Another Way of Living

Peacefully    Simply    Together

This congregation is part of the Church of the Brethren, founded in Central Germany during the year 1708.  Since our beginning, we in the Church of the Brethren have viewed ourselves in partnership with all Christians, believed the entire New Testament to be our guide for daily living and given priority to serving one another after the example and teaching of our Lord.

As Brethren, we believe that the way of Jesus is socially relevant and intellectually sound for every age.  When the values of Christ conflict with the values of the world around us, God gives us strength to count the cost of our faith commitment and suffer if we must in order to remain true to Jesus Christ, the Lord of all life.

As one of the three historic peace churches, we believe that human life is a sacred creation of God and that the ways of war and violence are not compatible with the Spirit and teachings of Jesus Christ.

In Christ we are united as one body and yet also set free to express our diverse opinions according to the leading of His Spirit.  We believe that there should be no force in matters of religion and that the greatest gift of God's Spirit is love which is an identifying characteristic of the true Church.

There are 148,000 members of the Church of the Brethren in the United States and Puerto Rico, with new fellowships in the Dominican Republic and Brazil.  In the Virlina District, there are over 12,000 members in 90 congregations.