September 20 to Focus on Global COB
Lancaster Church of the Brethren will focus on the global church during morning and evening services on Sunday, September 20. The church is located at 1601 Sunset Ave., Lancaster.
In the morning, Sharon Norton, Executive Director of Global Mission for the Church of the Brethren, will preach in the 10:15 contemporary service in the church’s Worship & Event Center and the 10:30 traditional service in the sanctuary. Her topic is “Under Their Own Vine and Fig Tree” (Micah 4:1-5).
Norton worked in overseas missions for 27 years, including the final four years as co-administrator for Europe and Africa with the Mennonite Mission Network. Previously, she served 14 years as a mission worker in Germany with Eastern Mennonite Missions/Mennonite Mission Network. She is a graduate of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary and an ordained minister in the Mennonite Church. She and her husband, Steve, live in Goshen, Ind.
In addition, Pastor Carlos “Sandy” Garcia, president of the Church of the Brethren in the Dominican Republic (DR), will preach in the 10:15 Spanish language service in the Chapel.
In the evening, the congregation will host ENGAGE: A Church of the Brethren Global Mission Gathering from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the church’s Worship & Event Center. The event will provide opportunities for worship, conversation, and learning under the theme of “United in Mission” (Revelation 7:9).
Featured speakers include Roger Padilla of the Church of the Brethren in Venezuela; Eric Ramirez, a member of the Country Advisory Team for Brethren in the Dominican Republic; and Rebecca Dali, co-pastor of Panther Creek Church of the Brethren in Adele, Iowa, and a leading member of Ekklesiyar Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN, the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria).
The gathering is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Morning services and the ENGAGE event will be live streamed on the Lancaster COB YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@lancob. Learn more at www.brethren.org/global.