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World-Renowned Theologian Scot McKnight to Present at General Assembly 2018

World-Renowned Theologian Scot McKnight to Present at General Assembly 2018

We are excited to welcome Dr. Scot McKnight as keynote speaker of General Assembly 2018. An internationally acclaimed Christian scholar, speaker, and writer, McKnight is an expert on the historical Jesus, the New Testament, and early Christianity… Read On

Published October 26, 2017

Global Compassion Fund Releases $15,000 to Help Brothers and Sisters in India and Nepal

Global Compassion Fund Releases $15,000 to Help Brothers and Sisters in India and Nepal

More than 1,000 people have died and 41 million people in South Asia have been affected in some of the severest flooding in decades, according to relief officials and the United Nations.1 At the epicenter of need, our brothers and sisters in the BIC… Read On

Published September 22, 2017

Largest Group of New Missionaries to Deploy in Nearly 10 Years

Largest Group of New Missionaries to Deploy in Nearly 10 Years

Of the many things to celebrate at the 2017 Missions Day at Roxbury Holiness Camp, Wednesday, August 9, 2017, sending new missionaries was at the top of the list. Within six months, six new missionaries — two couples and two individuals — plan… Read On

Published August 28, 2017

Congregations and Individuals Give More Than $100,000 for SPICE Renovations

Congregations and Individuals Give More Than $100,000 for SPICE Renovations

On behalf of BIC U.S. World Missions, we’d like to thank you: In fewer than six months, our Church family raised more than $100,000 for SPICE renovations — reaching our goal for the SPICE Capital Improvements project of $108,206. Through the… Read On

Published August 28, 2017

Director of BIC U.S. Shared Services and CEO of the BIC Foundation to Retire

Director of BIC U.S. Shared Services and CEO of the BIC Foundation to Retire

We regret to announce that Rick Snyder — director of BIC U.S. shared services and CEO of the BIC Foundation — is retiring, the anticipated date for his departure later this summer. While sad to leave the BIC U.S., Rick and his wife, Ruth-Ann… Read On

Published June 20, 2017

National Director Agrees to Second Term Leading the BIC U.S.

On behalf of the General Conference Board (GCB), Wanda Heise, chairperson, is pleased to announce that Alan Robinson, national director of the BIC U.S., has accepted an invitation to serve another term as national director: “Since assuming… Read On

Published March 23, 2017

Donors Pledge $1.4 Million Matching Grant for Ministry Campaign

We are thrilled to announce that donors (who wish to remain anonymous) have committed to giving $1.4 million in matching funds for the Honor the Past: Build the Future campaign. If matched dollar for dollar over the next three years, the pledge… Read On

Published March 22, 2017

World Missions Welcomes Interim Regional Administrator

World Missions Welcomes Interim Regional Administrator

In January 2017, BIC U.S. World Missions welcomed Matt Lewis as interim regional administrator for Southern Africa. A former regional administrator for Europe and the Mediterranean, Matt also served for eight years on the Board for World Missions… Read On

Published March 22, 2017

“Cooperative Ministries” Becomes “Common Ministries”

Leadership Council voted to change Cooperative Ministries’ name to “Common Ministries” Wednesday, December 14, to realign the name with its original definition—as the ministries common to all congregations. “The idea and spirit behind… Read On

Published December 21, 2016