In partnership with generous U.S. congregations and individuals, we celebrate Sophie T.* having deployed to Thailand on January 20, 2018, for a three-year term. BIC U.S. World Missions began sending global workers to Thailand 30 years ago…

Courage is like — it’s a habitus, a habit, a virtue: You get it by courageous acts. It’s like you learn to swim by swimming. You learn courage by couraging. Mary Daly (via Brene Brown’s The Gifts of Imperfection) There are images you just can’t get out of your head…

Many Christians think that the Trinity is confusing, contradictory, and impractical. Isn’t that a shame? The Trinity is not only who God is, but also what makes Christianity compelling among the world’s religions. However, making the Trinity more relevant in evangelism and discipleship requires an embrace of paradox rather than the customary retreat from it…

“I think it is one of the tragedies of our nation, one of the shameful tragedies, that eleven o’clock on Sunday morning is one of the most segregated hours, if not the most segregated hour, in Christian America…

More countries in the BIC global network were represented at the 2017 Brethren in Christ National Leader Conference, based in London, November 17-21, than any other BIC-specific event in Brethren in Christ history, according to our common knowledge. Twenty-five national BIC leaders representing 17 nations and five continents participated in the assembly hosted by the International Brethren in Christ Association (IBICA)…

On behalf of the BIC U.S. family, we want to express our deepest gratitude for Dr. John and Esther Spurrier’s nearly three decades of faithful service overseas. This December, John and Esther will be retiring from full-time medical missions at Macha Mission Hospital in Zambia…

We are delighted to announce Awaken: BIC Network for Women in Ministry will be hosting a leadership conference just prior to General Assembly 2018, Friday, July 13, 2018, Grantham Church, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Katelyn Beaty — an editor at large at Christianity Today — will be presenting the plenary session…

We’re honored to announce James Reynolds has been appointed executive director of the Brethren in Christ Foundation and Mitchell Martin has been selected as director of finance and director of shared services for the BIC U.S., both effective immediately. Since Rick Snyder — director of BIC U.S…

The other day I asked my six-year-old daughter what I assumed was a simple question — “Where do you want to go get ice cream?” There are two great options in town, and I wanted to let her make the final decision…

We are thrilled to announce Bob Beaty has been confirmed bishop of Susquehanna Conference, his term starting August 1, 2018, following Bishop Ken Hoke’s retirement end of July 2018. On Sunday, November 13, 2017, the Susquehanna Conference bishop search committee and General Conference Board recommended Bob as bishop nominee to voting delegates of the Susquehanna Conference…

After two years in a former steakhouse, our CrossRoads church plant in Salina, Kansas, purchased the largest bar in the city and converted it into a house of worship. Taking advantage of a natural divide in the building, we used about two-thirds for a worship center and the other third as a multipurpose room/fellowship hall…

https://vimeo.com/241695757 As we approach Thanksgiving, National Director Alan Robinson gives thanks for what God has done through our Brethren in Christ family. In 2017, we the BIC family celebrate commissioning a record number of global workers; supporting church planting efforts domestically and globally…