Eder Financial will conduct open enrollment for 2027 benefits from Monday, Nov. 9, through Friday, Nov. 20. Open enrollment is the once-a-year opportunity to update insurance coverage. Eligible pastors and staff members of congregations, districts, and camps can purchase short- and long-term disability, life, vision, dental, critical illness, and accident insurance from Eder Financial again this year.
Recipients of this year’s Church of the Brethren’s Health Care Education Scholarships have been announced. Ten scholarships of between $3,000 and $9,000 were awarded, totaling $75,000.
If you live in the United States, chances are you have experienced the extreme heat waves sweeping the nation. According to PBS, 220 million Americans– roughly two-thirds of the country– are feeling the exhausting and dangerous effects of this extreme heat.
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 2025 Annual Conference Blood Drive will be held in the Sheraton Greensboro (N.C.) Heritage Room on Thursday, July 3, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Friday, July 4, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., in partnership with the American Red Cross.
I felt God’s divine grace come upon me as my “Masters of Managing Blindness,” Nguyen Quoc Phong and Tran Ba Thien, sat at the table with me, enjoying Vietnamese coffee.
Janelle Bitikofer’s June webinar, “Providing Mutual Support when People Are Experiencing Mental Illness,” was so engaging, and viewers had so many questions, that we will be offering a part two. In this continued conversation, we’ll discuss practical ways for congregations to engage in mutual care.
