James (Jim) Miner has announced his retirement as Yearbook specialist for the Church of the Brethren, as of June 26. In this role, which he began nine years ago in November 2016, he has been responsible for creating the annual Church of the Brethren Yearbook.
His work has included maintaining the official list of Church of the Brethren congregations and compiling denominational statistics. Most recently, as of April 21, his position was shifted out of Brethren Press and realigned to become part of the responsibility of the Mission Advancement office.
In previous employment with the denomination, Miner worked in the Information Technology department as computer programmer and systems analyst for more than 15 years, from September 1981 to March 1997. In total, he has worked for the Church of the Brethren for almost 24 years. He is a member of Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren in Elgin, Ill.
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