The Brethren Missionary Herald Company, also known as BMH Books, began in 1940 and is the

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serving the 1300 churches and approximately 3/4 of a million persons in the

Charis Fellowship Charis Alliance is a Christian denomination in the Schwarzenau Brethren tradition of Anabaptism. The word ''charis'' is Greek in origin, meaning "grace." The Charis Alliance differs from traditional Schwarzenau Brethren groups in that it does ...

. Its main activities include: * the publication of a denominational news publication, * the supplying of church resources through

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, which are all now either sold or closed, * the publishing of books, often in 13-chapter formats and used widely by Grace Brethren churches as adult

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BMH Books temporarily ceased publishing books in the late 1990s, but was restarted under a new board with Pastor Dan Thornton as chairman. BMH is run by its Executive Director Terry White and a new board elected in 2006. Major networking takes place by means of a bi-monthly publication ''FGBC World'' and the official ''BMH Blog''. In 2021, BMH and Charis Fellowship merged. The operations of BMH, including the book publishing and online communication assets continue as an extension of the Charis Fellowship.

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BMH Books websiteFGBC World websiteBMH Editor's blogFGBC Website
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