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1 1. This year’s auction will include new activities geared toward younger
2 attendees, and the menu will include new healthy and fun-food options.
3 2. Board representation from Atlantic Northeast and Southern PA district has
4 been affected by congregational withdrawal in both places. Bylaws require
5 1/3 of board to be from each district plus 1/3 at-large members.
6 3. Appeal for district members to step into individual committee roles to help
7 facilitate the auction in the future. The heifer auction will continue, but the
8 auction recognizes that earnings are down because of how government
9 policies are adversely affecting the dairy industry. Volunteers and quilt
10 donors may register online at www.brethrenauction.org.
11 C. Report accepted.
12 XI. TESTIMONY #1 Sari Holt, Teacher from Shippensburg Church.
13 XII. GREETINGS FROM ANNUAL CONFERENCE MODERATOR
14 A. Paul Mundey, Moderator of Church of the Brethren 2020 Annual Conference.
15 B. Galatians 2:20 anchors our beloved denomination for our future.
16 C. Aware of the “rumble” in the church; calls us to God’s reality that Jesus Christ is
17 above the “rumble.” The reality of a biblical hope in Christ compels Paul Mundey
18 to believe that the best years of the Church of the Brethren are ahead of us.
19 Identified a parallel between Tony Bennett (93 years old) singing “The Best Is
20 Yet to Come” and the denomination that, like him, has gone through wayward
21 times, challenges, and heresies but is still called to “keep on keeping on” as we
22 run toward Christ with abandon.
23 D. 2020 Annual Conference will be held at DeVos Convention Center in Grand
24 Rapids, MI, July 1-5.
25 XIII. BUSINESS ITEM #2 – DISTRICT 2018 FINANCIAL REPORT (pp. 88-95)
26 A. Presented by H. Roger Miller. Identified the financial impact of withdrawing
27 congregations.
28 B. Report accepted.
29 XIV. BUSINESS ITEM #3 – DISTRICT AUDITOR’S REPORT (pp. 98-118)
30 A. Presented by Ed Straley, who clarified the difference between audits and financial
31 reviews. Boyer & Ritter perform Financial Reviews for Southern PA District.
32 B. Report accepted.
33 XV. BUSINESS ITEM #4 – PROPOSAL AND DISCUSSION RE: 2020 BUDGET
34 AND DISTRICT FINANCIAL MINISTRIES ALLOCATION (pp. 119-122)
35 A. Stewards are presenting a 2020 budget that reduces budget by $48,841.21 from
36 2019.
37 B. Remarked on how all District Mission Agencies failed to receive all budgeted
38 amounts in 2019 because only 88% of proposed funds were given to the district
39 for distribution in 2018. Churches are encouraged to consider increasing
40 individual support for DMA’s to compensate for district level changes and
41 shortfalls.
42 XVI. TESTIMONY #2 – Ron Bell, Northern District.
43 XVII. REPORT OF CAMP EDER (pp.68-69)
44 A. Executive Director Bryan Smith reported:

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