James was ready to give up. He had gone from employer to employer with the hope of starting over, but each time he was told that his background check prevented him from starting the job. Most employers were impressed with him but were unable to offer him the position due to hiring policies around previously being incarcerated…

We are thrilled to announce Heather Beaty has been appointed to serve as bishop of the Susquehanna Conference of the Brethren in Christ U.S., her term starting May 1, 2022. Following her nomination by the Susquehanna Conference Board of Directors, acting as the bishop search committee…

Pictured from left to right: Naomi Smith, member from the Susquehanna Conference; Jose Rodriguez, member-at-large from the Southeast Conference; and Brian Mbuu, member-at-large from the Atlantic Conference. Over the past two years, we’ve added many new members to our General Conference Board (GCB)…

Over the past two years, Macha Mission Hospital in Zambia has faced its share of challenges. The Covid-19 pandemic, supply chain issues, and aging facilities all contributed to stretching the hospital and its staff. But God is good, and Macha Hospital has continued to provide quality healthcare to its community…

We are pleased to welcome Pastor Tara Beth Leach as our keynote speaker for General Assembly 2022 in Salina, Kansas, July 22-25. Tara Beth was scheduled to speak at our gathering in 2020, but the pandemic sadly changed everyone’s plans. We were thrilled to re-extend the invitation again this year…

As announced in early 2021, the Brethren in Christ U.S. commissioned an independent task force to explore and address issues of injustice related to women in ministry in the Brethren in Christ denomination. The work of the task force seeks to identify and implement best practices that will make evident our long-standing value of affirming women in ministry and leadership…

We are pleased to introduce our new Development Officer, Mark Templeton. Mark Templeton, Development Officer This new role was created in part to support the growth coming out of Project 250, an initiative to guide us as we approach our 250th anniversary in 2028…

As a young, newly married pastor, I had grandiose plans for how Micah, my husband, and I would form new traditions around Christmas. I read of an idea - most likely from scrolling for a prolonged period of time on Pinterest - that a brilliant way to count down to Christmas was to create your own Advent calendar…

Love of God and love of neighbor are binding and essential principles in our faith. This was the primary message I was hoping that folks heard during my July 2021 sermon in my local church. The assigned lectionary text for the week came from Amos 7—the third of three visions Amos had received from God regarding the status of the people in Israel…

Followers of Jesus around the world recognize the importance of the Bible to our faith. Whether in daily devotions, Bible studies, or church services, the assumption is that the Bible is a book worthy of reading – and reading often. While there is broad agreement that the Bible ought to be read…

The newly created Leadership Council Advisory Team (LCAT) met for the first time last month.  The group was formed to help BIC U.S. work toward the fifth priority of Project 250: to increase the number of appropriately qualified women and people of color serving and advising on the BIC U.S…

In 2020, we launched Project 250, a collection of five initiatives to guide us to Brethren in Christ’s 250th birthday in 2028. The initiatives were created to honor our past, strengthen our present, and move us toward the future God is calling us to…