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Newsline: Church of the Brethren News Service, News Director Cheryl Brumbau gh-Cayford, 800-323-8039 ext. 260, cobnews@brethren.org

CROSS KEYS RETIREMENT COMMUNITY TO DEDICATE NEW WELLNESS CENTER AND APARTME NTS

(May 7, 2009) Elgin, IL -- Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community i n New Oxford, Pa., will dedicate the new Harvey S. Kline Wellness Center an d Harmony Ridge West Apartments on May 29. An Open House for the facilities  will be held the next day. The public is invited to both events.

Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community is a Church of the Brethren  retirement community and a member of the Fellowship of Brethren Homes.

The wellness center is named for the Church of the Brethren clergy member w ho served as administrator and president from 1971-89. Harvey and Ruth Klin e now live at Cross Keys. The wellness center portion of the project is bei ng funded by private donations, currently totaling more than $2.5 million.

The 127,000-square-foot project includes 56 apartments; a wellness center w ith pool, exercise room, cardio equipment room, changing rooms, and salon/s pa; and a community center expansion with café restaurant and spaces for  recreation, meetings, business, and activities of all kinds.

The dedication ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. May 29, and the open house wil l be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on May. The guest speaker for the dedication will b e Larry Minnix, president/CEO of the American Association of Homes and Serv ices for the Aging, the national association representing nonprofit retirem ent communities, nursing homes, assisted living, and other senior service e ndeavors.

New villagers began moving into the apartments on April 13, with the other  facilities beginning operations at various times in May.

The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination committed to continu ing 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 t raditions and is one of the three Historic Peace Churches. It celebrated it s 300th anniversary in 2008. It counts more than 125,000 members across the  United States and Puerto Rico, and has missions and sister churches in Nig eria, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and India.

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>Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford
>Director of News Services
>Church of the Brethren
>1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120
>800-323-8039 ext. 260
>cobnews@brethren.org