December 2016 Issue of Brethren in Christ History and Life
What is your favorite article in the December 2016 issue of the “Brethren in Christ History and Life” journal?...read more
Tag: Missions
Remembering Juana Garcia (1923-2017)
Juana Garcia, a pioneer leader of the Brethren in Christ Church in Cuba, passed away recently at age 93....read more
Planting Seeds: A Missionary Story
In lieu of the August 2016 edition of our journal, Brethren in Christ History and Life, the Historical Society is publishing former missionary Grace Holland’s autobiography, Planting Seeds: A Missionary Story. We are always grateful when people who have kept careful records of their lives are willing to tell their stories for a wider audience,...read more
Photo Friday: Sikalongo Mission 100th Anniversary
Last month, the Brethren in Christ Church in Zambia held its General Conference at Sikalongo Mission. The highlight of the conference was the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Sikalongo Mission. Below is a brief account of the celebration reprinted by permission from John and Esther Spurrier’s...read more
A Story Waiting to Be Told: The Education of Missionary Kids
This past August, about forty-five people gathered at the beautiful Inn at Ragged Edge near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, for a reunion of people associated with Youngways Hostel, the former home for missionary children in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Former missionary kids (MKs), their spouses, and many of those who were entrusted...read more
One Missionary’s Legacy
The name Makanalia is one I’ve known for almost as long as I can remember. My father (Lewis Sider) had a very special relationship with this woman he first met in 1954 when she was a young girl living in her rural village in Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and he...read more
How American Evangelicalism Has Changed Since 1950
Theologian Roger E. Olson reflects on the shifts within Evangelicalism. I try to assess his argument vis-a-vis the Brethren in Christ. ...read more
Brethren in Christ Scholar Discovers Forgotten Manuscript
This story is too good not to share again! How one Brethren in Christ scholar rediscovered a long-lost document from Zambian history. ...read more
Photo Friday: Flannelgraph on the Mission Field
Children's ministry visual aids -- like flannelgraph -- entered into the the Brethren in Christ historical memory through one woman: long-time missionary Pearl (Brehm) Wolgemuth, whose innovative-for-its-time efforts are the subject of today's Photo Friday post. ...read more
Brethren in Christ on the World Wide Web
A few Brethren in Christ-related links that caught my attention over the past weeks....read more
Introducing a New Book of Brethren in Christ Biographies: An Interview with Author Annaruth Osborne
In September 2014, the Brethren in Christ Historical Society will publish a new book of Brethren in Christ biographies. This post -- the third in a series -- focuses on author Annaruth Osborne and explores her writing about one of the biographee couples, Harvey and Erma (Heise) Sider. ...read more
Photo Friday: Ernest L. Boyer, Educator… and Pastor?
Most readers know Ernest L. Boyer, Sr. as an educational pioneer, Messiah College supporter, and son of the Brethren in Christ Church. But did you also know that he briefly served as a missionary pastor in the 1950s? ...read more
Brethren in Christ on the World Wide Web
A few Brethren in Christ-related links that caught my attention over the past weeks. ...read more
Photo Friday: The First Matopo Meeting House
Today's Photo Friday features one of the earliest images depicting Brethren in Christ cross-cultural missionary efforts -- and some of the implicit Western cultural assumptions these pioneers carried with them in their work. ...read more
Brethren in Christ on the World Wide Web
A few Brethren in Christ-related links that caught my attention over the past weeks. ...read more
