Brethren Volunteer Service Unit 340 completes orientation
The members of Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) Unit 340 have completed orientation, held at Camp Emmaus in Mount Morris, Ill., and have begun work at their project placements. Find out more about BVS and how to volunteer. The volunteers, their home congregations or hometowns, and project sites: Mia Benjamin of Antioch Church of the Brethren
New Pastor’s Manual in Haitian Creole and French to be used in Haiti and Africa
By Sharon Brugger Norton What a pleasant surprise, just five minutes before I was planning on leaving my office in Elgin, Ill., to head home to Indiana, to have Heidi Gross knock on the door and hand me copies of the new Pastor’s Manual in French and Haitian Creole. Fresh off the press! The Pastor’s
Troy Church of the Brethren member named ‘community gem’ for founding laundry ministry
“Troy woman lights up about laundry outreach” is the title of a Dayton Daily News article about a laundry ministry of Troy (Ohio) Church of the Brethren. Beverly Johnston, a 75-year-old retired nurse, in July was named as a “Dayton Daily News Community Gem” for founding her church’s laundry ministry.
Christian Citizenship Seminar 2027 focuses on children
“Let the Children Come to Me: Protecting Children from Militarized Violence” (Mark 9:36-37) is the theme for the next Christian Citizenship Seminar (CCS) sponsored by the Church of the Brethren’s Youth and Young Adult Ministry. The 2027 CCS is planned for April 17-21 in Washington, D.C.