{"id":20914,"date":"2023-01-30T14:44:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T14:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=20914"},"modified":"2023-01-30T20:47:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:47:27","slug":"denominational-leaders-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2023\/denominational-leaders-meet\/","title":{"rendered":"Denominational leaders hold annual winter meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Walt Wiltschek<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Representatives from 19 of the Church of the Brethren\u2019s 24 districts gathered for the Council of District Executives (CODE) annual winter meeting in Florida on Jan. 7-11. The district executives were joined by Annual Conference officers and agency representatives for portions of the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Items of discussion included updates from districts, reports from committees, budget items, approving a group covenant of accountability for CODE, conversation on possible updates to the denomination\u2019s ministry ethics guidelines, sharing with the Annual Conference \u201cBreaking Down Barriers\u201d study committee, and other planning. Worship and prayer were woven through the meetings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p class=\"has-background has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e5e8ee\"><em><strong>Please pray\u2026<\/strong> For those in leadership of the Church of the Brethren.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CODE will next meet for a continuing education event at Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Ind., in late April, and then for its regular meeting at Annual Conference in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8212; Walt Wiltschek is district executive minister for the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Illinois and Wisconsin District.<\/em><\/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\/cds-volunteers-support-kerrville\/\">CDS volunteers support \u2018Faith and Fellowship\u2019 memorial event in Kerrville<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/pastors-ordained-in-south-sudan\/\">Pastors ordained for Church of the Brethren ministry in South Sudan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/speakers-for-nyc-2026\/\">The speakers for National Youth Conference 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/brethren-and-the-declaration\/\">Brethren and the Declaration of Independence: Denise Kettering-Lane presents an equipping session<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/god-of-grace-and-god-of-glory\/\">\u2018God of grace and God of glory\u2019: A call to worship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Representatives from 19 of the Church of the Brethren\u2019s 24 districts gathered for the Council of District Executives (CODE) annual winter meeting in Florida on Jan. 7-11. 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