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We try to live like Jesus would want us to...

You might wonder, what is a “Church of the Brethren”? We get our name from the Bible. In the New Testament, the word "brethren" is used 190 times, while the word “Christian” is only used 3 times to describe believers! “Brethren” describes the kinship of men and women who choose another way of living: the way of Jesus. The Church of the Brethren is a community of people who want to continue impacting people’s lives with the love of Christ!

We believe that when Jesus showed us another way of living, He intended it to impact every aspect of our lives. We try to live as Jesus did, serving those around us and pointing people to grace and mercy! Come experience a new day and a new way of living with us.

We try to be the Church that Christ would want.  We want to be there for all people and hold up to what Jesus says is important. Let’s look at two important statements from Jesus, our Lord:

The Great Commandment:
[When asked what the greatest commandment was,] Jesus replied, "'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. ' This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally important: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the other commandments and all the demands of the prophets are based on these two commandments."  (Matthew 22:37-40)

The Great Commission:
Jesus came and told his disciples, "I have been given complete authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age."  (Matthew 28:18-20)

The Neighborhood Church of the Brethren is COMMITTED to the Great Commandment & the Great Commission!

Principles of our Church

  • We believe that there is but one God who is a personal God who in holy love creates, sustains, and orders all.  Ephesians 4:4-6

  • We confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of the Church and of all life - Colossians 1:18

  • We believe that the Holy Spirit is at work in the hearts and minds of believers, creating and sustaining the Church through the Gospel, giving guidance and comfort while uniting believers with their Lord and with one another.  John 15:5 & Galatians 5:22-23

  • We maintain that the New Testament is the only creed and rule of faith and practice.  In the Holy Scriptures is recorded God's search for all persons, which is climaxed in God's redemptive act in and through Christ.  Through the Bible, God still speaks and continues to accomplish His redemptive processes. - 2 Timothy 1:10, 3:16 & Hebrews 4:12

  • We believe that the Gospel is the good news that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto Himself.  Through the Gospel, God's sovereign will and Christ's redeeming grace are revealed.  Mark 1:15, Luke 2:14, 1 Corinthians 1:18, & 1 Thessalonians 1:5

  • We hold that the Church is the body of Christ and is under the Lord's mandate to be faithful in accepting and proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ by word and deed – 1 Peter 3:15

  • We believe that all members of the Congregation, as the body of believers, are responsible for the ministries of the Church - 1 Peter 2:9

  • We accept the ministries of the Church to be the proclamation and fulfillment of the Gospel for all people and the nurture of individual believers in the Christian faith and life.  Every Christian is a peace-maker – James 3:18 & Matthew 5:9

In essentials unity,
in opinions liberty,
in all things love!

Bible Practices of our Church

  • Baptism of repentant believers by trine immersion — Matthew 28:19 & Acts 2:38
  • The Love Feast, where we reenact the Last Supper, includes three parts:

1.  Feet Washing — John 13:1-20

2.  The “Agape” Meal, or Love Feast — Luke 22:8-20

3.  Communion — Matthew 26:26-30, & 1 Corinthians 11:23-34

  • Anointing with oil in the name of the Lord — James 5:14-18 & Mark 6:13