South Waterloo church to host district event – Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

WATERLOO -- The South Waterloo Church of the Brethren will host the Northern Plains District conference of the Church of the Brethren from Friday through Sunday.

The Rev. David A Whitten, pastor of the South Waterloo congregation, is the moderator of the conference. The Northern Plains District represents 30 congregations in Iowa, Southern Minnesota and Montana.

Worship services will feature the theme from the Book of Judges.

On Saturday, the community choir One Voice from Waterloo will provide special music and the Metropolitan Brass, also from Waterloo, will present special music on Sunday morning.

Participants of the conference will make contributions to several service projects. They include T-shirt diapers for Haiti; supplies for the House of Hope in Waterloo; school kits for Church World Service; and cash donations to agencies that support refugees -- Nigerian Crisis Fund or Church World Service.

There also will be six dynamic workshops. Three are planned for 10:30 a.m. Saturday: "Mental Health and the Congregation" by Kim Hill-Smith and Marlene Dickerson; "Intentional Strength-Based Ministry for the Community of Faith" by the Rev. Belita Mitchell; and "Christ in Action" by moderator the Rev. Sam Sarpiya.

At 8:30 a.m., Sunday workshops will be: "A Listening Session with the General Secretary" by the Rev. David Steele; "Building Bridges across Communities" by Waterloo Mayor Quentin Hart; and "Brethren Heritage Trip" by La Donna Brunk, Diane Mason and Diane Sittig.

An auction of handcrafted items, woodworking projects, and antiques is set for 4 p.m. Saturday to support the district.

The South Waterloo Church of the Brethren is located at 6227 Kimball Ave. The public is invited to attend the workshops, auction and worship services.

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