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
Use the menus above to explore our identity and ministries—or sign up to hear from us via email. We have around 800 congregations across the United States, 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 the 300th anniversary of the first baptism on this continent in 2023.

El programa de Pastor a Medio-Tiempo; Iglesia a Tiempo Completo ofrecerá un nuevo estudio en formación espiritual comenzando el 28 de febrero.
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FaithX is a short-term service program through Brethren Volunteer Service that offers weeklong service trips.

New & Renew is a hybrid gathering May 14-16 focused on church planting and church renewal
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How can your faith guide you to drive positive social and policy change in policy and build authentic relationships and community?

Hundreds and thousands
More than a hundred writers contributed to Messenger magazine in 2024: historians, theologians, storytellers, and essayists
Playlist: Behold, I’m doing a new thing!
Music for the new year in the spirit of Conrad Beissel, notable for a capella disjointed rhythms
Ephrata and the Brethren: How Radical Pietists diverged
Personality, power, cultural influences, and competing religious teachings contributed to early conflicts
What if?
What if we truly see one another?
When Hollywood came to church
York Center Church of the Brethren features prominently in the third—and final—season of the television show Somebody Somewhere