From the initial beginnings in 1993, IBCM (International Brethren Conference of Mission) has grown through seven international conferences, to become a well-recognised event now supported confidently across the world, This was evident from the 880 participants from 122 countries/territories at the 2019 conference in Rome. The growth of IBCM was led mainly by Fares Marzone, Neil Summerton, Ken Newton and the late Paul Kalthoff, along with many volunteers who gave sacrificially of their time and resources to grow the event. The conferences, which are conducted every 4 years, have been coordinated by an International Planning Group (IPG) which until June 2019 comprised: Fares Marzone (Italy) (Chairman), Ian Burness (UK), Joel Hernandez (USA), Ken Newton (Australia), David Smith (Australia), Kelvin Samwata (Zambia), Neil Summerton (UK), Abraham Thomas (India), Russell Thorp (New Zealand).