Stan Dueck has been selected to fill the role of director of Discipleship Ministries for the Church of the Brethren’s Atlantic Northeast District. He is an ordained minister in the Church of the Brethren who most recently worked on the denominational staff in the Discipleship and Leadership Formation department.
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Brethren bits
In this issue: Photos from Rebecca Dali’s ordination, job openings, NYC preview event for youth advisors, early-bird registration extended for Intercultural Jubilee, Fall Festival benefits Brethren Disaster Ministries, McPherson College to offer new bachelor’s in Exercise Science, World Prayer for Ukraine, Bible study videos on welcoming refugees and immigrants, and more
Gifts Discovery Seminar on Sept. 13 is open to all districts
The Ministry Commission of the Church of the Brethren’s Atlantic Northeast District is hosting a seminar focused on helping participants to deepen their understanding of the biblical concept of gifts and to apply this knowledge to their own lives.
Church of the Brethren representative attends CMEP meeting on Gaza
The Office of Peacebuilding and Policy recently sent a Church of the Brethren representative to attend a meeting of Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) on the topic of the genocide in Gaza. Andrew Hamilton, executive minister of the Church of the Brethren’s Southeastern District, represented the denomination at the meeting.
Deportation Defense Response Team provides an update
The Deportation Defense Response Team provides the following update on the numbers of Church of the Brethren immigrant members and attenders affected by detention or deportation. For the most part, we cannot provide names, but we can share the data we have as of Aug. 12.
Webinar to inform on ‘Importance and Process of Applying for Asylum’
The Deportation Defense Response Team is inviting pastors, church leaders, allies, and brother and sister immigrants to participate in a webinar on the “Importance and Process of Applying for Asylum” led by attorney Margaret Blot.
Sharing their story: Immigrant church members are deported or detained
While some of us were at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference, on Saturday, July 5, our church member Armando Leonel Reyes Rodriguez was deported. Armando has given me permission to share his story.
‘Lawyer Call-Out Meeting’ is scheduled
Calling all lawyers! The Deportation Defense Response Team, a new ministry initiated by four Church of the Brethren districts, is working to defend our Brethren family against the increasingly escalated risk of detention and deportation in the US.
Brethren bits
In this issue: Juniata College begins its sesquicentennial celebration, upcoming presentations by Drew Hart, Churches for Middle East Peace holds event on “Church at the Crossroads,” World Council of Churches invites Christians worldwide to celebrate the “Season of Creation,” Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center announces continuing education opportunities.
Camp Mack celebrates its centennial
“Camp Mack is 100 years old!” said Gene Hollenberg, executive director of Camp Alexander Mack in Milford, Ind., greetings hundreds who braved hot weather to attend an evening worship service on Sunday, Aug. 10, in the camp’s Quinter Auditorium. “We are so glad you came to join us for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration!”
