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(The Southern Province PEC Visiting South Florida Congregations) The watchword for the week: The Lord is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made. Psalm 145:9 How wonderful are your ways, loving God. We look at the wonderful world you have created and are filled with awe. While we marvel at […]

Dear Beloved Community of the Church of the Brethren, I write today with particular concern for our Haitian church members and their families. Following the expiration of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) on July 27, many now face the possibility of detention, deportation, and family separation. Among those affected are approximately 300 Haitians who are part of Church of the Brethren congregations across the United States.

In this time in which many of our Haitian sisters and brothers no longer have valid work permits due to the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, it is more important than ever that the church give generously to the Legal and Mutual Aid Fund. This fund directly supports our Haitian Church of the Brethren members in the US, among others.

On September 23, United Church communities of faith are invited to raise their voices in solidarity with Grassy Narrows First Nation, who have been devastated by mercury poisoning for six decades

From Sept. 1 to Oct. 4, churches worldwide will mark the Season of Creation, at the invitation of the World Council of Churches. (The Church of the Brethren is one of the founding members of the WCC.) The Season of Creation runs for five weeks, and is given to prayer and action for the care of creation. The theme this year is “Living Water,” drawn from Ezekiel 47.

Once a scourge to conservative Christians, Dungeons & Dragons and other role-playing games are now sometimes hosted at United Methodist churches, where players say the games can reinforce things they learn in church.

In 2017, Glendale United Methodist Church didn’t look like it was going to survive long. But committed lay people, a dedicated pastor and radical inclusiveness turned things around.

With heavy hearts, we in the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) join our voices with siblings in faith and all people of goodwill around the world to mourn the tragic loss of life and the violence inflicted upon the community gathered at the Pride celebration in Berlin. On Saturday, July 25, a vehicle drove […]

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“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18 Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, We write with heavy hearts, compelled to lift our voices in prayer for our siblings in Guyana following the tragic capsizing of the MV Barima state ferry. On June 18, 2026, the 87-year-old state […]

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In this issue: Correction, remembering Suely Inhauser and David Jehnsen, prayer requests from around the world, Jesus in the Neighborhood videos, Brethren Volunteer Service units begin and end service, latest issue of Rooted, and much more.