Title: Training events for new curriculum from Brethren and Mennonites Subject: Church of the Brethren Newsline Date: April 27, 2006 From: Church of the Brethren News Services Contact: Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford V: 847/742-5100 F: 847/742-6103 E-mail: cobnews@brethren.org
LIST OF TRAINING EVENTS GROWS FOR NEW GATHER 'ROUND CURRICULUM
April 27, 2006 (Elgin, IL) -- A lengthy and growing list of local training events for the new Sunday school curriculum "Gather 'Round: Hearing and Sharing God's Good News" is available at www.gatherround.org (click on "Training Events").
The website also offers a list of downloadable resources for trainers such as bookmarks, posters, and promotional fliers.
Training events for the curriculum jointly published by Brethren Press and the Mennonite Publishing Network are being held across the US and Canada. All are open to anyone who plans to teach the curriculum, regardless of the denomination that is sponsoring the particular event.
At the website, training events are listed by state or province. Some 100 events are already listed, and more are expected to be added as further events are planned.
For more information go to www.gatherround.org or call the Gather 'Round project office at 800-323-8039.
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 800-323-8039 ext. 260 cobnews@brethren.org
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