PBMC Reunion 2025 “Choose Hope”
Dates: July 5-10, 2025
Directors: Curtis Lee (clnaklee@outlook.com), Lynnette Lee (llee43@outlook.com), Cathy Garrett (garrett.cathym@gmail.com & Marilyn Ettleman (aettleman@hotmail.com)
If you are interested in helping at Reunion, please contact one of the directors. They are always looking for help!
We anticipate a large reunion again this year. Last year, we were maxed out on housing. Upper Lodge housing will be very limited and is not guaranteed. Please register early, and if you can share a cabin with family or friends, please indicate this on your registration. We don’t want to turn anyone away!
Guest Ministry: We are thrilled to have the extremely knowledgeable, talented and entertaining duo of Andrew Bolton and Jack Ergo! You don’t want to miss out on the ministry that they will bring!
ANDREW BOLTON grew up in England as a Roman Catholic. He first met Community of Christ in Germany as a young adult and was baptized in South Wales a year later. He taught world religions in high school and then at Westminster College, Oxford before going to work for the church at its international headquarters, Independence, MO in 1998. For 12 years he coordinated Peace and Justice Ministries for Community of Christ and planned and led 11 Peace Colloquies at the Temple. From 2007-2016 he served as an apostle in Asia helping lead pastoral care and mission of 220 congregations in 10 countries. With Jewell, his wife, they have two grown up sons, Matthew and David, and two grandchildren. For 20 years they lived in Harvest Hills, an experimental Zionic community in Independence. His latest book coming out this year is Living the Sermon on the Mount in Difficult Times (Wipf and Stock, 2025). Now Jewell and Andrew live in Leicester, England, 5 minutes walk from their small but growing congregation. It began in 1885 when a young adult started preaching on Leicester Market. He preached for three years before the first baptism. One of their projects is getting peace education into the public school system of 89 schools in Leicester, a super diverse city.
JACK ERGO has been surrounded by music his entire life. He began piano lessons at the age of four and by the age of nine was regularly performing piano recitals and playing for church services. He served as Music Director for Community of Christ Headquarters from 1981 thru 2001 and led the renown Independence Messiah Choir in their concerts, recordings and television productions. Jack has traveled widely for Community of Christ – leading worship and music workshops and leading hymn festivals, and as guest at camps and reunions. Jack retires this summer after 24 years at Graceland University where he was Orchestra Director and Associate Professor of Piano. There is never a dull moment when Jack is around!
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Cost: $300.00 per person (staying in Lodge – 5 yrs. old and older) for full week registration (or $60.00 per person/per day if a partial week registration); $265.00 per person (staying RV/Duplex/Cabin housing – 5 yrs. old and older) for full week registration (or $53.00 per person/per day if a partial week registration). All children 4 yrs. old and younger are free. Fee includes housing, food, guest ministry, and all other administrative costs. For those just attending “during the day” (no housing needed), costs are $15 per day/per person to be on the grounds, and $8 per person/per meal.
Registration: Please complete the online registration form below, as well as making your payment for Reunion (the online registration process below will automatically take you to our PayPal Site to make your payment – your registration process is not complete until you make payment – choose the option on the PayPal Site “pay with Debit or Credit Card”). If you prefer, you may mail a check made out to “PBMC” to: PO Box 4, Woodbine, IA 51579. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email of your registration. In late June, a postage mail letter will be sent to you, giving you further information about the Reunion schedule, housing confirmation, etc. – as well as registration payment details (payment received, and if any further payment is still owed).