Project 250 Archives - Brethren in Christ U.S.

How We Got Here

How We Got Here

“We go to all the world, his kingdom hope unfurled. No other name has power to save but Jesus Christ the Lord.” This stirring refrain from the hymn “Facing a Task Unfinished” closed Alan Robinson’s National Director’s Report to the 2018… Read On

Published July 6, 2023

A Zesty Mix

Culture & Perspectives + Resources

A Zesty Mix

This article’s crux, like the rest of Scripture, hangs on the Great Commandment (Matt. 22:37-40) to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, and mind, and to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. In other words, loving the Lord and loving our… Read On

Published January 31, 2023

Meet Our New Development Officer

Meet Our New Development Officer

We are pleased to introduce our new Development Officer, Mark Templeton. This new role was created in part to support the growth coming out of Project 250, an initiative to guide us as we approach our 250th anniversary in 2028. “The priorities… Read On

Published December 14, 2021

Members of Leadership Council Advisory Team Announced

Members of Leadership Council Advisory Team Announced

The newly created Leadership Council Advisory Team (LCAT) met for the first time last month. The group was formed to help BIC U.S. work toward the fifth priority of Project 250: to increase the number of appropriately qualified women and people of… Read On

Published October 14, 2021

Meet Our New Project 250 Coordinator

Meet Our New Project 250 Coordinator

In 2020, we launched Project 250, a collection of five initiatives to guide us to Brethren in Christ’s 250th birthday in 2028. The initiatives were created to honor our past, strengthen our present, and move us toward the future God is calling us… Read On

Published October 12, 2021

Members of Women in Ministry Task Force Announced

Members of Women in Ministry Task Force Announced

In January, we announced the creation of a task force to ensure that the Brethren in Christ U.S. upholds our commitment to affirming women in ministry leadership. Pauline Peifer, task force chair, has carefully selected seven members to serve… Read On

Published February 23, 2021

BIC U.S. Announces the Creation of Task Force in Affirmation of Women in Ministry

BIC U.S. Announces the Creation of Task Force in Affirmation of Women in Ministry

At the end of December 2020, Brethren in Christ U.S. (BIC U.S.) Leadership Council received concern that our commitment to affirming women at all levels of ministry was not being sufficiently practiced across the Church. Concern was also raised… Read On

Published January 22, 2021

Q&A with Alan Robinson: Launching Project 250

Q&A with Alan Robinson: Launching Project 250

We are excited to announce the launch of Project 250, a new initiative from BIC U.S. Over the past several decades, we have created vision statements that help guide us for certain periods of time. Project 250 is our latest endeavor that will carry… Read On

Published December 2, 2020