Services For Charles Lawson Announced

Posted by Liz Cutler Gates on May 30, 2011  |  1 Comment

Charles Lawson (center) and his family.

Services for Charles Lawson, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church, Trotwood, Ohio, will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 2, at the church in Trotwood, which is located at 12 Strader Dr., Trotwood, OH 45426. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the church where he had served 46 years as pastor.

Charles died Saturday following a battle with cancer. His obituary appears below:

Lee Friesen With the Lord

Posted by Liz Cutler Gates on May 29, 2011  |  No Comments

Rev. Leland J. Friesen, 68, of Ashland, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord following a courageous battle with cancer late Thursday evening, May 26, 2011 in his home.

Services were held today (Sunday, May 29) at the Grace Brethren Church in Ashland with Reverend Norm Johnson officiating. The family received friends and guests following the service.

An additional memorial service will be held at the Brooksville, Fla., Grace Brethren Church, where he pastored for 11 years, at a later date.

Leland was born on January 24, 1943 in Butterfield, Minn. to the late John R. and Marie (nee Quiring) Friesen.

He married the love of his life, the former Janelle Fuhrman, on July 18, 1964. He was a well educated man having graduated from Butterfield High School in 1961. He went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree from the Grace Bible Institute in Omaha, Neb. and his Master’s Degree of Divinity from Grace Seminary in Winona Lake, Ind.

Leland retired in 2007 from the Brooksville Grace Brethren Church in Florida after having been the church’s pastor for eleven years. Throughout his career, he ministered more than 43 years in which 37 of those years were in various Grace Brethren Churches.

He was a devoted attendee of the Ashland Grace Brethren Church and enjoyed fishing, camping, wood working, and reading; although, spending time with his family and grandchildren was by far the most important.

He is survived by his wife of 46 years of marriage, Janelle Friesen of Ashland; one daughter, Shari (Nate) Benyousky of Warsaw, Ind.; one son, Dr. Steve (Stephanie) Friesen of Ashland; six grandchildren, Daniel, Joelle, Tara, Kaylee, Jason, and Drew; two sisters, Shirley (Arnold) Dick of Long Prairie, Minn. and Sandy Warling of Memphis, Tenn.; and two brothers, Roger Friesen of Minneapolis, Minn., and Howard (Rhonda) Friesen of Mankato, Minn.

In addition to his parents, Leland is preceded in death by a sister, Verna Hempeck.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North Central Ohio, 1050 Dauch Drive, Ashland, OH 44805 or to Ashland Grace Brethren Church, 1144 West Main Street, Ashland, OH 44805.

Online condolences may be shared at www.dpkfh.com.

Charles Lawson Dies

Posted by Liz Cutler Gates on May 29, 2011  |  2 Comments

Word has been received of the death of Charles Lawson, pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in Trotwood, Ohio. He died early yesterday morning at the James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. Details regarding services will be posted here as they become available.

Vision 2020 Conference Schedule Finalized

Posted by Liz Cutler Gates on May 26, 2011  |  No Comments

New features have been added to the schedule of the Vision2020 Leadership Conference, the annual conference of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. The conference will be held at the Grace Brethren Church in Wooster, Ohio, July 23-27, with special pre-conference workshops on July 21, 22, and 23. For more information, see vision2020now.com.

• In Concert on Saturday evening: Phil Wickham. Free ticket included with every full conference registration.
• Special offer: if you register for Vision2020 you will qualify for a free registration to the Your Secret Name conference. Email Kary Obberbrunner for more information.
• Our speaker list is now complete!
  • Stephen Joyce, A Vision for the City
  • Bob Fetterhoff, Our Vision for the Future
  • Brad Powell, Vision, From Personal to Practical
  • Dan Allan, Vision and the Glory of God
  • Jim Brown, Vision and the Church God Uses
  • Jim Custer, Vision and Prophecy
  • Jeff Bogue, Vision and Leadership

Register by June 1 and save!

Promotional materials to use in Grace Brethren churches are available at www.vision2020now.com/conference/media

• A 3 minute promo video
• A 1 minute promo video
• Poster
• Bulletin Inserts
• Graphics

For more information, see vision2020now.com.

Former Grace Brethren Pastor, Richard Cornwell, Dies

Posted by Liz Cutler Gates on May 24, 2011  |  No Comments

Word has been received of the death of former Grace Brethren pastor, Richard Cornwell. His obituary is below.

Richard H. Cornwell, 74, went home to Heaven with the Lord he served for 43 years, Saturday, May 22, 2011. He was born March 9, 1937, in Findlay, Ohio, a son of the late Burley Cornwell and Edna (Daniels) Cornwell. Pastor Cornwell was a retired minister, pastoring churches in Michigan, Virginia, Somerset County, all before coming to Grace Brethren Church in West Kittanning in 1976, where he was a member. In Michigan, he was involved with Child Evangelism and the ministries of the towns he pastored. Richard loved golfing, volleyball, basketball, men’s softball, bowling and he was an avid reader. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Rosalie (Yoder) Cornwell; daughter, Melody Hooks and her husband, John Jr., of Kittanning; son, Mark Cornwell and his wife, Anne, of Pittsburgh; seven grandchildren, John Hooks III, Nathanael Hooks, Matthew Cornwell, Lindsay Cornwell, Samantha, Patrick and Alexandria; and his pet dog, Katie. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the SNYDER-CRISSMAN FUNERAL HOME in Kittanning and from 10:30 a.m. until the time of services at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Grace Brethren Church in West Kittanning. His son, Pastor Mark Cornwell, will officiate assisted by Pastor Larry Weigle, Pastor Ron Jarvis and Pastor Robert Burns. Interment in Ford City Cemetery. For more information or to send an online condolence, visit www.snydercrissman.com.

Northern Indiana Lakes Festival First Water Waddle Planned

Posted by Liz Cutler Gates on May 24, 2011  |  No Comments

Kosciusko Lakes and Streams, a research and education center at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind., and the Kosciusko Community YMCA, Warsaw, Ind., have teamed to provide the first Water Waddle as part of the Northern Indiana Lakes Festival this summer.  The Water Waddle is a one mile fun run for kids ages toddler to 14 year-olds.  Toddlers are welcome to walk with an adult.  The event will take place at Center Lake Park which has a paved sidewalk around the perimeter of the park measuring a quarter of a mile.  Youth will complete four laps around the course all within the sight of the adult who brought them to minimize any safety concerns.

The Northern Indiana Lakes Festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 25 and is being held at Center Lake Park, 225 E. Fort Wayne Street, Warsaw.  The Water Waddle will begin at 2 p.m. with registration and check-ins starting an hour before race time.  There is no entry fee for the race, and the first 100 youths to pre-register by June 10 will receive a free festival t-shirt.  Participants will also receive participation medals, and trophies will be awarded to top three runners in boy and girl divisions.  More information and the registration form are available at www.lakesfestival.org. Registration forms can also be picked up at the Kosciusko Community YMCA in Warsaw. Completed registration forms need to be mailed or dropped off to the YMCA as well.

Other highlights of the lakes festival include a ski show, canoeing and kayaking, a boat show, musical performances, exhibits and booths featuring local businesses and nonprofits, and demonstrations and hands-on activities for children.  Guests can purchase food from local vendors and register to win great door prizes.  Aluminum water bottles will be given away as well.  Join us as we celebrate our lakes!

The Northern Indiana Lakes Festival is being organized by Kosciusko Lakes and Streams, a research and education center at Grace College.  The event is made possible by several local sponsors, including Biomet, K21 Health Foundation, Lake City Radio, and Zimmer as top-level sponsors.

Grace College Students Participate in Cross-Cultural Trips

Posted by Liz Cutler Gates on May 24, 2011  |  No Comments

Grace College students in Fiji.

Thirty-nine Grace College and Seminary students and faculty are traveling this summer on three international cross-cultural education trips.

Students are visiting Fiji, Turkey and Italy. Each trip includes an educational component, such as visiting the Haga Sophia and Blue Mosque in Turkey, and a cultural discovery component, such as staying in the homes with Indo-Fijian families in Fiji.

The Fiji team has 14 participants and is working on community projects for part of the trip. The rest of the time they will be working with women who have come out of difficult home situations through an organization called Homes of Hope. This team will be led by Dr. Tammy Schultz, chair of Graduate Department of Counseling and Interpersonal Relations, and Dr. Nate Bosch, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science.

The Turkey team has eight participants and is traveling to Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir. They will be visiting the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Topkapi palace, Cappadocia, Laodicea, and many more sites that date back to historical and Biblical times. They will also be attending the National Youth Day activities at a Turkish school. This team will be lead by Carlos Tellez, Cultural Liaison, and Dr. Jared Burkholder, Assistant Professor of American and World History.

The Italy team is an exploration of the art history of Italy. There are 17 who are traveling to Italy including leaders Kim Reiff, chair of the Art Department, and JD Woods, associate professor of Art. Reiff says, “Art, architecture, and art history will come alive as Grace students journey through the vast legacies of Italy.”

Upon arriving back home, student artwork created from the Italy cross-cultural experience will be featured in the Mount Memorial Art Gallery in the Fall 2011 exhibition entitled Italy: A Student’s Perspective. The exhibit will run November 14-December 16, 2011.

Grace’s Global Perspectives class requires that each student fulfill a one-week minimum cross-cultural experience, designed to broaden students’ knowledge about the world and provide them with unique opportunities to learn in a different context than their own. Global Perspectives is part of the “Grace Core,” a set of foundational, general-education classes required for every student, regardless of major area of study.

“About 50 percent of our students come from the Midwest, and many of the students going on these trips have never been out of the country, or even on an airplane before,” said Carlos Tellez. “Our students get the opportunity to be involved in different service and educational experiences,” he said.

Interested individuals may follow the groups via blog posts on the Grace College news site.

Biblical Counseling Coalition Reviews BMH Book

Posted by Liz Cutler Gates on May 24, 2011  |  No Comments

The Biblical Counseling Coalition, an organization that seeks to build strong relationships among the leaders in the biblical counseling movement, has reviewed the BMH book, God’s Healing for Life’s Losses. A portion is included below. To read the complete review, click here.

A Biblical Guide for Grieving with Hope

Grief is an experience that one out of every one person will face. Actually, it is worse than that. We all experience grief multiple times throughout our lives. Unfortunately, the more people we love the more times we will experience significant grief.

In the midst of the pain we often ask ourselves, “To love or not to love (if we have a Shakespearian bent)?” “Is it really worth it to love if it means having to hurt like this (if we talk normal)?” Either way, we are tempted to consider not loving as the better option. In our moments of pain and confusion it just feels safer.

Dr. Bob Kellemen has written an excellent book to guide us biblically and relationally through this difficult (and often repetitive) season of life. The quality of the book is such that it warrants an endorsement from GriefShare, an organization devoted to developing Christ-centered grief support groups. They have included Dr. Kellemen on their panel of experts for interviews shown in thousands of grief recovery groups across the world every week.

Read the rest of the review here.

Order God’s Healing for Life’s Losses.

GBIF Approves Loan for New Facility at Marysville, Ohio

Posted by Liz Cutler Gates on May 23, 2011  |  No Comments

The Grace Brethren Investment Foundation has recently approved financing to assist the Marysville, Ohio, Grace Brethren Church, in constructing a new worship facility. The 16,000 sq. ft. building will be situated on 20 acres of land (owned free and clear by the church) at 17240 Amrine Wood Road in Marysville and will include a sanctuary/gymnasium, children’s ministry classrooms, a youth room, rooms for toddlers and infants, a gathering space, office space, kitchen, restrooms, mechanical rooms, and room for storage.

“The church has grown each year (since her start in June of 2002),” says Clancy Cruise, senior pastor. “We are averaging 700 this year with bumps up to 800 and 900 on holidays. Giving is strong, as indicated by the fact that we have reached our campaign goal of pledges totaling $1,226,500 over three years,” he adds.

“Out of 270 families in the church, we have had 226 make a three-year commitment,” Cruise continues. “Over the years by God’s grace, dozens have responded to the Gospel and been baptized. We have witnessed over 200 first-time decisions and 300 baptisms since we started the church. Through the years we have prayed hard, served faithfully, grown well and grieved deeply. Through it all we are wiser, and more united than ever. With that wisdom and unity, it is time to build a church home and make room for more to come to know Jesus!”

“I have counted it a privilege these past years to have worked with the Marysville leaders on a new project that will impact their community and beyond for Christ in spectacular ways,” emphasizes Ken Seyfert, of the Grace Brethren Investment Foundation. “It has been quite encouraging to see how step-by-step the process unfolded, as the unified church waited patiently and prayed intently to the Lord. Significant, too, will be the outreach to young families in the area, as there is a heavy emphasis on children’s and youth ministries as part of the project.”

Grace College Grounds Keeper an “Unsung Hero”

Posted by Liz Cutler Gates on May 19, 2011  |  No Comments

Jeff Buriff is grounds supervisor at Grace College in Winona Lake.

Thursday’s Fort Wayne, Ind., Journal Gazette, featured a number of unsung heroes, the people behind the scenes who make things work. Among those included in the feature is Jeff Buriff, grounds supervisor at Grace College, Winona Lake, Ind. A portion of that story is below. Read the complete story here.

Northwest Focus Retreat Concludes

Posted by Liz Cutler Gates on May 18, 2011  |  No Comments

The Northwest Focus Retreat for Grace Brethren pastors and ministry leaders concluded Wednesday morning (May 18) as participants reviewed the hours since they arrived on Monday evening. They had enjoyed meals together, been challenged to consider their core identity, spent time alone with God, and explored the great outdoors. More than 20 leaders from the Pacific Northwest participated at the event, which was held at Camp Clear Lake, near White’s Pass, Washington.

See the FGBC World on Facebook for photos of the event.

Hagerstown Grace Building Sold

Posted by Terry White on May 18, 2011  |  1 Comment

Head Start buys Hagerstown church building

By ANDREW SCHOTZ

From the Hagerstown, MD, Herald-Mail:

HAGERSTOWN, MD — Head Start of Washington County has purchased a church building at 837 Spruce St. in Hagerstown and plans to consolidate some of its operations there, Executive Director Paul G. Pittman Jr. said Tuesday.

Cornerstone Community Church, formerly known as Hagerstown Grace Brethren Church, sold its building for $1.3 million last month.

Pastor Harald Bjerga said the church, in turn, has purchased the former Homeplace Everlasting property in the Beaver Creek area.

The shop and barn on that property are smaller than the Hagerstown building and will be a better fit for the church, Bjerga said.

Head Start of Washington County is part of a national program that “promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of children through the provision of educational, health, nutritional, social and other services to enrolled children and families,” according to Head Start’s website.

Pittman, in his 34th year with the agency, said it has grown in Washington County from serving 29 children to serving nearly 500.

Head Start currently has four centers in Hagerstown — at Elgin Station on Elgin Boulevard, the Martin Luther King Center on West North Avenue, Noland Village on Noland Drive and the Westshire Center on West Washington Street.

There is a home-based program, as well.

Head Start’s administrative offices on Memorial Boulevard in Hagerstown will move to the new home on Spruce Street. Pittman said Tuesday that he wasn’t ready to say which other operations will move.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” he said.

He said Head Start is getting funding to bring the church building up to code, which includes installing a sprinkler system. It’s not clear how much that will cost.

There was a day care program at the church — Grace Child Care Center — until the program closed in June 2010.

Bjerga said Grace Child Care Center, a ministry of the church, closed because of dropping enrollment.

The church plans to move from the Spruce Street building by the end of July, he said.

Cornerstone Community Church averages about 55 people in its congregation — a “small but mighty crew,” Bjerga said.

It’s been expensive for a congregation of that number to have a church building of that size. The Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation records list the building as having nearly 39,000 square feet, including the church and parsonage.

The church will use the former Homeplace Everlasting shop as an office. Bjerga said the church might remodel the barn on the property for services, but that hasn’t been decided.

The church eventually would like to make the property available for community events and weddings, he said.

Northwest Focus Retreat Gathers at Camp Clear Lake

Posted by Liz Cutler Gates on May 17, 2011  |  1 Comment

Grace Chapel of Southern Maryland Dedicates Facility

Posted by Terry White on May 17, 2011  |  No Comments

Pastor Carl Snyder, who began Grace Chapel Ministries of Southern Maryland in December of 2001, reports on the dedication of the church’s new facility on May 15. He writes:

“The building was opened April 10th 2011 with 206 present. Easter saw 230 in attendance and we had our dedication service May 15th with a full house.  Pastor Bob Wagner gave the dedication message, Pastor Paul Mutchler and Dennis Fay spoke on behalf of the district churches.  Several district pastors were there to celebrate with us, Pastor Clark from Clinton, and  Pastor Kennedy from the Richmond Grace Brethren.

“God is good and has done a marvelous work here. The New Briscoe Brothers brought special music, which certainly raised the praise level. Since opening the church we have seen a number of new people come with many decisions for salvation, we now have twenty people to baptize. We are now in our next phase of ministry and are looking forward to what God is going to do next.”

The church’s website is http://www.gracechapelsomd.org/.

Hagerstown, Md., Church Looking for Pastor

Posted by Terry White on May 16, 2011  |  No Comments

Calvary Grace Brethren Church, Hagerstown, Md.,  is presently searching for a full time senior pastor for a church of approximately 60 members. Calvary is an inner-city church located in the west end of Hagerstown, MD, about 70 miles northwest of Washington, DC. A Master of Divinity degree or equal and some ministry experience is preferable but not mandatory.

Calvary’s applicant will hold to the Grace Brethren Statement of Faith, be fully committed to Brethren distinctives, and firmly believe in the doctrines of scripture as vital for effective ministry. He should be a motivator and leader who will challenge and inspire people for the Lord.

The pastor will work closely with the Deacons and Council Members and perform his duties in accordance with the church Constitution and Bylaws. He will be supportive of and involved in all church ministries. A passion for evangelism is a definite plus.

Salary and benefits package will be discussed during the interview process, which may include a personality test. Interested candidates should contact Calvary Grace Brethren Church at  e-mail: calvarygbc@calvarygbc.org or Michael Karn, search committee chairman, at 301-582-0261, e-mail:mkarn@myactv.net

Hagerstown Maranatha Pastor Featured

Posted by Terry White on May 16, 2011  |  No Comments

From today’s Hagerstown (MD) Daily Mail:

Pastor takes scenic path to Hagerstown

By JANET HEIM

The Rev. Dan Thornton is the new pastor at Maranatha Brethren Church in Hagerstown. (By Joe Crocetta/Staff Photographer / May 16, 2011)

Before moving to Washington County a year ago, the Rev. Dan Thornton lived in Alaska, where he and Susan, his wife of 30 years, went after college.

He recalls early in his days there receiving a 2 a.m. phone call to butcher a moose that had been struck on the road to salvage the meat for charity. He thought it seemed like an odd request of a Christian ministries major with minors in music and Hebrew/Greek who had never hunted or fished.

Such is life in The Land of the Midnight Sun.

A pastor with the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches, Thornton resigned from his parish in Alaska four years before moving here. He and Susan agreed they would stay in Alaska until the youngest of their four children graduated from high school in 2010.

After 20 years with the Alaskan church, Thornton worked a variety of jobs. He led worship for a Southern Baptist church, worked as a manager for his brother’s construction company, worked as director of operations for a mission in central Africa and taught computer-related courses at a Christian-based vo-tech school.

Thornton then learned of an opening at Maranatha Brethren Church in Hagerstown, off Jefferson Boulevard. He interviewed for and was offered the job, and the couple moved here last June.

“We unloaded the moving van in 104 degrees. Talk about a warm welcome,” Thornton said.

The Thorntons recently bought a house in the Smithsburg area and moved in after Easter.

Thornton, called Pastor Dan by his congregation, said the church is experimenting with a different leadership style, with him as executive pastor, providing leadership and coordinating ministries at the church, while preaching once or twice a month. Ron Shank, the church’s youth pastor for 23 years, preaches some Sundays and leads worship regularly.

“I’m a lot into strategic planning. I came here and fell in love with the people. The role seemed to fit me well,” Thornton said.

Thornton coordinates the music at Maranatha. Susan is active at the church, playing piano and singing, he said.

A trombone player, Thornton said he was involved with church cantatas and community musicals like “The King and I,” and sang in a barbershop chorus in Alaska. He has been playing with the Ellicott City (Md.) Trombone Choir.

Thornton, 52, was born in Indiana. His father was a pastor and the family moved around, living in Lanham, Md., during Thornton’s fourth- through 10th-grade years. He met Susan, “a farm girl from Michigan,” when his family moved there.

The two knew each other through church youth rallies and camp, dated a couple of times in high school, then attended Grace College. Dan went to Grace Seminary in Winona Lake, Ind.

Thornton is an avid hiker. He said it was hard for him to leave the mountains of Alaska.

“The Appalachian Trail — that is one of my consolations,” he said. “By hook or crook, I’m going to hike the Appalachian Trail, portions of it at a time.”

Sandy to Teach at Wheaton Next Year

Posted by Terry White on May 14, 2011  |  No Comments

Dr. Brent Sandy, formerly of the faculties of Grace College & Seminary and Liberty University, has been waiting on the Lord for his next assignment. He sends along this good news–your prayers for Brent and Cheryl in the year ahead will be appreciated.

Wheaton College has offered me a fulltime position for the 2011-12 school year as graduate professor of New Testament.  I interviewed for the position last week, and this week they sent me a contract. It’s a one-year interim position, but hey, I’ll take it! A big factor in their selecting me was the good evaluations from my teaching a course in Greco-Roman backgrounds there last fall.

In addition to courses in the graduate program, I’ll teach a NT course for beginning undergrads. Cheryl and I are unanimous that I should rent a room in Wheaton and drive home [to Winona Lake, Ind.] on the weekends. She’s planning to take a sabbatical from the piano lessons and spend January and February in Wheaton with me!  You can be sure that we are rejoicing in God’s provision.

Grace College, Seminary Graduate 501

Posted by Terry White on May 14, 2011  |  No Comments

Grace College and Seminary, Winona Lake, Indiana, this Saturday morning, May 14, conferred degrees at the Associate, Bachelor, Masters, and Doctorate levels on 501 recipients. Here Grace president Dr. Ron Manahan is shown addressing the gathered graduates, families, and friends. The event was held in the Orthopaedic Capital Center.

A special tribute was paid to Jeremy Mohr, the member of the college’s 2011 class who was critically injured in an accident last fall. Mohr is currently at a rehabilitation center in Atlanta, but his father was in attendance and Jeremy participated in the graduation ceremonies by Skype.

Among those receiving the Doctor of Ministry degree was Daniel White, pastor of the York, Penn., Grace Brethren Church. Dr. White’s dissertation was entitled “Ministry Issues that must be Addressed and Resolved With Workable Solutions at the Grace Brethren Church of York, PA, so That it can Surpass the Pareto Principle and be a More Fully Equipped Church Body to Handle Caregiving for its Own and Those Whom God Will Bring.”

Manahan also announced the opening of the Henry and Frances Weber School at Grace College, a new, unique two-year program that will begin in Fort Wayne and Indianapolis in the fall. Weber, who has been a trustee of Grace Schools, was present and was honored for his $1 million naming gift. His wife, Frances, went to be with the Lord earlier this year.

Harrah Pastor Writes on Revival

Posted by Terry White on May 12, 2011  |  No Comments

Peter Touhey, pastor of the Grace Brethren church in Harrah, Washington, has an article in the May/June, 2011 issue of “Voice” magazine, the periodical published by IFCA International.

In the article, entitled “Ready for Revival,” Touhey give a short history of revivals and then details eight distinguishing characteristics of a healthy church.

He concludes by saying, “Today, we wait and pray for revival, the supernatural working of God as He sovereignly chooses. But as individuals, as churches, we can prepare for revival. We can be sure we are who God commands us to be. Healthy churches are churches that are ready for revival. A healthy church is ready to respond when the Spirit of God moves . . . .”

Dilling and Darr Retire From Grace Faculty

Posted by Terry White on May 11, 2011  |  No Comments

Dr. Richard Dilling, professor mathematics and science at Grace College for 45 years, and William Darr, director of Morgan Library for 35 years, are both retiring from the faculty of Grace College and Seminary, Winona Lake, Indiana, this year. Both men have made a significant impact on Grace College’s campus and will be greatly missed.