Archive for February, 2018

Ministry Updates

Ministry Updates

The Church of the Brethren in Western Plains welcomes the following new pastors to our District: The Newton congregation took some important steps in its December 31 Congregational Business Meeting, calling Pam Schrag as pastor and recommending her to the District’s Set-Apart Ministry Team to be licensed to the ministry.  That team has acted favorably … read on

I was just thinking…

For about two years now, a person has been coming to our church who will remain unnamed. However, this person is an alcoholic, and knows it.  Very often, this person will remark that other people seem able to stop their drinking, but he cannot seem to do so.  Yet, when questioned, this person will always … read on

Haiti Medical Project Report

Submitted by Dale Minnich, Mission and Service Coordinator for Western Plains   Following the massive earthquake in Haiti in 2010 the Brethren mounted a major disaster response, building nearly 200 homes.  Paul Ullom-Minnich participated in a medical team mission for a week, and became an advocate for a Brethren initiative to provide an ongoing response … read on

The Parish Paper

The Parish Paper

March 2018 edition of The Parish Paper:  PP — 3 — 2018 Finding Significance as a Small Church   April 2018 edition of The Parish Paper:  PP — 4 — 2018 Church Energy Use

BDM in Eureka, MO

BDM in Eureka, MO

Submitted by  Susan & Bud Taylor Despite snow and cold, four Western Plains Brethren came to Eureka, Mo, to help get persons displaced by the December 2015 floods back into homes. Jean and Francis Hendricks-McPherson, Curtis Rink-Wichita, and Ben Patrick-Monitor, worked the week of January 14, helping with dry wall, painting, cooking, plumbing, and other … read on