The denomination of which I am part is a very large family that began in August 1708 when Alexander Mack and seven other disciples were baptized in the Eder River, near Marburg, Germany.
The exact location of the baptisms was in Schwarzenau
Three hundred years later, God has seen to bless Herr Mack’s household as these believers spread from Germany throughout the world sharing the Good News of Christ and planting churches.
Alexander Mack's high school photo?
The Grace Brethren are just one of the many, many branches of Brethren that came from those eight disciples. Today the Grace Brethren have churches and ministries in 28 countries.Historically Alexander Mack’s extended family sought to:
...love Jesus, one another and the lost,
...be theologically conservative AND culturally progressive,
...be on mission—making disciples and planting churches.
So this celebration is pretty cool, because I, along with Alexander Mack and many of you, would like to see disciples and churches continue to reproduce throughout the Europe and the world.
And of course, we are simply following in the footsteps of a Man from the Middle East whose extended family has been spreading around the world for over 2,000 years.
So, I will be gone in Germany for a bit. If you think of it would you pray for the Spirit’s anointing as I lead some times of musical worship?
Vielen Dank !
