{"id":25963,"date":"2025-09-27T22:12:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T22:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=25963"},"modified":"2025-09-27T22:12:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T22:12:36","slug":"meadow-branch-200th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/meadow-branch-200th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Meadow Branch Church celebrates its 200th anniversary this November"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By Amy Bell<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our 200th Anniversary Celebrations at Meadow Branch Church of the Brethren in Westminster, Md., are planned for Nov. 7-9. Paul Mundey and Bob Krouse, former Meadow Branch pastor, will be our guest speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We have been enjoying the planning and preparations over the last year and have found some wonderful information. In reading the history, we found that several churches were all started by Meadow Branch and each developed into an organized church, including Fulton Avenue (now First Church Baltimore), Long Green Valley, Reisterstown, and Westminster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We give thanks for all the Lord has done and covet your prayers for the Holy Spirit to lead and move mightily at Meadow Branch and in each of our churches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8212; Amy Bell is pastor of Meadow Branch Church of the Brethren.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/MeadowBranch200thAnnivFlyer-600px.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/MeadowBranch200thAnnivFlyer-600px.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/MeadowBranch200thAnnivFlyer-600px-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/MeadowBranch200thAnnivFlyer-600px-560x764.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/cds-volunteers-support-kerrville\/\">CDS volunteers support \u2018Faith and Fellowship\u2019 memorial event in Kerrville<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/pastors-ordained-in-south-sudan\/\">Pastors ordained for Church of the Brethren ministry in South Sudan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/speakers-for-nyc-2026\/\">The speakers for National Youth Conference 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/brethren-and-the-declaration\/\">Brethren and the Declaration of Independence: Denise Kettering-Lane presents an equipping session<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/god-of-grace-and-god-of-glory\/\">\u2018God of grace and God of glory\u2019: A call to worship<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our 200th Anniversary Celebrations at Meadow Branch Church of the Brethren in Westminster, Md., are planned for Nov. 7-9. 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