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.
Bethany Seminary Grants 16 Degrees at 107th Commencement
Bethany Theological Seminary held its 107th commencement the morning of May 5, in Nicarry Chapel on the Bethany campus in Richmond, Ind. Approximately 150 were present to celebrate the achievements of 16 graduates.
BVSers in Hiroshima Help Organize Peace Concert with Brethren Singer
Brethren Volunteer Service workers at the World Friendship Center in Hiroshima, Japan, recently helped organize a concert for peace given by American Brethren folk singer Mike Stern on April 13.
Brethren Bits for May 3, 2012
This edition of Brethren bits includes personnel notices from the University of La Verne and Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village, search for a new president/CEO at Brethren Village, opening for a janitor at the Brethren Service Center, news from the Inglenook Cookbook and the Gather ‘Round summer curriculum, lots of district news as well as a church’s 100th anniversary, and much more.