As a result of a query on caring for God’s creation, a study committee is to be formed. The delegates to Annual Conference voted to appoint the study committee in response to “Query: Continuing the Study of Our Christian Responsibility to Care for God’s Creation.” A vote of 57.6 percent supported the creation of the study. The vote required only a simply majority.
‘Carry the Light’: A Dialogue with Steven Schweitzer About the Conference Bible Studies
“It sounds trite, but it’s true,” said Steven Schweitzer at a Jubilee Insight Session this afternoon, “We are to be the light of the world.”
Today in Greensboro – Friday
Today in Greensboro – Friday
Bethany Seminary Luncheon Panel Discusses Being Salt and Light
Friday at noon Bethany Seminary alumni, faculty, students, and friends gathered for fellowship, to hear remarks from Bethany president Jeff Carter, and to be challenged by words from a panel of presenters.
Today in Greensboro – Thursday
Today in Greensboro – Thursday, an overview
EYN Declares a Day of Prayer for the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference
Rev. Daniel Mbaya, general secretary of Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria), in a text he passed across the church asked all the EYN DCC [church district] secretaries, heads of programs, and institutions to a one-day fasting and prayer for the Church of the Brethren in the United States.
Delegates Open Business Floor to ‘Query: Same Sex Weddings,’ Among Other Business
Among other business, the Annual Conference today began consideration of “Query: Same Sex Weddings,” but did not conclude discussion of the item. First, the delegate body took a vote to open the floor to accept a query related to human sexuality as an item of business, because the Conference in 2011 had decided “to continue deeper conversations concerning human sexuality outside of the query process.”
New Fellowships and Congregations Are Welcomed into the Church of the Brethren
New fellowships and congregations are welcomed into the Church of the Brethren
Annual Conference Names New Leadership, Samuel Sarpiya Chosen Moderator-Elect
In election results, Samuel Kefas Sarpiya was chosen as moderator-elect. He will serve alongside moderator Carol Scheppard at the 2017 Annual Conference, and will be moderator of the 2018 Conference.
Today in Greensboro – Wednesday
An overview of the first day of the 2016 Annual Conference held in Greensboro, N.C.