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.

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Giving Tuesday 2024

“Therefore encourage one another and build up one another.”
~ 1 Thessalonians 5:11, NIV

Celebrate how our ministry encourages and builds up by making a gift.
www.brethren.org/givingtuesday

Box full of produce beneath words 'Happy Thanksgiving'

“So let’s not get tired of doing what is good.
At just the right time we will reap
a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.”
~Galatians 6:9, NLT