Quote of the Day
A quote to brighten your day, courtesy of twentieth-century Brethren in Christ church leader John A. Byers. ...read more
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Quote of the Day
Photo Friday: Plain Persistence
Today's Photo Friday installment celebrates the commitment to community evidenced by former members of the Dallas Center Brethren in Christ Church in Iowa. ...read more
Brethren in Christ Landmark to Receive Historical Marker
Magdalena House -- the homestead of early River Brethren minister Jacob (Yokeli) Engel and his wife, Veronica (Fannie) Schock Engel -- will soon receive a historical marker from the Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission. ...read more
Messiah Village Celebrates 115th Anniversary
The retirement community, initially chartered as a home for older adults and children, marks "a major milestone" in its history. ...read more
Ron Sider Talks Peace and Nonviolence, Early-Church-Style, at Messiah College
At Monday night's Schrag Lecture at Messiah College, noted theologian Ronald J. Sider shared a familiar critique of Christianity... with an unfamiliar Early Church flair. ...read more
Quote of the Day
A quote to make you think, courtesy of twentieth-century Brethren in Christ church leader Arthur Climenhaga. ...read more
Photo Friday: A Not-So-“Plain People” in Japan
Today's Photo Friday installment explores a relatively under-studied corner of the Brethren in Christ missionary endeavor -- the church in Japan -- and the way North American missionaries handled the question of "plain dress" in their early ministry. ...read more
Photo Friday: Migrating Missionaries
Today's Photo Friday explores the birth, growth, and (suburban) death of the God's Love Mission, an urban outreach founded in 1936 by Brethren in Christ missionaries to Detroit....read more
Photo Friday: “These City Women Cling To Our Plain Sisters”
Today's Photo Friday installment documents the work of Sarah Bert, a pioneering Brethren in Christ urban missionary with a great capacity for reaching out to urban women quite unlike herself. ...read more
Photo Friday: Juana Garcia de Gonzales and La Iglesia de Los Hermanos en Cristo de Cuba
Today's Photo Friday installment explores the early history of the Brethren in Christ Church in Cuba, and the woman pastor that nurtured the church during the early days of Fidel Castro's regime. ...read more
Quote of the Day
A quote to ponder, courtesy of Brethren in Christ theologian and teacher Luke Keefer, Jr. ...read more
Brethren in Christ Historical Society Newsletter Now Online
Read the spring 2011 edition of the Brethren in Christ Historical Society's Newsletter, now online. ...read more
Photo Friday: What To Wear To an Identity Crisis
Today's Photo Friday showcases the "identity crisis" within the Brethren in Christ Church during the middle decades of the twentieth century. ...read more
Photo Friday: “The Fellows Could Sense His Sympathy”
Today's Photo Friday highlights mid-twentieth century Brethren in Christ church leader C.N. Hostetter, Jr., and his work among conscientious objectors during World War II. ...read more
Quote of the Day
A quote to make you think, courtesy of twentieth-century missionary Albert H. Engle. ...read more
