Annual Conference Bits and Pieces

Last minutes bits and pieces of news, and updates on events at the Church of the Brethren’s 2012 Annual Conference include a room change for the Ministers’ Association, a 10 year celebration for VOS, tea with the Global Women’s Project, a new Dunker Guide from Brethren Press, and more.

Webcasts Offer Opportunity to Worship with Conference, from a Distance

Join the gathered Brethren for Sunday worship in St. Louis–from your own sanctuary! For a second year, the Annual Conference officers are inviting congregations to join in Sunday morning worship with the church gathered in St. Louis, Mo., for Annual Conference. The invitation is for as many Brethren as possible–across the denomination and across the country–to worship together on July 8.

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.

Moderator Makes Trip to Spain, Visits New Brethren Group

Annual Conference moderator Tim Harvey has provided the following report on the annual moderator’s international trip to visit mission points or to meet with international Brethren or ecumenical partners. This year the moderator’s international trip was to visit with an emerging Brethren group in Spain.

Business Items Are Announced for the 2012 Annual Conference

The business items to come to the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference in St. Louis, Mo., on July 7-11 are now available online. Also now available online are a series of brief delegate briefing videos featuring Annual Conference moderator Tim Harvey and secretary Fred Swartz. Find videos and links to business items at www.brethren.org/ac/2012-conference-business.html .

Conference Officers Invite Ministry of Reconciliation to Broader Role

For over 20 years, moderators of the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference have invited the Ministry of Reconciliation (MoR) of On Earth Peace to provide observers during business sessions. This year the Annual Conference officers have invited MoR to expand its presence to include the entire Conference.

Annual Conference Ballot for 2012 Is Announced

The ballot has been announced for the 2012 Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren, to take place in St. Louis, Mo., on July 7-11. The Nominating Committee of the Standing Committee of district delegates developed a slate of candidates, and the Standing Committee then voted to create the ballot that will be presented to the delegate body in July.

Annual CCT Meeting Has Anti-Racism, Anti-Poverty Focus

Christian Churches Together (CCT) completed its annual meeting Feb. 17 in Memphis, Tenn. Attending were 85 national church leaders from the organization’s five “faith families”: African-American, Catholic, Historic Protestant, Evangelical/Pentecostal, and Orthodox Christian. The group of men and women of many colors and ethnicities sought together to better understand and more effectively organize to combat racism and poverty in America.

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