Wednesday, July 5, 2023, Discipleship and Leadership Formation sponsored a lunch event held primarily in Spanish. Attendees represented 11 different countries. Hear the sound of worship via video clips from the event.
Madtown Church of the Brethren, East Dayton Fellowship, and Gordonsville Chapel were recognized as new projects, fellowships, and congregations respectively, during the July 5 business session at Annual Conference 2023.
The agenda for the Council of District Executives meeting included conversations with various denominational agencies and programs, a consultation time with the Standing Committee of district delegates, discussion of some of the items coming to this year’s Conference business sessions, and approval of a 2024 budget and a new dues structure.
New officers of the Church of the Brethren have been elected by the 2023 Annual Conference in Cincinnati, Ohio, including Dava Hensley as the next Annual Conference moderator-elect.
Updates for Wednesday, July 5 in Cincinnati, Ohio, including attendance and offering numbers.
Business on Wednesday, July 5, included an increase in the minimum cash salary table for pastors for 2024, a request for a study committee on calling denominational leadership, and guidelines for continuing education.
The Wednesday BVS Luncheon celebrating 75 years of the organization, began with a recognition of volunteers. The Partner in Service Award was presented to Jim Lehman.
Denise Kettering-Lane spoke on the biographical research process and its application to genealogical research at the 2023 Fellowship of Brethren Genealogists meeting.
Staff Member of the Year and Volunteer of the Year were announced at the Outdoor Ministries Association breakfast held Wednesday morning July 5
What does it mean to be “surprised by the Spirit?” How can poetry help our imaginations to be surprised?
