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Across the nation, immigrants in our communities are under attack. Our own congregations have experienced firsthand the devastating injustices committed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Many members have been unjustly detained and deported, and many more are living in fear—afraid to attend church services, work, or go to necessary medical appointments.
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) joins 115 humanitarian and human rights organizations in sounding the alarm over the catastrophic starvation crisis in Gaza. As part of this joint statement, CMEP urges governments to take immediate and decisive action to end Israel’s siege, open all land crossings, restore the full flow of essential aid, and demand an immediate and permanent ceasefire.
Aug. 6 and 9 mark 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombings resulted in a combined death toll of approximately 200,000 to 250,000 people by the end of 1945. In Hiroshima, it is estimated that 70,000 to 140,000 people died, while in Nagasaki, the estimated death toll was 39,000 to 74,000.
Carlisle (Pa.) First Church of the Brethren, which is located in Cumberland County, recently hosted an event connected with the faith-based movement to end gun violence called “Heeding God’s Call”
The Church of the Brethren’s Office of Peacebuilding and Policy was one of dozens of religious, humanitarian, and other nonprofit organizations joining in a letter to members of Congress opposing the White House rescissions proposal that was approved by the House of Representatives this week.
The Church of the Brethren Gun Violence Prevention Action Team would love to see you at Annual Conference this year! Wear orange and join us.
The members of West Charleston Church of the Brethren in Tipp City, Ohio, invite your support and advocacy for one of their church members, Armando Leonel Reyes Rodriguez, who was detained by ICE officers. Consider one or more of the following ways of showing support to him and his family.
A US District Court judge has denied a preliminary injunction motion in Mennonite USA v. DHS, the sensitive locations lawsuit in which the Church of the Brethren is one of 27 plaintiffs.
In response to concerns raised by congregations in their districts related to potential detention and deportation among members of the Church of the Brethren, a group of church districts is working cooperatively to provide resourcing and support to affected congregations and to the whole church.
In this issue: Remembering Pierre Ferrari and George Etzweiler, New and Renew, Beyond the Signature: Living Out the Ash Wednesday Ecumenical Declaration, how Ugandans do church, job openings, and more
