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1) General secretary, mission and service executive visit with Brethren in Nigeria. 2) Volunteers to set out on ‘BVS Coast to Coast’ bicycle tour. 3) Going to the Garden grants are available. 4) ‘Shine’ fall quarter and starter kits are now available for children’s Sunday school. 5) Courtney Hess to direct Lilly Grant project at Bethany. 6) Brethren bits

1) Bethany Seminary’s Presidential Forum takes a look at the love feast. 2) Children’s Disaster Services responds to Washington mudslide. 3) Brethren mission workers serve alongside Nigerian group aiding refugees. 4) Ecumenical Advocacy Days resist violence, build peace. 5) Church of the Brethren co-sponsors ‘Church and Post-Christian Culture’ event. 6) Touching lives deeply: Reflecting on a workcamp in Haiti. 7) We continue the mission of the church: A report from Falfurrias, Texas. 8) Brethren bits

1) Conferees discuss bridge-building at Pacific Southwest District gathering. 2) Youth have a month to register for National Youth Conference before price goes up. 3) On Earth Peace begins 40th anniversary celebrations, board establishes team for elimination of racism work. 4) Brethren Volunteer Service Unit 304 completes orientation.
5) Donna Kline resigns as director of Deacon Ministries. 6) Brian Solem resigns from communications post with BBT. 7) Carol Berster retires as president of Peter Becker Community. 8) Bridgewater College scholar to speak on John Kline martyrdom. 9) Brethren bits

1) Good giving and investment report, Brethren Service Center discussion, board development work highlight Mission and Ministry Board meeting. 2) Denomination receives insurance dividend, Brethren Mutual Aid named a top agency by Brotherhood Mutual. 3) Fellowship of Brethren Homes members awarded 2014 Continuing Education Grants. 4) Winners of NYC speech and music contests are named. 5) Jeff Carter to be inaugurated as president of Bethany Seminary. 6) March 27 webinar focuses on ‘Leading Teams: Positives, Pressures and Potentials’ 7) Killbuck Creek Song and Story Fest to be hosted by Inspiration Hills. 8) Bridgewater College inaugurates David W. Bushman as 9th president. 9) Juniata College hosts ‘Reconstructing Peace Studies’ conference. 10) A prayer request from Maiduguri, Nigeria.
11) Brethren bits.

1) Mission Advisory Committee has first-hand look at Haiti, proposes work toward a global Brethren body. 2) Brethren Disaster Ministries directs grant aid to Nigerian Brethren affected by violence. 3) Global Food Crisis grants support new BVS position in public witness, agriculture in DRC Congo and Rwanda. 4) Conference witness to host city benefits YWCA shelter for women in Columbus. 5) Chaplains from Brethren-related colleges and universities hold meeting. 6) April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. 7) Brethren Academy issues an updated course listing for 2014. 8) Fellowship of Brethren Homes Forum to meet in Lancaster, Pa. 9) Brethren bits.

1) On Earth Peace co-sponsors new Stop Recruiting Kids Campaign. 2) Bethany Seminary announces results of essay contest. 3) Applications are due soon for nursing scholarships. 4) Workbook on physical loss and disability is published in Vietnam. 5) The building of a shared society: The work of one BVS project site in Northern Ireland. 6) Brethren bits

1) Brethren Disaster Ministries makes assessment visit to the Philippines. 2) On Earth Peace celebrates 40 years with conversations between ‘spirited peacemakers’. 3) Bethany Seminary hosts speakers on peace and justice. 4) Building peace in Washington at the Ecumenical Advocacy Days. 5) National Council of Churches plans Christian Unity Gathering. 6) ‘Guide for Biblical Studies’ studies Jesus’ fulfillment of scripture. 7) Tita Grace’s tiled floor: One family’s story of Typhoon Haiyan. 8) ‘I trust there will be cactus blooms’: Indiana leader reflects on court decision affecting church property. 9) Brethren bits

1) Annual Conference 2014 will celebrate courageous discipleship. 2) Pre-Conference events include Ministers’ Association, Congregational Vitality Workshops. 3) Bidding process brings Annual Conference back to Ohio and California. 4) On Earth Peace seeks volunteers for Ministers of Reconciliation team at Annual Conference.
5) Court decision on properties is celebrated by First District Church of the Brethren in India. 6) WCC shares hopes for peace in Syria with members of Syrian opposition. 7) National Christian leaders oppose mass incarceration. 8) EYN ministers hold annual conference. 9) Young adults to study Jeremiah 29:11 at YAC. 10) Webinars on ‘Generative Leadership’ offered by Congregational Life Ministries with partners in the UK. 11) Brethren bits

1) Minnich and Murray head up Annual Conference ballot for 2014. 2) Vital Ministry Journey helps congregations and relationships. 3) Church of the Brethren begins partnership with Anabaptist Disabilities Network. 4) Grant aids displaced people in South Sudan. 5) NYC offers intercultural scholarships to 100 youth and advisors. 6) Brethren teaching at PUST are on view in BBC One news show. 7) Congress adopts Farm Bill: Points of interest for the church. 8) Christian Peacemaker Teams to challenge denial of entry in Israeli High Court. 9) Youth Peace Travel Team is announced for 2014. 10) Next intercultural gathering to be co-sponsored by Pacific Southwest District. 11) Brethren Academy updates its course listing for 2014. 12) Congregational Life offers new Spiritual Gifts Resource. 13) Brethren bits.

1) Many state laws link Selective Service registration to driver’s licenses. 2) Global Food Crisis Fund gives $50,000 for agricultural projects in Haiti. 3) Disaster grants go to South Sudan, Honduras. 4) NPR finds Peace Studies class in story about detained immigrants. 5) Carrie Eikler to serve as TRIM and EFSM coordinator. 6) Annual Clergy Tax Seminar is offered online and at Bethany Seminary. 7) ‘Jesus Weeps–Resisting Violence, Building Peace’ is theme for advocacy days. 8) Action Alert: End the violence in Syria. 9) Brethren bits