Denominational leaders attended the annual meeting of the Council of
Moderators and Secretaries (COMS) of Anabaptist denominations and
groups, on Dec. 12-13, 2014. Representing the Church of the Brethren
were Annual Conference moderator David Steele and moderator-elect Andy
Murray, and general secretary Stan Noffsinger.
Also at the meeting was leadership from the Mennonite Church USA, the
Conservative Mennonite Conference, the Missionary Church, the Brethren
in Christ, and Mennonite Central Committee.
Noffsinger moderated the meeting, and the Mennonite Church USA staff
led by executive director Ervin Stutzman hosted it at Mennonite Church
USA offices in Elkhart, Ind.
The annual COMS meetings “foster ongoing relationships with other Anabaptist church leadership,” Noffsinger said.
As part of the 2014 meeting, he was able to give a presentation on
the Nigeria crisis to COMS, Mennonite Church USA staff, and other
interested parties from the Mennonite Church. Noffsinger reported that a
connection made at that presentation has begun a conversation between
Brethren and the Mennonite Church in Switzerland. The Swiss Mennonites
also partner with Mission 21 to support Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria
(EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria).
Following on the COMS meeting a press conference on the Nigeria
crisis was sponsored by Northern Indiana District, organized by district
executive Torin Eikler. Find a WSBT-TV Channel 22 report at www.wsbt.com/news/local/local-humanitarian-efforts-being-made-for-missing-nigerian-girls/30217146.
Source: 01/06/2015 Newsline
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