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The Grand Rapids Servants of the Word Household on the Move

2013 Grand Rapids Servants of the Word brothers

Four Servants of the Word brothers running two University Christian Outreach (UCO) chapters, a new community building experiment called the Community Living Experiment (CLE), and two Kairos- North America youth programs from our household keeps life full and energizing. Throw into that mix one of our affiliates who is just completing his university studies and …
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Video From the London House

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Our brothers from the household in London, England created a video that shows the life of The Servants of the Word. The video includes shots of daily life and interviews with Martin Steinbereithner, Philip Morrison, and Richard Perry. Watch the video here or catch it over at Kairos Media.

Affiliates Make a Difference on Crow Creek Reservation

The group with the family sitting in front.

“Now we’re cooking with gas”, beamed Mike Kramer’s voice as team members took the forms out from around the freshly hardened concrete sidewalk. He had been operating a Bobcat skid loader to spread dirt and gravel to flatten the landscape and lay the groundwork for a driveway. A couple other men were beginning to dig …
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Presiding Elder Easter Message 2012

Ken Noecker

Dear Family and Friends, Happy Easter! In this issue of our newsletter we are happy to introduce to you Dan Rinke, one of the stalwarts of The Servant of the Word brotherhood in North America. We will also treat you to stories about a gathering of our affiliates—those investigating a longer term commitment to the …
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North American Affiliates’ Retreat 2012

Two Affiliates working in the woods.

The Idea With our nine affiliates scattered across the North American continent, we have had precious few ways of getting our younger brothers together in a regular way. We decided at the beginning of the year that we would aim to have an affiliates’ retreat and an affiliates’ mission trip (which will take place in …
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Ken Noecker Christmas Message 2011

Ken Noecker

Beloved family and friends, It gives me great pleasure to wish you a blessed Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year on behalf of all the brothers of The Servants of the Word! As I write this short note, the year 2011 is rapidly drawing to a close. At the moment, according to my …
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Brothers on the Move

Five brothers standing together.

As most people familiar with The Servants of the Word know, we are a brotherhood constantly on the move. During this fortieth year of our existence, some of our brothers have taken on new responsibilities that have, in turn, necessitated their relocation to enable them to fulfill their new duties. Though many brothers may have …
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Called From Many Churches, Races, and Nations

Franciso Aguilar

Brothers Celebrate Lifelong and Full Commitments. This past August The Servants of the Word celebrated the lifelong commitment of our Mexican brother, Francisco Aguilar, at the brotherhood center in Chelsea, Michigan. On the same day, Luis Arce (Costa Rica) renewed his full commitment. Also, renewing his full commitment June 18 in Northern Ireland but unable …
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Serving Faith to Youth from Down Under

Brian and a youth explore a cave.

This past January, I had the opportunity to travel to New Zealand to lead a short-term summer household of young men ages 15–25 from The Lamb of God Community. In the land of “down under,” their summer is during our winter in Lansing, Michigan, so the timing for me could not have been better. Many …
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Mark Whitters – EMU Lecturer of the Year

Mark Whitters

Join us in congratulating our brother, Mark Whitters, for being named Eastern Michigan University’s Lecturer of the Year for 2010. Mark has been teaching history courses to undergraduate students at EMU since 2005, in addition to his role in our brotherhood life in Detroit, Michigan. Mark had this to say about the award, “I’m humbled by …
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