Your Call . . . Your Journey . . . Your Education
Greetings Sisters and Brothers:

There is Good News in this New Year! The church is primed for a renewed passion and vision for calling persons to set-apart ministerial leadership. A new, creative initiative supported by the Office of Ministry is the emphasis for promoting “Calling the Called” events throughout the denomination. This initiative was introduced at the Greensboro Annual Conference last July. Additional information will be forthcoming and distributed through the district offices. Plans are underway for two major events this coming fall. Stay alert for further information! 

Within the SVMC area, the Resource and Development Committee of the Governing Board has initiated an effort to promote this “Calling” emphasis. Persons from each of the five districts have been invited to share their “Calling” journey through the writing of short essays regarding their “call to ministry” journey. Begun in the fall of 2019, and for the remainder of 2020, we will be highlighting “calling” stories of individuals who will share their unique perspectives on our theme:  Your Call…Your Journey…Your Education.  


Beverly Skopic contributes this fourth essay. Beverly is a 2019 graduate of the ACTS program with Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center. She was ordained in 2018 and currently serves two congregations: Rockhill Church of the Brethren, and Mt. Union Presbyterian Church.
SVMC's mission is to equip leaders for ministry in a regionally based, Christ centered, culturally relevant context in ways that bear witness to the beliefs, heritages and practices of the Church of the Brethren.

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