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Coronavirus: Updates and Ways to Pray

Dear BIC U.S. pastors and congregations, A lot has happened since our previous statement. The global COVID-19 pandemic has continued to impact all of our lives. Government leaders and medical professionals continue to offer recommendations and, at times, mandatory stay-at-home orders…

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Coronavirus: Counsel to Pastors and Congregations

Dear BIC U.S. pastors and congregations, Greetings in the name of Jesus, Lord of the Church. On March 17, 2020, the Leadership Council of BIC U.S. met to prayerfully discuss and provide counsel to the Church regarding the COVID-19 crisis that much of the world is experiencing…

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Coronavirus: Message from the National Director

To our BIC family, These are unprecedented days in the life of the Church and for the citizens of the world. The global pandemic as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has led all of us into uncharted territory. Each new day…

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Ron Bowell to Become Next Midwest Conference Bishop

We are thrilled to announce Ron Bowell has been confirmed as bishop of the Midwest Regional Conference (Midwest Conference) of the Brethren in Christ U.S., his term starting August 1, 2020, following Perry Engle’s retirement as bishop of the Midwest Conference end of July 2020…

Culture & Perspectives

Growing in America’s Heartland

New Trail Reaches Ranching Culture It was Saturday afternoon of the rodeo. Stan Norman climbed into the bull pen, baptizing two bull riders in the stock tank surrounded by the largest bulls and broncs. “All I asked the bull riders was they cover my backside…

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BIC U.S. World Missions Deploys Estol and Kristen Bathurst

In partnership with U.S. congregations and individuals, we celebrate that Estol and Kristen Bathurst, along with their five children, deployed to Malawi, October 1, 2019, for a three-year missionary term. Thank you for walking alongside the Bathursts through your prayers and financial support…

Resources

Q&A: How to Give Charitably Through Your Savings

We all hope to save — whether it’s for our next vacation, car, or children’s college tuition. Now you can save for your long- and short-term goals while giving to a charity of your choice. Today, John Burns…

Profiles

Q&A: Gloria Wolfe, BIC Leader and Chaplain of Roller Derby Team

We’re privileged to welcome Gloria Wolfe, chaplain of the Dirt Road Dears, with us today. Gloria has led ministry for more than 20 years at Jemison Valley Church, Westfield, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Gary, who now leads there as shepherding pastor…

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Engaging Islam, On Its Own Terms

Apologetics course through Jay Smith’s veins. His theological lineage includes Francis Schaeffer. The theologian discipled Jay’s missionary parents, who, in turn, discipled Ravi Zacharias, the globally renowned, Indian-born Christian apologist. But rhetoric, he argues, is also in the DNA of India…

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Pastor Profile: Luke Embree

Hitchhiking across the United States at 18, Luke posed a question to the Creator of the universe. He had been about to head West on Route 50 — the highway slicing America’s midsection — when he’d been struck by the majesty of the Appalachian Mountains…