{"id":26407,"date":"2026-01-15T11:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=26407"},"modified":"2026-01-15T23:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T23:09:15","slug":"service-sunday-worship-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/service-sunday-worship-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship resources are available for Service Sunday on Feb. 1"},"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\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>The Church of the Brethren\u2019s Service Sunday is scheduled for Sunday, Feb 1. Service Sunday is recognized annually on the first Sunday in February. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026 theme \u201cLiving with Purpose: Equipping God\u2019s People for Works of Service\u201d is inspired by the scripture text from Ephesians 4:11-13:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2026-Service-Sunday-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2026-Service-Sunday-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2026-Service-Sunday-600px-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/2026-Service-Sunday-600px-560x225.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>\u201cSo Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ\u201d (NIV).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Service Ministries of the Church of the Brethren are sponsoring this special observance including Brethren Volunteer Service, FaithX, Brethren Disaster Ministries, and Children\u2019s Disaster Services.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Church of the Brethren has a rich history of service in the name of Christ, the Prince of Peace, that we are called to celebrate and continue to live out in the future. Congregations and leaders are asked to use Service Sunday to recognize those who have served in any of the sponsoring denominational ministries, as well as in the local community to share the peace and love of Christ with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Worship resources for Service Sunday include calls to worship, responsive reading, prayers, children\u2019s activity\/message, poems, hymn and song suggestions, sample reflections, bulletin inserts, and multilingual resources in Spanish and Haitian Creole as well as English. They are free to download from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethren.org\/bvs\/service-sunday\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.brethren.org\/bvs\/service-sunday\">www.brethren.org\/bvs\/service-sunday<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>#MissionAndMinistryBoard #StrategicPlan #RacialJustice #LoveOurNeighbors #Discipleship #NewTestamentGiving<\/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\/new-brethren-rapid-response-network\/\">A new Brethren Rapid Response Network is organized<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/brooklyn-first-welcomes-new-members\/\">Brooklyn First welcomes third generation of one family as members of the congregation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/new-interim-leadership-positions\/\">Madalyn Metzger and Rhonda Pittman Gingrich to serve in new interim positions with the Church of the Brethren<\/a><\/li>\n<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<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Church of the Brethren\u2019s Service Sunday is scheduled for Sunday, Feb 1. 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