{"id":4,"date":"2019-04-03T15:01:11","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T15:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.brethren.org\/global\/workers\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T19:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:56:27","slug":"index","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v24.0&#038;appId=1641983936050416\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"1535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/Nigeria-choir-singing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/Nigeria-choir-singing.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/Nigeria-choir-singing-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/Nigeria-choir-singing-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"1530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/Brazil-feetwashing.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/Brazil-feetwashing.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/Brazil-feetwashing-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/Brazil-feetwashing-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" data-id=\"1534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/Dominican-Republic-evangelistic-materials.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/Dominican-Republic-evangelistic-materials.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/Dominican-Republic-evangelistic-materials-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/02\/Dominican-Republic-evangelistic-materials-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Global Mission office primarily works with autonomous Brethren bodies in various countries around the world through mutual encouragement, sharing resources, and supporting each other\u2019s efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Global Mission ministries include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/gfi\/\">Global Food Initiative<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/index\/gcbc\/\">Global Church of the Brethren Communion<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/south-sudan\/\">South Sudan<\/a>: This mission project sponsored by the Mission and Ministry Board has one full-time Global Mission staff person and several local staff working in the areas of agriculture, reconciliation, trauma healing, prison ministry, and evangelism. Five churches have been planted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Global Mission partners with existing partners and emerging churches and projects in seven broad areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>community development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>agricultural development (through Global Food Initiative)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>women and children\u2019s empowerment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>theological education &amp; leadership development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>peacebuilding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>strategic economic empowerment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>church planting and development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stay connected<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Global mission prayer updates primarily share prayer requests received from the global Church of the Brethren and our partners around the world. &nbsp;See the <a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/brethren\/mission-prayer-update-2026-2-16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">most recent prayer update here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.cognitoforms.com\/f\/seamless.js\" data-key=\"IIQhwdTqN0irSykw7-0-_w\" data-form=\"137\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Global Mission News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\"><div class=\"feedzy-ec6d48118c460106dd1ad532dcdf1b02 feedzy-rss\"><ul>Feed has no items.<\/ul> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"fb-page\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100068983734656\" data-tabs=\"timeline\" data-width=\"\" data-height=\"\" data-small-header=\"true\" data-adapt-container-width=\"true\" data-hide-cover=\"false\" data-show-facepile=\"true\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100068983734656\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100068983734656\">Church of the Brethren Global Mission<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Global Mission office primarily works with autonomous Brethren bodies in various countries around the world through mutual encouragement, sharing resources, and supporting each other\u2019s efforts. 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