BICS Apparel Store
BICS now has an apparel store! Check it out at https://apparelnow.com/BICS-apparel, where you can customize dozens of apparel items with different colors and logos. A portion of every purchase supports BICS!
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Would you like to help us expand our collection of resources in the Oral E. Collins Library? We’ve created an Amazon wishlist of new resources that will be a help to our students during their time of study at the Institute. If you’re interested, you can purchase a book from our wishlist and have it
BLS 2025 – Detailed Itinerary
NOTE: Schedule is subject to change due to various factors and your tour guide’s discretion. DAY 1 Wed Mar 19 – BOSTON DEPARTURE Depart Boston for Istanbul DAY 2 Thu Mar 20 – Arrive in Istanbul Mid-afternoon arrival in Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople. We will begin our day at the Spice Bazaar. Also, known
BLS 2024 – Detailed Itinerary
NOTE: Schedule is subject to change due to various factors and your tour guide’s discretion. DAY 1 Wed Mar 13 – BOSTON DEPARTURE Depart Boston for Istanbul DAY 2 Thu Mar 14 – Arrive in Istanbul Mid-afternoon arrival in Istanbul, formerly known as Constantinople. We will begin our day at the Spice Bazaar. Also, known
BLS 2023 – Detailed Itinerary
NOTE: Schedule is subject to change due to various factors and your tour guide’s discretion. DAY 1 Wed Mar 15 – BOSTON DEPARTURE Depart Boston for Tel Aviv, Israel. DAY 2 Thu Mar 16 – INTO THE LAND OF THE BIBLE Arrive in Tel Aviv where you will be met at the airport for transfer
BLS 2022 – Detailed Itinerary
DAY 1 Wed Mar 16 – NEWARK DEPARTURE Be at Newark International Airport at least 3.5 hours before departure for the security and check-in procedures. BLR = Bible Lands Resource: daily tracking & readings BLR Tracker: p. 2 – Roads, Rivers & Crossroads. DAY 2 Thu Mar 17 – ARRIVE TEL AVIV Upon arrival proceed
New Alumni Scholarship
As a graduate of BICS, you know well the impact of our program, and you likely know others who would benefit from a year of intensive discipleship in community. So we’ve created the Alumni Encouragement Scholarship with you in mind! Through this scholarship, each of our alumni is empowered to recommend a prospective student to
BICS Sunday
The Advent Christian General Conference sets aside one Sunday each year to highlight the ministry of the Institute. This year, on October 27, 2019, we’re asking churches to consider using this opportunity to share about the impact of BICS and to consider partnering with us in our efforts to disciple young adults. Here’s how you can
Welcome Tyler and Sadie!
We’re excited to welcome Tyler and Sadie Swicker to our team! They will be joining us this summer to serve as a Women’s Residence Directors. Sadie and Tyler are both Berkshire County natives and alumni of BICS (2014 and 2016). They met in 2012 and were married in the winter of 2018. Sadie works
Honoring Our Leaders
$60,000 in 60 Days – A Special Campaign to honor President Brown and Vice President Ross On September 30, 2018, President Steve Brown and Vice President Wes Ross retired from full-time leadership of the Berkshire Institute for Christian Studies after thirty years of faithful service. They piloted the Institute from its inception in 1988 and