The Church of the Brethren Mission and Ministry Board held its fall 2025 meeting on Oct. 17-19 at the General Offices in Elgin, Ill., led by chair Kathy Mack with chair-elect Josiah Ludwick and general secretary David Steele.
“Did you know there have now been 27 Church of the Brethren members helped because of your generosity?” said an announcement from the Deportation Defense Response team. “Folks who have received these funds that have covered the high costs of legal and filing fees have expressed to the team that they are so thankful and they feel they are not alone.”
Brethren Disaster Ministries, including Children’s Disaster Services, the Rebuilding Program and Global Response, is undergoing a program review that includes a survey (see information below), stakeholder group meetings, interviews with program volunteers, and discussions with church leaders. Input is needed from anyone who engages with Brethren Disaster Ministries or the Church of the Brethren on any level.
Church World Service (CWS) alongside its fellow “Covenant Members”—with the full-fledged support of people of faith, refugee voices, and community leaders across the United States—condemned White House efforts to abandon the US Refugee program. The Church of the Brethren is one of the “Covenant Members” of CWS and also is a founding member.
Learn how to bring comfort and care to children following human-caused and natural disasters. Children’s Disaster Services (CDS) is preparing to hold four volunteer training events in February and March next year.
In February, the La Verne Church of the Brethren Peace and Justice Commission brought to the Church Board a proposal to speak to the violence, injustice, and inequality Palestinians are experiencing in Palestine and Israel.
In this issue: Remembering Anne M. Myers, Nov. 30 deadline for this year’s Brethren Faith in Action grants, latest issue of Rooted, “Outwit” online class from On Earth Peace and Dana Cassell, Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren appears in a documentary, next “nominating party” sponsored by Womaen’s Caucus, Death Row Support Project informational sessions.
The following is offered as a clarification of the status of commissioned ministers in the denomination following the recent article reporting on an action taken by Shenandoah District.
When the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost amidst tongues of fire and miracles of speaking and hearing, the people were amazed and perplexed. Peter explained to them that the words of the prophet Joel were being fulfilled.
Annual Conference will be held Sunday, June 28, through Thursday, July 2, at the Grand Wayne Convention Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. Annual Conference registration and housing reservations will open to the public on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.