{"id":5377,"date":"2018-08-17T18:43:58","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T18:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/news\/?p=5377"},"modified":"2018-10-01T18:47:46","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T18:47:46","slug":"brethren-bits-for-aug-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2018\/brethren-bits-for-aug-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Brethren bits for Aug. 17, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Church of the Brethren Newsline
\nAugust\u00a017,\u00a02018<\/b><\/p>\n

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Josiah, Christine, Rachel, and Asher Ludwick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2014Annual Conference officers and members of the Program and Arrangements Committee and Worship Planning Team<\/strong>\u00a0met at the Church of the Brethren offices in Elgin, Ill., this past week to begin preparing for the 2019\u00a0Church of the Brethren Annual Conference<\/a>, which will take place July 3-7 in Greensboro, N.C.<\/p>\n

\u2014Christine and Josiah Ludwick<\/strong>\u00a0and their children, Rachel and Asher, traveled to Rwanda this week, where they will serve for a year as Church of the Brethren Global Mission workers with the Brethren Church of Rwanda. They will be incorporating their skills with pastoral and medical care, youth work, teaching, and conflict resolution as they serve with the Rwandan Brethren. The Ludwicks are members of Harrisburg (Pa.) First Church of the Brethren, where Josiah serves as associate pastor.<\/p>\n

\u2014The Church of the Brethren Office of Peacebuilding and Policy<\/strong>\u00a0this week issued an\u00a0action alert<\/a>\u00a0to support advocacy for preservation of public lands. The call came after a Church of the Brethren youth workcamp visited Washington, D.C., for a week of service and advocacy at the Marvin Gaye Greening Center urban garden and met with congressional representatives.<\/p>\n

\u2014Church World Service (CWS) has shared new resources<\/strong>\u00a0related to refugee resettlement and advocacy efforts, titled \u201c#Welcome75k.\u201d Find a\u00a0toolkit online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014A statement titled \u201cWelcoming the Stranger: A Call for Just Immigration Reform\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0recently was passed by the church board of La Verne (Calif.) Church of the Brethren, and co-signed by over 100 members of the church community. It reaffirms the Church of the Brethren\u2019s 1982 Annual conference statement on undocumented persons and refugees in the United States and urges the US government to \u201cimmediately reunite families that have been separated, abolish the zero tolerance policy, provide just due process, and treat these neighbors crossing our borders as we would want to be treated.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014Former On Earth Peace executive director Bob Gross<\/strong>\u00a0has been appointed as executive director of Journey of Hope \u2026 From Violence to Healing, an anti-death penalty organization. Gross, a member of Manchester Church of the Brethren (North Manchester, Ind.) will be the first executive director in the 25-year history of the organization. He began his part-time volunteer duties on Aug. 1.<\/p>\n

\u2014The \u201cDunker Punks\u201d Podcast<\/strong>\u00a0is featuring highlights from this year\u2019s Church of the Brethren Annual Conference and National Youth Conference. It is available at\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/DPP_Episode63<\/a>, or subscribe on iTunes Podcast at:\u00a0http:\/\/bit.ly\/DPP_iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014The newest installment of \u201cBrethren Voices,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0the community television program of Portland (Ore.) Peace Church of the Brethren, features activities at Cross Keys Village: The Brethren Home Community of New Oxford, Pa. The program is at\u00a0www.youtube.com\/Brethrenvoices<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u2014Brethren Press announced this week<\/strong>\u00a0that fall curriculum is \u201cin stock and shipping.\u201d That includes the \u201cShine: Living in God\u2019s Light\u201d children\u2019s curriculum, \u201cA Guide for Biblical Studies,\u201d and several new Covenant Bible Studies titles. The new Advent children\u2019s book, \u201c25 Days to Jesus,\u201d is also available. Learn more at\u00a0www.brethrenpress.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Bridgewater (Va.) College<\/a>\u00a0was recently named<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0Money<\/em>\u00a0magazine\u2019s 2018-2019 list of the \u201cBest Colleges for Your Money.\u201d For the ranking of 727 colleges, factors such as graduation rates, tuition charges, student loan repayment rates, post-graduation salaries and 22 other data points in three categories\u2014quality of education, affordability and outcomes\u2014were analyzed.<\/p>\n

\u2014Cross Keys Village: The Brethren Home Community<\/strong>\u00a0(New Oxford, Pa.) is offering an open house of its new Memory Care Resource Center on Aug. 30, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 2-5 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u2014Northern Ohio District requested prayers this week for Lakewood Church of the Brethren<\/strong>\u00a0(Millbury, Ohio), which had a small fire at the church on Sunday morning, Aug. 12, after lightning struck the building\u2019s steeple. The fire was put out, and no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n

\u2014Bethany Theological Seminary president Jeff Carter<\/strong>\u00a0will deliver the sermon for the 150th anniversary service at Chiques Church of the Brethren (Manheim, Pa.). The homecoming service will take place at 10:15 a.m. on Sept. 16, followed by a meal. Preceding the service, Chiques member Don Fitzkee will lead a historical presentation and time of sharing memories. He will also lead a historical bus tour in the afternoon. Advanced sign-ups are requested for the meal and the tour. Contact Linda Bruckhart at\u00a0glbruckhart@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Milledgeville (Ill.) \u201cDutchtown\u201d Church of the Brethren<\/strong>\u00a0will celebrate its 160th anniversary on Sept. 9. Pastor Richard \u201cRick\u201d Koch has pastored Dutchtown for 28 years.<\/p>\n

\u2014Blue Ridge Chapel Church of the Brethren<\/strong>\u00a0(Waynesboro, Va.) celebrates its 80th anniversary on Aug. 19.<\/p>\n

\u2014Pinecrest Community (Mount Morris, Ill.) marked its 125th anniversary<\/strong>\u00a0on Aug. 11 with a worship service, musical performances, and other activities. Karen Messer, president of Leading Age Illinois, gave a keynote address.<\/p>\n

\u2014Antioch Church of the Brethren<\/strong>\u00a0(Rocky Mount, Va.) hosted the 35th World Hunger Auction on Aug. 11.<\/p>\n

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COBYS Bike and Hike participants. Courtesy of COBYS.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2014The 22nd annual COBYS Bike & Hike<\/strong>\u00a0will be held Sept. 9, 1-5 p.m., at Lititz (Pa.) Church of the Brethren. The event supports COBYS ministries to children and families. The Bike & Hike includes a three-mile walk, 10- and 25-mile bicycle rides, and the 65-mile Dutch Country Motorcycle Ride, which this year will travel along scenic country roads in northwestern Lancaster County. A silent auction runs throughout the afternoon. More information is at\u00a0www.cobys.org\/bike-and-hike<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014Brethren Woods<\/a>\u00a0(Keezletown, Va.)<\/strong>\u00a0will hold its 23rd annual Golf Blast and Elzie Morris Memorial Tournament and Fundraiser on Sept. 8 at Lakeview Golf Course. Registrations are due Sept. 1.<\/p>\n

Go to\u00a0www.brethren.org\/Newsline<\/a>\u00a0to subscribe to the Church of the Brethren Newsline free e-mail news service and receive church news every week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Church of the Brethren Annual Conference officer meetings, Rwanda missionaries, Action Alert, #Welcome75k, “Welcoming the Stranger: A Call for Just Immigration Reform”, DunkerPunks podcast, “Brethren Voices,” fall curriculum from Brethren Press, Bridgewater College recognition, news from local churches, COBYS Bike and Hike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"wf_post_folders":[],"class_list":["post-5377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5377"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5381,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5377\/revisions\/5381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5377"},{"taxonomy":"wf_post_folders","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wf_post_folders?post=5377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}