Photo Friday: A Woman in the Pulpit at Roxbury Holiness Camp
Today's Photo Friday installment celebrates the role of women in the ministry of Roxbury Holiness Camp. ...read more
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Photo Friday: A Woman in the Pulpit at Roxbury Holiness Camp
Photo Friday: An Apron For Every Occasion
I wish I knew exactly what was happening in today's Photo Friday installment! ...read more
Photo Friday: A Remarkably Unremarkable General Conference
Today's Photo Friday installment celebrates what I like to call a "remarkably unremarkable" General Conference: the 1911 gathering at the Highland church in southern Ohio. ...read more
Quote of the Day
A quote to make you think, courtesy of Brethren in Christ historian Carlton O. Wittlinger. ...read more
Highlights from Messiah Village’s First 115 Years
Messiah Village continues to celebrate its 115th anniversary by highlighting 115 people and organizations that have contributed to its growth -- including many members of and congregations within its founding denomination, the Brethren in Christ Church. ...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: Everyone Loves Dr. Virginia (Except Maybe This Snake)
Today's Photo Friday installment tells the story of Dr. Viriginia Kauffman, the first female Brethren in Christ medical missionary -- and an expert shooter. ...read more
Lancaster Brethren in Christ Church’s Oldest Member Celebrates 100th Birthday
Alma Engle, the oldest member of the Lancaster Brethren in Christ Church and the congregation's first woman deacon, celebrates her 100th birthday today....read more
August 2010 Issue of Brethren in Christ History and Life
Some thoughts on the August 2010 issue of "Brethren in Christ History and Life."...read more
Quote of the Day
A quote to brighten your morning, courtesy of Brethren in Christ missionary and pioneering woman church leader Sarah H. Bert....read more
Quote of the Day
A quote to brighten your morning, courtesy of nineteenth-century minister Asa Bearss....read more
“I am About To Go Abroad as a Missionary”: H. Frances Davidson’s Passport Application and What It Tells Us About Brethren in Christ Life
We review pioneer Brethren in Christ missionary H. Frances Davidson's passport application and attempt to understand what it teaches us about the woman and her church....read more
“Learning and a Loss of Innocence”: Messiah College in the 1960s
What was it like to be a Brethren in Christ student at Messiah College during the turbulent 1960s? Mary (Walters) Ebersole shares her experiences in an interview conducted as part of the College's centennial celebrations....read more
“Women as Pastors”: Sarah H. Bert
We wrap up (for now!) our series on "Women as Pastors" with a profile of Sarah H. Bert, who served at the denomination's Chicago Mission for more than fifty years....read more
“Women as Pastors”: Mary Jane Long
"Prominent early churchwoman" Mary Jane Long considered herself quiet and shy. Yet she demonstrated a conviction about women in ministry that upset many of her fellow early 20th century Brethren in Christ....read more