Newsline: Church of the Brethren News Service -- Jan. 17, 2008 Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, News Director 800-323-8039 ext. 260 -- cobnews@brethren.org
'REGNUH' POSTER PROJECT INVITES CHILDRENS' IDEAS ON TURNING HUNGER AROUND
(Jan. 17, 2008) Elgin, IL -- On the heels of senior high and senior adult campaigns last year on "Regnuh: Turning Hunger Around," the opportunity comes for younger folk in the Church of the Brethren to put forth their ideas on reducing global hunger.
A new Kid's Regnuh Poster Project invites children ages 6-14 to illustrate ways humankind can better respond to the world's one billion people who lack adequate food. The Regnuh Poster Project is sponsored by the Church of the Brethren's Global Food Crisis Fund as part of its 25th anniversary celebration.
While Regnuh (hunger spelled backward) is the overaching theme, the posters may also illustrate biblical sayings, church teachings, or health and environment concerns related to hunger. The drawings are to be on 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper with the name and age of the child, congregation, and district legibly noted on the reverse side. Entries are to be postmarked by April 30 and sent to the Global Food Crisis Fund, 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120.
Tentative plans are to display the drawings at the 2008 Annual Conference of the denomination, or to post them on the Global Food Crisis Fund website.
Howard Royer is manager of the Global Food Crisis Fund for the Church of the Brethren General Board.
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 almost 130,000 members across the United States and Puerto Rico, and has missions and sister churches in Nigeria, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and India.
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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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