What do free hot dogs, Bibles, and a community meal have in common? For us at Windhaven Church in Mount Jackson, Virginia, they have become central to how we reach out to our neighbors. In an era where culture is rapidly shifting, these simple, practical acts of...
Greetings in the name of the Lord. Great things are happening in Mathias, West Virginia, with great joy and gratitude to God. Mathias Brethren welcomes Alison Miller into the family of faith through Holy Baptism. Surrounded by family and friends, she was baptized on...
The smell of local cooking drifted through the halls of First Brethren Oak Hill, West Virginia, as we gathered for this year’s Southeast Annual Meeting. We decided to try something different this time around. We set aside the usual stacks of reports and structured...
The chairs at Summit Ridge Community Church were full on the morning of Sunday, April 12, but the atmosphere felt more like a family reunion than a formal service. We gathered in Tucson to witness a transition years in the making: the commissioning of Jesse Spencer as...
On Sunday, March 1st, at Haven Community Church (Tucson, Arizona), we had the gift of welcoming Pastor Dan Acker to lead and preach. Dan serves as our West Regional Resource Coordinator with The Brethren Church. He has been a steady mentor and trusted voice for Haven...
The Brethren Church is pleased to announce the hiring of Dan Acker as our Coordinator of Vitality. Dan began his work in this new role on Monday, March 9, 2026. For nearly two decades, Dan has been a pastor at Summit Ridge Community Church in Tucson, Arizona. As...
The Brethren Church is pleased to announce the hiring of Jack Radcliffe as our Coordinator of Church Multiplication. Jack began his work in this new role on Monday, March 9, 2026. Jack is a seasoned leader in the church and missional innovation spaces. He is...
Warsaw First Brethren officially installed Bruce Wells as their pastor on Sunday. Bruce began filling the pulpit last summer, and both sides felt the Lord calling him to shepherd this congregation. Bruce comes to Warsaw from the Nappanee First Brethren Church. Tom...
"I just can't get past that." I recently heard a story that has refused to leave me. It came from Tim Burchett, who was reflecting on relationships across political lines—specifically, relationships with people whose politics are not merely different from his, but...
In my late teens and early twenties, I worked a string of blue-collar jobs while trying to figure out who I was and what adulthood was going to look like. One of those jobs was as an HVAC technician, an industry I entered with absolutely no experience, training, or...