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A Night of Stand-Up Comedy for a Cause!

A Night of Stand-Up Comedy for a Cause!

Prince of Peace Church of the Brethren, 7000 S Windermere/Littleton, CO, is hosting the Stand-Up for Nigeria Comedy Fundraiser for the victims of Boko Haram in Nigeria on Saturday, Jan 13, 2018 at 6:30pm. Nigerian Church of the Brethren leaders, Rev. Dr Samuel and Rev. Dr. Rebecca Dali, will also share updates about the efforts … read on

Christmas Greetings from the District Office Staff

The First Christmas Present

The Parish Paper

The Parish Paper

May 2018 edition of The Parish Paper: PP — 5 — 2018 How to Balance Hospitality and Church Security June 2018 edition of The Parish Paper: PP — 6– 2018 Making the Nursery a Place of Belonging

Annual Conference 2018

Annual Conference 2018 July 4 – July 8 Cincinnati, OH Duke Energy Convention Center Theme:  Living Parables Moderator:  Samuel Sarpiya To learn more click here!   Below is a form that must be filled out and returned to the Annual Conference Office if you wish to receive the $150 Travel Scholarship available to congregations west … read on

Monitor CoB to host Taize service

A group of persons from the McPherson/Lindsborg area have been meeting for Centering Prayer (a form of contemplative prayer) at the home of Connie Burkholder, a member of the Monitor Church Pastoral Team, for over a year.  As an outgrowth of the desire for other contemplative experiences, a Taize Prayer Service is planned for Sunday, … read on

The Parish Paper

The Parish Paper

Here are links to the November and December issues of ‘The Parish Paper’ PP Nov 2017 PP Dec 2017

Give Hope this Christmas

Church of the Brethren Hosts Alternative Christmas Gift Market Saturday, Nov. 11, Cedars Conference Center, McPherson, Kan 9:00 am-1:00 pm Click Here for Detail The public is invited to participate in the 2017 Alternative Christmas Gift Market and purchase unique Christmas gifts while supporting local and international non-profit organizations.

Bethany and EYN form partnership

Bethany and EYN form partnership

Bethany and EYN Form Educational Partnership   Bethany Theological Seminary and EkklesiyarYan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN, Church of the Brethren in Nigeria) have entered into an historic relationship, the first of its kind between the Seminary and a Church of the Brethren group outside the United States.  At the 2016 Annual Conference, Bethany president Jeff Carter … read on

“Easy Church”

Written by Ken Frantz, District Leadership Team Chair (This article came from a column entitled, “Fearless Faith”, published in the Haxtun-Fleming Herald)   The envelope in the mail appeared very official.  Stamps of eagles and important looking seals covered its face, with red, white, and blue stripes running along the edges to the back side. 

I was just thinking...

I was just thinking…

This weekend, I am almost sure that there was a glow of holiness around everyone as they attended the Western Plains District Conference!  And why not?!  That was the theme of the conference, ably moderated by Jon Tuttle.  The theme was “Worship God in the Beauty of His Holiness” and was taken from Psalm 91:9a.  … read on