Newsline: Intercultural Consultation 2011 to unite under the cross of peace

From CoBNews <CoBNews@brethren.org>
Date Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:24:28 -0600

Newsline: Church of the Brethren News Service, News Director Cheryl

Brumbaugh-Cayford, 800-323-8039 ext. 260, cobnews@brethren.org

Intercultural Consultation 2011 to unite under the cross of peace

(Jan. 13, 2011) Elgin, IL -- The Church of the Brethren's annual

Intercultural Consultation and Celebration meets this year under the

theme "United by the Cross of Peace" (Ephesians 2:11-14). The event on

April 28-30 in Mills River, N.C., will explore the issues related to

diversity and peace, reported Intercultural Ministry director Rubén

Deoleo. Hosts are His Way Church of the Brethren and Southeastern

>District.

On Earth Peace will help provide training sessions. Preachers will

include David C. Jehnsen of the Institute for Human Rights and

Responsibilities, Inc., and Bob Hunter of Earlham School of Religion 
in

Richmond Ind. Other presenters are Carol Rose of Christian Peacemaker

Teams; Jordan Blevins, advocacy officer for the Church of the Brethren

and the National Council of Churches in Washington, D.C.; and Stan

Dueck of the Congregational Life Ministries staff.

Participants will spend time looking at the roots of peace in the 
life of

Christian faith and Brethren practice, including biblical roots and

experiments in nonviolence, and will draw from the history of the US

Civil Rights movements and other struggles for justice.

Concurrent Spanish interpretation will be provided during the event as

needed. Cost of registration is $60. For more information, contact 
Deoleo

at rdeoleo@brethren.org or find online registration information at 
www.bret hren.org/site/PageServer?pagename=intercultural_consultation.

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

celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2008. It counts some 123,000 
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

>1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120

>800-323-8039 ext. 260

>cobnews@brethren.org