The following statement was adopted by the 1963 Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren, which met in Champaign-Urbana, Ill., that June. The statement is reprinted here as published in the “Gospel Messenger” magazine of July 20, 1963, pp. 11 and 13: “The time is now to heal our racial brokenness…”
Annual Conference
Annual Conference Moderator Announces Theme for 2014
“Live as Courageous Disciples” is the theme that moderator Nancy Sollenberger Heishman has announced for the 2014 Annual Conference of the Church of the Brethren, on July 2-6 in Columbus, Ohio. The New Testament letter of Philippians is the theme scripture.
‘We Are Wowed’: Updates from Annual Conference 2013
‘We are wowed’: Updates from Annual Conference 2013
Church World Service President McCullough Addresses Global Ministries Dinner
John L. McCullough, president and CEO of Church World Service (CWS) and speaker at the Global Ministries Dinner at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference, was taken with the theme of the conference, “Move in Our Midst.”
Brethren are Challenged to Confront Self-Imposed Cultural Boundaries
Influenced by her Brethren upbringing, especially her grounding in the value of peacemaking, Darla K. Deardorff challenged church members to confront self-imposed barriers to multiculturalism in her speech to the Journal Association Luncheon during Annual Conference 2013.
Reflecting on ‘the Road Between Ephrata and Elizabethtown,’ a Dialogue Sermon by Paul Brubaker and Pam Reist
When I first heard about dialogue sermons 35 years ago I was, if not skeptical, at least questioning. Sermons involved one person. Period. But was that the only way? It set me to thinking.
Brethren Historian Leads an Insight Session on Gettysburg and the Dunkers
Many people have heard of the terrible fighting around the Peach Orchard during the second day of the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. What most Brethren probably don’t know is that the peach orchard belonged to a Brethren family, Joseph and Mary Sherfy.
Question of the Week
Question of the week: Conference-goers respond to the Day of Spiritual Renewal that was held on Sunday of the Annual Conference.
Annual Conference Recognizes the New Church of the Brethren in Spain
Recognition of the Church of the Brethren movement taking hold in Spain was given with enthusiasm by the delegate body.
Wednesday in Charlotte
Highlights of the closing day of Annual Conference 2013