In early September, I traveled to Puerto Maldonado, Peru, for a few days to fellowship with our missionary partners, Rebecca Abuid and her son David, as well as his fiancée and their new baby! It was a beautiful, blessing-filled time talking about the future potential...
On Saturday, October 4, 2025, over 40 people from the North Central Region met for their annual regional gathering. They represented 11 of the region’s congregations. Smithville Brethren Church in Smithville, Ohio, hosted the event and provided childcare. Brethren...
It’s one of those passages we’ve heard countless times. Jesus, led by the Spirit into the wilderness, fasts for forty days and is tempted by the devil. The story feels familiar; we know the pattern. But in Matthew 4 there’s a detail that deserves our attention. When...
We ask for your immediate prayers for our partners and the village churches in the Andhra Pradesh province of India, which have been severely affected by heavy seasonal rainfall and flooding. Sudhir and Latha Kumar recently made a five-hour one-way journey to visit...
The wind of change is constant. For many of us, this year has brought profound personal shifts—in our families, our communities, and our own lives. It's easy to feel the pull to anchor ourselves to the familiar past, but the Christian life is fundamentally a life of...
August 2025 Office of Christian Ministry Mission Trip to Prince Edward Island, CanadaFrom Left to Right: Amber LeMaster, Lydia Wells, Alex Hill, Josh Ronk My name is Lydia Wells, and I'm a Junior Education Major at Ashland University. My faith has been deeply shaped...
Hello, friends! I wanted to inform you that I have accepted a new position as the Senior Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of Academic and Student Services at North Central State College. My last day with The Brethren Church will be Friday, October...
During a mission trip a year and a half ago to the Philippines and Durban, South Africa, a powerful concept emerged that perfectly captures the heart of the Christian life: Ubuntu. This beautiful Southern African term is often translated as "I am because we are," and...
A Joyful Day at the River: Mt Olive Celebrates First Online Community Baptisms On Sunday, September 28, 2025, the waters of the river became a place of joy as Mt. Olive Brethren Church (McGaheysville, VA) celebrated the first baptisms from our online community. ...
Five members of the Global Partners Impact Team—Scott Soden, Paul and Barb Stanley, Stacy Maggard, and Tom Schiefer—recently returned from the MissioNexus Missions Conference. MissioNexus is an organization that supports mission-minded leaders and churches through...