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Training Workshop in Brazil
June 18, 2013
On Friday our pastors and church planters will attend a training workshop in Porto Alegre, Brazil. We are excited that the Brazilian leadership of Living Bread Brazil have organized this event and prepared seminars for those who are investing their lives in ministry to the poor. [READ MORE]
Summer 2013 Newsletter
June 11, 2013
As our ministry continues to grow, we are excited to share about lives that are changed through the work of our church plants. Pastor Ubiratan faithfully serves the community in Vila Planalto, and shares about the growth in the youth ministry at his church. [READ MORE]
The Brazilian Church is Capturing the Vision
June 5, 2013
At the end of May the leadership team of Living Bread Brazil (MPV) as well as each of our church planters attended the 78th annual meeting of the Rio Grande do Sul state convention of the Brazilian Baptist Convention (BBC). It was a great time of encouragement to them all, especially when they were invited to join the BBC church planters on stage so that they could all be prayed over. [READ MORE]
Planting Missional Churches Among the Global Poor
February 11, 2013
In this short video our founders Patrick and Barbara Hubbard discuss our vision for planting missional churches among the global poor. They also address how we believe we can impact human trafficking through church planting among the poor and needy. [READ MORE]
He Has Made Us One
January 30, 2013
We are excited to announce our partnership with Nathan White. Nathan is a great musician and theologian. We are partnering with him for his debut CD, He Has Made Us One. Nathan has been examining his understanding of the church and mission and this has resulted in a very profound CD that we believe will lead the church into a deeper understanding of what it means to be the body of Christ. [READ MORE]
Living Bread Bloggers
January 24, 2013
Are you a blogger? If so, we would like for you to become an Living Bread Blogger! What exactly is a Living Bread Blogger? I'm glad you asked. A LB Blogger is an advocate for missional church planting among the global poor, someone who partners with us to use their blog as a tool to cast a vision for our work. This is important because there is a huge deficit of church planting among the global poor and we believe it is an integral part in dealing with poverty and its results not the least of which is human trafficking. [READ MORE]
Ministry Update - Vila Planalto
January 14, 2013
Our church plant in Planalto had an exciting year. The church worked very hard to build relationships in the community. They worked with the community health clinic, hosted several community events at the church including Mother's Day dinner and free English classes and guitar lessons for the community. [READ MORE]
Youth Camp
January 13, 2013
Youth camp is always an exciting event in the lives of young people. There is just something to be said about being away from home, surrounded by your peers, learning about Jesus. Many who have grown up in the church will almost inevitably look back to a week at camp as being a milestone in their spiritual life. [READ MORE]
Ministry Update - Capão da Canoa
January 11, 2013
Our church plant in Capão da Canoa had a blessed year in 2012. There were some struggles especially having to relocate the church twice. However, the Lord is ever faithful and the church grew spiritually and numerically including an increase in membership from 4 to 13. [READ MORE]
Why does Living Bread exist?
January 8, 2013
During the holidays I ( Patrick) took some time to reflect on this question. I think its good to do this regularly in order to check our hearts. I am always praying for the Lord to provide the resources we need. I pray for growth and I want to make sure my motives are pure. So, why does Living Bread exist? [READ MORE]
Help us Close the Year Strong
December 28, 2012
We have had some difficulties this year, with losing a pastor and having to relocate a couple of our church plants in Brazil. We also have a church with the money to build a building but we have had many setbacks and have been unable to break ground. We are all growing discouraged with the situation. In addition, the financial woes around the world have finally caught up with us. We have lost several supporters while at the same time beginning additional church plants. This has left us closing the year with a $27,655 shortfall. [READ MORE]
The Children Are Naked
December 18, 2012
I ( Patrick Hubbard) recently returned from a trip to Thailand where we are expanding our church planting efforts among the poor and needy. While there I visited several slum communities, which looked very similar to the communities I am familiar with in South America. However, one stark difference immediately pierced my heart. [READ MORE]
Update from Thailand
December 10, 2012
Our founder and president, Patrick Hubbard, reports on his trip to Thailand to work toward establishing Living Bread Thailand. Learn more about the results of his trip, vision for our future in Thailand, and ways you can get involved! [READ MORE]
Thailand Update
November 15, 2012
Several weeks ago we shared our vision for planting missional churches among the poor and needy in Thailand. Since that time, things have been progressing well. We are assembling candidates for the Board of Directors in Thailand and Patrick Hubbard, our Founder and President, has scheduled a trip to Thailand for early December. [READ MORE]
Our Vision for Thailand
October 24, 2012
Imagine being so poor and hungry that you would send your teen or even pre-teen son or daughter to the big city to find work in order that they could send money home to help care for the family. This is a reality for multitudes of families in Thailand. Unfortunately, when these young people get to the city, their lack of job skills and education limits their ability to find work. As a result, many of them end up in the enormous sex industry in Thailand. [READ MORE]
Pastor Development Workshop
October 17, 2012
This week, Patrick Hubbard, our founder and president, is in Brazil to hold a two-day Pastors’ Development Workshop for our church planters. For two days our seven pastors and their families gather for a time of learning and fellowship. [READ MORE]
Expansion Announcement - Living Bread Thailand
October 10, 2012
Living Bread Ministries is excited to announce an expansion into Thailand as we continue to reach the desperately poor around the world with the love of Christ and the truth of the Gospel. [READ MORE]
Local Business Owner Supports Share Christmas
October 1, 2012
This story was featured on Good Morning Virginia, a local program in Central Virginia. Lori Knapton, the owner of TuTu Sweet shares why she has committed to support Share Christmas. From now through December for each dozen cupcakes she sells she will sponsor one child for Share Christmas. [READ MORE]
Our Work Featured in Lynchburg Business Magazine
September 17, 2012
Lynchburg Business Magazine is featuring our work in their September issue. The article highlights how we began and our mission to plant missional churches among the global poor. [READ MORE]
Blog Contest Winners Chosen
September 4, 2012
We want to thank everyone who participated in our contest this weekend! In fact, so many of you subscribed to our blog we decided to choose three winners! If you didn’t receive an email from us, unfortunately you did not win. However, we want to give you another chance! [READ MORE]
True Hands and Feet of Christ - Written by Pastor Matt Fretwell
September 4, 2012
Living Bread Ministries—what can be said of a ministry which combines the aspects of the Sermon on the Mount and the vigor and zeal of the Great Commission? For me, as a pastor and ex-church planter, LBM grasps the two worlds and conjoins them with the love of the Gospel. I am moved by their compassion to reach out to the global poor, but even more, how it entails raising up indigenous leaders. [READ MORE]
Building Partnerships in Brazil
August 31, 2012
Our vision involves more than simply planting churches among the global poor. We want to spark a global interdependent movement of church planting among the poor and needy. As part of this vision, we have established a Brazilian led ministry that shares our vision and we partner with them to church plant in Brazil. [READ MORE]
Brazilian Evangelical Missions in the Arab World
July 30, 2012
Dr. Ed Smither, a former LBM Board of Directors member, has recently published a book entitled Brazilian Evangelical Missions in the Arab World. Bárbara Hubbard, our co-founder, helped with the research and LBM is mentioned on pg. 233. Below is a summary of the book taken from Dr Smither's blog. [READ MORE]
Office Expansion
June 6, 2012
With our continued growth we have developed a need to expand our staff and office. In July, Kristi Finch will be joining our team as the Administrative Coordinator, overseeing the daily operation of our US office and helping plan and lead our short term mission trips. With this growth we need to expand our office and purchase some equipment. [READ MORE]
Help Support Our Founders
May 31, 2012
In 2004, the Hubbard's stepped out in faith to begin a ministry focused on planting missional churches among the global poor. Their vision has evolved into Living Bread Ministries. The ministry has grown over the past eight years with eight missional churches planted in urban slums in southern Brazil. [READ MORE]
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