The staff of Brethren Disaster Ministries have directed recent grants from the Church of the Brethren’s Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF) to support aid being provided to families in need by the Rwanda Church of the Brethren; and to support volunteer training by Child Life Disaster Relief.
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Brethren bits
In this issue: Remembering Jan West Schrock, Brethren World Mission holds fundraising dinner for the global church, Fairview Church of the Brethren in Cordova, Md., celebrates 130 years, National Council of Churches marks 55 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., Earth Day Sunday resource and online service, and Churches for Middle East Peace Advocacy Summit.
Silent auction is announced for Annual Conference 2023
A silent auction will be held by the Program and Arrangements Committee at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, this summer.
More than a dozen centenary events bring together thousands of EYN church members and guests in celebration
Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria) has celebrated its 100th anniversary with many thousands of church members and guests attending more than a dozen centenary events held in 13 zones across the country. The theme for the centenary events was inspired by Deuteronomy 7:9, “Great Is God’s Faithfulness.”
EYN at 100: God in his faithfulness used the insurgency to propagate the gospel
President Joel S. Billi of Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria) has said God in his faithfulness used the insurgency to propagate the gospel. He stated this during an international press conference held on March 15 at EYN Headquarters in Kwarhi, Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa State.
Brethren bits for April 1, 2023
In this issue: Silent Auction at Annual Conference, BVS 75th Anniversary Facebook group, register now for New and Renew Conference, From Statement to Action event with Drew Hart, personnel and job opening announcements, and much more
Centenary celebration in Jos prompts thoughts of the children as the future of EYN
As we walked to the church building for the March 8 “Zonal Centenary Celebration,” we made our way through a crowd of many Boys and Girls Brigade members in their uniforms, waiting to ceremonially present the flags. I thought, “These children and young people are the future of the EYN church. The church is expanding rapidly in Nigeria and in Africa!”
One of two kidnapped brothers miraculously escapes, prayer requested for abducted church members
One of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) kidnapped while traveling from an IDP camp in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria, has miraculously returned home, while his brother is still missing. According to a camp official, the two brothers–Ishaya Daniel and Titus Daniel, aged 20 and 22–were kidnapped from a commercial bus when they were stopped by Boko Haram terrorists along Burutai Road.
Mission and Ministry Board adopts statement on the Doctrine of Discovery
The Church of the Brethren Mission and Ministry Board, meeting March 10-12 in Elgin, Ill., approved a statement lamenting the Doctrine of Discovery and recommended its adoption by Annual Conference. The Church of the Brethren statement grew out of years of background work by the Office of Peacebuilding and Policy and Discipleship Ministries.
Brethren bits for March 17, 2023
Office of Peacebuilding and Policy letters signature, Christian Citizenship Seminar, job listings, stories from congregations, and more
