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.

Serve one another
“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant… ”
~Matthew 20:26-28, NIV
Suggested offering date: September 14
Learn more at www.brethren.org/offerings.

Back to God
Love feast grounds us in God's love and grace
A Biblical basis for welcoming refugees
If we want to understand the mind of Christ in regard to refugee resettlement, we do well to begin with Jesus’ Bible, which is more or less what we call the Old Testament.
Playlist: Annual Conference 2025
Enjoy hearing music that will be sung at Annual Conference 2025
A peek into the past
Perhaps these notes will inspire you to dig into your own congregation’s history
Jews and Gentiles become one
When we open our Bibles, we are invited to consider another way of living