Title: Brethren 300th anniversary celebrated by devotional Dec. 14, 2006 Church of the Brethren News Service Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, News Director 800-323-8039 ext. 260 -- cobnews@brethren.org
300th ANNIVERSARY OF BRETHREN MOVEMENT TO BE CELEBRATED WITH PUBLICATION OF A DEVOTIONAL
(Dec. 14, 2006) Elgin, IL -- Brethren Press will be publishing a daily devotional commemorating the 300th anniversary of the Brethren movement in 2008, to be titled "Fresh from the Word." Publication date is scheduled for July 1, 2007; the book will offer daily devotions from Jan.1 through Dec. 31, 2008.
The hardback book will feature 366 daily devotions written by members of all the Brethren bodies, including the Church of the Brethren, the Brethren Church, the Old Order German Baptist Brethren, and other Brethren groups.
In addition to a short daily devotion, the book will offer a scripture reading and a prayer for each day of the year. Devotions will not be linked to the day of the week in 2008, so the book also is suitable for repeated use in following years.
Regular price for the devotional will be $20, plus shipping and handling. Groups or congregations save 40 percent on orders of 10 or more copies before March 15, 2007, with pre-publication price of $12 per copy plus shipping and handling. Individuals who place orders before March 15 receive a pre-publication price of $15 per copy plus shipping and handling. Call Brethren Press at 800-441-3712.
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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