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Date:  Oct. 27, 2005
Contact: Cheryl  Brumbaugh-Cayford
V: 847/742-5100 F: 847/742-6103
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CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN AGENCY âON EARTH PEACEâ HOSTS MONTHLY
TRUTH-IN-RECRUITING SUPPORT CALL

Oct. 27, 2005 (Elgin, IL) --  On Earth Peace, a Church of the Brethren
agency, is hosting monthly support calls for people working on "truth in
recruiting" and alternatives to military service. At its recent sixth monthly  call,
participants called in from Nebraska, Tennessee, West Virginia,  Maryland,
Indiana, and North Carolina, and included Brethren, Mennonites, and a  Quaker.
Several are active in local communities; others are regional or national
organizers.

The monthly support calls are an opportunity for spiritual and practical
support for those involved in counter-recruiting and offering alternatives to
the military, said Matt Guynn, coordinator of peace witness for On Earth Peace.

"There is a growing concern in the US about the promises made by military
recruiters," he said. "It turns out that they aren't bound by any verbal
or 
written promises made when young people sign the enlistment papers. We
hope to
spread this information, and help anyone who wants to find useful,
income-producing alternatives to military service. As Christians, we hope to  recruit
people to serve the Lord of life, not the forces of death."

In addition, nearly 50 people participate in an e-mail discussion list on
counter-recruitment, hosted by On Earth Peace.

To join the network, contact Guynn at 765-962-6234 or
_mattguynn@earthlink.net_ (mailto:mattguynn@earthlink.net) , or visit
_www.brethren.org/oepa/CounterRecruitment.html_ (http://www.brethren.org/oepa/CounterRecruitment.html) .  The
146 Decade to Overcome Violence congregations in the Church of the
Brethren 
are especially encouraged to participate.

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 about 130,000 members across the United
States and Puerto Rico, and has missions and sister churches in Brazil,
the 
Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Nigeria.

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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
847-742-5100  ext. 260
_cbrumbaugh-cayford_gb@brethren.org_
(mailto:cbrumbaugh-cayford_gb@brethren.org)

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