The delegates to the Church of the Brethren 2025 Annual Conference voted to continue the agency status of Eder Financial (formerly Brethren Benefit Trust or BBT). This allows Eder Financial to continue as an agency reportable to Annual Conference and authorized to use the Church of the Brethren name.
Some of us have become used to navigating our way through cyberspace with voice commands, but on Thursday night at the 2025 Annual Conference in Greensboro, N.C., it proved possible to change the speakers the old-fashioned way–with a loud, clanging, cowbell.
Today three new fellowships were welcomed into the Church of the Brethren by Annual Conference. Nate Polzin, executive director of Discipleship and Leadership Formation for the Church of the Brethren, assisted the Conference officers in recognizing the new groups and their representatives.
A pre-Annual Conference workshop to gain skills in developing intercultural relationships was led by Darla Deardorff, founding president of the World Council on Intercultural and Global Competence and UNESCO Chair on Intercultural Competence.
The Council of District Executives (CODE) held meetings in Greensboro, N.C., June 30-July 2 prior to the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference.
Dennis Beckner, pastor of Columbia City (Ind.) Church of the Brethren in Northern Indiana District, has been elected to the position of moderator-elect of Annual Conference. He will serve as moderator in 2027. The delegate body of Annual Conference held this year’s election on Thursday afternoon, July 3. In addition to the position of moderator-elect, they elected the following (listed here by position).
The Health Care Education Scholarship program is now available to members of the Church of the Brethren who are enrolled in degree programs for nursing, medicine, dentistry, mental health care, physical and occupational therapy, and other health professions. This scholarship is made possible by the Health, Education and Research Endowment.
The annual Revelation 7:9 Awards were presented to eight individuals this year, in an event held during the Mission and Ministry Board’s pre-Conference meeting on July 2 in Greensboro, N.C. Intercultural Ministries director Founa A. Badet presented the awards.
The Standing Committee of district delegates to the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference held meetings from Sunday evening, June 29, through Wednesday morning, July 2, in Greensboro, N.C. Annual Conference moderator Dava Hensley presided, assisted by moderator-elect Don Fitzkee and Conference secretary David Shumate. Recommendations on queries The district delegates spent several hours discussing
The daily worship services at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference in Greensboro, N.C., on July 2-6 will be live streamed and available to view online free of charge.
