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Church Planting Summit Reignites Multiplication Efforts

Church Planting Summit Reignites Multiplication Efforts

A recent gathering brought together representatives from across the country to renew the denomination’s focus on church planting. This coincides with priority three of Project 250 which aims to multiply missional congregations, movements, and… Read On

Published November 25, 2024

Pandemic Prepared

Impact + Profiles

Pandemic Prepared

This article was originally written in January 2021 for our 2020 Annual Report. Since then, India has experienced significant impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. Please join us in praying for the BIC Church in India as they face this challenge… Read On

Published June 18, 2021

Snapshots of a Growing Church

Impact + Profiles

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

Leaning into Giftedness

Culture & Perspectives

Leaning into Giftedness

“The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and… Read On

Published March 16, 2021

Matching Grant Helped Eliminate Pension Deficit; Approximately $300,000 Remains to Be Matched

Matching Grant Helped Eliminate Pension Deficit; Approximately $300,000 Remains to Be Matched

At General Assembly 2018, we celebrated meeting the first goal of the Honor the Past: Build the Future ministry campaign. Together, we eliminated the BIC U.S. pension deficit for the defined benefit plan (BIC Pension Fund), which was part of the… Read On

Published October 4, 2018

Our Call to Church Planting

Our Call to Church Planting

After two years in a former steakhouse, our CrossRoads church plant in Salina, Kansas, purchased the largest bar in the city and converted it into a house of worship. Taking advantage of a natural divide in the building, we used about two-thirds for… Read On

Published November 10, 2017

2017 Year-End Thank You

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… Read On

Published November 9, 2017

Moving Toward the Vision

Moving Toward the Vision

In Acts 1:8, Jesus told his disciples that they were to be “witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” For Christ’s disciples today, “Jerusalem” refers to our local area—our people group… Read On

Published August 4, 2015

Privilege to Poverty

Privilege to Poverty

“For active love is a harsh and fearful thing compared to love in dreams. Love in dreams thirsts for immediate action, quickly performed, and with everyone looking on. Whereas active love is labor and perseverance, and for some people, perhaps, a… Read On

Published February 25, 2015