A cloth worn by the ZME women’s group of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria.
The itinerary for a summer tour by Nigerian groups from Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria) has been released by the planning committee. The two groups are the Brethren Evangelism Support Trust (BEST), a group of businesspeople and professionals, and an EYN Women’s Fellowship Choir.
Lancaster (Pa.) Church of the Brethren is the sponsoring congregation. The planning committee includes members from Lancaster and two other Pennsylvania churches: Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren and Mountville Church of the Brethren. Former Nigeria mission worker Monroe Good is chairing the committee.
The tour itinerary:
June 22, 4 p.m.: Welcome Banquet at the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Md.
June 23, 2 p.m.: An abbreviated concert at Fahrney-Keedy Village near Boonsboro, Md., Mid-Atlantic District
June 23, 7 p.m.: Appreciation Concert at Hagerstown (Md.) Church of the Brethren, Mid-Atlantic District
June 24, 7 p.m.: Appreciation Concert at Maple Spring Church of the Brethren in Hollsopple, Pa., Western Pennsylvania District
June 25, 7 p.m.: Appreciation Concert at Maple Grove Church of the Brethren in Ashland, Ohio, Northern Ohio District
June 26, time TBA: Event in Elgin, Ill., in Illinois and Wisconsin District, arranged by Global Mission and Service
June 27, 1:30 p.m.: An abbreviated concert as part of an auction fundraiser for Nigeria at Creekside Church of the Brethren in Elkhart, Ind., Northern Indiana District
June 27, 7 p.m.: Appreciation Concert at Manchester Church of the Brethren in North Manchester, Ind., South/Central Indiana District
June 28, morning: Worship with Manchester Church of the Brethren
June 28, 7 p.m.: Appreciation Concert at the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Lafayette, Ind., sponsored by the West Section of South/Central Indiana District
June 29, 10:30 a.m.: An abbreviated concert at Friends Fellowship Community in Richmond, Ind.
June 29: Lunch and visit at Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Ind.
June 29, 7 p.m.: Appreciation Concert at Salem Church of the Brethren in Englewood, Ohio, Southern Ohio District
June 30, 7 p.m.: Appreciation Concert at Oak Park Church of the Brethren in Oakland, Md., West Marva District
July 3: Concert in Southern Pennsylvania District, location and time TBA
July 4, 2 p.m.: Appreciation Concert at Lebanon Valley Brethren Home in Palmyra, Pa.
July 4: Appreciation Concert in Elizabethtown, Pa., Atlantic Northeast District, location and time TBA
July 5, 10:15 a.m.: Worship and concert at Lancaster (Pa.) Church of the Brethren, Atlantic Northeast District
July 5, 7 p.m.: Appreciation Concert at Germantown Church of the Brethren in Philadelphia, Pa., Atlantic Northeast District
July 6, 2 p.m.: Appreciation Concert at Peter Becker Community in Harleysville, Pa.
July 6, 7 p.m.: Appreciation Concert at Coventry (Pa.) Church of the Brethren, Atlantic Northeast District
July 7, morning: Luncheon engagement in Washington, D.C.
July 7, evening: Concert in Atlantic Northeast District, location and time TBA
July 8, 7 a.m.: Prayer breakfast at Lancaster (Pa.) Church of the Brethren, Atlantic Northeast District
July 8, 7 p.m.: Appreciation Concert at University Baptist/Brethren Church in State College, Pa., Middle Pennsylvania District
July 9: Appreciation Concert in Virlina District, location and time TBA
July 11-15: Annual Conference in Tampa, Fla.
July 15, 7 p.m.: Appreciation Concert at Camp Ithiel in Gotha, Fla., Atlantic Southeast District
For questions contact Monroe Good at 717-391-3614 or ggspinnacle@juno.com .