wfn.org | Newsline - Church of the Brethren news update

[COBNews@aol.com]

Date: May 13, 2005
Contact: Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford
V: 847/742-5100 F:  847/742-6103
E-MAIL: CoBNews@AOL.Com

CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN	NEWSLINE
May 13, 2005

Association of Brethren Caregivers announces  awards

May 13, 2005 (Elgin, IL) -- The Association of Brethren  Caregivers
(ABC) will honor four caregivers at its Annual Recognition  Dinner
on Saturday, July 2, at 5 p.m. during Annual Conference in  Peoria,
Ill.

Phyllis Harvey of Modesto (Calif.) Church of the Brethren  will be
recognized for her lifetime of caregiving. She is a retired  nurse
and supervisor of nurses. She founded a Senior Ministries Program
at  Modesto and encourages older adults in the church to stay
connected and  involved in the church's ministry. She also created
a Health and Healing  Ministry in the congregation that promotes
good health, offers screenings,  and sponsors a yearly Health Fair.

Carl and Doreen Myers of Highland  Avenue Church of the Brethren in
Elgin, Ill., will receive a caregiving award  for their lifetime of
giving care to others. Carl is a retired district  minister for
Illinois and Wisconsin District, and Doreen is a homemaker.  Both
have been instrumental in developing a caring community at  Highland
Avenue. On the denominational level, they have served on  the
Denominational Deacon Cabinet and the planning committee for
National  Older Adult Conference.

Seventeen-year-old Micah Stapleton of Woodbury	Church of the
Brethren, Hopewell, Pa., will be recognized for raising funds  for
drilling wells in Africa. For years, Stapleton's family had  been
cleaning up litter along a few miles of Route 869. For his  senior
project, he expanded that service and began recycling aluminum	soda
cans. To raise enough funds by the deadline for the project,  he
developed a presentation asking other congregations in his
community  and district to donate. With the help of the Woodbury
congregation and  others, he sent a check of $11,666.44 to Life
Outreach  International.

ABC's second "Open Roof" Award will recognize Black Rock  Church of
the Brethren, Glenville, Pa., which has focused on  accessibility
and inclusion of people with disabilities. The church formed  a
Special Needs Ministry Exploration Committee to look at the
disabilities  issues. Among other education efforts, the
congregation installed a ramp,	posted a handicapped entrance sign,
made pew cuts for wheelchair use at  various points in the
sanctuary, and has handicapped accessible bathrooms on	both floors.

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.

# # #

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

*****************************************************************

The  Church of the Brethren Newsline is produced by Cheryl
Brumbaugh-Cayford,  director of news services for the Church of the
Brethren General Board.  Newsline stories may be reprinted provided
that Newsline is cited as the  source. To receive Newsline by
e-mail, write cobnews@aol.com or call  800-323-8039 ext. 260.