The Church of the Brethren congregations in Puerto Rico acted
Saturday, Jan. 25, to begin the process of becoming the denomination’s
24th district. Up to now, the Puerto Rico churches have been part of
Atlantic Southeast District, grouped together with the congregations in
Florida.
“It was a very good meeting. An historic day as they described it!”
said Mary Jo Flory-Steury, associate general secretary of the Church of
the Brethren, in an announcement of the decision by the Puerto Rican
Church of the Brethren Assembly.
As part of the process of becoming a new district, the Puerto Rico
churches will be selecting a district executive and working on the
process and other structures to form the new district. Said Atlantic
Southeast District executive ministry John Mueller in his e-mail about
the decision, “I look forward to this new chapter in our relationship
and extend my best wishes and support to this endeavor.”
Source: 2/1/2014 Newsline
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