{"id":28008,"date":"2026-10-23T17:43:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T17:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=28008"},"modified":"2026-10-23T17:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T17:43:32","slug":"kris-hawk-to-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/kris-hawk-to-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"Kris Hawk to retire as district executive minister of Northern Ohio District"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kris Hawk has announced her retirement as district executive minister of the Church of the Brethren\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nohcob.org\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"www.nohcob.org\">Northern Ohio District<\/a> effective Jan. 16, 2027. She has served in the role for almost 11 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before accepting the call to district ministry, Hawk was licensed and ordained at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springfield-cob.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.springfield-cob.com\/\">Akron (Ohio) Springfield Church of the Brethren<\/a>, where she served for 13 years as pastor of visitation. She completed the three-year reading program and attended Ashland Theological Seminary. She holds a bachelor of science degree in nursing and worked in hospital, home care, and hospice settings before being called into pastoral ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the Council of District Executives, she has served as chair of CODE and has served on numerous committees. She currently serves on the denomination\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/dlf\/lead-conference\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/dlf\/lead-conference\/\">L.E.A.D.<\/a> planning team and plans to continue in that role.<\/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 is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/general-secretary-signs-statement\/\">General secretary signs statement on Christian presence in the Middle East<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/el-secretario-general-firma\/\">El secretario general firma una declaraci\u00f3n sobre la presencia cristiana en Oriente Medio.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/sekrete-jeneral-la-siyen\/\">Sekret\u00e8 Jeneral la siyen yon deklarasyon sou prezans kretyen nan Mwayen Oryan an<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/meeting-at-the-margins-worship-resources\/\">\u2018Meeting at the Margins\u2019 Advent worship resources focus on the Holy Family and migrants today<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/los-recursos-liturgicos-de-adviento\/\">Los recursos lit\u00fargicos de Adviento \u00abEncuentro en los m\u00e1rgenes\u00bb se centran en la Sagrada Familia y los migrantes de hoy.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kris Hawk has announced her retirement as district executive minister of the Church of the Brethren\u2019s Northern Ohio District effective Jan. 16, 2027. 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