1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (624+ words) Brethren Disaster Ministries has directed the latest round of grants, made this spring through early summer, from the Church of the Brethren’s Emergency Disaster Fund (EDF). The grants support disaster relief efforts and aid in North Carolina, Western Maryland, Ukraine,…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (388+ words) Children’s Disaster Services (CDS), a program of Brethren Disaster Ministries, is deploying a team of four volunteers to support families affected by the ongoing wildfires in Washington State. Brethren Disaster Ministries personnel continue to monitor the situation and remain in…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (265+ words) Brethren Disaster Ministries (BDM) has opened a new Rebuilding project site in Yancey County, N.C., expanding its long-term response to communities affected by Hurricane Helene in 2024. The site opened June 7, 2026, after volunteers served earlier this year in Ashe, Henderson, and Transylvania…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (178+ words) The Church of the Brethren’s Part-Time Pastor; Full-Time Church program will sponsor Practicing the Way: The Scripture Practice this fall for multi-vocational pastors. In Practicing the Way, a book by John Mark Comer, readers are introduced to nine spiritual practices…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (251+ words) On Friday, July 3, while many were beginning their Independence Day celebrations, two Children’s Disaster Services (CDS) volunteers were aiding the Kerrville, Texas, community in a very different commemoration. Kathleen (Kat) Fahrner and Katherine (Katie) Marshall joined with volunteers from CDS…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (640+ words) By the NYC staff The National Youth Conference office is excited to announce all of our speakers for NYC 2026! For some 10 weeks in advance of NYC, a speaker was announced on NYC social media pages as part of a series…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (247+ words) “As we approach the 250th anniversary of the event that kicked off the revolution, we might ask, what do we Brethren think about the Declaration of Independence? … And what would our forebears say about what we’ve become?” asked Denise Kettering-Lane at…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (330+ words) Today, July 1, is the 10th anniversary of Nolt’s tenure as director and senior scholar at the Young Center, which celebrates its 40th year. He recently returned from a Measles Summit in San Diego involving experts from Canada, Mexico, and the United States....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (391+ words) For some time, the Church of the Brethren has undertaken a periodic review every decade to evaluate the denomination’s organizational structures and procedures, with a committee assigned to bring recommendations to Annual Conference for possible changes. This decade’s Review and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (227+ words) The Mission and Ministry Board brought their recent resolution for adoption by the delegate body. Titled “Walking Together: Immigration, Peacemaking, Conscience, and Supporting our Neighbors,” it reiterates that “care for immigrants and refugees is an essential part of the Christian…...