BIC U.S. Awarded $1.25 Million for Thriving Congregations Initiative General Conference of the Brethren in Christ (Brethren in Christ U.S.) has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish The Thriving Congregations Initiative. The project is being funded through Lilly Endowment’s Thriving Congregations Initiative… Read On Published December 6, 2023
A Call to Prayer for Peace It is with broken hearts that we have watched violence unfold in Israel and Palestine. It is the same sorrow we feel whenever and wherever armed conflict destroys the lives of so many. We mourn the senseless loss of life and the trauma that millions have endured… Read On Published October 17, 2023
$52,592 Distributed for Flooding Relief in 2022 Last year, intense flooding impacted communities around the world, disproportionately affecting poor and underdeveloped countries that lack resources to aid the recovery and rebuilding process. Thanks to generous contributions to the Global Compassion Fund, we were able to respond quickly as our global family made us aware of needs… Read On Published June 7, 2023
Culture & Perspectives 3 Movements of Attentiveness for this Christmas Season Taking out the trash mid-holiday party has become an oddly spiritual chore for me. The trash can usually fills up midway through a gathering, and taking it out has become a Christmas Party Examen that helps me be attentive. (You may be familiar with… Read On Published November 30, 2023
Impact Malawi Ministry Update Dear friends, Twenty-three years ago, Doug and Barb Miller moved their young family to Malawi to serve among the Yawo people, a group that has historically been hard to reach with the Gospel. Through the Miller’s ministry of prayer, chronological… Read On Published November 28, 2023
Profiles Breath of Life Aliento De Vida is a Spanish-speaking congregation in Salina, Kansas, co-pastored by father and son duo Filiberto and Alex Zapata. Aliento De Vida (which translates to Breath of Life) started as a church plant ten years ago. They rapidly grew and a… Read On Published October 23, 2023
Culture & Perspectives Reflections on Micah 6:8 My husband’s aunt owns a cabin along Pine Creek in Northern Pennsylvania. I’m always arrested by the stillness, such a contrast from the noisy pace of my day-today life and mind. In the quiet of the early morning or at the hush of dusk, the… Read On Published October 12, 2023
