Newsline: April 18, 2013

NEWS

• Fifty years later, church leaders respond to Birmingham letter.
• Church leaders comment on national tragedy, CDS offers advice for parents.
• Nigerian Brethren experience another church attack, hold annual meeting.
• PAG in Honduras, Brethren in Nigeria and Congo, Friends in Rwanda receive GFCF grants.
• Disaster and mission staff offer support after fire in South Sudan village.
• Sponsor a peace and reconciliation scholarship in South Sudan.
• 3,000 miles campaign of On Earth Peace receives lots of support.

ANNUAL CONFERENCE NEWS

• Congregational ethics, ministerial leadership, drone warfare, biblical authority are on business docket for 2013.
• Annual Conference service project collects school supplies for Charlotte.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Children’s Disaster Services offers training workshop in New England.
• Young Adult Conference 2013 is held at Camp Pine Lake in Iowa.
• Gettysburg Brethren are the subject of John Kline Lecture for 2013.

BRETHREN BITS

• Correction, rememberances, jobs in S. Pa. District and at the World Council of Churches, BHLA, National Farm Worker Ministry, and Christian Peacemaker Teams, plus more.