{"id":17525,"date":"2021-09-23T05:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-23T05:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=17525"},"modified":"2021-09-24T22:56:47","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T22:56:47","slug":"leadership-changes-in-pacific-northwest-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2021\/leadership-changes-in-pacific-northwest-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee-Lani Wright to serve, Debbie Roberts to retire from Pacific Northwest District executive team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pacific Northwest District of the Church of the Brethren has called Lee\u2010Lani Wright, a member of the Springfield, Ore., congregation, to replace Debbie Roberts on the district\u2019s executive team. Roberts is retiring from the team after serving in the role since 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wright began her service on Sept. 19, 2021. She will serve as contact for the denomination\u2019s Office of Ministry and will maintain district files and records including pastoral and congregational documents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Continuing on the executive team are Glenn Brumbaugh, district representative to the Council of District Executives, and Carol Mason, who cares for pastoral placement with congregations, congregational property issues, and coordination of clergy and congregational ethics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/resolution-on-weapons-transfer\/\">Resolution on weapons transfer is adopted by the 2026 Annual Conference<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/review-and-evaluation-committee\/\">Review and Evaluation Committee brings an interim report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/global-mission-dinner-2026\/\">Global Mission Dinner hears from EYN president Daniel Mbaya<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/elizabethtown-college-lunch\/\">Elizabethtown lunch features the story of professor Elizabeth Myer and the Pennsylvania Garb Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/retinopathy-of-prematurity-vietnam\/\">Retinopathy of Prematurity Project aids premature infants and their families in Vietnam<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pacific Northwest District of the Church of the Brethren has called Lee\u2010Lani Wright, a member of the Springfield, Ore., congregation, to replace Debbie Roberts on the district\u2019s executive team. 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