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BIC U.S. Blog Receives Recognition in Christian Journalism

BIC U.S. Blog Receives Recognition in Christian Journalism

“Brethren in Christ communications exist to declare our vision, promote our mission, teach our values, encourage our dialogue, and strengthen our bonds of trust.” This statement, adopted by Leadership Council in July 1998, still encapsulates the… Read On

Published May 2, 2024

21 Congregations Join Program Assessing Church Health and Community Engagement

21 Congregations Join Program Assessing Church Health and Community Engagement

We are thrilled to announce the members in Cohort A of the Thriving Congregations Initiative. Over the next three years, twenty-one congregations from four conferences (listed below) will address the changing context of congregational life and… Read On

Published April 4, 2024

General Assembly ’24 Nursery, Children, and Youth Ministry Leaders Announced

General Assembly ’24 Nursery, Children, and Youth Ministry Leaders Announced

General Assembly 2024 (July 12-15 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a family event, where all ages are welcome. “I encourage you to bring your family,” says Bishop Lynn Thrush of the Great Lakes Conference. “I know many stories of young… Read On

Published April 2, 2024

Walter Kim to be Keynote Speaker at General Assembly 2024

Walter Kim to be Keynote Speaker at General Assembly 2024

We are thrilled to welcome a slate of gifted speakers to General Assembly 2024, including our keynote speaker, Walter Kim, president of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). Walter Kim previously served as a pastor at Boston’s historic… Read On

Published March 7, 2024

Leadership Council Endorses Wesleyan Paper on Homosexuality

Brethren in Christ U.S. believes that God’s design for sexual intimacy is limited to marriage between a man and a woman. This position is clearly stated in our Manual of Doctrine and Government (MDG): first in the Relationships in Creation section… Read On

Published March 7, 2024

Over $130,000 Distributed for Macha Hospital

Over $130,000 Distributed for Macha Hospital

Nearly seventy years after its founding in 1957, Macha Mission Hospital in Zambia continues to provide life-changing medicine in the name of Jesus. Through the Partnership Handbook, individuals and congregations in the U.S. financially support the… Read On

Published February 6, 2024

Pursuing Mission as a Community

Pursuing Mission as a Community

The Missionary Development Community (MDC) is a new component of the Missionary Development Program (MDP) which helps people discern if God is calling them to cross-cultural service and prepares BIC U.S. World Missions global workers for long-term… Read On

Published December 18, 2023

BIC U.S. Awarded $1.25 Million for Thriving Congregations Initiative

BIC U.S. Awarded $1.25 Million for Thriving Congregations Initiative

General Conference of the Brethren in Christ (Brethren in Christ U.S.) has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish The Thriving Congregations Initiative. The project is being funded through Lilly Endowment’s… Read On

Published December 6, 2023

A Call to Prayer for Peace

A Call to Prayer for Peace

It is with broken hearts that we have watched violence unfold in Israel and Palestine. It is the same sorrow we feel whenever and wherever armed conflict destroys the lives of so many. We mourn the senseless loss of life and the trauma that millions… Read On

Published October 17, 2023