BIC U.S. World Missions Archives - Brethren in Christ U.S.

Discovering Family in Shared History

Discovering Family in Shared History

One of the key – but often unseen – ministries of BIC U.S. World Missions is training international church leaders through scholarships, the Directed Study Program, and most recently international Core Course gatherings. BIC Core Courses lay a… Read On

Published March 31, 2025

World Missions to Lead Short-Term Trips to Colombia, Michigan, and Greece

World Missions to Lead Short-Term Trips to Colombia, Michigan, and Greece

Brethren in Christ U.S. World Missions will lead one-week trips to three locations this year: Bogotá, Colombia; Dearborn, Michigan; and Samos Island, Greece. The trips offer a unique opportunity to connect with people across cultures, encounter God… Read On

Published March 4, 2025

World Missions: Year-End Letter

World Missions: Year-End Letter

Dear friend, Thanks to your support, we have collaborated with BIC communities around the world this year. Two impactful examples come to mind: training international leaders and sending famine relief. Training International Leaders – In August… Read On

Published December 16, 2024

New Project Supports Holistic Training for Amazonian Youth

New Project Supports Holistic Training for Amazonian Youth

This week, BIC U.S. World Missions launched a new project in their Partnership Handbook that supports the work of the Nanki Tsakari Comprehensive Training Center in the Amazon region of Ecuador. Indigenous youth in this area are often sent to live… Read On

Published October 25, 2024

World Missions Launches Project to Care for Refugees and International Students

World Missions Launches Project to Care for Refugees and International Students

El Roi: Caring for People Away from Home, a new special project from BIC U.S. World Missions, aims to serve families and individuals who by choice or by force have left their homeland. The project name, El Roi (which in Hebrew means “the God who… Read On

Published October 10, 2024

New Collaborative Medical Project Aims to Fill Health Care Gaps in Zimbabwe

New Collaborative Medical Project Aims to Fill Health Care Gaps in Zimbabwe

A new project – Medical Collaboration: Zambia and Zimbabwe – hopes to relieve the pains of staffing shortages at Mtshabezi Mission Hospital and Phumula Mission Hospital in rural Zimbabwe. The project is the most recent addition to BIC U.S.’s… Read On

Published July 8, 2024

A Tale of Two Building Projects

A Tale of Two Building Projects

Amid their own church building project, Revolution Church in Salina, Kansas, chose to support another congregation’s building project. When I asked Pastor Jeff Piepho what prompted Revolution to do such a project, he shared: We were doing a… Read On

Published June 10, 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

Help in Crisis – Caring for Refugees

Help in Crisis – Caring for Refugees

Kevin and Barb Kelley have spent a lifetime serving people in crisis, him as a prison chaplain and her as a nurse practitioner. Following retirement, they sensed God placing a new passion in their hearts: refugee care and ministry. The Lord led them… Read On

Published June 20, 2023