Carlisle (Pa.) First Church of the Brethren, which is located in Cumberland County, recently hosted an event connected with the faith-based movement to end gun violence called “Heeding God’s Call”
In this issue: Celebration of life service for Earle Fike Jr., next week’s weekly online prayer gathering for immigrant justice, Annual Conference Blood Drive, Third Thursday Webinar with Dennis Edwards, June 24 is last chance to apply to serve with BVS in this year 2025, and much more
The Church of the Brethren’s Office of Peacebuilding and Policy was one of dozens of religious, humanitarian, and other nonprofit organizations joining in a letter to members of Congress opposing the White House rescissions proposal that was approved by the House of Representatives this week.
Friday, June 20, is World Refugee Day. Please consider taking some time in your worship spaces this month to talk about refugees, to pray for their situations, and to honor their stories.
James (Jim) Miner has announced his retirement as Yearbook specialist for the Church of the Brethren, as of June 26. In this role, which he began nine years ago in November 2016, he has been responsible for creating the annual Church of the Brethren Yearbook.
Mishael Nouveau has resigned as office manager for the Church of the Brethren’s Ministry Office as of June 27. Her work has been based at the denomination’s General Offices in Elgin, Ill., where she has served for seven years since Jan. 29, 2018.
Jazmin Gongora has been hired by the Church of the Brethren as administrative assistant for the Discipleship and Leadership Formation department, beginning June 17 at the General Offices in Elgin, Ill.
Going to Annual Conference? We hope to see you there! Don’t forget to visit the bookstore. It will be in Colony A near the exhibit area. Brethren Press will offer book signings with five authors during the Annual Conference
The Church of the Brethren Gun Violence Prevention Action Team would love to see you at Annual Conference this year! Wear orange and join us.
As reported in the Brethren bits section of Newsline on March 21 (see www.brethren.org/news/2025/brethren-bits-68), President Trump sought to dismantle the US Institute of Peace (USIP) by removing its leadership and having personnel from a newly created federal office, called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), forcibly take over the institute’s headquarters on March 17. The fired USIP board members filed a lawsuit