Extending greetings to all those present at the 5th Brethren World Assembly on July 11-14 in Brookville, Ohio, Brethren Heritage Center board secretary Larry E. Heisey noted the unique location of the meeting. All of the seven main Brethren groups in North America descended from the believers brought together by Alexander Mack Sr. in Schwarzenau, Germany, are represented in the Miami Valley area near Dayton, Ohio.
Brethren Bits for July 17, 2013
Brethren bits for July 17, 2013
Brethren World Assembly Video Recordings Are Available
Video recordings are available from the 5th Brethren World Assembly. The recordings in DVD format are of the main presentations and worship services, and are made available by the sponsoring body, the Brethren Encyclopedia Board, through the host organization the Brethren Heritage Center in Brookville, Ohio. The taping was done by Brethren videographer David Sollenberger and crew.
Brethren Volunteers Assemble 1,700 Emergency Clean-Up Buckets in Two Hours
Why would anyone want to work on a hot summer day? On a Saturday? As a volunteer? For free? Well, 150 people from the Church of the Brethren districts of Atlantic Northeast and Southern Pennsylvania did on June 29 at Florin Church of the Brethren in Mount Joy, Pa.
Church World Service President McCullough Addresses Global Ministries Dinner
John L. McCullough, president and CEO of Church World Service (CWS) and speaker at the Global Ministries Dinner at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference, was taken with the theme of the conference, “Move in Our Midst.”
Brethren are Challenged to Confront Self-Imposed Cultural Boundaries
Influenced by her Brethren upbringing, especially her grounding in the value of peacemaking, Darla K. Deardorff challenged church members to confront self-imposed barriers to multiculturalism in her speech to the Journal Association Luncheon during Annual Conference 2013.
Reflecting on ‘the Road Between Ephrata and Elizabethtown,’ a Dialogue Sermon by Paul Brubaker and Pam Reist
When I first heard about dialogue sermons 35 years ago I was, if not skeptical, at least questioning. Sermons involved one person. Period. But was that the only way? It set me to thinking.
Brethren Historian Leads an Insight Session on Gettysburg and the Dunkers
Many people have heard of the terrible fighting around the Peach Orchard during the second day of the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. What most Brethren probably don’t know is that the peach orchard belonged to a Brethren family, Joseph and Mary Sherfy.
Question of the Week
Question of the week: Conference-goers respond to the Day of Spiritual Renewal that was held on Sunday of the Annual Conference.
Annual Conference Recognizes the New Church of the Brethren in Spain
Recognition of the Church of the Brethren movement taking hold in Spain was given with enthusiasm by the delegate body.