There was a Congregational Business Meeting held on Sunday October 28th to hold the vote regarding withdrawal from the Church of the Brethren denomination.  The members of the congregation voted to approve the motion to formally withdraw from the Church of the Brethren Denomination effective on December 31, 2018 with 422 members voting ‘Yes’ in favor…

The Atlantic Northeast District Conference is scheduled for October 5th and 6th at Elizabethtown College.  The agenda includes votes on the following 2 proposed ANE district policies:  Policy on Same Gender Marriage and Procedural Outline for Congregational Withdrawal (the same procedure that was presented to Midway Church on July 1).  Click here for more information and details related to the ANE…

Following the July 1, 2018 Congregational Business Meeting, the Midway Church Elders Ministry Team submitted several questions to Jim Nolt, Chairman of the ANE Subcommittee, in order to clarify the position of the District Board regarding the proposed Procedure, and to more clearly understand the process surrounding the Procedure.  Copies of the questions posed to…

There was a Congregational Business Meeting held on July 1st to review the new procedure approved by the Church of the Brethren Atlantic Northeast (ANE) District Board regarding withdrawing congregations.   Representatives of the ANE district committee attended the meeting and fielded questions from the congregation related to the procedure.  At the conclusion of the meeting, the…

The Church of the Brethren Atlantic Northeast District Board approved a new procedure for congregational withdrawal at its recent District Board meeting on June 21st.  The Midway elder ministry team has received the new procedure. There is a Midway Church Congregational Business Meeting scheduled for this Sunday July 1 at 7:00 PM when the elder ministry team will…

A call is going out to come together for a denomination-wide Brethren Prayer and Worship Summit to be held at Rockingham County Fairgrounds in West Virginia on April 20-21.  This is a follow-up to a gathering that was held on August 19, 2017, where much concern was expressed about the direction of the denomination, especially related…

A group of members of the Church of the Brethren concerned with activities/decisions that occurred at the 2017 Annual Conference met with the Church of the Brethren (CoB) Mission and Ministry Board on October 21 and delivered the signed proposed statement regarding homosexual practice in the CoB.  The meeting was to provide an opportunity for…

Dear brothers in Christ,   This letter has been on my heart for awhile and it’s difficult to write but I wanted to share more of my heart.  I had spoken to you following the Lebanon CoB meeting & I appreciated your sincerity & willingness to listen.  Thank you.     I  am grateful for my…