Tomorrow, marks the 49th anniversary of the Church of the Brethren General Office building dedication on April 8, 1959.
According to The Brethren Encyclopedia, the General Brotherhood Board began a long-range study of the church's headquarters in Elgin in 1952. Four years later in 1956 the Annual Conference "adopted with gratitude" a plan for purchasing land and construction of new facilities.
Located on 24 acres on the northeast edge of Elgin, the facilities consist of a building with an area of 97,000 square feet. The building includes office space for the staff of the General Board, BBT, ABC, Brethren Press, a chapel, and the Brethren Historical Library and Archive.
About Me
- Herman Kauffman
- Herman is a retired pastor, after serving as Executive Minister of the Northern Indiana District Church of the Brethren, 1994-2012. He has since completed three interim pastorates in Northern Indiana. He is a graduate of Manchester College (B.S. 1971) and Bethany Theological Seminary (M.Div. 1976). Ministries have included: * Internship at Lincolnshire Church of the Brethren * Pastor at Columbia City Church of the Brethren * Pastor at Lafayette Church of the Brethren * Pastor at Painesville Church of the Brethren * Pastor at Everett Church of the Brethren * District Executive of Northern Indiana District * Interim at Union Center Church of the Brethren * Interim at Plymouth Church of the Brethren * Interim at Prince of Peace Church of the Brethren in South Bend.