The Brethren Church is pleased to announce the hiring of Dan Acker as our Coordinator of Vitality. Dan began his work in this new role on Monday, March 9, 2026. For nearly two decades, Dan has been a pastor at Summit Ridge Community Church in Tucson, Arizona. As...
The Brethren Church is pleased to announce the hiring of Jack Radcliffe as our Coordinator of Church Multiplication. Jack began his work in this new role on Monday, March 9, 2026. Jack is a seasoned leader in the church and missional innovation spaces. He is...
With this post, I want to introduce several of the influential leaders of the German Baptist Brethren during the mid-nineteenth century. One such leader was Peter Nead (1796-1877). He was born into a staunch Lutheran family in Hagerstown, Maryland. ...
The only other hymnal authorized by The Brethren Church was published in 1909. The previous year the General Conference of The Brethren Church had authorized a committee of three “to take steps for the adoption of a hymn book for use in the Brethren...
Very few people in the Brethren Church are aware that two hymnals have been created for denominational use. The first was commissioned in June 1883 by the organizing convention that formed The Brethren Church (the second hymnal will be the subject of the next...
The next chapter in Brethren hymnology centers on Henry Holsinger. I need to give a brief introduction to Henry before proceeding. Holsinger was the central figure among the Progressive Brethren, who would found The Brethren Church in 1883. The...
We continue our look at hymnbooks published by and for the Brethren. By the late 1850s, there was increasing pressure on the Annual Meeting of the German Baptist Brethren to authorize the creation of a new improved and enlarged hymnbook for the Brethren. ...
Recently, Roger Stogsdill, outgoing pastor of Tucson First Brethren Church, sat down to interview Josh Buck, incoming pastor, to discuss the transition process of leadership and church replanting. During the interview Pastor Josh shares: 📚 The three distinct...
Thursday, May 15, started with overcast skies and a slight chill in the air. Despite these conditions, 19 "golfers" from the North Central region showed up at the Brookside Golf Course in Ashland, Ohio, to participate in the Lynn Mercer Spring Invitational. As the...
What started as a relief effort grew to become a church. Over the past couple of years, Brethren leaders in Paraguay have been at work planting two new churches. Following the challenges presented by the CoVid 19 pandemic, the church there in Paraguay saw this as the...