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National Youth Conference to include a service project

The National Youth Conference (NYC) office is excited to share about our service project. Our service project will be… (drumroll please)… Making Fleece Tie Blankets! Many children find themselves in the hospital due to illness and can always use a bit of extra comfort. Fleece tie blankets will be made by NYC participants to be donated to children’s hospitals to help provide some of that comfort.

Feature for Women’s History Month: Elaine Sollenberger (d. 2022)

For Women’s History Month 2026, Newsline is offering a feature for each issue in March to celebrate women who have been leaders in Church of the Brethren history. In this issue, we celebrate the first woman to serve as moderator of the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference.

Brethren bits

In this issue: Correction of date for Ventures course on ‘God’s Earth, Our Home’; resources for conscientious objection; playlist ‘Pacifism on Repeat’; prayer concern from the Deportation Defense Response Team and new resources plus upcoming events; Brethren Volunteer Service Zoom sessions for prospective volunteers; latest issue of Bridge newsletter for young adults; next L.E.A.D. Third Thursday webinar; Durnbaugh Lecture features Bethany Seminary president Jeff Carter; and much, much more.

Ministers’ Association continuing education event features Russell Haitch on ‘Redeeming AI: Biblical Guidelines’

“Redeeming AI: Biblical Guidelines” is this year’s theme for the pre-Annual Conference Church of the Brethren Ministers’ Association continuing education event. Russell Haitch, Bethany Theological Seminary professor of theology and human science, will be the keynote speaker. The event will take place Saturday evening, June 27, and all day Sunday, June 28, in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Registration is open for second denominational L.E.A.D. Conference

Registration for the Church of the Brethren’s L.E.A.D. (Listen Equip Adapt Disciple) Conference is now open at www.brethren.org/dlf/lead-conference. This year’s conference is May 1-3 at Ephrata (Pa.) Church of the Brethren and also open to virtual attendees. The scripture theme is Hebrews 11:8, which talks about Abraham following God through unfamiliar territory—certainly an apt description of church leadership today!

Church of the Brethren general secretary, Office of Peacebuilding and Policy call for cessation of military action against Iran and call on Iran to end retaliatory strikes in the Middle East

Church of the Brethren general secretary David Steele and Office of Peacebuilding and Policy director Nathan Hosler are urging the United States and Israel to cease their military actions against Iran and are calling on Iran to end its retaliatory strikes against surrounding countries where the US has military bases.

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