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The members of Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) Unit 340 have completed orientation, held at Camp Emmaus in Mount Morris, Ill., and have begun work at their project placements. Find out more about BVS and how to volunteer. The volunteers, their home congregations or hometowns, and project sites: Mia Benjamin of Antioch Church of the Brethren
“Troy woman lights up about laundry outreach” is the title of a Dayton Daily News article about a laundry ministry of Troy (Ohio) Church of the Brethren. Beverly Johnston, a 75-year-old retired nurse, in July was named as a “Dayton Daily News Community Gem” for founding her church’s laundry ministry.
The Church of the Brethren Office of Peacebuilding and Policy has signed on to a letter in support of green card holders and resettled refugees, sent Sept. 30 to the secretary of Homeland Security and to the director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Two funds of the Church of the Brethren denomination—the Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF) and the Global Food Initiative (GFI)—have announced their latest grants.
Since the early 1990s, October has been recognized globally as Pastor Appreciation Month, with the second Sunday set aside as Pastor Appreciation Day. Our pastors care for us through life’s most significant moments. Their work goes far beyond Sunday sermons.
Harrisburg (Pa.) First Church of the Brethren has found that we can bring peace and justice ministries into our neighborhood by providing space in our building for organizations that will provide such services.
The Church of the Brethren’s Deportation Defense Response Team encourages the church to recognize National Migration Week (Sept. 21-27) and World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sunday, Sept. 27. While this is a Catholic initiative, it is an opportunity for the broader universal body of Christ to stand in solidarity with those who have been displaced.
Eder Financial will conduct open enrollment for 2027 benefits from Monday, Nov. 9, through Friday, Nov. 20. Open enrollment is the once-a-year opportunity to update insurance coverage. Eligible pastors and staff members of congregations, districts, and camps can purchase short- and long-term disability, life, vision, dental, critical illness, and accident insurance from Eder Financial again this year.
Equal Exchange is celebrating its 40 anniversary and also the 30 anniversary of its Interfaith Program. Equal Exchange is a leader in the fair-trade movement and a worker-owned cooperative since 1986. It is offering a series of webinars to honor the impact of the Interfaith Program and build momentum for the future.
In summer 2026, FaithX brought together 51 participants from across the Church of the Brethren for trips full of service, faith exploration, and fellowship.
