MINISTRY NEWS
Randall Westfall and his family (wife, Brenda, and children Hewyt and Heidi) officially moved to Camp Emmaus in Mount Morris in late August, assisted by a team of volunteers, and Randall has begun as the new manager of the camp. He has spent more than a dozen years as director of Camp Brethren Heights in Michigan, where he was recently ordained to the ministry. Randall is open to doing pulpit supply in the district. He can be reached at manager.campemmaus@gmail.com.
Congregational vacancies:
- Cherry Grove: Using regular pulpit supply
- Chicago First: Using lay team and pulpit supply; considering future options
- Dixon: Michael Cole is serving as interim
- Girard: Terry Link is assisting in providing pastoral leadership
- LaPlace: Steve Needham is serving as interim pastor
- York Center: Christy Waltersdorff has announced her retirement effective December 2024
The Church of the Brethren Office of Ministry has created an online video resource of six segments featuring congregations that are creatively practicing the priesthood of all believers and thereby meeting their needs for pastoral leadership. At a time when congregations are struggling to find pastors to serve their needs, this series produced by videographer David Sollenberger is offered as a reminder that God places abundant spiritual gifts within congregations, just waiting to be discovered, affirmed, and nurtured. The series features three congregations, Warrensburg and Cabool in Missouri and Arkansas District, and Clover Creek in Middle Pennsylvania District. Their pastoral teams consist of as few as two to as many as five people. The series is a testimony to the effectiveness of the Brethren practice of the priesthood of all believers in fostering a culture of calling set-apart ministers. Find the new resource at www.brethren.org/ministryoffice/shared-ministry-model.
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