Dominican assembly welcomes church planting projects.

The 14th Annual Assembly of the Church of the Brethren in the Dominican Republic was held Feb. 18-20 in Santo Domingo with the theme "Peace in the Storm" from Luke 8:22-25. Preachers included Stan Noffsinger, general secretary of the General Board, and Jim Hardenbrook, Annual Conference moderator.

Led by moderator and pastor Anastacia Bueno Beltre, some 95 delegates and many additional attenders enjoyed a spirited weekend of worship, business, and fellowship. The 19 Dominican congregations gave a hearty official welcome to three new church planting projects: Carmona, located in the area of Sabana Grande de Boya, is a "daughter" of the San Luis congregation and because of its larger size was welcomed as a fellowship; Al Coride, a preaching point of the Peniel congregation; and Villa Esperanza, a preaching point of the San Juan congregation. Delegates elected as pastor Mardocheo Catalice from the "Fe en Cristo" congregation in Boca Chica as moderator-elect and approved a 2005 budget.

The assembly also received reports from all the congregations, elected leaders, and General Board staff working in the DR, while the children in attendance enjoyed activities provided by Dominican church leaders working jointly with a work group from Florin Church of the Brethren, Mount Joy, Pa. Youth and young adults were led in Bible study by Carol Yeazell, a member of the General Board's Congregational Life Teams.

Source: Newsline 3/16/05
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