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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

BRETHREN ADVOCACY DAYS ON CLIMATE JUSTICE TO BE HELD IN SEPTEMBER

(Aug. 3, 2009) Elgin, IL -- Brethren Advocacy Days is being planned for Sep t. 20-21 in Washington, D.C., for Church of the Brethren members and others  interested in learning more about advocacy efforts. The theme for the work shop is "Called to Action: Climate Justice."

Organizers of the event are Church of the Brethren members Jordan Blevins a nd Wendy Matheny. Blevins works for the National Council of Churches as ass istant director of Eco-Justice. The event is being held in conjunction with  the Church of the Brethren's Global Mission Parnterships.

The workshop will start at the NCC's Washington office at 110 Maryland Ave.  NE, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20. It will continue through 9 p.m. on Sept . 20 and resume on Monday, Sept. 21, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

The registration fee will be $25. Online registration will be available lat er this week at www.brethren.org. There will be a variety of options for ho using, but participants will make their own arrangements for accommodations .

Go to http://brethrenjustice.wordpress.com for more information, or contact  jblevins@ncccusa.org.

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 some 125,000 members across the Unit ed 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