General Board to receive properties report at March meeting.

The Church of the Brethren General Board will receive the report of the Stewardship of Properties Committee at meetings March 9-13 at the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Md. The committee was formed by the board to study use of the General Board's properties in New Windsor and Elgin, Ill.

The properties report will be presented to the board on Saturday, March 11, with discussion continuing on Sunday, March 12.

Also on the agenda for the meeting are a proposal for expanding workcamps offered by the board, a grant request for a Historic Peace Church meeting in Asia, a proposal for continuing Mission Alive gatherings, updates on a variety of board projects, and financial reports, among other business.

A press release about the Stewardship of Properties discussion will be sent to Newsline subscribers and will be posted online at www.brethren.org (click on "News") shortly after the item of business has been completed. A report of the full board meeting will appear in the next regularly scheduled issue of Newsline.

Source: 3/3/2006 Newsline
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