Mission and Ministry Board postpones budget parameter decision, calls executive committee

The Church of the Brethren Mission and Ministry Board met in advance of Annual Conference in Greensboro, N.C., for its summer meeting.

Presiding over the meeting on July 2 was chair Colin Scott, assisted by chair-elect Kathy Mack and general secretary David Steele.

The board considered a budget parameter for Core Ministries for 2026 but declined to take action. The chair presented a recommendation from the executive committee to defer action citing the difficulties of financial reporting for 2024 following the data breach that the denominational ministries suffered last December. The time required to both restore the lost data and catch up with financial reporting for the current year has affected the information that is available for 2025 as well. The board is expected to act on a budget parameter at its October meeting.

The board called three members–Michaela Alphonse, Joel Gibbel, and Colby Patton–to serve on the executive committee in addition to Kathy Mack, who at the end of the 2025 Annual Conference took the chair position, and Josiah Ludwick, who has begun as chair-elect.

This was the final meeting of Colin Scott’s tenure as chair. At the close of the meeting, Scott (at left) and John Hoffman (at center), who also completed his term on the board, were recognized and thanked for their service. At right is general secretary David Steele. Photo by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford

A new standing subcommittee of the board was formed under the name “Revelation 7:9 Committee.” A document outlining the position description of the new subcommittee was approved. The subcommittee emerged from the former “Seeking God’s Racial Justice” committee that was part of board strategic planning. The staff liaison will be the Intercultural Ministries director. Board members are yet to be named to this subcommittee.

In other business, the board approved a new HEAR Scholarship Policy (see www.brethren.org/news/2025/health-care-education-scholarship); celebrated the 2025 Revelation 7:9 Award recipients as presented by Founa Badet of Intercultural Ministries (see www.brethren.org/news/2025/revelation-79-awards-are-presented); welcomed international guests who attended Annual Conference; and affirmed plan for a Germantown (Pa.) Trust Capital Campaign to provide support for the historic property.

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