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Each Wednesday at 10 AM EST, the familiar chime of the Zoom doorbell signals the beginning of something sacred. Rectangles appear on screen as pastors, church members, missionaries, office staff, and global church leaders log in from across the U.S…

I clearly remember the year I got a Stretch Armstrong for Christmas. I remember taking that toy to our family dinner and asking everyone to stretch it with me. We would pull it far, stretched to just before a breaking point…

BIC communities look different and face new challenges in the twenty-first century than they did even a generation ago. Today, BIC churches in the United States are found in rural, suburban, and urban contexts, with members from many cultural backgrounds and languages…

We invite the whole Brethren in Christ family to pray for General Assembly 2024, July 12-15, in Cincinnati, Ohio. General Assembly brings together the broader BIC family to fellowship together, learn from each other, and make important decisions that will guide the denomination’s future…

A large wooden emblem was a staple on the front wall of my childhood church’s sanctuary. It is prominent in my young memories: the cross, the basin and towel, and the dove. This emblem was not unique to my congregation but can be found in Brethren in Christ spaces around the world…

Doug and Barb Miller served in Mangochi, Malawi from 2000-2023. They were pioneers among the Yawo, a people group that was historically resistant to the Gospel. Slowly, surely, Bible fellowship groups formed as they sought out connections with Yawo people in their neighborhood and in surrounding villages…

Every January, Brethren in Christ U.S. invites individuals and congregations to participate in the Week of Prayer and Fasting. This annual practice connects BIC people across the world to join in prayer around a certain theme and seek the Lord at the beginning of a new year…

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 General Assembly…

For more than 30 years, I’ve incorporated fasting as an integral part of my spiritual formation. One day per week, one week per month, and one month per year, I abstain from things that I would otherwise enjoy. Additionally, I fast sometimes for very specific purposes as I sense the Holy Spirit directing…