Newsline: Church of the Brethren News Service -- March 24, 2008 Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, News Director 800-323-8039 ext. 260 -- cobnews@brethren.org
PEACE FEST TO BE PART OF BRETHREN ANNIVERSARY EVENTS IN GERMANY
(March 24, 2008) Elgin, IL -- A Peace Fest is planned for August 1 at the Lutheran Pfarrkirche St. Marien in Marburg, Germany, as part of a weekend of international celebrations of the 300th Anniversary of the Brethren movement.
The 300th Anniversary celebrations will be centered in the village of Schwarzenau, Germany, on August 2-3. The first group of Brethren were baptized in Schwarzenau in 1708, in an act that founded and began the Brethren movement.
The Peace Fest will begin at 6:30 p.m. on August 1. Presenters will include Ken Kreider, author of the book "A Cup of Cold Water: The Story of Brethren Service"; Ken Rogers, speaking on the International Cultural Youth Exchange and Brethren Colleges Abroad; Dale Ott and Kristin Flory speaking about Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) in Europe; Marie-Noelle von der Recke speaking about Church and Peace and faith communities committed to nonviolent discipleship; Angela Koenig of EIRENE International Christian Service for Peace, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary; and Wolfgang Krauss from the German Mennonite Peace Committee.
There also will be a presentation on a Marburg Peace Initiative, and the fest will offer displays by peace organizations.
The event is co-sponsored by BVS and EIRENE. To attend, please contact Myrna Frantz at myrnajef@netins.net.
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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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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