Monday, August 01, 2022

REMEMBERING

• The district is remembering with gratitude the life of Mike Schnierla, a member of the Freeport congregation and a former board member at Camp Emmaus, who passed away July 29. Visitation was held on Sat., Aug. 6, at Freeport, with the funeral service and a dessert celebration following.

Ron Sider, 82, who helped inspire the founding of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT, now Community Peacemaker Teams) by the historic peace churches including the Church of the Brethren, died on July 27. He was an author, seminary professor, and evangelical peace and social justice activist whose work was meaningful to many across the Christian community in the United States and worldwide.