Newsline: February 1, 2014

NEWS

• Puerto Rico churches to become 24th district in the Church of the Brethren
• Annual Conference secretary attends meeting on legislative priorities with Senate committee
• Work and prayer on the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic
• Chinese healthcare professionals visit with Brethren during study tour on aging
• EYN staff report more deaths in another terrorist attack in Nigeria

PERSONNEL

• Malinda Berry to conclude tenure at Bethany Seminary

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Shine partners with Faith Forward for 2014 children’s ministry event

RESOURCES

• Congregational Life Ministries announces new ‘Basin and Towel’ series

BRETHREN BITS

• Remembering Walt Bowman, young adults invited to apply to be WCC stewards, song about BDM volunteers and the polar vortex, ceasefire in S. Sudan, Souper Bowl of Caring, Mundey headlines Cultivating for a Great Harvest, Pacific Southwest District celebrates ‘Spirit of God Moving,’ and more.