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HOLD IN PRAYER
Wayne Hartman Family, Wayne recently
passed away. Wayne was a Pastor at New
Fairview. Cards may be sent to: 1201 Straw-
berry Lane, York, PA 17408
Doug Miller, recently suffered a stroke and
was hospitalized. He is now in rehab. Cards
can be sent to: 106 Eagle Road, Dillsburg, PA
17019.
Be in prayer for our Pastor’s/Minister’s and
their families! We appreciate all they do!
Church of the Brethren Denominational News
Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership welcomes Candice Rollf as the new Administrative Assistant.
Former AA, Terri Moses, has accepted a new role within a healthcare system as a Case Manager. We wish
Terri good luck and thanks! Welcome to Candice!
National Youth Conference is seeking youthworkers to help carry out the programing, facilitate the organiza-
tion, and assist behind the scenes during NYC 2026. Applications are being accepted until November 2,
2025. Applications can be found on: https://forms.gle/g34gM5ujmdr8kWFaA .
The Church of the Brethren Mission and Ministry Board met in advance of Annual Conference in
Greensboro, N.C., for its summer meeting.
The board considered a budget parameter for Core Ministries for 2026 but declined to take action. The
chair presented a recommendation from the executive committee to defer action citing the difficulties of fi-
nancial reporting for 2024 following the data breach that the denominational ministries suffered last Decem-
ber. The time required to both restore the lost data and catch up with financial reporting for the current year
has affected the information that is available for 2025 as well. The board is expected to act on a budget pa-
rameter at its October meeting.
The board called three members–Michaela Alphonse, Joel Gibbel, and Colby Patton–to serve on the
executive committee in addition to Kathy Mack, who at the end of the 2025 Annual Conference took the
chair position, and Josiah Ludwick, who has begun as chair-elect.
A new standing subcommittee of the board was formed under the name “Revelation 7:9 Committee.” A
document outlining the position description of the new subcommittee was approved. The subcommittee
emerged from the former “Seeking God’s Racial Justice” committee that was part of board strategic planning.
The staff liaison will be the Intercultural Ministries director. Board members are yet to be named to this sub-
committee.
