{"id":26180,"date":"2025-11-25T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=26180"},"modified":"2025-11-25T17:40:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:40:54","slug":"district-executive-trip-to-palestine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/district-executive-trip-to-palestine\/","title":{"rendered":"District executive joins Churches for Middle East Peace delegation to Palestine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andy Hamilton, district executive minister of the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Southeastern District, traveled to Palestine on Nov. 9-17 with a delegation from Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe delegation was briefed concerning the ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza and visited with Palestinian communities in the West Bank that have experienced ongoing threats of violence from Israeli settlers,\u201d he reported. \u201cThe delegation also met with officials from the World Council of Churches accompaniment program (EAPPI) and participated in the Kairos gathering at Bethlehem Bible College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBeginning on Thursday, November 13, Palestinian Christian leaders gathered at Bethlehem Bible College to present the 2025 Kairos 2 document entitled, \u2018A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find the Kairos 2 document at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kairospalestine.ps\/images\/Final_Kairos_document_II_English.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.kairospalestine.ps\/images\/Final_Kairos_document_II_English.pdf\">www.kairospalestine.ps\/images\/Final_Kairos_document_II_English.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find out more about Churches for Middle East Peace, a partner organization for the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Office of Peacebuilding and Policy, at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmep.org\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.cmep.org\">www.cmep.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#MissionAndMinistryBoard #StrategicPlan #RacialJustice #LoveOurNeighbors #Discipleship #NewTestamentGiving<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/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\/standing-with-haitian-church-family\/\">Standing with our Haitian church family: A pastoral message from the General Secretary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/ddr-encourages-generous-support\/\">Deportation Defense Response Team encourages generous support for Haitian church members<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/wcc-season-of-creation\/\">World Council of Churches invites churches worldwide to celebrate the Season of Creation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/brethren-bits-114\/\">Brethren bits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/svmc-seeks-weird-wonderful-stories\/\">Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center seeks \u2018Weird and Wonderful Stories\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Hamilton, district executive minister of the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Southeastern District, traveled to Palestine on Nov. 9-17 with a delegation from Churches for Middle East Peace 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