Newsline April 20, 2026

Newsline April 20, 2026

From COBCast - The Church of the Brethren Podcast by Church of the Brethren, Inc.

April 21, 2026 · 7 min · Season 1 · Episode 5

About this episode

The episode covers various updates and events related to the Church of the Brethren, including grants, training opportunities, and upcoming conferences.

Largest congregations sent leaders for a time of learning, sharing, and support, Faithful Response Immigration Gathering drew participation from the four denominations and others, Global Food Initiative awarded grants to ministries in Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda, the Brethren Faith in Action Fund grants went to eight congregations and one camp, Intercultural ministries offers training for "frontliners," a book study, and the Intercultural cafe. U pcoming events include listening sessions for multivocational pastors, the LEAD conference, and faith formation training on Zoom from the Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center and Brethren Press. Registrations are also open for Young Adult Conference, Annual Conference, and National Youth conference. Applications for the Church of the Brethren's Health Care Education Scholarship are due by May 22nd. For details, go to www.brethren.org/news . Virginia Rendler, Interim Co-Director and Volunteer Coordinator of Brethren Volunteer Service, presents the news. Nancy Sollenberger Heishman plays the piano.

People in this episode

Host: Virginia Rendler

Topics covered

  • congregational support
  • immigration
  • food initiatives
  • grants
  • intercultural training
  • upcoming events

Keywords

  • Church of the Brethren
  • grants
  • immigration gathering
  • food initiative
  • intercultural ministries
  • conferences
  • volunteer service
  • training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Church of the Brethren, Brethren Volunteer Service, Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center, Brethren Press, Global Food Initiative

Places: Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda

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