The following news briefs are from January, February, and March issues of the Brethren Missionary Herald and FGBC World magazines.
2007 – 5 years ago
- The appointment of Dr. Bill Katip as provost at Grace College and Seminary was announced by President Ron Manahan.
1992 – 20 years ago
- Tim Boal resigned at Everett, Penna., to accept the pastorate at the Penn Valley Grace Brethren Church in Telford, Penna.
- Bob Devine resigned at Norwalk, Calif., to accept the pastorate at Middlebranch, Ohio.
1987 – 25 years ago
- Tom Hocking was approved for ordination by the Southern California-Arizona ministerial examining board
- Tom Julien, FGBC moderator, led a specially-called meeting of pastors and Fellowship leaders in Winona Lake to consult on concerns of the Fellowship.
1982 – 30 years ago
- Robert Fetterhoff was ordained to the Brethren ministry at the Grace Brethren Church in Wooster, Ohio.
1967 – 45 years ago
- Brethren churches in Bellflower and Compton, Calif., merged to be known as the Bellflower Brethren Church.
- The revision committee for the New Scofield Reference Bible completed its work. The late Dr. Alva J. McClain, first president of Grace Seminary and College, was a member of the committee.
1962 – 50 years ago
- Alva J. McClain submitted his resignation as president of Grace College and Seminary after 25 years in that capacity and as co-founder of the school. He continued as consultant and part-time teacher.
- Grace College sophomore, Chet Kammerer, broke the single season scoring record in Indiana College basketball with 739 points, averaging 25.2 points per game. (Chet later served as basketball coach at Grace. Currently, he is vice president for player personnel for the Miami Heat professional basketball team.)
- Dave Hocking, Jim Custer, and John Schumacher were the Youth Evangelism Team for the Brethren Youth Council (now CE National), ministering on weekends while the men were students at Grace Seminary.
- The Winona Lake Brethren Church called Prof. Don Ogden to serve as their interim pastor.
