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Snapshots of a Growing Church

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Snapshots of a Growing Church

The Brethren in Christ wouldn’t be the Church it is today without our long history of church planting. Over the course of our nearly 250 years, it has been an important avenue of growth and a legacy we continue to support. To get an inside look… Read On

Published June 4, 2021

Growing in America’s Heartland

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Growing in America’s Heartland

New Trail Reaches Ranching Culture It was Saturday afternoon of the rodeo. Stan Norman climbed into the bull pen, baptizing two bull riders in the stock tank surrounded by the largest bulls and broncs. “All I asked the bull riders was they cover… Read On

Published October 9, 2019

Q&A: Gloria Wolfe, BIC Leader and Chaplain of Roller Derby Team

Q&A: Gloria Wolfe, BIC Leader and Chaplain of Roller Derby Team

We’re privileged to welcome Gloria Wolfe, chaplain of the Dirt Road Dears, with us today. Gloria has led ministry for more than 20 years at Jemison Valley Church, Westfield, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Gary, who now leads there as shepherding… Read On

Published July 23, 2019

Engaging Islam, On Its Own Terms

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Engaging Islam, On Its Own Terms

Apologetics course through Jay Smith’s veins. His theological lineage includes Francis Schaeffer. The theologian discipled Jay’s missionary parents, who, in turn, discipled Ravi Zacharias, the globally renowned, Indian-born Christian apologist… Read On

Published July 11, 2019

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Pastor Profile: Luke Embree

Hitchhiking across the United States at 18, Luke posed a question to the Creator of the universe. He had been about to head West on Route 50 — the highway slicing America’s midsection — when he’d been struck by the majesty of the Appalachian… Read On

Published June 7, 2019

Conversation with Co-Pastoral Team: Dave Fulmer and Todd Harmon

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Conversation with Co-Pastoral Team: Dave Fulmer and Todd Harmon

Today, we’d like to introduce you to Dave Fulmer and Todd Harmon, two friends who began co-pastoring Summit View BIC Church, New Holland, Pennsylvania, in 2018. “Todd and Dave have been incredible in building a culture based on their joint… Read On

Published May 13, 2019

Fourth-Generation Farmer to Deploy to Southern Africa

Fourth-Generation Farmer to Deploy to Southern Africa

In Central Kansas, the name Bathurst is synonymous with excellence in farming. Estol Bathurst hails from a farming dynasty, his great-grandfather having arrived in Abilene, Kansas, in the late 1800s to establish a general store, partially supplying… Read On

Published May 6, 2019

Grace Holland: Legacy of Prayer

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Grace Holland: Legacy of Prayer

Each week for almost 20 years, Grace Holland has encouraged the BIC community in prayer. As author of two prayer publications influencing the life of the denomination — the Prayer Focus and the Cutting Edge — Grace, a former BIC missionary, has… Read On

Published March 27, 2019

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Conversation with C.F.: Moving to the Center of Arab America

We’d like to introduce you to C.F.*, a participant in our Missionary Development Program! This summer, she will be moving to the Detroit suburb of Dearborn, Michigan, to learn Arabic in the city with the highest concentration of Arab Americans in… Read On

Published March 27, 2019