{"id":4,"date":"2019-04-03T15:01:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T15:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/global\/workers\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T21:33:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T21:33:18","slug":"index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v24.0&#038;appId=1641983936050416\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/dNszFhduzPI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/09\/Engage-online.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/09\/Engage-online.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/09\/Engage-online-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ENGAGE: A Church of the Brethren Global Mission Gathering<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you missed the ENGAGE: Church of the Brethren Global Mission Gathering on Sunday, Sept. 20, you can still watch the recording online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"btn btn-lg btn-warning\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/dNszFhduzPI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Engage: Global Mission Gathering<\/strong><br>&#8220;United in Mission&#8221; was held Sunday, September 20, 2026, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Lancaster Church of the Brethren<br>Guest speakers: Roger Padilla, Eric Ramirez, Rebecca Dali<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Global Mission office primarily works with autonomous Brethren bodies in various countries around the world through mutual encouragement, sharing resources, and supporting each other\u2019s efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Global Mission ministries include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/gfi\/\">Global Food Initiative<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/index\/gcbc\/\">Global Church of the Brethren Communion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/south-sudan\/\">South Sudan<\/a>: This mission project sponsored by the Mission and Ministry Board has one full-time Global Mission staff person and several local staff working in the areas of agriculture, reconciliation, trauma healing, prison ministry, and evangelism. Five churches have been planted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/under-their-own-vine\/\">Under Their Own Vine &amp; Fig Tree Initiative<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Global Mission partners with existing partners and emerging churches and projects in seven broad areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>community development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>agricultural development (through Global Food Initiative)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>women and children\u2019s empowerment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>theological education &amp; leadership development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>peacebuilding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>strategic economic empowerment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>church planting and development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay connected<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Global mission prayer updates primarily share prayer requests received from the global Church of the Brethren and our partners around the world. &nbsp;See a <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/mission-prayer-update-2026-7-28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recent prayer update here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.cognitoforms.com\/f\/seamless.js\" data-key=\"IIQhwdTqN0irSykw7-0-_w\" data-form=\"137\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Global Mission News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"feedzy-ec6d48118c460106dd1ad532dcdf1b02 feedzy-rss\"><ul><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/pastors-manual-in-creole-french\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"New Pastor\u2019s Manual in Haitian Creole and French to be used in Haiti and Africa\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/10\/PastorsManuals-square-1-150x150.jpg\" title=\"New Pastor\u2019s Manual in Haitian Creole and French to be used in Haiti and Africa\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/pastors-manual-in-creole-french\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">New Pastor\u2019s Manual in Haitian Creole and French to be used in Haiti and Africa<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>By Sharon Brugger Norton What a pleasant surprise, just five minutes before I was planning on leaving my office in Elgin, Ill., to head home to Indiana, to have Heidi Gross knock on the door and hand me copies of the new Pastor\u2019s Manual in French and Haitian Creole. Fresh off the press! The Pastor\u2019s<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/funds-announce-latest-grants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Latest grants from the Emergency Disaster Fund\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/VenezuelaEarthquakeAid-square-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Latest grants from the Emergency Disaster Fund\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/funds-announce-latest-grants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Latest grants from the Emergency Disaster Fund<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>Two funds of the Church of the Brethren denomination\u2014the Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF) and the Global Food Initiative (GFI)\u2014have announced their latest grants.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/engage-event-supports-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Engage event offers opportunity to gather in support of global mission, resources are available\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/08\/Engage-2026-square-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Engage event offers opportunity to gather in support of global mission, resources are available\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/engage-event-supports-mission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Engage event offers opportunity to gather in support of global mission, resources are available<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>Engage: Global Mission Gathering will be held on the theme \u201cUnited in Mission\u201d on Sunday, Sept. 20, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. (Eastern time) at Lancaster (Pa.) Church of the Brethren. This will be an evening celebrating the Global Church of the Brethren Communion. Hear firsthand from Brethren leaders and partners connected with the church in Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, and Nigeria, and explore what it means to be united in mission.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/pastors-ordained-in-south-sudan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Pastors ordained for Church of the Brethren ministry in South Sudan<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>Two pastors were ordained for pastoral ministry in the Mangateen IDP [Internally Displaced Person] camp in June: Daniel Mawer and Paul Makuar. Mawer was trained in the Presbyterian tradition but due to conflicts in the leadership of the Presbyterian Church in South Sudan, he asked if he could join the Church of the Brethren.<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/global-mission-dinner-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Global Mission Dinner hears from EYN president Daniel Mbaya\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/GlobalMissionDinnerDanielMbaya-Donna-600px-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Global Mission Dinner hears from EYN president Daniel Mbaya\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/global-mission-dinner-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Global Mission Dinner hears from EYN president Daniel Mbaya<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>Norton as executive director of Global Mission for the Church of the Brethren introduced the international guests who were present. She then introduced the evening\u2019s speaker and guest of honor Daniel Mbaya, president of Ekklesiyar Yan\u2019uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria), \u201cthe largest Anabaptist communion in the world.\u201d<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  style=\"padding: 15px 0 25px\" class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/retinopathy-of-prematurity-vietnam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\" title=\"Retinopathy of Prematurity Project aids premature infants and their families in Vietnam\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/07\/VietnamGuests-IMG_3941-byFrankRamirez-600px-150x150.jpg\" title=\"Retinopathy of Prematurity Project aids premature infants and their families in Vietnam\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/retinopathy-of-prematurity-vietnam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noopener\">Retinopathy of Prematurity Project aids premature infants and their families in Vietnam<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><p>With the proper therapies, and in some cases surgeries and other medical intervention, infants born prematurely have every chance of growing up to their full potential. But in places like Vietnam, premature infants born in rural areas may have no access to top-flight medical care.<\/p><\/div><\/li><\/ul> <\/div><style type=\"text\/css\" media=\"all\">.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{float:left;position:relative;border:none;text-decoration:none;max-width:100%}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image span{display:inline-block;position:absolute;width:100%;height:100%;background-position:50%;background-size:cover}.feedzy-rss .rss_item .rss_image{margin:.3em 1em 0 0;content-visibility:auto}.feedzy-rss ul{list-style:none}.feedzy-rss ul li{display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"fb-page\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100068983734656\" data-tabs=\"timeline\" data-width=\"\" data-height=\"\" data-small-header=\"true\" data-adapt-container-width=\"true\" data-hide-cover=\"false\" data-show-facepile=\"true\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100068983734656\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100068983734656\">Church of the Brethren Global Mission<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ENGAGE: A Church of the Brethren Global Mission Gathering If you missed the ENGAGE: Church of the Brethren Global Mission Gathering on Sunday, Sept. 20, you can still watch the recording online. 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