Hope Imagination and Mission Church Planting Conference in Brief

The Illinois/Wisconsin District was well represented at this year’s Church of the Brethren Church Planting Conference held this past May at Bethany Theological Seminary. The theme this year was Hope Imagination and Mission and featured a variety of speakers, presentations and inspirational prayer, art works and worship time together. Ninety-two participants from 17 districts gathered together to hear church planter stories and wisdom from established and church planting congregations. It was a great time of relationship-building, worship, inspiration and resource sharing together with focus on partnering together for church re-vitalization and church planting which go hand in hand. Here are a few pictures from the experience. Stay tuned for reflections and inspirations from the conference in the July newsletter. New church and ministry plants, including IL/WI District’s the Parables Community with planter Jeanne Davis and The Gathering Chicago with planter LaDonna Nkosi will be featured in the July/August issue of The Messenger.