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Newsline for July 5, 2016

A REVIEW OF THE 2016 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
1) Delegates refer ‘Query: Same Sex Weddings’ to Leadership Team and CODE
2) Annual Conference names new leadership, Samuel Sarpiya chosen moderator-elect
3) Study committee to work in consultation with BBT on financial, investment concerns related to care for creation
4) Delegate body refers queries regarding On Earth Peace, living together
5) Greensboro’s Civil Rights Museum offers learning opportunity for Brethren
6) Open Roof Fellowship welcomes six new churches
7) Minister’s Association hears from speaker Fr. John Dear on ‘Walking Toward Peace’
8) ‘Witness to the Host City’ collections support two organizations in Greensboro
9) Annual Conference by the numbers
10) Annual Conference bits and pieces

11) Former Bethany Seminary president Wayne L. Miller passes away

Annual Conference Bits and Pieces

A theme is announced for Annual Conference 2017, an increase is approved for the pastors’ recommended cash salary table, six new congregations and fellowships join the denomination, international guests attend in Greensboro, Global Mission shares sad news of the death of a Haitian church leader, and more.

Minister’s Association Hears from Speaker Fr. John Dear on ‘Walking Toward Peace’

Participants in this year’s Church of the Brethren Minister’s Association were privileged to receive the teaching and story telling of Fr. John Dear, a Jesuit priest, author, and activist for nonviolence. John (who preferred that we call him that and not “father dear”) came to speak with the Brethren with the strong conviction to affirm who we are as a living peace church, and to challenge us to step further into that calling.

Delegates Deal with Final On Earth Peace, Living Together Queries

This afternoon the delegates dealt with the final set of queries on the business agenda, including two queries having to do with On Earth Peace’s agency status and accountability to Annual Conference, and a query titled “Living Together as Christ Calls.” Find links to the full texts of these queries online at www.brethren.org/ac/2016/business .

Delegates Refer ‘Query: Same Sex Weddings’ to Leadership Team and Code

Delegates to Annual Conference have approved a motion to refer the concerns of “Query: Same Sex Weddings” to the Leadership Team of the Church of the Brethren, in consultation with the Council of District Executives (CODE). The query was referred with a vote that was close to unanimous.

Study Committee to Work in Consultation with BBT on Concerns Related to Care for Creation

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.

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