Two Church of the Brethren Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) units held orientation over the summer and have begun their service at project locations across the country and around the world.
Camp Swatara (Bethel, Pa.) celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2018.
NEWS
1) Samuel Dali joins Bethany seminary community
2) Atlantic Northeast District issues response to Elizabethtown church
PERSONNEL
3) Camp Harmony seeks executive director
RESOURCES
4) Brethren Academy announces upcoming courses
5) Brethren bits
Atlantic Northeast District has issued a response to a letter from the Elizabethtown (Pa.) Church of the Brethren, as reported in the Aug. 24 Newsline
Samuel Dante Dali of Nigeria is serving as current international scholar in residence at Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Ind.
Corrections, Remembering Matthew Meyer and Laura Abernathy, anniversaries, Brethren college news, Election Day love feast, district conferences, and more news by, for, and about Brethren.
News from the Church of the Brethren
The Sixth Brethren World Assembly happened Aug. 9-12 at Winona Lake (Ind.) Grace Brethren Church. It was sponsored by the Brethren Encyclopedia Foundation with the theme “Brethren Intersections: History, Identity, Crosscurrents.” The event, held every five years, gathers Brethren from various denominations tracing back to the original 1708 group in Germany.
Remembering Sue Cushen Snyder, job openings, Dunker Church, district events, Brethren college news, anniversaries, immigration statement, safe church grants, and more.
FRB announced that a new name, Growing Hope Worldwide, will go into effect Oct. 1. The new name emphasizes the organization’s goal to “plant seeds of hope for generations to come.” Max Finberg will be the new president/CEO.
