Impact - Brethren in Christ U.S.

3 Ways I Saw the Lord Renew Hope Amid My Church’s Crisis

3 Ways I Saw the Lord Renew Hope Amid My Church’s Crisis

Would our church remain open or close? I’ll never forget the September night four years ago when that question was the only item on our church board’s agenda. I can still picture where each of us board members sat, along with our… Read On

Published September 15, 2023

Unity and Trust

Unity and Trust

In August 2022, monsoon flooding wrought devastation across the region of Odisha, India. Within 48 hours of receiving a request from the local Brethren in Christ conference, we released $12,500 from the Global Compassion Fund to provide basic food… Read On

Published May 19, 2023

Under the Kansas Sun

Under the Kansas Sun

On a hot July morning in Kansas in 2022, nearly 80 men and women gathered under a blue- and white-striped tent to pray, reflect, and celebrate the work of World Missions at the former site of Bethel BIC. Large stone steps are all that remain of the… Read On

Published May 11, 2023

Setting the Table

Setting the Table

Early in 2019, Jan Pasteiner took the twenty minute drive north to Flint, Mich., from her home in Goodrich. She pulled up to the donation center for the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan (FBEM) to drop off supplies that the youth group at her home… Read On

Published April 27, 2023

The Cost of a Smile

The Cost of a Smile

This Sunday, I saw Charity in church. Charity is an eight-year-old girl born with a cleft palate and cleft lip. I first met her two years ago when she was six. Her cleft palate and cleft lip had been repaired when she was an infant, but I noticed… Read On

Published February 15, 2023

Far From Home

Far From Home

Many people in today’s world are far from home, and the numbers can be striking. An estimated 89.3 million people worldwide were forcibly displaced from their homes last year (UNHCR). Immigrants and their U.S.-born children make up 26% of the U.S… Read On

Published December 15, 2022

Re-Entry Hope

Re-Entry Hope

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… Read On

Published May 4, 2022

Caring for Families of People in Prison

Caring for Families of People in Prison

There are around 2.7 million children in the US who have at least one parent incarcerated.1 Five million people have had a parent in jail or prison at some point in their childhood. Incarceration numbers in the US are alarming in general, but these… Read On

Published July 7, 2021

Pandemic Prepared

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Pandemic Prepared

This article was originally written in January 2021 for our 2020 Annual Report. Since then, India has experienced significant impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. Please join us in praying for the BIC Church in India as they face this challenge… Read On

Published June 18, 2021