As we enter the 60th year of the International Baptist Convention, we look back with gratitude. God had a vision for English-speaking churches among displaced peoples living on foreign soil. When twin brothers Herman and Herbert Stout and their families returned to Germany from Texas, they came because of vision.
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, If you joined us for worship last Sunday, you recall that one of our worship leaders, Cassie Yip, shared an announcement regarding our worship songs. She has also written the Newsletter article for this week, which gives the details for how you can learn
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Last Sunday we considered the importance of prayer in the life of the church. The ministry of the church must be undergirded by prayer, for God guides us in prayer and empowers us to do His work through prayer. We know this is true,
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, This week I want to touch on a few topics important for our church life. First, I want to thank all the members who participated via Zoom in our Business Meeting last Sunday. This was our first online Business Meeting, and it seemed to
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, (The message this week is from Lindy Hirt, who serves as our liaison with The Open Door Foundation, which ministers to women and girls who have been rescued from human trafficking. In addition, she has included several pictures of the van this ministry was
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Usually in December, the Women’s Ministry sponsors a Christmas gathering and meal for the women of our church. As a part of that, they give an offering, that in recent years has been given to the Open Door Foundation in Romania. This is a
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, By now, I’m sure most of you are aware that the Elders and Deacons met last week and concluded it is best to suspend “in person worship services” for the month of November. We will, of course, continue to live stream the services, with
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, Daniela and I are now back in Switzerland after our quick trip to the United States. We want to thank all of you for your prayers for us, and for my Mom during her final days and hours here on earth. As many of
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, This week marks the second anniversary that Daniela and I have been with you. I began serving as your pastor July 1, 2018. It hardly seems possible that two years have already flown by! I want to thank you for the privilege of being
Continue readingDear Members and Friends of IBCZ, The Apostle often began his New Testament letters with the greeting, “Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” As I write this, those words are my prayer for you, for certainly we all need God’s grace in
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