impact - Brethren in Christ Church

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MISSION
240
CONGREGATIONS
ABILENE BIC ABUNDANT LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH AGUA VIVA BIC AIR HILL BIC AMHERST COMMUNITY BIC ANTRIM BIC ASHLAND BIC BERTIE BI C C H U R C H B E T H A N Y B I C B E T H E L ( M E R R I L L
IMPACT
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TORRE FUERTE TREMONT
BIC CHURCH BETHEL BIC OF HILLSVILLE BETHEL BIC OF MIAMI BETHEL COMMUNITY BIC BEULAH CHAPEL BIC BEULAH CHAPEL BIC OF FAIRPLAY BIG VALLEY BIC B I R C H D A L E C O M M U N I T Y
BIC TS’AH UNION GROVE
CHURCH BLAIRS MILLS BIC BLANDBURG BIC CHURCH BLESSED HOPE BIC BLOOMINGTON CHAPEL BIC BLUE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL BIC CHURCH BOYLE BIC C H U R C H T H E B R I D G E
U P L A N D U P P E R ROOM
BRIGHT HOPE FELLOWSHIP BIC CHURCH BUNKER HILL BIC CHURCH CALVARY BIBLE BIC CAMPBELLSVILLE BIC CANOE CREEK BIC CARLAND-ZION BIC CARLISLE BIC CHURCH W E S T S H O R E
W O R S H I P C E N T E R
GROVE BIC CHURCH CEDAR HEIGHTS BIC CHURCH CENTER GROVE BIC CHURCH CENTER HILL BIC CENTRAL COMMUNITY/WARMINSTER C HAMBERSBURG BIC CHURCH CHEAPSIDE WESTERN HILLS
V A L L E Y CHAPEL
BIC CHURCH CHRIST TEMPLE FELLOWSHIP BIC CHRISTIAN UNION BIC CHURCH CIRCLE OF HOPE WALKERSVILLE BIC CHURCH WALNUT VALLEY BIC W A U K E N A C O M M U N I T Y B I C
VA L L E Y C H R I S TIAN
CITY OF REFUGE BIC CHURCH CLEAR CREEK BIC CLEARVIEW BIC CHURCH COLYER BIC CHURCH COMMUNITY BIBLE CHAPEL BIC COMMUNITY OF FAITH BIC CONNECT I O N P O I N T C H U R C H
VA N L E A R CHURCH VIDA
CONOY BIC CHURCH COVENANT CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY BIC COVENANT FELLOWSHIP BIC CHURCH CREST COMMUNITY CHURCH CRISTO LA ROCA B I C O F U P L A N D C R I S T O L A R O C A
A B U N D ANTE WAINFLEET
F ALGOA CRISTO REY BIC CROSS ROADS BIC OF MOUNT JOY CROSS ROADS MEMORIAL BIC CHURCH CROSSROADS BIC CHURCH CROSSROADS CHURCH OF S A L I N A C R O S S R O A D S
W E S T H E I G H T S
COMMUNITY BIC CHURCH CRYSTAL RIDGE COMMUNITY BIC CHURCH CUMBERLAND VALLEY BIC CHURCH DAYBREAK COMMUNITY CHURCH DAYTON B I C D AY T O N M I S S I O N B I C C H U R C H
W H I T E R O C K ZION
ELISLE COMMUNITY CHAPEL DEROSSETT BIC CHURCH DILLSBURG BIC CHURC H D I S C O V E R J O Y C H U R C H E B E N E Z E R B I C E L A P O S E N TO D E L A G R A C I A B I CEL JUBILE O E L M O N T E
B I C W O O D B U RY BIC
MULTIPLIED
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BELIEVERS WHO WORSHIP AND OBEY GOD AND SHARE THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST WITH ALL PEOPLE. OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF BELIEVERS WHO WORSHIP
AND OBEY GOD AND SHARE THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST WITH ALL PEOPLE.OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF BELIEVERS WHO WORSHIP AND OBEY GOD AND SHARE
BRETHREN IN CHRIST COOPERATIVE MINISTRIES 2006
OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD A
COMMUNITY OF BELIEVERS
WHO WORSHIP AND OBEY
GOD AND SHARE THE GOOD

THE CURRENT STORY
of the Brethren in Christ
Church and Cooperative
Ministries has a lot in common
with this narrative from
the Gospel of John. God
has called our church to a
tremendous vision:
750CREDENTIALED PASTORS, CHURCH PLANTERS, AND MISSIONARIES
325
100
The challenge we have received
from God can seem as daunting as
finding food in the desert for 5,000
hungry travelers. Like Andrew,
we may question the adequacy of
resources at hand. We might ask,
“How far will one congregation’s
commitment to Cooperative
Ministries go in helping meet our
shared goals?”
HEALTHY CONGREGATIONS (IN CANADA AND THE U.S.) IN
PARTNERSHIP TO IMPACT THE WORLD
MISSIONARIES MOBILIZED FOR GLOBAL WITNESS AND SERVICE
AMONG THE LEAST REACHED PEOPLES OF THE WORLD
ALL BY 2010
The good news is,
with God there is no
limit to how far one
gift can go.
Whether a young boy’s lunch or
240 churches giving together
through Cooperative Ministries, the
impact of gifts presented in faith is
multiplied beyond what we
can imagine.

THAT’S WHAT
14%
39%
The miracle of 5,000 people dining on five small
barley loaves and two fish – with twelve baskets
of leftovers – is an object lesson of what we
Brethren in Christ can anticipate from God’s hand.
COOPERATIVE MINISTRIES
As BIC congregations from across North America
pool time, talent, and treasure in common purpose,
God is able to do more than we could imagine. In
His economy, the outcome is always greater than
the sum of the parts. A little becomes a lot, and He
is glorified in the process.
47%
Going to all the World
$2,062,649
Healthy Congregations
$1,713,772
Encouraging Leaders
$645,057
IS ALL ABOUT
multiplying
and maximizing resources. Through your church’s contributions to
Cooperative Ministries, you have a part in the multiplication of:
ministry-ready leaders
healthy congregations
our church’s global outreach
Your church’s participation in Cooperative Ministries also helps
undergird our shared commitments to fervent prayer, bold
communication, active compassion, and enriched community.
Cooperative Ministries binds us together as a community of
believers who worship and obey God and share the Good News of
Jesus with all people.

YEAR AFTER YEAR
General Church’s Ministry Dollars
74%
Contributions by
congregations
26%
Contributions by
individuals and
other sources
participation in Cooperative Ministries has
remained strong. Many Brethren in Christ
churches designate 10 percent of annual
giving – a congregational tithe – as their
goal for Cooperative Ministries. Others
strive for 12 percent, and a good number of
BIC churches give 20 percent or more. In
2005, congregational commitments to CM
ranged from a few hundred dollars to close
to $200,000. Regardless the amount, every
contribution is important to our shared work,
and even small incremental increases add up.
For Example:
If the 100 or so congregations that are currently contributing less
than 10 percent to CM could increase their commitments to 10
percent in 2006, an additional $440,000 would be available for
our shared ministry priorities.
Or, were every congregation to set their goal at 12 percent or
higher, $830,000 more would be available for our shared
ministry priorities.
And if congregations already contributing 12 percent or more were
to increase their commitments by just 1 percent, another
$71,246 would become available for Kingdom work within our
regional conferences and across the nation.
IMAGINEwhat God could do
with these additional dollars. In fact,
He already has in mind what he is
going to do! Please plan now to be
a part of God’s good work through
Brethren in Christ Cooperative
Ministries in 2006!
Together, we can
accomplish much.

When Jesus looked
up and saw a great crowd coming
toward him, he said to Philip, “Where
shall we buy bread for these people to
eat?” He asked this only to test him,
for he already had in mind what he was
going to do.
Jesus then took the loaves, gave
thanks, and distributed to those who
were seated as much as they wanted.
He did the same with the fish.
Philip answered him, “Eight months’ When THEY ALL HAD ENOUGH to eat
wages ’ would not buy enough bread for he said to his disciples, “Gather the
each one to have a bite!” pieces that are left over. Let nothing be
GOD GLORIFIED
Another of his disciples, Andrew,
wasted.” So they gathered them and
Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, “Here filled twelve baskets with the pieces of
is a boy with five small barley loaves the five barley loaves left over by those
and two small fish, but HOW FAR who had eaten.
WILL THEY GO AMONG SO MANY?”
Jesus said, “Have the people After the people saw the miraculous
sit down.” There was plenty sign that Jesus did,THEY BEGAN TO
of grass in that place, and the men sat SAY “SURELY THIS IS THE PROPHET
down, about five thousand of them. who is to come into the world.”
John 6:5-14 (NIV)

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HURCH MOUNTAIN CHAPEL BIC MOUNTAIN RIDGE REGIONAL CHURCH MOWERSVILLE BIC MT ROCK BIC CHURCH MT TABOR BIC CHURCH MT ZION BIC NAPPANEE BIC CHURCH THE NET WORSHIP &TRAINING CENTER NEW COMMUNITY NEW COVENANT NEW GUILFORD BIC CHURCH NEW HARVEST COMMUNITY BIC NEW HOPE BIC C H U R C H N E W
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BRETHREN IN CHRIST COOPERATIVE MINISTRIES 2006
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
for use in presenting Cooperative Ministries to your
congregation are available on the BIC website,
www.bic-church.org, including:
Cooperative Ministries 2006 Spending Plan (short form)
Cooperative Ministries 2006 Spending Plan (detailed)
Cooperative MInistries 2006 Presentation Slides
Cooperative Ministries 2006 bulletin/newsletter inserts
Stories of Cooperative Ministries at work
Cooperative Ministries giving totals