Welcome to the Church of the Brethren
“Together, as the Church of the Brethren, we will passionately live and share the radical transformation and holistic peace of Jesus Christ through relationship-based neighborhood engagement. To move us forward, we will develop a culture of calling and equipping disciples who are innovative, adaptable, and fearless.” More on the Compelling Vision – Visión conjunta y motivadora – Vizyon Konvenkan
See a list of some of our ministries. We have about 99,000 members in almost 900 congregations across the United States and Puerto Rico, with sister churches in many countries.
Based in the Anabaptist and Pietist faith traditions, the Church of the Brethren is a Historic Peace Church. We celebrated our 300th anniversary in 2008.
Applications are due by April 1.
Upcoming opportunities
FaithX Spring Break 2023 trip registration is open!
Children’s Disaster Services 2023 training registration is open!
New & Renew Conference registration is open!
Christian Citizenship Seminar registration is open!
National Junior High Conference registration is open!
Young Adult Conference registration registration is open!
Registration for summer FaithX experiences opens February 1.
Registration for Annual Conference opens March 1.
National Older Adult Conference (NOAC) registration opens May 1.
Prayer at a New and Renew conference. Photo courtesy of Discipleship Ministries.
FaithX is a short-term service program through Brethren Volunteer Service that offers weeklong service trips for youth and adults.
Learn about the 2023 Spring Break trip.
Explore the FaithX summer schedule.
Mental Health & Congregations
Discipleship Ministries introduces We Rise International, an Anabaptist-based organization that provides virtual equipping sessions in mental health education, training, and capacity-building for communities and leaders.
CEUs available.
BDM Rebuilding has opened a new project in Dawson Springs, Kentucky.
Photo courtesy of Troy Barnhart
Playlist: January/February 2023
Music focused on the theme of light, inspired by the January/February 2023 issue of Messenger.
The historic struggle to control American Christianity
A summary by David A. Hollinger of his most recent book, Christianity’s American Fate
An uncomfortable cadence
It feels like an era is ending, and that unresolved note is a hard place to be. How can we shape the next stanza of the church's story?
Light in the darkness
What does the Bible say about living in troubled times?
Light
Photos, poems, and reflections on light