Church Of The Brethren

Known historically as a pacifist denomination, the Church of the Brethren finds in corporate worship a powerful setting for articulating and advancing the themes of peace and peacemaking. There will always be a creative tension between a faith response to Jesus Christ and ethical consequences that impact personal lifestyle. Every year books and articles have appeared describing a dialogue between the advocates of personal salvation and the proponents of social action. The New Testament writers give attention to the connection between worship and social relationships. The Church of the Brethren, one of three historic peace churches (the others being Mennonite and Quaker), has endeavored to relate the concept of God's peace to the many conflicts in the existing culture. Having placed an emphasis on "following Jesus," the Brethren sought to embody Jesus' life and teachings in their encounters with neighbors and representatives of government. Historically, since its origin in Germany i…