All of the following individuals have received money because their congregation applied for a Deportation Defense Response Legal and Mutual Aid Grant. Thanks be to God!
Intercultural Ministries
God of every people and every language: Intercultural Ministries prayer
By Founa I. Augustin Badet, director of Intercultural Ministries: God of every people and every language, You spoke creation into being and called it good.
Feature for Black History Month: Samuel Weir, 1812-1884
For Black History Month 2026, Newsline is offering a feature for each week in February to celebrate our Black forebears in the Church of the Brethren. In this issue, we celebrate the life and groundbreaking ministry of Samuel Weir, the first ordained Black Brethren elder and preacher.
Intercultural Ministries presents a ‘Sankofa Storytelling Event’
The Church of the Brethren Intercultural Ministries is presenting a webinar titled “Sankofa Storytelling Event” on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 2 p.m. (Eastern time). “We would like to tell you a story,” said an invitation.
Feature for Black History Month: Martha (Mattie) Cunningham Dolby, 1878-1956
For Black History Month 2026, Newsline is offering a feature for each week in February to celebrate our Black forebears in the Church of the Brethren. In this issue, we celebrate the life and groundbreaking ministry of Martha (Mattie) Cunningham Dolby.
District executives, denominational leadership join in Atlantic Southeast District’s first Multicultural Festival
“For we are strangers no more, but members of one family.” With these words, borrowed from a popular Brethren hymn, Miami (Fla.) Haitian Church of the Brethren pastor Ilexene Alphonse summed up the spirit of Atlantic Southeast District’s first Multicultural Festival.
Council of District Executives winter meeting includes intercultural connection
The Church of the Brethren’s Council of District Executives (CODE) held its winter meetings Jan. 28-Feb. 1 in Miami, Fla., combining business sessions with an intercultural continuing education experience that connected with local congregations.
Northview church hosts session on how to aid immigrant neighbors, focused on peaceful protest
On Sunday afternoon, Feb. 1, Northview Church of the Brethren in Indianapolis, Ind., hosted a session on how to peacefully protest the actions of ICE. Mennonite and Friends churches also participated.
Intercessory prayer and action needed as TPS is ended for Haitians living in the US
Members of the Church of the Brethren Deportation Defense Response Team were in Miami, Fla., this past weekend, meeting with Church of the Brethren denominational and district leadership. We worshiped with Haitian sisters and brothers in Church of the Brethren congregations in southern Florida, and were part of fervent prayers for God’s intervention and protection as the federal government moves to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians living in the US, as of 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Intercultural Ministries hosts workshop ‘Why Can’t They See What I See?’
Church of the Brethren Intercultural Ministries is inviting you to an online workshop held via Zoom on the topic, “Why Can’t They See What I See?” The event is scheduled for Feb. 7 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. (Eastern time). The event will feature professor Jonathan Kim of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
