A major action at the Spring meeting of the Mission and Ministry Board of the Church of the Brethren allocated another $1 million of donated funds to continue the Nigeria Crisis Response. The board also engaged in significant conversation about financial shortfalls for ongoing denominational ministries, and how to develop more support and foster relationship-building across the wider church.
Brethren Volunteer Service Unit 312 Begins Work
Volunteers who underwent orientation in the Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) Unit 312, the Winter 2016 unit, have been assigned to their project sites. The volunteers, their hometowns, and project assignments follow:
Conference Attendees Are Invited to Participate in Jubilee Service Projects
What does an afternoon of no business session, plus service opportunities, equal at this year’s Annual Conference? Jubilee Service Projects! The Annual Conference Programs and Arrangements committee has set aside the afternoon of Friday, July 1 as a time for Conference-goers to participate in a Jubilee Afternoon.
Newsline for March 17, 2016
NEWS
1) Mission and Ministry Board releases $1 million to continue Nigeria Crisis Response, begins new effort for financial support of ongoing ministries
2) Winners of the Bethany peace essay contest are announced
3) Project sends Bibles to Nigeria
4) Rockford Community Church sends mobile library to Nigeria
UPCOMING EVENTS
5) Conference attendees are invited to participate in Jubilee Service Projects
6) Bethany Seminary hosts ENGAGE campus visit day on April 14
7) National Young Adult Conference speakers to focus on ‘Creating Harmony’
8) Applications are welcomed for Summer and Fall Brethren Volunteer Service orientations
PERSONNEL
9) Brethren Volunteer Service unit begins work
10) Brethren bits:
Brethren Bits for March 17, 2016
In this issue: Remembrances, personnel notes, job openings, new online resources featuring Brethren speakers, reporting from Africa Great Lakes delegation, a reminder of upcoming events from SVMC, extended deadline for group orders for “The Seagoing Cowboy,” EYN’s theme for the year, and much more news by, for, and about Brethren.
Rockford Community Church Sends Mobile Library to Nigeria
With an eye on helping young people and promoting peace, a mobile library has been sent to northeast Nigeria by Rockford (Ill.) Community Church of the Brethren, with help from many other donors.
Applications Are Welcomed for Summer and Fall Brethren Volunteer Service Orientations
Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) is scheduled to run three more orientations in 2016, already having completed one orientation in February. BVS is a fulltime volunteer program that places volunteers in a one- to two-year assignment in the United States and locations around the world.
Church of the Brethren Mourns Loss of Associate General Secretary Mary Jo Flory-Steury
Mary Jo Flory-Steury, associate general secretary of the Church of the Brethren and executive director of the denomination’s Office of Ministry, died this morning at Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center.
Ronald Beachley to Retire from Leadership of W. Pennsylvania District
Ronald D. Beachley has announced his plans to retire as district executive of the Western Pennsylvania District effective Dec. 31, 2016. He began his ministry as district executive on Sept. 15, 1985.
Brethren Bits for February 27, 2016
In this issue: SVMC personnel announcement, job openings at SVMC and the Church of the Brethren General Offices, BRF group serves in Haiti, theology session at 2016 Ecumenical Advocacy Days, Ventures features Dawn Ottoni-Wilhelm, Mutual Kumquat concert at Beavercreek Church benefits Nigerian family, Roundtable registration is open, spring candlelight dinners at John Kline Homestead, and more news by, for, and about Brethren.