The Deportation Defense Response Team is incredibly grateful for your generous support of the Legal and Mutual Aid Fund. At Annual Conference, On Earth Peace challenged the denomination to raise $100,000. You did it! As of Oct. 31, $107,380 has been raised to support individuals and families caught in the immigration system.
Church of the Brethren Newsline
Rural and Small Town Initiative begins as Part-time Pastor; Full-time Church enters ‘sustainability phase’
Through the Part-time Pastor; Full-time Church connections in the Church of the Brethren’s Ministry Office, a partnership with Ashland Seminary has resulted in a grant of almost $1 million as a “pass-through partner” within the Rural and Small Town Initiative funded by Lilly Endowment Inc.
Submit worship elements for National Youth Conference 2026
For National Youth Conference (NYC) 2026 we are inviting YOU, youth participants, to write and send in various worship elements.
FaithX will offer trip to Northern Ireland for adult participants
Join us this summer in Northern Ireland, where vibrant cities and breathtaking coastal landscapes provide the backdrop for learning about the region’s remarkable journey from conflict to peace.
Sarah Radcliff begins as manager of operations for Brethren Press
Sarah R. Radcliff began Nov. 17 as manager of Brethren Press operations with responsibility for the functions of customer service and shipping. She will manage the inventory and Brethren Press area of the warehouse at the Church of the Brethren General Offices in Elgin, Ill.
Michael Scalzi retires from Children’s Disaster Services
Michael Scalzi will retire on Dec. 31 as program assistant for Children’s Disaster Services (CDS), a Church of the Brethren program in Brethren Disaster Ministries based at the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Md.
Burundi microfinance program: Get up and walk!
The Church of the Brethren in Burundi has developed a small microfinance platform as a branch of their fledgling “Brethren Bank.”
Don Mitchell named director of Intercultural Ministries for Atlantic Northeast District
Don Mitchell has begun in a newly created role as director of Intercultural Ministries for the Church of the Brethren’s Atlantic Northeast District. He has been serving as director of Church Development for the district since August 2006.
West Marva District partners with Sleep in Heavenly Peace to build beds for local children
More than 40 volunteers from the Church of the Brethren’s West Marva District worked together to build more than 30 twin-sized beds for children in the local area who have no bed of their own or face inadequate sleeping conditions.
Brethren bits
In this issue: Remembering J. Kenneth Kreider and Margaret Drafall, Giving Tuesday is Dec. 2, next Prayer Gathering for Immigrant Justice focuses on thanksgiving, submit videos celebrating Fort Wayne, Brethren Volunteer Service Christmas cards, give the gift of National Youth Conference, and more.
