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300th Anniversary Miscellaneous ResourcesBrethren Historical Sites in the Atlantic RegionRichmond, Virginia is the site of the 2008 Annual Conference. People traveling to Richmond for Annual Conference may want to take advantage of the opportunity to visit a variety of Brethren historical sites in the mid-Atlantic region. To facilitate this, the Anniversary Committee has developed a tour guide, listing potential sites, background information, hours, contact information, and directions. Lineaus W. Longenecker (deceased) print available for purchase
New, unframed prints are available for a special annviersary price of $25.00 plus $7.00 shipping and handling. The actual size of the picture is 14 5/8" x 20 1/4". But it does have a wide border for easier matting and framing; the total size is 19 1/2" x 24 3/4". It comes with a document describing the items included in the collage and will be shipped in a mailing tube. Orders can be directed to the daughter of the artist: Sylvia M. Longenecker-Weaver, 212 Fairview Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552. Commemorative Calendar — SOLD OUTThe Annual Conference Anniversary Committee, with the Brethren Church Tercentennial Committee, is developing a commemorative calendar featuring 17 contemporary photos of historical sites. The September 2007 — December 2008 calendar includes more that 20 inset photos, sidebars listing significant historical dates, and dates of 300th Anniversary Celebration events. Six pages of textual information includes the history of other Brethren bodies, ordinances, interesting Annual Meeting decisions prior to 1884, and Brethren contributions to education and printing. Unfortunately, we have sold out of the commemorative calendars. |
This print, made from an original painting (owned by the Bucher Anabaptist Center located on the Elizabethtown College campus) called "A Seed Sown Found Root" is a collage of symbols and locations important to the founding of the Germantown congregation in 1723. It includes: the Germantown Church, the Germantown Cemetary, the Wissahicken Creek, a dove representing the Holy Spirit, a basin and towel representing servanthood, the Word, the Sauer printing pres, a ship representing the mode of travel the early Brethren used to escape the persecution they were experiencing in Europe, the bread and cup, the poor ox where congregants could give money to help the needy, and the Alexander Mack seal.