Brethren in Christ U.S.

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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

Resources

When Your Soul Needs a Break

Jobs end. Move to a new home … not to mention a new city. Start new jobs. Begin forming a new church. Discover you’re going to be parents. Hear the words: You lost the baby. Finish graduate school. Discover you’re going to be parents …… Read On

Published August 4, 2017

Culture & Perspectives + Impact

Downward Mobility

I live in a neighborhood that, to the world outside it, is virtually invisible. Places like my neighborhood in East Dayton are almost never depicted in TV shows or in movies — if they are, they are represented as alien places into which the… Read On

Published July 20, 2017

World Missions

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

News

Director of BIC U.S. Shared Services and CEO of the BIC Foundation to Retire

We regret to announce that Rick Snyder — director of BIC U.S. shared services and CEO of the BIC Foundation — is retiring, the anticipated date for his departure later this summer. While sad to leave the BIC U.S… Read On

Published June 20, 2017

National Director Agrees to Second Term Leading the BIC U.S.

On behalf of the General Conference Board (GCB), Wanda Heise, chairperson, is pleased to announce that Alan Robinson, national director of the BIC U.S… Read On

Published March 23, 2017

Donors Pledge $1.4 Million Matching Grant for Ministry Campaign

We are thrilled to announce that donors (who wish to remain anonymous) have committed to giving $1.4 million in matching funds for the Honor the Past: Build the Future campaign. If matched dollar for dollar over the next three years, the pledge should eliminate the BIC Pension Fund deficit: the ministry campaign’s first goal… Read On

Published March 22, 2017

2017 Impact Seminar

A Different Game of Thrones: Imagining the Peaceable Kingdom Overcoming the Empire.

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