On May 16-19 about 120 people–including seminary and academy students–gathered at Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Ind., for the 2012 New Church Planting Conference. The event is held every other year, sponsored by the New Church Development Advisory Committee and Congregational Life Ministries.
Brethren in the News for May 15, 2012
A listing of recent online news about Brethren individuals, congregations, and denominational programs includes a number of obituaries plus articles such as “Faiths provide tests of tastes” from the Youngstown (Ohio) Vindicator, and “Governor McDonnell tours Pulaski, Washington Counties tornado recovery” from WSLS TV Channel 10 in Roanoke, Va., complete with video of recipients of new homes built by Brethren Disaster Ministries.
Conference ‘Witness to Host City’ Will Be School Collection
The Annual Conference witness to the city of St. Louis, Mo., will involve the collection of school supplies for the St. Louis Public School system. During the 2012-13 school year, the St. Louis Public Schools will serve approximately 28,000 students in 72 different schools.
EDF Grants Support Disaster Rebuilding in Alabama, Food Crisis in Africa
Brethren Disaster Ministries has received an Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF) grant for $17,000 to continue its work in Arab, Ala., following an EF 4 tornado that hit the town on April 27 last year. In another recent EDF grant, $8,000 has been given to aid food security in the Sahel region of north Africa.
Newsline for May 16, 2012
Articles in this issue include: 1) Bethany Seminary grants 16 degrees at 107th commencement. 2) Annual Conference ‘Witness to Host City’ will be school collection. 3) EDF grants support disaster rebuilding in Alabama, food crisis in Africa. 4) Brethren disaster volunteer Steve Keim receives awards. 5) BVSers in Hiroshima help organize peace concert with Brethren singer. 6) Manchester College executive vice president will lead School of Pharmacy. 7) Young Center holds conference on legacy of Alexander Mack Jr. 8) Brethren World Assembly planned for July 2013. 9) ‘Joshua’ is newest Believers Church Bible Commentary. 10) Brethren bits: Personnel, NYAC, CCS photo album, Brethren Press consignment sale, much more.
‘Joshua’ Is Newest Believers Church Bible Commentary
“Joshua” by Gordon Matties has been released as the newest volume in the Believers Church Bible Commentary series. The series is published by Herald Press and MennoMedia, and is available to purchase through Brethren Press. Also new from Brethren Press is the summer quarter of “A Guide for Biblical Studies” written by Kim McDowell on the theme “God Calls for Justice.”
Brethren Bits for May 16, 2012
Among the Brethren bits for this issue of Newsline, a former moderator will lead W. Plains District youth, Brethren Disaster Ministries seeks a volunteer truck driver, NYAC and the New Church Planting Conference are coming up, there are church anniversaries, and much more in the way of district and college news.
Young Center Holds Conference on Legacy of Alexander Mack, Jr.
The Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College is holding a conference June 6-8 titled, “Pietist and Anabaptist Intersections in Pennsylvania: The Life and Influence of Alexander Mack Jr.”
Brethren Disaster Volunteer Steve Keim Receives Award
Steve Keim, a volunteer project leader for Brethren Disaster Ministries, was named Volunteer of the Year by National VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) on May 8, during the 2012 Annual VOAD Conference in Norfolk, Va. He also received a second and completely unexpected award, the President’s Volunteer Service Award.
Brethren World Assembly Planned for July 2013
A Brethren World Assembly, consisting of constituents and friends of the Brethren groups descended from the German Anabaptist/Radical Pietist religious leader Alexander Mack in the early 1700s, will be held in the Dayton, Ohio, area Thursday-Sunday, July 11-14, 2013.