Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The 2022 Church of the Brethren Annual Conference gathered for the first time in three years for the “Big Meeting” in Omaha, Nebraska. “Brethren Voices” featured John Jones, a delegate from the Pacific Northwest in its September 2022 edition. -- “We Kneel Together,” a song written by Scott Duffey, as a response to the kidnapping of the Chibok girls of Nigeria, was performed prior to each worship service. Scott Duffey stated, “The song was a prayer of solidarity with the Nigerian EYN Church.” The Church of the Brethren has a long history of over 100 years of involvement in Nigeria, providing numerous services including health care and medical services.
Brent Carlson hosts this program, which features the sharing of David Sollenberger, Moderator of the 2022 Annual Conference. Pastor Belita Mitchell, Harrisburg First Church of the Brethren discusses the story of “Jesus and the Woman at the Well.” Tim McElwee, Moderator of the 2023 Annual Conference, shares a compelling message of the need to express our actions in “love.” Shawn Kirchner provides a wonderful musical selection on the pipe organ, to close the program.
John Jones shares his feelings that this year’s conference, “really had the very strong, sincere desire, to discern the will of the Spirit and help us make wise decisions, together.”
The conference returned to a busy business schedule after focusing on the “compelling vision” in 2021. Delegates accepted the concerns of a query from Southern Ohio and Kentucky District. The query asked, “How can we stand with People of Color, to offer sanctuary from violence and dismantle systems of oppression and racial inequity in our congregations, neighborhoods, and nation?” The query was adopted along with implementation through a two-year study/action process led by the district and On Earth Peace.
TAGS: Church of the Brethren 2022 Annual Conference, Song: "We Kneel Together," Shawn Kirchner, On Earth Peace, "Love On Another."
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The 2022 Church of the Brethren Annual Conference gathered for the first time in three years for the “Big Meeting” in Omaha, Nebraska. “Brethren Voices” featured John Jones, a delegate from the Pacific Northwest in its September 2022 edition. -- “We Kneel Together,” a song written by Scott Duffey, as a response to the kidnapping of the Chibok girls of Nigeria, was performed prior to each worship service. Scott Duffey stated, “The song was a prayer of solidarity with the Nigerian EYN Church.” The Church of the Brethren has a long history of over 100 years of involvement in Nigeria, providing numerous services including health care and medical services.
Brent Carlson hosts this program, which features the sharing of David Sollenberger, Moderator of the 2022 Annual Conference. Pastor Belita Mitchell, Harrisburg First Church of the Brethren discusses the story of “Jesus and the Woman at the Well.” Tim McElwee, Moderator of the 2023 Annual Conference, shares a compelling message of the need to express our actions in “love.” Shawn Kirchner provides a wonderful musical selection on the pipe organ, to close the program.
John Jones shares his feelings that this year’s conference, “really had the very strong, sincere desire, to discern the will of the Spirit and help us make wise decisions, together.”
The conference returned to a busy business schedule after focusing on the “compelling vision” in 2021. Delegates accepted the concerns of a query from Southern Ohio and Kentucky District. The query asked, “How can we stand with People of Color, to offer sanctuary from violence and dismantle systems of oppression and racial inequity in our congregations, neighborhoods, and nation?” The query was adopted along with implementation through a two-year study/action process led by the district and On Earth Peace.
TAGS: Church of the Brethren 2022 Annual Conference, Song: "We Kneel Together," Shawn Kirchner, On Earth Peace, "Love On Another."
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