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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

RCCongress 2010 involves Church of the Brethren in sponsorship, leadership

(Oct. 6, 2009) Elgin, IL -- RCCongress 2010, a Religion Communication Congr ess held once every 10 years and scheduled for April 7-10 next year in Chic ago, Ill., is involving the Church of the Brethren in sponsorship and leade rship.

"Embracing change, communicating faith in today's world" is the theme for t he Congress, which will include plenary speakers, workshops, roundtable dis cussions, interest groups, and a "Resource Plaza" or exhibit hall.

The Church of the Brethren is one of the cooperating organizations for this  interfaith event, which is expected to bring together more than 1,200 reli gious communication professionals.

Brethren staff member Becky Ullom is serving on the planning committee for  the Congress, with responsibility for organizing the Resource Plaza. She re cently has been named as the church's director of Youth and Young Adult Min istry.

Former Church of the Brethren denominational staff Stewart M. Hoover also i s one of the presenters. He is professor of Media Studies in the School of  Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Colorado at Boulder,  a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the journal "Media and Religio n," and founding co-chair of the Religion, Culture, and Communication Progr am Unit at the American Academy of Religion. He will co-lead a seminar on " Global Media, Global Religion: Research on Popular Media and the Remaking o f Religions" and will give a workshop on "Religion, Media, and Masculinity. "

Early bird registration is open through Jan. 15 for $25 off the individual  registration fee of $400 ($225 for fulltime students and retirees). Partici pants make their own arrangements for accommodations. Go to http://www.rcco ngress2010.org for online registration and schedule information.

Brethren who are interested in attending are requested to contact Becky Ull om at bullom@brethren.org or 800-323-8039 ext. 297 in order to help make po ssible a Church of the Brethren group registration rate.

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. It is based in the Anabaptist and Pietist faith traditions and  is one of the three Historic Peace Churches. It celebrated its 300th annive rsary in 2008. It counts about 125,000 members across the US and Puerto Ric o, and has missions and sister churches in Nigeria, the DR, Brazil, Haiti,  and India.

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>For more information contact:

>Becky Ullom
>Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry
>Church of the Brethren
>800-323-8039 ext. 297
>bullom@brethren.org

>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