- Emma Jean Wine, a former Church of the Brethren missionary in Nigeria, died May 24 at Brethren Village in Lancaster, Pa. She was 85 years old. Wine and her husband, Jacob Calvin (J.C.) Wine, served from 1949-56 as boarding school houseparents at Hillcrest School in Jos, Nigeria, where J.C. also was headmaster for a time. She attended Bethany Training School and George Peabody College. She was born in East Petersburg, Pa., and was an active member of Hempfield Church of the Brethren in East Petersburg. She taught school at East Petersburg Elementary School for 16 years. Wine is survived by her husband and by her daughter, Jeanine Wine, of North Manchester, Ind. Memorials are being given to the Good Samaritan Fund at Brethren Village or a place of your choosing. The funeral took place on May 26 at the Hempfield church.
- Logan R. Condon began a 13-month internship at the Brethren Historical Library and Archives of the Church of the Brethren General Board, in Elgin, Ill., on June 1. Condon is a 2006 graduate of Manchester College in North Manchester, Ind., where he majored in history and managed the college radio station. His home is in Naperville, Ill.
- Illinois and Wisconsin District seeks a district executive to fill a half-time position available Sept. 1. The district is looking for a visionary leader with experience and training in the area of congregational and/or faith based organizational management; ability to initiate, implement, and manage creative ministries and relevant programs; knowledge and support of denominational polity; ability to meet the unique needs of the district; experience in working with diverse populations; and experience in stewardship and finance. Responsibilities include serving as executive officer of the district Leadership Team, giving oversight to district ministries and programs, providing links to congregations and denominational agencies, building strong relationships with pastors and congregations, assisting pastors and congregations with placements, managing district office and staff, providing leadership to district deacons, and encouraging the calling of people to set-apart ministry and lay leadership. Qualifications include commitment to Jesus Christ, New Testament values, and Church of the Brethren faith and heritage; a master of divinity degree or equivalent; minimum of five years of pastoral or related experience; communication and mediation skills; administrative and management skills; and respect for theological diversity. Apply by sending a letter of interest and resume via e-mail to districtministries_gb@brethren.org. Applicants are requested to contact three or four people to provide letters of reference. Upon receipt of a resume, the candidate will be sent a Candidate Profile that must be completed and returned before the application is complete. Application deadline is Aug. 5.
- Peter Becker Community, a Church of the Brethren retirement center in Harleysville, Pa., raised more than $66,000 at an annual Benevolent Fund Dinner marking the community's 35th anniversary in May. Carolyn Bechtel, vice president of the Peter Becker Auxiliary, the community's volunteer support group, presented a $15,000 donation to president and CEO Carol Berster during the dinner. More than 175 guests attended the event May 11, according to a release from the community. The evening featured concert pianist Marvin Blickenstaff and "a stroll down memory lane" led by Berster. She reviewed a few of the original fundraising initiatives for the Benevolent Fund, including a collection of S&H Green Stamps, Betty Crocker box tops, and a "sunshine jar" requesting a penny for each sunny day and a dime for each rainy day. For nostalgia's sake, each guest was offered a replica sunshine jar to take home.
- "The lightning-like spread of AIDS and HIV infection has been more than a tragedy. It has been a catastrophe," said a statement from Bob Edgar, general secretary of the National Council of Churches, marking the 25th anniversary of the appearance of the disease. He noted that several faith communities began AIDS ministries in the 1980s, many of which continue. John McCullough, executive director of NCC's partner relief agency Church World Service, spoke to the United Nations special session on AIDS, calling on "the rich nations of the world to increase production of HIV/AIDS medications for children in developing nations who are living with the disease, to increase production of medications to fight AIDS related infections, and to increase sharing of technology, research, and test data." The full NCC statement is posted at www.councilofchurches.org.
- AFS Intercultural Programs (formerly American Field Service) sponsor intercultural educational programs around the world through exchanges between partner countries and the hosting of international students. The program works with local groups of volunteers to locate families who want to share their homes with an international student, and to locate US students who want to study abroad, according to Tom Hurst, a Church of the Brethren member who serves in Baltimore, Md., as the Mid-Atlantic Regional Field Manager for the program. Brethren who are interested in the opportunity to host international students through AFS Intercultural Programs may contact Hurst at 800-876-2377 ext. 121. Check out the AFS website at www.afs.org.
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