The daily worship services at the Church of the Brethren Annual Conference in Greensboro, N.C., on July 2-6 will be live streamed and available to view online free of charge.
Annual Conference worship services will be live streamed
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Deportation defense team requests prayer for Church of the Brethren members
Members of two congregations in the Church of the Brethren’s Southern Ohio and Kentucky District and one congregation in Pacific Southwest District were deported in the last two weeks, to Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador. Please pray for their families left behind in the United States and the church communities that continue to support them.
Global Mission requests prayer for international guests coming to Annual Conference
Prayer for the international guests who will be attending Annual Conference this year is requested by Global Mission executive director Sharon Brugger Norton. She requests general prayers for their safety and safe travels, with no problems at the border, “and a reminder to greet them warmly and thank them for coming.”
Carlisle First Church hosts gun violence ‘Memorial to the Lost’
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”
Gun Violence Prevention team issues invitation to activities during Annual Conference
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.
Brethren Peace Fellowship holds gathering for renewal and comfort at Westminster Church of the Brethren
At least 20 individuals came to Westminster (Md.) Church of the Brethren from seven other congregations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and northern Virginia, to sing, pray, share, and partner in our desire for peace and goodwill on earth.
Prayer is requested for Church of the Brethren member detained by ICE
“The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.” -Leviticus 19:34 NKJV
Judge denies preliminary injunction in sensitive locations lawsuit
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.
Brethren bits
In this issue: Remembering Tootie Long, Elsie Koehn, and Brian Roten; New & Renew is cancelled with regrets; registration opens May 1 for National Older Adult Conference; Brethren Disaster Ministries Hurricane Helene short-term project seeks volunteers; worship resources for National Youth Sunday on May 4; prayer requests for Haiti and Uganda; EYN holds its annual Majalisa; Donna Rhodes is celebrated; and much, much more.
‘Sensitive Locations, Sacred Spaces’ nationwide prayer vigil supports lawsuit to protect sanctuaries
An interfaith prayer vigil on the evening of Thursday, April 3, at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern time) held both in-person at National City Christian Church in Washington, D.C., (5 Thomas Circle NW) and online via live-stream will support a court hearing in the sensitive locations lawsuit.
