Annual Conference 2026
Sunday, June 28 – Thursday, July 2
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Grand Wayne Convention Center
Conference Statements
Church of the Brethren resolutions and statements since 1954 are available online
- Brethren and the Declaration of Independence: Denise Kettering-Lane presents an equipping session
on July 3, 2026 at 10:59 pm“As we approach the 250th anniversary of the event that kicked off the revolution, we might ask, what do we Brethren think about the Declaration of Independence? … And what would our forebears say about what we’ve become?” asked Denise Kettering-Lane at her standing-room-only equipping session titled “Dunkers and the Declaration of Independence: Then and Now.”
- ‘God of grace and God of glory’: A call to worship
on July 3, 2026 at 11:01 amThe following call to worship was shared during the closing worship service of the 2026 Conference on Thursday morning, July 2, with leadership from Gail Heisel. And it has a back story.
- Resolution on weapons transfer is adopted by the 2026 Annual Conference
on July 1, 2026 at 9:45 pmThe delegate body of the 2026 Annual Conference on Wednesday afternoon, July 1, adopted a “Resolution on Weapons Transfer” with a solid majority vote. The paper cites Matthew 5:44b-45, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you…,” to call the Church of the Brethren to “examine and respond to the impacts of the arms industry.”
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