- A two-page Wrap Up of Annual Conference 2013 has been posted at www.brethren.org/ac2013
along with more news reports from the Conference that took place in
Charlotte, N.C., on June 29-July 3. The Wrap Up in pdf format is
designed to be downloaded and shared by churches in Sunday bulletins or
newsletters, or as a hand out for delegate reports from the Conference.
- “We are wowed,” said Classroom Central of Charlotte, N.C., in a
web post about the school supplies donated during Annual Conference:
26,682 pencils, 9,216 pens, 1,500 packs of crayons, 1,396 erasers, 1,026
packs of markers, 384 one-subject notebooks, 654 backpacks, 198 rulers,
165 gluesticks, 127 pairs of scissors, 118 highlighters, 61 composition
books, 38 calculators, totaling 43,183 items. “With over half the
region’s children living at or below poverty level, many parents are not
always able to supply their kids with the basic items needed at
school,” Classroom Central noted. “The donation from Church of the
Brethren will make such an incredible impact in the six districts we
serve, providing students in need with essential tools needed to learn!
Thanks to our contact person, Chris, and all the members of the church
who made this happen.” See the full post at http://classroomcentral.wordpress.com/2013/07/09/we-are-wowed .
- The Womaen’s Caucus honored Pamela Brubaker with a "Mother of
Caucus" award during the 2013 Conference. Brubaker is professor of
religion at California Lutheran University and author of “She Hath Done
What She Could: A History of Women's Participation in the Church of the
Brethren” (1985, Brethren Press) as well as more recent volumes on
globalization and other issues related to women and economics including
“Globalization at What Price? Economic Change and Daily Life” and “Women
Don’t Count: The Challenge of Women’s Poverty to Christian Ethics.” She
participated in encounters between the World Council of Churches, the
International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank in 2003 where she
presented papers on Christian faith and economic justice, and was a
presenter at the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation in Jamaica.
She co-chairs the Los Angeles based organization Sweatshop Action
Committee of Progressive Christians Uniting, was co-chair of the Ethics
Section of the American Academy of Religion for a three-year term, and
is currently on the board of the Society of Christian Ethics. For more
about Womaen’s Caucus go to http://womaenscaucus.wordpress.com/tag/womaens-caucus.
Source: 7/17/2013 Newsline Special
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