This issue’s “Brethren bits” includes a remembrance for Terri Meushaw, former administrative assistant in Mid-Atlantic District, along with notices of job openings with the Church of the Brethren and the World Council of Churches, youth opportunities for summer 2012, registration deadlines for Annual Conference and other upcoming events, plus more Brethren news.
Year: 2011
Royer Retires as Manager of Global Food Crisis Fund
Howard E. Royer is retiring as manager of the Church of the Brethren’s Global Food Crisis Fund (GFCF) on Dec. 31. He has completed eight years as GFCF manager, serving three-quarter time on a contract/volunteer basis.
Brethren in the News
Clips from the latest news stories featuring Brethren, obituaries of church members, and more, with links to the full stories online.
Reflections on Cuba, December 2011
Becky Ball-Miller, a member of the Church of the Brethren’s Mission and Ministry Board and CEO of Troyer Foods, Inc., an employee-owned company in Goshen, Ind., wrote the following reflection after she returned from an ecumenical delegation to Cuba.
Brethren Bits: Job Openings, Annual Conference Delegate Registration, College News, and More
News bits range from a job opening for a district executive and writers sought for the Gather ’Round curriculum, to an opening date for online registration of delegates to the 2012 Annual Conference and news from the Brethren-related colleges.
On Earth Peace Announces Staff Changes
On Earth Peace will close the position of communications coordinator on Dec. 31, and will carry out the responsibilities of that position in new ways. Gimbiya Kettering will conclude her service this month. James S. Replogle will conclude his service on Dec. 31.
Newsline for December 14, 2011
This Newsline features the following stories: 1) Brethren statement presented at meeting on torture. 2) Mission and Ministry Board member is part of ecumenical visit to Cuba. 3) National Youth Cabinet chooses theme for the year. 4) Bethany Seminary receives grant for faculty study. 5) On Earth Peace announces staff changes. 6) New Brethren staff are placed in South Sudan. 7) Reflections on Cuba, December 2011. 8) Wonder stick: An interview with Grace Mishler. 9) An Advent letter from the Annual Conference officers. 10) Brethren bits: Job openings, Annual Conference delegate registration, college news, and more.
Mission and Ministry Board Member Is Part of Ecumenical Visit to Cuba
A meeting of US church leaders with leaders of the Council of Churches of Cuba concluded in Havana on Dec. 2 with a joint declaration celebrating signs of greater unity between US and Cuban churches. Sixteen representatives of National Council of Churches (NCC) member communions including the Church of the Brethren were in Cuba from Nov. 28-Dec. 2 meeting with Cuban church and political leaders, including President Raúl Castro. Mission and Ministry Board member Becky Ball-Miller was the Brethren member on the delegation.
GFCF Gives Grants to Rural Service Center, Brethren Group in Congo
Recent grants from the Church of the Brethren’s Global Food Crisis Fund (GFCF) have gone to the Rural Service Center in India and an agricultural development project of Brethren congregations in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
National Youth Cabinet Chooses Theme for the Year
“Bridging the Gap” (Romans 15:5-7) has been chosen as the youth ministry theme for 2012 by the Church of the Brethren’s National Youth Cabinet, which held a weekend meeting at the General Offices in Elgin, Ill., on Dec. 2-4. “Bridging the Gap” also will be the theme for National Youth Sunday on May 6, 2012.