Upcoming Events
All events are open to the public, and all are free of charge.
For events in the Bucher Meetinghouse, use “450 Campus Road, Elizabethtown, PA” in your navigation app. Although not an actual physical address, it will place you close to the entrance of the Young Center parking lot. Then use the building’s main entrance—beside the Young Center sign—to access the meetinghouse.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 • 7 pm • Bucher Meetinghouse
LECTURE
Living Our Song: The Music of Andy and Terry Murray
Andy and Terry Murray—renowned Church of the Brethren musicians and influential theological storytellers—have spent decades blending rich harmonies with deep spiritual insight, using music to pass on essential tenets of Brethren theology, faith, and practice: heroes “never carry a gun,” pick up a “shovel instead of a gun,” and “one person at a time” can get things done.
Join us for an evening exploring the rich theological and storytelling legacy of the Murrays’ music, including a time of singing together from Living Our Song: The Music of Andy and Terry Murray, a new songbook collection featuring many of their original compositions.
Rachel Bucher Swank (songbook editor) is a 7th grade general music teacher at Manheim Township Middle School in Lancaster and an ordained minister in the Church of the Brethren, currently serving as music coordinator at Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren. She is a 2025 Master of Music and Peacebuilding graduate from Elizabethtown College and also holds a Master of Education and a certificate of Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation in Educational Settings from Eastern Mennonite University.
Andy and Terry Murray are best known within the Church of the Brethren as a singer/songwriter duo who compose songs about Brethren history and theology. Throughout his career, Andy has worked as a minister, chaplain, and college professor, and he was the founding director of the Baker Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies at Juniata College. Terry, a professional organist, has worked as a composer, arranger, and piano and organ professor at Juniata College.
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