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As the BIC U.S. family, we value making decisions together. Our 2018 General Assembly — the delegates representing our collective family of congregations — gathered to make the following decisions this week: 1. The 2018 General Assembly confirmed General Conference Board’s decision to approve the General Conference 2016 (now General Assembly) minutes…

On behalf of the BIC U.S. family, we want to express our deepest gratitude for John Hawbaker’s 10 years of serving as an administrator in BIC U.S. World Missions, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. This May 31, John — who also led as a bishop…

We are delighted to announce this year's plenary presenters for General Assembly 2018. Each speaker will focus on one aspect of our conference theme: To Know, Love, and Follow Jesus. Danisa Ndlovu Friday, July 13, 2018 — Theme: To Know JesusDanisa Ndlovu led Mennonite World Conference as president from 2009 to 2015…

We celebrate P. and H.R.* having moved from Wisconsin in December 2017 to begin providing hospitality and friendship to the international community of Lexington, Kentucky. Offering homestays for international students attending area colleges, the R.’s are also helping recruit other loving families to do the same…

Through your generous gifts, we are positioned to eliminate the BIC U.S. pension deficit for the defined benefit plan (BIC Pension Fund) — which served as a retirement plan for BIC U.S. pastors and missionaries — by General Assembly 2018…

In partnership with generous U.S. congregations and individuals, we celebrate L.H.* having deployed to the Middle East on January 29, 2018, for a three-year term. “Thank you for your continuous support and for being a lifeline for the missions team here in the Middle East,” said L.H…

In partnership with generous U.S. congregations and individuals, we celebrate Sophie T.* having deployed to Thailand on January 20, 2018, for a three-year term. BIC U.S. World Missions began sending global workers to Thailand 30 years ago…

More countries in the BIC global network were represented at the 2017 Brethren in Christ National Leader Conference, based in London, November 17-21, than any other BIC-specific event in Brethren in Christ history, according to our common knowledge. Twenty-five national BIC leaders representing 17 nations and five continents participated in the assembly hosted by the International Brethren in Christ Association (IBICA)…

We are delighted to announce Awaken: BIC Network for Women in Ministry will be hosting a leadership conference just prior to General Assembly 2018, Friday, July 13, 2018, Grantham Church, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Katelyn Beaty — an editor at large at Christianity Today — will be presenting the plenary session…

We’re honored to announce James Reynolds has been appointed executive director of the Brethren in Christ Foundation and Mitchell Martin has been selected as director of finance and director of shared services for the BIC U.S., both effective immediately. Since Rick Snyder — director of BIC U.S…