Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Based on peaceful action, plain and compassionate living and a shared search for truth, a small group of five men and three women came together in 1708. The place, Schwarzenau, Germany. They committed to living that faith in community. The group, called themselves, 'brethren.' These men and women believed that Jesus had intended for his followers a different kind of life - one based on peaceful action, plain and compassionate living, and a shared search for truth.
That event happened 314-years-ago, but there have been many Brethren, down through the many years, that have had the same devotion to living out their faith, peacefully, simply and together. Some Brethren who come to mind include John Kline, a Brethren pastor who attempted to minister to families on both sides of the Mason Dixon Line, during the Civil War. Others include M.R. Zigler, Dan West, Anna Mow, Mary Blocher Smeltzer, Chuck Boyer and the list goes on, down through the history of the Brethren, to the present day.
With this program, we remember Chuck Boyer who we interviewed back in 2010. He is no longer with us, as he passed away, shortly, after our interview. His message of advocating peace and justice for all people is as prophetic today, as it was 12 years ago.
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TAGS: Church of the Brethren, Peace Witness, Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBT Interest, Gay Rights, Supportive Community Network, Chuck Boyer, La Verne Church of the Brethren, Homosexuality, Voices for Peace,
Based on peaceful action, plain and compassionate living and a shared search for truth, a small group of five men and three women came together in 1708. The place, Schwarzenau, Germany. They committed to living that faith in community. The group, called themselves, 'brethren.' These men and women believed that Jesus had intended for his followers a different kind of life - one based on peaceful action, plain and compassionate living, and a shared search for truth.
That event happened 314-years-ago, but there have been many Brethren, down through the many years, that have had the same devotion to living out their faith, peacefully, simply and together. Some Brethren who come to mind include John Kline, a Brethren pastor who attempted to minister to families on both sides of the Mason Dixon Line, during the Civil War. Others include M.R. Zigler, Dan West, Anna Mow, Mary Blocher Smeltzer, Chuck Boyer and the list goes on, down through the history of the Brethren, to the present day.
With this program, we remember Chuck Boyer who we interviewed back in 2010. He is no longer with us, as he passed away, shortly, after our interview. His message of advocating peace and justice for all people is as prophetic today, as it was 12 years ago.
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TAGS: Church of the Brethren, Peace Witness, Brethren Mennonite Council for LGBT Interest, Gay Rights, Supportive Community Network, Chuck Boyer, La Verne Church of the Brethren, Homosexuality, Voices for Peace,
