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Congregational Care Team
Congregational Care Team members continue their visits and caring contacts. Team members are Carolyn Cockrell, Reba Herder, Nancy Sassaman, and Karen Weed. The care team is part of this congregation’s long-standing commitment to nonclergy visitation.
In addition to the congregational care team, every other Sunday mornings, “Faith Partners” are available to listen and pray with persons before, after and during the morning worship service. Current Faith Partners are: Reba Herder, Linda Himes, Lisa Stamatis, Mary Kay Ogden, Debra Jahnke, Beth Snowden-Ifft, Carolyn Cockrell.
Commission News
Spiritual Life-Nametags
You are invited to help build our community by wearing a nametag during and after church. Find the supplies you need to make a re-usable nametag at the Welcome Table in the lobby. You can take it home with you, or leave it at the Welcome Table to pick up next time. If you forget to bring it, make a temporary sticker tag at the Welcome Table. What else can you find at the Welcome Table? A list of upcoming events. A place to hand in forms. A place to sign up to volunteer. Come check it out!
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Peace Camp 2026 – Peace Is Sweet — Registration Now Open!
La Verne Church of the Brethren’s annual Peace Camp is back, and this year’s theme is Peace Is Sweet! Children are invited to a joyful week of learning, creativity, friendship, and hands‑on activities that help them explore what it means to practice peace in everyday life.
Registration is now open—reserve your spot and join us for a summer experience filled with fun, community, and the sweetness of peacemaking.
Location: La Verne Church of the Brethren
Date: July 27-July 31
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Click on the link below for more information.
To make a donation or sponsor a Peace Camper, click on the link below and click on Peace Camp. Thank you for your donation.
Choir News
Carmina Burana
On May 2nd, the LVCoB Sanctuary Choir joined the Cal Poly Pomona choirs to perform Carl Orff’s dynamic and lively cantata, Carmina Burana, Cantiones Profanae. Totaling almost 100 voices, the choirs were augmented with a children’s choir and accompanied by two pianos, and a percussion ensemble. A raucous crowd pleaser based on medieval songs and poems from Bavaria, the concert received a standing ovation from audience of over 300.
La Verne Church of the Brethren Tour Send-off Concert
The choir’s last concert of the season was presented Saturday, May 23th at 4:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. The program included music we will perform on our tour in Spain. Among the works by Shawn were- O! What a Beautiful City, Zion, and Wana Baraka plus others. Spirituals and other genres rounded out the concert. Over 200 guests attended. What a season this has been! The 2026-27 season will begin with a rehearsal on September 10th.
Choir Tour June 1-13 in Spain
Thanks to the support of members of our congregation and others in our community the La Verne Church of the Brethren Sanctuary choir leaves on June 1st to tour Spain’s Basque country. A total of 62 travelers will be on the tour. Our touring choir of 41 voices includes singers from Brethren connections across the country. We will perform concerts in Salamanca, San Sebastian, Madrid as well as inside the Burgos Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site, for the Bishop’s Mass. Two of these concerts will be shared with community choirs. Additional stops on the tour include Avila, Segovia, and Bilbao, as well as a visit to Biarritz, France. Our return flight leaves Madrid on June 13th. This is the sixth tour in the last sixteen years. Once again, we will share a musical message of peace, love and compassion. Since 2010 we have toured Hungary, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, and Northern Ireland, as well as the Brethren homeland of eastern Pennsylvania and sites in West Virginia, and North Carolina.
Click below to read a note from the Choir President Doug Bro- A NOTE OF THANKS FOR AN EPIC CHOIR SEASON
Acoustic Juice Concert
Join us for the very first Acoustic Juice Concert, performed by our new mid‑week music group, Odd Tuesday Jams! Led by Randy Miller and Ed Hume, this talented and welcoming crew brings the spirit of community music‑making to the stage.
Mark your calendars for June 20 at 6 p.m. and come enjoy an evening of family, fun, and great tunes. This is a free‑will offering concert, and 100% of the proceeds will go directly to the church.
Our youth will also be fundraising for Peace Camp – Peace Is Sweet, so it’s a perfect night to enjoy music and support meaningful ministries.
Location: La Verne Church of the Brethren Courtyard
Who: All are Welcome
Ticket Price: Free-will offering
Date / Times: Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 6:00 p.m.
Peace Camp- Peace Is Sweet Fundraiser!
Support La Verne Church of the Brethren’s Peace Camp – Peace Is Sweet by joining us for a special fundraiser during the upcoming Acoustic Juice concert! Our youth will be selling delicious root beer floats, and all proceeds will go directly toward Peace Camp preparations.
If you’d like to make an additional gift or sponsor a Peace Camper, please visit the link below and make a donation through our webpage by clicking on Peace Camp 2026. Your generosity helps ensure every child can experience the joy and learning of Peace Camp.
Location: La Verne Church of the Brethren Courtyard
Who: All are Welcome
Date / Times: Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 6:00 p.m.
Imagine Annual Conference 2026
Get ready for a meaningful week of worship, fellowship, and discernment as the Church of the Brethren gathers for the 2026 Annual Conference. Under the theme “Imagine,” we’ll come together to envision the future God is calling us toward—rooted in faith, community, and shared mission.
Join brothers and sisters from across the denomination for inspiring sessions, engaging conversations, and opportunities to reconnect and renew. For more information click below.
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana – Grand Wayne Convention Center
Date: Sunday, June 28 – Thursday, July 2, 2026
Save the Date: Unmasking Whiteness Institute
Every year out Peace and Justice Commission commissions a few folks to attend AWARE‑LA’s Unmasking Whiteness Institute. It is a 4‑day intensive designed for white-identifying participants seeking to build grounded, accountable anti‑racist practice and community. Dates will be July 23 – July 26. If you are interested in attending this important workshop, please contact Phil Hofer or Izzy Pittman.
While our office is closed as part of our normal Friday schedule, we join communities across the nation in honoring Juneteenth. A celebration of freedom and a call to continue building a more just and inclusive future.