Brethren in Christ U.S.

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Culture & Perspectives + Resources

Q&A with Alan Robinson: On the Women in Ministry Leadership Statement

Last week BIC U.S. released a statement from Leadership Council on women in ministry leadership. The statement has been well received, and we have received a significant amount of positive feedback. Reflecting on the statement and your input… Read On

Published September 8, 2017

Culture & Perspectives + Impact

Celebrating Women in Ministry Leadership

A woman introduced me to faith in Jesus Christ. At 10 years old, I found myself in a small, crowded living room in Northern Ireland — the gathering place of the Bible club of a growing church plant. Whether or not a formal preacher, the woman… Read On

Published August 25, 2017

Culture & Perspectives

Racial Fungus and Charlottesville

In light of the increasing awareness of racism in this country, BIC U.S. pastor John Walker shares about the insidiousness of racial prejudice. I like tomatoes. This year, however, I put in only one plant. I placed it in one of the older gardens… Read On

Published August 22, 2017

Culture & Perspectives

My Good Samaritan Was a Muslim

I have told this story to a few people and have often received responses like, “You have got to be joking … that sounds just like the parable of the Good Samaritan.” Unfortunately, I assume there has often been a bit of skepticism in those… Read On

Published August 4, 2017

World Missions

For more than 100 years, the Brethren in Christ U.S. has been impacting individuals and communities around the world.

News

Global Compassion Fund Releases $15,000 to Help Brothers and Sisters in India and Nepal

More than 1,000 people have died and 41 million people in South Asia have been affected in some of the severest flooding in decades, according to relief officials and the United Nations… Read On

Published September 22, 2017

Largest Group of New Missionaries to Deploy in Nearly 10 Years

Of the many things to celebrate at the 2017 Missions Day at Roxbury Holiness Camp, Wednesday, August 9, 2017, sending new missionaries was at the top of the list. Within six months, six new missionaries — two couples and two individuals — plan to serve cross-culturally and/or internationally with BIC U.S. World Missions… Read On

Published August 28, 2017

Congregations and Individuals Give More Than $100,000 for SPICE Renovations

On behalf of BIC U.S. World Missions, we’d like to thank you: In fewer than six months, our Church family raised more than $100,000 for SPICE renovations — reaching our goal for the SPICE Capital Improvements project of $108,206. Through the generosity of BIC U.S… Read On