PERSONNEL NOTES

Audrey Hollenberg-Duffey, currently coordinator for English-language training programs at the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership, has accepted a new position as director of the Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center (SVMC) based in Elizabethtown, Pa. She will conclude her time in her current position on March 21. A search process is under way for her replacement. She will continue to teach several scheduled Academy courses this spring and summer.

Tim Button-Harrison has announced his retirement as district executive minister of the Church of the Brethren’s Northern Plains District effective Dec. 31, 2025, after having served the district for more than 19 years. Button-Harrison has served multiple roles in the Council of District Executives including vice chair, secretary, district executive representative on the Pastoral Compensation and Benefits Advisory Committee and the On Earth Peace board. Previously he served Northern Plains as Training in Ministry coordinator, district moderator, and Standing Committee representative for two terms. His spouse, Mary Jane, also retires at the end of this year after serving for 20 years as senior pastor of Ames First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), and he will also conclude his part-time work with that congregation where he has served as minister of Worship and Discipleship since 2011.