Poster contest open to Brethren church youth

Children in the Church of the Brethren are invited to submit their ideas on reducing global hunger.

A new Kid's Regnuh Poster Project invites children ages 6 to 14 to illustrate ways people can better respond to the world's 1 billion people who lack adequate food. The Regnuh Poster Project is sponsored by the Church of the Brethren's Global Food Crisis Fund as part of its 25th anniversary celebration.

While Regnuh (hunger spelled backward) is the overarching theme, the posters may also illustrate biblical sayings, church teachings, or health and environmental concerns related to hunger.

The drawings are to be on 8½by-11-inch paper with the name and age of the child, congregation, and district on the reverse side. Entries are to be postmarked by April 30 and sent to the Global Food Crisis Fund, 1451 Dundee Ave., Elgin, IL 60120.

Tentative plans are to display the drawings at the 2008 annual conference of the denomination or to post them on the Global Food Crisis Fund website.

Howard Royer is manager of the Global Food Crisis Fund for the Church of the Brethren general board.

The Church of the Brethren is a Christian denomination committed to continuing the work of Jesus peacefully and simply and to living out its faith in community. It counts almost 130,000 members across the United States and Puerto Rico.

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