionary, Chad
Mansfield (Grace), OH, church
114
rOLOVSKI*. MICHAEL J., Th.D. (Amy)
B.P. 240, Bangui, Central African
Republic
Missionary, Africa
Duncansville, PA, church
WEBB*, TONY (Cathy)
225 S. Roosevelt St., Warsaw, IN 46580
(Tfel. 219/269-6145)
Pastor, Community Grace Brethren
Church
'ULGAMORE*, HOWARD D., (Betty)
1507 Southwood Dr., Ashland, OH
44805 Clbl. 419/289-3005)
Assist. Pastor, Senior Ministries and
I Visitation
Grace Brethren Church
N
AGGONER*, TIMOTHY L. (Jan)
105 W. 15th Ave., Juniata, Altoona, PA
16601 (Tfel. 814/943-1277)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church (Juniata)
\GNER*, ROBERT (Diana)
9155 Nana Russell Rd. (P.O. Box 458,
20736) Owings, MD
(Tfel. 301/855-7895)
j Pastor, Calvert County Branch of the
Grace Brethren Church of Greater
] Washington
WEDERTZ*, LARRY (L) (Jonnie Lou)
Grace Brethren ^Iavajo Ministries, Inc.,
Counselor, NM 87018
(Tfel. 505/568-4454)
Superintendent, Grace Brethren Navajo
Ministries
Tbmple City, CA, church
WEEKLEY*, RANDY (Jean)
5945 63rd Ave. N., Pinellas Park, FL
33565 (Tfel. 813/544-5544)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
WEIGLE', LARRY R. (Joyce)
R. 3, Box 35-A, Stoystown, PA 15563
(Ttel. 814/893-5422)
Pastor, Reading Grace Brethren Church
WEIMER*, RON (Vivian)
3134 Violet Dr., Waterloo, lA 50701
(Tfel. 319/296-3493)
Assoc. Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
'iLKER*, HARRY F. (Darlene)
2901 Virginia St., Sioux City, lA 51104
* Director, Gospel Rescue Mission
i Stoystown, PA, church
\4lL*, F. EUGENE (LJ (Sharon)
c/o P.O. Box 5284, Vienna, WV 26105
Pastor, Community Grace Brethren
Church
VLLACE*, MICHAEL D. (L) (Denise)
20 Laurel St., Pine Grove, PA 17963
' (Tfel. 717/345-6454)
Pastor, Echo Valley Grace Brethren
Church, Tremont
WELBORN*, GLEN H. (Agnes)
702 N. Main St., Leon, lA 50144
(Tel. 515/446-6189)
Leon church
WELSH, RON (Donna)
24775 CR 20E, Elkhart, IN 46517
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
WELTMER*, DONALD (Marilyn)
Beech Mountain Lakes, 77 Avalanche
Ln., Drums, PA 18222
(Tfel. 717/788-2599)
Harrisburg church
VjLTER*, DEAN I. (Peggy)
9811 Caltor Ln., Fort Washington, MD
j 20744 (Tfel. 301/248-2213)
Assoc. Pastor, Grace Brethren Church of
Greater Washington
WMBOLD*, ROGER L. (Phyllis)
335 Clemens Rd., Harleysville, PA
19438 (Tfel. 215/256-9620)
Castor, Penn Valley Grace Brethren
I Church, Telford
WW*, RUSSELL M. ("D.D.")
1007 Loop Dr., Englewood, OH 45322
(Tsl. 513/836-8839)
Castor Emeritus, Basore Road Grace
Brethren Church, Dayton
« WER*, SCOTT, L. (Betty Lou)
|717 Lowell Wood East, Mishawaka, IN
46545 (Tfel. 219/256-5940)
^stor, Mishawaka Grace Brethren
Church
WHITCOMB*, JOHN C, Th.D. (Norma)
P.O. Box 277, Winona Lake, IN 46590
(Tbl. 219/267-8243)
Conference Speaker
Indianapolis (Northeast), IN, church
WHITE*, BRIAN L. (Janice)
6857 Park Vista Rd., Englewood, OH
45322 (Tfel. 513/836-4730)
Senior Pastor, Grace Brethren Church,
Dajrton
WHITE*, DANIEL A. (Judi)
3645 Susquehanna Trail North, York,
PA 17404 (Tfel. 717/764-4839)
Pastor, Basore Grace Brethren Church
WHITED*, ROBERT D. (Jeannette)
600 Donna Dr., Beaumont, CA 92223
(Ttel. 714/845-7229)
Retired
Beaumont church
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WIKERT, RANDY (L) (Pamela)
P.O. Box 9011-367, Tfemecula, CA 92390
Pastor, Sunridge Community Church
Los Alamitos church
WILEY*, GALEN W. (Elsie)
22713 Ellsworth Ave., Minerva, OH
44657 (Ttel. 216/868-3296)
Pastor. Minerva Grace Brethren Church
WILEY*, RALPH (Dorotha)
1800 N.W. 9th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL
33311 (Business address: 22713
Ellsworth, Minerva, OH 44657
Winter address: c/o 1950 S. Ocean
Dr. L.C. Hallandale, FL 33009)
(Tfel. 305/525-5371)
Interim Pastor, Grace Brethren Church
WILHELM*, GEORGE F. (Lou)
Paradise Mobile Park, Lot 138, R. 1,
New Bloomfield, PA 17068
(Tfel. 717/834-4310)
Visitation Pastor Emeritus, Harrisburg
church
WILLARD*, WILLIAM (Phyllis)
213 Weaver Dr., Lititz, PA 17543
(Tel. 717/627-2691)
Assoc. Pastor, Grace Brethren Church of
Lititz
WILLIAMS*, BRIAN (L)
c/o Grace Brethren Church, 375 Hills-
Miller Rd., Delaware, OH 43015
Delaware church
WILLIAMS*, ROBERT (Lenora)
150 W. Warren St., Box 41, Peru, IN
46970 (Te\. 317/472-4016)
Peru church
WILLIAMS*, ROSCOE (Fern E.)
15154 Goodhue St., Whittier, CA 90604
(Tel. 213/944-9953)
Whittier (Comm.) church
WILLIAMS*, RUSSELL L. (Margaret)
6213 Green Eyes Way, Orangvale, CA
95662 (Tel. 916/988-5874)
Pastor, Ambassadors Grace Brethren
Church
WINGFIELD*, D. MICHAEL (Joyce)
R. 1, Box 431, Tfelford, TN 37690
(Tel. 615/257-2880)
ftstor, Grace Brethren Church
WINGFIELD*, JAMES H. (Mildred)
R. 1, Box 152, Boones Mill, VA 24065
(Tel. 703/334-2873)
Retired
Roanoke (Garden City) church
WINTER*, CHARLES H. (L) (Marilyn)
120 W Pioneer St., Harrah, WA (Mail-i
ing address: P.O. Box 69, 98933)
(Tfel. 509/848-2609)
Pastor, Harrah Grace Brethren Churcl
WITT*, G. DOUGLAS (Margie)
3528 Garden City Blvd., Roanoke, VA
24014 (Tbl. 703/342-9670)
Pastor, Garden City Grace Brethren
Church
WITZKY*, GENE E. (Margaret)
381 Fox Rd., R. 14, Lexington, OH
44904 (Tfel. 419/884-0692)
Pastor, Cornerstone Grace Brethren
Church
WOODRUFF*, PAUL E. (Jan)
4319 N. Vinewood, Indianapolis, IN
46254 (Tel. 317/293-1103)
Pastor, Eagle Creek Grace Brethren
Church
WRIGHT*, F. DANIEL (L)
1123 9th St., Roanoke, VA 24013
(Tel. 703/342-4101)
Asst. Pastor, Ghent Grace Brethren
Church
YOUNG*, Charles L. (L) (Macy D.)
5538 Twilight Rd., Roanoke, VA 2401
Pastor, Troutville Grace Bible Brethr
Church
YOUNG*, EMORY R. "ZEKE" (L) (Marsi
5321 Sunrise Ln., Charleston, WV
25313 (Tfel. 304/776-3317)
Pastor, Cross Lanes Grace Brethren
Church
YOUNG*, JERRY R. (Loreen)
414 S. Cope Hill Dr., Manheim, PA
17545 (Itel. 717/665-2322)
Pastor, Grace Brethren Church, Litil
YUNKER*, ROBERT
1429 W Central, Madera, CA 93637i
(Tfel. 209/673-6525)
Elkhart, IN, church
ZAKAHI*, NATHAN (Kelly)
98-323 Pono St., Aiea, HI 96701
(Tbl. 808/487-8188)
Pastor, Waimalu Grace Brethren Chi
ZIELASKO*, JOHN W., Th.M. (Jeane)
114 15th St., Winona Lake, IN 465&
(Tfel. 219/267-4808)
Retired Missionary
Winona Lake church
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IMMERMAN*, C.S. (Euth) ZUBER- KFVIM n m ^
, 6945 W. Coronado Rd., Phoenix AZ dfwM omu *?• '°'^?®'
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! TVotwood OH, church ^'*°'"' ^""^^^ Brethren Church
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EDITORIAL
Several weeks ago I sat
through the TV special "The Big
One". For two nights I waited to
see if the specialist in Earth-
quake predictions would be
right. She had become con-
vinced that the "Big One" was
going to hit Los Angeles. Some
wanted to believe her and others
were really skeptical. As the
mayor of lx)s Angeles and the
news media pondered what to da
I sat in suspense. It did happen
and there were buildings drop-
ping everywhere. People were
screaming and I was glad to be in
Indiana. To my relief, it was just
a movie.
However, to keep things inter-
esting, a Dr. Browning predicted
an earthquake for the midwest
right along the New Madrid fault.
Now we in the midwest are used
to being blown around or away
by our specialty — the tornado. So
to be safe from the earthquake
some of the schools closed their
doors and the TV people all
headed for the fault to be there
just in case it happened. Per-
sonally, I had great doubts about
the Mississippi River falling into
the gulf of Mexico and Winona
Lake dropping into Lake
Michigan. So it was a good time
to go to Florida — better safe than
sorry is not a bad way to look at
things.
The big days of the earthquake
prediction approached and from
the Orlando area I went off to
Universal Studio to do what? Of
course — try the new earthquake
presentation in which I would be
caught underground in an 8.3
earthquake. There was a flaming
gasoline truck, light poles falling
and a flood of water roaring down
the subway steps. Wow! From
there I went to see King Kong
destroy New York City — it made
my day.
Meanwhile, back in the mid-
west, St. Louis, Cedar Rapids and
Winona Lake made it through
Dr. Browning's prediction and we
are at least safe for another day.
We should not take it all too
lightly, though. There is really
a "Big One" coming one of these
days — when I say big, I do mean
big. Several years ago Iran had
50,000 deaths in one earthquake
and there have been other big
ones. Remember San Francisco
at the turn of the century? In
China decades ago, tens of
thousands were killed. Mexico
City is still fresh in mind. My
biggest earthquake experience
was a number of years ago in
Long Beach — while reviewing a
manuscript with Roy Roberts
one rumbled through. Roy
reacted with ease, reminding me
that Californians stir their coffee
with little earthquakes like that.
However, Roy is in Pennsylvania
now, so that may tell you
something, too!
Back to the really "Big One":
"He broke the sixth seal, and
there was an earthquake: and the
sun became black as sackcloth
made of hair, and the whole
moon became like blood: and the
stars of the sky fell to the earth,
as a fig tree casts its unripe figs
when shaken by a great wind.
And the sky split apart like a
scroll when it is rolled up; and
every mountain and island were
moved out of their places"
(Revelation 6:12-14 NASB).
People pray to die and kings,
commanders and slaves all are
involved. There is no escape for
them because the day of their
wrath has come.
As I have been re-reading the
book of Revelation in the light of
today's newscasts and news-
papers, it has taken on a new
urgency. I am not saying this is
the end, but it looks a lot like it.
When the Christmas decorations
go up, it looks a lot like
Christmas. When the prophecy
looks a lot like Revelation, it
looks like the end ... so you get
ready for the next happenings. If
you get ready for the end and it
is not the end, you probably did
not make any mistakes in just
being ready — right?
When will the "Big One"
come? No one really knows, but
the really big one is certain. I
know because God said so!
The
Really
Big
One
by Charles W. Turner
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LE OF CONTENTS
Brethren Missionary
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December 15, 1990
3 Editorial
The Really
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Charles W. Turner
6 Grace College
1990 Homecoming
9 WMC
When He Came
12 Fellowship Happenings 16 Home Missions
Personal
Reflections:
The Baptism/
Membership
Debate
James Belton
15 BEM
The Power of a
Consecrated
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19 Men and Boys
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ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR - Rev.
Richard S. Jensen, Simi Valley,
California, spoke briefly to the
capacity crowd attending the
President's Brunch. Prof. Don
Ogden, Directorof Alumni Affairs,
served as master of ceremonies.
FIRST ANNUAL 5-K RUN ■ Rick Lyons, alumnus
from Eastlake, Ohio, and Miriam Aellig, a
freshman from. Chaux De Fonds, Switzerland,
were the over-all winners for the Homecoming
S-K Run.
SONG OF THANKSGIVING ■ Featured duo pianists Ovid Young and
Stephen Nielson u>ere accompanied bji the Festival Choir and
Orchestra, composed of area alumni, faculty, staff and students, and
conducted b|f Prof. Ardis F)aber.
FAS£JVTS OF THE YEAR - Ken and Joanne Taylor, shown here
with their daughter Becky, a senior, were selected as the 1990
Parents of the Year. Becky's fiance' Rod Wilson and the Taylor's
youngest son, Matthew were also in attendance.
Alumni from around the
region and country descended
on the Grace College campus
October 19 and 20 for the
college's homecoming festivities.
Homecoming Weekend began
Friday evening with the Home-
coming Banquet and Alpha Chi
induction. At coronation
ceremonies, senior Lizabeth
Angelo, from Westboro, Wiscon-
sin was crowned Homecoming
Queen. Members of the Home-
coming Court were Jennifer
Certalic, a junior from
Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Teresa
Cooper, a senior from Vinton,
Virginia; Laura Devan, a soph-
omore from Roanoke, Virginia;
Heidi Johnson, a freshman from
Ashland, Ohio; and Becky
Tkylor, a senior from Warsaw,
Indiana.
Christian pianists Nielson &
Young entertained the corona-
tion crowd, which filled Rode-
heaver Auditorium to capacity.
Friday's activities ended with a
reception in the newly refur-
bished auditorium in McClain
Hall.
Homecoming activites con-
tinued Saturday, October 20, in
the morning with a 5-K run and
the annual President's Alumni/
Parents Brunch. Afternoon and
evening events included the
Alumni Golf Scramble,
alumni/varsity basketball,
volleyball, and baseball scrim-
mages, a performance of the
play, "A Mouse that Roared," by
the college's Communications
Department, open house in the
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QL990 HOMECOMING
CORONATION ■ Senior Liz
Angela was crowned I990
Homecoming Queen. The
members of the court
were (from left, back row)
Rod Wilson and Senior
Attendant Becky Taylor.
Paul Bowman and Queen
Liz Angela, Jon Delae and
Senior Attendant Teresa
Cooper. (Front row from
left) Jeff Wiesinger and
Junior Attendant
Jennifer Certalic, Scott
Lyons and Sophomore
Attendant Laura Devan,
Freshman Attendant
Heidi Johnson and Dave
Jones.
Art Department, soccer game
between Grace and Aquinas.
Operation Barnabas Reunion,
class reunion dinners, and a
variety show.
Richard S. Jensen was named
Alumnus of the Year. Jensen is
a 1964 graduate and now serves
as principal at Brethren School
in Simi Valley. California. In ad-
dition to his B.A. degree from
Grace College, Jensen holds his
B.D. and MACSA degrees from
Grace Theological Seminary.
Named Parents of the Year
were Ken and Joanne Tkylor.
Ken is Professor of Sociology at
the college, while Joanne is
School Nurse and Director of the
Student Health Center on
campus.
The 1991 Homecoming Week-
end is scheduled for October 11
and 12. Grace College alumni
will receive information in the
coming months about 1991
homecoming events.
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enjoyed the beautiful weather
and. the skillful playing of the
soccer team as Grace defeated
Aquinas 8-1.
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SHOW - The newly renovated
McClain Auditorium provided the
setting for the annual talent show
featuring students, alumni, staff,
and faculty.
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Viewpoint on the Lake. The Classes of 'SO, '65, '70, '75, and 'SO also dined at other local restaurants.
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WOMEN'S MISSIONARY COUNCIL
Did the stable seem dark to Jesus
When He came down to earth that night?
Did the manger seem cold?
Did He miss all that gold
As His eyes struggled searching for light?
Did He know that His future was lonely;
That no one would understand
His calling so cruel —
They'd just call Him a fool
Wherever He walked in their land?
Did Heaven without Him seem empty?
Was the Father feeling His loss?
Did He want to reach down
To restore His Sons crown
And protect Him from suffering the cross?
Did His mother's heart ache for the child
Whom they could not really afford?
Was her heart filled with fears?
Through the joy were there tears
As she pondered the memories she stored?
All the things we so want for our children
Were denied to our Savior that night.
Yet humbly He came
Giving up His great Name
Until all of our wrongs were made right.
In the midst of such circumstances
How could anyone ever believe
That this little boy
Would permeate with joy
Each of us who will trust and receive?
If today He were born among us
And our church witnessed His birth
Would we offer a hand?
Would we understand
The greatness of that Baby's worth?
— Jo Stuart
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9
FOREIGN MISSIONS
GBFM Report Card
The following is an update on six of 12 fields where GBFM serves.
PORTUGAL
Portugal opened its doors to
legal Protestant activity after the
revolution of 1974. The poorest
country in western Europe,
Portugal is also four times more
densely populated than the
United States.
In 1988, John and Jean
Zielasko. former missionaries to
Brazil and former General Direc-
tor of GBFM, went to Portugal to
lay the groundwork for the
Portugal ministry. Portugal is the
seventeenth field in which Grace
Brethren missionaries have
served. It is also the most recent-
ly entered field.
Tim and Julie Hawkins arrived
in Portugal in September of this
year and are informally learning
Portuguese from a Baptist
minister's wife, but more inten-
sively at Coimbra.
The Portugal team will include
Margaret Hull, missionary for 25
years to the Central African
Republic: second-generatiort
missionary Ken Burk and his
wife, Kim; and Ralph and Martha
Schwartz, who formerly served
in Brazil.
FRANCE
During WWII American
soldiers recognized the spiritual
need in France. In 1951, Fred and
Maurita Fogle joined other
postwar missionaries and
established the first Grace
Brethren church-planting effort
in Lyon. France. Teamwork was
difficult, and the group of
believers in Lyon dispersed.
When Tom and Doris Julien
arrived in 1958, the situation
was bleak. TVying to bridge the
gap between missionaries and
the French people, God led the
Juliens to the Chateau. In 1964
the Chateau de St. Albain was
purchased for youth rallies,
short-term mission experiences,
and camps.
Churches are located in Lyon,
Macon, and Chalon. The latter
has celebrated its tenth anniver-
sary. Dijon, LeCreusot, Mont-
ceau, and St. Albain are others
where GBFM missionaries are
located.
The Lyon Church was virtual-
ly non-existent. Since then it has
been newly established as of
March 11, 1990, and has grown
from three to 60. In 1989 alone,
the Lyon church saw 21 in-
dividuals come to know Christ as
Savior.
MEXICO
In the fall of 1951 Walt and
Alys Haag went to Mexico in the
place of Jack Green who was
prevented by illness from be-
coming GBFM's first missionary
there. The Haags began their
work in the border of Tijuana.
They also travelled further into
Mexico. In the 50s and 60s, the
Edminstons, the Guerenas, and
the Churchills joined the team in
evangelistic ministry among
university students in Mexico
City and at the Brethren Bible
Institute at the border.
Since 1951 the missionary
team and national pastors have
established 14 churches along
the border, Irapuato, and Mexico
City with an average attendance
of 426. The Bible Institute cur-
rently has six full-time students.
TXvelve border churches have a
strong summer camp program
where families and young people
are taught practical Christian
living on a 25 -acre campground
in Tecate, New Mexico.
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HERALD/ December 15, 1990
FOREIGN MISSIONS
GBFM Report Card
ARGENTINA
Charles Yoder, his family, and
Bertha Bell chose Rio Cuarto,
Cordoba, as their home base
when they arrived in Argentina
in 1909. It was the largest town
in the republic, had no gospel
witness, and was centrally
located among unevangelized
towns nearby. National workers
began assisting them in 1916,
and the Clarence Sickel family
joined them in 1919. For the next
30 years the ministry included
using a Model T Ford truck,
affectionately named the "Bible
Coach," to travel from town to
town: a Bible institute was
started; and radio and bookstore
ministries followed. During the
1960s and 70s the influence of
the Charismatic movement
caused a split among the Argen-
tine churches. A time of slow
rebuilding followed. More recent-
ly a new missionary team arrived
in Buenos Aires.
Today, there are 16 Grace
Brethren churches in Argentina
with more than 500 members
and the opportunities for plant-
ing more seem even brighter
than before. The mission team is
working in partnership with the
Argentine churches, and by the
year 2000 envisions four new
church-planting teams in four
new Argentine cities.
SPAIN
Spain is a country only 12
years old in its democracy and
still holds 99 percent of its
population as Roman Catholic.
Evangelicals are even looked
upon as a cult. King Juan Carlos
allowed for more religious
freedom, and Grace Brethren
missionaries have planted a
church in Valencia. Chosen for
its many suburbs of 10-20,000
people each, Valencia offers an
opportunity for the few
evangelical churches to reach
Spain.
In 1984, Bob and Marilyn
Salazar pioneered the church
planting effort in Spain. Since
their early efforts and contacts,
the Pouparts. who have followed,
are continuing regular Sunday
School and church services,
Bible studies, and a Bible class
for University students.
Missionaries to Spain testify to
a slower paced life which gives
great opportunity to make
friends and lead Spaniards to
Christ. Regular church atten-
dance is between 15 and 20. At
least two have come to know
Christ. The Pouparts pray that
God will continue to bring more
fertile hearts across their path.
GERMANY
Roger and Nancy Peugh were
commissioned by GBFM in 1969
to Germany, the birthplace of the
Brethren movement. Their early
years in Germany were ones of
isolation and testing, but in 1971
they began a children's ministry
which was vital in communi-
cating with the German people.
Home Bible studies and an
evangelistic crusade led to the
planting of the Stuttgart Grace
Brethren Church in 1976.
The church's progress was
marked by periods of tension and
struggle, but 15 years later, the
Stuttgart church was turned over
to German leadership. In 1977
the Pappas family arrived bring-
ing much needed encourage-
ment to the Peughs. Since then
seven other missionary families
have arrived, and five more
churches in other cities have
been established. With the
recent reunification of Germany,
GBFM's future ministry in
Germany looks promising.
HERALD/ December 15. 1990
11
FELLOWSHIP HAPPENINGS
Personal Reflections
/ have been encouraged by many to open up a limited number
of pages of the Herald magazine to the expression of opinions
and beliefs regarding the baptism/ membership issue in the
Grace Brethren Church. No practical means of such an
exchange has been available to persons following last year's
national conference. A forum plan was adopted at the 1989
conference, but has not been implemented in a workable
fashion to date. No exchanges which involve the names of
other persons will be included. The use of the Herald
magazine makes the information available to lay persons as
well as to ministers. No editing will be done on any of the
articles and it is understood that the material does not have
the endorsement of the Herald, the Fellowship or the local
church — it reflects the personal position of the individual
author. — Charles W. Tlirner. publisher
By James Belton
Missionary to Germany
Our Fellowship has been grappling with a very
complex issue for the past few years. I would like
to take a few moments of your time to give you a
personal view of what I see happening in our
Fellowship.
This letter is describing what I see happening
in our Fellowship and in Christendom world-wide.
Our eyes need to be open so we can view
theological divergences with clear vision. As I was
struggling with these trends a few years ago I
found myself starting to agree with some of these
false philosophies. However, through the help of
the Spirit of God and Spirit-controlled men, I was
driven to the Scriptures and eventually found
these trends to be poisonous. This is what I found
to be true then, and I see the same symptoms now:
We are dealing with a problem which has, to
some extent or other, affected all of us, namely, a
movement that has been given the name Neo-
Evangelicalism. This movement is far more
dangerous than most people realize. We are
dealing with a mind set. not just a particular
theological issue. We must first deal with this
mind-set. If we don't do this first, we will be
spinning our wheels and gaining little ground in
our efforts to show these brothers that they are
drifting from the truth. Our ultimate problem is
not how we should receive members into our
churches (this problem has become prominent
among us especially since 1964). This is only a
symptom of the problem.
The characteristics of the Neo-Evangelical move-
ment as I learned them at Grace Seminary
(1984-87) went something like this:
1. A desire for intellectual prestige and>
sophistication, along with a re-thinking of Chris-
tian doctrine with the view of modifying them for
the benefit of the modern mind. A passion for
communication and dialogue with non-evangelical
leaders and thinkers in order to "share" theological
insights, not just to present them. And the
elevation of Love (Grace) above Doctrine (TVuth).
2. An emphasis upon Ecumenism among all
born-again Christians, with a corresponding
avoidance of doctrines upon which all Christians
are not agreed. Not only an avoidance but, of
course, an actual abandoning of doctrines on
which all Christians are not agreed. It's reducing
everything to a low common denominator: "we
will not really have convictions on anything that
all born-again Christians do not accept as minimal
truths."
Now what is the basic philosophy of this
dangerous trend of thinking?
1. The most effective way to proclaim the Gospel
to the entire world in our generation is to unite all
born-again Christians, both doctrinally and
organizationally, because the world will remain
unimpressed by a divided church. In other words,
we must at all costs have organizational unity or
nobody will listen to our message.
2. Since a united front before the world is of
extreme importance to evangelism, it is sinful to
form new denominations or fellowships of Chris-
tians for the sake of perpetuating certain distinct
interpretations of doctrines or ordinances. After
all, we will all spend eternity together in heaven;
therefore it is sinful to divide the body of Christ
on earth over any doctrinal or ecclesiastical issue.
The mark of true orthodoxy is Love not doctrine.
Therefore, if we truly love one another we will not
allow doctrines or ordinances to divide us.
3. However, it must be recognized that
denominations do exist today, and these cannot be
abolished immediately. So, in order to restore to
some extent the unity of the early church, we must
not emphasize any doctines that other Christians
do not accept. Otherwise there might be friction
and division in the body and the world will not be
impressed by our Gospel witness. 7b win the world
for Christ we must bury our differences and
proclaim the essential core of the gospel in a
positive way.
Now this philosophy has great advantages
because it immediately eliminates the necessity
of a careful study of God's Word.
However, the Great Commission has three parts,
not just one. Neo-evangelical ecumenism sees just
one part, namely, "make disciples of all nations."
But Jesus commanded three things: (1) "Disciple"
(evangelize), (2) "Baptize," and (3) "Teach them all
things."
The greatest problem I think is this: Doctrine
creates division. Jesus said that He did not come
into the world to bring unity and peace, but
division (Lk. 12:51). But why? Because truth will
do that. There can be unity in darkness until the
light comes (cf. Jn. 1:35). But for outward religious
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FELLOWSHIP HAPPENINGS
unity to be maintained, doctrine, light, and truth
must be either strictly enforced by God and His
servants (Acts 2:42; 5:1-11) or they will be mini-
mized somewhere along the line (Cf. Rev. 2:1-3:22).
I am not saying that one who has a Neo-
Evangelical mind-set is not seeking the truth or
searching the Scriptures at all. In fact I believe the
opposite to be true. However, he will tend to filter
everything through the Neo-Evangelical grid and
therefore will see theological issues from a
different perspective.
Now let's see if we can grasp the dangers of this
attitude. We are told that Love (grace) is supreme-
ly important, even at the expense of Truth
(doctrine). But when we look at the New Tfestament
inductively verse by verse, we find just the opposite
to be true. We discover, for example, that God never
places Love above doctrine. He places Love as a
Christian virtue, which, like Hope and Faith, has
its own relative seal of importance. "And now
abideth these three, faith, hope, love, but the
greatest of these is love" (I Cor. 13:13). What is not
in that list? Doctrine and truth! Doctrine and truth
are in a different category. Without doctrine there
can be no Faith. Hope, or Love. That's why First
Corinthians 13 makes it crystal clear that Love
rejoices in the truth (vs. 6). Why? Because without
truth Love cannot exist. What is your faith based
on? What are you going to hope for? Whom are you
going to love?
Many believers have insisted that they "love"
Jesus. However, anyone who says he loves Jesus
and does not keep His commandments has uttered
a falsehood. To see Jesus' answer, look at John
14:21-
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth
them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth
me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love
him. and will manifest myself to him.
There is only one measuring stick for love . . .
Keep His Word! So the model for spiritual love is
what you have learned from God's Word and what
you have believed about God's Word and how
much you have obeyed God's Word.
The Apostle Peter said that he loved Jesus more
than the other disciples did (cf. Matt. 26:33; Mk.
14:29). Jesus took careful measure of that state-
ment, and watched him self-destruct. Then, later,
Jesus asked Peter three times if he loved Him.
Each time the criterion was the same: "Feed my
sheep, . . . feed my sheep, . . . feed my sheep" (Jn.
21:15-17). Love cannot and must not be elevated
above God's truth.
The following is a Biblical example to illustrate
what I believe is happening today. Do you
remember the story of Daniel's three friends?
Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, erected a
large golden image. The image was dedicated.
When the orchestra leader's baton fell, everybody
was supposed to bow down and worship the image
(Dan. 3:1-7). The populace unanimously obeyed,
with three noble exceptions - Daniel's three heroic
Hebrew friends. Note carefully: These three friends
did not become conspicuous until every body else
bowed down. Then they stood out like sore
thumbs. They got into real trouble. A red-hot
furnace awaited them.
So it is today: Those who refuse to compromise
stand out rather vividly. They are regarded by
some as bitter, or as excessively critical, or as
unloving, or as non-conformists and thus disrup-
tive of the body of Christ.
Daniel's friends did nothing! They simply
remained standing! The longer we remain
standing the more conspicuous we will become.
May God grant that the people of our Fellowship
also will remain standing.
This is the underlying problem which has
caused many other fine evangelical Christian
organizations to drift into theological error. Other
denominations and mission agencies struggle
with issues like Divorce and Remarriage and In-
errancy (Just to name a few). It is because the
church has felt the need to infiltrate the world
rather than remain separate from the world that
we now have to do operative surgery to save her.
It's like a man who has gangrene but refuses to
believe it until it's too late. He finally has to have
his leg amputated to save his life. If we do not come
to grips with the basic mind-set of the Neo-
Evangelical Movement, our Fellowship may die a
slow death. Only radical surgery can save her.
1 therefore believe that until we deal with this
basic mind-set, the evidences that we convey will
not be fully accepted or appreciated.
The 1964 decision of National Conference was
a compromise made to accommodate two
churches. What did that decision really ac-
complish? Answer: It postponed the immediate
problem for some twenty-five years. Does our Lord
honor compromise? If we are still uncertain
whether this is the problem, then maybe we need
to ask ourselves this question; Which doctrine or
doctrines have to be attacked before we will take
a stand? The Trinity? The Birgin Birth? The Blood
Atonement? Christ's Bodily Resurrection? The
Second Coming? Are these the only doctrines that
we have which our Lord intended us to keep? In
other words, how far are we willing to compromise
before we as a Fellowship will take a stand? Where
are we going to draw the line? Will we draw the
line? Will we be able to draw the line? Do we as
a Fellowship want to draw the line? The mind-set
of Neo-Evangelicalism says no. Do we really believe
that the entire Bible is our only rule for faith and
practice?
As we use the expression "The Bible, the Whole
Bible and nothing but the Bible," we are not say-
ing that only we, the Fellowship of Grace Brethren
Churches, have the truth. What we are saying is:
This is what we believe to be true as we interpret
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FELLOWSHIP HAPPENINGS
the Scriptures.
I have heard many times that we should not fight
over "non-essential doctrines." Even as a child I
can remember my Father and Mother teaching me
things that I thought were non-essential. Oh sure,
they taught me not to lie, cheat and steal. But they
also taught me to make my bed and clean my room
every morning. Were these things essential? For
my parents they were! In fact they were overjoyed
when they visited me at College and found that I
continued to make my bed and keep my room neat
and clean. As parents we teach our children things
which they believe to be non-essential. However,
we see the whole picture and realize it's for their
own good. Do we as parents expect our children
to be obedient in all things? Or are we disappointed
only if they lie, cheat, and steal? Are we not over-
joyed when we see our children following through
later in life with those so-called non-essentials?
In an infinitely higher way, does our Lxjrd expect
us to obey Him completely? Or does He expect us
to obey Him only in areas we consider "essential? "
Does He not expect us also to obey Him in
everything He commanded, including the or-
dinances? Or did He waste words on "non-essential
doctrines" that we really do not have to obej^ Did
He give them to us so we can argue over supposed
"non-essentials" and thus divide the body of
Christ and our Fellowship in our spare time?
Tbday it's Church Membership; tomorrow it may
be the Charismatic Movement; or it may be
Women Elders. TWenty years from now it may be
Homosexuals in the Pulpit. If women elders are un-
biblical today then they are unbiblical tomorrow.
The same goes for other areas of truth. Why are
we struggling today with something that our
Fellowship had settled in its early years? I think
the answer is obvious. It's the mind-set of
Neo-Evangelicalism.
This is where we should focus our attention,
rather than on the Membership Issue alone. The
crucial questions are these: "What does the
everlasting Word of the Lord have to say about any
form of Biblical compromise?" And, "What does
the Bible explicitly state to be the believer's solemn
duty in the face of compromise?" Make no mistake
about it, the issue is compromise, and if we can
learn anything from church history it is this: Once
compromise starts, there is no end.
Where Are the Brethren?
Editor's note: This is first in a series of charts and information on where Grace Brethren are located and their numbers.
As we begin to think interna-
tionally, according to the
statistical report for Dec. 31,
1989, here are the membership
figures of the Fellowship of Grace
Brethren Churches in different
countries of the world.
Central African Rep. . . 144,000
United States 39,481
Chad 12,000
Brazil 1,200
Argentina 500
Mexico 426
Germany 102
France 97
Philippines 73
England 20
Spain 13
Japan 8
Total 197,920
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BRETHREN EVANGELISTIC MINISTRIES
The Power of a Consecrated Minority
Several years ago while visiting in Mexico City I
came to appreciate what it means to be part of a
minority. Unable to speak a word of Spanish, and
immersed in a culture far different from my own,
I suddenly felt alone and helpless.
Jesus' disciples must have sensed some of that
frustration when He announced He was returning
to the Father, leaving them behind as sheep among
wolves (Matt. 10:16). In a certain sense He commit-
ted the future evangelization of the human race to
eleven ordinary men! The authority, power and
anointing for such an undertaking He promised to
supply (Acts 1:8) and did. The rest is history!
The principle for us is clear. A consecrated minori-
ty can make an impact on an entire nation. Joshua
told the children of Israel as they were about to enter
the Promised Land, "consecrate yourselves, for
tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among
you" (Joshua 3:5). The people obeyed the Lord and
possessed the land. It was the faithfulness of three
godly men that effected a change in the national law
of Babylon (Dan. 3:2 Iff) Every Bible student is
familiar with the story of how Jehovah whittled
down Gideon's army to a mere 300 in order to defeat
the enemy (Judges 7:1-8). Who can forget the lone
prophet, Elijah, as he squared off against 450 false
prophets atop Mount Carmel and won the victory.
God can work through the famous and influen-
tial, but He also uses the unknowns. How like Him
to choose the foolish, weak and lowly for His glory!
An anonymous girl once set in motion a great act
of God that resulted in the healing of her master,
Namaan, commander of the king's army (II Kings
5:1-14). A nameless lad shared his lunch with the
Lord and 5000 were fed (John 6:5-13). The faith of
garden-variety Christians in Thessalonica had
become known everywhere (I Thess. 1:8). Paul and
Silas were once accused of turning the entire world
upside down (Acts 17:1-6).
Christians have always been a minority. The
Savior long ago reminded us that the gate is small
and the road is narrow that leads to life, and only
a few find it (Matt. 7:14). Compared to the masses
of unregenerate humanity, the Christisin is out-
numbered and overwhelmed. But one with God is
never really a minority! The One Who lives within
us is greater than he that is in the world (I John 4:4).
God is not limited to work in large or small situa-
tions. He only needs a consecrated minority.
The challenge before our Fellowship of Grace
by Ron E. Thompson
Brethren Churches is to start our own minority
group. Mobilize to evangelize! Such a noble
watchword, however, is vain and useless rhetoric
unless there is within each of us a fresh and hum-
ble consecration to God, a renewed spirit of broken-
ness and a genuine attitude of repentance. The
Psalmist once prayed, "Create in me a pure heart,
O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me . . .
Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sin-
ners will turn back to you" (Ps. 51:10,13). 1 believe
God wants to use our fellowship of churches, which
is itself a small part of the mainstream of evangelical
Christianity, to impact our world for Christ. All His
resources are available to us if we will but be obe-
dient. Such is the power of a consecrated and
dedicated minority.
Ron E, Thompson is
Executive Director of
Brethren Evangelistic
Ministries.
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HERALD/ July 15. 1990
15
HOME MISSIONS
A New Role for
Regional
Director
Dave Marksbury has been
Director of Church-Planting
and Development in the West
for nearly five years. During all
that time he has never lost his
heart for pastoral ministries.
He has conducted numerous
seminars and workshops with
pastors and church leaders to
give them training and motivation for starting new
churches.
Dave confided last spring to Executive Director
Larry Chamberlain that he was beginning to sense
God's leading to do some church-planting himself.
That urging of God's Spirit is now coming to
fruition as Dave has developed a core group of five
families who plan to launch the New Life Grace
Dave Marksbury
Brethren Church in the western Orange County
area of southern California.
The Bellflower, CA, Brethren Church, Pastor Ed
Cashman, will be the mother church to this new
group, their goals include enlisting about seventy
people in their small groups and starting public
services on March 3, 1991, with a target of more
than two hundred in attendance that first Sunday.
Rev. Marksbury will
continue working with
Home Missions on a
part-time basis, begin-
ning January 1. His
good work in the
Western States is
greatly appreciated,
and he has the whole-
hearted support of the
administration of the
Home Missions Coun-
cil in this new church
start. That's what
we're all about —
Churches Starting
Churches.
NSW
Thanks for Your Prayers
Mr. Larry Chamberlain, Executive Director of Grace
Brethren Home Missions, and its ancillary organizations, the
Grace Brethren Investment Foundation, and Grace Brethren
Navajo Ministries, is making good progress at home in his
recovery from heart by-pass surgery.
Mr. Chamberlain was stricken on the Sunday after
Thanksgiving. Tests revealed that he had not suffered a heart
attack but that there was considerable arterial blockage in
several places. Quadruple by-pass surgery was performed on
November 29. Seven days later, he returned to his home to
begin six to twelve weeks of recuperation.
The Chamberlain family is deeply appreciative of the
prayers of their friends all around the world. In mid-
December Larry wrote to the office stEiff:
"I'm not ready to get back to the office and the travel just
yet, but each day brings greater heal-
ing, each day brings added strength.
Throughout all of this very traumatic
experience. I've not once asked God,
'Why?' Through it all, I've sensed His
guidance and protection and His
nearness. I'm a very thankful person,
in fact."
The Home Missions family is
grateful to God for this special holiday
gift, the recovering health of our
Director. Thanks for your continued
prayers!
Larry Chamberlain,
Executive Director
Home
Missions
adopts a
Haitian
Church
At the FGBC Conference in
Richmond last July, delegates
and guests were introduced to
Pastor Wilfred Jean. He has been
leading a congregation of Haitian
believers who meet in the
facilities of the Fort Lauderdale
Grace Brethren Church in
Florida.
Pastor Jean's congregation has
requested the assistance of
Home Missions in establishing
their congregation and in
reaching out to other areas of
Pastor Wilfred Jean's Ordination
16
HERALD/ December 15, 1990
HOME MISSIONS
u/ai nia
Pastor Wilfred Jean at the Sebring. FL,
Grace Brethren Church
south Florida to plant other
Grace Brethren churches among
the growing Haitian population.
As this news is being written.
Pastor Jean is in Haiti with Tom
Julien. Executive Director of
Grace Brethren Foreign Mis-
sions, and Roy Snyder, retired
missionary to the Central
African Republic on an investi-
gative tour. Roy worked with the
church in Ft. Lauderdale last
winter and joins the other two
men in looking into the possi-
bilities of GBFM entering into
Haiti as a mission field.
With eyes toward his coun-
trymen in both America and
Haiti, Wilfred Jean is determined
to see many of them evangelized
and brought into a Grace
Brethren Church. Congratula-
tions to Pastor Jean who was
recently ordained in the Ft.
Lauderdale church. L'eglise
Evangelique des Freres de Grace
will come under Home Missions
administrative oversight on
January 1, 1991.
Meet Bill Snell,
New Regional Director
Bill Snell is the new Director of Church Planting
and Development for the eastern region, taking
over the responsibilites of Ed Jackson. Bill comes
to us after pastoring the Martinsburg, Penn-
sylvania, Grace Brethren Church for twenty-two
years. Bill shares with us some of his goals and
desires for Home Missions:
"It is my desire to work with the Home Missions
team here at the office in an effective and suppor-
tive manner. As I learn the strategy and game
plan, I want to do my part to make the team even
more successful. My aim is also to work closely
and cooperatively with District Mission Boards and
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NAVAJO MINISTRIES
INCORPORATED
local churches in plant-
ing new churches.
Encouraging and
challenging Home Mis-
sion pastors is high on
my priority list. I will also
be actively recruiting
new team members
(pastors) to join with us
in the challenging ven-
ture of establishing new
churches here in the
needy country of the
United States of
America."
Bill Snell
Director of
Church-Planting
and Development
HERALD/ December 15. 1990
17
FELLOWSHIP NEWS
NEWS UPDATE
Steve Shipley, former associate
pastor at the First Brethren Church of
Buena Vista, VA, has accepted the
call to be Senior Pastor at the Grace
Brethren Church of Fort Myers, FL.
He began his ministry there
December 8, 1990.
The Northeast Grace Brethren
Church, pastored by Al Edgington
and Ron Smals, in Indianapolis, IN,
received coverage in the local paper
regarding their new work. They are
presently seeking land and a piece of
property has been offered to them.
They are also seeking the leading of
the Lord in the establishment of a
Bible institute to train leaders and
hope to be on line by early 1991.
1991 National Conference-
Plans are going ahead for the
Columbus, OH, conference. Tentative
plans call for a church leadership
seminar, starting on July 25 through
27. Sunday, July 28 through August
1 will be the group meetings and
conference sessions. Jerry Young is
the moderator and James Custer, the
host pastor Full details will be
presented as they take on more
permanent form.
The Community Grace Brethren
Church of Union, OH, is sending out
letters to the service men in Opera-
tion Desert Shield. The letters are
sent from Jack Peters, Sr, Minister at
Large, expressing concern and
bearing a message of salvation and
hope. Steve Peters is the pastor
Trevor Cralgen has been minister-
ing this fall teaching senior students
at the Black Forest Academy in
Germany He and his wife and Pastor
Ranier Ehman of the Stuggart church
have just completed a five-day trip to
Hungary and Romania. Trevor
presented a seminar on Biblical
Counseling and preached to a con-
gregation of about 60. Plans call for
extended weekend trips to Romania
in February, May, and September
Mishawaka, IN. There was a fire
at- the home of Pastor and Mrs. Scott
Weaver of the Mishawaka Grace
Brethren Church. The extent of the
damage was about $25,000 to
$30,000. The garage was extensively
damaged and the clothing and cur-
tains in the home all had to be
cleaned as there was heavy smoke
damage throughout the house. The
church files and some of the file
cabinet material were saved.
A new church has been started
in Niles, Ml. This is a daughter church
of the New Troy Grace Brethren
Church, New Troy, Ml. The first
service was held on November 11,
1990, at the Oak Manor Elementary
School. Herman Hein is the pastor of
this new church.
The Grace Community Church of
Ruber Heights, Dayton, OH, is seek-
ing a full-time associate pastor to work
in the area of youth and Christian
education. Contact should be made
through Howard Mayes, pastor
The Fort Lauderdale, Grace
Brethren Church of Fort Lauderdale,
FL, is seeking a senior pastor. Con-
tacts may be made to Larry Downs,
Pastoral Search Committee, at 1800
NW 9th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL
33311, or call 305/486-9269.
The Grace Brethren Church,
Hagerstown, MD, pastored by Ray
Davis, has hit national news. Kelly
Whitting has undergone a bone
marrow transplant and the church
and community has gotten behind the
needs of Kelly — spiritually and
materially. Tom Brokaw received the
news and aired it on "NBC Nightly
News" November 28, 1990.
Robert Griffith, former pastor of the
Vicksburg Grace Brethren Church of
Hollidaysburg, PA, was installed as
pastor of the Bethel Brethren Church,
Berne IN, on December 2, 1990.
Dayton Cundiff has resigned from
the pastorate in Albany OR, and has
moved to the Roanoke, VA, area.
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Marriage
Myers: Debbie Klinger and
Tim Myers were united
in holy wedlock on July
14, 1990, in the Echo
Valley Grace Brethren
Church, Pine Grove, PA.
John Gregory, pastor of
the Leamersville Grace
Brethren Church, Dun-
cansville, PA, officiated.
H/IIke Wallace, pastor.
Deaths
The following persons
were loosed away up-
wards, having been
members of the Grace
Brethren Church of
Lanham, MD. Russell
Ogden, pastor
Erma M. Burns, July 12,
1989,
Dorothy L. Carroll,
February 14, 1990,
Harry G. Pennington,
December 26, 1989,
Edith R. Shipman,
September 26, 1989,
Rhoda B. Simmons, July
29, 1990,
Elva M. Thompson,
August 11, 1990.
Dilling, Mrs. Rose, 88. She
was a member of the
Leamersville Grace
Brethren Church,
Duncansville, PA. She
was the mother of John
and David Dilling, both
of whom graduated
from Grace Theological
Seminary, Winona Lake,
Indiana.
Firl, Clarence, 89, October
11, 1990. He was a
member of the
Meyersdale Grace
Brethren Church,
Meyersdale, PA. Larry
Gegner, pastor
Franchino, Ted, 62, passed
away on November 3,
1990, after a long bout
with cancer. Memorial
services were held at
the Warsaw Community
Grace Brethren Church,
Warsaw, IN. Jeff Hof-
fard, pastor of the Grace
Brethren Church of
Leesburg, IN, offered
condolences to the fami-
ly and encouragement
to the many friends In
attendance.
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HERALD/ December 15, 1990
MEN AND BOYS
Please Pray for Us!
Ed and Polly Jackson
A WORD ABOUT THE JACKSONS
Ed and Polly are native Ohloans, being raised in
Rittman, Ohio. Ed was an Ohio State TVooper when
he felt the need to raise his family in a church
where the Word was taught. They joined the TVoy,
Ohio Grace Brethren Church in 1954.
In 1962 Ed was promoted and sent to General
Headquarters Staff in Columbus. Ohio. The
Jacksons had a part in the starting of the Wor-
thington Grace Brethren Church. In 1970. during
the riots on campuses around the nation, the Lord
spoke to Ed through the riots. He resigned his com-
mission as a Lieutenant and became the Executive
Director of the newly formed Grace Brethren Men,
Inc. (formerly Grace Brethren Laymen's Organi-
GRACE BRETHREN MEN
INTERNATIONAL
The organization of
Grace Brethren Men is
incorporated and is a part
of the Fellowship of Grace
Brethren Churches. The
leadership of the organiza-
tion rests upon a board of
28 men.
The purpose of the
organization is to promote men's ministries in the
local church, and to serve the Fellowship to the
glory of the Lord. Presently there are three
outreach ministries functioning. The one is G.B.B.,
which is men ministering to boys; the second is
Yokefellow, (men in missions) which is men help-
ing in building projects primarily on mission
fields. The third is the Priscilla and Aquila concept,
which is the recruitment of couples to assist in
church-planting as part of a ministry team.
zation). Ed directed this organization for 4 years,
saw the Grace Brethren Boys formed, and then felt
the call to the ministry and became the pastor at
Kenai, Alaska Grace Brethren Church.
For the next ten years Ed and Polly pastored
churches in Alaska, Florida and Ohio, and were
used of the Lord to plant 6 new churches. Ed then
became the Home Missions director for church-
planting and development for the eastern and
southern regions of the United States. Ed and Polly
have now retired from Home Missions and have
returned to Columbus, Ohio to again lead the men
as their Executive Director. An office is maintained
in the Worthington, Ohio GBC.
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