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Newsline: Brethren in Puerto Rico celebrate theology students


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Date Tue, 23 May 2006 12:47:20 -0400

Title: Brethren in Puerto Rico celebrate theology students Subject: Church of the Brethren Newsline Date: May 23, 2006 From: Church of the Brethren News Services Contact: Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, 800-323-8039 ext. 260, cobnews@brethren.o rg

BRETHREN THEOLOGY STUDENTS IN PUERTO RICO CELEBRATE GRADUATION

May 23, 2006 (Elgin, IL) -- The Instituto Teologico de Puerto Rico Iglesia d e los Hermanos (Theological Institute of Puerto Rico, Church of the Brethren ) held its graduation service April 9 at Yahuecas, Cristo Nuestra Paz Fellow ship Church of the Brethren.

Graduates include Ildefonso Baerga Torres, Carmen Cruz Rodriguez, Carmen L. Fernandini Ruiz, Miguelina Medina Nieves, Jose E. Medina Ojeda, MarÃa O tero Encarnacion, Elizabeth Perez Marrero, and Gloria Sanchez Piyeiro.

The theme text for the service was Ephesians 4:3, "Making every effort to ma intain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." The graduates selected Maria Otero Encarnacion as their representative to deliver the afternoon me ssage. Worship was lively and filled with praise, prayer, and proclamation.

The graduating class dedicated the service to Carol Yeazell, one of the Cong regational Life Teams staff for the Church of the Brethren General Board, fo r her distinguished work with the Puerto Rican churches. Yeazell was present at the service to receive a plaque, along with warm words of appreciation a nd affection. Mary Jo Flory-Steury, executive director of Ministry for the G eneral Board, was present as well, on behalf of the Brethren Academy for Min isterial Leadership.

The Brethren Academy is a ministry training partnership of the Church of the Brethren General Board and Bethany Theological Seminary. The Instituto Teol ogico de Puerto Rico has worked closely with the academy since its inception . Elba E. Velez is the director of the institute.

The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination committed to continui ng the work of Jesus peacefully and simply, and to living out its faith in c ommunity. The denomination is based in the Anabaptist and Pietist faith trad itions and is one of the three Historic Peace Churches. It celebrates its 30 0th anniversary in 2008. It counts about 130,000 members across the United S tates and Puerto Rico, and has missions and sister churches in Brazil, the D ominican 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 800-323-8039 ext. 260 cobnews@brethren.org

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