{"id":23937,"date":"2024-07-04T17:51:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T17:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=23937"},"modified":"2024-07-04T17:52:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T17:52:06","slug":"seven-new-churches-are-welcomed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2024\/seven-new-churches-are-welcomed\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven new projects, fellowships, congregations are welcomed into the Church of the Brethren"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Today, July 4, the delegate body of the 2024 Annual Conference welcomed a total of seven new projects, fellowships, and congregations into the Church of the Brethren. This number included one congregation, one fellowship, and five new church projects, located in five districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The new congregation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>East Dayton (Ohio) Fellowship<\/strong> in Southern Ohio and Kentucky District, pastored by Zach Spidel and Susan Liller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The new fellowship:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jesus Lounge Ministry<\/strong> in Delray Beach, Fla., in Atlantic Southeast District, pastored by Founa Augustin Badet who also is director of Intercultural Ministries for the Church of the Brethren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The new church projects:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Arbor Park Church of the Brethren<\/strong> in Lancaster, Pa., in Atlantic Northeast District, pastored by Nilsa Colon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/newchurches-byGlennRiegel-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/newchurches-byGlennRiegel-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/newchurches-byGlennRiegel-600px-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/07\/newchurches-byGlennRiegel-600px-560x318.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The moderator greets representatives of the new projects, fellowships, and congregations welcomed into the Church of the Brethren during the morning&#8217;s business session. Photo by Glenn Riegel<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eden, Monte De Dios<\/strong> in Bassett, Va., in Virlina District, pastored by Manuel Cruz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Iglesia del Salvador Viviente<\/strong> in McFarland, Calif., in Pacific Southwest District, pastored by Henry Roblero with Anthony (Tony) Blanco as associate pastor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monte de Hermon<\/strong> in Bassett, Va., in Virlina District, pastored by Lupita Ortiz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Roanoke, The Way<\/strong> in Roanoke, Va., in Virlina District, pastored by Gina Wright-Hawkins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#cobac2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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\/global-church-of-the-brethren-communion-meets\/\">Global Church of the Brethren Communion meets in Spain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/grant-of-500000-to-church-supports-bdm\/\">Grant of $500,000 to the Church of the Brethren will support Brethren Disaster Ministries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/campaign-supports-germantown-property\/\">We walk alongside their footsteps: A campaign to preserve the historic Germantown property<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/god-at-work-in-the-dr\/\">Discovering joys, challenges, and God at work with the churches in the Dominican Republic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/conference-business-for-2026\/\">Conference business includes resolutions on weapons transfer, care for immigrants and refugees, polity adjustments for licensed and commissioned ministers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, July 4, the delegate body of the 2024 Annual Conference welcomed a total of seven new projects, fellowships, and congregations into the Church of the Brethren. 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