In this issue: The annual Pentecost Offering, job opening, National Young Adult Conference is this long weekend, FaithX trips begin next week with a trip to Rwanda, the June Messenger playlist, and more news by, for, and about Brethren.
Newsline
Brethren bits for May 10, 2022
In this issue: Remembering Philip Norris, prayer is requested for the Churches of the Brethren in Uganda and Haiti, webinar with Peter Chin, McPherson Auto Restoration Program receives surprise gift, fellowship opportunities,, and much more.
Newsline for April 30, 2022
NEWS
1) Consider contributing to the National Youth Conference offering of school kits
2) Bethany Seminary celebrates the Class of 2022
3) On Earth Peace holds 2022 Spring board meeting
RESOURCES
4) ‘Blessed Be’: Michael Stern shares new music for the 2022 Annual Conference
5) Brethren bits: Job openings, National Youth Sunday is May 1, National Young Adult Conference is coming up, Yearbook survey, Messenger playlist for May, ecumenical notes, and more
Brethren bits
In this issue: Job openings, National Youth Sunday is May 1, National Young Adult Conference is coming up, Yearbook survey, Messenger playlist for May, ecumenical notes, and more news by, for, and about Brethren
Newsline for April 22, 2022
NEWS
1) Brethren Disaster Ministries directs latest EDF grants to Ukraine relief, NYC service project
2) WCC urges Patriarch Kirill: ‘Intervene and ask publicly for a ceasefire during the Resurrection service’
3) Brethren Historical Library and Archives reopens to researchers, with COVID protocols
4) Nigerian Brethren mourn deaths of denominational trustee, seminary lecturer, staff driver
5) Brethren in Dominican Republic make small but important steps toward reconciliation
6) Sending cards: A report from the Death Row Support Project
PERSONNEL
7) Bethany Theological Seminary announces new faculty member in Peace Studies
8) Sam Locke named executive director for Institutional Advancement at Bethany Seminary
9) Linetta Ballew to lead Brethren Woods
UPCOMING EVENTS
10) National Youth Conference Office hosts two book conversations in May
11) Part-Time Pastor; Full-Time Church to host virtual speaking events in May
12) Manchester University sets dedication of building in honor of first Black students
13) Memorial Day concert to feature Manchester University student choir, alumni
14) Brethren bits: Job openings, Material Resources shipments, no quilting at this year’s Annual Conference, celebrating volunteers, Bethany Seminary commencement date, Kingdom Advancing Grants opportunity through MAA, and more news by, for, and about Brethren
Brethren bits for April 22, 2022
In this issue: Job openings, Material Resources shipments, no quilting at this year’s Annual Conference, celebrating volunteers, Bethany Seminary commencement date, Kingdom Advancing Grants opportunity through MAA, and more news by, for, and about Brethren.
Newsline for April 9, 2022
NEWS
1) Global Mission releases list of grants made to international partners in 2021
2) Global Mission office focuses resources on known and trusted partners around the world
3) Office of Peacebuilding and Policy issues action alert standing with vulnerable Ukrainians
4) Office of Peacebuilding and Policy signs on to letter to President Biden encouraging creative peacebuilding for Ukraine
5) NCC condemns Russia’s massacre of Ukrainians
6) EYN releases 12 resolutions at its 75th General Church Council
7) University of La Verne to offer differentiated bachelor’s degree program for registered nurses
UPCOMING EVENTS
8) Winners of the Youth Speech Contest for NYC are announced
JESUS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: STORIES FROM CONGREGATIONS
9) Restoration Los Angeles celebrates 100 years of ministry
10) Brethren bits: District executives and Leadership Team meet, FaithX deadline extended, Spring issue of Bridge newsletter for young adults, endowed scholarship for McPherson’s automotive restoration program, NCC commends Supreme Court confirmation, “Songs of Hope, Faith, and Peacemaking”
Brethren bits
In this issue: Council of District Executives and the Leadership Team meet, FaithX registration deadline extended to April 22, Spring issue of the Bridge newsletter for young adults, McPherson College endowed scholarship for the automotive restoration program, NCC commends confirmation of new Supreme Court justice, Linda Williams collection of “Songs of Hope, Faith, and Peacemaking.”
Brethren bits
In this issue: job openings, Living Stream makes pysanky for Easter, Manchester announces peace studies and environmental studies trip, latest Dunker Punks Podcast features Galen Fitzkee on the call to be peacebuilders, latest Brethren Voices features two best friend BVSers from Germany.
Newsline for April 2, 2022
NEWS
1) Annual Conference agenda will include one item of unfinished business and seven items of new business
2) April 15 is deadline for Yearbook forms
3) Bridgewater College receives $1 million gift to create Rebecca Quad
UPCOMING EVENTS
4) Late fee deadline extended for National Youth Conference, shuttle registration now open
5) Ecumenical Advocacy Days calls for ‘fierce urgency’ on civil and human rights
6) Next in ‘Nurturing Ministry Skills’ series to address ‘Leadership in Times of Crisis’
JESUS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD: STORIES FROM CONGREGATIONS
7) New church building to be dedicated in Los Banos, Calif.
FEATURE
8) Give the fig tree one more season: A song for the start of April, Earth Month and National Poetry Month
9) Brethren bits: Job openings, Living Stream makes pysanky for Easter, Manchester announces peace and environmental studies trip, latest Dunker Punks Podcast features Galen Fitzkee on the call to be peacebuilders, latest Brethren Voices features two best friend BVSers from Germany
