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Through your generous gifts, we are positioned to eliminate the BIC U.S. pension deficit for the defined benefit plan (BIC Pension Fund) — which served as a retirement plan for BIC U.S. pastors and missionaries — by General Assembly 2018…

In partnership with generous U.S. congregations and individuals, we celebrate L.H.* having deployed to the Middle East on January 29, 2018, for a three-year term. “Thank you for your continuous support and for being a lifeline for the missions team here in the Middle East,” said L.H…

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…

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)…

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…

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…

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…

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. Dr. McKnight has authored or edited more than 60 books…

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 national Churches of India and Nepal are seeking to help local communities with restoration and relief work…

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 to serve cross-culturally and/or internationally with BIC U.S…

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…