Church of the Brethren membership in the United States and Puerto Rico is just over 87,000, according to the statistical report in the 2022 Church of the Brethren Yearbook, published by Brethren Press. The 2022 edition–published late last year–includes the 2021 statistical report and the 2022 directory for the denomination.
Category: Church of the Brethren Newsline
Salvador Campero receives promotion for his work with Church of the Brethren facilities
Salvador Campero, who has been serving with the Church of the Brethren as manager of Buildings and Grounds in Elgin, Ill., has been promoted to the position of director of Buildings and Grounds-Elgin.
Rich Osei begins as part-time accountant for Eder Financial
Rich Osei begins April 24 as a part-time accountant with Eder Financial. He has been working for the organization as a contractor for the last few months.
Brethren bits for April 15, 2023
In this issue: There’s still time to sign up for Christian Citizenship Seminar, memorial service for Fran Nyce, job opening, Bethany Seminary application deadline, Dunker Punks latest podcast, Ecumenical Earth Day Service, “Letter from Birmingham Jail @60”
Success at a camp for displaced people in Nigeria
What a privilege to visit the IDP (internally displaced people) camp at Masaka, Luvu-Brethren Village, while we were in Nigeria for the centenary celebration of Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria).
Seven killed, one freed, as EYN church leaders work to help teen trace parents
We give God the glory for the return of Mrs. Hannatu Iliya who was abducted three years ago from Takulashe village in Chibok Local Government Area, Borno State, Nigeria. According to church officials, she returned on April 1 and has reunited with her displaced husband, who found refuge in one of the Chibok communities. Iliya, who was pregnant, lost the baby in captivity.
CDS deploys to Missouri
Three Children’s Disaster Services (CDS) volunteers served April 12-13 at a Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) in Marble Hill, Mo., caring for children affected by a strong tornado that hit Bollinger County (southeastern Missouri) in the early hours of April 5.
Visit to Vietnam fosters new educational opportunities in overcoming infant blindness
Recently, from Nov. 15 to Dec. 13, 2022, I visited Vietnam with the purpose of engaging directly with the Retinopathy of Prematurity Vietnam (ROPVN) team and assessing the situation in the aftermath of the Covid-19 epidemic.
Laura Whitman Dy begins work for Part-time Pastor, Full-time Church program
The Part‐time Pastor, Full‐time Church program of the Church of the Brethren’s Office of Ministry has hired Laura Whitman Dy as an independent contractor, part‐time, focusing on social media and design work.
Global Food Initiative supports agricultural projects and training in Nigeria, Ecuador, Venezuela, Uganda, United States
The Global Food Initiative (GFI) of the Church of the Brethren has given a number of grants in recent weeks, in order to support a Soybean Value Chain project in Nigeria, a church-based community gardening effort in Ecuador, a work-study opportunity in Ecuador for trainees from Venezuela, a vegetable production workshop in Uganda, and a community garden in North Carolina.