Brethren Disaster Ministries has directed a grant of $10,000 from the Church of the Brethren Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF) to support the work of Heifer International in Ecuador following a massive earthquake last weekend.
Terry Grove to Serve as Executive for Atlantic Southeast District
The Atlantic Southeast District of the Church of the Brethren has called Terry Grove to serve as district executive minister beginning May 1. Most recently he has been a member of Winter Park Church of the Brethren and New Covenant Church of the Brethren, where he serves as quarter time pastor. He also has been treasurer for the district and Camp Ithiel, and previously served briefly as interim district executive.
Cindy Sanders to Serve as Executive for Missouri and Arkansas District
Missouri Arkansas District of the Church of the Brethren has called Cindy Sanders to serve as district executive minister beginning May 1. She is a 1995 graduate of Education for Shared Ministry (EFSM), a ministry training program of the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership. She was ordained in the Church of the Brethren in 1995.
Jonathan Shively Resigns as Executive for Congregational Life Ministries
Jonathan Shively has resigned as executive director of Congregational Life Ministries for the Church of the Brethren, effective April 30. He has served in the position since July 2008, working out of the Church of the Brethren General Offices in Elgin, Ill.
Newsline for April 15, 2016
1) Developments at the Brethren Academy offer opportunities for students
2) Emergency Disaster Fund grants help begin new disaster rebuilding site in Detroit
3) Old meets new as Bermudian meets Bittersweet
4) Global Women’s Project Steering Committee meets in Virginia
5) Brethren bits
Brethren Bits for April 15, 2016
In this issue: Heifer International posts seagoing cowboy video stories, Ken Medema’s song for Children’s Disaster Services is available online, new church starts are announced by Illinois/Wisconsin District, Shenandoah District is again a collection depot for CWS kits, lots of college news, and more.
Developments at the Brethren Academy Offer Opportunities for Students
At the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership, women and men are equipped for leadership in the church through four training programs: Training in Ministry (TRIM), Education for a Shared Ministry (EFSM), Seminario Biblico Anabautista Hispano (SeBAH-CoB), and district-based Academy Certified Training Systems (ACTS). The academy also offers continuing education opportunities for those who have completed seminary degrees or ministry training programs.
Global Women’s Project Steering Committee Meets in Virginia
Harrisonburg, Va., was the site for the March Global Women’s Project Steering Committee meeting. Members enjoyed the warmth of the valley of Virginia both in weather and welcome.
Old Meets New as Bermudian Meets Bittersweet
When the founders of Bermudian Church of the Brethren in East Berlin, Pa., stood on their hill and looked over the river where baptisms occurred, they must have felt like they were on holy ground. As pastor Larry Dentler says, “We have been here since before America was America.”
EDF Grants Help Begin New Disaster Rebuilding Site in Detroit
Brethren Disaster Ministries has directed recent grants from the Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF) to begin a new rebuilding project site following flooding in Detroit, Mich.; to continue an ongoing rebuilding project site in Colorado; and to help support the work of Brethren volunteers at an ecumenical Disaster Recovery Support Initiative (DRSI) in South Carolina.