The Nominating Committee of the Standing Committee of district delegates to the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference continues to seek nominations for the 2024 ballot. We are extending the deadline for submitting nominations from Dec. 4, 2023, to Jan. 5, 2024.
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Next online meeting of Standing with People of Color process is Nov. 18
The Church of the Brethren Annual Conference has called for a three-year denominational process to move toward more vibrant and effective solidarity with communities of color. You are invited to join the efforts of the Standing with People of Color Study/Action process by attending an online meeting on Saturday, Nov. 18, to get connected and find your role in our efforts.
Standing Committee of Annual Conference to hold online meetings open to the public
Below are links to two upcoming meetings of the Standing Committee of district delegates to the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference.
Illinois and Wisconsin District sends query on to Annual Conference
The Church of the Brethren’s Illinois and Wisconsin District met for its district conference Nov. 3-4 at Lanark (Ill.) Church of the Brethren, with about 125 people attending including 57 delegates. Phyllis Batterton of the Woodland congregation (Astoria, Ill.) served as moderator, with the theme “Encouraging One Another.”
Query does not advance from Southern Ohio and Kentucky District
The Southern Ohio and Kentucky District held its district conference on Oct. 6-7 at West Charleston Church of the Brethren. Along with the usual business of passing a budget for 2024 and approving the slate of new board members and other leadership, a query was brought from the Living Peace congregation in Columbus, Ohio, about whether or not it is time to rescind the 1983 Annual Conference paper “Human Sexuality from a Christian Perspective.”
Standing with People of Color Committee offers facilitator training for upcoming conversations
“7 Prompts” facilitator training is now being offered as part of the process leading to church-wide conversations around the themes of standing with people of color and working for justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. The committee invites the entire denomination to participate in conversations
7th Brethren World Assembly celebrates spiritual kinship, examines early years of Brethren in the Americas
The 7th Brethren World Assembly on July 26-29 in Pennsylvania gathered a variety of people from denominations that are part of the Brethren movement that began in Germany in 1708. On the theme “Brethren Faithfulness: Priorities in Perspective,” the event was held at Elizabethtown (Pa.) College with a culminating day at Germantown Church of the Brethren in Philadelphia.
On Earth Peace event during Church of the Brethren Annual Conference calls for an end to gun violence
A group of about 100 people gathered behind an orange banner stating, “We can end gun violence,” and walked to city hall
Ballot changes are announced for the 2023 Annual Conference
The Conference office and the Nominating Committee of the Standing Committee of district delegates have announced changes to the ballot that will be presented to the 2023 Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren. The event takes place next week in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Conference office seeks more volunteers to staff silent auction
The Annual Conference office is calling for more volunteers to staff the silent auction taking place during the event in Cincinnati, Ohio, next week. The silent auction is sponsored by the Program and Arrangements Committee for the Conference.
