Our congregations

The Church of the Brethren Yearbook offers extensive information about the denomination and congregations.

Map of congregations -“Find a church”

To see a list of all congregations in alphabetical order, click on the box with an arrow at the top left of the map, next to “Church of the Brethren Congregations”. Then click the small arrow under the red check box. You can then search by name using the search (“Find”) function of your browser. This is often found by clicking the three dots or lines at the very top right of the browser.

If you need assistance finding a congregation, please contact us at cobweb@brethren.org.


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  • Mountville congregation seeks justice for local school children
    by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford on January 10, 2025 at 7:50 am

    What does justice look like to an elementary child? If a first grader is cold on the playground, justice may look like a warm coat if the rest of his class has them. Or to a fourth-grade girl, justice may look like clothes that fit if Mom and Dad can’t afford to replace the ones she’s outgrown. Justice may look like a new toy at Christmas for a third-grade child for whom, unlike his friends, Santa never comes.

  • Annville inspires with Community Pledge
    by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford on November 20, 2024 at 9:38 am

    On election day, Annville (Pa.) Church of the Brethren—which served as a polling site—also offered voters a separate “poll” inviting them to pledge actions that strengthen the community. In a world of political division, it recognized the importance of uniting around shared values and everyday service that uplifts everyone in the neighborhood.

  • Chicago First Church of the Brethren joins Apartheid Free Communities network
    by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford on October 24, 2024 at 4:07 am

    Chicago (Ill.) First Church of the Brethren prayerfully took the pledge to join the Apartheid Free Communities network. Chicago First Church is the 400th organization to join under the sponsorship of American Friends Service Committee and the first Church of the Brethren congregation to join.

  • Freeport Church gains media attention for its ongoing witness against gun violence
    by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford on October 18, 2024 at 4:10 pm

    Freeport (Ill.) Church of the Brethren held a peace gathering in September as part of its ongoing witness against gun violence. Families who have lost loved ones to violence attended the event, which received coverage from the local ABC television news.

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Stories from the Cities series

Jennifer Hosler researched and wrote articles for the “Stories from the Cities” project of Discipleship Ministries (then Congregational Life Ministries). The goal of the project was to help urban congregations share their unique stories with the denomination, in order to increase awareness of Church of the Brethren urban churches, foster increased interest in urban ministries, and help others learn from the unique contexts that city churches face.
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