At least 20 individuals came to Westminster (Md.) Church of the Brethren from seven other congregations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and northern Virginia, to sing, pray, share, and partner in our desire for peace and goodwill on earth.
In this issue: Remembering Earle W. Fike Jr. and Emmert Bittinger, the moderator’s Love Calendar, next week’s online prayer for immigrant justice, Shine writers wanted, Racial Justice Advocates and Allies Meet-Up, disaster clean-up volunteers needed, job opening at Camp Mack, and much more.
Evoking both the spiritual and the deeply human, Between You and Me is an intimate conversation about the distance between people. With personal storytelling as her art of choice, theopoet Audri Svay draws on her experiences as a poet, professor, and pastor to challenge ideas of acceptance, question societal assumptions, and explore intersections of identity.
Tod Bolsinger, author of Canoeing the Mountains, Tempered Resilience, and How Not to Waste a Crisis, will be the keynote speaker for the next Church of the Brethren L.E.A.D. (Listen – Equip – Adapt – Disciple) Conference.
The Standing Committee of district delegates to Annual Conference will hold a Listening Session with Bridgewater (Va.) Church of the Brethren in Greensboro, N.C., on Tuesday, July 1, at 7 p.m.
Children’s Disaster Services (CDS) has been requested to serve in St. Louis, Mo., in two shelters accommodating survivors of a massive tornado that hit the city on May 16.
Arlene and Cliff Kindy, Church of the Brethren members from central Indiana, are among a group of people carrying out a fast for Gaza. Cliff Kindy has been a frequent volunteer for Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT) and Brethren Disaster Ministries.
In this issue: Remembering Mike Leiter, take the Shine survey, last session of moderator Dava Hensley’s grief workshops, new video resource from Discipleship and Leadership Formation, job openings, Children’s Disaster Services trainings, new district disaster coordinators, anniversaries, and much much more
The Anabaptist Disabilities Network (ADN) and the Church of the Brethren and its Discipleship and Leadership Formation department have renewed their partnership to provide training, education, and resources that support congregations in becoming more inclusive of people with disabilities and mental illness.
The Deportation Defense Response Team, an initiative of Church of the Brethren districts, has received many requests for legal expertise and funding to support immigrants in local communities.
