Correction: Eden, Monte De Dios, one of the new projects welcomed into the Church of the Brethren at this Conference, is located in Eden, N.C., not in Bassett, Va.
— Final registration numbers: 410 delegates, 1,040 nondelegates (including 45 virtual), 1,450 total.
— In person attendance at Sunday morning worship: 600.
— Online attendance at the business sessions and daily worship services:
Wednesday evening worship: 191 peak live viewers (English stream), no viewers for the Spanish stream, 38 live viewers via Facebook, 20 live viewers via YouTube. Views of the recording are now up to at least 657 views.
Thursday business session (on Zoom, registrants only): about 31 participants from at least 10 states participated in the morning; about 33 participants from at least 10 states participated in the afternoon.
Thursday evening worship: 218 peak live viewers (English stream), no viewers for the Spanish stream, 33 live viewers via Facebook, 31 live viewers via YouTube. Views of the recording are now up to at least 634 views.
Friday business session (on Zoom, registrants only): about 32 participants in the morning; about 33 participants in the afternoon.
Friday evening worship: 223 peak live viewers (English stream), perhaps 1 viewer for the Spanish stream, 36 live viewers via Facebook, 29 live viewers via YouTube. Views of the recording are now up to at least 593 views.
Saturday business session (on Zoom, registrants only): about 31 participants in the morning; about 32 participants in the afternoon.
Saturday evening worship: 231 peak live viewers (English stream), perhaps 1 viewer for the Spanish stream, 25 live viewers via Facebook, 34 live viewers via YouTube. Views of the recording are now up to at least 446 views.
Saturday evening concert by Friends with the Weather: 75 peak live viewers, 5 live viewers via Facebook, 4 live viewers via YouTube. No Spanish stream was provided, as no translation was available.
Sunday morning worship: TBA.
Online attendance also included 14 people who viewed the Conference from Timbercrest, a retirement community in North Manchester, Ind.
— The Sunday morning worship offering was received for the Church of the Brethren Core Ministries, with a focus on Global Mission, totaling $5,590.92. The total for Sunday’s online gifts is currently $1,180.
— The Annual Conference Quilt Auction sponsored by the Association for the Arts in the Church of the Brethren, which has been announced to be the final such auction sponsored by the AACB, raised $8,200 for hunger relief through the Global Food Initiative.
— The Silent Auction benefiting Annual Conference translation and interpretation expenses and general operating budget raised $10,375.
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