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The Scoop: District News Snippets & Stories

March/April 2026

Volume 60; Issue 2

The ANE District is indebted to Assistant Treasurer Ray Flagg.

Thank you, Ray!

Register for ANE District Women's Spring Fellowship by March 9! Event flyer.

Can churches thrive without full-time clergy? Absolutely.

To explore how, register for the ANE District Ministry Commission's Better with Less Workshop by April 14. Event flyer.

District is offering Youth Kingian Nonviolence Trainings!

Learn more and register here.

Registration for Annual Conference (Fort Wayne, IN, June 28-July 2) will open at 12 Noon Central Time on March 4.

Lancaster COB is chartering a 56-seat motor coach to Annual Conference and invites others to join.

Ephrata COB to Host L.E.A.D. Conference in May Register now!

Part Time Pastor: Full Time Church will sponsor "Practicing the Way: The Sabbath Practice" for Multi-Vocational Pastors. Register here by April 8!

FaithX registration is open until April 1, and trips are filling up! Flyer.

Young Adult Conference 2026 registration is open!

Unsure who to contact for information or support in the District Office? Read on!

A glimpse of the 2026 ANE Moderator's vision

Strong turnout at January District Youth Repeat Retreat

Candles and hope kindled at Ridgeway Community COB January Peace Vigil

God’s timing on Island Time: Communications & Event Specialist participates in Puerto Rico Peace Camp

El Tiempo de Dios en la Isla: Especialista en Comunicaciones y Eventos Participa en un Campamento de Paz en Puerto Rico

March/April District Prayer Calendar (in English & en español)

National Youth Conference registration is open!

Cost increases from $625 to $650 on March 1. Click here for more information.

ANE Upcoming Events

March 12:

Camp Swatara Maple Syrup Making 101,10-am-6pm.

Young Center Banquet and Durnbaugh Lecture, 6/7pm, Susquehanna Room of Myer Hall.

March 13:

Young Center Seminar: "Church and Culture: Finding Promise Amid Change," 9:30am-12pm, Bucher Meetinghouse.

SVMC "Love Feast: Past, Present, Future" CEU Event, 10:30am-2:30pm, Cross Keys Village (New Oxford, PA).

March 19: L.E.A.D. Third Thursday Webinar, 7-8pm.

March 23: Virginia State University Concert Choir Concert, 7:30pm, Elizabethtown COB.

March 26: COBYS Caring Hearts Luncheon, 11:30am-1:30pm,The Inn at Leola Village.

March 27: Camp Swatara Pasta Dinner Fundraiser, 4:30-7pm.

March 28:

Ventures "Creation Care through Faith" Course , 10am-1pm (CT), online.

Apollo Chamber Players Concert, 7pm, Elizabethtown COB.

April 7: Young Center Lecture: "Analysis of the Interaction between the American Politico-Legal System and the Amish Christian Minority," 7pm, Bucher Meetinghouse.

April 16: Elizabethtown College Ware Lecture on "Creating the World You Want" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 7pm, Leffler Chapel and Performance Center.

April 22-26: Camp Swatara Family Camp Opening Weekend

April 28: COBYS Wenger Foundation Praise Dinner, 6pm, Lebanon Expo Center.

Visit the online District Wide Event Calendar for more events of interest!

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ANE Staff

Pete Kontra, District Executive; Don Mitchell, Director of Intercultural Ministries; Stan Dueck, Director of Discipleship Ministries; Adam Swartz, Director of Finance; Marianne Fitzkee, Communications and Event Specialist; Kelly Bernstein, Office Administrator