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.
National Youth Conference will take place July 23 – 28, 2022 in Fort Collins, Colorado. NYC provides high school aged students and their advisors the chance to gather for a week of fellowship, worship, workshops, recreation and more!
Registration is now open!
Use the code BRETHREN21 at shop.equalexchange.coop by 12/15 and 10% of your purchase will go to Church of the Brethren Global Mission.
Afghans need our help as they resettle in the U.S.
Prayerfully make a 2022 nomination!
Nominations are due by January 1, 2022
Healing Racism Mini-grant applications will be received until December 15.
Mary shares her joy
Mary's song proclaims that God overturns human expectations
Zechariah praises God
Where do you need to be silent today? Where do you need to burst into song?
Finding our way back to the garden
We are invited to find our way back to the garden before it's too late.
Elisha and the Shunammite woman
Many of the women in the Bible go unnamed and consequently are often overlooked.
Elijah and the widow
Elijah's story begins in 1 King 17