In many ways, the religious practices of the Old Brethren are like those of other Christians. Their religious lives center on studying the Bible, prayer, worship and Holy Communion, for example. Yet, ...
The Church of the Brethren has gone from plain to mainstream in its 300 years. But despite the transformation, the 130,000-member church has remained rooted in Pietism and Anabaptism and true to its ...
How do you illustrate 300 years of history in three panels? That's the task the Lancaster Church of the Brethren gave member and artist Linda Husted. Her acrylic on canvas response, marking the ...
When a fire destroyed the historic Old Brethren Church in Stanislaus County last year, Esther Douglass of Chico was stunned. But she was thankful for one thing: she had visited the church of her ...
In the small town of Bridgewater sits a small private college. It is a college that is affiliated with the huge church on top of the hill, known as the Church of the Brethren. According to ...