Official Provincial Elders’ News

OFFICIAL PROVINCIAL ELDERS’ NEWS

Prayer Day for Moravian Unity Work, March 1, 2020 The first Sunday in March is designated as a day of prayer for the special causes which are supported by all provinces of our Moravian Unity. This year the offerings received will be used by the Moravian Church in Rwanda to erect a church building as a national headquarter in the capital city of Kigali, as required by government regulations.

NORTHERN PROVINCE

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Sister Tammie Rinker, who has been serving as pastor for Trinity Moravian Church, New Carrolton, Maryland, has accepted the call to serve as pastor for West Side Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Sister Rinker was installed into her new work February 16, 2020.

Nazareth, Pennsylvania Brother Jeffrey Gehris, who has been serving as pastor for Nazareth Moravian Church, Nazareth, Pennsylvania, concluded his ministry with the congregation December 31, 2019.

Elizabeth D. Miller Provincial Elders’ Conference

SOUTHERN PROVINCE Rolling Hills Evette Campbell, an approved candidate for ordination, and Provincial Acolyte at Palm Beach Moravian Church, has accepted a call to become pastor of the Rolling Hills congregation, Longwood, FL. Evette will be ordained by the Rt. Rev. Tom Shelton, at 3:00 p.m., Sunday, January 19, at Rolling Hills Moravian Church, and expects to begin ministry there in early February.

Prince of Peace The Rev. Dr. Dion Christopher, currently pastor of the Friedensberg Moravian Church, Frederiksted, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, has accepted an appointment to become pastor of the Prince of Peace congregation, Miami, FL. Rev. Christopher will be installed at Prince of Peace on March 1, 2020. We invite your prayers for brother Dion, his wife, the Rev. Eulencine Christopher, their children, and the Prince of Peace and Frederiksted congregations.

We welcome these two pastors into the ministry of our Southern Province.

David Guthrie Provincial Elders’ Conference

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THE WALTER VIVIAN MOSES LECTURE IN MORAVIAN STUDIES Dr. Jon F. Sensbach “Moravians in Georgia, Part Two: Rediscovering a Forgotten Mission”

MORAVIAN MUSIC FOUNDATION CONCERT Beethoven in Bethlehem

MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL LECTURE Dr. Jenna M. Gibbs “Conversion and Conflict: Christian Latrobe visits South Africa, 1815-1816”

October 8 th –10 th , 2020 Moravian College, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania moravianconferences.org | 610.866.3255

The conference is sponsored by the Moravian Archives, Moravian College, and the Center for Moravian Studies, in partnership with the Moravian Music Foundation, Moravian Historical Society, and Moravian Theological Seminary.

Reflect on Jesus’ willing sacrifice on the cross and the journey that took him there with Readings for Holy Week. A harmony of the Gospel stories of Christ’s final days, combined with inspirational hymn texts, illustrate the full depth of God’s love. Large Print Edition Reg. 11.95, now $7.50! Music Edition Reg. 13.95, now $10.50! Special pricing ends March 27, 2020

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