Newsline

NEWS
1) EDF grants go to refugee resettlement, Burundi refugee crisis, Ecuador earthquake, and more
2) Material Resources ships aid to West Virginia, among other work
3) Bethany Seminary re-accreditation visits are scheduled
4) Crisis in Puerto Rico affects wellbeing of islanders, church members
5) Office of Public Witness staff connect with visiting Korean church delegation
6) BRF annual dinner receives message to ‘Carry the Light into the Workplace’
7) War looms on their borders, but life goes on: A report from Iraqi Kurdistan

RESOURCES
8) ‘Ventures’ program aims to serve more congregations with donation-based model

9) Brethren bits

NEWS
1) Mission and Ministry Board addresses budget concerns, sets stage for new financial campaign
2) Brethren sign on to letter urging steps to mend divisions between communities, law enforcement
3) Mission and service executive joins in meetings at White House, State Department
4) Situation in South Sudan deteriorates, Brethren donate vehicle to relief effort
5) CDS deployments to California, W. Virginia, mark record number so far this year
6) Haiti Medical Project expands to include maternal care, water projects, dispensaries
7) EYN embarks on nationwide ‘Sympathy, Reconciliation, and Encouragement Tour’

PERSONNEL
8) Craig Smith to retire from leadership of Atlantic Northeast District
9) Amy Beery named admissions counselor for Bethany Seminary

10) Brethren bits

1) On Earth Peace issues response to queries coming to Annual Conference
2) Global Food Initiative announces new name for continuing program, new gardening grants
3) Children’s Disaster Services sends third team to Houston, Orlando team completes service
4) Brethren bits

1) Reflecting the face of God that we see in Jesus: Annual Conference moderator issues letter to the church
2) CDS team cares for children, offers a supportive presence in Orlando
3) Scott Kinnick to serve as executive minister for Southeastern District
4) Brethren bits

NEWS
1) Interfaith letter raises concerns, urges greater transparency on drone warfare
2) India Brethren hold 101st annual meeting
3) Network of spiritual directors meets for annual retreat
4) Northern Indiana congregations sponsor project to share Nigeria t-shirts

UPCOMING EVENTS
5) On Earth Peace announces theme for Peace Day 2016

RESOURCES
6) Ministry of Reconciliation manual is made available as an online resource
7) New Covenant Bible Studies series invite readers to ‘love Leviticus,’ study Jesus’ miracles

8) Brethren bits

NEWS
1) Lengthy court case over church property in Los Angeles draws to a close
2) Bethany Theological Seminary announces its class of 2016 graduates
3) National Young Adult Conference seeks to create harmony
4) Children’s Disaster Services deploys to Houston, again, following flooding

UPCOMING EVENTS
5) Nigerian Brethren president Joel S. Billi inaugurates EYN 100th anniversary committee

6) Brethren bits

NEWS
1) New church planting conference calls for development of hope and imagination
2) Congregational Life Ministries announce interim plan for sharing executive duties
3) Funding is made available for hosting ‘12 Baskets and a Goat,’ among other grants
4) Community gardeners converge in Wisconsin to discuss their work
5) Nigeria Crisis Response continues to meet needs in the face of devastating trauma
6) EYN and CAMPI receive the Michael Sattler Peace Award in Germany

UPCOMING EVENTS
7) Annual Conference ‘Witness to the Host City’ supports children, job readiness
8) Annual Conference Sunday invites Brethren to a joint ‘virtual worship’
9) On Earth Peace offers opportunities to learn about Kingian nonviolence, anti-racism

10) Brethren bits

NEWS
1) Brethren letter urges US to take part in talks about nuclear disarmament
2) When to ban nuclear weapons is key issue at UN working group
3) CCS participants learn about the root causes of mass incarceration

PERSONNEL
4) Joe Detrick to serve as interim director of ministry
5) Daggett hired as project director for Shine, following Stutzman retirement

UPCOMING EVENTS
6) Preaching seminar is offered by Bethany alumnae

RESOURCES
7) New resources include summer Guide for Biblical Studies, curriculum guide for ‘Seagoing Cowboy’

8) Brethren bits

1) ‘In Tune’ event at Bethany creates a beautiful dissonance

2) May is Older Adult Month

3) Song and Story Fest celebrates its 20th anniversary

4) Brethren bits