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The Corporation is managed by a Board of Directors Composed of thirteen members.
Seven members are elected by the Corporation delegates from nominations submitted by the
Board of Directors. Four members are elected directly by the Board of Directors. The election
process takes place during the Annual Corporation Meeting of the Foundation Board via a ballot
prepared by The Brethren Home Foundation. The President of the Corporation and the President
of The Friends of Cross Keys Village are ex-officio members, with vote.
The Brethren Home Foundation is the parent corporation, whose subsidiary corporations
are The Brethren Home Community (Health Care and Retirement Facilities) including the
Program and Services Advisory Board, and The Brethren Management Services Corporation.
The corporations are not-for-profit except The Brethren Management Services Corporation,
which is a for-profit corporation.
The primary subsidiary of The Brethren Home Foundation is The Brethren Home
Community, an Accredited Continuing Care Retirement Community offering subacute nursing
care, long term care, Assisted living, Residential Housing, Dementia Care, and Adult Day Care
services.
(g) Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center (formerly Susquehanna Valley
Satellite). Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center began in 1993 as a joint venture of Bethany
Theological Seminary, Atlantic Northeast District, and Southern PA District, to provide Church
of the Brethren based graduate, certificate, and continuing education training for ministry. In
1997, Bethany Theological Seminary turned control of the ministry over to the sponsoring
Districts, though Bethany remains a partner which accredits the Master of Divinity Degree
courses offered. Currently there are five (5) partnering Districts. They include: Southern PA,
Western PA, Middle PA, Atlantic Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic.
A representative Governing Board of the partners governs the organization. Two
members on the Governing Board, who are appointed by the District Board, represent Southern
Pennsylvania District. These appointments are for a three-year term, with the opportunity for a
second term. The District Executive serves as an ex-officio member of the Governing Board,
with vote.
(h) Disaster Relief Auction. The Church of the Brethren Disaster Relief
Auction, Inc. was organized to plan and conduct an annual auction sale and related activities to
raise funds to support the disaster relief program of the Church of the Brethren including the
relief activities of the Atlantic Northeast and Southern Pennsylvania Districts of the Church of
the Brethren, and to raise awareness of disaster relief needs.
A Board of Directors governs the organization. One-half of the directors shall be from
Southern PA District. These representatives will be proposed by the Church of the Brethren
Disaster Relief Auction Inc. Board of Directors presented to Southern PA District Witness
Commission and Nominating and Personnel Committee for confirmation at District Conference.
A liaison from the District Witness Commission, and the District Executive (or Associate
District Executive) shall serve as ex-officio members of the Church of the Brethren Disaster
Relief Auction, Inc. Board of Directors, without vote.
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