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Date: May 2, 2005
Contact: Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford
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CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN	NEWSLINE
May 2, 2005

CROSS-CULTURAL MUSIC TOUR VISITS CHURCHES IN  NORTH CAROLINA,
TENNESSEE, VIRGINIA

May 2, 2005 (Elgin, IL) -- A  Church of the Brethren Cross-Cultural
Music Group from various parts of the  US will present worship
concerts in congregations in Virginia, North  Carolina, and
Tennessee from May 14-21.

The group includes Scott  Duffey, pastor of Westminster (Md.) Church
of the Brethren; Gilbert Romero,  pastor of Bella Vista Church of
the Brethren in Los Angeles; James  Washington, pastor of Faith
Center Fellowship Church of the Brethren in  Whitehouse, Texas; and
his son James Washington Jr., also of Whitehouse. Asha	Solanky of
West Richmond (Va.) Church of the Brethren, and Lidia Gonzalez	of
HIS Way Fellowship will assist in worship leadership.

The kick-off  event will be at Oak Grove Church of the Brethren in
Roanoke, Va., May 14 at  7 p.m. On Sunday, May 15, at 3 p.m. the
group will be at Bethlehem Church of  the Brethren in Boones Mill,
Va. At 7:30 p.m. on the 15th, a worship concert  will be held at
Topeco Church of the Brethren in Floyd, Va. 

Pleasant  Valley Church of the Brethren in Weyers Cave, Va., will
host the group	Tuesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. The following night the
group will be at HIS Way  Fellowship in Hendersonville, N.C., at
7:30 p.m. On May 19 at 7:30 p.m. they  will perform at Friendship
Church of the Brethren in North Wilkesboro, N.C.  On Friday May 20
at 7:30 p.m. they will be at Spindale (N.C.) Church of	the
Brethren.

The final concert is Saturday May 21 at 7:30 p.m. at  Trinity Church
of the Brethren in Blountville, Tenn. For more information  call
Carol Yeazell at 828-687-1155 or e-mail cyeazell_gb@brethren.org.  

The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination committed  to
continuing the work of Jesus peacefully and simply, and to living
out  its faith in community. The denomination is based in the
Anabaptist and	Pietist faith traditions and is one of the three
Historic Peace Churches. It  celebrates its 300th anniversary in
2008. It counts about 130,000 members  across the United States and
Puerto Rico, and has missions and sister  churches in Brazil, the
Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Nigeria.

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For more information contact:

Cheryl	Brumbaugh-Cayford
Director of News Services
Church of the Brethren General	Board
1451 Dundee Ave.
Elgin, IL 60120
847-742-5100 ext.  260
cbrumbaugh-cayford_gb@brethren.org

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