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 develop clear values and mission unique to their assets and community needs… Read On Published April 4, 2024
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… Read On Published April 2, 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)… Read On Published March 7, 2024
Impact Exploring the Spiritual Frontier In the 1740s, two frontiersmen, Mark Evans and Tasker Tosh, explored the heart of a salt lick valley in the Appalachian Mountains. Through their optimism, patience, courage, and inspiration, “Big Lick” became the city of Roanoke, Virginia. These… Read On Published March 27, 2024
Impact Facing Freddy In March 2023, Cyclone Freddy struck the east coast of Africa. Devastating floods and landslides displaced over 650,000 people and killed more than 1,000. Malawi was impacted most severely. In response, Brethren in Christ (BIC) conferences in the… Read On Published March 21, 2024
Profiles Risky Faith, Legacies of Service Walking by faith is risky and filled with paradoxes, something that Jesus’ disciples certainly felt. They simultaneously experienced miracles, hunger, fellowship, derision, provision, threats, healing, weariness, breakthroughs, great loss, and… Read On Published March 18, 2024
Profiles Risky Faith: B. & M. B. “I had it all set. And then I met this guy!” M says with a chuckle, fondly remembering the dreams she once held for her future and how “this guy” – B – became her husband just a few years later. They met at Messiah College (now Messiah… Read On Published March 4, 2024