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Newsline: Church of the Brethren News Service -- June 19, 2008
Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford, News Director
800-323-8039 ext. 260 -- cobnews@brethren.org

>NEW WINDSOR CONFERENCE CENTER EXPERIENCES NEW

>LIFE

(June 19, 2008) Elgin, IL -- The New Windsor Conference Center is
experiencing new life since the decision of the Church of the Brethren to
develop and implement new programming in support of the Brethren
Service Center mission.

The New Windsor Conference Center is located on the campus of the
Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Md., a small town in rural
Maryland, within easy driving distance of Baltimore and Washington,
D.C. The New Windsor Conference Center offers a variety of services to
groups and individuals, including lodging, dining services, meeting
rooms, event planning, and communication services.

In recent months, the conference center has been full enough on a
regular basis to issue a new requirement that reservations be made at
least two weeks in advance. This represents a significant influx of new
business and increased advance bookings, with some advance bookings
already made through the year 2013.

A recent staff report said that the New Windsor Conference Center is
"consistently rated 'Excellent' by lodgers and visitors. Prayers have been
answered as the New Windsor Conference Center is called to offer the
gift of hospitality to greatly increased numbers in 2008 and beyond."

"When new groups visit the campus, many will schedule another
meeting before departure," said Cori Hahn, conference coordinator. "On
the weekend of April 18, we had seven separate groups on campus, with
every lodging room booked--and this is not unusual."

The staff report noted that the conference center is readying itself for
even more significant growth in the coming year, through improvements
in facilities and resources and outreach through partners and others in  the
region.

The New Windsor Conference Center also is negotiating with the Arc of
Carroll County, Md., to work together on internships to train
developmentally disabled adults in work at the center. The trainees may
engage in tasks such as housekeeping and food preparation, in a program
that may begin this fall.

To find more information about the New Windsor Conference Center go
to www.brethren.org/genbd/nwcc or contact chahn_gb@brethren.org or
410-635-8700.

The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination committed to
continuing the work of Jesus peacefully and simply, and to living out its
faith in community. The denomination is based in the Anabaptist and
Pietist faith traditions and is one of the three Historic Peace Churches.  It
celebrates its 300th anniversary in 2008. It counts more than 125,000
members across the United States and Puerto Rico, and has missions and
sister churches in Nigeria, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and
India.

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>For more information contact:

>Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford
>Director of News Services
>Church of the Brethren General Board
>1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120
>800-323-8039 ext. 260
>cobnews@brethren.org

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