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Newsline: Church of the Brethren News Service -- Dec. 31, 2008
Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, News Director
800-323-8039 ext. 260 -- cobnews@brethren.org

DATES FOR STUDY TOUR TO GEORGIA AND ARMENIA ARE ANNOUNCED

(Dec. 31, 2008) Elgin, IL -- The Church of the Brethren and Heifer Internat ional are jointly sponsoring a Study Tour to Georgia and Armenia on Sept. 1 7-Oct. 1, 2009. Tour leaders will be Jan Schrock, senior advisor for Heifer  International, and Kathleen Campanella, partner and public relations direc tor of the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Md.

The tour will begin with several days in Georgia visiting Heifer dairy and  rehabilitation projects, with the remaining time spent in Armenia focusing  on agricultural developments, youth peace programs, and cultural landmarks.  The tour may visit a site of Brethren mission work in Armenia in the early  1900s and commemorate relief work done by the Brethren following the genoc ide in Armenia.

The cost of $3,500 includes in-country transportation, accommodations, meal s, tour guides, workshops, and SOS emergency evacuation insurance. Particip ants will be responsible for their own air travel to Tbsili, Georgia, and f rom Yerevan, Armenia. The application process will begin in January. Contac t Jan Schrock at jan.schrock@heifer.org to receive an itinerary and applica tion form.

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 celebrates 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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>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