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Date: Oct. 27,	2005
Contact: Cheryl  Brumbaugh-Cayford
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CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN DISTRICT RAISES MONEY FOR HURRICANE RELIEF AT  
CONFERENCE
 
Oct. 27, 2005 (Elgin, IL) --  Over $10,000 was raised for the victims  of 
Hurricane Katrina at this year's District Conference of the Atlantic 
Southeast 
District of the Church of the Brethren. District minister Martha Beach	
reported that the district's 81st conference was held at Orlando (Fla.) 
Community 
Church of the Brethren on Oct. 7-8, with Kevin King as moderator. King	is 
pastor of Orlando Community Church. The theme was, "To Know...to Live...to  
Share...the Love of Christ!"
 
Two pre-conference workshops were held, one led by Vickie Smith of Atlantic  
Northeast District of the Church of the Brethren, entitled "Spiritual Gifts";
 
and one led by Ronald Beachley, Church of the Brethren Annual Conference  
moderator, on "Developing Deacon Ministry." 
 
Beachley lit the "dancing flame" candle to begin the inspiring opening	
worship service, which was led by Smith. The youth from Miami First Church of
 the 
Brethren entertained conference-goers with music to begin the afternoon  
session on Saturday.  
 
In business, the 46 delegates voted to approve Naples Haitian Church as a  
new fellowship, and accepted an invitation by St. Petersburg First Church of
the 
 Brethren to host the 2007 district conference. The recommendation of the  
District Board for the dissolution of the Rios de Agua Viva Fellowship was
also  
agreed to by the delegates. In other business, delegates called Ana Figueroa 

from the St. Petersburg First Church as moderator-elect.
 
In other events during the weekend, the district's annual pie auction  
brought in over $1,100. The conference recognized Berwyn Oltman for 50 years
of  
ordained ministry. Mary Mueller was presented with a certificate for becoming
 
the district's first Training in Ministry graduate.
 
Next year the conference will be held at Yahuecas Cristo Nuestra Paz Church  
of the Brethren in Castaner, P.R. Hector Perez, pastor of Vega Baja Iglesia
de 
 Los Hermanos Cristo El Senor, will serve as moderator.
 
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_ 
(mailto:cbrumbaugh-cayford_gb@brethren.org) 
 
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